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American Copper Full Bodied Squirrel Directional Weathervane, Circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
American copper full bodied squirrel weathervane grasping an acorn with the original Directional
Category
1880s American American Empire Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Iron
Diminutive Rooster Weathervane with Pleasing and Legitimate Early Surface
Located in York County, PA
Diminutive Rooster Weathervane With Pleasing And Legitimate Early Surface, circa 1875-1890s:
At
Category
19th Century Antique Weathervanes
Unusual Late 18th Century Wooden Coq de Clocher Weathervane
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Extraordinary, rare late 18th century small, sculptural coq de clocher or weathervane. Heavily
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Wood
19thc Sailboat Weathervane W/ Original Directionals From N.e.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS FOLKY AND WORN SAILBOAT WEATHERVANE HAS THE ORIGINAL IRON DIRECTIONALS .THIS RUSTIC TIN & IRON
Category
19th Century American Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Tin, Iron
Large Eagle Weathervane, A Particularly Early Example, 1850-80
Located in York County, PA
LARGE EAGLE WEATHERVANE, A PARTICULARLY EARLY EXAMPLE FOR THIS FORM, A GREAT FIND WITH LEGITIMATE
Category
19th Century American Antique Weathervanes
Horse Weathervane Made of Sheet Bronze with Iron Fittings
Located in York County, PA
HORSE WEATHERVANE MADE OF SHEET BRONZE WITH IRON FITTINGS AND SUPERB FOLK QUALITY, CA 1840-60
Category
19th Century Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Metal
19thc Gilded Horse Weathervane On Arrow On Iron Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC GILDED RUNNING HORSE WEATHERVANE ON ORIGINAL ARROW AND ON A CUSTOM MADE IRON MOUNT.THE VANE
Category
19th Century American Antique Weathervanes
Early 20th Century Folk Art English Whirligig/Weathervane Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Folk Art English Whirligig/Weathervane Figure
A quirky and charming example of
Category
1920s British Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Wood
Prancing Horse Weathervane, Attributed to Jewel
Co., Waltham, Massachusetts
Located in York County, PA
Prancing horse weathervane, attributed to Jewel & Co. Waltham, Massachusetts, circa 1860
Category
1860s American Antique Weathervanes
Early 20th Century Copper Whale Weathervane on Wooden Stand
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a hollow copper whale form weathervane, mounted on a wooden stand, probably
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Early Quill Weathervane with Exceptional Form and Original Surface
Located in York County, PA
Quill weathervanes of the late 19th century are fairly standard from maker-to-maker. Most are sheet
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Metal
Rare 19th Century Sheet Iron Weathervane of a Plow American
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Rare 19th century sheet iron weathervane of a plow American. Large size.
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
19th Century Full Bodied Running Horse Weathervane Great Patina
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Great verdigris surface. In overall very good condition, some bullet holes with early repairs to one side.
Category
1890s American Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
Unique Full Bodied Ship Weathervane with Great Gilt Surface
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Early surface and nice patina. On custom wall mount stand with directional.
Category
1910s American Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
Late 19thc Dog Hollow Body Weathervane On Iron Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
LATE & GREAT WONDERFUL FULL BODY COPPER DOG WEATHER VANE WITH GREAT SURFACE.THIS IS IN GREAT CONDITION WITH MINOR DINGS AND MARKS TO THE EARS.THIS IS TO BE EXPECTED GIVEN THE AGE AND...
Category
19th Century American Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Iron
19thc Folky Original Painted Amish Horse Weathervane From Pa.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
FOLKY AMISH RUNNING HORSE ORIGINAL WHITE PAINTED 19THC WEATHER VANE ON STAND.THIS WONDERFUL ORIGINAL SURFACE ,WORN RUNNING HORSE VANE IS FROM LANCASTER COUNTY ,PENNSYLVANIA AND WAS ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Weathervanes
Early 20Thc Mounted Sailboat Weathervane w/ Great Old Surface
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful sailboat weather vane on a custom made iron mount.This vane has the original directionals.The rod has a pitted rusted surface and great old patina.The sails are in tact and...
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Weathervanes
Folky Early 20thc Sailboat Weathervane From New England On Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
EARLY 1920'S ORIGINAL PATINA COPPER & IRON FOLKY SAILBOAT WEATHERVANE ON MOUNT.THIS WONDERFUL FOLKY
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Iron
Copper and Brass Horse, Sulky, and Driver Weathervane with Directionals
Located in Evergreen, CO
Crafted from copper and brass with verdigris from exposure to the elements, this weathervane
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Brass
Early 20th Century Diminutive Tin Cat Weathervane on Original Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is such a unusual figurative tin cat weathervane with the original Directional's and base
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Metal
English Hunter and Dog Hunt Directional Weathervane on Metal Base
Located in Houston, TX
English hunter and dog hunt directional weathervane on metal base featuring a hunter in a shooting
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
Antique Copper English Setter Dog Weathervane on Stand with Verdigris
Located in Milford, NH
A fine hollow body English Setter dog weathervane loosely mounted on a custom black painted iron
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Iron
LATE 19THC EAGLE/COPPER FULL BODY WEATHERVANE ON IRON STAND
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS WONDERFUL FULL BODY EAGLE WEATHERVANE HAS A GREAT OLD SURFACE AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION W/ NO
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Weathervanes
Shad Fish and Schooner Weathervane or Shop Sign, circa 1900
Located in Incline Village, NV
Turn of the century American sheet metal weathervane depicting a shad type fish above, and a
Category
Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Sheet Metal
Folk Art Brigantine Weathervane by Frank Adams, Martha
s Vineyard, circa 1930s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Folk Art Brigantine Weathervane by Frank Adams (1871 - 1944), West Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Metal
19th Century American Patchen Horse Weathervane by E.G. Washburne
Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
horse weathervane by E. G. Washburne & Co. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this weathervane
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Bronze, Copper
French Late 19th Century Folk Art Iron Rooster or Cockerel Weathervane
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful iron weathervane representing a rooster or cockerel with traces of red color.
France
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
Large 19th Century Full Bodied Cockerel Weathervane In Original Verdigris Finish
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Early 19th Century Coq de Clocher Weathervane. In Copper with a natural verdigris surface. As
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Two Iron 19th c. English Animal Weathervanes of Fox and Stag
Located in Greenwich, CT
Cut iron weathervanes mid 19th c. English from the same Norfolk estate barns depicting a running
Category
19th Century English Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
Antique Trio of Monumental Wood Weathervane Molds Folk Art Wall Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Incredible very large collection of 3 antique carved wood weathervane molds that make a striking
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Wood
Green Verdigris Horse Weathervane on Stand, Attributed to Cushing Ethan Allen
Located in Southampton, NY
Green Verdigris Horse Weathervane on stand, Attributed to Ethan Allen.
A beautifully patinated
Category
19th Century American Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Sailboat Weathervane from New England on Iron Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful copper sailboat weathervane is in good condition with a super verdigris surface
Category
Early 20th Century American Country Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Early 20th Century, Stork Weathervane with Original Directionals on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun crazy shore bird has a wonderful aged surface and its original patinated directionals. This great weather vane has the original iron rod of which could be mounted on a roof ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Early 20th Century Full Body Fish Weathervane on a Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This copper full body New England fish weather vane was found in Cape Cod and has a amazing verdigris surface. The form is wonderful and the condition is very good with wear consiste...
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Weathervanes
Early 20th Century Patinated Full Body Cod Weathervane on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 20th century full body fish weather vane has a wonderful verdigris surface and is in good condition. Minor ding in the nose but does not detract from the form or surface. ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
American Copper
Gilt Full Bodied Cow Weathervane, Cushing
White. C. 1880
By Cushing and White
Located in Charleston, SC
American copper full bodied cow weathervane, A full copper body of classic form with wonderfully
Category
1880s American American Empire Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
American Folk Art Tole Painted Weathervane Published "Folk Art in America"
Located in Wiscasset, ME
.
Robert Bishop and Patricia Coblentz, "A Gallery of American Weathervanes and Whirligigs" (New York, 1984
Category
1880s American Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
Early 20th Century Folk Art Rooster Weathervane on Custom Wall Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderfully whimsical early 20th century Folk Art hand-wrought iron weathervane with a rooster
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century Molded Copper Hollow Body Rooster Weathervane on Directional Arrow
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a molded copper hollow body rooster weathervane on directional arrow, mounted on
Category
19th Century American Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Prancing Horse Weathervane, Attributed to Jewel
Co, Waltham, Mass, ca 1860
Located in York County, PA
Prancing horse weathervane, attributed to Jewel & Co. Waltham, Massachusetts, CA 1860:
Prancing
Category
1860s American Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Metal
American Copper Full Bodied Running Horse Weathervane, J.W. Fiske. Circa 1880
By J.W. Fiske
Company
Located in Charleston, SC
American copper full bodied running horse weathervane with the original zinc head and mounted on a
Category
1880s American Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Iron, Zinc
19th Century Iron Sheet Weathervane of a Horse with Traces of Paint
Located in Milford, NH
A nice example of an iron sheet weathervane of a horse, probably late 19th century, with great
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Folk Art Molded Sheet Metal Rooster Weathervane on Stand
Located in Milford, NH
A great form Folk Art molded sheet metal rooster weathervane, mounted on a rectangle ebonized iron
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Sheet Metal
FOLKY NEW ENGLAND HAND MADE BANNER WEATHERVANE W/ 1915 CUT OUTS
Located in Los Angeles, CA
EARLY 20THC HANDMADE FOLKY 1915 BANNER CAST IRON AND HAND FORGED STEM. THIS VANE IS ALL HANDMADE W/HANDMADE THICK TIN BANNER AND ALL IRON BODY. THE SURFACE OR PATINA IS GREAT AND ALL...
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
Folky Painted Sheet Iron American Weathervane on Stand - from notable collection
Located in Wiscasset, ME
From the Isobel and Harvey Kahn collection. Great dry paint and outstanding early repairs.
Category
1890s American Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
18th-19th Century, French Folk Art Hand Forged Iron Rooster, Weathervane
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful antique hand forged iron rooster. A rare find.
France, circa 1750-1850.
Weathered.
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
American Gilt Copper Full Bodied Running Horse Weathervane, J. W. Fiske. C. 1870
By Fiske Or Mott
Located in Charleston, SC
American gilt molded sheet copper full bodied running horse weathervane with the original Zinc head
Category
1870s American Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Gold, Copper, Iron
Horse and Jockey Weathervane, circa 1890, by J. W. Fiske, New York City
By J.W. Fiske
Company
Located in Dallas, TX
A full-bodied horse and rider or jockey weathervane with a moulded copper body and cast zinc heads
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Zinc
Antique American Copper Weathervane Modeled after a Horse and Trap with Driver
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An antique American copper weather vane modeled after a horse and trap with driver.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
EARLY 20THC COPPER FULL BODY SAILBOAT WEATHER VANE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
WONDERFUL EARLY SAILBOAT WEATHERVANE WITH FLYING FLAGS AND SUPER VERDIGREA AND PATINA.THIS SAILBOAT
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Weathervanes
Dexter Copper Weather Vane on Steel Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dexter copper horse from a weathervane. The horse has been mounted on a steel base and is a perfect
Category
Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
19th C Early Hand Made Iron Galloping Horse Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Th C early hand made iron galloping horse weathervane. (Circa 1860-1870) This piece is from New
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Iron
19thc Folky Handmade Original Black Painted Iron Dogweathervane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC HANDMADE AND ORIGINAL BLACK PAINTED DOG WEATHERVANE .FANTASTIC ORIGINAL SURFACE, HAND CUT
Category
19th Century American Antique Weathervanes
RARE FORM FISH WEATHER VANE-COPPER PATINA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
WEATHERVANE COMES WITH A CUSTOM MADE IRON MOUNT. A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY FOLK ART COLLECTION.
Category
19th Century American Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Zinc
Blue Painted Sheet Iron Pennant with White Star on Stand
Located in Milford, NH
iron pole and square iron base. Probably used as a wind directional on a weathervane, dating to the
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Iron, Sheet Metal
Large 19th century Hollow Body Gilt Eagle Weather Vane
Located in Leesburg, VA
appearance of weathervanes among producers of this object-type, with manufacturers often touting the
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Early 20th Century Hand Carved English Folk Art Whirligig Figure
Located in London, GB
construction or weathervane form. With all its first paint still intact, what can only be described as a
Category
1920s British Victorian Antique Weathervanes
Materials
Pine
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Antique Weathervanes For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique weathervanes for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique weathervanes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, copper and iron. Antique weathervanes have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Folk Art, Neoclassical and Victorian antique weathervanes are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made antique weathervanes over the years, but those made by J.W. Fiske
Company, Harris
Co. and Bavent are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Antique Weathervanes?
Antique weathervanes can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,200, while the lowest priced sells for $256 and the highest can go for as much as $185,000.
Finding the Right Weathervanes for You
Whether it’s mounted on a mantel or hung flat against a wall in the living room or entryway, antique and vintage weathervanes can prove a striking decorative touch in your home.
Weathervanes are instruments that indicate wind direction. They are also referred to as wind vanes, wind gauges or weathercocks, but regardless of what we call them, most weathervanes will perform in the same way.
Weathervanes typically consist of a gravity-centered rotating horizontal arrow or other structure that is mounted on a stationary vertical axis. When the wind blows, the horizontal piece moves freely, rotating to indicate the wind’s direction as well as its speed. Andronicus, a Greek astronomer, crafted one of the earliest iterations of the weathervane in approximately 48 B.C. His bronze design featured the head and torso of a man but the tail of a fish. Later, weathervanes could be seen atop church steeples and towers throughout Europe. The oldest weathervane is Italian in origin and assumes the silhouette of a rooster. It is a copper weathervane, said to have originated between 820 and 830 A.D. and can be found in the Museo di Santa Giulia in Brescia, Italy.
Today, antique and vintage weathervanes are collectible sculptural works in any interior. They are celebrated for their place in the rich tradition of American folk art as well as their technological innovation.
Over the course of the 19th century, as the popularity of and demand for weathervanes broadened in the United States, blacksmiths, farmers and other tradesmen created weathervanes in the forms of cows, horses and other animals for barns in rural farmland. Commercial manufacturers in major cities took to producing all manner of weathervanes that were marketed in mail-order catalogs of the era.
When decorating with weathervanes, if you’ve decided against mounting your cast-iron painted horse weathervane on your mantel to complement your farmhouse-style decor, there are other options. You could repurpose your vintage weathervane as a provocative lighting fixture and hang it above your dining-room table, or dot the walls of your mudroom with weathervanes where they might double as racks for coats or other outerwear. Create a gallery-style hang as a focal point in your living room, grouping weathervanes that share a single theme or material. Because weathervanes have taken on many forms over the years, you’re likely to find a style that best fits your personality.
If positioned outdoors, a painted or varnished wood weathervane will resist harsh weather conditions, while copper weathervanes will resist erosion and usually come at an affordable price.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique and vintage weathervanes and other folk art today.
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