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1920
s Touring Car Weather Vane with Articulated Wheels
Located in Stamford, CT
Fantastic 1920's weather vane. Wheels move when the wind blows.
Category
Early 20th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Tin
Large Swell Bodied Running Horse Weathervane
Located in Woodbury, CT
A swell bodied copper whimsical and folksy running horse weathervane of large size.
Pictured in "Art of the Weathervane" Page 89
Category
Early 20th Century American Used Weathervanes
Large
Dexter
Running Horse
By Cushing and White
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pulsing, dynamic large running horse weathervane. Dexter was immortalized in period Currier and Ives lithographs. Striking detail down to repousse veins on neck and flank.
Category
19th Century American Used Weathervanes
$11,000
Primitive Pea Hen Weathervane
Located in Sheffield, MA
Rare, finely executed carving atop primitive painted wooden vane. Strong elemental form. Possibly of Native American origin.
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Fish Weathervane
Located in Sheffield, MA
Highly representational essence of fish weathervane. Decorative and delightful.
Category
Early 20th Century American Used Weathervanes
$4,000
Blacksmith Made Classic Banner Weathervane with Ball
Located in Sheffield, MA
Typical of many banners seen atop New England churches, this vane was individually crafted by a local blacksmith probably saving the church some money. One can see evidence of hand ...
Category
19th Century American Used Weathervanes
19th Century Sheet Iron Prancing Horse
Located in Sheffield, MA
Blacksmith, handcrafted version of the commercial formal or Rochester horse of the late 19th century.
Category
19th Century American Used Weathervanes
American Rooster Weathervane
Located in New York, NY
A large American Weathervane depicting a rooster
Category
Early 20th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Gold Leaf
Running Horse Weathervane with Extraordinary Surface
Located in Sheffield, MA
This spirited running horse weathervane is most unusual for its untouched, weathered surface showing vestiges of original mustard sizing and gold along with verdigris and oxidation c...
Category
19th Century American Used Weathervanes
Classic Dexter and Jockey Weathervane
Located in Sheffield, MA
Sculpted portrayal of the famous Dexter often depicted in Currier and Ives lithographs of the time.
Category
19th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Zinc
Touring Car Weathervane
Located in Hadley, MA
Graphic, well detailed example, depicting a classy 1920’s touring coupe, with terrific surface quality. Untouched original black and green “verdigris” paint, with a nice dry surface,...
Category
1940s American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Sheet Metal, Iron
$1,850
"ethan Allen" Running Horse Weathervane
By J.W. Fiske
Company
Located in Hadley, MA
Classic, bold, full bodied copper vane, cast zinc head, with desirable early worn paint and verdigris surface. Early repairs include very old replaced horizontal rod, and a few old l...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Zinc
Horse And Rider Sheet Iron Weathervane
Located in Hadley, MA
Wonderful folky rendition of horse and rider, atop a feathered arrow, in original paint decoration. Body of rider is two piece construction, creating a three dimensional effect. The ...
Category
Early 20th Century Used Weathervanes
Materials
Sheet Metal, Iron
antique French zinc weathervane
Located in New Canaan, CT
This is a detailed casting of a rooster with attractive patination and a few bullet holes.
Category
19th Century French Used Weathervanes
Materials
Zinc
Paint Decorated Early Wooden Whaler Weathervane
Located in Hadley, MA
PINE, ORIGINAL PAINT, EXCELLENT CONDITION, SUPERB PATINA
Classic Cape Cod, MA whaler weathervane, depicted blowing his horn, indicating sighting of a whale. Cut from ...
Classic Cape Cod, MA whaler weathervane, depicted blowing his horn, indicating sighting of a whale. Cut from ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Pine
Sheet Iron 1930
s Automobile Weathervane
Located in Hadley, MA
GREAT FOLKY WEATHERVANE
Graphic 1930's coupe weathervane, with car, atop arrow and scrolls, with directionals beneath. All mounted to original rod and half round shee...
Graphic 1930's coupe weathervane, with car, atop arrow and scrolls, with directionals beneath. All mounted to original rod and half round shee...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
19th C Copper Bannerette Weathervane
Located in Hadley, MA
RARE, SMALL SIZE BANNERETTE WEATHERVANE
Scrolled copper banner, iron arrowhead, and tall, delicate copper spire. Vestiges of early white, gilt, and yellow paint, rev...
Scrolled copper banner, iron arrowhead, and tall, delicate copper spire. Vestiges of early white, gilt, and yellow paint, rev...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Iron
Man With Spy Glass Weather Vane
Located in Pasadena, CA
Man with spyglass weathervane mounted on a floor stand. Made of sheet metal and riveted together. See photos for details.Stands five feet tall with stand.
Category
20th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Sheet Metal, Wrought Iron
Rare Green Elephant Weathervane
Located in Summerland, CA
circa 1890
Pennsylvania
Sheet Iron with original paint.
Bracing on back.
Provenance: David Wheatcroft
Pennsylvania
Sheet Iron with original paint.
Bracing on back.
Provenance: David Wheatcroft
Category
19th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Sheet Metal, Iron
Folky 19th Century Rooster Weathervane
Located in New York, NY
Folky weathervane in old patina, French.
Category
19th Century French Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Punch Figure Weathervane
Located in Summerland, CA
Weathered metal weathervane with punch figure on top.
Large directional arrow.
Large directional arrow.
Category
20th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Metal
$1,250
Early and Rare Running Horse Weathervane
Located in Sheffield, MA
Very early running horse weathervane with delicate presence and animated form manufactured by A.L. Jewell, Waltham, Massachusetts
Category
19th Century American Used Weathervanes
Airplane Weathervane
Located in Sheffield, MA
An unusual form for a weathervane, this example is clearly one of a kind, handmade -- and extremely well executed and detailed.
Category
Early 20th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Blacksmith Made Iron Fish Weathervane
Located in Sheffield, MA
One of a kind whimsical iron fish weathervane with applied fin, saw cut teeth and painted marble eye.
Category
1930s American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
Weather Vane
Located in New Orleans, LA
Unusual French zinc weather vane with hunting motif.
Category
19th Century French Used Weathervanes
Materials
Zinc
$990
Pig Weathervane
Located in Summerland, CA
Pig Weathervane
Galvanized sheet metal. Found in Iowa.
Galvanized sheet metal. Found in Iowa.
Category
20th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Sheet Metal
$3,200
Fanciful French Rooster Weathervane
Located in Sheffield, MA
Early copper rooster with flamboyant tail and stylized head.
Category
19th Century French Used Weathervanes
Eagle Weathervane
Located in Sheffield, MA
A singular effort and most unusual form for an eagle weathervane. Probably patterned by a skilled metalworker after the famous Jewell eagle. Full bodied but thin with a large ball.
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
$4,000
RUNNING HORSE WEATHERVANE “The Trotter”
Located in Lenox, MA
Attributed to J. Harris & Son of Boston, MA.
From the Matteson Farm in Shaftsbury, VT.
From the Matteson Farm in Shaftsbury, VT.
Category
19th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Farmer and Pig Weathervane
Located in Summerland, CA
Farmer and Pig Weathervane
Double sided sheet metal weathervane with original polychrome.
Custom stand.
Category
20th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Sheet Metal
Rooster Weathervane
Located in Sheffield, MA
An early and unusual form, bold in feeling.
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Used Weathervanes
$1,500
Prancing Horse and Rider Weathervane
Located in Sheffield, MA
A diminutive and very beautifully executed weathervane. Simple and clear in form. The rider has a Civil War shaped hat.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Rare Wooden Pike Weathervane
Located in Sheffield, MA
It is unusual for wooden weathervanes of this vintage even to have survived. This elegant example is totally weathered, and even sports lichen on its surface. Great form.
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Whirligig Indian Chief in Boat Nautical Native American
Located in Lenox, MA
This beautiful whirligig, made of carved wood which was hand painted, depicts an Indian in a red canoe with yellow paddles. It was crafted by a naive artist in NEw England. Whirligig...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Nautical Folk Art Whirligig Sea Captain in Boat Toy
Located in Lenox, MA
Made in Nantucket, this whirligig is made of carved wood that is painted yellow, white, and black with a red base, and depicts a sea captain in a boat. Whirligigs were creatively use...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Weathervane
Located in Greenwich, CT
Zinc and iron weathervane in stylized arrow shape
Category
19th Century French Used Weathervanes
$4,500
Metal weathervane
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Antique metal weathervane. Old wooden base added later. Note that measurements below are for the weathervane only.
Category
19th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Metal
$1,200
Large Scale Running Horse Weathervane
Located in Greenwich, CT
Large scale "Smuggler" running horse weathervane, last quarter 19th Century attributed to Harris and Co, Boston MA, the full bodied copper weathervane captured mid-stride, with legs ...
Category
Early 1900s English Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN VERDIGRIS GREEN CANADIAN GOOSE COPPER WEATHER VANE CIRCA 1880
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning antique Victorian Canadian Goose Verdigris green Copper weather vane beautifully mounted for i...
Category
19th Century Victorian Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Antique Copper Pig and Directionals Weathervane Set
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique figural weather vane with directionals.
This piece features a large figural pig topper constructed from copper. It features slightly more embellishment than similar weatherv...
Category
Early 20th Century Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
French 19th Century Folk Art Metal Rooster or Cockerel Weathervane
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful metal weathervane representing a rooster or cockerel,
France, 1850-1900.
Weathered and small losses. Measurement here below is inclusive the wooden base.
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Iron
Freedom Run Fox Weathervane
Located in Greenwich, CT
New England Fine Fox Weathervane circa 1940's
A very beautiful and expressive Folk art work .
A finely rendered expression of the taste for freedom in the animal world...
mounted...
Category
1940s American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Metal
Exceptional Harris
Co Gilt Copper Running Horse Weather Vane w/ Cast Zinc Head
By Harris
Co.
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional gilt copper running horse weather vane made by Harris & Co, Boston. Harris & Co was purchased in 1868 by the father/son team Josephus and Ansel Harris and run by Ansel...
Category
19th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Zinc
Antique Folk Art Pig Weathervane on Custom Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This delightful pig weathervane embodies the rustic charm and whimsical spirit of American folk art. Crafted from copper, the figure of a plump pig is rendered in a simple yet expres...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Metal, Copper
Folk Rooster Weathervane
Located in Greenwich, CT
A 19th century French full-bodied copper rooster weathervane with a charming, stylized form and wonderful naturally patinated verdigris surface. Now on a high quality four sided pyr...
Category
1880s French Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
$4,500
Full-Bodied Rooster Weathervane
Located in Greenwich, CT
American late 19th/early 20th century full-bodied copper and zinc rooster weathervane having attractively weathered and patinated surface and proud stance with wonderful looping tail...
Category
Early 1900s American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Zinc
20th Century American Gilt Copper Pig Weathervane
Located in Chicago, IL
Found in upstate New York, this 20th-century American gilt copper pig weathervane embodies the folk art ethos: that art blooms from artless things. Meant to catch the wind atop a rur...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Wrought Iron Pheasant Weathervane
Located in Chicago, IL
A true piece of American folk art, this hand-wrought iron weathervane captures a pheasant mid-stride, standing proudly atop a patch of grass. Made by an unknown artisan in the 20th c...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage Copper Horse Weathervane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sculptural piece is a vintage copper horse weather vane, artfully displayed on a modern black metal stand. The figure captures a horse in mid-gallop, with fluid lines that conve...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Steel
American Copper Full Bodied Horse Weather Vane with Directional on Stand, C 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
American Copper full bodied running horse weather vane with original central supporting wrought iron rod, rotating zinc directional, copper spheres, and resting on hand made iron sta...
Category
1890s American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
Copper Pig Weathervane Mounted on Metal Base C. 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage pig weathervane made of copper, with a verdigris patina that gives it a weathered, greenish appearance. The silhouette of the pig is simple yet well defined, featuring a sli...
Category
1940s American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Vintage Elephant Weathervane
Located in Palm Beach, FL
The African Elephant is a New England Weathervane Shop original. This elephant is a Lee Webber original vane as featured on Channel 5 Boston's Chronicle. Lee Webber is mentioned in s...
Category
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Used Weathervanes
Materials
Brass
Early 20Thc Full Body Fish Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This full body copper fish weather vane is mounted on a wood block and is in fine condition with a wonderful aged patina. This is a custom made base and the Cod fish vane is in copp...
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Running Horse Weathervane in Patinated Copper
Zinc
Located in Milford, NH
A fine “Ethan Allen” running horse weathervane in patinated verdigris copper with weighted zinc head, dating to the late 19th century/ early 20th century in very good condition, with...
Category
19th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Zinc
19thc Rooster Weathervane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid 19thc original fantastic surface rooster weather vane. Custom made black wooden base. Wonderful full body patina. three dimensional look.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Used Weathervanes
Materials
Sheet Metal
Antique American Copper Pacing Horse Weathervane from New England
Located in Miami, FL
Antique American Copper Pacing Horse Weathervane from New England
Offered for sale is an antique American copper pacing horse weathervane from the early 20th century. This weatherv...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Used Weathervanes
Materials
Metal, Copper
Running Horse Weathervane
Located in Branford, CT
Remarkable contemporary running horse weathervane. Carved wood with gold leaf. On stand (included).
H 29-1/2" L 50".
Category
Late 20th Century Used Weathervanes
Materials
Wood
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Used Weathervanes For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of used weathervanes available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct used weathervanes — often made from metal, copper and iron — can elevate any home. Used weathervanes have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Used weathervanes bearing Folk Art or Neoclassical hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. J.W. Fiske
Company, Native American Art and Albert Zahn each produced beautiful used weathervanes that are worth considering.
How Much are Used Weathervanes?
Prices for used weathervanes can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, used weathervanes begin at $130 and can go as high as $185,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,822.
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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