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19th Century French Folk Art Metal Horse Weathervane Roof Finial
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful metal horse weathervane roof finial. Very rare piece.
France, circa 1800-1900.
Weathered, small losses.More photo's available on request.
Measurements include the wooden ba...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Used Weathervanes
Materials
Metal
20th Century Copper Fish Weather-vane Cape Cod
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20thc Hollow Body fish weather vane made from copper with a nice aged patina custom base/stand made for the fish. This weather vane was found in Cape Cod.
Measurements of cop...
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Iron
1920s Jack O-Lantern on Witches Broom Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1920s sheet iron weather vane of a jack- o - lantern on a witches broom weather vane. This iron vane has a wonderful aged patina. This weather vane was found in the mid-west.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Used Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
19th Century, French Folk Art Copper Rooster, Weathervane
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and rare antique folk art copper rooster with an wonderful vert de gris patine. A real unique find.
France, circa 1800-1850. More photo's available on request
Weathered. me...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Large 19th century Hollow Body Gilt Eagle Weather Vane
Located in Leesburg, VA
Large 19th century Hollow Body Gilt Eagle Weather Vane
Anonymous
Late 19th century; probably New England area, USA
Gilt Copper
Approximate size: 23 (h) x 16.5 (w) x 24 (d) in.
Th...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
20th Century Copper Pig Weathervane Mounted on Wood Base
Located in New York, NY
This charming 20th-century copper pig weathervane, now mounted on a sturdy wooden base, showcases a beautiful patina that highlights its aged character. The silhouette of the pig is ...
Category
20th Century American American Colonial Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
20th Century Copper Fish Weather-vane Cape Cod
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20thc Hollow Body fish weather vane made from copper with a nice aged patina custom base/stand made for the fish. This weather vane was found in Cape Cod.
Has a cast iron bas...
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Iron
LORD CHEIF JUSTiCE GEORGE JEFFREYS 1645-1689 1ST BARON ATTRIBUTED WEATHER VANE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare and highly collectable 17th century weather vane which by repute came from Lord Chief Justic...
Category
17th Century Charles II Used Weathervanes
Materials
Wrought Iron
Near Pair of 20th Century Zinc
Copper Running Horse Weathervanes
Located in Milford, NH
A fine near pair of copper & zinc head running horse weathervanes with great overall patina, light verdigris, and surface (bullet) holes, dating to the 20th century. Each are in very...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Zinc
Early 20th Century Folk Art Whirligig Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Folk Art Whirligig Figure
A naïve and charming example of an early 20th century folk art English hand carved pine whirligig figure. Carved from sections of pine ...
Category
1920s British Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Pine
Copper Railroad Locomotive and Tender Weathervane, circa 1900
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Copper Railroad Locomotive and Tender Weathervane, circa 1900, a hand crafted sheet metal weathervane in form of a 19th Century wood or coal driven steam engine railroad loco...
Category
Early 1900s American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Antique 19th Century Copper Rooster Weathervane
Located in Houston, TX
This 19th-century American rooster weathervane boasts intricate craftsmanship, with brass finish over copper, a testament to the era's skilled artisans. Standing proudly atop its dir...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
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 stand with great surface patina verdigris. Dates to the early 20th century in very go...
Category
Early 20th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Iron
Late 19th century, French Folk Art Copper Sailboat Weathervane
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful and rare folk art copper sailboat weather-vane . A real unique find with gorgeous vert de gris patine.
France, circa 1880-1900.
Weathered , small losses and old repairs.
P...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Early 20th Century American Copper Horse and Sulky Weathervane
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite 1920s American copper weathervane, found in Connecticut, features a captivating depiction of a Patchen horse with a sulky and rider, emblematic of the era's folk art t...
Category
1920s American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
American Patinated Copper Full Bodied Heron Directional Weathervane
Located in Chicago, IL
American full bodied patinated copper stork or heron directional weathervane. Sitting a top a contemporary iron stand. Believed to be of the 19th century.
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Steel, Tin
Early 20th Century Copper Full Bodied Cockerel Weathervane
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Early 20th Century Full Bodied Copper Cockerel Weathervane, Excellent condition. Later Stand.
France Circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century French Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
19Thc Full Body Original Painted Rooster Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original painted full body rooster weather vane.This zinc vane is in great condition and comes with a custom made wood base.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Used Weathervanes
Materials
Zinc
Diminutive Full Bodied Copper Cockerel Weathervane
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Late 19th Century Full bodied, diminutive Cockerel weathervane. Most likely from an outbuilding or chicken coop. heavy gauge copper. France Circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
19thc Full Body Copper Horse Weather Vane on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine full body copper horse weather vane has a amazing patina & surface.Found in a private folk art collection.The form is amazing with such a graceful form.
Height and weight...
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
20Thc Full Body Copper Dog Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Full body copper dog weather vane with wonderful patina.The vertigrea surface comes from age and bad weather.No bullet holes or damages.
This vane comes with a custom made black wood...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Early 20thc Copper Horse Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 20Thc Full body copper running horse weather vane has a wonderful aged patina and surface. It comes with a custom made black wood painted stand.The condition is very good.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Iron
Early 20Thc Full Body Copper Fish Weather Vane on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20Thc Full body fish copper weather vane from Cape Cod.This New England weather vane comes with a custom made black painted handmade wood stand.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Small 19th Century, Hand Forged Iron French Folk Art Rooster, Weathervane
Located in Buisson, FR
Lovely and original small antique folk art hand forged rooster weathervane with an wonderful patine. A real unique find.
France, circa 1800-1900.
Weathered condition. measurements in...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Used Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
Bronze Horse Epi de Faitage or Roof Finial
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Epi de faitage or finial by repute from one of the grandest equestrian houses stable blocks in Deauville, France. Clean and crisp casting with an extraordinary movement through the p...
Category
Early 20th Century French Used Weathervanes
Materials
Bronze
3 Dimensional Copper Horse Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Full bodied 3D running horse with applied verdigris weather vane on wood base. Mid 20th Century. 18"H x 31"L Including Base
PERIOD: Mid 20th Century
ORIGIN: United States
SIZE: 18"...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
18th-19th Century, French Folk Art Copper Rooster, Weathervane
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and rare antique folk art copper rooster with an wonderful patine. A real unique find.
France, circa 1750-1850. More photo's available on request
Weathered small losses and...
Category
18th Century French Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Early 20th Century Folk Art Automaton Blacksmith Mechanical Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Folk Art Automaton Blacksmith Mechanical Figure
A charming and well-crafted example of an early 20th Century folk art mechanical blacksmith automaton figure. Stoo...
Category
1920s British Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Wood
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 an early 20th Century English folk art whirligig / Weathervane Figure. Stood on a r...
Category
1920s British Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Wood
19th Century, French Folk Art Copper Flying Goose Weathervane
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful and very rare flying goose weathervane in copper with its beautiful vert de gris patina.
France, circa 1880.
Weathered . measurements include the wooden base.
More photo's...
Category
Late 19th Century French Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
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 folk art wall sculpture.
Arrow 84 h 14.25 w 3.5 d
East West and North South 72 h 15...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Wood
Antique Schooner Weathervane
Located in Doylestown, PA
An early 20th century folk art weathervane in the form of a 3-masted schooner under sail, hand-made in copper with compass letters below on an iron rod. Unusual form and very decorat...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
French Copper Cockerel weather vane
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques is pleased to offer a French Copper Cockerel weather vane, circa 1920 Beautifully made in thick gauge copper in a style of the Deco period. Mounted on an earli...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Merino Sheep Weathervane, Attributed to A.J Harris
Co, Boston, ca 1875
Located in York County, PA
MERINO SHEEP WEATHERVANE, THE VERY BEST OF ITS KIND AND WITH PERHAPS THE BEST SURFACE THAT EXISTS ON SURVIVING EXAMPLES, ATTRIBUTED TO A.J. HARRIS & CO., BOSTON, circa 1875
This fan...
Category
1870s American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Metal
Price Upon Request
19th Century American Sheet Iron Trumpeting Angel Weathervane
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Late 19th century trumpeting arch angel painted sheet iron weathervane on custom metal stand. Presents well, nice form.
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
Weathervane, Iron with Stone Foot, 17th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large iron weathervane from the 17th Century with long flagpole and hand-hewn sandstone block as a stand.
Category
17th Century German Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Sandstone, 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 expected condition (several pellet holes)
Burgundy, France, Circa 1840.
Measurement inc...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
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 a weathered wooden display base, with nice detail on the arrow feathers and body st...
Category
19th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Lady Liberty Weathervane American Flag Wood and Tin
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Probably part of a weathervane dating to the late 19th century. The surface and green patina is excellent, dry and early. The figure is wood and the flag appears to be tin. 18" ta...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Tin
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Draught Horse Weathervane
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century American folk art draught horse weathervane is a remarkable piece crafted from sheet metal, capturing the essence of traditional American folk art. The weathe...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Cut Steel
19th Century American Patchen Horse Weathervane by E.G. Washburne
Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Behold the magnificence of this rare and exceptional 19th century American full-bodied Patchen horse weathervane by E. G. Washburne & Co. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail,...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Mid-20th Century Hand Crafted Metal Whirligig Weathervane
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century Hand Crafted Metal Whirligig Weathervane
An English mid-20th Century cast metal weathervane whirligig. In the form of a top hat and tail dressed male figure who wou...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Metal
1930s Oversized Copper Whale Weather Vane on Custom Iron Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1930s oversized Copper whale weather vane with amazing copper patina. This weather vane is mounted on a custom handmade iron mount. Wonderful age and wear consistent of its time.
Category
1930s American Adirondack Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Iron
Amazing Moose Copper Weather Vane from Maine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun piece of Folk Art is amazing and quite whimsical moose weather vane on a custom made iron mount.The moose is made from copper and retains a wonderful aged patina.
Category
1930s American Adirondack Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Early 20th Century American Copper Rooster Weathervane
Located in Chicago, IL
Behold the captivating presence of an early 20th-century American copper folk art rooster weathervane, a charming and iconic symbol of traditional craftsmanship. This delightful weat...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
19th Century Original Black Painted Dog Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky hand made from sheet iron dog weather vane retains its original black painted surface.It was found in New England and is in very good condition.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Used Weathervanes
Materials
Iron, Sheet Metal
Amazing Moose Copper Weather Vane From Maine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun piece of folk art is amazing and quite whimsical moose weather vane on a custom made iron mount.The moose is made from copper and retains a wonderful aged patina.
Category
1930s American Adirondack Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Vintage Copper Dog Weathervane on Iron Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming vintage copper dog that originally was attached to weathervane directional. It looks like a lab but it could be another type of retriever. I have never had a dog as part of ...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Iron
Antique French Stork Weathervane, 19th Century
Located in Kastrup, DK
Wonderful and rare decorative weather vane in the form of a standing stork.
Original hand painted metal. Height: 123 cm.
Presumably from a French Château, 1800s.
The weatherv...
Category
19th Century French Other Used Weathervanes
Materials
Metal
Early 20Thc Road Runner Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky road runner weather vane is in fine condition and retains its old black painted surface.It is on a cast iron custom mount.This was found in SantaFe,New Mexico and was on t...
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Used Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
Vintage Eagle Hunting Fish Copper Weather Vane
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous copper weather vane with an eagle hunting a fish
USA, 20th century
Cast copper and brass, on wrought iron stand.
Measures: 24"W x 19"D x 51.5"H.
Good vintage c...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Brass, Copper, Wrought Iron
Full Body Weathervane of American Indian Warrior
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Americana folk art copper weathervane circa early 20th century. The full-bodied piece depicts a Native American warrior in feather headdress and a wide belt shooting an arrow from...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Large Gold Leaf Fish Weathervane
Located in Nantucket, MA
Unusually large full-bodied copper codfish, molded sheet copper fins with soldering, and a iron barbel. Original gold leaf surface, with minor dents and surface wear, showing some ve...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Gold Leaf
Diminutive Codfish Weathervane
Located in Nantucket, MA
Molded copper with an old in-service surface of old gilding with strong honest verdigris on the top. New England or New York, circa 1890-1910
Measures: 11 ½” x 3 ½” x 18” (on stand)...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
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 weathered with an extraordinary patination, losses and drying splits. Wonderful form an...
Category
Late 18th Century French Used Weathervanes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Original Painted Full Body Rooster Weathervane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century full body rooster weather vane on custom iron base. This rooster has a worn and aged patina of a zinc painted surface. The copper shows through in areas as well.The weig...
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
American Folk-Art Finial with Dove
Located in Doylestown, PA
An American folk-art tin rooftop finial with a dove on top, circa 1900 or earlier, rusted finish.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Tin
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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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