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Folk Art Whale Weathervane, circa 1950s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Folk Art Whale Weathervane, circa 1950s.
- Made from sheet steel and hand painted
- Heavy cast iron base
- Salvaged from a building in Portsmouth docks
- English, 1950s
- Meas...
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1950s English Folk Art Used Weathervanes
20th Century Wood Fish Weathervane
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Charming, naive wood fish weathervane. Multiple layers of crusty paint, some minor paint losses throughout, England, 20th century. Stand not included.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Used Weathervanes
Sailboat Weather Vane on Iron Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sail boat weather vane from early 1900s in patinated
Copper on a cast iron custom made mount. Fantastic patina.
The condition is very good.
Category
Early 20th Century American Country Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Dexter Horse Weather Vane on Iron Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dexter horse weathervane mounted on iron base. The copper horse was originally done in gold leaf but has weathered over the years given the piece a beautiful patina.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Brass
Folk Art Horse Stable Sign
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
American horse silhouette Folk Art stabile sign from the early 20th century. Sheet iron cutout of a prancing horse. Not sure of use, we think stabile sign.
Period: First quarter 2...
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Early 20th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
Painted Sheet Iron Horse Weathervane
Located in Nantucket, MA
Sheet iron Silhouette running horse weathervane with mustard paint.
Great surface with the original paint
Mounted on a contemporary wall bracket.
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Sheet Metal
Americana Rooster or Cockerel Directional Weathervane on Stand
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Folk Art style Americana Directional weathervane featuring a rooster or cockerel. Fully functioning and mounted on a four leg stand. Great details on the rooster and arrow with verdi...
Category
20th Century American American Colonial Used Weathervanes
Materials
Metal
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 Used Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
Copper Dog Weather Vane, American, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Copper dog weather vane with copper or bronze cardinal, American, 19th-early 20th century.
Category
Late 19th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
French 18th Century Folk Art Iron Weathervane
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and rare French weathervane. Hunter with its dog.
Unique and original period piece, France, circa 1750.
Weathered, small losses and old repairs.
Category
18th Century French Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
Dexter Style Copper Horse Weathervane on Brass Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming vintage weathervane of a Dexter horse made in copper with brass directional. It is the perfect size to display on a desk, table, mantel...anywhere.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Vintage Fish Weathervane in Copper and Steel
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage fish weathervane in copper and steel.
Lovely patina to the surfaces
Copper pressed revolving fish resembles a salmon and is mounted onto a steel rod
The N S E W letters ar...
Category
1970s American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Steel, Copper
20th Century British Policeman Whirligig
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Charmingly British copper or Bobby whirligig, Portly as expected, painted timber, arms rotate in the wind, crackquelure to the painted surface. English, Late 20th century.
Category
Late 20th Century English Used Weathervanes
Danish 19th Century Painted Iron Horse Carriage Weathervane
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish 19th century painted iron horse carriage weathervane.
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
Weather Vane, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
For sale in this lot is a wonderful example of fully animated comical scene, working cast metal folk art weathervane whirligig dating circa 1920s. Both wind propellers work smoothly,...
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1920s European Folk Art Used Weathervanes
$2,253
Weather Vane Ship, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
Folk Art English copper and metal weather vane ship, circa 1880
This lot is a wonderful example of a genuine late 19th century copper and metal mounted weather vane tip in the sha...
Category
1880s European Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Metal
African Polychrome Seagrass and Silk Woven Basket
By Native American Art
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African polychrome seagrass and silk woven basket.
Beautiful round shape with geometric designs woven into the sides.
Very fine craft work, great Folk Art tribal collector piece.
D...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Silk, Seagrass
Sheet Metal Indian Scout Weathervane
Located in Nantucket, MA
Painted Indian weathervane with a headdress, bow and
holding a tomahawk.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Sheet Metal
Antique Folk Art Indian Weathervane
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Iron weathervane depicting an American Indian shooting a bow and arrow on a turned wood base. Shows weather wear, First quarter of the 20th century. Midwest United States.
Measure...
Category
Early 20th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Metal
Antique Bannerette Weathervane Letter K Banner Weathervane Floral Decoration
Located in Newtown, CT
Large size and beautiful patina, this letter K bannerette weathervane comes from the Boston Massachusetts area. It is 66' high and 55' wide. There is a break to the top point held to...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
19th Century Full Bodied Weathervane Cockerel
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Untouched, original naive full bodied weathercock, heavily patinated copper surface, losses to underside and edges, with evidence of pellet shot holes. Totally stabile and solid, lat...
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Mid-19th Century French Used Weathervanes
French Early 18th Century Weathervane
Located in Round Top, TX
A fabulous early 18th century Girouette - Weathervane from Provence, France. This terrific Arte Populaire - Folk Art piece is beautifully crafted from copper and is now mounted on it...
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Early 18th Century French Used Weathervanes
French Rooster Weather Vane on Wood Base
Located in Houston, TX
This French rooster weather vane will bring a touch of France to your home. Usually found in France above homes or barns this metal and iron weather vane has the directional letters ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Used Weathervanes
Materials
Metal, Iron
Folk Art Hand-Carved Wood Witch Weathervane
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Hand-carved Folk Art witch weathervane found in the northeast. Very nicely carved thick Folk Art weathervane with layers of heavy original paint surface. Nice piece of Americana.
Category
1930s American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Miniature Horse Weather Vane and Directionals
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky horse weather vane is a wonderful patinaed tabletop size from a cupula on a barn. It has the original wood base from the barn roof. This small horse is a very rare scale a...
Category
Early 20th Century American Country Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Cockerel Weathervane
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Jaunty expressive full bodied cockerel weathervane. Remnant paint and oxidised surface. original mounting pole. Mounted on weathered timber stand, France, circa 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Used Weathervanes
Eagle Weathervane, American, circa 1900
By Puritan Ironworks Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
Outstanding example of a turn of the century gilded copper weathervane of an eagle with outstretched wings, sitting atop a ball; more than likely manufactured by the Puritan Ironwork...
Category
Early 1900s American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Gold, Copper, Zinc
Antique Angel Copper Weathervane
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late 19th century copper weathervane featuring an angel with Horn. Nice patina and mounted on a stand.
Category
Late 19th Century Used Weathervanes
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 and mounted on a handmade iron bracket. Attributed to J.W. Fiske and Co. (ACTIVE 1...
Category
1870s American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Gold, Copper, Iron
Leaping Stag Weathervane
Located in Newtown, CT
Nice patinated leaping stag weathervane. Dating from the 1970s. It is 32" long x 29" high and 2" deep. The ball and bar have some repair but otherwise good condition and nice large s...
Category
1970s American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Sail Boat Weather Vane, Mounted
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a copper mini- sail boat weather vane is on a cast iron mount and in good condition. This vane is probably from a boat house due to its size.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Tin, Metal
Classic American Weather Vane
Located in NYC, NY
A classic American weather vane of a fish possibly a cod for cape cod with excellent patina.
Category
19th Century American Colonial Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Early 20th Century American Copper Weathervane in the Form of a Schooner
Located in Stamford, CT
An early 20th century American copper weathervane in the form of a schooner having wonderful aged patina, circa 1900-1920.
Category
Early 20th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Native American Polychrome Seagrass and Silk Woven Basket
By Native American Art
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Native American polychrome seagrass and silk woven basket.
Beautiful round shape with geometric designs woven into the sides.
Very fine craft work, great Folk Art collector piece.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Silk, Seagrass
Unique Copper Weathervane of Squirrel on Iron Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique vintage copper weathervane of a squirrel holding a nut. The weathervane has been mounted on an iron base.
Category
1940s American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Iron
Monumental Weather Vane or Lightning Rod
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A monumental, 19th century wrought iron weather vane with elaborate scrolled details throughout, the top ‘vane’ with pierced stars and sun motifs and a fleur-de-lys border, the centr...
Category
Late 19th Century American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Cut Steel, Wrought Iron
Antique French Zinc Finial on Stand
Located in Houston, TX
We sourced a small grouping of antique French finials crafted from zinc and created custom bases for them to allow for artful display inside or out. This stunning piece is the larges...
Category
Early 1900s French Used Weathervanes
Materials
Zinc
Early 19th Century Copper Eagle, Weather Vane
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Early 19th century copper eagle, weather vane
An outstanding English antique weathervane of an eagle with outstretched wings coming in to land.
The three dimensional copper bo...
Category
Mid-19th Century Country Used Weathervanes
Antique 19th Century Sheet Iron Metal Weathervane Fireman Great Detail
By American Art Group
Located in Allentown, PA
Antique 19th century sheet iron metal weathervane fireman great detail
Great hands and helmet
Measures: 24" tall
20" wide.
Category
1890s American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
Folk Art Painted Tin American Ship Weathervane
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Great surface, early 20th century on wood stand.
Category
1920s American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Fine Painted Metal New England Weathervane
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine painted metal sheet Weathervane representing a setter. Nice patina, paint loss and rust, with all directional arrows, on wooden base, circa 1930s.
Category
1930s Used Weathervanes
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Folk Art Iron Rooster Weathervane
Located in Buisson, FR
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19th Century French Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
Tall Zinc Bird on a Sphere with a Stand
Located in Washington, DC
A wonderful rendition of a bird sitting atop and globe and set on a wooden stand. Great detail and patina of this vintage decoration.
Category
Late 19th Century French Used Weathervanes
Materials
Zinc
Diminutive Cockerel Weathervane Silhouette
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Painted, patinated sheet metal stylised cockerel weathervane, diminutive in scale, more than likely from atop a chicken coop. Later contemporary stand. Measurement includes stand, En...
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Mid-20th Century English Used Weathervanes
Full Rig American Ship Weathervane, circa 1930-1940
Located in Nantucket, MA
Made of copper retaining its original white paint
and gold leaf showing a nice weathered surface.
American.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Rooster Weathervane, circa 1900
Located in Nantucket, MA
Handmade sheet iron rooster weathervane in silhouette form with exaggerated spurs in a weathered gilt finish. Mounted on a turned wooden base
American, circa 1890-1910
Measures: 21...
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
French Zinc Rooster Weathervane on Black Marble Base from the Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French zinc rooster weathervane on marble base from the early 20th century. Our rooster, the French national emblem, is represented here crowing. The depiction is quite realistic a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Used Weathervanes
Materials
Marble, Zinc
American Folk Art Tole Painted Weathervane Published "Folk Art in America"
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Pennsylvania late 19th century featuring a farmer in the field.
Includes museum mount stand.
Featured in the following publications:
Adele Earnest, "Folk Art in America" (Exton, P...
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1880s American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Fine Antique 19th Century Ebonized with Mother-of-Pearl Decorated Barometer
Located in Manhasset, NY
A fine antique 19th century ebonized with mother-of-pearl decorated barometer having incredible inlays.
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Used Weathervanes
Colonial British Soldier Whirligig
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Colonial British soldier (Sergeant) whirligig, hand-carved painted wood, English, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century English Used Weathervanes
Cow Weathervane, Excellent Scale, Great Boxy Form, with Gilded Surface
Located in York County, PA
COW WEATHERVANE EXCELLENT SCALE, GREAT, BOXY FORM, AND BEAUTIFUL, GILDED SURFACE, L.W. CUSHING & SONS, BOSTON, CA 1880
Imposing cow weathervane with the sort of boldly exaggerated,...
Category
1880s American Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Early 20th Century Blacksmith Weathervane
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Early 20th century Silhouette weathervane, painted sheet zinc. Depicting a blacksmiths workshop. Later aged stand, measurement includes stand, France, circa 1930.
Category
1930s French Used Weathervanes
French Banner Weathervane Finial
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Highly intricate iron weathervane finial, highly decorative. France Early 20th Century.
Category
Early 20th Century French Used Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
18th Century Copper and Brass Weathercock or Weathervane
Located in Haarlem, NL
A rare Folk Art three-dimensional bodied church weather vane of molded and hammered copper and brass
This large weathervane shows beautiful weathered verdigris surface and traces of ...
Category
18th Century French Used Weathervanes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Arrow Weathervane with Original Directionals
Located in Litchfield, CT
American, probably New England or New York
Late 19th century
Copper tubing, sheet copper, iron.
Condition: Superb with exceptional surface, retaining some original gilt.
Althoug...
Category
Late 19th Century North American Folk Art Used Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Late Victorian Copper Banner Weathervane
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Late Victorian copper banner weathervane, once gilded, and over painted. Later steel stand, England, circa 1890. Measurement includes stand.
Category
Late 19th Century English Used Weathervanes
Naive Full Bodied Cockerel Weathervane
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Naïve Cockerel weathervane or Coq de Clocher, naïve construction, full bodied with stylised tail, heavily oxidised, with light verdigrises’ in places. Contemporary steel stand. Franc...
Category
Early 20th Century French Used Weathervanes
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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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