American Diminutive Gilt Copper Eagle Weathervane on Iron Stand, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American diminutive gilt copper spread eagle weathervane mounted on squared iron stand, Early 19th century.
Copper, Iron
American Copper Spread Winged Eagle Weathervane with Sphere and Arrow, C. 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
American molded copper spread winged eagle weathervane with circular sphere, arrow, and mounted on cast iron squared base.
Copper, Iron
Eagle Weathervane, ca 1852-1870, Waltham Massachusetts
Located in York County, PA
Eagle weathervane in a beautiful form with great folk presence, possibly made by A.L.
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Antique French 19th Century Copper Eagle Weathervane, Circa 1880
Located in Buisson, FR
Very beautiful copper eagle weather vane with amazing verdigris patine . France circa 1880, weathered. Measurements include the wooden base. H:59cm W:55cm D:37cm
Copper
47" Three Dimensional 19th Century Eagle Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Copper, Decorations, Eagles, Weathervanes, Weather Vanes.
Copper
Rare Antique Copper Weathervane With Eagle C. 1885
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A stunning and well sized antique molded copper sheet weathervane featuring an eagle with wings proudly spread, head cocked and perched atop a sphere finial with a large pointed quil...
Iron, Copper
19th century Hollow Body Eagle Weather Vane
Located in Leesburg, VA
19th century Hollow Body Eagle Weather Vane Anonymous ca. 1870; probably New England area, USA Copper Approximate size: 11.5 (h) x 23.5 (w) x 16 (d) in. This evenly patinated holl...
Copper
19th C Hollow Body Eagle Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine 19th c patinaed eagle weather vane was found in New England. The iron base is a custom made stand. The condition is very good on this early fine with no dents or holes. Won...
Copper, Iron
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19th C Original Surface Eagle Weather Vane on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C original gilded surface full body eagle weather vane with the best undisturbed surface.The base is custom made iron stand.This eagle is attributed to Harris & Company.
Copper, Iron
Former Eagle Weathervane mounted on Pedestal
Located in Katonah, NY
A copper eagle perched on a sphere with wings spread and mounted on a stand, American, ca. 1940, the whole atop an associated composition stone columnar pedestal, the baluster fluted...
Cast Stone, Copper
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.
Copper Eagle Weathervane, circa 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
A fantastic 3D copper eagle weathervane. Very nice example mounted on a metal base great craftsmanship, circa 1930s.
Copper
Large American Eagle Weathervane
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine and large American full bodied eagle weathervane, the spread wings with original braced support and finely detailed feathers, the zinc and copper head with open beak, stand...
Copper, Gold Leaf
19THC EAGLE WEATHERVANE W/ GREAT ORIGINAL SURFACE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS WONDERFUL 19TH C. FULL BODY COPPER EAGLE WEATHERVANE WITH THE ORIGINAL DIRECTIONALS IS ON A CUSTOM MADE CAST IRON MOUNT.
Copper, 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 EARLY SURFACE AND APPROPRIATE WEAR, CA 1850-80: Eagle weathervanes are not precis...
19th Century Eagle Weathervane, Attributed to Cushing & White
By Cushing and White
Located in Nantucket, MA
Full body molded copper spread wing eagle with cast zinc talons perched on a copper sphere. Great proportions with outstretched wings, showing wonderful detailing to the body and win...
Copper, Zinc
19th Century Copper Eagle Weathervane on Custom Steel Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
Monumental verdigris weathervane with fully spread eagle and bronze directional sign.
Bronze, Copper
American Eagle Weathervane
Located in Winter Park, FL
A vintage American weathervane with an eagle perched an a globe, wings outstretched.
Brass, Copper
RARE 19THC EAGLE IN FLIGHT WEATHERVANE ON MOUNT
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC EAGLE WEATHERVANE WITH WINGS OPEN IN WONDERFUL FORM AND GREAT OLD PATINA.THIS COPPER WEATHERVANE HAS GREAT OLD VERDIGRIS SURFACE AND IS MOUNTED ON AN IRON STAND.THE EAGLE CAME ...
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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 HOLES,SOME MINOR DENTS IN WINGS.IT IS ON A CUSTOM MADE IRON STAND.THIS EAGLE IS FROM...
Late 19th Century Eagle
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 19th century American painted copper eagle weathervane with wings raised standing on orb.
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Late 19th Century Eagle Painted
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 19th Century American painted copper eagle weathervane with wings raised standing on orb.
Copper
Tin Eagle Pole Topper
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a good size architectural element. Very dramatic. We bought it as a flag pole top but it may be too big for that. I found a couple of repairs but nothing important. I was tol...
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H 23.5 in W 27.5 in D 29.5 in
19th Century American Gilt Eagle Weather Vane Perched on Belted Ball and Arrow
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
With wings spread high and richly molded detail this gilt on copper eagle weathervane, dating to the late 19th century, is mounted on a belted gilt ball on an arrow resting on a carv...
Copper
19th Century Monumental Full Body Eagle Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century monumental full body copper eagle weather vane in good condition. The patina surface is really great the base has the original Directional siting on a large painted pede...
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19th Century Mini Eagle Weather Vane on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Mini eagle weather vane on stand with a great patina. This fine eaglet is in very good condition. The bottom feathers of the arrow are missing. The arrow tip is in iron....
Copper, Metal
19th Century Eagle Weather Vane in Old Surface
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century original gilded full body eagle weather vane from New England is in amazing old surface and mounted on a custom made iron base. The left wing has a minor dent or be...
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Large 19th century Hollow Body Gilt Eagle Weather Vane
Located in Leesburg, VA
This full bodied moulded gilt copper eagle weather vane is a splendid survival of late 19th century American folk art.
Copper
Late 19th Century Full Body Eagle Weather Vane Fragment
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This late 19th Century eagle weather vane with signs of the original gilding is probably with from New England. Custom made Lucite base is in production.
Copper
19th Century Monumental Eagle Weather Vane on Iron Stand
By J.W. Fiske & Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large scale 19Th century has a wonderful untouched verdigris surface and unbelievable form. This vane is most likely a J.W. Fiske of NewYork maker. The top of the wingspan has t...
19th Century Eagle Weather by A. L. Jewell & Company
By A.L. Jewell
Located in Nantucket, MA
Spread wing eagle in flattened full-body form perched on a ball. Molded copper with cast zinc head and talons. Verdigris weathered surface throughout, mounted on a rectangular iron b...
Copper, Zinc
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H 56.25 in W 47.5 in D 10 in
American Full Bodied Copper Eagle Directional Weather Vane, Circa 1883
By L. W. Cushing & Sons
Located in Charleston, SC
American full bodied copper weather vane with eagle perched on globe, pointer, directional, and resting on wrought iron rectangular stand, Late 19th Century. Attributed to L.W. Cushi...
Copper, Wrought Iron
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H 19.5 in W 11.5 in D 11.25 in
19th Century Copper Eagle Weather Vane, Likely by Jewell, circa 1860
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century copper Eagle weather vane, likely by A.L. Jewell & Co., Waltham, MA, circa 1860, a diminutive cast and welded copper hollow eagle weather vane in a unique posture with w...
Copper
Fantastic Diminutive 19thc Rare Eagle Full Body Weather Vane on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing small-scale rare 19th century eagle weather vane sits on top of the unusual arrow in a verdigris copper patina. The nose is in zinc and so is the tip of the arrow. This ...
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H 10.63 in W 12.6 in D 3.94 in
18th Century Iron Weather-Vane with European Eagle Emblem on Wooden Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Austrian-German hand crafted iron weather-vane with the eagle emblem. The eagle sits and rotates on a later 19th century black painted wooden stand.
Iron
RARE OVERSIZED EAGLE ON GLOBE IN SOLID BRASS/THE TOP FLAG POLE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS FOLKY RARITY IS MOUNTED ON A IRON STAND.THIS LARGE OVER SIZED EAGLE SITS ON A BALL,WHICH IS THE EARTH.THIS IS SOLID BRASS AND SITS ON A CUSTOM MADE IRON MOUNT.THIS IS FROM THE T...
Brass
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.
19th Century New England Eagle Weathervane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century full body copper eagle weathervane. This item has been professionally mounted on an iron mount.
Copper
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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The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.
Perfect for July 4th weekend, a new show at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution displays an array of antique red, white and blue flags.
Designers are beginning to see this enigmatic form of folk art in a whole new light.