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Lot 509 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NORTHEASTERN COLLECTION
A GILDED AND MOLDED COPPER GAME COCK WEATHERVANE
POSSIBLY CUSHING & WHITE (W. 1867-1872), WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1870
Closed21 January 2022
Price Realised
USD 11,250
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Specialist note
This game cock weathervane's detailing, particularly in the abutting arcs in the tail, is seen in a c.1867-1872 broadside of the manufacturers Cushing & White of Waltham, Massachusetts. At 18 inches tall, this example is close to the 17-inch model advertised at $12.00 and may have been sold by the firm or around the same time by its precursor, A.L. Jewell & Co., or subsequent entity, L.W. Cushing & Sons.