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A GILT-DECORATED MOLDED COPPER ROOSTER WEATHERVANE
Lot 444

A GILT-DECORATED MOLDED COPPER ROOSTER WEATHERVANE

ATTRIBUTED TO L. W. CUSHING & SONS, WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1893

Closed19 January 2024

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USD 8,000–12,000

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A GILT-DECORATED MOLDED COPPER ROOSTER WEATHERVANE
ATTRIBUTED TO L. W. CUSHING & SONS, WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1893
with directionals
24 in. high (the weathervane)

Jesse M. Emerson, owner of Brotherhood Winery, Orange County, New York, circa 1893
Edward Emerson, Orange County, New York, son
Thence by descent in ownership of Brotherhood Winery, Orange County, New York
Acquired by the current owner in March 1987

Specialist note

Founded in 1839, Brotherhood Winery is the oldest continuously operating winery in the United States. The present weathervane is believed to have mounted the "Stone Building" Monarque Hall on the property built in 1893.