Rare Peacock Weathervane

Rare Peacock Weathervane

J. Howard and Company (1856-1867)
West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, ca. 1860
Cast zinc body, sheet copper tail and comb.
Full condition report available upon request.
Provenance: Private collection, Chicago, Illinois.
For collectors of J. Howard and Company weathervanes, the peacock may be the most elusive form and is therefore highly coveted. Once again, J. Howard and Co. have mastered the sculptural beauty, in this case, of a peacock with its appealing curvilinear lines. The peacock’s large, highly decorated tail helped stabilize and balance the full cast zinc body, another testimony of the manufacturing ability of this company.

16 ½” h., 31” w., 4” d. / 19 ¾” h. on stand

SOLD