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756. COPPER HOLLOW-BODIED GRASSHOPPER WEATHERVANE,

with cast antennae and applied spurs to the rear legs. Retains traces of a gilt surface. American, probably late 19th century; 17" high x 41" long.

This lot is accompanied by an envelope (postmarked in Boston, 1903) bearing the logo of the E.B. Badger & Sons Company, coppersmiths. Their logo pictures the well-known grasshopper weathervane that tops Faneuil Hall in Boston. The Faneuil Hall grasshopper has glass eyes, while the eyes on the example offered here are part of the copper body. Another possible attribution is to L.W. Cushing and Sons of Waltham, Massachusetts. A very similar example is pictured in their catalog number 9, page 17. This page is pictured in Kaye, "Cushing and White's Copper Weather Vanes" in the June 1976 issue of The Magazine Antiques.

Expected wear, minor loss and repair, 1 antenna may be an old replacement; VG-.

(EST $10000-$15000)

Provenance: Ex John Armiger, Ex Van Dusen/Schuman Antiques, Ex Barenholtz (Sotheby's, New York, January 27, 1990, lot 1674).

Price Realized: $42,550.00

Price includes buyer's premium.