May 19 Eclectic Online Auction

Copper Fish Sculpture in the Style of a Folk Art Weather Vane

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Start price: $150

Estimated price: $300 - $500

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Description

Decorative copper fish sculpture in the American folk art style of a 19th-century weather vane, likely 20th century. The hollow-form body is crafted from two joined copper sheets featuring repoussé scale patterns and linear ribbing on the fins, finished in a dark reddish-brown patina. The figure is mounted on a vertical metal rod set into a stepped rectangular wooden base with a natural finish. Fish measures 25 inches long by 9 inches tall by 3 inches wide, on the stand it measures 14 inches tall, base measures 15 x 6 inches