Americana
Thu, Sep 8, 2022 11:00AM EDT
Lot 79
Gilt Copper Goddess of Liberty Weathervane, Attributed to Cushing and White, Waltham, MA (active 1867-1933)
Estimate: $10,000 - $20,000
Sold for
$7,500
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $200 | $50 |
| $500 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $100,000 | $5,000 |
Mounted on a standard with directionals. Figure 21 1/2 in. high; with standard 44 in. high.
Note: An identical model of The Goddess of Liberty is illustrated in Deborah Harding, Stars and Stripes: Patriotic Motifs in American Folk Art, December 6, 2002. She notes The Goddess of Liberty was a requisite figure for weathervane makers. Many extant vanes of this image are attributed to Cushing and White. This piece bears a patent mark 'September 12, 1865,' meaning it had to be one of Jewell's original designs before Cushing acquired the company, circa 1867. Characteristics of Jewell/Cushing & White vanes including asymmetrical rows of stars; a gown with fringed girdle rather than a togalike drape; the absence of a mantle; and a laurel wreath as well as a liberty cap on the head. The Harding Goddess of Liberty vane is in the collection of the Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York.
Similar models of the Goddess of Liberty weathervanes have sold at Sotheby's, NY, January 30, 1986, Lot 491 and May 19, 2015, Lot 114.
Condition
Collection from Stair
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