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RARE JEWELL HORSE AND RIDER WEATHERVANE
Attributed to: A.J. Jewell and Company – Waltham, Massachusetts
Circa 1860

A fine early example attributed to A.J. Jewell and Company (1852-1867). This rare horse and rider is a prime example of Jewell’s work. The formal rider with top hat is in a pronounced profile on a full body prancing horse. The prancing horse is a flattened hollow molded sheet copper having a elongated head with stylized bead eyes. Its falls into a category that is less than three-dimensional but more full-bodied than a flat vane. Its tail is a combination of molded and pressed copper with feathered edges. The formal rider depicted in a sheet copper having a top hat and pronounced facial features in profile. A wonderful silhouette of the gentleman and the horses graceful position of foreleg and the downward sweep of the arched tail.

This Rare Jewell Horse and Rider Weathervane has a distinctive style and great presence, that would be a appropriate addition to anyone Folk Art Collection.

Similar examples, Steve Miller, Art of the Weathervane (Exton, PA, 1997), p. 67;
Charles Klamkin, Weathervanes, (New York, 1973), p. 106;

Height: 25″ with stand: 27″ – Width: 28″ – Depth: 2″
Offered with museum stand

Over-all in good condition, commensuate with age. The visible natural oxidized verdigris is original. In 20th Century, small bullet holes were filled and gilt refreshed over traces of original. The results do not seriously affect its value and rather adds to the vanes legitimacy.

Note: Alvin L. Jewell was known in early manufacture for his distinctive styles of horses. As well as, a innovator in the creation and development of three dimensional weathervanes.

Inventory: A-F 3611

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