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Sound The Alarm! Fire Pumper Weathervane At Sotheby’s

February 10, 2020
Sound The Alarm! Fire Pumper Weathervane At Sotheby’s

Sotheby’s recently held an Americana themed auction titled “A New Dimension of Tradition: Important American Folk Art,” benefitting the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The copper and zinc horse-drawn fire pumper weathervane by Cushing & White had a top bid of $437,500. We are thrilled to see this beautiful weathervane, and to know it is … [ Read More ]

Spread The Love

January 13, 2020
Spread The Love

  We here at West Coast Weather Vanes hope that your lives are filled with love for Valentine’s, and every other day also! The heart has long been used as a symbol to refer to the spiritual, emotional, moral, and, in the past, intellectual core of a human being. The heart was once widely believed … [ Read More ]

Historic Weathervane Sells for $300,000.00

July 18, 2019
Historic Weathervane Sells for $300,000.00

This is a very interesting article from The Eagle Tribune, of North Andover, Massachusetts, on the recent sale of a silhouette style copper weather vane fabricated in 1725, likely by noted weathervane artist of the era Shem Drowne. Note the beautiful weathered state of the gold gilding. In fact, it was a condition of the … [ Read More ]

Three Cheers for the Athletes of the Women’s World Cup

July 11, 2019
Three Cheers for the Athletes of the Women’s World Cup

Gosh what a thrilling World Cup! Just so great. All of the teams were amazing. Team USA made our summer!

6 Foot Weather Vane being installed in Martha’s Vineyard

November 2, 2017
6 Foot Weather Vane being installed in Martha’s Vineyard

We made a beautiful 6 foot banner weather vane for the Martha’s Vineyard Federated Church and we just received this lovely article from The Vineyard Gazette about its installation.

Our Pied Piper plays To The Four Winds, a woodwind Chamber Concert in Australia

June 2, 2016
Our Pied Piper plays To The Four Winds, a woodwind Chamber Concert in Australia

We recently collaborated with the Orchestra Victoria in Australia on a fun project. They asked to use our Pied Piper and Bird Weathervane as the cover photo for the program of their To the Four Winds chamber music concert, showcasing the full capacities of the woodwind family, proffering a rich diversity of coulour*, styles and genres. They graciously … [ Read More ]

Praying Mantis Weathervane

September 5, 2014
Praying Mantis Weathervane

We just finished up a fun weathervane for customers who recently purchased a working farm founded in 1800. They built a garden structure 12’x24′ with a 30″ cupola on top. We thought you might enjoy seeing some pictures. It is a fun spin on the 1742 classic Grasshopper Weathervane from Boston’s Faneuil Hall.