Our Blue Crab Weathervane (Callinectes Sapidus) was first commissioned by a couple building a waterfront home in Rhode Island. The Blue Crabs in that area are referred to as Western Atlantic Blue Crabs, and enjoy a vast coastal distribution from New York south through the Yucatan Peninsula. Their only other habitat is in the Western Mediterranean along the coast of Spain. The rooftop location for this all copper weather vane is subject to some big winds, which required a very sturdy design and assembly, and the additional option of a Security Device.

This sculpture piece is created in Swell-Bodied style, with deep repoussé to define the shell pattern. The crab is also a mirror image, meaning it is the same on both sides. The representative waves on the horizontal bar are single sided, also referred to as silhouette.

Also included in our weather vanes is an inscription of your choosing. You can almost see this in one of the pictures, under the crab on the horizontal tube. These customers also requested we seal inside the crab some ‘Lucky Pennies’ from important years in their family, in addition to the traditional penny from the year of  the vanes completion sealing the ends of the tube.

As this visually strong vane weathers and eventually patinas, it will always be a striking and memorable piece.