This Brittany Spaniel Weathervane is a portrait of Sam. We love the active, in motion, feel of this design. Sam’s people provided us with wonderful photos to help perfect the portrait, and our amazing artisans worked their magic with copper, special hammers and hammering techniques to achieve this beautiful, swell bodied result. Optional gold leaf gilding was requested to replicate Sam’s markings. He looks so alert running through the grass! As the copper of this sculpture piece weathers and darkens these gold marking will be bright and eye catching from up on the cupola where he is mounted.

We spent time working with this customer on sizing. There are so many elements that factor in. In this case the weathervane would be quite high, and the background is a visually active woodland. We are happy to work with you to determine size. You can get a basic feel for the considerations here.

Sam has brown glass eyes, and his name is inscribed on the horizontal bar with the grasses. This vane will be mounted in stormy Florida, and it was decided to opt for the addition of a Security Device for added protection in keeping the sculpture attached to its mounting pole and directionals.

Dog weather vanes are very popular. They are an emotional bond full with family memories. We are honored to create portraits from any of the dog designs in our catalog or create a new design, as we did here.