A Decorative c.1900 Folk Art Cut Metal Weather Vane Finial in the Form of a Flag sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Dhurries have a long and

Dhurries have a long and varied history in India

Birdcages such as this were often built to represent monumental buildings

from drawings by the late John Flaxman

there are one or two tassels missing from the base but this aside he is 100%

beaten from a single sheet of copper to form a semi globular shape

A Decorative c.1900 Folk Art Cut Metal Weather Vane Finial in the Form of a Flag sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Dhurries have a long andOrigin: Probably American Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 1900 Height: 10 inches (flag) Length: 23. 75 inches (flag) Height: 24 inches (the whole with stand) The turn of the century cut metal sheet iron weather vane finial with a split flag buffer, paint decorated in blues on a red ground, now presented as a decorative element and raised on a later stand. The condition of the weather vane is sound, there is some