Weather Vanes ➤

Federico del Campo, Meeting at the Well, Venice, 1881, private collection, oil on canvas

Weather Vanes



More than 150 models of weather vanes of our production in iron. This is a category cconstantly evolving, we always try to insert new models inspired by the ancient times, or scientifically reproduced. We also reproduce custom wind-vanes on your personal design.

Pope Gregory I said that the cock (rooster) "was the most suitable emblem of Christianity", being "the emblem of St Peter", a reference to Luke 22:34 in which Jesus predcits that Peter will deny him three times before the rooster crows. As a result of this, the cock gradually began to be used as a weather vane on church steeples, and in the 9th century Pope Nicholas I ordered the figure to be placed on every church steeple.
One alternative theory about the origin of weathercocks on church steeples is that it was an emblem of the vigilance of the clergy calling the people to prayer. Another theory says that the cock was not a Christian symbol but an emblem of the sun derived from the Goths.
A few churches used weather vanes in the shape of the emblems of their patron saints. The City of London has two surviving examples. The weather vane of St Peter upon Cornhill is not in the shape of a rooster, but a key; while St Lawrence Jewry's weather vane is in the form of a gridiron.
Early weather vanes had very ornamental pointers, but modern wind vanes are usually simple arrows that dispense with the directionals because the instrument is connected to a remote reading station. An early example of this was installed in the Royal Navy's Admiralty building in London - the vane on the roof was mechanically linked to a large dial in the boardroom so senior officers were always aware of the wind direction when they met.


Federico del Campo, Meeting at the Well, Venice, 1881

Cockerels and Various Birds

Ancient and Symbolic Figures

Fish and Marine Wind-Vanes

Mammals and Various Animals

Flags Weather-Vanes

Religious Weather-Vanes and Crosses

Various and Accessories

Donkey - Iron Weathervane Donkey - Iron Weathervane 2
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Donkey - Iron Weathervane

14856
Cod. 14856
€230.00
Iron vane of our design and production with donkey and arrow.The donkey is off center, this will help the rotation.Well anchored by the extension of the reinforcing bar, this makes the windvane really strong.
Horse weather vane Horse weather vane 2
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Horses

Horse weather-vane american stallion

11941
Cod. 11941
€240.00
Hand made, hand painted our production.Design found in: American Antique Weather Vanes - The Complete Illustrated Westervelt Catalog of 1883 (Dover Jewelry and Metalwork).
Galloping Horse Galloping Horse 2
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Horses

Galloping Horse

9649
Cod. 9649
€430.00
Horse weather vane
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Horses

Horse weather vane

8899
Cod. 8899
€240.00
Hand made, hand painted our production.
Ancient crusader lion with upwind apparatus - weathervane Ancient crusader lion with upwind apparatus - weathervane 2
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04 - Mammals and Various Animals

Ancient crusader lion with upwind apparatus - weathervane

13355
Cod. 13355
€800.00
Ancient wind vane with "floating chimney cap", an archaic device for protecting the draft from the prevailing winds.We could say the forerunner of modern "aeolian wind chimneys".
Three-dimensional Goose Weathervane Copper
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Birds

Three-dimensional Goose Weathervane Copper

13736
Cod. 13736
€460.00
Copper wind vane, with two copper spheres and four brass cardinal points, stainless steel auction, included rotation system and black painted.
weather vane with Dolphin in archaic form weather vane with Dolphin in archaic form 2
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Dolphins and Whales

weather vane with Dolphin in archaic form

15207
Cod. 15207
€360.00
Archaic dolphin that "flies" on Greco-Roman style waves. On the side of the tail a 16th century harpoon indicates the origin of the wind. In heraldry the dolphin, historically considered the noblest of marine animals, symbolizes naval victory, loyalty, selfless protection, the clement and vigilant prince and also the salvation of men. Giving a dolphin or...
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Sperm Whale Weathervane Sperm Whale Weathervane 2
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Dolphins and Whales

Sperm Whale Weathervane

11798
Cod. 11798
€330.00
We can make it in any dimensions.
Wind vane Cross Musée PYRENEE de Niaux Wind vane Cross Musée PYRENEE de Niaux 2
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Crosses

Wind vane Cross Musée PYRENEE de Niaux

11506
Cod. 11506
€390.00
Forged iron cross. Copy of the Cross of Musée Pyrénéen de Niaux arts et traditions populaires d'Ariège
Niaux cross Niaux cross 2
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Crosses

forged iron Cross - Musée Pyreneede Niaux

11507
Cod. 11507
€280.00
Forged iron cross.Copy of the Cross of Musee Pyréneen de Niaux arts et traditions populaires d'Ariège.
Sketch of the weather vane available with date on request Sketch of the weather vane available with date on request 2
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05 - Flags Weather-Vanes

Weather-Vane in iron with flag and date on request

7108
Cod. 7108
€550.00
Iron weather vane with flag, available with date on request.Product of particular quality, the wind vane includes four cardinal points in iron, two spheres and iron rod, rotation system included.To be made according to customer's instructions.
V-shaped fixing bracket V-shaped fixing bracket 2
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07 - Various and Accessories

V-shaped fixing bracket

12499
Cod. 12499
€360.00
Suitable for fixing the vanes, on the wall, on the sides of the house.The shape of the plate will be make on request.We can make it in any sizes on request.
Ancient pigeon copy of an ancient weather vane Ancient pigeon copy of an ancient weather vane 2
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Birds

Ancient pigeon copy of an ancient weather vane

14120
Cod. 14120
€385.00
This weather vane, of our production, faithfully copies an ancient weather vane depicting a pigeon. Supplement for 4 cardinal points (E W S N) 100,00 €
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