Wind Vane Collection

Jubilee Clock, Harlesden (photo)
606899 Jubilee Clock, Harlesden (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jubilee Clock, Harlesden; photograph); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Wax-candle, Weathercock, Whale-fishing, Wheelbarrow, Whippletree, Whippoorwill, Whitewasher, Wilderness, Window-shade
8650109 Wax-candle, Weathercock, Whale-fishing, Wheelbarrow, Whippletree, Whippoorwill, Whitewasher, Wilderness, Window-shade, Wolverine, Woodpecker, Zodiac (engraving) by German School

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669573 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient Greece: The Tower of Winds (also called Andronicos Clock) overcome with a weathervane with the effigy of Triton
NWI4858488 Ancient Greece: The Tower of Winds (also called Andronicos Clock) overcome with a weathervane with the effigy of Triton and sundials on the walls

Letter G: gendarme; station; Gagny; crane; frog; cake; gueters; gibeciere; guard; wreath; cave; cranes; kids; glaciers;
DUV4199528 Letter G: gendarme; station; Gagny; crane; frog; cake; gueters; gibeciere; guard; wreath; cave; cranes; kids; glaciers; vane. Alphabet (Abecedaire)

An engraving depicting different butter churns. Left: Vertical treadle butter churn
5311367 An engraving depicting different butter churns. Left: Vertical treadle butter churn. Right: a barrel churn containing an axle with fan vanes turned by a crank handle

18th century illustration showing a backstaff or English quadrant. 1776. The backstaff is a navigational instrument
5311564 18th century illustration showing a backstaff or English quadrant. 1776. The backstaff is a navigational instrument that was used to measure the altitude of a celestial body

Do You Know: Why cocks on weather vanes? (colour litho)
8668603 Do You Know: Why cocks on weather vanes? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Why cocks on weather vanes)

Fancy dress costume for the element Air, with dress embroidered with windmill, bodice with zephyr brooch
FLO4565074 Fancy dress costume for the element Air, with dress embroidered with windmill, bodice with zephyr brooch, girdle with horn and bellows, headdress of weather vane

Aerial Steam Carriage, 19th century (engraving)
865059 Aerial Steam Carriage, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Design by William Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1779-1883), inventors from Somerset, England

An engraving depicting William Henson's design for a steam-powered aeroplane in 1844, 19th (engraving)
5311622 An engraving depicting William Henson's design for a steam-powered aeroplane in 1844, 19th (engraving); (add.info.: g William Henson's design for a steam-powered aeroplane: 1844)

Porta San Gallo in Florence
3560218 Porta San Gallo in Florence; (add.info.: Florence 1880 ca. Print on double-weight paper / Date of Artwork: 1285 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Gemeenlandshuis, Delft, Netherlands
3586560 Gemeenlandshuis, Delft, Netherlands; (add.info.: Photomechanical print dated to 1900, depicting Gemeenlandshuis, Delft, was built circa 1505, as the house of the very wealthy Jan de Huyter)

God save the king!.... God save the emperor ! : political cartoon at the time of the return of French emperorNapoleon
1748472 God save the king!.... God save the emperor ! : political cartoon at the time of the return of French emperorNapoleon to power in France in march 1815 (The Hundred Days); (add.info)

Group portrait on the beach in Marina di Ravenna Ravenna Marina di Ravenna. Date of Photograph:15/05/1924

Women and children on the beach of Marina di Ravenna Ravenna. Date of Photograph:15/05/1924

Group portrait on the beach of Marina di Ravenna Ravenna. Date of Photograph:1925 ca

Skyscraper Europe. Date of Photograph:1960 ca

Torre del Gallo and part of the adjacent Villa Gallina, in Florence, near Arcetri Florence Tower Revival styles, Nineteenth century, 19th century, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Seahorse figure on the roof of the Kurhaus in Zingst, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Baltic Sea, Northern Germany, Germany

England, Kent, Converted Oast Houses aka Oasts Chimneys near Tunbridge Wells

England, Kent, Converted Oast Houses aka Oasts Chimneys near Tunbridge Wells

England, Kent, Converted Oast Houses aka Oasts Chimneys near Tunbridge Wells

UK, England, Bedfordshire, Old Warden

Florence from the Boboli Gardens Florence Boboli Gardens Building Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1960 ca.. Date of Artwork:1299-1315

View of the Church of San Damiano, near Assisi. Assisi Church Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1938 ca.. Date of Artwork:XII - XIII secc

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The archway to the Stable Court, Heveningham Hall, from The English Country House (b/w photo)
CLF306344 The archway to the Stable Court, Heveningham Hall, from The English Country House (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); © Country Life

Weathervane, from Sweden (gilt bronze)
KND177103 Weathervane, from Sweden (gilt bronze) by Viking, (11th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: originally on the prow of a warship then used as weather-vane on a church;)

The Giraldillo or weather vane atop the Giralda tower. Seville cathedral
7264949 The Giraldillo or weather vane atop the Giralda tower. Seville cathedral by Spanish School, (16th century); Catedral de Santa Maria de la Sede, Seville

G: gendarme, wreath, weather vane (colour litho)
6345739 G: gendarme, wreath, weather vane (colour litho) by Cordier, A. (19th century); 11.5x7.5 cm; (add.info.: in " Alphabet de metiers. End of the 19th century. Illustrated by A)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Coq (de clocher); Weathercock; Kirchahn (engraving)
7195511 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Coq (de clocher); Weathercock; Kirchahn (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coq (de clocher); Weathercock; Kirchahn

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Girouette; Weather-cock; Wetterfahne (engraving)
7196162 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Girouette; Weather-cock; Wetterfahne (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girouette; Weather-cock; Wetterfahne)

The weather vane (colour litho)
7150447 The weather vane (colour litho) by Le Quesne, Fernand (1856-c.1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: The weather vane)

The Old Brick Church, Boston, Massachusetts (engraving)
3626284 The Old Brick Church, Boston, Massachusetts (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Brick Church, Boston, Massachusetts)

Jubilee Clock commemorating Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee, Harlesden, London (photo)
6033006 Jubilee Clock commemorating Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee, Harlesden, London (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

On A Girdle (litho)
3654643 On A Girdle (litho) by Bell, Robert Anning (1863-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: On A Girdle. Illustration for English Lyrics with an introduction by John Dennis (George Bell)

A reconstruction of The Tower of Winds in the Roman agora in Athens
XJF447312 A reconstruction of The Tower of Winds in the Roman agora in Athens, engraved in 1762 (engraving) by Basire, James (1730-1802); Private Collection; (add.info.: marble clocktower)

Trade signs: Tobacco and Intoxicants (litho)
6026910 Trade signs: Tobacco and Intoxicants (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tobacco and Intoxicants)

Grasshopper Vane, and Tower of the New Royal Exchange (engraving)
1100961 Grasshopper Vane, and Tower of the New Royal Exchange (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grasshopper Vane, and Tower of the New Royal Exchange)

The Jackdaw (engraving)
5206851 The Jackdaw (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Jackdaw. Illustration for The Fireside Annual, 1878)

Study of a weather vane (colour litho)
6031115 Study of a weather vane (colour litho) by Metivet, Lucien (1863-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Study of a weather vane)

Raising the Dragon Vane on the Steeple of Bow Church (engraving)
1049882 Raising the Dragon Vane on the Steeple of Bow Church (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raising the Dragon Vane on the Steeple of Bow Church)

New Finial and Vane of the Spire of Louth Church (engraving)
1095421 New Finial and Vane of the Spire of Louth Church (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Finial and Vane of the Spire of Louth Church)

Arlington House, erected on the site of the Mulberry Gardens, London (engraving)
3644202 Arlington House, erected on the site of the Mulberry Gardens, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arlington House)

"He stops at the Sign of the Weathervane"(engraving)
984448 " He stops at the Sign of the Weathervane" (engraving) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " He stops at the Sign of the Weathervane")

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"The Wind Vane: A Symbol of Direction and Beauty" The archway to the Stable Court, Heveningham Hall, stands tall against the wind, adorned with a majestic wind vane. On the roof of the Kurhaus in Zingst, Germany, a seahorse figure proudly serves as a unique and eye-catching wind vane. Converted Oast Houses near Tunbridge Wells in Kent showcase their charm with traditional chimneys topped by elegant wind vanes. Old Warden in Bedfordshire, England boasts historic buildings crowned by intricate and ornate weather vanes that tell tales of time gone by. As depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry, even centuries ago, people recognized the importance of wind vanes as they carried Edward the Confessor's body to his final resting place. From Sweden comes a gilt bronze weathervane that not only points to where the winds blow but also adds a touch of elegance to any landscape. Seville Cathedral's Giralda tower is graced by an iconic Giraldillo weather vane - a symbol of both religious devotion and architectural beauty. In Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray, " an illustration featuring a weather vane reminds us that life's direction can be as fleeting as art itself. A colorful lithograph showcases various elements associated with wind vanes - from gendarmes to wreaths - highlighting their diverse forms across cultures. Cape-Coast Castle offers breathtaking views along Ghana's coast while its towering structure features an enchanting wind vane pointing towards new horizons. Wind vanes have long captured our imagination with their ability to blend functionality and aesthetics seamlessly. Whether perched atop grand manor houses or humble village churches, these captivating structures serve as guardians against gusts while adding character to our surroundings. From coastal towns in Germany to rural landscapes in England, wind vanes take on various forms and motifs.