J. Howard & Company, West Bridgewater Massachusettes (Jonathan Howard, B. 1806, active 1850-1868)

Cast zinc and molded copper, 48” high, 29” wide, 18.75” deep, photo: Christie’s.

Cast zinc and molded copper, 48” high, 29” wide, 18.75” deep, photo: Christie’s.

Cast zinc and molded copper, photo: Sotheby’s.

Cast zinc and molded copper, photo: Sotheby’s.

Cast zinc and molded copper, 14.25” high, 17.75” long, circa 1865, photo: Christie’s.

Cast zinc and molded copper, 14.25” high, 17.75” long, circa 1865, photo: Christie’s.

Cast zinc and molded copper, 17” high, 37” long, circa 1860, photo: Christie’s.

Cast zinc and molded copper, 17” high, 37” long, circa 1860, photo: Christie’s.