Rooster Church Weathervane - 18th Century - Gilded Wooden Base

Magnificent 18th century church tower weathervane rooster in embossed copper, with its steel stem which pivots according to the wind. its impressive base in gilded wood ornaments from the 18th and 19th centuries magnifies the work and will give it a presence in your living room. The animal, whose song announces the sunrise, symbolizes the passage “from darkness to light”. This solar bird would thus be a symbol of Jesus. It is in this sense that Pope Leo IV decided it, around the year 850.