Overview

• The weathervane, depicting a steam locomotive, was stolen from a Vermont railway station in 1983.
• It was consigned to Sotheby's auction house, which identified it as stolen with the help of Arts Loss Register.
• Sotheby's covered the $2,300 shipping cost to return the weathervane to Vermont.
• The Vermont Agency of Transportation is coordinating with the state curator to find a new display location.
• Judith Ehrlich of the Vermont Agency of Transportation expressed delight at the artifact's return.