Lot 687
A George III inlaid mahogany stick barometer.John Duncan of Perth, circa 1800.The silvered scale...
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Lot 687
A George III inlaid mahogany stick barometer.John Duncan of Perth, circa 1800.The silvered scale...
Lot 687
Lot Description
A George III inlaid mahogany stick barometer.
John Duncan of Perth, circa 1800.
The silvered scale with engraved named banner, the scroll terminals named 'BAROMETER' and 'THERMOMETER' over remarks and a simple wire vernier, behind hinged boxwood-strung hinged door, the conforming trunk with ivory finial and 'broken' pediment over exposed main tube and oval cistern cover, 39.75", (101cm) high.
Postage: Auction Default
Weight: No
Total lot weight: No
Condition Report
Scale does not have numbers (for inches of pressure). Finial is later - probably a chess piece. 'Threading' (gaps) to mercury in main tube.
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