Lot 2056
A BRONZE FIGURAL TABLE THERMOMETER MODELLED AS A MOUNT EVEREST CLIMBER
Cast with inscription ‘MOUNT EVEREST OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 1938’, 16.5cm high
| Estimate: | £80 - £120 |
| Hammer price: | £90 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
This lot evokes the popularity of mountaineering inspired memorabilia in Britain in the early 20th Century and was produced shortly after the British Mount Everest Expedition in 1938 led by Major H.W. 'Bill' Tilman.