A LATE REGENCY ROSEWOOD AND BRASS-INLAID WHEEL BAROMETER
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£50 - £80
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Hammer price:
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£70 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
With ‘onion’ top, above hydrometer dial and bow-front removable thermometer, 8in silvered dial, with brass setting hand, above a brass-outlined level at the base
97cm high
***Please note this object contains mercury.
CONDITION REPORT
The tube is not broken but the mercury is punctuated with air gaps. This and the mechanism will require attention. The case has been repolished. There is no glass to the hydrometer dial. The silvered level dial is misshapen.
