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Early Victorian Mahogany Banjo Wheel Barometer

c. 1840

level signed ‘Grassi & Fontana, Exeter’, swan-neck pediment with urn finial, over a hygrometer, mercury thermometer, and a convex mirror, the silvered dial with brass bezel and signed level under

Measurements:
height 102 cm
Provenance:
Master Clockmakers, Camden, NSW, Private Collection, Sydney
Labels:
See for comparison: Nicholas Goodison, English Barometers 1680-1860, 1977, p. 306, where listed; 'BULLA, GRASSI and FONTANA fl. 1830, 134 Fore St., Exeter'
  • EStimate $600 - $900
  • sold $720 Incl BP
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