ID 1225573
Lot 47 | A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONY BAROMETER
Estimate value
£ 12 000 – 18 000
LATE 18TH CENTURY
The upper steel scale with enamel indicators for PLUVIEUX, CHANGEANT and BEAUTEMPS, with a central mask and foliate mounts, above a reclining figure of Father Time, the rectangular body flanked by two foliate volutes, enclosing a thermometer, with stepped foliate base and berried boss
46 in. (117 cm.) high; 11 ½ in. (29 cm.) wide; 3 ½ in. (9 cm.) deep
Provenance
In the collection of the parents of the present owner, since the first half of the 20th century, and by descent.
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