A fine and impressive mid 19th century mahogany stick barometer Carpenter and Westley, 24 Regent Street, London
Lot 3
A fine and impressive mid 19th century mahogany stick barometer
Carpenter and Westley, 24 Regent Street, London
£2,500 - 3,500
US$ 3,400 - 4,700

Fine Clocks

17 Jun 2008, 14:00 BST

London, New Bond Street
Lot Details
A fine and impressive mid 19th century mahogany stick barometer
Carpenter and Westley, 24 Regent Street, London
The curved upper section with carved detail over a waisted trunk set with a pair of adjustable knobs and a large mercury thermometer tube, terminating in an ebonised urn-shaped cistern cover, the signed twin angled scales with rack and pinion verniers reading against the extra-large bore tube 1.07m (42in) high.

Footnotes

  • Carpenter and Westley traded in Birmingham between 1835 and 1900 and London from 1838 until 1914.
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