Clocks, Pocket Watches, Scientific Instruments & Tribal Art - Day 2 - 17th October 2012

Lot 757

An early 19th century mahogany banjo barometer with timepiece

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000

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Description

An early 19th century mahogany banjo barometer with timepiece, with a swan neck pediment above a silvered thermometer dial and a 4inch enamel dial with a fusee movement, the plate signed Willm Terry, LONDON, No.275, with leaf engraved border and mask cock, above a 12 inch main dial, brass adjuster knob, the level dial signed J.Pastorelli, LONDON, the case with ebony and boxwood stringing, 47in (119.5cm) h.