Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 5th October 2016
Lot 223
λ A Victorian oak Admiral Fitzroy storm barometer by Negretti & Zambra
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £450
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Description
λ A Victorian oak Admiral Fitzroy storm barometer by Negretti & Zambra, with twin ceramic dials inscribed 'NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA INSTRUMENT MAKERS TO HER MAJESTY HOLBORN VIADUCT E.C.122 REGENT ST. W. & 45 CORNHILL E.C. LONDON', for '10 A.M YESTERDAY' and '10 A.M. TODAY', and patent 'No. 2347', with ivory vernier scales, the case with brass adjusters and a thermometer, 104cm high.