Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 9th January 2019
Lot 242
A George IV mahogany wheel barometer
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £280
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Description
A George IV mahogany wheel barometer, inlaid with boxwood and ebonised stringing, the glazed 12in silvered dial engraved with an urn and scrolls, above a bone adjustor and a spirit level signed 'J. Bolton Plymouth', with a thermometer and dry/damp dial, the swan neck pediment centred with a brass urn, 120.4cm high.
Provenance: The Collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.