Antique Furniture - 10th January 2006

Lot 414

An early Victorian mahogany banjo shape barometer

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £380

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Description

An early Victorian mahogany banjo shape barometer, the carved shell and scroll cresting above a silvered thermometer, the 8in silvered dial inscribed ' H. Webster, 2, Albert Terrace, Bishops Road, Bayswater.' to a later adjuster, the case with ebonised stringing and a later base moulding, 39.75in (101cm) h.