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ANTIQUE #SA1009476

An Elegant Antique Wheel Barometer By I.Spelzini Of '91 Leather Lane, Holborn, London'

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Culvertons

Wheel barometers, like this fully working mahogany example from the 1830s, embody many of the characteristics and features we associate with Georgian interiors and the ''age of elegance'' - its slender mahogany case edged in ebony and boxwood, houses four separate finely engraved silvered dials that indicate the humidity, temperature, atmospheric pressure, and position of the case, together with a charming miniature convex mirror. It is topped with a swans-neck pediment and elegant turned brass finial. ''I Spelzini'' and the trading address ''91 Leather Lane, Holborn'' can be read on the bottom dial - I Spelzini were London-based instrument makers that can be traced back to the reign of George III. This barometer has been previously restored to a good standard and is in excellent working condition. Due to the mercury housed within the barometer, our normal offer of delivery by courier does not apply to this item. However, it can be collected or we can deliver and set it up within a 50...
Antique SA1009476 shown on this page was made in the 19th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
19th Century
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Culvertons
West Sussex
United Kingdom
Tel: 0777 542 6867 or
01306 770212
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD