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Large Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Banjo
London City Antiques
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Large Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Banjo

19th century
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Large antique Victorian quality rosewood banjo barometer having a quality rosewood banjo shaped case with carved scroll decoration with a thermometer and 10 inch circular silvered dial with original hands and a brass bezel

In lovely condition and in good working order

Dimensions:

Height 107 cm (42.13 in)

Width 31 cm (12.20 in)

Depth 3.5 cm (1.38 in)

Dated 1860

Condition Note:

As with all antique barometers, due to their age and sensitive nature, we are unable to guarantee that the instrument is in full working order. The barometer is offered as a decorative and collectible piece.

Physical Dimensions
Height
107cm (42.13")
Width
31cm (12.20")
Depth
3.5cm (1.38")
Declaration

London City Antiques has dated this Victorian Rosewood Banjo Barometer to the 1860s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1074333
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2347
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Large antique Victorian quality rosewood banjo barometer having a quality rosewood banjo shaped case with carved scroll decoration with a thermometer and 10 inch circular silvered dial with original hands and a brass bezel
fig 1. A Victorian rosewood banjo barometer featuring a circular silvered dial, carved scroll pediment, and an integrated vertical spirit thermometer.
fig 1. Large Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Banjo

In lovely condition and in good working order

Dimensions:

Height 107 cm (42.13 in)

Width 31 cm (12.20 in)

Depth 3.5 cm (1.38 in)

Dated 1860

Condition Note:

“
As with all antique barometers, due to their age and sensitive nature, we are unable to guarantee that the instrument is in full working order.
London City Antiques

The barometer is offered as a decorative and collectible piece.

Height
107cm (42.13")
Width
31cm (12.20")
Depth
3.5cm (1.38")
Date of Manufacture

London City Antiques has dated this Victorian Rosewood Banjo Barometer to the 1860s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1074333
Dealers Internal Ref
2347
London City Antiques
London City Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2020

At london city antiques we specialise in fine english antiques

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A Victorian rosewood banjo barometer featuring a circular silvered dial, carved scroll pediment, and an integrated vertical spirit thermometer.
Large Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Banjo
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A Victorian rosewood banjo barometer featuring a circular silvered dial, carved scroll pediment, and an integrated vertical spirit thermometer.
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A banjo barometer, named for its musical instrument silhouette, is a wall-mounted instrument developed in the late 18th and 19th centuries to measure atmospheric pressure and forecast weather variations.

Traditional 19th-century wheel barometers are constructed with carved timber cases, predominantly rosewood or mahogany, housing glass tubes filled with mercury, silvered brass dials, and integrated spirit thermometers.

Authentic Victorian barometers display hand-engraved silvered brass dials with period typography, original mercury glass tubes, veneered or solid hardwood cases with carved scrollwork, and bone or ivory adjustment knobs.

An antique banjo barometer functions as a focal architectural feature when positioned on narrow wall surfaces, within gallery walls, or alongside formal study furniture.

Maintain the barometer by keeping it away from direct sunlight and radiators to prevent timber veneer movement, dusting the surface with a dry soft cloth, and maintaining a strictly vertical orientation to protect the internal glass mechanism.
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