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Black Forest Aneroid Barometer - Ceramic Dial -19th Century
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Black Forest Aneroid Barometer - Ceramic Dial -19th Century

19th century
For Sale by Heydays Antiques
Description

Well Carved Black Forest Wooden Carved Case with Wood Fruit & Leaf Decoration.

Height 21in or 53.5cm

The Ceramic Dial (6.25in or 16cm Diameter) with English Calibration for Pounds Per Square Inch.

Please contact Robert via Messaging or on 07899 058752 to Discuss.

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Date of Manufacture

Heydays Antiques has dated this Carved Black Forest Barometer to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Check ID 09099287
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques Date19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 120-150 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:
Enamelled ceramic dial with Gothic lettering: late 19th-century styling for the British market.
Curved glass thermometer integrated into the dial: standard late Victorian aneroid arrangement.
Back panel secured with original slotted screws: period cabinet fixings.
Pencil marks on the movement backplate: record of past servicing.

This is an independent date and photo anotation report compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
53.5cm (21.06")
Width
38cm (14.96")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1157041
Dealers Internal Reference
Be04TAC37.17
Description
Well Carved Black Forest Wooden Carved Case with Wood Fruit & Leaf Decoration.

Height 21in or 53.5cm

The Ceramic Dial (6.25in or 16cm Diameter) with English Calibration for Pounds Per Square Inch.

Please contact Robert via Messaging or on 07899 058752 to Discuss.

Viewing by Appointment Welcome

Please Supply Your Postcode For Shipping Costs & Options.

Date of Manufacture

Heydays Antiques has dated this Carved Black Forest Barometer to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 09099287
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques dating19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 120-150 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:
Enamelled ceramic dial with Gothic lettering: late 19th-century styling for the British market.
Curved glass thermometer integrated into the dial: standard late Victorian aneroid arrangement.
Back panel secured with original slotted screws: period cabinet fixings.
Pencil marks on the movement backplate: record of past servicing.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
53.5cm (21.06")
Width
38cm (14.96")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1157041
Dealers Internal Ref
Be04TAC37.17
Heydays Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Mar 2012

Specialising in personal attention for 17/18/19th c traditional longcase clocks & early 20th c triple weight quarter chiming musical clocks

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A 19th-century Black Forest aneroid barometer featuring a carved dark wood frame with leaf and acorn motifs surrounding a circular white ceramic dial.
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Archive I A 19th-century Black Forest aneroid barometer featuring a carved dark wood frame with leaf and acorn motifs surrounding a circular white ceramic dial.

Black Forest Aneroid Barometer - Ceramic Dial -19th Century

Archive II A 19th-century Black Forest aneroid barometer featuring a carved dark wood frame with leaf and acorn motifs surrounding a circular white ceramic dial. View II
Archive III A 19th-century Black Forest aneroid barometer featuring a carved dark wood frame with leaf and acorn motifs surrounding a circular white ceramic dial. View III
Archive IV A 19th-century Black Forest aneroid barometer featuring a carved dark wood frame with leaf and acorn motifs surrounding a circular white ceramic dial. View IV
Archive V A 19th-century Black Forest aneroid barometer featuring a carved dark wood frame with leaf and acorn motifs surrounding a circular white ceramic dial. View V
Archive VI A 19th-century Black Forest aneroid barometer featuring a carved dark wood frame with leaf and acorn motifs surrounding a circular white ceramic dial. View VI
Archive VII A 19th-century Black Forest aneroid barometer featuring a carved dark wood frame with leaf and acorn motifs surrounding a circular white ceramic dial. View VII
Archive VIII A 19th-century Black Forest aneroid barometer featuring a carved dark wood frame with leaf and acorn motifs surrounding a circular white ceramic dial. View VIII
Archive IX A 19th-century Black Forest aneroid barometer featuring a carved dark wood frame with leaf and acorn motifs surrounding a circular white ceramic dial. View IX
Archive X A 19th-century Black Forest aneroid barometer featuring a carved dark wood frame with leaf and acorn motifs surrounding a circular white ceramic dial. View X
Archive XI A 19th-century Black Forest aneroid barometer featuring a carved dark wood frame with leaf and acorn motifs surrounding a circular white ceramic dial. View XI
Archive XII A 19th-century Black Forest aneroid barometer featuring a carved dark wood frame with leaf and acorn motifs surrounding a circular white ceramic dial. View XII
Archive XIII A 19th-century Black Forest aneroid barometer featuring a carved dark wood frame with leaf and acorn motifs surrounding a circular white ceramic dial. View XIII
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A 19th-century Black Forest aneroid barometer featuring a carved dark wood frame with leaf and acorn motifs surrounding a circular white ceramic dial.
Black Forest Aneroid Barometer - Ceramic Dial -19th Century
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A 19th-century Black Forest aneroid barometer featuring a carved dark wood frame with leaf and acorn motifs surrounding a circular white ceramic dial.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectBarometers
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian Black Forest
  • MaterialCarved Wood, Ceramic, Brass, Glass
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsCarved leaves, Acorn detail, Pierced fretwork, Circular ceramic dial
  • SizeH 53.5 cm (21 in) x W 38 cm (15 in) x D 7 cm (3 in)

This nineteenth-century Victorian Black Forest aneroid barometer displays a dark brown carved wooden case incorporating pierced fretwork, acorn details, and carved leaf decoration around a circular ceramic dial under glass. The architectural wooden surround includes a prominent foliate cresting finial at the top, stepped turned mouldings framing the dial face, and visible stress cracks running vertically through the upper timber and dial surround from age. Measuring 53.5 cm high, 38 cm wide, and 7 cm deep, the instrument is suited for placement on a narrow wall space within a study, hallway, or gentleman's library. It hangs securely in any period or traditional interior to monitor atmospheric pressure through its brass indicator hands and English-calibrated scale.

FAQs

Originating in the Brienz and Black Forest regions during the 19th century, these instruments combine precision weather-measuring aneroid mechanisms with hand-carved wooden surrounds depicting natural foliage and organic motifs.

Barometers from this era feature dense hardwoods such as oak, walnut, or linden wood for the hand-carved casing, paired with enamel or ceramic dials, brass bezels, and glass covers.

Authentic examples feature detailed hand-carved elements showing visible chisel mark variations, natural wood grain, period-accurate typography on ceramic or enamel dials, and aged brass bezel fittings.

Mount the barometer in a hallway, study, or library alongside framed prints, or position it in a narrow wall space to add texture and historical interest within a gallery wall arrangement.

Dust the carved woodwork regularly with a soft, dry brush to clear crevices, polish glass dials with a lint-free cloth, and maintain stable indoor humidity to prevent wood movement.
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