P A Oxley Antique Clocks & Barometers has dated this piece to the 1800s.
The makers name also finely engraved to the centre of the dial. The barometer reading is indicated by a blued steel hand and can be recorded with a brass set hand, controlled with the brass knob set within the glazed concave bezel. The alcohol thermometer set on a silvered brass scale calibrated from -10º to 120º Fahrenheit. The thermometer scale also with well engraved flowers and swags. The mahogany veneered case of an excellent faded colour with high quality chequer strung edge inlay, rounded top and bottom and cross-banded sides. The case also features exceptionally well crafted oval inlays of Lily of the Valley to the centre and complicated flower roundels to both the top and base of the barometer.
An exceptional and rare piece.
P A Oxley Antique Clocks & Barometers has dated this piece to the 1800s.
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