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Very Rare Watkins Wheel Barometer
Finchingfield Antiques
for sale €3,920     $4,255
£3,350

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Very Rare Watkins Wheel Barometer

19th century
Description

fine & very rare

English wheel barometer

JEREMIAH WATKINS

1799 – 1819

In mahogany & satinwood C.1810. Made by the famous

maker JEREMIAH WATKINS. He was instrument maker

to The Duke of York, The Duke of Clarence and

The East India Company.

This barometer has a shape I’ve never seen before,

in fact I don’t know how to describe it other than it

is very pleasing!

Watkins made many different kinds of barometer,

including ‘Angle Barometers’.

This particular barometer has very fine mahogany and

generous satinwood edging. The concave brass bezel containing a

fabulous silvered brass dial and very flamboyant

engraved scroll work around ‘change’ and a very

prominent scroll signed WATKINS,CHARING CROSS, LONDON.

Very fine blued steel moon & diamond hand pointer &

matching brass register hand.

All in very good original condition.

With restored top.

£3,350.00

Physical Dimensions
Height
107cm (42.13")
Width
26cm (10.24")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
Declaration

Finchingfield Antiques has dated this Georgian Mahogany Wheel Barometer to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA920163
Description
Fine & very rare

English wheel barometer

JEREMIAH WATKINS

1799 – 1819

In mahogany & satinwood C.1810. Made by the famous

maker JEREMIAH WATKINS. He was instrument maker

to The Duke of York, The Duke of Clarence and

fig 1. An antique Georgian mahogany wheel barometer featuring a silvered dial with brass bezel, dark wooden casing with inlay, and a pediment top.
fig 1. Very Rare Watkins Wheel Barometer

The East India Company.

This barometer has a shape I’ve never seen before,

in fact I don’t know how to describe it other than it

is very pleasing!

Watkins made many different kinds of barometer,

including ‘Angle Barometers’.

fig 2. An antique Georgian mahogany wheel barometer featuring a silvered dial with brass bezel, dark wooden casing with inlay, and a pediment top.
fig 2. Very Rare Watkins Wheel Barometer

This particular barometer has very fine mahogany and

generous satinwood edging. The concave brass bezel containing a

fabulous silvered brass dial and very flamboyant

engraved scroll work around ‘change’ and a very

prominent scroll signed WATKINS,CHARING CROSS, LONDON.

Very fine blued steel moon & diamond hand pointer &

matching brass register hand.

All in very good original condition.

With restored top.

£3,350.00

Height
107cm (42.13")
Width
26cm (10.24")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
Date of Manufacture

Finchingfield Antiques has dated this Georgian Mahogany Wheel Barometer to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA920163
Finchingfield Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Feb 2017
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Archive I An antique Georgian mahogany wheel barometer featuring a silvered dial with brass bezel, dark wooden casing with inlay, and a pediment top.

Very Rare Watkins Wheel Barometer

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An antique Georgian mahogany wheel barometer featuring a silvered dial with brass bezel, dark wooden casing with inlay, and a pediment top.
VERY RARE WATKINS WHEEL BAROMETER
Ref: SA920163
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FAQs

A Georgian wheel barometer is an 18th-century instrument designed to measure changes in atmospheric pressure. Housed in a wooden case, typically mahogany or rosewood, it utilizes a mercury glass tube linked to a dial pointer to indicate weather conditions.

Traditional barometers from this period were crafted using dense hardwoods such as mahogany or walnut, featuring brass bezels, glass covers, and silvered brass dials. The internal mechanism relied on glass tubing filled with mercury and cast metal pulleys.

Authentic examples feature engraved maker signatures on the silvered dial, period-correct brass screws, hand-cut timber joinery, and fine boxwood stringing. Later reproductions often lack hand-engraved dial lettering and utilize modern brass plating.

An antique barometer functions as architectural wall decoration when hung in narrow wall spaces, entry foyers, or study rooms alongside framed artwork. Pairing dark wood cases with neutral wall finishes creates visual contrast in contemporary spaces.

Keep the barometer out of direct sunlight and away from central heating sources to prevent timber shrinkage or lacquer deterioration. Silvered dials should not be cleaned with abrasive chemicals, and the object must be transported upright if mercury remains in the tube.
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