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Antique Victorian Quality Mahogany Banjo Barometer by James H Kelly of Glasgow
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Antique Victorian Quality Mahogany Banjo Barometer by James H Kelly of Glasgow

19th century
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Antique Victorian quality mahogany banjo barometer by James H Kelly of Glasgow

Having a quality mahogany shaped banjo barometer with scroll shaped carving circular silvered engraved dial with original hands and a thermometer

A charming example in good working order

H 92 x W 26.5 x D 6.5cm

Date 1880

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
92cm (36.22")
Width
26.5cm (10.43")
Depth
6.5cm (2.56")
Declaration

London City Antiques has dated this Victorian Mahogany Banjo Barometer to the 1880s.

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SA957174
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Antique Victorian quality mahogany banjo barometer by James H Kelly of Glasgow
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Having a quality mahogany shaped banjo barometer with scroll shaped carving circular silvered engraved dial with original hands and a thermometer.
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fig 1. Victorian mahogany banjo barometer featuring a carved scroll frame, an upper vertical thermometer scale, and a circular silvered dial with brass bezel.
fig 1. Antique Victorian Quality Mahogany Banjo Barometer by James H Kelly of Glasgow

A charming example in good working order

H 92 x W 26.5 x D 6.5cm

Date 1880

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.

Height
92cm (36.22")
Width
26.5cm (10.43")
Depth
6.5cm (2.56")
Date of Manufacture

London City Antiques has dated this Victorian Mahogany Banjo Barometer to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA957174
Dealers Internal Ref
1423
London City Antiques
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Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2020

At london city antiques we specialise in fine english antiques

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Archive I Victorian mahogany banjo barometer featuring a carved scroll frame, an upper vertical thermometer scale, and a circular silvered dial with brass bezel.

Antique Victorian Quality Mahogany Banjo Barometer by James H Kelly of Glasgow

Archive II Victorian mahogany banjo barometer featuring a carved scroll frame, an upper vertical thermometer scale, and a circular silvered dial with brass bezel. View II
Archive III Victorian mahogany banjo barometer featuring a carved scroll frame, an upper vertical thermometer scale, and a circular silvered dial with brass bezel. View III
Archive IV Victorian mahogany banjo barometer featuring a carved scroll frame, an upper vertical thermometer scale, and a circular silvered dial with brass bezel. View IV
Archive V Victorian mahogany banjo barometer featuring a carved scroll frame, an upper vertical thermometer scale, and a circular silvered dial with brass bezel. View V
Archive VI Victorian mahogany banjo barometer featuring a carved scroll frame, an upper vertical thermometer scale, and a circular silvered dial with brass bezel. View VI
Archive VII Victorian mahogany banjo barometer featuring a carved scroll frame, an upper vertical thermometer scale, and a circular silvered dial with brass bezel. View VII
Archive VIII Victorian mahogany banjo barometer featuring a carved scroll frame, an upper vertical thermometer scale, and a circular silvered dial with brass bezel. View VIII
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Victorian mahogany banjo barometer featuring a carved scroll frame, an upper vertical thermometer scale, and a circular silvered dial with brass bezel.
Antique Victorian Quality Mahogany Banjo Barometer by James H Kelly of Glasgow
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Victorian mahogany banjo barometer featuring a carved scroll frame, an upper vertical thermometer scale, and a circular silvered dial with brass bezel.
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  • ObjectBarometers
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialMahogany, Brass, Glass, Silvered Metal
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsScroll pediment, Silvered dial, Integrated thermometer, Carved scroll apron
  • SizeH 92 cm (36 in) x W 26.5 cm (10 in) x D 6.5 cm (3 in)

This Victorian banjo barometer originates from 1880 and comes by James H Kelly of Glasgow. The piece consists of a warm brown mahogany body with distinct scroll-shaped carving at the top pediment and a matching scroll apron at the bottom. An upper vertical thermometer scale sits within a rectangular glazed window, while a circular silvered engraved dial with a brass bezel occupies the lower section, complete with original hands. The timber displays visible grain patterns and polished surfaces along the shaped wooden frame. Measuring 92 cm high, 26.5 cm wide and 6.5 cm deep, the instrument suits placement on a narrow wall space in a gentleman's library, hallway or study. Homeowners use such wall barometers as decorative and collectible accents rather than guaranteed weather instruments due to their sensitive age.

FAQs

A banjo barometer, also known as a wheel barometer, is an eighteenth and nineteenth-century wall-mounted instrument featuring a figure-eight shaped timber casing housing a barometric dial and often an upper thermometer tube.

Victorian barometers were typically constructed using dense hardwoods such as mahogany or rosewood, fitted with engraved silvered brass dials, glass tubing, and cast brass bezels.

Authentic Victorian examples feature hand-engraved silvered dials, mercury or spirit thermometer scales, hand-carved scroll or swan-neck pediments, and age-appropriate oxidisation on brass components.

Mount the instrument vertically on a narrow wall space, incorporate it into a hallway gallery wall, or display it above a sideboard to add historic texture and functional wall art to a room scheme.

Position the wooden casing away from direct sunlight and heat sources to prevent timber shrinkage, and clean the glass and brass bezel gently using a dry microfibre cloth.
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