Dutch Louis XV barometer

Dutch Louis XV barometer

Ships from The Netherlands

Kollenburg Antiquairs BV
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Name
Dutch Louis XV barometer
Measurements
Height: 119 cm, Width: 24 cm, Depth: 12 cm
Reference
KOLA100461
Techniques
Engraved, Lacquered, Veneered
Colors
Gold, Brown, Gray, White
Categories
Decorative Arts Instruments Barometers
Materials
oak frame veneered with burrwalnut and walnut, pewter scale plates Walnut
Styles
Louis XV
Periods
18th Century ca. 1775 Antique
Origin and period
P.J. Focchetti, Utrecht Sold at Sotheby’s Amsterdam, 21 november 2007
Description

A Dutch barometer in a burl walnut veneered case. The pewter scale plates are engraved and lacquered black. The barometer has two windows. The larger window is located at the bottom and shows the thermometer against its scale plate, graduated in Fahrenheit and Florence. Behind this runs the countertube for the barometer, whose scale plate is located in a window above the thermometer and shows the scale in Rhineland inches. The barometer scale plate is signed: Lurasco Spinelli & Comp Amsterdam.

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