A George III stick barometer

A George III stick barometer

£3,750
Category
Reference

1236

A George III mahogany and sabicu stick barometer, the triangular open pediment with the original brass finial, above a glazed door enclosing an engraved panel with barometer and thermometer scales, signed Campione OXFORD, above a diagonally veneered shaft and domed reservoir.

Campione of Oxford is recorded as working from 1760 - 1820 ( see Barometer Makers and Retailers 1660-1900, Edwin Banfield, 1985).

Dimensions:

Height 97 cm / 38 "
Width 13.5 cm / 5 "
Depth 8 cm / 3 14"
Year

circa 1790

Country

England

Provenance

February 1994 - with Ronald Phillips Ltd.,

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