Barometer - Wood
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Louis XVI style barometer-thermometer in carved and gilded wood, dating from the late 18th century, from France, with dimensions 87 cm high, 51 cm wide and 8 cm deep, showing wear and gilding losses and glass on the dial is cracked, the mercury tube is original and the mechanism is sold as is with no guaranteed function, for local pickup in Paris.
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Louis XVI-style barometer-thermometer in carved and gilded wood
The dial features a wind rose painted in grisaille and the meteorological scale in French with the old spelling “TEMS”: Tempête / Grande pluie / Pluie ou vent / Variable / Beau temps / Beau fixe / Très sec, graduated from 27 to 29 inches. Mention “Selon Toricelli.”
Dateable from the late 18th century to the early 19th century.
Provenance / history: on the back, two labels from Versailles suppliers — J. Mallet, optician, 4 passage Saint-Pierre, Versailles and L. Couturier, rue de la Paroisse, adjudant of the Hôtel de Ville de Versailles — as well as a handwritten inscription “Mallet 19/1/22” corresponding to a January 1922 revision. An object that lived in the Versailles region and whose maintenance is documented.
Dimensions: height 87 cm × width 51 cm.
Condition: antique object in its original state, to restore. Wear and losses to the gilding. Old drill holes from woodworm on the pediment and the frame. Glass of the dial cracked. The mechanism is sold as is, operation not guaranteed. See detailed photos, which are an integral part of the description.
Pickup only — item NOT shippable. This barometer contains mercury (original tube): its transport by carrier is forbidden. On-site collection only in Paris. Please do not bid if you are not able to come to collect the item or arrange a local pickup yourself.
Louis XVI-style barometer-thermometer in carved and gilded wood
The dial features a wind rose painted in grisaille and the meteorological scale in French with the old spelling “TEMS”: Tempête / Grande pluie / Pluie ou vent / Variable / Beau temps / Beau fixe / Très sec, graduated from 27 to 29 inches. Mention “Selon Toricelli.”
Dateable from the late 18th century to the early 19th century.
Provenance / history: on the back, two labels from Versailles suppliers — J. Mallet, optician, 4 passage Saint-Pierre, Versailles and L. Couturier, rue de la Paroisse, adjudant of the Hôtel de Ville de Versailles — as well as a handwritten inscription “Mallet 19/1/22” corresponding to a January 1922 revision. An object that lived in the Versailles region and whose maintenance is documented.
Dimensions: height 87 cm × width 51 cm.
Condition: antique object in its original state, to restore. Wear and losses to the gilding. Old drill holes from woodworm on the pediment and the frame. Glass of the dial cracked. The mechanism is sold as is, operation not guaranteed. See detailed photos, which are an integral part of the description.
Pickup only — item NOT shippable. This barometer contains mercury (original tube): its transport by carrier is forbidden. On-site collection only in Paris. Please do not bid if you are not able to come to collect the item or arrange a local pickup yourself.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Country of origin
France
Material
Wood
Style
Antique
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
87 cm
Width
51 cm
Depth
8 cm
Estimated period
late 18th century
In working order
Yes
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