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Elegant wall-mounted thermometer from the early 19th century, adopting the Louis XVI neoclassical style. The carved lyre-shaped frame is adorned with garlands of foliage, laurel branches, and crowned with a relief floral rosette.

This object originally formed the upper part of a large Torricelli barometer. It has been adapted and stabilized on a modern wooden presentation base, allowing it today to be used as a unique table or display piece.
The original glass capillary tube and the thermometric liquid are absent.

Élégant thermomètre d'applique mural d'époque début XIXe siècle reprenant le style néoclassique Louis XVI. Le cadre sculpté en forme de lyre est orné de guirlandes de feuillages, de branches de laurier et sommé d'une rosace florale en relief.

Cet objet constituait initialement la partie haute d'un grand baromètre de Torricelli. Il a été adapté et stabilisé sur un socle en bois de présentation moderne, lui permettant aujourd'hui d'être utilisé comme un objet de table ou de vitrine unique.
Le tube capillaire d'origine en verre et le liquide thermométrique sont absents.

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Thermometer - Gold leaf

France - 1800-1850

Belgium

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Early 19th‑century wall-mounted thermometer in Louis XVI neoclassical style, with a lyre-shaped carved frame in wood and gold leaf, France, 41 cm high, 17 cm wide, 4.5 cm deep, in good condition with age-related wear and stains, mounted on a modern wooden display base for table or showcase use, original glass capillary tube and liquid thermometer are missing.

Thermometer - Gold leaf

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