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Carved Giltwood French Barometer
Carved gilt wood Louis XVI French barometer, painted wood dial with blue ground and starburst centre. Original pointer and centrally mounted setting hand.
The dial signed ‘Par Freville, Barometre, Secon Toricelli’. Cafter Toricelli (1608-1647), credited with the invention of the barometer after his famous experiment in 1643.
The case with floral swag decoration retains it’s original gilding. c.1780
PricePOA Date 1780 Late 18th Century Antiques Material Giltwood Origin French Item code as729a022 Status For Sale
SellerOlde Time Antique Clocks
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Olde Time Antique Clocks
Private dealer
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Norfolk
East Anglia, England
Tel : 01508 532188
Non UK callers : +44 1508 532188
The dial signed ‘Par Freville, Barometre, Secon Toricelli’. Cafter Toricelli (1608-1647), credited with the invention of the barometer after his famous experiment in 1643.
The case with floral swag decoration retains it’s original gilding. c.1780
PricePOA Date 1780 Late 18th Century Antiques Material Giltwood Origin French Item code as729a022 Status For Sale
View all stock from
Olde Time Antique Clocks
Private dealer
By appointment only
Norfolk
East Anglia, England
Tel : 01508 532188
Non UK callers : +44 1508 532188
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