Alan Walker
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Very fine and unusual late 18th Century mahogany Wheel Barometer. The elegant front-to-back ‘swan-neck’ pediment, with ivory finial and ebony and boxwood frieze, over excellently proportioned case of rich ‘Cuban’ mahogany
England
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1790
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Artists
WALTER GOUGH OF LONDON (c.1784-1811) Excellent guaranteed working condition Description / Expertise
Very fine and unusual late 18th Century mahogany Wheel Barometer. The elegant front-to-back ‘swan-neck’ pediment, with ivory finial and ebony and boxwood frieze, over excellently proportioned case of rich ‘Cuban’ mahogany, strung in boxwood and ebony, inlaid with delicate conch-shell paterae, and inset with well engraved silvered brass adjustable hygrometer, detachable mercury thermometer, 10-inch main barometer dial with cast brass bezel, and unusual signature plate.
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