LOT 813 Y A Victorian ornamental table thermometer modelled as the Monument to The Great Fire of London
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Y A Victorian ornamental table thermometer modelled as the Monument to The Great Fire of London, George Staight, London, circa 1845, the column with square platform applied with pierced balustrade surrounding flambeau final mounted on a pedestal, the tapered fluted shaft applied with mercury tube FAHRENHEIT and REAUMER scale thermometer signed G. STAIGHT, SKINNER STREET, LONDON to upper margin over base with complex engine-turned mouldings, the whole standing on a rectangular plinth applied with a silver crest modelled as a standing leopard over stepped skirt, 60cm (23.5ins) high; with moulded mahogany base supporting glass dome cover 69cm (27ins) high overall George Staight is recorded on The National Portrait Gallery website resource of 'British Artists Suppliers, 1650-1950' as an ivory cutter and turner, also working in other materials working from 72 Collingwood St, London 1827, 5 East Harding St, Gough Square, 7 East Harding St 1829-1842, 9 Skinner St, Snow Hill 1843-1846, 2 Bull Head Court, Newgate St 1847-1860, 17 Bath St, Newgate St 1861-1866.
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