LOT 31 A GEORGE III SCOTTISH MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETER
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A GEORGE III SCOTTISH MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERB. CORTI, GLASGOW, EARLY 19th CENTURYWith open triangular pediment over silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches opposing the usual observations and a mercury tube Fahrenheit thermometer set to the left hand side, the right-hand upper corner with engraved signature B. Corti, Glasgow, set behind hinged glazed door over ebony strung caddy-moulded trunk with visible tube flanked by angled banded veneers, above rounded base fitted with ring-turned domed cistern cover.96cm (37.75ins) high excluding brass finial, 14cm (5.5ins) wide.A maker with the name B. Corti does not appear to be recorded in the usual sources however a James B. Corti is noted in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working in Glasgow circa 1800-50.
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Donnington Priory Oxford Road Donnington Newbury Berkshire RG14 2JE
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