LOT 34 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETER
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERABRAHAM AND COMPANY, EXETER, CIRCA 1810With open triangular pediment over silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations beneath engraved signature Abraham & Co., Exeter to the right-hand side opposing Fahrenheit scale spirit thermometer to the left, set behind hinged glazed door over caddy moulded trunk with visible tube flanked by angled banded veneers above rounded base fitted with ring-turned domed cistern cover.95cm (37.5ins) high excluding brass finial, 13.5cm (5.25ins) wide.An E. Abraham is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working in Exeter circa 1820-40.
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Donnington Priory Oxford Road Donnington Newbury Berkshire RG14 2JE
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