An early 19th century carved and inlaid mahogany Dutch contra-barometer
F. Bazerga, Rotterdam
The architectural cresting with central carved urn over a pair of verre églomisé gilt-decorated glass panels, the tubes and scales protected by a glazed door over a matching base with dependent finials, the twin scales with engraved swag decoration and various predictions, 24cm wide x 9cm deep x 133cm high, (9in wide x 3 1/2in deep x 52in high)
Footnotes:
Literature
Bert Bolle, Barometers in Beeld, 1983, fig. 265.
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