Early Victorian Mahogany Banjo Wheel Barometer

level signed ‘Grassi & Fontana, Exeter’, swan-neck pediment with urn finial, over a hygrometer, mercury thermometer, and a convex mirror, the silvered dial with brass bezel and signed level under

Measurements:

height 102 cm

Provenance:

Master Clockmakers, Camden, NSW, Private Collection, Sydney

Labels:

See for comparison: Nicholas Goodison, English Barometers 1680-1860, 1977, p. 306, where listed; 'BULLA, GRASSI and FONTANA fl. 1830, 134 Fore St., Exeter'

• EStimate $600 - $900
• sold $720 Incl BP