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A barometer-thermometer in a scalloped shape, made of moulde…
See original version (French)
237
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A barometer-thermometer in a scalloped shape, made of moulde…
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €400
Voluntary lot
Description
A barometer-thermometer in a scalloped shape, made of moulded, carved and gilded wood; the upper section is adorned with a trophy featuring musical instruments surmounted by flowers; the central section features a circular, grey-lacquered dial signed ‘Joseph PONTIGIA’. The lower section houses a Réaumur-scale thermometer flanked by reeds.
Louis XVI period.
103 x 40 x 7 cm.
(minor damage, losses and restorations; modern mercury mechanism).
See original version (French)
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Ref. : 0026390 - 7
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