Beschreibung:

A George III inlaid mahogany mercury wheel barometer Negretty and Company, London, early 19th century With open triangular pediment, parquetry strung cornice and marquetry rosette to top over triple-line strung baluster outline upright applied with arch-glazed Fahrenheit scale alcohol thermometer flanked by oval foliate motifs, the 8 inch sunburst centred circular silvered register signed Negretty & Co. Fecit, LONDON to centre within concentric scale annotated in barometric inches with the usual observations to circumference and generous glazed cast brass bezel, the rounded base with further marquetry rosette, 97cm (38.25ins) high excluding finial. Provenance: Private collection, Hampshire (ref. B111); purchased at Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, 8th January 2002 (lot 367) for £750 hammer. The firm of Negretty and Company are recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working in London circa 1820-40. Condition report disclaimer