A Regency inlaid mahogany mercury wheel barometer Francis Molton, Norwich, circa 1825 With chevron-edged rounded top inset with marquetry fan roundel over conforming strung baluster outline upright applied with arch-glazed Fahrenheit scale spirit thermometer flanked by lozenge fan motifs, the 8 inch sunburst-centred circular silvered register signed Fr’s Molton Fecit, Norwich to centre within concentric scale annotated in barometric inches with the usual observations to circumference and glazed cast brass bezel, the rounded base with further marquetry roundel, (part restored), 94cm (37ins) high. Provenance: Private collection, Hampshire (ref. B171). Francis Molton is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from Dove Lane and St. Lawrence Steps, Norwich 1822-30.
A Regency inlaid mahogany mercury wheel barometer Francis Molton, Norwich, circa 1825 With chevron-edged rounded top inset with marquetry fan roundel over conforming strung baluster outline upright applied with arch-glazed Fahrenheit scale spirit thermometer flanked by lozenge fan motifs, the 8 inch sunburst-centred circular silvered register signed Fr’s Molton Fecit, Norwich to centre within concentric scale annotated in barometric inches with the usual observations to circumference and glazed cast brass bezel, the rounded base with further marquetry roundel, (part restored), 94cm (37ins) high. Provenance: Private collection, Hampshire (ref. B171). Francis Molton is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from Dove Lane and St. Lawrence Steps, Norwich 1822-30.
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