Lot 512 , An early 19th century mahogany wheel barometer, marked Pastorelli, height 120cm

An early 19th century mahogany wheel barometer, marked Pastorelli, height 120cm
Estimate £80-120

Diameter 35cm. including brass and wooden part of barometer.
Inside brass face 30cm. diameter
Approx. 117cm high top to bottom in total.
This barometer is F. Pastorelli, mercury tube full; suspension lines clear, not tangled. Case slight shrinkage split immediately above hygrometer bexel, approx 2cm white metal plaque engraved with personal inscription, Carruthers, 1943


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Sold for £90