RÉAUMUR BAROMETER-THERMOMETER, LOUIS XVI PERIOD
2 400€
A Réaumur oval barometer-thermometer in gilded, moulded and carved wood. The frame is decorated with friezes of water leaves and rows of pearls. It is surmounted by a pediment of agrarian trophies and a basket of fruits and flowers. The lower part is decorated with leaves surrounded by a ribbon bow. The thermometer is annotated with remarks on the different temperatures to give a tangible equivalent. The highest temperature corresponds to the temperature of Syria. The dial is signed SORMANY, rue de l'arbre sec in Paris.
Louis XVI period
Circa: 1790
Dim: W:43cm, D:8cm, H:89cm
Condition report: light wear to gilding. Restoration to dial inscriptions. The barometer is in working order. Thermometer no longer works.
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LP :
3034
Availability :
Object available
Width :
43
(cm)
Height
89
(cm)
Depth
8
(cm)
Delivery :
Calculated at time of payment