Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
D. Fagioli & Son Mahogany Inlaid Wheel Barometer, 3 GT Warner St., Clerkenwell, England, 19th century, with a pitch pediment above the circular dry/damp scale, thermometer in throat reading in part Blood Heat at the 100 degree mark, silvered lower dial with convex glass and brass bezel, and maker's plaque with spirit level and engraved as above, lg. 38 3/4 in.
Estimate $300-500
lacking adjustment knob below scale. Case in overall good condtion. Small chip to pediment on object right 3/16 in. long.
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