LOT 32 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETER
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERWILLIAM BOWLEY, SHREWSBURY, EARLY 19th CENTURYWith open triangular pediment over silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches opposing the usual observations, the right-hand upper corner with engraved signature W'm Bowley, Shrewsbury, Fec't within a circular cartouche, set behind hinged glazed door over chevron strung and crossbanded trunk with visible tube flanked by angled banded veneers, above rounded base fitted with ring-turned domed cistern cover.100cm (39.5ins) high excluding brass finial, 15cm (6ins) wide.William Bowley is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as an engraver working from Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, 1809-18.
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Donnington Priory Oxford Road Donnington Newbury Berkshire RG14 2JE
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