A very good George III Period Mahogany and Shell Inlaid eight inch dial wheel barometer signed Bernascheni & Monli, Leicester with silvered dial and thermometer scale.
Ca.1810
Height: 38”, 97 cms.
Width:10”,25 cms
Depth: 2”,5 cms
These makers are listed in “English Barometers, 1680 to 1860” by Nicholas Goodison variously as “Bernaschoni and Monthi, Leicester. Wheel Barometer with 8 inch dial, mahogany, broken pediment, case inlaid with paterae of coloured woods, Stick Barometer with bulb cistern in mahogany, broken pediment. Probably identifiable with Barnaschoni and Monthi.”
Good, marks and wear consistent with age and use. Full condition report available upon request.
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