A Regency inlaid mahogany mercury wheel barometer
A Regency inlaid mahogany mercury wheel barometer Francis Molton, Norwich, circa 1825 With chevron-edged rounded top inset with marquetry fan roundel over conforming strung baluster outline upright applied with arch-glazed Fahrenheit scale spirit thermometer flanked by lozenge fan motifs, the 8 inch sunburst-centred circular silvered register signed Fr s Molton Fecit, Norwich to centre within concentric scale annotated in barometric inches with the usual observations to circumference and glazed cast brass bezel, the rounded base with further marquetry roundel , (part restored), 94cm (37ins) high. Provenance: Private collection, Hampshire (ref. B171). Francis Molton is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from Dove Lane and St. Lawrence Steps, Norwich 1822-30.
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A Regency inlaid mahogany mercury wheel barometer Francis Molton, Norwich, circa 1825 With chevron-edged rounded top inset with marquetry fan roundel over conforming strung baluster outline upright applied with arch-glazed Fahrenheit scale spirit thermometer flanked by lozenge fan motifs, the 8 inch sunburst-centred circular silvered register signed Fr s Molton Fecit, Norwich to centre within concentric scale annotated in barometric inches with the usual observations to circumference and glazed cast brass bezel, the rounded base with further marquetry roundel , (part restored), 94cm (37ins) high. Provenance: Private collection, Hampshire (ref. B171). Francis Molton is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from Dove Lane and St. Lawrence Steps, Norwich 1822-30.
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