A rare Dutch carved giltwood barometer

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A rare Dutch carved giltwood barometer

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PeriodBy Johann P. Gossa, ca. 1700DescriptionThe central tube shaft ending in a moulded and scrolling foliate base, centred by a circular aperture, surmounted by a carving of Zeus or Jupiter seated on a cloud, surrounded by a sunburst and putti, signed with maker’s mark Johann P. Gossa, Magnum, Barometrum Jojann P. Gosse Mathe Fecit.DimensionsH 135 cmLiteratureProvenance: Property of a Dutch noble family.- acquired at A. Van der Meer, Amsterdam, 1992.Condition ReportThe mercury tube with some air bubbles