Regency Inlaid Mahogany-veneer Wheel Barometer, C. Galli (retailer), Edinburgh, Scotland,...

Regency Inlaid Mahogany-veneer Wheel Barometer,
C. Galli (retailer), Edinburgh, Scotland, c. 1825.
Laminated wood case veneered with figured mahogany at front and sides, the front corners outlined in double-string inlay and all surmounted by a broken pediment centering a brass urn finial, fitted with four glazed brass frames, one covering a dial indicating "DRY / DAMP", over an arched recess in waist containing mercury thermometer over silvered plate inscribed with register from 25 to 125 degrees to indicate "Freezing / Temperate / Sum'r Heat / [and] Blood Heat", the large barometric dial at base numbered 28 to 31 and inscribed "STORMY / MUCH RAIN / RAIN / Change / FAIR / SET FAIR / VERY DRY" with adjustable brass-plated reference needle, and a spirit level mounted horizontally inside a brass plate inscribed "C. Galli / Waterloo Place / Edinburgh" across top and bottom, wd. 12, dp. 2 1/2, ht. 42 1/2 in.
Provenance
The collection of Eric van Rooy.
Neville Lewis, The Barometer Shop, Cushing, Maine.

Note
Barometers and clocks containing mercury cannot be shipped and must be picked up in the gallery.