Y A VICTORIAN MOTHER OF PEARL AND BRASS INLAID MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETER

Y A VICTORIAN MOTHER OF PEARL AND BRASS INLAID MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETERUnsigned, circa 1860The 8 inch circular silvered register with engraved rococo scrolls to centre within concentric scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations within cast brass convex glazed bezel, the onion-top case inlaid in mother-of-pearl, brass and abalone shell with continuous delicate flowering foliage to borders, fitted with glazed mercury tube Fahrenheit scale thermometer to the tapered upright and with conforming inverted onion shaped base.97cm (38ins) high.Condition Report: Tube is filled but has airlocks, the mechanism is intact but will require setting up, there is no setting recording hand setting key present. Bothe the register and the thermometer are in fine condition. The case is in fine original condition with faults very much limited to a few very light age related blemishes. Condition Report Disclaimer