Lot Essay
Joseph Franzi active circa 1790-1810 in Zierikzee.
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BY JOSEPH FRANZI, ZIERIKZEE
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A Dutch Louis XVI mahogany cistern barometer
By Joseph Franzi, Zierikzee
The glazed case of typical form, with an arched broken pediment centring on a urn, the frieze and cistern cover with verre églomisé panels, decorated with an urn and scrolling foliage, the pewter register plates inscribed Barometer/Thermometer/en/Contraleur/J. Franzi/Zeerickzee, flanked by columns with gilt-metal capital and base, above a carved foliate terminal, glass of cistern cover broken, restorations
119cm. high
By Joseph Franzi, Zierikzee
The glazed case of typical form, with an arched broken pediment centring on a urn, the frieze and cistern cover with verre églomisé panels, decorated with an urn and scrolling foliage, the pewter register plates inscribed Barometer/Thermometer/en/Contraleur/J. Franzi/Zeerickzee, flanked by columns with gilt-metal capital and base, above a carved foliate terminal, glass of cistern cover broken, restorations
119cm. high