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THE THERMOMETER BY CARCAN, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
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A LOUIS XV GILTWOOD BAROMETER AND THERMOMETER
THE THERMOMETER BY CARCAN, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
Each with a foliate adorned, giltwood frame, the thermometer with the inscription 'THERMOMETER / de Réaumur / Carcan Fecit, FAUBg St ant... es Lafont e / charom ...a', the barometer with the inscription 'Barometer / Selon / Toricelli', each with paper label to the reverse inscribed 'no. 6495 / 18500 / *e G**l...'
Each 43 in. (109 cm.) high; 7 ¾ in. (20 cm.) wide
THE THERMOMETER BY CARCAN, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
Each with a foliate adorned, giltwood frame, the thermometer with the inscription 'THERMOMETER / de Réaumur / Carcan Fecit, FAUBg St ant... es Lafont e / charom ...a', the barometer with the inscription 'Barometer / Selon / Toricelli', each with paper label to the reverse inscribed 'no. 6495 / 18500 / *e G**l...'
Each 43 in. (109 cm.) high; 7 ¾ in. (20 cm.) wide
Provenance
Acquired by the previous owners from Jacques Seligmann et fils, in 1923, and by family descent.
Anonymous sale; Pierre Berge & Associés, Paris, 10 June 2009, lot 223, where acquired by the present owner.
Anonymous sale; Pierre Berge & Associés, Paris, 10 June 2009, lot 223, where acquired by the present owner.
Brought to you by
Amelia Walker
Director, Specialist Head of Private & Iconic Collections