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BY A. REBALIO, ROTTERDAM, CIRCA 1800
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A Dutch mahogany cistern barometer
By A. Rebalio, Rotterdam, circa 1800
Inlaid overall with checquer-banded lines, the case of typical form with broken arch pediment and urn finial, the pewter register plate surmounted by two winged cherubs holding shields with the maker's monogram, with thermometer and inscribed BAROMETER Contraleur/en/Thermometer/A. REBALIO/Fec Rotterd, the cistern cover inlaid with a conch shell within an oval, minor damages
125cm. high
By A. Rebalio, Rotterdam, circa 1800
Inlaid overall with checquer-banded lines, the case of typical form with broken arch pediment and urn finial, the pewter register plate surmounted by two winged cherubs holding shields with the maker's monogram, with thermometer and inscribed BAROMETER Contraleur/en/Thermometer/A. REBALIO/Fec Rotterd, the cistern cover inlaid with a conch shell within an oval, minor damages
125cm. high