Lot Essay
The maker is probably Robert Bancks (fl. 1796-1834) listed at 440-1 Strand London until 1820, and optician to the Prince of Wales, later George IV (N. Goodison, English Barometers 1680-1860, 1977, p. 298).
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY STICK BAROMETER
CIRCA 1800, BY BANCKS, LONDON
The swan's neck pediment above a rectangular glazed door enclosing an etched steel barometer and thermometer, the rectangular case with a cistern well- 38in.(97cm.) high
CIRCA 1800, BY BANCKS, LONDON
The swan's neck pediment above a rectangular glazed door enclosing an etched steel barometer and thermometer, the rectangular case with a cistern well- 38in.(97cm.) high