Lot Essay
A similar barometer incorporating a clock attributed to André-Charles Boulle is illustrated in H. Ottomeyer and P. Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, 1986, vol. I, p. 49, fig. 1.5.3. Another example from the collection of Mary, Viscountess Rothermere, was sold in these Rooms, 16 April 1994, lot 103.