Details
A Georgian walnut, rosewood crossbanded and parquetry inlaid stick barometer, with ivorine scales inscribed J. & J. Gardiner, Glasgow, with triangular-shaped pediment and rectangular hinged cistern cover inlaid with an oval marquetry shell medallion, 38¾in. ( 98.5cm.) high
Further details
See: Nicholas Goodison, English Barometers, 1680-1860, Antique Collector's Club, 1977, p.92, Plate 41 for a similar example by this maker