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BY CARCANY
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A LATE LOUIS XV GILTWOOD BAROMETER
By Carcany
The painted circular dial in a cartouche-shaped case carved with husks, swags and foliate scrolls surmounted by a flower-swagged urn cresting, the painted and glazed dial signed 'Carcany Fecit' and inscribed in ink 'par Joseph Ostirelli opticien ... etc. Paris', possibly a 19th Century restorers inscription, the reverse inscribed in pencil 'Carcany', with alcohol thermometer to the trunk, regilt
45¾ in. (119 cm.) high
By Carcany
The painted circular dial in a cartouche-shaped case carved with husks, swags and foliate scrolls surmounted by a flower-swagged urn cresting, the painted and glazed dial signed 'Carcany Fecit' and inscribed in ink 'par Joseph Ostirelli opticien ... etc. Paris', possibly a 19th Century restorers inscription, the reverse inscribed in pencil 'Carcany', with alcohol thermometer to the trunk, regilt
45¾ in. (119 cm.) high
Provenance
With Jeremy Ltd., London, 1973, acquired by
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. K-5).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. K-5).
Literature
The Connoisseur, May 1973, vol. 183, no. 735, p. 9
Special notice
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