Lot Essay
V. Silvani is recorded working in Brighton from circa 1825 to 1845.
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V. SILVANI, BRIGHTON. 1840
Details
A Victorian rosewood and mother-of-pearl inlaid wheel barometer with timepiece
V. Silvani, Brighton. 1840
The case with swan neck pediment and brass finial, with hygrometer above bayonet-fixed mercury thermometer with bowed glass, with white enamel Roman clock dial, the single chain fusee movement with engraved cock to flat rim balance, with convex brass bezel and glass to the 12in. diameter silvered dial, signed on the engraved brass spirit level below V. SILVANI/BRIGHTON
129.5 cm. high
V. Silvani, Brighton. 1840
The case with swan neck pediment and brass finial, with hygrometer above bayonet-fixed mercury thermometer with bowed glass, with white enamel Roman clock dial, the single chain fusee movement with engraved cock to flat rim balance, with convex brass bezel and glass to the 12in. diameter silvered dial, signed on the engraved brass spirit level below V. SILVANI/BRIGHTON
129.5 cm. high
Provenance
Christie's Glasgow, Objects of Art, English and Continental Furniture, 14 May 1997, lot 259.
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