Lot Essay
François Luifetty is apparently not recorded.
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BY FRANCOIS LUIFETTY, CIRCA 1775
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A LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD BAROMETER AND THERMOMETER
BY FRANCOIS LUIFETTY, CIRCA 1775
The circular barometer dial signed 'François Luifetty Md. de Barometre à Caen' above the rectangular-shaped thermometer panel hung by a ribbon-tie within a guilloche and foliate-carved backplate surmounted by a finial emblematic of Astronomy and Geometry, above a gadrooned border
39¾ in. (101 cm.) high; 17¼ in. (44 cm.) wide
BY FRANCOIS LUIFETTY, CIRCA 1775
The circular barometer dial signed 'François Luifetty Md. de Barometre à Caen' above the rectangular-shaped thermometer panel hung by a ribbon-tie within a guilloche and foliate-carved backplate surmounted by a finial emblematic of Astronomy and Geometry, above a gadrooned border
39¾ in. (101 cm.) high; 17¼ in. (44 cm.) wide
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