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FELIX FRANZI, AMSTERDAM. LATE 18TH CENTURY
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A DUTCH MAHOGANY CISTERN BAROMETER
FELIX FRANZI, AMSTERDAM. LATE 18TH CENTURY
The case of typical form, the broken arch pediment surmounted by a carved urn finial, the door and cover applied with carved ribbon tied garlands, three engraved silvered brass register plates headed by urn finials, the upper plates inscribed Fx. Franzi/Fecit Amsteldam, the thermometer plate inscribed Felix Franzi/Fecit Amsteldam (rubbing to the silvering); mercury tube and thermometer removed
123 cm. high
FELIX FRANZI, AMSTERDAM. LATE 18TH CENTURY
The case of typical form, the broken arch pediment surmounted by a carved urn finial, the door and cover applied with carved ribbon tied garlands, three engraved silvered brass register plates headed by urn finials, the upper plates inscribed Fx. Franzi/Fecit Amsteldam, the thermometer plate inscribed Felix Franzi/Fecit Amsteldam (rubbing to the silvering); mercury tube and thermometer removed
123 cm. high
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