BY BAPTISTA RONKETTI AND CO., MANCHESTER, CIRCA 1790
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A George III mahogany boxwood-strung and inlaid wheel barometer
By Baptista Ronketti and Co., Manchester, circa 1790
With broken arch pediment flanking brass finial, the trunk with alcohol thermometer on a silvered and engraved scale and flanked by conch shell inlays, with concave brass bezel and flat glass to 9 in. diameter silvered and engraved dial signed 'Bap.st Ronketti Co. No.15 High Street/Manchester, with further flowerhead inlay below; replaced tube, removed
38¼ in. (97 cm.) high; 11½ in. (29 cm.) wide; 2 1/3 in. (6 cm.) deep
By Baptista Ronketti and Co., Manchester, circa 1790
With broken arch pediment flanking brass finial, the trunk with alcohol thermometer on a silvered and engraved scale and flanked by conch shell inlays, with concave brass bezel and flat glass to 9 in. diameter silvered and engraved dial signed 'Bap.st Ronketti Co. No.15 High Street/Manchester, with further flowerhead inlay below; replaced tube, removed
38¼ in. (97 cm.) high; 11½ in. (29 cm.) wide; 2 1/3 in. (6 cm.) deep
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