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JOSEPH SOMALVICO, LEATHER LANE, HOBORN, NO. 67
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A VICTORIAN BOXWOOD AND EBONY-INLAID MAHOGANY WHEEL BAROMETER
JOSEPH SOMALVICO, LEATHER LANE, HOBORN, NO. 67
The case of typical form with boxwood and ebony chequer stringing, sunburst inlay, alcohol thermometer flanked by two foliate-inlaid oval designs, the circular engraved silvered barometer dial signed 'Joseph Somalvico, Leather Lane/Hoborn no. 67', blued steel barometer hand and recording hand; mercury tube removed
36¼ in. (92.5cm.) high
JOSEPH SOMALVICO, LEATHER LANE, HOBORN, NO. 67
The case of typical form with boxwood and ebony chequer stringing, sunburst inlay, alcohol thermometer flanked by two foliate-inlaid oval designs, the circular engraved silvered barometer dial signed 'Joseph Somalvico, Leather Lane/Hoborn no. 67', blued steel barometer hand and recording hand; mercury tube removed
36¼ in. (92.5cm.) high
Provenance
The Vitale Collection of Highly Important European Clocks, Christie's New York, 30 October 1996, lot 63.
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