Sale 5643
London, South Kensington
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14 April 2005
Price realised
GBP 300
Estimate
A Victorian rosewood wheel barometer, mid 19th century With brass urn finial, hygrometer above bayonet-fixed alcohol thermometer, central convex mirror, 9½ in. diameter silvered main dial, mother-of-pearl adjustment knob, signed SLAPE/61 HIGH STREET/CAMDEN TOWN on the spirit level -- 44½ in. (113 cm.) high
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