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A George III stick barometer
C. 1790, England
£3,750
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London, United Kingdom
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A George III mahogany and sabicu stick barometer, the triangular open pediment with the original brass finial, above a glazed door enclosing an engraved panel with barometer and thermometer scales, signed Campione OXFORD, above a diagonally veneered shaft and domed reservoir. Campione of Oxford is recorded as working from 1760 - 1820 ( see Barometer Makers and Retailers 1660-1900, Edwin Banfield, 1985). Provenance: February 1994 - with Ronald Phillips Ltd.