Joseph Somalvico
- London
Fine early 19th Century
inlaid mahogany Stick Barometer; the break-arch
pediment over well engraved silvered brass register
plate, decorated with floral motifs, signed
by the maker and bearing mercury Fahrenheit
thermometer and manually adjustable vernier;
The trunk, edge moulded, herringbone veneered
and with “rope-effect” banding,
with exposed barometer tube terminating within
turned cistern cover.
c1800
One of the finest of the Italian immigrant barometer
makers, who was an excellent engraver and whose
dynasty continued to flourish well into the
20th Century.
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