Collinge Antiques

Description

Early 19th.c. mahogany stick barometer by Godot of Paris c.1840. Open glass tube mercury barometer flanked with both a mercury and spirit thermometers. Fine mahogany case with particularly well figured flame mahogany veneer and unusual wavy mouldings. Silvered and engraved plates with adjustable markers and scale to the barometer panel for recording and comparing the atmospheric pressure from one day to the next. Named for the maker's Godot of Quai de l'horloge 63, Paris and with various observations to the thermometers including a temperature of minus 14 degrees centigrade (10 degree Fahrenheit) recorded in Paris in 1838. Excellent working condition, case has been cleaned and waxed in our workshops.
Dimensions: Width 7½" Height 41" Depth 2"
Please contact us for more images, delivery and shipping quotes. Alternatively you are welcome to view and collect at our large warehouse showroom in Llandudno Junction, North Wales (approximately 45mins from Chester). We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture of all types and have twice been shortlisted for the Home and Antiques Magazine Antique Shop of the Year Award. 01492 580022.