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Lot 129

A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY "BANJO" BAROMETER

circa 1800, by Thomas Bates of Markett (sic) Harbro, with a silvered thermometer and a circular gauge, the case inlaid with panels of conch shells and flowerheads beneath a triangular arched pediment centred by a brass urn finial, 99cm high x 26cm diameter

Condition Report: click here
Estimate: £100 - £200
Hammer price: £200
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

In historic country house condition consistent with age and the materials employed.

The thermometer appears to be working, but the barometer may not be functioning. The case is in good overall condition but the pedestal in the centre of the pediment supporting the urn finial is loose.

Duke's cannot guarantee this item to be in working order.

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