A GEORGE III MAHOGANY STICK BAROMETER BY BALTHAZAR KNIE

the engraved silvered register plate set into figured mahogany with chequered strung edges, 101cm high x 10.5cm wide

Provenance: The Old Vicarage, Chideock.

Note: One of the foremost of Scottish Barometer makers, Knie, emigrated from Southern Germany to Edinburgh and worked from 1776-1817 at various premises, especially in the Lawnmarket area.