"Very Beautiful 19th Century Gilt And Chiseled Bronze Barometer Thermometer "
Very beautiful 19th century barometer thermometer in gilded and chiseled bronze circa 1850. The decoration is breathtaking: The upper part decorated with a sun, cockade, dragonflies and shell the body framed with characters from mythology springing from shells in the shape of cornucopias the lower part is decorated with an enormous shell the whole rests on feet in the shape of dolphins the mechanism of the barometer has been changed to make this very beautiful functional object superb piece of Antiquity h63 x 30 x 6