"Golden Wood Barometer Empire Period Early Nineteenth Signed Chevallier In Paris Ht 86cm"
Barometer in carved and gilded wood decorated with a sphere and terrestrial globe at each spandrel and on the pediment, laurel frieze around the edges, attributes of science and the arts, at the top large floral bouquet, in good condition of original gilding, the dial is signed by; "Engineer CHEVALLIER vis à vis the flower market in Paris" It still has its glass tube, mechanism to be revised dimensions height 86cm width 48cm depth 4cm Empire period work, early 19th century