Lot 269

VICTORIAN MAHOGANY AND BRASS GIMBAL BAROMETER, BY HILL & PRICE, BRISTOL Y
19TH CENTURY





Auction: Lots 1 - 335 | 04 September at 10am
Description
the lobed top with ivory gauge plates inscribed, ‘HILL & PRICE/ OPTICIANS/ BRISTOL’, above a barley-twist body with brass gimbal mechanism and engraved collar, with a weighted terminus and brass cistern cover
Dimensions
92cm high
Provenance
Provenance: Estate of Prof Francis Wormald (1904-1972), palaeographer and art historian
Footnote
Note: Hill & Price of Bristol are recorded in Banfields' 'Barometer Makers and Retailers' as working from 1870
Note: Sold in compliance with UK Government and APHA regulations, with (non-transferable) exemption registration reference 9H3YGHXQ
Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside the EU, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/




