Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2542BLocation: BostonDate / Time: April 09, 2011 10:00AM
Description:
Irish Mahogany Banjo Barometer, 19th century, with scrolled edging, the mercury thermometer over a silvered dial inscribed John Cahoon 8 Bridge St. Belfast, lg. 40 1/4 in.
Estimate $400-600
1 1/2 inch piece of wood cresting missing at bottom, scattered cracks to wood, loss to enamel on face, repairs to wood cresting at top.