Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2605BLocation: BostonDate / Time: July 14, 2012 10:00AM
Description:
Tagliabue, Torre & Co. Satinwood-inlaid Mahogany Stick Barometer, Holborn, London, early 19th century, the urn-form finial and broken pediment over a glazed door, enclosing a signed silvered dial numbered "294," with single scale alcohol thermometer and sliding vernier with scale of 27-31, the case with exposed tube and turned cistern cover, ht. 38 in.
Estimate $400-600
Break to alcohol thermometer. Loss to veneer on bottom of door frame. Cistern cover possibly replaced. Loss to wood surrounding finial screw. Cracks and chips to broken pediment.