W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd

Artist / Maker / Factory

A RIVOLTA OF CHESTER (c.1800-1840)

Dimensions

25.00cm wide   96.50cm high   6.00cm deep (9.84 inches wide  37.99 inches high  2.36 inches deep)

Description

A good George III period mahogany, double line and shell inlaid wheel barometer, the 8” dial signed “A.Rivolta, Chester, the whole surmounted with a broken arch pediment.

Literature

This maker is listed in “English Barometers, 1680 to 1860” by Nicholas Goodison and appears to be part of an illustrious family of Italian immigrant barometer makers.

Price

gbp 1500.00 (Pound Sterling)

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