A Victorian stick barometer, with thermometer, signed Yeates & Son, Dublin, in a carved oak case, 104 cm high Condition report Report by RB Both bevelled glass panels in good condition, the ivory register chipped to the right of the tube at the top, and is now lodged in the lower left hand corner, there is mercury in the tube although we cannot guarantee it works, there is possibly a moulding missing to the arched top, which I suspect may have been glued as there is a difference in colour and I can see no sign of any pinholes. From a local private client this is in a market fresh condition
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George III inlaid mahogany stick barometer, the engraved silvered dial with Masonic emblems and signed Bapt Ronchate & Co Fecit (probably Givoanni Battista Ronchetti), 95cm long Clearly heavily modified, the mercury tube goes straight through the name at the top of the silvered dial so it is obviously been modified in this area, mouldings are replaced, reservoir cover is replaced etc - We do not guarantee the workings of baromete
19th Century Italian ‘Grand Tour’ clear glass table scent bottle having pierced and engraved brass mounts and five painted panels depicting architectural scenes, 10cm high together with a somewhat similar ruby glass table scent bottle, the hinged cover with a painted foliate panel, 13cm high The red bottle has been glued to its base mount with a modern Uhu type `messy` glue, the same glue has been used to stick down some of the lifting scroll work and there are losses on one side where a section approximately 10mm in length having two acanthu
19th Century gnarled rootwood walking stick, 93.5cm long There are vertical fissures running up the length of the shaft, there is wear to the ferrule which is worn through to one side, there is a hole drilled through near the top presumably for a leather strap at some stage - ** General condition consistent wit
Pair of 19th Century brass candlesticks, each having a cast sconce, chased tapered cylindrical column and standing on a cast trefoil base with grapevine decoration and with paw feet, 31.5cm high One stick rather bent above the base, this would appear just to be the steel connecting rod as the sticks are formed from many elements stacked on one another with a central steel core, rubbing to the gilding on both - ** General condition consistent with
Maori carved walking stick decorated with two Tekoteko, the first with three fingered hands clutching its stomach, both having paua shell eyes, the pommel handle also with paua inlay, 86cm long Some scuffing to the stick approximately 70mm from the base and general wear associated with use - ** General condition consistent with age
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