- FINE ART
-
FURNITURE + LIGHTING
Shop By Category
Shop By Artist
- NEW + CUSTOM
- DECORATIVE ARTS
-
JEWELRY
Shop By Category
Shop By Artist
- INTERIORS
- MAGAZINE
Offered by:
Wick Antiques LTD
Unit 2, Riverside Business Park, Gosport Street
Lymington, Hampshire SO41 9BB , England
Call Seller
44.159.067.7558
Showrooms
A Victorian anchor and rope barometer by Gray and Keen, Liverpool
$ 7,000
-
Tear Sheet Print
- BoardAdd to Board
-
-
Description
A Victorian anchor and rope barometer by Gray and Keen, Liverpool. The 10 ¾-inch silvered dial of this walnut barometer is set within the arms of an anchor and a coil of double twisted rope which passes over a ring handle. The dial is inscribed in Spanish and the scale in both Fahrenheit and ‘Beaumur’. It is The trunk inset with a thermometer. Inscribed Gray & Keen, Liverpool on the dial. English and Italian, circa 1860.
Height: 37in (94cm) Width: 17in (43cm)
Gray and Keen from Liverpool exhibited in the Designers and Manufacturers Hall of the Great Exhibition of 1851. The official catalogue entry reads ‘Wheel barometer, designed for use in naval establishments’ and ‘Gothic wheel barometer’s. For a similar rope twist barometer by Gray & Keen, see Wick Antiques ‘Trafalgar, Trophies and Trade‘, p87. -
More Information
Origin: England Period: 19th Century Materials: walnut Creation Date: Circa 1860 Styles / Movements: Traditional, Victorian Incollect Reference #: 676532
Message from Seller:
Wick Antiques, established by Charles Wallrock in the early 1980s, specializes in fine antiques with a reputation built on extensive knowledge and long-standing relationships, including with Harrods. Contact Charles at 44.159.067.7558 or via email at charles@wickantiques.co.uk for exceptional pieces curated by a team with expertise in Islamic, Japanese, and fine works of art.
Sign In To View Price
close
You must Sign In to your account to view the price. If you don’t have an account, please Create an Account below.
More Listings from Wick Antiques LTD View all 747 listings
No Listings to show.
- A mid Victorian mahogany wine table attributed to Gillows
- A large Meiji period bronze bison by Sano Takachika for the Kakuha Company
- A Fine Pair of Cary Globes, Retailed by Kirk and Mercein of New York c.1816-1820
- A fine pair of large late Victorian mahogany eagle sofas
- A Genre Interior Scene Painted by Jules Ruinart de Brimont (1838-1898)
- A rare set of twelve George III mahogany open arm chairs in the French Hepplewhi
- A fine George III mahogany pole ladder
- A fine model of sailing ship Vimiera built for Duncan Dunbar, 1851
- An unusual pair of Regency mahogany day beds in the manner of Gillows
- Unusual Meiji Period Bronze of a Tiger and an Alligator by Genryusai Seiya
- A late Victorian mahogany leathered box stool or Ottoman
- A Fine Cased Presentation Builder’s Model of the S. S. Tamaqua Cargo Ship
- A large late Regency mahogany partner’s library table attributed to Gillows
- A Scottish builder’s cased half hull model of a herring drifter