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Selon Torricelli

Large and Louis XVI Style Carved Giltwood Clock and Barometer Set
Large and Louis XVI Style Carved Giltwood Clock and Barometer Set

Large and Louis XVI Style Carved Giltwood Clock and Barometer Set

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

The companion barometer with indications for the weather and inscribed 'BAROMÈTRE / SELON TORRICELLI'. The striking cases with their central putto figures are inspired by several...

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Clocks

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French Late 19th Century Barometer
French Late 19th Century Barometer

French Late 19th Century Barometer

By Selon Torricelli

Located in Stockbridge, GA

French late 19th century barometer.

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18th Century Louis XVI Barometer
18th Century Louis XVI Barometer

18th Century Louis XVI Barometer

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H 34.65 in W 20.48 in D 2.37 in

18th Century Louis XVI Barometer

Located in Paris, FR

18th century Louis XVI barometer, in carved and gilt wood. Inscription: "Selon Torricelli".

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Scientific Instruments

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Glass, Wood

Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer
Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer

Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer

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H 34 in W 16 in

Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer

Located in Sheffield, MA

Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer Selon Torricelli Par Silberstein, French, 18th C.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Scientific Instruments

Materials

Giltwood, Glass

Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer
Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer

Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer

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H 36.25 in W 25 in D 3 in

Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer

Located in Essex, MA

Oval with a ribbon bow over an oval glass fronted barometer with grisaille painted panel with metal directionals. Inscribed Selon Torricelli.

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Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Scientific Instruments

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French Louis XVI Period Gilded Wood Barometer According to Torricelli
French Louis XVI Period Gilded Wood Barometer According to Torricelli

French Louis XVI Period Gilded Wood Barometer According to Torricelli

By Selon Torricelli

Located in LEGNY, FR

Large barometer in gilded wood according to Torricelli, 18th century. Louis XVI period. Evangelista Torricelli, born October 15, 1608 in Faenza, Emilia-Romagna and died October 2...

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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Scientific Instruments

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Louis XVI Period Giltwood Barometer from France, 1774-1793
Louis XVI Period Giltwood Barometer from France, 1774-1793

Louis XVI Period Giltwood Barometer from France, 1774-1793

Located in Dallas, TX

This rare barometer is known as a Selon de Torricelli and dates to the late 18th century.

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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

French, Period Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer, circa 1780
French, Period Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer, circa 1780

French, Period Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer, circa 1780

Located in Dallas, TX

The top of the paper says Barometre, while the bottom says Selon Toricelli.  Evangelista Torricelli was an Italian physicist/mathematician who studied under Galileo.

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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Scientific Instruments

Materials

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Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer By Selon Torricelli
Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer By Selon Torricelli

Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer By Selon Torricelli

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H 34 in W 20.25 in D 2.25 in

Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer By Selon Torricelli

Located in Essex, MA

The top section with symbols of wine, flute and a bird within an arched laurel wreath. Circular dial with grisaille painted dial. Conforming frame with laurel leaf swags.

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Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Decorative Art

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Giltwood

Louis XVI Barometer in Giltwood, End of the 18th Century
Louis XVI Barometer in Giltwood, End of the 18th Century

Louis XVI Barometer in Giltwood, End of the 18th Century

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Metal rotating arrow indicates weather variations on a blue and white background. Indicated “Selon Torricelli”. Realized under the reign of Louis XVI (1774-1792), at the end of th...

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Antique 1780s European Louis XVI Wall Clocks

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French First Empire Period Barometer
French First Empire Period Barometer

French First Empire Period Barometer

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H 34 in W 19.5 in D 3 in

French First Empire Period Barometer

By Selon Torricelli

Located in Charleston, SC

The Indian ink painted paper dial delineates three circles with all the weather variables, the compass card in its center and "Selon Torricelli" on the bottom. On its back the wood ...

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French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Giltwood Barometer with Trophies of Arms
French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Giltwood Barometer with Trophies of Arms

French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Giltwood Barometer with Trophies of Arms

Located in Atlanta, GA

The writings in the central section, secured behind glass, indicate that the barometer was made "Selon Torricelli", according to Torricelli (written Toricelly here).

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Scientific Instruments

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Louis XVI carved, gilt barometer.
Louis XVI carved, gilt barometer.

Louis XVI carved, gilt barometer.

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H 33.86 in W 21.26 in D 2.76 in

Louis XVI carved, gilt barometer.

Located in Kent, GB

"Selon", or, "after" Torricelli is an acknowledgement to the use of the mercury tube and vacuum which he discovered whilst experimenting on the properties of air, previously thought ...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Scientific Instruments

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