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Patinated Bronze Figural Thermometer of a Medieval Youth and His Hound

$1,096.92
£800
€933.02
CA$1,502.06
A$1,670.09
CHF 872.03
MX$20,329.06
NOK 11,126.71
SEK 10,425.19
DKK 6,963.32
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Antique patinated bronze figural thermometer of a medieval youth and his hound. Probably English this is an unusual desk thermometer with a hunting theme. Set on an oval base the standing figure of a hunter looks into the middle distance for his quarry. He is dressed in medieval clothes and wears a cap on his head with a feather in it and holds a hunting horn in his right hand. By his feet stands his lurcher hunting hound sniffing for scent. Behind them is a fine baluster balistrade and to their right is an obelisk topped with an ornamental ball. Inset into the obelisk is a silvered bronze thermometer scale for centigrade and farenheit with a alcohol thermometer. English, late 19th century.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7 in (17.78 cm)Width: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)Depth: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Bronze,Patinated
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1880
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2015329827652

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