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Lord Vernon’s Sudbury Hall lime wood barometer, by J. Braund after Grinling Gibb
$29,597.28
£21,750
€25,552.64
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A$45,394.89
CHF 23,786.24
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NOK 302,085.52
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About the Item
Lord Vernon’s Sudbury Hall lime wood barometer, by J. Braund after Grinling Gibbons, of typical form within a case richly carved with high relief strapwork comprising bellflowers, foliage and fleshy acanthus scrolls, the finial centred on a roundel showing the four winds represented by cherubs blowing from each corner, with further cherubs reclining on the shoulders, the scallop shell and garland-carved base sliding upwards to reveal the mercury reservoir. English, circa 1840.
Provenance: Supplied to the Lords Vernon for Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire
By descent until sold by the Right Hon. Lord Vernon at Sotheby’s, February 1923.
Literature: Advertised in Country Life, 3rd of February 1923
in a Sotheby’s preview
The Braund Society Journal, Issue 154, September 2020 ‘John Braund’s Barometer’
Footnotes: J. Braund was well known in artistic circles in Victorian London as a designer, retailer of furniture and as an architect. A table either designed or retailed by Braund is dated 1839 and he exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851.
- Creator:John Braund (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 49 in (124.46 cm)Width: 6.75 in (17.15 cm)Depth: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1840
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Lymington, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU973046058572
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