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A Victorian anchor and rope barometer by Gray and Keen, Liverpool

$11,855.32

£8,700

€10,253.83

CA$16,316.29

A$18,186.21

CHF 9,541.68

MX$222,083.25

NOK 120,818.41

SEK 114,191.77

DKK 76,528.79

About the Item

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.

Dimensions:
Height: 37 in (93.98 cm)Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
Style:
Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Walnut
Place of Origin:
Europe
Period:
1860-1869
Date of Manufacture:
Circa 1860
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Lymington, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU973036445502

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