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J. SOMALVICO & CO. (1800-1900)

A good William IV period rosewood and mother of pearl bow fronted stick barometer (c. 1835 to 1840 London)

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Item Stock Code

RW4193

Item Signed, Inscribed, Dated Details

J. SOMALVICO & Co. London

UK/USA Dimensions

  39.00 inch high

European Converted Dimensions

  99.06 cm high

Item Description / Dealer Expertise

A good William IV period rosewood and mother of pearl bow fronted stick barometer with its original bowed glass thermometer by this fine London maker.

The cushion topped case is veneered with figured rosewood and flower and foliage inlays in mother of pearl. The turned ebonised urn cistern cover is flanked by chamfered corners and has a moulded base.

The finely proportioned register plate is signed by both the maker and a later retailer above the states of the weather, which are graduated from 27-31 inches.

Along the middle section of the trunk a silvered brass mercury thermometer reads from 0 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. It is set within a framed moulded box behind a bowed glass.

Date: circa 1835 - 1840

Height: 39 inches (99 cm)

* J. Somalvico & Co. are listed on page 202 of Edwin Banfield’s ‘Barometer Makers and Retailers: 1660 – 1900’ as working in London between 1800 and 1900.
They were a highly reputed firm of instrument makers.

SOMALVICO & CO.
Type Artist/Maker
Country of origin London
Started working 1800
Stopped working 1900

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Please email or call +44 (0)20-7938 1100 for more information or to purchase this item.

Status

FOR SALE



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Raffety & Walwyn Ltd

Raffety & Walwyn Ltd
79 Kensington Church Street
London
W8 4BG
England

Open: Open Monday-Friday 10-6; Saturday 10-5

Contacts: Nigel Raffety, Howard Walwyn
Telephone: +44 (0)20-7938 1100
Fax: +44 (0)20-7938 2519
Website: www.raffetyantiqueclocks.com
We are members of:
BRITISH ANTIQUE DEALERS' ASSOCIATION
BRITISH ANTIQUE DEALERS' ASSOCIATION
LAPADA - THE ASSOCIATION OF ART & ANTIQUES DEALERS
LAPADA - THE ASSOCIATION OF ART & ANTIQUES DEALERS
Established: 1979
We deal in:

English longcase and bracket clocks; barometers; marine chronometers; 17th- and 18th-century furniture

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