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A RIVOLTA OF CHESTER (c.1800-1840)

George III Period Mahogany Wheel Barometer (c. 1810 England)

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Item Stock Code

10276

Item Signed, Inscribed, Dated Details

A. Rivolta

European Dimensions

25.00 cm wide   96.50 cm high   6.00 cm deep

UK/USA Converted Dimensions

9.84 inches wide  37.99 inches high  2.36 inches deep

Item Literature

This maker is listed in “English Barometers, 1680 to 1860” by Nicholas Goodison and appears to be part of an illustrious family of Italian immigrant barometer makers.

Item Description / Dealer Expertise

A good George III period mahogany, double line and shell inlaid wheel barometer, the 8” dial signed “A.Rivolta, Chester, the whole surmounted with a broken arch pediment.

RIVOLTA OF CHESTER
Type Artist/Maker
Country of origin Chester
Started working Circa 1800
Stopped working 1840

A Rivolta is recorded as making: Wheel Barometers, Thermometers and Hydrometers

Price

gbp 1500.00 (Pound Sterling)

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Please email or call +44 (0)1993 706501 for more information or to purchase this item.

Status

FOR SALE



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W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd

W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd
86 Corn Street
Witney
Oxfordshire
OX28 6BU

Open: 09.30 - 17.30 Monday-Saturday, and also by appointment.

Contacts: Mr David Harvey, James Mills
Telephone: +44 (0)1993 706501
Mobile: +44 (0)7967 649958
Fax: +44 (0)1993 706601
Website: www.wrharvey.co.uk
We are members of:
LAPADA - THE ASSOCIATION OF ART & ANTIQUES DEALERS
LAPADA - THE ASSOCIATION OF ART & ANTIQUES DEALERS
Established: 1951
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Specialists in fine English Antique Furniture,1680-1830 Located in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, near Blenheim Palace, Burford & Woodstock - free parking outside

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