Welcome to Antiques & Moore! Wonderful antique cast pewter frame with scarab motif in Art & Crafts design. Engraved as a race trophy with inscription “Vaddolob 1908, 1ste Pramie”. Original works with beveled glass cover. The barometer frame and glass are in excellent condition. Appears to be working properly. Measures 1 3/4″ deep, 9″ long and 7 wide. The face is 3 3/4 in diameter. Weighs 1.8 pounds. Born into a Jewish family in 1871, Mogens Ballin was trained as a painter and travelled extensively in France (where he befriended Paul Gauguin and others) and Italy in the early 1890’s. In 1893 he converted to Catholicism and became increasingly interested in the symbolist movement which he helped bring to Denmark. In 1900 he opened his metal workshop, idealistically wanting to use not only silver, but also cheaper metals such as copper and pewter to make the products more affordable. Stylistically, he was inspired by Jugendstil and ideologically by the Art and Crafts movement, declaring in a letter that he drew inspiration from “William Morris, John Ruskin and their peers”. Ballin hired a number of artists, including Georg Jensen before he became famous in his own right. The Hertz shop still exists in central Copenhagen. Have been in the Antiques business for over 30 years and try to describe our items as accurately as possible. We are happy to answer any questions and always appreciate your business! The item “RARE CAST PEWTER ARTS & CRAFTS BAROMETER, SIGNED MOGENS BALLIN, c. 1900-1907″ is in sale since Friday, April 15, 2016. This item is in the category “Antiques\Science & Medicine (Pre-1930)\Scientific Instruments\Barometers”. The seller is “antiquesandmooresales” and is located in Hendersonville, North Carolina. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Maker: Mogens Ballin
- Original/Reproduction: Original
