Wonderful antique French mercury barometer. Louis XVI ormolu style with elaborate cast bronze leaves and polychrome paint. Features a large squirrel tail thermometer and decorative set hand. Scales are printed in French with outer scale metric and inner scale’Paris Inch’ – an official scale in use since Charlemagne (used for 1000 years), favored by Continental scientists until the (French) metric system became more widespread. Reaumur units on thermometer scale. Great working and overall condition. PAUL MADDEN ANTIQUES has been an active marketplace for over 40 years with 3 generations of Maddens. We offer a large inventory of Americana in great variety and have been an important source for collectors, decorators, and museums. We offer for sale American folk art, antique Nantucket Lightship baskets, Cape Cod & Islands artwork, and a vast inventory of marine related items. We guarantee everything we sell. Please check out our other items and be sure to add Paul Madden Antiques to your favorites list as we are posting new items every week. Thanks for looking and feel free to contact or visit us in downtown Sandwich, MA.
