R12,000 - R15,000
A BOWFRONT STICK BAROMETER, BERGE, LATE RAMSDEN, LONDON
LOCATION: CAPE TOWN
The case with cushion moulded pediment, the engraved brass register plate reading from 27 to 32 inches by means of a vernier on the right hand side above a mercury thermometer, distress.
98cm long, 11cm wide
Mathew Berge worked between 1800 and his death in 1819 at 199 Piccadilly. Berge succeeded Jesse Ramsden, “a maker of international repute” in 1800 and continued in his workshop at the same address. Both makers typically employed a very restrained signature in the same style as on this instrument.
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Room and Absentee Bids:
23% inc VAT*
Online and Autobids:
23% inc VAT*
