A LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD AND PAINTED BAROMETER
BRIOL OPTICIEN, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Modelled with leaves and with a beaded swag issuing from eagle heads, the dial inscribed Briol Opticien/Fournissieur de la Maison Impériale des Loges/à St Germain en Laye; repainted, tube removed
36½ in. (93 cm.) high
A LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD AND PAINTED BAROMETER
BRIOL OPTICIEN, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Modelled with leaves and with a beaded swag issuing from eagle heads, the dial inscribed Briol Opticien/Fournissieur de la Maison Impériale des Loges/à St Germain en Laye; repainted, tube removed
36½ in. (93 cm.) high