Sold for:
$4,613
$4,613
Batty Storr Mahogany Stick Barometer, York, England, late 18th century, serpentine crest with egg and dart molding and floral drop center finial, above the dual silvered dials flanked by the central glass mercury tube, engraved vernier arm, rope-turned carved edge molding, terminating in a carved cistern cover, lg. 39 in. Note: Batty Storr was an established clockmaker based at the Minster Gates in York. Very few examples of his work have survived, one of note is at The Treasurer's House in York.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-04-25
