A fine Regency large mahogany mercury wheel barometer with timepiece, L. Stampa, London, early 19

A fine Regency large mahogany mercury wheel barometer with timepiece, L. Stampa, London, early 19th century, with 12 inch scroll-centre engraved circular silvered register calibrated in inches and with the usual annotations beneath 5 inch circular white Roman numeral timepiece dial fronting a single fusee circular four pillar movement with tic-tac escapement and signed Holmden, London to backplate, with arched mercury Fahrenheit thermometer to the shaped trunk and hygrometer to the swan neck pediment with ivory vase finial, the rounded base with spirit level signed L. STAMPA, Kirby Str"t, Hatton Garden, London and setting pointer adjustment square, the case with line-edged crossbanded borders to front edges, 126cm high. L. Stampa is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working circa 1800-20 where it is noted that he seemed to specialise in larger wheel barometers incorporating timepieces. John George Holmden is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London 1807-40

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