Newport Show 2024

30 PAUL MADDEN ANTIQUES 146 Main Street, Sandwich, MA 02563 508.888.6434 sales@paulmaddenantiques.com w ww.paulmaddenantiques.com BOOTH 2 Antique Ormolu Barometer 19th C. French Louis XVI ormolu style mercury barometer 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. Measures: 44½" x 12½"