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A Louis XVI period carved gilt wood barometer - thermometer. The top is decorated with a bird incubationg its eggs in a nest situated on a torch and a quiver, symbol of love, surrounded by a laurel wreath. Interesting historical references for the thermometer. Nice original gilding. In working condition.
France.
18th century.
After Torricelli (1608 - 1647) and Réaumur (1683 - 1757).
