Carved Oak Barometer
Continental: reverse-painted court scene on glass in a gilt metal and rhinestone-studded circular frame, draped swag above, hinged stand at back, labeled verso "Téte Champetre from Sir William Goldsmith's Collection", 5-1/2 in., minor losses to paint in center of glass, losses to silk ground around border of frame; carved oak aneroid wall barometer with thermometer, circular register with arched scale calibrated in barometric inches divided into hundreds, brass case with relief-carved leaf and berry design, circular brass hanging hook, unmarked, probably English, 10 in., appears to be in working condition at time of examination . Provenance: Private Georgia Collection