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A Louis XVI period carved gilt wood barometer - thermometer. Its top is decorated with the attributes of gardening surrounded by a laurel leaves wreath. Interesting historical references for the thermometer. Original gilding. The mechanism was revised.
The barometer is signed "Mâce Opticien a Blois".
France.
18th century.
After Torricelli (1608 - 1647) and Réaumur (1683 - 1757).
