120 objects from the Royal Collection return to the Royal Pavilion in Brighton
BENJAMIN LEWIS VULLIAMY (1780-1854)
Barometer and thermometer
early nineteenth centuryGilt bronze, silver, lapis lazuli | 86 x 71 x 34 cm (whole object) | RCIN 30007
A mantel barometer and theremometer with chased gilt bronze foliage, supported on either side by enamelled male and female Chinese figures and surmounted by an emalled peacock. On a rectangular lapis lazuli plinth with ormulu scrolls and dragons. The face is of engine turned gilt with a blued steel and gild serpent shaped pointer. The case of this barometer is identical to a matching clock.
