CONTINENTAL MARQUETRY INLAID BAROMETER,18th-19th century. Serpentine crest centers carved, stylized shell; bird and floral marquetry backplate with engraved silver gauge markers; serpentine blocked base with pair drop finials - 44 in. x 7 1/2 in. Estimate $1,500-2,000
PROVENANCE: Estate of Ambassador and Mrs. William H.G. FitzGerald, Washington, DC, by descent from Ignaz Petschek and Nikodem Caro, Austro-Hungarian Empire.
