502 - Louis XVI-style Barometer and Thermometer with a Violin-Shaped Design - Mid-20th century, carved wood, gilded and cream-lacquered, decorated with laurel leaves and acanthus motifs; the lacquered dials feature a ribboned laurel wreath, and the barometer dial bears an apocryphal “C” mark. Pothier, optician on Rue du Boeuf in Orléans, dated 1760

Louis XVI-style Barometer and Thermometer with a Violin-Shaped Design - Mid-20th century, carved wood, gilded and cream-lacquered, decorated with laurel leaves and acanthus motifs; the lacquered dials feature a ribboned laurel wreath, and the barometer dial bears an apocryphal “C” mark. Pothier, optician on Rue du Boeuf in Orléans, dated 1760 The pediment features an antique vase and laurel festoons 111 x 36 cm (mechanism missing)