拍品专文
John Miller established his business in Edinburgh in 1771, taking on his nephew Alexander Adie as apprentice in 1789 and making him partner in 1804.
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JOHN MILLER, EDINBURGH, LATE 18TH CENTURY
细节
A SCOTTISH GEORGE III TULIPWOOD CROSSBANDED SATINWOOD BAROMETER AND THERMOMETER
JOHN MILLER, EDINBURGH, LATE 18TH CENTURY
With urn finial, inlaid with an urn and batswing oval patera, the silvered barometer dial signed J. Miller Edinburgh, with various weather indications, also with engraved thermometer plate with alcohol tube, the mercury tube removed
44 in. (111.5 cm.) high; the dial 7 in. (18 cm.) diameter
JOHN MILLER, EDINBURGH, LATE 18TH CENTURY
With urn finial, inlaid with an urn and batswing oval patera, the silvered barometer dial signed J. Miller Edinburgh, with various weather indications, also with engraved thermometer plate with alcohol tube, the mercury tube removed
44 in. (111.5 cm.) high; the dial 7 in. (18 cm.) diameter
注意事项
All sold and unsold lots marked with a filled square in the catalogue that are not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the day of the sale, and all sold and unsold lots not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the fifth Friday following the sale, will be removed to the warehouse of ‘Cadogan Tate’. Please note that there will be no charge to purchasers who collect their lots within two weeks of this sale.