Bidspirit auction | A George III Mahogany Stick

A George III Mahogany Stick Barometer with Inlaid Star Patera - A Georgian stick barometer featuring a slender mahogany case with boxwood stringing along the edges of the shaft. The square cistern cover at the base is embellished with a central inlaid circular patera, depicting a multi-pointed star in boxwood and green-stained wood. The top of the instrument houses a silvered brass register plate behind a square glazed door. The plate is engraved with standard barometric scales and weather prognostications, and features an integrated mercury thermometer mounted to the left side. The central mercury tube is visible within the case. An engraved inscription is located at the head of the silvered register plate, comprising a capital letter J followed by a full stop; the subsequent characters are not clearly legible as a name.