Bidspirit auction | A Trio of Wall Hanging

A Trio of Wall Hanging Items Comprising an Antique Carved Oak Aneroid Barometer and Two Decorative Masks - A group of three wall-hanging items comprising an antique carved oak barometer and two decorative masks. The aneroid barometer is set within a late 19th or early 20th-century banjo-style oak case. The architectural frame features a pediment top with cross-hatching, deep foliate scrollwork carvings throughout the body, and a lower carved finial. It incorporates a central mercury thermometer mounted on a white porcelain scale marked in Fahrenheit and Centigrade, featuring annotations for Blood Heat, Heat, and Freezing. Below this is a five-inch diameter aneroid barometer dial with weather predictions in decorative script (Stormy, Rain, Change, Fair, Very Dry), protected by a brass-rimmed glass bezel. The first mask is a mid-20th-century decorative wall piece carved from a single block of medium-toned wood. It depicts a stylised human profile influenced by West African aesthetics, featuring a textured wavy hairstyle, incised facial markings, and a large carved eye with radial details. The second mask is a mixed-media piece, constructed from a terracotta base with applied wooden and textured elements. It is hand-inscribed Cuba on the upper right leaf-shaped protrusion. The face features large leaf-like forms, a textured brow, and a prominent open mouth, finished in earthy tones of brown, ochre, and red. Barometer height: 57 cm Profile mask height: 28 cm Cuban mask height: 33 cm.