EXCEPTIONALLY RARE BAROMETER,
Rococo, Berne ca. 1755/60. Probably by Johann Friedrich Funk I.
Wood, carved, painted black and parcel-gilt. Large mercury column and fragmented, later weather indication dating from the 19th century, by Rüffenacht, Berne.
H 122 cm.

Paintwork, chipped.

Provenance:
- Collection von Graffenried, Münchenwiler Castle.
- Collection von Goldschmidt-Rothschild – von Graffenried.
- Swiss private collection.

The barometer on offer is extremely rare and is, in essence, original. Only one other, comparable barometer of this design is known.

Cf. Hermann von Fischer, Fonck à Berne, Berne, 2001, p. 135