DESCRIPTION: French Empire gilt bronze desk thermometer. Features a tall plinth form with gilt laurel wreath and telescope cast finials. Decorated with foliate ogee cornice and panel bordered with lotus leaf lappet surround, on conforming cast skirt base mounted on a Siena marble block. Designed with a mercury tube applied to a silvered Fahrenheit and Centigrade engraved scale. CIRCA: 19th Cent. ORIGIN: France DIMENSIONS: H: 9.5" x W: 3" x L: 4.5" Have a similar item to sell? Contact: Info@Akibaantiques.com CONDITION: Chipping to marble base. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS(305)-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.