An Anglo-Indian ivory carving of the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool as a mercury thermometer

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An Anglo-Indian ivory carving of the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool as a mercury thermometer
Stock Number:
y3242
$ 995.00

Description

A very fine Anglo-Indian ivory carving of the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool as a mercury thermometer. Carved in sections and joined together using steel and brass pins and screws. 

From the Estate of the Earl and Countess of Stradbroke, Melbourne Australia

News Clip: https://www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-news-house-auction-hawthorn-earl-countess-stradbroke/b357c465-07b1-4624-8eb8-e0944a8b7978

Origin:

Circa Late 19th to early 20th Century A.D., India

Dimensions:

Height: 21 cm / Width: 7.5 cm
Condition: 

 

Some minor fissures in the main body, with what appears to be an original makers repair on the top reverse.