Sale 1276
| Cincinnati
| Cincinnati
Estimate$500 – $700
the trunk featuring a pair of recording knobs and an 'Improved Sympiesometer' with mercury thermometer and tube with colored oil, terminating in a turned brass cistern.
Height 42 inches.
In fine overall condition. Minor surface wear and scratches to case, consistent with age. Reattached break to finial. Cap loose, due to one broken dowel; evidence of past glue reinforcement. Lower right corner of the case, below sliding scale, loose from trunk with evidence of a broken out nail. Minor wear and damage to the lower carved section of the trunk. Lacking gimbal mount. Does not appear to be functional.
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Leah Vogelpohl
AVP, Specialist, American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts
Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.
