Grand Tour Bronze Luxor Obelisk Thermometer, Place de la Concorde, Paris 1836 for Sale

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Grand Tour Bronze Luxor Obelisk Thermometer, Place de la Concorde, Paris 1836 For Sale

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Grand Tour Bronze Luxor Obelisk Thermometer, Place de la Concorde, Paris 1836 :
$495.00

A Grand Tour bronze model of the Luxor Obelsik as a Reaumur Thermometer. The shaft decorated with hieroglyphics, the front marked Fahrenheit and Reaumur, after René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur ( 1683- 1757), a French entomologist and writer who contributed to many different fields. He introduced the Reaumur temperature scale. The glass tube of the thermometer now missing.
On the pedestal are drawn diagrams explaining the complex machinery that was used for the transportation, and inscribed dedications. 10.5 inches high, on a 4 inch square base. The Luxor Obelisk is over 3,000 years old and was originally situated outside of Luxor Temple, where its twin remains to this day. It first arrived in Paris on 21 December 1833, having been shipped from Luxor and three years later, on 25 October 1836, was moved to the center of Place de la Concorde by King Louis Phillipe.
The obelisk, a yellow granite column, rises 23 meters (75ft) high, including the base, and weighs over 250 metric tons. It is decorated with hieroglyphs exalting the reign of King Ramses II.