Obelisk of Luxor Thermometer SOLD

A 19th century French Grand Tour neoclassical gilt brass model souvenir of the Egyptian obelisk from Luxor, situated in the Place de la Concorde in Paris, mounted on a black Onyx base, with mercury thermometer reading in both Fahrenheit and the superseded Reaumur temperature scales . The actual obelisk in pink granite was a gift to the French in 1829 by the viceroy of Egypt, Originally marking the entrance to the Amon temple at Luxor, over than 3,000 years old. It is decorated with hieroglyphics exalting the reign of the pharaoh Ramses II. Circa: 1870 Width: 11cm Height: 27cm SOLD