Comprising an obelisk-form thermometer with engraved ivory scale, lacking thermometer; a set of postal scales, the balance brass with a companion set of three brass weights and a small circular paperweight, each inlaid with floral patterns in various stones including malachite, with circular 'Anthony & Marietta Coleridge Collection' labels, inscribed 'WOA 83', 'WOA 9' and 'WOA 60'

The thermometer: 14³⁄₄ in. (37.5 cm.) high; the scales 7 in. (17.5 cm.) wide; the paperweight: 3³⁄₈ in. (8.5 cm.) diameter

The thermometer and the scales: The late R.E. Summerfield, Esq., sold Christie's, Cheltenham Racecourse, 23-28 October 1989, untraced lots, according to owner's records.

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