Bronze apothecary's mortar, truncated cone-shaped, with a circular base, decorated with eight crenellated buttresses. Made in Le Puy-en-Velay, dating from the second half of the 17th century. Very goo[...]
Table sundial Bronze18th centuryVery good conditionDated on it : year 1725 Also an inscription: "Tempus Fagit" The style (central piece) is based on a sun decorationDiameter: 15.5 cmAll deliveries, ca[...]
Made of bronze, here is a very pretty little mortar, a bit big however to be a poison mortar. It is decorated with a rotating decoration composed of crowned female masks and thick stylized columns. Ni[...]
Working sundial and compass integrated with a retractable and adjustable bird gnomon, made by Chapotot in Paris. The latitude of major cities is engraved on the back of the dial.Louis Chapotot was act[...]
Here an elegant survivor, it is not common to find a modest utilitarian wooden compass 2-3 centuries old and to be able to admire it still.
Solidly built from dark and hard wood, reinforced by iron [...]
Pretty round box from turned bronze or brass, well sealed, closing with screw, containing a pretty compass under glass, watercolored paper, magnetic needle in cross, fleur de lys. Glued in lid, (it h[...]
Beautiful Butterfield Floral Decorated Graphometer in Paris C.1680 Mounted on its ball joint foot. Finely engraved wind rose compass with eight directions. Very good original condition.
Museum. Horizontal Sundial Dated 1699 Louis XIV Signed NB Nicolas Bion?" Exceptional horizontal brass sundial dated 1699 and signed NB Nicolas BIon? for latitude 53 45 Gnomon worked with openwork flor[...]
Two scarifiers for bleeding
in their original case
First half of the 18th century
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7.5 x 6.4 x 2.8 cm [case]
6.2 and 5.3 cm long [instruments]
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Beautiful and rare early models, in bro[...]
A beautiful bronze mortar from the late 17th/early 18th century. The mortar is conically shaped and made by the famous Louis Dubois.
The mortar is marked Louis Dubois A Puy in relief and features a s[...]
Very pretty little mortar, presented with a pestle, which has a good chance of being its. In bronze, it is decorated around the edge with 4 stylized columns. Beautiful old cast bronze, and its genuine[...]
Hourglass with three flasks in a red and gold painted metal frame.
Each base is decorated with a bird in the grass. The wider base features a frieze of stylized flowers and the narrower base a quatre[...]
Silver sundial in perfect condition, dating from the last quarter of the 17th century, made by the famous Michael Butterfield in Paris.
Octagonal in shape, it is finely engraved silver. The turntab[...]
Engraved brass pocket sundial made by Nicolas Bion (1655-1733), at the end of the reign of Louis XIV.
Butterfield type, Octagonal tray richly engraved freehand. Compass to the north marked by a fleur[...]
Slate sundial.
18th century period.
Bears the inscription in Latin: Quas quaeritis horas perditis
(you look for the time and you lose it)
Two slightly damaged corners.
elegant wrought iron gnomon[...]
End of the 17th century Beautiful pinnule graphometer by Butterfield in Paris 1635-1724 complete with its ball joint. It is in very good condition, measures 25 cm long and 11.5 cm high.
Bronze mortar - DUBOIS AUPUY manufacturer -
18th century.
Facing decoration of four putti faces.
Beautiful original patina.
Small casting/molding defects. (see photos)
Dimensions: 9.5 cm high x 1[...]
Beautiful Venetian bezel in cardboard and green vellum, and horn rings signed Leonardo Semitecolo C.1720 It is in three prints and includes all its original lenses and horn rings. scratches on the car[...]
Large hourglass in late 17th century walnut with 6 columns. Marine model has two flasks. Frame and columns in solid walnut. beautiful example of an hourglass from the end of the 17th century. See Mémo[...]
Small horizontal pocket dial preserved in its original leather case and constructed in silver and gilded brass. The dial is almost miniature in size, i.e. 46×35 mm. The gnomon, in gilded brass, is at [...]
Interesting whole circle of Surveyor Architect with 6 pinnules signed Delure in Paris. C.1720 Compass with 8-direction wind rose. The North indicated by a Fleur de Lys Pied à patella with butterfly-sh[...]
Beautiful mortar, good size, cast iron, tapered body with two strong winged handles, relief pastillages of four fleurons, and two coats of arms with arms of France, the famous 3 fleur-de-lys.
Base an[...]
Bronze mortar, late 17th century, Rouen (Normandy), with half-round decoration of figures and/or masks between the buttresses in the form of columns, and on the edge four small masks.
Reference: book[...]
17th Century Tripod Apothecary skillet dated 1698 by Ward Rymens
The skillet is in superb condition and has had a restoration on one of the feet
bronze with a very beautiful patina
Delivery in Be[...]
Horizontal pocket sundial. Octagonal brass plate with indexes engraved with Roman and Arabic numerals. Dial called "a l'oiseau" adjustable according to the latitude. It is signed by the manufacturer B[...]
Butterfield-type brass sundial with foliage decoration around and on the bird gnomon.
In its black shagreen box wrapped in red velvet.
Signed "SAUTOUT L'AINE A Paris" on the reverse.
Dimensio[...]
Brass instrument, on a square base 14.3 cm square. Central circle: 11.5cm diameter.
Elegant wind rose, 16 directions, decorated with a fleur-de-lis in the north direction, with engraved indication of[...]
Multifaceted sundial, gnomonic block, late 17th century. Provenance: Castle of Noyers sur Jabron (04, Alpes de Haute Provence) This block presents eight traces of sundials, 3 flat dials and 5 hollow d[...]
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