Superb instrument, Tangent Compass, bronze, for determining value of magnetic fields. This instrument, which is leveled on three screw feet, consists of a 22cm diameter vertical coil with wound coppe[...]
An exceptional floor globe featuring a brass meridian circle and equatorial table with months, days, and zodiac signs, and including the stars and planets known at that time. Mounted on a mahogany bas[...]
France, First Empire - c. 1831-1848, Walnut box.Precision balance for apothecary laboratories, consisting of a walnut tablet with a drawer containing a pedal-operated steelyard balance on a pedestal, [...]
A two hinged arms with engraved scales — classic sector design.Engravings like “Guides”, “Polygones”, and degree markings are mathematical/engineering scales.The decorative pivot at the joint is typic[...]
Beautiful small miniature globe by Jules Lebegue in Paris around 1880. Beautiful detailed cartography. Detailed ecliptic and maritime routes. Turned blackened pear wood base.
Beautiful terrestrial globe by Delamarche, dated 1858. Equatorial table with the months of the year and signs of the zodiac. Cylindrical base in blackened pear wood. Good overall condition. Just a sma[...]
An attractive rosewood globe on a stand, dating from the early 19th century, the William IV period. This magnificent rosewood globe on a stand, dating from the early 19th century, the William IV perio[...]
Beautiful bronze mortar, heavy and powerful in the hand. It is sold with its original pestle, the ring of which rests perfectly on the inner rim. The mortar is decorated with stylized columns, with a [...]
Charting InstrumentMade by German architect Karl Joseph Berckmüller (1800 - 1879)With original caseGermany - Mid-19th CenturyDimensions (Case):Height: 2.5 cm (approx.)Width: 17.5 cmDepth: 4.5 cm (appr[...]
Large terrestrial globe drawn by J. Forest, geographer, illustrated by Bong. Blackened wood base and graduated brass meridian line. Some minor scratches, see photos.
Mortier en bronze a ailettes, massif et richement sculpté, accompagné de son pilon d’origine.Bel objet ancien, lourd et stable, idéal pour la décoration, la collection ou l’usage culinaire/traditionne[...]
A brass surveying circle with six pinnules, two of which are mounted on a rotating alidade. The circle measures 15 cm in diameter. It is signed "Baradelle à Paris" and dates to around 1730-1750. The i[...]
An unsigned but French equinoctial sundial from the late 19th century, notable for its large size (14.5 cm at its widest point, including the two water levels). The base measures 13 cm wide, and the c[...]
A very beautiful mahogany and gilt brass ruler. Graduated up to 14 cm plus a 6 cm extendable section. With folding stops. A rare and high-quality model! Its function is yet to be determined. Probably [...]
This impressive antique Morse telegraph register by L.M. Ericsson represents a sophisticated electromagnetic recording device from circa to late 19th century. This telegraph register (branching switch[...]
A reducing compass made of brass and steel, with an unusual shape and four folded points. The compass is unsigned but French, circa 1800-1820. This type of reducing compass was certainly used in carto[...]
Antique professional laboratory microscope manufactured by the firm M. Stiassnie in Paris around 1920. It is a high quality scientific instrument, conceived from the outset for medical and laboratory [...]
Extraordinary antique French microscope manufactured in 1890 by the prestigious firm C. Verick, one of the most highly regarded makers of scientific instruments in nineteenth century Europe. The piece[...]
Vintage school/museum anatomical model depicting the human auditory system, made of painted plaster and designed for scientific educational purposes.The object can be separated into two ma[...]
Large 19th century telescope from the "Gauche à Paris" company in brass and bronze, adjustable in tilt and depth, mounted on its mahogany base adorned with various adjustment pieces also in bronze, al[...]
Box of 5 kg weights. Brass weights in their original box: 2 kg at 1 g, for a total of 5 kg (15 weights in total). A rare find, as all the weights have the same origin; this is not a disparate collecti[...]
9 kg Weight Box. Brass weights in their original box: 5 kg, 2 kg, 1 kg, 1 kg, for a total of 9 kg. Presented in a rare format. All the weights come from the same source: hallmark of a crown above a "T[...]
Miniature brass spyglass with leather covering and three lenses. Good optics. Works perfectly. French work from the first half of the 20th century. Diameter: 2.5 cm. FOLDED. Length: 13 cm. EXTENDED. L[...]
Travel pharmacy, portable first aid kit in imitation leather. Includes 7 glass bottles and various instruments: Lemon balm water, Arnica tincture, Iodine tincture, Saturn extract, Paregoric elixir, Et[...]
Unsigned [France], circa 1910, brass and steel in its mahogany case set with a brass marine anchor. Straight compass with dry points, allowing the measurement of distances in miles and the plotting of[...]
From "Maison Piquet | L. Bourdin | Optician | Quai St. Antoine | Lyon", c. 1885-1890. Mahogany case, varnished brass microscope and copper tube. Small drum microscope. The body has a retractable tube,[...]
Signed: "Ph. F. Pellin | Paris | No. 1237", c. 1880. Gilt brass, on a cast iron tripod base. Instrument used to produce and study the spectra of different light sources. Apparatus composed of a collim[...]
Free shipping for EU insurance includedBronze stack of nested weights, Nuremberg, 18th centuryThis stack of one-pound weights, known as Charlemagne stack, features a clasp and hinge attached to the li[...]
Mid-19th century. Small rectangular fruitwood box with a copper and wrought iron balance and a set of 4 brass trays and 12 decigram weights housed in a concealed compartment. Inside, a label affixed t[...]
A male pewter urinal in the shape of a mouse with a cylindrical spout. Hallmarked by Louis Auguste ANTHOINE, active from 1885: ANTHOINE / PARIS / 39 RUE FAIDHERBE. Length 26 cm. PARIS, late 19th centu[...]
Small wrought iron compass, known as a "man's head" compass, dating from early 18th-century France. It is of fine quality, attractive due to the brilliance of the metal. Its charming size is almost co[...]
Circular pewter bleeding palette with a spatula-shaped handle. It features four turned grooves marked from 100 to 500 grams.Hallmark of Joseph Marie CORLIEU, active from 1835: CORLIEU / PARIS / 2 PLAC[...]
Beautiful late 18th century brass sundial with the symbol of passing time and death. Engraved with an hourglass (time) and a scythe (Death) and the legend "The hour pasesSoliel" engraved with a gnomon[...]
A complete 19th-century bloodletting kit, typical of homes found in bourgeois households circa 1860, comprising a handsome automatic scarifier with a three-position trigger, twelve small, painless, ro[...]
Portable apothecary cabinet for 30 bottles, some sealed with stamps, most containing liquid. In good condition with some signs of age, notably minor wear to the lower part of the back (see photo). Two[...]
Large armillary sphere of Ptolemaic type attributable to Dealamarche, sold as is. Small paper missing on the equatorial circle, and the earth is made of wood.
A wooden apothecary's chest filled with numerous original bottles, jars, and boxes, retaining their handwritten or printed pharmacist's labels. The collection contains various remedies and substances [...]
A pharmaceutical laboratory balance scale in its original glass-fronted display case, with a sliding door and a storage drawer revealing the weights and weighing dishes. Late 19th century
Superb 18th-century black marble mortar with its pestle. The beautiful marble has a superb patina and is engraved "GP" underneath. This mortar is quite rare as it is sculpted and includes its pestle. [...]
Pair of bookends depicting terrestrial and celestial globes on wooden bases, circa 1950, Germany, Berlin/Stuttgart. Excellent condition. Free shipping within the EU.
This wooden pocket sundial dates from the late 18th century. The back is covered with paper listing the main cities of Europe, and inside is a sundial with a compass. It shows signs of wear consistent[...]
A beautiful Davis quadrant in fruitwood, circa 1730. The backstaff is a navigational instrument used to measure the altitude of a celestial body, particularly the Sun or Moon. When observing the Sun, [...]
Rare collection... I've said it all in the title of this ad. A whole host of thick or convex lenses, flat or aspherical, concave mirrors, two prisms of varying widths and thicknesses, including some v[...]
Miniature terrestrial globe signed Abel Klinger in Nuremberg for the French market. Featuring the new discoveries c.1850. The globe is mounted on a wooden base and a meridian ring. The globe is compos[...]
Cast iron mortar16th-17th centuryVery good condition, no breaks or cracksNote that the pestle is missing Height: 15 cmDiameter: 17 cm at its widest pointAll deliveries are carefully packaged and shipp[...]
Incredible box containing 5 drawers filled with medical curiosities: bezoars, calculi, etc. 18th century. The box itself appears to be from the 19th century.
An interesting small bottle of green-tinted, blown and twisted glass, dating from the late 18th century, with its original label from the Chabry pharmacy in Lezoux (Puy-de-Dôme) and the handwritten in[...]
This vintage educational model from the IVAC or Boubée schools depicts one of the most recognizable and graceful woodland mushrooms: the Parasol Mushroom (Lepiota procera). The cap reaches a height of[...]
A very small and adorable globe (likely Spanish). The wooden meridian, printed with graduated paper, runs the entire circumference. There are a few scratches from use. A decorative and display item. D[...]
Large wooden hourglass with 4 marine columns. Inside there is a vial formed of two clear bubbled glass bulbs. The two bulbs are connected to each other by a wax seal covered with paper and a waxed cor[...]
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