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[...]
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.
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[...]
Two lovely blown glass bottles, greenish and translucent, with a thick, inward-curving base, a visible pontil mark, a beautiful shoulder, and an elongated neck with a flared end. Two pretty glass piec[...]
Pocket-sized diptych sundial, made of wood, 18th century, with compass. It is covered with polychrome paper on both sides, with a floral design on the inside and scientific information on the lid. Whe[...]
Large octant in ebony and brass, blade and vernier in divided ivory. Colored glasses in perfect condition. It is signed Spencer Browning and Rust London. C 1800. Complete with all its elements. Very g[...]
Beautiful sundial with fixed latitude, butterfield type. Compass in the center of the plate with its blued needle. Compass back with the number 43 degrees of latitude. Central plate engraved with foli[...]
"Beautiful Culpeper Type Microscope C.1800" The circular base of the microscope has in its center an orifice where a plane mirror mounted on an adjustable stirrup is snapped. From this base rise three[...]
A brass achromatic telescope signed Nairne and Blunt London circa 1780. This small telescope has one eyepiece. The tube with the signature of Nairne and Blunt has three marks for adjustments symbolize[...]
Beautiful apothecary or office mortar, 18th or early 19th century, massive, from red marble from Languedoc, (Conflans quarries, Villefranche?) Pyrénées Atlantique, Streets of Prades are paved with it![...]
Large 18th Century Pharmacy Apothecary Scale PRICE REDUCTION due to upcoming retirement! Beam scale, pharmacy or store, in bronze and brass, complete and in good condition. Crowned O mark and numerous[...]
This interesting example of 18th century medical instruments is in beautiful condition and still contains its dark horn or tortoiseshell bleeding torches whose impeccable blades are marked PARIS. Silv[...]
Compact and portable grain scale signed Chemin "Rue de la Feronnerie in Paris" C. 1789. A long lacquered brass cylinder compactly contains a cylindrical mahogany case filled with complete equipment fo[...]
Wooden trebuchet complete with its weights. Indications in German and dated 1786. The box measures approximately 5,12 inches X 2,56 inches and 0,90 inches thick.
Superb carpenter's compass, In wrought iron, Signed E.FOUQUET, In good condition, beautiful patina of time, French work from the 18th/early 19th century. Weight: 1230 gr, Dimensions: Length: 70 cm, Wi[...]
XVIII Money changer scale in its original box in good condition. Complete with its weights with its bucket stack and its conversion table. Arm length 12.5 cm Diameter of the trays 4 cm.
Large late 18th century wooden maritime hourglass of 30 minutes with four columns. The glass bulbs are joined with wax and bound with gold thread. The operating time is 30 minutes. Good patina. The sa[...]
Telescope or Lorgnette signed Nairne and Blunt C.1790 The telescope has an achromatic lens, and the tube has three adjustment points to fine-tune the magnification. It has its protective screw cap, it[...]
Very large Pinnules graphometer signed Meurand Quai de l'Horloge in Paris C.1770 Silver-plated compass with 16 directions. Mounted on a ball jointed base. Beautiful engravings and tracery
Surveying/mining compass signed SPENCER C.1800 Silver-plated compass with a very beautiful eight-pointed rose engraved with floral motifs and a circumferential degree scale. The compass cover has a de[...]
Rara scatola da farmacia nuziale del XVIII secolo. Grazie agli scomparti girevoli sul davanti. Portaoggetti in vetro soffiato con originali tappi in peltro e sughero. Ferramenta e serratura contempora[...]
Beautiful so-called forest surveyor's compass signed Lerebours in Paris Alidade in wood and with brass pins. Compass divided into silver. Needle mounted on agathe. It works. Protective cover. Full bal[...]
Superb scientific object from the 18th century graphometer with several destinations angle calculations cartography manufactured and signed Meurand quai de l'clock Paris 1791 no defects excellent cond[...]
Very nice microscope designed by William Withering in its original box. It is composed of its three interchangeable lenses and its mirror. Very good general condition
Changer's or goldsmith's balance from the s. XVIII. With its original weights and box. It is in very good condition except for a thread on one of the cymbals which needs to be repaired. has a table fo[...]
The main strand and the shaft of the base with painted decoration of garlands and leafy interlacing. In its mahogany box two traces of stamp includes two optical small lack of paint. Jean Fraupel mech[...]
Late 18th century doctor's kit including many accessories for field surgery. with about fifteen instruments from Charriere, Sabatier, Galant Dimension 9 cm by 18 cm.
Beautiful lorgnette with three draws in shagreen and gilded brass signed Au Griffon Quai de l'Horloge in Paris. Sign of Rochette C.1790 Good optical and working condition.
The circular base of the microscope carries in its center an orifice where a flat mirror is engaged mounted on an adjustable bracket. From this base rise three columns in the shape of an S which suppo[...]
Portable octagonal equinoctial sundial in gilded brass 18th century, signed on the back Andreas Vogler (1730 - 1800) (And Vogl). , compass maker in Augsburg around 1750. Upper plate engraved with flo[...]
France around 1800: "King's foot", engraved brass with heavy spots of oxidation 16.5 X 2.6 X 0.3 cm closed, 31.8 cm long open. Also called "Proportion compass", this instrument was used to measure the[...]
Beautiful tripod crucible with an ebony handle turned of a beautiful baluster, a pretty small apothecary cauldron, (24).
It is a very neat airain cast, attributable to: Roy, dynasty of bell founders [...]
Brass level with double inverted optic signed "MEURAND Quai de l'hloge à Paris" on a folding tripod base.
Level scale in cm and French inches.
Dimensions: Length of 41.5 cm x Height on stand 38 [...]
Very interesting to descale teeth, consisting of nine small steel tools of different shapes: (curves, scraper, file and paring knife) with interchangeable ivory handles. Small red gold embossed case, [...]
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