A round bedpan with rounded edges and cushion attachments. Hallmarked by Allègre in Angers, 18th century. 26cm in diameter, 17.3cm in interior diameter and 28cm in length. (An example with attachment [...]
This late 18th century engraved king's foot is genuine and natural. As for the condition, we note the classic signs of wear on this type of object. Our photos allow you to appreciate the quality of th[...]
Small set of two ophthalmology instruments of rare quality and luxurious design. These two instruments were used together and have the same provenance. They are both French, datable around 1760-1770:-[...]
This is an engraved brass measuring instrument from the 18th century.
Regarding its condition, please note signs of wear due to use.
Our photos allow you to appreciate the quality of the item.
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This is an engraved brass measuring instrument from the 18th century.Regarding its condition, please note signs of wear due to use.Our photos allow you to appreciate the quality of the item.For condit[...]
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 [...]
Sundial also serving as a compass signed Le Maire et Fils. Work carried out between 1722 and 1727. Very good condition, in its original shagreen case. 18th century hallmark Dimensions: 6 - 6.5cm
Portable equinoctial sundial
Jean-Baptiste DELURE (active in Paris from 1695 to 1736)
Paris, France, circa 1700-1720
Silver and glass
H. 3.2; L. 6; L. 6.9 cm
(restoration to the foot)
Portable[...]
Beautiful little one-handed mortar, without pestle, from cast bronze, very simple model, on a round base with strong edge, the body is flared, with application of four buttresses of fruit and foliage,[...]
This 18th-century brass graphometer is an angular measuring instrument used in topography and cartography to accurately measure horizontal angles. It is equipped with a central compass to orient measu[...]
Rare oval-shaped pewter basin of 18thy C., intended for childbirth, sometimes called a birthing basin but more likely a placenta basin. Equipped with six loops placed under the rim and intended to hol[...]
Dental key, called Garengeot, used for tooth extraction. This model can be dated to the end of the 18th century. Very good example of classical style from the second half of the 18th century with a sh[...]
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[...]
Large surveying circle with four folding pinnules, two of which are mounted on a rotating circle. This large circle is 29.5 cm in diameter and whose pinnules measure 8.5 cm in height and bears the eni[...]
Large gray marble apothecary mortar, with four ears, with its wooden (oak) and alabaster pestle, from the 18th century. This mortar is in good condition and is of good quality. It has its pestle. Plea[...]
Beautiful graphometer signet Fieuset in Paris Beautiful silver compass, the instrument is mounted on a ball joint foot with its butterfly clamp. Beautiful original condition
18th century masterpiece of steel used for experiments in experimental physics, electricity, medical magnetism or mesmerism. The instrument is kept in a case shaped in green morocco. Intriguing instru[...]
Interesting Tripod Culpeper microscope of Nuremberg type C.1790 In the center of a circular wooden base, skillfully turned on the lathe, was an adjustable mirror mounted on its axis. On the edges of t[...]
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[...]
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.
Free shipping for mainland France via La Poste or Mondial Relay
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A circular pewter BLEEDING PALETTE with a raised and molded wing, fitted with a poly[...]
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[...]
Shipping is free for mainland France via La Poste or Mondial Relay
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CANARD DE MALADE pomiform in pewter, with long tubular spillway, acorn lid and mo[...]
Signed Portable Equinoctial Sundial
Signed Ludwig Theodatus MULLER (1710-1770)
Augsburg, Germany, mid 18th century
Gilt brass and glass
H. 1 ; W 4.7 cm
(small chips to the glass)
Portable oct[...]
Beautiful Venetian telescope with three prints in cardboard covered with light brown paper with scroll and foliage decorations, horn tips. Approximate length open 90 CM Length closed: 31 CM Very good [...]
Beautiful entire circle or Dutch geometry circle Pierre Gourdin active in 1771 and successor of Jean Baptiste Nicolas Bion, son of the famous manufacturer of scientific instruments Nicolas Bion Addres[...]
Bronze mortar with a slightly frustoconical shape, with a flared neck with five buttresses framing relief motifs with fleur-de-lys. Large diameter: 19 cm Height: 12 cm
Large pinnule graphometer, signed:
This device consists of a semicircle and two pinnule alidades created to measure angles in the field.
Finely engraved compass with eight cardinal points.
Signatur[...]
A small mortar and one or its pestle...
In chiseled bronze shaped...
With simple thicknesses in the lower part and two lines engraved in the body...
The rim is also with some reliefs...
From the 1[...]
Unsigned, 18th century, gilded brass. Unsigned Butterfield type dial. Octagonal plate supported by a compass and a small baluster foot. The time scale engraved on the plate is numbered in black enamel[...]
Beautiful pinnule graphometer. Compass with wind rose in the center, north indicated by a fleur-de-lys. Alidade with two pinnules and graphometer plate with floral engravings and the C in the floral d[...]
. This large brass level has a main plate, mounted with two sighting pins. A central leveling tube fitted with a clear glass bottle filled with liquid. It is mounted on a ball jointed base with butter[...]
Bronze Mortar With Unusual Pestle Circa 1700.
In very good original old used condition, there are no cracks or restorations, with beautiful original patination.
14.5cm high, (with out pestle)13.[...]
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
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[...]
Ornate gilded copper spyglass with two draws, one of which is signed "DOLLOND LONDON".
Was tinted black.
Dimensions: heights of 8.6 cm (open) and 5 cm (closed).
London dating from around 1800[...]
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[...]
The bottom of the compass is engraved with a wind rose in sixteen directions with the four cardinal points. Original blued steel hand with brass pivot. The hour circle is graduated on the top in Roman[...]
Very beautiful pocket globe called "pocket globe" in its shagreen case. The case contains the two celestial hemispheres with the new discoveries This globe is called after Moll, reissue around 1770 of[...]
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