A circular ebony case, identifiable as being from Charrière (a renowned instrument maker based in Paris), containing 8 steel lancets for bloodletting, under brown, blond and tortoiseshell horn casings[...]
The universal camera lucida is an optical instrument used to draw or trace, enlarge or reduce an image using a triangular prism and lenses. The arm is adjustable by a rack system. The camera and its o[...]
Very beautiful terrestrial globe made by J.Forest Paris rue de Buci from the 19th century.Library globes are the rarest. This one made by J. Forest, a famous publishing house in Paris in the 19th cent[...]
Large antique world map on a blackened wooden base. This is a rare 1/4000000000 scale model, 1 cm on the map represents 400 km. Model in very good condition, published by J Forest at 17 rue de Buci. P[...]
A marine hourglass made of brass and glass verrines, all in very good working order. This hourglass is made to be suspended and accepts the movements of a boat. Duration of the sand elapsed: 30 minute[...]
Large engraved wooden carpenter's compass - dated 1824Rare workshop compass made entirely of wood, equipped with metal points and a forged axis. DescriptionEach branch bears naive engravings: diamonds[...]
Beautiful terrestrial globe published in Berlin in 1881 by D.Reimer, entitled C. Adami's Erdglobus, revised and drawn by Heinrich Kiepert (1818-1899), famous German geographer and cartographer. Engrav[...]
Superb and rare Newton pocket globe, 9 cm in diameter (3.5 inches), preserved in its original shagreen case. Dated January 1817, it illustrates the planetary system as it was known at the beginning of[...]
This flayed figure made of boiled cardboard covered with plaster was used by medical students at the end of the 19th century. All of its organs, as well as the left lobe of its brain, can be removed a[...]
This box is signed by Vecabe, with the inscription in French: “VECABE Patent of invention 875.996 SGDG – Examination model intended for dental art, Patents in all civilized countries. Numbered 11289. [...]
Flayed Larynx Otho Rhino Removable painted plaster Auzoux type 19TH Century All parts are numbered and removable parts Plaster painted with original color in very good condition
Rare and elegant 19th century celestial globe, signed: "Dedicated to MA Bouvard... / by Ch. Dien". Created by Charles Dien, a famous French globe maker, this globe features beautifully printed constel[...]
Very rare model of a sundial in the shape of a cross or so-called cruciform, unsigned, but German, datable to the beginning of the 19th century. Cruciform models have existed since at least the first [...]
Small terrestrial globe measuring 8cm in diameter signed "Delamarche Paris rue du Battoire 25 1857". The globe is mounted in a brass meridian circle resting on an equatorial table, itself supported on[...]
Small eye or ophthalmological surgery box signed "Maison Charrière Collin et Cie", perfectly in period condition containing instruments signed: "Charrière", "Robert et Collin" and "Collin & Cie". The [...]
Miniature terrestrial sphere of 0m 25 cm circumference in lithographed paper, hand-decorated, mounted on a turned, lacquered and ebonized wooden base. Signed Ikelmer Editors and Manufacturer at 130 Ru[...]
Terrestrial globe signed "Globe terrestre J. lebègue et Cie Editeurs 30, rue de Lille, 30 Paris" with inclined polar mount on a cast iron base decorated with mascarons. The globe is in beautiful origi[...]
Cylindrical sundial, tall and called a shepherd's sundial, made of turned boxwood, unsigned, but French, dating from the early 19th century. The small dial measures 8.5cm in height. The brass gnomon i[...]
"Large architect's / drawing set in green leather slipcase signed on the top cover I.Kern in Anna, Switzerland circa 1800. Very complete. Just a few cracks on the green leather." Information about I. [...]
Solar astronomical telescope, 19th century in brass, bronze tripod base. Materials: Brass, bronze Period: 19th century Total height: 51cm Length of optical tube: 108cm Tripod with curved legs
Important cast iron pharmacy mortar with its pestle in good condition and very heavy. Very large mortar, height: 24.5 cm. Diameter: 29 cm. Pestle: 40 cm.
Attractive early 19th century rosewood globe from the William IV period. This beautiful early 19th century rosewood globe from the William IV period is not just a functional object; it is a stately pi[...]
Business card of Clément ADER, "the Father of Aviation" Clément ADER Château de Ribonnet Beaumont sur Lèze Hte Garonne 68 Rue de l'Assomption Traces of use Clément Ader, (1841/1925) engineer and inven[...]
Set of three Grenet batteries of different sizes: 18cm, 20cm and 21cm in height, 7.5cm in diameter, 7.8cm in diameter and 9.5cm in diameter. They are not signed. "The Grenet potassium dichromate batte[...]
Rectangular sundial in wood and mounted paper, painted with ink and watercolor, opening with a hinge by a hook, the cover presenting on the outside a series of names of European cities with their lati[...]
An unsigned but French equinoctial sundial, late 19th century, interesting for its large size of 14.5cm at its widest with the two water levels. The plate measures 13cm in width and the case 15×16.5cm[...]
Signed "Henri MORIN, 3 Rue Boursault - Ateliers H. MORIN & GENSSE in Paris", c. 1890. Brass, glass and blued steel in a walnut wood case with brass handle. Beautiful graphometer from the H. Morin work[...]
Signed "Boucart Constructeur | Quai de l'Horloge, 35 | Paris". 19th century. Brass and steel, in its wooden case (walnut). Cylindrical set square, with slots, signed Boucart*, optician manufacturer of[...]
Signed "P. B[ERVILLE] - MODEL PATENTED", c. 1890-1937. Brass instrument in a wooden box addressed to "JEUSSELIN, Optician, 14 rue BAB-AZOUN, ALGER". Optical instrument used by landscapers and designer[...]
Pocket spittoon in blue glass and nickel-plated metal, from the 19th century. Complete with its reservoir capHeight: 10 cmDiameter of the belly at the widest point: 4.4 cmGood condition Tuberculosis h[...]
Very beautiful 19th century pharmacist's scale, entirely in bronze, placed on its marble base, with the location of the trays and that of the series of weights drawn in the marble, decorated with a ly[...]
Smiths & Son, Celestial and Terrestrial Globes, London, 19th centuryTwo wooden globes covered with paper spindles bearing captions and engravings, one depicting the terrestrial globe and one the celes[...]
Botanical model of a lily (Lilium martagon) by Robert Brendel.Papier-mâché and wood.Germany.ca. 1870.h. 43 cm (16.9 in).Papier-mâché model of a lily (Lilium martagon) created between 1866 and 1880 in [...]
Beautiful and fairly large blown glass leech jar with a clearly visible pontil. The glass, although scratched, is in good condition and has no cracks or chips. Nineteenth century.
A so-called “floating” sundial also forming a pocket compass, round in shape, made of wood, the metal gnomon constituting the directional needle, the interior in colored lithographed paper, the four c[...]
Superb and rare bloodletting kit by Fréderic Charrière in solid silver vermeil and tortoiseshell with hare's head hallmark, Charles X period. This kit is complete. Its case is in superb condition. The[...]
Rare and very beautiful marine barometer - thermometer with its bronze support. An English work circa 1850. Good quality and in good condition ! Height 95 cm Width 3.5 cm
The +: complete with its tripods box and a compass. Use: Surveying instrument for measuring angles and lengths on the ground. Pantometer or rotating square, for surveyors and/or surveyors. Late 19th e[...]
Description: Antique Surveying Circumferentor by Brand Frères
Brand Frères, Opticiens du Roi à Bruxelles
Circa mid-late 19th century (c. 1850–1880)
Belgium
A superb antique surveying circumferento[...]
Large model of a Nicol prism mounted in a tube and placed on a brass support. The instrument is signed "Ph. & F. Pellin M[ais]on Duboscq Paris", therefore datable to around 1900. The prism measures ap[...]
Shipping is free for mainland France via La Poste or Mondial Relay**************Large pewter LEEK BALL, with screw-on lid topped with a fixed ring. The top of the body and the lid are pierced with ven[...]
Antique microscope in gilded brass, mahogany case, from the 19th century. This microscope is in good general condition. It is not signed. Please note: dirt and wear from use on the microscope, scratch[...]
Frédéric Charrière Box with two syringes for embalming or cadaveric injections, circa 1840-1850Brass, ebony, steel, wood and velvet; box: 33.5x20x9cm. Item #4966Important box for thanatopraxy or embal[...]
Antique Oculist / Optometrist Case Original Wooden Box with French Inscriptions and Brown Velvet Lining. A unique and historical item – ideal for collectors, decoration or museum display. Description [...]
First type of electric capacitor, discovered in the middle of the 18th century, in Leiden. Also called electric jar (for large models*), this bottle allows to accumulate and store electricity. It is c[...]
The +: complete with case and tripod. Use: instrument for magnifying distant objects. Precious golden spotting scope, or terrestrial telescope, mounted on tripods. Late 19th early 20th century. Model [...]
Rare and fascinating educational mechanical model dating from the 19th century, made of bronze and mounted on a noble wood base. This type of object was used for educational purposes, often in technic[...]
Small terrestrial globe on a blackened and waxed turned wood stand. The globe is made of polychrome printed paper mounted on plasterboard.It bears the inscription “globe terrestre dressé par J Forest [...]
Pivoting physical globe, in polychrome printed paper mounted on plasterboard. The globe is attached by a brass clamp to a cylindrical base in blackened and waxed turned wood.It’s inscribed “Globe métr[...]
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