Period: Second half of the 19th centuryOrigin: ItalyMaterial: Solid cast ironDimensions:Diameter: 35 cmHeight: 34.5 cmPestle: Height 75 cmLarge cast iron mortar made in Italy during the second half of[...]
circa 1900-1905, brass, tin, glass, ebonite. Impressive and extremely rare Leyden jar, also called "electric jar" for its considerable size, used as a capacitor in the very first experiments of the pr[...]
Signed "RD | LE PRATICIEN | MODEL GARANTI | P[reve]té SGDG", circa 1900. Attractive case trimmed with satin and suede including a nickel-plated metal handle with an interchangeable system for attachin[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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 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[...]
"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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
This very beautiful box is inlaid with precious wood of different species which create a decoration of rocaille and fleur-de-lis. The lock works and the interior covered with fabric is in very good co[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
Large swiveling globe in plastered cardboard covered with printed paper.The meridian, attached to each pole, is in engraved brass. The base is in blackened turned wood.The colors are slightly faded, b[...]
Rare and elegant brass topographical mine diopter, signed on the compass's silver scale: Davis & Son Derby. Produced in the first half of the 19th century, this high-precision instrument was used for [...]
I am offering a magnificent, entirely original French brass sextant with rare features and a distinctive serial number. It is signed E. Lorieux, A. Hurlimann, suc. in Paris, 391. This beautiful instru[...]
Rare set of 2 small hand-blown glass pharmacy bottles from the early 19th century. They are found in size 30 cm but rare to find it in this format to compare versus the shell in the photo. Very good c[...]
Ancient
sundial in carved white marble, from a historic Florentine palace. The sundial
features the famous Florentine lily carved at the top right, while the
sculptor's monogram is at the bottom ri[...]
Rare prismatic compass in green cardboard and brass. Signed: Schmalcalder, Patent, 28 Strand, London Charles Augustus Schmalcalder was at 82 Strand in London from 1810 to 1826. Serial number 719 B on [...]
Eschenbach, does that mean anything to you? I'll leave it to you to research the history of this manufacturer of spotting scopes and binoculars established in Nuremberg. This spotting scope was certai[...]
Franz Josef Steger (1845 - 1938), sculptor, collaborated with the anatomist pathologist Carl Ernst Bock (1809 - 1874) at the University of Leipzig to produce models for teaching. Steger's didactic mod[...]
Reduction compass with crossed legs, made of chromed brass and steel, English manufacture from the 19th century. It is an instrument used to enlarge or reduce a drawing; it was mainly used by cartogra[...]
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