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[...]
Glass and brass world map by Paul Oestergaard for Colombus Verlag - 1950sWorld map - Mid-Century - Decorative objectDimensions: Ø 37 cm, H 41 cmMaterial: Brass - Glass
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[...]
Räth terrestrial globe. Varnished turned wooden base. Printed in Leipzig. Publisher Paul RÄTH Height: 47 cm Diameter 33 cm Made in GDR ex GDR Scale 1: 38 600 000 Year 1983 (March) Good general conditi[...]
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[...]
Shipping is free for mainland France via La Poste or Mondial Relay**************IRRIGATOR with nickel-plated pewterpump marked Breveté SGDG GUARANTI VERITABLE JET CONTINU. It is presented in its origi[...]
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.
This item was manufactured before 1947 and therefore complies with European Union regulations on the ivory trade.This antique Chinese ivory carving depicts a reclining medicine lady, historically used[...]
Unsigned, Mid-18th century, copper alloy, iron. Square scarifier with 13 blades. Instrument used, between the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 1900s, to cut the skin before applying a [...]
Signed "Wien [Vienna, Austria]", circa 1780-1800, copper alloy, iron. Square scarifier with 16 blades. Instrument used, between the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 1900s, to cut the s[...]
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[...]
Very large terrestrial globe from the early 1960s by Girard Barrere and Thomas. Scale 1/25000000 (1mm for 25 km) Very good condition. Diameter of the terrestrial globe: 60 cm, from the base of the foo[...]
Mitosis is not a disease... it was our common starting point, it may have been a short time ago or a long time ago, and longer for some. This didactic visualization in two consecutive displays is made[...]
Torture for the student that I was... thank you, it's better. Eighteen pieces of oak form an old collection of polyhedra, of which here is a bit of a random selection, not exhaustive: pi/3 X h²(3r-h),[...]
Antique microscope E Leitz Wetzlar, serial number 16202, Germany, early 20th century, inside its original mahogany box (but without key). Complete box of replacement lenses and different gradation. Si[...]
But where does the white rabbit run to…. That’s another story… mine is that: barely out of the attic of the university where it had been resting for ages, it now parades covered in dust. Exceptional o[...]
Brass Two-Lens Spyglass with Shagreen Cover Signed George Opticien of the Academy of Sciences, Quay de Conty in Paris circa 1760-1780 This spyglass has two objective lenses giving different power magn[...]
"Sputnik" station, BGM, West Germany, circa 1960, acrylic and gilt metal with barometer, thermometer, hygrometer. Rare model Unsigned, some slight traces of oxidation Dimensions: Height: 20.32 cm (8 i[...]
Very rare large glass apothecary mortar. 19th century. Very thick, mouth-blown glass with a beautiful trace of a ground pontil at the base. It measures 14 cm high and 12 cm in diameter at the neck, fo[...]
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[...]
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![...]
Rare 18th-Century Equinoctial Sundial & Compass by Johann Nepomuk Schrettegger, Augsburg
Maker: Johann Nepomuk Schrettegger
Origin: Augsburg, Germany
Date: Circa 1780–1800
Material: Gilt brass wit[...]
Brass sundial, Germany, mid-18th centuryModel of a compass sundial with a particularly decorative cutout, made of brass, unsigned but German, datable to the mid-18th century.The dial has only one lati[...]
Stock of 77 pharmacy bottles in blown glass, transparent and brown, of various sizes and with different caps, from various epochs, between 1925 and 1960. The stock consists of 4 bottles of 1000 ml, 56[...]
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 tripod and transport case. Use: Surveying instrument for measuring levels on the ground. Pinnule level or diving level for surveyor and/or surveyor. Late 19th early 20th centu[...]
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[...]
Terrestrial telescope with two cardboard and horn prints with horn covers.Rare to have the horn covers. Lenses not brokenVenice - 18th CenturyCondition: Good condition except for a break in the outer [...]
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[...]
Brass surveying circle with six pinnules, two of which are mounted on a rotating alidade. The circle measures 15cm. It is signed "Baradelle à Paris" and can be dated around 1730-1750. The instrument i[...]
Marine hourglass with a double bulb filled with sand supported by five wooden columns - Late 17th - early 18th century Nordic countries Height: 12 cm Diameter at sight: 6.5 cm
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[...]
Jules Duboscq Divergent or concave lens, mounted, circa 1870 Beautiful, good-sized (8cm diameter) divergent or plano-concave lens, mounted on a brass support and inserted into a blackened brass circle[...]
Set of two conical and pyramidal prisms, evenly mounted, circa 1890A rare, evenly mounted, unsigned but French pair, circa 1890, of two uncommon prism shapes: a conical prism and a pyramidal prism. Th[...]
Bronze midday cannon on a round marble base, engraved with the hours, complete with its magnifying glass, engraved "L'ingr Chevalier opticien place du Pont Neuf 15 in Paris. Payment by bank transfer. [...]
Theater binoculars - Optical instruments - Display objects Pair of theater binoculars in metal and brass covered with fawn leather. The plate on the top of the binoculars is made of openwork mother-of[...]
Coffret de trépanation comprenant un ensemble d'instruments de trépanation et de chirurgie crânienne. Le coffret n'est pas signé mais français, datable vers 1800.L'ensemble est complet et en bon état [...]
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[...]
In original wooden case with key – circa late 19th / early 20th century
A beautifully preserved example of French optical craftsmanship – ideal for collectors, decorative use, or museum display.
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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 [...]
Max le Verrier bronze hourglass with two dolphins Total length 13.5 cm height 9 cm Listed in No. 622 of the Max le Verrier catalog raisonné Price not negotiable Payment by check or bank transfer. Ship[...]
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[...]
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