A triangular bronze hourglass, two verines, duration approximately 30 minutes. The three columns are turned, in the shape of a baluster. Dimensions: height 16 cm Side 10.5 cm
Brass sundial made by Nicolas BION fecit 1655 - 1733. Butterfield type, octagonal table sumptuously engraved freehand. Compass marked with a pretty fleur-de-lis to the North. On the back the main citi[...]
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 very fine and complete dental key, used for extracting human teeth. Made entirely of wrought iron.Origin Northwest Europe. The length measurement is 13.5 cm. Can be dated to around 1775 - 1800.
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[...]
A precision scale, in brass, travel trebuchet type, early 20th century. This trebuchet was used to weigh rare metals (gold) or stones. The set is complete with its weights and its lamellae. Dimensions[...]
A mini, very small brass hourglass with glass jars from the 50s/60s. Beautiful scientific object.....Duration....4 seconds..Dimensions: height 4.5 cm diameter 2.5 cm
Very rare, high-quality surgeon's saw from the 18th century. Wrought iron body, turned and engraved, with ebony handle carved in the shape of an eagle's head. I left it in its original condition, but [...]
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[...]
Sorry, no Export for this for the moment.Here is a superb floor lamp, shape inspired by antique, resting on an eagle's leg with golden talons. Body of lamp is in bronze, cast and chiseled, it is Rom[...]
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[...]
Butterfield type sundial in engraved brass enclosing a compass. Gnomon engraved with a bird and scrolls. Joseph Simon GUIBOUT (1715-1780), apprentice of DELURE in 1731, he set up his own business on t[...]
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[...]
Visible in Paris. Hand delivery possible in the capital and its suburbs. Delivery within France: €25. Contact me for Europe and worldwide delivery. Botanical model Plastic and wood Dimensions: H. 35 [...]
Funny title, funny object. There was a time (not so long ago in fact...) when screens did not exist... or at least remained discreet... At that time, it was necessary that students attending natural s[...]
A set of three compasses made of brass and bearing the mark, a wheel, of the German weights and measures instrument maker Adolf Deinert working in Nuremberg. We can date the compasses to the years 174[...]
Globe made by A. Minelli for Antonio Vallardi Editore, 1930s
Rare table globe made by A. Minelli for the illustrious Antonio Vallardi publishing house, dating back to the 1930s. It is an object of [...]
Pair of blown glass apothecary bottles, screen-printed label, late 19th-early 20th century, sheet metal stoppers. Small differences in size: one bottle is narrower than the other.
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[...]
"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 rare object to find, which fits in hand, shape of a small bowl with a pouring spout, it is a mortar for special medicines, because it is made from Serpentine stone, monolith. This fine stone, dur[...]
Scultetus amputation saw, late 17th century, early 18th century. It measures 32cm in length, with an 11cm blade. The blade is removed by loosening the two screws, which are in good working order.
Equinoctial Sundial and Compass 'Jean-Baptiste Delure' - Paris, France - 18th centuryJean-Baptiste Nicolas Delure († April 1736) was a master founder and maker of scientific instruments in Paris, acti[...]
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[...]
A 16th-century Tuscan bronze mortar. It features rope-shaped bronze handles and a body outlined with parallel lines in relief. It was historically used in pharmacies for the preparation of compounds a[...]
Beautiful engraved brass navigation instrument forming a compass-sundial in its original box, stamped JF André, with a label from the last owner underneath, in good condition but the bottom of the box[...]
This carved wooden mortar has a very beautiful patina, it is probably an old African work. For the condition, note classic cracks and wear, a patina of use. Our photos allow you to appreciate the qual[...]
Brass graphometer signed "Duhamel à Paris" decorated with a rich decoration of flowers and leaves. The graphometer can be dated to the mid-18th century. In the center of the graphometer, a finely engr[...]
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[...]
Uncommon diptych dial comprising only one azimuth or horizontal axis-wire dial constructed from two strong boxwood plates and reinforced with brass plates. The dial is not signed but French, datable t[...]
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[...]
Terrestrial globe signed "Globe terrestre Echelle de 1/40000000 drawn by J. Forest" with polar mount. The globe is in beautiful original condition, perfectly preserved, without any loss or accident. T[...]
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 globe 8 cm diamèter 16 cm height, signed Thomas in Paris. Papier-mâché sphere covered with color lithographed segments, mounted on a turned walnut wood base. His workshop was loc[...]
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[...]
Antique world globe circa 1900 Publisher G. Thomas Very good condition considering its age and fragility (cardboard globe). Slight rubbing in one place, see photos. Total height: 33cm Globe diameter: [...]
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[...]
Early and beautiful Zograscope dating from the end of the 18th century in turned wood with wood inlays of different colors. Also note the decorative elements around the lens frame in brass and bone. A[...]
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[...]
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