Small Terrestrial Globe from the beginning of the 20th century circa 1910 by J. Forest Paris Rue de Bucci The Terrestrial Globe has a very beautiful wooden base. Very beautiful little unusual model, e[...]
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
Still, affirming that "it" was better before" is not always verified... We have come a long way since this wooden box which protects the fourteen glass reference ampoules and the instructions for use [...]
Mortar in good original condition, 17th century. I am thinking of a model from the region of Persia, Pakistan? Afghanistan? Sending only by registered mail and signature upon receipt
a fine library terrestrial globe from the 60s made in Italy
Very beautiful wrought iron base of good quality resting on a tripod base
The globe is removable on its cradle for transport and analy[...]
Cornet, Hearing Pipe, Hörmaschine,
Length: 62 cm. Diameter of the horn: 15.5 cm
An exceptional size for an acoustic horn
Remarkable tinsmith work, in sheet iron assembled with tin and painted.
T[...]
English naval telescope, early 1800.
The telescope is signed "John Gray n.4 East Smithfield London", "Improved Day or night"
"Day or night" telescopes were commonly used on ships and could be us[...]
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[...]
High bronze mortar with patterned decoration of 5 registers with wings and medallions -
17th century bronze. Deep sectional body with corbeled rim.
Decorated with 5 medallions at the bust of Diana c[...]
CHEVALLIER Jean Gabriel Augustin (1778-1848)
Hydrometer Or Alcoholometer
France, 19th century
Silver
Length : 22 cm
Gross weight : 54 grammes
(slight damage)
Silver alcoholmeter engraved on [...]
Silver sundial in perfect condition, dating from the last quarter of the 17th century, made by the famous Michael Butterfield in Paris.
Octagonal in shape, it is finely engraved silver. The turntab[...]
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[...]
Beautiful Delamarche planetary with hand mechanism With Sun in the center symbolized by a sphere in gilded wood. With Mercury Uranus Venus Jupiter Mars Neptune Saturn each planet mounted on a brass ar[...]
Large polarizing microscope used for petrography and mineralogy signed "Ernst Leitz Wetzlar" and numbered "352680". The microscope dates back to the 1930s. It is the largest of the petrographic models[...]
Magnificent wooden box containing 12 compartmented trays to store six thin glass slides intended for study under a microscope. The box contains a set of remarkable histological thin sections on the em[...]
Imagine discovering your world by always looking through these magnifying glasses, it would be strange, often exciting but frankly impractical... Thick brass projector lens in perfect condition.
Beautiful full circle with folding pinnules signed ADIE London. The instrument is divided from 0 to 360 degrees. Bubble level integrated into the instrument. Small foot on the back. It comes with its [...]
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[...]
Measuring instrument dedicated to weighing silk thread. From the Piat house in Paris. The support is in mahogany, topped with a Medici vase. Payment by bank transfer. Shipping extra.
Fantastic bronze mortar with house brand, Holland 16th century.
Large mortar with two side handles. Excellent condition and beautiful patina. Light bronze casting.
House mark and "HF" stamped on[...]
“Rare apothecary or alchemist’s mortar”: red marble not identified due to the patina, from the Renaissance period (16th century), 15.4 x 11 cm. Without pestle. Equipped with a large base for stability[...]
A large wrought iron maritime ruler, for cartography in its original case, the ruler is signed and has a bronze button with monogram, the case is dated and bears the same initials
Rule length 77.6 cm[...]
Beautiful pinnule graphometer signed Meurand Quai de l'Horloge in Paris in its shaped wooden case. C.1760. Beautiful silver compass with 16 Directions. The instrument is equipped with its ball jointed[...]
Important Philips' challenge globe on aluminum base from the 1950s from the Cartes TARIDE brand, boulevard Saint-Germain in Paris. Very good general condition with slight yellowing and minor wear. Hei[...]
Magnificent and imposing Galilean thermometer from the 60s/70s from the ALTO brand, resting on a chrome steel base. Limited edition, N°78/166 Very stylish! Will look great on Scandinavian furniture. T[...]
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[...]
Large laboratory bell, made of glass.The faceted seed is grindedHeight: 0.48 mDiameter: 23.8 cm Weight: 4.655 kgA trace in the thickness of the rumen and a tiny chip (-1mm) barely visible on the seed [...]
Early model of microscope called "Henri Van Heurck", after its inventor, the famous Belgian diatomist. This microscope was described by the latter "for the study and photography of diatoms and for all[...]
Study camera with bellows in very good condition, and mounted on an easel on casters for professional use which has a crank for adjusting the camera in height and diagonals. Made of wood and gold-colo[...]
Quick description
Rare and old universal exciter, scientific device circa 1880.
Very beautifully made with brass elements and glassware mounted on a mahogany top.
Probably an instrument from the D[...]
Brass graphometer signed Baradelle Paris.
France, second half of the 18th century
Brass, glass.
Width: 21cm, Height with ball and foot: 15.5cm
Openwork brass half-circle with two scales from 0 t[...]
In the United Kingdom, the Sikes hydrometer was, during the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the official instrument for verifying the alcohol content of drinks f[...]
Bronze mortar, Veneto, 16th century
Lost wax cast bronze mortar with body outlined by parallel and successive frames that delimit its circumference.
On both faces, in a central position, a g[...]
Establishment G.JANODET, 3 rue du général Lanrezac, Paris 17th Cream lacquered metal personal scale. The rectangular base, the columnar shaft with a flared capital at the top of a radiating motif. Sli[...]
Anatomical study of the human skeleton, from the Deutsche Hygiene Museum around 1930. Inscription at top and bottom: Kat N° 2001/1 V BAENSCH DRUCKEREI, DRESDEN ORIGINAL DEUTSCHES HYGIENE MUSEUM Height[...]
Terrestrial globe from the end of the 19th century from the house of G. Thomas, Publisher, Paris, 1890
Globe fixed on a central axis connected to a turned black wooden foot.
The globe still rests on[...]
Pair of Victorian era table globes, celestial globe and terrestrial globe, diameter 25 cm.
The terrestrial globe has an inscription that states: Newton's New and Improved Terrestrial Globe Drawn from[...]
Quick description
Rare and old vacuum pump, scientific instrument circa 1900.
Very beautifully made with elements in brass, cast iron and glassware mounted on a mahogany top.
Functional, very good[...]
Large terrestrial globe on a blackened wooden stand, drawn up by the cartographer J.Forest. Mention of Leningrad (after 1924), mention of Persia (before 1935 and the creation of Iran). Width: 50 cm He[...]
Beautiful table-top terrestrial globe, with elegant bronze base and plaster sphere that rotates on itself thanks to a double rotary movement. The world depicted includes both physical and political de[...]
Rare large square protractor signed "H. Morin 11 rue Dulong Paris". This model, quite rare, is described: "Square protractor, for mine or surface plans on graph paper" (see the last photo). Interestin[...]
7 pharmacy bottles in colorless blown glass with their original flattened caps. Good condition.
Period late 19th, early 20th century.
Dimensions of the bottles from largest to smallest: H 22, 19, 18[...]
Lithographed pharmacy sheet, embossed at the end of the 19th century, beginning of the 20th century on the theme of electrotherapy. "Children's illness. Wiatka necklace, the Russian electric galvanic [...]
Surveying/mining compass signed SPENCER C.1800 Silver-plated compass with a very beautiful eight-pointed rose engraved with floral motifs and a circumferential degree scale. The compass cover has a de[...]
Rara scatola da farmacia nuziale del XVIII secolo. Grazie agli scomparti girevoli sul davanti. Portaoggetti in vetro soffiato con originali tappi in peltro e sughero. Ferramenta e serratura contempora[...]
Rare series of 33 painted wooden apothecary jars with lids. Handwritten reserve cartridge on a white background. Period early 19th century. 21 large format pots, height: 17 cm, diameter: 9 cm 12 small[...]
English key called “Garengeot” 18th century
Length: 14.5 cm
Perfect condition.
In a 1742 article published in Medical Essays and Observations (Vol V part I) Alexander Monro (1697-1767) wrote in[...]
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