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18th Century mahogany and brass telescope by Nairne
Blunt of London
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th Century mahogany and brass telescope by Nairne & Blunt of London, having a mahogany barrel
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1780s British Georgian Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Mahogany
English Brass Telescope on Tripod Stand signed Dollond, London Circa 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
English brass telescope on tripod stand with slipper feet. Telescope has the original carrying
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19th Century British Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
19th Century, J. Florenz Wien Chrome Steel Austrian Balance, 11 Brass Weights
Located in Vigonza, Padua
19th century, chrome steel Austrian balance, by J. Florenz Wien, 11 brass weights, 5 kg.
This
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1850s Austrian Baroque Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Steel
Planispheric Astrolabe – Equinoctial Dial, late 16th–early 17th century
Located in Madrid, ES
planispheric astrolabe or equinoctial sundial, dating from the scientific Renaissance. The instrument features
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16th Century Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass
19th Century Asian Bronze Portable Sundial
Located in Madrid, ES
, beautifully crafted in bronze
This exquisite instrument combines scientific function with artistic
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1880s Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass
19th Century Silvered and Engraved Bronze Portable Sundial
Located in Madrid, ES
connoisseurs of antique horology, navigation, and scientific instruments.
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1810s Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass
19th Century American Portable Engraved Bronze Sundial
Located in Madrid, ES
horology, navigation, and scientific instruments.
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1850s Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass
19th Century Horizontal Bronze Sundial After Erasmus Habermel
Located in Madrid, ES
Habermel (ca. 1538–1606, Prague), one of the most celebrated instrument makers of the late Renaissance
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1880s Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass
19th Century Silvered Pocket Sundial
Located in Madrid, ES
characteristic of 19th-century scientific instruments, blending practicality with decorative appeal.
A charming
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Mid-19th Century Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Portable Universal Equinoctial Dial
Located in Madrid, ES
This is an instrument that consists of a brass base and a brass stand on which a semi-circular
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Early 1900s Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass
19th C. English Telescope On Tripod Stand By Negretti
Zambra for Restoration
By Negretti
Zambra
Located in Bridgeport, CT
. 1850. They were appointed opticians and scientific instrument makers to the Crown and the British
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass
19th Century Chinese Portable Engraved and Enameled Bronze Sundial
Located in Madrid, ES
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Cet instrument aux détails précis témoigne du savoir-faire et de l'art scientifique de la Chine de la
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1880s Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass
19th Century Chinese Portable Engraved and Enameled Bronze Sundial
Located in Madrid, ES
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Cet instrument aux détails précis témoigne du savoir-faire et de l'art scientifique de la Chine de la
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1880s Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
UNIVERSAL EQUINOCTIAL RING SUN DIAL NICOLAS BION, PARIs, CIRCA 1700
Located in Madrid, ES
instrument signed by Nicolas BION (1652-1733) King's engineer for mathematical INSTRUMENTS
SIZE:9 CM DIAMETER
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Early 17th Century Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Small Antique 6 Draw Pocket Telescope, English, Travel, Baker, London, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
trips
A delightful piece for collectors of scientific instruments, Victorian optics, or field gear
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1860s British Victorian Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique 2 Draw Telescope, English, Maritime, Day or Night, Richardson, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
scientific instruments
Supplied with a London Fine oak and brass 'Captain's Stand' for display
Grand in both
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1820s British Regency Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Pair WW1 Binoculars and Case, British Officer
s Issue - A Tubeuf, Paris c.1917
Located in Bath, GB
brass on the binoculars and the leather case with the British military crows foot mark. The brass also
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1910s French Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Fine Circular Protractor by William Cary, London c.1810
By Cary
Located in Norwich, GB
instrument maker, he trained under Jesse Ramsden (1735-1800) he produced numerous scientific instruments
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1810s English Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Small chrome-plated brass pocket compass for the U.S. Army in 1917
Located in Milan, IT
caratteristiche per l’utilizzo notturno.
La Taylor Instrument iniziò l’attività a Rochester nel 1851, producendo
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1910s Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass
English Victorian Surveyor
s Measure
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian-style painted wood and brass adjustable surveyor\'s measure.
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
A Very Rare 19th Century Four Inch Diameter Telescope by
Steward of London
By J.H Steward
Located in Dublin, IE
with superb optics and is stamped J.H. Steward. The finely cast polished brass telescope features
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19th Century English Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique Microscope by W. Klein Wetzlar with Carl Zeiss optical lenses, Germany
Located in Beograd, RS
microscope features a solid brass body that has developed a rich patina and it features Carl Zeiss optical
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Early 1900s German Industrial Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass
Antique 19th Century Folding English Medical Bloodletting Bleeder Fleam
Located in Stamford, CT
brass handles and
the style of the blades. Such tools are now considered historical
artifacts, offering
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Late 19th Century English Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass, Steel
Field level no. 148 by Pasquale Cittelli. Italy first half of 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Field Level No. 148, instrument for architects or engineers, made of brass and glass. Complete with
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Metal, Brass
Milan 1910/20 F.lli Koristka Antique Microscope Wooden Box with Accessories
Located in Milan, IT
Tri-ocular optical microscope Euskop model, antique scientific instrument of painted brass and
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1910s Italian Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass
Antique Surveyor
s Circumcompendium Signed Brand Frères, 1850-1880
Located in Bilzen, BE
engraved brass dial and degree scale
Beautifully preserved cardinal directions and signature on the
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Mid-19th Century Belgian Other Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Brass floor astronomical telescope signed Edmund Wheeler London 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Astronomical round-section brass ground astronomical telescope with two-extension focusing and rack and pinion, with searcher scope, complete with wooden tripod and wooden case conta...
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1870s Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Rare Sikes’ Hydrometer (Alcohol Proof Tester) Set Atkey
Son, Cowes, C. 1830
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
’ hydrometer set, by Atkey & Son of Cowes, a noted English maker of fine scientific instruments. Elegantly
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass
A fine mahogany ship’s stick barometer by Dolland
Son
By Dolland
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine mahogany ship’s stick barometer by Dolland & Son, of typical slender form with brass
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Early 19th Century English Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Fine Pair Cased French Opera Glasses c.1910
By Chevalier Opticien Paris
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning pair of French Opera glasses clad in alternating Mother of Pearl or Nacre shell and Abalone shell, creating a striped / two-tone design.
They are in full working order, ...
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1910s French Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
A bleeding travelling set with mahogany wood, signed Blackwell, England 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
Travelling mahogany wood case set for bleeding, brass apparatuses for bleeding and glass cups
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
A Very Fine Half Plate Camera on Oak Tripod by Benetfink
Co. London
By Benetfink
Co.
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine well figured mahogany double racked focus half plate camera with beautifully cast brass
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Early 1900s English Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Surveyor
s Pole and Logging Measuring Stick c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
stick is numbered on 4 sides and has a flat brass base that originally allowed it to stand freely on
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Superb Large Pair Antique English Binoculars by W. Watson
Sons, London
By William Watson
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous pair of antique English polished brass binoculars meticulously professionally cleaned
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1910s British George IV Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass
Silk strength tester by Goodbrands
Co of Manchester and Stalybridge
Located in London, GB
A wall mounted silk strength tester by Goodbrands & Co of Manchester and Stalybridge, circa 1910.
Quadrant scale marked: 16 ozs. X ¼ oz. 4 lbs X 1 oz. (4/330)
Vertical scale divide...
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Early 20th Century English Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass, Steel
Antique French Holosteric Library Barometer
Located in Norwell, MA
French maker. Copperish brass case with hanging ring. Faceplate is segmented to thirty-one degrees
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1890s North American Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Very Large George III Rosewood Gallery Magnifying Glass
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
frame, the baluster handle screwing into a brass bracket in the rim. English, circa 1800.
Footnote
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass
A Boxed Sikes Hydrometer by Riddels Limited, Belfast
By Riddels Limited
Located in Austin, TX
, the English Board of Excise held a competition to find the best instrument for revenue purposes - the
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19th Century British Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass, Copper
English Antique George II Mahogany Stick Barometer by Polti of Exeter
By C. Polti
Located in Devon, GB
A rare George II period mahogany stick barometer with finely carved cistern cover and surround to partly conceal the mercury tube. Most unusually the signed register plate is made of...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Collection of 18th and 19th Century Arabic Astrolabes and Quadrant
Located in London, GB
excellent set of antique astronomical instruments is a selection of five Persian brass astrolabes and a
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Early 19th Century Persian Islamic Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass
French 19th Century Culinary Scale
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th century French counter or grocer’s scale with two brass trays mounted on a white marble top
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Marble, Brass
A land surveying square, France 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Octagonal brass land surveying square. Each side has a slot, which allows to aim the distance and
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Late 19th Century French Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass
Oxidised Surveyors Level by Reid and Young
Located in Norwich, GB
&20 Cambridge St, Glasgow
Source: Directory of British scientific instrument makers 1550-1851 by
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1920s British Edwardian Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass
20th Century English Theodolite by W.F. Stanley London in Original Wooden Box
By W. F. Stanley
Located in Sofia, BG
20th century English surveyor's theodolite or transit instrument of brass by W.F. Stanley (Optical
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Early 20th Century English Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
$1,738 Sale Price
20% Off
19th c. Expandable Marquise Paris Field Binoculars c.1880-1899
Located in San Francisco, CA
the center. Leather case with brass studs. The lens expands out to sharpen the view. The binoculars
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Metal, Brass
Pair of Astrolabes
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of antique brass astrolabes with iron brackets
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19th Century Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass, Bronze
$3,850 / set
Napoleon III Gilt Bronze
Boulle Barometer
Thermometer Gervais Durand
By Gervais Durand
Located in Miami, FL
, brass and silver inlays. Fine instruments. Small chip to the wood and missing some brass strips and the
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Bronze, Brass
$9,800 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Superb Pair Antique Opera Glasses c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
A truly stunning pair of French Opera glasses made from polished brass and clad with shell.
This
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1910s French Edwardian Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique Lord Bury 4 Draw Telescope, English, Terrestrial, JH Steward, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Lord Bury 4 draw telescope. An English, leather and brass terrestrial or
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1880s British Late Victorian Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Circa 1900 English Equal Arm Market Scale With Weights
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
" & "Class.B". Heavy, quality brass - boldly turned upright with finial tip. Large, molded edge mahogany base
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Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Italian-transalpine time dial paper on wood board. Giusti, Nerici, Italy 1781.
Located in Milan, IT
brass arm with double adjustment, that of the front-back inclination and that of the rotation of the
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1780s Italian Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass
Three drawer achromatic telescope by Utzschneider
Fraunhofer of Munich
Located in London, GB
A three drawer achromatic telescope by Utzschneider & Fraunhofer of Munich, circa 1820.
1 3/8″ objective lens, eyecup with dust slider.
Signed: Utzschneider u. Fraunhofer in Münche...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass
John Bennett Georgian Barometer
By John Bennett
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional Georgian barometer by the leading London instrument-maker John Bennett strongly
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
French Camera Lucida from the early 20th century. Original case
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Antique French camera lucida, a mid 1800s drawing aide tool with original box.
A camera Lucida is generally considered to have been invented by the English chemist W. H. Wollaston in...
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1880s French Industrial Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass
A Fine Adams, London Culpepper Microscope
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A late 18th century brass lacquered Culpepper design microscope by Adams, London in the original
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Late 18th Century English Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Spyglass round section brass and leather focus 3 extensions 1850
Located in Milan, IT
Round-section brass telescope with leather-covered handle and three-extension focus, complete with sunshade extension and dust cover tabs. English manufacture of the mid-19th centur...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Round-section brass telescope with mahogany-lined handle 1850
Located in Milan, IT
Round-section brass telescope with mahogany-lined handle, four-extension focus. English manufacture from the mid-19th century. Good condition signs of wear and tear, fully functional...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Brass Scientific Instruments
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Brass
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Antique Brass Scientific Instruments For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique brass scientific instruments for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and wood, all antique brass scientific instruments available were constructed with great care. Antique brass scientific instruments have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique brass scientific instruments bearing Victorian or Industrial hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. LeMaire Paris, Dollond, London and W
T Avery each produced beautiful antique brass scientific instruments that are worth considering.
Finding the Right Scientific-instruments for You
Decorating with vintage, new and antique scientific instruments, as well as other authentic collectibles and curiosities that can be found on 1stDibs, presents an opportunity to create a unique, natural history museum-like atmosphere in your home that can provoke conversation as often as it pays tribute to how far we’ve come in understanding our world.
The Age of Discovery (or the Age of Exploration) refers to a period during the 15th to 18th centuries that saw Europeans taking to the high seas to explore, trade and conquer various regions of the world. What we know about geography, the advancement of sea vessels and the development of scientific instruments all broadened significantly during this time.
With every new finding about our world, scientists invented tools to measure and record. While many of these objects are now obsolete, they are essentially works of art and have a rich history. Scientific instruments of a bygone era represent how far science and technology have advanced.
If you’re interested in introducing antique scientific instruments and tools to your decor to add contrast or draw attention to otherwise unexplored corners of your living room or dining room, there are many options to consider as far as textures and colors go. Like any curious decorative object that draws attention to your home library or mantel, vintage scientific instruments will likely add spirit to any conversation that might take place over cocktails or dinner.
Create an intriguing focal point with Georgian scientific instruments, such as stick barometers with mahogany cases or lacquered brass telescopes. These items stem from an era named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who ruled England in succession starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). Just as there was beautiful jewelry produced during the period that today is coveted by collectors, there is much to be found in the collectibles and curiosities realm too.
Mid-century modern scientific instruments also capture a period of rapid progress, representing groundbreaking discoveries that defined the 20th century. Wouldn’t antique anatomical models of the 1950s pair well with your eye-catching abstract paintings, George Nelson clock or Florence Knoll sofa?
Whether you’re looking for a way to showcase your passion for chemistry or aviation or are making room in your foyer for a breathtaking industrial-style electronic time tower manufactured by Patek Philippe, 1stDibs offers a collection of vintage, new and antique scientific instruments that includes topographic tools, laboratory equipment and more.
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