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Material: Ebony
English Regency Gilt Figural and Ebonized Dital Harp, Maker E. Light, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency gilt stenciled figural and floral ebonized dital harp signed by maker Edward Light. Retailed at Srohl Foley place London, Early 19th century.
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1810s English Regency Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

String, Wood, Ebony, Giltwood

English Regency Gilt Figural and Ebonized Dital Harp, Maker E. Light, Circa 1815
English Regency Gilt Figural and Ebonized Dital Harp, Maker E. Light, Circa 1815

English Regency Gilt Figural and Ebonized Dital Harp, Maker E. Light, Circa 1815

$12,800
Antique Cased Octant, Scottish, Ebony, Navigation Instrument, Sextant, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique cased octant. A Scottish, ebony navigational instrument, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1850. Appealing navigation ins...
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1850s British Early Victorian Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Ebony, Walnut

Antique Cased Octant, Scottish, Ebony, Navigation Instrument, Sextant, Victorian
Antique Cased Octant, Scottish, Ebony, Navigation Instrument, Sextant, Victorian

Antique Cased Octant, Scottish, Ebony, Navigation Instrument, Sextant, Victorian

$2,122
George III Mahogany Banjo Barometer Edinburgh
Located in Huntington, NY
George III Mahogany Banjo Barometer By Edie & Son. Edinburgh Alexander James Adie FRSE MWS (7 November 1775, Edinburgh – 4 December 1858, Edinburgh) was a Scottish maker of medical ...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

George III Mahogany Banjo Barometer Edinburgh
George III Mahogany Banjo Barometer Edinburgh

George III Mahogany Banjo Barometer Edinburgh

$1,550
19th c. Bronze, Rosewood and Ebony Try Squares c.1850-1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Collection of six 19th century try squares with bronze, Ebony, Rosewood, and steel handles. The Halsted & Ackerman is a rare combination square with a pop out bevel from the b...
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19th Century Industrial Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Steel

19th c. Bronze, Rosewood and Ebony Try Squares c.1850-1890
19th c. Bronze, Rosewood and Ebony Try Squares c.1850-1890

19th c. Bronze, Rosewood and Ebony Try Squares c.1850-1890

$250 / set
18th Century Stick Barometer by Nairne London
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
An elegant 18th century satinwood and ebony stick barometer by Edward Nairne, London. Nairne was a famous 18th century scientific instrument and barometer...
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18th Century English Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Ebony, Satinwood

18th Century Stick Barometer by Nairne London
18th Century Stick Barometer by Nairne London

18th Century Stick Barometer by Nairne London

$3,020
Ebony, brass and ivory pantograph, signed Lennel, Paris 1780.
Located in Milan, IT
Brass and ebony wood pantograph, in its original mahogany box. The wheels are made of ivory. The instrument shows the signature of the maker Lennel à La Sphére à Paris. France 1780. ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Ebony, brass and ivory pantograph, signed Lennel, Paris 1780.
Ebony, brass and ivory pantograph, signed Lennel, Paris 1780.

Ebony, brass and ivory pantograph, signed Lennel, Paris 1780.

$3,470
Decorative Scientific Concave Mercury Mirror Maroon Leather Ebony
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A unusual scientific mirror, French in origin circa 1880 The mirror is mercury, with age related oxidization and pitting to the plate. Encased in a maroon leather frame with embos...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Leather, Mirror, Ebony

Decorative Scientific Concave Mercury Mirror Maroon Leather Ebony
Decorative Scientific Concave Mercury Mirror Maroon Leather Ebony

Decorative Scientific Concave Mercury Mirror Maroon Leather Ebony

$226
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George III Banjo Mahogany Barometer by R. Taylor, Chepstow, England c. 1820
By R. Taylow
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Four-dial Barometer/Thermometer in Mahogany, dating from the George III period, and English in origin. Signed at the base "R. Taylor Chepstow". The barometer with swan neck pedim...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

George III Banjo Mahogany Barometer by R. Taylor, Chepstow, England c. 1820
George III Banjo Mahogany Barometer by R. Taylor, Chepstow, England c. 1820

George III Banjo Mahogany Barometer by R. Taylor, Chepstow, England c. 1820

$3,175
H 42.5 in W 12 in D 2 in
19th Century Bronze Pipe
Located in Copenhagen, K
Fantastic bronze pipe from the Vienna tobacco museum’s collection, from Belgian Congo.
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19th Century Congolese Folk Art Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

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Bronze

19th Century Bronze Pipe
19th Century Bronze Pipe

19th Century Bronze Pipe

$2,600
H 8.67 in W 3.94 in D 4.34 in
English Stick Barometer by Loftus, London, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A late 19th century rosewood stick barometer by Loftus of London. 3 ¼ inches wide by 36 inches tall; 3 inches deep
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19th Century English Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Rosewood

English Stick Barometer by Loftus, London, 19th Century
English Stick Barometer by Loftus, London, 19th Century

English Stick Barometer by Loftus, London, 19th Century

$3,200
H 36 in W 3.25 in D 3 in
18th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Wall Barometer
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A beautifully carved and giltwood 18th century Louis XVI wall barometer having its original mercury tube and mechanism but presently with the mercury missing.    
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Giltwood

18th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Wall Barometer
18th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Wall Barometer

18th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Wall Barometer

$2,400
H 43 in W 14 in D 2 in
1960s Nautical Rangefinder Signed Kelvin Hughes Antique Marine Navigation Tool
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical rangefinder signed Made in Great Britan by Kelvin Hughes a divison of Smiths Industries Limited made in the 1960s, complete with original mahogany box. AP 498 Stuats Marine Distance Meter very good working condition. Box size cm 21 x 13 H 6. It is an ancient nautical instrument used to measure...
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1960s British Vintage Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

1960s Nautical Rangefinder Signed Kelvin Hughes Antique Marine Navigation Tool
1960s Nautical Rangefinder Signed Kelvin Hughes Antique Marine Navigation Tool

1960s Nautical Rangefinder Signed Kelvin Hughes Antique Marine Navigation Tool

$1,017
H 2.37 in W 8.27 in D 5.12 in
Vintage Postmodern Brutalist Style Chrome and Brass Menorah Candleholder, Signed
Located in Amityville, NY
Vintage Chanukah Menorah in chromed steel and brass with a geometric form that evokes Brutalist, Postmodern, and even Art Deco skyscraper styles. Angu...
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1990s American Brutalist Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Brass, Steel, Chrome

Vintage Postmodern Brutalist Style Chrome and Brass Menorah Candleholder, Signed
Vintage Postmodern Brutalist Style Chrome and Brass Menorah Candleholder, Signed

Vintage Postmodern Brutalist Style Chrome and Brass Menorah Candleholder, Signed

$299 Sale Price
27% Off
H 4.38 in W 9 in D 1.88 in
Vintage David White Instrument Surveying Equipment Plane Utility Level Oak Case
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage David White Instrument Co Surveying Equipment Plane Utility Level Oak in Case. Item includes plane utility level, original oak case. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 5...
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Early 20th Century Industrial Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Vintage David White Instrument Surveying Equipment Plane Utility Level Oak Case
Vintage David White Instrument Surveying Equipment Plane Utility Level Oak Case

Vintage David White Instrument Surveying Equipment Plane Utility Level Oak Case

$150
H 5 in W 11.5 in D 5.25 in
Very Large 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Ebony and Bronze Hourglass
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Standing at 16 inches in height, this large scale nineteenth century Napoleon III period hourglass features three turned ebonized wood disks joined by bronze supports and finished wi...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Very Large 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Ebony and Bronze Hourglass
Very Large 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Ebony and Bronze Hourglass

Very Large 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Ebony and Bronze Hourglass

$1,995
H 16 in Dm 7.5 in
Early 19th Century Parcel Gilt Gothic Revival Harp By Sebastian Erard
By Sébastien Érard
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine and elegant Regency Satinwood and parcel-gilt double action Harp from the workshop of the famous harp and piano maker Sebastian Erard (1752-1831), decorated in the Grecia...
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Early 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Parcel Gilt Gothic Revival Harp By Sebastian Erard
Early 19th Century Parcel Gilt Gothic Revival Harp By Sebastian Erard

Early 19th Century Parcel Gilt Gothic Revival Harp By Sebastian Erard

$15,260
H 66.93 in W 31.5 in D 20.08 in
Antique French Bone and Ebony Dominoes Set, 1800s
Located in Lucenec, SK
This is an antique French domino game in a wooden box Mid to late 1800s All complete with 28 dominoes The dominoes have a bone front, ebony backings and brass tacks The dominoes a...
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19th Century French Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique French Bone and Ebony Dominoes Set, 1800s
Antique French Bone and Ebony Dominoes Set, 1800s

Antique French Bone and Ebony Dominoes Set, 1800s

$406
H 2.17 in W 6.89 in D 2.56 in
Victorian Cased Pheasant Taxidermy, Late 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This late Victorian-era taxidermy diorama depicts a male ring-necked pheasant with beautiful, chestnut-brown plumage and long white tail feathers. Perched atop a rock with an alert p...
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Other

Victorian Cased Pheasant Taxidermy, Late 19th Century
Victorian Cased Pheasant Taxidermy, Late 19th Century

Victorian Cased Pheasant Taxidermy, Late 19th Century

$1,180
H 20.25 in W 33.25 in D 8.25 in
Antique Heath Co Lacquered Brass Vernier Sextant 19th Century
By Heath Co.
Located in London, GB
A rare cased lacquered brass vernier sextant by A Heath & Co of New Eltham London, dating from the late 19th Century. With silvered scale, stamped mark and New Eltham, London, with ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique Heath Co Lacquered Brass Vernier Sextant 19th Century
Antique Heath Co Lacquered Brass Vernier Sextant 19th Century

Antique Heath Co Lacquered Brass Vernier Sextant 19th Century

$995
H 5.52 in W 11.82 in D 10.63 in
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Antique 19th C. W A K Johnston 18" Celestial Library Floor Globe Stand 1879
By W. A.K. Johnston
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine antique Celestial floor globe on stand by W. & A.K. Johnston, 1879. Representation of stars and constellations as they would appear on a...
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1870s Victorian Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

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Brass

Antique 19th C. W A K Johnston 18" Celestial Library Floor Globe Stand 1879
Antique 19th C. W A K Johnston 18" Celestial Library Floor Globe Stand 1879

Antique 19th C. W A K Johnston 18" Celestial Library Floor Globe Stand 1879

H 28 in Dm 25 in
A late Georgian octant by Cary, London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This octant has an ebony frame and limb with a brass indexing arm and fittings. The inset bone scale is marked to 100 degrees and the nameplate ‘Cary London’. There is a small turned finial which unscrews to become a pencil. It is housed within its original oak case. English, circa 1820. Octant height: 12in (30cm) Width: 9¾ in (24.5cm) Box height: 12½ in (32cm) Width: 11½ in(29cm) Isaac Newton invented the reflecting quadrant around 1699 and he gave a detailed description to Edmond Halley...
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1820s English Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

A late Georgian octant by Cary, London
A late Georgian octant by Cary, London

A late Georgian octant by Cary, London

H 12.5 in W 11.5 in D 6 in
20th Century British 12" Terrestrial Globe, Geographia, c.1920
By Geographia, Ltd.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century 12” Terrestrial Globe mounted on a polished brass crescent axis with an ebonised wooden base. Made by Geographia Ltd, 114 Fleet Street, London. CONDITION In ...
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20th Century British Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

20th Century British 12" Terrestrial Globe, Geographia, c.1920
20th Century British 12" Terrestrial Globe, Geographia, c.1920

20th Century British 12" Terrestrial Globe, Geographia, c.1920

H 20.48 in Dm 12.41 in
Fine Regency Period Mahogany Stick Barometer by Harris, London
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A Regency period mahogany stick barometer of fine quality with flame veneers and ebony stringing, the silvered dial signed by William Harris, Holborn, Lon...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

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Ivory, Ebony, Mahogany

Fine Regency Period Mahogany Stick Barometer by Harris, London
Fine Regency Period Mahogany Stick Barometer by Harris, London

Fine Regency Period Mahogany Stick Barometer by Harris, London

H 39.38 in W 5.52 in D 2.37 in
19th Century Naval Navigational Octant by Crichton London in Original Case
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 19th century Naval Navigational Octant by John Crichton (London) in Original Case, circa 1830s, an ebony frame quadrant with brass mounted lens, mi...
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1830s English Other Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

19th Century Naval Navigational Octant by Crichton London in Original Case
19th Century Naval Navigational Octant by Crichton London in Original Case

19th Century Naval Navigational Octant by Crichton London in Original Case

H 3 in W 13 in D 10.5 in
Anatomic Model for Class: an Animal’s Heart, France, 1890
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomic model for class, depicting an animal’s heart, made out of painted plaster and papier machè. Ebony wooden base. France circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Anatomic Model for Class: an Animal’s Heart, France, 1890
Anatomic Model for Class: an Animal’s Heart, France, 1890

Anatomic Model for Class: an Animal’s Heart, France, 1890

H 12 in W 10.5 in D 5.5 in
Late 18th Century Royal Stamped Trepanning Set
Located in London, GB
Late 18th century royal stamped trepanning set We are proud to offer a rare, complete trepanning set dated from the late 18th century, punch...
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1790s French Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Brass

Late 18th Century Royal Stamped Trepanning Set
Late 18th Century Royal Stamped Trepanning Set

Late 18th Century Royal Stamped Trepanning Set

H 1.5 in W 14.5 in D 7.5 in
French 19th Century Culinary Scale
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Large French 19th century culinary scale. Registered trademark of Usines de la Mulatière, formerly Maison Béranger (Lyon, France), c. 1870. The box is m...
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19th Century French Other Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

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Ebony

French 19th Century Culinary Scale
French 19th Century Culinary Scale

French 19th Century Culinary Scale

H 8.5 in W 21.5 in D 9.25 in
Pantograph Signed Lennel, Paris, 1780
Located in Milan, IT
Brass and ebony pantograph, in its original mahogany box. Bone wheels. The instrument shows the signature of the maker Lennel à La Sphére à Paris. France, 1780.
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1780s British Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Pantograph Signed Lennel, Paris, 1780
Pantograph Signed Lennel, Paris, 1780

Pantograph Signed Lennel, Paris, 1780

H 5 in W 33 in D 6 in
Early 19th Century Watkins and Hill Model Beam Engine
By Watkins Hill
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A rare early 19th century demonstration model of a steam driven beam engine made by Watkins and Hill, London standing on a mahogany and ebony stung base A similar example can be ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

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Brass

Early 19th Century Watkins and Hill Model Beam Engine
Early 19th Century Watkins and Hill Model Beam Engine

Early 19th Century Watkins and Hill Model Beam Engine

H 22.05 in W 20.08 in D 10.04 in
Nine 19th Century Treen Ware Boxwood Medical Oil Ointment Lotion Bottle Holders
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very decorative medical curiosity cabinet set of nine 19th century Victorian English and German treen turned boxwood bottle holders. These contai...
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Boxwood, Ebony

Nine 19th Century Treen Ware Boxwood Medical Oil Ointment Lotion Bottle Holders
Nine 19th Century Treen Ware Boxwood Medical Oil Ointment Lotion Bottle Holders

Nine 19th Century Treen Ware Boxwood Medical Oil Ointment Lotion Bottle Holders

H 6.11 in Dm 3.55 in
Regency Mahogany Bow Fronted Stick Barometer by Bate
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A Regency period mahogany and ebony inlaid bow fronted stick barometer with swan neck pediment above silvered scales that are signed Bate, London; the flame mahogany case with a long elegant thermometer and an urn cistern cover with ebony fluted...
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1810s English Regency Antique Ebony Scientific Instruments

Materials

Ebony, Mahogany

Regency Mahogany Bow Fronted Stick Barometer by Bate
Regency Mahogany Bow Fronted Stick Barometer by Bate

Regency Mahogany Bow Fronted Stick Barometer by Bate

H 41.74 in W 4.73 in D 3.15 in

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