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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Sundial with Compass and Case, Bronze, Bion, Nicholas, Paris, 18th Century
By Nicholas Bion
Located in Madrid, ES
Sundial with compass and case. Bronze. BION, Nicholas. Paris, 18th century. Polygonal sundial with a bird-shaped gnomon and engraved triangular piece, which presents, on one side, ...
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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze, Other

Lignum Vitae Treen Vices Pair of Minature Tree of Life
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Collector's specimens - Lignum vitae is sought after for the beauty of its grain, coloring, patina, density and toughness Translated from Latin, vignum vitae means “wood of lif...
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English George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

Antique 18th Century Trebuchet, Money Changer s Balance, With Its Weights
Located in Bilzen, BE
Wooden trebuchet with its weights. These kind of scales were used by money changers to weigh golden coins in those days to avoid fraud 18th Century The box measures 18 cm X 8.7 cm ...
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German Industrial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

18th Century German Gilt Brass Portable Sundial Signed “J. Vogler”
Located in Madrid, ES
Exceptional German portable sundial, finely engraved and gilt brass, signed “J. Vogler”, and preserved in its original fitted case. Made in the 18th century, this exquisite instrumen...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

18th Century English Mahogany Cased Stick Barometer by Dolland of London
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional late 18th century mahogany cased stick barometer by Dolland of London, The mahogany case of a very solid construction and with a superbly made turned mahogany cistern ...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Steel

Spanish Moorish Gothic Mortar 15th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Spanish - Moorish Gothic bronze mortar and with ribs, most likely from Andalusia. Of conical shape, resting on a circular base, the exterior decorated with a series of wing-shaped pr...
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Spanish Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Large 18th c. Wooden Jointer Plane c.1700-1799
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Antique wooden carpentry plane used to make trim and moldings. Shown with life size hand mold for scale. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1700s. MATERIA...
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Industrial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Fruitwood

18th Century French Louis XVI Period Gilded Barometer by Evangelista Torricelli
By Evangelista Torricelli
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, large antique French Louis XVI period barometer, signed by Torricelli in gilded wood and of oval shape with original scientific illustrations, in good condition. The detailed wall décor piece is consisting its original glass. Framed with gilt foliate trim and important pediment. Minor fading, due to age. Wear consistent with age and use, circa 1750, France. The Italian scientist Evangelista Torricelli...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Mortar and Pestle Duo, English, Brass, Apothecary, Jardiniere, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique mortar and pestle duo. An English, polished brass apothecary dish or decorative jardiniere pot, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800. Dashing Georgian morta...
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British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

18th Century Gold French Gilded Wood Barometer, Antique Parisian Thermometer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rare antique finely worked French barometer with lyre shaped crest thermometer above a large hexagonal framed barometer. The Parisian décor piece is m...
Category

French Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Mortar and Pestle Set, English Bronze Apothecary Grinder, Georgian, 1750
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique mortar and pestle set. An English, bronze apothecary or chemist’s grinding aid, dating to the mid Georgian period, circa 1750. A fascinating early example, rich wi...
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British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Antique Print of a Scientific Instrument, 1769
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'A curious Instrument which shews the Hour of the Day (..)'. Print of a scientific instrument. This print originates from 'The Gentleman's Magazine'. Artists a...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Paper

Rare George III Celestial Pocket Globe by Cary, London
By Cary
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and rare 3" celestial pocket globe by G & W Cary, Strand, London circa 1791, housed in its original sharkskin case. A companion globe to terrestrial globes of this type we...
Category

English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster

Rare Antique Engraving of Microscopes, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'A true Representation of sveral microscopes with some objects (..)'. Print of various microscopes, illustrating several microscope parts. This print originates ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Paper

Stick Barometer Mahogany Board Antique Weather Measuring Instrument J. Ramsden
By Jesse Ramsden
Located in Milan, IT
Stick barometer mounted on a mahogany board complete with vernier reading the variation of atmospheric pressure signed by Jesse Ramsden, end of the 18th century. Very good condition...
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

Italian 18th Century Balance, Scale
Located in Round Top, TX
A very stunning 18th century balance - Scale from Rome, Italy. Beautifully crafted from polychromed and gilt wood. A wonderful accent piece for a library or office.
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

Gustavian brass box with perpetual calender based on the rune staff
Located in Knivsta, SE
Gustavian brass box with perpetual calender based on the rune staff. The box is from the late 18th Century and was used as a perpetual calendar and...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique Engraving of Constructing Sun Dials, 1769
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print of Ferguson's method of constructing sun dials. This print originates from 'The Gentleman's Magazine'. Artists and Engravers: The Gentleman'...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Paper

16th Hispano-Mooris Polychrome Talavera Jar with Metallic Reflections
Located in Marbella, ES
Magnificent Talavera ceramic vase or albarelo, hand-decorated with stylized plant motifs in cobalt blue and oxide red on an ivory white background, topped with a characteristic coppe...
Category

Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Ceramic

Large 18th c. Monogrammed Cherry Wood Jointer Plane c.1700-1799
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Antique Cherry wood carpentry plane used to make trim and moldings. Monogrammed and stamped. Steel blade inside. Shown with life size hand mold for scale. CREATOR Unknow...
Category

Industrial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Steel

Antique Albertus Seba Pair 18th Century Hand-Colored Engravings Butterfly
Located in Washington, DC
Rare pair of original hand-colored prints from Sir Albertus Seba's cabinet of natural curiosities. Prints come from published volumes in Amste...
Category

Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Paper

Antique Print of a New Water Exhausting Machine, 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'A New Machine for exhausting a large quantity of water'. Print of a new water exhausting machine. This print originates from 'The Universal Magazine...
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Paper

18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer
Located in Sheffield, MA
A stunningly beautiful 18th century French gold gilt barometer is a weather instrument with mercury-filled glass thermometer still in working order...
Category

French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

Antique Print of Two Balances for Weighing Fire and Air, c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Balance for weighing air - Balance for weighing fire'. Copper engraving of two balances. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: Anonymous ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Paper

Antique Original Engraving of Seasons by Le Bas, C.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique astronomy print titled 'L'inégalité des Saisons et des Jours'. Interesting print explaining why there is an inequality in the length of days and seasons. Source unknown, to b...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Paper

18th Century Italian Bronze Pestle for a Mortar, 9 Inches Long
Located in Stamford, CT
If you've got the mortar, I have the pestle! There are so many mortars out there, and so few pestles. It's nice to have both. Here is your opportunity to marry this large scale pestl...
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

17th Century Norther European Wrought Iron Pestle, 8.5 Inches
Located in Stamford, CT
Unusual wrought iron pestle, most are bronze like most mortars. This one is at least 17th century, quite possibly dating to the Gothic period. I have owned two iron mortars in my ti...
Category

German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wrought Iron

Louis XV Parcel-Gilt And Painted Wood Barometer
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th century Louis XV period hand carved and painted parcel gilt French wall barometer. Louis XV giltwood case with ornately hand-carved scrollwork on a green painted wood back. A be...
Category

French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood, Glass

Alnmått (Cubit measure) in Birch with a Noble Crown. Gustavian, dated 1783
Located in Knivsta, SE
Rare Alnmått (Cubit measure) made in Birch with a Noble Crown. From the Gustavian period of the late 1700s, roughly corresponding to the Louis XVI period in France, made in Sweden an...
Category

Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Alnmått (Cubit measure) in iron with gilded details. Baroque, dated 1731
Located in Knivsta, SE
Swedish Alnmått (Cubit measure) in iron with gilded details. Baroque, dated 1731. Provenance: Baron Carl Emanuel Cederström, great collector during the mid-19th Century in Sweden. W...
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Swedish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

French 18th Century Mortar and Pestle
Located in Round Top, TX
A sensational 18th century mortar and pestle in iron with its base constructed from a solid block of walnut. A stunning sculpture for any tradition...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

Substantial Antique Italian Bronze Mortar and Pestle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Substantial antique Italian bronze mortar and pestle, finely cast with shell and floral band, complete with 12" x 1.5" D pestle. The base of t...
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Terrestrial globe apres Mr. Rizzi Zannoni, Paris 1762.
Located in Milan, IT
Designed to be hanged to the ceiling, terrestrial globe, made out of paper machè and wood, brass hook. It is reported in the cartouche of the globe: globe terrestre d’après Mr. Rizz...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Bronze Mortar - Italy - 16th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb Italian Renaissance bronze mortar with his pestle - 16th century Very beautiful model with AN in its center surmounted by a cross below . The mortar is decorated with several...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Italian-transalpine time dial paper on wood board. Giusti, Nerici, Italy 1781.
Located in Milan, IT
An Italian and transalpine hour dial in paper printed on a fruitwood board. The base, in turned boxwood, has a wavy profile and distinct edge, at the top of which is mounted the rect...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

18th Century French Giltwood Barometer
Located in Sheffield, MA
18th century French neoclassical barometer from the Louis XVI period. Now strictly a stunning decorative object with great style. It is no long...
Category

French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

16th Century Cast Iron Mortar
Located in Brussels, Brussels
16th century cast iron mortar with two very beautiful handles Beautiful original object with a great patina and in very good condition.
Category

French Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

UNIVERSAL EQUINOCTIAL RING SUN DIAL NICOLAS BION, PARIs, CIRCA 1700
Located in Madrid, ES
UNIVERSAL EQUINOCTIAL RING SUN DIAL NICOLAS BION, PARIS, CIRCA 1700 A RARE EQUINOCTIAL RING signed "N Bion A PARIS", around 1700, made IN BRONZE composed of meridian and equatorial ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Sailing ship s pulley fiddle block
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century Naval oak and elm fiddle pulley block, with two wood sheaves. Marked with Roman Numerals: XXVIIII For a similar fiddle block see the collection of: Chatham...
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English Industrial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Oak

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. ...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Travel pharmacy in mahogany wood and brass, England 1790.
Located in Milan, IT
Travel pharmacy. Box in Mogano Sipo ( Entandrophragma utile ) wood and brass with recessed handles on both sides and a drawer on the front. The upper level opens, inside it there are...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

French Bronze Mortar, Early 17th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The mortar with fleurs de lys decoration.
Category

French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer
Located in Houston, TX
Lovely period French Louis XVI giltwood barometer with beautiful patina. This antique French Louis XVI gilt wood barometer will add a touc...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Giltwood

A 18th-Century scientific instrument: wooden screw dilator clamp.
Located in Milan, IT
A medical instrument. A brass screw clamp (dilator), with a rosewood handle. It consists of two symmetrical parts, each with a circular cushion element that continues with a cylindri...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

17th Century Spanish Talavera Pharmacy Jar in Blue Glazed Ceramic
Located in Marbella, ES
17th Century Spanish Talavera pharmacy jar in blue glazed ceramic.
Category

Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Ceramic

Late 18th Century French Giltwood Barometer
Located in Essex, MA
Period late 18th century giltwood barometer. Original gilding. Carved overall with globe, and navigation instruments. Foliate and neoclassical motifs. Maker signed.
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Giltwood

Louis XVI Gilt-Wood Barometer Thermometer, France c. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XVI Period Barometer & Thermometer Combination, originating in France & dating from the last quarter of the 18th century. The workings enclosed by a gilt-wood case with carve...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

An apothecary bronze mortar and pestle, Italy 1700.
Located in Milan, IT
Bronze Apothecary mortar, fitted with mortar pestle. Italy early 18th century.
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

17th Century Lantern Alarm Clock by Johannes Quelch, Oxford
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An English 17th century lantern clock made of brass and iron, circa 1665-1670. The clock consists of going and striking trains, as well as a...
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British Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Important Georgian Mahogany Mercury Stick Barometer by Stott, Dumfries
Located in Norwich, GB
Fine Georgian mahogany bow fronted stick barometer. Bow fronted glass set in front of the silvered register plate with sliding vernier controlled by an ivory turned knob. Concertina ...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Mahogany, Ivory

Bronze Weight, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Weight of the 18th century. Bronze. Bronze weight, incomplete, with the container glass and two of the smallest, all decorated in cold with incised and...
Category

European Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

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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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Ebony, Satinwood

Tripod Apothecary Skillet from the 18th Century England
Located in Brussels, Brussels
18th Century tripod Apothecary skillet From England. The skillet is in superb condition and has not undergone any restorations. Bronze with a very beautiful patina.
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British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Tripod Apothecary Skillet Late 17th-Early 18th Century, England
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Apothecary tripod skillet from the end of the 17th century beginning of the 18th century From England. The skillet is in superb condition and has not undergone any restorations. Br...
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British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

17th Century Tripod Apothecary Skillet Dated 1698 from The Ward Rvmens Family
Located in Brussels, Brussels
17th century tripod apothecary skillet dated 1698 by Ward Rymens. The skillet is in superb condition and has had a restoration on one of the feet. bronze with a very beautiful patina.
Category

British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Antique 18th Century French Bronze Scientific Silk-Weighing Instrument 1789-1795
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare antique 18th century French Lyonnaise bronze scientific Instrument used for weighing Silk, in anchor form, 1789-1795. Made by "J. Berthaud et Cie...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Fossilized Horse Leg. Equus Sp., Pleistocene, Florida, USA
Located in Madrid, ES
A fossilized horse leg. Equus sp., Pleistocene, Florida, USA This set of fossil horse bones dates from an extinct equine. The inter-locking bones are eleg...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bone

Louis XVI Period Barometer
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Very charming carved and gilded acanthus leaf framed Louis XVI period wall barometer with glass covered central dial and glass thermostat beneath; bot...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

17th Century Spanish Talavera Pharmacy Jar in Blue Glazed Ceramic
Located in Marbella, ES
17th century Spanish Talavera pharmacy jar in blue glazed ceramic.
Category

Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Ceramic

16th century Spanish Bronze Mortar with Letters M on the Sides
Located in Marbella, ES
16th century Spanish Bronze Mortar with Letters M on the Sides
Category

Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze