Nineteenth Century Ships Octant
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships octant from circa 1850 with an engraved scale to 100 degrees.
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1850s North American Antique Octant
Materials
Brass
Antique Octant
Vernier Octant by John Todd, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Vernier Octant by John Todd, London, circa 1850. An eleven inch radius vernier octant by John Todd with ebonised wooden frame with inset bone scale marked from 0 – 100 degrees with...
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1850s English Victorian Antique Octant
Materials
Brass
Antique Cased Octant, Scottish, Ebony, Navigation Instrument, Sextant, Victorian
$1,669Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Cased Octant, Scottish, Ebony, Navigation Instrument, Sextant, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Dimensions: Case Width: 30cm (11.75'') Case Depth: 33.5cm (13.25'') Case Height: 12.5cm (5'') Octant Width: 24.5cm (9.75'') Octant Depth: 30.5cm (12'') Octant Height: 10cm (4'')
Category
1850s British Early Victorian Antique Octant
Materials
Ebony, Walnut
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Vernier Octant by John Todd, London
By John Todd
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
Vernier octant by John Todd, London, circa 1850 An 11 inch radius Vernier octant by John Todd with ebonized wooden frame with inset scale marked from 0 – 100 degrees with inset ma...
Category
1850s Great Britain (UK) Antique Octant
Materials
Brass
Rare Giant Nautical Antique Ships Octant Gold Gilt Fixtures
Located in Palm City, FL
Presented is the largest octant with an index arm 17 1/2 inches long, that makes it one of the largest instruments of this type known.
Category
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Octant
Early Period English Nautical Back Sight Octant by J. Ramsden
Located in Palm City, FL
Presented is a mariner's octant made during the first half of the 18th Century.
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Octant
Materials
Brass
Finely Crafted, Brass, Octant with Ivory Register by Charles Pace
By Charles Pace
Located in Houston, TX
The device has triple lenses, and comes with its original oak case. The label reads: Charles Pace, Chronometer and Watch Manufacturer (from London), 418 Batter Street, Between Was...
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19th Century American Other Antique Octant
Rosewood Ship's Navigators Octant
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's octant with rosewood frame, brass filters, mirror and peepsight.
Category
1840s Antique Octant
Materials
Brass
Ebony and Brass Mounted Octant
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English ebony and brass octant with an ivory register circa 1800. Unsigned.
Category
19th Century British Antique Octant
Materials
Brass
Mid Nineteenth Century Ships Octant
Located in Norwell, MA
Navigators octant with ebony frame, brass arm, filters and peep sight.
Category
1860s European Antique Octant
Materials
Brass
Eighteenth Century Ship Navigators Octant
By H. Duren New York
Located in Norwell, MA
Eighteenth century ship navigators octant with label from H. Duren, 31 South St, New York.
Category
1860s American Antique Octant
Materials
Brass
Eighteenth Century Ship Navigators Octant
By H. Duren New York
Located in Norwell, MA
Eighteenth century ship navigators octant with label from H. Duren, 31 South St, New York.
Category
1860s American Antique Octant
Materials
Brass
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.
Category
1820s English Antique Octant
Materials
Brass
English Ebony and Brass Octant with Case
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good quality English ebony and brass octant, made and labeled by R. W. Stevens, retaining its original mahogany case, circa 1825.
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Octant
Materials
Brass
Ebony, Ivory and Brass Octant by Spencer Browning
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good early octant in attractive condition.
Category
19th Century English Antique Octant
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Nautical Octant Now as Table Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
English octant with bone inlay used for celestial navigation with original box.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Octant
Materials
Bone
3 Foot Tall Wood & Ivory Trade Sign - Mariner's Octant
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is an early trade sign advertising a store or instrument maker. Octants were mostly used through the 1700's and earlier.
Category
19th Century Antique Octant
Materials
Wood, Ivory
Early 19th Century English Maritime Octant now as Table Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
English Maritime octant with bone inlay used for celestial navigation with original box.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Octant
Materials
Metal
Antique English Late 18th/Early 19th Century Octant Made by "Greenbough & Co."
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H 5 in W 12 in D 10 in
Antique English Late 18th/Early 19th Century Octant Made by "Greenbough & Co."
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English late 18th/early 19th century octant (Navigational Instrument) made by "Greenbough & Co." of London, England and later retailed by "Eugene F.
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Octant
Materials
Brass
Ships Quadrant by Ripley from 1772
Located in Norwell, MA
Rosewood frame with bone makers badge that reads "Made by Thomas Ripley at the Hermitage Bridge London for (Illegible) Jan 1, 1772". Predecessor to the octant and sextant. This size ...
Category
1770s North American Antique Octant
Materials
Wood
Ship's Octant by Spears and Co London
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's octant fitted to a step up kidney shaped box with merchants label from Eugene F Medinger, 115 Broad St New York.
Category
1850s Antique Octant
Materials
Brass
19th Century Naval Navigational Octant by Crichton 'London' in Original Case
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H 3 in W 13 in D 10.5 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, mirror, shades, index arm, hing...
Category
1830s English Other Antique Octant
Materials
Brass
Rare 19th C English Octant by Spencer & Barrett
Located in Essex, MA
A rare Spencer Barrett & Co. Ebony octant, London, 11-in. radius with bone maker's plaque marked Spencer Barrett & Co., London, scale calibrated 0-105, brass index arm with vernier s...
Category
19th Century English Antique Octant
Materials
Brass
Antique Brass Octant, signed H. Hughes of London
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a wonderful antique brass Nautical Octant, signed H. Hughes of London and dates from around 1850.
Category
19th Century English Antique Octant
Materials
Brass
Rare Spencer of London Antique Nautical Presentation Octant
Located in Palm City, FL
Presented is an ebony frame, ivory arc, antique sextant made under the little known mark of Spencer of London. This mark is rarely seen which makes this spectacular instrument all th...
Category
19th Century English Antique Octant
Early 19th Century Brass and Ebony Octant, Marked Remmert Rurds, 1805
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H 17 in W 14.25 in D 2.5 in
Early 19th Century Brass and Ebony Octant, Marked Remmert Rurds, 1805
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th century brass and ebony octant, marked Remmert Rurds 1805, from a Massachusetts estate.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Octant
Materials
Brass
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By Gerard and Leonard Valk
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
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Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
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19th Century Russian Antique Octant
Materials
Silver
Fine Signed Painting of a Tall Sailing Ship James Gale Tyler
By James Gale Tyler
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exceptional maritime oil painting, signed by renowned American artist James Gale Tyler (1855–1931), beautifully captures the majesty of a tall sailing ship navigating through de...
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1890s American American Classical Antique Octant
Materials
Canvas, Fruitwood
Nautical Vernier Sextant, G.W.Butters, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Vernier Nautical Sextant, G.W. Butters, London. A fine curved frame vernier sextant, the polished silver arc signed G.W. Butters, London. Engraved scale marked from 0 to 120 ...
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Early 1900s English Antique Octant
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique English Naval Cannon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Pair of antique English naval cannon each with a tapering three stage barrel flanked by plain trunnions, with a knob shaped cascabel button before a shaped rectangular raised vent an...
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Octant
Materials
Bronze
Admiralty Style Model "Constellation" of 1854 by Michael Costigliola
Located in Norwell, MA
1854, sloop of war "Constellation" admiralty model. Generously detailed ship model has exposed ribs, lifeboats, cannons, capstan, anchor, chain, wheel, masts etc. Open hull, open fra...
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20th Century American Antique Octant
Materials
Wood
Troughton and Simms Navigators Sextant in Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ship's sextant with lattice frame, colored glass filters, many accessory scopes, vernier scale with silver. Mounted into a kidney shaped box with a leather carry handle. ...
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Early 1900s North American Antique Octant
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Brass
Antique Cased Microscope, English, Scientific Instrument, Swift & Son, Edwardian
$1,452Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.83 in W 5.32 in D 7.29 in
Antique Cased Microscope, English, Scientific Instrument, Swift & Son, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique cased microscope. An English, black enamel scientific instrument by J. Swift & Son of London, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Nicely presented and app...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Octant
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Ebony Ships Navigators Octant in Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Navigators octant in a kidney shaped box. Octant has an ebony wood fram with bone scales, brass filters and peepsight. Similar to a sextant and quadrant. Note: A piece of wood is mis...
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1950s Antique Octant
Materials
Wood
Two Day Marine Chronometer, G.H & C Gowland, Sunderland No.1931
Located in Norwich, GB
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1870s English Antique Octant
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Mahogany
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Antique Octant For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique octant you’re looking for. An antique octant — often made from metal, brass and wood — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an antique octant — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 19th Century. An antique octant made by Regency designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. A well-made antique octant has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Charles Pace and John Todd are consistently popular.
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Antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities can bring whimsy and wonder to any interior.
Decorating with old scientific instruments, historical memorabilia and vintage musical 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.
And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.
The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.
Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments — with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects.
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.
Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.
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