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Antique Orrery

Antique Orrery – Tellurium by Paravia, Torino (1900, Italy)
Antique Orrery – Tellurium by Paravia, Torino (1900, Italy)

Antique Orrery – Tellurium by Paravia, Torino (1900, Italy)

Located in Madrid, ES

Rare and collectible orrery (tellurium) produced by the renowned Italian maker Paravia, Torino in

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Early 20th Century Antique Orrery

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Paper

Antique Print of an Orrery by Hinton, circa 1750
Antique Print of an Orrery by Hinton, circa 1750

Antique Print of an Orrery by Hinton, circa 1750

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H 12.21 in W 8.08 in D 0.02 in

Antique Print of an Orrery by Hinton, circa 1750

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'A Perspective View of Mr. Hawks's Orrery'. Copper engraving of an orrery. An

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Mid-18th Century Antique Orrery

Materials

Paper

Exceptional 19th Century Rotating Terrestrial Globe Clock orrery tellurio
Exceptional 19th Century Rotating Terrestrial Globe Clock orrery tellurio

Exceptional 19th Century Rotating Terrestrial Globe Clock orrery tellurio

Located in Madrid, ES

Exceptional and rare 19th-century rotating terrestrial globe clock, combining scientific instrument and horology in a highly sophisticated and decorative form. The piece features a ...

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1880s Antique Orrery

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Marble

Antique Print of an Orrery and Ancient Church, 1754
Antique Print of an Orrery and Ancient Church, 1754

Antique Print of an Orrery and Ancient Church, 1754

Located in Langweer, NL

This antique print is titled "A Section of Mr. Hawk's Orrery, an Ancient Wooden Church, the Shrine

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18th Century English Antique Orrery

Materials

Paper

1771 Choir Gaur; the Grand Orrery of the Ancient Druids
1771 Choir Gaur; the Grand Orrery of the Ancient Druids

1771 Choir Gaur; the Grand Orrery of the Ancient Druids

By John Smith

Located in Bath, GB

A scarce first edition of John Smith's study of the prehistorical monument Stonehenge, a early work on the subject, illustrated with three folding plates. The scarce first edition o...

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1770s British Antique Orrery

Materials

Paper

Northern Italian Carved Wood & Gessoed Atlas with Celestial Globe Circa 1800
Northern Italian Carved Wood & Gessoed Atlas with Celestial Globe Circa 1800

Northern Italian Carved Wood & Gessoed Atlas with Celestial Globe Circa 1800

Located in Palm Springs, CA

combined with rotating celestial globes, orreries, and early astronomical clocks. The surface retains

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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Orrery

Materials

Wood

Raingo Freres Bronze and Slate French Louis XV Style Figural Mantel Clock
Raingo Freres Bronze and Slate French Louis XV Style Figural Mantel Clock

Raingo Freres Bronze and Slate French Louis XV Style Figural Mantel Clock

By Raingo Frères

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

and "orrery" clocks, one of which was purchased by King George IV and remains at Windsor Castle.Royal

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Orrery

Materials

Slate, Bronze

Brass Surveyors Level by Troughton & Simms, London
Brass Surveyors Level by Troughton & Simms, London

Brass Surveyors Level by Troughton & Simms, London

By Troughton & Simms London

Located in Norwich, GB

makers and retailers’ by Edwin Banfield as working from The Orrery, 136 Fleet Street, London from 1826 to

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19th Century British Victorian Antique Orrery

Materials

Brass

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English mahogany bracket clock with Orrery by Newman & Dolland
English mahogany bracket clock with Orrery by Newman & Dolland

English mahogany bracket clock with Orrery by Newman & Dolland

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H 19.69 in W 10.24 in D 10.24 in

English mahogany bracket clock with Orrery by Newman & Dolland

Located in HAARLEM, NL

The beautiful Regency mahogany brass inlaid case on ball feet and on top the orrery connected to

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19th Century English Regency Antique Orrery

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Shagreen Etui by W & S Jones Opticians with Scientific Instruments Circa, 1800
Shagreen Etui by W & S Jones Opticians with Scientific Instruments Circa, 1800

Shagreen Etui by W & S Jones Opticians with Scientific Instruments Circa, 1800

Located in London, GB

. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Literature: Cf.:William Jones, The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery

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19th Century British Antique Orrery

Raingo Orrery Clock
Raingo Orrery Clock

Raingo Orrery Clock

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H 29 in W 15.5 in D 15.5 in

Raingo Orrery Clock

Located in New Orleans, LA

Orrery Clock Zacharie Raingo Circa 1817 This exceptional orrery clock represents one of the most

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19th Century French Antique Orrery

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

19th Century Astronomical Brass Orrery
19th Century Astronomical Brass Orrery

19th Century Astronomical Brass Orrery

Located in New York, NY

Named for the Earl of Orrery who, at the beginning of the 18th Cent. in Ireland, had one made for

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19th Century Unknown Antique Orrery

Materials

Brass

Orrery Clock By Raingo À Paris
Orrery Clock By Raingo À Paris

Orrery Clock By Raingo À Paris

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H 30 in W 18 in D 18 in

Orrery Clock By Raingo À Paris

By Zacharie Raingo

Located in New Orleans, LA

celebrated as being the most important creator of orrery clocks in the 19th century, and the quality and

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19th Century French Antique Orrery

Materials

Silver, Brass, Bronze, Steel

Armillary Sphere Cast Iron Stone Pedestal Orrery Classical Garden
Armillary Sphere Cast Iron Stone Pedestal Orrery Classical Garden

Armillary Sphere Cast Iron Stone Pedestal Orrery Classical Garden

Located in Potters Bar, GB

You are viewing a gorgeous cast iron armillary sphere on a stone pedestal base Would make a great piece for the garden, adding an air of classical beauty Good size at almost five fee...

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1920s Antique Orrery

Materials

Stone, Iron

Antique French Figural Clock By Raingo Freres Paris
Antique French Figural Clock By Raingo Freres Paris

Antique French Figural Clock By Raingo Freres Paris

By Raingo Frères

Located in Tarzana, CA

expanded into decorative art bronzes and furnishings in addition to patents on their orreries, which were

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19th Century French Antique Orrery

Materials

Bronze

Antique Bronze Dore Mantel Clock - Raingo Freres Paris
Antique Bronze Dore Mantel Clock - Raingo Freres Paris

Antique Bronze Dore Mantel Clock - Raingo Freres Paris

Located in Dallas, TX

orreries, which were mechanical devices illustrating the relative positions and motions of the planets and

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19th Century French Antique Orrery

Portrait of Catherine, Lady Perceval (1637-1679) circa 1661
Portrait of Catherine, Lady Perceval (1637-1679) circa 1661

Portrait of Catherine, Lady Perceval (1637-1679) circa 1661

Located in London, GB

fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of thye youth”. Mary, Countess of Orrery (1648-1710), a

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17th Century Old Masters Antique Orrery

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tippensee Planetarium, circa 1910
Tippensee Planetarium, circa 1910

Tippensee Planetarium, circa 1910

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H 14 in W 24 in D 7 in

Tippensee Planetarium, circa 1910

Located in Doylestown, PA

An early 20th century planetarium orrery, hand operated displaying the phases of the earth, moon

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Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Orrery

Materials

Metal, Brass

Early 20th century Orrery
Early 20th century Orrery

Early 20th century Orrery

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H 15 in W 22 in D 8.5 in

Early 20th century Orrery

Located in San Francisco, CA

Fantastic orrery in its original metal carrying case.

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Early 20th Century American Antique Orrery

Materials

Metal, Iron

French 19th Century Orrery
French 19th Century Orrery

French 19th Century Orrery

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H 24 in W 33 in D 22 in

French 19th Century Orrery

Located in Norwalk, CT

A large French iron and brass and painted orrery. Which is a working model of the Solar System

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19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Orrery

Materials

Brass, Copper, Iron

French Orrery Model of the Solar System
French Orrery Model of the Solar System

French Orrery Model of the Solar System

Located in San Francisco, CA

French Tabletop Orrery Model of the Solar System. The brass armillary surrounding a configuration

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19th Century French Antique Orrery

Materials

Bronze, Brass, Steel

Parkes and Hadley Patent Brass Orrey
Parkes and Hadley Patent Brass Orrey

Parkes and Hadley Patent Brass Orrey

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H 7 in W 12 in D 10 in

Parkes and Hadley Patent Brass Orrey

Located in New York, NY

Parkes and Hadley patent brass table orrery. This decorative mechanical apparatus exhibits the

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19th Century English Antique Orrery

Orrery
Orrery

Orrery

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H 13.5 in Dm 24 in

Orrery

Located in Hudson, NY

The Trippensee Planetarium - dated 1908 - Detroit Michigan

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Early 20th Century American Antique Orrery

Antique 1908 Trippensee Planetarium Company Orrery
Antique 1908 Trippensee Planetarium Company Orrery

Antique 1908 Trippensee Planetarium Company Orrery

Located in Nashville, TN

at its best, this Trippensee orrery is pleasing to the eye and fascinating to the inquisitive mind

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Early 20th Century American Antique Orrery

Materials

Iron

Rare Regency Period Astronomical Elton's Miniature Transparent Orrery circa 1817
Rare Regency Period Astronomical Elton's Miniature Transparent Orrery circa 1817

Rare Regency Period Astronomical Elton's Miniature Transparent Orrery circa 1817

By Elton's

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

The scarce Elton's miniature transparent Orrery, being a mechanical model of the solar system

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1810s English Regency Antique Orrery

Materials

Cut Glass, Mahogany, Paper

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Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier

Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier

Located in Roma, Lazio

A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Orrery

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Brass

Mechanical solar system with Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon and Mars 1870
Mechanical solar system with Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon and Mars 1870

Mechanical solar system with Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon and Mars 1870

Located in Milan, IT

Tellurium or representative and demonstrative mechanical model of the solar system composed of the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon and Mars, realized by the Prague geographer and ...

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1870s Antique Orrery

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Metal

Mechanical planetarium representative of the solar system with Sun Earth and Moon
Mechanical planetarium representative of the solar system with Sun Earth and Moon

Mechanical planetarium representative of the solar system with Sun Earth and Moon

Located in Milan, IT

Mechanical planetarium, or representative model of the solar system, from the second half of the 19th century. The cartouche of the globe reads: GlobusVydal J. Felkl at Syn Roztok ...

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1860s Antique Orrery

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Metal

Rare paradoxical planetarium of Jupiter and the Medici satellites, France 1840.
Rare paradoxical planetarium of Jupiter and the Medici satellites, France 1840.

Rare paradoxical planetarium of Jupiter and the Medici satellites, France 1840.

Located in Milan, IT

This rare paradoxical planetarium demonstrates the rotation and revolution motion of the system of the planet Jupiter and the Medici satellites. The base is made of ebonized fruit wo...

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Mid-19th Century French Antique Orrery

Materials

Brass

A Copernican armillary sphere, Paravia, Milan, Italy 1930
A Copernican armillary sphere, Paravia, Milan, Italy 1930

A Copernican armillary sphere, Paravia, Milan, Italy 1930

Located in Milan, IT

A Copernican armillary sphere made of iron, paper, brass and wood, with the Sun inside, and the Earth on the outside, made of wood and covered with paper. Pedestal made of turned and...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Antique Orrery

Materials

Brass, Iron

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Antique Orrery For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique orrery you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique orrery for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and iron. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique orrery, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique orrery, those designed in Regency styles are of considerable interest. A well-made antique orrery has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Jan Felkl and Elton's are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Orrery?

Prices for an antique orrery can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $226 and can go as high as $15,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,450.