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Antique The Vetter Co Ideal Planetarium Model 1930s in Original Case
Antique The Vetter Co Ideal Planetarium Model 1930s in Original Case

Antique The Vetter Co Ideal Planetarium Model 1930s in Original Case

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique The Vetter Co Ideal Planetarium Model 1930s in Original Case. Item features original metal case, brass and metal construction, original label, very nice antique item.

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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Planetarium

Materials

Metal, Brass

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.

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Mid-19th Century French Other Antique Planetarium

Materials

Brass

Sèvres Porcelain 'Jeweled' Three-Piece Clock Set by Raingo Frères
Sèvres Porcelain 'Jeweled' Three-Piece Clock Set by Raingo Frères

Sèvres Porcelain 'Jeweled' Three-Piece Clock Set by Raingo Frères

By Raingo Frères

Located in Long Island City, NY

King George IV of England bought a planetarium-clock of Raingo in 1824. In 1834, the company received an honorable mention in an exhibition in Paris.

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Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Planetarium

Materials

Bronze

17th Century Charles II Month-going longcase clock by John Greenhill
17th Century Charles II Month-going longcase clock by John Greenhill

17th Century Charles II Month-going longcase clock by John Greenhill

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

The appearance is strikingly reminiscent of later astronomical and planetarium clocks and represents an exceptionally early and rare survival of such a feature.

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17th Century English Queen Anne Antique Planetarium

Materials

Brass

Baroque Solar System & Zodiac Map – Homann Doppelmayr, Hand Colored c.1742
Baroque Solar System & Zodiac Map – Homann Doppelmayr, Hand Colored c.1742

Baroque Solar System & Zodiac Map – Homann Doppelmayr, Hand Colored c.1742

Located in Langweer, NL

Baroque Solar System & Zodiac Map – Homann Doppelmayr, Hand Colored c.1742 This impressive celestial engraving depicts the Copernican heliocentric solar system and is titled “Sy...

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Mid-18th Century German Antique Planetarium

Materials

Paper

Early 20th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Nine-Light Empire Style Chandelier
Early 20th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Nine-Light Empire Style Chandelier

Early 20th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Nine-Light Empire Style Chandelier

By Raingo Frères

Located in Long Island City, NY

King George IV of England bought a planetarium-clock of Raingo in 1824. In 1834, the company received an honorable mention in an exhibition in Paris.

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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Planetarium

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Gilt Bronze Figural Mantle Clock
Gilt Bronze Figural Mantle Clock

Gilt Bronze Figural Mantle Clock

Located in New York, NY

King George IV of England was among the important clients of Raingo Frères bronzier and clockmaker company where he bought a planetarium-clock of Raingo in 1824. In 1860, Raingo Frèr...

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19th Century French Antique Planetarium

Materials

Bronze

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Planetarium Model
Planetarium Model

Planetarium Model

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H 14 in W 19 in D 8 in

Planetarium Model

By Trippensee Planetarium Co.

Located in New York, NY

Exceptional example of early 1900's Planetarium Model. These models were early educational tools used in schools to demonstrate how the Earth, Moon and Venus revolves around the Sun.

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Early 20th Century American Antique Planetarium

Materials

Brass, Metal

Antique French Mantel Clock by Victor Raingo Paris
Antique French Mantel Clock by Victor Raingo Paris

Antique French Mantel Clock by Victor Raingo Paris

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H 16.15 in W 9.26 in D 6.11 in

Antique French Mantel Clock by Victor Raingo Paris

By Victor Chabaud AG Alvergniat Freres

Located in Vilnius, LT

King George IV of England bought a planetarium-clock of Raingo in 1824. In 1834, the company received an honorable mention in an exhibition in Paris.

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Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Planetarium

Materials

Bronze

An important tellurium, planetarium from Praga.
An important tellurium, planetarium from Praga.

An important tellurium, planetarium from Praga.

Located in Milan, IT

Iron base with little feet decorated with decorative
motives in low releif. Central pillar with moved profile
over which is set the mechanism, hidden by a metal disk,...

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19th Century Antique Planetarium

Materials

Metal

18th Century French Planetarium and Armillary Sphere by L.-C. Desnos, 1754
18th Century French Planetarium and Armillary Sphere by L.-C. Desnos, 1754

18th Century French Planetarium and Armillary Sphere by L.-C. Desnos, 1754

By Louis Charles Desnos

Located in Milano, IT

Copernican Planetarium and Ptolemaic Armillary sphere Louis-Charles Desnos (Beauvais, 1725 – Paris, 1791) Paris, the Planetarium 1754; the Armillary Sphere ante 1757 Copernican ...

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1750s French Louis XV Antique Planetarium

Materials

Paper, Wood

Antique Brass Czech Orrery Astronomical Instruments Made by Jan Felkl in 1870
Antique Brass Czech Orrery Astronomical Instruments Made by Jan Felkl in 1870

Antique Brass Czech Orrery Astronomical Instruments Made by Jan Felkl in 1870

By Jan Felkl

Located in Milan, IT

Antique brass orrery planetarium made for the German market by Jan Felkl Prag in the second half of the nineteenth century.

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1860s Czech Antique Planetarium

Materials

Iron

Alfonso Iannelli Bronze Nude Figural Sculpture
Alfonso Iannelli Bronze Nude Figural Sculpture

Alfonso Iannelli Bronze Nude Figural Sculpture

By Alfonso Iannelli

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

He also collaborated with Chicago architect Enrst Grunfeld on several Art Déco-style plaques in 1929 to 1930 for the Adler Planetarium. These contributions include the zodiac signs o...

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1910s American Modern Antique Planetarium

Materials

Bronze

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 and sun, nice condition.

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Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Planetarium

Materials

Metal, Brass

VIDEO* Planetarium, Tellurium Clock with Rotating Globe, London, Cambridge, 1925
VIDEO* Planetarium, Tellurium Clock with Rotating Globe, London, Cambridge, 1925

VIDEO* Planetarium, Tellurium Clock with Rotating Globe, London, Cambridge, 1925

Located in Greven, DE

The main dial is signed: Planetarium Clock William Perkins London for Technical Institute of Cambridge 1925.

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1920s English Art Deco Antique Planetarium

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Fortune Magazine Cover February 1936
Art Deco Fortune Magazine Cover February 1936

Art Deco Fortune Magazine Cover February 1936

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H 23.75 in W 19.75 in D 0.75 in

Art Deco Fortune Magazine Cover February 1936

Located in Dallas, TX

A Zeiss projector is one of a line of planetarium projectors manufactured by the Carl Zeiss Company.

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Planetarium

Materials

Paper

Antique French White Marble and Ormolu Mantel Clock, circa 1860
Antique French White Marble and Ormolu Mantel Clock, circa 1860

Antique French White Marble and Ormolu Mantel Clock, circa 1860

Located in London, GB

King George IV of England bought a planetarium-clock of Raingo in 1824. In 1834, the company received an honorable mention in an exhibition in Paris.

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1860s French Antique Planetarium

A Handsome Woodcut of the University of Chicago Chapel by Siegfried Weng
A Handsome Woodcut of the University of Chicago Chapel by Siegfried Weng

A Handsome Woodcut of the University of Chicago Chapel by Siegfried Weng

Located in Chicago, IL

He developed various programs, added the planetarium, created the Mid-States juried show and exhibition, and brought the locomotive and train cars to the museum.

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1920s American Modern Antique Planetarium

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

19th Century Dutch Globe by Felkl and W.J. Geerling
19th Century Dutch Globe by Felkl and W.J. Geerling

19th Century Dutch Globe by Felkl and W.J. Geerling

By Jan Felkl

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

Aard-en Hemelglobes, Planetariums, Tellnriums." From 1860, Felkl produced hand-colored globes in Prague, which were edited by W.J.

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Late 19th Century Dutch Victorian Antique Planetarium

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Marble and Ormolu Clock Garniture
19th Century French Marble and Ormolu Clock Garniture

19th Century French Marble and Ormolu Clock Garniture

By Raingo Frères

Located in Dublin, IE

In Tournai, he probably made one of his first astronomical clocks with planetarium which was his specialty. Raingo was named the "Watchmaker-Mécanicien" by the Duke of Orleans an...

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1880s French Antique Planetarium

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Marble, Ormolu

Early 20th Century Brass Millinery Hat Stand, Annie Gold, French Milliner
Early 20th Century Brass Millinery Hat Stand, Annie Gold, French Milliner

Early 20th Century Brass Millinery Hat Stand, Annie Gold, French Milliner

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

A scare piece, whether used as intended, or simply as a sculptural planetarium of sorts.

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Early 20th Century English Antique Planetarium

Materials

Brass

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

Antique 1908 Trippensee Planetarium Company Orrery

Located in Nashville, TN

This scientific instrument from the 1900s was once an educational tool. Combining form and function at its best, this Trippensee orrery is pleasing to the eye and fascinating to the ...

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Early 20th Century American Antique Planetarium

Materials

Iron

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 Planetarium

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Venetian Modern Octagonal Small Wall Mirror with Pink Purple Glass and Brass
Venetian Modern Octagonal Small Wall Mirror with Pink Purple Glass and Brass

Venetian Modern Octagonal Small Wall Mirror with Pink Purple Glass and Brass

Located in Barcelona, ES

Cool Venetian style Hollywood Regency octagonal mirror with iridiscent and mirror glass panels. Spain, 1960s This glamorous wall mirrors features a double layered mirror frame made o...

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20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Antique Planetarium

Materials

Metal, Brass

Red Coral Sculpture
Red Coral Sculpture

Red Coral Sculpture

$8,041 / item

H 12.6 in W 11.82 in D 9.85 in

Red Coral Sculpture

Located in Paris, FR

Sculpture red coral handcrafted sculpture with more than 800 red cabochons hand-placed. With structure and base in solid brass gold-plated 24-karat. Exceptional piece in limited ed...

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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Antique Planetarium

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Coral, Gold Plate, Brass

Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue

Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue

$1,250 / item

H 16 in W 11.5 in D 11.5 in

Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue

By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...

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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Planetarium

Materials

Brass

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

$24,183Sale Price|30% Off

H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Located in Puglia, Puglia

Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...

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15th Century and Earlier African Antique Planetarium

Materials

Bone

A Gold And Enamel Mourning Ring For Lord Nelson By John Salter, England, 1806
A Gold And Enamel Mourning Ring For Lord Nelson By John Salter, England, 1806

A Gold And Enamel Mourning Ring For Lord Nelson By John Salter, England, 1806

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

An extremely rare ring that commemorates the naval hero, Horatio Nelson, who died in 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar, fighting against the Napoleonic forces. Dr William Nelson, the a...

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19th Century English Antique Planetarium

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Antique 8 Day Tall Case Grandfather Clock Automaton Andrew Rich Bridgewater 1820
Antique 8 Day Tall Case Grandfather Clock Automaton Andrew Rich Bridgewater 1820

Antique 8 Day Tall Case Grandfather Clock Automaton Andrew Rich Bridgewater 1820

Located in Portland, OR

A fine antique Georgian Regency period tall case 8 day inlaid mahogany grandfather clock with a rocking figure of Old Father Time, by Andrew Rich of Bridgwater Somerset, circa 1820. ...

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1820s English Georgian Antique Planetarium

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Three Piece Sèvres Style Clock Set
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Three Piece Sèvres Style Clock Set

Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Three Piece Sèvres Style Clock Set

Located in Long Island City, NY

Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Three Piece Cobalt Blue Sèvres Style Clock Set Comprising: a round clock with a final with two birds; a pair of five-light candleabra with sc...

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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Planetarium

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Beautiful Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze, Enamel and Sèvres Style Vases
Beautiful Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze, Enamel and Sèvres Style Vases

Beautiful Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze, Enamel and Sèvres Style Vases

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Beautiful Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Champlevé Enamel Mounted White Sèvres Style Vases Gilt bronze tops above a long neck with raised gold designs. The painted fron...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Planetarium

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Enamel, Bronze, Ormolu

Unique Late 19th-Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock by François Linke
Unique Late 19th-Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock by François Linke

Unique Late 19th-Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock by François Linke

By François Linke

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Palatial and Unique Late 19th / Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock By François Linke François Linke The heavy and great quality bronze clock is topped by an urn with ram...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Planetarium

Materials

Bronze

Nice Late 19th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Three Piece Clock Set
Nice Late 19th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Three Piece Clock Set

Nice Late 19th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Three Piece Clock Set

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Nice Late 19th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Three Piece Clock Set The heavily bronze mounted clock with three putti, bronze designs of flowers, birds and instruments, sitting...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Planetarium

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Gold Plated Flatware 24-piece set in a crystal glass Egg holder L’ambrosia.
Gold Plated Flatware 24-piece set in a crystal glass Egg holder L’ambrosia.

Gold Plated Flatware 24-piece set in a crystal glass Egg holder L’ambrosia.

Located in Glendale, CA

L'Ambrosia is a unique 24-piece cutlery set that comes in a crystal case, bringing elegance to any interior. The extraordinary design of this timeless set allows it to serve as the ...

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2010s Modern Antique Planetarium

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Crystal, Stainless Steel

19th C Pair of Large Optical Experimental Scientific Mirrors Concave & Convex
19th C Pair of Large Optical Experimental Scientific Mirrors Concave & Convex

19th C Pair of Large Optical Experimental Scientific Mirrors Concave & Convex

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A large pair of scientific optical mirrors, one concave the other convex. These where used in studies of optical sciences and in particular the study of the properties of light r...

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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Planetarium

Materials

Brass

Exceptional Late 19th Century Three-Piece Clock Set by Ferdinand Gervais
Exceptional Late 19th Century Three-Piece Clock Set by Ferdinand Gervais

Exceptional Late 19th Century Three-Piece Clock Set by Ferdinand Gervais

By Ferdinand Gervais

Located in Long Island City, NY

An exceptional late 19th century gilt bronze-mounted marble three-piece clock set By Ferdinand Gervais The lyre shaped case surrounded with bronze roses, acanthus and lilys, a ...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Planetarium

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Rare Regency Memento Mori Box
Rare Regency Memento Mori Box

Rare Regency Memento Mori Box

$10,250

H 1 in Dm 3.63 in

Rare Regency Memento Mori Box

Located in Kittery Point, ME

Decorated with four skulls to top with titles of a Witch, King, Beauty and Beggar to each Skull underneath. Lidded.

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19th Century English Regency Antique Planetarium

Miniature illuminated manuscript on vellum with 12 full-page miniatures
Miniature illuminated manuscript on vellum with 12 full-page miniatures

Miniature illuminated manuscript on vellum with 12 full-page miniatures

$61,947Sale Price|20% Off

H 2.1 in W 1.5 in D 1 in

Miniature illuminated manuscript on vellum with 12 full-page miniatures

By Francois-Jacques Boeri

Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL

A tiny and complete Parisian Book of Hours with a plethora of intricate illuminations. 91 x 65mm (3.6 x 2.6in). 190 leaves on vellum, additional 4 paper leaves after (plus 3 paper e...

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15th Century and Earlier European French Provincial Antique Planetarium

Materials

Leather

Louis XVI Style Bunk Beds/Matching Pair of Single Beds Made by La Maison London
Louis XVI Style Bunk Beds/Matching Pair of Single Beds Made by La Maison London

Louis XVI Style Bunk Beds/Matching Pair of Single Beds Made by La Maison London

By La Maison London

Located in London, Park Royal

Louis XVI style bunk beds, hand carved and hand finished in an off-white, antique finish. Takes a mattress size: 90cm x 200cm (3ft x 6ft6'). The beds come with an extra set of legs, ...

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2010s British Louis XVI Antique Planetarium

Materials

Wood

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Antique Planetarium For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique planetarium for your home. Each antique planetarium for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and bronze. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique planetarium — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique planetarium bearing Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique planetarium that is appealing in its simplicity, but Raingo Frères produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Planetarium?

The average selling price for an antique planetarium at 1stDibs is $12,546, while they’re typically $350 on the low end and $35,000 for the highest priced.