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American Country Brass Coffee Grinder
American Country Brass Coffee Grinder

American Country Brass Coffee Grinder

Located in Queens, NY

American Country-style (19th Century) brass coffee grinder with etched floral design.

Category

19th Century American Country Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

American Victorian Stereoscope Photographs
American Victorian Stereoscope Photographs

American Victorian Stereoscope Photographs

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian-style collection of stereoscope photographs. (100 available)

Category

Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Paper

Victorian Ebonized Telescope with Brass Trim, Adjustable Tripod, 1890
Victorian Ebonized Telescope with Brass Trim, Adjustable Tripod, 1890

Victorian Ebonized Telescope with Brass Trim, Adjustable Tripod, 1890

Located in Queens, NY

English Victorian ebonzied metal and brass trim telescope on adjustable dark stained tripod base (signed: WOOD, late ABRAHAM & CO, LIVERPOOL)

Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Pair of American Country Antique Cast Metal Floral Design Rectangular Coin Banks
Pair of American Country Antique Cast Metal Floral Design Rectangular Coin Banks

Pair of American Country Antique Cast Metal Floral Design Rectangular Coin Banks

Located in Queens, NY

"Pair of Antique American (early 20th Century) cast bronze coin banks with rectangular forms with flared tops and bottoms, featuring floral designs with pink and green painted detail...

Category

Early 20th Century American American Colonial Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

large apothecary's ivory mortar  - 17th century
large apothecary's ivory mortar  - 17th century

large apothecary's ivory mortar - 17th century

Located in Bruxelles, BE

Large apothecary's ivory mortar Indo-Portuguese 17th century 16,7 x 10,4 cm Cites certificate number 2022/BE01446/CE

Category

17th Century Indian Renaissance Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Ivory

17th century apothecary's ivory mortar and pestle - Germany
17th century apothecary's ivory mortar and pestle - Germany

17th century apothecary's ivory mortar and pestle - Germany

Located in Bruxelles, BE

large 17th century turned apothecary's ivory mortar and pestle Germany 17th century Cites certificate number IT/CE/2023/MI/01110 18,6 x 7 cm ; pestle 21,5 cm Beautiful conditions a...

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17th Century German Renaissance Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Ivory

Antique Mortar and Pestle Duo, English, Brass, Apothecary, Jardiniere, Georgian
Antique Mortar and Pestle Duo, English, Brass, Apothecary, Jardiniere, Georgian

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...

Category

Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Ancient anatomical model of a flayed hand, Italy 1900.
Ancient anatomical model of a flayed hand, Italy 1900.

Ancient anatomical model of a flayed hand, Italy 1900.

Located in Milan, IT

Anatomical model for schools, educational use, depicting a flayed hand. Made of plaster, in excellent condition and with original patina. Anatomical study use. Italy circa 1900.

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Other Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster

Ancient plaster anatomical model of a flayed foot, Italy 1900.
Ancient plaster anatomical model of a flayed foot, Italy 1900.

Ancient plaster anatomical model of a flayed foot, Italy 1900.

Located in Milan, IT

Anatomical model for schools, educational use, depicting a flayed foot. Made of plaster, in excellent condition and with original patina. Anatomical study use. Italy circa 1900.

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Other Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster

A terrestral globe signed J. Lebegue & C, Paris France 1880.
A terrestral globe signed J. Lebegue & C, Paris France 1880.

A terrestral globe signed J. Lebegue & C, Paris France 1880.

Located in Milan, IT

A Medium-sized terrestrial globe, made of papier-mâché, finished with pastille and completed by the application of paper spindles imprinted with intaglio printing. Color touch-ups. F...

Category

Late 19th Century French Other Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Fruitwood

A terrestral globe signed Périgot, published by Delagrave, Paris 1880.
A terrestral globe signed Périgot, published by Delagrave, Paris 1880.

A terrestral globe signed Périgot, published by Delagrave, Paris 1880.

Located in Milan, IT

A Medium-sized terrestrial globe, made of papier-mâché, finished with pastille and completed by the application of paper spindles imprinted with intaglio printing. Color touch-ups. T...

Category

Late 19th Century French Other Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Quality Mahogany Banjo Barometer by James H Kelly of Glasgow
Antique Victorian Quality Mahogany Banjo Barometer by James H Kelly of Glasgow

Antique Victorian Quality Mahogany Banjo Barometer by James H Kelly of Glasgow

Located in Suffolk, GB

Antique Victorian quality mahogany banjo barometer by James H Kelly of Glasgow Having a quality mahogany shaped banjo barometer with scroll shaped carving circular silvered engrave...

Category

19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Other

1930s Hand-carved Pharmacy Stone Mortar
1930s Hand-carved Pharmacy Stone Mortar

1930s Hand-carved Pharmacy Stone Mortar

Located in Marbella, ES

1930s Hand-carved Pharmacy Stone Mortar

Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Stone

1930s Hand Carved Pharmacy Stone Mortar
1930s Hand Carved Pharmacy Stone Mortar

1930s Hand Carved Pharmacy Stone Mortar

Located in Marbella, ES

1930s Hand Carved Pharmacy Stone Mortar

Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Stone

Spanish Moorish Gothic Mortar 15th century
Spanish Moorish Gothic Mortar 15th century

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...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Spanish Gothic Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

The Astronomer Unique Historical Folk Art Painting Signed 1918
The Astronomer Unique Historical Folk Art Painting Signed 1918

The Astronomer Unique Historical Folk Art Painting Signed 1918

Located in South Burlington, VT

Unique Historical Work of Art Dated 1918 "L' Astronome (The Astronomer) by Fedinant Roybet. This is an original and one-of-a-kind artistic presentation- a superb pyrography incis...

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Molding Plane
19th Century English Molding Plane

19th Century English Molding Plane

Located in High Point, NC

19th century molding plane made from beech wood. The plane is stamped with the name MIKE. Imagine the moldings this plane was used to make.....

Category

19th Century English Industrial Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Beech

19th Century Trying or Jointer Plane
19th Century Trying or Jointer Plane

19th Century Trying or Jointer Plane

Located in High Point, NC

19th century trying or jointer plane from England. Lovely patina from age and use.

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Nineteenth Century Ships Octant
Nineteenth Century Ships Octant

Nineteenth Century Ships Octant

Located in Norwell, MA

Ships octant from circa 1850 with an engraved scale to 100 degrees. With peepsight, mirrors, colored lenses, etc. Fitted to a step up box. Some old repairs and replacement wood to li...

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1850s North American Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Flemish mortar. Bronze. 17th century.
Flemish mortar. Bronze. 17th century.

Flemish mortar. Bronze. 17th century.

Located in Madrid, ES

Flemish mortar. Bronze. XVII century. Features brand. Mortar with a circular base with a mouth that extends outward from the two upper stripes and a body with slight entasis and a ...

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17th Century European Baroque Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Antique Russian Leather Band Barber Razor Strop
Antique Russian Leather Band Barber Razor Strop

Antique Russian Leather Band Barber Razor Strop

Located in Chula Vista, CA

AMBIANIC presents Vintage Barber Leather Band Razor Sharpening Strop Russian Stamped Phillips Detroit Michigan 24 long x 2.5 w x .38 Preowned original vintage Refer to images

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Early 20th Century Russian Victorian Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Leather

19th Century Set of 3 Victorian Set Squares
19th Century Set of 3 Victorian Set Squares

19th Century Set of 3 Victorian Set Squares

Located in High Point, NC

This is a set of three antique shipwright's set squares. The squares are made from oak and have brass caps. They are right-angled tools, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. ...

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Set of Three Victorian Set Squares, C. 1880
Set of Three Victorian Set Squares, C. 1880

Set of Three Victorian Set Squares, C. 1880

Located in High Point, NC

This is a set of three antique shipwright's set squares. The squares are made from oak and have brass caps. They are right-angled tools, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. ...

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Wall-Mounted Large Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut Belgium
Wall-Mounted Large Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut Belgium

Wall-Mounted Large Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut Belgium

Located in Verviers, BE

Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Spa Belgium by Valentine Engel High quality mechanism with Jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade) Unusual de...

Category

1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Walnut

Late Medieval Marble Apothecary Mortar
Late Medieval Marble Apothecary Mortar

Late Medieval Marble Apothecary Mortar

Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex

Marble apothecary mortar. with four lugs having being worked into horses heads. Most likely for private apothecary use Excellent patination. Marble Circa 14th/15th Century, with late...

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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Marble

Pewter enema syringe with piston action, 19th century
Pewter enema syringe with piston action, 19th century

Pewter enema syringe with piston action, 19th century

Located in Delft, NL

Pewter enema syringe with piston action, 19th century Five enema syringes made of pewter, one of which has a wooden handle. Two pieces marked with the German brand Hauptner of 30 gr...

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19th Century European Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Pewter

Louis XV Parcel-Gilt And Painted Wood Barometer
Louis XV Parcel-Gilt And Painted Wood Barometer

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...

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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood, Glass

Large Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Banjo Barometer
Large Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Banjo Barometer

Large Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Banjo Barometer

Located in Suffolk, GB

Large antique Victorian quality rosewood banjo barometer having a quality rosewood banjo shaped case with carved scroll decoration with a thermometer and 10 inch circular silvered di...

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Other

Antique stereoscopic table for brothels, Germany, late 19th century.
Antique stereoscopic table for brothels, Germany, late 19th century.

Antique stereoscopic table for brothels, Germany, late 19th century.

Located in Milan, IT

Antique stereoscopic table viewer used in brothels, to view erotic images printed on paper for a fee. This device consists of a parallelepiped in fruit wood painted black, with the s...

Category

Late 19th Century German Other Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Brass

French 19th Century Brass Fabric Scale on Wooden Base by the Maison Piat
French 19th Century Brass Fabric Scale on Wooden Base by the Maison Piat

French 19th Century Brass Fabric Scale on Wooden Base by the Maison Piat

Located in Atlanta, GA

A French brass fabric scale from the 19th century with wooden base, from the Maison Piat. Created in Paris during the 19th century, this fabric scale, made of brass, is mounted on a ...

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19th Century French Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Wall-Mounted Large Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut Belgium
Wall-Mounted Large Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut Belgium

Wall-Mounted Large Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut Belgium

Located in Verviers, BE

Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Spa Belgium by Valentine Engel High quality mechanism with Jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade) Unusual de...

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1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Walnut

Iron pharmacy mortar. 18th-19th centuries.
Iron pharmacy mortar. 18th-19th centuries.

Iron pharmacy mortar. 18th-19th centuries.

Located in Madrid, ES

Iron pharmacy mortar. 18th-19th centuries. Old mortar for pharmaceutical use, made of cast iron. It follows the usual structure for this type of utensil between the 15th and 19th ce...

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19th Century Spanish Neoclassical Revival Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

Wall-Mounted Large Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut Belgium
Wall-Mounted Large Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut Belgium

Wall-Mounted Large Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut Belgium

Located in Verviers, BE

Art Deco Style Barometer with Mercury Thermometer Weather Station Antique Decorative Cherrywood Wall Barometer Austria 1920s Please don't hesitate to get in touch with any further q...

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1920s Austrian Art Deco Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Wall-Mounted Large Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut Belgium
Wall-Mounted Large Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut Belgium

Wall-Mounted Large Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut Belgium

Located in Verviers, BE

Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Liege Belgium by G.Tart. High quality mechanism with Jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade) Unusual design ...

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1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Walnut

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...

Category

Mid-19th Century French Other Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Set of Three Victorian Set Squares, C. 1880
Set of Three Victorian Set Squares, C. 1880

Set of Three Victorian Set Squares, C. 1880

Located in High Point, NC

This is a set of three antique shipwright's set squares. The squares are made from rosewood and have brass caps. They are right-angled tools, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1...

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Steel

Antique Telescope Walking Stick, Brass and Iron, England, 1880 Circa
Antique Telescope Walking Stick, Brass and Iron, England, 1880 Circa

Antique Telescope Walking Stick, Brass and Iron, England, 1880 Circa

Located in Milan, IT

Gadget-System stick. The tip is made of iron and brass, high and decorated by a series of thin circles. The shaft is made entirely of painted brass and constructed to emulate a bambo...

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Late 19th Century English Other Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Iron

System  walking stick with grain measuring the function, France 1820.
System  walking stick with grain measuring the function, France 1820.

System walking stick with grain measuring the function, France 1820.

Located in Milan, IT

System walking stick: stick with grain measuring function. Oak wood barrel, graduated on the outside with brass nails. Iron knob, brass ferrule. By unscrewing the knob, a graduated i...

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Early 19th Century French Other Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique Apothecary Mortar and Pestle, English, Bronze, Beech, Chemist, Victorian
Antique Apothecary Mortar and Pestle, English, Bronze, Beech, Chemist, Victorian

Antique Apothecary Mortar and Pestle, English, Bronze, Beech, Chemist, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique apothecary mortar and pestle. An English, bronze and beech chemist's aid, dating to the Victorian period and later, circa 1890. Graced with a bright appearance a...

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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

1890s Hand Painted Life Size Anatomical of Head
1890s Hand Painted Life Size Anatomical of Head

1890s Hand Painted Life Size Anatomical of Head

Located in Peekskill, NY

This is an early and high quality hand-painted plaster antique anatomical model of an adult human head. I would date this to 1900. The details are well-done and the brain is removabl...

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Late 19th Century German Industrial Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster

Pocket Watch In 18 Carat Gold, Dating From Around 1900 with calendar
Pocket Watch In 18 Carat Gold, Dating From Around 1900 with calendar

Pocket Watch In 18 Carat Gold, Dating From Around 1900 with calendar

Located in Madrid, ES

Discover a piece of timeless elegance with our exquisite 18K gold pocket watch from circa 1900! ⌚️ Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this elegant timepiece boasts a class...

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1890s Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Gold

Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting Female Anatomy ca.1900s
Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting Female Anatomy ca.1900s

Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting Female Anatomy ca.1900s

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting Female Anatomy ca.1900s A rare 19ct anatomical brochure illustrating the female human anatomy. Very detailed multicoloured depiction of human ...

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Early 20th Century German Victorian Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Paper

1900s Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting the Human Head
1900s Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting the Human Head

1900s Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting the Human Head

Located in Berghuelen, DE

1900s Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting the Human Head A rare brochure illustrating the anatomy of the human head. Very detailed multicoloured depiction of several layers of th...

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Early 20th Century German Victorian Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Paper

18th Century Carpenters Hand Plane Tool, Signed and Dated 1791
18th Century Carpenters Hand Plane Tool, Signed and Dated 1791

18th Century Carpenters Hand Plane Tool, Signed and Dated 1791

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Rare Museum-level 18th Century carpenters tool, an antler hand plane, hand-carved to look like a lion. Signed with initials and dated 1791.

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Late 18th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Semi-Automatic Large Bakelite Grocery Scale, Czech Republic, 1930s
Semi-Automatic Large Bakelite Grocery Scale, Czech Republic, 1930s

Semi-Automatic Large Bakelite Grocery Scale, Czech Republic, 1930s

Located in Żory, PL

Old shop scale from the 1930s/1940s, manufactured in the Czech Republic by Zbrojovka Brno. Semi-automatic scale, with internal weights. The scale is set with stylish metal buttons. A...

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Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Small Antique English Brass Magnifying Glass c.1910
Small Antique English Brass Magnifying Glass c.1910

Small Antique English Brass Magnifying Glass c.1910

Located in Bath, GB

A lovely little magnifying glass made from solid brass with a handle; the perfect size to pop in the pocket or bag. Dating to c.1910, Edwardian in era, the magnifier works well and ...

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1910s British Edwardian Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Electrostatic machine by Wimshurst, designed by Rinaldo Damiani, Italy 1900.
Electrostatic machine by Wimshurst, designed by Rinaldo Damiani, Italy 1900.

Electrostatic machine by Wimshurst, designed by Rinaldo Damiani, Italy 1900.

Located in Milan, IT

Electrostatic machine by Wimshurst, a British engineer and shipowner, designed in the 1880s, created by Rinaldo Damiani, a builder active in Venice between the end of the nineteenth ...

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Early 20th Century Italian Other Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Antique Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting Female Anatomy
Antique Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting Female Anatomy

Antique Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting Female Anatomy

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Antique Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting Female Anatomy A rare 19ct anatomical brochure illustrating the female human anatomy. Very detailed multicoloured depiction of human o...

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Early 20th Century German Victorian Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Paper

Barograph and Barometer by Negretti & Zambra
Barograph and Barometer by Negretti & Zambra

Barograph and Barometer by Negretti & Zambra

Located in Cheshire, GB

Unusual oak-cased barograph and barometer by Negretti & Zambra, having five glazed removable lid. The mechanical eight-day movement is housed in the drum, fitted with a seven-day cha...

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Early 20th Century British Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Oak

Antique 19th Century French Gilt Barometer.
Antique 19th Century French Gilt Barometer.

Antique 19th Century French Gilt Barometer.

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique 19th Century French Gilt Barometer.

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19th Century French Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Wood

French 19th Century Freestanding Brass Tea Scale Mounted on Wooden Base
French 19th Century Freestanding Brass Tea Scale Mounted on Wooden Base

French 19th Century Freestanding Brass Tea Scale Mounted on Wooden Base

Located in Atlanta, GA

A French brass freestanding tea scale from the 19th century mounted on a wooden base. Born in France during the politically dynamic 19th century, this tea scale features a central sh...

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19th Century French Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By Grand Bazar
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By Grand Bazar

Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By Grand Bazar

Located in Verviers, BE

Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By Grand Bazar 1910s Liege Belgium High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade...

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1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Oak

Antique Weber Costello 12 Inch Globe - Rare Tall Base
Antique Weber Costello 12 Inch Globe - Rare Tall Base

Antique Weber Costello 12 Inch Globe - Rare Tall Base

Located in Peekskill, NY

I checked the globe and its signed Weber London but could not find a date of printing. This is an 12 inch desk globe is a bit different because of the extra tall decorative stand. I ...

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Early 20th Century English Industrial Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Terrestrial globe published by Ernst Schotte & co, Germany 1890.
Terrestrial globe published by Ernst Schotte & co, Germany 1890.

Terrestrial globe published by Ernst Schotte & co, Germany 1890.

Located in Milan, IT

Terrestrial globe in watercolored paper, fixed with an inclined axis through a small brass arm, mounted on a black turned fruit wood base. Published by Ernst Schotte & Co. Berlin, Ge...

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Late 19th Century German Other Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

18th Century Medical Syringe
18th Century Medical Syringe

18th Century Medical Syringe

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18th Century Medical Syringe

Located in London, GB

18th Century Medical Syringe For historical medical use and dating from the 18th century, and certainly from the beginning of the 18th century. This hand-crafted example is made to...

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1780s Unknown Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Natural Fiber

Italian Artist's Mannequin from the 19th Century
Italian Artist's Mannequin from the 19th Century

Italian Artist's Mannequin from the 19th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

This elegant Italian artist's mannequin from approximately 1900 is a beautiful representation of craftsmanship from the 19th century. Crafted from solid fruitwood, it stands as a tes...

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Early 1900s Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Fruitwood

Italian Artist's Mannequin from the 19th Century
Italian Artist's Mannequin from the 19th Century

Italian Artist's Mannequin from the 19th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

This elegant Italian artist's mannequin from approximately 1900 is a beautiful representation of craftsmanship from the 19th century. Crafted from solid fruitwood, it stands as a tes...

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Early 1900s Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Fruitwood

Italian Artist's Mannequin from the 19th Century
Italian Artist's Mannequin from the 19th Century

Italian Artist's Mannequin from the 19th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

This elegant Italian artist's mannequin from approximately 1900 is a beautiful representation of craftsmanship from the 19th century. Crafted from solid fruitwood, it stands as a tes...

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Early 1900s Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Fruitwood

Vintage Specimen Collector's Chest of Drawers, French, Walnut Desk Box, Art Deco
Vintage Specimen Collector's Chest of Drawers, French, Walnut Desk Box, Art Deco

Vintage Specimen Collector's Chest of Drawers, French, Walnut Desk Box, Art Deco

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a vintage specimen collector's chest of drawers. A French, solid walnut four drawer executive desk box, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. Exceptional figuring and f...

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Walnut

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Antique Scientific Instruments For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique scientific instruments for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique scientific instruments was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and brass. Antique scientific instruments have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Industrial and Louis XVI antique scientific instruments are consistently popular styles. Antique scientific instruments have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by LeMaire Paris, W & T Avery and Dollond, London are consistently popular.

Finding the Right Scientific-instruments for You

Decorating with vintage, new and antique scientific 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.

The Age of Discovery (or the Age of Exploration) refers to a period during the 15th to 18th centuries that saw Europeans taking to the high seas to explore, trade and conquer various regions of the world. What we know about geography, the advancement of sea vessels and the development of scientific instruments all broadened significantly during this time.

With every new finding about our world, scientists invented tools to measure and record. While many of these objects are now obsolete, they are essentially works of art and have a rich history. Scientific instruments of a bygone era represent how far science and technology have advanced.

If you’re interested in introducing antique scientific instruments and tools to your decor to add contrast or draw attention to otherwise unexplored corners of your living room or dining room, there are many options to consider as far as textures and colors go. Like any curious decorative object that draws attention to your home library or mantel, vintage scientific instruments will likely add spirit to any conversation that might take place over cocktails or dinner.

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.

Mid-century modern scientific instruments also capture a period of rapid progress, representing groundbreaking discoveries that defined the 20th century. Wouldn’t antique anatomical models of the 1950s pair well with your eye-catching abstract paintings, George Nelson clock or Florence Knoll sofa?

Whether you’re looking for a way to showcase your passion for chemistry or aviation or are making room in your foyer for a breathtaking industrial-style electronic time tower manufactured by Patek Philippe, 1stDibs offers a collection of vintage, new and antique scientific instruments that includes topographic tools, laboratory equipment and more.

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