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Antique Surveyors Level

Early 19th century brass surveyor's level with compass
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century brass surveyor's level with telescope, compass and spirit level. With
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Early 19th Century English Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

Brass Surveyors Level by Troughton & Simms, London
By Troughton & Simms London
Located in Norwich, GB
Brass Surveyors Level by Troughton & Simms, London Sixteen inch extending telescope with
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

Antique Surveyor's Level, English, Brass, Scientific Instrument, Halden & Sons
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique surveyor's level. An English, brass scientific instrument by J. Halden & Sons of
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Early 20th Century British Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

Oxidised Surveyors Level by Reid and Young
Located in Norwich, GB
Oxidised surveyors level by Reid and Young Mounted on a circular base with threaded aperture or
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1920s British Edwardian Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

Surveyor's Level or Theodolite by W.F. Stanley, London, in Original Fitted Box
By W. F. Stanley
Located in Austin, TX
A fine working English surveyor's theodolite or transit instrument (aka a dumpy level or surveyors
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Early 20th Century English Antique Surveyors Level

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Metal, Brass

UK 1870 Brass Topographic Level, Antique Surveyor Measurement Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Telescope topographic level of brass, it is an instrument consisting of a telescope fixed parallel
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1860s British Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

1870 Antique Burnished Brass W F Stanley Level Surveyor Measurement Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Topographic level signed W.F Stanley of burnished brass, from the second half of the 19th century
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1870s British Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

Danish 19th Century Brass Surveying or Level Tool on Tripod
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Surveyors tripod level tool from the late 19th century. The tripod is made of wood and the level is
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Mid-19th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

20th Century English Theodolite by W.F. Stanley London in Original Wooden Box
By W. F. Stanley
Located in Sofia, BG
20th century English surveyor's theodolite or transit instrument of brass by W.F. Stanley (Optical
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Early 20th Century English Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

Jean Baptiste Van Lerberghe Theodolite - Circa 1700 to 1720
Located in Placerville, CA
what this Jean Baptiste Van Lerberghe did for living. I suspect he might have been a surveyor and made
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Early 18th Century French Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

Regency Period Gentlman Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
excellent condition. The subject of the painting portrays a distinguished gentleman, possibly a surveyor
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Surveyors Level

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Canvas

Antique Regency Period Gentlman Painting
Regency Period Gentlman Painting
H 34.26 in W 27.96 in D 2.37 in
Langlois Graphometer - Circa 1730
Located in Placerville, CA
time period. 3. This Graphometer has a wonderful design and exhibits a very high level of engraving
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Early 18th Century French Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Second Ed., Tipped-in Signature, 1850
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
books promoted books and new authors to a wider audience and on a national level. This is the second
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1850s American Antique Surveyors Level

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Paper

Primary Triangulation Between the Hudson and St. Croix Rivers
Located in Florham Park, NJ
, was the second Coast Survey Superintendent. Bache was a physicist, scientist, and surveyor who
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Late 19th Century Academic Antique Surveyors Level

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Watercolor, Lithograph

1861 Topographical Map of the District of Columbia, by Boschke, Antique Map
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
the field. The roads were measured by two parties, one with transit and chain, the other with a level
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1860s American Antique Surveyors Level

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Paper

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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. Cast iron base, papier mâché´ globe, with detailed territo...
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1860s Czech Antique Surveyors Level

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Iron

Antique Cedar Wood Storage Bench Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique cedar wood storage bench chest We can’t say enough nice things about this piece Beautiful wood grain with natural oil & wax finish Newly reconditioned Splitting to the wood...
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Early 20th Century Antique Surveyors Level

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Cedar

Antique Cedar Wood Storage Bench Chest
Antique Cedar Wood Storage Bench Chest
H 18 in W 36 in D 16.75 in
Samuel Alcock Porcelain Coffee Cup, Orange Imari Flowers, Rococo Revival ca 1830
By Samuel Alcock & Co.
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful coffee cup and saucer made by Samuel Alcock around 1830, which was the Rococo Revival era. The set is decorated with a bold Imari pattern and has a "ring-moulded"...
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1830s English Rococo Revival Antique Surveyors Level

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Porcelain

Late 19th Century French Dining Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
An enterprising person a long time ago decided not to hide the fact he was creating an extension table by incorporating shutter style leaves and telescoping support frame. The result...
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19th Century French Directoire Antique Surveyors Level

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Fruitwood

Late 19th Century French Dining Table
Late 19th Century French Dining Table
H 30.5 in W 105 in D 54 in
Circular Sextant, Decorative Piece, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
The sextant is an instrument that allows to measure angles between two objects such as two points of a coast or a star, traditionally the sun of the earth and the horizon. Knowing th...
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Late 20th Century European Other Antique Surveyors Level

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Metal, Other

Large Vintage Pantagraph, English, Brass, Scientific Mapping Instrument
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage pantagraph. An English, brass scientific mapping instrument, dating to the mid-20th century, circa 1950. Fascinating scale and mechanical interest Displays a...
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Mid-20th Century English Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

French Louis XV Fauteuil a La Reine, Signed “G. Lebrun”
Located in Doylestown, PA
A fine Louis XV period fauteuil a la reine, stamped under seat rail “G.LEBRUN”, circa 1760, upholstered in its original Aubusson verdue tapestry depiction a child with a telescope an...
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1760s French Louis XV Antique Surveyors Level

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Tapestry, Beech

Antique Art Deco Epstein Manner Burr Walnut Cocktail Cabinet Dry Bar 1920s
Located in London, GB
This is a fantastic antique Art Deco petit burr walnut cocktail cabinet in the Epstein manner by Turnidge of London, circa 1920 in date. There is no mistaking the timeless appea...
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1920s English Art Deco Antique Surveyors Level

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Walnut

Tiffany Studios Jeweled Drophead Dragonfly Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Gilt Bronze Jeweled Drophead Dragonfly Table Lamp, circa 1910. At the turn of the century, Clara Driscoll, head of the women’s glass cutting depa...
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1910s American Art Nouveau Antique Surveyors Level

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Bronze

Large Antique T. BAILEY Original Oil Painting on canvas Ship on the Ocean
Located in Framingham, MA
Up for sale gorgeous original Nautical oil painting on canvas, signed by the mysterious Artist "T. Bailey" (American, 19th/20th). The painting depicts a nautical scene, with a larg...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Surveyors Level

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Oil

T. Cooke London Brass Prismatic Nautical Navigation Compass with Stand
By T. Cooke & Sons Ltd.
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage T. Cooke of London England prismatic compass. Brass case with mirrored lid interior, folding prism, metallic brass face, and short stand able to be screwed onto a tripod for ...
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Mid-20th Century Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

Antique Art Deco Cast Bronze & Brass Collapsible Book Stand with Camels
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very well executed cast and cold-painted bronze and brass book stand is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Austria and dating to approximately 1920 and done in a per...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass, Bronze

Antique Elliott Bros London Brass Surveyors Nautical Navigation Compass
By Elliott Brothers
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Elliott Brothers of Ramsden, London brass surveyors / nautical maritime compass with brass case and face and folding sightline. "A surveyor’s compass is a tool for calculati...
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Early 20th Century Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

Telescope with Tripod, Metal, Decorative Object
Located in Madrid, ES
Telescope with tripod. gold metallic antique finish Decorative use, not functional. Gilt metal telescope decorated with a dark band standing on a tripod, also gilt metal, with thre...
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20th Century Unknown Other Antique Surveyors Level

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Other

18th Century mahogany and brass telescope by Nairne & Blunt of London
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th Century mahogany and brass telescope by Nairne & Blunt of London, having a mahogany barrel with a thumb wheel to the side of the main barrel, supported on a solid brass tripod s...
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1780s British Georgian Antique Surveyors Level

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Mahogany

Antique Chinese Calligraphy Ink Stones in Box Great Condition, ca 1900-1930
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Chinese Calligraphy Ink Stones in Box Great Condition, ca 1900-1930. Very interesting Additional information: Type: Boxes Region of Origin: China Age: 1900-1940 Original/Re...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Surveyors Level

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Porcelain

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Surveyors Levels
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A collection of three telescopic surveyors levels to include three early 20th century levels of
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Early 20th Century Antique Surveyors Level

Antique Surveyors Levels
Surveyors Levels
H 94.49 in W 3.55 in D 0.4 in
Antique 19th Century English Brass Surveyor's Level, circa 1890-1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century English Brass Surveyor's Level signed J & W.E. Archbutt, London, circa 1890
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Late 19th Century English Antique Surveyors Level

Antique Surveyor's Level, English, Theodolite, Desk, Ornament, William Stanley
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique surveyor's level. An English, brass theodolite desk ornament by William Stanley
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

Antique French Nickel-Plated Brass Surveyor's Level 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a rare and interesting decorative French nickel plated brass surveyors level, mid-19th
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1850s French Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass, Nickel

Antique W & L.E Gurley Troy N.Y Surveyors Transit Compass Scope Tripod Stand
By W. & L.E. Gurley
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique surveyor’s level transit signed W & L.E Gurley, Troy NY. Made from oak, brass and glass
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Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

Vintage Sight Level, English, Brass, Handheld Surveyor's Instrument, circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage sight level. An English, brass handheld surveyor's instrument, dating to the
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Early 20th Century European Industrial Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

1890 Antique Brass Level Watts & Sond London Mahogany Box, Surveyor Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Telescope topographic level, made of brass with base with three leveling screws, from the end of
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1890s British Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

Beautiful Circa 1830s Lewis Michael Surveyors Compass
Located in Placerville, CA
In an article published in The American Surveyor (Winter 2007), Jeff Lock, noted Colonial
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1830s American Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

1850 Italian Brass Square Measurement Surveyor Instrument, Scientific Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Brass square surveyor, Italian manufacture of the mid-19th century. Very good condition. Measures
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1850s Italian Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

Antique Surveyor's Theodolite, English, Brass Compass, Oak Case, Edwardian, 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique surveyor's theodolite. An English, brass instrument in oak case by Troughton and
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Early 20th Century British Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

1870s Small Brass Theodolite Kelvin & James White Antique Surveyor's Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
for reading the circles, triple level and tripod socket. Topography studies instruments, surveying
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1870s Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

19th Century Antique Brass USA Surveyor Measurement Instrument F.H Temple Boston
Located in Milan, IT
Brass telescope topographic level, signed firmato F.H Temple Maker Boston made in the second half
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1870s Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

1820s Rare Cittelli Milan Brass Wood Praetorian Tablet Antique Surveyor Tool
Located in Milan, IT
fixing screws, telescope diopter with ruler and sights, level, plumb line, square, recall whistle
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1820s Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

American Transit with Case, circa 1900
By The L. Beckmann Co.
Located in Surrey, BC
Toledo, Ohio in 1914. Mr. Beckmann came to the United States in 1870. He started making transits, levels
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Early 1900s American Machine Age Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

PORTRAIT OF THE HON. WILLIAM NAPIER (1730-1775), THREE-QUARTER LENGTH
By George Knapton
Located in London, GB
Knapton to compile a catalogue of the Royal Collection, and Knapton was later (in 1765) appointed Surveyor
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1730s Antique Surveyors Level

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Pastel

Troughton and Simms London Surveyor's Level in Mahogany Case
By Troughton & Simms London
Located in San Mateo, CA
Early 20th century surveyor's level made be Troughton and Simms of London. This comes in its
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Early 1900s English Other Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

Topographic Brass Level Surveyor Instrument by Stanley circa 1870 Mahogany Box
Located in Milan, IT
Topographic level signed W.F. Stanley London of black painted brass, from the second half of the
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1870s British Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

1780s Cole Fecit Brass Antique Surveyor's Transit Theodolite Measurement Tool
Located in Milan, IT
circle and telescope with level, and reading with vernier. nstrument measures cm 20x20 h 19 - inches
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1780s Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

1860 Antique Surveyor's Brass Burnished Transit Tacheometer by C. Merli Milano
Located in Milan, IT
, graduated vertical circle and horizontal circle and double level. In excellent condition, fully functional
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1860s Italian Antique Surveyors Level

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Brass

Dramatic Adirondack Great Camp Style Horned Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
features two hard to find 18 inch diameter milk glass shades. It hangs from 4 stick and loop surveyor
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Antique Surveyors Level

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Horn

Nantucket: Davis' Shoal
By Lieutenant Charles Davis
Located in Florham Park, NJ
, was the second Coast Survey Superintendent. Bache was a physicist, scientist, and surveyor who
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Mid-19th Century Academic Antique Surveyors Level

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Lithograph

19th Century French Antique Surveyor's Level in Wooden Box
Located in Coral Gables, FL
19th Century French Antique Surveyor's Instruments Box
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19th Century French Antique Surveyors Level

16th Century Dragon, Henry VII Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey
Located in Matlock, Derbyshire
master masons, carvers and sculptors, under the direct supervision of the Abbey’s Surveyor Of The Fabric
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16th Century British Gothic Antique Surveyors Level

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Limestone

8.5 Foot Tall 17th Century Portrait Oil Painting of Sir Christopher Wren
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in Gallatin, TN
crouched down until he was on a level with his Surveyor and strutted about saying, “Ay, Ay, Sir Christopher
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17th Century Academic Antique Surveyors Level

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Canvas, Oil

Antique Bostrum-Brady Brass Surveyor’s Transit
Located in Gallatin, TN
An antique brass surveyor’s transit, mounted to a curly maple plinth base Manufactured by Bostrum
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19th Century Antique Surveyors Level

Floor Lamp Fashioned from Surveyor's Tripod with Telescoping Brass Hardware
Located in Madison, WI
Floor lamp from surveyor's tripod includes brass telescope and hardware including internal level
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Early 20th Century American Antique Surveyors Level

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Antique Surveyors Level For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique surveyors level available at 1stDibs. An antique surveyors level — often made from brass, metal and wood — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an antique surveyors level — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique surveyors level made by Industrial designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique surveyors level over the years, but those crafted by Troughton & Simms London are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Surveyors Level?

The average selling price for an antique surveyors level at 1stDibs is $1,325, while they’re typically $300 on the low end and $1,914 for the highest priced.

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