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Troughton and Simms Navigators Sextant in Box
Troughton and Simms Navigators Sextant in Box

Troughton and Simms Navigators Sextant in Box

Located in Norwell, MA

Solid brass ship's sextant with lattice frame, colored glass filters, many accessory scopes

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Antique Early 1900s North American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

English Antique Brass Sextant Walnut Box with Spare Parts Henry Barrow, c 1880
English Antique Brass Sextant Walnut Box with Spare Parts Henry Barrow, c 1880

English Antique Brass Sextant Walnut Box with Spare Parts Henry Barrow, c 1880

Located in Labrit, Landes

English sextant set in its walnut box. 19th century This box is a unique decorative item that will

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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Iron

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Vintage American Miniature Pocket Nautical Sextant
Vintage American Miniature Pocket Nautical Sextant

Vintage American Miniature Pocket Nautical Sextant

By Ilon Industries

Located in Palm City, FL

about the Ilon sextant which is posted on a website devoted to the science of the topic. "The best "box

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Vintage 1960s American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Nautical Sextant in Presentation Box
Nautical Sextant in Presentation Box

Nautical Sextant in Presentation Box

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H 5 in W 11 in D 11.25 in

Nautical Sextant in Presentation Box

Located in Austin, TX

A Scottish seaman's double frame sextant of brass, with radius index arm, and accessories, in

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Antique 19th Century Scottish Nautical Objects

Materials

Optical Glass

Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box
Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box

Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box

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H 12 in W 11 in D 6 in

Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box

Located in Norwell, MA

Late Nineteenth Navigators Sextant. T Frame design. Box has label of H.A. Johannesen Compass

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Vintage 1920s Norwegian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

Solid Brass Ships Sextant in Box
Solid Brass Ships Sextant in Box

Solid Brass Ships Sextant in Box

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H 6 in W 11 in D 10 in

Solid Brass Ships Sextant in Box

Located in Norwell, MA

Early twentieth century solid brass ship navigators sextant in wood box. With calibration label

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Vintage 1920s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ships Sextant in Box
Solid Brass Ships Sextant in Box

Solid Brass Ships Sextant in Box

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H 6 in W 11 in D 10 in

Solid Brass Ships Sextant in Box

Located in Norwell, MA

Early twentieth century solid brass ship navigators sextant in wood box. With calibration label

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Vintage 1920s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Sextant
Sextant

Sextant

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H 11 in W 11 in D 5 in

Sextant

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique sextant in original box.

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Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments

WWII Antique Russian Aviation Sextant  with Original Wooden Box
WWII Antique Russian Aviation Sextant  with Original Wooden Box

WWII Antique Russian Aviation Sextant with Original Wooden Box

Located in Milan, IT

World War II sextant made in Russia, of gray painted metal complete with original wooden box with

Category

Vintage 1940s Russian Aviation Objects

Materials

Metal

Scottish Brass Sextant by David Stalker, With Original Box
Scottish Brass Sextant by David Stalker, With Original Box

Scottish Brass Sextant by David Stalker, With Original Box

By David Stalker

Located in San Francisco, CA

A good quality brass sextant signed David Stalker, Leith (Scotland) complete with a well-detailed

Category

Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

English Marine Sextant
English Marine Sextant

English Marine Sextant

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H 4 in W 11.75 in D 11.75 in

English Marine Sextant

Located in New York, NY

Circa 1920 English Marine Sextant with wooden box by Cooke Hull. Available at our showroom at 241

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Early 20th Century Furniture

Brass Sextant in its Original Oak Wood Box, 1940s
Brass Sextant in its Original Oak Wood Box, 1940s

Brass Sextant in its Original Oak Wood Box, 1940s

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H 5.71 in W 10.44 in D 10.83 in

Brass Sextant in its Original Oak Wood Box, 1940s

By Kelvin & Hughes 1

Located in Milan, IT

Brass sextant signed Husun ??Trade Mark and made by Kelvin & Hughes Limited at the end of the 1940s

Category

Vintage 1940s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Polished Ship’s Sextant in Box by Wilfred O. White, Boston, USA
Polished Ship’s Sextant in Box by Wilfred O. White, Boston, USA

Polished Ship’s Sextant in Box by Wilfred O. White, Boston, USA

Located in Norwell, MA

Classic circa 1940 three-ring framed sextant in box. Box contains five accessory scopes

Category

Vintage 1940s North American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Brass Sextant Made in the Mid-19th Century in its Mahogany Box
Brass Sextant Made in the Mid-19th Century in its Mahogany Box

Brass Sextant Made in the Mid-19th Century in its Mahogany Box

Located in Milan, IT

Brass sextant made in the mid-19th century, complete with lenses and placed in its beautiful

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Antique 1850s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Brass Sextant Early 1900s Made in Liverpool with Original Oak Wood Box
Brass Sextant Early 1900s Made in Liverpool with Original Oak Wood Box

Brass Sextant Early 1900s Made in Liverpool with Original Oak Wood Box

Located in Milan, IT

Burnished brass sextant from the early 1900s signed J. Parkes & Sons Liverpool n. 9601, and placed

Category

Early 20th Century British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Brass Sextant Negretti Zambra Second Half of 19th Century in its Mahogany Box
Brass Sextant Negretti Zambra Second Half of 19th Century in its Mahogany Box

Brass Sextant Negretti Zambra Second Half of 19th Century in its Mahogany Box

By Negretti & Zambra

Located in Milan, IT

Brass sextant signed Negretti & Zambra made in the second half of the 19th century, complete with

Category

Antique 1870s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Silver, Brass

Brass Sextant in Mahogany Box Signed Buff & Buff Mfg Co Boston USA, Early 1900s
Brass Sextant in Mahogany Box Signed Buff & Buff Mfg Co Boston USA, Early 1900s

Brass Sextant in Mahogany Box Signed Buff & Buff Mfg Co Boston USA, Early 1900s

Located in Milan, IT

Brass sextant signed Buff & Buff Mfg Co Boston USA 5588 made in the beginning of the XX century

Category

Early 20th Century American Nautical Objects

Materials

Silver, Brass

1870s Brass Sextant Signed Ainsley Antique Marine Navigation Instrument
1870s Brass Sextant Signed Ainsley Antique Marine Navigation Instrument

1870s Brass Sextant Signed Ainsley Antique Marine Navigation Instrument

Located in Milan, IT

London; our gift box is free. The sextant is an ancient astronomical instrument used to measure the

Category

Antique 1870s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Ships Sextant in a custom Mahogany Wall Box
Ships Sextant in a custom Mahogany Wall Box

Ships Sextant in a custom Mahogany Wall Box

Located in Norwell, MA

. Mounted into a custom made mahogany box. The highly polished and lacquered sextant is mounted on a blue

Category

Vintage 1930s European Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

19th Century Nautical Sextant in Box
19th Century Nautical Sextant in Box

19th Century Nautical Sextant in Box

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H 4.75 in W 12.5 in D 10.5 in

19th Century Nautical Sextant in Box

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

19th century nautical sextant in box.

Category

Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box
Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box

Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box

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H 6 in W 11 in D 10 in

Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box

Located in Norwell, MA

Nautical Sextant with engraved scale "GDE Koning Arnhem, Amsterdam No. 2649". Scale has silver

Category

Vintage 1920s European Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique Danish "Cornelius Knudsen" Navigation Sextant in Original Fitted Box
Antique Danish "Cornelius Knudsen" Navigation Sextant in Original Fitted Box

Antique Danish "Cornelius Knudsen" Navigation Sextant in Original Fitted Box

Located in New Orleans, LA

" Navigation Sextant in Original Fitted Box. Last inspected August 1946 per the certificate on interior of the

Category

Early 20th Century Danish Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Brass Sextant Signed Bryant Biggs Cardiff 1870 in Its Original Oak Wood Box
Brass Sextant Signed Bryant Biggs Cardiff 1870 in Its Original Oak Wood Box

Brass Sextant Signed Bryant Biggs Cardiff 1870 in Its Original Oak Wood Box

Located in Milan, IT

Brass sextant signed BRYANT Biggs Cardiff from the second half of the nineteenth century, complete

Category

Antique 1870s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Silver, Brass

WWII Air Force Sextant Used by Air Force U.S. in Its Original Wooden Box
WWII Air Force Sextant Used by Air Force U.S. in Its Original Wooden Box

WWII Air Force Sextant Used by Air Force U.S. in Its Original Wooden Box

Located in Milan, IT

WWII Air Force Sextant used by Air Force U.S. Army Series No. 13774 produced by ANSCO Binghamton

Category

Vintage 1940s American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Sextant in Original Mahogany Case, England c. 1900
Sextant in Original Mahogany Case, England c. 1900

Sextant in Original Mahogany Case, England c. 1900

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H 7.88 in W 11.42 in D 4.53 in

Sextant in Original Mahogany Case, England c. 1900

Located in Kastrup, DK

-preserved sextant from England, circa 1900. H: 20 W: 29 D: 11,5 (in box) A sextant is an angle-measuring

Category

Early 20th Century English Other Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

An English Mahogany Sextant Box on Later Stand ca. 1850
An English Mahogany Sextant Box on Later Stand ca. 1850

An English Mahogany Sextant Box on Later Stand ca. 1850

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An English Mahogany Sextant Box on Later Stand, c. 1850; perfect for a small side table

Category

Antique 19th Century English End Tables

Materials

Mahogany

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Circular Sextant, Decorative Piece, 20th Century
Circular Sextant, Decorative Piece, 20th Century

Circular Sextant, Decorative Piece, 20th Century

$140 / item

H 4.34 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 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...

Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Other Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal, Other

A beautiful Celestial Table Globe produced by Gerard & Leonard Valk
A beautiful Celestial Table Globe produced by Gerard & Leonard Valk

A beautiful Celestial Table Globe produced by Gerard & Leonard Valk

By Gerard and Leonard Valk

Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL

A magnificent and very rare early 18th century celestial table globe produced by Gerard and Leonard Valk. Established at the end of the previous century by Gerard Valk, and assisted ...

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Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Globes

Materials

Other

English WW2 Era Brass Ship's Pedestal Binnacle Compass by Sestral
English WW2 Era Brass Ship's Pedestal Binnacle Compass by Sestral

English WW2 Era Brass Ship's Pedestal Binnacle Compass by Sestral

By Henry Browne & Son Ltd Sestrel

Located in Forney, TX

A visually striking smaller scale vintage WWII era maritime salvage ship's binnacle pedestal with compass by Sestrel Henry Browne & Son. circa 1940s The beautifully aged heavily pa...

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Mid-20th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Iron

Ebony Ships Navigators Octant in Box
Ebony Ships Navigators Octant in Box

Ebony Ships Navigators Octant in Box

$1,100

H 5 in W 13 in D 11 in

Ebony Ships Navigators Octant in Box

Located in Norwell, MA

Navigators octant in a kidney shaped box. Octant has an ebony wood fram with bone scales, brass filters and peepsight. Similar to a sextant and quadrant. Note: A piece of wood is mis...

Category

Vintage 1950s Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Nautical Vernier Sextant, G.W.Butters, London
Nautical Vernier Sextant, G.W.Butters, London

Nautical Vernier Sextant, G.W.Butters, London

$4,375

H 5 in W 10.75 in D 9.5 in

Nautical Vernier Sextant, G.W.Butters, London

Located in Norwich, GB

Vernier Nautical Sextant, G.W. Butters, London. A fine curved frame vernier sextant, the polished silver arc signed G.W. Butters, London. Engraved scale marked from 0 to 120 ...

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

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