Bow-Front Marine Barometer by John Dollond
By Dollond, London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A bow-front marine barometer by John Dollond It is of slender cylindrical form with a silvered register plate enclosed by a hinged thermometer flap and mounted on a plain shaft.
Brass
English Marine Barometer with Rope Carved Case
Located in Norwell, MA
Early twentieth century library barometer with rope carved case. Great old piece. Fitted with a brass hanging tab. Circa 1920.
Brass
Carved Dolphyn Marine Barometer by Salom of London
Located in Norwell, MA
Exceptional nautical library clock and barometer. This item has an awesome carved dolphyns in sea grass supporting the clock and barometer. A trident spear rises from the top. Plynth...
Wood
19th C. Portuguese Nautical Brass Gimbal Mounted Barometer
Located in North Miami, FL
SIGNED J.J.B.L.M - 16 a 22 RN Desterro Lisbon to face, this barometer is a very Rare and unusual mid-19th century polished brass marine barometer mounted on a gimble, the steel face ...
Brass
George III Mahogany Banjo Barometer Edinburgh
Located in Huntington, NY
Adie invented the sympiesometer or marine barometer and had a small observatory erected long before there was a public observatory in Edinburgh.
Brass
Fine Marine Barometer
Located in London, GB
An unusual mid-19th century polished brass marine barometer mounted on a gimble, the steel face signed R.N.Desterre, Lisbon.
English Mahogany Marine Barometer and Thermometer
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English mahogany marine barometer, the case with a closing protective cover opening to reveal a barometer with a silvered register on one side and similarly fitted with a thermome...
Brass
Sold
H 42 in W 5.75 in D 5.25 in
Estate American WM Welch Company Fixed Cistern Marine Barometer, circa 1942
Located in New Orleans, LA
Estate American WM Welch Company Fixed Cistern Marine Barometer, circa 1942.
Brass
French Made Solid Brass Marine Barometer
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished solid brass nautical barometer by WM Senter & Co. WM Senter and Company was in business from 1869 to 1888 at 51 Exchange St in Portland, Maine. This is a holosteric b...
Brass
French Regence Style Gilt Bronze Passement's Barometer
Located in Pembroke, MA
Passement was a Parisian artist (circa 1758) who invented this style of glass tube for marine barometers which would work more reliably on moving ships, foretelling storms at sea.
Metal, Bronze
Rare Binnacle
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished binnacle with inset marine barometer by New York maker Clairmont Nichol.
Vintage Stick Barometer, Gimballed Ship's Marine Weather Station
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is large vintage stick barometer, a gimballed, ships marine weather station by Burke & Jones dating to the late 20th century.
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Clock and Baromete
Located in Norwell, MA
Marine anchor form clock and barometer by French maker.
Wood
Sold
H 4.5 in W 17 in D 9 in
Vintage Schatz Brass Nautical Ship's Clock & Schatz Royal Mariner Barometer Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pairing of a brass ship's clock and marine barometer were made by the highly renowned Schatz Clock Company of Germany in approximately 1981 for their 100 year anniversary in the...
Metal, Brass
19th Century Walnut Stick Barometer by Thomas Jones
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Thomas Jones was an authority on astronomical and meteorological instruments making stick, marine and mountain barometers, he was instrument maker to the Duke of Clarence and was ele...
Walnut
$2,177
H 38.59 in W 10.63 in D 1.97 in
1860s Torricellian Barometer Oak Wood Negretti & Zambra Old Weather Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Torricellian barometer of oak wood, signed Negretti & Zambra London from the second half of the 19th century, complete with reading vernier for checking the pressure variation and th...
Oak
Antique maritime navy compass
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Antique maritime navy compass in very nice original condition.
Brass
$1,304
H 2.76 in W 11.03 in D 19.69 in
Fantastic quality antique Victorian carved oak banjo clock barometer
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic quality antique Victorian carved oak banjo clock barometer having a quality carved oak case in the form of an anchor surrounding the two porcelain dials, signed Beha Licker...
Glass, Oak
English Stick Barometer by Loftus, London, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A late 19th century rosewood stick barometer by Loftus of London. 3 ¼ inches wide by 36 inches tall; 3 inches deep
Rosewood
Decorative Fancy Victorian Barometer, 19th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Fancy Victorian barometer, 19th century Mahogany veneer with inlay. Historical condition. The barometer may need to be checked for accuracy. Please take the condition from the det...
$418
H 8.67 in W 3.15 in D 4.73 in
20th Century, French, Brass and Copper Marine Lamp with Metal Glass Shade
Located in Sofia, BG
French small wall light made of brass and copper used in military vessels mainly marine minesweeper ships. Circa 1930.
Brass
Antique Neoclassic Gilt Wood Barometer
Located in New York, NY
An antique 18th Century French carved and gilt wood barometer with original painted finish. Measurements: Height:31.5" Width: 16" Depth: 1.5"
Wood
Vintage German Brass Barometer with Zodiac Symbols, Mid-20th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
Vintage German Brass Barometer with Zodiac Symbols, Mid-20th Century A sculptural convergence of meteorology and mysticism, this mid-century German barometer offers both scientific p...
Brass
$2,521
H 40.56 in W 12.6 in D 1.97 in
19th Century Wooden Barometer Signed Burlinson Ripon Antique Instrument Weather
Located in Milan, IT
Wooden barometer signed Burlinson Ripon made in the mid 19th century. Silver-plated brass dial engraved with weather indications and the name of the manufacturer. The reading of the ...
Wood
$9,800
H 38.5 in W 5.25 in D 2.5 in
English Mahogany Steel Engraved Stick Barometer Signed F. Tarone, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany stick Barometer with a broken arch pediment, brass urn finial, Satin wood string inlay, hinged glass door revealing a numeral steel engraved dial with original mount...
Steel
$360Sale Price|20% Off
H 13.5 in W 13.5 in D 3 in
Antique Victorian Eastlake Style Carved Oak Aneroid Barometer c1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique aneroid barometer from the late Victorian era, dating to circa 1900. This scientific instrument is housed in a substantial, circular carved oak frame featuring a geometric...
Walnut
Antique Brass Scottish Surveyor's Compass in Fitted Wooden Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique surveyor's compass originates from Scotland and dates to approximately 1880 and made in the period Victorian style. The compass case is composed of solid brass with a me...
Metal, Brass
Gilt Wood Barometer
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's carved and gilt wood barometer of neoclassic style. Measurements: Height: 43" Width: 12.25"
Wood, Giltwood
Antique Victorian Brass Standard Lamp 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a highly attractive and exhibition quality antique late Victorian brass floor standard lamp now converted to electricity, circa 1890 in date. This splendid lamp features a d...
Brass
19th Century Italian Height Measuring Apparatus
Located in Round Top, TX
An intriguing 19th century Italian apparatus for measuring one's height in centimeters. Soundly constructed from cast iron with a bronze measure to one side. A whimsical accent perfe...
Bronze, Iron
Rope Twist Carved Oak Nautical Barometer
Located in Norwell, MA
Early twentieth century barometer with porcelain face with merchants name A Black & Co., Nautical Optician, Glasgow. Carved rope twist case with brass bezel. Brass hanging tab. Nice ...
Brass
Classical Carved Marble Stone Sink Basin
Located in Robertsbridge, England
Italian Classical Carved Sink Basin This timeless beautiful Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of white marble with added carved relief detail, these designs have no...
Marble
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...
Gold Leaf
$74,975 / set
H 1 in Dm 10.8 in
Set of 12 Exquisite "Gilded Age" Sterling Silver Tiffany Charger Plates
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite set of 12 "Gilded Age" Sterling Silver Tiffany Charges was realized in America in 1905. Each plate has heavily detailed boarders featuring a Kylix cup amid scrolling s...
Sterling Silver
Elegant Wall Barometer in Brass & Glass by Taylor
By D. Taylor
Located in San Diego, CA
The beautiful design on this wall barometer by Taylor in patinated brass and glass can be hung on the wall or table top.
Brass
Fabric Pende Woka Chandelier
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Handsewn fabric shade, dessin by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, hanging on a fabric-covered wire, brass-parts in the requested finish. Total drop custom made 2 x Edison screw sockets ...
Brass
Wall Mounted Vintage Barometer, Weather Station in Brass, Barigo Germany
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Vintage German barometer and hygrometer - Weather instrument by Barigo in Germany. It has a unique looking barometer with a visible mechanism, a bubble glass cover and a solid brass ...
Brass
$4,495
H 72 in W 60.75 in D 20.75 in
Antique Carved 19th Century French Oak Baroque Buffet Sideboard Bar Back 1860
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique 19th Century French carved oak Baroque Revival buffet, sideboard, bar back, circa 1860. The buffet is in two sections, both the back and base are lavishly carved, the ...
Brass
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
At the Yacht Club
By Edward Cucuel
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Artist Edward Cucuel and his wife Clara Lotte von Marcard spent their first two decades together in Germany, mostly in a villa on Lake Ammersee in Holzhausen near Munich. It is the w...
Canvas, Oil
$3,840Sale Price|20% Off
H 36.5 in W 4.5 in D 9 in
19th Century, English Mahogany & Brass Nautical Gimbal Thermometer, Barometer
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century English nautical gimbal-mounted thermometer and barometer is an exceptional piece of maritime craftsmanship. Constructed of rich mahogany with brass fittings, this ...
Brass
Victorian Aneriod Wall Barometer
Located in Norwich, GB
Victorian Aneriod Barometer with gilded and chased outer casing mounted on a mahogany board. Beautifully engraved silvered dial with seven weather indications, the scale reading f...
Metal
$4,320Sale Price|20% Off
H 38 in W 5.25 in D 2 in
English Mahogany 19th Century Stick Barometer by Tarone
Located in Vero Beach, FL
English Mahogany 19th Century Stick Barometer by Tarone Classic traditional English mahogany stick Barometer. Excellent and original feather veneered mahogany Barometer. All tubes a...
Silver
English Stick Barometer by Worthington of London
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional English stick barometer is a classic example of these intriguing meteorological instruments. Crafted by the esteemed Worthington & Allan, bow-fronted instrument ...
Mahogany
$118,621 / item
H 47.5 in W 13 in D 0.1 in
‘Royal’ Barometer by John Russell, Watchmaker to the Prince Regent
By John Russell
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This superbly crafted wheel barometer and thermometer has a mahogany case surrounded by twisted brass stringing and central panels of foliate tendrils above Russell’s signature thist...
Metal
Antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities can bring whimsy and wonder to any interior.
Decorating with old scientific instruments, historical memorabilia and vintage musical 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.
And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.
The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.
Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments — with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects.
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.
Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.
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