Antique Orrery – Tellurium by Paravia, Torino (1900, Italy)
Located in Madrid, ES
Rare and collectible orrery (tellurium) produced by the renowned Italian maker Paravia, Torino in
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Early 20th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Paper
Orreries
1771 Choir Gaur; the Grand Orrery of the Ancient Druids
By John Smith
Located in Bath, GB
A scarce first edition of John Smith's study of the prehistorical monument Stonehenge, a early work on the subject, illustrated with three folding plates. The scarce first edition o...
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Antique 1770s British Books
Materials
Paper
A paradoxical orrery that demonstrates the earth-moon system. Italy circa 1860.
$5,353
H 12.5 in W 19.75 in D 13.25 in
A paradoxical orrery that demonstrates the earth-moon system. Italy circa 1860.
Located in Milan, IT
A paradoxical orrery that demonstrates the earth-moon system and its movement. The base of the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Grand Tour Faux Marble, c.1880
Located in Lincoln, GB
dating to the Napoleon III era (circa 1870–1890), this structure is a magnificent architectural orrery or
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Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Architectural Models
Materials
Wood
Brass Surveyors Level by Troughton & Simms, London
By Troughton & Simms London
Located in Norwich, GB
makers and retailers’ by Edwin Banfield as working from The Orrery, 136 Fleet Street, London from 1826 to
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Scientific Instruments
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Brass
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Mid-Century Orrery on Later Base
Located in Hudson, NY
Wonderful vintage model of Solar System. Made to hold in hand for class demonstrations.
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Vintage 1950s American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
19th Century Astronomical Brass Orrery
Located in New York, NY
Named for the Earl of Orrery who, at the beginning of the 18th Cent. in Ireland, had one made for
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique Brass Czech Orrery Astronomical Instruments Made by Jan Felkl in 1870
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H 18.9 in W 29.53 in D 11.03 in
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
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Antique 1860s Czech More Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
A very fine George III Two Handled Tray made in London in 1789 by Crouch & Hannam.
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W 22.5 in D 15 in
A very fine George III Two Handled Tray made in London in 1789 by Crouch & Hannam.
Located in London, GB
. Lawrence Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork abd Orrery.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Platters and Serveware
Antique Rare Mechanical Orrery, Astronomical Instrument by Jan Felkl Praga 1870
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H 18.51 in W 23.63 in D 7.09 in
Antique Rare Mechanical Orrery, Astronomical Instrument by Jan Felkl Praga 1870
By Jan Felkl
Located in Milan, IT
Rare orrery, or mechanical model depicting the solar system, from the second half of the 19th
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Antique 1860s Czech Globes
Materials
Brass
Tippensee Planetarium, circa 1910
Located in Doylestown, PA
An early 20th century planetarium orrery, hand operated displaying the phases of the earth, moon
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal, Brass
Orrery
Located in Hudson, NY
planetary teaching model
sun surrounded by eight planets on movable armatures
paper label signifying the months
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Vintage 1960s American Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Early 20th century Orrery
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fantastic orrery in its original metal carrying case.
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Early 20th Century American Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal, Iron
French 19th Century Orrery
Located in Norwalk, CT
A large French iron and brass and painted orrery. Which is a working model of the Solar System
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Antique 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
Trippensee Orrery Planetarium Globe
Located in Oakland, CA
Excellent man cave accessory. This geared tellurium features a spinning and revolving terrestrial globe, revolving spherical black-and-white representation of the moon, central plast...
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Vintage 1950s American Globes
Materials
Metal
Vintage Trippensee Planetarium Orrery
Located in Hudson, NY
This is simply a wonderful item, whether for education, enjoyment, or both. The Earth is an attractive 3" diameter terrestrial globe, the moon and Venus are painted wood balls, and t...
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20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
Trippensee Orrery Planetarium Globe
Located in Oakland, CA
Excellent man cave accessory. This geared tellurium features a spinning and revolving terrestrial globe, revolving spherical black-and-white representation of the moon, central plast...
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Vintage 1950s American Globes
Materials
Aluminum
French Orrery Model of the Solar System
Located in San Francisco, CA
French Tabletop Orrery Model of the Solar System. The brass armillary surrounding a configuration
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Antique 19th Century French Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Brass, Steel
Parkes and Hadley Patent Brass Orrey
Located in New York, NY
Parkes and Hadley patent brass table orrery. This decorative mechanical apparatus exhibits the
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Antique 19th Century English Desk Accessories
Orrery
Located in Hudson, NY
The Trippensee Planetarium - dated 1908 - Detroit Michigan
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Early 20th Century American Globes
Rare Regency Period Astronomical Elton's Miniature Transparent Orrery circa 1817
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H 10 in W 8.25 in D 3.5 in
Rare Regency Period Astronomical Elton's Miniature Transparent Orrery circa 1817
By Elton's
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The scarce Elton's miniature transparent Orrery, being a mechanical model of the solar system
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Scientific Instruments
Materials
Cut Glass, Mahogany, Paper
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Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
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Rare Italian Liberty Style/Art Nouveau Commode with Painted Wood Inlays
$17,844
H 59.06 in W 37.41 in D 19.69 in
Rare Italian Liberty Style/Art Nouveau Commode with Painted Wood Inlays
Located in Milano, IT
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Late 17th C. Franco-Flemish Biblical Tapestry Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau
$325,000
H 108 in W 185 in D 1 in
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Located in New York, NY
This is a gorgeous antique Late 17th Century Franco-Flemish Biblical Tapestry depicting the Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau. The tapestry illustrates the Old Testament story of Jaco...
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Tapestry, Wool, Silk
French Victorian Gilt Brass Desk Set with Globe
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Globes
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Brass
Fine Taxidermy Birdcage 'Orchestra No1' by Sinke & Van Tongeren
$89,218
H 38.98 in W 68.9 in D 9.85 in
Fine Taxidermy Birdcage 'Orchestra No1' by Sinke & Van Tongeren
By Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
A huge 19th Century French Birdcage with a composition of nineteen Fine Taxidermy birds. We can imagine this being an amazing orchestra of beautiful tunes. Among the musicians are a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Victorian Taxidermy
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Animal Skin
A small mid 19th C brass telescope with an original folding brass tripod stand
$2,229
H 18.12 in W 16.93 in D 6.7 in
A small mid 19th C brass telescope with an original folding brass tripod stand
Located in Central England, GB
This fine and very rare small scale brass telescope is a delightful piece of Victorian engineering with quality optics. The telescope has a fixed barrel with an unusual focusing mec...
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Mechanical solar system with Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon and Mars 1870
$15,465
H 19.6 in W 32 in D 7.9 in
Mechanical solar system with Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon and Mars 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Tellurium or representative and demonstrative mechanical model of the solar system composed of the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon and Mars, realized by the Prague geographer and ...
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Antique 1870s Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Massive French Style 8 Day Brass Automaton Steam Engine Industrial Mantle Clock
$2,650
H 15.5 in W 18.25 in D 11 in
Massive French Style 8 Day Brass Automaton Steam Engine Industrial Mantle Clock
Located in Danville, CA
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Brass
CAMDEN - The Historie of the Life & Death of Mary Stuart - SECOND EDITION - 1636
$1,900
H 5.75 in W 3.63 in D 2 in
CAMDEN - The Historie of the Life & Death of Mary Stuart - SECOND EDITION - 1636
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CAMDEN, William. TITLE: The Historie of the Life and Death of Mary Stuart Queene of Scotland. PUBLISHER: London: by John Haviland, and are to be sold by William Sheares, 1...
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Antique 1630s British Books
Materials
Leather
Rare paradoxical planetarium of Jupiter and the Medici satellites, France 1840.
$10,112
H 13.75 in W 11.5 in D 6.75 in
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...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Ptolemaic Armillary Sphere, Charles-François Delamarche, Paris, ante 1798
$11,301
H 15.56 in Dm 10.95 in
Ptolemaic Armillary Sphere, Charles-François Delamarche, Paris, ante 1798
By Charles Francois Delamarche
Located in Milano, IT
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Antique 1790s French Other Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood, Paper
Pocket Globe, Nicholas Lane, London, post 1779
By Nicholas Lane
Located in Milano, IT
Pocket Globe Nicholas Lane London, post 1779 The globe is contained in its original case, which is covered in leather. The sphere measures 2.75 in (6.9 cm) whereas the case measure...
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Antique 1780s English Other Models and Miniatures
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A Copernican armillary sphere, Paravia, Milan, Italy 1930
Located in Milan, IT
A Copernican armillary sphere made of iron, paper, brass and wood, with the Sun inside, and the Earth on the outside, made of wood and covered with paper. Pedestal made of turned and...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Scientific Instruments
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Brass, Iron
German SchoolIlluminated Manuscript Painting by the German School, Painted in the early 16th century
$648,500
H 25 in W 27.63 in D 2.25 in
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By German School
Located in New Orleans, LA
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16th Century Renaissance Still-life Paintings
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Antique English Brass-Mounted Rosewood Complete Apothecary Case, Circa 1880.
$4,900
H 8 in W 10.5 in D 7 in
Antique English Brass-Mounted Rosewood Complete Apothecary Case, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare complete antique English London-made apothecary case, circa 1880. Rosewood with Brass Mounts.
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Antique Late 19th Century English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
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Orreries For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of orreries for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and brass, all orreries available were constructed with great care. Orreries have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Regency and Victorian orreries are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made orreries over the years, but those made by Jan Felkl, Elton's and Troughton & Simms London are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Orreries?
Prices for orreries start at $395 and top out at $15,000 with the average selling for $2,621.
Questions About Orreries
- Can I buy an orrery?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, you can purchase an orrery. An orrery is a mechanical model of the Solar System that illustrates the relative positions of the planets and moons around the sun. Of course, the model is not to scale because there is simply too much space to cover to make that possible. On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique and contemporary orreries from some of the world’s top sellers.
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