$21,000
Sextant
By Bill Thompson
Located in Westport, CT
This beautiful minimalist sculptural work explores the evocative power monochrome color. Originally working as a painter, Thompson focused on Minimalism. In his sculptural work, mono...
Polyurethane
Hermès Silk Scarf "Sextants" 1981
By Loïc Dubigeon, Hermès
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Hermès Silk Scarf "Sextants" 1981. Please note this item is in good condition with minor wear consistent with age and use.
Portable Bronze Sextant for Nautical Navigation
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant portable bronze sextant used for nautical navigation, finely crafted with precise detailing and compact design.
Bronze
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.
Metal, Other
1917 Waymouth Cooke Naval Rangefinder Sextant
Located in San Mateo, CA
These were based on the principals of a sextant range finder. They were patented in 1914.
Aluminum, Brass
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.
Brass
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, vernier scale with silver.
Brass
WWII era flying boat sextant by Henry Hughes & Son
Located in London, GB
A WWII era flying boat sextant by Henry Hughes & Son Ltd of London, circa 1943. 3 ½ inch radius.
Brass
Antique Brass Nautical Sextant on Hardwood Display Stand, Maritime Instrument
Located in Delray Beach, FL
A handsome antique brass nautical sextant mounted on a custom hardwood display stand, offering the timeless appeal of historic maritime navigation instruments.
Brass
$1,690Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Cased Octant, Scottish, Ebony, Navigation Instrument, Sextant, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique cased octant. A Scottish, ebony navigational instrument, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1850. Appealing navigation instrument with fascinating display inte...
Ebony, Walnut
Superb Large Brass Sextant Ceiling Light from the Captains Cabin
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Superb large brass sextant ceiling light from the captains cabin A very good quality lamp it has been made in the form of a brass sextant, it is centrally hung with a large shade ...
Brass
Vintage Spencer & Co. Cased Brass and Wood Sextant, circa 1830s-40s
By Spencer & Company
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a British nautical sextant, dating to the 1830-40s. The brass and wood sextant was made by Spencer & Co. in London.
Brass
Breitling Chronomat Sextant 80350 18K Gold Bezel D55045 Men's watch
By Breitling
Located in Toronto, CA
Brand: BREITLING Model: Chronomat Reference Number: 80350 D55045 Country Of Manufacture: Switzerland Movement: Quartz Case Material: Stainless steel &18K Gold Measurements ...
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
Brass Pocket Sextant by Stanley London, with Broad Arrow mark. London, c. 1890.
By Stanley London
Located in Milan, IT
A portable pocket sextant for military field, topographic, and naval use (known as a Pocket Sextant or brass Box Sextant).
Silver, Brass
Maritime Still Life with Sextant, Engraving or Color Lithograph by Charles Cerny
By Charles Cerny 1
Located in Miami, FL
Nautical engraving print with sextant or color lithograph by Charles Cerny, titled "Navigation", This fine piece of artwork is pencil signed and numbered #67/350.
Wood, Paper
Ebony Ships Navigators Octant in Box
Located in Norwell, MA
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 missing from box bottom. 5" H x 13" W x 11" D.
Wood
Antique Portable Cased Paget Star Celestial Globe Hughes & Son 19h Century
By Henry Hughes and Son Ltd.
Located in London, GB
Dimensions in cm: Height 21.5 cm x Width 21.5 cm x Depth 21.5 cm - Globe Height 27 cm x Width 31 cm x Depth 31 cm - Case Dimensions in inches: Height 8 inches x Width 8 inches x D...
Brass
Antique Neoclassical Style Bronze Fire Insert
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
To the top is a cherub or angel, depicted holding a sextant, representing navigation and travel. To the left is a female holding a paint palette, representing the arts.
Metal, Bronze, Iron
$2,100Sale Price|40% Off
"Of Ships and Men" - Nautical Trompe l'Oeil Composition in Oil on Board
By Russell Tripp
Located in Soquel, CA
This hyper-realistic painting captures a collection of nautical artifacts, including a weathered ship’s wheel, rusted lantern, telescope, and sextant, meticulously arranged against a...
Oil, Board
English WW2 Era Brass Ship's Pedestal Binnacle Compass by Sestral
By Henry Browne & Son Ltd Sestrel
Located in Forney, TX
His company was a very well respected instrument maker that had been making and selling fine quality compasses, ship's clocks, inclinometers, sextants, and chandlery items for over 1...
Brass, Iron
Austrian 19th Century Patinated Bronze, Giltwood and Ebony Wall Plaque
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
In the background is a beautiful maiden also draped in a wonderful flowing garment siting with her legs crossed on the plinth of a capital where another maiden, possibly a statue, is...
Bronze
A beautiful Celestial Table Globe produced by Gerard & Leonard Valk
By Gerard and Leonard Valk
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
The celestial figures are finely engraved and rendered in truly glorious and eye-catching detail, including a lot of gold embossing to the stars, the constellations, and to the decor...
Other
Sextant
By Trish Tillman
Located in New York, NY
Trish Tillman juxtaposes diverse materials to evoke domestic ritual, fetish, and a modern tendency towards private totemic monuments. Industrial components fused with uncanny decorat...
Aluminum
Table sextant by Throughton & Simms
By Troughton & Simms London
Located in BORDEAUX, FR
Table Sextant By Throughton & Simms Dated 1880" Very pretty table sextant signed Troughton & Simms London 1880.
Bronze
Vintage American Miniature Pocket Nautical Sextant
By Ilon Industries
Located in Palm City, FL
Free Shipping to 48 contiguous States SEXTANT DIMENSIONS4" W x 4 " L x 1 1/2” D" LEATHER CASE 5 1/2" W x 6 1/2" L x 2 1/2” D Shipping Weight 2 lb PRESENTED is another g...
Brass
Victorian Vernier Sextant by Crichton Brothers, London
By Crichton Brothers
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
A fine 8 inch lacquered brass frame radius Vernier sextant by Crichton Brothers of London. Polished arc signed ‘Crichton Bros, London’ and R.H.Henderson, Esq R.N.
Brass
Vernier Sextant by Heath and Company, London
By Heath & Co.
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
Fine 9 inch radius vernier sextant by Heath and Company. Laquered brass frame with silvered arc signed ‘Heath and Company, New Eltham, London, No.X501.
Brass
Plath Nautical Navistar Sextant International Polar Expedition
By C. Plath
Located in Palm City, FL
Presented is one of the rarest Plath Navistar Classic sextants that we have offered. It was used in the 1986, Steger International Polar Expedition to the North Pole by the team lead...
Rare British WW II Air Ministry Miniature Nautical Sextant
By Henry Hughes and Son Ltd.
Located in Palm City, FL
A micro-mini tiny sextant that has a radius of arc of only 3 1/2 inches, but has large size mirrors and shades, full size micrometer drum, of regular size sextant.
Unavailable
H 6 in W 12.75 in D 9 in
Plath Hamburg Brass Sextant Maritime Navigational Instrument, circa 1900s
Located in Chicago, IL
1900s German brass sextant maritime navigational instrument by C. Plath.
Brass
Russian Military Boxed Star/Constellation Finder
Located in Bedford, NY
Such an item was used to locate prominent stars to be used with a sextant to locate ships latitude and general position.
Unavailable
W 2.76 in L 7.09 in
Shagreen Etui by W & S Jones Opticians with Scientific Instruments Circa, 1800
Located in London, GB
It was this company that introduced the idea of a pocket sextant for navigation and mechanical miniaturization.
Cased Station Pointer
Located in Salisbury, GB
The central arm is fixed to a first coastal position whilst the two outer arms are fixed to two other coastal positions with the use of a sextant. The triangulation of these points w...
World War II Hamilton Model 23 Chronograph, 1943
By Hamilton
Located in Houston, TX
Notable, the chronograph was paired with the US Navy Model IV octant, as well as a couple of other sextants which increased its usage and need (Renaissance Watch Repair).
Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnes. No. 10031
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
They began making speed indicators and then compasses, theodolites, telescopes, sextants and all manner of scientific instruments.
Brass
Unavailable
H 7.5 in W 7 in D 7.5 in
Antique Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnis, Glasgow, circa 1920
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
They began making speed indicators and then compasses, theodolites, telescopes, sextants and all manner of scientific instruments.
Wood
Coat of Arms of a Ship of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)
Located in Greven, DE
At the paraphernalia around the coat of arms, you notice a pair of rudders, astrolabe, sextant, etc in use on board of a ship. The name of the ship is probably related to the Estate ...
Oil, Wood Panel
Early Period English Nautical Back Sight Octant by J. Ramsden
Located in Palm City, FL
He developed improvements in the manufacture of sextants, theodolites, barometers, micrometers, and countless other devices.
Brass
Rare Giant Nautical Antique Ships Octant Gold Gilt Fixtures
Located in Palm City, FL
There is only a single octant with these features and this size out of numerous included in the epic book, "Sextants at Greenwich", by W.F. J. Morzer Bruyns which catalogs the colle...
Sextant
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique sextant in original box.
Sold
Antique Sextant
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English brass sextant in original case.
Brass
Sold
Brass Sextant
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century brass astronomical measuring instrument used to determine latitude and longitude at sea. Multiple parts include telescope and colored glass filters along with wo...
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 East 60th Street NY, NY. 1-212-751-2282
Eary 20th Century Bronze Sextant
Located in Miami, FL
Graphically Decorative as a Sculpture, this Early 20th Century Bronze Sextant is in Remarkable Condition.
Bronze, Metal
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 fitted, hinged box of mahogany.
Optical Glass
Solid Brass Navigator's Quintant Sextant
Located in Norwell, MA
Considerably larger than a sextant. This is a very special instrument. Split on bottom of box.
Brass
Sextant - indigo dyed silk encaustic
By Susan Stover
Located in Hudson, NY
indigo dyed silk, encaustic, mixed media on panel 13 x 12 inches About the work: As I build one body of work on the previous ones, there are certain elements that remain const...
Encaustic, Mixed Media, Silk, Wood Panel
English Bronze and Silver Cased Sextant
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English bronze and silver sextant made and signed by Elliott Brothers, London, circa 1890.
Bronze, Silver
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 Adjuster, Fish Dock Rd., Grimsby.
Wood
Solid Brass Ships Sextant in Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Early twentieth century solid brass ship navigators sextant in wood box. With calibration label dated 1920 from the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington.
Brass
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