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Mid-Century French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Wall Barometer
Mid-Century French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Wall Barometer

Mid-Century French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Wall Barometer

Located in Dallas, TX

Paris, France, circa 1960. Square in format, the decorative weather instrument features its original

Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Scientific Instruments

Materials

Giltwood

Oak cased weather station
Oak cased weather station

Oak cased weather station

Located in Cheshire, GB

Oak-cased Weather station by James Brown Glasgow. with silvered dials comprising a clock set with

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Oak

American Country Style Weather Vane

American Country Style Weather Vane

Located in Queens, NY

American Country-style (19th Century) wrought iron weather vane with serpent with arrow tongue

Category

Antique 19th Century American Country Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer
18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer

18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer

Located in Sheffield, MA

A stunningly beautiful 18th century French gold gilt barometer is a weather instrument with mercury

Category

Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Late Midcentury Modern Realistic Weather Radio Cube
Late Midcentury Modern Realistic Weather Radio Cube

Late Midcentury Modern Realistic Weather Radio Cube

By General Electric

Located in Chula Vista, CA

AMBIANIC presents Weather Radio WeatheRadio Deskube TW Weather NOAA Radio 12-181B Radio Shack Tandy

Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plastic

Large Wooden Carved Black Forest Weather Station with Deer
Large Wooden Carved Black Forest Weather Station with Deer

Large Wooden Carved Black Forest Weather Station with Deer

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Large Wooden Carved Black Forest Weather Station with Deer A large Black Forest antique wall

Category

Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

1980s Spanish Banjo Weather Station w/ Original Glass
1980s Spanish Banjo Weather Station w/ Original Glass

1980s Spanish Banjo Weather Station w/ Original Glass

Located in Marbella, ES

1980s Spanish wooden banjo weather station, with original glass domes, barometer, hydrometer and

Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Wood

Early 19th Century Negretti and Zambra Bakelite Weather Forecaster
Early 19th Century Negretti and Zambra Bakelite Weather Forecaster

Early 19th Century Negretti and Zambra Bakelite Weather Forecaster

By Negretti & Zambra

Located in Norwich, GB

ingenious meteorological instrument, it allowed the armchair meteorologist the ability to predict weather

Category

Vintage 1910s English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bakelite

18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer
18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer

18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer

Located in Sheffield, MA

A stunningly beautiful 18th century French gold gilt barometer is a weather instrument with mercury

Category

Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Mid Century West German Made Weather Station by Relative Hygrometer
Mid Century West German Made Weather Station by Relative Hygrometer

Mid Century West German Made Weather Station by Relative Hygrometer

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Mid-Century "Sputnik" table barometer weather station made in West Germany by Relative Hygrometer

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Steel

Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Rococo Style Carved Walnut, 1910s
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Rococo Style Carved Walnut, 1910s

Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Rococo Style Carved Walnut, 1910s

By A. de Lambert

Located in Verviers, BE

Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Belgium by A. de Lambert. High quality

Category

Vintage 1910s Belgian Rococo Revival Scientific Instruments

Materials

Walnut

Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut  1910s
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut  1910s

Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut 1910s

By A. de Lambert

Located in Verviers, BE

Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Belgium by A. de Lambert. High quality

Category

Vintage 1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Scientific Instruments

Materials

Walnut

Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut  1910s
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut  1910s

Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut 1910s

By A. de Lambert

Located in Verviers, BE

Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Belgium by A. de Lambert. High quality

Category

Vintage 1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Scientific Instruments

Materials

Walnut

French Directoire Style Cream Painted Gilt Polychromed Decorative Barometer
French Directoire Style Cream Painted Gilt Polychromed Decorative Barometer

French Directoire Style Cream Painted Gilt Polychromed Decorative Barometer

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

of traditional weather instruments. This Directoire barometer is guaranteed to add authentic charm

Category

20th Century American Directoire Wall Clocks

Materials

Glass, Wood

Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Barometer & Thermometer
Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Barometer & Thermometer

Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Barometer & Thermometer

Located in Atlanta, GA

pressure to forecast weather changes. The instrument is likely an aneroid barometer, which uses a sealed

Category

Antique Early 19th Century European Louis XVI Decorative Art

Materials

Giltwood

Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Lead Satyr Musician
Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Lead Satyr Musician

Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Lead Satyr Musician

Located in Suffolk, GB

type instrument. In beautiful weathered condition. Measures: 55 x 23 x 22.5cm Date 1870.  

Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Lead

Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer and Thermometer
Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer and Thermometer

Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer and Thermometer

Located in Pataskala, OH

Belgium. This 18th century French weather instrument was obviously made to last, as its mercury-filled

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

Early 19th Century French Barometer
Early 19th Century French Barometer

Early 19th Century French Barometer

Located in Charlottesville, VA

This elegant 19th-century French barometer is a beautifully crafted antique weather instrument

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Scientific Instruments

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

French 19th Century Gold Gilt Barometer
French 19th Century Gold Gilt Barometer

French 19th Century Gold Gilt Barometer

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

scientific weather instrument is a true work of art. The dial is faced in paper, which has had its numerals

Category

Antique 19th Century French Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Hardwood, Paper

19th Century English Mahogany Barometer Antique Instrument Weather Misure
19th Century English Mahogany Barometer Antique Instrument Weather Misure

19th Century English Mahogany Barometer Antique Instrument Weather Misure

Located in Milan, IT

variation, alcohol thermometer, hygrometer and level for correct positioning of the instrument on the wall

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

Barometer Antique Weather Measuring Instrument by Giuseppe Piana Early 1800s
Barometer Antique Weather Measuring Instrument by Giuseppe Piana Early 1800s

Barometer Antique Weather Measuring Instrument by Giuseppe Piana Early 1800s

By Giuseppe Piana

Located in Milan, IT

changes of atmospheric pressure are connected to changes of weather, barometers became very popular

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

1900 Antique Oak Barometer Richly Carved, Antique Weather  Forecast Instrument
1900 Antique Oak Barometer Richly Carved, Antique Weather  Forecast Instrument

1900 Antique Oak Barometer Richly Carved, Antique Weather Forecast Instrument

Located in Milan, IT

Large barometer with thermometer mounted on a dual scale large oak plank richly carved. English manufacture of the early 1900. Measures: Height 106 cm, inches 41.73. Good condition, ...

Category

Early 20th Century British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

1840 French Opticien Leroy Barometer  Elm Wood Antique Instrument Weather Misure
1840 French Opticien Leroy Barometer  Elm Wood Antique Instrument Weather Misure

1840 French Opticien Leroy Barometer Elm Wood Antique Instrument Weather Misure

Located in Milan, IT

French barometer of elm wood signed Leroy Optician Paris, first half of the 19th century. Complete with reading vernier for the variation of atmospheric pressure and two thermometers...

Category

Antique 1840s British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Elm

Wooden Weather Box
Wooden Weather Box

Wooden Weather Box

Located in Greenwich, CT

Weather box in the form of a house with carved figures of a man and a woman who rotate in and out

Category

Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

Thermometer and Weather Station
Thermometer and Weather Station

Thermometer and Weather Station

Located in Wien, AT

Thermometer and barometer

Category

Antique Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

Sputnik Table Barometer Weather Station, 1950s, German
Sputnik Table Barometer Weather Station, 1950s, German

Sputnik Table Barometer Weather Station, 1950s, German

Located in London, Lambeth

Fantastic object Sputnik table Barometer, Hygrometer and thermometer Made with acrylic sphere that rotate on it axis with a wooden and brass base, circa 1950s, German.

Category

Mid-20th Century German Space Age Scientific Instruments

Materials

Acrylic

Vintage Stick Barometer, Gimballed Ship's Marine Weather Station
Vintage Stick Barometer, Gimballed Ship's Marine Weather Station

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

Category

20th Century English Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

Weather Vane Made of Iron Depicting a Squirrel, Early 1900s
Weather Vane Made of Iron Depicting a Squirrel, Early 1900s

Weather Vane Made of Iron Depicting a Squirrel, Early 1900s

Located in Milan, IT

Weather vane made of iron depicting a squirrel and the indications of the compass card, English

Category

Antique Early 1900s British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

Weather in Style: Exquisite 18th-Century French Barometer by Charles Desnioulin
Weather in Style: Exquisite 18th-Century French Barometer by Charles Desnioulin

Weather in Style: Exquisite 18th-Century French Barometer by Charles Desnioulin

Located in New York, NY

to the measurements of the period. Designed not just to measure weather changes but to elevate the

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood, Glass

Ohio Thermometer Company English Mahogany Banjo Barometer Weather Gauge MCM
Ohio Thermometer Company English Mahogany Banjo Barometer Weather Gauge MCM

Ohio Thermometer Company English Mahogany Banjo Barometer Weather Gauge MCM

Located in Dayton, OH

Circa mid 20th century mahogany banjo style barometer / thermometer by The Ohio Thermometer Company. Works made in England; manufactured in Springfield, Ohio.

Category

Mid-20th Century British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

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Weather Instruments For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of weather instruments is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique weather instruments was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. Weather instruments have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Art Nouveau, mid-century modern and Louis XVI weather instruments are consistently popular styles. Weather instruments have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Negretti & Zambra, A. de Lambert and Lufft are consistently popular.

Finding the Right Scientific-instruments for You

Decorating with vintage, new and antique scientific 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.

The Age of Discovery (or the Age of Exploration) refers to a period during the 15th to 18th centuries that saw Europeans taking to the high seas to explore, trade and conquer various regions of the world. What we know about geography, the advancement of sea vessels and the development of scientific instruments all broadened significantly during this time.

With every new finding about our world, scientists invented tools to measure and record. While many of these objects are now obsolete, they are essentially works of art and have a rich history. Scientific instruments of a bygone era represent how far science and technology have advanced.

If you’re interested in introducing antique scientific instruments and tools to your decor to add contrast or draw attention to otherwise unexplored corners of your living room or dining room, there are many options to consider as far as textures and colors go. Like any curious decorative object that draws attention to your home library or mantel, vintage scientific instruments will likely add spirit to any conversation that might take place over cocktails or dinner.

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.

Mid-century modern scientific instruments also capture a period of rapid progress, representing groundbreaking discoveries that defined the 20th century. Wouldn’t antique anatomical models of the 1950s pair well with your eye-catching abstract paintings, George Nelson clock or Florence Knoll sofa?

Whether you’re looking for a way to showcase your passion for chemistry or aviation or are making room in your foyer for a breathtaking industrial-style electronic time tower manufactured by Patek Philippe, 1stDibs offers a collection of vintage, new and antique scientific instruments that includes topographic tools, laboratory equipment and more.

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