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Antique Orrery

Orrery Clock By Raingo À Paris
By Zacharie Raingo
Located in New Orleans, LA
celebrated as being the most important creator of orrery clocks in the 19th century, and the quality and
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19th Century French Antique Orrery

Materials

Silver, Brass, Bronze, Steel

Antique Orrery Clock By Raingo À Paris
Orrery Clock By Raingo À Paris
H 30 in W 18 in D 18 in
c.1800 Portable English Orrery by W. Robinson
Located in Greenlawn, NY
c.1800 Portable English Orrery by W. Robinson The circular base is covered with a brightly
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Early 1800s English Other Antique Orrery

Materials

Brass

English mahogany bracket clock with Orrery by Newman & Dolland
Located in HAARLEM, NL
The beautiful Regency mahogany brass inlaid case on ball feet and on top the orrery connected to
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19th Century English Regency Antique Orrery

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Print of an Orrery by Hinton, circa 1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'A Perspective View of Mr. Hawks's Orrery'. Copper engraving of an orrery. An
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Mid-18th Century Antique Orrery

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Paper

Antique Print of an Orrery and Ancient Church, 1754
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'A section of Mr. Hawk's Orrery, an ancient wooden Church, the Shrine of St
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18th Century Antique Orrery

Materials

Paper

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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1770s British Antique Orrery

Materials

Paper

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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1860s Czech Antique Orrery

Materials

Iron

Genuine Antique Print of an Orrery, a mechanical model of the Solar System, 1747
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'The Four Wheel'd Orrery'. Copper engraving of an orrery. An orrery is a
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Mid-18th Century Antique Orrery

Materials

Paper

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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19th Century British Victorian Antique Orrery

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Etui by W & S Jones Opticians with Scientific Instruments Circa, 1800
Located in London, GB
. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Literature: Cf.:William Jones, The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery
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19th Century British Antique Orrery

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Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each piece painted in underglaze-blue and heightened in gilding with an exotic bird perched upon peony branches, comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and two stands, an 18" oval pl...
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1890s German Antique Orrery

Materials

Porcelain

Late 16th Century Venetian Cedar Wood Cassone Nuptial Chest Garden of Eden Theme
Located in Encinitas, CA
Late 16th century Venetian cedar wood cassone wedding chest featuring finely detailed carving in the champleve decorative style on both the front face and lid interior. Measures: 7...
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16th Century Italian Baroque Antique Orrery

Materials

Iron

Edward F. Caldwell, An Extremely Fine and Rare Ormolu-Mounted Malachite Clock
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Edward F. Caldwell and Co., An extremely fine and rare American ormolu-mounted malachite clock with the prince of wales's feathers, circa early 20th century The shape, design, and...
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Early 20th Century American Antique Orrery

Materials

Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu

French Nécessaire de Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional and rare French nécessaire de voyage is almost certainly the work of the highly respected Parisian manufacturer Pierre-Dominique Maire and the silversmith Jacques-Br...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Orrery

Materials

Crystal, Silver

French Nécessaire de Voyage
French Nécessaire de Voyage
H 6.5 in W 17 in D 11.75 in
Victorian Lantern Clock
By Winterhalder and Hofmeier
Located in Norwich, GB
Victorian Lantern clock with beautifully pierced frets surmounted by a large bell with centre finial. Silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals and finely matted centre. The side doo...
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1890s German Victorian Antique Orrery

Materials

Brass

Victorian Lantern Clock
Victorian Lantern Clock
H 16 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
Winkelman Pentagonal Lamp
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Workshops for applied arts Winkelman'. In 1915, this workshop for ornamental art produced, among other things, the fencing and decorative ironwork of the Scheepvaarthuis in Amsterdam...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Orrery

Materials

Iron

Winkelman Pentagonal Lamp
Winkelman Pentagonal Lamp
H 55.12 in W 19.69 in D 9.85 in
Unrestored French Lantern Clock, Early 18th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Unrestored French lantern clock with alarm clock from the early 18th century. Pendulum and weights are present. This clock needs restoration! H x W x D: approx. 25 x 13 x 10 cm Y...
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18th Century French Antique Orrery

Materials

Brass

"Sunday in the Park, 1910"
By Cyprien Eugène Boulet
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Signed Lower Right Cyprien-Eugène Boulet (1877 - 1927)
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Orrery

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Very Rare 19th Century Coromandel Veneered Year-Running Clock by Thomas Cole
By Achille Brocot, Thomas Cole (Clockmaker)
Located in London, GB
A Superb Coromandel-Veneered Mantle Clock The case constructed of very well-figured Coromandel giving the maximum amount of decorative effect, with gilt bronze accents; the plinth...
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19th Century English Antique Orrery

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Limited Edition Mid-Century Orrery Clock by Devon Clocks
Located in Amersham, GB
This unusual astronomical clock was designed by John Mercer Of Exeter, for the Devon Clock Company as part of the Heritage Collection. The movement with going barrel and platform le...
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Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Antique Orrery

Materials

Brass, Steel

17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Orrery

Materials

Spruce

17th-Century English Lantern Clock by Ignatius Huggeford
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
17th-century English , Lantern Clock, by the historically important London clock maker Ignatius Huggeford... It is worth highlighting that Ignatius Huggeford held the distinction of...
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17th Century British Charles II Antique Orrery

Materials

Brass

Fine Taxidermy 5 Meter Nile Crocodile by Sinke & Van Tongeren
By Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
KING OF THE MUSEUM Since we started, we always wanted to make a very large crocodile. Wishful thinking, we thought it was. But now we were able to do so. We were lucky we could obta...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Victorian Antique Orrery

Materials

Animal Skin

Rare Antique Engraving with Three Unique Views of Iran, 1711
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Karavane by het dorp Coraming - Brug over de rivier Kiesilosan - Het Dorp 't Sargabrand'. Old print with three views, two of which unidentified villages in Iran...
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18th Century Antique Orrery

Materials

Paper

18th Century French Clock Tower Mechanism
Located in High Point, NC
The sculptural silhouette of this antique iron clock mechanism draws the eye and ignites the imagination. Made in France in the 1700s, this piece offers a slice of history: one of th...
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18th Century French Industrial Antique Orrery

Materials

Metal

Ben Shahn "Deserted Fairground" Rare 1948 Screenprint
By Ben Shahn
Located in Sharon, CT
Privately printed and distributed by the artist. Signed in the matrix. Unframed.
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Orrery

Materials

Paper

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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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19th Century Unknown Antique Orrery

Materials

Brass

Antique French Figural Clock By Raingo Freres Paris
By Raingo Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
expanded into decorative art bronzes and furnishings in addition to patents on their orreries, which were
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19th Century French Antique Orrery

Materials

Bronze

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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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Orrery

Antique Bronze Dore Mantel Clock - Raingo Freres Paris
Located in Dallas, TX
orreries, which were mechanical devices illustrating the relative positions and motions of the planets and
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19th Century French Antique Orrery

Portrait of Catherine, Lady Perceval (1637-1679) circa 1661
Located in London, GB
fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of thye youth”. Mary, Countess of Orrery (1648-1710), a
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Orrery

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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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1860s Czech Antique Orrery

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 Antique Orrery

Materials

Metal, Brass

Tippensee Planetarium, circa 1910
Tippensee Planetarium, circa 1910
H 14 in W 24 in D 7 in
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 Antique Orrery

Materials

Metal, Iron

Early 20th century Orrery
Early 20th century Orrery
H 15 in W 22 in D 8.5 in
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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19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Orrery

Materials

Brass, Copper, Iron

French 19th Century Orrery
French 19th Century Orrery
H 24 in W 33 in D 22 in
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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19th Century French Antique Orrery

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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19th Century English Antique Orrery

Orrery
Located in Hudson, NY
The Trippensee Planetarium - dated 1908 - Detroit Michigan
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Early 20th Century American Antique Orrery

Orrery
Orrery
H 13.5 in Dm 24 in
Antique 1908 Trippensee Planetarium Company Orrery
Located in Nashville, TN
at its best, this Trippensee orrery is pleasing to the eye and fascinating to the inquisitive mind
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Early 20th Century American Antique Orrery

Materials

Iron

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
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1810s English Regency Antique Orrery

Materials

Cut Glass, Mahogany, Paper

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Antique Orrery For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique orrery you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique orrery for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and iron. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique orrery, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique orrery, those designed in Regency styles are of considerable interest. A well-made antique orrery has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Jan Felkl and Elton's are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Orrery?

Prices for an antique orrery can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $226 and can go as high as $15,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,450.