A vintage Von Cort Instrument Makerssigned brass telescope with folding wood stand. Telescope 24”L (closed position) 60”H on stand Condition: good overall CT Transfer Fee $20...
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Y SCOTTISH ROSEWOOD STICK BAROMETER,BY ADIE & SON
EARLY 19TH CENTURY with brass vernier signed 'Adie & Son, Edinburgh', the plain case with arched top, with a stepped reeded bulb88cm highProvenance: Stevenson...
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AMERICAN BRASS MOUNTED SEXTANT NAUTICALINTEREST American brass-mounted ebony Maritime sextant of Nautical interest, similar to the Davis backstaff quadrant, the reflecting navigation instrument was used to measure...
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ADLER NICOLA AMATI FULL SIZE 4/4 VIOLINAdolf Adler Sr. violin, interior with label "Model Nicola Amati / made by Adolf Adler Sr. Desden 1923", with fitted velvet lined case and bow. 23.5? H x 8? W x 1.5? D; case:...
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TWO FINE REGENCY GLOBES ON MAHOGANYSTANDS, BY WILLIAM AND THOMAS M. BARDINEach with a cartouche, Sir Joseph Banks, Bart K.B., President of the Royal Society, this New British Terrestrial Globe...1807; The Rev....
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PAIR OF GEORGE III ADAMS & COMPANY MAHOGANYTERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL GLOBES ON LATER BASES23 x 16 in. diam.
Note provided by Chris Jussel from Vernay & Jussel Antiques, NY. "To His Most Sacred Majesty George The Third,...
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Jacob Abraham (working1805-1841, Bath,UK) large mahogany inlaid banjo form barometer with clock, signed J. Abraham, Bath. Note: J. A. is listed as an important maker and was an instrument maker to the Duke of...
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KALEIDOSCOPES TRIOThree modern kaleidoscopes,One brass with wood holder and glitter wand. One marked "Illusion" in green with a "Space Tubes" wand. One marked Van Cort Instrument Makers brass kaleidoscope. Largest measures...
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GAJONI O/B STILL LIFE, INSTRUMENT MAKER'SWORKSHOPAdirano Gajoni (Italian, 1913-1965). Signed lower right. Frame size: 26" high, 22 1/4" wide.
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Auction buying is wholesale and not the same as retail store...
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RARE CLASSICAL ORMOLU GEORGE WASHINGTONMANTEL CLOCKFrench, made for the American market, possibly by Jean-Bapiste Dubuc (1743-1817), dial with Roman numerals set in rectangular gilt bronze case above torch and...
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SMALL MAHOGANY WHEEL BAROMETER, JACOBABRAHAM, BATH
EARLY 19TH CENTURY the swan neck pediment with a brass acorn finial above a detachable thermometer plate and 4 1/2 in. dial, the level dial engraved 'Abraham/...
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CAST IRON WHALE-FORM DOORSTOP, CA. 1840.SIGNEDD. Baker NB (David Baker, born 1795, New Bedford nautical instrument maker) on back. 6" high, 23" long. Good original condition with original base. Provenance: old Mattapoisett...
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HERMANN KERN (1838-1912)Hermann Kern(Slavic ,1838-1912) was an academic painter and was one of the most popular Austrian Genre Painters of his time and court painter at the court of Franz Josef I in Vienna....
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"COMMODORE" SHIP'S TAFFRAIL LOG BY THOMASWALKER & SON, LTD. BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, CIRCA 1910 SPINNER LENGTH 14" AND DIAMETER 6.5" (NOT INCLUDING ROPE TAILS). SHIPPING CRATE HEIGHT 10". LENGTH 20.75". WIDTH 14". WALKER...
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BRITISH HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY QUINTANTWITH PEDESTAL MOUNT CIRCA 1885 HEIGHT ON STAND 18". WIDTH OF ARC 10". WITH PEDESTAL MOUNT, Circa 1885, By Henry Porter (Wm. Carey & Co). Signed on the index arm "Platina...
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EBONY OCTANT CIRCA 1860 OCTANT LENGTH12". WIDTH 9.5". BOX HEIGHT 5". WIDTH 12". DEPTH 13".EBONY OCTANT, Circa 1860, By John Crichton (Glasgow, fl. 1831-1865). Signed "Made for A. Dobbie by Crichton, London...
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EXCEEDINGLY RARE QUADRANT LABELED FORT.A. GARDNER, NANTUCKET NANTUCKET, CIRCA 1830 CASE HEIGHT 3.5". LENGTH 12.5". T.A. GARDNER, NANTUCKET, Nantucket, Circa 1830, Ebonized wood frame with inset ivory 0-95 degree...
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AZIMUTH AND STEERING COMPASS BY GEORGEADAMS BRITAIN, CIRCA 1770 COMPASS CARD DIAMETER 6.5". BOX HEIGHT 9.5". WIDTH 12". DEPTH 12". ADAMS, Britain, Circa 1770, Signed, with the original label and on the underside...
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BENJAMIN PIKE & SONS STICK BAROMETERNEW YORK CITY, CIRCA 1845 HEIGHT 45". WIDTH 9"., New York City, Circa 1845, Lavishly carved walnut or mahogany case with rococo-style floral, leaf and shell designs and...
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TEN TITLES OF SOUTHERN INTEREST Artistsin the Life of Charleston (1949), card cover; Carolina Charter Tercentenary Exhibition - North Carolina Museum of Art - Raleigh (1963), card cover; Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture...
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CHAMBRE CLAIRE UNIVERSELLE BY P. BERVILLE,PARIS Cased Camera Lucida, by French optical instrument maker P. Berville, Paris for the purpose of copying, reducing, enlarging or reverse drawing of items in proper perspective,...
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WALL MOUNTED CASED SCIENTIFIC BAROMETERBY C. PLATH, HAMBURG, GERMANY Rare 19th c. Barometer by precision instrument maker C. Plath of Hamburg, Germany, with wall mounted wooden panel and iron swivel brackets, in...
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SPENCER, BROWNING & RUST SEXTANT London,1st quarter 19th century, made for Bywater & Co., Liverpool; engraved brass with ebonized handle, 9 1/2 x 10 3/4 in.; with telescope and 3 additional objectives; housed in...
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VICTORIAN OAK BAROMETERthe porcelaindial signed "Negretti [and] Zambra / Instrument Makers to Her Majesty / 1 Hatton Garden, E.C. / 122 Regent St. W [and] 59. Cornhill. E.C. / London" ; with mercury tube; Provenance:...
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ASIAN: TWO CARVED IVORY FIGURES, JAPANESE,19TH/20TH C., ONE DEPICTING A MASKED DANCER, WITH POLYCHROME STAINING AND MOTHER OF PEARL...ASIAN: Two carved ivory figures, Japanese, 19th/20th C., one depicting a masked...
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ANTIQUE NAVIGATIONAL OCTANT IN WOODCASE, SPENCER, CASE, Spencer, Browning & Rust, London, c. 1784-1840, ebony construction with brass index arm and ivory scale vernier, maker's plate reading as above, fitted...
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RARE MENDENHALL, LANCASTER #3 SURVEYOR'SCOMPASSca. 18th century- Revolutionary War era; post top compass with two brass tombstone arch top L mount lineal sight on brass arms, the compass with 5 3/8" dial with decorative...
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VAN CORT INSTRUMENTS GOLD-TONED TELESCOPE& TRIPOD Van Cort Instruments gold-toned telescope on a tripod stand, telescope is adjustable, marked "Van Cort Instrument Makers / U.S.A. / 20201" on body of telescope. 59"...
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RARE AND DESIRABLE DAVID BAKER CASTIRON SPERM WHALE SIGN NEW BEDFORD, CIRCA 1840 HEIGHT 5.5". LENGTH 22". IRON SPERM WHALE SIGN, New Bedford, Circa 1840, Probably made as a shop sign for a whaling outfitter....
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RARE LEFT-HANDED BRASS DOUBLE T-FRAMESEXTANT BY JOHN BENJAMIN DANCER CIRCA 1850 SEXTANT HEIGHT 9.5". WIDTH OF ARC 10.5". BOX HEIGHT 5". WIDTH 11". WIDTH 10.5". SEXTANT BY JOHN BENJAMIN DANCER, Circa 1850, Signed...
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EARLY AMERICAN BOXED DRY CARD COMPASSBY GEDNEY KING CIRCA 1800 COMPASS DIAMETER 3.5". BOX HEIGHT 3.75". WIDTH 7". DEPTH 6". BY GEDNEY KING, Circa 1800, Signed "G. King Boston" on the compass card. Compass card...
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MID 19TH CENTURY TRANSIT FROM SAWYERAND HOBBYMATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENT MAKERS, 156 WATER ST, NEW YORK. ORIGINAL MAHOGANY BOX. INSTRUMENT IS MADE OF BRASS. ORIGINAL TRIPOD BASE. INSTRUMENT ITSELF IS 5 1/4" HIGH,...
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ROBERT BANCKS, LONDON STICK BAROMETEREarly 19th c. English Mahogany Barometer, by Robert Bancks, 440 Strand, London (operated at this address from 1795-1804). Banks was instrument maker and optician to the Prince...
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English School three ink and wash Architecturaldrawings; Plans for 'Boconnick House' 12.25 x 20.5in. and four related drawings including a study for a chimneypiece and plan for a topiary garden Estimate ?200-400 all with...
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A SCOTTISH GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHAMBERBARREL ORGAN BY MUIR, WOOD & CO
with four stops, sixteen keys and (accommodating but lacking) three barrels, in lancet arched Gothic case, ebony line inlaid and with carved...
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1 piece. Manuscript Document Signed.Rittenhouse, David. Philadelphia, June 15, 1786. 1 p., sm. 4to; some browning and cellotape repairs along folds. As State Treasurer, directing pay orders signed on verso...
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