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A mid 20th C. dental school practice head, known as a dental phantom head, with aluminum skull, articulating mouth and solid steel custom grond stand. Very training purposes, the mouth is anatomically accurate with 2 models . The upper and lower jaw models are screwed into the frame, which can be removed from the Phantom. 110 cm high. Look for shop information on www.vanleestantiques.com Read More...

05 May

PLOSSL WIEN POCKET TELESCOPE C1840 EBONY HANDLE, GOOD COND. 3 DRAW

By Opticalworld

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FOCUSES BY PUSHING TELESCOPE IN OR OUT, VARIABLE POWER , CLOSED 4 in. LONG GEORG SIMON PLOSSL ( 1794 – 1868 ) WIEN . AUSTRIA PLEASE SEE PHOTOS Read More...

04 May

A rare Italian pair of dividers, Lusverg-type, made in silver, late 17th century

By Le Zograscope

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A very rare example of a Italian pair of dividers made in silver with iron points in the style of Lusverg family, from the late 17th century. It measures 10,5cm lenght. All the silver mathematical Italian instruments are very rare and come very rarely on the market. The condition is excellent with no repair. Read More...

16 Apr

“A. Pichlers Witwe und sohn Wien” didactic microscope model, C 1910.

By Van Leest Antiques

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A didactic model of microscope with views of the light beams. This model shows the working of the lens of a microscope. Complete and the dimensions are 25 long x 18 cm high. The company was founded in 1793 by Anton Andreas Pichler in Vienna. Following the founder’s death in 1823, his widow, Elisabeth Pichler, continued the business. From 1851/1852, the company was renamed A. Pichlers Witwe & Sohn (A. Pichler’s widow & son), after her son Franz Pichler had Read More...

16 Apr

“A. Pichlers Witwe und sohn Wien” Schemaischer Straalengang im terrestrischen Fernrohr, C 1920

By Van Leest Antiques

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A schematic ray diagram of a terrestrial telescope shows how light travels through the system so that the final image is magnified and upright. The set have: Objective lens (convex lens) Collects light from a distant object Forms a real, inverted intermediate image Erecting system (lenses or prisms) Turns the image upright again Often consists of multiple lenses or prisms Eyepiece (magnifying lens) Magnifies the image for the observer In the Corner is the monogram of the firm “A. Pichler Witwe und Sohn Wien”. The company was founded Read More...

11 Apr

Military surveyor’s rule signed Iacobus Lusuerg Faciebat Romae dated 1677

By Galerie Delalande Paris

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Extremely rare military surveyor’s rule made of brass with two movable arms pivoting around a flat hinge supporting a compass. The ends of the arms are decorated with stops and the underside of the compass is adorned with a superb rosette. Both sides of the instrument are engraved with scales and the instrument is signed “Iacobus Lusuerg Faciebat Romae A.° 1677.”. One of the very rare artillery instruments made by the Lusuerg family and, to our knowledge, the second attributed Read More...

11 Apr

Equinoctial ring made of brass and steel made in Italy circa 1750

By Galerie Delalande Paris

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Equinoctial ring made of brass and steel, consisting of two articulated circles and a central bridge with a movable slider, equipped with an adjustable throne surmounted by a ring. The outer meridian circle, graduated from 0 to90°, allows the latitude to be adjusted by sliding, while the has a double hour graduation (I to XII) and a 1–24 scale on a sliding blade. The central bridge, openworked to allow the passage of sunlight, is engraved with a calendar scale (months Read More...

05 Apr

Two Antwerp or Dutch Pharmacy Jars, 18th Century

By Le Zograscope

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A set of two Antwerp porcelain pharmacy jars with a pretty blue decoration of fruit and birds, bearing the inscriptions: -P Trochisci Alb: Rhas -P De cynoglosso They are signed “PNB”. Some chips and losses, but in good original condition with no significant breaks. They measure 16 x 8 cm. Read More...

04 Apr

A rare and fine painting of a Flemish scientist from Antwerpen with a Cuff microscope – 1779

By Le Zograscope

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A fine painting attributate to the Danish painter Christian-august Lorentzen showing a Flemish scientist in Antwerpen and dated from 1779. The old scientist is represented with three books, a magnifier and a Cuff microscope finely painted in a realistic manner. The microscope seems to be a English model from the middle of the 18th century, by Adams or another famous English maker from the time. At the backside an early 19th century manuscript note indicates : “Le portrait ci contre a Read More...

03 Apr

Two Tonsil Compressors or Hemostats

By M and R Gordon

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Two c1900 tonsil compressors or hemostats. The smaller of the two is Bottcher’s model. Unsigned. $95.00. The larger one is by Hajek, working in Vienna, is 10.5″ or 26cm in length and has ebony compressors. We’ve not been able to put a name to this variant. $150.00. Read More...

28 Mar

Exceptional large precision sundial signed Giovanni Savoi in Firenze made circa 1765

By Galerie Delalande Paris

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Exceptional large precision sundial with compass and bubble levels, signed Giovanni Savoi (active around 1766–1768), Florence. Large precision sundial in the form of a quadrant, designed for the latitude of Florence, in brass, wood, glass and steel. Signed “Gio : Savoi F : in Firenze”. It is fitted with a large central compass with a blued steel needle, two bubble levels and three adjusting screws ensuring perfect horizontality. The plate is engraved with an extended hour and zodiac scale, divided between the Read More...

28 Mar

Folding brass square signed Giovanni Maccari Fecit Roma dated 1667

By Galerie Delalande Paris

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Folding brass square signed “Giovanni Maccari Fecit Roma 1667” on the outer edge. The instrument consists of two main arms mounted on a hinge. The hinge is engraved on both sides with a pretty rosace and acanthus leaves decoration at the ends, which are moulded. Inside these main arms are two small arms connected by a small hinge engraved with a rosace on both sides and a scale from 0 to 100. These two small arms open horizontally and allow the instrument to Read More...