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The ring measures 7,4 cm in diameter and 13cm height with the double ring. This crude ring, a countryside work, is not signed but Italian (according with the month scale in Italian). It is from the late 18th century. Italian ring dials are quite unusual to find. The meridian circle, the larger of the two rings, is engraved on one of its two faces with 90-degree scale marked only 30, 40 and 50 degrees. The equinoctial circle bears, on its flat part, the hours Read More...

19 Oct

Probang set on metal base end 19th century

By Van Leest Antiques

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A 19th century set of eight different adjustable tools which are designed to remove different foreign bodies out of the throat. For instance one of them is to remove a coin and another slide past it and pull it back. The different probangs adjusted as screws a steel base with four legs, unfortunately the flexible stem is now missing. Length of the set 11 cm, height 4,8 cm. Look for shop information on www.vanleestantiques.com Read More...

29 Sep

Lacquered brass magnifying glass on stand

By Van Leest Antiques

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An early 20th century lacquered brass magnifying glass on a height adjustable stand. The glass is hold in a brass case which is held together by three screws. Height 42,5 cm. Look for shop information on www.vanleestantiques.com Read More...

29 Sep

Anonymous Chest microscope, first half 19th century

By Van Leest Antiques

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The Chest microscope is an improvement of the Cuff-Type microscope. Following its debut, “Mr. Cuff’s innovatively designed Double Microscope” swiftly rose to prominence as the predominant model throughout the latter half of the 18th century. It was widely replicated by numerous manufacturers in both England and across Europe. One main drawback of the Cuff-type design was the inability to incline the stand for convenient observation. Around 1770, Edward Nairne, a British scientific instrument designer, enhanced the design of the cuff Read More...

18 Sep

A fine dissecting rachitome saw by Lollini, circa 1860

By Le Zograscope

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A very good example bearing the best Italian signature from the second par of the 19th century “F[ratel]le Lollini” of a nice dissecting rachitome saw. A rachitome is a dissecting instrument for opening the spinal canal. It was invented after Amussat and first made by Charrière in Paris. The instrument, without cracks and in genuine condition, measures 29cm lenght. Read More...

16 Sep

Reflecting telescope No. 22 by Jan van der Bildt junior

By Van Leest Antiques

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This lacquered brass reflecting telescope is signed ‘J. van der Bildt Jnr Franeker no.22’. The maker, Jan van der Bildt the younger (1736- c. 1780), was a son of Jan van der Bildt the elder (1709-1791). Jan the elder was a famous Dutch telescope maker who was fortunate enough to work under the patronage of King Willem IV, who was a great fan of scientific developments, especially Newtonian physics. Willem IV supported the astronomical knowledge in Franeker with funds. Read More...

15 Sep

Apothecary Jar 18Th Century Catalogne Pharmacy

By Antiques Le Saint Georges

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Two Apothecary Jar 18Th Century Catalogne. Good blue color , and landscape decorate. Good condition 690€ each Read More...

09 Sep

Brass graphometer signed Petrus Jermanini f. Mutinae made circa 1740/1750

By Galerie Delalande Paris

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Brass graphometer signed “Petrus Jermanini f. Mutinae“. It features an openwork main plate engraved with three scales: the first from 0 to 180 degrees, the second from 180 to 0 degrees and the third a non-linear scale graduated 0-100-0-100-0. The vertical arm of the turntable is engraved with a cartouche bearing the signature surmounted by a grotesque. At each end of the scales are Renaissance decorations: a grotesque head with ammonite-shaped ears, surmounted by a leafy branch, and a beautifully carved Read More...

24 Aug

19th century Dutch Trepaan set by instrument maker J. Linden, Rotterdam

By Van Leest Antiques

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This is an early 19th century Dutch Trepaan set by instrument maker “J. Linden / Rotterdam” . This set is in the original mahogany case, lined with red velvet and hinges of brass. The set consists of a complete set of polished steel instruments with silver frames and polished agate / hardwood handles, the scalpel is of a later date. The hinged lid has a plaque with the text “Instrument Cabinets, Trepanation, Theatrum Anatomicum” and on the inside a Read More...

30 Jul

A reflecting circle by W. J. Hauck of Vienna

By WissenschaftlichesKabinet

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A reflecting circle by W. J. Hauck of Vienna Vienna circa 1873, lacquered brass, silver scales, wood, comes in the original case with brass label by W.J. Hauck. Provenance: Bought at Dorotheum in the early 1990s, Austrian private collection. Read More...

07 Jul

Rare Chinese Military Folded-Optics TWX-1 Microscope, 1971

By Gilgamesh

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For full details about the TWX-1 Folded-Optics Microscope see: http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artnov11/TWX-1.pdf https://www.baertierchen.de/wb_feb10.html Read More...

19 Jun

Italian album of 9 antique anatomical drawings, signed and dated 1719

By Nautilus Antiques

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An amazing Italian album of 9 antique anatomical drawings, each of them signed “Francescho Vittorio Peretti fecit”, dated 1719 and numbered, from 2 to 10 (the “1” should be the cover, not numbered). They’re clearly “inspired” by the works of Vesalius and Valverde On the cover is the title “Anotomie Del Corpo Humano Fate da Francesco Vittorio Peretti – Fate del 1719 in Porto Ma….”. On the top of the cover there’s also “Laus Deo” + handwritten I can’t decipher. Great quality, the Read More...