In addition to the Gallery in Milan, opened in 1999, Antik Arte & Scienza has also had a channel for online sales: on this site it is possible to buy, in fact, nautical antiques, astronomical instruments, globes and antique world maps, antique compasses, measuring instruments, vintage medical instruments and related to natural history. We know how it is important to offer secure and easy on-line purchases and therefore we have decided to offer free shipping and free insurance. All objects have an accurate and safe packaging, and when necessary also a padded wooden box made to measure. Shipping is insured by Lloyd's London, and you have 28 days to change your mind and return the bought items (see our general selling conditions for more information about return methods).
Man, as farmer or navigator, has always observed and tried to forecast the weather changes. Scientific studies about these changes began in the mid-XVII century, following some experiments about the existence of empty, that antique philosophers denied because "nature hates empty!".
962014155440734Code 500A Barometer RamsdenStick mercury barometer mounted on a mahogany plank complete with vernier reading the variation of atmospheric pressure signed Ramsden London, English manufacture of the end of the XVIII century.
Very good condition, fully functional.
For safety during transport the barometer will be shipped emptied of mercury. The mercury will be placed in a sealed container in the package together with the barometer.
Cm 11x4x100 - inches 4.33x1.57x39.3.
1620303640Code 641A Large barometerRare large Torricellian mercury barometer complete with clock signed F. Somalvico N ° 11 Brook Str. Holborn London datable between 1810 and 1820. Finely crafted mahogany wood case with double threaded ebony and cedar wood edges. Large silver-plated brass dial engraved with meteorological indications and double pointer, the first one directly connected to the barometric tube indicates the atmospheric pressure trend, the second one, operated by a marine ivory knob placed under the large meteorological dial, acts as a reading vernier to check the variation of atmospheric pressure over time. Watch with 7-day charge overhauled and in perfect working order with hours dial expressed in Roman numerals in white enamelled metal and black numbers and blued steel hands. Mercury thermometer with silver-plated brass temperature scale calibrated from 0 ° to 120 ° Fahrenheit. Spirit level embedded in the base of the barometer for the correct positioning of the instrument on the wall, with the name of the manufacturer. In excellent condition, barometer and watch overhauled and in perfect working order.
For safety during transport the barometer will be shipped emptied of mercury. The mercury will be placed in a sealed container in the package together with the barometer.
Height 123 cm - 48.42 inches, width 36 cm - 14.17 inches, thickness 8.5 cm - 3.34 inches.
1620141322Code 633 Torricellian barometerTorricellian mercury barometer made rosewood, signed Burlinson Ripon from the mid 19th century. Silver-plated brass dial engraved with weather indications and the name of the manufacturer. The reading of the barometer is indicated by a double pointer, the first one directly connected to the barometric tube indicates the trend of atmospheric pressure, the second one, operated by a marine ivory knob placed under the dial, acts as a reading vernier for checking the variation of atmospheric pressure over time. Mercury thermometer signed SATI made in the 1950s with a silver-plated brass temperature scale calibrated from -20 ° to + 50 ° degrees centigrade. The mechanism has been cleaned and overhauled. Height 103 cm - 40.55 inches, width 32 cm - 12.59 inches, depth / thickness 5 cm - 1.96 inches.
Very goood condition, fully functional.
For safety during transport the barometer will be shipped emptied of mercury. The mercury will be placed in a sealed container in the package together with the barometer.
1619770926Code 636 Torricellian barometerTorricellian mercury barometer of wood, veneered in rosewood with cedar wood trim at the edges, signed Caux Opticien Rue Rivoli près du Louvre Paris, mid-19th century; dial with the meteorological indications on paper printed by engraving on copper plate, while the manufacturer’s indications are written with hand ink. Double pointer, the first one directly connected to the barometric tube indicates the trend of atmospheric pressure, the second one, positioned inside the center of the protective glass, is operated by a small knob placed outside the glass to check the variation in pressure over time; complete with alcohol thermometer with double Centigrade and Fahrenheit scale.
Height 94 cm - 37 inches, width 26.3 cm - 9.29 inches, depth / thickness 6 cm - 2.36.
Very good condition, fully functional.
For safety during transport the barometer will be shipped emptied of mercury. The mercury will be placed in a sealed container in the package together with the barometer.
1619103126Code 635A Zambra barometerTorricellian mercury barometer of oak wood, signed Negretti & Zambra London from the second half of the 19th century, complete with reading vernier for checking the pressure variation and mercury thermometer. Height 98 cm - 10.6 inches, width 27 cm - 38.5 inches, depth/thickness 5 cm - 1.96 inches.
Very good condition, fully functional.
For safety during transport the barometer will be shipped emptied of mercury. The mercury will be placed in a sealed container in the package together with the barometer.
1619105985Code 647 Large barometerRare large Torricellian mercury barometer complete with clock signed Silvani Brighton, dated from 1820 and 1835. Finely crafted mahogany wood case with double thread at the edges of ebony and cedar wood. Large silver-plated brass dial engraved with meteorological indications and double hand, the first directly connected to the barometric tube indicates the atmospheric pressure trend, the second, operated by a marine ivory wheel placed under the large meteorological dial, acts as a reading vernier to check the variation of atmospheric pressure over time. 7-day spring-loaded clock, checked and working, and enamel hour dial in Latin numbers, white backgoround and black numbers, with blued steel hands, mercury thermometer from 0° to 120° Fahrenheit, and level for correct positioning of the instrument on the wall with the maker’s name.
Very good condition, fully functional.
For safety during transport the barometer will be shipped emptied of mercury. The mercury will be placed in a sealed container in the package together with the barometer.
Height 121 cm - 47.63 inches, width 36 cm - 14.17 inches, thickness 8 cm - 3.14 inches.
1688223735Code 7509a Aneroid BarometerAntique aneroid barometer Germany early 1900s in carved oak, brass and glass. Good condition. Working. Diameter 17 cm – inches 6.7 - thickness 4.8 cm –inches 1.9.
1701094936Code 7684 Aneroid BarometerAneroid wall barometer in carved wood, brass and glass, signed Aneroid wall barometer in carved wood, brass and glass, an instrument whose pressure-sensitive organ is a metal box called a barometric capsule. English manufacture from the end of the 19th century. Good condition, working. Diameter 23.3 cm – 9.2 inches, thickness 4.5 cm – 1.7 inches.
1702140754Code 7784 Aneroid BarometerAntique English aneroid barometer from the 1930s in turned wood, brass and glass. Good condition. Working. Diameter 19.7 cm - 7.7 inches, thickness 5.5 cm - 2.2 inches.
1709291791Code 7849 Aneroid BarometerAntique English marine aneroid barometer from the late 19th century in oak wood carved as a top, brass and glass. Signed John Barker & C Ltd Kensingotn.
Good condition. Working. Diameter 24 cm, thickness 6 cm.
1722615047Code 627a BarometerTorricellian mercury barometer in mahogany wood, signed Corton Mid-19th century Lincoln. complete with reading vernier for checking the pressure variation, alcohol thermometer, hygrometer and level for the correct positioning of the instrument on the wall. Silvered brass dial engraved with weather indications and double hand, the first directly connected to the barometric tube indicates the trend of atmospheric pressure, the second, operated directly via an adjustment screw, acts as a reading vernier for checking the pressure variation atmospheric over time; barometer complete with alcohol thermometer.. Measurements 25x5x96 cm –9.8x2x37.5 inches.
Good condition, fully functional.
For safety during transport the barometer will be shipped emptied of mercury. The mercury will be placed in a sealed container in the package together with the barometer.
1722615436Code 648a BarometerTorricellian mercury barometer signed Heineman Strada Toledo 213 Naples for the Italian market, in mahogany wood from the mid-19th century. complete with reading vernier for checking the pressure variation, mercury thermometer, hygrometer and level for the correct positioning of the instrument on the wall. Measurements 25.5x5x97 – 9.8x2x38.2 inches Silvered brass dial engraved with weather indications in Italian and double hand, the first directly connected to the barometric tube indicates the trend of atmospheric pressure, the second, operated directly via an adjustment screw acts as a reading vernier for verifying the variation of atmospheric pressure over time. Good condition, perfectly working. For safety during transport the barometer will be shipped emptied of mercury. The mercury will be placed in a sealed container in the package together with the barometer.
1722619461Code 628a BarometerTorricellian mercury barometer in mahogany wood, signed Davis 65 Bold St. Liverpool active at this address from 1839 to 1841, complete with vernier reading for verifying the variation in pressure, mercury thermometer, hygrometer and level for the correct positioning of the wall tool. Height 97 cm, width 25.5 cm, depth/thickness 5.5 cm. Good condition, fully functional. Silvered brass dial engraved with weather indications and double hand, the first directly connected to the barometric tube indicates the trend of atmospheric pressure, the second, operated directly via an adjustment screw, acts as a reading vernier for checking the pressure variation atmospheric over time; barometer complete with mercury thermometer Good condition, fully functional. For safety during transport the barometer will be shipped emptied of mercury. The mercury will be placed in a sealed container in the package together with the barometer.
1727191110Code 7984 Anroid BarometerSquare-shaped English aneroid wall barometer in oak from the 1940s. Good working condition. Measurements cm19x5x19 – inches 7.5x1.9x7.5
1744297937Code 8108 Barometric StationTabletop brass barometric station signed Semca Swiss made in the fifties for the American market, composed of an aneroid barometer, a thermometer with a double Centigrade and Fahrenheit scale and a clock with manual winding.
Good condition, fully functional.
Measurements cm 15x3x10 – inches 5.9x1.2x4.
1746008213Code 8136 Barometric StationTabletop brass barometric station signed Europa from the fifties, composed of an aneroid barometer, a thermometer with a double Centigrade and Fahrenheit scale and a clock with manual winding.
Good condition, fully functional.
Measurements cm 16.3x5.2x8.4 – inches 6.4x1.4x3.4
1746008767Code 8138Table or wall barometric station in wood, glass and brass, German production signed Forster from the fifties, composed of aneroid barometer and thermometer with centigrade scale. Good condition.
Measurements cm 20x3x13 – inches 7.9x1.3x5.1
1747156776Code 8051 BarometerTorricellian mercury barometer, French manufacture from the second half of the 19th century, made of mahogany veneered wood with cedar wood threading on the edges complete with a rare spiral alcohol thermometer. Printed cardboard dial with meteorological indications in French and double hand, the first directly connected to the barometric tube indicates the trend of atmospheric pressure, the second positioned on the glass is operated directly via an adjustment screw and acts as a reading vernier to check the variation of atmospheric pressure over time. For safety during transport, the barometer will be shipped emptied of mercury. The mercury will be placed in a sealed container in the package together with the barometer.
Good condition, fully functional. Measurements cm 26x7x94 – inches 10.3x2.8x37.
1747388980Code 631d BarometerTorricellian mercury barometer in mahogany wood, signed L. Realini Newcastle from the mid-19th century, complete with reading vernier to check the pressure variation, mercury thermometer, hygrometer and level for the correct positioning of the instrument on the wall. Height 96 cm, width 25.5 cm depth/thickness 5 cm – inches 10x2x37.8. Perfectly functioning good condition.
Silver-plated brass dial engraved with meteorological indications and double hand, the first directly connected to the barometric tube indicates the trend of atmospheric pressure, the second, operated directly via an adjustment screw, acts as a reading vernier to check the variation of atmospheric pressure over time; barometer complete with alcohol thermometer. For safety during transport, the barometer will be shipped emptied of mercury. The mercury will be placed in a sealed container in the package together with the barometer.
1747739597Code 8139 Aneroid BarometerAneroid or holosteric brass barometer, table and wall, signed Bourgeois Ing. Opt. 168 Rue de Rivoli Paris from the early 1900s. Good working condition.
Measurements 12.5x5.8 cm – 4.9x2.4 inches.
1749483105Code 8160 Aneroid BarometerAneroid or holosteric barometer in brass, table and wall, English manufacture of the late 19th century, Good condition, signs of use, perfectly functional.
Measurements cm 5x12.5 – 1.9x4.9 inches.
1758903139Code 8242a Stick BarometerEbonized wooden stick barometer signed TECNOMASIO ITALIANO, from the second half of the 19th century.
Complete with a vernier for reading atmospheric pressure variations and a mercury thermometer.
Good condition, fully functional.
Dimensions: 17 x 5 x 99.5 cm – 6.7 x 2 x 39.3 inches.
For safety during transport, the barometer will be shipped without the mercury. The mercury will be placed in a sealed container in the package with the barometer.
1759929964Code 8243a Stick BarometerEbonized wooden stick barometer with brass threads along the edges, signed Giovanni Maineri, early 19th century.
Barometer with ebonized wooden reservoir, complete with a marine bone float indicating the correct mercury level, adjusted by the setting screw underneath the reservoir.
The barometer is complete with a vernier scale for reading atmospheric pressure variations, a humidity gauge, and a mercury thermometer.
In good condition, dimensions: 8 x 6 x 100 cm – 3.1 x 2.4 x 39.4 inches.
For safety, the barometer is emptied of mercury.
1759933602Code 8244 Torricellian BarometerTorricellian mercury barometer on an oak board, complete with a vernier for reading atmospheric pressure, German manufacture, late 19th century.
Dimensions: 13.5 x 4.5 x 96 cm – 5.3 x 1.85 x 37.8 inches.
Good condition, fully functional. For safety during transport, the barometer will be emptied of mercury.
1759933971Code 8244a Torricellian BarometerTorricellian mercury rod barometer on a mahogany board, signed Dr. M. De La Pierre, Turin, from the 1950s, complete with vernier for reading atmospheric pressure.
Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.8 x 96 cm – 3 x 1.8 x 37.8 inches.
Good condition, fully functional.
The barometer will be emptied of mercury for safety during transport.
The Dr. Mario De la Pierre company, active since the 1930s and based in Turin, marketed equipment and apparatus for scientific laboratories.
1759934418Code 8243 Torricellian BarometerScalvino Milano barometer from the first half of the 19th century, made of ebonized wood.
Complete with a vernier for reading atmospheric pressure and a mercury thermometer.
Good condition, with signs of woodworm in the wooden panel and a crack at the end of the barometer tube.
Dimensions: 8.3 x 4.5 x 99 cm – 3.3 x 1.8 x 39 inches
For safety’s sake, the barometer has been drained of mercury.
1759934845Code 8252 Small BarometerSmall wooden and brass aneroid wall barometer in the shape of a six-pin rudder. Signed SB Smiths British Made Instrument from the 1950s. This instrument has a pressure-sensing metal box called a barometric capsule.
Good condition, some marks on the glass.
Dimensions: 18 x 3.5 cm – 7.1 x 1.4 inches.
1759935211Code 8254 Aneroid BarometerWall-mounted aneroid barometer made of wood and brass in the shape of an eight-pin rudder. Signed SB Smiths British Made Instrument from the 1950s. This instrument features a pressure-sensing metal box called a barometric capsule.
Dimensions: 21.5 x 3.5 cm – 8.5 x 1.4 cm.
1759935816Code 8256 Small BarometerSmall wall and tabletop aneroid barometer made of wood and brass in the shape of a six-pin rudder.
Signed SB Smiths British Made Instrument from the 1950s.
This instrument has a pressure-sensing metal box called a barometric capsule.
Dimensions: 18.5 x 4 cm – 7.5 x 1.6 inches.
1759936185Code 8250 Small BarometerSmall wooden and brass aneroid wall barometer in the shape of an eight-pin rudder, with weather information in Italian, signed by Huger in the 1950s. T
his instrument features a pressure-sensing metal box called a barometric capsule.
Good condition, signs of use, working.
Dimensions: 17.5 x 4 cm – 6.9 x 1.6 inches.
1759936503Code 8172 Small BarometerGerman aneroid barometer from the 1950s, made of turned wood, brass, and glass, with weather forecasts in German and French.
Good condition, working.
Dimensions: 13 x 4 cm – 5.1 x 1.5 inches.
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