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).
1742654260Code 8086 Astronomical TelescopeAstronomical ground telescope in brass with round section, with single extension focusing and rack, with finder scope, complete with rack-and-pinion tripod in oak wood and original walnut case containing the optical part. Good condition, reinforced brass tube with optics, perfectly functional. French manufacture from the second half of the 19th century. Maximum height of tripod cm 160 - inch 63, maximum length of telescope cm 153 - inch 60, focal diameter cm 9.5 inch 3.8.
Case dimensions cm 117x23x17 - inch 46x9x6.7
1742659757Code 8110 Terrestrial GlobePolitical globe copyright The George F. Cram Co inc. Indianapolis Indiana Made in USA from the sixties. Metal base, papier-mâché sphere. In addition to the very well-defined territorial map, the main trade routes of the period are depicted. Good condition. Height cm 29 – inches 11.4, diameter of the sphere cm 21 – inches 8.3.
1738337265Code 8011 Pocket CompassPocket compass used by American Air Force officers from 1915 in brass in the shape of an onion watch, signed Ceebynite Short & Mason Taylor Rochester N.Y. The compass has a snap-lock lid with a release button inside the ring. Rose with four winds complete with protractor circle for calculating horizontal angles. Good condition, fully functional. Measurements 4.5x1.7 cm – 1.8x0.7 inches.
1742654834Code 8085 Small PropellerSmall two-bladed bronze propeller, English manufacture from the 1930s. Width 19 cm – 7.5 inch, height 8.5 cm – 3.4 inch, depth 4.5 cm – 1.8 inch.
The propeller is mounted on a custom-made iron and brass base. Good condition.
1740137946Code 8092 Scale Model SloopScale model of a sloop equipped with a mast with mainsail and jib. English manufacture from the early 1900s, in wood, brass, rope and fabric on a wooden base, upper part in dark wood, upper part in light wood with red separating strip. Good condition. Dimensions 75x13x95 cm – 29.5x5.1x37.4 inches
1683908566Code 695 Wood PropellerThe first and only example of a walnut lamellar propeller of the Savoia Marchetti SM 85 prototype flown for the first time on 19 December 1936 by Adriano Bacula, the company’s test pilot. During the tests some modifications were made, including the change of the propeller from wooden two-blade to metal three-blade.
On the propeller it reads:
SAVOIA MARCHETTI 85 B.G.
PIAGGIO VII
DIAM: 2:70
PASS 170 – 2.84
DIS 0599
MN 029252
Measure inches 106.3 x 11.8x8.2
1739976149Code 8076 Sand HourglassSand hourglass, brass container with circular base and blown glass cruet. Height 14 cm (5.5 in) diameter 5 cm (in 2). English manufacture from the 1930s. Good condition. The hourglass is engraved with the Latin motto Navigare Necess est, a famous phrase that has gone down in history and was pronounced, according to Plutarch, by Pompey in front of the soldiers who did not want to embark due to bad weather. Around the year 57 BC, Pompey was tasked with collecting as much grain as possible from all the provinces, to supply Rome during a severe famine. After completing the task and finding an enormous quantity of grain, with the ships loaded with grain and ready to leave, bad weather suddenly arrived with strong winds, the sailors and helmsmen refused to set sail. Pompey, determined and determined, got on the first ship pronouncing the words Navigare Necesse est, Vivere non est Necesse, Sailing is Necessary, Living is not Necessary. His exhortation meant that everyone was at the service of Rome and that it was necessary to bring grain to the starving population even at the risk of their lives. The sailors then obeyed, the ships set sail and arrived in Ostia with a quantity of grain greater than necessary.
1727191110Code 7984 Anroid BarometerSquare-shaped English aneroid wall barometer in oak from the 1940s. Good working condition. Measurements cm19x5x19 – inches 7.5x1.9x7.5
1709395537Code 7875 Acoustic HornTelescopic acoustic horn in brass and Bakelite, English manufacture from the early 1900s
. The principle of its operation is based on the reflection of sound on the internal walls, so that a greater quantity of energy coming from the propagation of sound waves is concentrated on the tympanic membrane. In fact, the narrowest part is placed near the ear and the wider one collects the sound waves. In good condition, with signs of use and welding.
Measurements: open length 31 cm, closed 22.5 cm, membrane diameter 11.5 cm.
1739976572Code 8095 Coral BranchMediterranean coral branch, dating back to the 1920s.
Mounted on a turned and ebonized wooden base Coral measures without the base 21x8x14.5 cm – 8.3x3.2x5.8 inches
Do you provide an authenticity certificate/expertise?
Of course! The legislative decree n. 42/2004 stipulates that who sells works of art or historical and archaeological items has the obligation to deliver to the purchaser the documents attesting to the authenticity of the object, or at least to submit the documents relating to the probable attribution and origin. Antik Arte & Scienza provides an expertise (as warranty) that contains a description, period and assignment or the author, if known, of the item.
How can I pay?
Secure payments by PayPal, credit card or bank transfer.
What are the shipping terms and the delivery schedule?
Shipping by DHL or UPS is free (but if we are shipping to a country non-EU remember that any taxes and customs duties are on your expense), and items will be sent just after receiving of payment. Italy: delivering on the average in 24 h.
Europe: delivering on the average in 2/3 weekdays.
Other countries: delivering on the average in 5 weekdays; custom duties charged to the buyer.
Is shipping insured?
Of course! Free insurance by Lloyd's London that covers almost all destinations.
If I change my mind, can I return the item?
Of course! (see our general terms for more information).
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