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).
1730468974Code 8007 Refractor TelescopeAntique mid-18th century Gregorian brass refractor telescope, almost certainly made by James Short (1710-1768). In good condition, the eyepiece and missing lens replaced. Measurements 78x54 cm – 30.7x21.2 inches, focal diameter 11.5 cm – 4.5 inches. €8500 dibs 15000
It is an instrument equipped with two concave mirrors, the primary mirror collects the light and makes it converge towards a focus placed in front of the secondary mirror; in turn the secondary mirror brings the light back towards the primary mirror, which has a hole in the center containing the eyepiece.
1732200986Code 8029 Globe with ClockChronosphere, a clock surmounted by a globe that rotates over the course of 24 hours so as to read the hours in all time zones.
Local time is indicated by a brass hand.
Eight day charge.
French manufacture for the English market of the late 19th century.
The writing is engraved on the brass base: Bté S.D.G.D is a French patent which was in force from 1844 until 1968, which means a patent without government guarantees.
Mechanism serviced and working, but not perfectly on time, globe with abrasions and signs of use, good readability. Height 30 cm – 11.8 inches - sphere diameter 15 cm – 5.9 inches.
A ring gear on the South Pole of the globe is connected to the shaft of the clockwork mechanism which is located inside the grooved brass column, connected to the base of the drum which contains the clockwork mechanism. The brass ring that represents the equator has the hours engraved in Roman numerals, in red for the day and in black for the night, the time is indicated with a bent brass hand that starts from the north pole, while on the circle of the equator you can read the hours at various latitudes. The Moon is depicted by a small burnished brass globe screwed onto a partially threaded brass bow, to allow the Moon to change its position relative to the Earth. The continents are depicted on the globe and in detail China is indicated as the Chinese Empire as it was called before the Revolution, just as Russia is indicated as the Russian Empire, while the British possessions around the world are highlighted in red. The watch has an eight-day charge, both charging and setting the time must be done on the bottom of the base, using a double key.
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.
1740138425Code 8095a Sailor SculptureAntimony sculpture depicting the figure of a sailor, French manufacture from the early 1900s. The excellently crafted sculpture captures the elegant and athletic look of a tall and slender sailor, with well-defined and very fine facial features, dressed in over-the-knee boots and a wide-brimmed hat to protect himself from the rain, he has his right arm stretched forward while he holds a fish in his left hand. Mounted on a marble base. Good condition. Height with base 37.5 cm, base cm 9x9 3.6x3.6 inches.
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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