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).
1612954878Code 618 Planets platePlate of the distance of the planets “Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1855 by F.J. Huntington in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York". The plate shows the orbit of the Moon and the various distances of the planets from the Sun, as well as a small table of the orbits and ellipticals of the primary planets. Good condition, non-coeval frame, some stains and some small cracks. With frame 81.8 x 49.8 cm - 32.2x16.4 inches, thickness 1.5 cm - 0.59 inches.
1672410237Code 7373 Terrestrial GlobeTerrestrial globe published in the 1930s by Vallardi Editore, papier-mâché sphere covered with engraving paper on a copper plate and watercolored, turned wooden base complete with engraved brass meridian circle. Very good condition, height 57 cm, inches 22.5 - sphere diameter 27 cm, inches 10.6.
1695488720Code 7590 Nautical CompassLiquid compass on cardan joint and mounted on a shaped mahogany wooden board. English manufacture from the end of the 19th century. The compass is made up of a cylindrical container made of brass and copper, on the bottom of which is fixed a hard metal stem, on which the eight-wind rose is placed and complete with a goniometric circle suitably constrained, so that the zero coincides with magnetic polarity. In good condition, slightly worn, the compass rose is in perfect working order. To reduce friction to a minimum, the mortar is filled with a low freezing point liquid, which also has the purpose of quickly dampening any oscillations and closed at the top by a sturdy protective glass.
Compass diameter 13 cm – 5.2 inch, table dimensions 10.5x17.2 cm – 4.2x6.7 inch, height 13 cm – 5.2 inch
1695464705Code 7479 Boatswain’s WhistleSmall boatswain’s whistle in brass and copper, English manufacture from the 1930s, anchor depicted on both sides.
Length 5.8 cm – 2.4 inch, width 1.1 cm – 0.4 inch, height 1 cm – 0.39 inch.
Good condition.
14620121181734Code PR52 Racing yacht SibbickOriginal project of racing yacht by C. Sibbick; it is a boat 35.57 feet long with 628 square feet sail area. This boat has a mast very gone down by the bows. Early 1900s. Cm 130x0.2x45 (h) - inches 51.18x0.078x17.71 (h).
1616681626Code 6906 Vintage half block model1940s half block model of an English schooner mounted on an oak board. Excellent condition, board 51.3 x 11.5 cm - 20.19 x 4.52 inches, thickness 7 cm - 2.75 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
1687616087Code 7612 Antique MetronomeJohan Maelzel (1772-1838) wooden metronome system from the end of the 19th century. It is an instrument used to measure the tempo of music, the sound of the pendulum indicates the exact speed of execution. The instrument consists of a pendulum with a counterweight that works with a clockwork mechanism with cogwheels moved by a spring. The rod placed on the front part equipped with a counterweight is activated by the clockwork mechanism which with its oscillations marks the passage of time. The instrument is housed in a pyramid-shaped box in oak wood which on the front bears a brass plate and the name of the inventor, the Austrian physicist J.N. Maelezel. Among the first to use this type of instrument was Ludwing van Beethoven. In good condition, small crack in the wood on the bottom right, fully functional. Measures cm 11x11 h cm 23. Inches 4.25x4.25 h 9.
1695399114Code 7687 Aneroid BarometerAntique aneroid barometer and thermometer in Fahrenheit scale in turned oak wood, brass and glass, English manufacture from the late 19th century.
In good condition. Working.
Diameter 28 cm – 11 inch, thickness 6.7 cm – 2.8 inch.
1671622321Code 7151 Anatomical TorsoDidactic anatomical torso with removable organs, painted plaster and papier maché, depicting the body of a boy on a 1:1 scale signed S.A. Amedeo Fumeo Milano early 1900s.
All organs can be extracted from the body and both the brain and the heart can be taken apart into several parts. The section of the head on one side depicts the face of a boy with short hair and on the other side the section of the skull.
1648651089Code 5X PassifloraBotanical model depicting didactic Passiflora, Flos Lingulata also called passion flower originating from Central and South America.
The colored gutta-percha model is mounted on a black painted metal base. Good condition.
German manufacture from the 1930s. Inches 11.8 x 11.4 x 4.3
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.
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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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