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.
1674667158Code 7510 Nautical CompassMagnetic nautical compass, signed Henry Browne & Son Ltd Barking & London Trade Sestrel Mark, Barking & London, second half of the 19th century . Contained in its originale wooden box. Very good condition. Diameter compass inche 5.35, Measure box inches 7.8x 7.5 h 6.4.
The compass consists of a cylindrical brass container, called mortar, on whose bottom it is fixed a stem of hard metal, called sensitive element, on which the appropriately fixed compass card is placed, so that the zero coincides with the magnetic polarity. To reduce friction to a minimum, the mortar was filled with liquid with a low freezing point, which also had the purpose of rapidly damping any oscillations of the compass and closed at the top by a sturdy protective glass.
1674224453Code 7455 Antique SextantBurnished brass sextant signed Mc Millan & Talbott 13 Tower Hill London of the second half of XIX century complete with lenses and accessories, placed in its beautiful original wood box complete with lock and brass hinges. Flap and vernier made of silver, wooden handle, 3 colored glasses for the fixed mirror and 4 for the mobile one, two telescopes, a microscope for reading the vernier, graduated from 0 to 120 °, index and horizon mirros. Measures of box 27,3x27,3 h 13 cm - Inches 10.5 x10.5 h 5.1. Very good condition and fully functional and complete with base for support made of wood and brass on measure.
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).
1617186590Code 6934 Pond modelPond model made in the early 1900s of a yacht used to navigate lakes. Original masts, rigging and sails, beautiful wooden hull with original paint, leaded keel and rudder, original custom made wooden support. Good condition, some tears in the sails. Length 65 cm - 25.59 inches, height 82 cm - 32.28 inches, width 10.5 cm - 4.13 inches.
1655570708Code 7341 Historical PhotoHistorical photo on cardboard depicting a probably French airplane from the 1930s / 40s.
Good condition.
Cardboard size cm 37.5 x 30 inches 15 x 11.8.
1669202775Code 7115 Slide-RuleAntique ebonite brass and papier maché spiral slide-rule, conceived by George Fuller from Belfast, engineering professor in Queen’s University in London in 1878, made by STANLEY in the early 1920s; it is located in its original mahogany box. Very good condition. Box cm 46x12x11 (h) – inches 18.11x4.72x4.33.
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. Height 123 cm - 48.42 inches, width 36 cm - 14.17 inches, thickness 8.5 cm - 3.34 inches.
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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