Beautiful Brass Desktop or Library Telescope
Beautiful Brass Desktop or Library Telescope Cased Presented is an elegant desktop or library brass telescope. This telescope is beautifully crafted from high-quality brass and is the perfect addition to any nautical or coastal-themed room. With its gleaming brass finish, it’s not just functional but also a stunning decorative piece. This fine instrument will bring […]
D. Filby – Predecessor to C. Plath- Ebony Sextant/Quintant
D. Filby 19th Century Ebony Sextant/Quintant 1860s Filby was a Predecessor to C. Plath Presented is an extraordinarily rare mid-19th mariner’s sextant/quintant with ebony frame, ivory graduated arc and vernier, and bronze fittings. This instrument is a rare one by David Filby who was a predecessor to C. Plath. On the ivory nameplate in […]
Rare Oversized Double Frame Sextant (Quintant) by Troughton London
Troughton London Giant Double Frame Brass Sextant/Quintant THE ORIGINAL TROUGHTON – LONDON Giant Size Double Frame, Pillar Quintant/Sextant – only the second of these fine instruments we’ve carried. TROUGHTON & SIMMS were the best of the English instrument makers. This instrument dates from before their partnership. It belongs in a collection of fine nautical antiques or as an […]
Spencer Browning & Rust Double Frame Brass Sextant/QuintantEarly to Mid 19th Century
Spencer, Browning & Rust London Double Frame Brass Sextant/Quintant Early to Mid 19th Century Industrial art at its finest and an outstanding presentation piece for those who especially appreciate early maritime history Presented is a beautiful museum quality polished brass 18-pillar double-frame sextant with an ebony handle by Spencer Browning & Rust London. This fine […]
Henry Hughes & Son Double Frame Sextant/QuintantCa 1895
Henry Hughes & Son – London Double Frame Brass Sextant/Quintant Dated 1895 . This high-quality instrument has its original factory finish. It belongs in a collection of fine nautical antiques or as an important gift or presentation piece. Presented is an important instrument which we believe was a private label for Henry Hughes &, Son, […]
RareTulip Pattern Mid 19th Century Brass Sextant
Rare and Unusual Tulip Pattern Sextant Mid 19th Century Inscribed “L. Vandervoodt Cornet Antwerp” Presented is a beautiful brass sextant with a “Tulip” design frame. In our research, we could only find one example of this design, also inscribed on the arc with a name that was thought to be the seller rather than […]
10 Sided 42 Inch Long Maritime Telescope
Decahedral 42 ” Long Finished Walnut Maritime Telescope Length (No extension) 38″ Length (with extension) 42″ Width: 2″ Girth: 6 1/4″ Wt: 2 lbs. 5 oz. Price: $900.00 Shipping: $55.00 BUY NOW Presented is a very dramatic and very […]
T. Harris’s Sons,
London Day or Night
Admiralty Telescope
Presented is a very large, high quality, British Naval pattern, single draw brass and fine wood telescope from a well-known optician at the turn of the 20th Century, Thos. Harris & Sons. It is engraved, T. Harris & Son – London, Day or Night.
Miniature Set of Navigation Plotting Tools 19th Century
Set of Miniature Plotting Tools of Whale Ivory in Sharkskin Covered Wood Case 19th Century Navigation Plotting Instruments in Sharkskin Case Case measurements: 6 3/4″ Ht 2 3/4″ Width 8 3/4 oz. Wt. Presented is a rare set of navigation plotting tools miniaturized and fitted […]
J.W. NORIE Early Octant Ca 1795
FAMOUS MAKER J.W. NORIE EARLY ENGLISH OCTANT Ca 1795 NORIE FOWLED ANCHOR LOGO on ARC PRESENTED is as rare an octant as you will find and one which will appeal to those familiar with the history of navigation. It was made by John William Norie (1772-1843), a mathematician, hydrographer, chart maker, and publisher of nautical books, most famous for […]
