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🔭Scientific Instruments

Barometers, telescopes, microscopes, globes & sundials. Prices reflect hammer prices excluding buyer's premium.

All 10 Optical Instruments 3 Navigation 2 Meteorological 1 Globes & Maps 1 Medical & Surgical 1 Sundials & Timekeeping 1 Weighing & Measuring 1
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Optical Instruments

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Brass Telescopes (Victorian, single-draw and multi-draw) 🔒 → Stable 135 sales
Microscopes (brass, Victorian and Edwardian, cased) 🔒 → Stable 209 sales
Binoculars & Field Glasses (military and civilian, brass/leather) 🔒 → Stable 188 sales

Navigation

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Sextants & Octants (brass, cased, marine navigation) 🔒 → Stable 160 sales
Ship's Compasses & Binnacles (brass, gimbal-mounted) 🔒 → Stable 42 sales

Meteorological

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Barometers (mercury stick, wheel/banjo, aneroid) 🔒 → Stable 447 sales

Globes & Maps

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Terrestrial & Celestial Globes (table-top, 19th–early 20th century) 🔒 → Stable 91 sales

Medical & Surgical

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Medical & Surgical Instruments (cased sets, Victorian) 🔒 → Stable 144 sales

Sundials & Timekeeping

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Sundials (brass, bronze, garden pedestal types) 🔒 → Stable 60 sales

Weighing & Measuring

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Apothecary & Beam Scales (brass, cased with weights) 🔒 → Stable 41 sales
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About These Prices

Compiled from recent results across Dreweatts, Bonhams, Hansons, Chiswick Auctions, Special Auction Services, Sworders, Tennants, Cheffins, Bellmans, and Lyon & Turnbull. Each entry is a specific identifiable item. Ranges reflect condition, completeness, and provenance. Hammer prices excluding buyer's premium.