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English 19th C Georgian Style Balloon Clock C 1880 Catalogue: Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Pre 1900 item# 754225
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A fine English Late Nineteenth Century Georgian Style rosewood inlaid balloon clock, circa 1880. The balloon form case with a pagoda top and pineapple finial is elaborately inlaid with urns, cornucopia, and floral elements. The base is fitted with gilt bronze moldings and four short scrolled acanthus feet. Condition: The works have been cleaned and are in good working order. There is some minor loss in the enamel of the dial. The case has fine color and patina. Dimensions: Height 22", Depth ...click for details

Continental Tortoise Lorngnette with Silver Overlay Catalogue: Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Pre 1900 item# 710834
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This folding lorgnette (the lenses fold back into the handle for safe-keeping), has a rather unusual design with silver overlay in swirls and loops along the length of the handle. The handle measures 8 1/4" and is in very good condition with only a small amount of the silver overlay missing at the very top. English or Continental, c. 1875. Acanthus Antiques takes all credit card orders over the phone 301 530-9600 o ...click for details

Egyptian Revival Bronze Inkwell, c. 1880 Catalogue: Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Writing: Pre 1900 item# 685144
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A rather stylized egyptian pharonic head rests on a round disk base supported by the tips of the hair/headdress and the goatee extended as a foot; really a most creative design for this object, which is actually an inkwell. Difficult to see in the picture are the two greyhound heads with are the handle for tipping the top open. It is manufactured of bronze, with high patina, indicative of a late, Nineteenth Century casting. It is unmarked and in excellent condition. It measures 5" in diamet ...click for details

William Duncan 19th C Scottish Stick Barometer C 1840 Catalogue: Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Pre 1900 item# 683873
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A fine Scottish 19th Century stick barometer, William Duncan, Aberdeen Scotland, circa 1840. The barometer with a fine figured mahogany case and bone dial behind glass with thermometer and exposed mercury tube. The dial inscribed with the maker's name and address. Condition: Excellent. Dimensions: Height 36", Width 4". Acanthus Antiques takes all credit card orders over the phone 301 530-9600 or by fax 301 ...click for details

Tiffany and Co., France Mother of Pearl Lighter Catalogue: Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Pre 1920 item# 533856
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This fascinating little lighter, marked "Tiffany and Co. France" on the base, measures 3 3/4" in height, and 1 5/8" in diameter. The base, from which the striking apparatus rises, is covered in a checkered mosaic of two colors of mother-of-pearl. The piece is in excellent condition. C. 1920. Acanthus Antiques takes all credit card orders over the phone 301 530-9600 or by fax 301 530-8840. PayPal in ...click for details

English Banjo Barometer J. Gobbi Stroudwater C 1800 Catalogue: Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Scientific: Pre 1800 item# 343554
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A fine English Georgian barometer, signed J. Gobbi, Stroudwater circa 1800. The mahogany barometer with a pedimented top with a brass finial and inlaid sunburst over the baluster form center fitted with a thermometer flanked with inlaid shells. The dial with a silvered face and engraved with the maker's name and locale. The barometer is in excellent working condition. Dimensions: Height 38 1/2", Width 10 1/4". ...click for details

18th C Brass Sun Dial Engraved Dated 1713 Catalogue: Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Timepieces: Pre 1800 item# 74782
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An Early Eighteenth Century Continental Engraved Brass Sun Dial, Dated 1713. The octagonal plate is engraved with the face of the sun. The chapter ring is engraved with Roman Numerals and the inscription " Docet Umbria " 1713. The sun dial has a deeply oxidized surface and is in very good condition. The gnomen is attached to the plate with two screws. The threading on each of the screws is very worn and no longer tightly secures it to the plate however it still is able to rest in place ...click for details

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