Antique Scientific Instruments Sales
Global secondary-market sales records for antique scientific instruments: over 18,000 lots from 160+ auction houses and marketplaces, 2003 to present, with 12,000+ realised prices. Telescopes, microscopes, barometers, sextants, compasses, globes, surveying instruments and other historic scientific apparatus. Daily updates for price discovery, valuation and index construction.
What this listing delivers
- Over 18,000 antique scientific instruments lots from 160+ auction houses and marketplaces, with 12,000+ realised prices.
- Telescopes, microscopes, barometers, sextants, compasses, globes, surveying instruments and other historic scientific apparatus. Delivered in JSON, CSV and SQL formats.
- Supports price discovery, index construction, insurance and estate valuation, and market research. Daily incremental updates.
Coverage & methodology
This feed delivers global secondary-market sales records for antique scientific instruments, combining auction and online sales in one daily-updated dataset with lot-level detail. Built on ALT/FNDATA's antique scientific instruments sales data (over 18,000 lots across 160+ auction houses and marketplaces, 2003 to present, with 12,000+ realised prices). Records come in JSON, CSV and SQL formats and update daily.
Access
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Source: ALT/FNDATA, 19.24M realized auction results across 37 collectible categories, normalized to USD. Featured lot images courtesy of the auction houses named. Methodology · All datasets · Brands · Market statistics