Scientific & Maritime

Instruments of intrigue

Antique scientific instruments are a very specialist area of collecting, and the items that Bishop & Miller have taken to auction have attracted interest from worldwide collectors. These objects have fascinated collectors and enthusiasts for centuries and are highly desirable. 

Bishop & Miller’s Naval and Science auctions offer you a range of intriguing apparatus, from the earliest-known navigational instruments to sextants and octants. Items of interest from our dedicated department also include maritime paintings and objects to scrimshaw and ship models.

Our team are on hand to share their expertise on globes, cypher machines, sundials, astrolabes, calculators, engineered models, and medical and dental instruments, as well as drawing, surveying and navigational instruments. Over the years we’ve advised on a wide range of items from microscopes, barometers, telescopes, binoculars and meteorological instruments so can offer you expert guidance on all aspects of selling these pieces at auction.