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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.
Overview
Antique Scientific Instruments Sales: antique scientific instruments market data
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.
What you can do with this data
- Price discovery and comps: realised prices with full lot-level attributes.
- Index and factor construction: segment and maker benchmarks.
- Valuation and insurance: market-based values for appraisal and cover.
- Market research: track segments and makers over time.
Dataset facts
- Data formats: JSON, CSV, SQL tables
- Geographic coverage: Global (North America, Europe, Asia)
- History: 2003 to present
- Update frequency: Daily
- Update type: Incremental
- Sources: Auction houses, online marketplaces, dealer listings, catalogues
- Provider: ALT/FNDATA (Oarbt Inc.)
More ALT/FNDATA data on AWS Data Exchange
ALT/FNDATA publishes an Antique Scientific Instruments feed and a Scientific Instrument Index on AWS Data Exchange. Search "ALT/FNDATA" to see the full catalogue.
Getting started
For help evaluating this dataset for your use case, or to discuss coverage and integration, contact the ALT/FNDATA data team at info@altfndata.com .
Highlights
- 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.
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It grants subscriber access to the antique scientific instruments sales data product. The data covers auction results and private-sale records across luxury and collectible asset classes, refreshed continuously as new results come in. Access is per subscriber account under the single free dimension shown in the pricing table.
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The dataset is accessible through a developer API returning JSON, plus SQL queries against the underlying records. Data is normalized, deduplicated, and currency-converted across asset classes into one schema. You provision an API key from the portal to begin pulling records into your models or applications.
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You will receive access to the following data sets.
Data set name | Type | Historical revisions | Future revisions | Sensitive information | Data dictionaries | Data samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
all_scientific_instruments_data | All historical revisions | All future revisions | Not included | Not included |
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