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Pair of French Gilt Bronze Candlesticks, Male
Female Musicians, 19th Century
Located in WILMINGTON, CA
compasses the base of both bases. Appearance of two color.
Additional information:
Type: Candlesticks
Category
19th Century French Antique Compasses
Materials
Bronze
German Sundial 18th Century
Located in Paris, FR
In shape of an octagon, with a compass.
Brass.
Category
18th Century German Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Regency Period Gentlman Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
, with a compass subtly placed in the background. The level of detail and skill in its execution is truly
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Compasses
Materials
Canvas
Antique Transformable Multioptic Device, circa 1940
Located in Lugano, Ticino
transformable to Loup, grossing ice, solar framework, compass, visioner, long view, etc.
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Compasses
Cubic Sundial, 18th Century
By David Beringer
Located in Paris, FR
With five gnomon on each face
Wood and paper enhanced watercolors
Base with a compass
Signed: D
Category
1750s European Antique Compasses
Materials
Wood, Paper
Octagonal Horizontal Sundial, 18th Century
By Butterfield Paris
Located in Paris, FR
Gnomon may be collapsible and is in the shape of bird
It s made up of a compass too
Signed
Category
18th Century French Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Vintage Big and Massive "Sommerso" Grey Murano Glass Vase, Flavio Poli Style
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milan, IT
the Golden Compass, the most important award for italian designers, in 1954.
The present piece
Category
1660s Italian Modern Antique Compasses
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
Antique American Inlaid Rosewood Jewel Sewing Box
Located in Hudson, NY
compartments with compass inlay. Note eagle on box. Great piece of Americana.
Category
1830s American Antique Compasses
Materials
Bone, Birdseye Maple, Rosewood, Satinwood
Rare and Unusual Austrian Spherical Commode on Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
masterfully inlaid four times with compass start bursts and hairlines; crest inlaid with smaller compass star
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Compasses
Materials
Bone, Birdseye Maple, Ebony, Pearwood, Walnut
Children
s Club Chair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
wooden compass feet, its hull trimmed with brown leather look are in very good state of conservation.
Category
1650s French Antique Compasses
Materials
Faux Leather
Desk Globe
By Carl Bauer
Located in Edenbridge, Kent
solid wooden frame with a shaped turned baluster support having an inset compass. 17" (43cm) high.
Category
1810s German Antique Compasses
$11,570
Antique Victorian Opal Garnet Pearl Brooch in 15 Carat Gold with 25 Carat Opal
Located in Kendal, GB
compass point. It’s a striking statement piece and fitted with a new pin and safety catch on the back to
Category
19th Century European Victorian Antique Compasses
Materials
Garnet, Opal, Pearl, Gold
Important Steuben Glass
Mariners
Bowl-Sidney Waugh, Dated 1937
Signed
By Steuben Glass
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
signed and dated 1937 Steuben mythical carved Intaglio decorated with a central design of a compass
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Antique Compasses
Materials
Crystal
English Refectory Table, 17th Century
Located in Charlottesville, VA
legs support the apron of the table, the apron decorated with compass drawn incised carving.
Category
Late 17th Century British Baroque Antique Compasses
Materials
Oak
Monumental Scottish Globe on Stand, circa 1924
By W.
A.K. Johnston
Located in New Oxford, PA
" and sits in a fine mahogany stand with brass fitting and features a compass dial inset in the base. A
Category
1920s Scottish George IV Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
A Regency Terrestrial Globe.
By John
William Cary
Located in New York, NY
downswept legs, on spade feet
and with turned stretchers centering compass.
Category
19th Century English Antique Compasses
Materials
Wood
$125,000
Rare Pair of Globes, London 1816/1828, John and William Cary
By Cary
Located in Bamberg, DE
with a compass. Both globes have an equatorial ring with month indications and a brass meridian ring
Category
1810s English George IV Antique Compasses
Materials
Mahogany
Austrian Centre Table
Located in Sydney, NSW
With Compass Star To Centre Banding To Sides And Skirt Supported On A 4-Sided Baluster Raised On A Flat
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Compasses
$15,150
Nice Humoristic Painting from a Nobel Man as Scientist Symbolizing a Sun Dial
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
the time because of the shade of the sun. He also has a compass in his hand. This lovely painting is
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Compasses
Materials
Canvas
Hendrik Tilly.
By Cornelis van Noorde
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Portrait of the 105 year old Hendrik Tilly holding a compass and navigational instrument.
Etching
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Etching
William IV Period Painted Wood Barometer
Located in San Francisco, CA
reeded frame, ten inch dial centering an engraved stylized compass and using an bone knob and a spirit
Category
19th Century English Antique Compasses
Materials
Metal
German Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Wells, ME
German Mahogany Chest of Drawers with compass star and rosewood cross-banding on top. Three quarter
Category
19th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Rosewood, Ebony, Boxwood
Jean Baptiste Van Lerberghe Theodolite - Circa 1700 to 1720
Located in Placerville, CA
small orientation compass (looks to be engraved to 180 degrees in 20 degree increments). My best guess
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
feet. It has a inlaid fan/shell to the top and inlaid compass stars to the sides of the box. The chest
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Compasses
Materials
Mahogany
Equinoxial Pocket Sundial
By L. Gäfe À Augsburg
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
circle on which are engraved the hours.
The back of the compass are engraved the latitude of several
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass, Iron
Late Cockerel Wall Mounting Weathervane
Located in West Sussex, GB
a compass-sunburst-dial. So no matter what the weather is doing outside everything indoors can be
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Antique Compasses
Materials
Wrought Iron
C. Bechstein Model "B" Grand Piano Satinwood, circa 1913
By Carl Bechstein
Located in London, GB
it to best appearance, touch and tone.
Full compass, 7¼ octaves, 88 notes.
Two pedals.
Made in
Category
Early 20th Century German Antique Compasses
18th Century George II Carved Mahogany Side Chair
Located in London, GB
and compass shaped seat are typical of the George II period.
Category
1750s English George II Antique Compasses
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Globe of the Firm Ernst Schotte
Berlin
in the German Language
By Ernst Schotte
Co 1
Located in Brussels, BE
exceptional format and is equipped with a meridian ring, hour ring, height square and compass. The 3 elegant
Category
Late 19th Century German Arts and Crafts Antique Compasses
Materials
Wood, Paper
Four Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
with drop-in seats with compass or balloon shaped seats with veneered rails on cabriole legs with
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Compasses
$135,000 / set
Pair of Louis XVI Style Andirons in Patinated and Gilt Bronze Decor
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
literature are represented by trumpets, the crown of laurels and books. A compass completes the decor
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Compasses
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Cary Table Globes
Located in Stonington, CT
compasses set within a mahogany disc, each with the original magnetized needle.
Category
1810s English George III Antique Compasses
Materials
Mahogany, Paper
$38,000 / set
Irish Carved Mahogany Side Chair
Located in Louisville, KY
Irish Carved Mahogany Side Chair; featuring a shell carved crest; an acanthus carved splat, compass
Category
19th Century Irish Antique Compasses
Materials
Mahogany
17th Century, Italian Family Crest of the Florentine Davanzati Family
Located in NEW YORK, NY
the country state. The compass signifies the science of architecture, astronomy and geometry and is
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Compasses
Mahogany Mechanical Centre Table
Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
pierced 'compass' stretcher. Inspired by a Napoleon III original.
Category
18th Century Vietnamese Napoleon III Antique Compasses
A Baroque Gray and Silver Gilt Credenza
Located in New York, NY
The painted rectangular top decorated with a compass the beaded edge carved with acanthus leaves
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Compasses
Paint Decorated “Unicorn” Blanket Chest
Located in Columbus, OH
white compass-star decoration, all raised on a shaped base with central drop.
This
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique Compasses
Materials
Pine, Poplar, Paint
Pair of French 18th Century Painted Panels from a Hotel Particulier in Lyon
Located in Coral Gables, FL
compass, astrolabe, plume, and scroll. Both panels with later simple giltwood frames.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Neoclassical Antique Compasses
Japanese Kuge Tachiko Gosho Ningyo, Edo Period
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Kuge Tachiko Gosho Ningyo, a standing young prince figure holding a compass, wearing a
Category
1840s Japanese Edo Antique Compasses
Materials
Wood
Napoleon III Tree Trunk Table
By Derapage Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
The hand palned walnut top is placed in a compass star pattern like that in the center. The grain
Category
19th Century American Antique Compasses
Art Deco 1.51 Carat Old Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Located in Essex, GB
secured at compass point by four split claws which sit on a smooth bezel and features gorgeous ornate
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Compasses
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
A correct Chart of the Bay of Biscay […].
By R.W. Seale
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
as the northern point of Africa. With a decorative cartouche and compass rose.
Engraving on hand
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Engraving
![Antique A correct Chart of the Bay of Biscay […].](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/archivesE/upload/a_5923/1509099327936/IMG_0354_2_master.jpg?width=240 "R.W. Seale - A correct Chart of the Bay of Biscay […].")
Wonderful Benjamin Pike
Sons (New York) Circa 1850 Theodolite
Located in Placerville, CA
are very thick and not centered properly.
The theodolite comes with a very nice clean compass
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Map of Bermuda. Guiljelm Blaeuw, Mappa Aestivarum Insularum, Amsterdam 1640
Located in Drottningholm, SE
.
Colored engraved map with large figurative cartouche and compass rose. Latin text on verso, describing the
Category
1640s Dutch Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
Art Deco 2.01 Carat Old Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Located in Essex, GB
is secured by four split claws at the the compass points within a simple, open gallery designed to
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Compasses
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
Edwardian Marine Copper Thermograph by Short and Mason, London
By Short
Mason
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
Garden from 1873-1900 and as being one of the leading makers of fine quality compass, nautical
Category
1910s English Edwardian Antique Compasses
Materials
Copper
Early 19th Century Silver Mounted Shagreen Case Signed Dollond, London
By Dollond, London
Located in Brussels, BE
drawing instruments. Comprising of double parallel rule, brass and steel compasses and nibs. Sector and
Category
1820s English Early Victorian Antique Compasses
Materials
Shagreen
A Chart of Norway.
By Samuel Thornton
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
compass roses and rhumb lines, scale bars lower right.
Engraving on hand laid paper.
Samuel Thornton's
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Engraving
Diminutive Mahogany Queen Anne Corner Cabinet with Mariner
s Star, England
Located in Providence, RI
Mariner’s stars (or compass stars) are rarely found in early furniture and highly desirable
Category
Mid-18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Compasses
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
The Coast of Finmarck from Dronten to Tromsound.
By Samuel Thornton
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
location of a Maelstream (sic) is depicted, Mokstraumen near the Lofoten archipelago. Two compass roses and
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Engraving
Gillows Magnificent and Rare Set of Mahogany Hall Chairs, circa 1790
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in New York, NY
The four chairs of the finest quality mahogany, the backs with an oval six spoked compass design
Category
1790s English Georgian Antique Compasses
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco 2.14 Carat Old Cut Diamond Platinum Engagement Ring
Located in Essex, GB
split claws at compass points. The swooping detailing in the gallery allows maximum light into this
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Compasses
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
The Coast of Newfoundland from Placencia to Cape Bonavista [...].
By Edmond Halley
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
features a compass rose.
Engraving on hand laid paper.
From the Atlas: 'Maritmus & Commercialis ...', by
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Engraving
![Antique
The Coast of Newfoundland from Placencia to Cape Bonavista [...].](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/archivesE/upload/a_5923/1509100438016/IMG_0346_2_master.jpg?width=240 "cape bonavista cuba")
To the Rt. Honble., my Lord Viscount Torbat [...].
By Herman Moll
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
area spans from Inverness and Findhorn to Brora. With depth soundings, a compass rose, rhumb lines and
Category
Late 17th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Engraving
![Antique To the Rt. Honble., my Lord Viscount Torbat [...].](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/archivesE/upload/a_5923/1509446546928/IMG_0331_2_master.jpg?width=240 "Herman Moll - To the Rt. Honble., my Lord Viscount Torbat [...].")
Carved French Oak Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
draftsman, as it features a pen and ink in the carved upper rail, and drawing cases, triangles, compasses
Category
19th Century French Antique Compasses
Materials
Oak, Pine, Glass
$13,750
Pair of Early 19th Century English Terrestrial and Celestial Globes
Located in Roma, IT
united by stretchers and with a central compass.
The two globes have never been restored and present
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Compasses
Pair of George III Globes, by J.
W. Cary
Located in London, GB
terminating in elegant cabriole legs with pad feet united by stretchers incorporating compasses.
The
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Compasses
$65,724 / set
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An assortment of antique compasses is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and wood, all antique compasses available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique compasses available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Folk Art and Georgian antique compasses are consistently popular styles. Many antique compasses are appealing in their simplicity, but Lawrence and Mayo, Ceebynite Short
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How Much are Antique Compasses?
Prices for antique compasses can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique compasses begin at $150 and can go as high as $65,000, while the average can fetch as much as $853.
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- How do antique compasses work?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Antique compasses work with the use of magnets. Compasses use a magnetized needle that can rotate to line up with the Earth’s magnetic field, pointing towards the magnetic north. The basic concept of how compasses work has not changed over several centuries and magnetic compasses continue to work well today. Shop a variety of antique compasses on 1stDibs.
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