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Victorian antique compass pendant in 9 karats gold
Located in PARIS, FR
Victorian antique compass pendant in 9 karats gold. Lovely compass pendant with an arrow turning on
Category

Early 1900s British Victorian Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold

Important Steuben Glass Mariners Bowl-Sidney Waugh, Dated 1937 Signed
By Steuben Glass
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
with fish tale and wings. The centre of the bowl is finished with an intaglio carved compass rose. An
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Crystal

Ptolemaic map of Asia east of the river Ganges by Mercator - Engraving - 17th c.
By Gerard Mercator
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
, compass rose and several sailing ships. On land are Bactrian camels, nomads, and well-engraved elephants
Category

1690s Old Masters Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Engraving

Ptolemaic map of NW Africa, Morocco and Algeria by Mercator - Engraving - 17th c
By Gerard Mercator
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
the Straits of Gibraltar and is decorated with two sailing ships, compass rose and a fine strapwork
Category

1690s Old Masters Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Engraving

Carte de l entree de la Tamise avec les bancs, passes, isles et costes [...].
By Alexis Hubert Jaillot
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
compass roses. Engraving on handlaid (verge type) paper. Watermark: Eagle with lettering. From: 'La
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Late 17th Century Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Engraving

Carte De La Mer De Dannemark Et Des Entrees Dans La Mer Baltique [...].
By Alexis Hubert Jaillot
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
It includes 3 distance scales, rhumb lines with one and a half compass roses (north to the left) and
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Late 17th Century Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Engraving

Carte generale des costes de l Europe sur l ocean [...].
By Alexis Hubert Jaillot
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
scales, rhumb lines with two decorative compass roses. Engraving on handlaid (verge type) paper. From
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Late 17th Century Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Engraving

Sea chart of Galway Bay and Limerick river in Ireland - Engraving - 18th century
By Alexis Hubert Jaillot
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
scales, rhumb lines with three decorative compass roses. Description: From: 'La Neptune Francois
Category

1690s Old Masters Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Engraving

Large Silver Butterfield Dial French Early 18th Century
By Butterfield Paris
Located in Firenze, IT
magnetic compass with engraved rose, the reverse engraved with twenty five European cities and latitudes
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Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Silver

A Handsome English Baroque Oak Chest with Compass Rose Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome English baroque oak 4-drawer chest with compass rose inlay; the rectangular top
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18th Century and Earlier English Compass Rose Antique

A Handsome English George III Mahogany 5-Drawer Chest with Inlaid Compass Rose and Chevron Stringing
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome English George III mahogany 5-drawer chest with inlaid compass rose and chevron
Category

18th Century and Earlier English George III Compass Rose Antique

Antique Map of Borneo by Renneville, with Compass Rose and Scale, 1702
Located in Langweer, NL
. With compass rose and scale. This map originates from 'Recueil des Voyages, Des Indes Orientales
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18th Century Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Paper

Antique Victorian Gold Rotating Compass Fob Charm
Located in London, GB
magnetic needle with N and S marked in gold. The compass rose is depicted in black on a white enamel ground
Category

19th Century British Victorian Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Stunning Antique Map of the Island Ceylon or Sri Lanka
By Gerard Mercator
Located in Langweer, NL
with three strapwork cartouches, a finely rendered sailing ship, a compass rose, and animals roaming
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Early 17th Century Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Paper

19th C. Paint Decorated Sea Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
blue and red compass rose/star. Interior fitted with two tills and lower drawer. Painted side
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Late 19th Century Canadian Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Pine, Paint

Biedermeier Console Table, Austria, 1820s
Located in Greding, DE
mirrored rear wall. This way the compass rose inlay framed by a semicircle is doubled and completed
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1820s Austrian Biedermeier Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Walnut

A Rare German Baroque Walnut 4-Drawer Chest with Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome and rare German baroque walnut 4-drawer chest with geometric and compass rose inlay; the
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18th Century and Earlier German Compass Rose Antique

Splendid Gustavian Brass Compass with Sundial, Late 18th Century Sweden
Located in Knivsta, SE
it. The round compass has a lid, also in brass. The compass has an eight pointed compass rose, along
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique Country French Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Artistically wrought from red-hot iron, this intriguing chandelier features a compass rose motif
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Early 20th Century French Compass Rose Antique

Antique Armoire, Computer Work Station
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully painted armoire with Compass Rose design. We have retrofitted the interior so that it
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19th Century Lithuanian Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Pine

Antique English Buffet with Open Display Shelves
Located in Dallas, TX
features inlaid compass roses on the doors of the buffet below using walnut and satinwood, with simplistic
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Compass Rose Antique

French 19th Century Gold Gilt Barometer
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
. The face has hand-painted numbers, compass rose, and lettering with a brilliant blue background. A
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19th Century French Compass Rose Antique

Mahogany Cutlery Box, Georgian End of 18th Century, Silver Fittings, Weldrington
Located in Epfach, DE
opening. The interior lid features a compass rose. It´s made for 43 pieces of cutlery. The master's mark
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Silver

A 17th Century German Table Marquetry Cabinet
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
cupboard again all inlaid in geometric designs, like a compass rose. The cabinet circa 1675, now standing
Category

17th Century European Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Kingwood

French Early 19th Century Louis XVI Gold Gilt Barometer
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
plane, saw, and measuring sticks. The face has hand painted numbers, compass rose, and lettering with a
Category

Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Hardwood

A Cary’s 15 inch terrestrial globe 1849
By George John Cary
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
three splayed scroll legs centred on a compass rose, the cartouche stating ‘Cary’s New Terrestrial Globe
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19th Century English Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Antique 1890s Victorian Sterling Silver Compass Vesta Case
By Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders and James Francis Hollings Shepherd
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
embellished with cardinal and intermediate marks forming a 16 point compass rose. The reverse of this fine
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1890s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Secretaire, Southern Germany, circa 1720
Located in Greding, DE
is a beautiful compass rose inlay and the interior is comprised of eight smaller drawers. The top has
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1720s German Baroque Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Gilt Brass and Silver Pocket or Miniature Sundial Compass with Case
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Georg Vogler). The octagonal gilt brass base has a glazed silver compass rose showing a magnetic
Category

18th Century Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Silver, Brass

Rare Antique Map of the Low Countries, The Netherlands and Belgium, ca.1630
Located in Langweer, NL
at the top and includes an elaborate compass rose, multiple cartouches, coat of arms and a dozen
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1630s Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Paper

French Directoire Style Inlaid Dining Room Suite
Located in Dallas, TX
is complete! Inlaid bordering and diamond motifs appear throughout, with a single compass rose that
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Marble

Pair of Early Victorian Globes by Smith Son
By Smith Son
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
three cabriole legs centred on compass roses, the terrestrial globe stating ‘Smith’s terrestrial globe
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1840s English Victorian Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Country French Fruitwood Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
adorned with inlaid compass roses, this buffet will add functionality and tailored flair to any room
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Compass Rose Antique

18th Century George III Bronze Sundial by Watkins Smith London, Circa 1760
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
divisions on which the gnomon casts its shadow. In the middle is a 16-point compass rose to position the
Category

Mid-18th Century British George III Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Bronze

Antique Map of Switzerland by N. Visscher, circa 1690
Located in Langweer, NL
mountain ranges, with hundreds of small villages named. A small compass rose sits below a cherub holding
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Late 17th Century Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Paper

French 19th Century Gold Gilt Barometer
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
, saw, and measuring sticks. The face has hand painted numbers, compass rose, and lettering with a
Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Metal

Sailor s Double Large Valentine, with Motto- Thinking of You, Barbados
Located in Downingtown, PA
left side section with a large pink rose in shells to the centre with a compass rose design surround
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1870s Bajan Folk Art Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Shell

18th Century Louis XV-XVI Transitional Kingwood and Amaranth Vitrine or Library
Located in Berlin, DE
section and the sides displaying a marquetry of highest craftsmanship, each with a central compass rose
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1770s French Louis XVI Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Early 19th Century French Barometer
Located in Charlottesville, VA
wind), “Variable,” and “Beau Temps” (fair weather). A finely detailed compass rose sits at the center
Category

Early 19th Century French Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

Antique Map of Southern India by Baldaeus, circa 1672
By Philip Baldaeus
Located in Langweer, NL
regions: Malabar, Canara (Kanara) and Decan (Deccan). The map is embellished with a compass rose, a
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Late 17th Century Compass Rose Antique

Americae Pars Magis Cognita.
By Johann Theodor De Bry
Located in New York, NY
by Gastaldi. Richly embellished with two elaborate cartouches, two coats of arms, two compass roses
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16th Century Other Art Style Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Engraving

William IV Terrestrial Globe by Cruchley
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
three scrolling legs united by an acanthus carved baluster, with the original compass rose and castors
Category

1830s English Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Oak

1856 Map of the City of Washington by Casimir Bohn
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
embellished with a beautiful compass rose and a large vignette of the Capitol building at lower right
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1850s American Compass Rose Antique

George IV Floor-Standing Library Globe by John Smith
By John Smith
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
turned baluster support and three arched legs on brass castors joined by stretchers centred on a compass
Category

19th Century British George IV Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XVI Octagonal Giltwood Barometer-Thermometer with Lyre Crest (c. 1780)
Located in New York, NY
from Tempête through Très-Sec—pivots beneath a finely engraved 32-point compass rose and twin steel
Category

18th Century French Louis XVI Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique 9k Rose Gold Compass Pendant, Carnelian Fob
Located in NEWARK, GB
A beautiful antique 9kt gold compass pendant or fob. It has a Carnelian stone set to one side
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Carnelian, 9k Gold, Rose Gold

Hand-Colored Map of Southern Italy, circa 1720
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
of Sicily's Southern coastline. Ships, sea monsters and two compass roses capped with fleur-de-lis
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1720s European Compass Rose Antique

Italian Rococo Giltwood Round Center Table, Late 18th Century, Naples, Italy
Located in Austin, TX
carved with a starburst pattern emerging from an eight point compass rose and surrounded by a quatrefoil
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Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Giltwood

Compass Locket Victorian Rose Gold Platinum Pendant
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Never lose your way... Platinum and 18 karat rose gold locket pendant with a compass cleverly
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Late 19th Century Victorian Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold

Antique Map of Martinique in Decorative Colours, c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
as hand coloring, elaborate decorative cartouches, and compass roses. While mostly focusing on
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18th Century Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Paper

Antique Victorian Compass Fob Ships Wheel 9k Rose Gold Pendant Nautical Motif
Located in Torrance, CA
Finely detailed antique Victorian compass fob crafted in 9k rose gold (circa 1897). Originally
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Compass Rose Antique

Materials

9k Gold, Rose Gold

Detailed Original Antique Map of the Strait of Magellan, Argentina, ca.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
century decorative features such as hand coloring, elaborate decorative cartouches, and compass roses
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1780s Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Paper

19th Century Equinoctial Pocket Sundial in Original Case, Signed V. Simalvico
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
, London. The gilt brass circular base has a glazed silver compass rose and blued steel hands indicating
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Early 19th Century English George III Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Silver, Brass

Antique Map of The Gulf of Mexico and The West Indies, ca.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
, elaborate decorative cartouches, and compass roses. While mostly focusing on coastal regions, the work of
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1780s Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Paper

Jamaican Marquetry Tea Caddy in Caribbean Woods by Ralph Turnbull
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Caribbean timbers and wooden nails with compass roses and a central starburst roundel on the front, the
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1830s Jamaican Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Wood

Pair of Floor Globes by Newton and Sons
By Newton and Son
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
joined by slender turned stretchers centred on a later compass rose. The terrestrial gores are updated
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19th Century British Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Large Double Sailor s Valentine with Heart and Star Motto Home to Stay
Located in Downingtown, PA
various colors glued onto a backing. Patterns often feature a centerpiece such as a compass rose or a
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Mid-19th Century Bajan Victorian Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Shell

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Compass Rose Antique For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the compass rose antique you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, boxwood and hardwood, every compass rose antique was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a compass rose antique — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 19th Century. When you’re browsing for the right compass rose antique, those designed in Georgian and Folk Art styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Compass Rose Antique?

A compass rose antique can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,150, while the lowest priced sells for $278 and the highest can go for as much as $12,250.
Questions About Compass Rose Antique
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Antique 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.