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Antique Parallel Rule

Antique Rolling Parallel Rule, English, Brass, Scientific Instrument, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique rolling parallel rule. An English, brass scientific instrument to aid navigation
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Early 20th Century British Antique Parallel Rule

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Brass

Anglo-Saxon Hanging Bowl
Located in London, GB
the end of Roman rule in Britain around 410 A.D. and the emergence of the Christian Anglo-Saxon
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15th Century and Earlier English Antique Parallel Rule

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Bronze

Antique Anglo-Saxon Hanging Bowl
Anglo-Saxon Hanging Bowl
H 1.42 in Dm 7.88 in
Rafael Contreras Alhambra Architectural Model Plaque
By Rafael Contreras
Located in New York, NY
. He aimed to change the look of the Alhambra to create a more “Oriental” building. Parallel to his
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19th Century Spanish Islamic Antique Parallel Rule

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Gesso

Daytime, marble sculpture
Located in PARIS, FR
difficult to bring together works that are sometimes very different under the same label. Academic rules
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1840s Academic Antique Parallel Rule

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Marble

Rugen Island, Germany: An Early 17th Century Map by Mercator and Hondius
By Gerard Mercator
Located in Alamo, CA
of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. In the Middle Ages it was ruled by Denmark. It later
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Antique Parallel Rule

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Engraving

Carved Amber Figure of Christ
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
position Jesus Christ’s body is perfectly straight. His legs are parallel, the feet are presented side by
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19th Century German Gothic Antique Parallel Rule

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Other

Antique Carved Amber Figure of Christ
Carved Amber Figure of Christ
H 16.34 in W 16.74 in D 1.97 in
Evening - The depth of the visible -
Located in Berlin, DE
chiaroscuro contrast creates two parallel planes that open up a space for the imagination of what the city
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Early 1900s Realist Antique Parallel Rule

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Etching

Winter Farmyard, 18th Century Oil on Canvas, Figures in Snow Landscape
By George Morland
Located in Prato, IT
commenced that life which, in its combination of hard work and hard drinking, is almost without a parallel
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Late 18th Century English Antique Parallel Rule

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Canvas, Wood

French 19th Century Patinated Bronze Group "The Abduction of the Sabine Women"
By Pierre Loison 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
families. Recounted by Livy and Plutarch (Parallel Lives II, 15 and 19), it provided a subject for
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19th Century French Mannerist Antique Parallel Rule

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Bronze

Family Group
By George Morland
Located in Fairlawn, OH
, is almost without a parallel. Morland soon became the mere slave of the dealer with whom he lived
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1790s English School Antique Parallel Rule

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Ink

Antique Family Group
Family Group
H 6.38 in W 9.5 in

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Greek Bronze Illyrian Helmet, Archaic Period
Located in New York, NY
Greek bronze Illyrian Helmet Archaic period, circa 500-500 BC. Hammered from sheet-bronze, of domed form, with two parallel ribs to the bowl, a straight visor, two raised parallel ...
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15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Parallel Rule

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Bronze

French 19th Century Gothic Revival Hand Carved, Lacquered, Parcel Giltwood Spire
Located in Firenze, IT
An impressively large and well detailed French late 19th century architectural model of a Gothic inspired transept-spire or church pinnacle. This Neo Gothic decorative finial is han...
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19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Parallel Rule

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Wood, Giltwood

Samuraï Maeda Armor
Located in Paris, FR
Armor Samuraï Maeda, ceremonial armor with handcrafted helmet and protects. Made with original japanese fabrics only use for samuraï armor confection, with solid brass and metal deta...
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1930s Japanese Antique Parallel Rule

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Fabric, Glass

Samuraï Maeda Armor
Samuraï Maeda Armor
H 90.56 in W 31.5 in D 23.63 in
Large Lion's Head Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stately Lion's head wall mounted sculpture.
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20th Century Antique Parallel Rule

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Composition

Large Lion's Head Sculpture
Large Lion's Head Sculpture
H 18 in W 16 in D 9.5 in
Minton Mazarine Extensive Pristine Dinner Service Cobalt Blue & Gold 232 Pcs
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
It's always time to entertain! This is one of the most elegant and versatile patterns imaginable in a Classic and rare Minton cobalt blue pattern with raised paste gold on a white gr...
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1980s English Neoclassical Antique Parallel Rule

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Porcelain

Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrusted to the company Cuel & Cie and mo...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Parallel Rule

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Wood, Giltwood

Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
H 42.92 in W 108.27 in D 61.03 in
Moroccan Tete-a-Tete
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Moroccan tete-a-tete chair with inlaid and carved wood design and upholstered seats.
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Early 20th Century Islamic Antique Parallel Rule

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Wood

Moroccan Tete-a-Tete
Moroccan Tete-a-Tete
H 30.5 in W 53 in D 26 in
Golden Evening, Sligo, original 30x24 impressionist Irish landscape
By Jim Rodgers
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
Arriving at Shannon on a golden evening, you aim toward the lush and dreamy County Sligo, nestled into the Irish landscape. You head north and west through the rough and beautiful te...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Antique Parallel Rule

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Oil

Mahogany Beveled Shield Mirror
Located in Malibu, CA
Originally a dressing mirror, this stunning mahogany beveled mirror has an very interesting shape & has a solid wood backing. Wired to hang vertically.
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Early 20th Century Antique Parallel Rule

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Mirror, Mahogany

Mahogany Beveled Shield Mirror
Mahogany Beveled Shield Mirror
H 18.5 in W 14.75 in D 1.75 in
Antique French Louis XVI Period Signed Carcano Wall Barometer
By Jean-Joseph de Saint-Germain
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent nearly 250 year old Louis XVI period (1774–1793) hand carved and painted parcel gilt French wall thermometer and barometer signed Carcano. Exquisitely hand-crafted in ...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Parallel Rule

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Blown Glass, Giltwood, Paint, Wood

Neoclassical Grand Tour Sienna Marble Roman Tomb Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
A Neoclassical carved yellow sienna marble inkwell. The item represents a miniature sarcophagus, the tomb of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, erected around 150 BC, now in the colle...
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15th Century and Earlier Unknown Antique Parallel Rule

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Siena Marble

Neoclassical Grand Tour Sienna Marble Roman Tomb Inkwell
Neoclassical Grand Tour Sienna Marble Roman Tomb Inkwell
No Reserve
H 4.875 in W 9.25 in D 3.5 in
19th Century White Belgian Parisian Plaster Architectural Model Capitol
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A white, antique Belgian architectural model made of handcrafted plaster of Paris, in good condition. It depicts the Frederik's Church in Copenhagen, Denmark. The main entrance of th...
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19th Century Belgian Rococo Antique Parallel Rule

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Plaster

Rick Owens Alchemy Bench
By Rick Owens
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Designer: Rick Owens, 2015 Material: Bronze, camel skin A Southern California native born in 1962, the acclaimed fashion designer Rick Owens displays a demanding and singular aes...
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2010s French Antique Parallel Rule

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Bronze

Rick Owens Alchemy Bench
Rick Owens Alchemy Bench
H 29.5 in W 39 in D 29 in
Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut C. Engel & Cie Verviers
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Verviers Belgium by C. Engel & Cie Opticiens Verviers High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in...
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1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Parallel Rule

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Walnut

Large Antique Shipwright's Set Square, English, Rosewood, Tool, Victorian, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique shipwright's set square. An English, rosewood and brass right-angled tool, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. Quality, antique craftsman's tool D...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Parallel Rule

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Brass

Quality Antique Drawing Instrument Set, German, Architect, Cartographer, Riefler
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a quality antique drawing instrument set. A German, architect's or cartographer's tool case by Riefler, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Appealing, typically Ge...
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Early 20th Century German Antique Parallel Rule

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Nickel

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Ebony and Brass Parallel Rule
Located in Richmond, CA
Brass and ebony parallel rule recovered from an old ship.
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Early 20th Century Indian Antique Parallel Rule

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Brass

Antique Ebony and Brass Parallel Rule
Ebony and Brass Parallel Rule
H 0.25 in W 24 in D 3 in
Captain Fields Improved Parallel Rule, circa 1920
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
An English captain fields improved boxwood parallel rule which would have been used for plotting a
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1920s Great Britain (UK) Antique Parallel Rule

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Boxwood

Antique Captain Fields Improved Parallel Rule, circa 1920
Captain Fields Improved Parallel Rule, circa 1920
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H 0.25 in W 18 in D 3 in
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
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1820s English Early Victorian Antique Parallel Rule

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Shagreen

17th Century French Oil on Copper Panting Depicting John Milton & Her Daughters
Located in Pasadena, CA
Milton's life parallel the major historical and political divisions in Stuart England at the time. In his
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Late 17th Century French Antique Parallel Rule

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Copper

Boxwood and Brass Parallels Made in England
Located in Milan, IT
the introduction, in 1854, of protractor and compass cardinal points on hinged parallel rules, that
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1860s British Antique Parallel Rule

Boxwood and Brass Parallels Made in England
Boxwood and Brass Parallels Made in England
H 0.63 in W 11.93 in D 2.37 in
Antique Instrument Set, English, Architect's, Technical Drawing, Davis & Sons
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
compartment Lid interior lifts open by way of a small fabric pull Parallel ruler, scale rule and protractor
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Early 20th Century British Antique Parallel Rule

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Nickel

Roman cooking pot, Type ‘Kedera’
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
Department head, Dean and Vice President of a major university. PARALLEL: W. CROOK, W., Roman Ceramics in
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Parallel Rule

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Pottery

Roman cooking pot, Type ‘Kedera’
Roman cooking pot, Type ‘Kedera’
H 6.89 in W 7.49 in D 7.49 in
16th-17th Century St. John Baptist Painting Oil on Canvas by Bertolotto
Located in Milan, IT
parallel to the retraction of the legs, a solid pivot on which the Saint pushes to better indicate the
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Parallel Rule

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Canvas

Antique Burr Walnut Work Box Property of Lord Kitchener, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
during the rule of Abbas Hilmi II. This marquetry sewing table belonged to Lord Kitchener and was in his
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1860s Antique Parallel Rule

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Walnut

A large 16th C. oil on panel of Madeleine de Valois, Queen of Scots (1520-1537)
By Joos van Cleve
Located in London, GB
being an early depiction of Katlijne van Mispelteeren cannot be ruled out. The life of Madeleine de
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16th Century Old Masters Antique Parallel Rule

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Oil

13 Stars In a Betsy Ross Pattern on a Small Scale American Flag, 1900-1930
Located in York County, PA
soldiers during the Mexican and Civil Wars to draw a parallel between the current and previous struggles
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Early 20th Century American Antique Parallel Rule

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Cotton

13 Stars in the Circular Wreath Pattern Often Attributed to Betsy Ross
Located in York County, PA
campaigning for office and were carried by soldiers during the Mexican and Civil Wars to draw a parallel
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Late 19th Century American Antique Parallel Rule

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Wool

Ancient Necklace with Inlaid Achaemenid Gold Pendants
Located in London, GB
sacred image of the lotus paralleled the symbol of the sacral tree, also known as the Tree of Life. This
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Parallel Rule

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Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Carnelian, Gold

Boisserie with Maritime Theme
Located in New Orleans, LA
, charts, compass, divider and parallel rules.
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19th Century French Antique Parallel Rule

Victorian Rosewood Architects box
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A set of Victorian nickel silver and steel Architects instruments, a bone rule, a pair of ebony and
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Late 19th Century English Antique Parallel Rule

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Rosewood

Victorian Rosewood  Architects box
Victorian Rosewood  Architects box
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H 2.17 in W 7.88 in D 5.12 in
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Antique Parallel Rule For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique parallel rule available at 1stDibs. An antique parallel rule — often made from metal, wood and brass — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the antique parallel rule you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique parallel rule bearing Baroque hallmarks is very popular. A well-made antique parallel rule has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by George Morland and Rafael Contreras are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Parallel Rule?

The average selling price for an antique parallel rule at 1stDibs is $10,869, while they’re typically $445 on the low end and $59,850 for the highest priced.