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French Brass Compass

Silver Brass Pocket Sundial Compass French, circa 1780
Located in Firenze, IT
covered by the seller (customs duties included). Silver brass octagonal dial with four engraved hour
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Antique Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Scientific Instruments

Materials

Silver, Brass

Antique Vineyard Setter's Compass, French, Brass, Surveyor's Instrument, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique vineyard setter's compass. A French, brass surveyor's instrument with mahogany
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Antique Late 19th Century French Scientific Instruments

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Brass

Victorian French Carriage Clock with Compass
Located in Norwich, GB
. Enamel dial with Roman numerals and original ‘blued’ steel hands. Eight day French movement with
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Table Sundial And Compass
Located in Firenze, IT
covered by the seller (customs duties included). Brass sundial with folding gnoman. Wood painted base
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

1950s French Design Style Brass Compass Feet with Beige Bouclé Fabric Armchair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
1950s French design style brass compass feet with Bouclé Fabric Lounge armchair.
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Nautical Brass Magnetic Compass with Original Box by E. Vion Paris, Early 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Antique and rare magnetic surveying compass, brass with original wooden box, signed E. Vion Paris
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Early 20th Century French Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

WW1 1918 British Army Officer's Compass - Verner's Patent MK VII by French Ltd.
Located in Bath, GB
This is an excellent original example of the MK VII. It is fully functioning, has a brass case and
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Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique "Le Jockey Club" 1930's Horse Racing Binoculars with Compass
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A French silvered brass and brown leather Horse Racing binoculars stamped "Le Jockey Club Paris
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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Modern Arturo Pani Style Agate Abalone Marble Compass Side Table
Located in Forney, TX
A visually striking Modernist Arturo Pani style compass mounted accent table. Dating to the late
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Late 20th Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Agate, Stone, Marble, Brass

A Brass Butterfield Type Dial French Late 18th Century
By Butterfield Paris
Located in Firenze, IT
signed Pigeon A Lion, the octagonal dial with hinged gnomon and bird pointer, inset compass and
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Antique 1790s French Neoclassical Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

A Brass Butterfield Type Dial French Early 18th Century
By Butterfield Paris
Located in Firenze, IT
signed Buterfield A Paris., the octagonal dial with hinged gnomon and bird pointer, inset compass
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Antique Early 18th Century French Napoleon III Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Vintage Scholar's Drawing Set, French, Brass, Draughtsman's Tools, Circa 1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage scholar's drawing set. A French, brass case of draughtsman's tools, dating to the
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Scholar's Objects

Materials

Brass

French brass and red enamel compendium carriage clock and barometer
Located in London, GB
French brass and red enamel compendium carriage clock and barometer French, late 19th Century
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Carriage Clocks and Travel...

Materials

Brass, Enamel

1930s French Art Deco 'Cartel Silvoz Paris' Sunburst Brass Wall Hanging Clock
By Cartel
Located in London, GB
1930s Art Deco French Parisian brass sunburst wall clock manufactured by Cartel Silvoz Paris. The
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Wall Clocks

Materials

Brass, Steel

Victorian Brass Clock and Barometer Set with Thermometer
Located in Norwich, GB
Late Victorian brass clock and barometer set with centrally mounted thermometer with enamel
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Antique 1880s French Victorian Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Victorian Brass Novelty Clock by Elkington & Co
By Elkington & Co.
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian brass novelty clock by Elkington & Co., in the form of a double steering-wheel, one
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century French Novelty ‘Quarterdeck’ Mantel Clock by Guilmet, Paris
By Andre Romain Guilmet
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late 19th century French gilt-brass and steel novelty ‘quarterdeck’ mantel clock by Guilmet
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Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

19th C. French Charles X Inlaid Birdseye Maple Jardinière Planter / Console
Located in Charleston, SC
This elegant Charles X jardinière has an Anthemion Brass Gallery with inset marble top. The console
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Antique 19th Century French Charles X Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Victorian Carriage Clock Barometer and Thermometer Set
Located in Norwich, GB
Late Victorian brass clock and barometer set with centrally mounted thermometer with enamel
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Antique 1880s French Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Jean Baptiste Van Lerberghe Theodolite - Circa 1700 to 1720
Located in Placerville, CA
. The Theodolite was made by Jean Baptiste Van Lerberghe of Bollezelle, France. Bollezelle is about 11
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Antique Early 18th Century French Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Industrial Series Desktop Compendium in The Manner of Andre Guilmet
By Andre Romain Guilmet
Located in Amersham, GB
A very stylish late nineteenth century desk clock with integrated compass, reminiscent of the
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Antique 1880s French Industrial Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Steel

Mid-Century Modern Chest of Drawers in Dark Stained Beech - Italy, 1950
Located in Girona, ES
Chest of three drawers in solid beech and dark stained veneer, French polish. Compass feet on the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Rare Pair of Table Globes by Cary, Each Dated 1816
By John & William Cary
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
one is surmounted by a brass hour circle, within a calibrated full brass meridian, and a horizon band
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Antique 1810s English Globes

Materials

Brass

Pierre Jeanneret PJ-R-14-A Cupboard / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Zürich, CH
compass legs. On the inner side, the edges are sharper, while the outer edges are rounded. The legs are a
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Vintage 1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Jaeger LeCoultre, Atmos Feuille d'or, Motiv Constellation, Manufactured 1967
Located in Greven, DE
Jaeger LeCoultre - Atmos Feuille d'or Motif Constellation Switzerland Brass gold plated Year
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Vintage 1960s Swiss Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Saki Naka, Table, Matang
By Lucien Dumas, Matang
Located in Paris, FR
Kishangarh, on eight walnut legs assembled as compasses joined with white marble keys from Makrana and brass
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2010s French Modern Tables

Materials

Marble

Saki Naka, Table, Matang
Saki Naka, Table, Matang
H 28.35 in W 51.97 in D 23.63 in
Vintage Backgammon Box Game Set in Large Briefcase with Nautical Theme 1980s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hermes and Gucci. It features nods to Christophe Colomb America discovery, compass motifs, intricately
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Late 20th Century French Games

Materials

Fabric

Jaeger Le Coultre Atmos, Feuille d'or, Motiv Constellation, Manufactured 1967
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Antwerp, BE
Jaeger Le Coultre Atmos , Feuille d'or, Motiv Constellation, Manufactured 1967 Switzerland Brass
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Antique 1660s Swiss Artisan Wrist Watches

A huge pair of 21 inches Cruchley Library Globes
By G.F. Cruchley
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
by a compass at the spacer. With graduated brass meridian circles and time clocks. The terrestrial
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Antique 1850s British Victorian Globes

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Located in Eindhoven, NL
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Antique 1820s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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H 19.69 in W 58.27 in D 30.32 in
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Located in Dayton, OH
Early to mid 20th century compass by F. Barker & Sons Ltd of London. Brass case with white face and ring for suspending from a watch fob / chain. "Francis Barker & Son is a trademar...
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Early 20th Century Nautical Objects

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Victorian Gilded Carriage Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
Victorian Gorge case carriage clock. Victorian carriage clock in a finely gilded gorge case, standing on a raised base with pad feet. Bevelled glasses to all panels and surmou...
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20th Century French Victorian Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

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Brass

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H 6.5 in W 4 in D 3.5 in
A Wooden Diptical Sundial Germany 1790
Located in Firenze, IT
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Antique Late 18th Century Scientific Instruments

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Paper

A Wooden Diptical Sundial Germany 1790
A Wooden Diptical Sundial Germany 1790
H 4.73 in W 2.37 in D 0.79 in
Antique Surveyor's Level, English, Brass, Scientific Instrument, Halden & Sons
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique surveyor's level. An English, brass scientific instrument by J. Halden & Sons of Manchester, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920. Appealing level with ...
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Early 20th Century British Scientific Instruments

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Brass

1916s Pocket Magnetic Compass for the Raf Officers Antique Surveyor Measurement
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass for the RAF officers, signed F. Darton & Co London V n. 77824 1916 made of brass chrome in the shape of a pocket watch. The compass has a snap-on cover with release bu...
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Vintage 1910s Aviation Objects

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Brass

French Louis XVI Style 1870s Round Game Table with Flip Top and Tapered Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style round parquetry top game table with flip top and tapered legs from the second half of the 19th century. This French table features a circular parquetry top t...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Game Tables

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Brass

Leucippus Fallax (Buffy Hummingbird) — Original 1849 Hand-colored Lithograph
By John Gould and Henry Constantine Richter
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
John Gould, 'Leucippus Fallax' (Buffy Hummingbird), original lithograph with hand-coloring (not a reproduction), c. 1850. Signed in typeset 'J. Gould and H. C. Richter, del et lith.'...
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1850s Realist Animal Prints

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Antique Porcupinefish Natural Taxidermy Specimen
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and unusual antique marine natural taxidermy specimen of a Porcupinefish. Belonging to the Diodontidae family, Tetraodontiformes order, commonly referred to as blowfish, and c...
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Quality Antique Victorian Brass Scales
Located in Suffolk, GB
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Scientific Instruments

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H 19.38 in W 19.3 in D 12.6 in
Antique English Brass Cased Floating Card Explorers Pocket Compass c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A very attractive Victorian explorers compass dating to around 1890. The floating card dial pivots on a bearing and is housed under a glass crystal which is clean and free from any ...
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Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Scientific Instruments

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Brass

Quality antique 19th century Scottish mahogany long case clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique 19th century Scottish mahogany long case clock having a brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial with date aperture, signed to the break arch John Campbell Glasgow wit...
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Antique Early 19th Century Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Brass

Victorian Gilded Striking Carriage Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
Victorian gilded striking carriage clock Victorian carriage clock in a fine gilded case standing on a raised base with dentil moulding and resting on outswept pad feet, reeded pil...
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

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Brass

Swedish Antique Mora Clock White Early 1800s Doves Detail 235cm Kruko
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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
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Antique 18th Century French Nautical Objects

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Brass

Pair of Rene Gabriel Tables
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Newburgh, NY
Elegant compass shaped oak tables with travertine tops. Sold as a pair or a single on request
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20th Century French End Tables

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Travertine, Brass

Pair of Rene Gabriel Tables
Pair of Rene Gabriel Tables
H 16 in W 35 in D 26 in
Early 20th Century Moroccan Serving Bowl - Ebony, Inlaid Bone, Silver Coins
Located in Vineyard Haven, MA
are seven copper-nickel coins dating to the French Protectorate era of Moroccan rule. Although nearly
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Decorative Bowls

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Rare Brass Air Balloon Compass, France, 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Rare brass air balloon compass complete with goniometric circle, needle block and transparent
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Antique Early 1900s French Scientific Instruments

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Brass

Prismatic Bearing Brass Compass
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing bush in brass; it is a small compass, signed F-L (French Limited) N. 124291
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Vintage 1910s French Scientific Instruments

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Brass

Large Brass Nautical Compass
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This large brass nautical compass was custom made in France around the year 1900 and features a
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Antique Early 1900s French Nautical Objects

1900s French Manufacture Antique Pocket Magnetic Compass Made of Turned Brass
Located in Milan, IT
Small travel compass made of turned brass with lid, eight winds compass card of engraved and
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Antique Early 1900s French Scientific Instruments

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Magnetic Compass for Topographers Made of Brass
By Peigné
Located in Milan, IT
Rare and particular ancient magnetic compass for topographers, made of brass; instrument consisting
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Antique 1870s French Scientific Instruments

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Located in Milan, IT
Brass pocket compass in the shape of a pocket watch, complete with lid. Six-wind compass card
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Vintage 1920s French Scientific Instruments

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Brass

1918s Small Pocket Nautical Brass Magnetic Compass Signed F.L French Limited
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing bush in brass; it is a small compass, signed F-L (French Limited) N. 246378
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Vintage 1910s British Nautical Objects

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Small Brass Travel Compass with Lid of the Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
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Early 20th Century French Scientific Instruments

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By Chollet - Delamarre Paris 1
Located in Milan, IT
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Antique 1840s French Scientific Instruments

WWI 1917 British Army Officer's Compass, Verner's Patent MK VIII by French Ltd.
Located in Bath, GB
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Vintage 1910s English Scientific Instruments

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WWI 1917 British Army Officer's Compass, Verner's Patent MK VIII by French Ltd
Located in Bath, GB
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Vintage 1910s English Scientific Instruments

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WWI 1917 British Army Officer's Compass, Verner's Patent Mk viii by French Ltd
Located in Bath, GB
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Vintage 1910s European Historical Memorabilia

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Early 18th Century Italian Compass, Pierre de Baillou, Milan
By Pierre de Baillou
Located in Milano, IT
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Midcentury Maison Jansen Mahogany and Églomisé Black Glass Compass Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Baambrugge, NL
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Pair of Modernist Occasional Chairs with Compass Design by Charles Ramos
By Charles Ramos
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Nicholas Bion Brass Butterfield Dial French, circa 1780
By Nicholas Bion
Located in Firenze, IT
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Compass Dans L'Oeil Table Lamp by Andreé Putman for Baldinger & Sons, 1980
By Andree Putman, Louis Baldinger & Sons
Located in Berlin, DE
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19th Century French Small Brass Antique Telescope with Leather-Covered Handle
Located in Milan, IT
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1950s French Design Oak Wooden Chest of Drawers / Secretary with Brass Finish
Located in Tourcoing, FR
1950s French design wooden chest of drawers with beautiful curves composed of a wooden structure
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Brass

1950s French Design Pair of Wooden Brass and Glass Bedside Tables
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Pair of 1950s French design bedside tables in wood, chrome metal handles, compass front feet with
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Located in Milan, IT
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Located in Firenze, IT
Paris 18th century, signed “Baradelle AParis”, with compass, gnomon with bird shaped pointer
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Brass

Pierre Guariche, Pair of Armchairs in Brass, 1960s
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
compass. Covered by our upholsterer with a white loop fabric. French work realized in the 1960s.  
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Vintage 1960s French Armchairs

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Brass

Gary Brass Butterfield Dial Late 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
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20th century French Nautical Objects Box
Located in LEGNY, FR
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Brass

20th century French Nautical Objects Box
20th century French Nautical Objects Box
H 1.58 in W 6.7 in D 3.94 in
Wooden and Brass Chest of Drawers from the 1950s
Located in Tourcoing, FR
drawers with interior in midnight blue velvet, chrome metal handles and compass legs decorated with golden
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Wooden and Brass Chest of Drawers from the 1950s
Wooden and Brass Chest of Drawers from the 1950s
H 29.93 in W 27.17 in D 17.72 in
French Marble and Bronze Compendium Clock as Locomotive
Located in Montreal, QC
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19th CENTURY FRENCH TELLURIUM
Located in Essex, MA
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19th  CENTURY FRENCH TELLURIUM
H 18.5 in W 27 in D 10.75 in
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Located in Dusseldorf, DE
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18th Century French Bookcase made of Oak
H 91.74 in W 65.75 in D 15.36 in
French Animated Industrial Desk Clock, Barometer with Rotating Globe, circa 1880
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
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Marble, Bronze, Brass

French Oversized Rouge Marble Carriage Clock Retailed in Buenos Aires
Located in Newark, England
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Brass

Extraordinary Antique French Mahogany Louis XVI Bureau Plat/Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Breathtaking antique French Louis XVI mahogany desk or bureau plat with original polished brasses
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Mahogany

1950s French Design Wooden and Glossy Sideboard
Located in Tourcoing, FR
wooden structure, compass feet with brass finish, 3 drawers (invisible sculpted handles) and 3 closed
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1950s French Design Wooden and Glossy Sideboard
1950s French Design Wooden and Glossy Sideboard
H 32.29 in W 78.75 in D 18.12 in
1850 Vintage Drawing Instruments Set sold by Papeterie Henri Eloy in Peronne
Located in Milan, IT
Elegant box of compasses made in the mid-19th century. Wooden box with brass hinges, complete with
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Antique 1850s French Scientific Instruments

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Metal, Brass

1950s Pendulum Floor Lamp by Maison Lunel
By Lunel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Floor lamp with pendulum and ball joint in brass with gunmetal patina, composed of a compass foot
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1950s Pendulum Floor Lamp by Maison Lunel
1950s Pendulum Floor Lamp by Maison Lunel
H 70.87 in W 35.44 in D 16.54 in
Louis XV Cut-Crystal Chandelier with Masonic Emblems, c. 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Louis XV design Chandelier, the frame in brass with cut-crystal pendants & spires throughout
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Brass

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By India Mahdavi
Located in Tourcoing, FR
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By Jean Prouvé
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
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Located in San Francisco, CA
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Midcentury Chinoiserie Églomisé Round Mirrored Table
Located in New York, NY
brass pull supporting a round églomisé inset mirrored top decorated with a center compass.
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Brass Pocket Sundial Compass French Late 19th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
covered by the seller (customs duties included). Brass octagonal dial with four engraved hour scales
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19th Century French Brass Binoculars with Compass, circa 1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

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French Equinoctial Compass Sundial
Located in Madrid, ES
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Antique 1870s Scientific Instruments

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Brass

French Equinoctial Compass Sundial
French Equinoctial Compass Sundial
H 1.58 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Small French-Made Brass Compass Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Small French-made brass compass, second half of the 19th century. It is an instrument used for
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Antique 1860s French Scientific Instruments

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Brass

Compass Desk and Stool, France, 1950
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Desk and its oak stool dating from the French Reconstruction (1945-1955). The compass foot base
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Compass Desk and Stool, France, 1950
Compass Desk and Stool, France, 1950
H 27.96 in W 25.79 in D 16.34 in
19th Century Compass Sundial, Jacque Linedal, Dieppe, France
By Jacques Linedal
Located in Milan, IT
A 19th century silvered and gilt-brass horizontal compass-sundial, signed Jacques Linedal fecit a
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Antique 19th Century French Sundials

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Brass

1917s Small Brass Nautical Compass Antique Maritime Navigation Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing bush in brass; it is a small compass, signed F-L (French Limited) N. 83002
Category

Vintage 1910s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

1918s Antique Magnetic Brass Pocket Compass Signed Cruchon & Emons Paris N. 918
Located in Milan, IT
Magnetic compass for nautical detection, of brass, signed Cruchon & Emons Paris n. 918 of 1918 made
Category

Vintage 1910s French Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

1960s Hermès Compass Cigarette Box
By Hermès
Located in Hong Kong, HK
1960s Hermès Cigarette Compass Box (signed “Hermès Paris” at the bottom of the box) A Compass is
Category

Vintage 1960s French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

British WWI Marching Compass with Leather Case
Located in Austin, TX
A working British military marching compass of heavy brass in original leather case from World War
Category

Vintage 1910s English Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

WW1 1917 British Army Officer's Compass, Verner's Patent MK VIII by French Ltd
Located in Bath, GB
This is an excellent original example of the MK VIII. It is fully functioning, has a brass case and
Category

Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

WW1 1917 British Army Officer's Compass Verner's Patent MK VIII by French Ltd
Located in Bath, GB
This is an excellent original example of the MK VIII. It is fully functioning, has a brass case and
Category

Vintage 1910s English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique English WWI 1917 British Army Officer's Compass
Located in Bath, GB
by the manufacturer F-L for French Limited and the date 1917. The brass faintly scratched in with the
Category

Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

René Gabriel Mid-Century Modern Oak Brass Cabinet Bar, France, 1950
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Madrid, ES
Cabinet bar designed by René Gabriel. Made in solid oak, with compass leg. Handles and brass
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

1800s French Bleached Oak Armoire
Located in High Point, NC
A bleached oak armoire from France, produced circa 1800. A gorgeous, eight feet tall, antique
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French French Provincial Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

1800s French Bleached Oak Armoire
1800s French Bleached Oak Armoire
H 96.1 in W 61.4 in D 23.6 in
19th Century Country French Cherry Buffet with Inlay
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine example of antique French furniture created during the 19th Century, this Neoclassical
Category

Antique 1840s French Directoire Buffets

Materials

Fruitwood

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French Brass Compass For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic French brass compass available at 1stDibs. Each French brass compass for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using brass, metal and glass. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer French brass compass, there are earlier versions available from the 17th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A French brass compass, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Louis XIV or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made French brass compass over the years, but those crafted by Butterfield Paris, Chollet - Delamarre Paris and E. Vion Paris are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a French Brass Compass?

Prices for a French brass compass can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $414 and can go as high as $4,200, while the average can fetch as much as $673.