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Vintage Survey Compass

Vintage Travelling Surveyor's Set, English, Pocket Drawing Instrument Case, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage travelling surveyor's set. An English, pocket drawing instrument case, dating to
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Early 20th Century British More Desk Accessories

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Nickel

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Vintage Matson Ormolu Gold Tone Metal Filigree Bud Vase Holder 1940s
By Matson Lines
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Matson1960s Ormolu Gold Tone Metal Filigree Bud Glass Vase Holder. Beautiful gold tone filigree metal ormolu vase holder. This beautiful vintage Ormolu Matson 24K gold plat...
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vases

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Metal

Antique Drawing Instrument Set, German, Cartographer, Technical, Richter
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique drawing instrument set. A German, brass cartographer's or architect's technical drawing set, by Richter, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Nicely pres...
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Early 20th Century German More Desk Accessories

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Nickel

Antique Technical Drawing Set, German, Cartographer's Instruments, Riefler, 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique technical drawing set. A German, silver nickel set of cartographer's instruments by Riefler, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920. Quality, early 20th c...
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Early 20th Century German More Desk Accessories

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Nickel

Vintage Instrument Set, German, Technical Drawing, Riefler, Munich, circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage instrument set. A German, silver nickel 'A12' technical drawing set by Riefler of Munich, dating to the mid-20th century, circa 1950. 10 piece draughtsman's comp...
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Mid-20th Century German More Desk Accessories

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Nickel

Rose - Drawing by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
Rose is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905. Drawing on paper. Good conditions. Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) studied at the Udine Art School, havi...
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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Vintage Technical Drawing Set, German, Architect, Cartographer, Riefler, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage technical drawing set. A German, silver nickel architect or cartographer's instrument set by Riefler of Munich, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930. Use...
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Scientific Instruments

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Nickel

19th Century English Mahogany and Leather Top Architect's Style Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century English mahogany and leather top architect's style desk with inset tooled leather lift top, adjustable easel support, one-drawer under fixed drawer, ring-turned legs an...
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat by Maison Forest, circa 1900
By Maison Forest
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Empire style gilt-bronze mounted bureau plat by Maison Forest. Paris, circa 1900. Bearing two labels to the underside: 'FOREST/TAPISSERIE/EBENISTERIE/31 RUE CAMBACERES.PARIS...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Geometric Technical Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
French technical drawing of geometric shapes, c.1980. Academic drawing of geometric shapes and perspectives on hand laid paper. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat w...
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1980s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

A Twin Fusee Bracket Clock By Dent
By Dent
Located in Amersham, GB
A striking two train bracket clock of exceptional quality by one of the great nineteenth century makers. The eight day twin fusee movement strikes on a blued steel gong behind a silv...
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Antique Early 1900s English High Victorian Mantel Clocks

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Brass, Steel

A Twin Fusee Bracket Clock By Dent
A Twin Fusee Bracket Clock By Dent
H 18.9 in W 11.03 in D 7.09 in
Antique Pair French Bois de Violette Parquetry Bedside Cabinets 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant pair of Antique French Bois de Violette and ormolu mounted Louis XVI Revival bedside cabinets, circa 1870 in date. They feature shaped ormolu banded rectangular ...
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Antique 1870s Louis XVI Cabinets

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Ormolu

Drawing of Facial Details
Located in Houston, TX
Classic pen and ink drawings of facial details and hand, 1953. Signed and dated lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic...
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1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Drawing of Facial Details
Drawing of Facial Details
H 16 in W 0.1 in D 12 in
Jonquils - Drawing by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
Jonquils is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905. Pencil Drawing on paper . Good conditions. Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) studied at the Udine Art ...
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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Design for 'Bird Cage' Arbour, Melbourne Hall, Derbyshire by Louis Osman FRIBA
By Louis Osman
Located in London, GB
Louis Osman was an English artist, architect, goldsmith, silversmith and medallist. He is notable for the gold coronet he designed and made for the investiture in 1969 of Charles, Pr...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Louis Osman FRIBA Lincoln Cathedral architectural ink sketches 1960 Bishop Choir
By Louis Osman
Located in London, GB
As Goldsmith Osman designed the Crown for the Investiture of the Prince of Wales in 1969, and as architect he commissioned Jacob Epstein's chef d'oeuvre, the Madonna and Child on the...
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1930s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen, Watercolor

Antique Decorative Firedogs, English, Fireside Andiron, After Jeckyll, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique decorative firedogs. An English, cast iron and brass fireside andiron in the manner of Thomas Jeckyll, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880. App...
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Antique Late 19th Century British Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

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Iron

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Survey Compass Swiss Made in 1918 for U.S. Engineer Corps
Located in Milan, IT
Vintage nautical bearing magnetic compass, pocket made of brass, signed Cruchon & Emons Berne n
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Vintage 1910s Swiss Scientific Instruments

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Brass

Fine Vintage Japanese Surveyor's Transit Theodolite by Fuji Surveying Instrument
Located in Forney, TX
Surveying Instrument Co. Ginza, Tokyo for Ishikura & Co. Fukuoka, Japan. circa 1950s Constructed in brass
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Industrial Scientific Instruments

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Brass, Enamel, Steel

1941 Vintage Prismatic Brass Magnetic Nautical Compass by ELLIOT BROS LTD
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic compass for nautical survey made of brass signed ELLIOT BROS LTD of 1941 N. 28479, it is
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Vintage 1940s British Scientific Instruments

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Brass

WWI Brass Compass Used by the British Army Officers
Located in Milan, IT
James Henry Steward 406 Strand London surveying liquid prismatic compass used by the British Army
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Vintage 1910s British Nautical Objects

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Brass

1889 Sea Chart Map of Delaware Bay by George Eldridge, Chart No. 11
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Coast and George Eldridge's Surveys, published in 1889. The sea chart shows the Delaware Bay from its
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Antique 1880s Maps

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Paper

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