Antique Compass Maritime
Blunt and Company Maritime Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Mid-nineteenth century ships compass by Blunt and Company of New York. The Blunt name was involved
Category
1870s American Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
W. Hartmann Antique Oak & Copper Ships Binnacle Nautical Maritime Compass
By A. Lietz Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
viewing window.. The compass is by A. Lietz Co of San Francisco. The firm incorporated in 1892. It was
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Nautical Rolling Ruler, English, Maritime, Draughtsman, Captain Field
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique nautical rolling ruler. An English, ebony maritime or draughtsman's instrument
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
H 0.99 in W 20.87 in D 2.96 in
Sundial with Compass and Case, Bronze, Bion, Nicholas, Paris, 18th Century
By Nicholas Bion
Located in Madrid, ES
Sundial with compass and case. Bronze. BION, Nicholas. Paris, 18th century.
Polygonal sundial
Category
18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Bronze, Other
H 3.55 in W 2.96 in D 0.79 in
Rare Silver Pocket Sundial and Compass by Michael Butterfield, Paris, circa 1700
By Butterfield Paris
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A beautiful, rare solid silver Anglo-French octagonal pocket sundial with compass by Michael
Category
Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Silver
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H 1.07 in W 2.29 in D 2.56 in
Ships Binnacle by James Morton Limited
Located in Norwell, MA
” model. A clinometer is fitted into the mermaid’s waist style compass shroud. The original compass hangs
Category
1890s Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
2 Antique Nautical Marine Brass Gimbal Swivel Hurricane Candle Holder Sconces
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of 19th century brass nautical / maritime / marine / railway / sailing ship's swiveling
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
H 13.75 in W 5.75 in D 3.5 in
Mahogany and Brass Skylight Ship Binnacle, T.S. & J.D. Negus NY, Circa 1860
Located in Hollywood, SC
desirable and maritime instrument is made of carved mahogany with a brass and glass skylight hood covering
Category
1860s American American Empire Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass, Iron
H 45.5 in W 25 in D 14 in
Print of a Dutch VOC Fort on the Peninsula Trincomalee, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
compass rose, enhancing its navigational utility.
Historically, the Dutch maritime ventures in Sri Lanka
Category
1720s Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Paper
H 13.39 in W 8.27 in D 0 in
1786 Engraved Portrait of Captain James Cook by M. Thornton
Located in Langweer, NL
frame, surrounded by decorative elements that include maritime motifs such as ropes and a compass at the
Category
1780s Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of the Malabar Coast of India showing the VOC establishments, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
. A compass rose is depicted in the west; scale bars are present in the lower left. Blank verso.
Hand
Category
1720s Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Paper
H 13.39 in W 16.74 in D 0 in
Ornate Cartography of Colonial Grandeur: The West India Islands around 1851
Located in Langweer, NL
parts of the South American coast. It includes depictions of ships, indicating the region's maritime
Category
1850s Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Paper
No Reserve
H 10.71 in W 14.26 in D 0 in
Antique Map of Trincomalee and Tambalagam Bay, 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
over 50 years, caused an enormous outpt in maps, particular of maritime interest.
Condition: Good
Category
18th Century Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Paper
Early 19th Century Country French Bonnetiere
Located in Dallas, TX
feet. Of particular interest is the compass rose created from inlaid maple and walnut, indicating a
Category
1830s French Louis XIV Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Steel
Stunning Large Scale Antique Map of Martinique, Rare, Published 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
title cartouche in the opposite corner. Rhumb lines and a compass rose complete the composition. Its
Category
18th Century Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Paper
A Twin Fusee Bracket Clock By Dent
By Dent
Located in Amersham, GB
their voyages. The British Empire was in full expansion and its maritime tradition had produced some
Category
Early 1900s English High Victorian Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mechanical Equatorial Sundial, Johann Michael Bergauer, Ante 1745
By Johann Michael Bergauer
Located in Milano, IT
is octagonal and is supported by three turned legs. The upper face is gilded and a compass with a
Category
1730s Austrian Baroque Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
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19th Century Viennese Porcelain Figural Cherub Jardinière or Centrepiece Bowl
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vigonza, Padua
This item is a big 19th century Viennese porcelain centerpiece bowl or jardinière beautifully enameled in rich colors with floral sprays and gilt highlights. This stunning Rococo pie...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Rococo Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Porcelain
H 9.85 in W 11.82 in D 10.63 in
Old Chesterfield Club Three Piece Sofa & Pair of Armchairs Suite Brown Leather
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning vintage restored Chesterfield cigar brown leather Library suite
A very rare find, I never come across original sets of three piece...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Chesterfield Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Leather
H 28.75 in W 85.44 in D 35.44 in
Continental Wood Pocket Sundial and Compass 1780ca
Located in Firenze, IT
A carved Continental wood pocket sundial and compass, with precision carved numbers and a small stringline, 1.5 cm high, 6.5 cm wide, 4.5 cm deep
Category
1780s German Neoclassical Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swiss Ladies L Excelsior Silver Pocket Watch
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous little solid silver Swiss ladies pocket watch from 1880.
L'Excelsior Suisse
White and pink enameled face with gorgeous silver repousse work on rear with unmarked armor...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Silver
Antique English Break-Front Bibliotheque Bookcase in Mahogany, circa 1870
By S.E. & R. Johnson. Warrington
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome and very well crafted English break-front bookcase or bibliotheque in solid mahogany by S.E. & R. Johnson of Warrington, England, circa 1870. Features six doors with glass...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Mahogany
H 101 in W 164.5 in D 27 in
Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Late Nineteenth Navigators Sextant. T Frame design. Box has label of H.A. Johannesen Compass Adjuster, Fish Dock Rd., Grimsby. Circa 1920. Phone number on label is 483.
Category
1920s Norwegian Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Wood
18th Century English Antique Library Bookcase Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, IE
A magnificent George III period seven door breakfront library bookcase. Constructed in the finest quality figured mahogany, having a moulded cornice above seven astragal glazed doors...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Mahogany
H 113.39 in W 166.93 in D 15.75 in
Vintage Meissen Lidded Tureen with Putto Figure
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Blue crossed swords mark to the base. A footed bowl with a wide sight scalloped gilt rim with shell and acanthus leaf handles and decorated with insects and flowers. The lid is decor...
Category
Early 20th Century European Regency Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Veyrat French Parisian Silver Flatware Dinner Service for 12 with Boxes
By Jean Francois Veyrat
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This set of antique French gold washed silverware were made by the well-known Veyrat company of Paris France, in circa 1890 in the period Art Nouveau style. There are a combined fort...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Silver
H 7.25 in W 1.5 in D 0.88 in
Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells and Motto "Ever Thine"
Located in Downingtown, PA
Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells and Motto "Ever Thine",
Barbados, West Indies,
Circa 1885
A double sailor's valentine with Spanish Cedar box with two sides. The right side ...
Category
Early 20th Century Bajan Folk Art Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Shell
Antique Pharmacy Moble in Walnut with Drawers, Raised Day, Bookcase, Swiss, 1800
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique pharmacy in walnut with drawers, raised a day, Swiss origin, second half of the 19th century, composed of a corner unit and a small piece of furniture.
Pharmacy in perfect c...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Walnut
H 108.27 in W 149.61 in D 18.12 in
Set of Four Monumental Neo-Gothic Confessionals in Oak
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
A group of four antique confessionals in Neo-Gothic style, made of oak.
Category
19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Wood, Oak
18th Century Diptych Portable Sundial And Compass by German Beringer
By David Beringer
Located in Milan, IT
Antique 18th Century Diptych Sundial and Compass a portable wooden boxwood sundial with compass, of German origin, by David Beringer, Nuremberg, dating back to the 1790 circa, in goo...
Category
Late 18th Century German Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
US Navy Mark 74 Aiming Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
1943 United States Navy Telescope. Used primarily as part of the Mark 16 Aiming System on 50 caliber anti-aircraft gun mounts. Fitted with three sun filters and density knob. The ins...
Category
1940s North American Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
Antique French Triple Optic Binoculars - Marine / Theatre / Field Dated1890
Located in Bath, GB
These hard-to-find French-made glasses with three lenses are changed by the wheel at the side and indicated across the bridge labelled " Theatre ", " Campagne " and " Marine ". They...
Category
1890s French Late Victorian Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
H 5.75 in W 5 in D 2.5 in
1930s Art Deco Table Clock With Rosaline Glass And Art Deco Typical Numerals
Located in Ulm, DE
Table / desk clock on wooden base
Rosaline colored glass dial with Art Deco typical numerals
Original Art Deco, France 1930s
Width: 40 cm
Height: 24 cm
Depth: 11 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 9.45 in W 15.75 in D 4.34 in
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Diptych Portable Maritime Sundial and Compass, circa 1780
Located in York, GB
Exquisite diptych portable maritime sundial and compass, circa 1780.
Made from fruitwood and hand
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Compass Maritime
Antique world map - Erdkugel and compass by Bellin - Handcol. engraving - 18th c
By Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
. His career, spanning over 50 years, caused an enormous outpt in maps, particular of maritime interest
Category
1740s Old Masters Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Engraving
Paskaerte van 't in comen Van 't Canaal, hoemen dat sal aen doen, [...].
By Pieter Goos
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
putti. Two compass roses, rhumb lines and two ships depicted on the sea.
Engraving on hand laid paper
Category
17th Century Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Engraving
![Antique Paskaerte van 't in comen Van 't Canaal, hoemen dat sal aen doen, [...].](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/archivesE/upload/a_5923/1509450560082/IMG_0305_2_master.jpg?width=240 "datsal")
Carte generale des costes de l'Europe sur l'ocean [...].
By Alexis Hubert Jaillot
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Strait of Gibraltar.) Highly decorative sea chart / nautical map / maritime map of north-western Europe
Category
Late 17th Century Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Engraving
![Antique Carte generale des costes de l'Europe sur l'ocean [...].](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/archivesE/upload/a_5923/1508837429054/cb3798_master.jpg?width=240 "hubert jaillot")
H 24.41 in W 36.03 in
Vintage Binnacle Compass, English, Brass, Maritime, Navigation, Instrument
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage binnacle compass. An English, brass maritime navigation instrument, dating to the
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
H 10.24 in W 8.47 in D 8.47 in
Antique Desk Compass, English, Oak, Maritime, Ship, Regency, circa 1830
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique desk compass. An English, oak maritime or ship's compass and dating to the
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Oak
1900s Brass Magnetic Compass Signed Sestrel Antique Maritime Navigation Tool
Located in Milan, IT
Brass and glass dry compass on universal joint signed Sestrel made in the first half of the 19th
Category
Early 1900s Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
H 4.8 in W 4.8 in D 7.4 in
1920s Sestrel Brass Nautical Gimbal Compass Antique Maritime Navigation Device
Located in Milan, IT
1920s Sestrel gimbal mounted liquid filled nautical compass
made for Trawler Owners Asson. Ltd
Category
1920s Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
H 6.3 in W 12.5 in D 9.5 in
Brass and Glass Nautical Compass on Oak Wooden Board, London, 1860
Located in Milan, IT
Brass and glass nautical compass on universal joint signed Coubro & Scrutton Ltd London from the
Category
1860s British Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
Nautical Compass in Its Original Oak Box Signed Iver C. Weilbach & C. Copenhagen
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical compass of brass and glass mounted on a universal joint and placed in its original oak box
Category
Late 19th Century Danish Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
H 4.53 in W 6.11 in D 6.11 in
French Animated Industrial Desk Clock, Barometer with Rotating Globe, circa 1880
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Maritime French animated industry desk clock: with a rotating globe, barometer and compass. The
Category
Late 19th Century French Industrial Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Brass
H 16.15 in W 10.44 in D 4.93 in
English Mahogany & Brass Ships Binnacle. Henry Browne & Son Ltd., Circa 1900
By Henry Browne & Son Ltd Sestrel
Located in Hollywood, SC
desirable and Fine maritime instrument is made of carved mahogany and brass with a helmet style compass
Category
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique 3 Draw Telescope, English, Terrestrial, Lawrence & Mayo, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
refractor with compass by Lawrence & Mayo of London, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
H 0.4 in W 0.4 in D 0.4 in
'The Route of the Expedition', oil on canvas group portrait painting
By Charles Willis
Located in London, GB
plotting a maritime voyage using maps, books, and a miniature terrestrial globe.
Willis was a portrait
Category
Early 20th Century Naturalistic Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 25.99 in W 33.47 in D 3.15 in
Antique Coastal Chart of the North Sea between England and the Netherlands, 1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Wit's maritime atlas details the North Sea between England and the Netherlands. The Frisian Islands are
Category
1730s Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Paper
H 20.63 in W 24.53 in D 0 in
1900s Ritchie Boston Usa Brass Nautical Magnetic Compass Maritime Navigation
Located in Milan, IT
Liquid compass on gimbal signed Ritchie Boston USA from the early 1900s, marketed by the company
Category
Early 1900s Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
H 5.15 in W 5.15 in D 7.3 in
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
1910s Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
Vintage Box Compass, English, Oak, Brass, Gimbal, Maritime, Navigation, Aid
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage box compass. An English, oak and brass gimbal maritime navigation aid, dating to
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
H 5.71 in W 8.08 in D 8.08 in
Vintage Ship's Binnacle Compass, English, Brass, Maritime, Navigation Aid, 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a superb vintage ship's binnacle compass. An English, polished brass maritime navigation
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
H 10.44 in W 10.63 in D 8.27 in
Earòy 1900s Nautical Compass Signed Ritchie Boston Antique Maritime Navigation
Located in Milan, IT
Liquid compass on cardan joint signed Ritchie Boston USA n. 79687 from the early 1900s, eight-wind
Category
Early 1900s Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
H 3.45 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
1920s Small Brass Nautical Pocket Compass Antique Maritime Navigation Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Small brass nautical pocket compass complete with cover and ring for the chain.
Rose with eight
Category
1920s Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
Ships Compass From 19th Century
Located in Norwell, MA
Boat compass from maritime ships chandler Thomas Laughlin Co. of Portland, Maine. Polished brass
Category
1920s North American Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Regency Brass Pocket Sundial Compass
Located in Stamford, CT
An English brass pocket sundial compass, early 19th century. In a hand turned domed brass case with
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
D.E. Wood Inscribed Nautical Telescope & Compass with Rosewood Barrel, c. 1860s
Located in Norwalk, CT
An exceptional spyglass or maritime telescope made by C.W. Dixey, "Optician to the Queen", in the
Category
1860s British Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Metal
Fine Brass Pocket Sundial and Compass by Michael Butterfield Paris, circa 1700
By Butterfield Paris
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine brass Anglo-French octagonal pocket sundial with compass by Michael Butterfield, circa 1700
Category
Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
H 2.56 in W 2.29 in D 0.32 in
Outstanding Yacht Binnacle by Negus
Located in Norwell, MA
Lyman gimballed compass, also polished and lacquered. This is as good as it gets when it comes to an
Category
1920s American Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Brass
Original Antique Map of the Sangi Islands and of the Talaud Islands, Indonesia
Located in Langweer, NL
, navigational aids like compass roses or scale bars, enriching its visual appeal and utility. As part of
Category
1720s Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Paper
H 19.3 in W 11.42 in D 0 in
Original Anitque Map of the Banda or Spice islands in the Dutch East Indies
Located in Langweer, NL
might include cartographic elements such as compass roses, scale bars, or decorative embellishments
Category
1720s Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Paper
H 13.19 in W 17.33 in D 0 in
Boisserie with Maritime Theme
Located in New Orleans, LA
A boisserie panel with plaster cartouche of maritime tools, including a sextant, globe, spyglass
Category
19th Century French Antique Compass Maritime
An English Oak Round Dining table c1870
Located in London, GB
compass rose showing all the points of the compass including the now little used 'West by North', etc
Category
19th Century British Antique Compass Maritime
Materials
Oak
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Antique Compass Maritime For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique compass maritime you’re looking for. Each antique compass maritime for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and wood. There are many kinds of the antique compass maritime you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique compass maritime, those designed in Victorian, Baroque and neoclassical styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique compass maritime over the years, but those crafted by A. Lietz Co., Butterfield Paris and Johann Michael Bergauer are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Antique Compass Maritime?
The average selling price for an antique compass maritime at 1stDibs is $2,190, while they’re typically $683 on the low end and $16,585 for the highest priced.
Questions About Antique Compass Maritime
- 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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