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Antique Compass Sundial

George I English sundial, in patinated and engraved bronze
George I English sundial, in patinated and engraved bronze

George I English sundial, in patinated and engraved bronze

Located in Valladolid, ES

At the bottom of the gnomon, the plate is centered with a symbolic and useful compass rose. Details Piece: English sundial Origin: Private collection Measurements: Condition: Good co...

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1720s English George I Antique Compass Sundial

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Bronze

19th Century, Compass and Sundial Together
19th Century, Compass and Sundial Together

19th Century, Compass and Sundial Together

$950

H 2.75 in W 1.96 in D 0.78 in

19th Century, Compass and Sundial Together

Located in Miami, FL

19th century, compass and sundial together.

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Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Wood

19th Century Compass and Sundial Together
19th Century Compass and Sundial Together

19th Century Compass and Sundial Together

$1,050

H 2.75 in W 1.96 in D 0.78 in

19th Century Compass and Sundial Together

Located in Miami, FL

19th century compass and sundial together.

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Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Wood

Antique 18th Century Diptych Pocket Sundial and Compass by German Beringer
Antique 18th Century Diptych Pocket Sundial and Compass by German Beringer

Antique 18th Century Diptych Pocket Sundial and Compass by German Beringer

Located in Firenze, IT

With hinged gnomon, hour ring and latitude arc, silvered compass rose with two inset bubble levels, raised on three levelling screws, in velvet lined and shaped leather covered case,...

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1780s German Neoclassical Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Brass

Sundial with Compass and Case, Bronze, Bion, Nicholas, Paris, 18th Century
Sundial with Compass and Case, Bronze, Bion, Nicholas, Paris, 18th Century

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.

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18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Bronze, Other

Compass with Pocket Sundial, with Case, Bronze, Butterfield, Michael '1635-1724'
Compass with Pocket Sundial, with Case, Bronze, Butterfield, Michael '1635-1724'

Compass with Pocket Sundial, with Case, Bronze, Butterfield, Michael '1635-1724'

Located in Madrid, ES

Compass with pocket sundial, with case. Bronze. BUTTERFIELD, Michael (1635-1724).

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Early 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Other

Rare Silver Pocket Sundial and Compass by Michael Butterfield, Paris, circa 1700
Rare Silver Pocket Sundial and Compass by Michael Butterfield, Paris, circa 1700

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 Butterfield, circa 1700.

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Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Silver

Body Armor Men's Sundial Band
Body Armor Men's Sundial Band

Body Armor Men's Sundial Band

By K. Brunini Jewels

Located in Solana Beach, CA

Brunini Body Armor Collection features sundial rings, water buffalo horn earrings, sterling silver time traveler pendants, functioning sundials, compass pendants, and fire-blasted st...

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Early 20th Century American Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Sterling Silver

English Victorian Wood Cane with Sundial
English Victorian Wood Cane with Sundial

English Victorian Wood Cane with Sundial

Located in Queens, NY

English Victorian style dark wood cane with swirl top that opens to reveal a sundial and compass interior with a brass bottom tip

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19th Century British Victorian Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Brass

Body Armor Men's Signet Ring Sundial Band
Body Armor Men's Signet Ring Sundial Band

Body Armor Men's Signet Ring Sundial Band

By K. Brunini Jewels

Located in Solana Beach, CA

Brunini Body Armor Collection features sterling silver time traveler pendants, functioning sundials, compass pendants, and fire-blasted sterling silver cuffs..

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Early 20th Century American Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Sterling Silver

Body Armor Men's Sundial Ring with Sapphire in 18k Gold Bezel
Body Armor Men's Sundial Ring with Sapphire in 18k Gold Bezel

Body Armor Men's Sundial Ring with Sapphire in 18k Gold Bezel

By K. Brunini Jewels

Located in Solana Beach, CA

Brunini Body Armor Collection features sundial rings, water buffalo horn earrings, sterling silver time traveler pendants, functioning sundials, compass pendants, and fire-blasted st...

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Mid-19th Century American Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver

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Diptych Portable Maritime Sundial and Compass, circa 1780
Diptych Portable Maritime Sundial and Compass, circa 1780

Diptych Portable Maritime Sundial and Compass, circa 1780

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H 3.15 in W 1.97 in D 0.6 in

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-painted paper.

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Late 18th Century Antique Compass Sundial

Splendid Gustavian Brass Compass with Sundial, Late 18th Century Sweden
Splendid Gustavian Brass Compass with Sundial, Late 18th Century Sweden

Splendid Gustavian Brass Compass with Sundial, Late 18th Century Sweden

Located in Knivsta, SE

Splendid Gustavian Brass Compass with Sundial, Late 18th Century Sweden. By Swedish 18th century clockmaker Johan Elfgren (1720-1801) from Gagnef in the Swedish county of Dalecarlia ...

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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Brass, Iron

18th Century German Equinoctial Pocket Sundial and Compass by Ludwig Theodor
18th Century German Equinoctial Pocket Sundial and Compass by Ludwig Theodor

18th Century German Equinoctial Pocket Sundial and Compass by Ludwig Theodor

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

The maker Ludwig Theodor (or Ludovicus Theodatus) Müller was active a compass and sundial maker in Augsburg from circa 1710.

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18th Century German Grand Tour Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Brass

Rare Silver Pocket Sundial And Compass By Michael Butterfield Paris Circa 1700
Rare Silver Pocket Sundial And Compass By Michael Butterfield Paris Circa 1700

Rare Silver Pocket Sundial And Compass By Michael Butterfield Paris Circa 1700

By Michael Butterfield

Located in Firenze, IT

A beautiful, rare solid silver Anglo-French octagonal pocket sundial with compass by Michael Butterfield, circa 1700.

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Mid-18th Century French Baroque Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Silver

Continental 1850 Compass And Sundial Carved in The Shape of a Terrestrial Globe
Continental 1850 Compass And Sundial Carved in The Shape of a Terrestrial Globe

Continental 1850 Compass And Sundial Carved in The Shape of a Terrestrial Globe

Located in Miami, FL

An antique desk Sundial and compass. Surely this unusual sundial and compass will be a great conversation piece.

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Mid-19th Century German Other Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Gilt Brass and Silver Pocket or Miniature Sundial Compass with Case
18th Century Gilt Brass and Silver Pocket or Miniature Sundial Compass with Case

18th Century Gilt Brass and Silver Pocket or Miniature Sundial Compass with Case

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

A Fine 18th century gilt brass and silver pocket sundial with Travelling case, c. 1750. A richly engraved gilt brass and silver German equinoctial sundial, monogrammed on the bac...

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18th Century Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Silver, Brass

French Equatorial Sundial by Butterfield
French Equatorial Sundial by Butterfield

French Equatorial Sundial by Butterfield

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H 0.63 in W 1.88 in D 2.38 in

French Equatorial Sundial by Butterfield

By Butterfield Paris

Located in New Orleans, LA

The combination of the sundial, compass and detailed listing of latitudes allowed travelers to tell time in some of the most visited cities in Europe, then easily slip the instrument...

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17th Century French Other Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Silver

19th Century Compass Sundial, Jacque Linedal, Dieppe, France
19th Century Compass Sundial, Jacque Linedal, Dieppe, France

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 Dieppe Lat. 49, with folding scroll support gnomon, the compass with a blued needle,...

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19th Century French Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Brass

French Equinoctial Compass Sundial
French Equinoctial Compass Sundial

French Equinoctial Compass Sundial

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H 1.58 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in

French Equinoctial Compass Sundial

Located in Madrid, ES

Description: This French equinoctial compass sundial is a rare and precious piece. It features a silvered compass scale, two water levels, a folding gnomon, an hour ring, and a latit...

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1870s Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Brass

19th Century Korean Etched Brass Compass Sundial
19th Century Korean Etched Brass Compass Sundial

19th Century Korean Etched Brass Compass Sundial

Located in Stamford, CT

A rare 19th century Korean compass-sundial, the brass pierced with incised decoration on the horizontal plate with a small blue stone with gilt Chinese character for South.

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Mid-19th Century Korean Qing Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Regency Brass Pocket Sundial Compass
19th Century English Regency Brass Pocket Sundial Compass

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 lovely patina.

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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Brass

18th Century Diptych Portable Sundial And Compass by German Kleininger
18th Century Diptych Portable Sundial And Compass by German Kleininger

18th Century Diptych Portable Sundial And Compass by German Kleininger

Located in Milano, MI

Antique 18th Century Diptych Sundial and Compass a portable wooden boxwood sundial with compass, of German origin, by Johann Georg Kleininger, Nuremberg, dating back to the 1785 circ...

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Late 18th Century German Antique Compass Sundial

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Brass

18th Century Diptych Portable Sundial And Compass by German Beringer
18th Century Diptych Portable Sundial And Compass by German Beringer

18th Century Diptych Portable Sundial And Compass by German Beringer

By David Beringer

Located in Milano, MI

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...

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Late 18th Century German Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Brass

Gustavian Compass with Sundial in Brass, Late 18th/Early 19th Century Sweden
Gustavian Compass with Sundial in Brass, Late 18th/Early 19th Century Sweden

Gustavian Compass with Sundial in Brass, Late 18th/Early 19th Century Sweden

Located in Knivsta, SE

Gustavian Compass with Sundial in Brass and Iron, Late 18th Century Sweden, Stylized Floral Decorative Element A beautiful compass with a sundial from the Swedish Gustavian period o...

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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Brass, Iron

Fine Brass Pocket Sundial and Compass by Michael Butterfield Paris, circa 1700
Fine Brass Pocket Sundial and Compass by Michael Butterfield Paris, circa 1700

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.

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Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Brass

17TH C FRENCH SILVER POCKET SUNDIAL COMPASS
17TH C FRENCH SILVER POCKET SUNDIAL COMPASS

17TH C FRENCH SILVER POCKET SUNDIAL COMPASS

Located in Essex, MA

A late 17th century French silver pocket sundial, engraved "Butterfield a Paris", by Michael Butterfield (1675-1715) with inset compass well, double horary scale, latitudes 49 and 5...

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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Silver

18th c. French pocket sundial/compass
18th c. French pocket sundial/compass

18th c. French pocket sundial/compass

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H 0.5 in W 1.75 in D 2.75 in

18th c. French pocket sundial/compass

Located in Summerland, CA

A beautifully-crafted wood pocket sundial with intricate printed paper numerals, degrees and foreign city time zones, with a compass set in its center

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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Brass

Continental Wood Pocket Sundial and Compass 1780ca
Continental Wood Pocket Sundial and Compass 1780ca

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

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1780s German Neoclassical Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Wood

Antique Silver Plate Mappin Sundial/Compass Money Clip
Antique Silver Plate Mappin Sundial/Compass Money Clip

Antique Silver Plate Mappin Sundial/Compass Money Clip

By Mappin Brothers

Located in New York, NY

Most unique money clip: a large figural "sundial" set with a small brass compass. Made and signed by MAPPIN.

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1910s British Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Silver Plate

19th Century Baroque Style Pocket Compass and Sundial
19th Century Baroque Style Pocket Compass and Sundial

19th Century Baroque Style Pocket Compass and Sundial

Located in Essex, MA

A whimsical and curious ebony and ivory diptych sundial, unmarked, mid 19th century, the octagonal dial with Roman chapters, engraved scroll work around the perimeter, inset latitude...

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19th Century Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Brass

A Brass Pocket Sundial And Compass Signed Pigeon A Lion
A Brass Pocket Sundial And Compass Signed Pigeon A Lion

A Brass Pocket Sundial And Compass Signed Pigeon A Lion

By Butterfield Paris

Located in Firenze, IT

French, early 18th Century Measures 6,5cm x 5,9 x 1,4cm Contained within its original leather case which remains in good condition with only minor losses to the leather and slight ...

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Early 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Brass

Silver Pocket Sundial Compass French Jean Baptiste Nicolas DELURE 1695-1736
Silver Pocket Sundial Compass French Jean Baptiste Nicolas DELURE 1695-1736

Silver Pocket Sundial Compass French Jean Baptiste Nicolas DELURE 1695-1736

Located in Firenze, IT

Brown leather case richly decorated with floral motifs. Signed around the compass DELURE in Paris. France, late 17th century Gross weight : 32,44 g

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1710s French Louis XVI Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Silver

Brass Pocket Sundial Compass French Late 19th Century
Brass Pocket Sundial Compass French Late 19th Century

Brass Pocket Sundial Compass French Late 19th Century

Located in Firenze, IT

Shipping policy No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). Brass octagonal dial with four engr...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Brass

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Circa 1880 Italian Large Gilt wood LXV Style Confidente Sofa

Located in London, Park Royal

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A 17th century Augsburg ebonized cabinet with painted pietra paesina panels
A 17th century Augsburg ebonized cabinet with painted pietra paesina panels

A 17th century Augsburg ebonized cabinet with painted pietra paesina panels

Located in PARIS, FR

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Marble

Pair of Antique English Naval Cannon
Pair of Antique English Naval Cannon

Pair of Antique English Naval Cannon

$180,613 / set

H 22.5 in W 27 in D 48 in

Pair of Antique English Naval Cannon

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Pair of antique English naval cannon each with a tapering three stage barrel flanked by plain trunnions, with a knob shaped cascabel button before a shaped rectangular raised vent an...

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Early 1800s English Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Bronze

English Pocket Globe by Herman Moll, Circa 1775-1798, England
English Pocket Globe by Herman Moll, Circa 1775-1798, England

English Pocket Globe by Herman Moll, Circa 1775-1798, England

By Herman Moll

Located in Milano, IT

Pocket globe London, between 1775 and 1798 Re-edition of the globe of Hermann Moll (1678-1732) dated 1719 The globe is contained in its original case, which itself is covered in sh...

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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Shagreen, Paper

Mechanical Equatorial Sundial by Johann Michael Bergauer, Gilded Brass
Mechanical Equatorial Sundial by Johann Michael Bergauer, Gilded Brass

Mechanical Equatorial Sundial by Johann Michael Bergauer, Gilded Brass

By Johann Michael Bergauer

Located in Milano, IT

Johann Michael Bergauer (Simonsfeld, 1676 - Innsbruck, 1745 circa) Mechanical equatorial sundial Signed: Michael Bergauer Insprugg? Innsbruck? Ante 1745 Gilded and silvered brass...

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1730s Austrian Baroque Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Brass

: Wooden pocket diptych sundial Ernst Christoph Stocket. Germany 1780 - 1811.
: Wooden pocket diptych sundial Ernst Christoph Stocket. Germany 1780 - 1811.

: Wooden pocket diptych sundial Ernst Christoph Stocket. Germany 1780 - 1811.

Located in Milan, IT

Wooden pocket diptych sundial Ernst Christoph Stocket - type, Bavaria. A folding wooden sundial is partially covered in paper with engraved/printed decorations and text. A compass is...

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Late 18th Century German Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Wood, Paper

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18th Century Silver Butterfield Dial By Langlois Paris

18th Century Silver Butterfield Dial By Langlois Paris

By Pierre Langlois

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A fine example of a silver Butterfield type sundial in the original green shagreen case. The finely engraved dial has Premier cadran (first dial) engraved with the city names and lat...

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Mid-18th Century French Antique Compass Sundial

Materials

Silver

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Antique Compass Sundial For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique compass sundial you’re looking for. Each antique compass sundial for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and silver. Your living room may not be complete without an antique compass sundial — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 19th Century. An antique compass sundial, designed in the Baroque or Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made antique compass sundial has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Butterfield Paris and Jacques Linedal are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Compass Sundial?

An antique compass sundial can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,631, while the lowest priced sells for $400 and the highest can go for as much as $6,532.
Questions About Antique Compass Sundial
  • 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.