Antique Compasses

On one side is a glazed recessed compass with a blued steel hand to position the instrument in such a way that the time can be read.

Elegant Louis XVI writing desk with pull-out writing surface, inlaid on the top with a compass rose. Elegant writing desk with pull-out writing surface, inlaid on the top with a com...

Antique ring with a mechanical functional compass. Fabulous ring with a compass, created in America during the late Victorian era, back in the 1890.

Plan of Grave, The Netherlands. With coats of arms, compass rose and key. From: Isaak Tirion's 'Hedendaagsche Historie, of Tegenwoordige Staat van alle volken.'

Antique and rare magnetic surveying compass, brass with original wooden box, signed E.

The globe is suspended on a stand with three tapered legs, with a compass suspended in the medial tripod stretcher, and legs terminating with brass casters.

Sheet with with two charts of the English Channel, each adorned with beautiful compass roses. The lower chart is inset with a tiny map of the region between Angers and Paris.

Solid oak chest with carved Maltese cross on starry background separated by a reserve with compass rose. High period style Louis XIII, early 19th century.

The plain body is applied with an anchor, a buoy and a compass, bound by twisted rope forming the two handles.

The richly decorated front panel is deeply carved and adorned with so-called compass roses, motifs often used in folk art as symbols for protection against evil influences.

American Rustic Old Hickory (1940s) dining table with a round oak plank top above 4 double legs with an "X" form stretcher with a centered lazy susan having a compass top.

ㅤ Within Masonic tradition, the Square and Compasses have long carried symbolic associations with principles of conduct and morality.

The front features deep carvings, including compass rose motifs—designs frequently used in folk art as symbols of protection against evil influences.

Its right side is closed by a wall with towers, and within it are a square walled enclosure with towers marked a, a building marked b, a rectangular enclosure marked c and a compass ...

The back central shield imagery depicts radiant sunbeams at the top and artisan trade tools, the anvil, hammer and compass, at the base, symbolic of technical craftsmanship.

Centering an old European cut diamond weighing approximately 2.28 carats total - J color with I1 clarity Set in compass-style mount with tab-like prongs at cardinal points grooved as...

The lift-top lid is centered with a hand-painted eight-point compass star in white, green, mustard, and oxblood on a worn ochre ground.

Beautifully made in mahogany, the cabinet has a rectangular mahogany top and three slanted display compartments, each with its original glass lift-up door, brass “compass” hinges des...

It is generally believed that the inspiration for the octagonal cases came from ship’s compass boxes. Today, antique sailor's valentines remain highly prized and are eagerly sought.

Above is the thick Walnut top showcasing a central Compass Rose which is set within a double frame of Walnut inlays, while the top is surrounded by a double banded edge.

Horizontal Butterfield-type sundial, signed "Macquart AParis", in shagreen covered case. Style and compass glass missing. French, second quarter of the 18th century.

Letters on the plan are keyed to the "REFERENCE" engraved below: A for the Old City and B for the New City built by Nebuchadnezzar, with the Temple of Belus, the old and new palaces,...

A list of eight references, from the Temple of Saturn to the Exchange, and a scale of 4000 feet sit under the title, a compass rose is engraved at the left, and a "NOTE" at the lower...

The natural pearl at the center of this Victorian ring, measuring 6.50mm and confirmed by GIA under report number 5241050585 to have formed without any human intervention, sits just ...

One striking face is engraved with a compact arrangement of Masonic working tools, most plausibly incorporating the plumb, level, and compasses. The opposite face is engraved with a ...

A scale at the lower left is lettered Schaale van 10 Duitsche Mylen and Echelle de 10 Miles d'Allemagne, a compass rose is engraved at the upper right, and latitude scales run down b...

The city lies within a long wall set with close spaced towers, its streets and blocks drawn as a network with a compass circle in the middle. At the top of the circuit a small walled...

At its lower end stands a square fort with a smaller walled court attached, lettered Rischähhr. A compass rose with a fleur de lis is engraved at the lower left of the plan.

At the lower left a panel headed Latitudo Locorum gives latitudes for Tänkscha, Kerkûk, Arbîl and Mosul, above a scale lettered Schaale van 10 Duitsche Mylen and Echelle de 10 Miles ...

A grove of palms fills the upper right corner, enclosed garden plots radiate from a point at the upper left beside the letter E, and more palms stand along the lower edge. A compass...

At the lower left a panel headed Latitudo Locorum gives latitudes for Bîr adsjik, Haléb, Antiochien, Beilân, Ladakîa and Àdene, above a scale lettered Schaale van 10 Duitsche Mylen a...

The town fills the lower two thirds of the sheet inside a wall with round towers, its streets and blocks drawn as a close network with a compass rose at the center. Part of the groun...

At the upper left a scale is lettered Schaale van 10 Duitsche Mylen and Echelle de 10 Miles d'Allemagne, above a panel headed Latitudo Locorum giving latitudes for Mardîn, Diarbekr a...

Below the title are scale bars for "English Miles" and "Hungarian Miles 10 to a Degree", and a compass rose stands at the top of the map. Longitude east from London is marked along t...

Four scale bars near the bottom give stadia and Roman, German and French miles, and a small compass rose sits to their right. Degrees are marked along the borders.

The walled town fills the center of the plan, its streets drawn as blocks with numbers for reference and a circular compass in the middle. The wall runs up the hillside to a fortifie...

Inside the walls a few buildings are marked: Sarbach, Schahi Scherá, Zeüdel Hössein, the arsenal lettered Tuighuis Arsenal and the powder store lettered Kruit Magazyn and Magasin à P...

Above the town the ground is laid out in curving fields crossed by roads, with long buildings marked D, scattered buildings marked E at the right, and a village with houses and trees...

A scale at the upper left is lettered Passus Géometrici. from 100 to 600, and a compass rose with a fleur de lis pointing north sits at the lower right.

Degree scales run along the top and bottom borders and a compass rose is engraved at the lower right. The plate number Tab.

A bar scale under the cartouche is lettered Schaale van 6 Duitsche-Mylen. and Echelle de 6 Mil. d'Allemagne., a compass mark stands at the left, and the border is graduated with figu...

Above the river the main city lies within a long wall set with round towers, its streets and blocks drawn as a close network, a compass rose in the middle and a small walled enclosur...

Long reefs and shoals, marked with crosses inside dotted lines, lie offshore, and rhumb lines radiate from a compass point with a fleur-de-lis. Anchors near the number 15 mark an anc...

Hills and gardens are drawn in stipple and small tree marks. A compass with its needle pointing up sits on the water at the lower center, beside a scale from 0 to 3000 lettered Pass...

Rhumb lines radiate across the sea from a compass point with a fleur-de-lis, and a depth figure is engraved near the shoal.

The contemporary colouring remains attractive, while the engraved detail, decorative lettering, compass rose and Ely Cathedral vignette are well preserved.

The river along the foot of the plan is lettered Schat el arrab, the Shatt al Arab, and the open country outside the walls at the upper right is lettered De Woestyn. and Le Desert., ...

Original vintage travel advertising poster - TAA Covers the Continent / The Network of Trans-Australia Airlines - featuring a midcentury style map of Australia with colours highlight...

The top is highly detailed with a compass rose in the center. Very sturdy barley twist legs connected by matching stretchers.

Urania is often depicted with a globe and in this window stands before a globe with a compass and scroll in hand. The central handpainted panel is surrounded by an array of plain ye...

., and fields and orchards spread over the rest of the sheet, crossed by tracks and a stream on the right. A compass rose with a fleur-de-lis stands at the upper right.

Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields stand at the top of the sheet, with Sunderland, Seaham and Hartlepool down the North Sea coast, where a compass rose is drawn in the open sea. D...

Northamptonshire with Oundle and Burghley Park, Bedfordshire with Bedford and a compass rose, and Cambridgeshire with Cambridge are drawn around the county.

The town of BEIT EL FAKIH lies near the center as a stippled area with a ragged edge, with a circular compass below it to the right. Around it the fields are drawn as patches of fine...

The upper chart is lettered IAMBO (Yanbu): the walled town sits on the shore at the top, with a curved jetty, scattered buildings and hills behind, while the bay below is marked with...

BULÁK lies on the bank at the lower left, FOSTÁT and MASR EL ATÎK along the shore at the right, the island of RODDA with Mikkias at its tip in midstream, and Giza on the far bank at ...

The inset plan shows the walled town of Mesched Ali with numbered features, hills around it, a compass rose, the words Báhhr Nedsjef at the upper right and a scale in Dubbele Schreed...

A 19th century steel compassed steel fender, with pierced isometric fretwork.

Each corner of the mirror with further in relief Square and Compasses attributes. It is certain to make a stunning addition to that one special room in your home.

The engraved image remains clear and detailed, and the contemporary wash colouring, decorative title, compass rose and Ely Cathedral vignette remain attractive.