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Antique German Compass

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
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1780s German Neoclassical Antique German Compass

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Brass

Sundial and Compass with Case, Schrettegger, Johan, Augsburg, Germany, Ca 1800
Located in Madrid, ES
Sundial and compass with case. Bronze. SCHRETTEGGER, Johan. Augsburg, Germany, around 1800
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Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Antique German Compass

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Bronze, Other

Antique 18th Century Diptych Portable Sundial And Compass by Beringer
By David Beringer
Located in Bilzen, BE
Antique 18th Century Diptych Sundial and Compass a portable wooden sundial with compass, of German
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Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Antique German Compass

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Metal

Rare 18th Century Equatorial Sundial And Compass By Johann Nepomuk Schrettegger
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Rare 18th Century Equatorial Sundial And Compass By Johann Nepomuk Schrettegger," Rare 18th
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18th Century German Louis XVI Antique German Compass

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Brass

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Oak Compass German Manufacture of the Late 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
compass needle lock. German manufacture of the late 19th century. Excellent condition. 8.5 x 8.5 cm
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1880s German Antique German Compass

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Brass

18th Century German Equinoctial Pocket Sundial and Compass by Ludwig Theodor
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
From the first quarter of the 18th century - a German brass equinoctial pocket sundial by Ludwig
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18th Century German Grand Tour Antique German Compass

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Brass

Small Travel Compass with Lid Made in Germany in the Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Small travel compass with lid, made of brass; compass card with eight winds and goniometric circle
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Early 20th Century German Antique German Compass

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
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Mid-19th Century German Other Antique German Compass

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Bronze

Small German Pocket Compass Made of Oak and Brass
Located in Milan, IT
Small pocket compass made of oak and brass, complete with compass card with eight winds and an
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1860s German Antique German Compass

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
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Late 18th Century German Antique German Compass

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Brass

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
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Late 18th Century German Antique German Compass

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Brass

1860 German Magnetic Nautical Compass in Its Original Wooden Box with Slot Lid
Located in Milan, IT
Large dry compass placed in its original wooden box with slot lid. Signed AUG. CARSTENS Hamburg
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1860s German Antique German Compass

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Brass

WWI brass Carl Zeiss Jena "Fussartillerie" artillery compass
Located in London, GB
A WWI brass Carl Zeiss Jena "Fussartillerie" artillery compass. 3¾ inch dial marked with N W S
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Early 20th Century German Antique German Compass

Materials

Brass, Bronze

1950s German Celestial Globe Compass on Base
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A beautiful 1950s German Celestial Globe Compass on Base.
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19th Century Antique German Compass

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
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1780s German Neoclassical Antique German Compass

Materials

Wood

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Located in San Francisco, CA
An elaborate and finely detailed carved wood, and gold lacquered Shibayama cabinet (Chigaidansu). Having beautifully applied semi-precious stone and mother of pearl decoration of flo...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique German Compass

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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Porcelain Peint Main Vintage Slot Machine Trinket Box by Limoges
By Limoges
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Beautiful porcelain peint main (hand painted) vintage slot machine trinket box by Limoges, circa 1980s. This piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measu...
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20th Century French Antique German Compass

Materials

Porcelain

Natural Blue Coral Specimen, Real. Beautiful Deep Blue w/Whitish around Bottom
Located in Warrenton, OR
Natural Blue Coral Specimen, Real. Beautiful Deep Blue w/Whitish at Bottom This is an absolutely gorgeous piece of coral that looks beautiful from multiple angles. As with all coral...
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20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Antique German Compass

Materials

Coral

Pair of Entomology Specimen Display Cases By J T Stockall London Taxidermy Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large and impressive pair of late 19th early 20th century Entomology specimen cases, containing a varied collection of over one hundred insects from around the world pinned to an e...
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Late 19th Century English Antique German Compass

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Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine

"Jorge" Bar Cart Modernist Style in Color Painted Steel and wood natural
By Alessandra Delgado
Located in Alto da Lapa, SP
True to her enthusiasm for the Modernist Movement Alessandra Delgado was inspired by Jorge Zalszupin timeless architectonic view to create the bar cart "Jorge". Elegant and versatil...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Antique German Compass

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Steel

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
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Late 19th Century European Moorish Antique German Compass

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Wrought Iron

Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture gilded peacock handmade in precious porcelain one by one, feather by feather. Each feather is unique. Made with shiny porcelain, hand-painted with 24-karat gold and preciou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Antique German Compass

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Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass

Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
$83,469
H 25.6 in W 25.6 in D 13.39 in
1940, A. LEDUC for the Sèvres factory, VASE
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Vase on pedestal, 1940 Produced by Manufacture nationale de Sèvres Manufacturer's stamp and signed ‘A-LEDUC 45.38’ Enamelled Sèvres porcelain H: 28 cm. (11 in.); D: 21 cm. (8.1/4 in....
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Mid-20th Century French Antique German Compass

Materials

Glass

Large Modular Sofa (21 modules) Mah Jong by Roche Bobois 7 seats Missoni Kenzo
By Roche Bobois, Hans Hopfer
Located in Milano, MI
large and luxurious Mah Jong sofa produced at roche Bobois in about 2010. this set represents the most luxurious version featuring a mix of fine fabrics tr Kenzo signature satins vel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Antique German Compass

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Cotton, Satin, Velvet

French Late 18th Century Louis XVI Style Settee
Located in Louisville, KY
What interesting secrets this settee must possess. Imagine this piece in a bedroom of an historic French chateau in the countryside. Petite, yet bold in character from the design to ...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique German Compass

Materials

Brass

Fine Pair of Cut Rock Crystal Obelisks
Located in New York, NY
A fine and unusual pair of Art Deco hexagon form cut rock crystal obelisks, beautifully hand-cut and hand-polished, Paris.
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20th Century French Neoclassical Antique German Compass

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Rock Crystal

Fine Pair of Cut Rock Crystal Obelisks
Fine Pair of Cut Rock Crystal Obelisks
$13,500 / set
H 20.5 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in
Peggy Guggenheim Art of This Century Book
By Max Ernst, Frederick John Kiesler, Peggy Guggenheim
Located in New York, NY
Catalog of the seminal avant-garde exhibition held at Peggy Guggenheim's Art of This Century Gallery in 1942 and published in an edition of 2500. Edited by Peggy Guggenheim with cont...
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1940s American Modern Antique German Compass

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Paper

Peggy Guggenheim Art of This Century Book
Peggy Guggenheim Art of This Century Book
$600
H 10.25 in W 8 in D 0.5 in
René Lalique (1860-1945), Glass Clock "Pendulette 8 jours Cinq Hirondelles" 1920
By René Lalique
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
René Lalique (1860-1945), Pendulette 8 jours Cinq Hirondelles,1920 René Lalique Pendulette 8 jours « Cinq Hirondelles » glass clock Also called pendulette « Vol d’Hirondelles » Whi...
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1920s French Art Deco Antique German Compass

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Glass

Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period
Located in Troy, NY
Exceptionally large and rare lacquer cabinet. According to the heraldry, visible on the headgear in one of the panels, it was made for the Inaba family, a high ranking Daimyo family,...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique German Compass

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Bronze

Beautiful large 1960s Fat Lava ceramic wall clock by Kienzle
By Kienzle Clocks
Located in München, DE
Beautiful large 1960s Fat Lava ceramic wall clock by Kienzle. Very high quality and in the bold colors typical of the period. Handmade. Made in Germany. With a very quiet original Ki...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Antique German Compass

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Ceramic

Black Forest Cuckoo Clock
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved Walnut Black Forest Cuckoo Clock in form of a Chalet, with applied carved wooden leaves, grapes and bird, circa 1900, with pierced resin hands and numerals. In very fine condi...
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Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique German Compass

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Walnut

Black Forest Cuckoo Clock
Black Forest Cuckoo Clock
$3,500
H 25.5 in W 17 in D 9 in
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Antique German Compass For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique German compass available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and wood, every antique German compass was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the antique German compass you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique German compass bearing Art Nouveau or Neoclassical hallmarks is very popular. A well-made antique German compass has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by David Beringer are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique German Compass?

Prices for an antique German compass can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $437 and can go as high as $3,790, while the average can fetch as much as $1,124.
Questions About Antique German Compass
  • 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.

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