Antiques Compasses

Rare novelty compass pendant in the form of a jockey's cap. This is set in 9ct gold. Hallmarked for Birmingham 1896. This should help your jockey find his way to winning the race! ...

Ulmer & Co. Transit and Compass in Bergen & Sons Box Discover a rare treasure from the past with this remarkable antique J.C.

On offer is this gorgeous 15CT SOLID GOLD RARE ANTIQUE FREEMASON PENDANT / FOB DETAILS Material: 15ct (625/000) Solid Rosey Yellow Gold Style: Victorian classic pendant featuring h...

His career, spanning over 50 years, caused an enormous outpt in maps, particular of maritime interest. Subject: Antique print, titled: 'Versuch von einer kurzgefassen Karte welche d...

Inspired from antique sailor's compasses. A sailing lover as well.

Inspired from antique sailor's compasses. A sailing lover as well.

Also incorporated in this antique weathervane design is a compass-sunburst-dial.

This antique Moroccan astrolabe was once used to cross the Sahara desert. It is made of brass, carefully and ornately etched with markings to indicate time, direction, star positions...

A Set of Three compasses on stands (various sizes sold individually). These compasses serve as great desk accessories or a unique addition to a collection.   

Pendant with a mechanical compass designed by Francis Barker & Son. This is a very rare antique compass pendant, created in London England during the Edwardian period, back in the 1...

Antique compass binnacle by Ritchie with a brass case, side burners, magnetic compensating spheres, and a wooden base.

Original antique compass mounted inside a mahogany box. Compass dates to the late 19th Century; box is from the early 20th Century.

The top is formica and is decorated with the image of an antique compass. The quality is very good, the base is very heavy solid steel with brass feet caps.

Working Compass, solid brass in a solid oak box. Great piece of nautical history.

Antique copper and brass ship's compass (binnacle) by renowned British maker Henry Browne & Son Ltd.

Brass gimballed compass fastened to dove-tailed wooden box by Thaxter and Son of Boston. Dry compass card. Dimensions: (box) 5" H x 5" W x 5" L, 3" face diameter.

Polished brass boat compass by Wilcox Crittenden of Middletown, Connecticut. Fitted to a varnished, dovetailed box. Sliding lid. Great little relic. Circa 1940. Overall Dimension...

A handsome cased late Victorian or Edwardian compass with hinged lid, the little button on the top used to open; just like a pocket watch. The case is made from nickel over brass wi...

Kevin White Boston Yacht binnacle with a highly polished and lacquered pillar shape binnacle. Art deco style. Removable hood with porthole window. Fitted to a thick wood base. Circa ...

An antique fob or charm designed as a ball with rotating section, opening to display a compass.

Brass nautical pocket compass, equipped with a lid with glass and viewfinder for checking the direction of a ship, beautiful compass card with eight winds on paper complete with goni...

A smart early twentieth century brass cased travelling compass with lid to protect the glass The compass has a printed paper dial incorporating "Trade Mark London" and " Made In ...

A good nickel plated WW1 British Officers Military Pocket Compass engraved on the lid with the war office crow's foot mark and dated 1917 The hunter cased pocket compass has an attr...

A good nickel plated WW1 British Officers Military Pocket Compass engraved on the lid with the war office crow's foot mark and dated 1917 The hunter cased pocket compass has an attr...

A good nickel plated WW1 British Officers Military Pocket Compass engraved on the lid with the war office crow's foot mark and dated 1917 The hunter cased pocket compass has an attr...

A handsome Victorian pocket / explorer compass with a cross bar needle pivoting on a jewelled bearing above a traditional dial. Complete in it's brass case and lid and incorporate...

Antique boat dry card compass mounted into timber, dovetail box via gimbal by C.R.

A handsome cased late Victorian or Edwardian compass with hinged lid, the little button on the top used to open; just like a full hunter pocket watch. The case is made from brass wi...

This is an antique pocket explorer's compass. An English, mahogany cased instrument, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880.

The surface of this impressive antique vesta case is plain and retains the original compass to the center of the anterior side.

A beautiful antique 9kt gold compass pendant or fob. It has a Carnelian stone set to one side which has not been engraved and is a smooth polished deep red.

fine pair of antique 9 karat yellow gold and enamel 'Freemasons' Square and Compass cufflinks; part of our diverse men's jewelry collection These antique masonic cufflinks have bee...

Brass and oak construction. Brass plate on front reads: Compass #7542N. Sestrel; Henry Browne & Son; Station Works, Barking Essex; Type No 90327. The historical compass binnacle ‘S...

A very handsome Victorian military explorer's compass dating to around 1840 / 1860 set in a hinged wooden block measuring 2" square. The compass has a shapely blued-steel needle (ma...

An excellent example of a First World War military compass. It is fully functioning, has a brass case and is mounted with lanyard ring. The glass face and numbered brass outer ring a...

Very large antique wrought iron and gilt bronze compass Very large wrought iron compass decorated with magnificent chased and gilded bronzes.

This is an antique gimballed compass. An English, brass and glass decorative scientific instrument for display, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.

This is an antique folding pocket compass. An English, Electrum alloy pillar-type divider drawing instrument, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.

A fantastic antique, Victorian compass fob pendant designed as a ships wheel.

This is an antique gimballed compass. An English, brass and glass decorative scientific instrument for display, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.

Pocket compass used by British Army officers during World War I in 1915 of brass in the shape of a pocket watch, signed Short & Mason Ltd London. The compass is equipped with a lid...

Magnetic surveying compass, oakwood with brass hinges and closing hooks, instrument consisting of a magnetized needle free to rotate on a horizontal plane, marking the direction of m...

Brass nautical travel compass complete with leather case signed Barnes & Morris London n.13844 from 1917. It is a small compass used away from magnetic fields to check the ship's c...

A handsome cased late Victorian or Edwardian compass with hinged lid, the little button on the top used to open; just like a full hunter pocket watch. The dial is lucky enough to ha...

Antique Boat Compass by Star Pathfinder of Boston Mass.

An antique nickel 54MM Military Compass wristwatch that is quite rare to come across.

This is an antique desk compass. An English, oak maritime or ship's compass and dating to the Regency period, circa 1830.

Elton upon the upstand with naive H.G.S to the scope wheel Compass face reads 'Troughton & Simms, London' This is a fascinating and unusually complete antique surveyor's theodoli...

The compass is made of a brass and glass case on the bottom of which a metal stem is fixed, on which is supported the eight-wind compass card.

The brand ‘Sestrel’ was an amalgam of the qualities their instruments embody is in fact a name synonymous with quality and accuracy; this is evidenced by the sheer number of vintage ...

Magnetic topographic compass, of brass, an instrument consisting of a magnetized needle free to rotate on a horizontal plane, marking the direction of magnetic north with the tip of ...

Rare mahogany wood binnacle compass. Inside there is a liquid compass mounted on a universal joint signed D. Baker Melrose Mass Pat. 22 Sept 1896 and marketed by the Chas Company. C....

Pocket liquid bearing compass signed F. Barker’s Patent 1918, used by British army officers during the first world war. On the back of the compass it reads: The Soltima Inst. Co 19...

Ghurid Rulers Of India, Mu'izz Al-Din Muhammad B. Sam (567-602h). Gold 10-Mithqals/Dinars, Balad Ghazna 601h. Obverse: In Field: La Ilaha Illa Allah Muhammad Rasul Allah Al-Nasir L...

Brass ships wheel with hardwood handles. Cast in pieces and assembled. Castings are precise and the brass has mellowed. Great nautical themed decoration.

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone mounted ebonized wooden casket English, 19th Century Height 41cm, width 72cm, depth 52cm Exceptionally fine and richly adorned, this beau...

Spectacular upright bass 4 string by Benedikt Lang c1930. Was told its an unusual form, and from my experience i believe that to be very true. Seems as tho its in fairly good conditi...

Noted architect Thomas Kligerman celebrates the magic of summer, exploring the seaside setting and design of secluded cottages facing the Atlantic along the Rhode Island coast Summe...

Made by George Grant of Nantucket (1857-1942). Grant, the son of whaling captain Charles Grant, was born in 1857 during a whaling voyage. His mother, Nancy Grant traveled with her h...

Art Deco desk/table top adjustable magnifying glass. A 7" diameter double convex lens in an open topped brass frame suspended between two vertical posts rising from a stepped two-tie...

Vintage Nantucket Purse by Barbara Grey, circa 1995, a covered oval Nantucket basket, with cane weave on rattan staves, braided leather shoulder strap, turned bone peg, and having a ...

Portrait of a young British Girl, in her white dress with Pink Sash. Choosing to acquire an 18th-century portrait of a young girl by English artist John Russell is an opportunity to...

Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...

Top quality, hand carved and truly impressive antique clock with 8 music melodies. Over the years we have had the pleasure of owning and selling a number of beautiful Black Forest a...