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Compass Sundial

Antique Keuffel & Esser Co 141547 Surveyors Compass in Case w Wooden Tripod Base
Antique Keuffel & Esser Co 141547 Surveyors Compass in Case w Wooden Tripod Base

Antique Keuffel & Esser Co 141547 Surveyors Compass in Case w Wooden Tripod Base

By Keuffel and Esser Co. 1

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique Keuffel & Esser Co 141547 Surveyors Compass in Case with Adjustable Wooden Tripod Base

Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Sundials

Materials

Metal

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.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Scientific Instruments

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.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

Vintage English Campaign Brass Round Sundial Compass with Small Rosewood Box
Vintage English Campaign Brass Round Sundial Compass with Small Rosewood Box

Vintage English Campaign Brass Round Sundial Compass with Small Rosewood Box

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage English Campaign Style Brass Round Sundial Compass with Small Rosewood Box. Circa Late 20th

Category

Late 20th Century Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Sundial and Compass with Case, Schrettegger, Johan, Augsburg, Germany, Ca 1800
Sundial and Compass with Case, Schrettegger, Johan, Augsburg, Germany, Ca 1800

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

Category

Antique Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze, Other

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. Paris, 18th century. Polygonal sundial

Category

Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Scientific Instruments

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). Paris, circa 1700

Category

Antique Early 18th Century French Neoclassical Scientific Instruments

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

Category

Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Carriage Clocks and Travel Cl...

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

silver time traveler pendants, functioning sundials, compass pendants, and fire-blasted sterling silver

Category

Early 20th Century American Band Rings

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

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Antiquities

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

sundials, compass pendants, and fire-blasted sterling silver cuffs.. These amulets can be passed from

Category

Early 20th Century American Fashion Rings

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

silver time traveler pendants, functioning sundials, compass pendants, and fire-blasted sterling silver

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Band Rings

Materials

Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver

Antique Persian Islamic Arabic Brass Qibla Mecca Zodiac Compass Astrolabe 1880
Antique Persian Islamic Arabic Brass Qibla Mecca Zodiac Compass Astrolabe 1880

Antique Persian Islamic Arabic Brass Qibla Mecca Zodiac Compass Astrolabe 1880

Located in Portland, OR

astrolabe, sundial and compass. The front is engraved with signs of the zodiac and degrees and Arabic

Category

Antique 1880s Persian Islamic Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Silver Time Traveler Pendant
Silver Time Traveler Pendant

Silver Time Traveler Pendant

By K. Brunini Jewels

Located in Solana Beach, CA

… to weather storms and survive in lost seas. Melding sundials and compasses with Mad Max and Metallica

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Sterling Silver

18k White Gold Time Traveler Symbol on Pearl with Diamonds Necklace
18k White Gold Time Traveler Symbol on Pearl with Diamonds Necklace

18k White Gold Time Traveler Symbol on Pearl with Diamonds Necklace

By K. Brunini Jewels

Located in Solana Beach, CA

believe in… to weather storms and survive in lost seas. Melding sundials and compasses with Mad Max and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold

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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

Unavailable

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

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Antique Late 18th Century Nautical Objects

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

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Scientific Instruments

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

a compass and sundial maker in Augsburg from circa 1710. He died in 1770.   

Category

Antique 18th Century German Grand Tour More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

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

Category

Antique 18th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Silver, Brass

1921 Antique Brass Sundial Compass Signed  Outdoor Supply Co. Inc. N.Y. USA
1921 Antique Brass Sundial Compass Signed  Outdoor Supply Co. Inc. N.Y. USA

1921 Antique Brass Sundial Compass Signed Outdoor Supply Co. Inc. N.Y. USA

Located in Milan, IT

Brass sundial compass signed Outdoor Supply Co. Inc. N.Y. USA, 1921. The clock is equipped with a

Category

Vintage 1920s American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

1950s Vintage Coffee Table Black White Sundial Compass Table Top S Dunn Clements
1950s Vintage Coffee Table Black White Sundial Compass Table Top S Dunn Clements

1950s Vintage Coffee Table Black White Sundial Compass Table Top S Dunn Clements

Located in Stow on the Wold, GB

Wonderful good quality 1950s coffee table. Lovely detailed Formica top, black painted metal base with brass caps to the feet. In good vintage condition, a few fine lines to the Form...

Category

Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

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

traveling on their Grand Tour of the Continent. The combination of the sundial, compass and detailed listing

Category

Antique 17th Century French Other Scientific Instruments

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

Category

Antique 19th Century French Sundials

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

Category

Antique 1870s Scientific Instruments

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

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Korean Qing Scientific Instruments

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

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Scientific Instruments

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

Category

Antique Late 18th Century German Scientific Instruments

Materials

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

Category

Antique Late 18th Century German Scientific Instruments

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

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Nautical Objects

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

Category

Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Carriage Clocks and Travel Cl...

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

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Sundials

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

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Contemporary "Animated cane" Compass and Sundial
Contemporary "Animated cane" Compass and Sundial

Contemporary "Animated cane" Compass and Sundial

Located in Genova, Liguria

"secret"): In its bone handle conceals a compass and a brass sundial (which can be raised and lowered

Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, 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

Category

Antique 1780s German Neoclassical Musical Instruments

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

Category

Vintage 1910s British More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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

pocket sundials are tipically made by "Butterfield" of Paris, other makers are considerably rarer.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century French Neoclassical Scientific Instruments

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

covered by the seller (customs duties included). Silver pocket sundial. The instrument features the

Category

Antique 1710s French Louis XVI Scientific Instruments

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

, inset compass well, mounted with hinged gnomon with bird indicator, the base engraved with European

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

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This is a Keuffel & Effer Co. military transit surveyor. It consists of a compass and a telescope. Inside the center of the compass is hallmarked Keuffel & Esser. Also over the front...

Category

20th Century American Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the compass sundial you’re looking for. A compass sundial — often made from metal, brass and glass — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a compass sundial — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right compass sundial, those designed in Baroque, Mid-Century Modern and Regency styles are of considerable interest. A well-made 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.

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