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Compass In A Box

Boat Compass on Gimbal in a Mahogany Box
Located in Norwell, MA
a varnished mahogany box with a lid. The lid has two brass hooks. This fine old compass is by Wilcox
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Vintage 1930s North American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Boat Compass on Gimbal in a Mahogany Box
Located in Norwell, MA
a varnished mahogany box with a sliding lid. The compass is by Wilcox Crittenden of Middletown
Category

Vintage 1940s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Boat Compass on Gimbal in a Mahogany Box
Located in Norwell, MA
a varnished mahogany box with a lid. The lid has two brass hooks. This fine old compass is by Wilcox
Category

Vintage 1940s North American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Brass Ship's Compass Converted to Side Table, Designer Deborah Lockhart Phillips
Located in Nantucket, MA
Lockhart Phillips. These compasses usually exist in a box on a lifeboat. We had them polished and then
Category

Mid-20th Century English Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

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Antique J.C. Ulmer Co. Survey Transit & Compass in Bergen & Sons Box
Located in Milan, OH
Introducing the Exquisite J.C. Ulmer & Co. Transit and Compass in Bergen & Sons Box Discover a
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Antique Early 1900s American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Brass Boat Compass in a Box, 19th Century
Located in Norwell, MA
name of CC Hutchinson of Boston. The compass is fitted to an 8 sided varnished mahogany binnacle box
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Vintage 1980s North American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Brass Boat Compass in a Box 19th Century
Located in Norwell, MA
name of CC Hutchinson of Boston. The compass is fitted to an 8 sided varnished mahogany binnacle box
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Antique 1890s North American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Nautical Ship Wooden Box Compass
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a nautical ship compass enclosed in a square wooden box. Inside the box there is kind of a
Category

20th Century Unknown Industrial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Nautical Ship Wooden Box Compass
Nautical Ship Wooden Box Compass
H 11.38 in W 11.78 in D 11.38 in
Antique Sand Cast Compass
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Working Compass, solid brass in a solid oak box. Great piece of nautical history.
Category

Early 20th Century Nautical Objects

Antique Sand Cast Compass
Antique Sand Cast Compass
H 5.5 in W 7.34 in D 9.5 in
Ship's Lifeboat Brass Compass on Custom Stand
Located in Nantucket, MA
These brass lifeboat compasses are often held in a closed box. I had this polished and designed a
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Mid-20th Century Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Brass Ship's Cassens & Plath Compass, Converted to Side Table, English, 1970s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Deborah Lockhart Phillips. These compasses usually exist in a box on a lifeboat. We had them polished and
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Mid-20th Century English Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Boat Compass in a Wood Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished gimbaled brass compass in dovetailed wood box. Weight is 2 pounds.
Category

Vintage 1930s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Boat Compass in a Wood Box
Solid Brass Boat Compass in a Wood Box
H 3.5 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
1930s Box of Compasses Drawing Instrument Wooden Box Covered with Leather
Located in Milan, IT
Box of compasses, chromed brass, placed in a wooden box covered with leather. The box contains
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Vintage 1930s British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Compass by Stanley London Natural Sine Solid Brass in Teak Box, Circa 1940
By Stanley & Co., London 1
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a vintage, solid brass, Stanley, Natural Sine compass in a teak wood box. It is engraved to
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20th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Watercolor of a Sailor Boy Holding a Compass
Located in Nantucket, MA
blue midshipman's suit, holding a boxed compass in one hand and a coiled line over one shoulder. The
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Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Paper

Mid-Century Brass Ship's Compass on Stand
Located in Nantucket, MA
This is a brass ship's compass that usually sits in a box on the bridge of a ship. It has been
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20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Brass Ship's Compass, Converted to Side Table, English, 1970s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Phillips. These compasses usually exist in a box on a lifeboat. We had them polished and then created a
Category

Mid-20th Century English Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Gimbled Ship's Brass Compass on Custom Stand, Mid-century
Located in Nantucket, MA
This is a brass ship's compass that usually sits in a box on the bridge of a ship. It has been
Category

Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

A 19th Century Scottish Dory Compass
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Scottish Dory Compass in a lidded burl wood box, the dial marked Rich'd Millar Leith
Category

Antique 19th Century Scottish Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood, Glass

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Located in Lambertville, NJ
Early 20th Century oil painting on canvas titled "Bullfighting" by Jose Gonzalez De La Pena. Framed measurement 40 wide by 34 high, in original gilt and ebonized frame. José de l...
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20th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Rare Antique Faceted Amethyst 14K Yellow Gold Rosary Channel Set Amethyst Cross
Located in New York, NY
Fine and rare antique faceted amethyst and 14K yellow gold rosary with a beautiful emerald cut channel set amethyst 14K yellow gold cross 19th Century The cross composed of twelve sq...
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Antique 19th Century European Belle Époque Religious Items

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Boxed Boat Compass by Wilcox Crittendon
Located in Norwell, MA
This classic marine instrument was made by Wilcox Crittendon of Middletown Connecticut. Solid brass marine compass fitted to a varnished wood box. Weight: 2 LBS Overall dimensions: ...
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Vintage 1930s North American Nautical Objects

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Set of 6 Handmade Unique Goto Murano Drinking Glasses
By Roberto Beltrami
Located in Murano, VE
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2010s Italian Minimalist Figurative Sculptures

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Set of 6 Handmade Unique Goto Murano Drinking Glasses
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Located in Miami, FL
Bespoke octagon cobalt blue Murano glass mirror, in stock Vivid and intense cobalt blue glass block with naturally occurring air inclusions throughout Highly polished faceted patt...
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Bespoke Octagon Cobalt Blue Murano Glass Mirror, in Stock
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19th century Antique Stripped Finish Dutch Serpentine Commode
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Rococo Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

One-Off Winsor & Newton Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Sterling Silver 1977 Artist Box
By Windsor & Newton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely one of a kind Winsor & Newton 1977 Queen Elizabeth Jubilee presentation with sterling silver plaques and boxes Calamander wood Artist b...
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One-Off Winsor & Newton Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Sterling Silver 1977 Artist Box
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H 7.09 in W 20.48 in D 13.39 in
Antique 19th century carved hardwood rosary
Located in Bilzen, BE
A rosary complete made from hardwood in the 19th century each ball is decorated with turned cirkels and have a diameter between 1 and 1.5 cm The cross is 6.5 x 3.5 cm
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Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Religious Items

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Wood

Antique 19th century carved hardwood rosary
Antique 19th century carved hardwood rosary
$514
H 25.99 in W 1.38 in D 0.6 in
Beautiful Hand Crafted Cigar Humidor Box Catchall Antique Austria, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A cigar or desktop catchall box from Austria in the 1900s, made of patinated brass and wood, sounds like a unique and valuable antique. The fact that this particular box is an antiq...
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2 Antique Nautical Woven Hemp Rope Braided Marine Ship Boat Bumper Fender Pair
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of early 20th century boat bumpers / fenders, rectagnular shape woven from natural hemp rope with handle. Dimensions: 13" x 7" x 16" (Width x Depth x Height)
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Rope

Turtle Sterling Silver Box
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Located in Milan, IT
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Turtle Sterling Silver Box
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H 2.37 in W 4.73 in D 6.3 in
1960s Robert Berks Sculpture Bust John F Kennedy JFK Miami Beach Mid-Century Art
By Robert Berks
Located in Hyattsville, MD
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Busts

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Resin, Wood

19th Century Boxed Ships Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
19th century ships compass set into a dovetailed box with sliding lid. Brass bowl compass with gimbaled. Weight is 9 pounds.
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Antique 1890s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

19th Century Boxed Ships Compass
19th Century Boxed Ships Compass
$1,195
H 6.5 in W 11 in D 11 in
Set of 3 Turbo Sea Shells Mother of Pearl
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Set if 3 organic modern turbo sea shells, half polished so the pearl layer can be appreciated.
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Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Neoclassic Dark Oak Compass Side Smoking Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
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Vintage 1930s Baroque Side Tables

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Oak

19th Century Ships Compass From Amsterdam
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique ships compass with interesting Dutch lettering. Spun brass bowl with gimbal. Fitted to a primitive dovetailed box. Circa 1880. With compass card from L.J. Harri, Amsterdam.
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Antique 1880s European Scientific Instruments

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Brass

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