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Victorian French Carriage Clock with Compass
Located in Norwich, GB
. Not only is it very rare to find oval carriage clocks but perhaps rarer still to find a compass
Category

Antique 19th Century French Victorian Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Victorian Sterling Silver Travelling Clock or Compass
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
clock or compass; an addition to our silver timepiece collection. This exceptional antique Victorian
Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Albert Baillon Bronze Dorè Architects Winding Clock
By Jean-Baptiste Albert Baillon III
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Very handsome moulded bronze dorè mantel clock, glass door covered dial with roman numerals and
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Clocks

Highly impressive Empire Urania Mantel clock
Located in HAARLEM, NL
Impressive Empire clock with the Goddess Urania making notes (also spelt Ourania, in Greek
Category

Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Griotte Marble

Highly impressive Empire Urania Mantel clock
Highly impressive Empire Urania Mantel clock
H 33.47 in W 24.41 in D 11.03 in
A Twin Fusee Bracket Clock By Dent
By Dent
Located in Amersham, GB
A striking two train bracket clock of exceptional quality by one of the great nineteenth century
Category

Antique Early 1900s English High Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Steel

A Twin Fusee Bracket Clock By Dent
A Twin Fusee Bracket Clock By Dent
H 18.9 in W 11.03 in D 7.09 in
Victorian Brass Novelty Clock by Elkington & Co
By Elkington & Co.
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian brass novelty clock by Elkington & Co., in the form of a double steering-wheel, one
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Antique Malachite, Gilt and Patinated Spelter Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This beautiful clock was crafted in France in the late 19th century. The clock is a monument to
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Spelter

Automaton Industrial series Quarterdeck, Helmsman mantel clock by Guilmet
Located in London, GB
Antique French, "Ship's Quarter Deck" Automata clock from the Industrial Series. The bronze and
Category

Antique 1890s French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Copper

Swiss Mantel Clock, Barometer, Moon Phase and Perpetual Calendar, 19th Century
By Aubert & Klaftenberger
Located in Greven, DE
19th century mantel clock with moon phase and perpetual calendar Switzerland, England slate
Category

Antique 1870s Swiss Napoleon III Mantel Clocks

Materials

Slate

1930s French Art Deco 'Cartel Silvoz Paris' Sunburst Brass Wall Hanging Clock
By Cartel
Located in London, GB
embossed into it: Cartel, ROSE DES VENTS (Compass), SILVOZ paris Dimensions: Diameter: 28cm Clock Face
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Wall Clocks

Materials

Brass, Steel

Late 19th Century French Novelty ‘Quarterdeck’ Mantel Clock by Guilmet, Paris
By Andre Romain Guilmet
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late 19th century French gilt-brass and steel novelty ‘quarterdeck’ mantel clock by Guilmet
Category

Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Important Five Pieces Marble and Gilded Bronze Clock Set, France, Circa 1860
By Henri Picard
Located in PARIS, FR
Marked on the dial Furet & Bon, Hrs du Roy, à Paris Measures: Clock – Height 98 cm (38 1/2 in
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Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

1960s Jefferson 500 Chrome Desk Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by a ship's compass, the Jefferson 500 is a perfect Space Age desk clock design with a
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Chrome

1960s Jefferson 500 Chrome Desk Clock
1960s Jefferson 500 Chrome Desk Clock
H 5 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in
Vintage Rotating Desk Clock with Weather Instruments
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Solid brass Art Deco era desk clock with 8 days movement, with a thermometer, barometer, hygrometer
Category

20th Century North American Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Copper

Victorian Carriage Clock Barometer and Thermometer Set
Located in Norwich, GB
Late Victorian brass clock and barometer set with centrally mounted thermometer with enamel
Category

Antique 1880s French Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Brass

19th Century Mantel Clock "Astronomy", France circa 1830
Located in Greven, DE
Antique mantel clock on the theme of astronomy France Bronze Charles X around 1830 Dimensions: H
Category

Antique 19th Century French Charles X Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Nautical themed Desk Compendium Industrial rotating Globe Clock
Located in London, GB
A combined timepiece, weather station and globe desk piece industrial clock. Constructed of onyx
Category

Antique 1880s French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Victorian Brass Clock and Barometer Set with Thermometer
Located in Norwich, GB
Late Victorian brass clock and barometer set with centrally mounted thermometer with enamel
Category

Antique 1880s French Victorian Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Brass

French brass and red enamel compendium carriage clock and barometer
Located in London, GB
French brass and red enamel compendium carriage clock and barometer French, late 19th Century
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Carriage Clocks and Travel...

Materials

Brass, Enamel

French Quarterdeck Automaton Helmsman Clock by Guilmet, Retailed by Sewill, 1881
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique French Quarterdeck Automaton Helmsman Clock by Andre Guilmet (Paris), Retailed by J. Sewill
Category

Antique 1880s French Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Silver Plate

Industrial Series Desktop Compendium in The Manner of Andre Guilmet
By Andre Romain Guilmet
Located in Amersham, GB
A very stylish late nineteenth century desk clock with integrated compass, reminiscent of the
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Antique 1880s French Industrial Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Steel

c.1900 French Sterling Silver Compendium
Located in Greenlawn, NY
The silver cube features a clock, compass, engraved Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature scales, a
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Early 20th Century French Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Silver

Jaeger LeCoultre, Atmos Feuille d'or, Motiv Constellation, Manufactured 1967
Located in Greven, DE
, the door and the glass on the top plate of the clock are lacquered from the inside. The golden lacquer
Category

Vintage 1960s Swiss Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Mappin Paris 1950 Retro Multiuse Money Clip Sun Clock And Compass In Silver
By Mappin Brothers
Located in Miami, FL
Multiuse Money Clip Sun Clock And Compass designed by Mappin-Paris. Very unusual multiuse money
Category

Vintage 1950s French Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Silver

Three Dimensional Wall Hanging Compass with Rotating Star
Located in Pasadena, CA
Three dimensional compass with rotating star. This item is believed to be part of a clock and is
Category

Vintage 1950s American Adirondack Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Aeronautical III Gauge Clock
By Aviation Technology Group
Located in Telluride, CO
fabrications included lighters and clocks made in all shapes and sizes. Our Industrial Style Aviator Clock was
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20th Century English Other Aviation Objects

Materials

Metal

Aeronautical III Gauge Clock
Aeronautical III Gauge Clock
H 4.33 in W 9.44 in D 2.75 in
Sterling Silver Combination Clock
Located in London, GB
This sterling silver combination clock of lozenge shape with attached handle, was made in France
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Early 20th Century French Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Sterling Silver Combination Clock
Sterling Silver Combination Clock
H 3.35 in W 5.32 in D 3.15 in
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster BEA Lineas Aereas Britanicas London
Located in London, GB
dots and showing sculptures from the two cities with an image of the Big Ben clock tower and the text A
Category

Vintage 1940s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Gilt Bronze Boy Allegory of Geography, French, 18th Century
Located in Kensington, MD
This charming depiction of a boy measuring the earth with a compass is an allegorical sculpture of
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Antique Late 18th Century French Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Original Vintage Airline Travel Poster Madrid To London BEA To The Whole World
Located in London, GB
dots and showing sculptures from the two cities with an image of the Big Ben clock tower and the text A
Category

Vintage 1940s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Rodolfo Bonetto '4/4' Table 1969 for B-Line
By Rodolfo Bonetto
Located in Tilburg, NL
clocks, lamps, ski boots, surgical lasers and motorcars. Being self-taught, he was so keenly oriented
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Plastic

Rodolfo Bonetto '4/4' Table 1969 for B-Line
Rodolfo Bonetto '4/4' Table 1969 for B-Line
H 11.82 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Carved Italian Marble Sundial with Iron Gnomon
Located in Dallas, TX
blue, red, yellow, and green compass rose, providing a colorful contrast to the cream marble with
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sundials

Materials

Marble, Iron

Rodolfo Bonetto ‘Boomerang’ Lounge Chair in Green 1968 for B-Line
By Rodolfo Bonetto
Located in Tilburg, NL
industrial fields ranging from the designing of tooling machines to clocks, lamps, ski boots, surgical lasers
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Rodolfo Bonetto ‘Boomerang’ Lounge Chair in 'Flukso' Velvet 1968 for B-Line
By Rodolfo Bonetto
Located in Tilburg, NL
industrial fields ranging from the designing of tooling machines to clocks, lamps, ski boots, surgical lasers
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Rodolfo Bonetto Set of 3 ‘Boomerang’ Lounge Chairs 1968 for B-Line
By Rodolfo Bonetto
Located in Tilburg, NL
industrial fields ranging from the designing of tooling machines to clocks, lamps, ski boots, surgical lasers
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

A huge pair of 21 inches Cruchley Library Globes
By G.F. Cruchley
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
by a compass at the spacer. With graduated brass meridian circles and time clocks. The terrestrial
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Antique 1850s British Victorian Globes

Materials

Other

Rodolfo Bonetto '4/4' Serpentine Table 1969 for B-Line
By Rodolfo Bonetto
Located in Tilburg, NL
large number of industrial fields ranging from the designing of tooling machines to clocks, lamps, ski
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Plastic

Mechanical Equatorial Sundial, Johann Michael Bergauer, Ante 1745
By Johann Michael Bergauer
Located in Milano, IT
is octagonal and is supported by three turned legs. The upper face is gilded and a compass with a
Category

Antique 1730s Austrian Baroque Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Exceptional 19th Century English Industrial Novelty Compendium Clock
By Bennett of London
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
aneroid barometer with signed silvered dial; to the right a 'Singer's Patent compass, the centre portion
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Art Donovan or "Moon Clock" Illuminated Sculpture, Glass, Brass, Maple
By Art Donovan
Located in Southampton, NY
One of his more complex designs, Art Donovan's illuminated "Moon Clock" is bold, contemporary and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Hermes, Desk Clock
By Hermès
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare vintage five-panel desk clock, barometer, compass, calendar and weathervane. Mounted on a
Category

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Silver

Hermes, Desk Clock
Hermes, Desk Clock
H 5 in W 5 in D 5 in
Three Dimensional Wall Hanging Compass with Rotating Star
Located in Pasadena, CA
Three dimensional compass with rotating star. This item is believed to be part of a clock and is
Category

Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnes. No. 10031
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
this chronometer are original and in good condition, the movement (in line with all clocks offered for
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Antique 1850s Great Britain (UK) Other Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Antique Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnis, Glasgow, circa 1920
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
this chronometer are original and in good condition, the movement (in line with all clocks offered for
Category

Vintage 1920s English Other Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Set of Terrestrial and Celestial Globes
By Cary
Located in Houston, TX
by four mahogany arms rising out of a mahogany tripod stand with a compass mounted with struts 'twixt
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Antique Early 19th Century English Other Globes

Solar Compass Clock, 1. Half of the 19th Century
Located in Praha, CZ
Fully functional. Solar compass horizontal clock designed for latitude 49 degrees.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Archaistic Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

A French Empire Ormolu Mounted Mantel Clock
Located in Berlin, DE
bronze figures: on the left Urania, muse of astronomy with an encased compass and on the right Calliope
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Clocks

Materials

Bronze

A French Empire Ormolu Mounted Mantel Clock
A French Empire Ormolu Mounted Mantel Clock
H 19.69 in W 16.15 in D 5.91 in
‘Cube’ desk clock & weather-station by Hermès, Paris.
Located in London, GB
A rare ‘Cube’ desk clock/weather-station, comprising clock, thermometer, barometer, perpetual
Category

Vintage 1930s French Clocks

French Marble and Bronze Compendium Clock as Locomotive
Located in Montreal, QC
French rouge griotte and patinated bronze eight day striking compendium mantel clock with movement
Category

Antique 19th Century French Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Brass

A Mahogany Longcase Clock by Aaron Brokaw, New Jersey
By Aaron Brokaw
Located in Devon, GB
A fine 19th century figured mahogany longcase clock by Aaron Brokaw, Rahway, New Jersey. This
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Antique 19th Century British Federal Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

French Industrial Battleship Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
Taking the form of a battleship, this French automaton clock is a spellbinding example of the
Category

Antique 19th Century French Industrial Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French Industrial Battleship Clock
French Industrial Battleship Clock
H 15 in W 6.25 in D 12.5 in
Neoclassical Bronze Mantel Clock with Astronomy Allegory
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical bronze figurative mantel clock with a marble dial with bronze Roman numerals. The
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Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Carriage Clock
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Beautiful 8-day carriage clock, aneroid barometer, thermometer and compass. French. Circa 1890.
Category

Antique 1890s French Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Carriage Clock
Carriage Clock
H 4 in W 6 in D 2.5 in
Unusual Victorian Double Steering-Wheel Desk Clock and Barometer
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
base, the clock face inscribed ‘Paris 1878, Exposition Internationale’ with English labels. Compass
Category

Antique 1870s English Mantel Clocks

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique French White Marble Ormolu Mantel Clock, circa 1850
Located in London, GB
. The other side has a compass and square which gives this clock Masonic overtones. Cupid is the god
Category

Antique 1850s French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Turner Mfg. Co. Walnut Mirrored Curio Shelf Wall Clock, 1960s
By Turner Manufacturing Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
interior and integrated clock by Turner Manufacturing Company. Large, eye-catching clock has a great mid
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks

Materials

Metal

English Grandfather Clock
Located in Wilson, NC
This mahogany grandfather clock was made by Thomas Pringle, St. Ninians, Scotland. There is a
Category

Antique 1770s English Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass, Steel

English Grandfather Clock
English Grandfather Clock
H 90 in W 23 in D 12 in
French Neoclassic Burl Walnut and Brass Octagonal Wall Clock, 2nd q 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
this clock has an octagonal base surmounted by a raised "points of the compass" center, within the
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Antique 1830s French Neoclassical Wall Clocks

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Clock Set 19th Century Louis Philippe Charles X Period by Leroy À Paris
By LeRoy
Located in Warsaw, PL
This antique clock set consists of two important pieces which are the mantel clock and the
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Charles X Mantel Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Gold Plate

French Automaton Battleship Industrial Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
This automaton battleship clock is an impeccable example of the complex artistry of Industrial
Category

Antique 19th Century French Industrial Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

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Find a variety of compass clocks available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique compass clocks was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and silver. There are 23 antique and vintage compass clocks for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 6 modern editions to choose from as well. Compass clocks have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of compass clocks to choose from, but at 1stDibs, mid-century modern, Victorian and Baroque compass clocks are of considerable interest. Many compass clocks are appealing in their simplicity, but Rodolfo Bonetto, American Waltham Watch Co. and Andre Romain Guilmet produced popular compass clocks that are worth a look.

How Much are Compass Clocks?

Prices for compass clocks can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, compass clocks begin at $236 and can go as high as $240,832, while the average can fetch as much as $4,549.

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