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Victorian French Carriage Clock with Compass
Victorian French Carriage Clock with Compass

Victorian French Carriage Clock with Compass

$2,519

H 5.5 in W 3.5 in D 2.5 in

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 mounted on the top.

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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Victorian Sterling Silver Travelling Clock or Compass
Victorian Sterling Silver Travelling Clock or Compass

Victorian Sterling Silver Travelling Clock or Compass

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

The upper plateau of the clock is fitted with a compass with a plain white enamel dial.

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Antique 1890s English Victorian Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

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 Butterfield, circa 1700. The sundial is made for a latitude of 44° and could be used i...

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

Materials

Silver

English WW2 Era Brass Ship's Pedestal Binnacle Compass by Sestral
English WW2 Era Brass Ship's Pedestal Binnacle Compass by Sestral

English WW2 Era Brass Ship's Pedestal Binnacle Compass by Sestral

By Henry Browne & Son Ltd Sestrel

Located in Forney, TX

His company was a very well respected instrument maker that had been making and selling fine quality compasses, ship's clocks, inclinometers, sextants, and chandlery items for over 1...

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Mid-20th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Iron

Industrial Series Desktop Compendium in The Manner of Andre Guilmet
Industrial Series Desktop Compendium in The Manner of Andre Guilmet

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 Industrial series of clocks by Andre Guilmet.

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Antique 1880s French Industrial Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Steel

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Hermes, Desk Clock
Hermes, Desk Clock

Hermes, Desk Clock

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H 5 in W 5 in D 5 in

Hermes, Desk Clock

By Hermès

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Rare vintage five-panel desk clock, barometer, compass, calendar and weathervane.

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

Materials

Silver

Solar Compass Clock, 1. Half of the 19th Century
Solar Compass Clock, 1. Half of the 19th Century

Solar Compass Clock, 1. Half of the 19th Century

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H 0.79 in W 2.76 in D 2.76 in

Solar Compass Clock, 1. Half of the 19th Century

Located in Praha, CZ

Fully functional. Solar compass horizontal clock designed for latitude 49 degrees.

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Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Archaistic Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Mantel Clock, 1st Half 19th Century
Mantel Clock, 1st Half 19th Century

Mantel Clock, 1st Half 19th Century

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H 25.99 in W 19.1 in D 5.52 in

Mantel Clock, 1st Half 19th Century

Located in Greding, DE

Mantel clock made of partly gilt and burnished bronze with a full-figure depiction of a young woman with a compass and scientific instruments.

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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Mid Century Lighthouse Gilt and Silvered Brass Weather Compendium by Angelus
Mid Century Lighthouse Gilt and Silvered Brass Weather Compendium by Angelus

Mid Century Lighthouse Gilt and Silvered Brass Weather Compendium by Angelus

By Angelus

Located in London, GB

It is signed ‘Angelus Super 8 Swiss’ with inset jewelled compass to the top. The clock is a single barrel eight day rewound and set movement.

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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

French Animated Industrial Desk Clock, Barometer with Rotating Globe, circa 1880
French Animated Industrial Desk Clock, Barometer with Rotating Globe, circa 1880

French Animated Industrial Desk Clock, Barometer with Rotating Globe, circa 1880

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Maritime French animated industry desk clock: with a rotating globe, barometer and compass.

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Antique Late 19th Century French Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

French 19th Century Terrestrial and Celestial Brass Mounted Globe Compendium
French 19th Century Terrestrial and Celestial Brass Mounted Globe Compendium

French 19th Century Terrestrial and Celestial Brass Mounted Globe Compendium

Located in San Francisco, CA

The globes flank an aneroid barometer, surmounted by a small compass, and a thermometer. A clock with a silvered dial (currently not running) rests on a tapering brass and onyx base.

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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Globes

Materials

Onyx, Brass

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. The sundial can be used anywhere between latitudes of 40° and 60° covering Sou...

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

Materials

Brass

Victorian Double Steering-Wheel Desk Clock and Barometer Racing Trophy
Victorian Double Steering-Wheel Desk Clock and Barometer Racing Trophy

Victorian Double Steering-Wheel Desk Clock and Barometer Racing Trophy

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Victorian double steering-wheel desk clock and barometer racing trophy for the Beaumaris Regatta July 30 1877 – won by ‘Coral’ Charles H Beloe, comprising two brass steering wheels, ...

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Antique 1870s English Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Mappin Paris 1950 Retro Multiuse Money Clip Sun Clock And Compass In Silver
Mappin Paris 1950 Retro Multiuse Money Clip Sun Clock And Compass In Silver

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 clip, created in France by Mappin-Paris back in the 1950.

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Vintage 1950s French Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Silver

John Barlow's Vernier Asimuth Compass Navigator, circa 1938
John Barlow's Vernier Asimuth Compass Navigator, circa 1938

John Barlow's Vernier Asimuth Compass Navigator, circa 1938

Located in London, GB

The Verniers Asimuth comprising compass, barometer, 24hr clock, relative humidity, temperature and automatic ships bell code for eight watches on a purpose built stand.

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Vintage 1930s English Nautical Objects

19th Century Rare Brass Pocket Compass Marine Navigation, Travelling Instrument
19th Century Rare Brass Pocket Compass Marine Navigation, Travelling Instrument

19th Century Rare Brass Pocket Compass Marine Navigation, Travelling Instrument

Located in Milan, IT

Very rare vintage brass pocket nautical compass mounted inside a clock case with a ring to hang it to a chain; compass card with eight winds with goniometric circle, signed Negretti ...

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Antique 1880s Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Surrealistic Sculpture Clock and Candelabra by Pedro Friedeberg
Surrealistic Sculpture Clock and Candelabra by Pedro Friedeberg

Surrealistic Sculpture Clock and Candelabra by Pedro Friedeberg

By Pedro Friedeberg

Located in Atlanta, GA

It features antique doll heads, icons, clocks and tiny compasses. Sitting on a lighted black acrylic pedestal.

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Vintage 1970s Mexican Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Wood

Rock Crystal Inkwell with Silver Plated American Waltham Watch Company Clock
Rock Crystal Inkwell with Silver Plated American Waltham Watch Company Clock

Rock Crystal Inkwell with Silver Plated American Waltham Watch Company Clock

By American Waltham Watch Co.

Located in Atlanta, GA

Waltham Mass", standing for the American Waltham Watch Company which produced watches, clocks, speedometers, compasses, time delay fuses, and other precision instruments in the Unite...

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20th Century American Inkwells

Materials

Rock Crystal, Silver Plate

Hermes Rotating Clock
Hermes Rotating Clock

Hermes Rotating Clock

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H 4.2 in W 5 in D 5 in

Hermes Rotating Clock

By Hermès

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Rare Vintage 5 panel desk clock incorporating a clock, barometer, compass, calender & weatervane, mountered on a stitched leather base probably by Dupre Lafon

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Vintage 1940s French Clocks

Regency Mahogany Longcase Clock
Regency Mahogany Longcase Clock

Regency Mahogany Longcase Clock

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H 81.5 in W 19.3 in D 9.85 in

Regency Mahogany Longcase Clock

By Arnold & Dent

Located in Buckinghamshire, GB

Frederick took over the Strand & Royal Exchange shops as well as the Clock and Compass factory in Savoy Street. He did succeed to his stepfather's Royal Appointment, which in his cas...

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Antique 19th Century English Clocks

Super Rare Hermes - Dupre Lafon Cube Clock
Super Rare Hermes - Dupre Lafon Cube Clock

Super Rare Hermes - Dupre Lafon Cube Clock

By Hermès

Located in New York, NY

Super Rare Hermes - Dupre lafon Cube clock weather station. It contains barometer, compass , calender and temp.

Category

Vintage 1940s French Clocks

Materials

Brass

Guilmet , Mystery Clock with Conical Pendulum, Paris, 1880
Guilmet , Mystery Clock with Conical Pendulum, Paris, 1880

Guilmet , Mystery Clock with Conical Pendulum, Paris, 1880

Located in Mexico City, D.F.

Mystery clock by Andre Romain Guilmet, circa 1880, three legs compass on world clock.

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Antique 19th Century French Industrial Clocks

Materials

Nickel, Brass

Pedro Friedeberg Clock and Compass Sculpture
Pedro Friedeberg Clock and Compass Sculpture

Pedro Friedeberg Clock and Compass Sculpture

Located in TUJUNGA, CA

Signed Pedro Friedeberg sculpture. Features clock in the chest and compass in lap. Created to perch on the edge of a shelf.

Category

Late 20th Century Mexican Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

'Weatherstation' Desk Compendium by Hermès, Paris

'Weatherstation' Desk Compendium by Hermès, Paris

By Hermès

Located in London, GB

A magnificent (and very rare in this large size), silver plated Art Deco desk compendium, or ‘Weatherstation’, with various functions including compass, thermometer, barometer, hygro...

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French Art Deco Calendar, Compass and Barometer  Cube Desk Clock
French Art Deco Calendar, Compass and Barometer  Cube Desk Clock

French Art Deco Calendar, Compass and Barometer Cube Desk Clock

By Paul Dupré-Lafon

Located in Chicago, IL

The rotating clock body also contains a barometer, a perpetual calendar and a compass. 4.5 inches x 4.5 inches at base Height 4.25 inches

Category

Vintage 1930s French Clocks

Materials

Bronze

c.1900 French Sterling Silver Compendium
c.1900 French Sterling Silver Compendium

c.1900 French Sterling Silver Compendium

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H 2.5 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in

c.1900 French Sterling Silver Compendium

Located in Greenlawn, NY

The silver cube features a clock, compass, engraved Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature scales, a monthly calendar and a barometer and is mounted on a silver swivel base.

Category

Early 20th Century French Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Silver

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Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

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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Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble
19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble

19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble

$12,895Sale Price|20% Off

H 29.53 in W 23.63 in D 11.03 in

19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

Masterfully carved & most impressive Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with a Belgian Black marble Roman toga (ro...

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts

Materials

Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble

1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971
1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971

1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971

By Carlo Zappa

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

here we offer one of 2 bangas, with black interior. the second one with light grey interior is offered in another listing. a banga shows ways in which we could live more sustainably...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Architectural Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Late 19th Century Pair of Bronze Atlas Sculptures with Globe & Armillary Sphere
Late 19th Century Pair of Bronze Atlas Sculptures with Globe & Armillary Sphere

Late 19th Century Pair of Bronze Atlas Sculptures with Globe & Armillary Sphere

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

This pair of bronze sculptures of Atlas with Globe & Armillary Sphere are of high cast quality. Pairs have sold for over 700,000 Euro. Their condition is excellent for age and has ve...

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Early 20th Century Art Deco Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

FINE CIRCA 1895 FRENCH AUTOMATON INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVE MOVING GiLT BRONZE CLOCK
FINE CIRCA 1895 FRENCH AUTOMATON INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVE MOVING GiLT BRONZE CLOCK

FINE CIRCA 1895 FRENCH AUTOMATON INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVE MOVING GiLT BRONZE CLOCK

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very fine and highly collectable Antique circa 1895 French Automaton Industrial Locomotive moving gilt ...

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Antique 1890s French Industrial Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Leather and Sterling Silver Cigarette / Cigar Case
Art Deco Leather and Sterling Silver Cigarette / Cigar Case

Art Deco Leather and Sterling Silver Cigarette / Cigar Case

Sold|$1,200

H 3.55 in W 3.15 in D 0.63 in

Art Deco Leather and Sterling Silver Cigarette / Cigar Case

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Exquisite leather cigar case with sterling silver collar. Expands for differing lengths of small cigar or cigarettes. Made in the U.K. in the 1900-1920´s. It has the stamp of the re...

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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare Antique 1901 Steinway Model B Rosewood Grand Piano Louis XV Rococo Restored
Rare Antique 1901 Steinway Model B Rosewood Grand Piano Louis XV Rococo Restored

Rare Antique 1901 Steinway Model B Rosewood Grand Piano Louis XV Rococo Restored

By Steinway & Sons

Located in Dayton, OH

Fully Restored 1901 Steinway & Sons Model B Louis XV Baroque Rococo Grand Piano – Serial Number 99151, Full 88 key keyboard. The most exquisitely detailed example of a turn of the c...

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Early 20th Century American Louis XV Musical Instruments

Materials

Fruitwood, Rosewood

Antique Art Nouveau Photo Album or Book with Brass Stand Up Frame
Antique Art Nouveau Photo Album or Book with Brass Stand Up Frame

Antique Art Nouveau Photo Album or Book with Brass Stand Up Frame

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This antique standing photo album is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1900 and done in the period Art Nouveau style. The album is compo...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Books

Materials

Brass

Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife
Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife

Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife

$255,000Sale Price|33% Off

H 11.03 in W 10.44 in D 1.58 in

Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife

Located in London, GB

This painted limestone relief is an exquisite example of New Kingdom relief carving from the apogee of Egyptian artistic production. Carved in raised relief - a labour-intensive tech...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Busts

Materials

Limestone

Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet

Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet

Located in Houston, TX

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...

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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Jaguar XK 120 Roadster 1950, Rare Collection Car, A+ Condition incl. Expert Op.
Jaguar XK 120 Roadster 1950, Rare Collection Car, A+ Condition incl. Expert Op.

Jaguar XK 120 Roadster 1950, Rare Collection Car, A+ Condition incl. Expert Op.

By Jaguar Cars Ltd.

Located in Lichtenberg, AT

We offer you the chance of buying this breathtaking, rare Jaguar XK 120 which had its first road legal in february 1950. There has been built only a very little number of these cars,...

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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

19th Century Antique Flintlock Pistol Cabinet for Duelists
19th Century Antique Flintlock Pistol Cabinet for Duelists

19th Century Antique Flintlock Pistol Cabinet for Duelists

$11,181 / item

H 10.24 in W 18.12 in D 2.37 in

19th Century Antique Flintlock Pistol Cabinet for Duelists

Located in Marseille, FR

Gun cabinet full time duelists 19th century in its original box with red velvet. Platinum finely chopped. Ebony butts No brand. It seems that there was no sinister use to believe an ...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Metal

Vintage 1980s Playmatic Pinball Trailer, Folk Art Design, 134x74 cm
Vintage 1980s Playmatic Pinball Trailer, Folk Art Design, 134x74 cm

Vintage 1980s Playmatic Pinball Trailer, Folk Art Design, 134x74 cm

$9,886Sale Price|30% Off

H 70.87 in W 52.76 in D 29.14 in

Vintage 1980s Playmatic Pinball Trailer, Folk Art Design, 134x74 cm

Located in Marbella, ES

1980s Recreational machine model pinball trailer playmatic.

Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Toys

Materials

Iron

Chinese Tobacco Water Pipe, c. 1900
Chinese Tobacco Water Pipe, c. 1900

Chinese Tobacco Water Pipe, c. 1900

$400

H 27 in W 8 in D 4 in

Chinese Tobacco Water Pipe, c. 1900

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

Despite common belief that water pipes such as these were used to smoke opium, water pipes such as these were more commonly used for smoking Tobacco. The hinged compartment is where ...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Antique Tiffany Studios Zodiac 6-Piece Bronze Doré Desk Set
Antique Tiffany Studios Zodiac 6-Piece Bronze Doré Desk Set

Antique Tiffany Studios Zodiac 6-Piece Bronze Doré Desk Set

By Tiffany Studios

Located in Cincinnati, OH

This lovely 6-piece bronze doré desk set was made by Tiffany Studios of New York. The early 20th-century set has a warm golden finish with its original patina and has been made in T...

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets

Materials

Bronze

Theodore Alexander 16th Century Style German Hammered Bronze Suit Armour Knight
Theodore Alexander 16th Century Style German Hammered Bronze Suit Armour Knight

Theodore Alexander 16th Century Style German Hammered Bronze Suit Armour Knight

By Theodore Alexander

Located in Dayton, OH

Theodore Alexander Medieval Suit of Armour. Styled after an original 16th Century German suit that sold at auction for well over $50,000. Retail $18,000. A hammered bronze suit of a...

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Late 20th Century Renaissance Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Bronze

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Compass Clocks For Sale on 1stDibs

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.