French Brass Compass
Antique Vineyard Setter's Compass, French, Brass, Surveyor's Instrument, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique vineyard setter's compass. A French, brass surveyor's instrument with mahogany
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
$2,264
H 4.14 in W 8.08 in D 4.14 in
Victorian French Carriage Clock with Compass
Located in Norwich, GB
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Enamel dial with Roman numerals and original ‘blued’ steel hands.
Eight day French movement with
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Erton Compass Armchairs in Original Upholstery, France 1960's
By Erton
Located in New York, NY
Very Elegantly designed armchairs on compass beech legs with a brass stretcher.
A never-before-seen
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Nautical Brass Magnetic Compass with Original Box by E. Vion Paris, Early 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Antique and rare magnetic surveying compass, brass with original wooden box, signed E. Vion Paris
Category
Early 20th Century French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
$1,621
H 12.61 in W 4 in D 4 in
Antique "Le Jockey Club" 1930's Horse Racing Binoculars with Compass
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A French silvered brass and brown leather Horse Racing binoculars stamped "Le Jockey Club Paris
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
H 3 in W 4.5 in D 2 in
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1950s French Design Style Brass Compass Feet with Beige Bouclé Fabric Armchair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
1950s French design style brass compass feet with Bouclé Fabric Lounge armchair.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 29.14 in W 25.2 in D 35.83 in
Rare Brass Air Balloon Compass, France, 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Rare brass air balloon compass complete with goniometric circle, needle block and transparent
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Prismatic Bearing Brass Compass
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing bush in brass; it is a small compass, signed F-L (French Limited) N. 124291
Category
Vintage 1910s French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Large Brass Nautical Compass
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This large brass nautical compass was custom made in France around the year 1900 and features a
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Nautical Objects
1900s French Manufacture Antique Pocket Magnetic Compass Made of Turned Brass
Located in Milan, IT
Small travel compass made of turned brass with lid, eight winds compass card of engraved and
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Magnetic Compass for Topographers Made of Brass
By Peigné
Located in Milan, IT
Rare and particular ancient magnetic compass for topographers, made of brass; instrument consisting
Category
Antique 1870s French Scientific Instruments
Pocket Compass Made in France in the 1920s
Located in Milan, IT
Brass pocket compass in the shape of a pocket watch, complete with lid. Six-wind compass card
Category
Vintage 1920s French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
1918s Small Pocket Nautical Brass Magnetic Compass Signed F.L French Limited
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing bush in brass; it is a small compass, signed F-L (French Limited) N. 246378
Category
Vintage 1910s British Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Small Brass Travel Compass with Lid of the Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Small brass travel compass with lid, compass card with four winds and goniometric circle of
Category
Early 20th Century French Scientific Instruments
Rare Nautical Compass and Cosmographic Cart Round Coffee Table, France, 1950
By Maison Baguès
Located in Antwerp, BE
compass positioned in the middle. Supported by a round brass frame with four legs connected by stretchers
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Compass Used in Topography, Brass, in Its Original Mahogany Box with Slit Cover
By Chollet - Delamarre Paris 1
Located in Milan, IT
Compass used in topography for the alignment and positioning of theodolites. Brass compass placed
Category
Antique 1840s French Scientific Instruments
H 1.19 in W 7.49 in D 3.75 in
WWI 1917 British Army Officer's Compass, Verner's Patent MK VIII by French Ltd.
Located in Bath, GB
This is an excellent original example of the MK VIII. It is fully functioning, has a brass case and
Category
Vintage 1910s English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
WWI 1917 British Army Officer's Compass, Verner's Patent MK VIII by French Ltd
Located in Bath, GB
This is an excellent original example of the MK VIII. It is fully functioning, has a brass case and
Category
Vintage 1910s English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
WWI 1917 British Army Officer's Compass, Verner's Patent Mk viii by French Ltd
Located in Bath, GB
This is an excellent original example of the MK VIII. It is fully functioning, has a brass case and
Category
Vintage 1910s European Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Maison Jansen Mahogany and Églomisé Black Glass Compass Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Baambrugge, NL
frame, that has gilt brass inlays and trims. The "églomisé" work represents an antique English drawing
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
H 14.97 in W 24.02 in D 40.16 in
Compass Dans L'Oeil Table Lamp by Andreé Putman for Baldinger & Sons, 1980
By Andree Putman, Louis Baldinger & Sons
Located in Berlin, DE
This table lamp by Andree Putman was designed in the 1980s for Baldinger & Sons and was for the Riz Carlton Hotel in Germany.
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Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
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H 21.66 in W 11.82 in D 4.73 in
19th Century French Brass Binoculars with Compass, circa 1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
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An original pair of all brass French binoculars with a small compass on the end. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Small French-Made Brass Compass Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Small French-made brass compass, second half of the 19th century. It is an instrument used for
Category
Antique 1860s French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
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
1918s Antique Magnetic Brass Pocket Compass Signed Cruchon & Emons Paris N. 918
Located in Milan, IT
Magnetic compass for nautical detection, of brass, signed Cruchon & Emons Paris n. 918 of 1918 made
Category
Vintage 1910s French Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Round Brass "Compass" Side Table in the Style of Jacques Adnet. Circa 1940
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and rare round "compass" side table is made of brass. This is a French work in the style
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
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
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Brass
H 2.56 in W 2.29 in D 0.32 in
WWI 1917 British Army Officer's Compass, Verner's Patent by French Ltd.
Located in Bath, GB
. The case also stamped for French and Sons Ltd. London and 1917. Both the brass compass cover and the
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
WW1 1917 British Army Officer's Compass, Verner's Patent MK VIII by French Ltd
Located in Bath, GB
This is an excellent original example of the MK VIII. It is fully functioning, has a brass case and
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
WW1 1917 British Army Officer's Compass Verner's Patent MK VIII by French Ltd
Located in Bath, GB
This is an excellent original example of the MK VIII. It is fully functioning, has a brass case and
Category
Vintage 1910s English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
WW1 1918 British Army Officer's Compass - Verner's Patent MK VII by French Ltd.
Located in Bath, GB
This is an excellent original example of the MK VII. It is fully functioning, has a brass case and
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
A Round French Brass & Glass Compass Gueridon.
Located in New York, NY
The circular top in the form of a working compass, raised on tripod legs.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Side Tables
Materials
Brass
A Large French Fruitwood, Brass and Iron Gardener's Compass
Located in New York, NY
A very good set for a gardener to accurately space plants in a garden. In virtually untouched condition, these high quality implements are exressmly decorative.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Architectural Elements
18th c. French pocket sundial/compass
Located in Summerland, CA
foreign city time zones, with a compass set in its center
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
A Brass and Glass Compass Gueridon, attributed to Adnet.
Located in New York, NY
The circular glass topped compass raised on a brass tripod base.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Gueridon
Materials
Brass
A Brass Pocket Sundial And Compass Signed Pigeon A Lion
By Butterfield Paris
Located in Firenze, IT
French, early 18th Century
Measures 6,5cm x 5,9 x 1,4cm
Contained within its original leather
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Neoclassical Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Brass Pocket Sundial Compass French Late 19th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
covered by the seller (customs duties included).
Brass octagonal dial with four engraved hour scales
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
1960s Hermès Compass Cigarette Box
By Hermès
Located in Hong Kong, HK
1960s Hermès Cigarette Compass Box (signed “Hermès Paris” at the bottom of the box)
A Compass is
Category
Vintage 1960s French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
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2010s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
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French Brass Compass For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic French brass compass available at 1stDibs. Each French brass compass for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using brass, metal and glass. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer French brass compass, there are earlier versions available from the 17th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A French brass compass, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Louis XIV or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made French brass compass over the years, but those crafted by Butterfield Paris, Chollet - Delamarre Paris and E. Vion Paris are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a French Brass Compass?
Prices for a French brass compass can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $414 and can go as high as $4,200, while the average can fetch as much as $673.
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