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Pre World War I Nautical Compass by E.S.Ritchie
Located in Norwich, GB
Pre World War I Nautical Compass by E.S.Ritchie
Nautical compass mounted by a brass gimbal into a
Category
Vintage 1910s Nautical Objects
Materials
Copper
Pre World War 1 Nautical Compass by E.S.Ritchie
By E.S. Ritchie & Co
Located in Norwich, GB
Pre World War I Nautical Compass by E.S.Ritchie
Nautical compass mounted by a brass gimbal into
Category
Antique Early 1900s Nautical Objects
Materials
Copper
1950s Yatch/Aircraft Compass Bubble Torpedo Table Sculpture Art War Relic
By Bendix Corporation
Located in Hyattsville, MD
For use as Prop not functioning. No break, and no cracks to molded forms or aluminium base plate. Sits flat.
Measures: W 24 x D 9 x H 14 in.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Industrial Aviation Objects
Materials
Plastic
Western Compass Patchwork Platter
Located in Denver, CO
deployed to Iraq (03-04 medic/security work). His work explores the collision of war myth and reality
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Stoneware, Glaze
WWI brass Carl Zeiss Jena "Fussartillerie" artillery compass
Located in London, GB
similar CZJ Fussartillerie compass see the collection of the Imperial War Museum, London, Catalogue number
Category
Early 20th Century German Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Royal Air Force P10 Aircraft Compass No. 10489 T
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Royal Air Force P10 aircraft compass No. 10489 T
The compass has a brass body finished in
Category
Vintage 1930s British Colonial Aviation Objects
Materials
Brass
A Royal Air Force P11 Aircraft Compass No. 11242 D
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
was standard issue compass for the Royal Air Force during the Second World War
CW34
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Aviation Objects
Materials
Brass
WW1 British Officers Military Pocket Compass by F.Darton & Co - 1917
Located in Bath, GB
A good nickel plated WW1 British Officers Military Pocket Compass signed on the front cover
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Nickel
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H 3 in W 2 in D 0.63 in
A Royal Air Force P10 Aircraft Compass No. 23145 T M
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Royal Air Force P10 Aircraft Compass No. 23145 T M
The compass has a brass body finished in
Category
Vintage 1930s Industrial Aviation Objects
Materials
Brass
War Ship Painting Ink by David Hawker '80
Located in FR
David Hawker
War Ship
Ink drawing on paper
Good vintage condition with minor signs of age
David
Category
1980s Other Art Style Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
WW1 1918 British Army Officer's Compass - Verner's Patent MK VII by French Ltd.
Located in Bath, GB
rear of the case is stamped with war department arrows and by the manufacturer F-L for French Limited
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
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H 4 in W 3 in D 2 in
Original WWII Map of New Zealand - Natural & Industrial Resources in War & Peace
By "Leslie MacDonald ""Max"" Gill"
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two pictorial map for New Zealand her natural and Industrial resources
Category
Vintage 1940s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 30.52 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
Antique Map of the North Sea and Dunkirk
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled map of the North Sea, top left a large compass rose, bottom right Dunkirk (Duinkerke
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Maps
Materials
Paper
Aeronautical III Gauge Clock
By Aviation Technology Group
Located in Telluride, CO
During the Great War, from 1914-18, a new kind of art flourished. Hand crafted creations from
Category
20th Century English Other Aviation Objects
Materials
Metal
BUBBLE Signed Lithograph Surreal Landscape Vintage Drafting Tool, Blue Sky, Sand
By Fanny Brennan
Located in Union City, NJ
. BUBBLE presents a whimsical depiction of a vintage drafting compass positioned alone in a desert-like
Category
1990s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Chairs Design James Leonard 1950s for Esavian Esa
By Esavian, James Leonard, Jean Prouvé
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
School chairs design James Leonard for Esavian Esa
A great example of post-war utilitarian design
Category
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Children's Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Nautical Bar Cabinet in Oak in Style of Charles Dudouyt
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Waalwijk, NL
decorative elements, such as the two small helms, one inlayed with a glass compass. Opening the upper door
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Dry Bars
Materials
Rope, Glass, Oak
Tito Agnoli adjustable table lamp model 249 Oluce Italy 1956
By Tito Agnoli, Oluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
into an Italian family, in Lima, Peru, in 1931. He came to Italy after the war. Trained as a painter
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Two Lines Excentric Jointed with Six Angles, Offset lithograph signed/N 18/30
By George Rickey
Located in New York, NY
commissions. It was during his Army Air-corps War service that he rediscovered his long dormant natural
Category
1980s Kinetic Figurative Prints
Materials
Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
Relax Sofa Set by Marco Zanuso for Poltronova, 1970s
By Poltronova, Marco Zanuso
Located in Roma, IT
Livio, Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni, he contributed to the post-war debate on the "modern
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
Table Lamp by Tito Agnoli, circa 1958
By Tito Agnoli, O-Luce
Located in Berlin, DE
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Tito Agnoli was born into an Italian family, in Lima, Peru, in 1931. He came to Italy after the war
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Adjustable "Sistema Flu" Lamp by Rodolfo Bonetto for Luci 80s
By Rodolfo Bonetto, luci
Located in Padova, IT
leading Italian exponents in the field of industrial design (eight golden compasses), and with his
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Original Vintage Poster-Lee Kerry-chester-angleterre-pays De Galles, 1953
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
horse racing on Chester Racecourse (the oldest racecourse in England), a Roman Centurion, a Civil War
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
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H 39.77 in W 24.81 in D 0.4 in
Chest of Drawers, Walnut, by Tito Agnoli, 1968
By Tito Agnoli, Molteni & C
Located in Berlin, DE
family, in Lima, Peru, in 1931. He came to Italy after the war. Trained as a painter (having studied with
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Wood
A Twin Fusee Bracket Clock By Dent
By Dent
Located in Amersham, GB
supply marine chronometers, watches and compasses for the Royal Navy and was supplier to the Royal Air
Category
Antique Early 1900s English High Victorian Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Steel
Rare Pair of Table Globes by Cary, Each Dated 1816
By John & William Cary
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
original compass rose. The terrestrial globe shows geographic entities shaded in faded tones of blue, pink
Category
Antique 1810s English Globes
Materials
Brass
Lino Sabattini for Fiat Italia 1970 Geometric Cylinder Tall Vase Sterling Silver
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Miami, FL
War while working in a copper factory that he begins to be interested in metal. He is interested in
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
H 8.25 in Dm 2.25 in
Pierre Jeanneret X desk with a Model Pj Si 30A Committee Chair, Chandigarh, 60s
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Highclere, Newbury
30’s.
Shortly after, and during the 2nd World War, a rift developed between them and they did not
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Aluminum
H 29.93 in W 54.34 in D 26.38 in
Pair of Folding Chairs Celestina 70s, 80s by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta, Italy
By Marco Zanuso, Zanotta
Located in Padova, IT
the brothers Livio, Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni, he contributed to the post-war debate on the
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 32.68 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Tito Agnoli & Oluce Flush Mount Light, Aluminum, Brass & Glass Lens, Italy 1959
By O-Luce, Tito Agnoli
Located in La Teste De Buch, FR
war. Trained as a painter, in 1949 he enrolled in the Faculty of Architecture, where he graduated in
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
H 5.91 in Dm 11.03 in
Pair of Korium Black Leather Lounge Chairs by Tito Agnoli for Matteo Grassi
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Weesp, NL
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Tito Agnoli was born into an Italian family, in Lima, Peru, in 1931. He came to Italy after the war
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
H 29.93 in W 37.41 in D 33.86 in
Original WWII Illustrated Map Poster - Time And Tide Map Of The Atlantic Charter
By "Leslie MacDonald ""Max"" Gill"
Located in London, GB
Time & Tide magazine (1920-1986) following the World War Two Atlantic Charter agreement between the US
Category
Vintage 1940s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 44.89 in W 34.85 in D 0.04 in
1970s MCM Knoll Poppy Orange Wool & Chrome Bertoia Diamond Armchair
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Basel, BS
talents such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Eero Saarinen into its compass. Their work would help change
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Untitled, Still Life of Shell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
make a larger impact than any of them could do individually.
After World War II, TPG members went in
Category
1940s American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Original WWII Map Of New Zealand - Natural & Industrial Resources In War & Peace
By "Leslie MacDonald ""Max"" Gill"
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two pictorial map for New Zealand Her Natural and Industrial Resources
Category
1940s More Prints
Materials
Paper
Original WWII Illustrated Map Poster - Time And Tide Map Of The Atlantic Charter
By "Leslie MacDonald ""Max"" Gill"
Located in London, GB
Time & Tide magazine (1920-1986) following the World War Two Atlantic Charter agreement between the US
Category
1940s More Prints
Materials
Paper
Rare Antique Kangxi 1662–1722 Chinese Porcelain Plate Galloping Horses
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
represents ’yin’ compared to the dragon ‘yang’. The god of war Guan yu (Guan di) rode a red-haired horse
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Six Compass Chairs by Allan Gould, circa 1948
By Allan Gould, Herman Miller
Located in Providence, RI
Set of six Compass chairs in black lacquer, designed by Allan Gould, circa 1941 and produced by
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Birch
Horatius Nelson, Duke of Brontë. Collage sea shells, medals, brocade, compasses.
By Enrico Baj
Located in Paris, FR
honor, compasses, buttons, washers, black silk brocade.
80x70cm
Produced by Bini, Milano. Signed on
Category
1960s Figurative Prints
Materials
Mixed Media
Mark VII Mod 2 1942 US Navy Compensating Binnacle
Located in Milan, OH
States Maritime Commission during World War II to support the Allies' war effort. The binnacle was made
Category
Vintage 1940s American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Composition in Two Grays: Black and White
By Antoni Tàpies
Located in New York, NY
European artists of the post-war period and in the contemporary art scene. In 1948 he helped co-found the
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Ganer Square Piano c1780
By Christopher Ganer
Located in London, GB
the damper lift and 1 for the harp stop.
5 octave compass F to F
Christopher Ganer was born in
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Breezy Day
By Henry Scott
Located in Washington, DC
dating back over 300 years that included the first man to fit a compass within an iron ship. Specializing
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Large-Scale Globe Showing the Addition of Texas
By Alexander Keith Johnston
Located in New York, NY
degrees of amplitude and azimuth, compass directions and houses of the Zodiac, raised on carved mahogany
Category
English Globes
Materials
Brass
Pocket Compass Chromed Brass USA Aviation WWII
By Wittnauer
Located in Milan, IT
Second World War, compass card with eight winds complete with goniometric circle. The compass is equipped
Category
Vintage 1940s American Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
WWI Military Officer's Marching Compass, Cbynite Radium Compass
By J.H Steward
Located in Austin, TX
A working military officer's marching or sighting compass of heavy brass from World War One, an
Category
Early 20th Century English Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Brass
Small Pocket Compass, Mahogany Wood and Brass, WWI
Located in Milan, IT
World War, complete with compass card with eight winds with a goniometric circle and a compass needle
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
English Compass Ship's log, 40's, teak and brass, 19th century compass. XIX
By Ainsley South Shields
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding and unique ship's navigation log, made during the Second World War, in teak wood and
Category
Antique 1880s English Arts and Crafts Nautical Objects
Materials
Bronze, Iron
H 55.12 in W 32.29 in D 18.51 in
American Brass Compass by Wittnauer WWI
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass for an American army officer of the First World War of chromed brass in the shape of
Category
Vintage 1910s American Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
F Barker & Son Lensatic Marching Compass
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
the World War I era. The compass is with its original finish with patent details on the back, 'Barkers
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
German Wehrmacht Field Compass from WWII
Located in Austin, TX
A vintage German Wehrmacht marching or field compass from WWII, with 6mm ruler on the underside and
Category
Vintage 1940s German Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Nickel
WWI 1917 British Army Officer's Compass
Located in Bath, GB
An excellent example of a First World War military compass. It is fully functioning, has a brass
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
British WWI Marching Compass with Leather Case
Located in Austin, TX
A working British military marching compass of heavy brass in original leather case from World War
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Glass
British WWI Marching Compass with Leather Case
Located in Austin, TX
A working British military marching compass of heavy brass in original leather case from World War
Category
Early 20th Century English Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass
Antique English WWI 1917 British Army Officer's Compass
Located in Bath, GB
An excellent example of a First World War military compass. It is fully functioning, has a brass
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
1915s Magnetic Pocket Compass Short & Mason Antique Scientific Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass used by British Army officers during World War I in 1915 of brass in the shape of a
Category
Vintage 1910s Aviation Objects
Materials
Brass
Prismatic Brass Compass UK 1940 for British Army Officers WWII
Located in Milan, IT
army officers during the second world war. It is a small vintage compass typically used in recreational
Category
Vintage 1940s British Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
1918s Barke's Magnetic Nautical Pocket Compass Antique Marine Navigation Device
Located in Milan, IT
the first world war.
On the back of the compass it reads: The Soltima Inst. Co 1918 n. 8784 Barker’s
Category
Vintage 1910s Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
1918s Barke's Magnetic Nautical Pocket Compass Antique Marine Navigation Device
Located in Milan, IT
the first world war.
On the back of the compass it reads: The Soltima Inst. Co 1918 n. 8784 Barker’s
Category
Vintage 1910s Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
WWI UK Avation Brass Pocket Compass Raf Officers Antique Scientific Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass used during the First World War by RAF officers of chromed brass in the shape of an
Category
Vintage 1910s British Aviation Objects
Materials
Brass
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal war compass for your home. Each war compass for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and glass. There are many kinds of the war compass you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A war compass, designed in the mid-century modern, Art Deco or industrial style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made war compass over the years, but those crafted by Tito Agnoli, Leslie MacDonald Gill and O-Luce are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a War Compass?
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