Brass Nautical Compass Made in UK in the Second Half of the 19th Century

Magnetic topographic compass, of oak and brass; instrument consisting of a magnetized needle free to rotate on a horizontal plane, marking with the tip of the needle the direction of magnetic north, compass card with eight winds complete with goniometric circle divided into 360 °, complete with the compass needle lock. Italian manufacture of the late 19th century. Very good condition. Measure 3.1x3.1 height 1. Shipping is insured by Lloyd's London; our gift box is free (look at the last picture). The invention of the compass is mysterious but it is well known that magnetite was discovered in Magnesia, a city of Asia Minor. We can find the first indications about the use in Europe of the magnetic force for orientation at the end of the XII century...

Print depicting a schooner, no. 1 of 400 copies signed Z21, made in the mid-19th century. Non-coeval briarwood frame; measures with frame 50 x 40 cm.  

Ship nautical portrait, oil on canvas, first half of the 19th century; in the background there are a smaller ship, two small boats and a port. Very good condition, a few restorations...

Fassamano (from the French face-a-main) eyeglasses with handle that turns into a case shaped like the lenses; dark tortoise eyeglasses, oval lenses...

Fassamano (from the French face-a-main) eyeglasses with handle that turns into a case shaped like the lenses; dark tortoise eyeglasses, oval lenses...

Cross-legged reduction compass, of chrome plated brass and steel, English manufacture from the end of the 19th century. Fixed or mobile center, whose opposite points form simple re...

This beautiful wall barometer with room thermometer is a highly valuable craftsmanship, attributable to French manufacture and dating back to the period of Napoleon III (approximatel...

Mould with Nasrid plasterwork motif. Granada, second half of the 19th century. Plaster. It has slight flaws on the edges. Measurements: 28 x 41 x 2 m. Following the Mudéjar tradition of working plaster as a decorative material, this plaster mould...

Zosima and Swataj, founders of the Solowetski Monastery, holding a model of their monastery in their hands, Old Believers icon, second half 19th century. Dimensions: 30 x 35 cm.

Rare yacht binnacle with a highly polished gimballed compass fitted to a varnished box. The box has a polished brass side burner and hinges, hooks, and screws. First class nautical r...

Sculpture, carved wood, glass, metal. Carved wooden chapel with decoration on the top of balustrade and balusters in the shape of a vase of a certain Baroque memory, which presents t...

Original map of Martinique from 1887 with chartered waters around the island. Prepared from a French survey, completed in 1825, showing town, ports, rivers and tributaries. Published...