Compass - Brass, Wood - marine ancienne de navigation , maritime , nautique

Maritime navigation compass, integrated into an elegant wooden box decorated with a brass anchor. The central compass features a full 0 to 360-degree graduation as well as the main cardinal points, enabling orientation and the reading of a course. The piece is inspired by antique nautical instruments and marine tools used for navigation and orientation. A beautiful pairing of wood and brass, with patina and signs of wear. An ideal decorative object for a collection on the theme of navigation, the navy, scientific instruments, or nautical decoration.

late 20th – early 21st century.

Highly sought after by collectors and enthusiasts of nautical objects and measuring instruments (compass, microscope, sextant, spyglass, loupe, telescope, theodolite).