Wood Cased Sundial Compass – Vintage Style Nautical Instrument

Vintage-style wood cased sundial compass with round compass dial, glass cover, and fitted wooden lid. The form is inspired by portable travel sundials and compass instruments used from the 18th through early 20th century, when travelers, surveyors, and navigators used compact instruments for orientation and estimating solar time. The turned wooden case gives it the look of an explorer’s desk or map-room object. Pieces like this are commonly reproduced today as decorative nautical instruments, library accessories, and historical display pieces.