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This large wrought iron compass, an 80 cm long -term surveyor is much more than a simple measurement instrument. Made in the 18th century, it could be a companion tool , carefully shaped to support a carpenter or a stonemason in his training or the presentation of his masterpiece.

Adorned with an elegant rocker volute on the hinge and stylized bird heads at the base of the branches, this compass combines functionality and symbolic. In the companion tradition, such instruments were meaningful: geometric rigor, precision, transmission of knowledge.

With a large graphic presence, it also constitutes an exceptional decorative room for a cabinet of curiosities, a collector's interior or a place linked to the building and architecture professions.

Beautiful old patina, perfect state of functioning nt .

Companion room, probably made for a masterpiece or the "Tour de France"