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Goerz Tenax Folding Medium Format Roll Film With A Zeiss Ikon Compur With C.P.G
Located in Reading, Berkshire
12.5cm F6.3 Prime Lens With A Leather Case
Shutter speed 1 - 1/250
Takes 6.5 x 4 cm roll film
Category
Early 20th Century German American Classical Antique Lenses
Materials
Leather, Glass
Mid-16th-Century Romagnola School The Adoration Of The Magi, Nativity
Located in Cheltenham, GB
the devotional traditions of the late medieval world were being reimagined through the lens of the
Category
16th Century Renaissance Antique Lenses
Materials
Oil, Panel
Antique Victorian Etruscan 15k Solid Gold Hair Picture Locket Brooch Pin Pendant
Located in Montclair, NJ
large chip present in the removable glass lens, but it is still functional.
Stock Number: STE-91050011
Category
1890s British Etruscan Revival Antique Lenses
Materials
Natural Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Brass Telescope On Tripod Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The telescope has a selection of the lens that can be removed such that it fits into the case
Category
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
1928 French Gothic Revival Wooden Pulpit
Located in High Point, NC
, reinterpreted through the 20th-century revival lens with simplified yet reverent detailing. The interior retains
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Lenses
Materials
Wood
19th c. Expandable Marquise Paris Field Binoculars c.1880-1899
Located in San Francisco, CA
the center. Leather case with brass studs. The lens expands out to sharpen the view. The binoculars
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Lenses
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Dining Chairs, Set of Six with Original Upholstery and Carved Walnut Leg
Located in Milano, IT
the end of the 19th century, interpreted through the lens of skilled cabinetmaking craftsmanship. Made
Category
1880s French Baroque Antique Lenses
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique Pair French Japonisme Gilt Patinated Bronze Marble Tables Gueridons
By Edouard Lievre
Located in London, GB
admired for his ability to interpret Japanese artistic traditions through a European lens, a skill that
Category
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Lenses
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Napoleon III Ebonised
Gilt Bronze Writing Desk Bonheur-du-Jour 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Louis XVI neoclassicism interpreted through a mid-19th-century lens
Offered in great shape ready for
Category
1880s Napoleon III Antique Lenses
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Antique Colmont French FT Binoculars Leather and Brass Paris
Located in Stamford, CT
small dents in the eye piece. The lenses are in good working condition, this is a great piece of history.
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Lenses
Materials
Metal
Genuine Ceratarges Spinosus Trilobite on Matrix from Morocco
Located in New York, NY
trilobite lineage, afforded greater lookout ability through they still maintain their compound lenses.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Antique Lenses
Materials
Cement, Other
Genuine Ceratarges Spinosus Trilobite on Matrix from Morocco
Located in New York, NY
trilobite lineage, afforded greater lookout ability through they still maintain their compound lenses
Category
15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Antique Lenses
Materials
Cement, Other
Very Large 18th Century Florentine Rococo Giltwood Mirror with Matching Planter
Located in Madrid, ES
lens was used to achieve this frontal view, and thus there is a slight distortion to the ornamental
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Lenses
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
19th C Derby Porcelain, Regency Period,
Old Imari
Vase now as a Lamp
By Derby
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
inspired by Japanese Imari wares, interpreted through an English decorative lens.
The urn is classically
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Lenses
Materials
Ormolu
Bruges (Brügge), 1894 by Symbolist Painter Olof Sager-Nelson.
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sager-Nelson's brief but impactful career, capturing the beauty of Bruges through a symbolist lens. It
Category
1890s Symbolist Antique Lenses
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Tetex Hooked Rug, Crimson Field with Floral Patterns - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
lens of so many German design sensibilities.
The deep coral red field houses a dense, flowing
Category
1920s German Antique Lenses
Materials
Wool
Inhabitants of California, Indigenous Dress and Daily Life Engraving, c1774
Located in Langweer, NL
. While the scenes are filtered through a European lens, the careful rendering of tools, clothing, body
Category
1770s British Antique Lenses
Materials
Paper
Modern Clear Rock Crystal Sculpture Decorative Object Selenite
Located in London, GB
and clarity of the mineral.
The selenite is so clear and transparent that it acts like a natural lens
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Organic Modern Antique Lenses
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
French Empire Bronze Inkwell After the Roman Oil Lamps, c. 1815–25
Located in Atlanta, GA
lens of Empire grandeur.
Measurements: 11.5 in w x 7 in h.
Category
Early 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Kodak No. 2A Folding Autographic Brownie Folding Roll Film Camera
By Eastman Kodak
Located in Reading, Berkshire
", as the shutter says.
Lens: Kodar 122mm f/7.9
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Lenses
Materials
Metal
Venetian Louis XVI Chest of Drawers in Walnut, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
influence of French neoclassicism, interpreted through an Italian lens of grace and lightness. Timeless in
Category
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Lenses
Materials
Walnut
Habits et Maisons des Floridiens, Early Florida Ethnography – Engraving, c.1857
Located in Langweer, NL
document the wider world. While idealized through a European lens, the engraving preserves valuable visual
Category
1850s French Antique Lenses
Materials
Paper
Man and Woman of the Naudowessies, Mississippi Region – 18th Century Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
, though they inevitably filter Indigenous life through a European visual and cultural lens. The inclusion
Category
1880s French Antique Lenses
Materials
Paper
Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Swedish Pile Rug in Earthy Tapestry Style
Located in New York, NY
radiates a warm, organic charm reminiscent of a forest landscape viewed through a softened lens.
Framed by
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Antique Lenses
Materials
Wool
Miniature Portrait of the Prince of Wales, Later Edward VII
By Robert Henderson
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
”.
Under convex glass lens, with moire satin back.
4 1/2 inches x 3 1/4 inches including suspension loop.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Lenses
Materials
Ivory, Satin, Glass, Paint
Californian Woman in Deerskin Dress, Indigenous Portrait – Engraving 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
California became widely known through American westward expansion. While filtered through a European lens
Category
1780s British Antique Lenses
Materials
Paper
View of a Dutch Harbour, possibly imaginary
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
, which explored human emotions through a cryptic, often disturbing lens.
Long forgotten after his death
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Lenses
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Ink
Large Victorian glass locket pendant in 18k gold, heavy gold pendant
Located in PARIS, FR
hold a photograph. The lenses are domed, making the pendant large. Antique pendant, circa 1880, France
Category
1880s French Late Victorian Antique Lenses
Materials
18k Gold
Optical View of New York City Manhattan Harbor Hand-Colored Augsburg - ca.1775
Located in Langweer, NL
genre of optical perspective views designed for viewing through a zograscope or optical lens, enhancing
Category
Late 18th Century German Antique Lenses
Materials
Paper
Madagascars – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Engraving (c.1810)
Located in Langweer, NL
exploration. Though seen through a European artistic lens, the image remains an important historic reference
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Lenses
Materials
Paper
Antique Hand-Colored Print, North American Indigenous People, ca.1805
Located in Langweer, NL
through a European lens during the Age of Enlightenment.
Created between 1803 and 1808 and engraved by L
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Lenses
Materials
Paper
Antique Officer of the Watch Telescope, English, Ross of London, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
30mm diameter primary objective lens, protected from glare with a sliding dust cover
Later textured
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
Antique Tetex Hooked Rug, Red with Colorful Floral Patterns - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
lens of so many German design sensibilities. The coral red field houses a dense arrangement of varied
Category
1920s German Antique Lenses
Materials
Wool
Japanese Big Old Stone Classic Yukimi Lantern Fine Simple Details, 39 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
candles placed inside them. Soon these paper lenses disappear and for one special evening and event, the
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Lenses
Materials
Stone
Antique Tetex Hooked Rug, Red with Colorful Floral Patterns - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
lens of so many German design sensibilities. The coral red field houses a dense arrangement of varied
Category
1920s German Antique Lenses
Materials
Wool
Edwardian 14k Gold Mechanical Lorgnette
Located in Venice, CA
scratches on the lenses. They fold up with spring loaded action, with a large opening on the end that allow
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Antique Lenses
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Fuegians of Tierra del Fuego – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Print c.1805
Located in Langweer, NL
anthropology, and missionary reports. Although presented through an early 19th-century European lens, the
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Lenses
Materials
Paper
Antique Egyptian Women at the Nile Water Scene from Maximilian in Bavaria, 1846
Located in Langweer, NL
defined by ritual, water, and agriculture. While romanticized through a 19th-century lens, the image
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Lenses
Materials
Paper
Scientific tool for demonstrating the refraction of light, Italy 1920.
Located in Milan, IT
, creating a natural lens. In a dark environment, by lighting the candle and moving it for and against the
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Lenses
Materials
Metal
Pair of 19th-Century Italian Renaissance Revival Savonarola: Sevilla Arc I
II
Located in Rolling Hills Estates, CA
through the lens of Renaissance humanism, symbolizing intellect, refinement, and ceremonial grace.
Each
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Antique Lenses
Materials
Wood
A Pair of 19th Century White-GreyFrench Provincial Column Chest Cabinets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
silhouettes recall classical influences, reinterpreted through the lens of rural craftsmanship.
Whether used
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Lenses
Materials
Pine
Rare Antique Mahogany Cased Cork Model of a Lighthouse
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
lamps with reflectors had replaced the candles, and by 1845 the reflectors had been replaced by lenses
Category
19th Century British Antique Lenses
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Style Shell Tripod Earrings in 18kt Gold, Diamond
By Estaa
Located in Mumbai, IN
tropical motifs reimagined through the Art Deco lens, reflecting the era's signature use of bold shapes and
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Art Deco Antique Lenses
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
Kay Fisker (1893–1965) Attributed Klismos Chair in Oak, Denmark, circa 1922
By Kay Fisker
Located in Valby, 84
ancient Greek Klismos tradition through the lens of early 20th-century Danish design, marked by proportion
Category
1920s Danish Neoclassical Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
"La Correspondance" Signed Etching, Edition of 25, Young Woman Writing
By Henri Matisse
Located in Yardley, PA
being filtered through Matisse’s modernist lens, where less becomes more. The woman’s rounded form is
Category
1920s Modern Antique Lenses
Materials
Etching
King Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Lützen
Located in Stockholm, SE
through the lens of his psychological state, transforming them into scenes saturated with symbolic meaning
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Antique Lenses
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Ink
Sculpture Art Deco in Spelter "The Archer" (ca. 1920) by Jean De Rancourt
Located in Ixelles, BE
the ideals of virility, impetus, and classical beauty revisited through the lens of modernism.
Jean
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Lenses
Materials
Spelter
Antique French Aubusson, Monumental Medallion in Terra-Cotta
Black-Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
early 20th-century lens. Admirers of the craft may appreciate this transitional rug among the works of a
Category
1910s French Antique Lenses
Materials
Wool
Mané-Katz "Le Juif Roux" Oil on Canvas
By Mané-Katz
Located in New York, NY
Mane-Katz’s expressionist lens, these clothes transcend mere attire; they become symbols of identity
Category
1920s Antique Lenses
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Edvard Thomsen Klismos Chair, Designed for Øregård Gymnasium, Denmark, 1924
Located in Valby, 84
through a refined Danish lens. Constructed in stained beech, the chair features the distinctive curved
Category
1920s Antique Lenses
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Ferme à Vivarais (Farm in Vivarais)
Located in London, GB
aesthetic lens. You can almost imagine Deborne looking out across the fields and feeling the warm summery
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Lenses
Materials
Oil, Board
Venice Landscape of Venice and Channel with Boats Painting, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
, showcasing the charm of Venice through a romanticized lens.
The piece's dimensions are as follows
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Lenses
Materials
Papercord
$2,498 Sale Price
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Sterling Silver Folding Opera Glasses - Antique Victorian (1895)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
opera glasses have a circular form with a plain rectangular bridge.
The eye pieces and lenses are
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Lenses
Materials
Sterling Silver
Holophane Pair of French Art Deco Flush Mounts, 1920
By Holophane
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Verlys
The story of Holophane begins in 1822 with Augustin Fresnel’s invention of the Fresnel lens
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Lenses
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Rococo Mirror, 18th Century
Located in Ljungby, SE
A gilded and bronzed Rococo mirror with lenses from the 18th century. The mirror features a richly
Category
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Lenses
Materials
Pine
$20,000
A Fine Adams, London Culpepper Microscope
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
mahogany case. The two drawers contain a good selection of lenses and accessories.
The Adams family were
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique Opera Glasses, English, Leather, Brass, Binoculars, Ross London
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Sliding sun covers protect the aged, primary objective lenses
Eye cup bezels engraved 'Ross – London
Category
1920s British Edwardian Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
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Antique Lenses For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique lenses available for sale. Each of these unique antique lenses was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, glass and brass. There are all kinds of antique lenses available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique lenses made by Industrial designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many antique lenses are appealing in their simplicity, but EB Studios, Boyer of Paris and Perko Co. produced popular antique lenses that are worth a look.
How Much are Antique Lenses?
Prices for antique lenses start at $325 and top out at $125,000 with the average selling for $1,197.
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