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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
French Brass
Polished Steel Telescope w/ Spotting Scope on Tripod Stand C 1850
By Bardou
Son
Located in Charleston, SC
French brass and polished steel telescope with removable lens cap, spotting scope, and mounted on
Category
1850s French Louis Philippe Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass, Steel
English Antique Gold Quizzing Glass Pendant of Snake Motif
Located in New York, NY
surrounding a crystal lens, with its slithering body serving as the bail, in 15k. England. (Chain sold
Category
1820s English Antique Lenses
Materials
15k Gold, Gold
Small Antique 3 Draw Telescope, English, Brass, Terrestrial Spyglass, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
primary objective when not in use
Clear, bright primary objective with a 20mm lens diameter
Supplied with
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
Indian Costumes – Bramin Couple, Bayadères and Nabob in Palanquin, c.1845
Located in Langweer, NL
, illustrating how Europe viewed Asia through the dual lenses of admiration and romantic imagination.
Condition
Category
1840s French Antique Lenses
Materials
Paper
Chinese Costumes – Mandarin, Tartar Lady and Musicians, c.1845
Located in Langweer, NL
through a Romantic European lens. At the center stands a *Mandarin* in his ceremonial robe of deep blue
Category
1840s French Antique Lenses
Materials
Paper
Vintage Swedish Rya Rug, Tree and Landscape in Sunset Palette – Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
through a modernist Scandinavian lens. Warm sunset tones of yellow, orange, and rust flow across the
Category
1660s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Lenses
Materials
Wool
Large Antique 3 Draw Telescope, English Brass, Leather Spyglass, Victorian, 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
leather, offering tactile charm
37mm diameter objective lens, protected by a long sliding brass sun shade
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
Javanese Court Scene – Musician, Dancer, and Sultan’s Guard, c.1845
Located in Langweer, NL
the allure and exoticism of the Javanese world through the lens of 19th-century French Romanticism
Category
1840s French Antique Lenses
Materials
Paper
Antique 19thC French Baccarat
Ormolu Mounted "The Jokelson Vases" c.1830
By Baccarat
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
the front an oval lens shaped reserve embellished with an enamelled gold inclusion depicting a
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Lenses
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Afternoon Mood – Wallén’s Skagen-like Swedish Coastal Masterpiece
Located in Stockholm, SE
through his own Swedish lens and personal temperament.
Later Career and Legacy in the Nordic Context
By
Category
1880s Post-Impressionist Antique Lenses
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Oval Meissen Wall Mirror Crownd With Winged Cupids, Leuteritz, Ca. 1860
By Ernst August Leuteritz, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare large oval relief porcelain mirror: colourful oval lenses alternate with blue forget-me-not
Category
1860s German Rococo Antique Lenses
Materials
Porcelain
Work by Léon Bakst - early 20th-century wartime propaganda Avant-garde
By Leon Bakst
Located in PARIS, FR
propaganda through the lens of avant-garde art. Known for his influential designs for the Ballets Russes
Category
1910s Antique Lenses
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
19th Century Antique French Carriage Lantern Owned by President Émile Loubet
Located in Sofia, BG
of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Crafted in polished metal with a large convex glass lens
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Lenses
Materials
Metal
Italian Baroque Style Carved and Scrolled Wood Wall Mirror
Located in Bradenton, FL
traditions, reinterpreted through the glamorous lens of the Hollywood Regency style. Marked on verso "Made in
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Lenses
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Antique Lord Bury 4 Draw Telescope, English, Terrestrial, JH Steward, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
objective lens
Swivel type dust cover to the concentric ring decorated eyecup
Each of the four draw tubes
Category
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
Small Antique 3 Draw Telescope, English Brass, Fruitwood, Terrestrial, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
protects the 25mm diameter primary objective lens
Flared eyecup fitted with a sliding dust cover for
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
Louis XV style Armchair with Artistic Religious and Floral Motifs
Located in NICE, FR
iconography floral patterns. Through his distinctive artistic lens, Smith transforms this historic armchair
Category
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Lenses
Materials
Fabric, Wood
"Grande Irène Vignier" Signed Etching, State Proof, Young Girl, Duthuit 19
By Henri Matisse
Located in Yardley, PA
modern lens.
This work is an etching on chine colle and is signed by Matisse in pencil in the lower
Category
1910s Modern Antique Lenses
Materials
Etching
Vest Pocket Kodak Strut Folding Roll Film Medium Format Camera 1912-1934
By Eastman Kodak
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A 127 Film Fitted With A. f/7.7 Anastigmat lens,
Serviced by Kodak Limited London 1952 (stamp inside
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Lenses
Materials
Metal
Pair of George IV Silver Spectacles Made in London by Edmund Taylor, 1825
Located in London, GB
still possess their original lenses. The spectacles are very well marked and are engraved with the
Category
19th Century English George IV Antique Lenses
Materials
Silver
Japanese Pair Antique Stone Sun And Moon Path Lanterns, 34 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
windows to increase reflection of candles placed inside them. Soon these paper lenses disappear and for
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Lenses
Materials
Stone
Antique English Maritime Lantern "Meteorite 50811" by Meteorite Lamp Co.
By Meteorite
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Maritime Lantern "Meteorite 50811" by Meteorite Lamp Co., Painted Metal with Fresnel Lens
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Lenses
Materials
Metal
Pair Antique Industrial Magnifying Task Table. Desk Lamp By Franks Of Manchester
By A. Franks Optician
Located in Sale, GB
- A beautiful set of lighting instruments encompassing a mini task lamp and magnifying lens by
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Lenses
Materials
Iron
Antique Impressionist Painting "Spanish Peaks" Colorado Mountain Landscape 1900
By Charles Partridge Adams
Located in Portland, OR
as they actually look, as if seen through a telephoto lens.
Some of his earlier paintings include
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Antique Lenses
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
The Golden Serenade: An Antique Indian Khorassan Rug of Refined Grandeur
Located in Dallas, TX
royal ateliers translated the Persian aesthetic through an Indian lens of warmth, symmetry, and grace
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Khorassan Antique Lenses
Materials
Wool
$4,928 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 19th Nautical Ships Lantern
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A pair of Nautical Ships Lantern with red glass lens and electrified. Lanterns are in good
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Lenses
Materials
Iron
$2,950 / set
Antique British Colonial Heart Form Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
seashells around a sailboat image as seen through a glass lens.
Category
Late 19th Century English British Colonial Antique Lenses
Materials
Shell
Landscape of Children Playing Baseball titled "Baseball Beneath the Hills"
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
field. A rare and delightful example of 19th-century American life through a female painter’s lens. This
Category
Late 19th Century Hudson River School Antique Lenses
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Emerald Dynasty: An Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug of East–West Elegance
Located in Dallas, TX
traditional Chinese symbolism through the lens of modernist design. Its luminous jade-green field provides a
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Lenses
Materials
Wool
$7,728 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XV style Armchair with Surrealist Iconography Upholstery
Located in NICE, FR
artistic lens, Smith transforms this historic armchair into a compelling narrative object—bridging the
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Lenses
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Magnificent Victorian Solid / Sterling Silver Magnifying Glass - 1887
Located in Bath, GB
.
The lens is in superb clear condition without damage with a good magnification.
A true heirloom
Category
1880s Scottish Late Victorian Antique Lenses
Materials
Sterling Silver
Doris Leslie Blau Antique Chinese Rug
Located in New York, NY
captures the essence of timeless Eastern elegance, rendered through the lens of Art Deco simplicity and
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Lenses
Materials
Wool
Charles X Giltwood Barometer
Located in Essex, MA
lenses, microscopes, barometers etc. In 1842 the business was sold to his son and moved to 15 Place du
Category
1830s French Charles X Antique Lenses
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Green Shagreen and Silver Eyeglass Case with Monogram
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
round-lensed spectacles, which were fragile and costly accessories at the time.
The unmarked silverwork
Category
18th Century European Georgian Antique Lenses
Materials
Silver
17th Century Pair of French Caryatids in Wood
Located in NICE, FR
-century fascination with ancient themes, interpreted through the lens of Baroque dynamism and decorative
Category
17th Century French Baroque Antique Lenses
Materials
Wood
$4,038 / item
Large Late 19th Century Oil on Canvas attr. to George A. Storey (1834-1919)
By George Adolphus Storey
Located in Chicago, IL
Georgian subject interpreted through a romantic Victorian lens, a mode of storytelling at which Storey
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Lenses
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Unis France Magic Projector / Lantern, wood label France
By French House
Garden
Located in Valladolid, ES
movement. This is achieved through a simple mechanism: a set of lenses, images on glass plates and a
Category
1920s French Art Nouveau Antique Lenses
Materials
Crystal, Iron
$2,517 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Set of 3 Antique Victorian Silver Baskets / Comports London England 1862
By George Fox
Located in London, GB
three pieces. The Set of Victorian Baskets features a tall centre Comport in a lens shape and a pair of
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Lenses
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian hand crafted mirror in Gothic style in hard wood.
Located in København K, 84
Scandinavian lens. The craftsmanship is evident in the precise joinery and hand-carved detailing, offering a
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Gothic Antique Lenses
Materials
Pine, Hardwood
Antique Charts of the World – Physical Features and Ethnographical Map, 1884
Located in Langweer, NL
the 19th-century desire to present the world through scientific and comparative lenses.
The upper
Category
1880s Scottish Antique Lenses
Materials
Paper
Large Antique French Bagues Louis XVI St Ormolu and Cut Rock Crystal Chandelier
By Maison Baguès
Located in New York, NY
lens of late 19th-century artistry—an ideal statement for an interior of distinction and historical
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lenses
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Ponte Neuf (The Old Bridge)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
traditions. His later art engaged more with the natural world, most often through an abstract lens. McCosh is
Category
1920s American Modern Antique Lenses
Materials
Oil
Doris Leslie Blau 1920s Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in New York, NY
through a modernist lens. The surrounding elements, including grid-like patterns and zigzag borders
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Lenses
Materials
Wool
Mother of Pearl and Brass French Opera Binoculars With Leather Case France 1920s
Located in Bochum, NRW
cylindrical body with glass ocular lenses.
In original case.
Good original vintage condition, with a nice
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
$266 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Tetex Hooked Rug, Red with Geometric Patterns - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
diverse, eclectic works, exemplified in this particular rug’s employ of a Turkish design through the lens
Category
1910s German Antique Lenses
Materials
Wool
Neptune
By David Evans
Located in New York, NY
themes are reinterpreted through the lens of contemporary design.
David Evans was a British sculptor and
Category
1920s Art Deco Antique Lenses
Materials
Bronze
$9,000
Copper and Glass Ship
s Lantern by Meteorite
Located in Norwood, NJ
copper maker's badge, fresnel glass lens and brass bail handle. Massive copper ship’s masthead lantern
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass, Copper
$1,180 Sale Price
20% Off
Small Antique 6 Draw Pocket Telescope, English, Travel, Baker, London, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
protecting the 22mm objective lens
Remarkably portable design, ideal for hiking, travel or gentleman’s day
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
Antique 2 Draw Telescope, English, Brass, Navigational Instrument, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
cover, protecting the eyepiece when closed
Incorporates a large 40mm objective lens for bright and clear
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
Dragons in Compartments Plate Chamberlains Worcester Porcelain England Ca.1820"
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in Katonah, NY
from the 18th century, interpreted through the lens of early 19th-century English taste.
Key Features
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Lenses
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Indian Suzani-Inspired Textile
Located in Chicago, IL
, reinterpreted through a distinctly South Asian lens. A grid of large, bold floral medallions fills the field in
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Tribal Antique Lenses
Materials
Cotton
Antique Costume Print of Tattooed Man from Byron Island, 1854
Located in Langweer, NL
importance as a historical artifact, documenting the 19th-century European lens on Pacific cultures. Its hand
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Lenses
Materials
Paper
Antique 3 Draw Telescope, English Brass, Terrestrial Instrument, Victorian, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
38mm objective lens, providing clear and generous viewing
Includes an integrated sliding sun shade
Category
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Charles X French Provincial Cherry Wood Enfilade
Located in Middleburg, VA
the Charles X period interpreted through a rural lens.
The enfilade features an unusually compact
Category
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Lenses
Materials
Metal, Iron
Etruscan Revival Sterling Silver Vase, S. Smith
Son, London, 1880
By Smith
Son
Located in London, London
antiquity, reinterpreted through the lens of Victorian craftsmanship.
Dimensions:
Height: 17.25 in. (44 cm
Category
1880s English Neoclassical Revival Antique Lenses
Materials
Sterling Silver
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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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