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Early 18thc French Watercolor Portrait Seated Lady Drawing Castle in Background
Located in Savannah, GA
blue bodice ribbon, the chain and magnifying glass around her neck and small brooch under her chin. She
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1820s French Neoclassical Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Milan 1910/20 F.lli Koristka Antique Microscope Wooden Box with Accessories
Located in Milan, IT
preparation table that allows you to move the preparation without touching it, a magnifying glass system
Category
1910s Italian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Unique Mirophar Brot triptych standing mirror Art Deco, circa 1920
By Brot Miroir
Located in Den Haag, NL
rare find
Integrated lighting on the central mirror through a magnifying glass provides a light that
Category
1920s French Art Nouveau Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Antique Marble and Bronze Noonday Cannon Sundial with Terracotta Pedestal
By Alexandre Louis Chevalier de Marolles de Lucé
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
as a result of the magnifying glass focusing on the sun’s rays of the fuse.
Instilled with a
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Marble, Bronze
c.1910 Czechoslovakian Byzantine Inspired Antique Glass Pendant Necklace
Located in Skelmersdale, GB
the central glass stone on the pendant. This is only visible upon close inspection with a magnifying
Category
1910s Czech Edwardian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Rare Piel Frères Paris France Peacock Eye Pin Brooch
By Piel Frères
Located in Monroe Township, NJ
see photos for details ) and light surface wear to glass which is noticeable under magnifying glass
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Base Metal
Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Fat lady Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
evidence of repair under item but invisible to the magnifying glass above.
The standing figure with
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Pottery
The Antiquaries Hand-Colored Lithograph, Satirical Caricature, c.1823
Located in Langweer, NL
magnifying glasses. The composition reflects Boilly’s mastery of group portraiture and his keen understanding
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1820s British Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Paper
Antique French Absinthe glass Carafe La Cressonnée
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Absinthe carafe with magnifying frosted glass base. Marked “La Cressonnée” in red and bleu. Capacity: 0.6
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Early 1900s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Glass
Antique Cased Optometrist
s Set, English, Optical Instrument, Boxed, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Magnifying glass and adjustment measure add further interest
This is a delightful antique cased
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Late 19th Century British Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Wood
J.J. De Gault Bacchus Gouache Trompe L
oeil Ring
Located in Amsterdam, NL
really closely or with a magnifying glass, you realize that this apparent cameo is a painting in gouache
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Late 18th Century French Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
18k Gold
Mid 19th Century Side Table with fantastic Marquetry
Located in Greven, DE
only be seen with a magnifying glass. Look at the highly magnified detailed photo of the lady, for
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Mid-19th Century French Charles X Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Metal
14 Karat Lorgnette Folding Eyeglasses with Gold, Diamond and Seed Pearls Lariat
Located in Tustin, CA
folded, the lorgnette becomes a monocle or magnifying glass. Includes a period correct, 12 karat yellow
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
White Diamond, Natural Pearl
Dutch Arnhem Holland "Elrakka" Pottery, ca 1915
Located in Delft, NL
black lines with craquelure. 1 vase has craquelure line Details , view in the pictures with a magnifying
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Pottery
Antique Art Deco French Platinum Illusion Set Diamond Solitaire Engagement Ring
Located in Montclair, NJ
using a magnifying glass. The ring shows some wear that is normal and consistent with its age, otherwise
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Enchanted Doorway, Venezia (La Porta della Carta, Venezia
29)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Plano, TX
framing.
He used sewing needles and magnifying glasses to get a fine level of detail. A member of many
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1920s American Modern Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Etching
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Dutch Arnhem Holland "Elrakka" Pottery, ca 1915
Located in Delft, NL
other viewed with a magnifying glass, probably a miniscule chip. This has been added via photo (enlarged
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Pottery
Antique Edwardian 18k
Platinum Pearl 3.6ct Old Cut Diamond Milgrain Pin Brooch
Located in Montclair, NJ
chipped although only noticeable under a magnifying glass, otherwise in excellent condition!
Stock Number
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Rio del Santi Apostoli, Venice.
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Plano, TX
needles and magnifying glasses to get a fine level of detail. A member of many printmaking societies, Arms
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1920s American Modern Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Etching
$1,250 Sale Price
37% Off
The Connoisseur By Georges Croegaert
By Georges Croegaert
Located in New Orleans, LA
right)
Oil on panel
A Cardinal peers through a magnifying glass at gilded treasures in this exceptional
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19th Century Academic Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Rose, Beauvais
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
what was available to him, namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass, to create the incredibly rich
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
Wilby Church Northamptonshire
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
available to him, namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass, to create the incredibly rich and fine
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
La Rue Sauton Paris
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
magnifying glass, to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
19th Century Gilt Bronze Candleholders, in the style of Ernest Meissonier
By Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier
Located in NICE, FR
. The English art critic John Ruskin examined his work at length under a magnifying glass, "marvelling
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Bronze
19th Century English Satinwood and Coromandel Folio Stand by Jackson
Graham
By Jackson
Graham
Located in London, GB
is so perfect that even with the aid of a magnifying glass scarcely the slightest imperfection is to
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19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Macassar, Satinwood
Grim Orvieto
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
what was available to him, namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass, to create the incredibly rich
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Handmade Paper, Etching, Laid Paper
Rodez (The Tower of Notre Dame)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
1921). He used what was available to him, namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass, to create the
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Handmade Paper, Etching, Laid Paper
Église de Brou
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
available to him, namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass, to create the incredibly rich and fine
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Handmade Paper, Etching
Umbrian Street; An Assisi Street
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
available to him, namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass, to create the incredibly rich and fine
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Handmade Paper, Etching, Laid Paper
Antique Edwardian Platinum 2.25ctw Old European Diamond Milgrain Open Bar Brooch
Located in Montclair, NJ
noticeable under a magnifying glass, otherwise in excellent condition!
Stock Number: EG-390150399-21121521-EY
Category
1910s Edwardian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Large Religious Engraving showing the Acts of the Saints, 1730
Located in Langweer, NL
the promoting the delivery of the monthly books, the other creating fire with a curved magnifying
Category
18th Century Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Paper
$261 Sale Price
20% Off
A Rare Orientalist Portrait of a Nubian Guard, by Edmund Walenta, 19th Century
Located in Queens, NY
achieve this degree of verisimilitude, artists relied not only on a magnifying glass but also, on
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19th Century Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cathedral de Saint Julien le Mans
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
magnifying glass, to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
Stanwick
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
). He used what was available to him, namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass, to create the
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Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Handmade Paper, Etching, Laid Paper
The Boat Builders Yard, San Trovaso
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
what was available to him, namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass, to create the incredibly rich
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Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Etching, Handmade Paper
Cathedral of Saint Cyr and Saint Julieta, Nevers
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
). He used what was available to him, namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass, to create the
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Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Handmade Paper, Etching
Saint Benigne, Dijon
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
needles and a magnifying glass, to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Handmade Paper, Etching
FANCY Antique Art Deco Platinum 6.03ct Diamond
Black Onyx Line Bracelet
Located in Montclair, NJ
period bracelet. A few diamonds have tiny chips that are only noticeable under a magnifying glass
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1920s Art Deco Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
From the Ponte Vecchio, Florence
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
needles and a magnifying glass, to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known
Category
1920s American Modern Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Antique Art Deco Platinum 5.54ctw GIA European Diamond Fancy Link Belly Bracelet
Located in Montclair, NJ
diamonds have small chips that are only noticeable under a magnifying glass, otherwise in excellent overall
Category
1920s Art Deco Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Amiens; The Cathedral of Notre Dame, from the Lower Town
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
available to him, namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass, to create the incredibly rich and fine
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching, Drypoint
Chartres; Cathedral of Notre Dame from the River
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
). He used what was available to him, namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass, to create the
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Handmade Paper, Etching
Mysteries of the Passion
By Jacques Callot
Located in New York, NY
under a magnifying glass (or perhaps by vulnerable microbes). As in all the best Callot prints, the
Category
1630s Old Masters Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Etching
Antique Platinum GIA 2.64ctw Old European Fancy Color Diamond Engraved Ring
Located in Montclair, NJ
magnifying glass, otherwise in excellent overall condition. Comes w/ the original GIA certification for the
Category
1910s Art Deco Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Victorian Pierced Gold Bangle Head of Bacchus Finely Carved Bloodstone Ca.1880
Located in London, GB
. Measuring just 2.5cm long it was carved with such mastery of skill that, using a magnifying glass, it was
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Gold
Medieval Pageantry
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
). He used what was available to him, namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass, to create the
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Handmade Paper, Etching
Thistle and Moths, plate no. 6, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Middletown, NY
September the first moth emerged.
Seen through the magnifying glass, both these moths reveal hair like the
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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
The Enchanted Doorway; Venezia
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
magnifying glass, to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Handmade Paper, Etching, Drypoint
Rare
Large 19th Century English Extending Dining Table by Jackson
Graham
By Jackson
Graham
Located in London, GB
noted of them ‘ the workmanship is so perfect that even with the aid of a magnifying glass scarcely the
Category
19th Century English Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Boxwood, Oak, Harewood
Heliograph of Tin Mining in Tronoh, Perak and Tambun in Sabah, Malaysia, 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
. Even when examined under a magnifying glass, a héliogravure betrays no screen pattern, unlike images
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Early 1900s Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Paper
Rare Heliogravures of Singapore and Johore, Published in 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
thus modulated with extreme precision and subtle nuance. Even when examined under a magnifying glass, a
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Early 1900s Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Paper
Four Rare Heliograph Views of Mining Near Sungei Bessi River in Malaysia, 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
. Even when examined under a magnifying glass, a héliogravure betrays no screen pattern, unlike images
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Early 1900s Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Paper
Three Rare Heliogravures on One Leaf of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
precision and subtle nuance. Even when examined under a magnifying glass, a héliogravure betrays no screen
Category
Early 1900s Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Paper
19th Century Coromandel and Inlaid Table Attributed to Jackson
Graham
By Jackson
Graham
Located in London, GB
of a magnifying glass scarcely the slightest imperfection is to be found’. In 1885 the company was
Category
19th Century English Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Animal oil painting of a cockerel, chickens
chicks
By Edgar Hunt
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
finish. He is said to have used a magnifying glass for some of the most intricate details. Aside from a
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rare Harbour Views of Colonial Singapore, 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
. Even when examined under a magnifying glass, a héliogravure betrays no screen pattern, unlike images
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Paper
Rare Heliograph of the Teutonia Club in Colonial Singapore, 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
. Even when examined under a magnifying glass, a héliogravure betrays no screen pattern, unlike images
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Paper
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Antique Magnifying Glasses For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of antique magnifying glasses is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique magnifying glasses — often made from metal, glass and brass — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique magnifying glasses available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Art Nouveau and Art Deco antique magnifying glasses are consistently popular styles. Many antique magnifying glasses are appealing in their simplicity, but William Yates, Crisford
Norris and John Biggin produced popular antique magnifying glasses that are worth a look.
How Much are Antique Magnifying Glasses?
Antique magnifying glasses can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $629, while the lowest priced sells for $55 and the highest can go for as much as $12,500.
Questions About Antique Magnifying Glasses
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A magnifying glass can also be called a loupe. The loupe is a small magnifying device that helps the user see small details. You’ll find a variety of magnifying glasses or loupes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The use of magnifying glasses is linked as far back as the ancient Egyptians. In Egypt, they used crystals or other shiny stones to view small objects better. However, the first magnifying glass crafted for scientific purposes is believed to be designed by Roger Bacon, an English philosopher during the 13th century. Browse a wide selection of vintage magnifying glasses on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021The best magnifying glass should be lightweight, have a large diameter, provide a wide viewing area, and offer high, distortion-free magnification. However, finding one unit that offers all of these attributes is almost impossible. Shop a range of antique and vintage magnifying glasses on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022For coin collectors, a magnifying glass range of 10X to 30X is standard. At this range, you can easily examine mint markings and imperfections as well as grade coins. It’s important to purchase from a vetted seller or vendor to ensure authenticity when collecting coins. 1stDibs partners with only top-vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee.
- What is antique mercury glass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021Mercury glass, often known as "silvered glass," is an antique decorative art glass made by glassmakers in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic), England and America from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. These are blown glass artworks with hollow interiors, the majority of which are double-walled.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025There are many famous antique glass companies. Some examples include Baccarat, Barovier, Christofle, Emile Galle, Lalique, La Rochere, Mappin Webb, Muller Frères and Moser. To be considered antique, glassware must be at least 100 years old. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse assortment of antique glass.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021An antique piece of stained glass could range in price from $2,000 to $100,000 depending on the style, its condition and much more. It is used in making decorative windows and other objects through which light passes. Find a collection of vintage antique stained glass on 1stDibs.
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