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Brass Framed Monumental Sized Magnifying Glass with Natural Horn Handle
Located in Savannah, GA
This monumental sized horn handled magnifying glass with brass framework and stem, is of heavy
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Early 1900s German Black Forest Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
English Art Nouveau Sheffield Sterling Silver Mounted Large Magnifying Glass
Located in New York, NY
embraced in scrolls, this magnifying glass has its handle in Sheffield sterling silver with maker's marks
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Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Stainless Steel, Silver
Pretty Brass Framed Magnifying Glass / Quizzer, C.1880
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and very usable little English magnifying glass, a perfect size to tuck into a bag and
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1880s British Victorian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Custom Designed Stag Horn 19th Century English Handle Magnifying Glass
Located in Middleburg, VA
magnifying glass made with a 19th century stag horn cutlery handle, will help do the job.
Made in England
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19th Century English Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Glass, Horn
George III Oversized Magnifying Glass Late Circa 1790
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, GB
George III Oversized Magnifying Glass Late Circa 1790. Comprised of a turned mahogany surround
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Late 18th Century European George III Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Large Antique English Folding Coddington Magnifying Glass, c.1900
Located in Bath, GB
A large example of a late Victorian Coddington magnifying glass, late, Victorian in era and dating
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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Antique Gilt Silver Bamboo Mother-of-Pearl Handle Magnifying Glass
Located in Montreal, QC
; approximate size: 9.5 " long with the magnifying glass section measuring 3.5" in diameter.
For that special
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Magnifying Glasses
English Sterling Silver Magnifying Glass by Sampson Mordan, 1925
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful large desk magnifying glass by the highly sought-after and collectable silversmith
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1920s English Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Pocket Magnifying Glass / Loop With Compass c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
A charming little folding loop or magnifying glass made from brass, dating to the early twentieth
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1920s British Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Georgian Gold Magnifying Glass
Located in Baltimore, MD
derives from the quizzing glass, an early magnifier. This piece has good magnification and if necessary
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
9k Gold
Magnifying Glass in Patinated Brass and Mother of Pearl Early 20th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
Magnifying Glass in Patinated Brass and Mother of Pearl, Europe, Early 20th Century.
This is a
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Adjustable Floor Lamp with Magnifying Glass, Faries Lamp Co. circa 1920-1940
By Faries Lamp Co.
Located in New York, NY
Extremely rare adjustable floor lamp with original attached magnifying glass, by the Faries Lamp
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Antique Library Magnifier, English, Bronze, Magnifying Glass, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique library magnifier. An English, bronze magnifying glass, dating to the late
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Late 19th Century British Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Bronze
Fine Quality Antique English Brass and Mother of Pearl Magnifying Glass
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous and very usable late Victorian magnifying glass made from solid English brass with a
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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Antique Gilt Silver and Mother of Pearl Handle Magnifying Glass, circa 1908
Located in Montreal, QC
: 12 " long with the magnifying glass section being 3.5" in diameter.
For that Special Someone
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Early 1900s Victorian Antique Magnifying Glasses
19th Century Victorian Large Magnifying Glass Hand Turned Handle, Circa 1860
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a substantial large and quite heavy magnifying glass from the mid Victorian 19th Century
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Bronze
Magnifying Glass Magnifier, Brass Crystal Glass, circa 1900
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A Jugendstil magnifying glass made of brass and crystal glass, manufactured in austria, circa 1900
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Antique English Antler Horn
Sterling Silver Handled Magnifying Glass
Located in Bath, GB
A large example, measuring 10 1/2" in length with a glass diameter measuring 4".
The antler Horn
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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Magnifying Glass, Mother of Pearl, 18k Gold Filled, ca. 1890
Located in Petaluma, CA
This magnifying glass is top of the line. The body is mother of pearl with segments of 18k gold
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Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Gold, Brass
Magnifying Glass Antique Horn Handle Gold Plated Embossed Brass 19th century
Located in Sweden, SE
The magnifying glass, a tool that has been an essential part of human history for centuries, has
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Late 19th Century European Rococo Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Floral and Butterfly Bakelite Magnifier Magnifying Glass
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Early 20th century Bakelite handle with butterfly and flower motif with brass-plated chrome magnifier. The magnifier portion is a later addition to the vintage handle. No maker's mark.
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Early 20th Century Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Chrome
Rare English Rosewood Regency Period Magnifying Glass
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare Regency period rosewood magnifying or library glass, beautifully turned, circa 1825.
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1820s English Regency Antique Magnifying Glasses
Magic Lantern Projector Lens Magnifying Glass in Brass
Located in Hanover, MA
One of the largest we've ever seen.
We thought about fitting it with a a light socket and a wall bracket to use as a wall sconce but this is simply too tactile, useful and fun to pl...
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1890s English Industrial Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Victorian Loupe Tripod Magnifying Glass in Brass, 19th Century
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Victorian jewelers or watchmakers magnifying loupe. It is fixed in a very wellmade brass tristand
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
19th Century Magnifying Glass with Hand Holding a Barbell
Located in New York, NY
Modeled with a carved horn hand clutching a barbell with mineral weights, bamboo shaft, glass is a
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1880s English Victorian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Horn, Bamboo, Glass
English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory.
These circular magnifiers actually are the condenser or magnifier from a Magic Lantern dating to around 1910 they are resc...
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1910s British Edwardian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Bone Gold Filled Brass Magnifier Magnifying Glass
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Beautiful Victorian magnifier featuring a handle made of hand carved twisted bone with ornate gold filled repousse caps on either end. The style is both elegant and handsome, an exce...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Mammoth English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
top of the glass is domed, always more sought-after than the flat lenses.
Wonderful condition, with
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1910s English Edwardian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight, c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
scratches and a minuscule flake to the rim of the glass, mentioned for accuracy) with a good magnification
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1910s English Edwardian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Oversized English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
top of the glass is domed, always more sought-after than the flat lenses.
Wonderful condition, with
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1910s British Edwardian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory. These large circular magnifiers actually are the condenser or magnifier from a Magic Lantern dating to around 1910; they are...
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1910s British Edwardian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Mammoth English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory, this one is one of the largest I have ever had, quite an imposing size; this size being the most sought-after and hardest to...
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1910s British Edwardian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory. These large circular magnifiers actually are the condenser or magnifier from a Magic Lantern dating to around 1910; they are...
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1910s British Edwardian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory. These large circular magnifiers actually are the condenser or magnifier from a Magic Lantern dating to around 1910; they are...
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1910s British Edwardian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Mammoth English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory, this one is one of the largest I have ever had, quite an imposing size; this size being the most sought-after and hardest to...
Category
1910s British Edwardian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight, circa 1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory. These large circular magnifiers actually are the condenser or magnifier from a Magic Lantern dating to around 1910; they are...
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1910s English Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Magnifying Map Reader and Leather Case, circa 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
Abouth
This is an original collapsible magnifying glass used to read maps. The magnifying glass
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Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Metal
Gold Single Monocle Magnifyer Opening into a Lorgnette
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderfully decorative single monocle or magnifying glass that easily opens to become a Lorgnette
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19th Century Art Deco Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Gold
1920s Reading Glass by Bausch
Lomb
By Bausch
Lomb
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A boxed hand held magnifying glass crafted of an ebonized handle and optical glass.
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1920s American Industrial Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Glass
Antique Turquoise and Garnet Gilt Magnifier
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Magnifying glass featuring metal work on the rings on the handle set with semiprecious stones and a
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Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Garnet, Turquoise, Brass
Very Early Mason
s Ironstone Jug or Pitcher Japan Basket Pattern, circa 1815
By Mason
s Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
the impression is not very deep but is easier to see under a magnifying glass.
This is a heavy jug
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Ironstone
19th Century Napoleon III Burl and Mother-of-Pearl Cigar Boxe
Located in LEGNY, FR
XIX cigar cellar in magnifying glass and marquetry.
This box has four cigar racks and a drawer. A
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Burl
19th Century Napoleon III Burl and Mother-of-Pearl Cigar Boxe
Located in LEGNY, FR
XIX cigar cellar in magnifying glass and marquetry.
This box has four cigar racks and a drawer. A
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Burl
Antique Sterling Silver Grip Handle and Mahogany Magnifier
Located in Montreal, QC
Unique desk or table top hand magnifying glass featuring a sterling silver grip handle, both sides
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Antique Noon Day Gun Cannon Sundial by Abercrombie
Fitch
By Abercrombie
Fitch
Located in Sandwich, MA
fires a small signal charge when the magnifying glass directs the concentrated sun beam over the touch
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Early 20th Century Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Sterling Silver Grip Handle Magnifier
Located in Montreal, QC
Unique desk or tabletop hand magnifying glass featuring a beautifully embossed sterling silver grip
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Victorian Sterling Silver and Wood Magnifier
Located in Montreal, QC
Unique desk or tabletop hand magnifying glass featuring a large round looking glass mounted to a
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1890s Victorian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Antique Rosewood Folding Stereoscope Viewer - Philadelphia Gallery of Fine Arts
Located in Centennial, CO
detachable magnifying glass called a graphoscope.
In good usable condition however there is an old but
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
French Nickel Plated Art Deco Illuminated Wall Barber´s Mirror by Miroir Brot
By Brot Miroir
Located in Köln, NW
was created in 1927.
The folding design is to be mounted on the wall. The magnifying glass has the
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Antique English Folding Brass Linen Thread Counter c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
magnifying glass, professionally cleaned and polished, restoring it to it's former glory.
Rather more
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1920s British Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Persian Hunting Outing Manuscript Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
eye or perused with a magnifying glass, there’s always something new to see in this carefully worked
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Early 20th Century Persian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Paper
Indian Prince Dressed in Green Miniature Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
with the naked eye or perused with a magnifying glass, there’s always something new to see in this
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Mid-19th Century Indian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Wood, Paper
Adjustable Industrial Medical Floor Lamp
By O.C. White
Located in New York, NY
of the lamp has an open tubular front, and a magnifying glass to distribute light. Nice early example
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Chrome, Iron
Antique Art Deco Platinum Channel Single Cut Diamond Eternity Wedding Band Ring
Located in Montclair, NJ
preserved. A few diamonds have small chips that are only noticeable under a magnifying glass, otherwise in
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1920s Art Deco Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Antique Student
s Field Microscope, English, Scientific Interest, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
glass plate
Included is an articulating magnifying glass - in fine, working order
The quality case
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Brass
Indian Miniature - Mogol Emperor - Original Tempera on Paper 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
cases, are visible only with the use of a magnifying glass. The Rajput miniature is developed in the
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19th Century Antique Magnifying Glasses
Materials
Tempera
Victorian Late 1800s Whitby Jet Antique Snake Bracelet
Located in Skelmersdale, GB
with a magnifying glass and does not detract from the overall appeal of the bracelet.
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1870s British Victorian Antique Magnifying Glasses
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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
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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.
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- 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.
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