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Antique Flame Mahogany Dutch Marquetry Satinwood Inlaid Shaving Stand
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Dutch marquetry telescoping shaving stand offers flame mahogany construction with swivel
Category

19th Century Dutch Antique Telescopes

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique Flame Mahogany Dutch Marquetry Satinwood Inlaid Shaving Stand
Antique Flame Mahogany Dutch Marquetry Satinwood Inlaid Shaving Stand

Antique Flame Mahogany Dutch Marquetry Satinwood Inlaid Shaving Stand

$1,480
Brass Sextant from the Second Half of the 19th Century by Matheson Co
Located in Milan, IT
the mobile one, two telescopes, a microscope for reading the Vernier, graduated from or to 130°, index
Category

1850s British Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Antique Brass Sextant from the Second Half of the 19th Century by Matheson Co
Brass Sextant from the Second Half of the 19th Century by Matheson Co

Brass Sextant from the Second Half of the 19th Century by Matheson Co

$2,842
Brass Sextant from the Second Half of the 19th Century by George Odell, London
Located in Milan, IT
and 4 for the movable one, three telescopes, a microscope for reading the vernier, graduated from or
Category

1850s British Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Antique Brass Sextant from the Second Half of the 19th Century by George Odell, London
Brass Sextant from the Second Half of the 19th Century by George Odell, London

Brass Sextant from the Second Half of the 19th Century by George Odell, London

$2,960
Sextant of Burnished Brass Made in Wales
Located in Milan, IT
mirror and 4 for the mobile one, a telescope, a microscope for reading the vernier, graduated by 0 at 150
Category

1880s British Antique Telescopes

Antique Sextant of Burnished Brass Made in Wales
Sextant of Burnished Brass Made in Wales

Sextant of Burnished Brass Made in Wales

$1,421
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Adjustable Candlestick by, Tiffany Studios
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Englewood, NJ
glass shades set a top standard bronze patinated candle holders all a top a telescoping organic root
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Telescopes

Materials

Bronze

Antique Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Adjustable Candlestick by, Tiffany Studios
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Adjustable Candlestick by, Tiffany Studios

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Adjustable Candlestick by, Tiffany Studios

$22,000
1870s Italian Theodolite Antique Earth Scientific Instrument of Measurement
Located in Milan, IT
Burnished brass theodolite with long telescope complete with original walnut case, Italian
Category

1870s Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

1870s Italian Theodolite Antique Earth Scientific Instrument of Measurement
1870s Italian Theodolite Antique Earth Scientific Instrument of Measurement

1870s Italian Theodolite Antique Earth Scientific Instrument of Measurement

$9,829
MEISSEN LOVELY FIGURINE GROUP BY ACIER ALLEGORY OF ASTRONOMY c. 1870
By Michel Victor Acier 1
Located in Vienna, AT
to caliper planetary orbits on a white plate, a second one is using a telescope, the third cherub
Category

1870s German Rococo Antique Telescopes

Materials

Porcelain

Antique MEISSEN LOVELY FIGURINE GROUP BY ACIER ALLEGORY OF ASTRONOMY c. 1870
MEISSEN LOVELY FIGURINE GROUP BY ACIER ALLEGORY OF ASTRONOMY c. 1870

MEISSEN LOVELY FIGURINE GROUP BY ACIER ALLEGORY OF ASTRONOMY c. 1870

$4,500
Unique Reflector Floor Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
will telescope on the pipe to make it taller. It becomes a subtle and surprising decorative element
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Telescopes

Antique Unique Reflector Floor Lamp
Unique Reflector Floor Lamp

Unique Reflector Floor Lamp

$1,600
1880s French Bleached Oak Vitrine
Located in High Point, NC
bird’s egg blue painted interior. Motifs of musical instruments, telescopes and scrolls decorate the
Category

Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Telescopes

Materials

Glass, Oak

Antique 1880s French Bleached Oak Vitrine
1880s French Bleached Oak Vitrine

1880s French Bleached Oak Vitrine

$7,995
Unique Reflector Floor Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
pivots up and down on brass balls. The whole lamp will telescope from about 54 inches to 74 inches on the
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Unique Reflector Floor Lamp
Unique Reflector Floor Lamp

Unique Reflector Floor Lamp

$1,600
Apothecary Medical Cabinet circa 1910 cabriole legs, milk glass top, refinished
Located in Madison, WI
in original paint color. Ten drawers in total of telescoping sizes, five on each side of the central
Category

1920s American Industrial Antique Telescopes

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

Apothecary Medical Cabinet circa 1910 cabriole legs, milk glass top, refinished
Apothecary Medical Cabinet circa 1910 cabriole legs, milk glass top, refinished

Apothecary Medical Cabinet circa 1910 cabriole legs, milk glass top, refinished

$1,650
Meissen Cherubs Figurines Allegory of Astronomy Model 2460 by Punct, circa 1870
By Carl Christoph Punct
Located in Vienna, AT
figurines are gathering around a celestial globe / one of them - the one who stands - holds a telescope. The
Category

1870s German Rococo Antique Telescopes

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Cherubs Figurines Allegory of Astronomy Model 2460 by Punct, circa 1870
Meissen Cherubs Figurines Allegory of Astronomy Model 2460 by Punct, circa 1870

Meissen Cherubs Figurines Allegory of Astronomy Model 2460 by Punct, circa 1870

$3,316
Burnished Brass Sextant Signed Potter Poultry, London, Mid-19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
handle, 3 colored glasses for the fixed mirror and 4 for the movable one, a telescope, a microscope for
Category

1860s British Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Burnished Brass Sextant Signed Potter Poultry, London, Mid-19th Century
Burnished Brass Sextant Signed Potter Poultry, London, Mid-19th Century

Burnished Brass Sextant Signed Potter Poultry, London, Mid-19th Century

$2,960
Brass Sextant Early 1900s Made in Liverpool with Original Oak Wood Box
Located in Milan, IT
, three telescopes, filter, a microscope for reading the Vernier, graduated from or to 140 °, index and
Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Brass Sextant Early 1900s Made in Liverpool with Original Oak Wood Box
Brass Sextant Early 1900s Made in Liverpool with Original Oak Wood Box

Brass Sextant Early 1900s Made in Liverpool with Original Oak Wood Box

$2,368
English William IV Banquet Table with Seven Leaves
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
two ‘D’ consoles which bolt together and telescope out, this banquet-size dining table has seven solid
Category

1830s English William IV Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

English William IV Banquet Table with Seven Leaves
English William IV Banquet Table with Seven Leaves

English William IV Banquet Table with Seven Leaves

$45,000
Antique French Nickel-Plated Brass Surveyor s Level 19th Century
Located in London, GB
century in date. The 4cm telescope has rackwork secured by twin clamps and is engraved 1 and 2, on a
Category

1850s French Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Antique French Nickel-Plated Brass Surveyor s Level 19th Century
Antique French Nickel-Plated Brass Surveyor s Level 19th Century

Antique French Nickel-Plated Brass Surveyor s Level 19th Century

$662
Salmoiraghi Antique Brass Tacheometer, Surveying Measuring Instrument, 1860
Located in Milan, IT
adjustment screws, a telescope, vertical circle and graduated horizontal circle, four microscopes for reading
Category

1860s Italian Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Salmoiraghi Antique Brass Tacheometer, Surveying Measuring Instrument, 1860
Salmoiraghi Antique Brass Tacheometer, Surveying Measuring Instrument, 1860

Salmoiraghi Antique Brass Tacheometer, Surveying Measuring Instrument, 1860

$3,789
1870 Salmoiraghi Tacheometer Surveyor Measuring Instrument in Original Patina
Located in Milan, IT
, original patina. In perfect working order. Measures: Height 35 cm, 14.5 inches, telescope length 37 cm
Category

1870s Italian Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

1870 Salmoiraghi Tacheometer Surveyor Measuring Instrument in Original Patina
1870 Salmoiraghi Tacheometer Surveyor Measuring Instrument in Original Patina

1870 Salmoiraghi Tacheometer Surveyor Measuring Instrument in Original Patina

$8,882
Rare 1920s Bauhaus Wall Sconce Lamp by Max Schumacher for Schröder Lobenstein
By Max Schumacher, Schröder Lobenstein
Located in Berlin, DE
adjustable to nearly all direction. The arm has a long telescope from the length of 31"/ 78 cm to 49" / 124
Category

1920s German Bauhaus Antique Telescopes

Materials

Steel

Rare 1920s Bauhaus Wall Sconce Lamp by Max Schumacher for Schröder Lobenstein
Rare 1920s Bauhaus Wall Sconce Lamp by Max Schumacher for Schröder Lobenstein

Rare 1920s Bauhaus Wall Sconce Lamp by Max Schumacher for Schröder Lobenstein

$7,950
Art Deco Floor Lamp by Walter Von Nessen
By Nessen Studio, Walter Von Nessen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the column of the lamp telescopes for adjustable height. Fitted with three bulb sockets for to allow
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Telescopes

Materials

Aluminum, Enamel

Art Deco Floor Lamp by Walter Von Nessen
Art Deco Floor Lamp by Walter Von Nessen

Art Deco Floor Lamp by Walter Von Nessen

$3,500
Brass Sextant Signed WC COX Devonport, Mid-19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
telescopes, one of which is long, a filter, an adjustment key and placed in its original mahogany wood box
Category

1850s British Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Brass Sextant Signed WC COX Devonport, Mid-19th Century
Brass Sextant Signed WC COX Devonport, Mid-19th Century

Brass Sextant Signed WC COX Devonport, Mid-19th Century

$3,434
1900s Brass Nautical Sextant Signed HEATH C Mahogany Box Antique Marine Tool
Located in Milan, IT
fixed mirror and 4 for the mobile one, two telescopes, key for registration, vernier graduated from 0 to
Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

1900s Brass Nautical Sextant Signed HEATH C Mahogany Box Antique Marine Tool
1900s Brass Nautical Sextant Signed HEATH C Mahogany Box Antique Marine Tool

1900s Brass Nautical Sextant Signed HEATH C Mahogany Box Antique Marine Tool

$2,605
1805 Milan Brass Topographic Level signed Pasquale Cittelli with its Walnut Box
Located in Milan, IT
Topographic level with telescope or simple theodolite of brass with original patina, signed
Category

Early 1800s Italian Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

1805 Milan Brass Topographic Level signed Pasquale Cittelli with its Walnut Box
1805 Milan Brass Topographic Level signed Pasquale Cittelli with its Walnut Box

1805 Milan Brass Topographic Level signed Pasquale Cittelli with its Walnut Box

$2,960
Antique Chinese Wooden Rice Barrel with Fish, Flowers, Deer and Birds Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
side. Telescope goldfish, a majestic buck and birds flying around flowers alternate with one another
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Telescopes

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Wooden Rice Barrel with Fish, Flowers, Deer and Birds Motifs
Antique Chinese Wooden Rice Barrel with Fish, Flowers, Deer and Birds Motifs

Antique Chinese Wooden Rice Barrel with Fish, Flowers, Deer and Birds Motifs

$560
Brass Sextant Signed W.R Williams Dock St. Newport from the Mid-19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
one, two telescopes, a microscope for reading the vernier, graduated from 0° to 125 °, index and
Category

1850s British Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Brass Sextant Signed W.R Williams Dock St. Newport from the Mid-19th Century
Brass Sextant Signed W.R Williams Dock St. Newport from the Mid-19th Century

Brass Sextant Signed W.R Williams Dock St. Newport from the Mid-19th Century

$2,960
Antique Nautical English Sextant of Burnished Brass with Mahogany Box Early 1900
Located in Milan, IT
glasses for the fixed mirror and 4 for the mobile one, three telescopes, one of which is long, key for
Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Antique Nautical English Sextant of Burnished Brass with Mahogany Box Early 1900
Antique Nautical English Sextant of Burnished Brass with Mahogany Box Early 1900

Antique Nautical English Sextant of Burnished Brass with Mahogany Box Early 1900

$2,842
Late 18th Century Le Roi à Paris Fire-Gilded Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
telescope nearby. The delicate hand painted enamel dial is marked “Le Roi à Paris”. The fire-gilded case is
Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Telescopes

Materials

Bronze

Late 18th Century Le Roi à Paris Fire-Gilded Bronze Mantel Clock
Late 18th Century Le Roi à Paris Fire-Gilded Bronze Mantel Clock

Late 18th Century Le Roi à Paris Fire-Gilded Bronze Mantel Clock

$3,200
Early 20th Century French Metal Weathervane
Located in London, GB
double-sided metal French weathervane. Hand painted illustrating a well-dressed woman holding a telescope
Category

1910s French Victorian Antique Telescopes

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century French Metal Weathervane
Early 20th Century French Metal Weathervane

Early 20th Century French Metal Weathervane

$4,037
French 19th Century Hand Carved Oak Library Nautical Frieze
Located in London, GB
surrounded by a photo album, measuring rule, telescope, compass, and anchor. Carved from a single piece of
Category

1880s French Early Victorian Antique Telescopes

Materials

Oak

French 19th Century Hand Carved Oak Library Nautical Frieze
French 19th Century Hand Carved Oak Library Nautical Frieze

French 19th Century Hand Carved Oak Library Nautical Frieze

$1,707
A Fine 8 Inch Vernier Sextant by Whyte, Glasgow
Located in Norwich, GB
magnifier, screw clamp, telescope support, two mirrors, seven shades and wooden handle. The sextant
Category

Early 1800s English Victorian Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

A Fine 8 Inch Vernier Sextant by Whyte, Glasgow
A Fine 8 Inch Vernier Sextant by Whyte, Glasgow

A Fine 8 Inch Vernier Sextant by Whyte, Glasgow

$4,916
18th Century Unpainted Orleans Porcelain Group Representing "The 5 Senses"
By Orleans 1
Located in Katonah, NY
detail and well executed in soft paste porcelain. While the standing cherub looks through a telescope
Category

Mid-18th Century French Baroque Antique Telescopes

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Unpainted Orleans Porcelain Group Representing "The 5 Senses"
18th Century Unpainted Orleans Porcelain Group Representing "The 5 Senses"

18th Century Unpainted Orleans Porcelain Group Representing "The 5 Senses"

$2,300
Burnished Brass Sextant Made in the Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
movable one, three telescopes, a microscope for reading the vernier, graduated from or to 150 °, pin key
Category

1860s British Antique Telescopes

Materials

Silver, Brass

Burnished Brass Sextant Made in the Second Half of the 19th Century
Burnished Brass Sextant Made in the Second Half of the 19th Century

Burnished Brass Sextant Made in the Second Half of the 19th Century

$2,605
DELAMBRE_MANILIUS_BESSEL - Héliogravure of the Moon s Surface.
Located in London, London
Paris Observatory with a camera attached to a telescope. Since the earth and the moon are moving
Category

1890s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Other Medium

DELAMBRE_MANILIUS_BESSEL - Héliogravure of the Moon s Surface.

Moritz Loewy; Pierre-Henry Puiseux
DELAMBRE_MANILIUS_BESSEL - Héliogravure of the Moon s Surface., 1899

$4,097
MER DE LA SÉRÉNITÉ_ARCHIMÈDE_PLATON. - Héliogravure of the moon s surface.
Located in London, London
Paris Observatory with a camera attached to a telescope. Since the earth and the moon are moving
Category

1890s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Other Medium

MER DE LA SÉRÉNITÉ_ARCHIMÈDE_PLATON. - Héliogravure of the moon s surface.
MER DE LA SÉRÉNITÉ_ARCHIMÈDE_PLATON. - Héliogravure of the moon s surface.

Moritz Loewy; Pierre-Henry Puiseux
MER DE LA SÉRÉNITÉ_ARCHIMÈDE_PLATON. - Héliogravure of the moon s surface., 1899

$4,097
PÔLE SUD _ SCHICKHARD _ GASSEND - Héliogravure of the Moon s Surface
Located in London, London
Paris Observatory with a camera attached to a telescope. Since the earth and the moon are moving
Category

1890s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Other Medium

PÔLE SUD _ SCHICKHARD _ GASSEND - Héliogravure of the Moon s Surface
PÔLE SUD _ SCHICKHARD _ GASSEND - Héliogravure of the Moon s Surface

Moritz Loewy; Pierre-Henry Puiseux
PÔLE SUD _ SCHICKHARD _ GASSEND - Héliogravure of the Moon s Surface, 1899

$4,097
1870s Small Brass Theodolite Kelvin James White Antique Surveyor s Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
adjustment screws, a telescope, vertical circle and horizontal and graduated circle, four small microscopes
Category

1870s Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

1870s Small Brass Theodolite Kelvin James White Antique Surveyor s Instrument
1870s Small Brass Theodolite Kelvin James White Antique Surveyor s Instrument

1870s Small Brass Theodolite Kelvin James White Antique Surveyor s Instrument

$5,092
Burnished Brass Sextant Made in the Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
the mobile one, four telescopes, magnifying glass, a microscope for reading the vernier, graduated
Category

1870s British Antique Telescopes

Materials

Silver, Brass

Burnished Brass Sextant Made in the Second Half of the 19th Century
Burnished Brass Sextant Made in the Second Half of the 19th Century

Burnished Brass Sextant Made in the Second Half of the 19th Century

$2,605
Late 19th Century folk-art ship painting
Located in London, GB
telescope at the front of the ship as shown. With French coloured flags and mounted in an ebonised frame
Category

1890s Danish Folk Art Antique Telescopes

Materials

Paper

Late 19th Century folk-art ship painting
Late 19th Century folk-art ship painting

Late 19th Century folk-art ship painting

$1,126
Small, Rare 17th Century English Oak Occasional Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
telescope to them. The piece terminates in original bun feet with plinths, extremely rare as most of the
Category

17th Century Antique Telescopes

Materials

Oak

Small, Rare 17th Century English Oak Occasional Table
Small, Rare 17th Century English Oak Occasional Table

Small, Rare 17th Century English Oak Occasional Table

$6,009
Early 18th Century Italian Compass, Pierre de Baillou, Milan
By Pierre de Baillou
Located in Milano, IT
one of the most famous manufacturers of telescopes and microscopes of his time. Descending from a
Category

1720s Italian Other Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass, Steel

Early 18th Century Italian Compass, Pierre de Baillou, Milan
Early 18th Century Italian Compass, Pierre de Baillou, Milan

Early 18th Century Italian Compass, Pierre de Baillou, Milan

$2,131
18th-century celestial - Lyra Cygnus Lacerta Vulpec Anser Sagitta
Located in London, London
data on the stars as observed using a telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above
Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

18th-century celestial - Lyra Cygnus Lacerta Vulpec Anser Sagitta

John Flamsteed
18th-century celestial - Lyra Cygnus Lacerta Vulpec Anser Sagitta

$4,438
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Leo
Located in London, London
telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge undertaking and
Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Leo
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Leo

John Flamsteed
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Leo, 1753

$5,804
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Cancer
Located in London, London
telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge undertaking and
Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Cancer
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Cancer

John Flamsteed
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Cancer, 1753

$5,804
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Virgo
Located in London, London
telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge undertaking and
Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Virgo
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Virgo

John Flamsteed
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Virgo, 1753

$5,804
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Pisces
Located in London, London
telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge undertaking and
Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Pisces
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Pisces

John Flamsteed
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Pisces, 1753

$5,804
18th-century celestial - Ophiuchus Serpens
Located in London, London
telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge undertaking and
Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Engraving

18th-century celestial - Ophiuchus Serpens

John Flamsteed
18th-century celestial - Ophiuchus Serpens

$5,121
18th-century signs of the zodiac - Taurus
Located in London, London
observed using a telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge
Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

18th-century signs of the zodiac - Taurus

John Flamsteed
18th-century signs of the zodiac - Taurus, 1753

$6,487
18th-century celestial - Hercules Corona Lyra
Located in London, London
telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge undertaking and
Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

18th-century celestial - Hercules Corona Lyra

John Flamsteed
18th-century celestial - Hercules Corona Lyra, 1753

$5,121
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Sagittarius
Located in London, London
telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge undertaking and
Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Sagittarius
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Sagittarius

John Flamsteed
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Sagittarius, 1753

$5,804
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Aries
Located in London, London
telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge undertaking and
Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Aries
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Aries

John Flamsteed
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Aries, 1753

$5,804
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Libra
Located in London, London
telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge undertaking and
Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Libra
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Libra

John Flamsteed
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Libra, 1753

$5,804
18th-century celestial - Cassiopea Cephus Ursa Minor Draco
Located in London, London
stars as observed using a telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich
Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

18th-century celestial - Cassiopea Cephus Ursa Minor Draco

John Flamsteed
18th-century celestial - Cassiopea Cephus Ursa Minor Draco, 1753

$5,121
18th-century signs of the zodiac - Gemini
Located in London, London
observed using a telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge
Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

18th-century signs of the zodiac - Gemini

John Flamsteed
18th-century signs of the zodiac - Gemini, 1753

$6,487
Georgian III Mahogany Thermometer by John Dollond
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
granted him ‘His Majesty’s Royal Letters’for his refracting telescope. Other customers included Captain
Category

1790s English Antique Telescopes

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian III Mahogany Thermometer by John Dollond
Georgian III Mahogany Thermometer by John Dollond

Georgian III Mahogany Thermometer by John Dollond

$9,286
Original Vintage Poster 20 Ans Plus De Sceptiques Aviation Flights Plane Travel
Located in London, GB
carrying an overflowing bag with a telescope and umbrella running towards a plane next to a ghostly outline
Category

1920s French Antique Telescopes

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster 20 Ans Plus De Sceptiques Aviation Flights Plane Travel
Original Vintage Poster 20 Ans Plus De Sceptiques Aviation Flights Plane Travel

Original Vintage Poster 20 Ans Plus De Sceptiques Aviation Flights Plane Travel

$751
18th-century celestial - Pegasus
Located in London, London
telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge undertaking and
Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

18th-century celestial - Pegasus

John Flamsteed
18th-century celestial - Pegasus, 1753

$5,394
Mid-19th-Century Dutch School, Portrait Of A Navigator, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
of his trade. On his left, a telescope, dividers, and a map signal his navigational pursuits. Perhaps
Category

1850s Folk Art Antique Telescopes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-19th-Century Dutch School, Portrait Of A Navigator, Oil Painting
Mid-19th-Century Dutch School, Portrait Of A Navigator, Oil Painting

Mid-19th-Century Dutch School, Portrait Of A Navigator, Oil Painting, c. 1850

$613
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An assortment of antique telescopes is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and wood, all antique telescopes available were constructed with great care. Antique telescopes have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Georgian and Industrial antique telescopes are consistently popular styles. Antique telescopes have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Dollond, London, Bardou Son and A. Bardou are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Telescopes?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,524, while they’re typically $74 on the low end and $228,500 highest priced.
Questions About Antique Telescopes
  • What is a nautical telescope?
    1 Answer
    1stDibs ExpertJune 30, 2023
    A nautical telescope is an optical device used by sailors. Its purpose is to spot other ships and landforms that are on the horizon. Smaller versions are sometimes referred to as spy glasses. On 1stDibs, find a range of telescopes.

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