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England 1880 British Navy Four Draw Long Monocular Telescope In Wood And Brass
Located in Miami, FL
British four-Draws Monocular Telescope.
Very unusual monocular telescope, created in England
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Telescopes
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Telescope, Bancks and Son, English 3-Draw, Late 18th Century, circa 1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Antique telescope, Bancks and Son, English, 3-draw, late 18th century, circa 1800 this is an
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Telescopes
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Brass Wood and Malachite Telescoping Book Rack Slide Holder, circa 1860
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Victorian brass-mounted Coromandel wood sliding book rack with inset malachite plaques. Made to the Betjemanns patented slide design; engraved with patent number 10597.
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1860s English Victorian Antique Telescopes
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Telescope Made of Brass and Leather Made in Manchester in the Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Telescope made of brass with a slightly splayed shape covered with leather with four extensions
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Early 20th Century British Antique Telescopes
Materials
Brass
American Brass Telescope on Walnut Tripod Stand Word
Works St Louis, MO C 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass telescope on adjustable walnut tripod stand. Telescope retains the original glass
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1880s American American Empire Antique Telescopes
Materials
Brass
Large Brass Telescope with Mahogany Wooden Handle Made in UK in the Early 1800s
Located in Milan, IT
Large brass telescope with mahogany wooden handle signed Arnold London Improv'd Day & Night, made
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Early 1800s British Antique Telescopes
Materials
Brass
Keuffel
Esser Co Survey Transit Tripod Stand with Case Stick and Accessories
By Keuffel and Esser Co. 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Accessories Pictured including Telescoping Surveying Stick. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 40" H x 12
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Telescopes
Materials
Metal
1920s Brass Spyglass and Leather Case
Located in San Francisco, CA
Telescoping brass spyglass with brass cover and leather case.
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Early 20th Century American Antique Telescopes
Materials
Brass
English or French Antique Brass Surveyor
s Transit Theodolite, last quarter 19th
Located in Atlanta, GA
specialized applications such as meteorology and rocket launching.
It consists of a moveable telescope
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Telescopes
Materials
Brass
English Regency Dining Table in the Manner of Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Dallas, TX
Mahogany dining table with telescoping frame and three leaves, turned and reeded legs with castors.
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Telescopes
Materials
Mahogany
UK 1870 Brass Topographic Level, Antique Surveyor Measurement Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Telescope topographic level of brass, it is an instrument consisting of a telescope fixed parallel
Category
1860s British Antique Telescopes
Materials
Brass
Period and Unique Georgian Adjustable Reading or Music Stand
Located in Essex, MA
George III Period Walnut Adjustable Reading or Music Stand
--Telescoping for various heights
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18th Century and Earlier British Georgian Antique Telescopes
Materials
Walnut
Antique Chinese Water Jar Mounted as Lamp
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Belgium linen shade.
Telescope rod to adjust height of shade.
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1890s Chinese Primitive Antique Telescopes
Materials
Ceramic
1890 Antique Brass Level Watts
Sond London Mahogany Box, Surveyor Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Telescope topographic level, made of brass with base with three leveling screws, from the end of
Category
1890s British Antique Telescopes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Antique Brass USA Surveyor Measurement Instrument F.H Temple Boston
Located in Milan, IT
Brass telescope topographic level, signed firmato F.H Temple Maker Boston made in the second half
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1870s Antique Telescopes
Materials
Brass
18th-century celestial - Hydra Crater Corvus Sextans Virgo
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
Brass Sextant
Located in New York, NY
longitude at sea. Multiple parts include telescope and colored glass filters along with wood storage case.
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19th Century English Antique Telescopes
$2,225
English Regency Mahogany Lyre and Ormolu Music Stand. Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany lyre music stand with adjustable sheet music rest, ormolu mount with a telescoping
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1810s English Regency Antique Telescopes
Materials
Brass
Small Brass and Glass Magnifying Lens, circa 1910
Located in Culver City, CA
salvaged from Magic Lantern condensers and telescopes. Encased in brass.
Measure: 4- 4.75" diameter x
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1910s English Antique Telescopes
Materials
Brass
Rare 19th Century English Mahogany and Brass Canal Measurer
Located in Greenwich, CT
, with original painted demarcations which can extend to 14 feet or telescope down to 5 feet.
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19th Century English Antique Telescopes
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Dining Table
Located in Essex, MA
tops of legs. Leaves supported by telescoping mechanism circular tapered shaped legs ending on casters.
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Telescopes
Materials
Mahogany
Keuffel
Esser Co Survey Transit Tripod Stand with Case Stick and Accessories
By Keuffel and Esser Co. 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Accessories Pictured including Telescoping Surveying Stick. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 40" H x 12
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Telescopes
Materials
Metal
Pair of Tibetan Copper Ritual Horns
Located in Stamford, CT
horns telescope down into a compact size for storage. Both have a ring for hanging.
These fold down
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tribal Antique Telescopes
Art Deco Roseville Pottery Futura Black Flame Vase, 391-10, 20th Century
By Roseville Pottery
Located in Big Flats, NY
form with telescoping neck, darker green flames against seafoam ground with black striations, unmarked
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Telescopes
Materials
Pottery
Antique Russian Silver Gold Traveling Shot Cup
Located in Aspen, CO
Fashioned in both silver and gold, this is a remarkable early Russian telescoping mechanism that
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Early 20th Century Russian Edwardian Antique Telescopes
Materials
14k Gold, Silver
19th Century Oil - Smugglers During a Storm
Located in Corsham, GB
a vessel with a telescope. Unsigned. On canvas.
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19th Century Antique Telescopes
Materials
Oil
Halldorson Company Floor Light
Located in Peekskill, NY
shade tints and the stand telescopes from 33 to 63 inches. This light works perfectly next to and
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Telescopes
Materials
Steel
$525 / item
19thC Mahogany with Brass Empire Adjustable Music Stand with a Light
Located in Port Jervis, NY
with minimal wear. Bun feet on a platform with telescoping brass pole that lowers to a height of 38 and
Category
1870s American American Empire Antique Telescopes
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Platinum Diamond and Ruby Explorer Pin
Located in Great Neck, NY
Adorable Art Deco Platinum brooch of an explorer looking through a telescope with old cut diamonds
Category
1920s Art Deco Antique Telescopes
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Antique W
L.E Gurley Troy N.Y Surveyors Transit Compass Scope Tripod Stand
By W.
L.E. Gurley
Located in Dayton, OH
with telescoping stand.
Closed - 34" x 9" x 7" / Legs Open to Approx 30" Diameter / Scope Length
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Telescopes
Materials
Brass
Antique Scottish Sextant by D McGregor
Co 19th Century
By D. McGregor
Co. 1
Located in London, GB
arc is divided from 0 – 140 degrees. It has four index shades and three horizon shades and a telescope
Category
1890s Scottish Antique Telescopes
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany
Antique rosewood drum table
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
the telescope are for display only and are not for sale
Category
19th Century English Antique Telescopes
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Pair English Georgian III Mahogany Knife Boxes
Pedestal Stands c1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
telescoping lid having carved finial and foliate carved band opening to compartmentalized interior, vessel
Category
Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Telescopes
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Single Draw Ship Captain’s Skyglass by John Lilley
Son, London
Located in Norwell, MA
English telescope with an engraved focal tube marked "John Lilley & Son, London." Polished and
Category
1920s European Antique Telescopes
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Napoléon III Bronze Inkwell
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
resting on a terrace, surrounded by geography attributes in ormolu such as telescope, maps and rapporteur
Category
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Telescopes
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
1895 Antique Josiah Anstice Columbia Dictionary Stand Iron Oak Music Book Bible
Located in Dayton, OH
24" x 36" H, telescopes to 46", book holder 23" widest (flat) 13.5" high, each side 13.5" x 8.25.
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Telescopes
Materials
Iron
19th Century Chinese Export Blue and White Baluster Vase Table Lamp
Located in Kinderhook, NY
decoration recently French wired with brown twisted-silk cord and double pull-chain sockets. Telescoping
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Telescopes
Materials
Metal
19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of a Sea Captain
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine portrait of a young sea captain holding a telescope. The portrait appears to have been
Category
19th Century Antique Telescopes
Materials
Watercolor
Antique Monocular Pendant with Green Pastes
Located in Baltimore, MD
Unusual brass antique refracting telescope adorned along the sides with green pastes. The monocular
Category
1920s British Art Deco Antique Telescopes
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century French Dining Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
table by incorporating shutter style leaves and telescoping support frame. The result is an unique
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19th Century French Directoire Antique Telescopes
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique French Bronze Floor Lamp with Porcelain Flowers and Custom Silk Shade
Located in Toronto, ON
. Telescoping centre support makes the lamp as low as 53" from floor to top of finial, or at full extension, 63
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Telescopes
Materials
Bronze, Metallic Thread
Brass Sextant Made in the Second Half of the 19th Century in Its Original Box
Located in Milan, IT
one, a telescope, a microscope for reading the Vernier, graduated from 0 to 150°, index and horizon
Category
1860s British Antique Telescopes
Materials
Brass
Three-Piece French Garniture Set, 19th Century Consists of Clock and Candelabrum
Located in Houston, TX
base a globe, book and telescope embellish the support of this piece. Two angels support the eight arms
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Telescopes
Massive Antique Mendel
Co Steamer Trunk Footlocker Chest Stage Coach Carriage
By Mendel Drucker
Located in Dayton, OH
telescopes.
Mendel made trunks with several partners, including Mendel-Drucker, Hartmann, and others
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Telescopes
Materials
Metal
Allen Ditson One-Off Walnut
Iron
Heart
Table, 1950s
By Allen Ditson
Located in Phoenix, AZ
used for fruit or decorative elements. The center pole telescopes to 12' so can be used in a room from
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Early 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Antique Telescopes
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamp Porcelain Sang Du Boeuf
By Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
cable. Height can be varied by telescope. Measure: Totally height 73 cm, height of the porcelain vase 39
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Telescopes
Materials
Porcelain
William IV Extending Dining Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
corners and good figuring with telescoping mechanism which extends from 53" without leaves to just over 12
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Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Telescopes
Materials
Mahogany
Brass Sextant Negretti Zambra Second Half of 19th Century in its Mahogany Box
By Negretti
Zambra
Located in Milan, IT
telescopes, a microscope for reading the vernier, graduated from 0 to 150°, index and mirror horizon. Box
Category
1870s British Antique Telescopes
Materials
Silver, Brass
Double X-Ray Lamp with Japanned Finish
Located in Peekskill, NY
stand also telescopes from 22" all the way to dramatic table lamp height of 43" tall. It's rewired with
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Telescopes
Materials
Brass
EDWARDIAN c.1900
s Black Beaver Fur Felt Sequin Embellished Afternoon Hat
Located in Thiensville, WI
beaver fur felt wide brim with black silk velvet at underside. Tall telescope angled crown. Black sequin
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Early 1900s Unknown Antique Telescopes
Pair Impressive Knife Urns, Regency Style Custom Bench Made Carved Finials
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
crafted to his exacting standards this pair features urn finials, and telescoping lid with spring tension
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Early 1900s American Regency Antique Telescopes
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Pair Chinoiserie Table Lamps
By Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
golden fabric wired cables. Height can be varied by telescope. Measure: Totally height 68 cm, height of
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Telescopes
Materials
Porcelain
$8,053 / set
Pair of 18th Century George III Mahogany Dining Room Pedestals and Cutlery Urns
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of George III mahogany dining room pedestals with cutlery urns. The urns with telescoping tops
Category
Late 18th Century English Regency Antique Telescopes
Materials
Mahogany
English metamorphic mahogany dumb waiter, c. 1825
Located in Kenilworth, IL
telescope by 13-1/4". The shelves are fitted to a trestles on turned suppressed ball feet, joined by a
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Telescopes
Materials
Mahogany
Brass Sextant in Mahogany Box Signed Buff
Buff Mfg Co Boston USA, Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
movable one, two telescopes, a microscope for reading the vernier, graduated from 0 to 140 °, index and
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Telescopes
Materials
Silver, Brass
Brass Sextant Made in the Mid-19th Century in its Mahogany Box
Located in Milan, IT
handle, 3 colored glasses for the fixed mirror and 4 for the mobile one, three telescopes, sun filter
Category
1850s British Antique Telescopes
Materials
Brass
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
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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
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