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1950’s French Counterbalance Swing Arm Wall Lamp
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Hanover, MA
additional lengths of brass tubing onto the black arm which can be telescoped to provide a greater degree of
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Enamel
Vintage Walnut Hand Crafted Kaleidoscope by Carol and Tom Paretti, 1989
Located in Philadelphia, PA
when a Microscope crashes into a Telescope ?
a Kaleidoscope or course ! "
Category
Vintage 1980s American American Craftsman Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Floor Lamp by Sigfried Giedion for B.A.G. Turgi, 1940
s
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A vertically telescoping floor lamp with shade on a pivoting neck.
Category
20th Century Swiss Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Martin Visser and Walter Antonis for
t Spectrum Extendable Wenge Dining Table
By
t Spectrum, Walter Antonis, Martin Visser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
extended. Unique telescoping extension. Would pair nicely with a set of Wenge and rush dining chairs, see
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Metal
Elegant Clothing valet design by Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
telescoping brass bars are very cute, you can pull them out
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Wood, Beech
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamp Porcelain
By Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
inside gold. New electric for one bulb and black fabric wired cable. Height can be varied by telescope in
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
1970
s Japanese Nikon 20 x 120 Big Eye Military Binoculars
Tripod
By Nikon
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
An iconic piece of Japanese military-grade optics, this pair of Nikon 20×120 binocular telescopes
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Bronze
Articulating Desk Lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An articulating Italian desk lamp with gooseneck arms and a counterweight/wire telescoping system
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Adjusting Wall Light by O.C. White for O.C. White Co.
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A machined brass wall light or sconce having a telescoping and articulating arm with a hemispheric
Category
2010s American Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
BMT 110 mm Binoculars
By Kazan
Located in Aspen, CO
BMT-110 Soviet Marine Binocular Telescope – 20x110mm Cold War Era Optics, Circa 1950s
Step into
Category
20th Century European Scientific Instruments
Materials
Steel
$35,000
Vintage Wolf Industrial Model 1979 Dress Form Mannequin Adjustable Rolling Stand
By Wolf Model Form Inc.
Located in Forney, TX
accent, the shoulders slightly telescope into the body for ease of garment manipulation. Realistic
Category
20th Century American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Metal, Iron
Vintage Carl Zeiss
Theo 010
Theodolite
Tripod
Case mid 20th Century
Located in London, GB
layouts. A theodolite has a telescope that can pivot around horizontal and vertical axes, so it can
Category
Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Oak
Antique Surveyor
s Circumcompendium Signed Brand Frères, 1850-1880
Located in Bilzen, BE
compass plate
Sighting telescope with clear optics and adjustable focus
Spirit level (bubble level
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Belgian Other Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Lytegem Spherical Desk Lamp by Michael Lax for Lightoiler
By Lightolier, Michael Lax
Located in San Diego, CA
reading and other tasks and features a telescoping neck that adjusts from 8.5" inches to 14.5" with a head
Category
Late 20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Zinc
1970s Laurel Lamp Company Telescopic Floor Lamp Pair
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Chula Vista, CA
.
Adjustable telescoping design.
63 .75 tallest point and 43 lowest point. base 8.75 x 8.75
Rewired new
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Mid-Century Swedish Brass Floor Lamp w/ Red Chenille Drum Shade
Plexi Diffuser
By Möllers Armaturfabrik
Located in Los Angeles, CA
this stylish lamp has beautiful patina and a unique telescoping shade with upper plexi diffuser that
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
70s Picasso Coffee Table or Library Book First Edition Paris France
Located in New York, NY
. Nor with those eyes. They take and command. They are at once a telescope, a microscope, a eury-scope
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Books
Materials
Foil
A fine mahogany ship’s stick barometer by Dolland
Son
By Dolland
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
telescope. Other customers included Captain Cook, Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson, Frederick the Great and Thomas
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Tibetan Handcrafted Buddhist Festival Trumpet, Rag-Dung
Located in Pomona, CA
beads, the Rag-Dung is characterized by its long, telescoping sections, allowing for easier transport
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Copper
Pair Maison Jansen Style Swing-Arm Reading Lamps
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Pair Maison Jansen style swing-arm reading lamps. Gilt brass telescoping swing arm floor lamps
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
$6,500 / set
Original Vintage Travel Poster Sydney Air India Bondi Beach Australia Maharaja
Located in London, GB
blonde lady wearing a bikini and holding a towel visible in his telescope, people swimming in the sea and
Category
Vintage 1960s Indian Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage World War Two Poster You Are On War Work WWII Home Front UK
Located in London, GB
including nails, screws, springs, nuts and bolts, chairs, binoculars, frying pan, telescope, rubber boots
Category
Vintage 1940s British Posters
Materials
Paper
Articulating Floor Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
A large articulating floor lamp with telescoping arm and adjustable height.
Category
Vintage 1960s Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
$4,800
Contemporary Pendant Lamp
Nova
by AGO
Black
By AGO Lighting
Located in Paris, IDF
combinations.
Nova is an abstract reinterpretation of the images of stars beyond telescope or a spaceship in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pend...
Materials
Aluminum
$2,240 / item
Contemporary Pendant Lamp
Nova
by AGO
Pink and White
By AGO Lighting
Located in Paris, IDF
combinations.
Nova is an abstract reinterpretation of the images of stars beyond telescope or a spaceship in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pend...
Materials
Aluminum
$2,240 / item
Contemporary Pendant Lamp
Nova
by AGO
Coral and Green
By AGO Lighting
Located in Paris, IDF
combinations.
Nova is an abstract reinterpretation of the images of stars beyond telescope or a spaceship in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pend...
Materials
Aluminum
$2,240 / item
Adjustable Floor Lamp, by Giuseppe Ostuni / O-Luce, 1955
By Giuseppe Ostuni, O-Luce
Located in Berlin, DE
a marble foot. Original lacquering and light switch. Adjustable in height through a telescope like
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Parisian Brass and Black Enameled Desk Lamp by Ferdinand Solère, 1950
By Ferdinand Solere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
well as telescopes. A perfect example of Solère's innovative and pragmatic approach to traditional
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Fine 19th Century French Ormolu and Bronze Mantel Clock with Marble Case
Located in Worcester, GB
globe, telescope, star chart and scroll — symbolic of learning, discovery and the Enlightenment spirit
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Planet X Ground Lamp, Hand-Blown Murano Glass, 2021, Floor Lighting XL Size
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
way that a telescope would - showing us a sky of endless possibilities. With this hand-blown lamp, you
Category
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
$14,278 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Planet X Ground Lamp, Hand-Blown Murano Glass, 2021, Floor Lighting XXL Size
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
way that a telescope would - showing us a sky of endless possibilities. With this hand-blown lamp, you
Category
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
$15,617 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Antique Naval Portrait – Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen, Dutch Sea Captain, c.1785
Located in Langweer, NL
one hand and a telescope tucked under his arm, with a fleet of ships faintly visible in the background
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
LOUIS VUITTON "Marmotte Lozine" Portative Dealer’s Box – Champs-Élysées, Paris
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Victoria, BC
telescoping structure that extends vertically for interior display access
Origin: France, 1930s approx
Category
Vintage 1930s Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Leather
Mantel Clock, Allegory of the Sciences, France around 1830
Located in Greding, DE
with a young man reading at the side as well as an oil lamp, telescope and compasses.
Category
Antique 1830s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
J H Steward Lord Bury Brass Telescopwe with Leather Case London Ca. 1870
By steward
Located in Los Angeles, CA
J H Steward Brass Telescope. The Lord Bury Telescope comes with a leather case. The brass and
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Sigfried Giedion Floor Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sigfried Giedion Telescoping and pivoting floor lamp.
Manufactured by B.A.G.Turgi
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Three Foot Ship Captains Spyglass
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique telescope from Negretti and Zambra of London. The exceptionally long barrel is three feet
Category
Vintage 1920s North American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Mid-Century Swivel Arm Wall Lamps
Located in Karlstad, SE
This Swedish telescoping wall lamp, crafted during the 1940s, blends utility with timeless elegance
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Industrial wall lamp by Metallwerke Schröder, Lobenstein, German, 1940s
By Schröder Lobenstein
Located in Forserum, SE
’s. Noteworthy features include an adjustable telescope arm and a ball-shaped light switch on the
Category
Vintage 1940s German Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Large Terracotta Neoclassical Relief Sculpture Titled "Study, Service
Counsel
Located in Bridgeport, CT
relief shows Adam & Eve, a scholar with telescope and a figure with a globe.
The center panel titled
Category
Antique 19th Century Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Wood
Art Deco Vanity for Men or Shaving Stand with a Mirror done in Mahogany
Located in Beograd, RS
adjustable Telescope Mirror. The table features a small compartment/drawer and an adjustable oval mirror
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
$1,903 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19 th c. Bronze dore and porcelain clock
Located in Houston, TX
the world and to the left is his telescope. The bronze work is
Exceptional and the gilding a soft
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
$6,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Stunning and luxurious Pace leather Executive Chair
By Guido Faleschini, Pace Collection, i4 Mariani
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
a telescoping mechanism to raise/lower the seat height on the chair, which can be adjusted a total
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal, Steel
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamp
By Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
be varied by telescope. Measure: Totally height 76 cm, height of the porcelain vase 43 cm. Lampshade
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Georgian Sheffield Telescopic Candlesticks
Located in New Orleans, LA
These telescoping candlesticks are sure to engender discussion when you use them in your home.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Candlesticks
Materials
Silver Plate
Adjustable Chrome Floor Lamp and Table Lamp Set
By Nessen Lighting
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
telescoping the two vertical parts up or down. Excellent quality and a very versatile set. No maker's marks
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Console Table for Widdicomb
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in San Francisco, CA
nose edges throughout on telescoping solid brass legs. Rare form table from his limited production line
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Large German Early 20th Century Silver Nef by Berthold Müller
By Berthold Muller
Located in London, GB
a telescope. The silver sails are expertly formed, their dynamic contours giving the illusion of
Category
Early 20th Century German Centerpieces
Materials
Silver
Shell Spectacular: A Collection of Mollusk Shells Engraved and Handcolored, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
bivalves:
1. **Télescope vulgaire** - Possibly named for its elongated, tubular shape, resembling a
Category
Antique 1840s Prints
Materials
Paper
$199 Sale Price
20% Off
Large French Art Deco six arm nickeled bronze, art glass star chandelier Petitot
By Atelier Petitot
Located in New York City, NY
represents a matching similar motif.
The telescoping style of the central mount showcases the era's
Category
Early 20th Century French Machine Age Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
‘Table des Muses’ - A Fine Louis XVI Style Centre Table, By François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Geometry, personified by the Muses Urania and Calliope holding a telescope and a pair of compasses, sitting
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
Majestic Universe Views from Here to Infinity Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
-color photographs gathered from the Hubble Space Telescope and the largest telescopes in the world
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Antique 19thC Emile Chouanard French Walnut Lectern Drafting Table Easel
By E. Chouanard
Located in Dayton, OH
35", telescopes 17" high
Category
Antique 1870s Victorian Music Stands
Materials
Walnut
Antique Captains Spyglass on Ships Grating
Located in Norwell, MA
nineteenth century telescope is wrapped in leather. The brasses are highly polished. Great Look.
Weight: 15
Category
Antique Early 1900s North American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Bauer Lamp Co. Brass
Lucite Adjustable Floor Lamp with Brass Shade, 1970
s
By Bauer Lamp Company
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Modern Bauer Lamp Co. attributed telescoping Brass and Lucite Floor Lamp. Featuring circular Brass
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
"Rosanna" dining table by Erwan Boulloud
By Erwan Boulloud
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
crafting a telescope to study the stars, which he used to discover the Milky Way, satellites of Jupiter
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Jade, Brass, Stainless Steel
French Louis XV Fauteuil a La Reine, Signed “G. Lebrun”
Located in Doylestown, PA
, upholstered in its original Aubusson verdue tapestry depiction a child with a telescope and various animals
Category
Antique 1760s French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Beech
$2,800 Sale Price
49% Off
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