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Early 19th Century Silver Mounted Shagreen Case Signed Dollond, London
By Dollond, London
Located in Brussels, BE
John Dollond (1706-1761) the inventor of the achromatic lens for telescopes. His sons Peter (1731-1820
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Antique 1820s English Early Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Shagreen
Swedish Art Deco Adjustable Standing Lamp with Birch Wrapped Brass and Granite
Located in New York, NY
telescoping inner brass rod, thus the base height ranges from 40.5 in. (103 cm) to 54 in. (137 cm) H. The
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Granite, Brass
Carl Zeiss blc World War II Kreigsmarine Binoculars, circa 1940.
Located in Aspen, CO
telescope of the Kreigsmarine with variable magnification.
Porro II prisms with coated optics, controls
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Vintage 1940s Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Dimmable LED Objective Floor Lamp by Jean Nouvel for Artemide, Italy
By Artemide, Jean Nouvel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
the eye to observe different distances in the way that happens with a telescope or a camera lens, the
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2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Quality English Enamel Box with Mythological Scenes, circa 1765
Located in Geelong, Victoria
Love.
Front - Urania, the muse of astronomy, peers though a telescope while leaning on a table globe
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Antique 1760s English Rococo More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Enamel
Tall Vintage Industrial Photographic Metal Floor Lamp with Six Adjustable Shades
Located in Cromer, AU
A fantastic vintage telescoping adjustable floor lamp with a tripod dolly base. This industrial
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Antique 19th Century Industrial Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Sight Light Floor Lamp Brass and Black Enamel by M.G. Wheeler
By M.G. Wheeler
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
telescoping height adjustment that simply allows you to raise or lower or even swivel the lamp head to the
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Neoclassic table-lamp
Located in Brussels
Antwerp, BE
geographer’s attributes: a telescope, a compass, a globe and books.
H. of the total column 56,60 cm (22.28
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
$2,000
Victorian Vernier Sextant by Crichton Brothers, London
By Crichton Brothers
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
were last recorded in 1877. They made all types of scientific instruments including telescopes
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
19th Century Brass Theodolite by S.P.Cohen, Glasgow
By S.P. Cohen, Glasgow
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
19th century laquered brassTheodolite By S.P.Cohen, Glasgow
Extending telescope with rack and
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Antique 1840s Great Britain (UK) Other Scholar s Objects
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Ceiling/Wall Lamp by Niccolo Spirito in Mirrored Brass
Abs Niples
By Niccolo Spirito
Located in Milan, IT
Milky Way. NASA’s Chandra telescope discovered the remains of a more recent supernova. It exploded in
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Ceiling/Wall Lamp by Niccolo Spirito in Aluminum
Abs Niples
By Niccolo Spirito
Located in Milan, IT
observed supernova in the Milky Way. NASA’s Chandra telescope discovered the remains of a more recent
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary Table Lamp by Niccolo Spirito in Mirrored Brass and Abs Niples
By Niccolo Spirito
Located in Milan, IT
observed supernova in the Milky Way. NASA’s Chandra telescope discovered the remains of a more recent
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Floor Lamp by Niccolo Spirito in Aluminum and Abs Niples
By Niccolo Spirito
Located in Milan, IT
Milky Way. NASA’s Chandra telescope discovered the remains of a more recent supernova. It exploded in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary Pendant Light by Niccolo Spirito in Aluminum and Abs Niples
By Niccolo Spirito
Located in Milan, IT
, Johannes Kepler discovered the last observed supernova in the Milky Way. NASA’s Chandra telescope
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
One Medium Leap II
By Matteo Pellegrino
Located in Milan, Lombardy
by space telescopes. Needless to emphasize how the concept of boundary is limited and limiting in
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2010s Italian Other More Carpets
Materials
Epoxy Resin
$1,781
One Giant Leap
By Matteo Pellegrino
Located in Milan, Lombardy
by space telescopes. Needless to emphasize how the concept of boundary is limited and limiting in
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2010s Italian Other More Carpets
Materials
Epoxy Resin
$3,563
Large Nautical Painting Clipper Ship ELIZABETH by Jerome Howes
By Jerome Howes
Located in Palm City, FL
doghouse. Her crew is shown working the ship while her captain peers ahead through his telescope.
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20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Wood
Chabot Side/Cocktail Table with Turned Curved Edges and Modern Cast Bronze Legs
By J. Rusten Furniture Studio
Located in Stockton, CA
reach of our telescopes.
Tops can vary in thickness from 2.5" to 3.5" and are generally sourced from
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2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut
Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnes. No. 10031
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
, telescopes, sextants and all manner of scientific instruments. On May 10th / 11th 1941 their premises at 57
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Antique 1850s Great Britain (UK) Other Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnis, Glasgow, circa 1920
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
, theodolites, telescopes, sextants and all manner of scientific instruments. On May 10th / 11th 1941 their
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Vintage 1920s English Other Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
French Napoleon III Boulle Bibliotheque ‘Bookcase’
Located in Suffolk, GB
ormolu cherub figure, one holding a telescope and a planet, symbolizing Astronomy and the other holding a
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Antique 1860s French Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Vintage American Miniature Pocket Nautical Sextant
By Ilon Industries
Located in Palm City, FL
of less performance is the telescope, it is a sighting tube. We have never see one before, but you
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Vintage 1960s American Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Sony Vintage Vidicon Video Camera, wirca 1969-1970, with Tripod
By Sony Corporation
Located in Dallas, TX
Sanford midcentury rare, gold tone, telescoping, compound N-E-S-W aluminium tripod with rising centre
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Industrial Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal, Wire
A monumental Choisy-le-Roi Maiolica vase by Louis Carrier Belleuse, circa 1880
By Louis Robert Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
telescope, while one of her disciples, an Ouranie, takes notes on her speech. Aurora is voluptuously lying
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Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Sony Vintage Vidicon Video Camera, circa 1969-1970, Classic, Iconic with Tripod
By Sony Corporation
Located in Dallas, TX
Sanford midcentury rare, gold tone, telescoping, compound N-E-S-W aluminium tripod with rising centre
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Industrial Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal, Wire
Eighteenth Century Swedish Library Globes
By Anders Ackerman and Frederik Akrel
Located in New York, NY
made with the aid of a telescope, and Akerman supplemented the information he gleaned from that work
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Globes
A Bateman Lord Nelson Battle of Trafalgar Silver Tankard 1805-1820
Located in Palm City, FL
Battle of Copenhagen, he ignored the command putting his telescope to his blind eye and pretending not to
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Antique 19th Century British Sterling Silver
Set of 3 Planetario Crystal Glass Bottles with Spherical Onyx by Ars Fabricandi
By Giorgio Bonaguro, Ars Fabricandi
Located in Firenze, IT
spherical onyx “caps”, reminiscent of planets observed in the telescope, thanks to the natural grain and
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2010s Czech Other Glass
Materials
Crystal, Onyx
Mid-20th Century Cinema Spot Light, on Castered Stand, Re-Electrified
By Mole Richardson Company
Located in Dallas, TX
factory correct and height telescoping light stand (not the one pictured but a rolling castered stand of a
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Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Lawn Chairs by Telescope Furniture Company
By Telescope Chair Company
Located in New York, NY
Bright and cheerful folding lawn, poolside, garden chairs, by the Telescope Chair Company. Offered
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Unusual Industrial Shopping Cart by Orla Watson , Telescope Cart Inc.
By Telescope Chair Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
allowing the cart to telescope, or "nest" in order to save space.
Watson was a World War I veteran and had
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Vintage 1940s American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal, Steel
a pair of Original 1970´s Directors Chairs by Telescope Chair Company
By Telescope Chair Company
Located in Copenhagen, DK
1970s design aesthetic, these chairs are attributed to the renowned Telescope Furniture Company, a true
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Canvas
Set of Six Black and Tan Leather Casual Director
s Chairs by Telescope Co.
By Kaare Klint, Telescope Chair Company
Located in Houston, TX
Stylish group of six casual folding chairs by the Telescope Folding Furniture Company.
The wooden
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
Director Chair Set by Telescope, Restored with Black Alligator Leather
By Telescope Chair Company, John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Telescope Director chair set of (2). Both chairs are in almost identical, excellent vintage
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Alligator
Telescope
Located in Peekskill, NY
This large early brass telescope. It's quite an impressive show piece. The brass scope is 72 inches
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Industrial Scientific Instruments
$3,400
Brass Telescope
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass telescope with three telescopic legs
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20th Century American More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
$2,300
Tripod Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Brass tripod telescope by Ross of London.
Category
Antique 19th Century More Folk Art
Materials
Brass
$22,000
Brass Telescope
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940 Italian telescope on a tripod base. With raising stem.
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Early 20th Century Italian More Carpets
Table Telescope
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine reflecting 18th century shagreen covered telescope in the manner of Adams, in working order.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
$9,500
Adams Telescope
By George Adams
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A good example of a silvered three-drawer telescope by Adams, with a mahogany main tube.
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Antique Late 18th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles
$678
SEAFRONT TELESCOPE
Located in New York, NY
Straight from the original Brighton Pier, a fully working English seafront telescope used by
Category
20th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles
$3,500
Vintage Hamptons Folding Cabana Chairs
By Telescope Chair Company
Located in New Windsor, NY
sun cover too!
Signed, Telescope Folding Furniture, made in USA, circa 1950-1960. Fully adjustable
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Vintage 1950s American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Brass Telescope
Located in Culver City, CA
Sits on original tripod base, includes travel box and various lenses.
Category
Antique 1880s French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
$3,200
Antique French Telescope
Located in New Orleans, LA
From Marseilles, France, this large 19th century antique telescope will instill any room with
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
$5,098
1920s French Telescope
Located in New York, NY
1920s French telescope
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Early 20th Century French Mounted Objects
$3,950
19th Century Telescope
Located in New Orleans, LA
Lovely decorative telescope to add interest to desktop.
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Antique 19th Century French Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
19th Century Telescope
Located in New Orleans, LA
This telescope makes an interesting addition to a desk set.
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Antique 19th Century French Nautical Objects
Materials
Glass
19th Century Telescope
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful brass and leather telescope that makes a charming accessory on a desk.
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Tin
Sleek Brass Telescope
Located in North York, ON
This Military style telescope is simple yet sleek. A Carrocel original, it is crafted out of
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2010s Indian Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
$2,750
British Brass Telescope
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th century English polished brass telescope by WRAY of London. On vintage brass detachable
Category
20th Century English Scientific Instruments
$12,850
WWII Monocular Telescope
By NIKKO
Located in London, GB
manufacturers of optics for Japan's military leading up to and during WWII. The telescope has been stripped of
Category
Vintage 1940s Japanese Scientific Instruments
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$7,424
English Telescope by Dollond
Located in Atlanta, GA
English telescope by Dollond, a 200 year old telescope maker in London.
Category
Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Telescope, Early 20th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
A charming small vintage handheld telescope with brass details. Includes document from seller
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Early 20th Century European Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Tin
Large Astronomical Japanese Telescope
Located in Valladolid, ES
A Japanese large astronomical telescope with a kit of complements. Model nº660.
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Iron, Metal
George Adams Gregorian Telescope
By George Adams
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine 18th century lacquered brass 4" reflecting telescope by George Adams, London maker to George
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Antique Late 18th Century George III Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Brass Rothwell Manchester Telescope
By ROTHWELL
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This “ROTHWELL, Manchester” (1780-1820) library refractor telescope is a nice decorative piece
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Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
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