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Multidimensional optical art by Yaacov Agam
Located in New York, NY
Multidimensional optical art by Yaacov Agam.
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Category
Vintage 1960s Israeli Contemporary Art
Magnificent Optical Box by Mary Bauermeister
Located in New York, NY
One of the largest optical boxes ever produced by Mary Bauermeister. The inside is layed with
Category
Vintage 1970s American Shadow Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood, Ink
Wonderful Optical Box by Mary Bauermeister
Located in New York, NY
by New York socialite and philanthropist, Kitty Meyer. The box is filled with optical lens and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Shadow Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Optical Regional Rug, Navajo, circa 1940s
By Navajo Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
A unique Navajo textile woven in a striking optical design of native hand-spun wool with natural
Category
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
Optical Box Sculpture by Mary Bauermeister
Located in New York, NY
An imaginative trapezoid box sculpture by Mary Bauermeister. Like all of Bauermeister's work, the piece is layered in poetic drawings, words,and magnifying lenses.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Glass
Optical Box Sculpture by Feliciano Bejar
Located in New York, NY
A unusul and wonderful example of Bejar's sculptures. He is known for his experimental sculpture using metal, crystal, plastic and stained glass. Bejar has had one man shows world-wi...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Hallucinatory Optical Art by Mary Bauermeister
Located in New York, NY
Incredible and imaginative work by Mary Bauermeister. An acrylic box is bisected by three glass panes, each affixed with various objects, with convex, concave and pyramidal lenses. A...
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Acrylic, Ink
Specchio Retroilluminato con Serigrafie Optical, Italia 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Specchio Retroilluminato con Serigrafie Optical, Italia 1970s. Questo specchio non è solo un
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Steel
"OPTICAL PERCEPTION" ROTATING SCULPTURE BY LEN JANCLOW
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
"OPTICAL PERCEPTION" MOBILE ROTATING SCULPTURE BY LEN JANCLOW
Category
Late 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Steel
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Lamp with Optical Fibers from the 70s
Located in Milano, IT
Table lamp, enamelled metal base, colored glass, optical fibers that change color when illuminated.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel
Bausch
Lomb Adjustable Gooseneck Optical Floor Lamp
By Bausch
Lomb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, machine age, optical, medical floor lamp by Bausch & Lomb features a cast iron base
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome, Iron
19th Century English Optical Refractor Form
Located in London, GB
19th Century English Optical Refractor Form
Used by optometrists to determine corrective lens
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Antique 1890s British Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Set of Four Optical Art Oil Paintings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of 4 optical art oil paintings circa 1972 by artist Miodrag Djuric. Miodrag first studied art
Category
20th Century French Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Circular Gilt Brass and Optical Lens Crystal Multi Tier Chandelier by Palwa
By Palwa
Located in San Francisco, CA
brass, circular structure comprised of small and large rings with dangling optical glass lens crystals
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Arts and Crafts Table Top Optical Display
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a rare and stunning optical display case. It only measures 8.5"x7"x19" but can be raised to
Category
American More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Oak
A Diminutive Optical Box by Mary Bauermeister
Located in New York, NY
Bauermeister creating a dazzling array of optical works; based on glass, with applied materials
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Glass
Italian Brass
Optical Convex Glass Mid-Century Modern Flushmount or Wall Lamp
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This ceiling/wall lamp was produced in Italy around 1950. The lamp is made in brass and molded glass shade and remains in very good vintage condition.Unlike similar lamps of the same...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Brass
Brass Chandelier Optical Glass Cup. Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Chandelier ceiling pendant light lamp in brass and optical glass cups
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Adjustable Stool with Leather Seat by American Optical
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adjustable stool by American Optical Corp. These stools were given as promotional items to
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Rare Optical Square Mirror Polifemo Style, Italy, 1970
Located in Naples, IT
Large optical square mirror with small round rotating mirror, produced in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
1960s Modern Original Framed Optical Artwork Vintage
By Larry Poons 1
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Op Art
Original Graphics Vintage Paint and Wood Mid Century Painting Op Art, Unsigned. circa 1960s
No further information is available
Dimensions: 31 3/8" W x 28 3/4" H x 1 1/2" D, A...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Optical Artwork in Glass by Mary Bauermeister
Located in New York, NY
Continuing with her works in glass, Bauermeister created this unique panel. Circular glass disc, with applied glass lenses, both concave and convex, as well as pyramid forms. placed ...
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Glass
c. 1950
s Large Optical Trade Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a fantastic trade sign with period glasses frames in their vibrant, original red paint surface. Easily mounted to the wall with original hardware.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Signs
Materials
Sheet Metal
Box of Magnifying Lenses by Kollmorgen Optical
Located in Culver City, CA
Box of magnifying lenses for Optometrist manufactured by Kollmorgen Optical.
Category
Early 20th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Diagnostic Optical Trial Frame Adjustable Optometry Glasses
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Inami Optical Trial Frame Adjustable Optometry Diagnostic
refractive diagnosis glasses
2.25 h x 6
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Rare Victor Vasarely Optical Sculptural Porcelain Teapot
By Victor Vasarely, Rosenthal
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely and arresting optical hallmarked teapot with a stainless steel handle,
was designed by
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Vintage 1970s German Modern Porcelain
Materials
Stainless Steel
Féerie Optical Fibreglass Lamp Called Yenni circa 1970
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Féerie
Optical fibreglass lamp called YENNI
circa 1970
dimensions : W 50 cm x D 50 cm x H 40
Category
Vintage 1970s Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1970s Abstract Geometric Optical Artwork Modern Symmography MEXICO
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC offers
Mexico Modern Art Symmography geometric optical art
Ink on Paper Drawing
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Modern Drawings
Materials
Glass, Paper
Mid-Century Optical Art Signed Serigraph Signed Finzi
By Ennio Finzi 1
Located in New York, NY
. Vertical white bands on a red background demonstrate the optical illusion of sensory perception on depth
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Chrome
Italian Side Chairs Reupholstered in Optical Velvet, 1960s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
restored internally and re-upholstered with best Italian quality optical velvet in light petrol/bluette
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid-20th Century metal optical trade sign
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century metal optical trade sign
A great example of a mid-20th Century double sided, metal
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Francisco Sobrino, Plexiglass Optical Box Sculpture,
O2M
, 1968
By Francisco Sobrino, Denise René
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Francisco Sobrino (1932-2014), 02M Plexiglass Optical Box, limited edition 17/100 produced by
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass
1969 Rogelio Polesello Acrylic Optical Signed Panel
By Rogelio Polesello
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1969 Rogelio Polesello acrylic optical panel composed by multiple lens.
Mounted on black lacquered
Category
Vintage 1960s Argentine Kinetic Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Wood
Martin Rosol Optical Glass Sculpture on Rotating Base
By Martin Rosol 1
Located in Astoria, NY
tint and frosted details, creating a unique optical effect, standing on a flat rotating base in black
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plexiglass
Large Optical Murano Glass Vase by Romano Dona
By Romano Donà
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Large optical murano vase with twisted spiral white lines of glass suspended in clear glass. The
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Vases
Signed George Briard Optical Glass Graphic Oblong Tray
By Georges Briard
Located in North Miami, FL
Georges Briard and is mid century modern. Great for serving or as a desk accessory. The pattern is optical
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Gold
An Amazing Optical Box by Mary Bauermeister (b.1931)
Located in New York, NY
Bauermeister creating a dazzling array of optical works; based on glass, with applied materials
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Lacquer and Brass-Framed Optical Mirror by Eugenio Escudero
By Eugenio Escudero
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A unique and striking mirror by Mexican architect Eugenio Escudero. This mirror features a lacquered wood frame accented with bars of polished brass and a mirror surface covered in a...
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Massive Modern Pop Art Optical Wall Sculpture Memphis Style
By Peter Max
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Massive Modern Pop Art Optical Wall Sculpture Memphis Style
Wood Mixed Media Colorful Modern
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Rare Pair of Round Cut Mirrors, Optical Scientific Instrument Components.
Located in Milan, IT
Rare Pair of round cut mirrors, part of optical instruments.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Abstract Optical Art Modernist Dowel Sculpture, Ronald R. Brown
Located in Miami, FL
Abstract optical art modernist dowel sculpture, Ronald R. Brown
Offered is a tabletop Op Art
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Art Deco Mirror with Tessellated Marble Surround Creating Optical Perspective
Located in London, GB
An unusual Art Deco mirror with tessellated marble surround creating an optical perspective. Mirror
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Wall Mirrors
Materials
Marble
A Verner Panton style optical illusion diamond Pop Art mirror.
By Verner Panton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Verner Panton style optical illusion diamond Pop Art mirror. Add this statement mirror to your
Category
1990s American Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
1970s Optical Art Bronzed Mirror Wall Sculpture by Hal Bienenfeld
By Hal Bienenfeld
Located in Stafford, TX
1970's Optical Art bronzed mirror wall sculpture by Hal Bienenfeld
USA, Circa 1970s.
An exceptional
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Chrome
Four Graduated Vintage Optical Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Candlesticks
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in North Miami, FL
change color with every direction and angle you place them. They are very optical. Colors are yellow, red
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Lucite
Large Optical Disc Sculpture by Mary Bauermeister (b.1936)
Located in New York, NY
Bauermeister's work is typified by obsessive assembly of its chosen materials. This work is glass based, with a variety of scaled lenses, both convex and concave, refracting and refl...
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Monumental Murano Concentric Optical Circle White Glass Vase/Vessel
Located in North Miami, FL
circles around the parameter.
It has an optical look in a fabulous way!
Graphic and arresting!!!
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Radiation Optical Pyrometer Made of Black Painted Metal, 1950s
By Foster Instrument Co
Located in Milan, IT
Radiation optical pyrometer signed Foster Optical Pyrometer Letchworth England n. 83259 made of
Category
Vintage 1950s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Optical Swedish Glass Paperweight or Object Signed Desk Accessory
By Studio Glashyttan 1
Located in North Miami, FL
any desk a winner! It is optical. They were a husband and wife team at one time. What great energy
Category
1990s Swedish Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Optical Painting on Canvas in the Manner of Victor Vasarely
Located in Pasadena, CA
possibilities.
This painting is a large optical color field of various colors applied with acrylic paint
Category
Vintage 1970s French Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Optical Painting on Canvas in the Manner of Victor Vasarely
Located in Pasadena, CA
possibilities.
This painting is a large optical color field of various colors applied with acrylic paint
Category
Vintage 1970s French Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Early 20th Century Pair of Large Sorcerers Mirrors Optical Distortion
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A good sized matching pair or early 20th century sorcerers mirrors with 11 large reverse ground optics and 5 smaller.
Housed in there original mahogany frames, some elderly spilts w...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Hardwood
Early 20th Century Scientific Small Concave Optical Mirror Fairground Distortion
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A good early 20th century concave mirror, housed in a later well made turned wooden frame.
Ebonised finish, brass hanging hoop, 14.5cm in diameter, 5.5cm in depth
Some minor k...
Category
Early 20th Century English Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pine
18th Century Optical Anamorphoscope
Anamorphosis Hand Painted Imagery Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Also known as “the miraculous mirror”, this optical device consists of a cylindrical pewter mirror
Category
Antique 18th Century European Scientific Instruments
Materials
Pine, Petrified Wood, Paper
Spherical Optical Glass Pendant Lamp, Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Peill
Putzler, 1950s
By Wilhelm Wagenfeld
Located in Esbjerg, DK
during the 1950s. It features an exterior optical glass dome, milky horizontally striped opaline inner
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Art Glass, Opaline Glass
Pair of Mid-Century Optical Art Chairs in Black and White
By Steelcase
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Mid-Century style optical art chairs in black and white. The chairs are covered in a cotton
Category
Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Acrylic Optical Sculpture Vase by Terry Balle, circa 1970s
By Terry Balle
Located in San Antonio, TX
These vintage acrylic optical sculpture vases by Terry Balle are in overall good condition
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Acrylic
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Find many varieties of an authentic piece of used optical furniture available at 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, metal and optical glass. There are many kinds of the item from our selection of used optical furniture you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each choice in our collection of used optical furniture bearing Mid-Century Modern, Industrial or Victorian hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made object in our assortment of used optical furniture over the years, but those crafted by Palwa, Gaetano Sciolari and Feliciano Béjar are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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A piece of used optical furniture can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,746, while the lowest priced sells for $52 and the highest can go for as much as $43,258.
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A pouf is a cushioned stool that typically sits lower than the height of a sofa seat. Poufs come in all colors, shapes and fabric types and can be used as a seat, foot stool, side table or simply a focal point in your room decor. On 1stDibs, find a collection of poufs and other furniture from top sellers.
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- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024What oil you should use on wicker furniture varies. For best results, consult the care instructions that accompanied your piece for specific instructions and product recommendations. Depending on the properties of your piece, linseed oil, lemon oil or another natural plant oil may be the best option. Find a diverse assortment of wicker furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Teakwood is a type of wood popularly used in Indonesian furniture. It is a tropical hardwood mainly used in Java, Indonesia, that can grow up to 130 feet tall. Shop a collection of Indonesian furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021The best paint to use on wicker furniture is enamel paint. To paint, hold the can at least 8 inches away and move back and forth for even coverage.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023Bernhardt uses engineered, multi-ply hardwood plywood as well as various solid hardwoods like teak. The brand is known for employing unique decorative materials like bone inlay, German silver, gypsum and white onyx. On 1stDibs, find Bernhardt furniture from some of the world's top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021The best products to use on wood furniture are lacquer, varnish or polyurethane that will protect the wood from staining, and add a nice sheen to the piece. Wood furniture polishes are available in silicon, emulsion, oil-based and wax and you can choose based on the type of wooden furniture you have. It is important to test on a small patch of wood before applying it to the entire piece of furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021There are many different types of finishes that can be used on wood furniture. Linseed oil, also known as flaxseed oil, is one of the most popular treatments in the world to use on wood furniture. Shop a range of antique and vintage wood furniture with different finishes on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A variety of furniture was used during the 16th century. Items commonly found in homes include high-backed armchairs, chests, stools, benches and cupboards. Most European artisans active during the time period produced pieces out of oak wood. Find a large collection of antique furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023Whether you can use furniture polish on black lacquer furniture depends on the formulation. Heavier polishes may cause streaks and damage the finish. For best results, read the labels carefully and only choose products intended for lacquer. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of lacquer furniture.
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- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024The style of furniture that Frank Lloyd Wright used varied. Wright's wooden chairs and tables for his “Prairie Houses” of the early 1900s have sleek, attenuated forms, influenced by both the simplicity of traditional Japanese design and the work of Gustav Stickley and other designers of the Arts and Crafts movement. For several residential projects, Wright designed severely geometric chairs that are marvels of reductivist design. For the Price Tower in Oklahoma, Wright designed angular wooden desks as well as upholstered pedestal chairs made of chromed steel that are more in line with the mid-century modern style. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Frank Lloyd Wright furniture.
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