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19th Century Witches Optical Scientific Mirror Ball
Ebonised Stand
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 19th century mercury glass witches ball on a later purpose made ebonised stand. The witches ball has a small glass lipped base that sits perfectly on the stand.
The ball is heavi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Blown Glass, Pine
Antique 1770s Optical Engraving Architecture Landscape L
isle St Louis France
By Daumont
Located in Dayton, OH
optical print, also called 'vue optique' or 'vue d'optique', which were made to be viewed through a
Category
Antique 1770s French Provincial Prints
Materials
Paper
Minimal Table Lamp Optical Design Attributed to New Lamp Pop Art
By New Lamp
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Minimal table lamp optical design attributed to new lamp pop art.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plexiglass
Pair of Glass Optical Distortion Carnival Fairground Mirrors Concave and Convex
Located in Lowestoft, GB
.
The original concave and convex optical glass is of sound condition with minor surface wear
Category
Early 20th Century English Carnival Art
Materials
Glass, Pine
Hungarian modern Optical Art painting with metal frame by Victor Vasarely, 1970s
By Victor Vasarely
Located in MIlano, IT
Hungarian modern Optical Art painting with metal frame by Victor Vasarely, 1970s
Painting with
Category
Vintage 1970s Hungarian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Hungarian modern Optical Art painting with metal frame by Victor Vasarely, 1970s
By Victor Vasarely
Located in MIlano, IT
Hungarian modern Optical Art painting with metal frame by Victor Vasarely, 1970s
Painting with gold
Category
Vintage 1970s Hungarian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Silver Overlay Optical Glass Martini Glasses with Roosters
Located in Nantucket, MA
Eight Art Deco martini glasses having optical ribbed bowls raised on tall stems, decorated with a
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Barware
Materials
Silver
Vintage Optical Lacquered Door / Wardrobe with Frame, Early 1900s Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique vintage door / wardrobe, lacquered wardrobe with optical theme, typical of the early 1900s
Category
20th Century Italian Doors and Gates
Materials
Wood
Eight Lucite Charles Hollis Jones Inspired Optical Square Napkin Rings
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in North Miami, FL
, oranges, yellows, pinks, purples, reds all mix in the square and create an optical illusion in these
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Serving Pieces
Early 20th Century Trio of Graduated Glass Optical Scientific Spheres
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A trio of early 20th century glass optical spheres, on ebonized stands.
The smallest of the
Category
Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Blown Glass, Hardwood
Pair of Observation Binoculars Designed by Emil Busch Optical Industries
By Emil Busch
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of 10x80 observation binoculars designed by Emil Busch Optical Industries of Rathenow. WW11
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Scientific Instruments
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Cased Ultra Lens, English, Optical Magnifier, Working Order, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is vintage cased Ultra Lens. An English, plated brass optical magnifier in working order
Category
Mid-20th Century British Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Tappeto Optical a pelo lungo in pura lana, Italia, anni
60
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Grande tappeto lavorato a mano in pura lana.
Il tappeto presenta un motivo optical, una spirale che
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Optical Acrylic Red Bowl by Maya
Terry Balle Signed Dated, 1994
By Terry Balle
Located in Chicago, IL
Optical Acrylic Red Bowl by Maya & Terry Balle, Signed Dated, 1994. Excellent condition.
Measures
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Acrylic
1970s Set of Five Vintage Glass Amber Panels Modern Optical Art
By Peter Max
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Set of Five Vintage Glass Amber Panels Modern Optical Art
13.5 x 12.88 total of 5 glass panels
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Panelling
Materials
Art Glass
Larger Than Life c. 1950
s Optical Shop Mod Glasses Trade Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Huge optical shop trade sign. Very cool c. 1950's Mod glasses. MIrrors for lenses. A great table
Category
Vintage 1950s American Signs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Pair of Optical Experimental Scientific Mirrors Concave and Convex
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large pair of scientific optical mirrors, one concave the other convex.
These where used in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Unusual Art Deco Optically Ribbed Glass
Silver Plate Champagne Bottle Decanter
By Hukin
Heath
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Large Art Deco decanter in the shape of a champagne bottle of optically ribbed clear glass mounted
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Magnifying Glass, English, Brass, Optical Reading Aid, Edwardian, C.1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique magnifying glass. An English, brass optical reading aid, dating to the Edwardian
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
19th C Optical Antique Ruby Red Sorcerers Mirror Curio Unusual Distortion Convex
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A decorative double sided sorcerers mirror, with seven reverse ground optics on a ruby red glass ground, with the other side being a flat plate.
The mirror plates have age related...
Category
Antique 1820s English George III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Art Glass, Mirror
Pair of Early 20th Century Concave Distortion Mirrors Curio Optical Scientific
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A pair of early 20th century concave optical scientific mirrors, housed in later ebonised wooden
Category
20th Century English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Mirror, Pine
Hungarian modern Optical Art painting with metal frame by Victor Vasarely, 1970s
By Victor Vasarely
Located in MIlano, IT
Hungarian modern Optical Art painting with metal frame by Victor Vasarely, 1970s
Painting with
Category
Vintage 1970s Hungarian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Radiation Optical Pyrometer Made of Black Painted Metal in the 1950s
By Società Applicazioni Elettromeccaniche
Located in Milan, IT
Radiation optical pyrometer made of black painted metal in the 1950s, produced by Società
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Scandinavian Set of Pendant Lights, Wenge with Optical Opaline Shade
Located in Verviers, BE
Hanging pendant light from the late 1960s on an adjustable cable, designed in the Scandinavian style with Wenge wood and an opaline shade. Its Classic modernist form and simplicity i...
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Opaline Glass, Wenge
Vintage Navajo Rug, Optical Tumbling Block Pattern, Circa 1930s, Brown White
By Navajo
Located in Denver, CO
Vintage Navajo Rug with Tumbling Block design, Trading Post Rug, circa 1930s. Woven in an optical
Category
Vintage 1930s American Native American North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Pair of Antique Binoculars, English, Brass, Leather, Optical Instrument, c.1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique binoculars. An English, brass and leather optical instrument, dating to
Category
Early 20th Century British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Vintage Set of Piero Fornasetti Optical Illusion Face Coasters and Box
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
popular optical illusions in history. These were very popular on matchbox covers in the late 19th and
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Victor Vasarely Style Italian Wall Panel 1970 Pop Art Cinetic Optical Design
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Victor Vasarely Style Italian wall panel 1970 Pop Art cinetic optical design, original panels of cm
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
Pair of 18th Century Italian Gilt Fragments with Aura Crystals
Optical Calcite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
on optical calcite bases. The pair of Italian rococo fragments are originally from Italy and the pair
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Crystallerie De Pantin Enamelled And Optically Moulded Vase Henri Berge c1900
By Cristallerie de Pantin
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : A vase designed by Henri Bergé
Date : 1898-1905
Origin : Crystallerie De Pantin, Paris
Colour : Polychrome
Pontil : Polished
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 24cm tall
Condition : ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Ronald R. Brown 3-Dimensional Optical Art Wall Sculpture, Signed / Dated
88
Located in Miami, FL
Ronald R. Brown 3-dimensional optical art wall sculpture, signed & dated '88
Offered is a three
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Ronald R. Brown 3-Dimensional Optical Wall Sculpture, Signed and Dated 1988
Located in Miami, FL
Ronald R. Brown 3-dimensional optical wall sculpture, signed and dated 1988
Offered is a Ronald
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Optical Print The French Attack on St Johns Newfoundland, Canada c1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Vue de la descente des Francois a l'Isle de Terre Neuve'.
Optical print
Category
Antique 1770s Maps
Materials
Paper
Mid 20th c. Educational Optical Set about the Human Body. 42pcs Set.
Located in Haarlem, NL
OPTICART was a trademark for Carl Weigangs great product he developed for schools. It was based on projecting light through a rotating graphic spiral. By putting an educational board...
Category
Mid-20th Century German More Furniture and Collectibles
Turner MFG. Optical Illusion Art Mid Century Modern Fashion Plate Wall Hanging
By Turner Manufacturing Company
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Elevate your home decor with this Turner MFG. Optical Illusion Art Mid Century Modern Fashion Plate
Category
Mid-20th Century Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Glass
A.R.D.I.T.I. Sormani Floor Lamp Optical Sculpture Light Nucleo
By Gruppo Arditi and Gianni Gamberini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
A.R.D.I.T.I. Sormani floor lamp optical sculpture light Nucleo, Gruppo Arditi and Gianni Gamberini
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Antique Victorian Wood Brass Folding Bellows Optical Field Camera
Film Plates
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian folding wood camera featuring brass hardware, accordion bellow, and plates.
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
20th Century 1918 Huge Parabolic Concave Mirror Lighthouse Mirror Optical Lens
By Anish Kapoor
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A very large concave mirror housed within its original copper bracing and lead back.
The mirror is first quarter of the 20th of century in age.
The mirror plate is in great con...
Category
Vintage 1910s English Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Copper, Lead
Beige and Brown Optical Velvet Sofa Soriana by Afra E Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
By Afra
Tobia Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Varese, Lombardia
unusual beige and brown optical pattern. A chromed metal rod holds the cushioned body together. the sofa
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Sofas
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Vintage Cushions
Luxury Bespoke made cotton pillow
Optical Art
Made in London
Located in London, England
Optical Art,
circa 1960
British made bespoke luxury cushion created by using original vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton
20th Century Italian Vintage Design Commode or Chest Painted Optical Kinetic Art
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
transforms these vintage furniture into real works of art. The result is really nice with painted optical
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Optical Print of the Mosques of Suleiman I and Mehmed II in Constantinople, 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
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Optical print of the mosques of Suleiman I and Mehmed II in Constantinople. This is an optical print, also
Category
Antique 1780s Prints
Materials
Paper
1970s One of a Kind Italian Two Door Cabinet With Optical Geometric Design
Located in New York, NY
glass, the front is decorated with an optical geometric design of crossed lines in ivory and unusual
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Cabinets
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of 1970s Space Age Steel and Optical Glass Italian Wall Sconces by Stilux
By Stillux
Located in Aci Castello, IT
.
The sconces feature a combination of steel and optical glass, both carefully selected for their
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Italian Vetri Murano Glass Optical White and Black Glass Bowl and Vase
By Seguso Vetri d
Arte
Located in North Miami, FL
the inside... very optical chic!!
The measurements of the pieces are as follows:
Bowl: 7.5" D x 4
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Glass Distortion Carnival Fairground Mirrors Concave and Convex
Located in Lowestoft, GB
.
The original concave and convex optical glass is of sound condition with minor surface wear
Category
20th Century English Carnival Art
Materials
Optical Glass, Pine
Midcentury Leather Box Camera, circa 1950
By Eastman Kodak
Located in San Francisco, CA
manufacture: circa 1950.
Materials and techniques: Wood, leather, optical glass.
Condition: Good. Wear
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Photography
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Optical Glass
Antique Leather Box Camera, circa 1920
By Eastman Kodak
Located in San Francisco, CA
optical glass.
Condition: Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Leather strap broken.
Dimensions: H
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Photography
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Optical Glass
Brownie Target Six-16 Box Camera, circa 1946-1951
By Eastman Kodak
Located in San Francisco, CA
.
Materials and techniques: Wood, leather, optical glass.
Condition: good. Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Photography
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Optical Glass
Eastman Kodak Folding Camera, circa 1920
By Eastman Kodak
Located in San Francisco, CA
: circa 1920.
Materials and techniques: Leather, chrome, optical glass.
Condition: Good. Wear consistent
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Photography
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Art Deco Glass and Iron Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Heavy pressed glass and iron lantern from France, circa 1940. One of a kind and rare. Newly rewired in the USA with all UL approved parts and two Edison porcelain sockets. Lantern ...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Large Early 20th Century Witches Ball Mirror
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large early 20th century ball, heavily distressed with a over painted black pressed gallery approx. measurements 26cm in diameter, 30cm in drop tip of gallery to bottom, 81cm in ci...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Optical Glass
Kodak Jiffy Six-20 Folding Camera with Original Box, circa 1940
By Eastman Kodak
Located in San Francisco, CA
techniques leatherette, chrome and optical glass.
Condition good. Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Photography
Materials
Chrome
Kodak Jiffy Six-20 Folding Camera, circa 1940
By Eastman Kodak
Located in San Francisco, CA
techniques Leatherette, Chrome, Optical Glass.
Condition Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
Dimensions
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Photography
Materials
Chrome
Secession side table by Joseph Maria Olbrich
By Joseph Maria Olbrich
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
green optical glass top.
Category
Vintage 1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Eastman Kodak "No. 2C Pocket Kodak" Folding Camera, circa 1916
By Eastman Kodak
Located in San Francisco, CA
manufacture c.1916.
Materials and techniques Leather, Chrome, Optical Glass.
Condition Good. Wear consistent
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Photography
Materials
Chrome
Rare Blue Eastman Kodak "No. 1" Folding Camera and Case, circa.1909-1920
By Eastman Kodak
Located in San Francisco, CA
.
Materials and techniques leather, chrome, optical glass.
Condition good. Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Photography
Materials
Chrome
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