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Industrial Enamel Rolling Adjustable Stool by American Optical Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, midcentury, medical, optometrist stool by American Optical Company with orange vinyl
Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools

Materials

Steel

Aviator, Pilot Sunglasses
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
late 1920's the American Optical Company filed for the patent on their new 'FUL-VUE' design. The idea
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20th Century American Aviation Objects

Materials

Gold

Aviator, Pilot Sunglasses
Aviator, Pilot Sunglasses
H 1.97 in W 5.32 in D 4.34 in
Mason Wells Watercolor
By Mason Bacheller Wells
Located in Palm Springs, CA
American Optical Company. Framed it measures 26” wide, 1.5” deep and 19.75” high. Unframed it measures 19
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Vintage 1970s American Paintings

Materials

Paper

Mason Wells Watercolor
Mason Wells Watercolor
H 19.75 in W 26 in D 1.5 in
Machine Age Art Deco Adjustable Stool in the Style of Wolfgang Hoffmann, Webber
By Wolfgang Hoffmann
Located in Cincinnati, OH
manner of Wolfgang Hoffmann and KEM Webber manufactured by the American Optical company.
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Stools

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Anglo American Eyewear - AIRLITE
By Anglo American Optical
Located in HOUTEN, NL
The model AIRLITE is made by Anglo American Eyewear. The company was voted best designers of
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1980s English Sunglasses

Mason Wells Watercolor of a Mining Operation
By Mason Bacheller Wells
Located in Palm Springs, CA
founders of the American Optical Company.
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Vintage 1950s American Paintings

Materials

Paper

Vintage Anglo American Eyewear - BICYCLE
By Anglo American Optical
Located in HOUTEN, NL
The model BICYCLE is made by Anglo American Eyewear. The company was voted best designers of
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1980s English Sunglasses

Vintage Anglo American Eyewear - EIFFEL TOWER
By Anglo American Optical
Located in HOUTEN, NL
The model EIFFEL TOWER is made by Anglo American Eyewear. The company was voted best designers of
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1980s English Sunglasses

Light Pillar - Atmospheric Optical Phenomenon, Framed Oil Painitng
By Jeff Aeling
Located in Chicago, IL
Light pillars, a captivating atmospheric optical phenomenon, have been observed during extremely
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Light Pillars - Atmospheric Optical Phenomenon, Framed Oil Painting
By Jeff Aeling
Located in Chicago, IL
Light pillars, a captivating atmospheric optical phenomenon, have been observed during extremely
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Amaizing Marquetry Optical Zebras, 1950, France, Material: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Paris of South America”. Between the years 1890 and 1920 more than a hundred Palaces were built on
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Vintage 1950s French Space Age Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Amaizing Marquetry Optical Ball, 1950, France, Material: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Paris of South America”. Between the years 1890 and 1920 more than a hundred Palaces were built on
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Vintage 1950s French Space Age Decorative Art

Materials

Iron

Marquetry Optical Ball, 1950, Materials: Wood and iron, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Paris of South America”. Between the years 1890 and 1920 more than a hundred Palaces were built on
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Vintage 1950s French Space Age Decorative Art

Materials

Iron

Marquetry Optical Ball, 1950, France, Materials: Wood and iron
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Paris of South America”. Between the years 1890 and 1920 more than a hundred Palaces were built on
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Vintage 1950s French Space Age Decorative Art

Materials

Iron

NYC Cityscape American Scene WPA Modern Realism Mid 20th Century Architectural
By Ernest Fiene
Located in New York, NY
participated in the American Tobacco Company’s series of tobacco paintings, commissioned from 1940 to 1942 by
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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair of Brass Beacon Lanterns with Exterior Cages & Fresnel Lenses, NY C. 1900
By Perko Co.
Located in Hollywood, SC
, and original clear Fresnel lenses. Pair of lanterns have been electrified. Stamped Perko Company, NY
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Antique Early 1900s American American Empire Lanterns

Materials

Brass

Pair of Brass Port & Starboard Ship Lanterns with Fresnel Lenses, NY, Circa 1900
By Perko Co.
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American brass port and starboard ship lanterns with flanking ringed vented domes, hinged
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Antique Early 1900s American American Empire Lanterns

Materials

Steel, Brass

"Along the Kanahawa River, West Virginia, " Ernest Fiene, WPA Coal Steamboat
By Ernest Fiene
Located in New York, NY
arrive at American Tobacco until 1945, were used to decorate the company’s headquarters and in
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1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 20th Century Korona Home Portrait Camera
Located in Guaynabo, PR
camera as Korona Home Portrait made by Gundlach Manhattan Optical Company. This item when it is closed
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Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Antiquities

Materials

Glass, Wood

"Low Tide at Noon, Wellfleet, Massachusetts, " Ernest Fiene, WPA, Boat on Beach
By Ernest Fiene
Located in New York, NY
arrive at American Tobacco until 1945, were used to decorate the company's headquarters and in
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modernist Trees, 1940s Framed Modernist Landscape Watercolor Painting, Red Green
By Richard Sorby
Located in Denver, CO
Trees (c. 1941), now in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The painting was
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1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Pair of Art Deco Walnut & Holly Hunt Upholstery Lounge Chairs by Gilbert Rohde
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
by an optical mixture of warmer and cooler grays within the woven texture of the fabric. Gilbert
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Volkswagen from Ads Series, 1985
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palo Alto, CA
created by ad company Doyle Dane Bernbach that changed the face of advertising forever. Connecting with
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1980s Pop Art Still-life Prints

Materials

Screen

21st Century Lorsky Sofa, Velvet, Sardonic Shell and Solid Wood, Made in Italy
By Hebanon Fratelli Basile, Hebanon Studio
Located in Nocera Superiore, Campania
one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco movement in America and Europe: Boris Lovet Lorski
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2010s Italian Sofas

Materials

Shell, Velvet, Wood, Hardwood

21st Century Lorsky Armchair, Velvet, Sardonic Shell, Solid Wood, Made in Italy
By Hebanon Fratelli Basile, Hebanon Studio
Located in Nocera Superiore, Campania
tribute to one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco movement in America and Europe: Boris Lovet
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2010s Italian Armchairs

Materials

Shell, Velvet, Wood, Hardwood

21st Century Lorsky Armchair, Velvet, Sardonic Shell, Solid Wood, Made in Italy
By Hebanon Fratelli Basile, Hebanon Studio
Located in Nocera Superiore, Campania
tribute to one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco movement in America and Europe: Boris Lovet
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2010s Italian Armchairs

Materials

Shell, Velvet, Wood, Hardwood

La ciminiera non è sua, Canada 1955 - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
, Fabrizio La Torre traveled to Italy, Europe, North America and Asia. From everywhere he brought back photos
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Metallic Water (Unique 1960s Op Art painting shown at Art Institute of Chicago)
By Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in New York, NY
Company. Hudson is credited with bringing the highest caliber modernist art to the Detroit areas. The
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1960s Op Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Mixed Media

Looking at Art With Alex Katz, hardback monograph hand signed by Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
? Take a walk through art history in the company of one of the pre-eminent American painters of our time
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Mixed Media, Board, Offset, Lithograph, Ink, Paper

Carder Steuben Rare ThickLipWrapApplication CrystalCased Amethyst Bubbly Vase
By Steuben Glass
Located in Chicago, IL
director since 1903 came to an end based on the board decision of Steuben parent-company Corning Glass
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Early 20th Century American Vases

Stainless Steel 'Luar' Op Art Dining Table by Ross Littell for ICF
By Ross Littell
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
a stunning interplay of light reflection and refraction creating a beautiful optical "shimmering
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Contemporary abstract painting in the taste of Jackson Pollock and Larry Poons
By (after) Jackson Pollock
Located in Paris, FR
York, was an American painter of abstract expressionism, known worldwide during his lifetime. Jackson
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Late 20th Century European Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Attributed to Poul Henningsen Artichoke, 1957
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
at dusk", so he installed a warm-colored mini lampshade inside the lamp, using optical principles to
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

First Looks over Canada, 1955 - 12 ex - Limited Ed - Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
La Torre traveled to Italy, Europe, North America and Asia. From everywhere he brought back photos
Category

1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Italian Leaded Glass & Brass Monumental Mid-Century Chandelier, Gaetano Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. Although this new position meant a complete career change, Gaetano directed the company with great vision
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal

Scandinavian Modern Saara Hopea two sizes Glass Bowls Blue Green Handblown 1950s
By Saara Hopea-Untracht, Nuutajärvi Notsjõ
Located in EL Waalre, NL
1956 and executed by Nuutajärvi-Notsjö in 1958 & 1959. An optical effect makes it appear as if the
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Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Glass

Materials

Cut Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass, Glass

Convolution, 1940s Modern Black White Abstract Lithograph of Kinetic Movement
By Herbert Bayer
Located in Denver, CO
, Montecito, California Herbert Bayer enjoyed a versatile sixty-year career spanning Europe and America that
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1940s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Large original wall art Rogellio Polisello Art Acrylic on Canvas Optic Art 1983
Located in BILBAO, ES
time. At the age of 22, he had his first solo painting exhibition at the Pan American Union in
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Vintage 1980s Argentine Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Murano, Italian, Attributed to Barovier Toso, 1940
By Vetreria Artistica Barovier & C.
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. The company is one of the
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Centerpieces

Materials

Murano Glass

Murano with Gold, 1940, Italian, Attributed to Barovier Toso
By Vetreria Artistica Barovier & C.
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
company is one of the oldest family businesses in the world, founded in 1295 as Barovier. "The name
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Centerpieces

Materials

Gold

Landmark
By Bruce Richards
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Bruce Richards – American (1948-) Title: Landmark Year: 1989 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 62
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1980s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Landmark
Landmark
H 64 in W 38 in D 2.25 in
Mid-Century Modern, Mixed Media Abstract Composition with Blue White Yellow
By Richard Sorby
Located in Denver, CO
American Art Museum. The painting was included in an exhibition of 200 American watercolors at the
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

1950s Abstract Composition in Brown, Orange and Blue with Black Parallel Lines
By Herbert Bayer
Located in Denver, CO
. About the Artist: Herbert Bayer enjoyed a versatile sixty-year career spanning Europe and America that
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1950s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Unusual Poul Henningsen PH-4/4 Stamped P.H-4 'D.R.P' Deutsche Reichs Patent .
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
at dusk", so he installed a warm-colored mini lampshade inside the lamp, using optical principles to
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Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Iron

French Schneider Art Deco Chandelier
By Charles Schneider
Located in Dallas, TX
fruit are shaped to resemble ‘Monkey faces’ in a FANTASTIC optical Illusion ! Charles Schneider (1881
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Chrome

Keystone Vintage Movie Projector circa 1950s, Pristine, with Film and Reels, Wow
By Keystone Camera Company
Located in Dallas, TX
features are intact and as new in appearance. The Keystone Camera Company was an American manufacturer of
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Mounted Objects

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Vintage Mitchell Movie Camera Magazine, as Cinema Sculpture, Designed in 1920
By Mitchell Camera Corporation
Located in Dallas, TX
Motion Picture relic from Hollywood. All American Made components. Very large and mounted on a wood
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Mid-20th Century American Archaistic Mounted Objects

Kodak Cine Motion Picture Movie Camera, as Sculpture, 1930 with Updates
By Eastman Kodak
Located in Dallas, TX
1930s. All American Made components and will accept a Mitchell side viewfinder (not included). Camera
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Vintage 1930s American Industrial More Furniture and Collectibles

Vintage Mitchell Movie Camera Magazine, as Sculpture, Designed in 1920
By Mitchell Camera Corporation
Located in Dallas, TX
Motion Picture relic from Hollywood. All American Made components. Very large and mounted on a wood
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Mid-20th Century American Archaistic Mounted Objects

Movie Projector Primitive Electronics, Midcentury, Vintage, Display as Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
American made components and offered as a wonderful frontal display artifact for home or office or in a
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Mid-20th Century American Archaistic Mounted Objects

Kodak Cine Motion Picture Movie Camera, As Sculpture, 1930 with Updates. ON SALE
By Eastman Kodak
Located in Dallas, TX
1930s. All American Made components and will accept a Mitchell side viewfinder (not included). Camera
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Vintage 1930s American Industrial More Furniture and Collectibles

Movie Studio Light Fixture Incomplete, Mounted as Sculpture circa 1950s. ON SALE
Located in Dallas, TX
and incomplete. Incorrect but clean repaint. All American made components. Looks quite nice for
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Mid-20th Century American Archaistic Mounted Objects

Materials

Steel

Mason Wells Watercolor, 1946
By Mason Bacheller Wells
Located in Palm Springs, CA
the American Optical Company.
Category

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Paper

Mason Wells Watercolor, 1946
Mason Wells Watercolor, 1946
H 14 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Mason Wells Oil, 1958
By Mason Bacheller Wells
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Center and the Art Gallery of Toronto.) His family were founders of the American Optical Company. Framed
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Vintage 1950s American Paintings

Mason Wells Oil, 1958
Mason Wells Oil, 1958
H 11.75 in W 15.5 in D 1.75 in
Industrial MCM Stand Up Desk Worktable by American Optical Consul Furniture Line
Located in Topeka, KS
a little-known operation within American Optical Company for some time before that. From the moment
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Steel, Chrome

Antique Leather Handball Gloves on Custom Made Steel Stands Pair
By Spaulding & Company
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of early American leather handball gloves with great optical patterns. Mounted on custom
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Vintage 1930s American American Classical Mounted Objects

Materials

Leather

Antique American "Ernst Gundlach" Field Microscope with Carrying Case circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique American field microscope with carrying case signed, "Gundlach Manhattan Optical Co
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Early 20th Century North American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Ben Aikin (American 1910-1992) Acrylic on Canvas
By Ben Aikin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
at Weinstock-Lubin Company. His later style has been called "synthetic cubism." the debt to cubism
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Vintage 1970s American Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

“Formulation-Articulation” by Josef Albers
By Josef Albers
Located in Sheffield, MA
their creativity. He and his wife moved to America, where he spent the next sixteen years in the area
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Vintage 1960s American Prints

Materials

Screen

Café Chihuahua (Lower Downtown, Denver)
By Edward Goldman
Located in Denver, CO
company in the Rocky Mountain Region) eventually becoming the CEO. As a phenomenally accomplished business
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1980s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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American Optical Company For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the American optical company you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, fabric and glass, every American optical company was constructed with great care. Find 12 options for an antique or vintage American optical company now, or shop our selection of 3 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the American optical company you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An American optical company is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, Art Deco and industrial styles are sought with frequency. Hebanon Fratelli Basile, Hebanon Studio and Mason Bacheller Wells each produced at least one beautiful American optical company that is worth considering.

How Much is an American Optical Company?

The average selling price for an American optical company at 1stDibs is $1,750, while they’re typically $399 on the low end and $16,500 for the highest priced.