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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
Category
20th Century American Aviation Objects
Materials
Gold
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
Category
Vintage 1970s American Paintings
Materials
Paper
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Stools
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
H 26 in W 17.25 in D 17.25 in
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
Category
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.
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Antique Early 1900s American American Empire Lanterns
Materials
Steel, Brass
H 13.75 in W 8 in D 6 in
"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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
H 29 in W 34 in D 28 in
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
Category
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
Category
2010s Italian Sofas
Materials
Shell, Velvet, Wood, Hardwood
H 32.29 in W 47.25 in D 25.2 in
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
Category
2010s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Shell, Velvet, Wood, Hardwood
H 32.29 in W 25.2 in D 21.26 in
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
Category
2010s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Shell, Velvet, Wood, Hardwood
H 32.29 in W 25.2 in D 21.26 in
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
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
H 16.54 in W 23.63 in D 0.12 in
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Late 20th Century European Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 76.38 in W 44.89 in D 1.58 in
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
Category
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
H 13 in W 18.9 in D 0.12 in
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
Category
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
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Glass
Materials
Cut Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass, Glass
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H 2.05 in Dm 5.36 in
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
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
H 23 in W 26.75 in D 1.25 in
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
Category
Vintage 1980s Argentine Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 51.19 in W 51.19 in D 0.4 in
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
1980s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 13.5 in W 13.5 in D 1.5 in
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
Category
1950s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor
H 17.75 in W 22.5 in D 1 in
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal, Chrome
H 18 in W 8 in D 14 in
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
Category
Mid-20th Century American Archaistic Mounted Objects
H 14.5 in W 24 in D 4.5 in
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Mid-20th Century American Archaistic Mounted Objects
H 9.5 in W 12 in D 4.5 in
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
Category
Vintage 1930s American Industrial More Furniture and Collectibles
H 57 in W 30 in D 26 in
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
Category
Mid-20th Century American Archaistic Mounted Objects
Materials
Steel
H 14 in W 11 in D 12 in
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 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
Category
Vintage 1950s American Paintings
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
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
H 45.5 in W 60 in D 24.5 in
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
Category
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
Category
Early 20th Century North American Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 13.5 in W 10.75 in D 4.25 in
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
1980s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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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.
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