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Leitz Brass Compound Microscope
Leitz Brass Compound Microscope

Leitz Brass Compound Microscope

By E. Leitz

Located in New Orleans, LA

Brass Compound Microscope in Case Ernst Leitz Dated 1897 This rare late 19th-century compound

Category

19th Century Antique Microscope

Materials

Optical Glass, Wood

Smalll Victorian Monocular Field Microscope
Smalll Victorian Monocular Field Microscope

Smalll Victorian Monocular Field Microscope

Located in Norwich, GB

Small Victorian monocular field microscope Brass framed monocular field microscope house in

Category

1890s English Antique Microscope

Materials

Brass

A Fine Adams, London Culpepper Microscope
A Fine Adams, London Culpepper Microscope

A Fine Adams, London Culpepper Microscope

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A late 18th century brass lacquered Culpepper design microscope by Adams, London in the original

Category

Late 18th Century English Antique Microscope

Materials

Brass

Dancer Field Microscope in Fine Condition
Dancer Field Microscope in Fine Condition

Dancer Field Microscope in Fine Condition

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A very clean and complete Dancer field microscope designed to fit into a small case for use in the

Category

19th Century Antique Microscope

Materials

Brass

Microscope cloth counting glass by Casartelli
Microscope cloth counting glass by Casartelli

Microscope cloth counting glass by Casartelli

Located in London, GB

Microscope cloth counting glass by J. Casartelli & Son of Manchester. Circa 1910. In original

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Microscope

Materials

Brass

Rare Antique Engraving of Microscopes, 1749
Rare Antique Engraving of Microscopes, 1749

Rare Antique Engraving of Microscopes, 1749

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'A true Representation of sveral microscopes with some objects (..)'. Print of

Category

18th Century Antique Microscope

Materials

Paper

Antique Microscope in Original Box, circa 1900
Antique Microscope in Original Box, circa 1900

Antique Microscope in Original Box, circa 1900

Located in Greven, DE

Antique travel microscope in unrestored found condition. The brass should be polished and the

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Microscope

Materials

Brass

Antique Print of a Lucernal Microscope, 1788
Antique Print of a Lucernal Microscope, 1788

Antique Print of a Lucernal Microscope, 1788

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'Adams' Lucernal Microscope'. Print of a Lucernal Microscope. This print

Category

18th Century Antique Microscope

Materials

Paper

Universal Microscope by R & J Beck of London, 1867.
Universal Microscope by R & J Beck of London, 1867.

Universal Microscope by R & J Beck of London, 1867.

Located in London, GB

Universal Microscope by R & J Beck of London, 1867. Serial number: 4757. Circular base marked

Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Microscope

Materials

Brass

19th Century Microscope Slide Cabinet and 280 Slides
19th Century Microscope Slide Cabinet and 280 Slides

19th Century Microscope Slide Cabinet and 280 Slides

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A fine 19th century mahogany slide case with glazed door and original brass carrying handle, containing 20 drawers each with numbered ebony knobs. All with 14 slides. circa 1845.

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Microscope

Materials

Brass

Compound Microscope with Box and Key by R. Winkel, Göttingen, Nr. 18507
Compound Microscope with Box and Key by R. Winkel, Göttingen, Nr. 18507

Compound Microscope with Box and Key by R. Winkel, Göttingen, Nr. 18507

Located in Austin, TX

A fine working German compound microscope, circa 1910, by R. Winkel, Gottingen, Germany, in a

Category

Early 20th Century German Antique Microscope

Materials

Metal, Brass, Nickel

Mid-19th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Chemist
Mid-19th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Chemist

Mid-19th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Chemist

Located in Cheltenham, GB

objects depicted are unusually specific. On the table rests a brass compound microscope of mid-century

Category

1850s French School Antique Microscope

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Carved Black Nephrite Jade Tablet Qing Dynasty Period Untreated
Antique Carved Black Nephrite Jade Tablet Qing Dynasty Period Untreated

Antique Carved Black Nephrite Jade Tablet Qing Dynasty Period Untreated

Located in Northampton, MA

"unworked" and for this reason, the piece is even more magnificent when viewed under the microscope. For

Category

Early 18th Century Chinese Artisan Antique Microscope

Materials

Jade, Silver

J. H. CONNELLY. The Crystal's Secret - 1892 - FIRST AND ONLY? EDITION
J. H. CONNELLY. The Crystal's Secret - 1892 - FIRST AND ONLY? EDITION

J. H. CONNELLY. The Crystal's Secret - 1892 - FIRST AND ONLY? EDITION

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: It employs the application of psychic powers to a "solar microscope", a mystery

Category

1850s British Antique Microscope

Materials

Paper

Authentic Georgian 18K Gold & Paste Citrine Ring — Rare Large-Scale Size 9
Authentic Georgian 18K Gold & Paste Citrine Ring — Rare Large-Scale Size 9

Authentic Georgian 18K Gold & Paste Citrine Ring — Rare Large-Scale Size 9

Located in Northampton, MA

. This is one ring I really ought to sell with a microscope, because it is glorious even on the deep

Category

Late 18th Century Georgian Antique Microscope

Materials

Citrine, 18k Gold

Charles X Giltwood Barometer
Charles X Giltwood Barometer

Charles X Giltwood Barometer

Located in Essex, MA

lenses, microscopes, barometers etc. In 1842 the business was sold to his son and moved to 15 Place du

Category

1830s French Charles X Antique Microscope

Materials

Giltwood

19th Century R. & J. Beck Stereoscope
19th Century R. & J. Beck Stereoscope

19th Century R. & J. Beck Stereoscope

By R.&J. Beck 1

Located in Norwood, NJ

microscopes, stereoscopes, and photographic lenses. See: Hannavy, J. Encyclopedia of nineteenth-century

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Microscope

Materials

Brass

Geometrical and Graphical Essays by George Adams (1750-1795)
Geometrical and Graphical Essays by George Adams (1750-1795)

Geometrical and Graphical Essays by George Adams (1750-1795)

Located in Middletown, NY

, and for inventing the lucernal microscope, a type of projection microscope where the image is

Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Microscope

Materials

Gold Leaf

Sapphire Bangle Pink and Blue Royal Blue and Ruby-ish Pink with Pearls
Sapphire Bangle Pink and Blue Royal Blue and Ruby-ish Pink with Pearls

Sapphire Bangle Pink and Blue Royal Blue and Ruby-ish Pink with Pearls

Located in Northampton, MA

microscope, you see that the hinge was -so incredibly thoughtfully- over-built. The gold rubbing against the

Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Microscope

Materials

Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold

Antique Nephrite Pendant Qing Period Certified Untreated
Antique Nephrite Pendant Qing Period Certified Untreated

Antique Nephrite Pendant Qing Period Certified Untreated

Located in Northampton, MA

engraving has a unique appearance under the microscope. Each milimeter of each line was painstakingly

Category

19th Century Chinese Artisan Antique Microscope

Materials

Jade

Fine Circular Protractor by William Cary, London c.1810
Fine Circular Protractor by William Cary, London c.1810

Fine Circular Protractor by William Cary, London c.1810

By Cary

Located in Norwich, GB

including mechanical calculators, measuring instruments, telescopes, microscopes and navigation and

Category

1810s English Antique Microscope

Materials

Brass

Emile Deyrolle 19th Century Plaster, Wire and Wood Didactic Germination Models
Emile Deyrolle 19th Century Plaster, Wire and Wood Didactic Germination Models

Emile Deyrolle 19th Century Plaster, Wire and Wood Didactic Germination Models

By Emile Deyrolle

Located in Buffalo, NY

, minerals, rocks, fossils, botanical specimens, shells, taxidermy, microscopic specimens and microscopes.

Category

Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Microscope

Materials

Wire

19th Century French Émile Deyrolle Anatomical Lithograph Poster
19th Century French Émile Deyrolle Anatomical Lithograph Poster

19th Century French Émile Deyrolle Anatomical Lithograph Poster

Located in London, GB

, rocks, fossils, botanical specimens, shells, taxidermy, microscopic specimens and microscopes. Size

Category

1880s French Early Victorian Antique Microscope

Materials

Paper

Luzette Pendant Light by Peter Behrens for Siemens circa 1920s
Luzette Pendant Light by Peter Behrens for Siemens circa 1920s

Luzette Pendant Light by Peter Behrens for Siemens circa 1920s

By Siemens

Located in Gloucester, GB

started to manufacture Lighting products radios, television sets, and electron microscopes., which

Category

1920s German Bauhaus Antique Microscope

Materials

Glass

1894-1949 The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly
1894-1949 The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly

1894-1949 The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly

By Aubrey Beardsley

Located in Bath, GB

Microscope' by H. G. Wells and 'Aubade' by Rosamund Marriott Watson. Volume IX (April 1896) contains

Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Microscope

Materials

Paper

Antique Telescope, Large, Single Draw Refractor, Cary London, circa 1820
Antique Telescope, Large, Single Draw Refractor, Cary London, circa 1820

Antique Telescope, Large, Single Draw Refractor, Cary London, circa 1820

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

, working alongside his brother John. They produced telescopes, microscopes, navigation and surveying

Category

Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Microscope

Materials

Brass

Double Horizontal Microscope
Double Horizontal Microscope

Double Horizontal Microscope

Located in Hudson, NY

Double horizontal microscope on goniometer stand with case by Hall & Benjamin, NY. circa 1880. Ex

Category

1880s American Antique Microscope

Materials

Brass

Antique Spencer Brass Microscope
Antique Spencer Brass Microscope

Antique Spencer Brass Microscope

Located in Austin, TX

A brass and iron microscope by Spencer of buffalo, New York. circa late 19th century. This

Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Microscope

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Antique Microscope For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique microscope you’re looking for. An antique microscope — often made from metal, brass and wood — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an antique microscope — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique microscope is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Empire and Industrial styles are sought with frequency. A well-made antique microscope has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Bausch & Lomb, Ernst Leitz Wetzlar and Armstrong & Bro. are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Microscope?

An antique microscope can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,260, while the lowest priced sells for $361 and the highest can go for as much as $20,144.
Questions About Antique Microscope
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    Hans and Zacharias Janssen invented the first microscope in what is now the Netherlands around the year 1600. Before making their invention, the father-and-son duo worked as eyeglass makers. On 1stDibs, shop a range of microscopes.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    A microscope is an instrument that allows you to see things that are too small for the naked eye to make out. Although they are typically thought of as tools for conducting scientific research and making medical diagnoses, jewelers may also use microscopes to evaluate gemstones and precious metals. On 1stDibs, find a range of microscopes.