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Smalll Victorian Monocular Field Microscope
Smalll Victorian Monocular Field Microscope

Smalll Victorian Monocular Field Microscope

$2,698

H 7.5 in W 6.5 in D 5 in

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 Monocular

Materials

Brass

George III Mother-of-Pearl and Garnet Monocular

George III Mother-of-Pearl and Garnet Monocular

Located in London, GB

A George III mother-of-pearl and garnet monocular, London.

Category

19th Century English Antique Monocular

George III Mother of Pearl and Garnet Monocular Made, circa 1810

George III Mother of Pearl and Garnet Monocular Made, circa 1810

Located in London, GB

A George III Mother of Pearl and Garnet Monocular Made circa 1810. Additional information: Height

Category

18th Century English George III Antique Monocular

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Antique Microscope by W. Klein Wetzlar with Carl Zeiss optical lenses, Germany
Antique Microscope by W. Klein Wetzlar with Carl Zeiss optical lenses, Germany

Antique Microscope by W. Klein Wetzlar with Carl Zeiss optical lenses, Germany

Located in Beograd, RS

lenses. This is a compound monocular microscope, featuring a black enameled "C" or horseshoe base and

Category

Early 1900s German Industrial Antique Monocular

Materials

Brass

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Armstrong & Bro. Monocular Microscope
Armstrong & Bro. Monocular Microscope

Armstrong & Bro. Monocular Microscope

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H 19.5 in W 11.9 in D 9.8 in

Armstrong & Bro. Monocular Microscope

By Armstrong & Bro.

Located in Shakespeare, ON

88 Deansgate, Manchester, England Lenses and Eyepieces in Case

Category

19th Century English Antique Monocular

Telescope Monocular, circa 1900
Telescope Monocular, circa 1900

Telescope Monocular, circa 1900

Located in Praha, CZ

Length in folded state 32cm. Fully functional in beautiful original condition. Only the front lens has a small fragment around the edge (which cannot be seen in the picture at all).

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Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Monocular

Materials

Brass

Antique Monocular Pendant with Green Pastes
Antique Monocular Pendant with Green Pastes

Antique Monocular Pendant with Green Pastes

Located in Baltimore, MD

Unusual brass antique refracting telescope adorned along the sides with green pastes. The monocular

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1920s British Art Deco Antique Monocular

Materials

Brass

Monocular Telescope, Karl Fritsch, Wien, circa 1900
Monocular Telescope, Karl Fritsch, Wien, circa 1900

Monocular Telescope, Karl Fritsch, Wien, circa 1900

Located in Praha, CZ

Functional, perfect original condition, only one leather eyelet are missing. Karl Fritsch (born August 22, 1855 in Vienna, January 2, 1926 ibid) was an Austrian optician and instrume...

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Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Monocular

Materials

Brass

Powell And Lealand Number 3 Monocular Microscope
Powell And Lealand Number 3 Monocular Microscope

Powell And Lealand Number 3 Monocular Microscope

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H 19.02 in W 9.01 in D 9.01 in

Powell And Lealand Number 3 Monocular Microscope

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A good example of a Number 3 model microscope retailed by Carpenter and Westley, London in the original fine quality mahogany case. It has a signed Powell and Lealand achromatic cond...

Category

19th Century English Antique Monocular

Materials

Brass

Antique Monocular Microscope, English Brass, Scientific Instrument, Victorian
Antique Monocular Microscope, English Brass, Scientific Instrument, Victorian

Antique Monocular Microscope, English Brass, Scientific Instrument, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique cased monocular microscope. An English brass scientific instrument, dating to

Category

Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Monocular

Materials

Brass

George III Gilt Metal and Mother-of-Pearl Monocular

George III Gilt Metal and Mother-of-Pearl Monocular

Located in London, GB

A George III gilt metal and mother-of-pearl Monocular. Made most probably in London, circa 1810 and

Category

19th Century English Antique Monocular

Antique English Brass Monocular Microscope Signed R&J Beck London, 1890-1900
Antique English Brass Monocular Microscope Signed R&J Beck London, 1890-1900

Antique English Brass Monocular Microscope Signed R&J Beck London, 1890-1900

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique English brass monocular microscope in original case signed R & J Beck London, circa 1890

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Monocular

Materials

Brass

French 1880 Antique 3-Draws Monocular Telescope In Gold Gilt Bronze And Silver
French 1880 Antique 3-Draws Monocular Telescope In Gold Gilt Bronze And Silver

French 1880 Antique 3-Draws Monocular Telescope In Gold Gilt Bronze And Silver

Located in Miami, FL

French three-Draws Monocular Telescope. Very unusual and handy monocular telescope, created in

Category

1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Monocular

Materials

Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Bronze

Antique Late 19th Century American Bausch & Lomb Microscope, circa 1890
Antique Late 19th Century American Bausch & Lomb Microscope, circa 1890

Antique Late 19th Century American Bausch & Lomb Microscope, circa 1890

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique 19th century American compound monocular microscope signed Bausch and Lomb Co., circa 1890.

Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Monocular

Antique 18th Century Georgian Solid Silver and Shagreen Spy Glass, Watkins
Antique 18th Century Georgian Solid Silver and Shagreen Spy Glass, Watkins

Antique 18th Century Georgian Solid Silver and Shagreen Spy Glass, Watkins

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

monocular spy glass, red leather draw tube stamped in gold, Watkins, London the rim engraved with

Category

18th Century English Georgian Antique Monocular

Materials

Silver

Collection of Dr. A.F. Dixon's Medical Research Instruments
Collection of Dr. A.F. Dixon's Medical Research Instruments

Collection of Dr. A.F. Dixon's Medical Research Instruments

Located in Austin, TX

. Dixon including: A Victorian-era brass monocular microscope with reflection mirror by J

Category

19th Century English Antique Monocular

Culpeper Compound Microscope
Culpeper Compound Microscope

Culpeper Compound Microscope

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H 17.5 in W 7.75 in D 7.5 in

Culpeper Compound Microscope

Located in New Orleans, LA

Compound Monocular Microscope Edmund Culpeper Circa 1730 This extraordinary early 18th-century

Category

18th Century English Antique Monocular

Materials

Brass

A monocular microscope with wooden box, France 1800.
A monocular microscope with wooden box, France 1800.

A monocular microscope with wooden box, France 1800.

Located in Milan, IT

A 19th Century lacquered-brass compund monocular microscope, with draw-tube focusing. Original

Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Monocular

Materials

Brass

Antique English Telescopic Ocean Monocular in Brass & Leather
Antique English Telescopic Ocean Monocular in Brass & Leather

Antique English Telescopic Ocean Monocular in Brass & Leather

Located in Esbjerg, DK

Old English nautical monocular that via its telescope mechanism expands up to 75 cm with its 4

Category

19th Century European Victorian Antique Monocular

Materials

Brass

Antique Bausch & Lomb NYC Hospital Brass Monocular Microscope & Case
Antique Bausch & Lomb NYC Hospital Brass Monocular Microscope & Case

Antique Bausch & Lomb NYC Hospital Brass Monocular Microscope & Case

By Bausch & Lomb

Located in Dayton, OH

Late 19th to early 20th century heavy brass monocular optical Bausch & Lomb microscope with lenses

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Monocular

Materials

Brass

England 1880 Two Draw Personal Pocket Monocular Telescope In Polished Brass
England 1880 Two Draw Personal Pocket Monocular Telescope In Polished Brass

England 1880 Two Draw Personal Pocket Monocular Telescope In Polished Brass

Located in Miami, FL

British two-Draws Monocular Telescope. Beautiful monocular telescope, created in England during

Category

1880s English Late Victorian Antique Monocular

Materials

Brass, Bronze

England 1900 Two Draw Personal Pocket Monocular Telescope In Brass And Red Wood
England 1900 Two Draw Personal Pocket Monocular Telescope In Brass And Red Wood

England 1900 Two Draw Personal Pocket Monocular Telescope In Brass And Red Wood

Located in Miami, FL

British two-Draws Monocular Telescope. Beautiful monocular telescope, created in England during

Category

Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Monocular

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Vintage Microscope by Ernst Leitz with Original Box, Germany, circa 1915
Vintage Microscope by Ernst Leitz with Original Box, Germany, circa 1915

Vintage Microscope by Ernst Leitz with Original Box, Germany, circa 1915

By Ernst Leitz Wetzlar

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

A German brass monocular microscope with its original oak case and with two extra lenses. Made by

Category

1910s German Antique Monocular

Materials

Brass, Iron

Microscope by W. F. Archer of Liverpool
Microscope by W. F. Archer of Liverpool

Microscope by W. F. Archer of Liverpool

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H 15.5 in W 8.75 in D 6.75 in

Microscope by W. F. Archer of Liverpool

Located in London, GB

A cased brass monocular microscope, the foot marked W. F. Archer 43 Lord St. Liverpool

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Monocular

Materials

Brass

Antique 18th Century Georgian Solid Silver and Shagreen Spy Glass, Watkins
Antique 18th Century Georgian Solid Silver and Shagreen Spy Glass, Watkins

Antique 18th Century Georgian Solid Silver and Shagreen Spy Glass, Watkins

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique late 18th century very rare Georgian solid silver and shagreen Galilean monocular spy glass

Category

18th Century English Georgian Antique Monocular

Materials

Silver

Antique Cased Scholar's Microscope, English, Brass Scientific Instrument, C.1920
Antique Cased Scholar's Microscope, English, Brass Scientific Instrument, C.1920

Antique Cased Scholar's Microscope, English, Brass Scientific Instrument, C.1920

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

central axis, the scope can be tilted fore and aft and side-to-side Monocular scope with single viewing

Category

Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Antique Monocular

Materials

Brass

Walking Stick/Gadget Cane Monocular
Walking Stick/Gadget Cane Monocular

Walking Stick/Gadget Cane Monocular

Located in Roswell, GA

British Army Monocular single drawer cane/walking stick. Made by Lilley & Son London (inscribed on

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Monocular

Materials

Brass

Walking Stick
Walking Stick

Walking Stick

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H NaN in

Walking Stick

Located in Roswell, GA

English Ivory Monocular Cane with retractable lens. Mounted on Reddish mahogany stem 36ins long

Category

19th Century English Antique Monocular

Materials

Brass

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

Dancer Field Microscope in Fine Condition

$2,968

H 14.97 in W 7.88 in D 7.09 in

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 field. This example is numbered 38 and has a Wenham prism that neatly slides into ...

Category

19th Century Antique Monocular

Materials

Brass

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Antique Monocular For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique monocular available at 1stDibs. Each antique monocular for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and bronze. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique monocular — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique monocular bearing Victorian or Art Nouveau hallmarks is very popular.

Finding the Right Collectibles-curiosities for You

Antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities can bring whimsy and wonder to any interior. 

Decorating with old scientific instruments, historical memorabilia and vintage musical instruments, as well as other authentic collectibles and curiosities that can be found on 1stDibs, presents an opportunity to create a unique, natural history museum-like atmosphere in your home that can provoke conversation as often as it pays tribute to how far we’ve come in understanding our world. 

And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.

The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.

Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments — with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects.  

Create an intriguing focal point with Georgian scientific instruments, such as stick barometers with mahogany cases or lacquered brass telescopes. These items stem from an era named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who ruled England in succession starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). Just as there was beautiful jewelry produced during the period that today is coveted by collectors, there is much to be found in the collectibles and curiosities realm too.

Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.

Find a wide range of antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities on 1stDibs.

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