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Leather Spectacles Case
Leather Spectacles Case

Leather Spectacles Case

Unavailable|$200

Leather Spectacles Case

Located in New York, NY

In the shape of a cigar case this would have held rather narrow reading glasses and is of very high quality.

Category

1890s English Antique Spectacles

Materials

Leather

Eden Roc Violet Blue Spectacles
Eden Roc Violet Blue Spectacles

Eden Roc Violet Blue Spectacles

Located in Lugano, CH

Eden Roc spectacle is inspired by style muse Audrey Hepburn. Enjoying the sun behind the cat eye shades, Audrey succeeded hiding from the paparazzi at the old glam place, a setting o...

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1660s Swiss Antique Spectacles

Marvelous Filigree Lorgnette
Marvelous Filigree Lorgnette

Marvelous Filigree Lorgnette

Located in McLean, VA

This 18 Kt. yellow gold finely crafted piece houses a pair of spectacles. A wonderful conversation

Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Spectacles

Materials

18k Gold

Excellent Quality 19th Century Oil Painting of a Pretty Woman
Excellent Quality 19th Century Oil Painting of a Pretty Woman

Excellent Quality 19th Century Oil Painting of a Pretty Woman

Located in Bridgeport, CT

spectacles. Very sharp, with vibrant colors. Unsigned. Sight size 16.5" x 20.5".  

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Mid-19th Century European Antique Spectacles

Romney's Self Portrait by Adrian Lamb
Romney's Self Portrait by Adrian Lamb

Romney's Self Portrait by Adrian Lamb

By Adrian Lamb

Located in Woodbury, CT

spectacles, though he had been in the habit of using eye glasses for many years. Measures: 28 1/2" W x 33

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1920s American Antique Spectacles

Placid Bronze Sculpture of a Sitting Ox by Lambertus Zijl, 1916
Placid Bronze Sculpture of a Sitting Ox by Lambertus Zijl, 1916

Placid Bronze Sculpture of a Sitting Ox by Lambertus Zijl, 1916

By Lambertus Zijl

Located in Amstelveen, NL

work as ‘Impressionistic’ since the surfaces of his sculptures are true spectacles of light.

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1910s Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Spectacles

Materials

Bronze

Figure: Female Pedlar, Possibly Peg Woffington, Bow Porcelain, circa 1758
Figure: Female Pedlar, Possibly Peg Woffington, Bow Porcelain, circa 1758

Figure: Female Pedlar, Possibly Peg Woffington, Bow Porcelain, circa 1758

By Bow Porcelain

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

right arm displaying peddler’s wares including needle cards, spectacles, buckles and scissors, and

Category

Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Spectacles

Materials

Porcelain

Lifesize Italian Marble Bust of a Roman Warrior, circa 1750
Lifesize Italian Marble Bust of a Roman Warrior, circa 1750

Lifesize Italian Marble Bust of a Roman Warrior, circa 1750

Located in Dallas, TX

elsewhere in Italy, in the 15th century for use in jousts and tournaments, civic and religious spectacles

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Spectacles

Materials

Marble

Figurial 1800s Spectacles Trade Sign
Figurial 1800s Spectacles Trade Sign

Figurial 1800s Spectacles Trade Sign

Located in Peekskill, NY

This is the real thing and not a remake. Optometrist figural eyeglasses trade sign. Great trade sign with gilt painted bronze nose piece and loops for hanging. Bevel glass lenses are...

Category

Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Spectacles

Materials

Glass

Antique Victorian Silver Spectacles Case, Glasses Case
Antique Victorian Silver Spectacles Case, Glasses Case

Antique Victorian Silver Spectacles Case, Glasses Case

Located in NEWARK, GB

A beautiful Victorian sterling silver spectacle case. Heavy and solid sterling silver, it has hexagonal cut corners and fine engraving to the lid. Scrolling foliate surrounds the l...

Category

19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Spectacles

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique 14K Gold Victorian Vintage Spectacles Lorgnette Eyeglasses with Handle
Antique 14K Gold Victorian Vintage Spectacles Lorgnette Eyeglasses with Handle

Antique 14K Gold Victorian Vintage Spectacles Lorgnette Eyeglasses with Handle

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Gorgeous Victorian old fashioned antique lorgnette with a refined design on the handle. The lens glass is in excellent shape and is framed by decoratively etched marked 14 carat whit...

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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Spectacles

Materials

Gold

Framed Late 19th Century Oil - Solemn Matron
Framed Late 19th Century Oil - Solemn Matron

Framed Late 19th Century Oil - Solemn Matron

Located in Corsham, GB

A true to character oil portrait of a late 19th century matron in cylindrical spectacles and a

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Spectacles

Materials

Oil

c.1880 Pair of French Mahogany Empire Style Nightstands
c.1880 Pair of French Mahogany Empire Style Nightstands

c.1880 Pair of French Mahogany Empire Style Nightstands

Located in BENSENVILLE, IL

mounts and marble tops. Notice the small shelf on top for one's spectacles, watch, or jewelry. Please

Category

19th Century French Antique Spectacles

Materials

Mahogany

ART NOVEAU  Gold Diamond Ruby Sapphire Opera Glasses
ART NOVEAU  Gold Diamond Ruby Sapphire Opera Glasses

ART NOVEAU Gold Diamond Ruby Sapphire Opera Glasses

Located in New York City, NY

Rare and very unusual Art Nouveau 14K gold, ruby, diamond and sapphire opera spectacles/glasses

Category

Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Spectacles

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, 14k Gold

c.1890 French Walnut Rococo Nightstand
c.1890 French Walnut Rococo Nightstand

c.1890 French Walnut Rococo Nightstand

Located in BENSENVILLE, IL

, a drawer, and a wonderful 2-shelf pediment(one for your pocket-watch, the other for your spectacles

Category

19th Century French Antique Spectacles

Materials

Marble

Early 19th Century Oil Portrait of a Bespectacled New England Gentleman
Early 19th Century Oil Portrait of a Bespectacled New England Gentleman

Early 19th Century Oil Portrait of a Bespectacled New England Gentleman

Located in Peabody, MA

insurance firm in Hartford, CT. It is fairly rare to come across such a youthful male wearing spectacles in

Category

Early 19th Century North American American Classical Antique Spectacles

Materials

Paint

Cartier Paris Art Deco Black Lacquer Coral Diamond Binoculars

Cartier Paris Art Deco Black Lacquer Coral Diamond Binoculars

By Cartier

Located in Greenwich, CT

-kind spectacles. Trimmed with coral beads topped with collet set diamonds, this signed Cartier pair of

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Spectacles

Materials

Diamond

Aaron Burr/Alexander Hamilton Duel---mixed media, limited edition
Aaron Burr/Alexander Hamilton Duel---mixed media, limited edition

Aaron Burr/Alexander Hamilton Duel---mixed media, limited edition

Located in Chesterfield, MI

the spectacles that Alexander Hamilton carried on the day he was fatally wounded. This mixed media

Category

Early 1800s Photorealist Antique Spectacles

Materials

Mixed Media

c. 1935 Oil - Early Victorian Gentleman
c. 1935 Oil - Early Victorian Gentleman

c. 1935 Oil - Early Victorian Gentleman

Located in Corsham, GB

. He is holding a pair of spectacles in his lap. The painting is unsigned and presented in a handsome

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Spectacles

Materials

Oil

Original Vintage Art Nouveau Advertising Poster for a Furniture Exhibition, 1898

Original Vintage Art Nouveau Advertising Poster for a Furniture Exhibition, 1898

By Hugo van der Woude

Located in London, GB

pottery ceramic work on display through her spectacles. Design by Van der Woude (d. 1913), a highly

Category

19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Spectacles

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

Antique Chinese Glasses with Original Shagreen Case
Antique Chinese Glasses with Original Shagreen Case

Antique Chinese Glasses with Original Shagreen Case

Located in Point Richmond, CA

A truly fabulous mid to late-1800s shagreen spectacles case, etui, still with the original folding

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Spectacles

1820s-1830s Antique French Mother of Pearl Gold Lorgnette
1820s-1830s Antique French Mother of Pearl Gold Lorgnette

1820s-1830s Antique French Mother of Pearl Gold Lorgnette

Located in Litchfield, CT

mechanism to be used alone as a quizzer or separately as spectacles. This wonderful piece of history is

Category

Mid-19th Century French Georgian Antique Spectacles

Materials

18k Gold

Antique French Mother of Pearl and Gold Lorgnette, circa 1820s-1830s
Antique French Mother of Pearl and Gold Lorgnette, circa 1820s-1830s

Antique French Mother of Pearl and Gold Lorgnette, circa 1820s-1830s

Located in Litchfield, CT

be used alone as a quizzer or separately as spectacles. This wonderful piece of history is playful

Category

Mid-19th Century French Georgian Antique Spectacles

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Georgian III Mahogany Thermometer by John Dollond
Georgian III Mahogany Thermometer by John Dollond

Georgian III Mahogany Thermometer by John Dollond

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

manufacture of bifocal spectacles in 1781. Dollond & Co merged with Aitchison & Co in 1927 to form Dollond

Category

1790s English Antique Spectacles

Materials

Mahogany

Brass and Leather Telescope, Mid-19th Century
Brass and Leather Telescope, Mid-19th Century

Brass and Leather Telescope, Mid-19th Century

Located in Milan, IT

spectacles and microscopes, before becoming manufacturer of Brewster’s Patent Kaleidoscope in 1817. In 1826

Category

1860s British Antique Spectacles

Materials

Brass

DIMINUTIVE OPTOMETRIST TRADE SIGN, HAND-BLOWN, COLORED GLASS
DIMINUTIVE OPTOMETRIST TRADE SIGN, HAND-BLOWN, COLORED GLASS

DIMINUTIVE OPTOMETRIST TRADE SIGN, HAND-BLOWN, COLORED GLASS

Located in York County, PA

early America. A man would likely be jeweler, clock-maker, and the maker of spectacles. Figural trade

Category

19th Century American Antique Spectacles

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Opticians Trade Sign
Early 20th Century Opticians Trade Sign

Early 20th Century Opticians Trade Sign

Located in London, GB

early 20th Century French opticians trade sign. In the form of a pair of spectacles, hand crafted from

Category

1920s French Early Victorian Antique Spectacles

Materials

Brass

An early 20th century cast metal and glass opticians trade sign.
An early 20th century cast metal and glass opticians trade sign.

An early 20th century cast metal and glass opticians trade sign.

Located in London, GB

and glass opticians trade sign, in the form of a quirky pair of spectacles. Made from hand forged cast

Category

1910s French Victorian Antique Spectacles

Materials

Iron

Rare, Austro Hungarian, 18 Karat Yellow Gold Chatelaine Chain
Rare, Austro Hungarian, 18 Karat Yellow Gold Chatelaine Chain

Rare, Austro Hungarian, 18 Karat Yellow Gold Chatelaine Chain

Located in Brisbane City, QLD

, such as scissors, a vinaigrette, spectacles or even a thimble case. The purpose was so that the lady of

Category

19th Century Slovak Victorian Antique Spectacles

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Reduced-size inscription as on the famous Roman epitaph of the Coliseum
Reduced-size inscription as on the famous Roman epitaph of the Coliseum

Reduced-size inscription as on the famous Roman epitaph of the Coliseum

Located in Bruxelles, BE

sand on which the spectacles would be performed. The Latin also contains a few examples of official

Category

Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Spectacles

Materials

Stone

Antique Platinum Art Deco Lorgnette Folding Eye Glasses with Lariat Chain
Antique Platinum Art Deco Lorgnette Folding Eye Glasses with Lariat Chain

Antique Platinum Art Deco Lorgnette Folding Eye Glasses with Lariat Chain

Located in London, GB

magnifying glass. Accompanying these unique folding spectacles is a matching platinum lariat chain measuring

Category

Early 20th Century European Art Deco Antique Spectacles

Materials

Platinum

Fossil Seabed of Crinoidea Scyphocrinites Elegans
Fossil Seabed of Crinoidea Scyphocrinites Elegans

Fossil Seabed of Crinoidea Scyphocrinites Elegans

Located in Scorton, GB

spectacles. Crinoidea species thrive in modern-day oceans as a unique interplay between the botanical and

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15th Century and Earlier North African Prehistoric Antique Spectacles

Materials

Limestone

Gold and Enamel Lorgnette with Concealed Watch
Gold and Enamel Lorgnette with Concealed Watch

Gold and Enamel Lorgnette with Concealed Watch

Located in New Orleans, LA

the lorgnette causes the mechanism to engage and the spectacles to emerge from the side. Ingeniously

Category

19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Spectacles

Materials

Diamond, Enamel

Count Bruhl's Tailor on a Goat Porcelain Figure by Meissen
Count Bruhl's Tailor on a Goat Porcelain Figure by Meissen

Count Bruhl's Tailor on a Goat Porcelain Figure by Meissen

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New Orleans, LA

tricorn hat, colorful jacket and slightly askew spectacles, to the shears hanging from the goat’s horn

Category

19th Century German Other Antique Spectacles

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Oil on Board Painting, Arrival at the Auberge, 19th Century
Antique French Oil on Board Painting, Arrival at the Auberge, 19th Century

Antique French Oil on Board Painting, Arrival at the Auberge, 19th Century

By Maurice Blum

Located in Dallas, TX

golden walking cane behind his back as he uses a lorgnette (spectacles held up to the viewer’s face by a

Category

19th Century French Antique Spectacles

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

19th Century Russian Silver & Enamel Cigarette Case, by Ovchinnikov, circa 1866
19th Century Russian Silver & Enamel Cigarette Case, by Ovchinnikov, circa 1866

19th Century Russian Silver & Enamel Cigarette Case, by Ovchinnikov, circa 1866

By Pavel Ovchinnikov

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

, the cigarette case has been lined with velvet, later converted into a spectacles case, comes in a red

Category

19th Century Russian Antique Spectacles

Materials

Silver, Enamel

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Antique Spectacles For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique spectacles available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique spectacles — often made from metal, brass and wood — can elevate any home. Antique spectacles have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. neoclassical, Victorian and Art Nouveau antique spectacles are consistently popular styles. Many antique spectacles are appealing in their simplicity, but Auguste Edouart, Bow Porcelain and Dollond, London produced popular antique spectacles that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Spectacles?

Prices for antique spectacles can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique spectacles begin at $50 and can go as high as $48,850, while the average can fetch as much as $1,500.