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Antique Flame Mahogany Dutch Marquetry Satinwood Inlaid Shaving Stand
Antique Flame Mahogany Dutch Marquetry Satinwood Inlaid Shaving Stand

Antique Flame Mahogany Dutch Marquetry Satinwood Inlaid Shaving Stand

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Dutch marquetry telescoping shaving stand offers flame mahogany construction with swivel

Category

19th Century Dutch Antique Telescopes

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany, Satinwood

Sextant of Burnished Brass Made in Wales
Sextant of Burnished Brass Made in Wales

Sextant of Burnished Brass Made in Wales

Located in Milan, IT

mirror and 4 for the mobile one, a telescope, a microscope for reading the vernier, graduated by 0 at 150

Category

1880s British Antique Telescopes

Fine 19th Century Oil - The Captain
Fine 19th Century Oil - The Captain

Fine 19th Century Oil - The Captain

Located in Corsham, GB

holds a polished brass telescope. Every detail, from the precise tailoring of his coat to the subtle

Category

19th Century Antique Telescopes

Materials

Oil

MEISSEN LOVELY FIGURINE GROUP BY ACIER ALLEGORY OF ASTRONOMY c. 1870
MEISSEN LOVELY FIGURINE GROUP BY ACIER ALLEGORY OF ASTRONOMY c. 1870

MEISSEN LOVELY FIGURINE GROUP BY ACIER ALLEGORY OF ASTRONOMY c. 1870

By Michel Victor Acier 1

Located in Vienna, AT

to caliper planetary orbits on a white plate, a second one is using a telescope, the third cherub

Category

1870s German Rococo Antique Telescopes

Materials

Porcelain

Unique Reflector Floor Lamp
Unique Reflector Floor Lamp

Unique Reflector Floor Lamp

Located in Peekskill, NY

pivots up and down on brass balls. The whole lamp will telescope from about 54 inches to 74 inches on the

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Unique Reflector Floor Lamp
Unique Reflector Floor Lamp

Unique Reflector Floor Lamp

Located in Peekskill, NY

will telescope on the pipe to make it taller. It becomes a subtle and surprising decorative element

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Telescopes

1880s French Bleached Oak Vitrine
1880s French Bleached Oak Vitrine

1880s French Bleached Oak Vitrine

Located in High Point, NC

bird’s egg blue painted interior. Motifs of musical instruments, telescopes and scrolls decorate the

Category

Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Telescopes

Materials

Glass, Oak

Meissen Cherubs Figurines Allegory of Astronomy Model 2460 by Punct, circa 1870
Meissen Cherubs Figurines Allegory of Astronomy Model 2460 by Punct, circa 1870

Meissen Cherubs Figurines Allegory of Astronomy Model 2460 by Punct, circa 1870

By Carl Christoph Punct

Located in Vienna, AT

figurines are gathering around a celestial globe / one of them - the one who stands - holds a telescope. The

Category

1870s German Rococo Antique Telescopes

Materials

Porcelain

English William IV Banquet Table with Seven Leaves
English William IV Banquet Table with Seven Leaves

English William IV Banquet Table with Seven Leaves

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

two ‘D’ consoles which bolt together and telescope out, this banquet-size dining table has seven solid

Category

1830s English William IV Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Antique French Nickel-Plated Brass Surveyor's Level 19th Century
Antique French Nickel-Plated Brass Surveyor's Level 19th Century

Antique French Nickel-Plated Brass Surveyor's Level 19th Century

Located in London, GB

century in date. The 4cm telescope has rackwork secured by twin clamps and is engraved 1 and 2, on a

Category

1850s French Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Brass Sextant Early 1900s Made in Liverpool with Original Oak Wood Box
Brass Sextant Early 1900s Made in Liverpool with Original Oak Wood Box

Brass Sextant Early 1900s Made in Liverpool with Original Oak Wood Box

Located in Milan, IT

, three telescopes, filter, a microscope for reading the Vernier, graduated from or to 140 °, index and

Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Rare 1920s Bauhaus Wall Sconce Lamp by Max Schumacher for Schröder Lobenstein
Rare 1920s Bauhaus Wall Sconce Lamp by Max Schumacher for Schröder Lobenstein

Rare 1920s Bauhaus Wall Sconce Lamp by Max Schumacher for Schröder Lobenstein

By Max Schumacher, Schröder Lobenstein

Located in Berlin, DE

adjustable to nearly all direction. The arm has a long telescope from the length of 31"/ 78 cm to 49" / 124

Category

1920s German Bauhaus Antique Telescopes

Materials

Steel

Art Deco Floor Lamp by Walter Von Nessen
Art Deco Floor Lamp by Walter Von Nessen

Art Deco Floor Lamp by Walter Von Nessen

By Walter Von Nessen, Nessen Studio

Located in Los Angeles, CA

the column of the lamp telescopes for adjustable height. Fitted with three bulb sockets for to allow

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Telescopes

Materials

Aluminum, Enamel

Brass Sextant Signed WC COX Devonport, Mid-19th Century
Brass Sextant Signed WC COX Devonport, Mid-19th Century

Brass Sextant Signed WC COX Devonport, Mid-19th Century

Located in Milan, IT

telescopes, one of which is long, a filter, an adjustment key and placed in its original mahogany wood box

Category

1850s British Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Late 18th Century Le Roi à Paris Fire-Gilded Bronze Mantel Clock
Late 18th Century Le Roi à Paris Fire-Gilded Bronze Mantel Clock

Late 18th Century Le Roi à Paris Fire-Gilded Bronze Mantel Clock

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

telescope nearby. The delicate hand painted enamel dial is marked “Le Roi à Paris”. The fire-gilded case is

Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Telescopes

Materials

Bronze

Gold and Gunmetal Carpenter's Pencil, circa 1900
Gold and Gunmetal Carpenter's Pencil, circa 1900

Gold and Gunmetal Carpenter's Pencil, circa 1900

Located in Baltimore, MD

We love this unusual telescoping carpenters pencil made of 9K gold and gunmetal. Gunmetal is a

Category

1890s British Late Victorian Antique Telescopes

Materials

10k Gold, Mixed Metal, Gold

A Fine 8 Inch Vernier Sextant by Whyte, Glasgow
A Fine 8 Inch Vernier Sextant by Whyte, Glasgow

A Fine 8 Inch Vernier Sextant by Whyte, Glasgow

Located in Norwich, GB

magnifier, screw clamp, telescope support, two mirrors, seven shades and wooden handle. The sextant

Category

Early 1800s English Victorian Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century French Metal Weathervane
Early 20th Century French Metal Weathervane

Early 20th Century French Metal Weathervane

Located in London, GB

double-sided metal French weathervane. Hand painted illustrating a well-dressed woman holding a telescope

Category

1910s French Victorian Antique Telescopes

Materials

Metal

French 19th Century Hand Carved Oak Library Nautical Frieze
French 19th Century Hand Carved Oak Library Nautical Frieze

French 19th Century Hand Carved Oak Library Nautical Frieze

Located in London, GB

surrounded by a photo album, measuring rule, telescope, compass, and anchor. Carved from a single piece of

Category

1880s French Early Victorian Antique Telescopes

Materials

Oak

18th Century Unpainted Orleans Porcelain Group Representing "The 5 Senses"
18th Century Unpainted Orleans Porcelain Group Representing "The 5 Senses"

18th Century Unpainted Orleans Porcelain Group Representing "The 5 Senses"

By Orleans 1

Located in Katonah, NY

detail and well executed in soft paste porcelain. While the standing cherub looks through a telescope

Category

Mid-18th Century French Baroque Antique Telescopes

Materials

Porcelain

Burnished Brass Sextant Made in the Second Half of the 19th Century
Burnished Brass Sextant Made in the Second Half of the 19th Century

Burnished Brass Sextant Made in the Second Half of the 19th Century

Located in Milan, IT

movable one, three telescopes, a microscope for reading the vernier, graduated from or to 150 °, pin key

Category

1860s British Antique Telescopes

Materials

Silver, Brass

Burnished Brass Sextant Made in the Second Half of the 19th Century
Burnished Brass Sextant Made in the Second Half of the 19th Century

Burnished Brass Sextant Made in the Second Half of the 19th Century

Located in Milan, IT

the mobile one, four telescopes, magnifying glass, a microscope for reading the vernier, graduated

Category

1870s British Antique Telescopes

Materials

Silver, Brass

Small, Rare 17th Century English Oak Occasional Table
Small, Rare 17th Century English Oak Occasional Table

Small, Rare 17th Century English Oak Occasional Table

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

telescope to them. The piece terminates in original bun feet with plinths, extremely rare as most of the

Category

17th Century Antique Telescopes

Materials

Oak

Late 19th Century folk-art ship painting
Late 19th Century folk-art ship painting

Late 19th Century folk-art ship painting

Located in London, GB

telescope at the front of the ship as shown. With French coloured flags and mounted in an ebonised frame

Category

1890s Danish Folk Art Antique Telescopes

Materials

Paper

Early 18th Century Italian Compass, Pierre de Baillou, Milan
Early 18th Century Italian Compass, Pierre de Baillou, Milan

Early 18th Century Italian Compass, Pierre de Baillou, Milan

By Pierre de Baillou

Located in Milano, IT

one of the most famous manufacturers of telescopes and microscopes of his time. Descending from a

Category

1720s Italian Other Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass, Steel

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

granted him ‘His Majesty’s Royal Letters’for his refracting telescope. Other customers included Captain

Category

1790s English Antique Telescopes

Materials

Mahogany

18th-century celestial - Pegasus

18th-century celestial - Pegasus

Located in London, London

telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge undertaking and

Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

18th-century celestial - Ophiuchus & Serpens

18th-century celestial - Ophiuchus & Serpens

Located in London, London

telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge undertaking and

Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Engraving

18th-century celestial - Hercules Corona & Lyra

18th-century celestial - Hercules Corona & Lyra

Located in London, London

telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge undertaking and

Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Virgo
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Virgo

eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Virgo

Located in London, London

telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge undertaking and

Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Pisces
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Pisces

eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Pisces

Located in London, London

telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge undertaking and

Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Aries
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Aries

eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Aries

Located in London, London

telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge undertaking and

Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Cancer
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Cancer

eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Cancer

Located in London, London

telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge undertaking and

Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Sagittarius
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Sagittarius

eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Sagittarius

Located in London, London

telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge undertaking and

Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Libra
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Libra

eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Libra

Located in London, London

telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge undertaking and

Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Leo
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Leo

eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Leo

Located in London, London

telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge undertaking and

Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

18th-century signs of the zodiac - Taurus

18th-century signs of the zodiac - Taurus

Located in London, London

observed using a telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge

Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

18th-century signs of the zodiac  - Gemini

18th-century signs of the zodiac - Gemini

Located in London, London

observed using a telescope in order to create a star atlas showing the sky above Greenwich. This was a huge

Category

1750s Naturalistic Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

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Antique Telescopes For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique telescopes is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and wood, all antique telescopes available were constructed with great care. Antique telescopes have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Georgian and Industrial antique telescopes are consistently popular styles. Antique telescopes have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Dollond, London, Bardou & Son and A. Bardou are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Telescopes?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,524, while they’re typically $74 on the low end and $228,500 highest priced.
Questions About Antique Telescopes
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 30, 2023
    A nautical telescope is an optical device used by sailors. Its purpose is to spot other ships and landforms that are on the horizon. Smaller versions are sometimes referred to as spy glasses. On 1stDibs, find a range of telescopes.