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Antique Brass Wood and Malachite Telescoping Book Rack Slide Holder, circa 1860
Antique Brass Wood and Malachite Telescoping Book Rack Slide Holder, circa 1860

Antique Brass Wood and Malachite Telescoping Book Rack Slide Holder, circa 1860

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful Victorian brass-mounted Coromandel wood sliding book rack with inset malachite plaques. Made to the Betjemanns patented slide design; engraved with patent number 10597. ...

Category

1860s English Victorian Antique Telescopes

Materials

Malachite, Brass

1920s Brass Spyglass and Leather Case
1920s Brass Spyglass and Leather Case

1920s Brass Spyglass and Leather Case

Located in San Francisco, CA

Telescoping brass spyglass with brass cover and leather case.

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

English Regency Dining Table in the Manner of Gillows
English Regency Dining Table in the Manner of Gillows

English Regency Dining Table in the Manner of Gillows

By Gillows of Lancaster & London

Located in Dallas, TX

Mahogany dining table with telescoping frame and three leaves, turned and reeded legs with castors.

Category

1820s English Regency Antique Telescopes

Materials

Mahogany

Period and Unique Georgian Adjustable Reading or Music Stand
Period and Unique Georgian Adjustable Reading or Music Stand

Period and Unique Georgian Adjustable Reading or Music Stand

Located in Essex, MA

George III Period Walnut Adjustable Reading or Music Stand --Telescoping for various heights

Category

18th Century and Earlier British Georgian Antique Telescopes

Materials

Walnut

Antique Chinese Water Jar Mounted as Lamp
Antique Chinese Water Jar Mounted as Lamp

Antique Chinese Water Jar Mounted as Lamp

Located in Jesteburg, DE

Belgium linen shade. Telescope rod to adjust height of shade.  

Category

1890s Chinese Primitive Antique Telescopes

Materials

Ceramic

Brass Sextant
Brass Sextant

Brass Sextant

Sold|$2,225

Brass Sextant

Located in New York, NY

longitude at sea. Multiple parts include telescope and colored glass filters along with wood storage case.

Category

19th Century English Antique Telescopes

English Regency Mahogany Lyre and Ormolu Music Stand. Circa 1810
English Regency Mahogany Lyre and Ormolu Music Stand. Circa 1810

English Regency Mahogany Lyre and Ormolu Music Stand. Circa 1810

Located in Charleston, SC

English mahogany lyre music stand with adjustable sheet music rest, ormolu mount with a telescoping

Category

1810s English Regency Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Small Brass and Glass Magnifying Lens, circa 1910
Small Brass and Glass Magnifying Lens, circa 1910

Small Brass and Glass Magnifying Lens, circa 1910

Located in Culver City, CA

salvaged from Magic Lantern condensers and telescopes. Encased in brass. Measure: 4- 4.75" diameter x

Category

1910s English Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Dining Table
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Dining Table

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Dining Table

Located in Essex, MA

tops of legs. Leaves supported by telescoping mechanism circular tapered shaped legs ending on casters.

Category

Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Telescopes

Materials

Mahogany

Rare 19th Century English Mahogany and Brass Canal Measurer
Rare 19th Century English Mahogany and Brass Canal Measurer

Rare 19th Century English Mahogany and Brass Canal Measurer

Located in Greenwich, CT

, with original painted demarcations which can extend to 14 feet or telescope down to 5 feet.

Category

19th Century English Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Keuffel & Esser Co Survey Transit Tripod Stand with Case Stick and Accessories
Keuffel & Esser Co Survey Transit Tripod Stand with Case Stick and Accessories

Keuffel & Esser Co Survey Transit Tripod Stand with Case Stick and Accessories

By Keuffel and Esser Co. 1

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Accessories Pictured including Telescoping Surveying Stick. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 40" H x 12

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Telescopes

Materials

Metal

Keuffel & Esser Co Survey Transit Tripod Stand with Case Stick and Accessories
Keuffel & Esser Co Survey Transit Tripod Stand with Case Stick and Accessories

Keuffel & Esser Co Survey Transit Tripod Stand with Case Stick and Accessories

By Keuffel and Esser Co. 1

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Accessories Pictured including Telescoping Surveying Stick. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 40" H x 12

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Telescopes

Materials

Metal

Pair of Tibetan Copper Ritual Horns
Pair of Tibetan Copper Ritual Horns

Pair of Tibetan Copper Ritual Horns

Located in Stamford, CT

horns telescope down into a compact size for storage. Both have a ring for hanging. These fold down

Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Tribal Antique Telescopes

Art Deco Roseville Pottery Futura Black Flame Vase, 391-10, 20th Century
Art Deco Roseville Pottery Futura Black Flame Vase, 391-10, 20th Century

Art Deco Roseville Pottery Futura Black Flame Vase, 391-10, 20th Century

By Roseville Pottery

Located in Big Flats, NY

form with telescoping neck, darker green flames against seafoam ground with black striations, unmarked

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Telescopes

Materials

Pottery

Antique Russian Silver Gold Traveling Shot Cup
Antique Russian Silver Gold Traveling Shot Cup

Antique Russian Silver Gold Traveling Shot Cup

Located in Aspen, CO

Fashioned in both silver and gold, this is a remarkable early Russian telescoping mechanism that

Category

Early 20th Century Russian Edwardian Antique Telescopes

Materials

14k Gold, Silver

Halldorson Company Floor Light
Halldorson Company Floor Light

Halldorson Company Floor Light

Located in Peekskill, NY

shade tints and the stand telescopes from 33 to 63 inches. This light works perfectly next to and

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Telescopes

Materials

Steel

Antique Scottish Sextant by D McGregor & Co 19th Century
Antique Scottish Sextant by D McGregor & Co 19th Century

Antique Scottish Sextant by D McGregor & Co 19th Century

By D. McGregor & Co. 1

Located in London, GB

arc is divided from 0 – 140 degrees. It has four index shades and three horizon shades and a telescope

Category

1890s Scottish Antique Telescopes

Materials

Ebony, Mahogany

19thC Mahogany with Brass Empire Adjustable Music Stand with a Light
19thC Mahogany with Brass Empire Adjustable Music Stand with a Light

19thC Mahogany with Brass Empire Adjustable Music Stand with a Light

Located in Port Jervis, NY

with minimal wear. Bun feet on a platform with telescoping brass pole that lowers to a height of 38 and

Category

1870s American American Empire Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Platinum Diamond and Ruby Explorer Pin
Art Deco Platinum Diamond and Ruby Explorer Pin

Art Deco Platinum Diamond and Ruby Explorer Pin

Located in Great Neck, NY

Adorable Art Deco Platinum brooch of an explorer looking through a telescope with old cut diamonds

Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Telescopes

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, Platinum

Antique W & L.E Gurley Troy N.Y Surveyors Transit Compass Scope Tripod Stand
Antique W & L.E Gurley Troy N.Y Surveyors Transit Compass Scope Tripod Stand

Antique W & L.E Gurley Troy N.Y Surveyors Transit Compass Scope Tripod Stand

By W. & L.E. Gurley

Located in Dayton, OH

with telescoping stand. Closed - 34" x 9" x 7" / Legs Open to Approx 30" Diameter / Scope Length

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Napoléon III Bronze Inkwell
French 19th Century Napoléon III Bronze Inkwell

French 19th Century Napoléon III Bronze Inkwell

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

resting on a terrace, surrounded by geography attributes in ormolu such as telescope, maps and rapporteur

Category

1880s French Napoleon III Antique Telescopes

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Antique rosewood drum table
Antique rosewood drum table

Antique rosewood drum table

Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire

the telescope are for display only and are not for sale

Category

19th Century English Antique Telescopes

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Pair English Georgian III Mahogany Knife Boxes & Pedestal Stands c1830
Antique Pair English Georgian III Mahogany Knife Boxes & Pedestal Stands c1830

Antique Pair English Georgian III Mahogany Knife Boxes & Pedestal Stands c1830

Located in Big Flats, NY

telescoping lid having carved finial and foliate carved band opening to compartmentalized interior, vessel

Category

Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Telescopes

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

19th Century Chinese Export Blue and White Baluster Vase Table Lamp
19th Century Chinese Export Blue and White Baluster Vase Table Lamp

19th Century Chinese Export Blue and White Baluster Vase Table Lamp

Located in Kinderhook, NY

decoration recently French wired with brown twisted-silk cord and double pull-chain sockets. Telescoping

Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Telescopes

Materials

Metal

19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of a Sea Captain
19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of a Sea Captain

19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of a Sea Captain

Located in Corsham, GB

A fine portrait of a young sea captain holding a telescope. The portrait appears to have been

Category

19th Century Antique Telescopes

Materials

Watercolor

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

Category

1920s British Art Deco Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century French Dining Table
Late 19th Century French Dining Table

Late 19th Century French Dining Table

Located in Woodbury, CT

table by incorporating shutter style leaves and telescoping support frame. The result is an unique

Category

19th Century French Directoire Antique Telescopes

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique French Bronze Floor Lamp with Porcelain Flowers and Custom Silk Shade
Antique French Bronze Floor Lamp with Porcelain Flowers and Custom Silk Shade

Antique French Bronze Floor Lamp with Porcelain Flowers and Custom Silk Shade

Located in Toronto, ON

. Telescoping centre support makes the lamp as low as 53" from floor to top of finial, or at full extension, 63

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Telescopes

Materials

Bronze, Metallic Thread

Brass Sextant Negretti Zambra Second Half of 19th Century in its Mahogany Box
Brass Sextant Negretti Zambra Second Half of 19th Century in its Mahogany Box

Brass Sextant Negretti Zambra Second Half of 19th Century in its Mahogany Box

By Negretti & Zambra

Located in Milan, IT

telescopes, a microscope for reading the vernier, graduated from 0 to 150°, index and mirror horizon. Box

Category

1870s British Antique Telescopes

Materials

Silver, Brass

William IV Extending Dining Table
William IV Extending Dining Table

William IV Extending Dining Table

Located in Greenwich, CT

corners and good figuring with telescoping mechanism which extends from 53" without leaves to just over 12

Category

Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Telescopes

Materials

Mahogany

Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamp Porcelain Sang Du Boeuf
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamp Porcelain Sang Du Boeuf

Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamp Porcelain Sang Du Boeuf

By Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel

Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol

cable. Height can be varied by telescope. Measure: Totally height 73 cm, height of the porcelain vase 39

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Telescopes

Materials

Porcelain

Allen Ditson One-Off Walnut & Iron 'Heart' Table, 1950s
Allen Ditson One-Off Walnut & Iron 'Heart' Table, 1950s

Allen Ditson One-Off Walnut & Iron 'Heart' Table, 1950s

By Allen Ditson

Located in Phoenix, AZ

used for fruit or decorative elements. The center pole telescopes to 12' so can be used in a room from

Category

Early 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Antique Telescopes

Materials

Iron

Double X-Ray Lamp with Japanned Finish
Double X-Ray Lamp with Japanned Finish

Double X-Ray Lamp with Japanned Finish

Located in Peekskill, NY

stand also telescopes from 22" all the way to dramatic table lamp height of 43" tall. It's rewired with

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Pair Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Early 20th Century Pair Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Early 20th Century Pair Chinoiserie Table Lamps

By Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel

Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol

golden fabric wired cables. Height can be varied by telescope. Measure: Totally height 68 cm, height of

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Telescopes

Materials

Porcelain

English metamorphic mahogany dumb waiter, c. 1825
English metamorphic mahogany dumb waiter, c. 1825

English metamorphic mahogany dumb waiter, c. 1825

Located in Kenilworth, IL

telescope by 13-1/4". The shelves are fitted to a trestles on turned suppressed ball feet, joined by a

Category

Early 19th Century British Antique Telescopes

Materials

Mahogany

Pair Impressive Knife Urns, Regency Style Custom Bench Made Carved Finials
Pair Impressive Knife Urns, Regency Style Custom Bench Made Carved Finials

Pair Impressive Knife Urns, Regency Style Custom Bench Made Carved Finials

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

crafted to his exacting standards this pair features urn finials, and telescoping lid with spring tension

Category

Early 1900s American Regency Antique Telescopes

Materials

Wood

Brass Sextant Made in the Mid-19th Century in its Mahogany Box
Brass Sextant Made in the Mid-19th Century in its Mahogany Box

Brass Sextant Made in the Mid-19th Century in its Mahogany Box

Located in Milan, IT

handle, 3 colored glasses for the fixed mirror and 4 for the mobile one, three telescopes, sun filter

Category

1850s British Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Adjustable Candlestick by, Tiffany Studios
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Adjustable Candlestick by, Tiffany Studios

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Adjustable Candlestick by, Tiffany Studios

By Tiffany Studios

Located in Englewood, NJ

glass shades set a top standard bronze patinated candle holders all a top a telescoping organic root

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Telescopes

Materials

Bronze

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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.