Antique Lenses

It uses an 8.25 inch round prismatic glass lens in the simplest and most elegant way. No need to over design when the glass is so special.

1920's Collection Of Mirrors And Lenses. Exceptional collectors box of various mirrors, and glass lenses all stored in a Flor de Belar cigar box.

Solid brass ship masthead lantern by Italian maker. With hinged rear door, slide out oil burner, vented top. Polished finish. Circa 1920. 17"T x 10"L x 7"D 9lbs.

Blue lens ships lantern with polished steel case and brass carry handle.

Heavy brass masthead lantern with makers badge tag from Perkins Marine of Brooklyn, New York, Perko. The Fresnel glass lens has turned to a shade of light lavender. Heavy brass bars ...

While best known for his architectural practice—which played integral roles in the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, re-imagining of the Ritz in Paris, and designing the interior...

With two clear Fresnel glass lenses. Wired for home use. Weight: 30 lbs. Overall Dimensions: 19''H x 12''W x 12''D Made: England Material: Copper, Brass & Glass Date: ...

Large vintage ship's lamp made of red copper and brass; the lamp features a removable red filter that can be placed behind the Fresnel lens, numbered 843, circa first half of the 20t...

Antique ships lantern with three bulleye lenses red, blue, and clear. The lantern hughly polished and lacquered.

The velvet lined case is full and contains 45 sample lenses. The case is signed in gold stamped letters L.O.

Salmon Bros London, A beautiful cased instrument for measuring the sight to determine the need for glasses.

A handsome antique English magnifying glass / bullseye lens on stand which pivots on a ball and socket fitting, moving around with ease.

This collection of early 20th-century English theatre spotlight lenses, mounted on bespoke steel frames, captures the essence of dramatic lighting.

Originally illuminated by an oil lamp, this lantern was used to project hand-painted glass slides in darkened parlors and lecture halls, making it a quite enchanting precursor to the...

19th Century Optician or Optometrist Test Glasses Lens Kit in Cabinet This beautiful cabinet was used by a traveling optometrists to treat patients in their homes. 

This is a beautiful single-lens lorgnette-monocle "loupe" created in America during the Edwardian and the Belle Epoque period, back in the 1900.

The frame is intricately carved and adorned with 30 faceted lenses, set in a gilded frame. The gilding is made with genuine gold leaf in various hues, depending on the karat.

A Ward Hendrickson Marine masthead ship lantern cobalt blue lens hanging fixture. Item features a rare cobalt blue glass fresnel lens, steel metal frame, original label, very nice an...

Awesome antique ship's masthead lantern with Fresnel glass lens. Hinged and vented top. Brass makers badge with serial number C20696 from English Maker Meteorite.

The microscope features a solid brass body that has developed a rich patina and it features Carl Zeiss optical lenses. This is a compound monocular microscope, featuring a black enam...

Lovell of solid brass with protective brass bars and glass Fresnel lens. Vented top and original hoisting ring. Mounting bracket to backside.

Pair of American polished steel railroad Signal lanterns with flanking hinged doors, scrolled carrying handles, vented tops, rear mounting brackets, and the original Fresnel circular...

Pair of American brass port and starboard ship lanterns with flanking ringed vented domes, hinged doors, rear mounting brackets, and original colored red & blue Fresnel lenses. Lante...

Fabulous massive bronze wall sconce lantern with a natural aged verdigras patina. Gothic Revival in style and with new mica panels. This will definitely make an impression installed ...

Charming 19th century sailors valentine hand decorated in exotic seashells with an image of sailboats in a bayscape as seen through a glass lens.

Charming 19th century sailors valentine hand decorated in exotic seashells with an image of sailboats in a bayscape as seen through a glass lens.

Enchanting pair of 19th century sailors valentines both hand decorated with exotic seashells, one with an image of a row boat and one with a schooner as seen through a convex lens. $...

An antique folding lorgnette designed with round lenses that fold into a fitted elongated case and handle.

Each lantern is constructed with a cylindrical brass and copper body, steel, copper and brass fittings, glass lens, protective wire guard, pierced lower draft vents, domed ventilated...

Dimensions Length: 19 in Lens Diameter: 8 in Depth: approx. 1 in

Engraved "TM Lawrence" on the barrel. The lens expand out to sharpen the view. The binoculars are in good working condition with good binocular viewing.

An elegant and rare pair (pendant) of Italian desk magnifying glasses, dating to around 1870. Each biconvex glass lens is mounted within a finely turned ebonized wood rim, supported ...

The lenses are in used but still usable condition and are held by decorative silver mounts; one piece also features a richly ornamented handle.

Bevelled mirror with scalloped cut circular edge and internal rim of decorative convex lenses. Perfect for displaying perfume bottles, glassware or as a small hanging mirror.

ABOUT Antique Alpenglas leather wrapped and brass binoculars manufactured in Germany. Clear lenses and smooth mechanics. "Alpenglas" stamped on both barrels.

Enchanting 19th century English Sailors valentine handcrafted in exotic seashell lovingly arranged around an image of a schooner under a convex lens.

The spreading foot is cut with a ring of tall lenses, and the underside is centred with a radiating star-cut motif.

Landscape painting by Jacob van Strij, brother of Abraham van Strij, School of A.C. Lens and the Antwerp Academy. Featuring cattle with ruins and the far background.

An antique, Georgian period textured gold quizzing glass pendant designed as an ouroboros snake surrounding a crystal lens, with its slithering body serving as the bail, in 15k.

This is an optical print, also called 'vue optique' or 'vue d'optique', which were made to be viewed through a Zograscope, or other devices of convex lens and mirrors, all of which p...

There is a visible scratch to the lens, as shown in the photographs. Details: English, circa 1850–1860.

Other important regional associations include Calais lace, the Louvre-Lens museum, the mining heritage of Lens and traditional northern French gastronomy.

This is an optical print, also called 'vue optique' or 'vue d'optique', which were made to be viewed through a Zograscope, or other devices of convex lens and mirrors, all of which p...

Graceful in scale yet substantial in presence, this exceptional piece reflects the Gustavian taste for lightness, symmetry, and delicately carved ornament inspired by the Louis XVI s...

The surface is extensively decorated with large applied clear-glass “lenti,” or lens-shaped bosses, a distinctive technique that produces extraordinary optical distortion.

Its four gently constricted sections are surrounded by exceptionally elaborate, deeply hand-cut and highly polished lens-shaped facets. These precisely executed cuts expose the clear...

ABOUT An antique No.4 Kodak Model E folding camera featuring red bellows, Mahogany inlay panels on each side, leather wrapped body and black metal, chrome and brass accents on the l...

Winkel, Gottingen, Nr. 18507 With removable two fitted wood sliding holders for lenses. Manufactured during the early 1900s. Rudolf Winkel (1827-1905) began a precision mechani...

THEME: Titled "Fairy Parasols", the piece playfully reinterprets nature through a folklore lens. In British and Welsh mythology, wild, umbrella-like Queen Anne’s Lace flowers and cer...

The table’s commanding scale and rustic refinement evoke early Mediterranean monastery and refectory forms, reinterpreted through a 20th century lens. The rectangular top is compose...

Two convex mirrors, one concave mirror & two lenses. Now nicely worn decorative objects with age old repairs.

This exceptional piece exemplifies the transitional period of Chinese weaving, where traditional motifs were reinterpreted through the lens of Western Art Deco modernism. The result ...

Woven during the 1920s, this rug reflects the global fascination with Asian aesthetics filtered through a contemporary lens. The simplified forms and dramatic contrasts are hallmarks...

The lower bodies are decorated with alternating fan and palmette cuts, classical motifs associated with renewal and ordered growth. Elongated lens, prism, and diamond cuts extend acr...

Measurements: Glasses length 4"-5.5" (when opened), diameter of lens 2.5", Security cord length 17.5"

A porcelain plate decorated with the finest painting: border with a lemon-yellow background behind five large, curved gold reserves, framed thickly painted in gold; delicate coloured...

A pair of Belle Époque diamond and platinum lorgnettes, featuring pavé set rose-cut diamonds, in the millegrain edged platinum handle, with a column design of three rows of diamonds,...

On the Design: This rug is a magnificent relic of Persian luxury, a woven masterpiece that captures the strength of traditional geometric design through an early 20th-century lens. A...

Prominent “Beau Brownie” and “Eastman Kodak Co.” branding, along with “Doublet Lens” markings around the central lens. Colors and Design Variations The collection in the image showca...

The copper body displays a beautiful aged patina, complemented by a brass handle and a thick blue-tinted glass lens with concentric ridges, characteristic of early maritime navigatio...