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Mounted Theater Lenses
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This collection of early 20th-century English theatre spotlight lenses, mounted on bespoke steel
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Lenses
Materials
Steel
$1,875 / set
Large 19th Century French Projector Lens
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Large late 19th Century large projector lens in good condition.
Circa 1880.
Category
19th Century French Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
Ships Lantern with Cobalt Blue Lens
Located in Norwell, MA
Meteorite ships lantern with curved cobalt blue lens, old original finish. Great patina. This is a
Category
1910s American Antique Lenses
Materials
Metal
Ships Lantern with Fresnel Glass Lens
Located in Norwell, MA
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.
Category
1920s European Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
Starboard Ships Lantern with Cobalt Blue Lens
Located in Norwell, MA
Blue lens ships lantern with polished steel case and brass carry handle. The ships lantern is
Category
1920s North American Antique Lenses
Materials
Steel
Brass Ships Masthead Lantern with Lavender Lens
Located in Norwell, MA
. The Fresnel glass lens has turned to a shade of light lavender. Heavy brass bars are fitted to the
Category
1890s American Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
Through the Lens: 19th Century Standing Magnifying Glass
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully crafted 19th-century standing magnifying glass, featuring a circular lens mounted
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Lenses
Materials
Glass, Wood
Early Twentieth Century Three Way Combination with Bullesye Lenses
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique ships lantern with three bulleye lenses red, blue, and clear. The lantern hughly polished
Category
1910s North American Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
Full Display Box of Early Camera Lens Salesman Samples
Located in Peekskill, NY
The velvet lined case is full and contains 45 sample lenses. The case is signed in gold stamped
Category
Early 20th Century German Industrial Antique Lenses
Materials
Glass
Brass Pivoting Bullseye Magnifying Glass / Lens on Stand c.1915
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome antique English magnifying glass / bullseye lens on stand which pivots on a ball and
Category
1910s British Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
19th Century Optician or Optometrist Test Glasses Lens Kit in Cabinet
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Optician or Optometrist Test Glasses Lens Kit in Cabinet
This beautiful cabinet was
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Lenses
Materials
Glass
19th Century German “Magic Lantern” Image Projector with Brass Lens
Located in Middleburg, VA
piece features a beautifully patinated brass lens, a vented iron chimney, and a classic black enameled
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass, Metal, Steel, Iron, Sheet Metal, Tin
MONOCLE 1900 Edwardian Single Lens Pendant In 18Kt Gold Platinum & Diamonds
Located in Miami, FL
An Edwardian single glass lorgnette-monocle pendant.
This is a beautiful single-lens lorgnette
Category
Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Lenses
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold, Platinum, Enamel
$3,675 Sale Price
30% Off
18th Century Rococo Mirror with Lenses, Faceted Mercury Glass & Gilded Frame
Located in Ljungby, SE
carved and adorned with 30 faceted lenses, set in a gilded frame. The gilding is made with genuine gold
Category
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Lenses
Materials
Gold Leaf
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 Lenses
Materials
Brass
Ward Hendrickson Marine Masthead Ship Lantern Cobalt Blue Lens Hanging Fixture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Ward Hendrickson Marine masthead ship lantern cobalt blue lens hanging fixture. Item features a
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Lenses
Materials
Steel
Polished Steel Ship's Masthead Lantern with Fresnel Lens by Meteorite "C20696"
By Meteorite
Located in Norwell, MA
Awesome antique ship's masthead lantern with Fresnel glass lens. Hinged and vented top. Brass
Category
1920s English Antique Lenses
Materials
Steel
Massive Gothic Revival Bronze with a Mica Lens Outdoor Wall Sconce C1910
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous massive bronze wall sconce with a natural aged verdigras patina. Gothic Revival in style and with new mica panels. This will definitely make an impression installed in the r...
Category
1910s American Gothic Revival Antique Lenses
Materials
Stone, Bronze
F.H. Lovell Co. Solid Brass Ships Lantern with Fresnel Glass Lens
Located in Norwell, MA
Maritime lantern by F.H. Lovell of solid brass with protective brass bars and glass Fresnel lens
Category
1920s American Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
Pair of American Polished Steel and Fresnel Lenses Railroad Lanterns, C. 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
carrying handles, vented tops, rear mounting brackets, and the original Fresnel circular red lenses
Category
1890s American American Empire Antique Lenses
Materials
Steel
Pair of Brass Port & Starboard Ship Lanterns with Fresnel Lenses, NY, Circa 1900
By Perko Co.
Located in Charleston, SC
doors, rear mounting brackets, and original colored red & blue Fresnel lenses. Lanterns retain the
Category
Early 1900s American American Empire Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass, Steel
Antique Durkee Marine Ship Lantern Fixture Red Fresnel Pendant Chandelier (A)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
degree red glass fresnel lens, steel metal frame, original label, very nice antique item, quality
Category
Early 20th Century Other Antique Lenses
Materials
Steel
Antique Durkee Marine Ship Lantern Fixture Red Fresnel Pendant Chandelier (B)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
degree red glass fresnel lens, steel metal frame, original label, very nice antique item, quality
Category
Early 20th Century Other Antique Lenses
Materials
Steel
Three drawer achromatic telescope by Utzschneider & Fraunhofer of Munich
Located in London, GB
″ objective lens, eyecup with dust slider.
Signed: Utzschneider u. Fraunhofer in München
Length extended: 26
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
Compound Microscope with Box and Key by R. Winkel, Göttingen, Nr. 18507
Located in Austin, TX
. 18507
With removable two fitted wood sliding holders for lenses.
Manufactured during the early
Category
Early 20th Century German Antique Lenses
Materials
Metal, Brass, Nickel
Antique Illinois Central Railroad Signal Lantern by Dressel Arlington NJ
Located in Westfield, MA
Illinois Central Railroad, the lantern features its original multi-colored signal lenses, including a rich
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Lenses
Materials
Steel
1910 GE Street Light
Located in Peekskill, NY
beautiful verdigris patina. the acorn shaped lens has an interesting tree bark pattern. Even the stamped
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Lenses
Materials
Copper
$1,400
Antique Ladies Sampler Magnifier, English, Brass, Magnifying Glass, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
interest
The thick, 9.5cm diameter objective lens offers excellent clarity
Magnifies with aplomb at
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Leather Club Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the lens of Art Deco modernity.
The chairs retain their original leather upholstery, now richly
Category
1920s Antique Lenses
Materials
Leather, Mohair
Vintage Cut Glass Decanter, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
applied ring collar and wide everted rim. The body is decorated throughout with large oval lens cuts
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Antique Lenses
Materials
Art Glass
$191 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Arts & Crafts Glazed Copper Porch/Hall Lantern Light Lamp C.1900
Located in London, GB
throughout. Original rolled and blown cylindrical glass lens present with no damage.
Rewired with 1m of
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Lenses
Materials
Copper
Floor Standing Wood Tripod Castle Operating Spot Light.
By Castle Lamp Co. 1
Located in Peekskill, NY
lens. We mounted the fixture to an early wooden tripod stand to make this a very unique one-of-a-kind
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Etruscan 15k Solid Gold Hair Picture Locket Brooch Pin Pendant
Located in Montclair, NJ
large chip present in the removable glass lens, but it is still functional.
Stock Number: STE-91050011
Category
1890s British Etruscan Revival Antique Lenses
Materials
Natural Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1928 French Gothic Revival Wooden Pulpit
Located in High Point, NC
, reinterpreted through the 20th-century revival lens with simplified yet reverent detailing. The interior retains
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Lenses
Materials
Wood
Antique Pair French Japonisme Gilt Patinated Bronze Marble Tables Gueridons
By Edouard Lievre
Located in London, GB
admired for his ability to interpret Japanese artistic traditions through a European lens, a skill that
Category
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Lenses
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th c. Expandable Marquise Paris Field Binoculars c.1880-1899
Located in San Francisco, CA
the center. Leather case with brass studs. The lens expands out to sharpen the view. The binoculars
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Lenses
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Brass Telescope On Tripod Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The telescope has a selection of the lens that can be removed such that it fits into the case
Category
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
French Napoleon III Ebonised & Gilt Bronze Writing Desk Bonheur-du-Jour 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Louis XVI neoclassicism interpreted through a mid-19th-century lens
Offered in great shape ready for
Category
1880s Napoleon III Antique Lenses
Materials
Bronze
Goerz Tenax Folding Medium Format Roll Film With A Zeiss Ikon Compur With C.P.G
Located in Reading, Berkshire
12.5cm F6.3 Prime Lens With A Leather Case
Shutter speed 1 - 1/250
Takes 6.5 x 4 cm roll film
Category
Early 20th Century German American Classical Antique Lenses
Materials
Leather, Glass
Very Large 18th Century Florentine Rococo Giltwood Mirror with Matching Planter
Located in Madrid, ES
lens was used to achieve this frontal view, and thus there is a slight distortion to the ornamental
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Lenses
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Genuine Ceratarges Spinosus Trilobite on Matrix from Morocco
Located in New York, NY
trilobite lineage, afforded greater lookout ability through they still maintain their compound lenses.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Antique Lenses
Materials
Cement, Other
$562 Sale Price
25% Off
Genuine Ceratarges Spinosus Trilobite on Matrix from Morocco
Located in New York, NY
trilobite lineage, afforded greater lookout ability through they still maintain their compound lenses
Category
15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Antique Lenses
Materials
Cement, Other
$600 Sale Price
25% Off
Early 20th Century Antique Colmont French FT Binoculars Leather and Brass Paris
Located in Stamford, CT
small dents in the eye piece. The lenses are in good working condition, this is a great piece of history.
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Lenses
Materials
Metal
18th Century Antique Mahogany Quarter-Striking Longcase Clock by John Waldron
Located in Devon, GB
.
There are three matching brass covered weights and substantial pendulum with large brass lens bob, all
Category
1760s English George III Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass
Bruges (Brügge), 1894 by Symbolist Painter Olof Sager-Nelson.
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sager-Nelson's brief but impactful career, capturing the beauty of Bruges through a symbolist lens. It
Category
1890s Symbolist Antique Lenses
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Inhabitants of California, Indigenous Dress and Daily Life Engraving, c1774
Located in Langweer, NL
. While the scenes are filtered through a European lens, the careful rendering of tools, clothing, body
Category
1770s British Antique Lenses
Materials
Paper
Antique Tetex Hooked Rug, Crimson Field with Floral Patterns - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
lens of so many German design sensibilities.
The deep coral red field houses a dense, flowing
Category
1920s German Antique Lenses
Materials
Wool
Habits et Maisons des Floridiens, Early Florida Ethnography – Engraving, c.1857
Located in Langweer, NL
document the wider world. While idealized through a European lens, the engraving preserves valuable visual
Category
1850s French Antique Lenses
Materials
Paper
Man and Woman of the Naudowessies, Mississippi Region – 18th Century Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
, though they inevitably filter Indigenous life through a European visual and cultural lens. The inclusion
Category
1880s French Antique Lenses
Materials
Paper
French Empire Bronze Inkwell After the Roman Oil Lamps, c. 1815–25
Located in Atlanta, GA
lens of Empire grandeur.
Measurements: 11.5 in w x 7 in h.
Category
Early 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Lenses
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Swedish Pile Rug in Earthy Tapestry Style
Located in New York, NY
radiates a warm, organic charm reminiscent of a forest landscape viewed through a softened lens.
Framed by
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Antique Lenses
Materials
Wool
Californian Woman in Deerskin Dress, Indigenous Portrait – Engraving 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
California became widely known through American westward expansion. While filtered through a European lens
Category
1780s British Antique Lenses
Materials
Paper
Venetian Louis XVI Chest of Drawers in Walnut, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
influence of French neoclassicism, interpreted through an Italian lens of grace and lightness. Timeless in
Category
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Lenses
Materials
Walnut
Modern Clear Rock Crystal Sculpture Decorative Object Selenite
Located in London, GB
and clarity of the mineral.
The selenite is so clear and transparent that it acts like a natural lens
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Organic Modern Antique Lenses
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Kodak No. 2A Folding Autographic Brownie Folding Roll Film Camera
By Eastman Kodak
Located in Reading, Berkshire
", as the shutter says.
Lens: Kodar 122mm f/7.9
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Lenses
Materials
Metal
Optical View of New York City Manhattan Harbor Hand-Colored Augsburg - ca.1775
Located in Langweer, NL
genre of optical perspective views designed for viewing through a zograscope or optical lens, enhancing
Category
Late 18th Century German Antique Lenses
Materials
Paper
Japanese Big Old Stone Classic Yukimi Lantern Fine Simple Details, 39 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
candles placed inside them. Soon these paper lenses disappear and for one special evening and event, the
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Lenses
Materials
Stone
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Antique Lenses For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique lenses available for sale. Each of these unique antique lenses was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, glass and brass. There are all kinds of antique lenses available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique lenses made by Industrial designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many antique lenses are appealing in their simplicity, but EB Studios, Boyer of Paris and Perko Co. produced popular antique lenses that are worth a look.
How Much are Antique Lenses?
Prices for antique lenses start at $325 and top out at $125,000 with the average selling for $1,197.
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