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Pair of Krementz Art Deco Red Enamel & Sterling Silver Lorgnette Reading Glasses
By Krementz & Co
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of signed Art Deco period reading glasses.
In sterling silver and decorated with red
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
W 0.5 in D 0.25 in L 3.63 in
Brass Face-a-Main Lorgnette, ca. 1870
Located in Delft, NL
hinged spring reading glasses designed in the early 19th century by the Frenchman M. Lepage. The glasses
Category
19th Century European Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Wood Floor Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
wraparound shelves make convenient places to keep books, reading glasses and the like. The tops of the
Category
Mid-19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Hardwood
Antique English Bamboo Canterbury Stand or Bamboo Magazine Holder
Located in Chicago, IL
covered in leather for your reading glasses, magnifier, and beverage of choice. This Bamboo magazine rack
Category
1910s English Country Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Bamboo
14 Karat Lorgnette Folding Eyeglasses with Gold, Diamond and Seed Pearls Lariat
Located in Tustin, CA
Gorgeous Art Deco 14 karat yellow gold lorgnette folding spectacles or antique reading glasses with
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
White Diamond, Natural Pearl
Pair of brass ajustable reading lamps
Located in Cheshire, GB
A pair of brass floor standing reading lamps the adjustable twin glass shade is supported on a
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Brass
J.B. Treat “Reading Brass Band" Drum, c.1860s
Located in Savannah, GA
A large “Circular” drum made by J.B. Treat of Boston, circa 1860s. Fitted glass top.
Used by the
Category
1860s American Campaign Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Hide, Glass, Wood
Study of a girl sitting and reading a book
By William Hoare
Located in Bath, Somerset
A study in red chalk of a girl sitting and reading a book. Red chalk on paper under glass in a
Category
Late 18th Century English School Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Glass
Helen Hyde - Girl Reading by Candlelight, Japanisme Watercolor, c.1900
By Helen Hyde
Located in Savannah, GA
Helen Hyde
(American, 1868-1919)
Watercolor on paper depicting a girl reading by candlelight
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Victorian Faux Book Trunk on Base Table with Storage, 19th Century Accent Piece
Located in Atlanta, GA
tucking away remote controls, coasters, or reading glasses. It could also serve as a charming accent piece
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Wood
H 18.25 in W 17.25 in D 13.5 in
Isaac Pearson Reading PA Walnut Tall Clock with Rare Jacob Kunsman Case, C 1845
Located in Milford, NH
rosettes and three wooden ball & spire finials surmounting an arched front glass door, flanked by two front
Category
1840s American Empire Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Metal
H 99.5 in W 20 in D 11.25 in
Antique Two-Tier Cane and Scorched Bamboo Tiger Wood Side Table with Storage Top
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
feel cluttered. (TV remotes, reading glasses, etc.) When closed, the top functions as a normal tabletop
Category
19th Century American British Colonial Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Metal
H 30 in W 14.5 in D 14.5 in
Doublé Art Deco Face-a-Main Lorgnette, 1920s
Located in Delft, NL
A Doublé Art Deco face-a-main Lorgnette, 1920s
Art Deco French hinged spring reading or Opera
Category
Early 20th Century European Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Brass
Antique 14K Gold Victorian Vintage Spectacles Lorgnette Eyeglasses with Handle
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
glass is in excellent shape and is framed by decoratively etched marked 14 carat white gold reading or
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Gold
H 2.25 in W 4.5 in D 0.13 in
Antique Folk Art Reverse Painted and Foil Exhibition Sign in Gilt Frame
Located in Nantucket, MA
crinkled foil reading "Exhibition / of / Paintings / on / Glass / By Edgar F. Curtis"
Edgar F. Curtis
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Foil
French 19th Century Barometer
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
. The circular face has painted numbers and lettering behind glass for reading the barometer. There is
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Glass, Paint, Giltwood, Wood
19th Century, English Mahogany & Brass Nautical Gimbal Thermometer, Barometer
Located in Atlanta, GA
readings, while the thermometer’s glass tube is meticulously calibrated for precise temperature
Category
19th Century British George III Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Brass
H 36.5 in W 4.5 in D 9 in
Antique Gold and Diamond Lorgnette Reading Glasses Pendant Necklace
Located in Melbourne, FL
A beautiful antique lorgnette with opera reading glasses. The lorgnette has beautiful old mine cut
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
White Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
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
Category
1890s English Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Leather
Meissen Pair Seated Man Reading and Woman with Yarn Winder
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Altrincham, GB
Meissen pair seated man reading and woman with yarn winder. First modelled by Acier Circa 1770
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Porcelain
Early Whieldon School Figure Of A Seated Man Reading Book
Located in New York, NY
A rare and fine English creamware (Whieldon school) figure of a seated man reading a book
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Pottery
Extraordinary 17th Century Italian Reverse Glass Painting with Reading Virgin
Located in Madrid, ES
Reading Virgin
Italy, 17th century.
Reverse glass painting.
Measures: 25 x 20 cm.
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Art Glass
H 9.85 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Circa 1930 Gold Tone Minaudière Evening Bag Star Burst Pattern
By Evans Case Company
Located in Antwerp, BE
, lipstick, watch, reading glasses, or keys.The minaudière first appeared during the 1930s.
Evans operated
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Reading Glasses
Lovely Arts & Crafts Reading Room, Three-Light Fixture with Art Glass
Located in Vancouver, BC
art glass shades. With an elongated 'Sheffield' body - this makes a perfect little light for a small
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Reading Glasses
Victorian Walnut Carved Wall Aneroid Barometer G.C. Bateman Scotland 1880, H1037
Located in Vancouver, BC
dial
Hand painted numbers
With brass bezel surround
Beveled glass and center
Reading marker pointer
Category
1880s Scottish Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Walnut
H 20 in W 12 in D 3 in
19th C Humorous Anamorphic Monochrome Pen & Ink Study Monkey 1846
Located in Lowestoft, GB
with his reading glassing at his desk.
Dated 1846 in Roman numerals MDCCCXLVI, with the initials of
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Paper
19thc Blue Decorated Double Handled Crock/signed & Reading, pa.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
,READING,PA." crock has a small hairline on the right rear side about three inches long at the top.It is in
Category
19th Century American Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Spanish Green Glazed Closed Vase Reading "Bonifacio Vlanco"
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Spanish green glazed closed vase reading "Bonifacio Vlanco".
Category
19th Century European Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Ceramic
Dahl Jensen Porcelain Figurine, Siblings Reading Bird Book, Model Number 1327
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Dahl Jensen porcelain figurine. Siblings reading bird book. Model number 1327. 1st factory quality
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Figurine of a Reading Girl, Bing & Grondahl, Denmark, 1950s / 1960s
By Bing & Grøndahl
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain figurine of a reading girl
Made in Denmark by Bing & Grondahl
Produced in 1950-1965
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Porcelain
H 3.55 in W 7.09 in D 2.76 in
19th Century Oil on Board Trumpe-l'oeil Still Life
Located in Lambertville, NJ
tankard with jewels along side reading glasses with books and letters. There are very detailed dice in
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Reading Glasses
Original Antique English Faux Bamboo Canterbury/Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
the question was where to sit his beverage and reading glasses. Voila! He created an ingenious shelf
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Reading Glasses
Meissen Clock Case, Reading Cupid, Allegory of Fine Arts, by Acier, Around 1850
By Michel Victor Acier 1, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
corners, on the plate a seated putto leaning against the drum-shaped clock case and reading in a book
Category
1850s German Rococo Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Porcelain
H 9.65 in W 10.24 in D 5.52 in
Elegant Antique White Gold and Diamond Lorgnette
Located in New York, NY
rose diamonds. Charming, elegant and practical. Much more cheerful to use than reading glasses
Category
1910s American Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique English Bamboo Canterbury/Magazine Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
reading glasses, magnifier, and beverage of choice. This magazine rack is ever delightful whether utilized
Category
1910s English Country Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Bamboo
German Silver Gilt Minaudière Louis Kuppenheim
By Louis Kuppenheim
Located in Newark, England
storage for several items in a small space, such as a makeup compact, lipstick, watch, reading glasses, or
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver
Decorative Floor Reading Lamp, Mercury Glass Shade
By X-Ray Lamp Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a unique and decorative floor lamp. Make a perfect chair side reading lamp. The stand and
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Glass
Antique Gold and Diamond Lorgnette, c. 1890
Located in Aspen, CO
grams. For a nominal charge we can have the buyer's exact reading glass strength cut and set.
There
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Style Walnut Nightstands with Bookmatched Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
like books, reading glasses, or a lamp. Alternatively, use them in a living room as elegant side tables
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Brass
H 31 in W 18.5 in D 12.5 in
Antique Magnifying Glass, English, Brass, Optical Reading Aid, Edwardian, C.1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique magnifying glass. An English, brass optical reading aid, dating to the Edwardian
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Brass
H 9.06 in W 4.14 in D 1.58 in
Antique Magnifying Glass, English, Ebonised, Reading Aid, Edwardian, Circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a quality antique magnifying glass. An English, ebonised hardwood and glass reading aid
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Hardwood
H 10.04 in W 3.94 in D 0.99 in
Pair of French Art Deco Bronze Reading Lamps with Holophane Glass Shades
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of Art Deco era reading lamps, produced in France circa 1920s-1930s, each with ruffled
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Bronze
Brass Standard Reading Lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
Brass standard reading lamp the adjustable glass shade supported on a tooled stem, terminating in
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Brass
Pair of Brass and Marbled Glass Reading Lights, France, circa 1920s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Two elegant matching reading lamps -- one floor lamp and one desk lamp. Brass structure and
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Reading Glasses
Early 20th century Two-Tone Prison Reading Wall Sconces
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century reading wall lights.
Two tone glass, the etched glass diffuses the light
Category
1910s Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Brass
18th Century Holy Family with San Giovannino Painting Oil on Canvas
By Annibale Carracci
Located in Milan, IT
wearing reading glasses, had enjoyed excellent fame throughout the entire seventeenth century, replicated
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Canvas
"Grandparent's Favorite" Antique Interior Scene Painting by Emmanuel Costa
By Emmanuel Costa 1
Located in Shippensburg, PA
clearly the center of attention as she tries on Grandpa’s reading glasses to see the world through his
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Romantic Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Canvas
Large Round Brass Magnifying Glass
Located in Essex, MA
A large round brass magnifying glass for reading charts and other documents. Graphic, unusual and
Category
19th Century English Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Brass
English Mahogany Engraved Gimbaled Barometer, Steele & Son, Liverpool. C. 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany brass hinged gimbaled barometer with engraved dial mounted under glass reading
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Brass, Steel
H 36.5 in W 4 in D 13 in
French 19th Century Louis XV Barometer
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
glass for reading the barometer. There is also a painted scale on the face of the thermometer. There is
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Giltwood
Scotch Whisky Advertising Mirror from Leith, Scotland
Located in Austin, TX
and featuring an etched and painted mirrored glass reading:
Macdonald and Muir.
Trade
Category
19th Century Scottish Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Mirror
Late 19th Century Oil - The Reader
Located in Corsham, GB
This fine portrait study in oil depicts an uncommon scene of a gentleman in a tavern, reading a
Category
19th Century Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Oil
Yellow Gold Art Nouveau Enamel Lorgnette
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
pair of reading or opera glasses; a beautiful bauble which represents with grace and enthusiasm the
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
14k Gold
Brass Sextant Signed WC COX Devonport, Mid-19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
protractor scale embedded in the arch, with scale from 0 to + 150, adjustable Vernier with reading Vernier
Category
1850s British Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Brass
1920s Reading Glass by Bausch & Lomb
By Bausch & Lomb
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A boxed hand held magnifying glass crafted of an ebonized handle and optical glass.
Category
1920s American Industrial Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Period 14 Karat Gold Sapphire and Diamond Lorgnette
Located in Philadelphia, PA
round cut sapphire and two .07ct round cut accent diamonds.
Still perfectly functional as reading
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Venetian 19th Century Rococo Style Green Bedside Table with Painted Floral Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
opens to reveal a storage area ideal for books and reading glasses. Raised on four cabriole legs, the
Category
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Wood
H 28 in W 15.5 in D 12 in
Hand Carved Gothic Revival Newspaper & Magazine Stand of Early 1900s Tiger Oak
Located in Lisse, NL
it can, for example, also be used for displaying a clock or for placing your reading glasses on
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Oak
H 16.8 in W 15.2 in D 7.1 in
Henry Hahn Reading, Pennsylvania Cherry Tall Clock with Moon Phase Dial
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a cherry tall case clock by Henry Hahn of Reading, PA, active clockmaker from
Category
Late 18th Century American Federal Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Metal
H 92.5 in W 20.25 in D 10.5 in
A Moment of Quiet Reflection by Düsseldorf School Artist Henrik Nordenberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
of his home, deeply engrossed in reading. His blue cap and reading glasses, along with the soft light
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Antique Reading Glasses
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Antique Reading Glasses For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique reading glasses for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique reading glasses — often made from ceramic, glass and metal — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique reading glasses available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique reading glasses to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Art Deco, Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts antique reading glasses are of considerable interest. Antique reading glasses have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Bing & Grøndahl, Ingeborg Plockross Irminger and Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres are consistently popular.
How Much are Antique Reading Glasses?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,750, while they’re typically $147 on the low end and $45,000 highest priced.
Questions About Antique Reading Glasses
- What is antique mercury glass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021Mercury glass, often known as "silvered glass," is an antique decorative art glass made by glassmakers in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic), England and America from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. These are blown glass artworks with hollow interiors, the majority of which are double-walled.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025There are many famous antique glass companies. Some examples include Baccarat, Barovier, Christofle, Emile Galle, Lalique, La Rochere, Mappin & Webb, Muller Frères and Moser. To be considered antique, glassware must be at least 100 years old. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse assortment of antique glass.
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