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Cased Telescope
Cased Telescope

Cased Telescope

Located in London, England

Cased extending brass telescope. U.K circa 1900. Case - H 26cm x W 6cm x D 6cm. Scope H 5cm x W

Category

Early 1900s Late Victorian Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

English Victorian Brass Telescope
English Victorian Brass Telescope

English Victorian Brass Telescope

Located in Queens, NY

English (Scottish) Victorian brass tabletop telescope with 3 legged iron base.

Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

English Victorian Ebonized Telescope
English Victorian Ebonized Telescope

English Victorian Ebonized Telescope

Located in Queens, NY

English Victorian ebonzied metal and brass trim telescope on adjustable dark stained tripod base

Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Telescoping Reading Floor Lamp
Telescoping Reading Floor Lamp

Telescoping Reading Floor Lamp

Located in Peekskill, NY

. The vertical stand is topped with an easy to use telescoping pipe raising and lowering the shade. The

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Captains Telescope
Solid Brass Captains Telescope

Solid Brass Captains Telescope

Located in Norwell, MA

Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has

Category

1910s European Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Telescopes Vintage Signed Iseli
Telescopes Vintage Signed Iseli

Telescopes Vintage Signed Iseli

$387Sale Price|20% Off

Telescopes Vintage Signed Iseli

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

O/2941 , vintage French telescopes with its case: for Your holidays ! Small and convenient to

Category

Early 20th Century French Other Antique Telescopes

Materials

Leather

Swiss Enamel and Gold Telescope
Swiss Enamel and Gold Telescope

Swiss Enamel and Gold Telescope

Located in New Orleans, LA

Swiss Enamel and Gold Telescope Circa 1820 This extraordinary telescope exemplifies a rare union

Category

19th Century Antique Telescopes

Materials

Metal, Gold, Enamel

English Victorian Blue & Brass Telescope
English Victorian Blue & Brass Telescope

English Victorian Blue & Brass Telescope

Located in Queens, NY

English Victorian brass and blue telescope on adjustable mahogany tripod base.

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Swiss Gold and Enamel Telescope
Swiss Gold and Enamel Telescope

Swiss Gold and Enamel Telescope

Located in New Orleans, LA

telescope is an item of exceptional luxury. The Swiss creation not only provides a magnified view with

Category

19th Century European Antique Telescopes

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Vintage Telescope, Early 20th Century
Vintage Telescope, Early 20th Century

Vintage Telescope, Early 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Vintage Telescope is a scientific object realized in the early 20th Century. A bronze telescope

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Antique Telescopes

Materials

Bronze

Solid Brass Ship Rifle Telescope
Solid Brass Ship Rifle Telescope

Solid Brass Ship Rifle Telescope

Located in Norwell, MA

Brass telescope appropriate for use on land or sea. This has been meticulously polished and

Category

1920s European Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope

Located in Norwell, MA

Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has

Category

1920s European Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope

Located in Norwell, MA

Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has

Category

1920s European Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope

Located in Norwell, MA

Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has

Category

1910s North American Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope

Located in Norwell, MA

Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This is a

Category

1920s European Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope

Located in Norwell, MA

Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has

Category

1920s North American Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope

Located in Norwell, MA

Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has

Category

1870s European Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Charming Vintage Gentleman's Library Telescope
Charming Vintage Gentleman's Library Telescope

Charming Vintage Gentleman's Library Telescope

Located in Chicago, IL

A vintage gentleman's library telescope Not sure exactly of it's age. Estimated Mid Victorian

Category

Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

19c French Antique Telescope with Stand
19c French Antique Telescope with Stand

19c French Antique Telescope with Stand

Located in New Orleans, LA

An exceptional 19th-century brass telescope mounted on its original adjustable tabletop tripod

Category

19th Century French Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Antique Brass Telescope On Tripod Stand
Antique Brass Telescope On Tripod Stand

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 Telescopes

Materials

Brass

English Brass & Leather Hand Held Telescope
English Brass & Leather Hand Held Telescope

English Brass & Leather Hand Held Telescope

Located in Queens, NY

English (19th Century) brass and leather hand held telescope

Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Ships Spyglass Telescope with Rope Cover
Ships Spyglass Telescope with Rope Cover

Ships Spyglass Telescope with Rope Cover

Located in Norwell, MA

Early twentieth century ships telescope with a leather and rope wrapped barrel. Single focal tube

Category

1920s North American Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century English Telescoping Surveyors Measure
Early 20th Century English Telescoping Surveyors Measure

Early 20th Century English Telescoping Surveyors Measure

Located in Burton, TX

Telescoping surveyors measuring staff made of wood with brass fittings. Marked 'Houghton-Butcher

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century English Telescoping Surveyors Measure
Early 20th Century English Telescoping Surveyors Measure

Early 20th Century English Telescoping Surveyors Measure

Located in Burton, TX

Telescoping surveyors measuring staff made of wood with brass fittings. Marked 'Houghton-Butcher

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Refracting Mahogany Telescope Signed Watkins, Charing Cross
Refracting Mahogany Telescope Signed Watkins, Charing Cross

Refracting Mahogany Telescope Signed Watkins, Charing Cross

Located in Norwich, GB

Refracting mahogany telescope signed ‘Watkins, Charing Cross’, C.1810 The telescope retains it's

Category

19th Century British Antique Telescopes

Materials

Mahogany

Tibetan Telescoping Long Horn Brass Copper Gems
Tibetan Telescoping Long Horn Brass Copper Gems

Tibetan Telescoping Long Horn Brass Copper Gems

Located in W Allenhurst, NJ

Beautiful Tibetan Dungchen ceremonial long horn. Ornate copper and brass with subtle turquoise and cinnabar adornment. Long and lean. Retracted height: 22".

Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Telescopes

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Brass, Copper

System walking stick, a telescope, England 1880.
System walking stick, a telescope, England 1880.

System walking stick, a telescope, England 1880.

Located in Milan, IT

Gadget-System stick. The tip is made of iron and brass, high and decorated by a series of thin circles. The shaft is made entirely of painted brass and constructed to emulate a bambo...

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass, Iron

19th-Century French Maritime Telescope by Biette à Lyon
19th-Century French Maritime Telescope by Biette à Lyon

19th-Century French Maritime Telescope by Biette à Lyon

Located in New York, NY

9th-Century French Maritime Telescope on Stand Signed Biette à Lyon This finely crafted 19th

Category

19th Century French Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

J Cazalin of France Tripod Library Telescope
J Cazalin of France Tripod Library Telescope

J Cazalin of France Tripod Library Telescope

Located in Norwell, MA

Nineteenth century scope with geared focal knob and heavy brass tripod stand. Weight is 24 pounds. 23" H x 55" L.

Category

1880s French Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Pair of Heavy English Brass Telescoping Floor Lamps
Pair of Heavy English Brass Telescoping Floor Lamps

Pair of Heavy English Brass Telescoping Floor Lamps

Located in Locust Valley, NY

A pair of heavy brass English telescoping fluted floor lamps with round base on three feet. Shades

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Spectacular Wood-Barreled Captain’s Telescope with Polished Brasses
Spectacular Wood-Barreled Captain’s Telescope with Polished Brasses

Spectacular Wood-Barreled Captain’s Telescope with Polished Brasses

Located in Norwell, MA

Early nineteenth-century spyglass, circa 1820, with a single focal tube engraved "William Harris and Co., 50 Holborn, London." The barrel has a French polish finish. An exceptional i...

Category

1820s European Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Antique 2 Draw Telescope, English, Brass, Navigational Instrument, Victorian
Antique 2 Draw Telescope, English, Brass, Navigational Instrument, Victorian

Antique 2 Draw Telescope, English, Brass, Navigational Instrument, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique 2-draw telescope, an English terrestrial or maritime navigational instrument

Category

Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

18th Century Gregorian Brass Telescope By Springer Of Bristol
18th Century Gregorian Brass Telescope By Springer Of Bristol

18th Century Gregorian Brass Telescope By Springer Of Bristol

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A fine 3" Gregorian telescope by Springer of Bristol, although signed this model is very similar to

Category

18th Century English Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Antique French A. Bardou Brass Telescope With Mahogany Tripod c1880
Antique French A. Bardou Brass Telescope With Mahogany Tripod c1880

Antique French A. Bardou Brass Telescope With Mahogany Tripod c1880

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique French A. Bardou Brass Telescope With Mahogany Tripod c1880 Measures - 61" x 35" x 35"

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Telescopes

Materials

Mahogany

Brass Library Telescope by Wellington of London Circa 1800
Brass Library Telescope by Wellington of London Circa 1800

Brass Library Telescope by Wellington of London Circa 1800

Located in Norwell, MA

Fabulous library telescope with engraved collar marked with makers name "Wellington, Crown Court

Category

Early 1800s European Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

A Fabulous Early 20th Century Brass Telescope by Clarkson, London
A Fabulous Early 20th Century Brass Telescope by Clarkson, London

A Fabulous Early 20th Century Brass Telescope by Clarkson, London

Located in Dublin, IE

A fabulous early 20th Century brass telescope with a plaque marked 'Clarkson, London' This

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

French Antique Petite Draw Telescope in Brass and Wood
French Antique Petite Draw Telescope in Brass and Wood

French Antique Petite Draw Telescope in Brass and Wood

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

An antique French single draw telescope. Petite in size, its main barrel is covered with wonderful

Category

19th Century French Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

Antique Brass Telescoping Piano Oil Lamp & Hand Painted Floral Shade c1890
Antique Brass Telescoping Piano Oil Lamp & Hand Painted Floral Shade c1890

Antique Brass Telescoping Piano Oil Lamp & Hand Painted Floral Shade c1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

font and raised on telescoping shaft having three legs terminating in paw feet, c1890 Measures - 64.25

Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

A Very Rare 19th Century Gadget Walking Cane with Brass Telescope
A Very Rare 19th Century Gadget Walking Cane with Brass Telescope

A Very Rare 19th Century Gadget Walking Cane with Brass Telescope

Located in Dublin, IE

A very rare 19th Century well figured gadget walking cane with a hidden brass telescope. This

Category

19th Century English Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

French Brass and Leather Three Draw Telescope, Late 19th Century
French Brass and Leather Three Draw Telescope, Late 19th Century

French Brass and Leather Three Draw Telescope, Late 19th Century

Located in Barntrup, DE

Late 19th century French brass and leather 3 draw telescope spyglass. The spyglass is made from

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Telescopes

Materials

Brass

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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.