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Celestial Table Globe by Harris and Son
Celestial Table Globe by Harris and Son

Celestial Table Globe by Harris and Son

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

of globes, mathematical instruments, telescopes from Bloomsbury, London. On their “New Celestial

Category

Antique 1810s English Globes

Materials

Mahogany

"Study for Caldwell 49" by Jan Pieter Fokkens
"Study for Caldwell 49" by Jan Pieter Fokkens

"Study for Caldwell 49" by Jan Pieter Fokkens

By Jan Pieter Fokkens

Located in Chicago, IL

telescope. Despite their photographic realism, “these beautiful images of outer space are not real,” says

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Paint, Canvas

Victorian Desk Clock / Barometer / Thermometer Set
Victorian Desk Clock / Barometer / Thermometer Set

Victorian Desk Clock / Barometer / Thermometer Set

By J.H Steward

Located in Norwich, GB

barometers during the second half of the nineteenth century. Maker of the celebrated Lord Bury Telescope and

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Oak

19th Century Hepplewhite Style Bow Front Sideboard
19th Century Hepplewhite Style Bow Front Sideboard

19th Century Hepplewhite Style Bow Front Sideboard

Located in Forney, TX

" over "patent lever" in oval circle; hallmarked: "Reg" over image of telescope on cross shaped stand

Category

Antique 19th Century Hepplewhite Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany, Oak, Paint

Stati X Silver Smoke Floor Lamp by Eloa
Stati X Silver Smoke Floor Lamp by Eloa

Stati X Silver Smoke Floor Lamp by Eloa

Located in Geneve, CH

off in much the way that a telescope would- showing us a sky of endless possibilities. Off to the side

Category

2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel

Set of 2 Stati x Silver Smoke Floor Lamps by Eloa
Set of 2 Stati x Silver Smoke Floor Lamps by Eloa

Set of 2 Stati x Silver Smoke Floor Lamps by Eloa

Located in Geneve, CH

carries us off in much the way that a telescope would- showing us a sky of endless possibilities. Off to

Category

2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel

Stati X Amber Iridescent Floor Lamp by  ELOA
Stati X Amber Iridescent Floor Lamp by  ELOA

Stati X Amber Iridescent Floor Lamp by ELOA

Located in Geneve, CH

carries us off in much the way that a telescope would- showing us a sky of endless possibilities. Off to

Category

2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel

Set of 2 Stati x Amber Iridescent Floor Lamps by Eloa
Set of 2 Stati x Amber Iridescent Floor Lamps by Eloa

Set of 2 Stati x Amber Iridescent Floor Lamps by Eloa

Located in Geneve, CH

carries us off in much the way that a telescope would- showing us a sky of endless possibilities. Off to

Category

2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel

Center is Everywhere by Josiah McElheny
Center is Everywhere by Josiah McElheny

Center is Everywhere by Josiah McElheny

Located in Jersey City, NJ

with holes corresponding to each visible light seen through the lens of an extremely powerful telescope

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Bow-Front Marine Barometer by John Dollond
Bow-Front Marine Barometer by John Dollond

Bow-Front Marine Barometer by John Dollond

By Dollond, London

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Letters’ for his refracting telescope. Other customers included Captain Cook, Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson

Category

Antique 1820s English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Oxidised Surveyors Level by Reid and Young
Oxidised Surveyors Level by Reid and Young

Oxidised Surveyors Level by Reid and Young

Located in Norwich, GB

tripod mounting with four holding rings. Thirteen and a half inch adjustable brass telescope surmounted

Category

Vintage 1920s British Edwardian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Stellar Mini Aubergine Acetato Aubergine Pendant by Pulpo
Stellar Mini Aubergine Acetato Aubergine Pendant by Pulpo

Stellar Mini Aubergine Acetato Aubergine Pendant by Pulpo

Located in Geneve, CH

skies brightest through a telescope, stellar’s soft glow requires closer inspection to see its detailed

Category

2010s German Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Stainless Steel

Stellar Medium Smoky Grey Acetato Smoky Grey Pendant by Pulpo
Stellar Medium Smoky Grey Acetato Smoky Grey Pendant by Pulpo

Stellar Medium Smoky Grey Acetato Smoky Grey Pendant by Pulpo

Located in Geneve, CH

seeing the night skies brightest through a telescope, stellar’s soft glow requires closer inspection to

Category

2010s German Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Stainless Steel

Stellar Medium Aubergine Acetato Aubergine Pendant by Pulpo
Stellar Medium Aubergine Acetato Aubergine Pendant by Pulpo

Stellar Medium Aubergine Acetato Aubergine Pendant by Pulpo

Located in Geneve, CH

skies brightest through a telescope, stellar’s soft glow requires closer inspection to see its detailed

Category

2010s German Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Stainless Steel

Stellar Big Transparent Acetato Transparent Pendant by Pulpo
Stellar Big Transparent Acetato Transparent Pendant by Pulpo

Stellar Big Transparent Acetato Transparent Pendant by Pulpo

Located in Geneve, CH

skies brightest through a telescope, stellar’s soft glow requires closer inspection to see its detailed

Category

2010s German Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Stainless Steel

Stellar Mini Transparent Acetato Pendant by Pulpo
Stellar Mini Transparent Acetato Pendant by Pulpo

Stellar Mini Transparent Acetato Pendant by Pulpo

Located in Geneve, CH

skies brightest through a telescope, stellar’s soft glow requires closer inspection to see its detailed

Category

2010s German Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Stainless Steel

Stellar Small Transparent Acetato Transparent Pendant by Pulpo
Stellar Small Transparent Acetato Transparent Pendant by Pulpo

Stellar Small Transparent Acetato Transparent Pendant by Pulpo

Located in Geneve, CH

seeing the night skies brightest through a telescope, stellar’s soft glow requires closer inspection to

Category

2010s German Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Stainless Steel

Stellar Big Smoky Grey Acetato Smoky Grey Pendant by Pulpo
Stellar Big Smoky Grey Acetato Smoky Grey Pendant by Pulpo

Stellar Big Smoky Grey Acetato Smoky Grey Pendant by Pulpo

Located in Geneve, CH

skies brightest through a telescope, stellar’s soft glow requires closer inspection to see its detailed

Category

2010s German Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Stainless Steel

A Napoleon III Gilt and Silvered Bronze, Onyx and Enamel Figural Clock Set
A Napoleon III Gilt and Silvered Bronze, Onyx and Enamel Figural Clock Set

A Napoleon III Gilt and Silvered Bronze, Onyx and Enamel Figural Clock Set

By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

incorporated it in a clock mechanism to allow a telescope to point continuously at a single star. The Onyx

Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks

Materials

Onyx, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

French Marble, Gilt Bronze and Amboyna Burl Side Cabinet
French Marble, Gilt Bronze and Amboyna Burl Side Cabinet

French Marble, Gilt Bronze and Amboyna Burl Side Cabinet

Located in London, GB

central gilt bronze plaque, depicting cherubs navigating with globes, telescopes, compasses and maps. The

Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Library Bronze of Napoleon Bonaparte 19th Century
Antique Library Bronze of Napoleon Bonaparte 19th Century

Antique Library Bronze of Napoleon Bonaparte 19th Century

Located in London, GB

-high boots. He stands on a decorative rectangular bronze pedistal, with canon ball and a Telescope

Category

Antique 1850s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Impressive Antique Austrian Champlevé Enamel, Silver-Gilt and Lapis Lazuli Clock
Impressive Antique Austrian Champlevé Enamel, Silver-Gilt and Lapis Lazuli Clock

Impressive Antique Austrian Champlevé Enamel, Silver-Gilt and Lapis Lazuli Clock

Located in London, GB

illustrations of, for example, a globe and a telescope. This design is in keeping with the design of the clock

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Bronze, Enamel

Valerio Adami Limited Edition 24/100 Screen print Paysage de Ruines
Valerio Adami Limited Edition 24/100 Screen print Paysage de Ruines

Valerio Adami Limited Edition 24/100 Screen print Paysage de Ruines

By Valerio Adami

Located in Weesp, NL

subjects were highly stylized and often presented in fragments, as seen in Telescoping Rooms (1965). In the

Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Vintage Miniature German Variable Camera Tripod 1920s with Ansel Adams Book
Vintage Miniature German Variable Camera Tripod 1920s with Ansel Adams Book

Vintage Miniature German Variable Camera Tripod 1920s with Ansel Adams Book

By Carl Zeiss

Located in Incline Village, NV

extends to over 50" through a system of seven graduating slide out brass telescoping extenders; each

Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Photography

Materials

Brass

1980 Italy Black & White Stilnovo Milano Telescope Wall & Ceiling Lamp
1980 Italy Black & White Stilnovo Milano Telescope Wall & Ceiling Lamp

1980 Italy Black & White Stilnovo Milano Telescope Wall & Ceiling Lamp

By Stilnovo

Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen

Minimalist halogen wall and ceiling lamp with a black and white metal frame. The head on the telescopic arm is adjustable. Thus, the light can be aligned selectively. Manufactured by...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

Directors Chairs from Telescope Chair, Leopard Print Fabric, Midcentury, Pair
Directors Chairs from Telescope Chair, Leopard Print Fabric, Midcentury, Pair

Directors Chairs from Telescope Chair, Leopard Print Fabric, Midcentury, Pair

By Telescope Chair Company

Located in Madison, WI

Directors chairs, pair, upholstered in leopard print design fabric. Made by Telescope Chair Company

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

Antique Telescope
Antique Telescope

Antique Telescope

Unavailable|$3,500

Antique Telescope

By Bardou & Son

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A very fine antique Brass and iron adjustable table-top telescope signed Bardou & Son (Paris

Category

Antique 19th Century French Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Iron

English Refracting Telescope
English Refracting Telescope

English Refracting Telescope

By Thomas Harris and Son

Located in Savannah, GA

Working brass telescope on mahogany tripod base. Signed "Tho. Harris and Son Opticians to the Royal

Category

Antique 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

19th Century Library Telescope
19th Century Library Telescope

19th Century Library Telescope

Located in Newark, GB

A wonderful brass telescope by Newton & Company Opticians of 3 Fleet Street, Temple Bar, London

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Brass And Shagreen Telescope
Brass And Shagreen Telescope

Brass And Shagreen Telescope

Located in Madrid, ES

A gilt brass and green shagreen skin telescope on stand, from the collection of the Marques de

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Scientific Instruments

Antique Brass Telescope Lamp
Antique Brass Telescope Lamp

Antique Brass Telescope Lamp

Located in Southampton, NY

Antique brass telescope now mounted as a lamp with a Greek Key patterned base border and silk

Category

Antique 19th Century British Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Great Military Spotting Telescope
Great Military Spotting Telescope

Great Military Spotting Telescope

By Warner and Swase Co.

Located in Pasadena, CA

Leather covered spotting scope on original tripod. Great optics and breaks down easily for travel.Tripod adjusts easily.

Category

20th Century American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

English Brass Telescope, 20th Century
English Brass Telescope, 20th Century

English Brass Telescope, 20th Century

Located in London, GB

A beautiful 20th century English brass telescope on an adjustable mahogany tripod base. Offered in

Category

20th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Polished Brass Telescoping Floor Lamps
Polished Brass Telescoping Floor Lamps

Polished Brass Telescoping Floor Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Pair of Two Light Polished Brass Telescoping Floor Lamps Supported By Tripod Cabriole Legs.

Category

Early 20th Century English Victorian Floor Lamps

Three Draw Telescope, circa 1755
Three Draw Telescope, circa 1755

Three Draw Telescope, circa 1755

By Francis Watkins

Located in Houston, TX

"Three Draw Telescope," Watkins at Charing Cross, London circa 1755. Jeremiah and Walter

Category

Antique 1750s English Scientific Instruments

Old Military High Powered Telescope
Old Military High Powered Telescope

Old Military High Powered Telescope

Located in Pasadena, CA

Old telescope mounted on a more recent stand. Find out what your neighbors are doing. Great optics

Category

Vintage 1940s Scientific Instruments

George III Telescoping Toasting Fork
George III Telescoping Toasting Fork

George III Telescoping Toasting Fork

By Birmingham

Located in New York, NY

With a three section system, ebonized handle and ring terminal. Fully marked by Joseph Willmore. At some stage, this piece was presented as a gift and the silver shaft is engraved WF...

Category

Antique 1810s English George III Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

"Telescope", Glossy White Ceramic bottle
"Telescope", Glossy White Ceramic bottle

"Telescope", Glossy White Ceramic bottle

By Giovanni Mengoni

Located in Perugia, IT

Glossy white ceramic bottle. Designed, made with a potter's wheel, and finished entirely by hand by author Giovanni Mengoni. The object has the ability to have function for tail serv...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Pitchers

Materials

Ceramic

Impressive WWII Bronze Telescope and Tripod
Impressive WWII Bronze Telescope and Tripod

Impressive WWII Bronze Telescope and Tripod

By W. & L.E. Gurley

Located in Oakland, CA

for details.* Handsomely restored bronze telescope by W. & L.E. Gurley, USA. This magnificent piece

Category

Vintage 1940s American Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Vintage Pair of Telescoping Table Lamps
Vintage Pair of Telescoping Table Lamps

Vintage Pair of Telescoping Table Lamps

Located in Culver City, CA

A very sleek and simple, modern pair of table lamps, circa the 1980's, that have the facility of extending to a greater height. The height down is 36" to the top of the shade. It ext...

Category

Late 20th Century American Table Lamps

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 Scientific Instruments

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 Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Howard Lewin pear burl wooden telescope sculpture
Howard Lewin pear burl wooden telescope sculpture

Howard Lewin pear burl wooden telescope sculpture

By Howard Lewin

Located in Maastricht, NL

A pear burl wood telescope shaped sculptural object by Californian artist Southern California

Category

Vintage 1980s American Craftsman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pearwood

A 19th century brass telescope on stand.
A 19th century brass telescope on stand.

A 19th century brass telescope on stand.

By Dolland

Located in Miami, FL

A 19th century brass telescope on stand, in very good working condition, signed Dolland of London

Category

Antique 19th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Brass Telescope and Stand
19th Century English Brass Telescope and Stand

19th Century English Brass Telescope and Stand

Located in Alexandria, VA

Antique refracting brass and mahogany four-draw telescope with a brass tripod table stand, and

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Impressive 91" Refracting Astronomical Telescope on Stand
Impressive 91" Refracting Astronomical Telescope on Stand

Impressive 91" Refracting Astronomical Telescope on Stand

By W. Watson and Sons

Located in Shakespeare, ON

W. Watson & Sons telescope, fitted with 5 inch Watson-Coventry Objective Lense, Constructed at The

Category

Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

Old Sheffield Silver Deluxe Three Draw Nautical Telescope
Old Sheffield Silver Deluxe Three Draw Nautical Telescope

Old Sheffield Silver Deluxe Three Draw Nautical Telescope

Located in Palm City, FL

Shown is a very high quality, British three draw Old Sheffield Silver telescope in exceptionally

Category

Antique 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Unique Front Focus Marine Telescope Ca 1790 Exceptional
Unique Front Focus Marine Telescope Ca 1790 Exceptional

Unique Front Focus Marine Telescope Ca 1790 Exceptional

Located in Palm City, FL

Unusual Front Focus Mid 19th century, erect standing, ship captain's single draw telescope with

Category

Antique 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Metal

Table lamp model 344 Telescope by Gunnar Biilman-Petersen
Table lamp model 344 Telescope by Gunnar Biilman-Petersen

Table lamp model 344 Telescope by Gunnar Biilman-Petersen

By Gunnar Biilmann-Petersen

Located in ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE, ES

Table lamp model 344 Telescope by Gunnar Biilman-Petersen Manufactured by Le Klint Denmark, 1960

Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Teak and Brass Telescoping Floor Lamp, Danish Modern
Teak and Brass Telescoping Floor Lamp, Danish Modern

Teak and Brass Telescoping Floor Lamp, Danish Modern

Located in New Westminster, British Columbia

This fabulous and practical Danish Modern teak and brass floor lamp is super unique! Featuring a sculptural teak stem and circular base, with a threaded screw made from wood that whe...

Category

Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century English Brass Telescope with Folding Tripod
Early 19th Century English Brass Telescope with Folding Tripod

Early 19th Century English Brass Telescope with Folding Tripod

Located in Atlanta, GA

Early 19th century English brass telescope with folding tripod by Watkins, Charing, Crofs, London

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Shaving Stand with Telescoping Mirror
Mid-Century Modern Shaving Stand with Telescoping Mirror

Mid-Century Modern Shaving Stand with Telescoping Mirror

Located in Pasadena, CA

Mid-Century Modern mirror on stand. Pieces are both casual and visually appealing, taking inspiration from themes such as Folk Art and farmhouse decorating styles. Materials oak, p...

Category

Early 20th Century American Country Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Hala Brass Table Lamp with Telescope Arm, Netherlands, 1930s
Hala Brass Table Lamp with Telescope Arm, Netherlands, 1930s

Hala Brass Table Lamp with Telescope Arm, Netherlands, 1930s

By Hala Zeist, Herman Theodoor Jan Anthoin Busquet

Located in Maastricht, NL

A brass work or desk lamp with a telescope arm, designed in the early 1930s by H.Th.J.A. Busquet

Category

Vintage 1930s Dutch Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

19th Century F. Primavesi & Sons Leather and Brass Telescope
19th Century F. Primavesi & Sons Leather and Brass Telescope

19th Century F. Primavesi & Sons Leather and Brass Telescope

Located in London, GB

This wonderful brass and leather-wrapped telescope by the Welsh maker Fedele Primavesi & Sons dates

Category

Antique 19th Century Welsh Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

1960s Scientific Graphic, Telescope Diagram, Mounted in Window Mat
1960s Scientific Graphic, Telescope Diagram, Mounted in Window Mat

1960s Scientific Graphic, Telescope Diagram, Mounted in Window Mat

Located in Alhambra, CA

workings of a telescope. Newly mounted in a custom acid-free overlay window mat and protective plastic

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

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