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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

Erickson Aesthetics Pyramid Base Cocktail Table with Telescoping Swivel Post
Erickson Aesthetics Pyramid Base Cocktail Table with Telescoping Swivel Post

Erickson Aesthetics Pyramid Base Cocktail Table with Telescoping Swivel Post

By Ben Erickson

Located in New York, NY

Pyramid Marble base cocktail table with telescoping swivel post supporting satin brass top with

Category

2010s American Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Erickson Aesthetics  Pyramid Base Cocktail Table with Telescoping Swivel Post
Erickson Aesthetics  Pyramid Base Cocktail Table with Telescoping Swivel Post

Erickson Aesthetics Pyramid Base Cocktail Table with Telescoping Swivel Post

By Ben Erickson

Located in New York, NY

Pyramid marble base cocktail table with telescoping swivel post that supports solid black Colorfin

Category

2010s American Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

American 19th Century Brass Table-Top Telescope by James Queen, Philadelphia
American 19th Century Brass Table-Top Telescope by James Queen, Philadelphia

American 19th Century Brass Table-Top Telescope by James Queen, Philadelphia

Located in Woodbury, CT

A fine and large table top brass telescope by James W. Queen of Philadelphia, circa 1860. Contained

Category

Antique 1860s Great Britain (UK) High Victorian Scientific Instruments

Victorian Novelty Silver Combined Scent Bottle Vinaigrette as a Telescope Kittie
Victorian Novelty Silver Combined Scent Bottle Vinaigrette as a Telescope Kittie

Victorian Novelty Silver Combined Scent Bottle Vinaigrette as a Telescope Kittie

By Thomas Johnson, London 1

Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

form of a telescope with attached chain and suspension ring, the middle of the outer body covered in

Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Late 19th Century Bardou & Son Paris Brass Telescope with GB Trademark on Tripod
Late 19th Century Bardou & Son Paris Brass Telescope with GB Trademark on Tripod

Late 19th Century Bardou & Son Paris Brass Telescope with GB Trademark on Tripod

By Bardou & Son

Located in Atlanta, GA

Late 19th century Words & Works St Louis, Bardou & Son Paris Brass Telescope with GB Trademark on

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Brass

Dresser "the Groove" Handmade in Organic Design, also as a sideboard
Dresser "the Groove" Handmade in Organic Design, also as a sideboard

Dresser "the Groove" Handmade in Organic Design, also as a sideboard

By Eckehard Weimann

Located in Dietmannsried, Bavaria

done by hand. The five drawers are guided on high quality metal telescope pull-outs. Surface is oiled

Category

2010s German Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Maple

Dresser, Solid Walnut, Handmade in Organic Design, Germany, Also as a Sideboard
Dresser, Solid Walnut, Handmade in Organic Design, Germany, Also as a Sideboard

Dresser, Solid Walnut, Handmade in Organic Design, Germany, Also as a Sideboard

By Eckehard Weimann

Located in Dietmannsried, Bavaria

course done by hand. The five drawers are guided on high quality metal telescope pull-outs. Surface is

Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Dresser "the Groove" Handmade in Organic Design, Made in Germany
Dresser "the Groove" Handmade in Organic Design, Made in Germany

Dresser "the Groove" Handmade in Organic Design, Made in Germany

By Eckehard Weimann

Located in Dietmannsried, Bavaria

done by hand. The five drawers are guided on high quality metal telescope pull-outs. Surface is oiled

Category

2010s German Art Deco Dressers

Materials

Oak

Dresser "the groove" Handmade in Organic Design, also as a sideboard, solid wood
Dresser "the groove" Handmade in Organic Design, also as a sideboard, solid wood

Dresser "the groove" Handmade in Organic Design, also as a sideboard, solid wood

By Eckehard Weimann

Located in Dietmannsried, Bavaria

done by hand. The five drawers are guided on high quality metal telescope pull-outs. Surface is oiled

Category

2010s German Organic Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

Homecrest Mid Century Modern Patio Set, 2 armchairs+adjusting height round table
Homecrest Mid Century Modern Patio Set, 2 armchairs+adjusting height round table

Homecrest Mid Century Modern Patio Set, 2 armchairs+adjusting height round table

By Homecrest

Located in San Jose, CA

3/4" telescoping round table measures 30” in diameter, and 18” to 29” height adjustable

Category

Vintage 1960s American American Classical Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal, Wrought Iron

Dresser "the Groove" Handmade in Organic Design solid wood
Dresser "the Groove" Handmade in Organic Design solid wood

Dresser "the Groove" Handmade in Organic Design solid wood

By Eckehard Weimann

Located in Dietmannsried, Bavaria

done by hand. The five drawers are guided on high quality metal telescope pull-outs. Surface is oiled

Category

2010s German Organic Modern Dressers

Materials

Maple

Dresser "the groove" Handmade in Organic Design
Dresser "the groove" Handmade in Organic Design

Dresser "the groove" Handmade in Organic Design

By Eckehard Weimann

Located in Dietmannsried, Bavaria

done by hand. The five drawers are guided on high quality metal telescope pull-outs. Surface is oiled

Category

2010s German Organic Modern Dressers

Materials

Oak

Event Horizon Mirror
Event Horizon Mirror

Event Horizon Mirror

Unavailable|$20,670 / item

Event Horizon Mirror

By Studio S II

Located in Brooklyn, NY

images captured only last year of black hole M87 by the Event Horizon Telescope. This “telescope”, which

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Carnelian, Brass, Steel

Highly impressive Empire Urania Mantel clock
Highly impressive Empire Urania Mantel clock

Highly impressive Empire Urania Mantel clock

Located in HAARLEM, NL

and days of the month. Nice detailed telescope and the pentagram obelisk and regular dodecahedron on

Category

Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Griotte Marble

ONE SOLD Triplex Lamp by Johan Petter Johansson for ASEA
ONE SOLD Triplex Lamp by Johan Petter Johansson for ASEA

ONE SOLD Triplex Lamp by Johan Petter Johansson for ASEA

By ASEA, Johan Petter Johansson

Located in Hudson, NY

Painted metal lamp with aluminum shade and bakelite switch. Telescoping; can be used on wall or

Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

A Rare Pair of George III Telescopic Reading Tables Attributed to Gillows
A Rare Pair of George III Telescopic Reading Tables Attributed to Gillows

A Rare Pair of George III Telescopic Reading Tables Attributed to Gillows

By Gillows of Lancaster & London

Located in New York, NY

, on telescoping pedestal supports. The tops adjustable with brass fittings above single drawers, the

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Regency Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Cocktail Table
Cocktail Table

Cocktail Table

Unavailable|$3,500 / item

Cocktail Table

By Erickson Aesthetics

Located in New York, NY

Pyramid Terrazzo base cocktail table with telescoping swivel post that supports pink plexiglass

Category

2010s American Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Erickson Aesthetics Marble and Brass Cocktail Tables
Erickson Aesthetics Marble and Brass Cocktail Tables

Erickson Aesthetics Marble and Brass Cocktail Tables

By Erickson Aesthetics

Located in New York, NY

telescoping brass post with tear drop solid brass plate pivoting tops.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

/ ART DONOVAN /   "University Observatory", Illuminated Sculpture/Table Lamp
/ ART DONOVAN /   "University Observatory", Illuminated Sculpture/Table Lamp

/ ART DONOVAN / "University Observatory", Illuminated Sculpture/Table Lamp

By Art Donovan

Located in Southampton, NY

vintage observatory telescopes. The lamp features custom made bulb shields of solid brass for both the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Long-view "Gregory & Son London"
Long-view "Gregory & Son London"

Long-view "Gregory & Son London"

Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur

James Gregory (1638-1675) In 1663 he devised the first reflecting telescope. Based in London

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Large Iconic Cedric Hartman Floor Lamp for Jack Lenor Larsen Serial No. 8 1960s
Large Iconic Cedric Hartman Floor Lamp for Jack Lenor Larsen Serial No. 8 1960s

Large Iconic Cedric Hartman Floor Lamp for Jack Lenor Larsen Serial No. 8 1960s

By Cedric Hartman, Jack Lenor Larsen

Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE

, Pandora, Kirchberg, Switzerland. This great modernist icon has a minimalist curved telescoping chromed

Category

Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel, Chrome

Pair of George III Mahogany Reading Tables
Pair of George III Mahogany Reading Tables

Pair of George III Mahogany Reading Tables

Located in New York, NY

Pair of George III mahogany reading tables with ebony stringing, on telescoping pedestal supports

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George III Desks and Writing Ta...

Perfectly Shaped Wall Lamp by Cosack, Germany, 1970s
Perfectly Shaped Wall Lamp by Cosack, Germany, 1970s

Perfectly Shaped Wall Lamp by Cosack, Germany, 1970s

By Gebrüder Cosack

Located in Bern, CH

Telescope wall lamp with swiveling arm and counterweight for the cable, manufactured by "Gebrüder

Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome, Iron

Whale Bone Swift
Whale Bone Swift

Whale Bone Swift

Unavailable|$2,680

Whale Bone Swift

Located in Denver, CO

American Whale Bone Swift Turned and dished yarn holder above a telescoping swift on clamp mounted

Category

Antique 19th Century American Decorative Objects

Hooded Spotlights on Stand
Hooded Spotlights on Stand

Hooded Spotlights on Stand

Unavailable|$1,200

Hooded Spotlights on Stand

Located in Hudson, NY

large metal spotlights signed HAUT - mercury reflector - hooded clip on - mounted on telescoping

Category

Late 20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Double Cone Chrome Atomic Floor Lamp
Midcentury Double Cone Chrome Atomic Floor Lamp

Midcentury Double Cone Chrome Atomic Floor Lamp

Located in Detroit, MI

Space Age design. • Lamps function independently with telescoping height adjustment and pivoting to any

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Tin box Theme Pirate, 1950s
Tin box Theme Pirate, 1950s

Tin box Theme Pirate, 1950s

Located in Retie, BE

or telescope, pistol, sword, location of the treasury. Makes you think at Pirates of the Caribbean

Category

Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

Adjustable Standing Lamp with Tailored Silhouette by Josef Frank for Svenst Tenn
Adjustable Standing Lamp with Tailored Silhouette by Josef Frank for Svenst Tenn

Adjustable Standing Lamp with Tailored Silhouette by Josef Frank for Svenst Tenn

By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank

Located in New York, NY

Standing lamp with telescoping height and tripod base, model number 22597, by Josef Frank (1885

Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Adjustable Side Table, Two Finishes
Adjustable Side Table, Two Finishes

Adjustable Side Table, Two Finishes

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

A heavy, acid-etched steel block anchors a telescoping base finished in antique brass and a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Side Tables

Ostuni O Luce Table or Floor Lamp Italian Design
Ostuni O Luce Table or Floor Lamp Italian Design

Ostuni O Luce Table or Floor Lamp Italian Design

By Oluce, Giuseppe Ostuni

Located in San Francisco, CA

Telescoping table or floor lamp by Ostuni-O-Luce of Italy. The lamp extends from 23" to 54" in all

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Stellar 6-Point Vertical Pendant, Custom Polished Brass and Hand Blown Glass
Stellar 6-Point Vertical Pendant, Custom Polished Brass and Hand Blown Glass

Stellar 6-Point Vertical Pendant, Custom Polished Brass and Hand Blown Glass

By Javier Robles

Located in NEW YORK, NY

system is based on the orbiting binary stars seen through the telescopes of astronomers. The direct light

Category

2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Wonderful Benjamin Pike & Sons (New York) Circa 1850 Theodolite
Wonderful Benjamin Pike & Sons (New York) Circa 1850 Theodolite

Wonderful Benjamin Pike & Sons (New York) Circa 1850 Theodolite

Located in Placerville, CA

. I guess this isn't surprising since the telescope measures 15 inches. The Crosshairs for the scope

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

19th c. MOONSCAPES
19th c. MOONSCAPES

19th c. MOONSCAPES

Unavailable|$2,500

19th c. MOONSCAPES

By Loewy & Puiseux

Located in Summerland, CA

telescope. From an edition of 100 Stamped and dated with the Paris Observatory

Category

Antique 19th Century French Photography

Stellar 6-Point Vertical Pendant - patinated brass & hand blown glass
Stellar 6-Point Vertical Pendant - patinated brass & hand blown glass

Stellar 6-Point Vertical Pendant - patinated brass & hand blown glass

By Javier Robles

Located in NEW YORK, NY

taken by NASA, this lighting system is based on the orbiting binary stars seen through the telescopes of

Category

2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Chrome Floor Lamp with Pivoting Boom Arm, 1960s
Midcentury Chrome Floor Lamp with Pivoting Boom Arm, 1960s

Midcentury Chrome Floor Lamp with Pivoting Boom Arm, 1960s

Located in Detroit, MI

is fixed and may have originally telescoped. Original vintage on/off switch on hanging cord and on

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Mid-19th Century French Japy Freres Black Marble Garniture Clock Set
Mid-19th Century French Japy Freres Black Marble Garniture Clock Set

Mid-19th Century French Japy Freres Black Marble Garniture Clock Set

Located in Worcester, Worcestershire

, brassouter ring Decoration marble body with bronze putti atop, brass globe and telescope. Heavy ornate

Category

Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble

Pipistrello Lamp by Gae Aulenti
Pipistrello Lamp by Gae Aulenti

Pipistrello Lamp by Gae Aulenti

By Gae Aulenti

Located in New York, NY

Paris. Creamy lacquered base and adjustable, telescoping steel stem, diffusing perspex shade.

Category

Vintage 1960s Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Steel

Antique 19th Century Bronze and Marble Ormolu Mantle Clock
Antique 19th Century Bronze and Marble Ormolu Mantle Clock

Antique 19th Century Bronze and Marble Ormolu Mantle Clock

Located in Worcester, Worcestershire

, brassouter ring Decoration marble body with bronze putti atop, brass globe and telescope. Heavy ornate

Category

Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Rare Bittersweet Painted 18th C Candlestand
Rare Bittersweet Painted 18th C Candlestand

Rare Bittersweet Painted 18th C Candlestand

Located in Hadley, MA

EARLY CONN CANDLESTAND Punchy snakefoot CT "telescope shaft" candlestand, with the

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Painted Furniture

Materials

Maple

A French Bronze Equestrian Group Of Napoleon On Horseback, France, 19th Century
A French Bronze Equestrian Group Of Napoleon On Horseback, France, 19th Century

A French Bronze Equestrian Group Of Napoleon On Horseback, France, 19th Century

By Foundry Pinedo

Located in Pasadena, CA

hat, in his right hand holding the horses reigns the other hand holding a telescope with a small sword

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Duran Coffee Table, Polished Edges, Silicon Bronze Base, Custom Order

Duran Coffee Table, Polished Edges, Silicon Bronze Base, Custom Order

By KGBL

Located in Dallas, TX

for telescope lenses. The existing stock features occlusions and varying textures which give each

Category

2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Pair French Art Deco Silverleaf Chairs

Pair French Art Deco Silverleaf Chairs

Located in Coral Gables, FL

pale green Scalamandre silk, the chairs are suitable for any décor. The “Telescope” front legs have

Category

20th Century French Chairs

Materials

Silver Leaf

Erickson Aesthetics  Pyramid Table
Erickson Aesthetics  Pyramid Table

Erickson Aesthetics Pyramid Table

Unavailable|$3,500 / item

Erickson Aesthetics Pyramid Table

By Ben Erickson

Located in New York, NY

Pyramid marble base cocktail table with telescoping swivel post that supports solid black Colorfin

Category

2010s American Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

GILT METAL FIGURAL BAROMETER BY E. LINNIE
GILT METAL FIGURAL BAROMETER BY E. LINNIE

GILT METAL FIGURAL BAROMETER BY E. LINNIE

By E. Linnie

Located in San Francisco, CA

TELESCOPES. THE WORKS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL BAROMETER ARE INSIDE A DRUM APPLIED WITH STARS, TOPPED BY TWO

Category

Antique 19th Century Scottish Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Early 19th Century Silver Mounted Shagreen Case Signed Dollond, London
Early 19th Century Silver Mounted Shagreen Case Signed Dollond, London

Early 19th Century Silver Mounted Shagreen Case Signed Dollond, London

By Dollond, London

Located in Brussels, BE

John Dollond (1706-1761) the inventor of the achromatic lens for telescopes. His sons Peter (1731-1820

Category

Antique 1820s English Early Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Shagreen

Bust of Sir Isaac Newton, Pearlware, Ralph & Enoch Wood, circa 1790
Bust of Sir Isaac Newton, Pearlware, Ralph & Enoch Wood, circa 1790

Bust of Sir Isaac Newton, Pearlware, Ralph & Enoch Wood, circa 1790

By Ralph Wood Pottery

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

contributions include the development of the reflecting telescope and the discovery of the color spectrum in

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Pottery

Materials

Pearlware

Carl Zeiss blc World War II Kreigsmarine Binoculars, circa 1940.
Carl Zeiss blc World War II Kreigsmarine Binoculars, circa 1940.

Carl Zeiss blc World War II Kreigsmarine Binoculars, circa 1940.

Located in Aspen, CO

telescope of the Kreigsmarine with variable magnification. Porro II prisms with coated optics, controls

Category

Vintage 1940s Industrial Historical Memorabilia

Dimmable LED Objective Floor Lamp by Jean Nouvel for Artemide, Italy
Dimmable LED Objective Floor Lamp by Jean Nouvel for Artemide, Italy

Dimmable LED Objective Floor Lamp by Jean Nouvel for Artemide, Italy

By Artemide, Jean Nouvel

Located in Brooklyn, NY

the eye to observe different distances in the way that happens with a telescope or a camera lens, the

Category

2010s Italian Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Quality English Enamel Box with Mythological Scenes, circa 1765
Quality English Enamel Box with Mythological Scenes, circa 1765

Quality English Enamel Box with Mythological Scenes, circa 1765

Located in Geelong, Victoria

Love. Front - Urania, the muse of astronomy, peers though a telescope while leaning on a table globe

Category

Antique 1760s English Rococo More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Enamel

Sight Light Floor Lamp Brass and Black Enamel by M.G. Wheeler
Sight Light Floor Lamp Brass and Black Enamel by M.G. Wheeler

Sight Light Floor Lamp Brass and Black Enamel by M.G. Wheeler

By M.G. Wheeler

Located in New Westminster, British Columbia

telescoping height adjustment that simply allows you to raise or lower or even swivel the lamp head to the

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel

Neoclassic table-lamp
Neoclassic table-lamp

Neoclassic table-lamp

Unavailable|$2,000

Neoclassic table-lamp

Located in Brussels & Antwerp, BE

geographer’s attributes: a telescope, a compass, a globe and books. H. of the total column 56,60 cm (22.28

Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Ormolu

Victorian Vernier Sextant by Crichton Brothers, London
Victorian Vernier Sextant by Crichton Brothers, London

Victorian Vernier Sextant by Crichton Brothers, London

By Crichton Brothers

Located in Norwich, Norfolk

were last recorded in 1877. They made all types of scientific instruments including telescopes

Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

19th Century Brass Theodolite by S.P.Cohen, Glasgow
19th Century Brass Theodolite by S.P.Cohen, Glasgow

19th Century Brass Theodolite by S.P.Cohen, Glasgow

By S.P. Cohen, Glasgow

Located in Norwich, Norfolk

19th century laquered brassTheodolite By S.P.Cohen, Glasgow Extending telescope with rack and

Category

Antique 1840s Great Britain (UK) Other Scholar's Objects

Materials

Brass

Large Nautical Painting Clipper Ship ELIZABETH by Jerome Howes
Large Nautical Painting Clipper Ship ELIZABETH by Jerome Howes

Large Nautical Painting Clipper Ship ELIZABETH by Jerome Howes

By Jerome Howes

Located in Palm City, FL

doghouse. Her crew is shown working the ship while her captain peers ahead through his telescope.

Category

20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Wood

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Find a variety of telescopes available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and wood, all telescopes available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of telescopes available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of telescopes to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Victorian and Georgian telescopes are of considerable interest. Telescope Casual, J.T. Kalmar and Dollond, London each produced beautiful telescopes that are worth considering.

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