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Iconic Orgreen Titanium Frame Sunglasses, Vintage Eyewear Made in Italy
By Orgreen Optics
Located in Buffalo, NY
lconic Orgreen titanium frame sunglasses. Vintage new old stock eyewear, handmade in Italy, early 1990s vintage featuring blue anodized titanium frame, C-R 39 lens , a rare offering ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Optics
Materials
Titanium
Car Optics Ceiling Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1970s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Lisboa, PT
This ceiling lamp was designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, in Italy, during the 1970's. It features three glasses that are inspired by car lights and are colored from milk white fadi...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Optics
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Car Optics hanging chandelier by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1970
By Carlo Nason
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Rarissimo lampadario a sospensione Car Optics di Carlo Nason per Mazzega, 1970, Made in Italy.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Optics
Materials
Metal
Car Optics table lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1970
By Carlo Nason
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Rara lampada da tavolo progettata da Car Optics di Carlo Nason per Mazzega, 1970, Made in Italy
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Optics
Materials
Glass
Zeiss German Jumelles World `War 2, 12 x 60 Binoculars. Exceptional Optics.
By ZEISS
Located in Canterbury, GB
German and occupied ports, cities and industrial centres. Due to their superb optics they naturally also
Category
1940s Other Vintage Optics
Materials
Aluminum
H 51.19 in W 18.51 in D 17.72 in
20th Century Japanese Pair Of Naval Bridge "Big Eye" Binoculars By Nikon c.1940
By Nikon
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
exceptional binoculars display entirely original optics in a distinctly Japanese straight- body instrument
Category
1940s Japanese Other Vintage Optics
Materials
Metal
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H 61.03 in W 29.53 in D 29.53 in
Allan Gould Patio / Interior String & Steel Lounge Chair
By Allan Gould
Located in Oakland, CA
design with its clean modernist lines and the optics the cording creates when juxtaposed against a light
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Optics
Materials
Steel
1940's WW2 Carl Zeiss BLC 12x60 'T' Flak Binoculars
By Carl Zeiss
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
coated optics, an anti reflective substance is applied on the outside lens surfaces and silvering on the
Category
1940s German Industrial Vintage Optics
Materials
Aluminum
20th Century English Polished Observation Binoculars By Ross, c.1940
By Ross
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
telescopic wood stand, these exceptional binoculars display entirely original optics in a lovely two tone
Category
20th Century British Vintage Optics
Materials
Brass, Chrome
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H 35.83 in W 13.39 in D 8.27 in
USSR Post-war 15 x 110 Military Binoculars by Novosibirsk ("Big Eye"). 1950's.
Located in Canterbury, GB
perimeter (such as Berlin Wall) or territorial limits. Due to their superb optics they naturally also proved
Category
1950s Vintage Optics
Materials
Aluminum
H 51.19 in W 12.6 in D 9.85 in
Italian Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Lasne, BE
Table lamp with aluminium base and fibreglass optics duster, illuminated by changing colours. The
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Optics
Materials
Aluminum
WWII Carl Zeiss Anti-Aircraft Kriegsmarine binoculars
By Carl Zeiss
Located in Telluride, CO
1945. These optics have been originally restored in a time-consuming process to reveal a crystal clear
Category
1940s German Other Vintage Optics
Materials
Aluminum
WWII Nikon Binoculars on Carl Zeiss Silver Polished tripod
By Nikon
Located in Telluride, CO
, these exceptional binoculars display entirely original optics in a distinctly Japanese straight-body
Category
1930s Japanese Other Vintage Optics
Materials
Aluminum
Heavy Pair of Highly Polished Library Binoculars
Located in Norwell, MA
. Geared focal knob. Clear crisp optics. Circa 1930.
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1930s English Vintage Optics
Materials
Brass
Annika Liljedahl Smoking Ghosts Textile
Located in Larchmont, NY
fiber optics. Through art, she examines man's relationship to the world around and thus also to nature
Category
1970s Outsider Art Vintage Optics
Materials
Mixed Media
Vintage Observation Binoculars by Toko, Japan, 20 X 120
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
optics give outstanding visual clarity and are equal or better than any similar modern binocular. The
Category
1940s Japanese Industrial Vintage Optics
Materials
Aluminum
Op Art Translucent Lucite Snail Sculpture by Brazilian Author Abraham Palatnik
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in North Miami, FL
distinctive style, seamlessly merging perception-altering optics with organic inspiration. Playful yet refined
Category
1970s Brazilian Space Age Vintage Optics
Materials
Synthetic, Plastic, Acrylic, Lucite
Clear Acrylic Lucite Dining Table with Diamond Shaped Prism Center
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Chattanooga, TN
that makes Lucite so desirable. The diamond prism perfectly captures the dynamic optics of Lucite
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Optics
Materials
Glass, Acrylic, Lucite
WWII Carl Zeiss Binoculars
By Carl Zeiss
Located in Telluride, CO
These WWII optics have been originally restored in a time-consuming process to reveal a crystal
Category
1930s German Late Victorian Vintage Optics
Materials
Aluminum
Injuries-Connections - abstract contemporary artwork by Günther Uecker ZERO art
Located in Hamburg, DE
Heinz Mack and Otto Piene. Influenced by studies of light, optics, oscillation, and electricity, Uecker
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Optics
Materials
Handmade Paper, Screen
Günther UeckerInjuries-Connections - abstract contemporary artwork by Günther Uecker ZERO art , 1998
H 30.32 in W 24.81 in D 1.97 in
Fuji Meibo 15 x 80 Marine Binoculars
By Fuji Meibo
Located in Telluride, CO
with 80 mm objective lens. Stamped Fuji Meibo and Serial numbered 2564. These optics have been
Category
1940s Japanese Other Vintage Optics
Materials
Aluminum
1980's Japanese Brass Industrial Signalling Floor Lamp by Shonan Kosakusho
By Shonan Kosakusho
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
signal from ship to shore, the precision optics of the reflector focuses the light output of the 1000w
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1980s Japanese Industrial Vintage Optics
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Copper
Bamboo Tea Trolley or Bar Cart
By Tito Agnoli, Egon Eiermann
Located in München, DE
high-quality workmanship.
The black surface in tile optics is made of plastic and is very easy to
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Optics
Materials
Bamboo, Plastic
Opera Theatre Glasses, Binoculars with Leather Case
Located in Miami, FL
condition.
Glass clean and clear.
All mechanical settings work.
Optics has no scratches.
Made by
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20th Century French Vintage Optics
Materials
Glass, Bakelite
Pair of Uniquely Designed Stained Glass and Brass Bookends, Un-matching
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of stained glass and brass bookends, good quality.
Stunning in design, optics and color
Category
20th Century American Modern Vintage Optics
Materials
Brass
H 13.13 in W 9.38 in D 3.13 in
GIA Certified Oval Cut Orange Spessartine Garnet And Diamond Ring
Located in Miami, FL
as a floated set, for its optics as a gemstone floating in mid-air. The diamonds are eye clean and
Category
Late 20th Century North American Art Deco Vintage Optics
Materials
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid Century Japanese Fuji Meibo Naval Binocular Nardo Grey & Brass -Original box
By Fuji Meibo
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
optics give outstanding visual clarity and even make great star gazing lenses. The eyepieces can be
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1950s Japanese Industrial Vintage Optics
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
H 59.06 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Fase Model Nutria Mid-Century Modern Office Table Lamp, Spain, 1980
By Fase
Located in Escalona, Toledo
optics, with an angular design with a "High-Tech" aesthetic.
Black lacquered metal. It has a transformer
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Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Optics
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Carl Zeiss Binoculars, 12 X 60
By Carl Zeiss
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
desiccating apparatus could be fitted on the sides 'Trocken - luft' (dry air).
The optics give outstanding
Category
Mid-20th Century German Vintage Optics
Materials
Metal
Vintage Japanese Fuji Meibo WWII 15 X 80 Binoculars
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
binoculars are predominately used for viewing the horizon, the optics give outstanding visual clarity and are
Category
1940s Vintage Optics
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Memphis Style Industrial Table / Sculpture, by Jay Stanger, , Aluminum, Wood, Fiber
Located in Buffalo, NY
Memphis Style Industrial table / sculpture, by Jay Stanger,,aluminum, wood, fiber optics
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1990s American Futurist Vintage Optics
Materials
Aluminum
Brass Floor Lamp
By Florian Schulz, Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in München, DE
lamp creates a very cozy atmosphere and is of very high quality.
The lampshade with fiberglass optics
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Optics
Materials
Brass
Irene Rice Pereira Modernist Gouache Drawing Painting Abstract Expressionist Art
By Irene Rice Pereira
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstract Art. Her writings included topics such as structure, time, optics, and space.
The Boca Raton
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Optics
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Spritzer & Furhmann 1960 Retro Modernist Large Pendant In Solid 18Kt Yellow Gold
By Spritzer & Fuhrmann
Located in Miami, FL
the optics shops, an own goldsmith shop, watch repairs and the decoration department where, among
Category
1960s German Retro Vintage Optics
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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W 3.45 in D 0.54 in L 6.05 in
Seton Smith Original Cibachrome Photograph
By Seton Smith
Located in Larchmont, NY
captured by the camera’s optics and a fleeting relationship between our eyes and what is seen in the image
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1980s Contemporary Vintage Optics
Materials
Black and White
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
; Albright-Knox Museum, 1960; Brooklyn Museum Biennial, 1960; "Optics & Kinetics", Ohio University, 1965-66
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Vintage Optics
Materials
Acrylic
1960s Danish Set of 6 Dining Chairs by Ole Wanscher for A.J. Iversen
By A. J. Iversen, Ole Wanscher
Located in Sagaponack, NY
obstructing stretchers with the back legs displaying a rearward curve which accentuates the optics of its
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Optics
Materials
Rosewood
Spritzer & Furhmann 1960 Modernist Geometric Earrings 18Kt Gold With Tiger's Eye
By Spritzer & Fuhrmann
Located in Miami, FL
the optics shops, an own goldsmith shop, watch repairs and the decoration department where, among
Category
1960s Italian Modernist Vintage Optics
Materials
Tiger's Eye, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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W 0.75 in L 1.02 in
Pair Of Sexy 1970's Chrome Fiber Optic Lamps
By Fantasia Light
Located in Pemberton, NJ
,smoked glass and fiber optics. Thousands of optical fiber tips come alive creating a beautiful ambience
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Optics
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Sexy Pair Of 1970's Chrome Fiber Optic Globe Lamps Mid-century Modern
By Fantasia Light
Located in Pemberton, NJ
metal,smoked glass and fiber optics. Thousands of optical fiber tips come alive creating a beautiful
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Optics
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Carl Zeiss 12 x 60 German Observation Binoculars, Second World War
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
reliability of the optics far outweighed the monetary cost. The eyepieces can be adjusted for focus and the
Category
1940s Vintage Optics
Materials
Metal
Untitled Sculpture, 1987
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Palo Alto, CA
. This exemplary work exhibits Vasarely's range as a master of optics, painter, and sculptor.
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1980s Op Art Vintage Optics
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Set of 3 Very Rare Midcentury Modern Flush Mounts by RAAK Amsterdam 1960s
By RAAK
Located in Lisse, NL
these Raak lights it reads that these unique glass shades 'are provided with mirror optics with high
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Optics
Materials
Metal
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H 2.17 in Dm 2.09 in
Set of Three Small Colored Glass Vases by A.D. Copier, the Netherlands, 1930s
By Glasfabriek Leerdam, A. D. Copier
Located in Steenwijk, NL
: page 72, model GL618
'Flora' green vase with horizontal optics: page 73, model GL620
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1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Optics
Materials
Glass
H 3.75 in W 3.35 in D 3.35 in
Vintage Factory Barometer, English, Oak, Banjo, Official, Factory Act 1937
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
a desirable aged patina
Original glass in good order and of bright optics
Ornate foliate carvings
Category
Mid-20th Century English Victorian Vintage Optics
Materials
Glass, Oak
H 98.5 in W 32.5 in D 7.5 in
1950 Film 16mm Camera, SOM Berthiot, France
Located in Miami, FL
Société d'Optique et de Mécanique Berthiot (SOM Berthiot) was a French manufacturer of optics and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Optics
Signed Limited Edition Op Art Serigraph "Tridim-Gordes" by Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in San Diego, CA
Budapest Bauhaus. There he became familiar with contemporary research in color and optics by Johannes Itten
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Modern Vintage Optics
Materials
Paper
H 21.5 in W 17 in D 1.5 in
1991 "Gate" Large Scale Signed Vintage Silver gelatin Print Photograph
By Zeke Berman
Located in Surfside, FL
photographs. These works reflect his long standing interest in visual cognition, optics and
the intersection
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Vintage Optics
Materials
Silver Gelatin
20th Century Copper & Brass Signalling Floor Lamp and Military Gyroscope Tripod
By Shonan Kosakusho
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Signal from ship to shore, the precision optics of the reflector focuses the light output of the 1000w
Category
1980s Japanese Industrial Vintage Optics
Materials
Brass, Copper
H 170 in W 35 in D 65 in
White Fins
By Martin Schreiber
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
, Optics and Kinetics, April1965-October 1966
Museum of Modern Art Lending Library, 1966
American
Category
1970s Hard-Edge Vintage Optics
Materials
Steel
Holld (Moiré Tower), 1989
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Palo Alto, CA
the lower left.
Victor Vasarely Holld (Moiré Tower), 1989 wonderfully combines optics, form and
Category
1980s Op Art Vintage Optics
Materials
Glass, Lucite, Screen
Ceramic Base Cocktail Table by George Greenamyer for Vladimir Kagan
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Dallas, TX
(sometimes fiber optics) and hired a mechanical and a structural engineer as well as other talented people to
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Optics
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Kettes, 1984
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Palo Alto, CA
while on the other he utilizes pinks and greens. This sculpture offers the viewer a wide range of optics
Category
1980s Op Art Vintage Optics
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Kate Moss Backstage at YSL, Paris - Model in florals, fine art photography, 1993
By Roxanne Lowit
Located in Vienna, AT
floral print contrasts with the red chair Kate sits in and dominates the image. The flashlight optics
Category
1990s Contemporary Vintage Optics
Materials
Archival Pigment
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H 40.16 in W 29.93 in
Banya, 1964 Vintage Abstract Op Art Screen Print Serigraph
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Surfside, FL
familiar with the contemporary research in color and optics by Johannes Itten, Josef Albers, and the
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20th Century Op Art Vintage Optics
Materials
Screen
Vintage Chokk Mini C Original Op Art Vasarely Collage Painting
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Surfside, FL
Bortnijik. At the Academy, he became familiar with the contemporary research in color and optics by
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20th Century Op Art Vintage Optics
Materials
Mixed Media
H 24.75 in W 18 in D 1.33 in
1970's Enamel Metal Vasarely Silkscreen Screenprint Axo Kinetic Op Art Sculpture
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Surfside, FL
Bortnijik. At the Academy, he became familiar with the contemporary research in color and optics by
Category
1970s Op Art Vintage Optics
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Signed Limited Edition Op Art Serigraph "Tridos" by Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in San Diego, CA
to as the Budapest Bauhaus. There he became familiar with contemporary research in color and optics
Category
Late 20th Century Austrian Modern Vintage Optics
Materials
Paper
Charles Lapicque - Original Handsigned Lithograph - Ecole de Paris
By Charles Lapicque
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
dissertation on 'Optics and the Perception of Contours'. He was studying machinery and architecture and
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Optics
Materials
Lithograph
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
Charles Lapicque (after) - Homage to Dufy - Lithograph
By Charles Lapicque
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
dissertation on 'Optics and the Perception of Contours'. He was studying machinery and architecture and
Category
1960s Modern Vintage Optics
Materials
Lithograph
H 22.05 in W 14.97 in D 0.04 in
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Vintage Optics For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of vintage optics available for sale. Frequently made of metal, brass and glass, all vintage optics available were constructed with great care. Vintage optics have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage optics bearing mid-century modern or industrial hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Vintage optics have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Nikon, Carl Zeiss and Fuji Meibo are consistently popular.
How Much are Vintage Optics?
Vintage optics can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $5,154, while the lowest priced sells for $28 and the highest can go for as much as $338,500.
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