Antique Telescopes

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

telescoping inner brass rod, thus the base height ranges from 40.5 in. (103 cm) to 54 in. (137 cm) H. The

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

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

A fantastic vintage telescoping adjustable floor lamp with a tripod dolly base. This industrial

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

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

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

, telescopes, sextants and all manner of scientific instruments. On May 10th / 11th 1941 their premises at 57

, theodolites, telescopes, sextants and all manner of scientific instruments. On May 10th / 11th 1941 their

ormolu cherub figure, one holding a telescope and a planet, symbolizing Astronomy and the other holding a

telescope. The latter suggests that the sitter or someone beloved by her is far away. Attributed to

telescope. Bourgeois as close as possible to the water, families of sailors or farmers behind. Seven years

telescope, while one of her disciples, an Ouranie, takes notes on her speech. Aurora is voluptuously lying

made with the aid of a telescope, and Akerman supplemented the information he gleaned from that work

Battle of Copenhagen, he ignored the command putting his telescope to his blind eye and pretending not to

This large early brass telescope. It's quite an impressive show piece. The brass scope is 72 inches

Brass tripod telescope by Ross of London.

A circa 1940 Italian telescope on a tripod base. With raising stem.

A fine reflecting 18th century shagreen covered telescope in the manner of Adams, in working order.

A good example of a silvered three-drawer telescope by Adams, with a mahogany main tube.

Sits on original tripod base, includes travel box and various lenses.

From Marseilles, France, this large 19th century antique telescope will instill any room with

This breathtaking specimen comes from a distinctive group of fluorites that have affectionately been nicknamed, “tanzanite fluorite” for their gemlike aesthetics and color-shifting a...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand carved wall plaque coat of arms for the city of York Fighting Scots dating from 1587 This is a very good looking and well made ...

Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas / Memento Mori bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with masterfully carved hood & robes all from...

This is an antique mythology book, Days of King Arthur by Charles Henry Hanson. An English language, hard bound fictional work with illustrations by Gustave Doré, dating to the late ...

This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...

An exceptional large specimen of vanadinite from Morocco, covered entirely with brilliant, deep red crystals of varying sizes. The crystals are densely packed together, forming a con...

As exceptionally scarce as it is fascinating, this autochange disk player by the Polyphon Musikwerke in Leipzig, Germany can change between six disks and play with the incredibly rar...

Of all the glassworks produced in the late 19th century, cameo glass was the most challenging to perfect. Only a handful of artisans succeeded in mastering this intricate craft, with...

Spectacular upright bass 4 string by Benedikt Lang c1930. Was told its an unusual form, and from my experience i believe that to be very true. Seems as tho its in fairly good conditi...

A Caviúna record player produced by Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Arte in the 1950s, with designs by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler. This record player has two hanging doors that ...

Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone mounted ebonized wooden casket English, 19th Century Height 41cm, width 72cm, depth 52cm Exceptionally fine and richly adorned, this beau...

English Scenic porcelain Dessert service, mid-19th century, polychrome hand-painted with three various romantic landscape scenes in a round cartouches on a pink border, decorated wit...