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Unusual Industrial Shopping Cart by Orla Watson , Telescope Cart Inc.
By Telescope Chair Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
allowing the cart to telescope, or "nest" in order to save space.
Watson was a World War I veteran and had
Category
Vintage 1940s American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal, Steel
Large Brass Library Telescope on Folding Tripod Base from Scotland
By D. McGregor & Co. 1
Located in Austin, TX
A fine large Scottish working library telescope of brass, from the 19th century, for terrestrial or
Category
Antique 19th Century Scottish Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Metal, Steel, Iron
Pair of Kalmar Floor Lamps 'Telescope', Brass Tulip Base Height Adjustable, 1970
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A set of two brass floor lights model 'Telescope' / 'Teleskop' with tulip stands by J.T. Kalmar
Category
Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
H 66.15 in Dm 19.69 in
English Victorian Blue & Brass Telescope
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian brass and blue telescope on adjustable mahogany tripod base.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Laurel Telescoping Brass Floor Lamp
By Laurel
Located in San Francisco, CA
table lamp when set at its lowest height. It has a natural, shiny brass patina, square base, square stem
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Keuffel & Esser Co. Military Transit Surveyor Telescope
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Keuffel & Effer Co. military transit surveyor. It consists of a compass and a telescope
Category
20th Century American Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
American Industrial Telescoping Swivel Lamp, Circa 1950
Located in Rochester, NY
American industrial telescoping swivel table lamp in metal and aluminum with an 8 inch diameter
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
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 Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Telescope Wandlamp Van Niek Hiemstra Voor Evolux
By Niek Hiemstra, Hiemstra Evolux
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
telescope lamp.
You don't often come across this model. Period:1960s.
For that time a very progressive
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
19th C. Gilded Age Bronze Telescoping Dressing Mirror
Located in Morristown, NJ
. (base)
Condition:
Good, some oxidation and darkening to finish.
Category
Antique 1870s American Victorian Table Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Antique English Brass Telescope Tripod Maritime Instrument Nautical
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare and genuine 19th century English Victorian brass telescope on tripod stand. Features amazing
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
H 70 in W 40 in D 40 in
Large, Antique Telescope Tripod, English, Pine, Observatory, Rack, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large, antique telescope tripod. An English, pine observatory rack dating to the late
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Pine
H 58.67 in W 35.63 in D 43.71 in
Space Age Vintage Chromed Metal Telescope Floor Lamp, 1960s, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage chromed metal floor lamp with a curved base and a telescope arm from 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s German Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 86.62 in W 66.93 in D 20.48 in
Kalmar Floor Lamps 'Telescope', Patinated Brass Leather, Height Adjustable, 1960
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A set of two (a pair) floor lamps model "Telescope" / "Teleskop" by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 70.87 in Dm 19.69 in
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
Antique Late 19th Century French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique Brass Telescoping Piano Oil Lamp & Hand Painted Floral Shade c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique piano oil lamp offers hand painted floral shade over brass base having foliate embossed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Torchères
Materials
Brass
Brass, Bardou and Son Telescope Badged James W. Queen and Co.
By Bardou & Son
Located in Baltimore, MD
Table top, brass refracting telescope on folding cabriole leg base. Objective lens is 3 possibly
Category
Vintage 1910s French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
A Very Rare and Fine 19th Century Telescope by Browns of Glasgow
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare 19th Century lacquered brass telescope by Browns of Glasgow. This stunning three draw
Category
Antique 19th Century Scottish Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp Kalmar, Brass Height Adjustable 'Telescope', 1970s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A floor lamp model 'Teleskop' / 'Telescope' no. 2090 by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, Austria from the 1950
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
H 70.87 in Dm 19.69 in
Metal Viewer with Rectangular Base, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Viewer on rectangular base in silver metal. Viewfinder fixed on an axis with graduation to
Category
20th Century Unknown Other More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Other
Tiffany Studios Jeweled Drophead Dragonfly Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Queen Anne’s Lace telescoping base in overall very good condition. Sockets and heat cap appear original
Category
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H.E. Smith Company Oak Adjustable Trestle Base Drafting Easel Drawing Table
Located in Dayton, OH
", telescopes 10", flat 31"h or 41"h at hightest
Category
20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
Monix Black Nickel Reading Floor Lamp, France 1950's
By Edition Monix
Located in New York, NY
Black nickeled adjustable floor lamp, the base can be angled in any direction, the stem telescopes
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Adjustable Brass Floor Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A heavy, solid brass floor lamp with telescoping height adjustment and extendable arm. The square
Category
Mid-20th Century Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Brass Adjustable Pharmacy Floor Lamp Casella Attributed
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Lighting, San Francisco, CA. The lamp features a rare solid brass T shaped base that is very heavy made in
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
E.F. Chapman Visual Comfort Pimlico Tripod Boom Arm Pharmacy Floor Lamp Brass
By E. F. Chapman
Located in Dayton, OH
" x 36" x 19", base is 19"d, telescopes 16" to max 60"h, light 7"
Category
Late 20th Century Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 44 in W 36 in D 19 in
Large E.F. Chapman Visual Comfort Boom Arm Pharmacy Floor Lamp Bronze Light 82"
By E. F. Chapman
Located in Dayton, OH
.
CONDITION
Very Good; Gently Used
DIMENSIONS
66" x 32" x 11", light 11"d, base 10.5", telescopes 16" to
Category
Late 20th Century Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 66 in W 32 in D 11 in
Bauer Lamp Co. Brass and Lucite Adjustable Floor Lamp with Brass Shade, 1970's
By Bauer Lamp Company
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Modern Bauer Lamp Co. attributed telescoping Brass and Lucite Floor Lamp. Featuring circular Brass
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 48 in W 7 in D 16 in
UK 1870 Brass Topographic Level, Antique Surveyor Measurement Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Telescope topographic level of brass, it is an instrument consisting of a telescope fixed parallel
Category
Antique 1860s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 8.27 in W 12.6 in D 6.7 in
Matte Black Library Style Floor Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
height than many in this style- where many library style lamps have a telescoping height, this one does
Category
1990s Taiwanese Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Antique Captains Spyglass on Ships Grating
Located in Norwell, MA
nineteenth century telescope is wrapped in leather. The brasses are highly polished. Great Look.
Weight: 15
Category
Antique Early 1900s North American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Extendable Height Floor Lamp in Brass, Red Lacquer
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in New York, NY
base supports an extendible telescope neck in polished brass — ranging from 55" to 71" — which bows
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 71 in W 17.5 in D 11.5 in
Articulated Green Glass Square Tube Desk Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a beautiful telescoping drafting/art table lamp. The base has a clamp for mounting
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Weybridge Table Lamp by Daytona
By Daytona
Located in Milan, IT
With a silhouette that evokes the collapsible telescopes of the old-time voyagers, the vertical
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Chrome Floor Lamp by Koch + Lowy
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
, fully adjustable, heavy weighted base, sleek styling. A joy to use. Adjustable height- telescoping
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Signed Art Deco Dinandrie Lamp Vase with Mica shade Signed Edition Jouvenia
Located in Oakland, CA
table lamp with a slightly adjusting telescoping center metal tube. The vase is centered on a matching
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Industrial Lamp by M. Brandt & Son
Located in Brooklyn, NY
telescoping steel shaft, two rotating joints, and a tilt/swivel aluminum shade. This highly functional lamp
Category
Vintage 1950s American Industrial Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Iron
Contemporary Pendant Lamp 'Nova' by AGO 'Pink and White'
By AGO Lighting
Located in Paris, FR
combinations.
Nova is an abstract reinterpretation of the images of stars beyond telescope or a spaceship in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pend...
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary Pendant Lamp 'Nova' by AGO 'Coral and Green'
By AGO Lighting
Located in Paris, FR
combinations.
Nova is an abstract reinterpretation of the images of stars beyond telescope or a spaceship in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pend...
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary Pendant Lamp 'Nova' by AGO 'Black'
By AGO Lighting
Located in Paris, FR
combinations.
Nova is an abstract reinterpretation of the images of stars beyond telescope or a spaceship in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pend...
Materials
Aluminum
Elegant Large Art Nouveau Hollywood Regency Style Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
One large elegant Art Nouveau chandelier adjustable in height with an extendable telescope
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
1970s Striking Modern Telescopic Floor Lamp Pair Laurel Lamp Company
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Chula Vista, CA
.
Adjustable telescoping design. No shades are included.
63 .75 tallest point and 43 lowest point. base 8.75 x
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Exceptional Georgian Style Carved Walnut Urn Form Knife Boxes
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very fine and rare pair of Urn Form knife boxes with telescoping lids and myriad cut-outs for
Category
Early 20th Century Georgian Knife Boxes
Materials
Walnut
English Regency Rosewood Music Stand
Located in New York, NY
English Regency rosewood pedestal base music stand with an adjustable lyre design rack and 2 side
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Music Stands
Materials
Brass
Napoleon III French Marble and Bronze Astronomical Sciences Clock
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
the ‘blued’ bronze globe of the world housing the movement; he holds scientific instruments, telescope
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Sirmos Restored Vintage Wood Rams Head Floor Lamps with Brass Fittings Pair Of
By Sirmos
Located in North Miami, FL
modern meets Serge Roche. They have the tripod base of rams feet. The the rams head portion is very
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 63.5 in W 12 in D 12 in
Weybridge Floor Lamp by Daytona
By Daytona
Located in Milan, IT
of brass that has been given a warm, burnished finish, the circular base supports a tall, tubular
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Planet X Ground Lamp, Hand-Blown Murano Glass, 2021, Floor Lighting XL Size
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
its handmade wooden tripod base, featuring finely crafted metal fixings, it carries us off in much the
Category
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 63 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Planet X Ground Lamp, Hand-Blown Murano Glass, 2021, Floor Lighting XXL Size
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
its handmade wooden tripod base, featuring finely crafted metal fixings, it carries us off in much the
Category
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 70.87 in W 24.41 in D 24.41 in
Arco Flos Lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Italy '70s
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Sacile, PN
adjustable telescoping steel arched arm. Perforated lamp head with swiveling adjustable shade with white
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Aluminum, Steel
Vintage Pier Giacomo Achille Castiglioni - Flos 'Arco' Marble & Steel Floor Lamp
By Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos, Achille Castiglioni, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The Carrera marble base has very slight, barely noticeable yellowing. Telescoping arm shows signs
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Steel
H 94.5 in W 86.6 in D 12.6 in
19th Century French Renaissance Triple Bookcase ~ Display Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
, telescope and a navigator's compass, flanked by pierce-carved foliates scrolling out to the corners which
Category
Antique 1870s French Renaissance Revival Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Lytegem Spherical Desk Lamp by Michael Lax for Lightoiler
By Michael Lax, Lightolier
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice Lytegem desk lamp in off-white with spherical metal shade, cube base and chrome arm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Zinc, Steel
Danish Rosewood "Lotus Design" Dining Table by Dyrlund
By Dyrlund
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In great condition this round rosewood "lotus" table is supported by a nickel-plated base.
This
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Nickel
"Study for SWEEPS" by Jan Pieter Fokkens
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
art, Chicago-based artist Jan Pieter Fokkens uses the tangible qualities of pattern and color to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Lightolier Lytegem off White Task Lamp
By Michael Lax, Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Lytegem lamp in off-white with spherical metal shade, cube base and chrome arm. Designed by Michael
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
"Study for Event Horizon" by Jan Pieter Fokkens
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
art, Chicago-based artist Jan Pieter Fokkens uses the tangible qualities of pattern and color to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Adjustable Chrome Pharmacy Desk Lamp in the Style of Koch & Lowy
By Koch & Lowy
Located in San Diego, CA
Koch & Lowy, circa 1960s. The telescoping lamp can adjust from height of 15.25" to 20" and has an
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
H 20 in W 20.5 in D 5.5 in
"Study for Tarantula Nebula" by Jan Pieter Fokkens
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
Entitled "Study for Tarantula Nebula," this painting by Chicago-based artist Jan Pieter Fokkens
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
"NGC-3201" by Jan Pieter Fokkens
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Jan Pieter Fokkens uses his work as a means of processing the incomprehensible
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
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Telescope Base For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the telescope base you’re looking for. A telescope base — often made from metal, brass and wood — can elevate any home. There are 16 variations of the antique or vintage telescope base you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer telescope base, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A telescope base, designed in the Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one telescope base that is appealing in its simplicity, but Cedric Hartman, Ben Erickson and J.T. Kalmar produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Telescope Base?
A telescope base can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,075, while the lowest priced sells for $795 and the highest can go for as much as $8,500.
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