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Roman Bronze Oil Lamp

Roman Bronze Oil Lamp With Theatrical Mask Handle
Located in Bradenton, FL
A rare Roman Grand Tour cast bronze oil lamp with a pear-shaped body leading to a curvaceous spout
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Table Lamps

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Bronze

Antique Repro of Ancient Roman Bronze Oil Lamp, Annum Novum Faustum Felicem
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Antique reproduction of ancient oil lamp. Manufactured in Italy during the mid-late 19th century
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Classical Roman More Lighting

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Bronze

19th Century English Grand Tour Roman Bronze Oil Lamp with Dolphins and Lions
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautifully cast and very compelling 19th century Grand Tour bronze oil lamp in the ancient Roman
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Antique Late 19th Century English Grand Tour Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Italian "Grand Tour" Style Bronze Floor Lamp
Located in Montreal, QC
This unusual antique floor lamp revisits in the late 19th century an oil lamp of antiquity. Raised
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Antique 1880s Italian Classical Roman Floor Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Roman Oil Lamp Mercury and Flying Cranes Grand Tour
Located in Rochester, NY
Roman verdigris bronze oil lamp. Flying cranes with running Mercury. After the original found in
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19th Century Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Roman Oil Lamp Mercury and Flying Cranes Grand Tour
Located in Rochester, NY
Roman verdigris bronze oil lamp. Flying cranes with running Mercury. After the original found in
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Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Bouillotte Table Lamps in Hollywood Regency Style
Located in Richmond, London
Roman oil lamps, each for two lightbulbs and with adjustable yellow 'tôle peinte' shades France or Italy
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Bronze

Bronze Three Arm Whale Oil Chandelier
Located in Canton, MA
In the style of ancient Roman lamps with a central base and three lighted arms. Faces with
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Early 20th Century Classical Roman Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze Oil Lamps on Marble Bases
Located in Stamford, CT
Fantastic pair of Roman bronze tripod stands, each with three removable hanging oil lamps, each of
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Animal Sculptures

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Griotte Marble, Slate, Bronze

Balsamarium shaped as a Bust of a Black Boy - Roman, 1st – 2nd Century AD
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Balsamarium shaped as a Bust of a Black Boy Bronze, silver inlaid eyes and lips, Roman, 1st – 2nd
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Models and Mini...

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Silver, Bronze

Antique Bronze Etruscan Candelabrum 19th Century
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Richmond, London
as ancient Roman oil lamp, with candle sconces in the nozzles, and it is supported by a very finely
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Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Style Ormolu and Bronze Chandelier
Located in London, GB
imitative of Roman era oil lamps, while the gilt bronze mounts throughout, from the Apollo head masks that
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Napoleon III Period Gilt and Patinated Bronze Chandelier
Located in London, GB
of an ancient Roman terracotta or earthenware oil lamp. The patinated bronze bowl of the lamp is open
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

An Exceptional French Mid-19th Century Triptych Bronze Empire Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Mantle Clock with Two Cherub Oil Lamps This is an extraordinary and exceptional piece of finely
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire More Objets d'Art and Vertu

Materials

Bronze

Grand Tour Pompeii Bronze of Silenus, Greek God of Wine
Located in Stamford, CT
Superior quality large scale Italian Grand Tour bronze of the god Silenus after the Roman original
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Empire Style Neoclassical Gilt Bronze 10-Light Chandelier
Located in London, GB
oil lamp adorned with floral garlands and ribbon-tied masks having nine arms modelled from winged
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Revival Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Antique French Empire Revival Style Ormolu Bronze Chandelier
Located in Madrid, ES
hanging Roman oil lamp, and various embellishments such as the crown of acanthus leaves at top, laurel
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

French Gilt Bronze and Rouge Marble Mantel Clock, Charpentier, Paris, circa 1880
By Charpentier et Cie
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
highlighted in gilt, surmounted by a winged cherub with bow and arrows standing on a double flaming oil lamp
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Antique 1880s French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Neoclassical Style Six light Bronze and Alabaster Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
graceful bronze arms are reminiscent of Greek or Roman oil lamps.
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

English Regency Thomas Weeks Neoclassical Marble and Ormolu Mantel Clock
By Thomas Weeks
Located in London, GB
an oil lamp surrounded by four flaming torch finials. The fine white convex dial with gold Roman
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Antique Early 1800s English Regency Mantel Clocks

Materials

Carrara Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

17th Century Antwerp Cabinet with Painted Panels Attributed to H. Van Balen
Located in PARIS, FR
door displays the Allegory of Vanity, personified by a young woman holding an oil lamp from which smoke
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Antique Early 17th Century Belgian Louis XIII Cabinets

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Wood, Paint

Rare French Empire Ormolu Clock of Astronomy Lesson Signed Lafollie a Paris
Located in London, GB
at a text by the light of an oil lamp. Opposite her on the other side of the base is a astronomical
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Antique 1810s French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

John Glick Plum Tree Pottery "Wall Mantel Series"
By John Glick
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
colors. In addition is a small Greek or Roman styled dish used as an oil lamp. The other three objets are
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Late 20th Century American American Craftsman Mounted Objects

Materials

Ceramic

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Classical Grand Tour Bronze Statue of Narcissus Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Rochester, NY
Grand Tour 19th century bronze sculpture of Narcissus after the original found in 1862 at Pompeii. When first found in Pompeii it was identified as Narcissus. Years later it was iden...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Located in Van Nuys, CA
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Antique Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of the Crouching Venus after Giambologna
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Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Brass

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Located in GB
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Marble

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Located in New Orleans, LA
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Roman Bronze Oil Lamp
Located in Paris, ile de france
A roman bronze oil lamp, with a monkey sculpture, object of Grand Tour or possibly ancient.
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Antique Early 1800s Italian Greco Roman Mounted Objects

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Roman Bronze Oil Lamp
Roman Bronze Oil Lamp
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Roman Bronze Oil Lamp with a Monkey Sculpture
Located in Paris, ile de france
A Roman bronze oil lamp, with a monkey sculpture, object of Grand Tour or possibly ancient.  
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Greco-Roman Bronze Oil Lamp
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This elegant lamp must once have lit a luxurious room, for only the wealthy could afford lamps made
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier European Classical Roman Antiquities

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Bronze

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By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
A great quality and rare patinated bronze floor lamp. Designed by: Edward F. Caldwell and Co. New
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Antique Early 1900s American Greco Roman Floor Lamps

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Bronze

Pair of Art Deco Mythological Porcelain and Bronze Vase Lamps, France, 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This unique pair of French Art Deco porcelain and bronze loutrophoros vase lamps with ovoid-shaped
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Early 20th Century Greek Greco Roman Table Lamps

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French Empire Bronze Grand Tour Chandelier
Located in Natchez, MS
Early 19th century period empire verdigris bronze chandelier after greco-roman oil lamp chandelier
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Located in Long Island City, NY
A patinated bronze 19th century, Napoleon III period, light fixture in the form of a Roman oil lamp
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants

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Located in Stamford, CT
Italian 'Grand Tour' bronze oil lamp, after the ancient Roman original, with two spouts and
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Located in Atlanta, GA
Roman style bronze floor lamp, attributed to Tiffany & Co., American, circa 1920s. This lamp is
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Located in Madrid, ES
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Located in Stamford, CT
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

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A single verdigris bronze sconce
H 11 in W 9.75 in D 7 in
19th Century French Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Shippensburg, PA
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Located in Shippensburg, PA
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Located in Shippensburg, PA
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Located in Melbourne, Victoria
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Located in Kensington, MD
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Bronze

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Located in London, GB
This is an elegant antique French 19th century Empire period oil lamp base in the form of a
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Located in Stamford, CT
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Located in Kensington, MD
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Metal

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Located in Long Island City, NY
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Period French Directoire mantle clock known as "La Lecture"
Located in Vancouver, BC
the same time. The Reader shows a young classical girl seated on a gilded bronze Roman chair reading a
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Marble, Ormolu

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Roman Bronze Oil Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal roman bronze oil lamp for your home. Each roman bronze oil lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and stone. There are many kinds of the roman bronze oil lamp you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each roman bronze oil lamp bearing Empire, neoclassical or Regency hallmarks is very popular. A well-made roman bronze oil lamp has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Charpentier et Cie, Thomas Weeks and Wedgwood are consistently popular.

How Much is a Roman Bronze Oil Lamp?

A roman bronze oil lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,338, while the lowest priced sells for $390 and the highest can go for as much as $20,254.
Questions About Roman Bronze Oil Lamp
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021
    Roman oil lamps are simply containers filled with oil, in which a wick made up of cloth or rope rests on one end. The other end of the wick comes in contact with the air. When the wick is lit, the oil in it burns and gives out light.