Chinese Arched Hanging Lantern, c. 1850

Framed in northern elmwood, this elegant lantern casts a soft glow through frosted glass. Exemplifying the refined simplicity of 19th century Chinese d...

Framed in blackwood, this 19th century square lantern casts a soft glow through frosted glass. Displaying the refined simplicity found in furniture of the same era, the lantern illum...

Lanterns in China have a history that goes back over 1,800 years to the Han dynasty: during the Lantern Festival (which falls on the 15 day of the first lunar month) people hang lanterns...

This elegant, delicately crafted lantern was made in northern China over a century ago. The simple frame is crafted of a fine hardwood and inset with panes of frosted glass. Lanterns in China have a history that goes back over 1,800 years to the Han dynasty: during the Lantern Festival (which falls on the 15 day of the first lunar month) people hang lanterns...

Chinese scholars used natural imagery and scenery to aid in contemplation within the walls of their studios. The complex beauty inherent to landscapes and natural forms inspired clea...

This mid-19th century Chinese scholars' mirror is crafted from a fine hardwood with warm coloring and a tight grain. The corners are mitered and the frame is finished all around with...

French Tin hand-painted tole pagoda hanging lantern with tiered ruby pear-shaped prisms and interior four-light cluster. Originally candle powe...

American (glass attributed to Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, Sandwich, Massachusetts), circa 1830-1840. Glass, blown, partially frosted, and wheel cut, with cast and die-rolled brass, patinated. This hanging lamp is typical of the production of such lanterns by the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company of Sandwich, Massachusetts, during the 1830s, and perhaps as late as the early 1840s. The present example is an unusually elaborate specimen with its overall frosting and cutting. In their The Glass Industry in Sandwich, II (1989), Raymond E. Barlow and Joan E. Kaiser quote Boston & Sandwich Glass Company manager Deming Jarves on the fabrication of lamps of this general type (p. 225 no. 2398). These hanging lanterns could be supplied with a candle or with a peg lamp...

American scrolled foliage wrought iron and stained glass hanging hall lantern with three light interior cluster. Originally candle powered and has been electrified. Mid 19th Century

French tin hand-painted silver pagoda hanging lantern with upper tiered ruby pear-shaped prisms and interior four-light cluster. Originally can...

Pair of American dome finial copper and brass decorative hanging paneled glass hall lanterns. Originally gas and have been electrified with single interior socket. Mid 19th century.

American wrought iron and milk glass hanging hall lantern with decorative arches and a centered faceted finial, Mid-19th century. Originally candle and has been electrified.