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19th Century American Oil Lamp
Located in Copenhagen, K
Fantastic oil lamp shaped as a candle in painted metal.
Category
Antique 1820s North American Candlesticks
Materials
Metal
Antique American Oil Lamp With Hand Painted Font and Brass Filigree Base
Located in New Orleans, LA
An American Victorian oil lamp having an outstanding hand painted floral font, cast brass filigree
Category
Antique 1860s American Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid Century Oil Spot Finish Lamps by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of mid century oil spot finish lamps, made by The Laurel Lamp Company, American, circa 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Antique 19th Century American Milk Glass Oil Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th Century American whale oil lamp.
Colorless spherical EAPG glass font, high-lead opalescent
Category
Antique 1870s American Late Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
19th Century American Brilliant Cut Crystal Oil Lamp
Located in Water Mill, NY
Monumental 19th century brilliant cut crystal oil lamp-electrified from top.
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Antique American Student Converted Twin Oil Lamp By Bradley & Hubbard 1800's
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Antique American Student Converted Twin Oil Lamp By Bradley & Hubbard 1800's
The Bradley
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
American Victorian Ribbed Milk Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian ribbed milk glass (oil) table lamp comprised of a shaped glass base with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
19th century American Twisted Cranberry Glass Column Lamp
Located in Savannah, GA
This unusually tall antique American glass oil lamp features a tall ruby colored twisted rope
Category
Antique 1840s American Early Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
19th century Primitive Painted Early American Floor Lamp
Located in Savannah, GA
Rare painted iron standing floor lamp made to burn oil but converted to electricity. Nice lines and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Primitive Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron
Early 19th Century Brass Electrified Lucerne Whale Oil Lamp
Located in Canton, MA
Early 19th century brass electrified lucerne whale oil lamp. A popular style of lamp in the late
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American American Colonial Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of American Victorian Silver Plate Eagle Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American Victorian-style (19th Century) silver plate eagle base oil lamps mounted for
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
Gilt Brass Mounted Pressed Glass Oil Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Gilt brass mounted pressed glass oil or kerosene table lamp, American, ca. 1900, by the Success
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
19th Century Bronze Sinumbra Oil Lamp with Cut Glass Shade
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This handsome urn form sinumbra lamp retains it's original oil reservoir. It features neoclassical
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English American Classical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th/Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Wrought Iron Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th/early 20th-century American Arts and Crafts hand-wrought iron oil lamp is an
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 17.5 in W 18.25 in D 18.25 in
Double Matte Globe American Black Walnut Table Lamp by Lights of London
By Lights of London
Located in London, GB
Handturned American Black Walnut Base. Pure Monocoat natural oil finish.
97CRI Dimmable Tala G9
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Martin Brothers Early Stoneware Oil Lamp Base with Butterflies
By Martin Brothers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
made by him.
Provenance: Acquired directly from a private American collection.
The oil lamp base has
Category
Antique 1870s English Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Pairpoint Monumental Hand-Painted Orientalist Oil Lamp, Pyramids, Palms c 1905
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pairpoint Monumental Hand-Painted Orientalist Oil Lamp, Pyramids, Palms c 1905
Rare oil lamp, USA
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
American cast bronze single arm Argand lamp & shade, 1810-15
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Cast bronze single arm Argand oil lamp, with period frosted and cut blown glass shade. Probably
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Candle Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair, Aladdin Cast Glass Table Lamps
By Aladdin Co.
Located in Berkeley, CA
dead on point. Made by the world acclaimed oil lamp company, Aladdin out Chicago, just after the war
Category
Vintage 1940s American American Classical Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Rare Porcelain Advertising Ware Table Lamp, Baltimore, circa 1840s
Located in Peabody, MA
, tureens and whale oil lamps) sold by the C. Levering Co. of Baltimore, and mounted as a table lamp itself
Category
Antique 1840s American American Classical Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Early 1900s Vintage Colonial Style Wrought Iron Tripod Scrollwork Floor Lamp
Located in Lomita, CA
This is a striking tripod base wrought iron lamp. The oil reservoir, the vintage style cord and the
Category
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Floor Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
No Reserve
H 65 in W 14 in D 14 in
Antique Swedish Brass Oil Lampe by Böhlmarks of Stockholm
By Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik
Located in Søborg, DK
An antique brass oil electric lamp by Swedish Böhlmarks of Stockholm.
A very elegant and classic
Category
Antique 1890s Swedish Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mercury Glass Banquet Lamps
Located in Canton, MA
Pair of Mercury glass Banquet lamps. Made in the style of antique oil burning table lamps. Cast
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Val Saint Lambert Glass Table Lamp
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in London, GB
); two near Namur (1879 to 1935); and Jambes (1880 to 1931, producing oil glass lamps).[1]
The company
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of MAC Sculpture Italian Baroque Altar Candlestick Table Lamps
By MAC
Located in Forney, TX
estate of the iconic American oil tycoon, T. Boone Pickens.
The stunning, very fine quality, hand
Category
Late 20th Century American Baroque Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modernist Ceramic Turquoise Jade Table Lamps w/ Bronze Fittings
Located in New York, NY
This Pair of Turquoise Jade Table Lamps originate from the United States circa 1960,. In a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
H 32 in W 20 in D 12.5 in
Pair of Chinese Bronze Table Lamps in the Style of James Mont
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Impressive pair of Chinese bronze table lamps in the style of influential 20th Century American
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Original Vintage A. Brandt Ranch Oak Wagon Wheel Western-Cowboy Table Lamp
By A. Brandt Ranch Oak Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage American cowboy, western style wagon wheel table lamp. These lamps were once all the rage
Category
Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 11.25 in W 10.5 in D 5.75 in
Louis Philippe Style French Opaline Blue Glass Lamp Decorated and Golden Brass
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Originally this lamp was an oil lamp, over time the mechanism with the wick has been modified, it
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
'Children Landing a Catfish', 19th Century American School, Large Nocturnal Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial, mid-to-late 19th century American School nocturnal landscape showing a view of three
Category
Late 19th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Rare and Early American 19th Century Brass Oil Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
amazing oil lamp with a handblown original glass globe. The condition is very good.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Colonial Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Antique American Victorian Electrified Kerosene Oil Banquet Lamp
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent American Victorian gilt metal banquet lamp, professionally converted from kerosene
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian More Lighting
Materials
Metal
Set of 3 Pebble Candle Holders by Hollis & Morris
Located in Geneve, CH
oil.
Also available in natural oak, black oak, white oak, and walnut.
Spherical shapes can be mix
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Candle Lamps
Materials
Oak, Walnut
American Scene Industrial Modern Lamp Magazine Illustration Mid-Century c. 1930s
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
American Scene Industrial Modern Lamp Magazine Illustration Mid-Century
Antonio Petruccelli (1907
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Pair of American Victorian Brass Filigree Oil Wall Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American Victorian brass oil lamp wall sconces with a filigree design and two scroll arms
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
18th C French Oil Lamp with tools
Located in Carmel, CA
This four candle oil lamp is French and is brass. The turned column is adjustable for height. The
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
Collection of Four Persian Glazed Ceramic Oil Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A collection of four Early Persian Glazed Pottery Oil Lamps from an American collection. It
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Persian Islamic Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Lamp Post
By Nicholas Evans-Cato
Located in Fairfield, CT
green. Time and light render the American vernacular something fragile, less an anchor than an
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Asian Mud Man w/ Copper Bowl, American Impressionism, New Mexico, Classical Art
Located in Houston, TX
figures were used in planters. The exceptionally large muds were sometimes made into lamp bases.
The
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"After, " Oil Painting
By Mia Bergeron
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "After" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dark haired
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"That obvious true, there is many of you..." Oil Painting
By Anna Wypych
Located in Denver, CO
Anna Wypych (Poland based) "That obvius true, there is many of you..." is an oil painting that
Category
2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Night Murmurs, " Oil Painting
By Mia Bergeron
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Night Murmurs" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a man
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Reading by Lamplight" - Contemporary still life oil painting, traditional style
By Tim McGuire
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of an interior soaked in hues of blue. A traditional wooden chair is pulled out
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Surreal Landscape with an American Underslung and Rolls Royce
By Siegfried Reinhardt
Located in Missouri, MO
Siegfried Reinhardt
"Surreal Landscape and the Artist with his American Underslung and Rolls Roys
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"One for Solitude", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
wood paneled rustic interior complete with a checkered table cloth and a lone oil lamp hanging from the
Category
2010s Photorealist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Dining by Oil Lamp', Paris, Rome, New York, Buenos Aires, Santa Maria di Leuca
By Aldo Riso
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
the Soviet Union, Latin America and the United States, exhibiting with success in Cologne, Berlin
Category
1970s Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper
Aldo Riso'Dining by Oil Lamp', Paris, Rome, New York, Buenos Aires, Santa Maria di Leuca, Circa 1975
H 27.5 in W 19.75 in D 1 in
Hunt Slonem Colorful Bunnies Oil Painting 'Chinensis The Mother'
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
'Chinensis The Mother' by Hunt Slonem, 2021. Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 in. This painting features
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Suong Yangchareon Thai American Photorealist LA California Street Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Suong Yangchareon (Thai American, 1952-)
Acrylic on Canvas
Los Angeles Street Scene with yellow
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 25.25 in W 49.25 in D 2.13 in
Copper Floor Lamp
By Steven Banken
Located in Eindhoven, NL
solid American Walnut. The lamp is hand made in the Netherlands.
Copper - brushed and lacquered
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper
Abstract Mid-20th Century Oil Non Objective NYC Radio City Music Hall
By Donald Deskey
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Mid-20th Century Oil Non Objective NYC Radio City Music Hall. Oil on board, 23 x 20 inches
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
RETREAT ROOM Signed Original Oil Pastel, Mid Century Modern, Round Windows, Ivy
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Union City, NJ
RETREAT ROOM is an original oil pastel drawing on brown paper grocery bag by the self taught
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
Reginald K. GeeRETREAT ROOM Signed Original Oil Pastel, Mid Century Modern, Round Windows, Ivy, 1997
H 23 in W 17.75 in D 1 in
Red White Blue Americana Wall Hanging Painting Sculpture American Flag Motif
Located in Surfside, FL
EXHIBITIONS
Dates-Pomegranates-Olive Oil: Chanukah Lamps, Yeshiva University Museum, New York, NY
District of
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mixed Media Farmhouse, Barn Oil Painting Collage
By Jacques Lamy
Located in Surfside, FL
Jacques Lamy (French/American, 1946 – 2016). The piece uses a combination of woven and printed cloth
Category
20th Century Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Paint, Mixed Media
Two Beers, Green Lamps, Dark Red, Glasses, Snow Outside, Winter Bar Still Life
By KK Kozik
Located in Kent, CT
in America, The New York Times, Timeout New York and London, Artnews, Harper’s Magazine, The Village
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"The Lamp Lighter" Texas Mid-Century Modern Everett Spruce (1908-2002) EXHIBITED
By Everett Spruce
Located in San Antonio, TX
Everett Spruce
(1908 - 2002)
Austin Artist
Image Size: 18 x 15
Frame Size: 28 x 25
Medium: Oil on
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Mixed Media
Early 20th Century Red Stenciled Kerosene Oil Can for Side Table or Plant Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
hand made kerosene oil can.
Though we don't use the cans today, kerosene lamps were in most every
Category
Early 20th Century American Garden Ornaments
Materials
Wood
H 13 in W 13.5 in D 13.5 in
Love Honor Obey?
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Love Honor Obey?
Lon Megargee
ca. 1940
Oil on Board
Size: 19.75 x 26.75 inches
Frame: 26.75 x
Category
1940s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nightstand
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
"Nightstand" by Lu Haskew
Oil 24x20" framed, 20x16" image size
A colorful antique oil lamp is
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Harbor Evening" contemporary impressionist seascape, Van-Gogh-inspired marina
By Tim McGuire
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a marina at night. Lamp-posts glow with vibrating energy, creating luminous
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Port and Starboard boat Lanterns by Perko
Located in Norwell, MA
polished and lacquered. With oil tanks inside. The lanterns are marked with makers name Perkins Marine Lamp
Category
Vintage 1950s North American Lanterns
Materials
Brass
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- How do you use a brass oil lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023How you use a brass oil lamp may vary based on the design of the piece. However, generally, you fill the lamp with vegetable, sesame or similar plant-based oil. Use tweezers to raise and lower the wick and trim away burned ends with scissors. Then, use a match to light the lamp. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of oil lamps.
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