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Ancient Roman Oil Lamps

Pair of Bouillotte Table Lamps in Hollywood Regency Style
Located in London, GB
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

Antique French Empire Style Neoclassical Gilt Bronze 10-Light Chandelier
Located in London, GB
details and burnished highlights, the chandelier composed of a central dish inspired by an Ancient Roman
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Revival Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Bronze Etruscan Candelabrum 19th Century
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in London, GB
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

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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

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

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Bronze

Roman oil lamp, Type ‘Herodian’, Kennedy 3, Hadad 4
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Oil lamp, Type ‘Herodian’, Kennedy 3, Hadad 4 MATERIAL: Terracotta CULTURE: Roman, Judaea
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Israeli Classical Roman Antiquities

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Pottery

Set Of 12 18th Century Italian Etchings of Roman Oil Lamps, Herculaneum
Located in Stamford, CT
A set of 12 framed copper etched plates depicting various ancient oil lamps excavated from
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

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

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Bronze

Balsamarium shaped as a Bust of a Black Boy - Roman, 1st – 2nd Century AD
Located in Bruxelles, BE
important to the ancient Romans as they are in the present time, used by men and women alike, and kept in
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Models and Mini...

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Silver, 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

Black Basalt and Gilt Vestal Lamp, Wedgwood, circa 1800
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An oil lamp in basalt with rare gilt and bronze highlights. This example is an early one, and
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Antique Early 1800s English Neoclassical Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Greek Black Glaze Pottery Guttus
Located in London, GB
A black-glazed terracotta guttus (oil-lamp filler) with a spool-shaped foot, a wheel-shaped body, a
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Greek Black Glaze Pottery Guttus
Greek Black Glaze Pottery Guttus
H 3.15 in W 3.55 in D 4.14 in
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

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Bronze, Ormolu

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19th Century mahogany inlaid writing desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
A superb quality 19th Century mahogany inlaid writing desk, the super structure comprising of three mahogany lined drawers either side with the original turned brass knob handles and...
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Antique 1890s British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze Six-Light Putti Motif Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Very fine quality French turn of the century Louis XVI style patinated bronze six-light putti motif chandelier.
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Vintage 1910s French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Bust of Mercury in Black Basalt. Wedgwood C1820.
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Wedgwood produced a very successful line of Library Busts, of which Minerva and Mercury were the longest in production, running right up into the 20th century - they make a good pair...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Bust of Mercury in Black Basalt. Wedgwood C1820.
Bust of Mercury in Black Basalt. Wedgwood C1820.
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H 18.12 in W 11.03 in D 10.24 in
19th Century Bamboo Desk / Writing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century bamboo desk with two painted & japanned drawers. Raffia covered writing surface. Original embossed surface on sides and back with bamboo legs & stretchers.
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Raffia

19th Century Bamboo Desk / Writing Table
19th Century Bamboo Desk / Writing Table
H 29.75 in W 36.5 in D 22.75 in
Matching Pair of Figural Patinated Bronze Flame Torcheres after Clodion
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A beautifully cast matching pair of patinated bronze figural torcheres in the manner of Clodion modeled as classically draped young girls with garlands of flowers in their hair and h...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Floor Lamps

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Bronze

Cristalleries De Baccarat, a Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Tsarine Torcheres
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
Cristalleries De Baccarat, A Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Twenty-Four Light Tsarine Torcheres, Standing Floor Chandeliers. "A Magnificent Pair of Chandeliers" Each central ...
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20th Century French Floor Lamps

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Crystal

Small 19th Century writing table
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful antique mahogany writing table with 2 drawers. Gold-edged Burgundy leather top. Table stands on porcelain wheels. Entirely in good and original condition. Origin: England p...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Small 19th Century writing table
Small 19th Century writing table
H 29.14 in W 40.16 in D 28.35 in
18th Century India Bronze Hanging Oil Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Sri Lankan hanging bronze oil lamp with Makara head spout. Solid bronze. Can be hung or used as a stand-alone decorating piece. Great piece to use with any decor. Dimen...
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Antique 18th Century Sri Lankan Grand Tour Lanterns

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Bronze

18th Century, French Mahogany Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Sofia, BG
Secretaire a abattant that dates to the end of the 18th century. The interior of the secretaire features five drawers. The secretaire is further configured with two drawers at the to...
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Antique Late 18th Century French Secretaires

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Mahogany

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. Handle has a theatrical mask with expressive facial features and tight curly hair....
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Table Lamps

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Bronze

An 19th Century Italian Desk with Beautiful Detail
Located in New York, NY
An exceptionally beautiful Italian writing table with three drawers and a leather top pull-out writing surface. The desk is constructed in a walnut, with a lighter secondary wood. ...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Unusual Antique American Sheraton Clerk's Desk with Gallery
Located in Morristown, NJ
An unusual 19th c., American Sheraton Clerk's Desk. A shaped gallery with a larger rectangular pigeon hole flanked by three square pigeon holes to each side. The slant writing surfac...
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Antique Early 19th Century American Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Mahogany

Antique English Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rectangular desk with a 3/4 mahogany gallery on the top. With two frieze drawers with moldings and knob pulls. Raised on ball topped ribbed tapering legs with turned feet on brass ...
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Country Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Pair of French Gothic Revival Wood and Brass Oil Lamps
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Raised on later circular brass-mounted wood bases. Height of base only is 17in. (other dimensions include lampshade).
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Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Table Lamps

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Brass

Snake Charmer
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina signed on the base "A. Carrier" inscribed on a front plaque "Charmeuse de Serpents par Carrier-Belleuse" France circa 1860 height 8...
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1860s French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Mahogany tall Torchere Stand
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful tall Antique Torchere stand. solid Mahogany . Especial for Oil lamps because its height . Very nice elegant model . Very good condition.
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Antique 1850s English Edwardian Candle Stands

Materials

Mahogany

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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

Materials

Bronze

Roman Bronze Oil Lamp
Roman Bronze Oil Lamp
H 5.12 in W 9.06 in D 2.76 in
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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Antique Early 1800s Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of Art Deco Mythological Porcelain and Bronze Vase Lamps, France, 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
body with elongated neck with two handles, originally oil lamps converted to electric. Vases of this
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Early 20th Century Greek Greco Roman Table Lamps

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Bronze

19th Century Italian Sculpture Yellow Marble Oil Lamp Grand Tour Boschetti
By Benedetto Boschetti
Located in Roma, IT
oil lamp, inspired by the ancient romans everyday used object and created as a work of art and part of
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Grand Tour Bronze Oil Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Very fine Grand Tour bronze cast of an ancient Roman oil lamp with a figure of the god Silenus
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Sculptures

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Bronze

Grand Tour Bronze Oil Lamp
Grand Tour Bronze Oil Lamp
H 9 in W 11 in D 6 in
Empire Ormolu Six Light Pendant Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Empire ormolu six light pendant chandelier in the form of an ancient Roman oil lamp in the manner
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20th Century Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Empire Ormolu Six Light Pendant Chandelier
Empire Ormolu Six Light Pendant Chandelier
H 20.5 in W 10.5 in D 10.5 in
19th Century Victorian Silver Plated Corinthian Column Table Oil Lamp
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant antique Victorian silver plated Corinthian column table oil lamp base converted
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Antique 1890s English Victorian Table Lamps

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Silver Plate

Roman Bronze Oil Lamp
By Fonderia Sommer Napoli
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian 'Grand Tour' bronze oil lamp, after the ancient Roman original, with two spouts and
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical More Furniture and Collec...

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Bronze

Roman Bronze Oil Lamp
Roman Bronze Oil Lamp
H 5.25 in W 6 in D 9.5 in
19th Century Victorian Silver Plated Corinthian Column Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
. The lamp features its original glass mounted facetted cut clear glass oil reservoir oil which has been
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Table Lamps

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Silver Plate

Antique French Empire Period Corinthian Column Table Lamp, 19th Century
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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Antique 1820s French Empire Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Tiffany & Co. 1893 Art Nouveau Desk Oil Lamp In Sterling Silver With Roman Coin
By Tiffany & Co., Charles L. Tiffany
Located in Miami, FL
Desk oil lamp designed by Charles L. Tiffany for Tiffany & Co. Beautiful desk oil lamp or cigar
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Antique 1890s North American Art Nouveau Desk Sets

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Bronze

Erotic Pompeiian Scenes from the Secret Museum, 19th C.
Located in Essex, MA
phallic oil lamps) were found. Ancient Roman culture had a different sense of shame for sexuality, and
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Prints

Antique Victorian Silver Plated Corinthian Column Table Lamp, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a large elegant antique French Empire silver plated oil lamp converted into a table lamp
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Antique 1830s French Empire Table Lamps

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Silver Plate

Antique French Empire Period Corinthian Column Table Lamp 19th Century
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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Antique 1810s French Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Ormolu

Group of Six Possibly Ancient Terracotta Oil Lamps, Small Vases and Vessels
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A group of six old (and possibly ancient) terracotta vessels. Perfect for the collecting
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Early 20th Century Greco Roman Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Period Neoclassical Porcelain Inkwell in the form of Roman Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
, Nemeian Lion in form of Ancient Antique Roman Oil Lamp
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Inkwells

Materials

Porcelain, Paste

Italian Grand Tour Siena Marble Oil Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
A wonderful oil lamp carved with the face of the Dionysus on a polished black marble base. Expertly
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Siena Marble

Italian Grand Tour Siena Marble Oil Lamp
Italian Grand Tour Siena Marble Oil Lamp
H 3.125 in W 6.75 in D 2.75 in
Italian Bronze Grand Tour Oil Lamp with Greek Theater Mask
Located in Stamford, CT
Grand tour oil lamp modeled after an ancient Roman original, decorated with a wonderful Greek
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Models and Miniatures

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Bronze

Collection of Ancient Roman Terracotta Oil Lamps, circa 100-200 AD
Located in Louisville, KY
Note: In the villas, palaces and shops of the Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Empires these lamps were
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman More Furniture ...

Materials

Clay

Two William IV Bronze Argand Lamps in the Form of Ancient Rhytons, circa 1835
By Messenger and Sons
Located in New York, NY
inspired by ancient Greek and Roman urns and bronze vessels. The work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi was a
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Antique 1830s English Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Regency Lacquered Brass Argand Lamps
By Messenger and Sons
Located in New York, NY
inspired by ancient Greek and Roman urns, stands and bronze vessels. The work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi
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Antique 1830s English George IV Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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Ancient Roman Oil Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of ancient roman oil lamps available for sale. Each of these unique ancient roman oil lamps was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and brass. Ancient roman oil lamps have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of ancient roman oil lamps to choose from, but at 1stDibs, neoclassical, Art Nouveau and Empire ancient roman oil lamps are of considerable interest. Ancient roman oil lamps have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Charles L. Tiffany, Tiffany & Co. and Wedgwood are consistently popular.

How Much are Ancient Roman Oil Lamps?

Prices for ancient roman oil lamps start at $397 and top out at $19,450 with the average selling for $3,750.
Questions About Ancient Roman Oil Lamps
  • 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.