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Vitrified Lightning Bolt
Located in London, GB
formed in one ten thousandth of a second, from the interaction of lightning with earth. Driven by
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15th Century and Earlier Algerian Antique Lightning

Materials

Glass

Antique Vitrified Lightning Bolt
Vitrified Lightning Bolt
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H 13.47 in W 3.55 in D 2.37 in
Lightning Bolt Shaped Meteorite Endcut
Located in London, GB
“This jagged exterior endcut of the Seymchan pallasite has patches of olivine-free metallic iron-nickel as well as regions where olivine and metal are more uniformly distributed. The...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Lightning

Materials

Other

Antique Lightning Bolt Shaped Meteorite Endcut
Lightning Bolt Shaped Meteorite Endcut
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H 12.21 in W 4.34 in D 1.58 in
Pair of Antique American Lightning Rods
Located in Hanover, MA
Sculptural pair of American lightning rods dating from the 1870's. They still maintain their
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1870s American Country Antique Lightning

Materials

Copper, Wrought Iron

Antique Copper Lightning Rod White Glass Indicator Shade
Located in New York, NY
Antique turn of the century copper lightning rod. These were attached at the top point of a
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Lightning

Materials

Copper, Steel

Pair Antique American Sunburst Top Lightning Rods, Circa 1870
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of antique American lightning rods with twisted copper skinned wrought iron shafts / iron
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1870s American Country Antique Lightning

Materials

Copper, Wrought Iron

Two polychrome lightning plates Delft, 1700-1730 The Peacock pottery
By Delft
Located in ROSSUM, GE
Two polychrome lightning plates Delft, 1700-1730 The Peacock pottery Mark: D(P)AW 9 The dish has
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Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Lightning

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Rare 19th Century Large Original Painted Lightning Rod on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic folky oversized 19th century mustard over copper Lightning rod ball on a professional
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Lightning

Materials

Copper

Australian´s Lightning Ridge Dark Solid Opal and Diamond Pendant
Located in OVIEDO, AS
Australian´s Lightning Ridge Dark Opal and Diamond Pendant mounted in 18 Karat Gold. First Quarter
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Early 20th Century European Antique Lightning

Materials

Opal, 18k Gold

Lejeune - Pair Of Statuettes, The Lightning And Coup De Vent
Located in Beaune, FR
Pair of statuettes in regula signed "Lejeune" and titled for one, L'clair and for the other, Coup de Vent. They are in good condition and have been repainted in matte gold. Dimensio...
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19th Century French Antique Lightning

Materials

Metal

Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Lightning Bolt Vase by RStK Amphora
By Reissner Stellmacher & Kessel
Located in Chicago, US
Model #3787. Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The Amphora pottery fa...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Lightning

Materials

Earthenware, Glass

Vintage Handmade Patchwork "Streak Of Lightning" Quilt in Cotton, USA, 1920s
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
USA, 1920's Blue and white "Streak of Lightning" quilt. Measures: H 200 x W 175 cm.  
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1920s American Antique Lightning

Materials

Cotton

Dressing Table in White Plastic and Wood with Indirect Lightning
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Beautiful dressing table with a lighted mirror. Cabinet consists of 4 drawers. The material is plastic and lacquered and decorated wood. Every item LA Studio offers is checked by ou...
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1670s Italian Modern Antique Lightning

Materials

Wood

Five Delft Dishes in the "Lightning" Pattern Hand Painted Netherlands Circa 1860
Located in Katonah, NY
the 18th and 19th centuries. The hand painted Bliksem "Lightning" pattern was first made in Dutch
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Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Lightning

Materials

Delft

Superb Creation of Mother Nature Alabaster Pendant & Canopy w Lightning Veins
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique 3-light alabaster pendant with amber colored patches/clouds and lightning white veins
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Lightning

Materials

Alabaster, Metal, Brass, Bronze

Pair of Monumental French Iron Lightning Rod on Base Sculptures, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of monumental French iron lightning rods from the 19th century is not only steeped in
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19th Century French Antique Lightning

Materials

Iron

Rock Crystal Gabrielle Chandelier of 18 Lightning in Bronze & Nickel finish
By OMBRES ET FACETTES
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This chandelier in the shape of a lyre is composed of a central shaft made of bronze rhombuses. The base of the shaft, punctuated by a gable, gives rise to 18 curved arms of light d...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique Lightning

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold, Bronze, Nickel

Dutch Delft Dish Pancake Plate Lightning Pattern De Paeuw 'The Peacock' C-1730
By De Paeuw
Located in Katonah, NY
. Between the lightning bolts, we see clouds painted yellow with red decorations and flowering plants
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Early 18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Lightning

Materials

Delft

Two Actors in a Fight Scene with Lightning and... by Utagawa Kunisada - 1820s
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Roma, IT
Two actors in a fight scene with lightning and thunderbolt is an original artwork realized in the
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1820s Modern Antique Lightning

Materials

Woodcut

American or English marine , ship in a rough sea at Night with lightning
By James Edward Buttersworth
Located in Woodbury, CT
Attributed to James Edward Buttersworth Hailing from what is now the northwest of Greater London, Buttersworth came from an artistic family. His father, Thomas Buttersworth, Jr., wa...
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1850s Victorian Antique Lightning

Materials

Oil

17th Century Louis XIV Wall Lamp of 5 Lightning in Bronze and Oxidized Silver
By OMBRES ET FACETTES
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This model is composed of a light plate in the shape of a violin, decorated with geometric patterns and flowers in bas-relief. The bottom of the plate is decorated with rocaille veg...
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17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Lightning

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Antique Georgian Zeus Bloodstone Intaglio 14K Rose Gold Signet Ring
Located in New York, NY
Zeus with bolts of lightning. The oval shaped bloodstone with rich natural red inclusions is cabochon
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Lightning

Materials

14k Gold, Rose Gold

Early 19th Century Italian Carved Wood Gold Gilded Eagle
Located in North Miami, FL
white gold gilded lightning bolt arrows in its talons.  
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Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Lightning

Materials

Wood

Original Antique Advertising Poster Cycles Dilecta Georges Favre Art Deco Design
By Georges Favre
Located in London, GB
speed with a lightning bolt arrow pointing down to the title text below. Created by Affiches Gaillard
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Lightning

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Paper

Rembrandt Bugatti "Storks at Rest" Bronze Sculpture
By Rembrandt Bugatti
Located in New York, NY
chosen by the stork to make its nest because the lightning will spare. “So the day and the night of St
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Lightning

Materials

Bronze

Meissen, Germany. Hand-painted porcelain figurine of Prometheus.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany. Hand-painted porcelain figurine depicting Prometheus with lightning and eagle
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Early 20th Century German Antique Lightning

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Oil On Canvas Equestrian Scene by George Armfield
By George Armfield
Located in Dublin 8, IE
and shadow and is heightened by the bolt of lightning. The horses are individualised by their varied
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19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Lightning

Materials

Paint

17th Century Oil Canvas Italian Antique Religious Painting Story of Moses, 1670
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
the law. Once they reached the foot of Mount Sinai, the Israelites saw thunder and lightning and only
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1670s Italian Antique Lightning

Materials

Canvas

Art Deco, Pink Opaline Glass Pendant, Denmark, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
Deco style by adorning your home with this glamorous pendant lightning. "There is no style like Art
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Antique Lightning

Materials

Glass, Opaline Glass

Antique Hair Pin Head Ornament Gilt Silver Red Glass Heart Oak Leaves
Located in Munich, Bavaria
oak leve is a powerful protetion agains thunder and lightning.
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1810s Austrian Empire Antique Lightning

Materials

Silver

19thc Early Nine Patch with Indigo Blue Ground Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc nine patch chain with a streak of lightning indigo blue calico back round in fine
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19th Century American Country Antique Lightning

Materials

Cotton

Victorian Demantoid Garnet, Opal, & Diamond Flower Convertible Ring Pendant
Located in Boston, MA
accented by six additional demantoid garnets of 0.60ctw. The petals are comprised of vivid Lightning Ridge
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Lightning

Materials

Diamond, Garnet, Opal, 14k Gold, Silver

Patinated Brass Art Deco Amsterdamse School Pendant Lamp, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
lightning in a plastic crate for safe transport when purchased by overseas buyers! Our gallery is a family
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Antique Lightning

Materials

Brass

Rare Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Benjamin Franklin, by A. Carrier-Belleuse
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in New York, NY
statesman Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, which translates to "He seized lightning from the skies and the
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19th Century Academic Antique Lightning

Materials

Bronze

Rare Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Benjamin Franklin, by A. Carrier-Belleuse
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in New York, NY
statesman Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, which translates to "He seized lightning from the skies and the
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19th Century French American Classical Antique Lightning

Materials

Bronze

Edwardian c1920's Semi-Black Crystal Opal, Old-Cut Diamond, 15K Gold Bar Brooch
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
Solid Semi-Black Crystal Opal (10mm x 7mm) of approx. 2.00ct of Lightning Ridge origin displaying a
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1920s English Edwardian Antique Lightning

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Opal, Diamond, Platinum, 15k Gold

Antique early 20th century opal bead and pearl necklace
Located in Malmö, SE
the heavens in flashes of lightning. In ancient Greece it was said htat opals gave their owners the
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1890s European Late Victorian Antique Lightning

Materials

Opal, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum

Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Wall Light or Sconce, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
your home or office. We will ship this lovely piece of lightning in a plastic crate for safe transport
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Early 1900s Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Lightning

Materials

Wrought Iron

Fille dite de joie (They Call Her Daughter of Joy)
By Georges Rouault
Located in Fairlawn, OH
paper. He later wrote of this time: “When I was about thirty, I felt a stroke of lightning, or of grace
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1920s French School Antique Lightning

Materials

Aquatint

Victorian "Acorn" bead necklace
Located in Malmö, SE
prevent a house from being struck by lightning; hence the popularity of window blind pulls decorated as
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Lightning

Materials

15k Gold

Victorian "Acorn" bead necklace
Victorian "Acorn" bead necklace
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L 17.52 in
1920's Silver Gelatin Print By Tina Modotti of Diego Rivera Fresco.
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
"Lightning Striking Down the Destructive forces in Society Mother Nature, Harmony Between Land Worker, City
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1920s Realist Antique Lightning

Materials

Silver Gelatin

French Navy Ironclad Warship Battleship Courbet. A Sailor’s Sentimental Tribute.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
originally named Foudroyant (‘Lightning”), but she was renamed to honour the great French Admiral Amédée
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Early 20th Century Realist Antique Lightning

Materials

Paper, Oil, Watercolor

Victorian Lightening Rod
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice Victorian lightning rod made of a wrought iron tripod base and a slender copper rod
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Early 20th Century American Antique Lightning

Materials

Copper

Victorian Lightening Rod
Victorian Lightening Rod
H 66.5 in Dm 15 in
Armorial Elegance: Crests of Chivalry, Original Lithograph Published in 1847
Located in Langweer, NL
crest is marked with lightning bolt-like patterns, possibly signifying swiftness or ferocity. Below, on
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1840s Antique Lightning

Materials

Paper

Early 20th Century American Navajo Storm Pattern Carpet ( 3' x 5'7" - 91 x 170 )
Located in New York, NY
The “Storm Pattern” with four stepped lightning flashes emanating from a central rectangular cloud
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1920s American Navajo Antique Lightning

Materials

Wool

Engraving of the Palace of Henry VIII and Hunting Scene with Greyhounds, 1626
Located in Langweer, NL
"Thunderbolt from the basin" or "Lightning from the sky," suggesting a metaphorical or literal depiction of
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1620s Antique Lightning

Materials

Paper

"Poseidon and Vulcan, " Marvelous Brass Repoussé Relief Sculptures, Nude Males
Located in Philadelphia, PA
his forge, making lightning bolts to be thrown down from the sky, and Poseidon with his trident
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Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Lightning

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Copper Table lamp with Paste Glass Muller Frères Shade
By Muller Frères
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
bajonet socket. When the light is switched on it gives warm colors and ambient lightning. The copper
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Early 1900s French Other Antique Lightning

Materials

Metal, Copper

Hand Painted Terracotta and Bronze Clock by Stanislaw Czapek for Goldscheider
By Goldsheider
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
call the living, I mourn the dead, I repel lightning."
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Lightning

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Bronze and Mixed Metal Table Screen – Nogawa
Located in Christchurch, GB
setting and a well known comical scene of characters fleeing thunder and lightning under umbrellas, once
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Lightning

Materials

Metal

Japanese Bronze and Mixed Metal Table Screen – Nogawa
Japanese Bronze and Mixed Metal Table Screen – Nogawa
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H 5.125 in W 9.25 in D 0.5 in
Late 19th Century Algerian Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
be deconstructed, facilitating the lightning of the menorah. The backplate is casted with a
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Late 19th Century Algerian Islamic Antique Lightning

Materials

Brass

Ornate Nordic Arts & Crafts Bowl by Oslo Silversmith Thune
Located in Miami Beach, FL
banner displays a Nordic theme of birds, wind and lightning. Marked Thune 830. Also present is a
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Early 20th Century Norwegian Arts and Crafts Antique Lightning

Materials

Silver

Set of 6 Large Kakemonos Japanese Mythology, 19th Century Japan circa 1800 Edo
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
sky with his two drum hammers to create lightning and its thunderous sound. Surrounded by Tomoe and a
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Lightning

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Paper

The Duke of Wellington after the Lawrence Gahagan commission for Stratfield Saye
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
lightning bolts. This is set on a turned socle and square plinth which in turn is raised on a curved
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1810s European Antique Lightning

Materials

Bronze

Edwardian 10k Australian Black Opal Ring
Located in Narberth, PA
(particularly from a region known as "Lightning Ridge") and the opal has henceforth been named Australia's
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Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Antique Lightning

Materials

Black Opal, 10k Gold

Important Sculpture Representing Saint Barbara
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
the mountain’s summit and decapitated her, afterwhich God struck him down by lightning. Saint Barbara
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16th Century Antique Lightning

Materials

Oak

Important Sculpture Representing Saint Barbara
Important Sculpture Representing Saint Barbara
H 40.56 in W 15.75 in D 11.82 in
18th Century Large Sign with Eagle Crowned Iron Double Sided Italian Sign
Located in Milan, IT
; in Greek and Latin mythology it is the bird sacred to Zeus, god of lightning and clouds.The eagle is
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Lightning

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

10kt. pink gold men's large-sized intaglio ring with amethyst featuring Helios
Located in Braintree, GB
disaster, Zeus strikes Phaeton down with a lightning bolt. Helios is left grief-stricken by the loss of his
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Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Lightning

Materials

Amethyst, Gold, 10k Gold

Impressive Art Deco Brushstroke Black Opal Cocktail Ring
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Lightning Ridge Australian black opal is a top quality collectors' specimen. Known as a harlequin for its
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1920s Art Deco Antique Lightning

Materials

Opal, Black Opal, Platinum

French Antique Bronze Sculpture of “Orpheus” by Albert Carrier-Belleuse
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Shippensburg, PA
lightning for revealing divine secrets. Orpheus's legacy endures as a symbol of the transformative power of
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Lightning

Materials

Bronze

Old Paris Porcelain Vase Painted with Seascape and a Woman and Man on a Row Boat
By Old Paris
Located in Boston, MA
and a man from this town on row boats with a lightning storm coming. Each of the paintings are on a
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1880s French Neoclassical Antique Lightning

Materials

Porcelain

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Antique Lightning For Sale on 1stDibs

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