Antique Post Lanterns
U.S. Coast Guard Post Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
USCG triangular post lighthouse service lantern. Used as a river or harbor navigational light
Category
1920s North American Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover 'Boy with Lantern'
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
This is a study for the 1926 Christmas issue of The Saturday Evening Post. December 25, 1926
Category
1920s Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Oil
$45,000
H 14.5 in W 11.25 in
Large Lanterns for Gate Post or Wall Bracket, Late 19th or Early 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
These lanterns of large dimensions were made by hand by a master craftsman for the door of some
Category
19th Century Italian Other Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Iron
$7,610 Sale Price / set
71% Off
H 40.16 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Nude Dancer with Ornate Floral Headdress and Japanese Lantern - Carnival
By Theodore Lukits
Located in Miami, FL
headdress holds a luminescent Japanese Lantern. The lantern glows, and the dancer glows back in this light
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
$45,000
H 22 in W 18 in D 1 in
"Lanternes du Japon" Olio cm. 46 x 38 1910 ca
Located in Torino, IT
Luminoso quadro con mazzo di fiori arancioni su fondo verde
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Oil, Plywood
$4,043 Sale Price
30% Off
H 21.66 in W 24.81 in
Late 19th Century French Novelty ‘Quarterdeck’ Mantel Clock by Guilmet, Paris
By Andre Romain Guilmet
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
the pendulum, with lantern posts to sides over lower deck accessed via a ladder to the left and with
Category
19th Century French Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Brass
$38,256
H 11.5 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
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Iron Post Lantern
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edwardian post lantern; black cast iron with glass sides; top is removeable; suitable for outdoor
Category
19th Century English Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Gas Era Post Lantern
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Gas Era Post Lantern
Category
19th Century American Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Pair English Iron and Bronze Post Lanterns from Somerset.
Located in Atlanta, GA
The octagonal tapered brass lites sandwiched between a cast iron
octagonal roof with a cast iron finial and an octagonal and circular base with brass beadwork dividing the two.
Category
19th Century English Antique Post Lanterns
Venetian Lantern
Located in New York, NY
Standing lantern in rustic hand wrought iron with bronze details. Lantern post features stylized
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Post Lanterns
Pair of Post Lamps
By General Electric
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of hexagonal post lamps - cast iron framework in old silver paint patina - fitted with
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Iron
19th century lamp post lantern
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th-century lamp post lantern, having a shaped finial to the copper lantern frame with a long door
Category
19th Century British Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Copper
19th Century English Copper Post Lantern
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderful 19th century English Copper Post Lantern, originally a gas lantern, now re-wired for
Category
19th Century English Antique Post Lanterns
U.S. Lighthouse Service Post Lantern "B" Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Post Lantern "B" beacon light. From the United States Lighthouse Establishment. These were used
Category
1890s North American Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Copper
Antique Reclaimed Lamp Post / Lantern from the 19th Century
Located in Udenhout, NL
Very high and antique black lamp post / lantern from the 19th century
made of cast iron with nice
Category
1830s Dutch Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Antique Reclaimed Set of Lamp Posts / Lanterns from the 19th Century
Located in Udenhout, NL
Very high and antique set of black lamp posts / lanterns from the 19th century
made of cast iron
Category
1820s French Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Stone, Iron
large outdoor 1920 brass post lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
own design
A beautiful and rare outdoor post lantern, it is made of brass, the patina is much nicer
Category
1920s American Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Metal
Bronze Painted Lantern
Located in New York, NY
LARGE CZECHOSLOVAKIAN POST LANTERN FROM BRIDGE OVER RIVER
Category
19th Century Czech Antique Post Lanterns
Pair of French Painted Metal Lanterns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of monumental French iron & glass post lanterns.
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Spectacular Pair of Antique English Copper Lanterns-Electrified
By Kemptolyte
Located in Chicago, IL
Special pair of original 19th century gas-lit copper post lanterns that have been electrified. They
Category
19th Century English Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Copper, Iron
A pair of silverplated pier-mounted lanterns
Located in New York, NY
AEX0571
A pair of exquisitely well-chased exterior bronze post lanterns in their original worn
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Post Lanterns
Large verdigris copper lantern.
Located in Essex, MA
Large hanging verdigris copper lantern, formerly a post-mounted street light. Glass replaced
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Copper
Large Antique Round Hanging Copper Lantern
Located in Delray Beach, FL
use , Beautiful oxidization patina.
This lantern was originally antique post gas lantern , you can see
Category
19th Century American Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Copper, Lead
Pair of 18th Century Italian Giltwood Lanterns
Located in Wainscott, NY
originally candle lit lanterns on posts which were held for lighting ones pathway.
We have restored mildly
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Wood
A Single Brass And Copper Post Light
Located in New York, NY
AEX0518
An antique brass and copper post light with foliate swags and a large flame finial
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Copper, Brass
pair of antique large bronze street lights/ post lights
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very nice pair of solid bronze street or post light, would make any house feeling like a mansion
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Antique Victorian Industrial Cast Iron Post Lamp Street Lantern Milk Glass Shade
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian industrial cast iron street post lamp or lantern featuring a square base with
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Iron
H 58 in W 12 in D 12 in
Antique Hand Carved Stone Garden Pillars Columns Posts & Base Pedestal Dealer LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
carved stone columns. They could be used as an entrance post to mount a lantern columns could be used to
Category
18th Century French Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Iron
H 118 in W 21 in D 21 in
Japanese Old Carved Granite Stone "Heron" Lantern Perfect Size for Your Garden
Located in South Burlington, VT
restful heron. The post of the lantern is elegantly shaped. The fire box is decorated with a heron. Both
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Granite
H 66 in W 22 in D 22 in
Arts and Crafts Mission Monk Chandelier
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in New York, NY
Four lanterns hang from the center post, each lantern has its original slag glass. The four sided
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Brass
18th Century Hand Carved Stone Garden Columns Architectural Elements Decorative
Located in West Hollywood, CA
stone they could be used as post to mount a lantern columns could be used to support wood beams in a
Category
18th Century European Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Stone
H 84 in W 16.5 in D 16.5 in
Post Lanterns, a Pair, Origin, Sweden, Circa 1920-1930
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Swedish post lanterns, origin: Sweden, circa 1920 -1930.
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Large Gothic Iron Porch or Gate Post Lantern
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Gothic Iron Porch or Gate Post Lantern
This a Large and Heavy Lantern is it is very Gothic
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Iron
19th Century Swedish Lantern on Street Post, Origin Sweden, circa 1850
Located in New York, NY
19th century Swedish lantern with street post, Sweden, circa 1850.
Category
19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Iron
H 140.16 in W 16.34 in D 16.34 in
Set of Original Antique Victorian Lamp Posts
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A tall set of original antique Victorian lamp posts, reclaimed from Moorlands House, Birdcage Lane
Category
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Stone, Metal, Aluminum, Iron
Set Of Three Lightpost From France
Located in Hixson, TN
A fine set of three french lightpost. Iron post and brass lantern.
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Post Lanterns
The Letter Woman, 18 Century Old Master Oil on Canvas
By Henry Robert Morland
Located in London, GB
, mezzotint, published by Carrington Bowles, 1769
A young post woman, standing beside a lantern and ringing
Category
18th Century Old Masters Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Léo Laporte-Blairsy French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture Antique Table Lamp
By Leo Laporte-Blairsy
Located in Shippensburg, PA
a Gothic lantern on post with his head held high. Tiny pieces of cut glass in iron astragals make up
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 12.5 in W 7 in D 4.25 in
American Tole Post Lantern circa 1860
Located in Lake Forest, IL
American Tole Post Lantern, circa 1860 with original surrounding oil font.
Category
19th Century American Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
Large Pair Post Lanterns
Located in Hudson, NY
beautiful 19th c pair of japanesque influenced hexagonal lanterns - in solid brass - thick beveled
Category
19th Century American Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Regency Antique Post Lanterns in Metal & Glass w/Candelabra Lights, Set of Four
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Dramatic scale and spire-like finials define this unique set of four Hollywood Regency post
Category
Early 20th Century American Regency Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Metal
Pair Of American Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron & Copper Lanterns
Located in Southampton, NY
Impressive pair of American Arts & Crafts wrought iron & copper gate post lanterns. The vented
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Wrought Iron, Iron, Copper
Pair of 19th Century French Iron Lanterns Designed for a Post or Arms
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th century French iron lanterns designed for a post or arms
Beautiful finish
Large
Category
19th Century French Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Gothic Post Lamp (Pair)
Located in New York, NY
This pair of Gothic post lights display their original green patina. Made of cast brass in the
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Street Light Lantern as Hanging Fixture
Located in Atlanta, GA
Wrought iron vintage post mounted lantern, adapted from pole lanterns as hanging fixtures.
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
Cast Bronze Amber Lantern with Fluted Post
Located in Minneapolis, MN
lights.
Please note that the lanterns are priced separately,
circa 1920
Condition: Excellent
Category
1920s Gothic Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
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Striking Art Nouveau Ceramic and Bronze-Mounted Vase in Victor Horta Style
By Victor Horta
Located in Lisse, NL
Top condition and pure elegance Art Nouveau vase.
For the collectors of museum quality and condition Art Nouveau ceramics. This stunning Art Nouveau vase is decorated with the mos...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
$2,890
H 10.75 in W 5.25 in D 4.4 in
"Zodiac Box, " Lidded Art Deco Bronze Casket with Zodiac Symbols by Oscar Bach
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully cast and finished with a lovely, lustrous patina, this bronze lidded box depicts all 12 of the Zodiac symbols -- four on the lid and two on each of the four sides. The bo...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
$1,200
H 2.25 in W 7 in D 4.25 in
White 1930s Glamour Bakelite Telephone by Bell Systems
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage white bakelite 1930s glamor telephone made by Bell Systems for the Western Electric company.
This phone is present in many Hollywood Glamor films of the 1930s.
Category
1930s American Art Deco Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Bakelite
Art Deco Dressing Table and Mirror
By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
Art Deco dressing table with mirror and sconces.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Lamp
By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
Art Deco lamp with led in the foot.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Brass
20th Century Sterling Italian Silver Tea Caddy George III replica
By Argenterie Malagola
Located in VALENZA, IT
George III tea caddy replica.
Obtained from a silver sheet, it is rectangular in shape with shaped sides, it is embossed and chiseled with floral motifs and shells. The feet reprodu...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Georgian Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Sterling Silver
$2,649
H 7.49 in W 5.12 in D 3.94 in
Art Deco Deer Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco sculpture of two deer.
Measures: Width 75 cm.
height 38 cm.
Weight 17 kg.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Marble, Metal
19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
Located in Marbella, ES
This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings.
The exterior ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Gold Leaf
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Located in London, GB
This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...
Category
15th Century and Earlier German Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Other
$447,759
H 70.87 in W 125.99 in D 2.17 in
Set of 5 wallpapers from the famous "Vues d'Amérique du Nord" series by Zuber
Located in Paris, FR
Set of five panoramic wallpapers from the "Vues d'Amérique du Nord"("Scenic America"), designed by Jean-Julien Deltil and published by the renowned Zuber & Cie factory. Printed for t...
Category
1840s French Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Paper
On Hold
$36,100 / set
H 80.32 in W 366.15 in D 0.79 in
Art Deco Mahogany Vanity Dresser With Mirror
By Beautility
Located in Pasadena, TX
An Art Deco vanity made by Beautility featuring beautifully grained mahogany and a stylish flowing design. The dresser comprises of mirror, two large drawers,a jewelery drawer and t...
Category
1940s British Art Deco Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Mahogany
French Art Deco Commode
Located in Bridgewater, CT
An elegant French Art Deco chest of drawers, veneered in Macassar ebony, with three drawers, silvered bronze trimmings on tapered gadrooned legs, circa 1930.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Macassar
Palace Size Porcelain Vase with Floral Motif and Gold Accents
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Stunning palace size porcelain vase having floral and gold accents. The floral scene is beautiful, having very vibrant colors and a lot of details. Along with flying birds and other ...
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Porcelain
$2,840 Sale Price
20% Off
H 36 in Dm 15 in
Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture gilded peacock handmade in precious porcelain
one by one, feather by feather. Each feather is unique. Made
with shiny porcelain, hand-painted with 24-karat gold and preciou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
Georgian-Style Giltwood Mirrored Wall Brackets, A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of 19th Century Georgian Giltwood Mirrored Wall Brackets. Each has elaborate openwork carving with scrolling foliate motifs and stylized rocaille flourishes. Brackets feature as...
Category
19th Century British Georgian Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Wonderful Art Deco Glass and Silvered Bronze Light Fixture Signed Degas
Located in Roslyn, NY
Art Deco glass and silvered bronze fixture signed Degas. Frosted glass is beautifully embossed flowers and leaves.
There are four interior lights.
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Antique Post Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
$2,650
H 20 in W 12 in D 12 in
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Antique Post Lanterns For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of antique post lanterns available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique post lanterns was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, glass and iron. Antique post lanterns have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique post lanterns to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Regency, Empire and Mid-Century Modern antique post lanterns are of considerable interest. Antique post lanterns have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by General Electric are consistently popular.
How Much are Antique Post Lanterns?
Prices for antique post lanterns start at $895 and top out at $45,000 with the average selling for $3,738.
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The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Questions About Antique Post Lanterns
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024To identify antique railroad lanterns, first see if you can locate a maker's mark on the bottom. Using trusted online resources, you can determine who produced your lantern based on these markings, and then you can research the company to find out when it was in business and making lanterns similar to yours. To be considered an antique, a railroad lantern must be at least 100 years old. If you can't find a maker's marking, it's generally necessary to use the characteristics of a lantern to date it. Because this can be difficult without experience and training, you may wish to seek the opinion of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer when identifying unmarked railroad lanterns. Explore a selection of lanterns on 1stDibs.
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