Pair of Antique Victorian Street Lights
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of large antique Victorian lamp posts salvaged from a country house in Yorkshire.
Metal, Copper, Wrought Iron
Carved Yorkstone and Cast Iron Lamp Post Fountain
Located in Woodbury, CT
We found this old cast iron and carved stone lamp post up near the Scottish border and combined it with a conforming cast iron finial punched with small radial holes. The result...a ...
Stone, Iron
Aesthetic Victorian Converted Gas Newell Post Lamp
Located in Petaluma, CA
This stunning newell post lamp features all the beautiful work done in the 1880s. It has an original deep etched gas shade and has been converted to electricity. It has been mounted ...
Marble, Brass
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H 58 in W 12 in D 12 in
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 round tapered column and milk glass shade.
Iron
Museum Quality Post and Company Rail Car Center Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is one of the rare early decorative train car lamps from this collection. Few of these luxury class Victorian RR lamps still exist.
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, Savile Park, Halifax.
Stone, Metal, Aluminum, Iron
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