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"Sundays Market", Emil Barbarini (1855-1930)
"Sundays Market", Emil Barbarini (1855-1930)

"Sundays Market", Emil Barbarini (1855-1930)

Located in Riga, LV

Similar to the French, Emil typically painted the same motifs at different times of the day thus creating variations featuring different shades of light. In his work, harmony dominat...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Work Light

Materials

Wood, Oil

Biedermeier Writing Desk
Biedermeier Writing Desk

Biedermeier Writing Desk

Located in New York, NY

The writing surface is generously enough sized for light work featuring a lockable full depth drawer.

Category

1850s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Work Light

Materials

Walnut, Fir

Country Wedding
Country Wedding

Country Wedding

By Antal Berkes

Located in Houston, TX

His popularity and sales increased so he started "mass producing" many of his works, meeting the requirements of the art dealers of his age. His work went through light and dark peri...

Category

Early 1900s Other Art Style Antique Work Light

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Country Wedding
Country Wedding

Country Wedding

Located in Houston, TX

His popularity and sales increased so he started "mass producing" many of his works, meeting the requirements of the art dealers of his age. His work went through light and dark peri...

Category

Early 1900s Hungarian Other Antique Work Light

Materials

Canvas

Vintage French, Gold Dore' table mirror. Early 20 Th Century
Vintage French, Gold Dore' table mirror. Early 20 Th Century

Vintage French, Gold Dore' table mirror. Early 20 Th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A larger size Table Mirror in very fine metal work and with a hi-light polished Gold Dire' plated finish .

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Work Light

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Bronze Sculpture of Male Athlete by Donato Barcaglia, Italy
Early 20th Century Bronze Sculpture of Male Athlete by Donato Barcaglia, Italy

Early 20th Century Bronze Sculpture of Male Athlete by Donato Barcaglia, Italy

By Donato Barcaglia

Located in North Miami, FL

The artist's signature is evident on the base, further authenticating the work. The interplay of light and shadow across the sculpted musculature accentuates the form, highlighting ...

Category

Early 1900s Italian Belle Époque Antique Work Light

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin

Courde (Gourd) Bowl
Courde (Gourd) Bowl

Courde (Gourd) Bowl

Located in Missouri, MO

His talent as a colorist makes it possible to recognize his work at first glance. Light is also essential in enhancing Argy-Rousseau’s work and in bringing it to life.

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Work Light

Materials

Glass

Winter Birches

Winter Birches

By Jonas Lie

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

His observations of the landscape, particularly the spectral qualities of winter light, inform his work with a sense of realism that is brilliantly combined with the loose brushwork ...

Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Work Light

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spectacular Art Deco Old European Cut Diamond and Platinum Pendant and Necklace
Spectacular Art Deco Old European Cut Diamond and Platinum Pendant and Necklace

Spectacular Art Deco Old European Cut Diamond and Platinum Pendant and Necklace

Located in Tampa, FL

The pendant's striking design is complemented by fine a jour work, a technique that showcases delicate open spaces in the metal to allow light to pass through, enhancing the brillian...

Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Work Light

Materials

Diamond, Platinum

Pair Of Rocaille Wall Lights In Gilt Bronze
Pair Of Rocaille Wall Lights In Gilt Bronze

Pair Of Rocaille Wall Lights In Gilt Bronze

Located in BARSAC, FR

Large pair of Louis XV Rocaille style sconces in very finely chiseled gilded bronze, with two light arms. Parisian work of very fine workmanship, end of the 19th century, magnificen...

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Work Light

Materials

Bronze

Fine Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron & Opalescent Glass Entry Hallway Lantern Pendant
Fine Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron & Opalescent Glass Entry Hallway Lantern Pendant

Fine Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron & Opalescent Glass Entry Hallway Lantern Pendant

Located in Lisse, NL

We say so, because this pendant light is a work of ART, made by the most skillful and most creative CRAFTSman that lived in the early 1900s.

Category

Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Work Light

Materials

Wrought Iron, Brass, Wire

A Victorian C. 1870s Graduated 21.0ctw Blue Moonstone Fringe 15ct Gold Necklace
A Victorian C. 1870s Graduated 21.0ctw Blue Moonstone Fringe 15ct Gold Necklace

A Victorian C. 1870s Graduated 21.0ctw Blue Moonstone Fringe 15ct Gold Necklace

Located in New York, NY

All of the Moonstones are set in open backed frame work to capture the light reflecting their beautiful colors.

Category

1870s English Victorian Antique Work Light

Materials

Moonstone, Gold, 15k Gold

Pair of Art Deco Corner Sconces, Polished Copper, Sandblasted Glass
Pair of Art Deco Corner Sconces, Polished Copper, Sandblasted Glass

Pair of Art Deco Corner Sconces, Polished Copper, Sandblasted Glass

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Superimposed in a polished brass structure, 3 thick slabs of salmon-coloured glass, worked with acid, diffuse the light of a garland of LED bulbs.

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Work Light

Materials

Copper

Indian Couple in Ceremonial Palanquin – Sonnerat Engraving, Paris 1806
Indian Couple in Ceremonial Palanquin – Sonnerat Engraving, Paris 1806

Indian Couple in Ceremonial Palanquin – Sonnerat Engraving, Paris 1806

Located in Langweer, NL

Framing suggestion: Because of the wide horizontal format and strong visual presence, a dark wood or ebonized frame with an archival light mat will work best. Allow space for the ful...

Category

Early 1800s Antique Work Light

Materials

Paper

Resting Dromedar, 1861
Resting Dromedar, 1861

Resting Dromedar, 1861

By Egron Sellif Lundgren

Located in Stockholm, SE

Painted in transparent washes with touches of white gouache, the work captures the intense desert light and atmosphere with a remarkable immediacy.

Category

1860s Romantic Antique Work Light

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Mountain Road and Waterfall in the Tengger Range – Java Lithograph, circa 1872
Mountain Road and Waterfall in the Tengger Range – Java Lithograph, circa 1872

Mountain Road and Waterfall in the Tengger Range – Java Lithograph, circa 1872

Located in Langweer, NL

Layers of rolling hills fade into the distance beneath a pale golden sky, suggesting either dawn or late afternoon light. This work is one of the most dramatic and topographically e...

Category

1870s Antique Work Light

Materials

Paper

(Untitled) Dramatic Impressionist Landscape
(Untitled) Dramatic Impressionist Landscape

(Untitled) Dramatic Impressionist Landscape

Located in San Francisco, CA

Not a light and fluffy work, this dramatic impressionist landscape of a European village scene shortly after rainfall captures the moment when the sunshine is just breaking through a...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Work Light

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Dutch Oil on Panel of Jan Vermeer's 'The Love Letter'
19th Century Dutch Oil on Panel of Jan Vermeer's 'The Love Letter'

19th Century Dutch Oil on Panel of Jan Vermeer's 'The Love Letter'

Located in London, GB

Vermeer's ability to balance realism and emotion, combined with his innovative use of light, cements this work as an important contribution to art history.

Category

19th Century Dutch Antique Work Light

Materials

Wood

Large & Great Design Antique White & Black Alabaster Pendant / Chandelier 1910
Large & Great Design Antique White & Black Alabaster Pendant / Chandelier 1910

Large & Great Design Antique White & Black Alabaster Pendant / Chandelier 1910

Located in Lisse, NL

Thanks to its exceptional design combined with the perfectly complementing blackened old chain and canopy, this hand carved antique light fixture will work perfectly in all kinds of ...

Category

Early 20th Century European Art Deco Antique Work Light

Materials

Alabaster, Metal, Brass, Wire

LANGEROCK Portrait Young Egyptian girl  Belgian realist painter 19th
LANGEROCK Portrait Young Egyptian girl  Belgian realist painter 19th

LANGEROCK Portrait Young Egyptian girl Belgian realist painter 19th

Located in PARIS, FR

Langerock's style is remarkable for the finesse of the drawing, the attention to details and the beautiful work with the light. Langerock also worked as a photographer, first as Nada...

Category

19th Century Realist Antique Work Light

Materials

Oil

Einar Parslev "Portrait of a young Woman" 1920s Oilpainting, Danish
Einar Parslev "Portrait of a young Woman" 1920s Oilpainting, Danish

Einar Parslev "Portrait of a young Woman" 1920s Oilpainting, Danish

Located in Münster, DE

From the 1950s onwards, he worked with light and shadow effects. P. belonged to the small group of artists who, despite modernism's increasingly dominant place in Danish art, were no...

Category

1920s Danish Belle Époque Antique Work Light

Materials

Canvas

Vintage Yellow Gold Toucan Brooche with Enamel and Ruby
Vintage Yellow Gold Toucan Brooche with Enamel and Ruby

Vintage Yellow Gold Toucan Brooche with Enamel and Ruby

Located in Esch sur Alzette, Esch-sur-Alzette

The wing is adorned with intricate enamel work in shades of green, light blue, and dark blue, creating a vivid and lifelike depiction of the bird’s plumage.

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Work Light

Materials

Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

The Royale Fleur Suite: Late-19th Century Spanish Savonnerie of Noble Provenance
The Royale Fleur Suite: Late-19th Century Spanish Savonnerie of Noble Provenance

The Royale Fleur Suite: Late-19th Century Spanish Savonnerie of Noble Provenance

Located in Dallas, TX

Its abrash tonal shifts whisper of hands that worked by natural light, and of a 19th-century spirit that prized beauty as a luxurious birthright.

Category

Late 19th Century Spanish Louis XIV Antique Work Light

Materials

Wool

Paris view with Characters circa 1900
Paris view with Characters circa 1900

Paris view with Characters circa 1900

By Georges Stein

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Under the influence of Jean Béraud, he worked on the treatment of light to translate the agitation of Parisian life.

Category

1890s Academic Antique Work Light

Materials

Oil

Art Deco 0.50ct Emerald and Diamond Cluster Ring, c.1920s
Art Deco 0.50ct Emerald and Diamond Cluster Ring, c.1920s

Art Deco 0.50ct Emerald and Diamond Cluster Ring, c.1920s

Located in London, GB

Hand crafted open basket work allows plenty of light under the stones, bringing them to life.

Category

1920s British Art Deco Antique Work Light

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold

Adoration of the Child Jesus, XVII century
Adoration of the Child Jesus, XVII century

Adoration of the Child Jesus, XVII century

Located in Milan, IT

The pictorial ways resume those of widely replicated models, starting from Correggio, from Barocci, to arrive at the numerous versions of Gherardo delle notte, or the Flemish painter...

Category

17th Century Other Art Style Antique Work Light

Materials

Oil

English Antique Landscape Oil Painting “Start of the Day” by William Shayer Sr.
English Antique Landscape Oil Painting “Start of the Day” by William Shayer Sr.

English Antique Landscape Oil Painting “Start of the Day” by William Shayer Sr.

By WILLIAM SHAYER SENIOR (1787-1879)

Located in Shippensburg, PA

British, 1788-1879 "The Start of the Day" Oil on canvas signed lower left "Wm Shayer Sr" Item # 012PGJ11S A bright and atmospheric painting by self-taught luminary of Romantic e...

Category

19th Century English Romantic Antique Work Light

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Goldsmith Gustave Keller Pair of candelabras in sterling silver, art deco period
Goldsmith Gustave Keller Pair of candelabras in sterling silver, art deco period

Goldsmith Gustave Keller Pair of candelabras in sterling silver, art deco period

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Very nice pair of candelabras in solid silver, each candelabra has an octagonal base surmounted by a bouquet with five arms of light worked with cut sides, the socket in the center i...

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Work Light

Materials

Silver

19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top
19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top

19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top

Located in West Hollywood, CA

An important and rare Period desk with a Pull out drawers and Enclosing fitted interior drawers with incredible Bronze work. Outstanding light in color and fine in texture rare Wood ...

Category

19th Century French Empire Antique Work Light

Materials

Bronze

Late Summer's Day, impressionist, early 20th century, Scottish oil on canvas
Late Summer's Day, impressionist, early 20th century, Scottish oil on canvas

Late Summer's Day, impressionist, early 20th century, Scottish oil on canvas

By William Miller Frazer

Located in Hillsborough, NC

The tall impressions of trees in movement with his near-impasto brushstrokes are characteristic, easily identifying Miller Frazer’s work. Behind the trees’ light-filled patches of l...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Work Light

Materials

Oil

Large Superb Condition All White Glass Flush Mount with Wrought Iron Gallery
Large Superb Condition All White Glass Flush Mount with Wrought Iron Gallery

Large Superb Condition All White Glass Flush Mount with Wrought Iron Gallery

Located in Lisse, NL

Combined with the handforged in fire, wrought iron gallery around the glass shade this timeless ceiling light will also work perfectly in a contemporary interior.

Category

Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Work Light

Materials

Wrought Iron

Large Orientalist Painting of an Egyptian Landscape by Löffler
Large Orientalist Painting of an Egyptian Landscape by Löffler

Large Orientalist Painting of an Egyptian Landscape by Löffler

Located in London, GB

In the middle ground and background, groups of figures and camels can be seen in rest and in motion, adding subtle reminders of the Orientalist environment. The handling of light i...

Category

19th Century Antique Work Light

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil, Wood Panel

Countryside Village River Scene with Tree Blossom, Figure and Geese 20th Century
Countryside Village River Scene with Tree Blossom, Figure and Geese 20th Century

Countryside Village River Scene with Tree Blossom, Figure and Geese 20th Century

By Laszlo Neogrady

Located in Preston, GB

Neogrady notably made extensive use of impasto paint and atmospheric colours, achieving a sense of pictorial depth and light in his work. Born in 1896 in Budapest, Hungary as the s...

Category

1920s Land Antique Work Light

Materials

Canvas, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Directory Girandole, 04732

Directory Girandole, 04732

Located in PARIS, FR

This Directory girandole with both mat and shiny nickel finish has six-light. A real work of art, the details of the figures of its base were made with remarkable precision.

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Work Light

Materials

Brass

Casey's Infantry Tactics by Brig. Gen. Silas Casey, Three Volume Set, 1862
Casey's Infantry Tactics by Brig. Gen. Silas Casey, Three Volume Set, 1862

Casey's Infantry Tactics by Brig. Gen. Silas Casey, Three Volume Set, 1862

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Presented in original green cloth boards with gilt titles and details to covers and spine. Light restoration work to spine and boards. Paper has toning, scattered stains throughout f...

Category

1860s American Antique Work Light

Materials

Fabric, Paper

Orientalist Oil Painting of a Mosque in Cairo by Berchère
Orientalist Oil Painting of a Mosque in Cairo by Berchère

Orientalist Oil Painting of a Mosque in Cairo by Berchère

By Narcisse Berchere

Located in London, GB

Effectively capturing the phenomenal architecture of Islamic Cairo in the midday sun, this work would be sure to light up any interior. Provenance: Exhibited Berchère et l'Orient au...

Category

19th Century Antique Work Light

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

1906-1910 Roycroft Copper Matchbox Holder
1906-1910 Roycroft Copper Matchbox Holder

1906-1910 Roycroft Copper Matchbox Holder

By Roycroft

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

1906-1910 Roycroft marked copper match box holder. Hand worked. Good condition with light signs of use. Elegant scrolled design.

Category

Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Work Light

Materials

Copper

12  Venetian Glass Green Dinner Plates W/ Hand Painted Enamel Gilt Decoration
12  Venetian Glass Green Dinner Plates W/ Hand Painted Enamel Gilt Decoration

12 Venetian Glass Green Dinner Plates W/ Hand Painted Enamel Gilt Decoration

By Antonio Salviati

Located in Great Barrington, MA

In excellent condition so please enlarge the pictures for more detail as each one is a unique work of art! The light green glass will blend nicely with many colorways and these are ...

Category

1920s Italian Antique Work Light

Materials

Glass

English Antique Seascape of "Sussex Coast" (1854) by William Shayer, Sr.
English Antique Seascape of "Sussex Coast" (1854) by William Shayer, Sr.

English Antique Seascape of "Sussex Coast" (1854) by William Shayer, Sr.

By WILLIAM SHAYER SENIOR (1787-1879)

Located in Shippensburg, PA

His ability to work with light and manipulate shadows to create drama and emphasize his subjects is uncanny.

Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Work Light

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Elegant Horse Screen by Kano Tanshin, Gold Leaf, Edo, Japan
Elegant Horse Screen by Kano Tanshin, Gold Leaf, Edo, Japan

Elegant Horse Screen by Kano Tanshin, Gold Leaf, Edo, Japan

By Kano Tanshin

Located in Fukuoka, JP

He painted in the manner of his father; his work characterized by a light, carefree style, with an exquisite sense of color.

Category

Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Work Light

Materials

Gold Leaf

Venetian Chest of Drawers, Hand Painted, 18th C
Venetian Chest of Drawers, Hand Painted, 18th C

Venetian Chest of Drawers, Hand Painted, 18th C

Located in Houston, TX

It is all very charming with many hand painted scenes, Scroll work and embellishments. The pale aqua hue and the Light apricot hues work together well for great design.  

Category

Late 18th Century Italian Antique Work Light

Materials

Wood

Art Deco 1.30ct Diamond Halo Ring, c.1920s
Art Deco 1.30ct Diamond Halo Ring, c.1920s

Art Deco 1.30ct Diamond Halo Ring, c.1920s

Located in London, GB

The elegantly carved basket work allows light underneath to help the diamonds shine.

Category

1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Work Light

Materials

Diamond, Platinum

Reclaimed Large Ovaloid Opaline Factory Pendant Lights
Reclaimed Large Ovaloid Opaline Factory Pendant Lights

Reclaimed Large Ovaloid Opaline Factory Pendant Lights

Located in Nottingham, GB

Beautiful shape large opaline glass shades held by original polished brass galleries. These light work pretty much anywhere with any style of interior and give off a wonderful dif...

Category

1920s English Industrial Antique Work Light

Materials

Brass

Antique French Handmade Country French Chandelier, circa 1920s
Antique French Handmade Country French Chandelier, circa 1920s

Antique French Handmade Country French Chandelier, circa 1920s

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

#1-4002 A handmade French iron scroll work six-light chandelier.  

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Work Light

Materials

Metal

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Antique Work Light For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique work light for your home. Each antique work light for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and bronze. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique work light — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique work light bearing Art Deco, Art Nouveau or Arts and Crafts hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique work light over the years, but those crafted by Coalport Porcelain, Charles Schneider and Eugene Galien-Laloue are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Work Light?

Prices for an antique work light can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $6 and can go as high as $2,546,400, while the average can fetch as much as $3,498.