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Blown Glass Murano Lantern
Blown Glass Murano Lantern

Blown Glass Murano Lantern

Located in New York, NY

A  circa 1920's blown Murano glass lantern with iron-work frame and interior light. Measurements: Drop: 18" Diameter: 10"

Category

1920s Italian Antique Work Light

Materials

Iron

Antonio Domenico Gabbiani - 17th baroque painting - Portrait of a Nobleman
Antonio Domenico Gabbiani - 17th baroque painting - Portrait of a Nobleman

Antonio Domenico Gabbiani - 17th baroque painting - Portrait of a Nobleman

By Gabbiani

Located in Bruxelles, BE

This measured elegance, tempered by classical clarity, is fully evident in the present work. The handling of light remains restrained yet effective, modelling the face through subtle...

Category

17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Work Light

Materials

Canvas

Chlamys, Greaves and other Armor - Lithograph - 1862

Chlamys, Greaves and other Armor - Lithograph - 1862

Located in Roma, IT

The balanced integration of figural studies and technical detail underscores the dual aesthetic and educational purpose of the work. Condition: Generally good, with light age-relate...

Category

1860s Modern Antique Work Light

Materials

Lithograph

In Bruges, Belgium, Impressionist oil Path by the Canal with Autumn color
In Bruges, Belgium, Impressionist oil Path by the Canal with Autumn color

In Bruges, Belgium, Impressionist oil Path by the Canal with Autumn color

By Alfred de Breanski Jnr.

Located in Hillsborough, NC

While the realism of his father’s work has achieved more fame and higher prices, the Jr has achieved a following of his own, embedded in the impressionist freedom of color, light and...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Work Light

Materials

Canvas, Oil

La Petite Venise (Provence) - Etching by Justin Gabriel - 1864 ca.

La Petite Venise (Provence) - Etching by Justin Gabriel - 1864 ca.

By George Edwards

Located in Roma, IT

The etching evokes the atmosphere of a Mediterranean fishing village — a world of light, water, and work — rendered with a precision that conveys both topographical accuracy and lyri...

Category

1860s Modern Antique Work Light

Materials

Etching

French Belle Époque Putto Chandelier with Opaline Glass, circa 1900
French Belle Époque Putto Chandelier with Opaline Glass, circa 1900

French Belle Époque Putto Chandelier with Opaline Glass, circa 1900

Located in Antwerp, BE

At the center, a reclining putto appears to float effortlessly through an abundance of gilded foliage, flowers, and twisting vines, creating a sense of movement and lightness. The fi...

Category

Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Work Light

Materials

Brass, Metal

Woman in Blue with Mandolin, Oil on Canvas, Modern, Circa 1915, Framed
Woman in Blue with Mandolin, Oil on Canvas, Modern, Circa 1915, Framed

Woman in Blue with Mandolin, Oil on Canvas, Modern, Circa 1915, Framed

By Jacques Martin

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

A self-taught painter initially trained as an engineer at the École Centrale de Lyon, Jacques Martin developed from the 1880s onwards a free and deeply personal body of work, based o...

Category

1910s Modern Antique Work Light

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Autumn Landscape
Autumn Landscape

Autumn Landscape

By Edward Loyal Field

Located in Sheffield, MA

One of the most prominent traits of Field’s work is a strongly focused light on a clump of trees or a small section of the landscape, giving an otherwise undramatic scene an element ...

Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Work Light

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Framed English School 1907 Oil - Daybreak
Framed English School 1907 Oil - Daybreak

Framed English School 1907 Oil - Daybreak

Located in Corsham, GB

An expressive and painterly work that captures the first light of day. Illegibly signed to the lower right, possibly 'S.

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Work Light

Materials

Oil

Napoleon at the Bivouac of Wagram – French Empire History Engraving, ca.1840
Napoleon at the Bivouac of Wagram – French Empire History Engraving, ca.1840

Napoleon at the Bivouac of Wagram – French Empire History Engraving, ca.1840

Located in Langweer, NL

While the engraving forms part of a larger cycle illustrating Napoleon’s career, it stands confidently on its own as a complete and visually compelling work. Condition: Good antique...

Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Work Light

Materials

Paper

Set of 3 Antique Engravings of Civil Engineering, c.1800, Large Format
Set of 3 Antique Engravings of Civil Engineering, c.1800, Large Format

Set of 3 Antique Engravings of Civil Engineering, c.1800, Large Format

Located in Langweer, NL

Natural walnut, ebonized wood, or muted antique black frames combined with off-white or light parchment mats work especially well, enhancing the engraved detail without overwhelming ...

Category

Early 19th Century German Antique Work Light

Materials

Paper

Ponderosa, Sugar and White Pine (Tree Study), c. 1915
Ponderosa, Sugar and White Pine (Tree Study), c. 1915

Ponderosa, Sugar and White Pine (Tree Study), c. 1915

Located in Pasadena, CA

Francisco painted extensively in the San Gabriel Mountains near his Pasadena home as well as the San Bernardino Mountains, often depicting their towering conifers, rugged terrain, an...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Work Light

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Carved Victorian Settee, Temperley x Romo Boucle (The Midnight Leopard)
Antique Carved Victorian Settee, Temperley x Romo Boucle (The Midnight Leopard)

Antique Carved Victorian Settee, Temperley x Romo Boucle (The Midnight Leopard)

Located in Rolling Hills Estates, CA

An antique carved Victorian settee in the Rococo Revival taste, circa 1860–1890, a medallion-back parlor seat crowned by a pierced crest of full-blown roses, smaller five-petalled bl...

Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Rococo Revival Antique Work Light

Materials

Brass

Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait

By John Hamilton Mortimer

Located in London, GB

Its provenance also ties the portrait to one of Mortimer’s most important projects and to his long standing friend, Joseph Wright of Derby shedding important light on their work toge...

Category

18th Century Old Masters Antique Work Light

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Late 18th C. English Georgian Satinwood and Marquetry Secretaire Display Cabinet
Late 18th C. English Georgian Satinwood and Marquetry Secretaire Display Cabinet

Late 18th C. English Georgian Satinwood and Marquetry Secretaire Display Cabinet

Located in Dublin, IE

The cabinet exhibits the refined craftsmanship characteristic of the Sheraton period, with the delicate inlay work and light satinwood veneers creating a harmonious and graceful aest...

Category

Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Work Light

Materials

Satinwood

19th-Century Romantic Continental School Painting, Undine / Ondine (Water Nymph)
19th-Century Romantic Continental School Painting, Undine / Ondine (Water Nymph)

19th-Century Romantic Continental School Painting, Undine / Ondine (Water Nymph)

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The treatment of Undine’s flowing hair, her semi-transparent drapery, and the dramatic play of light situate the work within the Romantic-Realist idiom practiced in both France and G...

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Mid-19th Century European Romantic Antique Work Light

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Satirical German Military Engraving of Napoleon as the Little Corporal, c1835
Satirical German Military Engraving of Napoleon as the Little Corporal, c1835

Satirical German Military Engraving of Napoleon as the Little Corporal, c1835

Located in Langweer, NL

A charming and historically engaging image from the early 19th century, combining humour, military history and well-executed engraving work. Condition: Strong impression; light age ...

Category

1830s German Antique Work Light

Materials

Paper

Louis Sognot pair of modernist armchairs walnut white alpaca 1927
Louis Sognot pair of modernist armchairs walnut white alpaca 1927

Louis Sognot pair of modernist armchairs walnut white alpaca 1927

By Louis Sognot

Located in Paris, IDF

During the 1920s and 1930s, he distinguished himself with elegant and functional pieces that combined modern materials such as tubular metal, glass, and light wood. His work, positio...

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Work Light

Materials

Walnut

Desert Cruciform Elegance: Early 20th Century Southwest Heirloom
Desert Cruciform Elegance: Early 20th Century Southwest Heirloom

Desert Cruciform Elegance: Early 20th Century Southwest Heirloom

Located in Dallas, TX

The shifts in wool tonality are intentional—evidence of natural hand-dyeing and localized climate—and create a living surface that shimmers softly in the changing light. This exquisi...

Category

Early 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Antique Work Light

Materials

Wool

Large carved stone rosette - France, 18th century
Large carved stone rosette - France, 18th century

Large carved stone rosette - France, 18th century

Located in Bruxelles, BE

This rounded vault key exhibits a delicately crafted decor, with deeply carved piercings. This virtuoso work adeptly plays with light and shadow effects, as well as contrasts between...

Category

Mid-18th Century French Other Antique Work Light

Materials

Stone

Large Antique 19th Century Bronze Moorish Warrior Sculpture Figure Henri Plé
Large Antique 19th Century Bronze Moorish Warrior Sculpture Figure Henri Plé

Large Antique 19th Century Bronze Moorish Warrior Sculpture Figure Henri Plé

Located in London, GB

Cast in bronze, the material reinforces the warrior’s power; while its deep, rich patination catches and modulates the light beautifully. The work is signed ‘Henri Plé’ at the base.

Category

19th Century French Moorish Antique Work Light

Materials

Bronze

Mountain Landscape
Mountain Landscape

Mountain Landscape

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

The ornate gilt frame further underscores the painting’s 19th‑century origins, complementing the artist’s meticulous attention to detail. This work demonstrates Casilear’s mastery o...

Category

1850s Antique Work Light

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marie-Thérèse Bretagne (19th/early 20th c.), Still Life with Wine and Vessels
Marie-Thérèse Bretagne (19th/early 20th c.), Still Life with Wine and Vessels

Marie-Thérèse Bretagne (19th/early 20th c.), Still Life with Wine and Vessels

Located in New York, NY

Executed with a warm, earthy palette and a fine sensitivity to texture and reflected light, the work captures both the richness of the objects and the quiet atmosphere of domestic li...

Category

19th Century French Antique Work Light

Materials

Wood, Canvas

The Lightning Path: An Early 20th Century Dazzler Textile of Sacred Rhythm
The Lightning Path: An Early 20th Century Dazzler Textile of Sacred Rhythm

The Lightning Path: An Early 20th Century Dazzler Textile of Sacred Rhythm

Located in Dallas, TX

Whether displayed as a centerpiece in a curated collection or framed as a precious heirloom, this antique Eye Dazzler textile commands reverence. It is a work of woven light and line...

Category

Early 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Antique Work Light

Materials

Wool

Meule Ensoleillé
Meule Ensoleillé

Meule Ensoleillé

Located in London, GB

Cariot’s meticulous, pointillist brushwork creates a shimmering effect, capturing the atmosphere and movement of light. This work exemplifies the Neo-Impressionist approach to nature...

Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Work Light

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"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

Georgian Iberian 21K Gold Pendeloque Diamond Earrings
Georgian Iberian 21K Gold Pendeloque Diamond Earrings

Georgian Iberian 21K Gold Pendeloque Diamond Earrings

Located in Venice, CA

The earrings are beautifully articulated, and their hinge work allows for movement and light play. They are completely hand-made and exhibit classic Iberian construction and articula...

Category

1780s Spanish Georgian Antique Work Light

Materials

Diamond, Gold

Biedermeier Writing Desk, Walnut and Fir, Austrian Empire, 1850
Biedermeier Writing Desk, Walnut and Fir, Austrian Empire, 1850

Biedermeier Writing Desk, Walnut and Fir, Austrian Empire, 1850

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 Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed 1905, Hungarian Art
Country Wedding Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed 1905, Hungarian Art

Country Wedding Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed 1905, Hungarian Art

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Work Light

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Adoration of the Child Jesus, Oil on Canvas, 17th Century, Framed
Adoration of the Child Jesus, Oil on Canvas, 17th Century, Framed

Adoration of the Child Jesus, Oil on Canvas, 17th Century, Framed

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

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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.

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