$1,090Sale Price|39% Off
Bradley & Hubbard Victorian Style Oil Lamp with Hand Painted Hurricane Glass
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Miami, FL
Antique Bradley & Hubbard oil lamp from 1885-1894, B&H engraved on the base.
Brass, Iron
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
H 27.5 in W 11 in D 11 in
Rare Antique Fostoria Etched Satin Glass GWTW Parlor Hurricane Oil Lantern Lamp
By Fostoria Glass Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique Victorian Art Nouveau Fostoria converted Gone with the Wind parlor oil lamp. Pierced floral brass base - molded frosted / satin glass body hand painted with red flowers,...
Brass
$972
H 33.47 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Gas Lamp in Glass, Gilded Bronze and Enameled Porcelain, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Gas lamp in glass, gilded bronze and enameled porcelain, 19th century. A pedestal with rockery and medallions serves as a base for the porcelain vase decorated with roses that makes...
Bronze, Other
$350
H 20.25 in Dm 10 in
Antique Aladdin Mantle Lamp Co Brass Converted Hurricane Oil Lantern Lamp 20"
By Aladdin Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century Mantle Lamp company Aladdin brass oil lamp with hurricane and matte milk glass shade with ruffled top. Converted to electric with push button switch. Dimensions: ...
Brass
$2,595
H 21.75 in W 16.5 in D 16.5 in
Bradley & Hubbard Antique Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp, Circa 1910
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Art Nouveau or Arts & Crafts period table lamp with gorgeous six-panel curved caramel slag glass shade By Bradley & Hubbard USA, Early 20th Century Measures...
Metal
Bradley & Hubbard Reverse-Painted Glass and Patinated Metal Scenic Table Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exceptional Bradley & Hubbard reverse-painted glass and patinated metal table lamp was crafted during the first quarter of the 20th century and is a remarkable example of th...
Metal, Bronze
$2,292
H 23.23 in Dm 5.91 in
Antique American Student Converted Twin Oil Lamp By Bradley & Hubbard 1800's
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique American Student Converted Twin Oil Lamp By Bradley & Hubbard 1800's The Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company (1852–1940) was formed in Meriden, Connecticut, and over th...
Brass
$2,595
H 21.75 in W 16.5 in D 16.5 in
Bradley & Hubbard Antique Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp, Circa 1910
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Art Nouveau or Arts & Crafts period table lamp with gorgeous six-panel curved caramel slag glass shade By Bradley & Hubbard USA, Early 20th Century Measures...
Metal
$360Sale Price|40% Off
H 20.5 in Dm 5.5 in
Antique French Art Nouveau Cut Glass And Silvered Spelter Oil Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stunning Antique 19th century French Art Nouveau tall oil lamp having a thumb print cut glass font and a silvered spelter base with baskets of flowers, ribbons and leaves.
Brass, Spelter
$520Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.25 in W 9.25 in D 9.25 in
Antique Opalescent Embossed Glass Gone with the Wind Oil Lamp C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Opalescent Embossed Glass Gone with the Wind Oil Lamp with Brass & Gilt Bronze Mounts C1890. Measures - 23.25"H x 9.25"W x 9.25"D. A stunning antique opalescent embos...
Brass
$787Sale Price|55% Off
H 31 in Dm 8 in
Austrian Victorian Glass Lamp, Hand-Painted, Scalloped Design, 1860s
Located in Savannah, GA
Austrian clear green glass vase converted into a handsome lamp. Featuring a scalloped top with a hand-painted scene of a little boy carrying a vasculum and collecting flowers in an A...
Glass
1900 Antique Victorian Oil Lamp, England
Located in Praha, CZ
Victorian oil lamp with milk glass. Fully working, with 2 burner. Base is from iron metal. Middle parts from milk glass. Top parts hand painting on the glass shade.
Metal
Serves style porcelain Oil Lamp, circa 1880
By Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
French Serves porcelain 19th Century oil lamp, having a cream ground with romantic hand painted scenes, gilded highlights, ormolu mounts and a Ruby glass lamp shade. 1/2 R Shade PM ...
Porcelain
Antique Bradley & Hubbard Oil Lamp with Green Glass Shade, 1900
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is an original Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company banquet oil lamp. The base section is a teardrop or pear-shaped textured metal body supported by ornate wrought-iron s...
Metal, Iron
$2,747Sale Price|25% Off
H 31.5 in Dm 7.88 in
Exceptional Porcelain Lamp with Original Oil Burner, circa 1900
Located in Sofia, BG
Exceptional porcelain lamp with original oil burner, bronze fitting and engraved opaline glass ball. Hand-painted floral designs on a pale blue background. Very elegant lamp in great...
Porcelain, Opaline Glass
19th Century Bronze Sinumbra Oil Lamp with Cut Glass Shade
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This handsome urn form sinumbra lamp retains it's original oil reservoir. It features neoclassical motifs including cornucopia, acanthus leaves and floral rosettes.
Bronze
Antique Oil Lamp with Glass Base & Shade C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Oil Lamp with Glass Base & Shade C1890 Measures- 19.75''H x 6.75''W x 6.75''D This antique oil lamp dates to circa 1890 and features a beautifully crafted glass base and shad...
Glass
Tiffany Studios Bronze and Favrile Table Lamp
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Bronze and favrile Desk lamp Damascene iridescent glass with greens, blues, goals and silver. Fine reticulated and patinated bronze base. Original favrile pearl heat...
Bronze
Oil Lamp with an Illuminating Globe Shade, circa 1885
Located in London, GB
A rare late 19th century oil lamp with a globe shade and base decorated with a castle set in a rural scene, circa 1885. Northern European for the French market. The countries and ...
Glass
$2,595
H 23 in W 17 in D 17 in
Antique Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp in the Manner of Handel, Circa 1920s
By Handel Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Art Nouveau period table lamp with gorgeous six-panel curved caramel slag glass shade In the manner of Handel USA, Circa 1920s Measures: 17"W x 17"D x 23"H....
Metal
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
H 38.5 in W 17.75 in D 17.75 in
Victorian Brass, Bronze & Crystal Chandelier With Peachblow Hobnail Glass Shade
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Victorian hanging chandelier, crafted circa 1880 from a combination of brass and bronze, features a distinctive peachblow hobnail glass shade. The metalwork displays ornate casting...
Brass
$16,000Sale Price|50% Off
H 52 in W 9 in D 32 in
15th C Gothic Tabernacle 4 ft.+ Rare Architectural Religious Art, Museum Quality
Located in Vero Beach, FL
15th century period Gothic Tabernacle, extremely rare (Medieval) architectural religious art, museum quality ecclesiastical altar piece. This is an absolutely stunning circa 1450 or...
Wood, Paint
$7,500Sale Price|21% Off
H 65.5 in W 29.5 in D 1.5 in
Late 19th Century Antique Stained Glass Window with Hand Painted Center, Jewels
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century Victorian Stained glass window with a hand painted center panel of a small bird seeing its reflection in a frozen birdbath, the detail is simply amazing. The brilli...
Stained Glass, Wood
$404,581
H 86.03 in Dm 51.97 in
Extremely Rare Victorian Chandelier of Exceptional Quality and Size by F&C Osler
By F. & C. Osler
Located in Steyning, West sussex
An extremely rare early Victorian 20-light cut-glass silvered mounted chandelier of exceptional quality the baluster thumb and radial cut shaft with lower shaft canopy and draping pa...
Silver Plate
$161,832
H 90.95 in W 61.03 in D 77.56 in
IMPORTANT BISHOP JAMES STANLEY 1508 KING HENRY VII ENGLiSH OAK TUDOR TESTER BED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly important, Museum quality, English Tudor King Henry VII Oak tester bed made for an...
Oak
$1,888,044
H 59.45 in W 74.81 in D 39.38 in
Antique French Marquetry, Ormolu and Jasperware Bureau du Roi by Beurdeley
By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley
Located in London, GB
Antique French marquetry, ormolu and jasperware Bureau du Roi by Beurdeley French, c. 1890 Height 151cm, width 190cm, depth 100cm The Bureau du Roi, also known as the secrétaire à ...
Ormolu
Tiffany Studios New York "Greek Key" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
An alluring and visually rewarding example of Tiffany Studios New York's great "Greek Key" table lamp. Mottled glass in hues of warm amber and bright sunshine yellow soften the wonde...
Bronze
$59,518Sale Price|20% Off
H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...
Glass, Walnut
$108,735 / set
H 64.18 in W 28.75 in D 0.79 in
Selection of eight restored 19th C Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Windows
Located in Leuven , BE
The Color Experience: Stained-glass windows “Color is a power which directly influences the soul” (Wassili Kandinsky, Moskou 1866 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1944) “Color! What a deep a...
Art Glass, Stained Glass
$13,506
H 18.2 in W 23.6 in D 11.3 in
Large Masterly Carved Swiss Black Forest Nutwood Chalet with Clock and Music Box
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality, hand carved and truly impressive antique clock with 8 music melodies. Over the years we have had the pleasure of owning and selling a number of beautiful Black Forest a...
Brass, Iron, Enamel
$33,715
H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
Giltwood, Paint
The Linke Grand Regulator World's Fair Clock
By François Linke
Located in New Orleans, LA
Grand Regulator World's Fair Clock François Linke Circa 1900 Widely regarded as the greatest sculptural clock ever created, this monumental régulateur by François Linke was conceive...
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Window panels in stained glass
Located in Delft, NL
19th Century Window panels in stained glass A set of 2 panels made of stained glass with scenes of characters walking in the forest and women with children in an interior. With colo...
Stained Glass
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