Pair of 19th Century Brass Coach Lanterns, England
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th Century Brass Coach Lanterns, England
Category
Antique 19th Century Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Coach Lantern
Pair of 19th Century English Black Painted & Brass Coach Lanterns
$2,950 / set
H 32 in W 8.5 in D 13 in
Pair of 19th Century English Black Painted & Brass Coach Lanterns
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th Century English Black Painted & Brass Coach Lanterns.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Pair of American Nickel Silver & Brass Coach Lanterns, Rochester, NY. C. 1830
$12,800
H 37.5 in W 8 in D 11.5 in
Pair of American Nickel Silver & Brass Coach Lanterns, Rochester, NY. C. 1830
By James Cunningham and Son Ny
Located in Charleston, SC
Coach lanterns have the original beveled glass, & wrought iron mounting brackets.
Category
Antique 1830s American American Empire Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron, Nickel
Pair of American Nickel Silver & Brass Coach Lanterns, Rochester, NY. C. 1830
$10,000 / set
H 29 in W 7 in D 7 in
Pair of American Nickel Silver & Brass Coach Lanterns, Rochester, NY. C. 1830
By James Cunningham and Son Ny
Located in Charleston, SC
Coach lanterns have the original beveled glass and are signed by the maker James Cunningham & Son , Rochester NY.
Category
Antique 1830s American American Empire Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron, Nickel
Pair of American Two-Tiered Polished Steel and Brass Coach Lanterns, Circa 1820
$8,000 / set
H 21.5 in W 8 in D 7.25 in
Pair of American Two-Tiered Polished Steel and Brass Coach Lanterns, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American two-tiered polished steel and brass coach lanterns with fluted vents and beveled glass, Early 19th century.
Category
Antique 1820s American American Empire Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Copper, Steel
Pair of American Nickel Silver & Brass Coach Lanterns with Circular Glass C 1830
$9,000 / set
H 21.5 in W 6.5 in D 9 in
Pair of American Nickel Silver & Brass Coach Lanterns with Circular Glass C 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American nickel silver, copper, and brass coach lanterns with the original flanking circular beveled glass mounted on iron brackets.
Category
Antique 1830s American American Empire Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron, Nickel
Pair of American Nickel Silver & Brass Coach Lanterns with Beveled Glass, C 1840
$12,000 / set
H 20 in W 8 in D 10 in
Pair of American Nickel Silver & Brass Coach Lanterns with Beveled Glass, C 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American nickel silver and brass enameled iron coach lanterns with the original circular and side lamp beveled glass.
Category
Antique 1840s American American Empire Lanterns
Materials
Silver, Brass, Iron, Nickel
Pair of American Coach Lanterns with Urn Finials
Located in Richmond, VA
Pair of American coach lanterns with urn finials, floral swag motif, and original beveled glass.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Pair of Large Coach Lanterns Wall Lights Flush Mounts, 19th
$4,231 / set
H 20.48 in W 9.85 in D 3.15 in
Pair of Large Coach Lanterns Wall Lights Flush Mounts, 19th
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful pair of 19th coach lanterns - wall lights fixtures. Germany.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Pair carriage lanterns
Located in Atlanta, GA
Superb pair of coach lanterns featuring eagles
Category
Antique 19th Century Lanterns
Rare Arts & Crafts Castle Tower Design Cathedral Glass Hallway Lantern / Pendant
$2,644
H 26 in Dm 9.8 in
Rare Arts & Crafts Castle Tower Design Cathedral Glass Hallway Lantern / Pendant
Located in Lisse, NL
With antique light fixtures being one of our specialities, finding unique light fixtures always makes our day and that is exactly what this large Arts and Crafts hallway or coach hou...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
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Pair of Early 1800s European Royal Coach Lanterns
Located in Mobile, AL
Pair of European royal coach lanterns. Early 1800s, tin and brass with silver plate, colored glass panes, Have previously been restored, English or French.
Category
Antique Early 1800s European Renaissance Lanterns
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass, Steel, Tin
Two similar pairs of English brass coach lanterns
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two similar pairs of English brass coach lanterns, each having an eagle finial above a hexagonal glazed body and a baluster stem, now electrified.
Category
British Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Coach Lamps, circa 1860
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Measures: Height 42cm (16.5") Width 17cm (6.5") Depth Inc. bracket 18cm (7") Depth lantern only 16cm (6.5").
Category
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Mid-19th Century Coach Lamps, circa 1850
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a charming pair of large mid-19th century coach lamps with brackets, now converted to electricity, rewired and PAT tested, suitable for interior or exterior use, circa 1850.
Category
Antique 1850s English High Victorian Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Very Large Limburg Glass and Brass Lantern Style Pendant Light Midcentury, 1970s
Unavailable
H 16.54 in Dm 9.85 in
Very Large Limburg Glass and Brass Lantern Style Pendant Light Midcentury, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Bremen, DE
Very rare large pendant light by Limburg, featuring an oversized polyhedral glass shade with highlighted edge in the manner of a coach lantern, casts a fantastic light when mounted, ...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Pair coach lanterns
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of painted and gilded metal coach lanterns, decoration on two sides
Category
Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
English Coach Lantern
Located in Wichita, KS
A wonderful English glazed coach lantern that has been weathered to a stunning verdigris color.
Category
Early 20th Century English Lanterns
Pair of coach lanterns
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fabulous pair of 19th century coach lanterns
Category
Antique 19th Century Lanterns
English Coach Lantern
Located in Wichita, KS
A wonderful early 20th century English glazed coach lantern that has been weathered to a stunning verdigris color.
Category
Early 20th Century English Lanterns
Pair of American Nickel Silver & Brass Coach Lanterns, Rochester, NY. C. 1830
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H 34.25 in W 7.75 in D 11.5 in
Pair of American Nickel Silver & Brass Coach Lanterns, Rochester, NY. C. 1830
By James Cunningham and Son Ny
Located in Charleston, SC
Coach lanterns have the original beveled glass & brass mounting brackets attached .
Category
Antique 1830s American American Empire Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron, Nickel
Pair of American Nickel Silver & Iron Coach Lanterns, White Mfg. Co, Circa 1830
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H 38.25 in W 7.25 in D 7.25 in
Pair of American Nickel Silver & Iron Coach Lanterns, White Mfg. Co, Circa 1830
By White Manufacturing Company
Located in Charleston, SC
Coach lanterns have the original beveled glass and have been electrified .
Category
Antique 1830s American American Empire Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron, Nickel
Pair of American Nickel Silver & Iron Coach Lanterns, White Mfg. Co, C. 1830
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H 28 in W 7 in D 9 in
Pair of American Nickel Silver & Iron Coach Lanterns, White Mfg. Co, C. 1830
By White Manufacturing Company
Located in Charleston, SC
Coach lanterns have the original eight sided beveled glass panels.
Category
Antique 1830s American American Empire Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Iron, Nickel
Pair of 19th Coach Lanterns
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of English Coach Lantern. Originally mounted on a horse drawn carriage, these were later electrified.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Pair of American Nickel Silver & Brass Coach Lanterns with Beveled Glass, C 1850
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H 12 in W 5.75 in D 7.5 in
Pair of American Nickel Silver & Brass Coach Lanterns with Beveled Glass, C 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American nickel silver and brass coach lanterns with the original beveled glass and mounting brackets.
Category
Antique 1850s American American Empire Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Iron, Nickel
Pair of American Nickel Silver and Copper Coach Lanterns, Phil, Circa 1860
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H 21 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
Pair of American Nickel Silver and Copper Coach Lanterns, Phil, Circa 1860
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American nickel silver, copper, and wrought iron coach lanterns with a upper vented squared tiered finial, original beveled etched clover glass, hinged door, and ending with ...
Category
Antique 1860s American American Empire Lanterns
Materials
Iron, Nickel, Copper
Pair of American Nickel Silver and Copper Coach Lanterns, New Haven, Circa 1860
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H 20 in W 8 in D 11 in
Pair of American Nickel Silver and Copper Coach Lanterns, New Haven, Circa 1860
By English and Mersick Company
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American nickel silver and copper coach lanterns with vented tiered upper finials, the original oval beveled glass, bead work, vented lower tiered finials , and mounted on sq...
Category
Antique 1860s American American Empire Lanterns
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron, Nickel
Pair of American Brass and Iron Eagle Finial Beaded Swag Coach Lanterns, C. 1850
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H 33 in W 9 in D 10 in
Pair of American Brass and Iron Eagle Finial Beaded Swag Coach Lanterns, C. 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass coach lanterns with flanking eagle finials, decorative tiered beaded swags, original beveled glass, and mounted on cuffed shield back scrolled iron brackets.
Category
Antique 1850s American American Empire Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of American Nickel Silver and Brass Coach Lanterns, New Haven, Circa 1860
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H 21.5 in W 8 in D 11 in
Pair of American Nickel Silver and Brass Coach Lanterns, New Haven, Circa 1860
By English and Mersick Company
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American nickel silver, brass, and wrought iron coach lanterns with a upper bulbous tiered finial, original beveled glass, hinged door, lower turned ringed finial and mounted...
Category
Antique 1860s American American Empire Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron, Nickel
Pair of Large Brass & Iron Coach Lanterns
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of large coach lanterns constructed in brass and iron, each with four sided glazed glass panels and drapery design, dating from the 19th century and English in origin.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of American Copper Coach Lanterns, Signed, Circa 1850
By James Cunningham and Son Ny
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American copper over brass and nickel silver coach lanterns with original beveled glass. Signed James Cunningham and Son.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Wall Lights and Sconces
Pair of Nickel Silver and Copper Coach Lanterns. Signed J. Lemone Bruxelles, Belgium Circa 1830
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H 31 in W 8 in D 10 in
Pair of Nickel Silver and Copper Coach Lanterns. Signed J. Lemone Bruxelles, Belgium Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of nickel silver, iron, and copper coach lanterns with the original beveled glass, Coach lanterns have the original mounting brackets.
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Wall Lights and Sconces
A Unique Brass American Coach Light Wall Lantern
Located in NYC, NY
Converted from a Coach lantern this unusual vintage light is formed by a series of pentagonal leaded glass pieces joined.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Neoclassical Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Early 20th century French Pair of Brass and Glass Coach Lanterns
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful and large pair of 19th century coachman's lanterns in brass and sheet metal. Hexagonal shape in glass and brass. Topped with an eagle with outstretched wings in Empire styl...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Empire Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of 6 Sided Beveled Glass Coach Lamps Late 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of 6 sided beveled glass coach lamps late 19th century. New hand made brackets.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique Coach Lights or Lanterns, Converted into Sconces
Located in Highwood, IL
Elegant pair of European Coach Lights (sconces), that we purchased in England from our favourite antique dealer in Leek. Our Old Plank electrical department, wired the antique coach ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s European Wall Lights and Sconces
Pair of American Federal Brass Eagle Coach Lanterns
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 1880s American brass Federal style eagle motif coach lanterns. Newly rewired. Each light takes one candelabra bulb.
Category
Antique 1880s American American Empire Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Pair of American Nickel Silver Coach Lanterns. Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American nickel silver and wrought iron coach lanterns with original beveled glass. Candle powered.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Lanterns
Pair of American Brass and Copper Coach Lanterns with Beveled Glass Phil c. 1820
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H 21 in W 5.75 in D 12 in
Pair of American Brass and Copper Coach Lanterns with Beveled Glass Phil c. 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass and copper coach lanterns with the original beveled glass and foliage scrolled mounting brackets.
Category
Antique 1820s American American Empire Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
Pair of Impressive Coach Lanterns
Located in Westwood, NJ
Pair of large and impressive gilt-mounted tole carriage lanterns with crown finials and repoussé swag decoration.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Pair of American Nickel Silver, Brass, and Copper Coach Lanterns, CT, Circa 1860
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H 30.25 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Pair of American Nickel Silver, Brass, and Copper Coach Lanterns, CT, Circa 1860
By English and Mersick Company
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American nickel silver, brass, and copper coach lanterns with circular bulbous vented finials, original bowed beveled glass, and terminating on turned ringed bulbous reservoi...
Category
Antique 1860s American American Empire Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Copper, Nickel
Pair of American Brass Nickel Silvered Coach Lanterns with Beveled Glass C 1840
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H 14.5 in W 3.5 in D 5.75 in
Pair of American Brass Nickel Silvered Coach Lanterns with Beveled Glass C 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass nickel silvered enameled coach lanterns with flanking oval ribbed vented tops, hinged locking doors with rear red reflectors, original interior fonts, and reta...
Category
Antique 1840s American American Empire Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Silver, Brass, Nickel
A Pair of Coach Style Lantern Outdoor Lights
Located in NYC, NY
A Pair of Colonial Revival Outdoor Porch Lights make to look like Coach lanterns with a wooden handle and brass body.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Schoolhouse Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Vintage Trio Cut Glass Coach Light Pendant Lanterns
Located in Asheville, NC
Three coach lantern pendants in the Louis style with cut-glass and Ormalou.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Mid-Century Brass and Copper Coach Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Mid-Century (1940s) brass coach lamps / sconces with copper trimmed scroll design and etched glass panels. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
Vintage 1940s French Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Copper
Arts & Crafts Bronze Brass & Cathedral Glass Hallway or Stable Lantern / Pendant
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H 31.9 in Dm 11.6 in
Arts & Crafts Bronze Brass & Cathedral Glass Hallway or Stable Lantern / Pendant
Located in Lisse, NL
With antique light fixtures being one of our specialities, finding unique light fixtures always makes our day and that is exactly what this sizable Arts and Crafts stable or coach ho...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Metal
Restored Pair of Original Antique English Copper Wall Lanterns
Located in Highwood, IL
Magnificent pair of fully restored antique English copper coach or wall lanterns. These are wonderful with only slight tarnishing, you want them polished and lacquered or let them ag...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Copper, Brass
Restored Pair of Original Antique English Copper Wall Lanterns
Located in Highwood, IL
Magnificent pair of fully restored antique English copper coach or wall lanterns. These are wonderful with only slight tarnishing, you want them polished and lacquered or let them ag...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Copper, Brass
Pair of Coach Lanterns
Located in London, GB
Pair of Italian Silver Plated & Gilt Metal Coach Lanterns surmounted by Crowns c.1860
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Lanterns
Vintage Coach Lanterns
Located in Geneva, IL
Rare Vintage Coach Lanterns with Exceptional Bronze Drapery Design.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Beaux Arts Lanterns
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Pair of French Coach Lanterns
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Painted & Silvered Metal Coach Lanterns with Brass Swags & Finials c.1880 With later wall brackets
Category
Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
Pair of 19th Century American Coach Lanterns
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th century American coach lanterns.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Pair of Tole and Silver Coach Lanterns
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Tole & Silver Plate Coach Lanterns with Cut & Beveled Glass Panels c.1850 Currently Wired UK and with wall brackets
Category
Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
Pair Impressive Victorian Glazed Coach Lanterns c.1890
Located in London, GB
Pair of late Victorian brass and silver plate coach lanterns with scalloped and bevelled glass panels and brass terminals c1890.
Category
20th Century Lanterns
Pair of Brass Coaching Lanterns, England, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Brass and Etched Glass Coaching Lanterns, England, Early 20th Century (32 inches tall x 8 inches wide x 9 inches deep) Price does not include re-wiring charges, if des...
Category
Early 20th Century English Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Pair of Anglo Indian Brass Coach Lanterns, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
Pair of delightful, Anglo Indian iron and brass coach lanterns, circa 1910. The glazed, rectangular bodies with engraved glass front and side apertures and silvered interiors, the...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Iron
PAIR English Diminutive Coach Lanterns
Located in New York, NY
PAIR English brass diminutive coach lanterns with eagle finial on trapezoid glazed panel inset.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Wall Lights and Sconces
Pair English Brass Coach Lanterns
Located in New York, NY
PAIR English brass coach lanterns surmounted by spread wing eagles on tiered top smoke shield and hexagonal working compartment supported by openwork swag and tassel decorated torch ...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Wall Lights and Sconces
Pair of French Coach Lanterns
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Black Tole Coach Lanterns with Silver Plate Interiors c.1910.
Category
Early 20th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces
Pair of Silver Plate Coach Lanterns
Located in London, GB
Pair of Continental Hexagonal Silver Plate Coach Lanterns c.1930
Category
Vintage 1930s Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Silver Plate
English Brass Carriage Coach Lanterns
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of English brass carriage coach lanterns, hexagonal shaped body, five original glass panes with etched flower design, circular brass pierced roof with a finial at the crown, cir...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Regency Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Distinctive pair of Brass Eagle Mount Finial Coach Lanterns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Brass eagle mount finial coach lantern-brass & black.
Category
Antique 19th Century Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
A pair of silverplate coach lanterns
Located in New York, NY
EX0530 A pair of silverplated and black enameled brass coach lanterns having foliate banding and clear curved and beveled glass panels.
Category
20th Century American Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Silver Plate, Enamel, Brass
Pair of George III Coach Lanterns
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of painted cast iron and brass lanterns with raised brass lion decoration and beveled glass
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Brass Coaching Lantern, Late 19th Century Later Electrified
Located in Hallowell, US
High quality lantern likely British. Electrified.
Category
Antique 1890s Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Black Tole & Silver Plate Coach Lanterns c.1870
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of extremely decorative black tole and silver plate French coach lanterns c1870. The glazed, cylindrical bodies with curved glass front and side apertures and a single ci...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Irish Tôle, Brass and Silvered Metal Coach Lanterns
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each square lantern with a molded silvered interior, one side of rectangular beveled glass, flanked by another side with beveled glass within an oval oculus and a third side with a t...
Category
Antique 19th Century Irish Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Pair of American Silver over Copper Coach Lamps, circa 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of American silver over copper coach lamps, circa 1820, marked C.N. Lockwood & Co, Newark, NJ 7.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Lanterns
Materials
Silver, Copper
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Pair of American 1900s Brass Lanterns with Eagles and Hexagonal Glass Body
$3,850 / set
H 27.5 in W 8 in D 7.5 in
Pair of American 1900s Brass Lanterns with Eagles and Hexagonal Glass Body
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of American brass lantern wall sconces from the early 20th century, with eagle motifs, hexagonal bodies and black accents. This exquisite pair of American brass lantern wall s...
Category
Early 20th Century American Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Iron
19th Century French Pair of Brass Carriage Lanterns with Eagles on the Top
$3,097Sale Price / set|44% Off
H 35.44 in W 9.06 in D 9.06 in
19th Century French Pair of Brass Carriage Lanterns with Eagles on the Top
Located in Sofia, BG
Pair of lanterns made of brass decorated with eagles on the top with wide spread wings. Used in 19th century and lately electrified. France, circa 1870.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Brass
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Coach Lantern For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic coach lantern available at 1stDibs. A coach lantern — often made from metal, brass and glass — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer coach lantern, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each coach lantern bearing Georgian, Louis XV or Neoclassical hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one coach lantern that is appealing in its simplicity, but James Cunningham and Son Ny, English and Mersick Company and White Manufacturing Company produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Coach Lantern?
The average selling price for a coach lantern at 1stDibs is $4,950, while they’re typically $120 on the low end and $28,500 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Lanterns for You
Whether you’re in search of a functional fixture to help illuminate a room or just a minimalist ornamental touch, the choice of lighting is important. Selecting the perfect vintage, new or antique lanterns can transform an otherwise monotonous space in your home.
In the 1700s, lanterns became widely popular when accessibility broadened for whale oil, as fuel for lamps was one of its earliest uses. Lantern design evolved considerably during the mid- to late 19th century, when a powerful, adaptable fuel came into play: kerosene. Portable and immediately sought after, kerosene lamps were traditionally surrounded by a glass globe or tube that sat on a metal frame to protect the flame from spreading or extinguishing. (While reproductions abound, antique kerosene lanterns have since become collector's items.)
Later, in 1862, John H. Irwin created coil oil lamps, which were designed for coal oils as well as kerosene and lessened the risk of fire. They required plentiful oxygen to remain lit, and with refinements, the lamps could be used indoors. Lanterns increasingly came to be part of commercial spaces such as museums and theaters, and over time, lighting artisans worked to refine and perfect these innovative fixtures so that they weren’t only practical but also elegant, sophisticated additions to home decor.
Antiques inject a touch of classical chic into any space. With the right lantern, you could also deepen the impact of the collection of vases and vessels, sculptures or other decorative objects in a living room or dining room. It’s essential to find a balance between utility and aesthetics when choosing the perfect vintage–style lantern for your space, and the right lighting decisions can determine the underlying mood of a room as well as enhance the choices you’ve made for your home’s decor. While old-time charm is something to be cherished, there is lots to love in modern lanterns from today’s top furniture designers.
On 1stDibs, search by creator to find lanterns crafted by the likes of Woka Lamps, Barovier & Toso and Material Lust or browse the collection by style. From today’s standouts to mid-century modern classics to Art Deco–era innovations, find the best vintage, new or antique lantern for you now.
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