$6,500 / set
Exceptional Pair of Cornelius Wall Scones
By Cornelius & Baker
Located in Baltimore, MD
Pair of cornelius and baker 2-arm, gilt bronze brass sconces depicting a patinated bust of Sir Walter Raleigh.
Bronze
A Highly Important Crystal Chandelier By Cornelius & Baker
By Cornelius & Baker
Located in Steyning, West sussex
An Exceptional 32 light silver mounted and cut crystal chandelier, suspended from a large trumpet, four concentric rings with glass rosettes hung with cascading prisms, the main fram...
Crystal
Wien Chandelier with 24 Lights in Antique Bronze and Crystal
By OMBRES ET FACETTES, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
The ornate crowns, reminiscent of the Baltic chandeliers (one thinks of the Cornelius and Baker chandelier from 1880 and preserved in the Mathieu Museum), take the form of a lava flo...
Crystal, Bronze
Victorian 19th Century Crystal & Lalique Style Cornelius & Baker Chandelier
By René Lalique
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 19th century crystal & lalique style Victorian chandelier most likely by Cornelius or Cornelius and Baker, having twelve-lighted arms six smaller and six larger.
Crystal, Metal
Sold
H 66.5 in Dm 28 in
Pair of American Brass Elephant Gasoliers, Cornelius & Baker, Phil. Circa 1840
By Cornelius & Baker
Located in Charleston, SC
Chandeliers were originally gas and have been electrified. Cornelius & Baker, Philadelphia, Mid-19th Century.
Brass, Steel
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H 46 in Dm 42 in
American Gilt Bronze Figural Six Arm Gasolier. Cornelius & Baker, Phila, C. 1840
By Cornelius & Baker
Located in Charleston, SC
Early 19th century. Cornelius & Baker, Philadelphia. Gasolier has been recently electrified with UL wiring and sockets.
Bronze, Wire
Rare American Brass Chamberstick, circa 1840
By Cornelius & Baker
Located in Ambler, PA
Rare American brass Chamberstick. Campana shaped seamed cast socket held with handmade nut. Sheet metal base. Cast serpant handle, circa 1840.
Brass
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
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