Crystal Oil Lamp
19th Century American Brilliant Cut Crystal Oil Lamp
Located in Water Mill, NY
Monumental 19th century brilliant cut crystal oil lamp-electrified from top.
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Handsome 19th Century English Cut Crystal Oil Lamp Mounted as Lamp
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome 19th century English cut crystal oil lamp mounted as lamp. Note: Height is to top of
Category
Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Fine Stourbridge Amethyst Overlay Cut Crystal Oil Lamp
Located in Worcester, GB
Fine Stourbridge Amethyst Overlay Cut Crystal Oil Lamp – Signed R. Everton, 2002 (No.1)
A rare and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Glass
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
19th Century Cut Crystal Brass Trimmed Baccarat Style Lamp
By Baccarat
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A late 19th C cut crystal oil lamp now electrified. Fortunately the wiring is external so there is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Silver Plated And Crystal English Oil Lamp
Located in Tampa, FL
A beautiful silver plate and crystal English oil lamp, electrified. It is in very good condition
Category
Antique 1880s English Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Frosted Clear Cut Crystal Banquet Oil Lamp
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This a clear/frosted cut crystal banquet oil lamp. It consists of a crystal lamp chimney, etched
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Large Floor Lamp in Solid Crystal and Wrought Iron, Working on Oil
Located in Paris, FR
Large floor lamp in solid crystal and wrought iron, working on oil.
Traditionally placed at the
Category
Antique 1880s English Floor Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Wrought Iron
19th Century Silver Plate Oil Lamp
Located in Water Mill, NY
Silver plated figural oil lamp electrified-figure with oil crystal is 25".....figure is 19".
Category
Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
Tall Edwardian Silver Plated Electrified Corinthian Column Oil Lamp
By Maple & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tall, Edwardian, silver plated, electrified, Corinthian column oil lamp, London, circa 1900, Maple
Category
Antique Early 1900s Great Britain (UK) Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
French Boudoir Electric Amber Glass Shade and Brass Base Oil Lamps- Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Boudoir Style Electric Amber Glass Shade with a Brass Base Oil Lamps - Pair
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$1,350 / set
H 22 in W 6 in D 12 in
19thc Set 0f Similar Baccarat Rose Teinte Oil Lamps Beautiful & Ready to Restore
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French NapoleonIII Set of 3 Similas Gas Lamps in Rose Teinte. I believe it is little work to
Category
Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
$1,320 Sale Price
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H 14 in W 3 in D 3 in
Antique French 19th Century Victorian Oil Lamp Chandelier Brass Opaline Hanging
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
chandelier is made of brass, opaline glass shades, fake opaline glass candles & crystal glass prisms
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$4,690
H 51.19 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
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Very Fine English Cut Glass Amethyst Overlay Crystal Oil Lamp
Located in Worcester, Worcestershire
oil lamp.
Commissioned in 2002 from the famous Stourbridge glass works.
Heavy, sharply cut
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Glass
19th Century Gilt Bronze Lamp with Crystal Oil Font
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century gilt bronze lamp with crystal oil font
New wiring.
Category
Antique 19th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Bronze Column Lamp with Crystal Oil Font
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th century neoclassical bronze column lamp with crystal oil font.
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th-20th Century Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Column Lamp with Crystal Oil Font
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th-20th century neoclassical gilt bronze column lamp with crystal oil font
New wiring.
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
H 27.5 in W 6.25 in D 6.25 in
Pair of Bronze Lamps Rises Are on a Vase of Nankin
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze oil lamps crystal, mounted from a Nankin 19th century Chinese vase carved and chiseled
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Table Lamps
English 19th Century Pair of Oil (Now Electric) Crystal & Bronze Lamps
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
English pair of antique crystal oil lamps now electric (U.S. wiring) with silk covered cords, hand
Category
Antique 19th Century English Other Table Lamps
Sterling Silver and Crystal Corinthian Column Electrified Lamp
By Hawksworth, Eyre & Co. Ltd.
Located in New York, NY
Large sterling silver and cut crystal electrified corinthian column oil lamp, Sheffield, England
Category
Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
19th Century Large- Scale Baccarat Crystal Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century large-scale, chunky Baccarat cut crystal converted oil columnar table lamp with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Fine Bohemian Cut Cased Glass Oil Lamp Form Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
With white over clear pink cased glass, this of Bohemian crystal lamps are stunning in their oil
Category
Vintage 1940s European Bohemian Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Antique Pair Figural Girandole Sultana Design Oil Lamps with Crystals C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Pair of Figural Girandole Sultana Design Oil Lamps with Crystals & Marble Bases, C1880
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Candle Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal
H 17.5 in W 5.75 in D 3.5 in
Pair of Silver Plated, Column-Form, Electrified Oil Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of silver plated, column-form, electrified oil lamps with cut crystal oil fonts, England, Ca
Category
Early 20th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
A pair of French Baccarat crystal table lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French Baccarat crystal table lamps with original oil reserves now electrified. • Circa
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
A pair of 19th c French sang de boeuf porcelain and gilt lamps with crystal tops
Located in Dallas, TX
crystal Baccarat bowl tops. Original oil lamps now converted into lamps. Large size
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
H 32 in W 8 in D 6 in
Pair of 19th Century French Porcelain Bronze and Cut Glass Oil Lamps from Gien
By Gien
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant pair of antique oil lamps made into table lights from Gien, France, crafted circa 1880, the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of English Cut-Glass Oil Lamps Made Late 19th Century Now with New Wiring
Located in Katonah, NY
banquet lamps inspired by Greek columns. When decorating a room finding attractive lighting is not easy
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Large Converted Oil Lamp Crystal Chandelier
Located in Van Nuys, CA
point for the dining room or foyer. Four tiers of arrow-shaped crystals catch the light from the etched
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Antique Gilt Bronze, Marble & Crystal Electrified Oil Solar Lamp C1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Gilt Bronze, Marble and Crystal Electrified Oil Solar Lamp with Etched Glass Shade C1850
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Bronze
Oil wall lamp by Paolo Venini, Italy 1960
By Paolo Venini
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Exceptional wall lamp designed and produced by Paolo Venini in Italy in the 1960s. Wall lamp
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal
Antique English Aesthetic Brass Oil Lamp Chandelier with Gilt Blue Opaline Fonts
Located in Big Flats, NY
terminate in oil lamps having gilt decorated blue opaline fonts, highlighted strung and amber glass crystals
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Chandeliers and Pen...
Materials
Crystal, Brass
H 41 in W 29 in D 29 in
19th Century French Empire Bronze Cut Crystal Oil Lamp Converted to Electric
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Empire style oil lamp converted to electric with cut crystal oil reservoir encircled by gilt bronze
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Vintage Baccarat Crystal and Brass Electrified Oil Lamp
By Baccarat
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A vintage original crystal oil lamp attributed to Baccarat, fully electrified.
(If you need a pair
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Tall 19th Century Neoclassical Solid Crystal Converted Oil Lamps ‘Pair’
By Joseph Hinks & Sons
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of electrified former oil lamps in solid crystal columns with bronze, corinthian capitals
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Pair of Gilt Metal Deco Cut Crystal Antique Oil Lamps Converted into Table Lamps
Located in Manhasset, NY
A large and impressive pair gilt metal finely cut crystal antique oil lamps converted into table
Category
Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Electrified Silver Plated Corinthian Column Oil Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Electrified, silver plated corinthian column oil lamp, England, Ca. 1900; @34" to top of finial x
Category
Early 20th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
SOLID COLUMN CRYSTAL OIL LAMP
Located in Woodbury, CT
A SOLID CRYSTAL OIL LAMP, OUTFITTED FOR ELECTRICITY, OIL FONT, GROUND PONTEL ON BASE, ADJUSTMENT
Category
Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
A Pair of English Cut Crystal Oil Lamp bases, converted to lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of English Cut Crystal Oil Lamp Bases, c. 1860 newly
converted to lamps with hand
Category
Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps
Baccarat Crystal Table Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
Baccarat cut crystal oil lamps converted for electricity and with polished chrome cap.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Cut Glass
Baccarat Cut Crystal Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
Baccarat cut crystal oil lamp wired for electricity and with polished chrome CAP.
Category
20th Century French Table Lamps
French 19th Century Bronze and Crystal Table Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
Beautiful 19th century bronze and crystal oil lamp has been professionally electrified with double
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19c Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
19 C ELECTRIFIED FRENCH BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN AND CRYSTAL OIL LAMP MOUNTED ON A BRONZE BASE.
Category
Antique 19th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Overlay Cut Crystal Converted Oil Lamp.
Located in Hudson, NY
Overlay cut crystal converted oil lamp. With etched cranberry color to clear shade.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of 20th Century Bronze Lamps with Crystal Oil Fonts
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 20th century bronze lamps with crystal oil fonts
New wiring.
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century, Large Cut-Crystal and Silver Plate Lamp
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is an exquisite, 19th century large cut-crystal and silver plate oil lamp that has since
Category
Antique 19th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
19th Century Large Cut-Crystal and Silver Plate Lamp
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is an exquisite, 19th century large cut-crystal and silver plate oil lamp that has since
Category
Antique 19th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
19th Century Polychromed Earthenware Hurricane Oil Lamp
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
naturalistic form. Atop the owl is secured a crystal and brass hurricane oil lamp.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
American 19th C. Clark Coit & Cargill Double Arm Electrified Argant Oil Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
New York, 19th century, bronze cut glass and crystal double arm electrified argand oil lamp by
Category
Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H 21 in W 18.5 in D 8 in
Baccarat Chrysanthemum Pattern Cloumn Lamp, c. 1890
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Cut Crystal Baccarat Chrysanthemum Pattern Column Oil Lamp, France, c. 1890; Newly Wired to
Category
Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Antique Gilt Bronze Etched Crystal Oil Lamps
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
This pair of antique gold got bronze oil lamps are beautifully decorated with many details in the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French 19th Century Bronze and Crystal Table Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
Elegantly designed, combination of doré bronze, crystal and onyx oil lamp that has been electrified
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Onyx, Bronze
Victorian Hanging Oil Lamp
Located in Canton, MA
Victorian hanging oil lamp with crystals and painted glass. Red Brass. Original matte white glass
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
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Crystal Oil Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the crystal oil lamp you’re looking for. A crystal oil lamp — often made from crystal, stone and metal — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer crystal oil lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A crystal oil lamp, designed in the Neoclassical, Empire or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made crystal oil lamp has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Baccarat, Gien and Joseph Hinks & Sons are consistently popular.
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The average selling price for a crystal oil lamp at 1stDibs is $2,300, while they’re typically $975 on the low end and $9,250 for the highest priced.
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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.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
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