Very Fine Bronze Lantern with Handcut Dome
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine and elegant bronze lantern with a handcut crystal dome. France, circa 1910. 1-light Dimensions: Height 25" x diameter 14" CW4088.
Crystal, Bronze
3 Fine French Hanging Bronze and "Craquelé" Glass Lanterns by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
With a satin gilded finish bronze frame that hold a crazed glass shade. Dimensions: 2 same : 32 1/2" (with chain) Diameter: 19 1/4" 1 Smaller and different: H: 28 4/8" (with ch...
Bronze
Antique French Renaissance Bronze Gone With The Wind Genie Lantern Student Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Bronze "Gone With The Wind Genie Lantern Student Lamp.
Bronze
Fine and Beautiful 19th Century French Cut Crystal Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and beautiful 19th century handcut crystal and gilt bronze lantern.
Crystal
Large French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Crystal Four-Light Lantern, 1920-1930
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A very elegant gilt bronze and brass mounted cylindrical lantern with a central four-light candelabra cluster, France, 1920-1930.
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Pair of Antique Louis XVI French Lanterns Chandeliers in Gilt Bronze & Cut Glass
Located in Coimbra, PT
Beautiful antique pair of Louis XVI French lanterns. Four cast gilt bronze frames with cut and etched glass panels shade.
Bronze
$15,500 / set
Pair of bronze lanterns with brackets
Located in Atlanta, GA
Superb pair of gilt bronze lanterns with cut and frosted glass on brackets
Ormolu
Finest quality Bronze Orientalist /Middle eastern Style Lantern Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Finest quality French antique hexagonal shaped Bronze lantern form chandelier in the Persian/ Middle eastern style with five candelabra size sockets and faux wax candle covers, dis...
Bronze
Regency Style French Lantern-Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Very beautiful Regency Style Vintage Lantern-Chandelier. Made of bronze and glass. Circa 1960s. Pendant with pressed glass offer a comfortable appearance of the lantern, which is t...
Bronze
Frosted and Clear Glass Lantern, France, 1930s
Located in New York, NY
France, 1930s A frosted and clear glass lantern, with silvered bronze mounts Rewired for use in the U.S. with four standard bulbs inside.
Bronze
Wonderful Pair Square Neoclassical Regency Louis XVI Bronze Lantern Fixtures
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of Petite Neoclassical / Regency Louis XVI Style Bronze With Beautiful Open Work And Flower Detail Square Shaped Lantern Fixtures Each Having A 3 Candelabra Light Ce...
Bronze
Wonderful Vintage Large Brass Bronze Glass Edwardian Hexagon Lantern Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Extremely Large Vintage Brass / Bronze Regency 6 Candelabra Light Lantern Neoclassical Hexagon Shaped Fixture Having Glass Panels Inset And Finished With Finials In The T...
Brass, Bronze
A Very large Contemporary Bronze And Opaline Glass Asymmetrical Lantern
Located in London, GB
An unusual and very large lantern or pendant in patinated dark bronze frame work with asymmetrical patterned borders and opaline white glass panels.
Bronze
A Grand Neo-Gothic Gilt-Bronze Lantern, By Louchet Frères, Paris
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Grand Neo-Gothic Gilt-Bronze Lantern, By Louchet Frères, Paris. The hexagonal-shaped lantern with yellow glass tracery windows.
Bronze
Large 19th Century Louis XV Reticulated Bronze Lantern with Curved Glass
Located in New Orleans, LA
This 19th century Louis XV hexagonal hanging lantern features beautiful reticulated bronze with curved glass panels.
Bronze
19th Century 4 lights Louis XVI Lantern in antique bronze finish
By OMBRES ET FACETTES
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
Large Louis XVI-style lantern with four lights. Its triangular base is decorated with leaves, while its round body features a baluster base and a cornice adorned with bows and ribbon...
Bronze
Set of French Crystal Lantern Chandeliers, Sold Individually.
Located in New York, NY
A set of three French circa 1930s patinated bronze and crystal flowers chandeliers with a 5-light interior cluster. Sold individually. Measurements: Minimum drop 31" Width 20"
Bronze
French Antique Cut Glass Hall Lantern Louis XVI Style
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Antique Cut Glass Hall Lantern Louis XVI Style This charming French antique cut glass hall lantern is crafted in the elegant Louis XVI style and features a circular clear cu...
Bronze
"Versailles" style Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Gilt Bronze Lantern, "Versailles" style depicting lion's masks, shells and mythilogical figures.
Crystal, Bronze
Art Nouveau Candle Lantern by Baccarat, France, circa 1890-1920
By Baccarat
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Late 19th or early 20th century glass lantern by Baccarat, France, signed in relife "Baccarat" and "Depose" It is decorated all around with floral motifs. At the moment it can hold a...
Crystal, Bronze
Art Deco Gilt and Blown Glass Lantern, France circa 1910-20
Located in Merida, Yucatan
*Small Art Deco Lantern, France, Early 20th Century* Circa 1920s Geometric Art Deco lantern manufactured in France, probably in Nancy in the early 20th century.
Brass, Bronze
Art Deco Pendant / Lantern 1920s Fine Bronze Hexagonal Shape with Stunning Glass
Located in Lisse, NL
This highly stylish Art Deco light fixture was handcrafted in France in the 1920s and it comes with a beautifully patinated bronze frame.
Bronze
Art Nouveau “Ornithological” Candle Lantern by Baccarat, France, circa 1890-1920
By Baccarat
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Late 19th or early 20th century ruby red glass lantern by Baccarat, France, unsigned but a well documented model. It has 3 panels depicting a kingfisher in different motions. At the ...
Crystal, Bronze
two Art Nouveau Candle Lantern by Baccarat, France, circa 1890-1920
By Baccarat
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Late 19th or early 20th century ruby red glass Lantern by Baccarat France, unsigned but a well documented model. It has 3 panels depicting a Windmill, a farmhouse and a Greek temple....
Crystal, Bronze
Gilt-Bronze and Spiral Moulded Glass Lantern Attributed to François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An unusual gilt-bronze and spiral moulded glass lantern, attributed to François Linke.
Ormolu
Four Clear Glass Art Nouveau Candle Lanterns by Baccarat France, circa 1890
By Baccarat
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Late 19th or early 20th century glass Lanterns by Baccarat France, marked Baccarat Depose. Produced in an art nouveau style with palmettes and scrolls It can hold a candle as depic...
Crystal, Bronze
Clear and Amber Art Nouveau Candle Lantern by Baccarat, France, circa 1890
By Baccarat
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Late 19th or early 20th century glass Lantern by Baccarat France, marked Baccarat Depose. Produced in an Art Nouveau style with palmettes and scrolls It can hold a candle as depict...
Crystal, Bronze
Baccarat Stamped, Crystal Lantern or Pendant Light, circa 1950, Made in France
By Baccarat
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Charming chandelier with handcut prisms made by Baccarat in France, circa 1950, in bronze and lead crystal. It bears the acid etched Baccarat mark but it proved difficult to photogr...
Crystal, Bronze
$8,800 / set
Pair of Large Lantern Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of large circa 1920s French bronze demilune lantern sconces with interior cluster of lights.
Bronze
Stunning Antique French Neoclassical Brass Lantern Pendant w Frosted Glass c1910
Located in Lisse, NL
Warm regards, Henk and the Studio Team Keywords: Antique French Lantern, Neoclassical Pendant Light, Empire Style Lighting, Patinated Bronze Light Fixture, 1910s French Ligh...
Brass, Wire
Antique Hand Blown Glass Melon Globe Lantern
Located in New Orleans, LA
The glass is quite thick to withstand the weather and elements and combines with the three lights, stem, and decorative chain to produce a fantastic lighting fixture. It has a beauti...
Bronze
Antique Hand Blown Glass Melon Globe Lantern
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful and rustic Lantern finds incredible use of an antique Melon Globe. The glass itself is known in French as ‘cloche’ and translates directly to ‘bell’ in English. It was...
Bronze
$2,580Sale Price|20% Off
c1870 French Bronze Sculpture Lanmp "Diogenes" Greek Philosopher by Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1870 French Neoclassical Bronze Sculpture Table Lantern of "Diogenes" by Leblanc Barbedienne.
Bronze
$7,200 / item
Set of Neoclassic Style Lanterns, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A set of four circa 1950's French cast bronze globe lanterns with three interior lights each.
Bronze
20th Century 6 lights Lotus Lantern in oxidated nickel finish
By OMBRES ET FACETTES
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
The lantern version of our Lotus range is available in an oxidised nickel finish. Like the wall light model, it features a rippled effect at the top of the shade, with the waves conv...
Bronze, Nickel
Important Pr. Chinese Famille Rose Ormolu Mounted Lantern Vases/Potpourri
Located in New York, NY
Henry Dasson specialized in gilt bronze mounted furniture and decorative objects, often incorporating Asian porcelain within French mounts produced for collectors and aristocratic in...
Bronze, Enamel
Pair of Italian Semi-Circular Wall Lanterns, Replicas of Parisian Street Lights
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful pair of Italian semi-circular oscuro (dark) bronze wall lanterns features curved glass panes and made to resemble Parisian street lights of the 19th Century.
Bronze
$23,000 / item
Marc Bankowsky, Feuilles de Vigne, Lantern, France, 2010
By Marc Bankowsky
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary polished bronze lantern by Marc Bankowsky. Overall drop / Height: 27'' Diameter of cylinder: 13'' Height of cage (cylinder): 16'' Height of canopy: 5.25'' Width of can...
Bronze
Marc Bankowsky, Grand Chandelier in Gilded Bronze, France, 2019
By Marc Bankowsky
Located in New York, NY
Marc Bankowksy's Large Scale chandelier, which spans five feet from end to end, takes its form from tangled vines descending from some point of higher elevation. In full gilt-bloom, ...
Bronze
Hervé van der Straeten, "Ellipse" Bronze Lantern, France, 2011
By Herve Van Der Straeten
Located in New York, NY
"Ellipse" Bronze light fixture by Hervé van der Straeten Monogrammed: HV Edition of 30 Measures: Overall drop 76.5", height of ellipse alone 36" Bulb: T-3 halogen bulb...
Bronze
Art Deco French Bronze Molded Glass Hall Lantern, 1930s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A lovely four-sided solid bronze lantern with molded glass panels, France, 1930-1939.
Bronze
Large 19th Century Regency Style Bronze and Cut-Glass Lantern
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Heavy, large Regency style lantern, France, circa 1870-1880. This lantern is of solid bronze and parcel brass with six frosted cut glass windows.
Brass, Bronze
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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