French Tole Lantern
Sold|$1,200
French Tole Lantern
Located in Essex, MA
Yellow painted, dome top, glass panels with reflector back.
Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
Tin
Sold|$1,200
French Tole Lantern
Located in Essex, MA
Yellow painted, dome top, glass panels with reflector back.
Tin
Sold|$4,886
19th Century French Tole Lantern
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French hexagonal tole lantern with dome top and pierced crown. The tapered glazed
Metal
Sold|$1,600
Dark Green French Tole Lantern
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#1-2801 A dark green hand painted four light foliate French Lantern.
Metal
Sold|$1,076
French Tole Lantern
Located in Arundel, GB
19th Century Parisian wall lantern, tole with a copper chimney. Mansard style roof design and
Copper
Sold|$1,396
19c Tole Lantern
Located in New Orleans, LA
19c French tole lantern with glass. European wiring, needs to be updated for U.S. standard.
Metal
Sold|$1,475
Pair of Mid Century French Tole Lanterns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely pair of tole lanterns, each with three lights. Very decorative!
Sold|$1,700 / item
Three French Antique Tole Lanterns
Located in Chireno, TX
Three French antique tole lanterns with glazed panels and nice wooden handles. Newly-wired for
Tôle
Sold|$3,700
Tole Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
Gilded Tole Lantern With Fretwork Pattern. Has Been Rewired For The USA.
Tôle
Sold|$4,600
PAINTED TOLE LANTERN
Located in New Orleans, LA
LANTERN WITH SIX ARCHED SIDES DECORATED WITH PAINTED TOLE FLOWERS. THREE CANDLES.
Tôle
Sold|$2,500
19th c. Tole Lantern
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tole Lantern
Tôle
Sold|$3,500
Pair of 19th c. French Tole Wall Lanterns
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th c. French Tole Wall Lanterns. Never wired. Originally used for candles.
Tôle
Sold|$4,800
French Tole and Glass Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
French tole and glass lantern dating to 19th century. Four-sided iron frame, tole top and glass
Steel, Iron
Sold|$4,500
French Tole and Glass Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
French tole and glass lantern dating to 19th century. Four-sided iron frame, tole top and glass
Iron, Tin
Sold|$5,800
Tole and Glass French Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
Tole and glass French lanterns dating to the 19th century. Heavy iron frame. Remnants of bluish
Brass, Iron, Tin
Sold|$1,610
Antique French Polychrome Tole Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Painted metal lantern from France, circa 1870. Does not have glass panels. Newly rewired in the USA
Metal
Sold|$3,800 / item
Green Painted French Tole Stable Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
Green-painted French tole stable lantern with domed top and four glass paneled sides. Dates to
Iron, Tin
Sold|$2,400
Black Painted French Tole Wall Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
Black painted French tole wall lantern with glass door and sides. Dates to the late 19th century
Steel, Iron
Sold|$2,200 / item
Painted Tole Lanterns, France Circa 1920
Located in Culver City, CA
*Please note the price is per unit, and the lights are sold individually* Painted Tole Lanterns
Metal
French 18th Century Tole Procession Lantern
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and very old lantern made out of iron. Very rare object. France, circa 1750 Weathered
Sold|$1,200
Pierced Tole Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
Charming pierced tole lantern.
Sold
Red Tole Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A red painted tole lantern with glass panels. 3 interior lights. Original painted finish and patina
19th Century French Black Painted Tole Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
19th century French black painted tole lantern with glass paneled sides. One of four similar
Steel, Iron, Tin
19th Century French Black Painted Tole Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
19th century French black painted tole lantern with glass paneled sides. One of four similar
Steel, Iron, Tin
19th Century French Black Painted Tole Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
19th century French black painted tole lantern with glass paneled sides. One of four similar
Steel, Iron, Tin
19th Century French Black Painted Tole Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
19th century French black painted tole lantern with glass paneled sides. One of four similar
Steel, Iron, Tin
Tole and Porcelain Lantern/Chandelier Circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tole and Porcelain Lantern/Chandelier Circa 1850, One of a Kind. Please see
Tôle
Antique French Tole Glass Paneled Barn Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
Antique French tole glass paneled barn lantern. Late 19th century. Wonderful patina.
Steel, Iron, Tin
French 19th Century Four-Light Tôle Lantern with Painted Vine and Flowers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French four-light tôle lantern from the 19th century with painted vine and flowers. Born in
Tôle
Sold|$4,900
Large Rectangular Tole Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
Large rectangular tole lantern, simple, elegant tole and wrought iron lantern. Painted in light
Steel, Iron
Sold|$2,800
French Painted Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
Painted tole lantern with great green faded paint, good patina.
Tôle
Mid-19th Century French Hexagonal Three-Light Painted and Gilt Tole Lantern
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful painted lantern was crafted in France, circa 1830. The six-sided lantern has a rich
Tôle
Hexagonal Painted Tole Single Light Lantern, France, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century French hexagonal shaped single (1-light) lantern in brown and gold painted tole.
Metal
Sold|$4,700 / item
Tole and Glass Painted Lanterns
Located in Chireno, TX
Tole and glass painted lanterns decorated in wire stems and tole flowers and leaves, dating to mid
Iron, Tin
Sold|$1,700
Painted French Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
Painted lantern with small rope design. Two available @ $1700. each
Tôle
Sold|$6,800
Glass and Tole Pendant Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950s molded glass pendant lantern with three interior candelabra lights and painted tole
Metal
French Neoclassic Painted Tole & Brass Lantern, mid 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 4 sided lantern retains its period paint with reverse tapering of upper and lower, the lower
Metal
Sold|$5,700
Iron, Glass and Tole Pentagonal Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
Iron, glass and tole pentagonal lantern dating to late 19th century. Five-sided domed - almost
Brass, Iron
19th Century Tole Hall Lantern in Painted Metal and Glass
Located in London, GB
An unusual mid 19th century tole hall lantern, decorated with flowers and leaves, the glass bowl
Metal, Tôle
Sold|$4,400 / set
Pair of 19th Century Tole Lanterns
Located in Chireno, TX
Pair of 19th century tole lanterns from Andalusia, Spain. Hexagonal-shaped with glass panels
Iron, Tin
Petite Black Country French Lantern
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#1-2297 A bleckned tole France lantern with frosted glass panels.
Tôle
Wonderful French Green Tole Patina Lantern Three Lights and Porcelain Flowers
Located in Roslyn, NY
An enchanting green metal lantern with wonderful green leaf detail and delicate white porcelain
Porcelain
Pair of French Art Deco 1930s Iron & Tole Glazed Exterior Four-Light Lanterns
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and sophisticated pair of French Art Deco 1930s iron and tole glazed quadrangular exterior
Sold|$5,600 / set
Pair of Blue-Gray Painted Tole Wall Lanterns
Located in Chireno, TX
Pair of blue-painted tole wall lanterns dating to the 19th century. Pierced decoration, glass front
Steel, Iron
A Cream Painted Faux Bamboo Tole Chinoiserie Lantern
Located in Washington, DC
A Cream Painted FAux Bamboo Tole Chinoiserie Lanter
Metal, Wrought Iron
Sold|$850
Antique French Lantern
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Early 20th century French tole street lantern from Avignon rewired.
Metal
Verdigris Large Pagoda Tole Paint Lantern in the Manner of Jansen
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Large verdigris pagoda tole paint lantern in the manner of Jansen, France, circa 1950. Beautiful
Sold|$12,000
Large French Iron lantern
Located in New York, NY
A large circa 1950's French hammered iron and tole lantern with six interior lights. Measurements
Iron
Italian Neoclassical Style Green Painted Tole 3-Light Hanging Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
of hexagonal form and having a vent finial, hanging from antique chain and canopy, the upper section with foliate scrollwork above centered masks, the bottom section tapering to foli...
Late 18th Century Cream Painted Tole Metal Lantern with Original Glass Panels
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century cream painted tole hanging lantern, with original glass, and central triform
Metal
Sold|$4,800
19th Century Hexagonal Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
19th century French hexagonal lantern, newly wired with three lights.
Iron, Tôle
Sold|$2,800
Pair of Processional Lanterns
Located in Chireno, TX
Painted tole with wood carved and gilded finial and tassel
Tôle
Sold|$2,100 / item
Two Italian Style Iron Lanterns
Located in Chireno, TX
Two Italian style iron lanterns, six-sided tole and iron frames with glass panels and acanthus leaf
Iron, Tôle
Sold|$4,400
Large Early 20th Century Avignon Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
Large early 20th century octagonal copper top lantern from Avignon, France, with a stunning patina
Copper, Iron, Tôle
Sold|$4,400
Large Late 19th Century Blue-Painted Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
Large late 19th century blue-painted hexagonal tole lantern from France. Newly-wired for three
Wrought Iron, Tôle
Sold|$5,500
Tole Peinte Chinoiserie Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
Rare French tole peinte four light Chinoiserie pagoda form chandelier. Painted black with gilt
Sold|$1,680
Bouillotte Bronze and Tôle Hanging Lamp, Red
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French hanging Bouillotte three-light lamp with bronze mount and red tôle shade. Is lit with both
Bronze
19th Century French Green and Gilt Tôle Lantern
Located in New York, NY
Charming rustic design. Of pagoda form and with pine cone finials; with four lights.
Tôle
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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