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Gas Lantern Pendant

Reproduction Gas Lantern Chandelier in Brass with Opaline
Located in Marseille, FR
Chandelier reproduction of gas lantern in brass with opaline of dimension height 67 cm for a width
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20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Pair of American Brass Hall Lanterns with Orig, Frosted Etched Globes, Gas, 1860
Located in Hollywood, SC
filigree cock keys. Pair of lanterns were originally gas and have been electrified. Mid-19th century.
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Antique 1860s American American Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Antique Glazed Copper Railway L&NE Hall Lantern Pendant Light Lamp. C.1900
Located in London, GB
An simply formed copper street lantern with natural patina. English, c.1900. Formerly a gas
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Early 20th Century English Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

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Copper

Orientalist Gasolier Lantern
Located in Montreal, QC
magical atmospheric effect. It was originally a gas-fixture, circa 1880.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Islamic Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Rare Antique French Victorian Brass Filigree 10 Light Converted Gas Chandelier
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive Victorian era Neoclassical converted gas chandelier. Made from brass with ornate
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Tole, Glass and Iron Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Tole, glass and iron lantern dating to early 20th century, France. Not wired for electricity, but
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Steel, Iron

Tole, Glass and Iron Lantern
Tole, Glass and Iron Lantern
H 20.75 in W 11.25 in D 11.25 in
Small Register Marked Faraday & Son Glass and Brass Strawberry Lantern
By Faraday & Son
Located in London, GB
produce safer gas lighting, and was a pioneer in manufacturing electric lamps.
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Early 20th Century English Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Bronze Glass 3 Light Hall Lantern from Pen and Brush Club, 1890s NYC
Located in New York, NY
1890s Large bronze and etched glass three light hall lantern. Features amazing bronze detailed
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Antique 1890s American Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

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Wonderful Late Victorian Bronze and Stain Leaded Glass Pendant Light / Lantern
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning design and amazing colors Victorian pendant light for the perfect ambiance. If you are looking for a rare, beautiful and all handcrafted antique lantern then this unique sp...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

American Rustic Mission Style Oak Table Lamp, circa 1920, USA
Located in Girona, Spain
American Rustic Mission oak table lamp Classic Arts & Crafts oak table lamp. The lamp has a four sided shade with caramel slag glass insert and a footed base. All original finish ...
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Early 20th Century American Mission Table Lamps

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Stained Glass, Wood

Antique Victorian Brass Milk Glass Hanging Oil Lamp Chandelier Pendant Light
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique late 19th century Aesthetic Movement cieling mounted parlor light / chandelier featuring pierced brass design with pressed glass oil reservoir, milk glass shade, clear hurric...
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Antique Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

French Art Deco Sunburst Flower Flush Mount in Bronze and Milk Glass
Located in Barcelona, ES
Exquisite Art Deco flower or sunburst ceiling lamp, Engraved and Molded bronze, Milk Glass. France, 1930s. This flush mount features a flower burst or sunburst with alternating rays ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Flush Mount

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Bronze

Two Large Reclaimed Stained Glass Church Windows
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Two stained glass church windows consisting of six pieces, housed in temporary pine frames. Additional Dimensions: Overall 197 x 145 x 1 cm 2 x top 55 x 67 x 1 cm 4 x 69 x 7...
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Antique 19th Century Windows

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Stained Glass

Iron Lantern French, Napoleon III Black with Stained Glass Panels, circa 1910
Located in Verviers, BE
Studio multicolored stained glass hanging pendant. Studio stained glass hanging lamp. Featuring stained glass pieces with enclosing blue, green, red, orange and yellow stained gla...
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Vintage 1910s French Napoleon III Lanterns

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Metal, Wrought Iron

Midcentury Gothic Revival Swag or Hanging Light with Stained Glass Panels
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Mid-Century Modern era swag or hanging light fixture is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in the United States in circa 1965 in the Gothic Revival style. The light is com...
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Mid-20th Century American Gothic Revival Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Tiffany Studios New York "Counterbalance Damascene" Desk Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This charming Tiffany Studios New York Favrile glass desk lamp, featuring a bright green "Damascene" shade on a patinated bronze "Counter-Balance" base decorated with turtle back gla...
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Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Bronze

Arts & Crafts Handcrafted Copper & Green Stained Glass Circular Pendant Lantern
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and all handcrafted, round pendant light / fixture. If you are looking for a stylish and quality crafted antique lantern to grace your entry hall, landing or bedroom then thi...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants

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Copper, Brass

Ornate Arts and Crafts Metal Foliate Dome Form Lamp Shade
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
Ornate brass metal work lamp shade having finely cast leaves, berries and pears. The dome form bottom is topped with a trumpet form crown. The shade can be used on a table lamp or s...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

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Brass

Bottega Intreccio Woven Wicker Caratteri, Seia 98 Pendant Lamp, by M. Bernabei
By Maurizio Bernabei
Located in Mogliano, Marche
Seia 98 Modular pendant light with lampshade in intertwined wicker. 98 (not 95 price list 2018) meters of wicker are carefully selected and then skillfully shaped for over 5 hours...
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2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants

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Wicker

Brutalist Metal & Stained Glass Midcentury Pendant by Artist Felipe Delfinger
By Felipe Delfinger
Located in Lisse, NL
Organic design, metal and glass light fixture from the mid-century era. This great workmanship pendant from mid-20th century is another one of our recent great finds. With 20th ce...
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Mid-20th Century South American Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Metal

Antique Very Early Possible Late 17th - Early 18th Century Bronze Cow Bell
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A heavy bronze cow bell with clanger. Sharp loud sound. Dimensions: 9 3/8" H x 5 5/8" W Condition: Wear consistent with age, nicely patinated.
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Antique Early 18th Century Rustic Musical Instruments

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Brass

Arts & Crafts Forget and Colored Glass Pendant Lobby Lamp, 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Forget and colored glass pendant lamp. Materials: Colored glass Black painted curved iron slats pleated as a cage. Metal chain and canopy. E27 socket. Original patina on all parts...
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Vintage 1930s Belgian Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass

A set of bronze imperial standard bell weights by De Grave & Co
Located in London, GB
A set of bronze imperial standard bell weights by De Grave & Co of London, circa 1900. 4 bell weights: 7, 4, 2 and 1 lbs. With a case of smaller ounce and dram disc weights. (8, 4,...
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Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments

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Brass, Bronze

Antique Cornelius School Classical Gilt Brass Solar Lamp & Cut Back Shade c1840
By Cornelius & Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique solar lamp in the manner of Cornelius offers Classical form with cut back glass shade over brass base with hanging cut crystals, electrified, c1840 Measures- 25''H x 8.25...
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Table Lamps

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Brass

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Victorian Gas Hall Harp Fixture
Located in Vancouver, BC
Lovely simple Late Victorian gas hall harp. Finished in an olive bronze color. Dainty stamping
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Antique Early 1900s Lanterns

19th Century French Glazed Toleware Lantern
Located in London, GB
gas powered lantern with original gas tap pendant and wonderfully shaped original bombé glass panels
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Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Lanterns

Materials

Tôle

Late Victorian Converted Gas Hall Lantern
Located in Vancouver, BC
Super quality converted gas hall lantern.  Fitted with period cranberry hobnail ruffled shade
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Antique Early 1900s Chandeliers and Pendants

Italian 19th Century Art Nouveau Gas Lantern
Located in Oregon, OR
Originally this 19th century Italian Art Nouveau lantern was gas burning. It was modified for
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Antique 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Pair of English Lantern Hanging Lamps
Located in Culver City, CA
This pair of original English lanterns were gas lamps converted to electricity with four candle
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Antique Early 19th Century British Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Monumental Hall Lantern of Exceptional Quality
Located in Vancouver, BC
Monumental hall lantern of exceptional quality, in Italian Renaissance style. Mostly of cast
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Antique 1890s Chandeliers and Pendants

Gas Lantern Pendant
Located in Culver City, CA
Unusual gas fixture converted to electric, great patina
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Iron

Gas Lantern Pendant
Gas Lantern Pendant
H 28 in Dm 21 in
19th Century American Bronze Gas Lantern with Seed Glass
Located in Charleston, SC
A great scale, Classic American bronze gas lantern, circa 1890, with later restoration seed glass
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Antique Late 19th Century American American Classical Lanterns

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Bronze

Late 19th Century Pair of Opaline Glass & Copper Lanterns Pendants Lights
Located in Lowestoft, GB
to of previously been exterior gas pendants and now converted to electrical interior lanterns
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Lanterns

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Copper

Early 20th C William Edgar & Son of Hammersmith Copper & Iron Lantern Pendant
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large copper and iron converted gas lantern, produced by William Edgar & Son Limited of Blenheim
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Vintage 1930s English Lanterns

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Copper, Iron

Pair, Early 20th Century Verdigris Bronze Gas Lanterns Lights Pendants
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A exceptional pair of large bronze gas lanterns, with opalescent caged glass. The bronze
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Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Trio of Early 20th Century Verdigris Bronze Gas Lanterns Lights Pendants
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An exceptional trio of large bronze gas lanterns, with opalescent caged glass. The bronze sections
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Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Antique English Brass Gas Lantern, Circa 1870-1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English brass gas lantern, Circa 1870-1880. (Now electrified).
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Antique 19th Century English Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Art Nouveau Chandelier Lantern Gas Lighting Converted Electric, circa 1890
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
mounts with crystal rods and crystal hangings. This original gas lighting has been converted to electric
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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Gas Can Pendant Light by Charles Linder
Located in San Francisco, CA
This powder coated, metal gas can is a bold art object by Charles Linder, who has been making
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2010s American Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Pair of Late 19th Century New York Copper and Brass Gas Lanterns
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Charleston, SC
Wonderful pair of late 19th century New York copper and brass gas lanterns attributed to Caldwell
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Antique Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass, Copper

Collection of Rare Welsbach Gas Lamps
By Welsbach Lamp Co
Located in Peekskill, NY
just one. All the lanterns were cleaned restored and wired to take 4 standard candelabra bulbs each
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Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Falk, Stadelmann and Co Huge Opaline and Verdigris Pendant Lantern Light
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An oversized opaline and copper pendant, with the most wonderful natural verdigris patina. The
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Antique Early 19th Century English Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Copper

Early 19th C Regency Oplaine Dodecagon Pendant Light Lantern Tin Glass Toleware
Located in Lowestoft, GB
larger exterior gas lantern from the early 19th century. The tin work has its original blue/grey paint
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Magenta Bullet Holed Gas Can Light by Charles Linder
Located in San Francisco, CA
This powder coated, metal gas can is a bold art object by Charles Linder, who has been making
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2010s North American Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

French Chateau Lantern
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally lit by gas, this lantern has since been rewired for 120-volt operation. The beautiful
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20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Copper

French Chateau Lantern
French Chateau Lantern
H 20 in Dm 18.5 in
French Chateau Lantern
Located in Chicago, IL
gas, this lantern has since been rewired for 120-volt operation. The bronze finish has been gently
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

French Chateau Lantern
French Chateau Lantern
H 60 in W 17.5 in D 17.5 in
Long Steel Lantern
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice early lantern with a strong vertical presence and a rustic patina. The glass has
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Early 20th Century American Rustic Chandeliers and Pendants

Long Steel Lantern
Long Steel Lantern
H 32 in Dm 14.5 in
Impressive French Hanging Lantern
Located in Chicago, IL
This large hexagonal gas lantern once illuminated the streets of Paris. Rewired for electricity, it
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20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Impressive French Hanging Lantern
Impressive French Hanging Lantern
H 42 in W 28.5 in L 42 in
Huge Late 19th-Early 20th Century Brass and Glass Globe Pendant Lantern Light
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An extra large turn of the century French converted gas light, with elongated pressed gilt brass
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

19th Century Bronze Lantern Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
along the sides and foliage motifs on the top and bottom. This item was originally gas but has later
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Original Cobalt Blue Humphrey Lantern
By Humphrey Lamp Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
shade. Note the hole in the shade to allow the chain to hang straight. We kept all the original gas
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Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Original Cobalt Blue Humphrey Lantern
By Humphrey Lamp Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
shade. Note the hole in the shade to allow the chain to hang straight. We kept all the original gas
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Antique Late 19th Century Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

19th Century English Copper Street Lantern
Located in Wichita, KS
. Parkinson London & Birmingham." This lantern originally was a gas street lantern and has been rewired for
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Antique 19th Century English Chandeliers and Pendants

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Copper

19th Century English Copper Street Lantern
19th Century English Copper Street Lantern
H 36.25 in W 18.5 in D 18.5 in
Large Original Moss Green Humphrey Lantern
By Humphrey Lamp Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
You rarely see these lanterns in this shade of green. It in beautiful condition with the original
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Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Steel

Large Original Moss Green Humphrey Lantern
By Humphrey Lamp Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
You rarely see these lanterns in this shade of green. It in beautiful condition with the original
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Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Steel

Pair of Large Early Lantern Style Pendents Matching
Located in Peekskill, NY
This matching pair of lamps go back to the Gas Era and are all original and have been wired to take
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Antique Mid-19th Century American American Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

19th Century Italian Gilt Bronze Lantern with Lambrequin Decorated Glasses
Located in Milan, IT
A charming antique Italian lantern, a cast bronze cage hall lantern with extraordinary original
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Large Brass Early 19th Century Antique Four-Light Square Hall Lantern
Located in Manchester, GB
Large brass early 19th century antique four light square hall lantern a magnificent and large cast
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

French Gilt Copper and Glass Pendant Light with Vitrail Facets
Located in Labrit, Landes
glass This Lantern was created for gas light This can be rewired to USA, UK and European standards
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Copper

Vintage Filament Tubular Bulb - Incandescent Edison Bulb - Dimmable T9 Bulb 40w
By Austin Daikon
Located in Tuscon, AZ
design. These bulbs perfectly recreate the nostalgic warm glow of gas lanterns. Each of these delicate
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2010s American Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Early Electrified Gas Lantern
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is the type of lantern used in remote areas where no electricity was available. We found this
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Copper Gas Lantern with Flat Milk Glass Shade
By Benjamin
Located in Peekskill, NY
gas valve. The look is amazing.
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Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Copper

Original Double Gas Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This lamp retains all the original details including the key valves, glass brass lanterns and
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Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Original Double Gas Lamp
Original Double Gas Lamp
H 46 in W 33 in D 10 in
French Art Nouveau Crystal Gas Lighting circa 1870 Converted to Electric Pendant
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
French Art Nouveau gas lighting circa 1870 later converted to electric pendant, lantern. Bronze and
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Antique 1870s French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass, Bronze

Early 19th Regency Century Dodecagon Pendant Light Lantern Tin Glass Toleware
Located in Lowestoft, GB
exterior gas lantern from the early 19th century. The tin work has its original blue/grey paint, and
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Pair Early 19th C Regency Dodecagon Pendants Lights Lantern Tin Glass Toleware
Located in Lowestoft, GB
been part of a much larger exterior gas lantern from the early 19th century. The tin work has its
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Antique French Lantern
Located in Austin, TX
Bronze lantern; French; from around “Opera Garnier” in Paris. It was originally lit with gas. This
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Antique 1880s French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Lantern
Antique French Lantern
H 25.5 in Dm 19.5 in
Very Early Humphrey Lanterns, Matching Pair
By Humphrey Lamp Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
This matching pair of mid-1800s gas lamps have carefully converted to electric. We take the time to
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

One of a Kind Large Hanging Copper Lantern
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Antique copper hanging lantern, originally was a gas street lantern converted into hanging lantern
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Antique Early 1900s Asian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass, Copper

Early 1900 Belgian Copper Glass Pendant Light
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful antique street gas lantern converted to electric. It does not matter whether you are
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Early 20th Century Belgian Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Copper, Brass

Early 1900 Belgian Copper Glass Pendant Light
Early 1900 Belgian Copper Glass Pendant Light
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H 12.6 in Dm 13.78 in
Early 1900 Belgian Copper Glass Pendant Light
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful antique street gas lantern converted to electric. It does not matter whether you are
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass, Copper

1910 Simple Pendant Light Original Holophane Glass Shade
Located in New York, NY
1910 Holophane glass shade used in gas lanterns that has been retrofitted to become a pendant
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Vintage 1910s American Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Copper Gas Lanterns
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A well patinated and painted copper street light gas lantern, converted to electricity. English
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Antique 1840s British Lanterns

Materials

Copper

Copper Gas Lanterns
Copper Gas Lanterns
H 34.26 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Jewelled Gas/Electric Lantern
Located in Vancouver, BC
Outstanding jewelled gas/electric pendant. A most unusual light, may have been commercial due to
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Antique 19th Century American Lanterns

19th Century Globe Lantern
Located in Stamford, GB
A large 19th century copper globe lantern with curved glass panels. Originally gas, now fitted with
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Antique 19th Century English Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Copper

19th Century Globe Lantern
19th Century Globe Lantern
H 22.45 in W 20.48 in D 20.48 in
Large Early Industrial Gas Lantern Pendant/ Electrified
Located in North Beninngton, VT
Large Industrial hanging lamp, circa 1880. The lamp was originally gas, but has been rewired for
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Antique 1880s Chandeliers and Pendants

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Gas Lantern Pendant For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the gas lantern pendant you’re looking for. A gas lantern pendant — often made from metal, brass and glass — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the gas lantern pendant you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A gas lantern pendant is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Arts and Crafts, industrial and Rococo styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Gas Lantern Pendant?

The average selling price for a gas lantern pendant at 1stDibs is $3,530, while they’re typically $611 on the low end and $12,800 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right chandeliers-pendant-lights for You

Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique and vintage chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.

While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.

The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina (note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too), with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier.

Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged. Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes. Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.

For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.

The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the whimsical — like the work of Beau & Bien’s Sylvie Maréchal, frequently inspired by her dreams — to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room. With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs.

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