Brass Four Light Electrified Gas Fixture 19th C Made in Usa
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular early gas chandelier, later converted to electric, having four arms which protrude from the center ball body, all supported by a chain form stem.
Brass
German 1900s Frosted Glass Brass & Enamel Converted Gas Wall Lamp
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Sconce wall lamp / rewired gas lamp. Ca 1900 White enamel top with mat reeded glass shade Brass arm Weight: 0.95 kg / 2.1 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made su...
Brass, Enamel
German 1910s Holophane Glass Brass & Enamel Converted Gas Wall Lamp
Located in Amsterdam, NL
German sconce wall lamp / rewired gas lamp. ca 1910 White enamel top with white opaline glass shade Brass arm diameter brass wall mount: 12 cm / 4.7” Weight: 1.20 kg / 2.6 lb Pric...
Brass, Enamel
Exceptional Large Scale Blackened Steel Victorian Exterior Pagoda Lantern
By General Electric Company (GEC) 1
Located in Nottingham, GB
The roof pitch is steep and confident, the form drawing on a long tradition of British street and pub lantern design stretching back to gas lighting in the nineteenth century. The su...
Bronze, Steel
Welsbach Gas Lamp With 14 Inch Rounded Edge Flat Milk Glass Shade
By Welsbach Lamp Co
Located in Peekskill, NY
For collectors Flat milk glass shades are considered a Holy Grail of early industrial lighting. The lamp is signed Welsbach Lighting Company and has been wired to take a single E12 b...
Milk Glass
c. 1890 Brass Triple-Arm Early Gas-Electric Chandelier with Milk Glass Shades
Located in Dekalb, IL
This late-19th-century brass gas fixture reflects the transitional engineering found in American interiors as gaslight began giving way to early gas-electric hybrids. The three-arm l...
Brass
1910 German Gas Lamp With Rare 14.5 Inch Flat Milk Glass Shade
Located in Peekskill, NY
The milk glass shade has a 14.5 inch diameter and an extremely flat and desirable profile. For collectors they are considered a Holy Grail of early industrial lighting. The lamp is s...
Milk Glass
Antique Gilt Bronze Welsbach Gas Light Fixture/ Sconce & OC White Bracket
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Antique Gilt Bronze Welsbach Gas Light/ Lamp/ Sconce Fixture. Beautiful original condition. Needs electrification.
Bronze
$1,632Sale Price|49% Off
1890 French Style Maison Bagues Napoleon III Gas Conv. Beaded Crystal Chandelier
By Maison Baguès
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Stunning 19thc French Antique Gas Converted to Electric Attributed Maison Bagues Beaded Crystal Chandelier. Amber crystal star detail and crystal chains.
Bronze
German Neoclassical Industrial Opaline Glass Converted Gas Sconce Wall Lamp 1910
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neoclassical sconce wall lamp / rewired gas lamp. ca 1910 White opaline glass shade Brass arm diameter brass wall mount: 10.5 cm / 4.13” Weight: 1.50 kg / 3.3 lb Priced per indivi...
Brass
$3,360Sale Price / set|20% Off
Electrified Late Victorian Baroque Brass Gas Sconces w/ Shade, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A stunning pair of antique bronze Baroque/Neoclassical dual gas sconces, showcasing intricate craftsmanship with two-tone ornamental foliage throughout. These elegant wall fixtures f...
Bronze
1903 Welsbach Gas Lamp With Super Rare 20 Inch Flat Milk Glass Shade
By Welsbach Lamp Co
Located in Peekskill, NY
I have not found a 20 inch diameter flat milk glass shade in over 15 years. For collectors they are considered a Holy Grail of early industrial lighting. The lamp is signed Welsbach ...
Milk Glass
The Gas Lamp Portable LED Lamp in Glass and Bronze By André Fu Living
By André Fu
Located in Admiralty, HK
Re-imagining the Classic gaslamp with this artisanal portable lamp design. employing a palette of cut-glass and anodized bronze, the lamp is suitable to highlight any dining setting ...
Bronze
Helium Wall Sconce in Translucent Glass & Helium Gas by Dace Sūna
Located in Geneve, CH
Helium Wall Sconce in Translucent Glass & Helium Gas by Dace Sūna Dimensions: D 15 x W 30 x H 45 cm. Materials: Glass and helium gas. The glass tubing can be filled with helium (so...
Other
Very Large And Early Estate Gas Lantern With Wall Bracket
Located in Peekskill, NY
This impressive lantern is all hand-hammered and blacksmith made. The lantern alone has a 24 inch diameter and still hangs from the original wall bracket. This is the type of heavy l...
Wrought Iron
Pair of American Brass Hall Lanterns with Orig, Frosted Etched Globes, Gas, 1860
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass foliage hall lanterns with the original frosted etched flared globes and filigree cock keys. Pair of lanterns were originally gas and have been electrified. Mi...
Brass
American Brass Five Arm Bulbous Chandelier with Cock Keys, Orig. Gas. Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass scrolled five arm bulbous column chandelier with original cock keys, bobeches, and lower central ball with urn finial . Originally gas powered. Chandelier can be elect...
Brass, Wire
Vintage Boho Wheeler Reflector Co Mirrored Wall Gas Sconce - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional pair of vintage Boho gas wall lanterns. Made by the iconic Wheeler Reflector Co. and tagged on the back. Gorgeous stacked mirror screen with glass chimneys and brass b...
Brass
Opaline Glass, Copper Green and Enamel Converted Gas Wall Lamp, Sconce, ca 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Sconce wall lamp / rewired gas lamp. Ca 1900 White enamel top with opaline reeded glass shade with clear green glass edge Green copper arm with cast iron wall piece diameter brass w...
Enamel, Copper, Cast Iron
$4,300Sale Price / set|20% Off
SET of 6 French Neoclassical Bronze "Mr North Wind" Gas Converted Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Set of 6 Antique 19thc French Bronze Gas Converted Wall Sconces. Featuring Mr North Wind blowing beauty. Newly wired and ready to mount. French estate find.
Bronze
$2,680Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair 19thc British Louis XVI style Cut Crystal&Bronze Gas Converted Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 19thc British Louis XVI style Rococo Gas Converted to Electric Wall Sconces. Bronze floral, notched crystal, full crystal form. Gas keys present, this pair is Baccarat quality.
Crystal
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Pair of Italian Gilt Bronze & Nickel Silver Onyx Wall Sconces Orig. Gas, C. 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian five arm acanthus scrolled Gilt Bronze and Nickel Silver Onyx wall sconces decorated with arrow and foliage motif. Sconces retain the original cock keys for adjusting...
Onyx, Silver, Bronze
Faraday & Sons Pair Adjustable Table Lamps With Their Original Silk Shades
By Faraday & Son
Located in London, GB
Faraday & Sons produced very high quality lighting for gas and Electricity throughout the 19th and 20th century.
Brass
Scandinavian Modern Table Lamp, Model 6942, in Brass by Arvid Böhlmark, 1920s
By Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Arvid Böhlmark, founder of Böhlmarks Lampfabrik in the late 19th century, was a pioneer in Swedish lighting manufacture. His company played a pivotal role in transitioning Swedish li...
Brass, Metal
19th C. E.F. Caldwell (attrib) Pair of Gilt Bronze and Rouge Royale Marble Lamps
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Morristown, NJ
The dual-socket fittings and flame finials are typical of Caldwell’s transitional gas-to-electric lighting designs. Though the pleated silk shades are later additions, they echo the ...
Marble, Gold, Bronze
$1,800Sale Price|20% Off
Chapman Brass and Black Lacquer Empire Style Table Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful natural brass patina and black lacquered Empire style table lamp by Chapman Lighting. Converted gas light style with a pair of vented brass and black lacquered candle bases...
Brass, Metal
William IV Brass Patent Candlestick by Palmer & Co, London, 1830-1837
Located in Lincoln, GB
Their innovative spring-loaded mechanisms allowed candles to be pushed upward as they burned, maintaining a constant flame height—a revolutionary concept before widespread gas lighti...
Brass
Antique Victorian Parlor Brass Gone With The Wind Hubbard & Bradley Floral Lamp
Located in Portsmouth, VA
Step back in time with this enchanting electrified Victorian lamp, a treasure from the transition of gas to electric lighting. Celebrating the craftsmanship of the esteemed Bradley a...
Onyx, Brass
A Substantial late 19th Century Hand-Forged Wrought Iron ‘Corona’ Chandelier
Located in Lincoln, GB
Period: Late 19th Century (c. 1880–1890) Style: Gothic Revival / Arts & Crafts Material: Hand-Forged Wrought Iron Origin: England Nozzles: 3 Candle Sockets Dating to the final d...
Wrought Iron
19th C. Patinated & Dore Bronze Hercules Clock on a Marble base, E. F. Caldwell
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
The founders became acquainted while working at Archer & Pancoast Manufacturing Company of New York, which produced gas lighting fixtures. In 1901 Edward F. Caldwell & Co. opened a ...
Marble, Bronze
Antique Triple Wall Sconces, Cast Brass, Flemish Design, 1730-1780
Located in Lincoln, GB
Flemish chandeliers and sconces were prized for their durability, ornate scrollwork, and reflective surfaces that amplified candlelight in grand interiors before the advent of gas an...
Brass
$9,500 / set
The Microcosm of London; or London in Miniature
Located in Middletown, NY
He was also an innovator in carriage design and was an early adopter and promoter of gas lighting. This set is from the collection of Victor NIEDERHOFFER (b. 1943) the American hedg...
Leather, Paint, Paper
History of the Abbey Church of St. Peter's Westminster by R. Ackermann & W.Combe
Located in Middletown, NY
He was also an innovator in carriage design and was an early adopter and promoter of gas lighting. WILLIAM COMBE (1742 – 1823) was a British writer best known as the author of The ...
Leather, Paint, Paper
A Pair Of English Cast Iron Tazza Urns By Andrew Handyside
Located in London, GB
He produced lamp posts for the new gas street lighting (one of which still exists on Silk Mill Lane in Derby) and was one of the first to produce the new standard Post Office letterb...
Iron
Astor House New York – Antique Broadway Hotel Steel Engraving 1850s
Located in Langweer, NL
Technologically, the hotel was far ahead of its time. It featured its own gas plant for lighting and an innovative steam-powered pumping system that supplied water throughout the bui...
Paper
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.
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