Gold Dore Bronze Octagon Shaped Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant octagon shaped gold dore bronze gas lantern, later electrified with original beveled glass. Elaborate crown features fleur de lis and foliate designs. 2 lights, wired for USA.
Bronze
$3,000Sale Price|20% Off
c1870s French Antique Rococo Louis XV Gilt Bronze Crystal Beaded Ceiling Lantern
Located in Opa Locka, FL
This is a spectacular Lantern Fixture. c1870 French Louis XV Rococo form Gilt Bronze Elaborate Crystal Beaded [on all sides] Ceiling Lantern Fixture.
Bronze
$3,420Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair 1940s French Regency Gilt Bronze Bamboo Pagoda Lanterns by Maison Bagues
By Maison Baguès
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 1940's Hollywood Regency Gilt Bronze Faux Bamboo Pagoda Lanterns. This pair is stunning and they could also be used as a creative pair of table lamps.
Bronze
A French Belle Époque Gilt-Bronze & Glass Lantern with Exotic Birds and Berries
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare French Belle Époque Gilt-Bronze and Frosted Enameled Decorated Glass Lantern.
Metal, Bronze
Set of Gilt Metal & Glass Lanterns, Sold Individually
By Maison Baguès
Located in New York, NY
Set of four French circa 1930's gilt metal, gold leaf, silver leaf and crystal lanterns with molded glass vase body and leaves. Sold individually. Measurements: Length/width: 10"...
Crystal, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf, Bronze
Very Fine Silver over Bronze Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine silver over bronze lantern, partially gilt. 6 lights. Dimensions: height 52" diameter 24" CW4231.
Bronze
French Fire Bronze Brass Lantern/Chandelier Louis XVI Shape
Located in Berlin, DE
French Fire Bronze brass lantern/chandelier Louis XVI Shape This exquisite lantern stands out with its distinctive shape. High-quality processed with decorative elements from the Lo...
Brass, Bronze
French Fire Bronze Brass Lantern/Chandelier Louis XVI Shape
Located in Berlin, DE
French Fire Bronze brass lantern/chandelier Louis XVI Shape This exquisite lantern stands out with its distinctive shape. High-quality processed with decorative elements from the Lo...
Brass, Bronze
$4,750
Neoclassical Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine, Elegant and very simple cylindrical lantern, gilt bronze with curved glass panels. 4 lights.
Bronze
Wonderful French Pair Bronze Rococo Louis XV Lantern Chandelier Pendent Fixtures
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of French Dore Bronze Rococo Louis XV Style Inset With Curved Glass Panels And A 5 Candelabra Light Cluster Completely Rewired With New Sockets. These Lantern Fixtur...
Bronze
Wonderful Pair French Dore Bronze Louis XV Style Lanterns Pendent Fixtures
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of French Dore Bronze Louis XV Style Lanterns Each Inset With Plexiglas Panels And A 4 Candelabra Light Cluster Completely Rewired With New Sockets. These Lanterns...
Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze Dore Tapered Lantern
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (20th Century) bronze dore round tapered shaped hanging lantern with 4 glass panels and 8 arms.
Bronze
Wonderful Large French Ormolu Bronze Bow Ribbon Tassel Swags Lantern Fixture
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful large French ormolu gilt bronze bow, ribbon, tassel, swags and finials three-light lantern fixture.
Bronze
Wonderful Large French Bronze Regency Empire Curved Glass Panel Lantern Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful large French bronze Regency / Empire style curved glass panel lantern light fixture with 6 candelabra lights.
Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Style Gold Bronze Lantern, Circa 1890-1910.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Style Gold Bronze Lantern, Circa 1890-1910.
Bronze
$3,307Sale Price|20% Off
Large Louis XV Style Five-Panel Bronze Hall Lantern, 1870s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and elegant 19th Century Louis XV style hall lantern. Striking French design from the 1870s. Original gilt bronze doré shell-crested frame with five original yellow color...
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI-Style Bronze Dore Lantern Pendant Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze dore 4 arm hanging lantern / pendant lamp with festoon design and 4 glass panels
Bronze
19th Century French Bronze and Etched Frosted Glass Hall Lantern
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Late 19th/Early 20th Century French Bronze and Etched Frosted Glass Hall Lantern Of ovoid shape with four sunburst etched glass panels, bronze mounted Bacchus masks leading down t...
Bronze, Ormolu
Wonderful French Dore Bronze Rococo Louis XV Lantern Chandelier Pendent Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Dore Bronze Rococo Louis XV Style Inset With Glass Panels And A 3 Candelabra Light Cluster Completely Rewired With New Sockets. This Lantern Fixture Comes With Cha...
Bronze
Wonderful French Dore Bronze Louis XV Large Hexagon Lantern Pendent Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Dore Bronze Louis XV Style Lantern Inset With Glass Panels And A 6 Candelabra Light Cluster Updated Rewiring & Sockets. This Lantern Fixture Come With Chain ...
Bronze
Wonderful French Louis XVI Dore Bronze Blown Glass Regency Lantern Light Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Large French Louis XVI Dore Bronze Blown Glass Regency / Empire Lantern Light Fixture With 4 Swan Figures Leading To Candelabra Lights, Accompanied By Chain And Canopy
Bronze
Wonderful French Dore Bronze Rococo Louis XV Petite Lantern Chandelier Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French Dore bronze rococo Louis XV Petite lantern chandelier has been rewired with 3 candelabra lights inside a hand blown and cut curved glass housing with one door pane...
Bronze
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Six Light Chandelier
Located in Long Island City, NY
A late 19th century gilt bronze six light chandelier The bronze frame with women busts and lion paw feet along the base, the arms with leaves and foliage, six perimeter lights.
Bronze
Wonderful Large French Dore Bronze Rococo Louis XV Lantern Chandelier Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Large French Dore Bronze Rococo Louis XV Style With Original Bent / Curved Blown Glass 6 Candelabra Light Lantern Chandelier Fixture Recently Rewired And Comes With Chai...
Bronze
Wonderful French Ormolu Bronze Filigree Swag Three Light Large Regency Lantern
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Ormolu Bronze Filigree Swag Three Candelabra Light Large Regency Style Lantern Fixture Completely Rewired With New Sockets
Bronze
Victorian Period Aesthetic Gilt Brass Hall Lantern
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A fine aesthetic Victorian lantern with gilt bronze gallery incasing leaded stain glass panels each with engraved panels of flowers, birds and one with Cutler family crest inscribed ...
Brass
Wonderful French Dore Bronze Curved Glass Ormolu Bow Swag Tassel Lantern Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French doré bronze curved glass ormolu-mounted with bows and swags and tassels Lantern 4 candelabra light fixture Provenance: Sotheby's Auction House New York City Wiri...
Bronze
$2,750
Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine Gilt Bronze & Crystal Hexagonal Lantern. Simple with Elegant Quality. 3 lights.
Bronze
Large French Louis XVI Style Bronze Etched Glass Four-Light Lantern
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Very large Louis XVI style four-light hexagonal lantern, France, 1920-1930. The lantern is made of solid brass with integrated cast bronze details, six curved sides with curved cut g...
Brass, Bronze
Antique Chandelier, Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Versailles style lantern of gilt bronze and crystal.
Crystal, Bronze
Antique French Crystal Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900 French gilt bronze and crystal lantern. Measurements: Diameter: 16.5" Current drop: 29".
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Dore Bronze and Glass Figural Seven-Light Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous antique 19th century Louis XVI style French dore bronze and glass figural seven-light lantern. Beautifully cast, hand-chassed and hand-chiseled with the finest quality of ...
Bronze
Fine Late 19th Century Silver Gilt and Glass ‘Versailles’ Hall Lantern
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine late 19th century silver gilt and glass ‘Versailles’ hall lantern After the Versailles model, of octagonal and cage form, with a corona finial above four Neptune figures and ...
Bronze
Rare Pair of French Luis XVI Bronze Lanterns with Cupids and Garlands of Flowers
Located in New York, NY
A Rare Pair of French Louis XVI Style Doré Bronze and Curved Glass circular shaped Lanterns with Cupids and Floral Garlands Presented as a pair, these French Louis XVI style lantern...
Bronze
Huge French Louis XVI Style Brass Bronze Lantern with Curved Cut Glass Panels
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Very large Louis XVI style four-light hexagonal lantern, France, 1920-1930. The lantern is made of solid brass with integrated cast bronze details, six curved sides with curved cut g...
Brass, Bronze
A Nice Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze and Glass Plafonnier
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Nice Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze and Glass Plafonnier Item # 7950 Sunburst top with a spiral glass shade.
Bronze
Wonderful English Regency Hansom Bronze Large 6 Light Lantern Chandelier Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful English Regency Style Hansom Gilt Bronze Large 6 Candelabra Light Lantern Chandelier, the Fixture Comes With Chain Canopy And Mounting Hardware For Installation.
Bronze
$2,380Sale Price|20% Off
19thc French Napoleon III Suspended Lantern Dore Bronze/ Crystal Signed Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Napoleon III Gilt Bronze with Crystal Suspended Ceiling Lantern.
Bronze
Grand and Important Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Sixteen Light Chandelier
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Grand and Important Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Sixteen Light Chandelier The top with an impressive canopy and adorned with four Bacchic busts centered by an detailed urn, the t...
Bronze, Ormolu
Spectacular and Palatial 19th Century Gilt Bronze Twenty Four Light Chandelier
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Spectacular and Palatial Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Twenty Four Light Chandelier The two tiered body finely casted overall with shells and acanthus, the top adorned with four f...
Bronze, Ormolu
French Cobalt Glass Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's French cobalt blue glass lantern with gilt bronze details and patinated hardware.
Bronze
French Hallway Lantern in the Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
A large French hallway lantern in the Louis XV style, previously of Huis Delbeke, Antwerp, gilt-bronze with serpentine glazing, re-wired and PAT tested.
Bronze
Antique Chandelier. French Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very fine gilt bronze and crystal lantern. Please note that the lantern is a bit darker in finish than the photographs portray.
Crystal, Bronze
$6,200 / item
Set of Vintage Italian Etched Glass Lanterns
Located in New York, NY
A set of vintage Italian etched glass lanterns with bronze fitting and three interior lights. Sold individually. Measurements: Diameter 14" Min. drop 27".
Bronze
$1,984Sale Price|20% Off
c1880 French Napoleon III Crystal&Gilt Bronze Ceiling Fixture / Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1880 French Napoleon III Gilt Bronze / Cut Crystal Chandelier/ Pendant Ceiling Fixture. The quality of this piece is amazing! The crystal is very, very thick and heavy. Attributed t...
Bronze
Exceptional Gilt-Bronze and Champlevé Enamel Egyptian Onyx Garniture
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Egyptian Onyx Garniture. Date: 19th Century Origin: French Dimension: 21 3/4 in x 12 1/2 in.
Onyx, Bronze
Pair of Blown Amber Glass Lanterns, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1950's Italian blown glass lanterns with interior lights. Sold Individually Measurements: Diameter: 8" Drop: 18".
Bronze
$6,392Sale Price|25% Off
19th Century Large Lantern in Louis XV Style
Located in Paris, FR
Large ormolu lantern with polylobed mounts decorated with palmettes, acanthus leaves and foliated scrolls. This naturalist decoration is inspired by the Louis XV style. This entrance...
Bronze
Monumental Versailles Style Lantern Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine bronze & gilt bronze Versailles style lantern featuring beveled crystal panels.
Crystal, Bronze
$3,160Sale Price|20% Off
French Gilded Lantern Light - 3-Arms w/ Tassels & Ribbons
Located in New York, NY
Bronze gold gilded, three light, 20th C., lantern light with canopy. It is adorned with a series of chain swags with molded tassels and ribbons decorating the cylinder glass. The bot...
Bronze
Set of 9 MidCentury Blown Glass Italian Lanterns. Sold Individually.
Located in New York, NY
A set of circa 1960s Italian blown glass lanterns with patinated bronze body and cluster of 3 lights. Priced and Sold individually. Measurements: Present drop: 21.75" Height of b...
Bronze
Pair of Large Etched Glass English Lanterns, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A pair of large English circa 1940's etched glass lanterns with six interior lights. Sold individually. Measurements: Diameter: 16" Drop: 28"
Bronze
Set of English Bell Jar Glass Lanterns, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
Set of circa 1930's English blown glass bell-jar lanterns with brass fittings. Sold Individually Measurements: Diameter: 12" Drop: 28.5"
Bronze
French Empire Style Frosted Glass Hanging Lamp with Gilt Bronze and Crystal Pris
Located in Kastrup, DK
Beautiful and decorative French glass hanging lamp executed in the Empire style, circa 1850 The lamp features an elegant frosted glass bowl engraved with delicate star motifs and a c...
Bronze
$5,200
Etched Glass Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's French etched glass lantern with gilt bronze and three interior lights.
Glass
$11,950Sale Price|35% Off
Fine French 19th-20th Century Belle ÉPoque Lantern, Attributed to Baccarat
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Belle Époque gilt bronze "Versailles" style four light hanging lantern attributed to Baccarat, Paris, circa 1900.
Bronze
Large Antique French 19th Century Ormolu and Glass Multi Light Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A large and exquisite antique French 19th-century ormolu and glass multi-light lantern. The lantern has a cylindrical form with a frame of gilt bronze, enclosing four curved glass pa...
Bronze
$61,500 / set
Pair of Brackets with Lanterns
Located in Atlanta, GA
Superb pair of gilt bronze brackets and lanterns with beveled glass.
Ormolu
A Large Antique French Louis XVI Ormolu and Glass Multi Light Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A Large Antique French Louis XVI Ormolu and Glass Multi Light Lantern. Enclosed by curved glass panels within a gilt bronze framework.
Ormolu
$3,486Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Magnificent Floor Lamp, Bronze, Gold Napoleon III
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique magnificent floor lamp, bronze, gold Napoleon III. Voluminous body with curved bronze arms. Lavishly with crystal curtains. Solid gilt bronze base with curved volutes in ...
Crystal, 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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