Vintage Retrofitted Kerosene Lantern
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Vintage metal kerosene lantern with central glass shade retrofitted for electrified home use.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Kerosene Lantern
Antique Jos. Lucas King of the Road Model 634 Brass Automobile Kerosene Lantern
$1,150
H 10.25 in W 6 in D 5.25 in
Antique Jos. Lucas King of the Road Model 634 Brass Automobile Kerosene Lantern
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
entirely of brass except for the kerosene burner. The lantern is very well constructed and the front
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Lanterns
Materials
Brass
American Solid Copper and Brass Naval Ships Binacle, Lionel Corp. NY, Circa 1942
$5,500
H 9.5 in W 8.75 in D 9 in
American Solid Copper and Brass Naval Ships Binacle, Lionel Corp. NY, Circa 1942
Located in Charleston, SC
handle, side mounted kerosene lantern, rear mounting bracket and brass plate inscribed “U.S. NAVY / BU
Category
Vintage 1940s American American Craftsman Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Copper
Vintage Adlake RR Lantern, 1945-1965
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage Adlake railroad kerosene lantern, with a red glass globe and wire caging
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Chalwyn Green Railroad Kerosene Signal Lantern with Burner, England
Located in Doylestown, PA
Collectible vintage Chalwyn green railroad kerosene signal lantern, made in England. Lantern is
Category
Mid-20th Century English Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Vintage Kerosene Lamp, Meva, model 864, circa 1960
Located in Praha, CZ
Old kerosene lamp in metal design with glass cylinder and wick regulation. Ideal as a decoration
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Pair of Antique Brass, Cut Glass & Marble Kerosene Lamps C1880
$360Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 9 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in
Pair of Antique Brass, Cut Glass & Marble Kerosene Lamps C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair of Antique Brass, Cut Glass & Marble Kerosene Lamps C1880 Measures- 9"H x 3.75"W x 3.75"D
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Lanterns
Materials
Marble, Brass
The Badger Brass Mfg. Co. 1903 Solar Kerosene Automobile Lamp In Polished Brass
$1,038Sale Price|20% Off
H 13.25 in W 8.5 in D 8 in
The Badger Brass Mfg. Co. 1903 Solar Kerosene Automobile Lamp In Polished Brass
Located in Miami, FL
Solar kerosene automobile lamp designed by The Badger Brass Mfg Co. Very beautiful and very
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Late Victorian Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Copper
Antique A&C Miller Kerosene Lamp Cir 1910 stickley era- W4014 - 40% OFF SALE
$516Sale Price|40% Off
H 17 in W 11 in D 11 in
Antique A&C Miller Kerosene Lamp Cir 1910 stickley era- W4014 - 40% OFF SALE
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
30 PERCENT OFF SALE This is a very nice antique Arts & Crafts circa 1910 Miller Kerosene Lamp in
Category
Vintage 1910s American Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Vintage Rayo Pony No. 21 Lantern
By Standard Oil Company
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
lantern was manufactured by Standard Oil for their Rayo line of lanterns and lamps. Burning kerosene as
Category
Early 20th Century American Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Black Iron Standing Green Slag Glass Non-Electric Lantern
Located in New York, NY
accommodate a kerosene orgas lantern (not included). Good condition with appropriate wear from age, with minor
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Lanterns
Materials
Wrought Iron
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Early Brass Kerosene Lantern
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Early Brass Kerosene Lantern
Category
Antique 19th Century American Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Large Early Kerosene Lantern with Vaseline Glass
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Converted to electricity. Rare early kerosene lantern of an unusual scale.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Lanterns
Yellow and Blue Oil Lamp , Vintage Kerosene Lantern
Located in Lábatlan, HU
Yellow and blue Oil Lamp ,Vintage Kerosene Lantern Rustic, worn metal and glass lantern, found
Category
Vintage 1960s Hungarian Rustic Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Antique Perkins Marine Nautical Ship Kerosene Lamp
By Perkins Marine Lamp
Located in Palm City, FL
Hobson's, "Lanterns That Lit Our World Book Two", Gold Hill Press, 2004 shows them on page 88. He says the
Category
Early 20th Century American Lanterns
Vintage Elgin Kerosene Lantern, Early 20th Century
By Elgin American Mfg Co.
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage Elgin railroad kerosene lantern, with a clear glass globe and wire caging
Category
Early 20th Century American Lanterns
Materials
Metal
c.1890 Original French Copper Kerosene Lantern
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Awesome original antique French copper lantern, with it's original oil-burning fixture. Charming
Category
Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Copper
Pair Brass Port & Starboard Nautical Kerosene Lanterns
Located in Chicago, IL
lens is green. Port lens is red. Illuminated by a kerosene soaked woven rope wick.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique French Copper and Brass Lantern, L. Dorvaux Paris, 19th Century
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H 23 in W 11.25 in D 10.5 in
Antique French Copper and Brass Lantern, L. Dorvaux Paris, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large tin kerosene lantern, with copper chimney and brass detail, bearing the original oval label
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Vintage Paull's Leader No. 2 Fount. Green Lantern
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage Paull's Leader Large No. 2 Fount kerosene lantern. This lantern design was
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Awaji Kerosene Art Pottery Lantern, Original Fittings and Shade
Located in Wilton, CT
Japanese Awaji Pottery kerosene lamp with original wood framed silk shade. Pottery is encased with
Category
Japanese Lanterns
Materials
Pottery, Wood, Silk
Antique Victorian Ruby Glass Pierced Reticulated Kerosene Oil Lantern Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian oil lantern or lamp. Made of metal with reticulated design featuring serpentine
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Hans-Agne Jakobsson Kerosene or Oil Lamp Model L-47
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare kerosene or oil lamp model L-47 designed by Hans-Agne Jakobsson. Produced by Hans-Agne
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Antique German W&W Kosmos Cranberry Glass and Silver Plate Kerosene Lamps
By Wild & Wessel, Berlin
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair of antique German kerosene lamps by Wild and Wessel offer faceted cranberry glass fonts raised
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Victorian Lanterns
Materials
Silver Plate
Midcentury Brass Binnacle Compass from a Ship's Lifeboat
Located in Nantucket, MA
kerosene lantern on the side to illuminate the compass at night. The little door opens and the compass can
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique French Hanging Copper Lantern Converted from Oil to Electricity
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H 27.63 in W 14.25 in D 14.25 in
Antique French Hanging Copper Lantern Converted from Oil to Electricity
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique French Copper Lantern, old enough to have been originally lite by kerosene. The Antique
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Country Lanterns
Materials
Copper, Brass
Vintage Steampunk Kinetic Fantasy Flying Machine
By Serge and Claudia Reynaud-Marchesin 1
Located in Hanover, MA
from the Horn of an old automobile, a boat propeller, kerosene lantern, vegetable steamer, binoculars
Category
Vintage 1980s French Folk Art Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Antique Plume & Atwood Blue Enamel Kerosene Oil Lantern Lamp Tin Reflector 13"
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H 13.25 in W 7 in D 6 in
Antique Plume & Atwood Blue Enamel Kerosene Oil Lantern Lamp Tin Reflector 13"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th to early 20th century wall hanging oil lamp by the Plume & Atwood Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut, USA. Round clear glass reservoir and hurricane, set in a...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Late Victorian Candle Sconces
Materials
Metal
Antique French Gillet & Forest Kerosene Lanterns from the 1800s
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Wonderful set of three Antique French Lanterns from the 1800s with their old handmade French wavy
Category
Antique 1870s French Country Lanterns
German Hasag Calorifix Brass Lantern with Blown Glass Hurricane, circa 1910
By HASAG
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderful brass lantern with blown glass hurricane, originally used as a kerosene lantern. Stamped
Category
Vintage 1910s German Jugendstil Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Victorian Hobnail Cranberry Glass Hall Lantern
Located in Hanover, MA
Antique electrified kerosene lantern pendant with hobnail motif cranberry glass globe suspended
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Vintage Unsigned Dietz or Piper Styled Railroad Kerosene Signal Lantern & Burner
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H 11.5 in W 8 in D 8.5 in
Vintage Unsigned Dietz or Piper Styled Railroad Kerosene Signal Lantern & Burner
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage railroad lantern is remarkably completely unsigned with respect to both the maker, or
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Industrial Lanterns
Materials
Steel
Ilse Ammundsen, kerosene holder in brass. Danish design. Mid-20th C.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Ilse Ammundsen, kerosene holder in brass. Danish design. Mid 1900s. Modernist style. Marked. In
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Antique Canadian National Railway Piper Signal Lantern
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
with amber and green molded glass lenses. The lantern is complete with its original kerosene burner
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Art Deco Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Early 20th century kerosene bulkhead lamp/lantern in brass, detachable burner.
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H 22.84 in W 10.63 in D 5.91 in
Early 20th century kerosene bulkhead lamp/lantern in brass, detachable burner.
Located in Stockholm, SE
An early 20th century kerosene bulkhead lamp in brass. With detachable burner/container. Made by
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Large 19th Century American Tole Kerosene Lantern with Mercury Glass Reflector
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H 20 in W 10.5 in D 10.75 in
Large 19th Century American Tole Kerosene Lantern with Mercury Glass Reflector
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large 19th century American tole Kerosene Lantern with mercury glass eeflector. Brand new wiring.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
Forward Mast Kerosene Lantern
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Forward mast lantern with excellent brass fittings. Rewired with original kerosene fixture in place.
Category
Early 20th Century American Lanterns
Large "Defiance" Lantern
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Large former kerosene lantern with beautiful reflector and chimney and burner intact. Newly rewired.
Category
Early 20th Century American Lanterns
Etched Glass Kerosene Hanging Lantern
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Originally held a kerosene font, fixture has been electrified in our shop. Chain momenent that
Category
Antique 19th Century American Lanterns
Materials
Brass
19th Century Painted Tole Former Kerosene Wall Lantern, Mercury Glass Reflector
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H 26.5 in W 12.75 in D 13 in
19th Century Painted Tole Former Kerosene Wall Lantern, Mercury Glass Reflector
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century painted tole former kerosene wall lantern, mercury glass reflector. Brand new wiring.
Category
Antique 19th Century Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
Old Brass Kerosene Lamp
Located in Wainscott, NY
Great Old Real Brass Hanging Lamp with original metal shade
Category
Antique 19th Century American Lanterns
Jean Schoenner Magic Lantern German Optical Toy
By Jean Schoenner
Located in Southfield, MI
kerosene lantern, Atlas figure in black patinated iron, both square and rectangular slides, and a
Category
Antique 19th Century German Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Spectacular Large Lanterns or Heaters
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Spectacular large copper lanterns or possibly kerosene heaters from the late 19th or early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century American Lanterns
1970s Stilnovo Murano Glass Lamp with Enameled Metal Shade
By Stilnovo
Located in North Miami, FL
Recalling earlier kerosene lanterns, this 1970s Stilnovo table lamp has a Murano glass body
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of 20th Century Iron and Glass Hexagonal Three-Light Lanterns
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 20th century iron and glass hexagonal three-light lanterns, formerly kerosene New wiring.
Category
20th Century Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Large Pair Dietz Meetinghouse Lanterns
Located in Hudson, NY
large pair kerosene tin lanterns original chimneys and mercury reflectors designed to
Category
Antique 19th Century Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Tin
Davey & Co. Brass Kerosene Lantern
By Davey & Co.
Located in Cookeville, TN
This is a Classic Davey & Co. brass kerosene lantern. This lantern features a rectangular body
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Lanterns
Materials
Brass
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Copper Ship's Masthead Lantern by Tung Woo
Located in Norwell, MA
Tung Woo ship's masthead lantern that has been meticulously polished and lacquered. With hinged top, brass badges, Fresnel glass lens, hoisting handle, bracket rings, etc.. Also moun...
Category
Vintage 1950s Chinese Nautical Objects
Materials
Copper
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Kerosene Lantern For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic kerosene lantern available at 1stDibs. Each kerosene lantern for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, glass and brass. Your living room may not be complete without a kerosene lantern — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each kerosene lantern bearing Scandinavian Modern, Industrial or Victorian hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one kerosene lantern that is appealing in its simplicity, but Hans-Agne Jakobsson and Wild & Wessel, Berlin produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Kerosene Lantern?
Prices for a kerosene lantern start at $440 and top out at $3,980 with the average selling for $1,200.
Finding the Right Lanterns for You
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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