Lightning Rod
Rare 19th Century Large Original Painted Lightning Rod on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic folky oversized 19th century mustard over copper Lightning rod ball on a professional
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Scientific Instruments
Materials
Copper
Pair of Antique American Lightning Rods
Located in Hanover, MA
Sculptural pair of American lightning rods dating from the 1870's. They still maintain their
Category
Antique 1870s American Country Architectural Elements
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
Pair of Monumental French Iron Lightning Rod on Base Sculptures, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of monumental French iron lightning rods from the 19th century is not only steeped in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
$5,500 / set
H 89.5 in W 11.25 in D 9.75 in
Victorian Lightening Rod
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice Victorian lightning rod made of a wrought iron tripod base and a slender copper rod
Category
Early 20th Century American Scientific Instruments
Materials
Copper
Vintage Portuguese Constructivist Armchair, 1930's
Located in Lisboa, PT
, and initially it acted as a lightning rod for the hopes and ideas of many of the most advanced Russian
Category
Vintage 1930s Portuguese Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Cherry, Walnut, Pine
Antique 15th Century English Wrought Iron Lion Coat of Arm Banneret Weathervane
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional and rare 15th Century English wrought iron banneret weathervane with lightning rod
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier English Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
$2,400 Sale Price
48% Off
H 33.25 in W 23 in D 4.5 in
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Lightning Rod on Stand
Located in Middleburg, VA
fantastic lines and detail. We commissioned custom bases to hold each rod.
We have two available: the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Architectural Elements
Contemporary Moai Console Table in Polished Brass Cast and Glass Tabletop
Located in Oporto, PT
. For others, especially the Moai that have "hats" (Pukao), served as lightning rods. What is certain is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass, Metal
H 33.47 in W 64.97 in D 15.75 in
French Art Nouveau Period Advertising Poster for "Spratt's Patent Ltd., " 1909
By Auguste Roubille
Located in New York, NY
lightning rod salesman from Cincinnati, Ohio named James Spratt. He first launched the biscuits in London in
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Posters
H 62 in W 45.5 in D 0.1 in
Late Victorian Copper Lightning Rod Weather Vane
Located in Cedar Falls, IA
Late 19th century copper lightning rod salvaged from the top of a barn.
Sits on wrought iron base
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Architectural Elements
Materials
Copper
Pair Antique American Sunburst Top Lightning Rods, Circa 1870
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of antique American lightning rods with twisted copper skinned wrought iron shafts / iron
Category
Antique 1870s American Country Architectural Elements
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
Antique Metal, Copper and Glass Barn Lightning Rod c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
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An original antique lightning rod with amber glass globe and spiked copper top. The copper
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal, Copper
Pair Northern Italian Wrought Iron and Marble Lightning Rods, 18th-19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
introduction of its lightning rod in 1766.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Architectural Elements
H 168 in W 12 in D 12 in
Monumental Weather Vane or Lightning Rod
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A monumental, 19th century wrought iron weather vane with elaborate scrolled details throughout, the top ‘vane’ with pierced stars and sun motifs and a fleur-de-lys border, the centr...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Weathervanes
Materials
Cut Steel, Wrought Iron
Iron Gate
Located in Sheffield, MA
Unusual Iron gates topped with decorative lightning rod. Gates and rod can be used separately
Category
Antique 19th Century American Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
Unusual Pair of Roof-top Spires in Zinc-coated Metal, c. 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
& pedestal base. Possibly 19th century versions of lightning rods, albeit in a ornate form.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Balustrades and Fixtures
Materials
Metal
Benjamin Franklin Signature Collage
By Benjamin Franklin
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
experiments that contributed to the understanding of electricity, and invented the lightning rod, which
Category
Antique 18th Century American Federal Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
American Lightning Rod
Located in Hanover, MA
original lightning rods with varying degrees of decorative embellishment. All are from circa 1870 with the
Category
Antique 19th Century American Scientific Instruments
Early 20th Century Car and Driver Lightning Rod Weathervane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a amazing folk art lighting rod and weather vane all in one. The zink auto and man have a
Category
Early 20th Century American Weathervanes
Materials
Zinc, Copper
Basquiat Exhibition Poster Gagosian Gallery, 2013
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Basquiat’s central role in his artistic generation as a lightning rod and a bridge between cultures." (source
Category
Vintage 1980s Posters
Materials
Paper
Antique Metal Enamel Advertising Sign Spratt's Bonio Per Food Dog Biscuits 1910
Located in Portland, OR
, American James Spratt, an electrician and lightning rod salesman from Ohio, was the first to manufacture a
Category
Vintage 1910s English Other Signs
Materials
Metal, Enamel
H 31.5 in W 16.5 in D 2.5 in
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, Signed by Jacques Reich, Circa 1897
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
conducted experiments that contributed to the understanding of electricity, and invented the lightning rod
Category
Antique 1890s American Federal Prints
Materials
Paper
Modernist Craft Box by Dick Seeger
Located in New York, NY
lightning rod for regional craftspeople and collectors. Seeger himself remained an innovative artist, known
Category
Vintage 1960s American Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Illuminated "Ultrafragola" Wall Mirror by Ettore Sottsass
Located in London, GB
lightning rod which liberated them from the dry rationalism they had been taught at college and enabled them
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Decorative Art
Materials
Fiberglass, Mirror
Lightning Rod
Located in San Francisco, CA
museum mounted sculpture
of old lightning rod
Category
Early 20th Century American More Furniture and Collectibles
Lightning Rod Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Floor Lamp made from vintage Mid Western Lightning Rod with Orginal Glass Globe.
Category
20th Century American Floor Lamps
Cast Iron Lightning Rod
Located in Culver City, CA
Cast iron lightning rod.
Category
Vintage 1920s Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
Cow lightning rod weathervane
Located in New York, NY
Cast zinc lightning rod weathervane with the name James cast on its directional rod. "James
Category
Early 20th Century American More Folk Art
Pair of Lightning Rods
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of wonderful lightning rods with twisted metal stakes topped with bronze branch forms. Rods
Category
Early 20th Century American Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron, Bronze
Lightning rod table lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamp made from an early 20th c. Mid Western lightning rod. Finial made from top of rod
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of "lightning rod" lamps.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of lamps made out of vintage mid western lightning rods including custom linen shades
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Wrought Iron
Antique Lightning Rod Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Twisted Lightning Rod Floor Lamp with a 10.5" finial
The height of the lamp is
Category
20th Century American Floor Lamps
Lightning Rod Floor lamp (2 available)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Floor lamp made from a vintage lightning rod. Newly wired. Comes with custom taupe linen shade
Category
20th Century American Floor Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Horse Lightening Rod Weathervane
Located in San Francisco, CA
A nice lightning rod weathervane mounted on a plywood base. The horse has been shot up as usual
Category
Early 20th Century American Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
LARGE FOLK ART COPPER WIRE BALL
Located in Solebury, PA
This copper wire wound ball is constructed from old wire used in the installation of lightning
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures
Eight Arm Iron Chandelier
Located in Nashville, TN
Iron, late 19th century Lightning Rod, that we have newly added eight arms to, creating a
Category
Antique 19th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Architectural Pottery
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fascinating pair of architectural pottery pieces. They were purportedly used as part of lightning
Category
20th Century Unknown Pottery
Vintage “Log Cabin Birdhouse”
Located in Cathedral City, CA
steel lightning rod crown the top of this cabin fit for a king (bird) and his family.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Garden Ornaments
Materials
Sheet Metal
18th Century Terra Cotta Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Nini, circa 1777
By Jean-Baptiste Nini 1
Located in London, GB
tranche of the shoulder is a shield bearing a lightning rod and thunderbolt, with a crown as its crest
Category
Antique 1770s French Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Terracotta
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French Green Majolica Oyster Marcel Guillot, circa 1950
By Marcel Guillot
Located in Austin, TX
French green Majolica oyster signed Marcel Guillot, circa 1950.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Modern Églomisé Blue Silver Glass Buffet with Bespoke Metal Base by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Mystic buffet or credenza by Ercole home has a 6-door front, with Espresso wood finish on oak.
Hand-painted glass panels in Midnight Moon are on the door surface.
The decorativ...
Category
2010s American Modern Credenzas
Materials
Metal
$17,500 / item
H 36 in W 96 in D 20 in
2005 Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Aluminum Executive Desk Chair in Blue Leather
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Executive-Height Soft Pad Desk Chair, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1968. This particular example dates to 2005. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$2,200 / item
H 41.75 in W 23 in D 23 in
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Bathers by the Shore
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.r.
Oil on canvas
66 x 84 inches
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York...
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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48"x30" Ceramic & Fiber Wall Sculpture in White, Grey, Tan w/ Cotton Fringe
By Karen Gayle Tinney
Located in Proctorsville, VT
Four panel wall sculpture that measures 48" x 30". Hand formed ceramic pieces in unglazed white stoneware. Pictured with cotton and tencel fringe detailing in white, grey and tan. Ha...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Cotton
$2,000 / item
H 30 in W 48 in D 1 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century
On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Other
$230,704 Sale Price
33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Tandem Sling by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller, Four-Seat
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ray and Charles Eames were commissioned to design the perfect utilitarian seating for the first international airports in 1962, created for comfort and convenience. For the modern-da...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Aluminum
$1,450 Sale Price / item
53% Off
H 27 in W 96 in D 34 in
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...
Category
20th Century Danish Victorian Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
$114,053
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Vintage Children’s Rocking Sheep by Povl Kjer in solid pine & Gotland sheepskin
By Povl Kjær
Located in Krefeld, DE
Very nice vintage rocking sheep designed by Povl Kjer. Made in solid pine and Gotland sheepskin.
Beautiful patina. We offer free international shipping.
Category
Vintage 1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pine, Sheepskin
$828 Sale Price
26% Off
H 23.63 in W 9.45 in D 31.5 in
Pair of Chinese Blue Cloisonné Vases, Enamelled and Gilded, Early 20th Century
Located in Prato, IT
China, early 20th century
Excellent condition for this pair of enameled and gilded cloisonné vases with floral motifs.
On the bottom of each paper label with inventory number written...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Vases
Materials
Metal
$2,614
H 8.86 in Dm 5.32 in
Regal Splendor: Indian Blue Peacock Taxidermy Masterpiece
Located in New York, NY
A stunning Indian blue peacock taxidermy mount showcasing its signature iridescent blue and green plumage, this piece is a testament to nature's artistry. The vibrant metallic hues o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Anglo-Indian Taxidermy
Materials
Wood, Feathers
Large White Display Cabinet Bookcase With Lower Glass Doors, Romania circa 1960
Located in Round Top, TX
Large vintage display cabinet or bookcase with open shelving above and six sliding glass doors below. White washed painted finish.
Shelf depth of upper/open section:
Top and Bottom S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Romanian Country Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
$9,450
H 94.25 in W 112.5 in D 20.25 in
Contemporary Solid White Oak Wood Credenza by Last Workshop, 2023
By Last Workshop
Located in Chicago, IL
Contemporary solid white oak credenza in a natural finish.
Complete with (6) soft-close doors, adjustable shelves inside, and a steel base.
Credenza pictured has dimensions of: ...
Category
2010s American Modern Credenzas
Materials
Steel
$12,300 / item
H 24 in W 120 in D 16 in
17th Century Style Joint Stool
Located in Westwood, NJ
An antiqued wood ‘Joynt’ stool, with a serpentine apron on pegged splay legs joined by a stretcher. The original 17th century.
Dimensions: 22" W x 12" D x 18" H.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Jacobean Benches
Materials
Wood
Rare Olympic games prefab Munich 1972 by Peter Hübner
By Another Human
Located in Perpignan, FR
CASANOVA. 1972
by Gallery Clément Cividino Ent.
HISTORIQUE
A l'occasion des jeux olympiques de Paris 2024 , notre galerie présente en exposition pour son rendez vous estival au d...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Space Age Architectural Elements
Materials
Fiberglass, Polyester, Polystyrene
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A lightning rod can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,823, while the lowest priced sells for $425 and the highest can go for as much as $18,400.