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French Electrified Bronze Empire Oil Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
Bronze empire oil lamp has professionally rewired with double pull chain socket and fitted with
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
Ultra elegant classical Empire style dark green tôle with oil reservoir encircled by bronze band
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Empire Style Metal Opaline Noire Glass Electrical Converted Oil Lamp
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Empire style tall large oil lamp that was converted to an electrical one. It consists of
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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass
Pair Italian Empire Revival Brass & Etched Glass Oil Lamps, electrified, 1870’s
Located in Atlanta, GA
burned oil poured into a circular reservoir beneath the shades, the lamps are Empire revival period and
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Antique 1870s Italian Empire Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Empire Style Lamps
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful Empire style lamps. Cut glass or pressed glass oil reservoirs with flame tops and key
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20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Gilt Bronze & Patinated Bronze Oil Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire gilt bronze & patinated bronze oil lamp.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Empire Style French Antique Lamp
Located in Austin, TX
Lamp, French, “Bouillote”, made of finely cast bronze. The piece mimics a traditional oil lamp and
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Antique Early 1900s French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Stunning 19th Century Empire Revival Bronze & Glass Oil Floor Lamp By H. Luppens
By H. Luppens & Cie
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and great design, antique bronze oil lamp with angel sculptures, by one of Europe's finest
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Empire Revival Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
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H 71 in Dm 20.5 in
19th Century Empire Style Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
French Empire style Electrified bronze and brown lacquer on bronze oil lamp with three-way socket
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Antique 19th Century Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Tole Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 19th century French oil lamp with original painted finish wired for electrical use
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Antique French Empire Style Ormolu Gilt Bronze Fluid Oil Lamp Centerpiece 19thCt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exquisite large heavy Gauge Renaissance style ormolu fluid or oil lamp of outstanding quality
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Antique 19th Century French Early Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
H 22.25 in W 8.5 in D 7.25 in
Pair of English Adam Silver Plated Empire Column Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Please note lamp shades NOT included.
Pair of Antique silver plated table lamps. Originally oil
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Early 20th Century English Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
French Toleware Converted Oil Lamp, Circa 1875
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Painted Toleware Converted Oil Lamp, France
Charming French Tole Lamp on a frosted lucite base
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Beautiful Antique Old Paris Porcelain Table Lamps Oil Lamps Franc 1880s
Located in BAAMBRUGGE, NL
Beautiful Antique Old Paris Porcelain Oil Lamps ca 1880s
Beautiful antique Old Paris porcelain
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Antique 1880s French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
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H 34.26 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in
French Empire Style Table Lamp of Bronze and Flame Shaped Frosted Glass
Located in Barntrup, DE
This beautiful Empire-style table lamp on a bronze plinth with a central pine cone rises on three
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Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Converted French Oil Opaline and Brass Table Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Converted French oil white opaline and brass table lamp.
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
19th Century Oxidized and Dore Bronze Electrified Oil Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
19th century dark brown, glit bronze oil lamp that has been professionally electrified and fitted
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Roman Bronze Oil Lamp With Theatrical Mask Handle
Located in Bradenton, FL
A rare Roman Grand Tour cast bronze oil lamp with a pear-shaped body leading to a curvaceous spout
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Bouillotte Lamp with Green Tole Shade
Located in Stamford, CT
A 19th century French Empire etched brass bouillotte lamp, originally and oil lamp that has been
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Zinc
Pair of Rouge Marble and Gilt Bronze Lamps
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of rouge marble and gilt bronze baluster shaped oil lamps, later fitted for electricity, the
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of 19th C. French Faux Marble Tole Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Lovely pair of lamps made from 19th Century French tole and gilt bronze oil lamps, with a faux
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
French 19th Century Black Opaline Table Lamp On A Ormolu Gilt Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Black opaline and ormolu gilded base table lamp, France, 19th century.
Converted oil lamp.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Palmtree floor lamp by Maison Jansen '70
By Maison Jansen
Located in Brussels, BE
influence of erstwhile designs from the Louis XIV, Louis XVI, Directoire, and Empire eras, as well as
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Carcel 19th Century Petroleum Lamp on Canton Vase
Located in Marseille, FR
mechanism bears the name of its inventor Guillaume Carcel who, in 1800, developed his oil lamp (of rapeseed
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Antique 19th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of French Carcel Polished Bronze Table Lamps, 19th Century
Located in London, by appointment only
original oil pump mechanism that Carcel invented within lamp bases.
Additional information:
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Antique 19th Century French Charles X Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bouillotte Table Lamps in Hollywood Regency Style
Located in London, GB
Roman oil lamps, each for two lightbulbs and with adjustable yellow 'tôle peinte' shades
France or Italy
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Empire Inkstand Oil Lamp Acchanthus Palm Leaves Ormulu Bronze Marble
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This delightful inkstand in the shape of an ancient oil lamp is of particularily wonderful quality
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Antique 1810s French Empire Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
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H 5.83 in W 4.41 in D 2.21 in
French Empire Gilt Bronze Oil Lamp Candle Sticks, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair French Empire brass oil lamp candle sticks. Hand blow glass reservoir, brass candlestick style
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire More Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Wired Empire Hanging Oil Lamps, French 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This pair of French bronze hanging oil lamps dates back to the 19th century and suspend from
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Empire Hanging Lamps, French 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This pair of French bronze hanging oil lamps dates back to the 19th century and suspend from
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Pair French Brass Chenets Andirons Neoclassical Empire Style
Located in Madrid, ES
oil lamp, it has lateral decoration of scrolls and acanthus leaves.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Andirons
Materials
Brass
19th Century Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock, Fidelity
Located in Paris, FR
the letter she wrote to him, and speaking to his dog. On the other side of the clock is an oil lamp
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Aether Copper Oil Lamp by Jaime Hayon
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Milan, IT
Aether is a copper oil lamp with brass stand.
This product is part of the collection New Roman, by
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2010s Italian Modern More Candle Holders
Materials
Brass, Copper
French Empire Allegorical Clock of Love Nourishing Life
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A figural French Empire clock in gilded bronze representing an allegory on how love nourishes life
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style Ormolu and Bronze Chandelier
Located in London, GB
imitative of Roman era oil lamps, while the gilt bronze mounts throughout, from the Apollo head masks that
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
An Exceptional French Mid-19th Century Triptych Bronze Empire Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Mantle Clock with Two Cherub Oil Lamps
This is an extraordinary and exceptional piece of finely
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Bronze
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H 17.13 in W 26.19 in D 6.5 in
Aether Black Ceramic Oil Lamp by Jaime Hayon
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Milan, IT
Aether is a black ceramic oil lamp with copper stand.
The product is part of the collection New
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2010s Italian Modern More Candle Holders
Materials
Copper
Antique French Empire Style Neoclassical Gilt Bronze 10-Light Chandelier
Located in London, GB
oil lamp adorned with floral garlands and ribbon-tied masks having nine arms modelled from winged
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Antique French Empire Revival Style Ormolu Bronze Chandelier
Located in Madrid, ES
hanging Roman oil lamp, and various embellishments such as the crown of acanthus leaves at top, laurel
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Mantel Clock 19th Century Styl Empire by Petit Pizze À Dijon
Located in Warsaw, PL
the letter she wrote to him, and speaking to his dog. On the other side of the clock is an oil lamp
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Bronze Ormolu Mounted / Patinated Empire Style Chandelier
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Bronze Chandelier, designed in the form of a Greek oil lamp. This chandelier is a remarkable fusion of
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Antique 1830s French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Three Lights Bronze Empire Inspired Modern Sconces, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
, gillded chains, each adorned with a lamp in the oil-lamp style. It features three points of light in a
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20th Century Portuguese Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Rare French Empire Ormolu Clock of Astronomy Lesson Signed Lafollie a Paris
Located in London, GB
at a text by the light of an oil lamp. Opposite her on the other side of the base is a astronomical
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Antique 1810s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
H 15.5 in W 16.75 in D 5.5 in
Hanging Lantern
By Boston and Sandwich Glass Company
Located in New York, NY
lanterns could be supplied with a candle or with a peg lamp burning oil. Jarves specified that they could
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Antique 19th Century American Empire Lanterns
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Marble & Bronze Figural Mantel Clock Signed By Japy Freres
By Japy Frères
Located in Tarry Town, NY
cherub and Aladdin-style oil lamp corner finials, this clock is a symphony of marble and bronze that
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 18 in W 11.5 in D 6.5 in
Napoleon III Period Gilt and Patinated Bronze Chandelier
Located in London, GB
of an ancient Roman terracotta or earthenware oil lamp. The patinated bronze bowl of the lamp is open
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th-20th Century Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Five-Light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
chandelier. The elongated gilt bronze frame in the form of an ancient Empire hanging oil burning lamp
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Antique Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Fine 19th Century French Neoclassical Style Amboyna and Gilt Bronze Mounted Writ
Located in Benington, Herts
with a diaper-filled lozenge panel design. The frieze with three drawers together with urn and oil lamp
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 29.93 in W 51.58 in D 28.35 in
Balsamarium shaped as a Bust of a Black Boy - Roman, 1st – 2nd Century AD
Located in Bruxelles, BE
the Roman Empire, in places stretching as far north as Germania. The exotic images of blacks were used
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Models and Mini...
Materials
Silver, Bronze
H 3.94 in W 2.37 in D 0.99 in
4 Mid Century Modern Maurice Burke Model 115 Tulip Star Shell Dining Chairs
By Maurice Burke
Located in Dayton, OH
British Empire’s war on Germany in 1939, he joined the Canadian Army and shipped off early to Britain
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Crystal Vase, 1930, Sign Val Saint Lambert
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
to 1931, producing oil glass lamps).[1]
The company stopped producing during World War I, and post
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Vintage 1930s Belgian Art Deco Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
Crystal Vase, 1930, Attributed to Val Saint Lambert
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
to 1931, producing oil glass lamps).
The company stopped producing during World War I, and post-war
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Vintage 1930s Belgian Art Deco Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
Italian Napoleon III Empire Oil Lamp in Silver Plated Metal with Silk Screen
Located in Firenze, IT
An elegant Italian Napoleon III Empire four lights oil lamp in silver plated metal.
A green silk
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Antique 1860s Italian Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 15.75 in W 7.88 in D 6.7 in
French Empire Table Lamp of Onyx and Bronze
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A single French Empire table lamp converted from original oil lantern. Comprised of green onyx
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Mid-20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Onyx, Brass, Bronze
Late 19th Century Brass Column Oil Lamp Converted to Electricity
Located in London, GB
The top bobeche decorated with acanthus leaves, mounted on a fluted column on a stepped base.
The base decorated with garland of acanthus leaves and leaf and tongue moulding.
Franc...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Gilt and Patinated Metal Column Oil Lamp, Now Electrified
Located in New York, NY
The circular fluted standard, above a gilt garland and rectangular box socle, terminating gilt acanthus molding on a square base. Labeled: Lampe-Silvant.
Very good antique conditio...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Gold, Tôle
Pair of French Fine Carcel Lamps Paris, circa 1810
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
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Paris Empire period circa 1810.
Height: 64 cm.
The patented lamp Guillaume Bertrand Carcel (1750
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Antique 19th Century French First Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Pair of Empire Giltbronze Oil Lamps Attributed to Claude Galle
By Claude Galle
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of Empire gilt bronze oil lamps with patinated ladies, attributed to Claude Galle.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Hanging Carved Wood Sacristy Bowl
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
hang it. This item was made for a church as a hanging oil fixture, nothing has ever been done except to
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Antique 1850s Italian Empire Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
French Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candlestick in the Form of an Oil Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The candlestick is in the form of an oil lamp. The curving handle ends in an eagle's head and the
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 8 in W 9 in D 3.5 in
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- What is a whale oil lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A whale oil lamp is a lamp that uses whale oil for fuel. Whale oil lamps were largely made from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Antique whale oil lamps are collectibles today and an older specimen will be a striking addition to your mantel or display cabinet. Find a collection of antique and vintage whale oil lamps on 1stDibs today.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022People began using early versions of oil lamps for spiritual purposes during ancient times. References to oil-burning lamps are found in both the Torah and the Bible. Oil lamps became popular for everyday use lighting homes and businesses in the late 19th century with the advent of the kerosene lamp. Shop a selection of antique oil lamps on 1stDibs.
- How do I use a hanging oil lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To use a hanging oil lamp, remove the oil font from the base and fill it three-quarters of the way with clear lamp oil. Return the font and close the base. Twist the knob to raise the wick until it is a little less than 0.25 inches above the burner. Light with a match or lighter. After extinguishing and allowing time for cooling, trim the burned end off of the wick. You'll find a collection of hanging oil lamps on 1stDibs.
- Are oil lamps still used?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, oil lamps are still used today. However, most people utilize oil lamps while camping or during power outages in the U.S. It is uncommon for Americans to light their homes only with oil lamps. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of antique oil lamps.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The Victorian oil lamp was designed in 1792 by inventor Ami Argan. What made this lamp unique to the ones that preceded it is the unique shape, featuring a long glass shaft that aids the illumination of the lamp. Browse a collection of vintage Victorian oil lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are a few key things to look for to identify an antique oil lamp. First check for a patent number anywhere on your lamp. Use a black light to inspect whether your lamp’s hardware is secured with glue, which fluoresces and would indicate a contemporary lamp. Antique lamps use plaster to attach hardware and fill gaps. An antique oil lamp may have hand-blown glass. Shop a range of professionally authenticated antique oil lamps on 1stDibs.
- How does a Roman oil lamp work?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021Roman oil lamps are simply containers filled with oil, in which a wick made up of cloth or rope rests on one end. The other end of the wick comes in contact with the air. When the wick is lit, the oil in it burns and gives out light.
- How do you use a brass oil lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023How you use a brass oil lamp may vary based on the design of the piece. However, generally, you fill the lamp with vegetable, sesame or similar plant-based oil. Use tweezers to raise and lower the wick and trim away burned ends with scissors. Then, use a match to light the lamp. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of oil lamps.
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