Pair Italian Green & Brass Faux Oil Lamp Wall Sconces
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Italian brass faux oil lamp wall sconces, with green colored glass bodies and glass hurricane shades.
Brass
Pair of American Victorian Brass Filigree Oil Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Victorian brass oil lamp wall sconces with a filigree design and two scroll arms holding large filigree balls.
Brass
$320Sale Price|28% Off
Small Oil Lamp with Brass Reflector Hallway Sconce
Located in Charleston, SC
Small oil lamp with brass reflector hallway sconce.
Glass
Victorian wall mounted oil lamp, converted to electricity.
Located in London, GB
A Victorian wall mounted oil lamp, converted to electricity, with purple glass and brass lamp, brass and iron bracket, with a clear glass chimney. Circa 1890. Brass burner marked: H...
Brass, Iron
2 Antique Brass Canal Railway Converted Oil Lamp Candle Lanterns Sconces 9"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of electric wall sconces made from converting antique brass canal / railway signal / carriage lanterns - rectangular form with glass on three sides, vented top and fixed handle....
Brass
Vintage Nautical Wall Hung Oil Lamp in Brass by G. V. Harnish Denmark
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Nautical - maritime wall hung oil lamp sconce fashioned from brass. It features a tilting mechanism so that the flame is always horizontal.
Brass
2 Antique Green Ribbed Glass Chandelier Oil Lamp Shades 11"
Located in Dayton, OH
Two antique green ribbed glass student kerosine oil lamp shades with brass supports. Dimensions: 10.5" x 6" (D x H)
Glass
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
19th C. American Painted Tin Canal Barge Oil Lamp Lantern, S.M. Forte, Troy NY
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th-C. American Painted Tin Canal Barge Oil Lamp Lantern, S.M. Forte, Troy, NY, USA, Mid-19th Century A rare 19th-century American Painted Tin Canal Barge Oil Lamp Lantern by S.M....
Metal
Spanish Gothic Revival Wall Lights in Hand-Forged Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of three Gothic style candleholder oil lamps converted into wall sconces, Spain, 1930s-1940s.
Wrought Iron, Iron
$464Sale Price|40% Off
American Colonial Brass Electric Converted Oil Lamp Wall Sconce, 2 Available
Located in Van Nuys, CA
American colonial solid brass wall sconce with 3-tier oil lamp style electric sockets.
Brass
Pair Oil Lamp Form Sconces (GMD#1735)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair Italian Carved Giltwood & Gilded Metal Two-Lite Oil Lamp Form Wall Sconces with Ceramic Candle Drip Sleeves.
Iron
Oil wall lamp by Paolo Venini, Italy 1960
By Paolo Venini
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Exceptional wall lamp designed and produced by Paolo Venini in Italy in the 1960s. Wall lamp composed of faceted Murano glass crystals with petroleum effect supported by a chromed me...
Crystal
Western Oil Lamp Green Bankers Electric Sconce w/Shade, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of Mid-century Western style Green Bankers Electric Sconce with Shades. Each Lamp is fabricated in the style of old oil lamps from the late Victorian Western era. Each sconce is...
Brass
Antique Verona Cast Iron Art Deco Figural Oil Lamp Sconce Bracket
Located in Dayton, OH
Oil lamp holder notches into wall plate and holds the glass based oil lamp.
Iron
Pair of 19th Century Antique Brass Wall Hanging Oil Lamps
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Wonderful pair of antique oil lamps, dating from the late 19th Century. Brass fittings with original glass shades. The shade height is adjustable, it can be lower for a dimmer ligh...
Brass
Whale Tail Mirrored Reflector Oil Wall Lamp - Signed Wheeler 1882
Located in Peekskill, NY
Wheeler mirrored reflectors are highly sought after and the whale tail examples are there most complex and rare. This rare reflector fitted to a decorative bronze Victorian railroad ...
Bronze
Rare Wheeler Work-Bench Oil Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This striking winged reflector lamp is as scarce as they come. Because of it's unique design collectors consider this to be one of the first industrial use lamps. This example comes...
Tin, Iron
Antique French Art Nouveau Topaz Cut Glass Oil Lamp
By Kosmos Brenner
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptional and rare, 19th century French Art Nouveau Oil lamp having a stunning topaz cut glass/cross hatched font and a well designed, silvered spelter support.
Spelter
Very Rare 1800s Adams & Westlake Railroad Dining Car Oil Lamp
By Adams & Westlake Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
This was the type and quality wall lamp used in private luxury Pullman cars of that era.
Brass
Very Rare 1800s Adams & Westlake Railroad Dining Car Oil Lamp
By Adams & Westlake Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
Few of these luxury class Victorian RR lamps still exist. Any remaining examples have found their way into museums and RR car restorations. This is a beautiful original sconce still ...
Period Art Nouveau Brass Mirror with Oil Lamp Sconces
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Highly unusual 19th century brass beveled mirror with original oil burning sconces, attached to scrolled borders with floral medallions and clamshell decor. The sconces move from fro...
Brass
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H 15.5 in W 17 in D 10 in
Antique Iron Horse Ebonized &Gilt Cast Iron Double Oil Lamp Wall Sconce C1860
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Iron Horse Ebonized & Gilt Cast Iron Double Oil Lamp Wall Sconce C1860 Measures- 15.5''H x 17''W x 10''D
Iron
American Colonial Brass Oil Lamp Wall Sconce **Saturday Sale**
Located in Van Nuys, CA
American Colonial solid brass wall sconce with 3 tier oil lamp style electric sockets. 2 available
Brass
Freddie Andersen Danish Oil Lamp Candle Brass Sconces Wall Lamps, 1970s
By Freddie Andersen
Located in Vienna, AT
A very beautiful pair of long brass wall candle holders for two glass oil candles. Designed by Freddie Andersen, made in Denmark in the 1970s. Excellent condition. We offer a matchin...
Brass
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H 15.36 in W 2.76 in D 3.94 in
Pair of Brass & Glass Wall Sconces Electrified Antique Oil Lamps circa 1880
Located in Labrit, Landes
Wall sconces brass and glass pair of lights Antique US train wall lamps, pair of 19th-century RRCI lamps Pair of antique oil lamps from the Red Railroad Company Inc.
Brass
Pair of bronze articulated oil wall lamps, XIXth c.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Pair of bronze articulated wall sconces holding a white opaline glass. England, XIXth c.
Bronze
Small Brass Railway or Ship Passageway Oil Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
Small brass railway or ship passageway oil lamps from the early 20th century.
French Oil Lamp Wall Sconces (Wired)
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great pair of petit wall sconces with black tole shades and brass body. Each one has a bee on it with information on the front about the lights in French.
Brass, Tôle
Wall Sconces from Colonial Ceylon
Located in Richmond, CA
Traditional oil lamp wall sconces from Colonial Ceylon recently rewired.
Brass
Standard Oil Wall Mounted Glass Globe Lamp
By Standard Oil Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This rare and wonderful lamp was designed to mount to the wall of a service station, with a glowing flame to beckon customers. The globe is a molded glass flame, the same as what mou...
Polished brass one light oil lamp storm sconces
Located in New York, NY
Brass one light oil powered storm sconces with glass shades.
Brass
French Railroad Oil Lamps
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of French, 19th century painted tole railway car oil lamps. Each marked "Chemins de Fer du Midi".
Pair of Horn Oil Lamps
Located in Kent, Ct
Horn sconces
Horn
Clear Drops Oil Wall Lamps by Freddie Andersen, Denmark
By Freddie Andersen
Located in Vordingborg, DK
Set of two clear drop oil wall lamps by Freddie Andersen, Denmark in the 1970s. A very decorative set of wall oil lamps made of solid brass and glass. Also a hanging clear drop c...
Brass
Clear Drops Oil Wall Lamps by Freddie Andersen, Denmark
By Freddie Andersen
Located in Vordingborg, DK
Set of two clear drop oil wall lamps by Freddie Andersen, Denmark in the 1970s. A very decorative set of wall oil lamps made of solid brass and glass. Also a hanging clear drop cand...
Brass
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For the bedroom, bedside wall lamps with warm-temperature bulbs instead of bedside table lamps could be the way to go to induce a sense of calm or intimacy. Try to match the style of the wall light or sconce that you’re installing to the overall design scheme of your room. It’s never “just a light.” You should approach the lighting of a room with a mindset that is one part practical and one part aesthetics-driven.
Let 1stDibs help you set the mood with the right antique and vintage wall lights and sconces for your home. Our collection includes every kind of fixture, from sculptural works by Austrian craftsman J.T. Kalmar to chic industrial-style wall sconces, from adjustable painted aluminum wall lamps designed by Artemide to a wide variety of minimalist mid-century modern masterpieces.
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