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Vintage Coastal Anchor Brass Oil Lantern
Located in west palm beach, FL
Add nautical charm to your space with this Vintage Coastal Anchor Brass Oil Lantern. Crafted from
Category
Mid-20th Century American Lanterns
Materials
Metal
French 19th Century Renaissance Style Three Piece Ormolu Oil Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and high quality French 19th century Renaissance st. three piece ormolu oil lantern
Category
Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Lanterns
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Hand Painted Porcelain and Bronze Oil Lanterns
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of 19th century hand painted porcelain and bronze oil lanterns are exquisite works of art
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Scandinavian Brass Lantern Candle Holders
Located in London, GB
candles so that it looks like they are oil lanterns. They hold regular small candles.
Perfect for in-, or
Category
Vintage 1960s European Scandinavian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Antique Lantern Signaling Lamp, White-Red-Green, Italy Railway, Still Working
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian manual oil lantern for signaling for railway station chief, white-red-green state railway
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Other Lanterns
Materials
Brass
H 13.78 in W 9.85 in D 5.91 in
19thc French Napoleon III Red Crystal Hanging Electric Lantern Signed Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Very Rare Form 19thc French Napoleon III Ruby Red Crystal Electrified Oil Lantern Signed by
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Lanterns
Materials
Crystal
Ship's Globe Lantern
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
An original ship's oil lantern that has been converted to electricity, which can be used either as
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Steel
Yacht Lanterns by Davey of London
Located in Norwell, MA
matching oil lanterns with burner and globes, reflector panels are attached in both and they are fitted
Category
Vintage 1920s European Lanterns
Materials
Brass
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
Oil Rubbed Brass Emil Lantern - Small
By RTO Lighting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The scaled-down version of our Emil Wall Lantern provides versatility both indoors and out. Clean
Category
2010s American Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Ships Cabin Lantern With Oil Burner
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass cabin lantern with original burner and fuel tank, rear reflector, hinged door and
Category
Vintage 1940s European Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Oil Rubbed Brass Emil Lantern - Large
By RTO Lighting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A timeless addition for an entryway rendered in bent brass, the Emil Wall Lantern is an updated
Category
2010s American Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Rare Antique Gadget Cane Concealed Oil Lamp Lantern Walking Stick
Located in Shippensburg, PA
UNUSUAL RARE GADGET CANE WITH A CONCEALED LANTERN OVER CARVED WALKING STICK
Probably English
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Antique French Hanging Copper Lantern Converted from Oil to Electricity
Located in Chicago, 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
H 27.63 in W 14.25 in D 14.25 in
Large Nautical Metal Electrified Lantern
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a former large oil nautical lantern. It depicts a metal port ship’s lantern painted green
Category
20th Century Dutch Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Port and Starboard boat Lanterns by Perko
Located in Norwell, MA
polished and lacquered. With oil tanks inside. The lanterns are marked with makers name Perkins Marine Lamp
Category
Vintage 1950s North American Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Antique Dutch Copper Lantern – 17th/18th Century – Arts & Crafts Style
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique Dutch Copper Lantern – 17th/18th Century – Arts & Crafts Style
A rare and characterful
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Copper
Italian Railway Manual Oil Lamp, 1920s Table Oil Lamp
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Antique Railway OIL LAMP with GREEN - RED SIGNAL - and Signal Lantern - FS BRAND - Early 1900's in
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Industrial Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Pair of American Nickel Silver & Brass Coach Lanterns with Circular Glass C 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
circular beveled glass mounted on iron brackets. Lanterns were originally oil and have been electrified
Category
Antique 1830s American American Empire Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron, Nickel
H 21.5 in W 6.5 in D 9 in
French Victorian Porcelain Oil Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian blue porcelain Aladdin style oil table lamp.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Lanterns
Materials
Porcelain
Aladdin style handmade red ceramic Turkish oil lamp
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Aladdin style handmade red ceramic Turkish oil lamp, hurricane oil lamp lantern.
This oil
Category
20th Century Turkish Moorish Lanterns
Materials
Ceramic
Aladdin Stylish Handmade Blue Ceramic Turkish Oil Lamp
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Aladdin style handmade turquoise blue ceramic Turkish oil lamp, hurricane oil lamp lantern.
This
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Islamic Lanterns
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Italian Bronze Hanging Oil Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Italian hanging bronze oil lamp with removable lid. Solid bronze. Can be hung or used
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Grand Tour Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
18th Century India Bronze Hanging Oil Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Sri Lankan hanging bronze oil lamp with Makara head spout. Solid bronze. Can be hung
Category
Antique 18th Century Sri Lankan Grand Tour Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Pretty antique Edwardian brass oil lamp with cranberry glass shade
Located in Ipswich, GB
Pretty antique Edwardian brass oil lamp with a cranberry glass shade, having a beautiful cranberry
Category
20th Century Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Ceramic, Bronze and Glass Oil Lamp, Italy, 1930s
Located in Palermo, IT
Ceramic, bronze and glass oil lamp, Italy, 1930s.
It has always belonged to my family and was
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Small Ship Lamp Anchor Light Nautical Oil Lamp Red Copper 23cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Small vintage ship lamp, anchor light, nautical oil lamp lantern made of red copper and brass
Category
Vintage 1980s European Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Copper
1800s French Cast Iron Betty Rooster Oil Lamp France
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Fine French handcrafted cast iron Oil Betty Lamp with decorative Rooster 1800s
Known as a 'Betty
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Lanterns
Materials
Iron
French Brass and White Glass Hanging Oil Lamp, now electrified, early 20th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A light and simple lantern with it's original milk glass and brass accents, once an oil lamp with
Category
Early 20th Century French Early Victorian Lanterns
Materials
Brass
H 24 in W 13.75 in D 11 in
18th/Early 19th Century Islamic Blown Glass Mosque Oil Lamp
Located in Forney, TX
19th century, the stunning blue glass mosque oil lamp having a large flared rim, over bulbous body
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Lanterns
Materials
Blown Glass, Paint
Pair of Italian Antique Brass Lucerna Four Spout Oil Lamps
Located in Forney, TX
A lovely pair of elegant and interesting 19th century brass Lucerna oil lamps from Italy. Commonly
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Antique Style of Kosmos Brenner Oil Ships Lamp Converted to Electric, 1930s
By Kosmos Brenner
Located in Verviers, BE
Style of Brenner Kosmos oil ships lamp
Antique Style of Kosmos Brenner oil converted to electric
Category
Vintage 1930s English Arts and Crafts Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Vintage Danish Midcentury Oil Lamp by Ilse Ammonsen for Daproma Design in Brass
By Ilse D. Ammonsen
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage midcentury solid brass oil lamp by Ilse Ammonsen for Daproma of Denmark in brass.
Stamped
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Vintage Brass and Glass Oil Lamp Designed by Hans Agne, Jakobsson Ab, Markaryd
Located in Doraville, GA
A vintage oil lamp by Swedish architect / industrial designer Hans - Agne Jakobsson. The lamp was
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
H 15.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
L/101 Oil Lamp in Brass by Hans-Agne Jakobsson for AB Markaryd, Sweden, 1960s
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, AB Markaryd
Located in Vorst, BE
Scandinavian L/101 Oil- or Petroleum Light in brass.
A nice example of Jakobsson's L-101 Model Oil
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
1950's Old Florida Nautical Glass Lantern Lamp w/ Original Sintzenich Lampshade
Located in New York, NY
Old brass nautical ship oil lantern lamp with blue-green glass lens.
There are two switches on lamp
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Maison Jansen Style Polished Brass Sconces by Vereinigte Werkstätten München
By Vereinigte Werkstätten München, Maison Jansen
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Express as they have the look of luxurious oil or gas light lanterns - very opulent and decadent sconces
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
H 16.15 in W 5.52 in D 8.27 in
Oil Lantern, Switzerland, Early 1900
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful piece of gear, complete with all the original parts and fully functioning. There's a crack in the glass, but no missing parts.
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Lanterns
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Electrified Oil Lantern with Swirled Cranberry Glass
Located in Chestnut Hill, MA
Original cranberry glass lantern with iron and brass. Ornate brass canopy mounts directly to
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century American Victorian Lanterns
Materials
Wrought Iron
Salvaged Anchor Ship Lantern, circa 1900, Oil Burning Copper Lantern
Located in London, GB
on all vessels at anchor or under way at night.
These oil burning lanterns were made to be lit
Category
Mid-20th Century 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
Pair of Cast Bronze Ceremonial Lanterns
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful cast bronze ceremonial lanterns, originally oil lamps, have been electrified.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Baroque Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Wrought Iron Lanterns by Rudolf Lempp
By Rudolf Lempp
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
A pair of bold expressionist wrought iron lanterns with oil patina, suspended by a chain that
Category
Vintage 1920s German Expressionist Lanterns
Materials
Wrought Iron
Iron And Tole Ship's Mast Lantern Signed LE Andrews & Co
By LE Andrews & Co
Located in New York, NY
Polychrome Iron And Tole Hexagonal Shaped Ship's Mast Lantern With Original Oil Font, Signed LE
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Lanterns
Oil Lamp
Located in Roswell, GA
English solid brass ships oil lamp.
Faded inscription on front 'Birmingham 1912" It has been
Category
Antique 19th Century Edwardian Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Danish Maritime Oil Lamps Made of Solid Brass by Ilse Ammonsen
By Ilse D. Ammonsen
Located in Odense, Denmark
Ilse Ammonsen ships maritime oil lamp made of solid brass.
Great oil lamps gyro suspended. By Ilse
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Large Pair Antique Nautical WW I Perko Navy Bulkhead Oil Lamps
By Perkins Marine Lamp
Located in Palm City, FL
, - Lanterns That Lit Our World -. They were made by Perkins Marine Lamp Corporation during the first and
Category
Early 20th Century American Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Tin
Anchor Ship Lamps, 1950s
By Anchor
Located in Austin, TX
Restored, Anchor Ship Lamps, 1950s
Vintage Ships Lantern Copper Anchor Oil Lamp Nautical
Fresnel
Category
Vintage 1950s American Lanterns
Materials
Copper
Glass Oil Lantern
Located in Chicago, IL
Original glass oil lantern with iron scroll work and squirrel motif. Lantern is not electrified
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Antique Brass Suspension Oil Lantern
Located in New Orleans, LA
All original antique brass suspension oil lantern, circa 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century Lanterns
Materials
Brass
New England Tin Whale Oil Lantern
Located in Essex, MA
A wonderfully preserved and well made tin whale oil lantern from New England, the conical ribbed
Category
Antique 1860s American Country Lanterns
Materials
Tin
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
Antique All Original 19th Century Brass Suspension Oil Lantern, circa 1910
Located in New Orleans, LA
This suspension oil lantern is beautiful. The pale green glass dome adds to the charm of the piece
Category
Early 20th Century English Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship’s Anchor Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
condition. This would have been a back up oil lantern for emergency use on a ship. Circa 1960 by Japanese
Category
Vintage 1960s Asian Lanterns
Materials
Brass
19th Century Italian Venetian Gilt Tole Lantern with Oil Lamp
Located in Charleston, SC
A grand Venetian gilt tole lantern, circa 1840, featuring three candles and original centre oil
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Lanterns
Materials
Copper, Tôle
British Railway Lantern
Located in Culver City, CA
Wonderful gas lantern with original oil burner, reflector, and wall mount bracket
Category
Antique 19th Century English Lanterns
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Pair of English Domed Brass Hanging Wall Oil Lamp Lanterns, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A gorgeous pair of domed brass lanterns, probably circa the last quarter of the 19th century, they
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Lanterns
Materials
Brass
H 23.88 in W 13.38 in D 7.63 in
A Dutch Tin Rectangular Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A Dutch painted tin rectangular lantern. Formerly oil-powered, now electrified, with single Edison
Category
Antique Early 1900s Dutch Lanterns
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Oil Lanterns For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of oil lanterns for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and glass, all oil lanterns available were constructed with great care. Oil lanterns have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Oil lanterns made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — are very popular at 1stDibs. Some oil lanterns are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller oil lanterns, measuring 2.76 inches across, are available at 1stDibs. Ilse D. Ammonsen, Hans-Agne Jakobsson and Bradley & Hubbard each produced beautiful oil lanterns that are worth considering.
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The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $874, while they’re typically $95 on the low end and $14,200 highest priced.
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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