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Onion Lantern

Polished Steel Ships Onion Lantern
Polished Steel Ships Onion Lantern

Polished Steel Ships Onion Lantern

Located in Norwell, MA

Ship's polished and lacquered onion lantern with protective brass bars, ruby red lens, new socket and wired for home display.

Category

Vintage 1920s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Steel

Brass Ships Onion Lantern
Brass Ships Onion Lantern

Brass Ships Onion Lantern

Located in Norwell, MA

Solid brass Perkins eight-inch onion lamp with red lens. Highly polished. Oil burner with wick, tank, and glass chimney. Nice unit. Highly polished finish. With oil burner and glass ...

Category

Vintage 1950s North American Lanterns

Materials

Brass

Distress Signal Onion Lamp
Distress Signal Onion Lamp

Distress Signal Onion Lamp

Located in Norwell, MA

Distress signal onion lamp, painted black by Perko. Brass top, red globe. Electrified. Dimensions: 18" H x 13" diameter.

Category

20th Century Lanterns

American Galvanized and Brass Onion Lamp.  New York,  Circa 1910
American Galvanized and Brass Onion Lamp.  New York,  Circa 1910

American Galvanized and Brass Onion Lamp. New York, Circa 1910

By Perkins Marine Lamp

Located in Charleston, SC

American brass cap onion lamp with galvanized protective cage surrounding the original ruby Perkins globe, . NY, Early 20th Century

Category

20th Century American American Craftsman Lanterns

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Large Brass Ships Onion Lantern
Large Brass Ships Onion Lantern

Large Brass Ships Onion Lantern

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H 19 in W 13 in D 13 in

Large Brass Ships Onion Lantern

Located in Norwell, MA

Large solid brass ships onion lantern with rich ruby red lens, protective brass bars, vented top, etc.

Category

Vintage 1930s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ships Onion Lantern
Solid Brass Ships Onion Lantern

Solid Brass Ships Onion Lantern

Located in Norwell, MA

Highly polished ships onion lantern with lacquered finish. Rich red ten inch lens marked Perkins surrounded by a protective cage.

Category

Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ships Onion Lantern
Solid Brass Ships Onion Lantern

Solid Brass Ships Onion Lantern

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H 19 in W 13 in D 13 in

Solid Brass Ships Onion Lantern

Located in Norwell, MA

Solid brass ships onion lantern with green lens. Highly polished and lacquered.

Category

Vintage 1930s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Perkins Marine Onion Lantern with Eight Inch Globe
Perkins Marine Onion Lantern with Eight Inch Globe

Perkins Marine Onion Lantern with Eight Inch Globe

Located in Norwell, MA

Solid brass Perko onion lantern with an eight-inch clear glass globe.

Category

Vintage 1940s North American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ships Onion Lantern
Solid Brass Ships Onion Lantern

Solid Brass Ships Onion Lantern

Located in Norwell, MA

Large size glass globe onion lamp from a ship well made european style oil lantern with original burner and chimney shade.

Category

Vintage 1920s European Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Ships Lantern with Clear Glass Onion Globe
Ships Lantern with Clear Glass Onion Globe

Ships Lantern with Clear Glass Onion Globe

Located in Norwell, MA

Ships onion lantern with eight inch clear glass globe.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Lanterns

Materials

Metal, Brass

Massive vertigris copper lantern
Massive vertigris copper lantern

Massive vertigris copper lantern

Located in Pound Ridge, NY

Large scale vertigris copper onion lantern with milk glass globe.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Lanterns

Materials

Copper

Pair of Vintage Solid Brass & Beveled Glass Wall Lantern - Sconces - Verdigris
Pair of Vintage Solid Brass & Beveled Glass Wall Lantern - Sconces - Verdigris

Pair of Vintage Solid Brass & Beveled Glass Wall Lantern - Sconces - Verdigris

Located in Delray Beach, FL

rare pair of vintage solid brass and beveled glass wall lanterns (sconces), featuring a classic hexagonal carriage or onion lantern silhouette.

Category

20th Century American Lanterns

Materials

Brass

Pair of Vintage Solid Brass & Beveled Glass Wall Lantern - Sconces - Verdigris
Pair of Vintage Solid Brass & Beveled Glass Wall Lantern - Sconces - Verdigris

Pair of Vintage Solid Brass & Beveled Glass Wall Lantern - Sconces - Verdigris

Located in Delray Beach, FL

rare pair of vintage solid brass and beveled glass wall lanterns (sconces), featuring a classic hexagonal carriage or onion lantern silhouette.

Category

20th Century American Lanterns

Materials

Brass

Perko Red Onion Ships Lantern
Perko Red Onion Ships Lantern

Perko Red Onion Ships Lantern

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H 17 in W 10 in D 10 in

Perko Red Onion Ships Lantern

Located in Norwell, MA

Eight inch ruby red ships onion lantern with glass globe, protective cage, polished and lacquered finish.

Category

Vintage 1920s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Perko Onion Lamp
Solid Brass Perko Onion Lamp

Solid Brass Perko Onion Lamp

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H 15 in Dm 10 in

Solid Brass Perko Onion Lamp

Located in Norwell, MA

Solid brass Perko onion lamp with red globe. Wired for electricity. Dimensions: 15" H x 10" diameter.

Category

20th Century Lanterns

19th Century French Hanging Lantern
19th Century French Hanging Lantern

19th Century French Hanging Lantern

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H 37.01 in Dm 15.75 in

19th Century French Hanging Lantern

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

The main body of the lantern tapers away from the top to the bottom to reach the onion finial.

Category

Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Lanterns

Materials

Copper

Antique Sherwood & Wedge British Nautical Maritime Brass Onion Ship Oil Lanterns
Antique Sherwood & Wedge British Nautical Maritime Brass Onion Ship Oil Lanterns

Antique Sherwood & Wedge British Nautical Maritime Brass Onion Ship Oil Lanterns

Located in Dayton, OH

Pair of two antique Sherwood & Wedge "onion" navigational lamps featuring a cylindrical brass base, pierced top and fluted chimney cap, rotating wire bail handle, and simple wire cag...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Colonial Candle Lamps

Materials

Brass

Onion Lantern
Onion Lantern

Onion Lantern

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H 14.5 in W 9 in D 9 in

Onion Lantern

Located in Norwell, MA

Fine old Perkins onion lamp with ruby red lens, protective cage, vented top, brass cap and etc. Dimensions: 14.5" H (without handle) x 9" diameter.

Category

Antique 19th Century Lanterns

Materials

Steel

Handcrafted Pair of Copper and Glass Ball Lantern Sconces
Handcrafted Pair of Copper and Glass Ball Lantern Sconces

Handcrafted Pair of Copper and Glass Ball Lantern Sconces

Located in San Francisco, CA

Handcrafted in New England, this pair of copper onion lantern scones can live both indoors and out.

Category

Vintage 1930s American American Colonial Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Copper

Pair Onion-Shaped Bell Jars
Pair Onion-Shaped Bell Jars

Pair Onion-Shaped Bell Jars

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Pair Onion-Shaped Bell Jars

Located in Savannah, GA

Pr. onion-shaped blue-hued Indian lanterns

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Lanterns

Materials

Metal

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19th Century Oil Lantern

19th Century Oil Lantern

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19th Century Oil Lantern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th century unusual and rare size onion oil lantern, original glass globe, wire cage, handle intact, original mustard paint, all in working order, Maine origin.

Category

Antique 19th Century American Lanterns

Materials

Iron, Tin

19th Century Flush Onion Shaped Glass Bell Jar Lantern
19th Century Flush Onion Shaped Glass Bell Jar Lantern

19th Century Flush Onion Shaped Glass Bell Jar Lantern

Located in Canton, MA

Bell jar lanterns first reached popularity in colonial India and due to their lingering popularity, production has continued to the present. Made from delicately blown clear glass wi...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Flush Mount

Materials

Brass

Ball and Ball Colonial Bell Jar Lantern
Ball and Ball Colonial Bell Jar Lantern

Ball and Ball Colonial Bell Jar Lantern

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H 26 in W 11 in D 11 in

Ball and Ball Colonial Bell Jar Lantern

By Ball & Ball

Located in Canton, MA

Late 20th Century Ball and Ball Colonial bell jar lantern. Clear glass onion shape lantern with brass interlocking chains.

Category

Late 20th Century American Anglo-Indian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Unusual Oversized Nautical Onion Lantern
Unusual Oversized Nautical Onion Lantern

Unusual Oversized Nautical Onion Lantern

Located in Essex, MA

An unusual oversized nautical onion lantern in tin and blown glass, newly rewired, the conical tin roof over a tin collar punched with stars for venting heat, over a blown glass sphe...

Category

Vintage 1920s American Colonial Revival Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Tin

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Onion Lantern For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the onion lantern you’re looking for. An onion lantern — often made from metal, brass and glass — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer onion lantern, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An onion lantern is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian styles are sought with frequency. A well-made onion lantern has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Perkins Marine Lamp are consistently popular.

How Much is a Onion Lantern?

The average selling price for an onion lantern at 1stDibs is $895, while they’re typically $395 on the low end and $4,500 for the highest priced.