$5,240Sale Price|47% Off
19thc Grand French Louis XVI style Gilt Bronze Palace Lantern/ Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Grand Scale 19thc French Louis XVI style Palace Lantern/ Chandelier. This Bronze lantern holds over 100 lights.
Bronze
Vintage Regency Painted Swag Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The architectural crown and finial detail evoke antique palace lanterns, while the clear glass panels showcase the delicate floral-style candelabra arms inside—ideal for showcasing w...
Glass, Paint
19th Century Gilt Bronze Lantern as Palace of Versailles Model
Located in Marseille, FR
Superb quality and impeccable condition. Model inspired by a lantern of the Palace of Versailles, especially that of the staircase of ambassadors room.
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Ormolu and Crystal Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and high quality French 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu and crystal lantern. The lantern is modeled off a lantern still situated in the Palais de Versailles, which wa...
Crystal, Ormolu
Garden Park Stylish Lanterns Baroque Stylised Palace Lanterns
Located in Liverpool, GB
Extremely impressive, prestigious style lanterns - replicas of magnificent Baroque palace lanterns, made today by Blacksmith artist - one of the last true Masters of this dying craft.
Metal
Large Green Lantern, replica from Pavlovsk Palace’s main room
By C. Rossi 1
Located in Paris, FR
This very large gorgeous lantern (or chandelier too) is Inspired by the great Lantern in the Throne Room in Pavlovsk Palace.
Crystal, Bronze
Unavailable
H 24 in W 15 in D 22 in
1940s Large Scale Lanterns from the Congressional Palace of Buenos Aires
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A large, very heavy pair of black iron and opaline glass lanterns from the Congressional Palace of Buenos Aires.
Wrought Iron
French Louis XIV Style Bronze Gilt Octagonal Versailles Lantern
Located in Macclesfield, GB
A truly exceptional French 19th century Louis XIV style octagonal finely cast bronze gilt ormolu lantern after the model from the Palace of Versailles.
Bronze
Turkish Palace Lantern
Located in Dallas, TX
Turkish Palace Lantern
Brass
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H 47.25 in Dm 35.4 in
Antique Italian Monumental Pair of Louis XIV Genoa Palace Lanterns, Circa 1920
Located in Encinitas, CA
Antique Italian Monumental Pair of Louis XIV Genoa Palace Lanterns Circa 1920. Fantastic pair of monumental lanterns, from a Genoa palace, hexagonal shape with beveled glasses.
Brass
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H 44 in W 22 in D 22 in
Palace Size Impressive Bronze Dore Lantern 19th C. with Bows and Swags 4 Lights
Located in Houston, TX
Large and exquisite lantern having 4 large cast acorn finials at the crest. Four lights inside the glass surround. bows with connecting swags decorate The circumference.
Bronze
19th Century Italian Bronze Lantern
Located in London, GB
This lovely elongated tear drop shaped Italian bronze lantern with the original glass is an excellent quality mid-19th C. copy of the lanterns at the Palace of Versailles.
Bronze
Palace Size Spinach Jade 'Lantern Group' and Wood Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A palace size Spinach jade ‘Lantern Group’ and wood stand Chinese, 20th century Carved from the lustrous stone of an even green tone, suspended from the Stand by a brass ring, the ...
Jade
Mid-century Carved Chinese Rosewood Painted Lantern Hanging Chandelier Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This exceptional Mid-century era Chinese lantern fashioned after traditional Cantonese palace-style lanterns from the late 19th century.
Wood, Paper
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H 48.04 in W 22.05 in D 22.05 in
Vintage Pair Versailles Gilt Bronze Diamond Baluster Lanterns 20th Century
Located in London, GB
An exceptional and impressive large vintage pair of gilt bronze three light hall lanterns after the lanterns in the Palace of Versailles and dating from the second half of the 20th ...
Bronze
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H 39 in W 19 in D 13 in
Vintage Chinese Carved Stone Jade 3 Tier Pagoda Palace Lantern Tower-a Pair
By Xu Beihong, Dong Qichang
Located in Bensalem, PA
Pair of matching vintage 3 tier 39 inch towers please look over pictures for condition and measurements no breaks or missing parts feel free to reach out with any questions
Jade
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H 33.47 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Original 19th Century Copper Globe Lantern Reputedly from Palace of Westminster
By Sugg Gas Lighting Company
Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
This was originally a gas lantern that reputedly was in the Palace of Westminster until new electrified ones were fitted in the early 1930s.
Copper
Very Fine and Rare German Neoclassical Hanging Lantern
Located in New York, NY
This lantern represents the highest quality of lighting design and craftsmanship, and directly relates to hanging lanterns in palaces around Berlin, such as Peacock Island, Glienecke...
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Gold Bronze & Baccarat Crystal Chandelier, Circa 1880-1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Finest Antique French Gold Bronze & Baccarat Crystal Chandelier Circa 1880-1890. Exquisite draping. Signed "Baccarat" on the interior of the bobeches per the last 3 photos.
Crystal, Bronze
Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Glass 'Versailles' Hall Lantern
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Glass ‘Versailles’ Hall Lantern After the Versailles model, of octagonal and cage form, with a corona finial above four Neptune figures...
Bronze, Ormolu
$13,560Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in Dm 14 in
Fine French Louis XIV Style 19th Century Gilt Bronze Figural Versailles Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French Louis XIV style 19th century gilt bronze and paneled beveled glass "Versailles" style three-light hanging grand-hall lantern, surmounted with a royal crown wi...
Bronze
$18,950
H 43.5 in Dm 16 in
Large French Louis XIV Style 19th Century Gilt Bronze Figural Versailles Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French Louis XIV style 19th century gilt-bronze and beveled glass "Versailles" style four-light hanging grand-hall lantern, surmounted with a royal crown, male gargo...
Bronze
"Versailles" Style Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Versailles" gilt bronze hall fixture. The canopied support featuring a crown with "Fleur de Lis". The body frame with beveled glass panels, decorated with Atlantes, shells, lions ma...
Bronze
$357,787
H 77.56 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Twenty-Seven Light Chandelier, c.1890
By Maison Mottheau et Fils
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late-19th century French palatial ormolu bronze twenty-seven light chandelier by the renowned designer and bronzier Maison Mottheau et Fils. This chandelier is in superb cond...
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Crystal Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystal lantern. The lantern is modeled off an antechamber lantern still situated in the Palais de Versail...
Crystal, Ormolu
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