Tole Hanging Lantern
Pair of American Tole Hanging Lanterns
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of American tole hanging lanterns.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Regency Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
Italian Painted Tole Hanging Lantern
Located in Essex, MA
Domed top with leaf decoration and flower heads, cylindrical body with glass panels.
Category
Antique 1760s Italian Rococo Revival Lanterns
Materials
Tin
Pair of Italian Tole Hanging Lanterns
Located in Essex, MA
Brought back from Italy by a local woman that had a home there. Electrified. Leaf decoration and iron loop handle with applied leaves.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Lanterns
Materials
Tin
Pair of Tuscan Red Tole Hanging Lanterns
Located in Essex, MA
Triangular shape with glass panels.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Italian Baroque Style 19th Century Tole Hanging Lantern
Located in Sheffield, MA
light hanging lantern. The majestic Italian styling and proportions, makes this a perfect and striking
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Lanterns
Materials
Iron
French Hand Painted Tole Pagoda Hanging Lantern, Circa 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
French Tin hand-painted tole pagoda hanging lantern with tiered ruby pear-shaped prisms and
Category
Antique 1850s French Louis Philippe Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Tin
Green Tole Industrial Hanging Lamps or Lanterns from England (18 1/4" Diameter)
Located in Austin, TX
Two green enameled tole industrial hanging (fixture) lamps or lanterns from England, each one
Category
20th Century English Modern Lanterns
Materials
Tôle, Metal
Polychrome Tôle and Glass Hanging Lantern
Located in Montreal, QC
This charming whimsical French lantern interprets playfully the Louis XV style, retaining its
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lanterns
Materials
Tin
Moroccan Moorish Tole and Glass Candle Lantern
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted vintage Moroccan tole metal glass lantern or Moorish pendant.
Moorish style North
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Moroccan Square Tole and Clear Glass Candle Lantern
Located in North Hollywood, CA
when the Moroccan hanging lantern is illuminated, casting enchanting patterns that dance across the
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Moroccan Moorish Square Tole and Clear Glass Candle Lantern
Located in North Hollywood, CA
large Handcrafted Moroccan clear glass lantern adorned with open tole metal work Moorish filigree
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Lanterns
Materials
Metal
English Georgian Patinated Copper Outdoor Lantern
Located in New York, NY
English Georgian-style square copper green patinated hanging lantern with leaded glass side panels
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Lanterns
Materials
Copper, Lead, Tôle
Tole Vine and Leaf Lantern Hanging Pendant Lamps
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Pair of vintage hand painted pendant lights feature a lantern design with tole vines and leaves
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
20th Century Tole Style 3-Light Hanging Lantern Light, German, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Add a touch of opulence to your home with this charming lantern pendant light. Perfect gilt and
Category
Vintage 1960s German Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Caged Glass Pendant Lantern
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Mid Century Mexican Arts and Crafts style caged glass hanging lantern pendant light with hand
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Antique English Tole Tea Canister with Black and Gold Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in Morristown, NJ
charming. The lovely hanging lanterns suggest a night scene. The combination of black and gold paint create
Category
Antique 1890s English Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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Located in Culver City, CA
Wrought iron sconce with three (3) glass panes.
Made in Italy
*Please Note: This fixture is made to order in Italy, and comes newly wired (eu wiring). It is not UL Listed. Standa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette Fabric Department Pendant, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A simple but sensational fixture, designed by Josef Hoffmann, for the fabric department of the Wiener Werkstaette on Kaerntnerstrasse in Vienna. Style and color of the fabric custom-...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Silk
H 39.38 in Dm 37.41 in
Classic Acorn Prismatic Sconces
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
This acorn shaped shade is a favorite. The style was mainly used as lighting for dentists. The shape is very pleasing and makes a perfect simple sconce. The thick prismatic glass giv...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Glass
Serenity Sofie Contemporary Wall Sconce/Light, White Plaster, Hannah Woodhouse
By Hannah Woodhouse
Located in London, GB
Handmade Serenity Sofie wall light or sconce, in silky smooth white plaster, created by artist Hannah Woodhouse in her London studio. Contemporary design inspired by nature and midce...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Organic Modern Wall Lights and Sco...
Materials
Plaster
Galvanized Metal and Glass Outdoor Wall Sconce, Made in Italy
Located in Culver City, CA
Elegant form with two swinging glass doors and painted back plate.
Made in italy
*Please Note: This fixture is made to order in Italy, and comes newly wired (eu wiring). It is not ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Sasco Semi-Flush Mount Brass Light Fixture, Custom Finishes
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
The Sasco is a versatile custom-made solid brass and glass globe light fixture, which can be mounted on the ceiling or wall.
Shown here in our factory brass, an uneven unfinished br...
Category
2010s American Flush Mount
Materials
Brass
18th Century Swedish Baroque Cabinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Swedish Baroque cabinet from the province of Bergsalgen.
This charming cabinet comprises of two sections, the top being slimmer than the bottom. The top section offers two panelled ...
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Bespoke Handmade Belgian Linen Sofa
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Introducing the home collection.
An iconic, unobtrusive design.
A small selection of timeless Flemish designs made by hand for us in a small third generation workshop in Belgium....
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Sofas
Materials
Linen
Great 18 Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, Murano
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Here the larger version of the successful 12 leaves compact palmette ceiling fixture.
This group of shallow ceiling mount Murano chandelier was first designed for a luxury yacht low...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Metal
French Pair of Nightstands Side Cabinets Bedside Tables Brutalist Style, 2022
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of oak nightstands "Pyrénées" signed by Sébastien Lamarre.
This french side cabinets were made by Sébastien Lamarre for Maison Marie Anne.
The creator chose for the Pyrénées mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Brutalist Night Stands
Materials
Oak
H 24.81 in W 23.63 in D 13.78 in
Large English Georgian Copper & Lead Glazed Lantern
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1830
Large English Georgian copper & lead glazed lantern
Measures: W45 x D45 x H93 cm.
Category
Antique 1820s English Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper, Lead
19th Century French Hanging Lantern
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fantastic Late 19th Century French verdigris copper hanging lantern with chain.
This is a fabulous fully glazed verdigris copper lantern featuring a beautiful-pierced frame with a t...
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Lanterns
Materials
Copper
French Hand-Painted Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A French circa 1940’s French tole chandelier twelve arms and hand-painted finish.
Measurements:
Current drop: 38?
Diameter: 36?
Category
Vintage 1940s French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Tôle
Antique 19th Century Italian Hand Painted Pine Armoire, C.1850
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique mid-19th Century Italian beautiful and rustic painted pine armoire, decorated with a decorative pattern in white and grey, has its original lock and key.
CONDITION
In Good C...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Pine
Vintage Painted Tole Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's Italian painted tole chandelier with 8 lights.
Measurements:
Present drop: 36.5"
Diameter: 38".
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Pair of French Vintage Grey-Blue Painted Iron Wall Mount Sconce Lanterns
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French painted iron wall-mounted lanterns from the mid-20th century. This pair of vintage sconces from France each have lantern style bodies which are extended outward from...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
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French Painted Tole Hanging Lantern, circa 1880
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a really rather stylish French painted tole hanging lantern, re-wired and PAT tested, circa
Category
Antique 1880s French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Early 19th Century French Tole Hanging Lantern
Located in Montecito, CA
Whimsical French tole hanging lantern; early 19th century. Extra original hanging extensions
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Venetian Style Tole Lantern Larger Pendant
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Restored larger Venetian style tole hanging lantern pendant.
Gilt metal. Measurements are of
Category
20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Pair of Venetian Style Tole Lantern Pendants
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Venetian style pair of restored tole hanging lantern pendants.
Gilt metal. Measurements are of
Category
20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Antique Tole Painted Hanging Lantern
Located in West Palm beach, FL
Antique tole painted lantern with porcelain roses. Frosted glass inner liner with beaded base. Old
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Lanterns
French Early 19th Century Painted Tole Hanging Hall Lantern, circa 1840
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a lovely French early 19th century painted Tole hanging hall lantern, now converted to
Category
Antique 1840s French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Large French Empire Period Tole Wall or Hanging Lantern, circa 1820
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a large early 19th century French Empire period tole wall or hanging Lantern retaining its
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Highly Decorative Antique French Napoleon III Period Lantern, circa 1860
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French Napoleon III period cast iron and tole peinte hanging lantern; with a cylindrical
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Napoleon III Lanterns
Yellow Tole Lantern with Glass Globes French Empire Style
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
great looking tole bouillotte hanging lantern with paint decorated finish and glass shades and drip
Category
20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Tôle
Fabulous Red Tole Hanging Lantern
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very unusual red tole metal lantern with three candle lights inside.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Lanterns
Pair of Tole Hanging Lanterns
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Charming pair of painted metal lanterns in ivory and green with gilt and filigree trim
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Pair of English Tole Hanging Lanterns
Located in London, GB
A pair of English hexagonal tapering hanging lantern in painted tole and brass with glazed panels
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Lanterns
Pair of Iron Tole Hanging Lanterns
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Pair of painted iron hanging lanterns, square with glass panels
Category
Early 20th Century English Lanterns
Large 19th Century Green Tole Hanging Lantern
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1870
A late 19th Century neo-gothic hanging lantern, with green tolework and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Late 18th Century Cream Painted Tole Metal Lantern with Original Glass Panels
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century cream painted tole hanging lantern, with original glass, and central triform
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
H 24.81 in W 16.15 in D 16.15 in
A 19th Century Painted Florentine Lantern
Located in London, GB
An Italian Florentine painted tole hanging lantern, decorated with cherubs.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Lanterns
Hanging Continental Green Tole Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
A hanging Continental green painted tole lantern with square shape, dome top with handle, 4 lights
Category
Antique 19th Century Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
A 19th Century French Green Tole Lantern with Curved Glass
Located in London, GB
A fine mid nineteenth century green tole hanging lantern, with scrolling oak leaves to the top
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
An Oversized Tole Black Hanging Lantern
Located in East Hampton, NY
Black Lantern, Painted metal, Italian, C. 1940. Eight lights interior.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Black Tole Industrial Hanging Lamps or Lanterns from England (14 1/4" Diameter)
Located in Austin, TX
Two black enameled tole Industrial hanging (fixture) lamps or lanterns from England, each one
Category
20th Century English Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Tôle
Italian Neoclassical Style Green Painted Tole 3-Light Hanging Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
of hexagonal form and having a vent finial, hanging from antique chain and canopy, the upper
Category
Vintage 1930s French Neoclassical Lanterns
Bouillotte Bronze and Tôle Hanging Lamp, Red
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French hanging Bouillotte three-light lamp with bronze mount and red tôle shade. Is lit with both
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Painted Tole Hexagonal 1-Light Lanterns, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hanging from turned wooden tops with 6 original small chains, the bodies of tapering form, each
Category
Antique 1870s Italian Neoclassical Revival Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Pair of 19th Century Anglo Indian Lanterns
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of Anglo Indian Tole Hand Made Lanterns on Scroll Brackets
(used as hanging lanterns or
Category
Antique 19th Century Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
Pair of English Lanterns
Located in London, GB
A pair of English hexagonal tapering hanging lantern in painted tole and brass with glazed panels
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Lanterns
A Pair Of English Tapering Lanterns
Located in London, GB
A pair of English heaxagonal tapering hanging lantern in painted tole and brass with glazed panels
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Lanterns
A Pair of Maison Bagues Hall Lanterns
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of mid twentieth century gilded tole hall lanterns with serrated edges, curved glass
Category
20th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Pair of Large Gilt Tole French Hanging Lanterns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of large gilt tole French hanging lanterns. Wired with a single socket. No glass.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Chandeliers and Pendants
English Tole Hanging Lantern
Located in London, GB
An English hexagonal tapering hanging lantern in painted tole and brass with glazed panels
Newly
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Lanterns
Pair of English Tole Hanging Lanterns
Located in London, GB
A pair of English hexagonal tapering hanging lantern in painted tole and brass with glazed panels
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Lanterns
Japanese Lantern in Tole, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A 19th century Japanese tole hanging lantern, pagoda form, with cicada on handle.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
Large 18th Century Tole Lantern, Electrified
Located in Doylestown, PA
A well-worn 18th century tole hanging lantern, French, circa 1780, with glass panels on sides and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Tin
Pair of Chic Black Tole and Parcel-Gilt Hanging Lanterns
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A Pair of Black Tole and Parcel-Gilt Venetian Form Hanging Lanterns, Each with a Single Light.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Lanterns
20th Century Regency Style Green Painted Tole Square Hanging Lantern
Located in London, GB
A 20th century Regency Style green painted square tole lantern, with foliate finial, pagoda roof
Category
20th Century English Regency Revival Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Fabulous 19th Century Giltwood and Tole Neo Gothic Hanging Lantern
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century giltwood and ole neo Gothic lantern. Italian or French, 19th century. Now electrified
Category
Antique 19th Century European Lanterns
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century French Grey Painted Tole and Iron Four-Light Octagonal Lantern
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, vintage hanging fixture was crafted in France, circa 1960. The octagonal lantern
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Tôle
H 32 in W 12 in D 12 in
Country French 19th Century Gasolier, Converted for Electricity
Located in New Orleans, LA
. The lantern is made of tole and iron, with the decorated crown at the top made of bronze. It is sold
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Bronze, Iron, Tin
Pair of Italian Late 19th Century Gilt Iron and Painted Tole Lanterns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most charming pair of Italian late 19th century gilt iron and painted tole four-light lanterns
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron, Tôle
Whimsical Arts & Crafts Mission Style Floor Lamp with Stained Glass
Located in Hopewell, NJ
hanging lantern with stained glass and delightful decorative flourishes on the stand including leaf shaped
Category
Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th c. French Tole Hanging Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
19th c. French tole hanging lantern. Hangs from moveable arm with hook. One panel glass opens to
Category
Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Set of Two 1940s Moroccan Gilt Tole Hanging Lanterns
Located in Sint-Kruis, BE
Set of two 1940S moroccan gilt tole hanging lanterns
Category
Vintage 1940s Moroccan Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
Small Painted Tole Hanging Lantern
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great looking small lantern with glass panels and painted finish
Category
Early 20th Century Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
Yellow Painted Tole Hanging Lantern.
Located in New York, NY
Rectangular shaped yellow painted tole lantern, with triple light fixture, clear glass sides and
Category
Early 20th Century English Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Ornate American 19th Century Iron & Tole Hanging Lantern, Colored Glass Panels
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Hanging lantern with twisted iron details, scrolls and metal Acanthus leaf details. There are four
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Lanterns
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 28 in W 13.5 in L 28 in
Hanging tole Lantern
Located in Stamford, CT
Tole Lantern with glass on four sides. Electrified
Category
Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
20th Century Hanging Tole Four-Light Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century hanging tole four-light lantern
Brand new wiring.
Category
20th Century Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
20th Century Italian Painted Tole Hanging Hall Lantern, in the French Style
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century Italian painted tole hanging hall lantern, in the French style.
Category
20th Century Italian Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
H 33 in W 14.75 in D 14.75 in
Moroccan Hanging Star Lanterns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Good sized Moroccan lanterns. Pair available, with 2' of electrical wiring. Ex collection of Tony
Category
Vintage 1970s Moroccan Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
American Tôle Lantern
Located in San Francisco, CA
bracket feet and with hanging loops in back. Bearing brass medallion reading: E.H. Tarbell, Manufacturer
Category
Antique 19th Century American Lanterns
Materials
Metal
18th Century Tole Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
18th c. tole lantern. Can be used as floor lantern or hanging from hook at top. Cutwork detail on
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Trio of Hanging Lanterns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Trio of hanging lanterns in blackened tole with hand-blown glass. Each lantern holds a single bulb
Category
20th Century Lanterns
Pair 19th c. Tole Lanterns
Located in Houston, TX
Pair 19th c. tole lanterns. Hook at top for hanging. Reclaimed glass newly added. One panel
Category
Antique 19th Century Lanterns
Materials
Metal
18th c. Italian Tole Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
18th c. Italian tole lantern. Newly forged hook at top for hanging. One door opens to access
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Early 19th c. Tole Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Large scale lantern from Provence with original red finish and beautiful patina. Detailed cutwork
Category
Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Pair of Hanging French Lanterns
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of hanging tole and gilded Parisian-style French lanterns from L'Isle sur la Sorgue. With
Category
20th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
19th c. French Tole Processional Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
19th c. French tole processional lantern. Original painted detail. Reclaimed glass newly added
Category
Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
French 1950s Tole and Opaline Lantern
By Jean Royère
Located in London, GB
A red painted tole and opaline glass small hanging lantern or ceiling light or pendant in the style
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Pair 18th c. Italian Tole Lanterns
Located in Houston, TX
Pair 18th c. Italian Tole Lanterns. Detailed cutwork. Light shines through cutwork. One door
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Art Noveau gilt iron and tole lantern with porcelain flowers.
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau gilt iron and painted tole hanging planter lantern. Decorated with hand painted
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Lanterns
Pair of tole & wooden lantens
Located in Boston, MA
Pair of Tole and Wooden Hanging Lanterns.
Two pair available, one with brass finials
Category
Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Iron, Tôle
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Tole Hanging Lantern For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the tole hanging lantern you’re looking for. Each tole hanging lantern for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, glass and tôle. There are 27 variations of the antique or vintage tole hanging lantern you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the tole hanging lantern you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right tole hanging lantern, those designed in Baroque, Modern and Hollywood Regency styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a Tole Hanging Lantern?
Prices for a tole hanging lantern can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $720 and can go as high as $14,410, while the average can fetch as much as $2,500.
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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