$3,200
French Painted Tole Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1930 French painted tole lamp. Measurements: Height of body: 21" Height to shade rest: 31.5" Base: 5.25 square.
Metal
$1,150
French Tole Lantern Lamp
Located in New York, NY
French tole lantern lamp. Antique brown patinated tole footed lantern candle stand with original early seeded curving glass panels with pierced ventilation cap surmounted with cherub...
Metal
$9,400 / item
Custom Black and White Tole Lantern
Located in New York, NY
Custom black and white tole lantern. Please note this fixture is customizable with a lead time of 8-10 weeks.
Metal
$3,200
French Red Tole Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's French red tole and bronze lamp. Measurements: Height of body: 19" Height to shade rest: 30" Diameter: 5.75" (square).
Bronze
$5,400
Large English Tole Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A single large circa 1920's English tole lamp with original patina. Measurements: Height of body: 28" Height to shade rest: 38" Diameter at widest: 13".
Metal
Vintage Tole Tea Cannister Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
Vintage Tole Tea Canister Lamp, creatively repurposed from a a decorative metal tea tin and transformed into a statement lighting piece.
Metal
$1,250
Tole Birdcage Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Large Scale Tole Painted Birdcage Chandelier with 4 Lights and original canopy. Rewired and ready to use
Iron
French Mid-Century French Cherries Tole Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
French Mid-Century French Cherries Tole Chandelier.
Tôle
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Italian Tole Armillary Lamp on Wooden Base
Located in Southampton, NY
Mid Century Italian Tole Armillary Lamp on Wooden Base with a Pewter Color Silk Shade (Sold Separately)
Tôle
French Iron and Tole Glass-Paneled Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
French iron and tole glass-paneled lantern circa 1870-1899. Unwired. Note: Original/early finish on antique and vintage metal will include some, or all, of the following: patina, sc...
Brass, Iron, Tin
$6,400 / set
Large-Scale Pair of French Tole Lanterns
Located in Chireno, TX
Large-scale pair of French tole lanterns. Late 19th century lanterns with glass-paneled sides. Suitable for table tops or can be wall-mounted. Lanterns are not electrified, but can b...
Iron
19th Century Venetian Tole and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century Venetian painted white tole, iron and crystal chandelier.
Iron, Tôle
Tole Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Large Scale Tole and crystal chandelier. Eight arms. Ready to hang with original ceiling cap. Measures: 26" diameter x 28" length without chain. With chain and cap it hangs down 42"....
Crystal, Metal
$7,200
Painted Tole Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920s French painted and gilt tole chandelier. Measurements: Drop: 25" Diameter: 16".
Metal
$13,500
Silvered Tole Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand pounded and cut silvered tole, 12 light chandelier from the area of Florence. Floral and foliate decoration with wax candle sleeves. Wired for US.
Tin
Pair of French Painted Tole Chandeliers, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1950's twelve-arm French tole chandelier with painted finish. Sold individually. Measurements: Current drop: 38.5" Diameter: 36.5"
Tôle
1960s Montgolfier Tole Toleware Chandelier (Two Available)
Located in London, GB
1960s Montgolfier tole chandelier (two available). Gorgeous hand-painted, three-arm Italian ceiling light based on the Montgolfier Brothers' hot-air balloon design. Decorated in the...
Tôle
Italian Florentine Polychrome Tole Floral Five-Light Chandelier, circa 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Decorative Italian Florentine chandelier with an elaborate arrangement of hand-painted metal flowers, leaves and curling stems in red, blue, yellow, green and soft cream tones. The ...
Tôle
Italian Gold Gilt Tole and Black Marble Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Mid-20th century Italian gold gilt tole and black marble table or desk lamp, Italy, circa 1960s. Gilt tole is a combination of flowers and leaves and the 1" think black m...
Marble, Metal, Tôle
19th Century French Directoire Hand Painted Tole Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a table or a buffet with this elegant antique tole lamp. Crafted in France, circa 1870, Resting on a round base, the lamp showcases finely hand-painted scenes with charming ...
Tôle
Vintage Italian Tole Painted Table Lamp, Hollywood Regency, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Absolutely beautiful tole painted table lamp, made in Italy in the 1960s. Beautiful bright colors have been used that give this table lamp its fresh look and character. The lamp ha...
Metal, Tôle
$5,200 / set
Pair of Painted Tole Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian 1950's painted tole lamps. Measurements: Height of body: 24" Height to shade rest: 35" Diameter: 7"
Metal
$1,250
French Tole Table Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
Nice orange red color with two lights.
Tin
Vintage Tole Daisy Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exuding mid-century botanical charm, this vintage hand-painted metal tole chandelier features a graceful, bell-shaped cage silhouette. Slender cream-enameled metal ribs sweep upward ...
Metal
$8,900 / item
Custom Pagoda-Shaped Hand Painted Tole Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Custom pagoda-shaped, hand painted tole fixture. Please note that this fixture is customizable.
Metal
19th Century English Red Painted Tole Urn as a Lamp
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century English red tole painted with gold design urn as a lamp.
Tôle
$2,950 / set
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.
Tin
French Gilt-Bronze Neoclassical Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in Pembroke, MA
Very nice quality, French, Louis XVI style gilt bronze Bouillotte lamp with green painted tole shade, (19th century). The lamp features nicely chiseled acanthus leaves, garlands, cen...
Ormolu, Bronze, Tôle
Single Painted Tole Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A single circa 1940's French painted tole table lamp with city and country scenes painted on body. Measurements: Height of body: 21" Base: 5" square
Metal
19th Century French Tole Lantern on Iron Bracket
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A wonderfully atmospheric 19th Century French tole hanging wall lantern. Suspended from an associated but period wrought iron wall bracket. The lantern of tapering hexagonal form, w...
Iron
French Empire Silver Plate Bouillotte Table Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (20th Century) silver plate 3 arm bouillotte table lamp with horn motif and green tole shade.
Silver Plate, Tôle
$767Sale Price|20% Off
Tole Ivy Leaf Standard Lamp
Located in Bruton, GB
A striking vintage floor lamp designed as a sculptural climbing ivy vine bringing organic movement and whimsical elegance to any interior. This tall, slender standard lamp is wrapped...
Metal
$540Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Gold Tole Table Lamp
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Italian Gold Tole Table Lamp Lily flower motif Base is wood. 7". In fair condition. Overall good condition. Wear consistent with age. Has finial.
Metallic Thread
Pair of Painted Tole Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1950's French painted tole table lamps. Measurements: Height of body: 19" Height to shade rest: 30" Base: 5.5" square
Metal
Venetian Rococo Tole Lantern, circa 18th Century
Located in Napa, CA
Venetian Rococo tole lantern adorned with acanthus vegetal motif, circa 18th century, stunning greenish patina.
French tole starburst flush mount
Located in Richmond, VA
Early 20th century French tole starburst flush mount
Metal
French Mirrored Tole Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's French 6-arm tole chandelier with inset crystals and etched mirror body. Measurements: Drop: 27" Diameter: 22"
Metal
1960s Italian Tole Table Lamp
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Italian tole table lamp.
Metal
$4,200 / set
Vintage Hand-Painted Tole Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of American circa 1940's hand-painted tole column lamps. Measurements: Height of body 14" Height to shade rest 24".
Metal
French Red Tole Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's French painted tole table lamp with gilt details. Measurements: Height of body: 18.5" Height to shade rest: 26.5" Diameter: 5.5" (widest point).
Metal
Pineapple Shaped Painted Tole Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940s Italian painted tole metal lamp in the shape of a pineapple. Measurements: Height of body: 29" Height to shade rest: 39" Base: 5.5" (square) Diameter at widest: ...
Metal
$5,800 / set
Large Tole Candle Stick Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large repousse tole table lamps with original patina. Double light cluster. Measures: 30" height of body alone.
Bronze
Italian Gilt Tôle Chandelier with Crystal Prisms, 1940s
Located in Winter Park, FL
An Italian Hollywood Regency style four-light gilt metal chandelier with tôle leaves and crystal prisms. Brass canopy and short chain. Small metal Made in Italy tag. Rewired with new...
Crystal, Tôle
$3,200 / set
Italian Palm Shaped Tole Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1960's Italian palm-shaped painted tole table lamps. Measurements: Height of body: 22" Width: 9" Depth: 5"
Metal
Painted Gilt Italian Tole Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Painted gilt Italian lamp. Tole painted off white flowers and gilt leaf design lamp with single medium base socket on top with three candelabra base sockets in the flowers. Rewired w...
Metal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Gilt Tôle Ceiling Light by Masca
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Mid-Century Modern Italian gilt metal flush mount ceiling fixture or wall light designed by Masca, a company based in Florence. Lotus flower shape with three layers of 24 karat gol...
Metal, Tôle
Vintage Painted Tole Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's Italian painted tole chandelier with painted and gilt finish. 4 lights Measurements: Drop: 22.5" Diameter: 17"
Metal
Chinoiserie Tea Canister Tole Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
Black-on-gold tole lamp is decorated with engravings of doubly repeated Chinese figures in a fantasy garden, as well as bands of Greek Revival motif top and bottom. Lamp sits on blac...
Metal
Tole Leaf Beaded Floor Lamp
Located in Asheville, NC
A twisted column of gold finished tole leaves and faceted crystal beads on a cast metal square base with egg and dart detail, and melon shaped candle socket at top, mid century style...
Italian Florentine Gilt and Silvered Tole Wheat Chandelier, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A highly decorative Italian Florentine six-light chandelier from the 1960s, executed in gilt and silvered tole metal. The sculptural design is inspired by wheat and cattails, with el...
Metal, Tôle
$24,000 / item
Large Italian Tole Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A large circa 1950's patinated tole chandelier with 12 lights. Openwork cup holders depicting birds. Measurements: Drop: 40" Diameter: 52"
Metal
Vintage Italian Tole Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's Italian painted tole chandelier with 4 lights. Measurements: Current drop: 40" Diameter: 32"
Metal
Set of Vintage Painted Tole Lanterns, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A set of 6 vintage Italian painted tole lanterns with 3 interior candelabra lights. Sold Individually Measurements: Drop: 21" Diameter: 9.5" square
Metal
Vintage Tole Pineapple Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This whimsical vintage tole chandelier is a quintessential expression of Hollywood Regency glamour, celebrating the iconic symbol of hospitality: the pineapple. The central fixture f...
Paint
Mid Century Tole Italian Flower Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Tole Italian six-light chandelier with white flowers. The light requires six single E14 screw fit lightbulbs (60Watt max.) LED compatible.
Metal, Tôle
Antique Red Tole Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A French circa 1920's painted tole chandelier with gilt details with 5 candelabra lights. Measurements: Present drop: 27" Diameter: 21.25"
Metal
Italian Painted Tole Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's Italian painted tole eight-arm chandelier with foliage and floral motif. Measurements: Minimum drop: 34" Diameter: 36"
Metal
One of Two Italian Tole Flowers Polychrome Chandeliers
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two Italian tole flower polychrome chandeliers.
Metal, Tôle
$5,200 / set
Pair of Antique Tole Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th century Italian painted lamps with gilt details. Measurements: Height of body: 24" Base: 6" square
Metal
Floral Painted Tole Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's French floral hand-painted tole chandelier with mirror insets on body and crystal pendants. Measurements Height: 22" drop Diameter: 21"
Metal
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
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