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Antique Marble, Patinated and Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Gervais
Antique Marble, Patinated and Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Gervais

Antique Marble, Patinated and Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Gervais

By Ferdinand Gervais

Located in London, GB

Like a sedan chair, the clock case is carried by two patinated bronze putti, who hold burning torches. These putti serve as link-boys, who would historically light the way for the ca...

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Antique 1870s French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

Lemerle-Charpentier & Cie Marble, Gilt and Patinated Bronze Clock Set
Lemerle-Charpentier & Cie Marble, Gilt and Patinated Bronze Clock Set

Lemerle-Charpentier & Cie Marble, Gilt and Patinated Bronze Clock Set

By Lemerle-Charpentier & Cie

Located in London, GB

Next to the clock face column stands the full length figure of the Greek goddess of hunting, Diana, holding a torch cast in patinated bronze. The pair of flanking candelabra are set ...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Candelabras

Materials

Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Designer Toy Limited Edition of 250 bj.Hammer by Brothersfree 2003
Designer Toy Limited Edition of 250 bj.Hammer by Brothersfree 2003

Designer Toy Limited Edition of 250 bj.Hammer by Brothersfree 2003

Located in Weesp, NL

Tools, utilities and clothes includes: pickax, sledgehammer, hammers, hacksaw, gloves, pliers, wrenches, shovels, crowbars, jackhammers, pipe wrenches, acetylene tanks, welding torch...

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Early 2000s Hong Kong Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Rubber

Pair of Genet et Michon Sconces in Brushed Nickel and Eglomise
Pair of Genet et Michon Sconces in Brushed Nickel and Eglomise

Pair of Genet et Michon Sconces in Brushed Nickel and Eglomise

Located in Hanover, MA

They strive to invent models - chandeliers, ceiling lights, torches, sconces and lamps corresponding to architectural needs of both great luxury and functional.

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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Nickel

Indiana State Flag, with Gold Fringe circa 1930-1955
Indiana State Flag, with Gold Fringe circa 1930-1955

Indiana State Flag, with Gold Fringe circa 1930-1955

Located in York County, PA

This is positioned at the top of a torch, included to represent liberty and enlightenment, with rays spreading outward to illustrate their ‘far-reaching influence.’

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20th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Cotton

Matali Crasset Nomade Led Floor or Table Light
Matali Crasset Nomade Led Floor or Table Light

Matali Crasset Nomade Led Floor or Table Light

By Matali Crasset

Located in London, GB

The design, which can function as a floor or table light, features a torch-shaped red lamp encased in a powder-coated steel cage.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Table Lamps

Materials

Wire

Neoclassical Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Barbedienne
Neoclassical Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Barbedienne

Neoclassical Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Barbedienne

By Ferdinand Barbedienne

Located in London, GB

On the front, these enclose the circular porcelain clock dial, which features Roman Numerals, as well as a painting of a pair of doves, and a burning torch, crossed with cupid’s quiv...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Side Cabinet by Henry Dasson, French, circa 1880
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Side Cabinet by Henry Dasson, French, circa 1880

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Side Cabinet by Henry Dasson, French, circa 1880

By Henry Dasson

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

Below is cupboard door with a gilt bronze ribbon-tied foliate wreath with a pair of doves perched on Cupid’s bow, an arrow-quiver and a flaming torch, the interior with two shelves. ...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Candelabra after François Rémond, circa 1830
Pair of Louis XVI Style Candelabra after François Rémond, circa 1830

Pair of Louis XVI Style Candelabra after François Rémond, circa 1830

By François Rémond

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

Each candelabra has a central stem in the form of a torch en flambeau with three scrolling acanthus reeded branches terminating in sphinx heads and palm-leaf candleholders.

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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

Austrian Huge Ceramics Keramos Vase Designed by Susi Singer, circa 1925
Austrian Huge Ceramics Keramos Vase Designed by Susi Singer, circa 1925

Austrian Huge Ceramics Keramos Vase Designed by Susi Singer, circa 1925

By Susi Singer

Located in Vienna, AT

Its outer wall is decorated in relief technique with four female semi-nude figurines being SYMBOL OF FOUR SEASONS: -- a woman holding burning torch, accompanied by owl (winter) ...

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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Vases

Large Antique French Empire Style Bronze and Marble Figural Clock
Large Antique French Empire Style Bronze and Marble Figural Clock

Large Antique French Empire Style Bronze and Marble Figural Clock

Located in New York, NY

Below the dial, a gilt bronze mount of crossed torches and quivers is applied. Flanking the clock case are two patinated bronze winged figures, each shown standing with one foot for...

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Museum Quality Pre-Columbian Gold Twin Figures Pendant, circa 800 to 1500 AD
Museum Quality Pre-Columbian Gold Twin Figures Pendant, circa 800 to 1500 AD

Museum Quality Pre-Columbian Gold Twin Figures Pendant, circa 800 to 1500 AD

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

A modern goldsmith, who cannot do it as well, would use his gas torch to solder on a patch. The gold is of such high grade or karat, possibly unalloyed native gold, that it shows no ...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Figurative Sc...

Materials

Gold

Pair of Louis XVI Style Vitrines with Wedgwood Plaques by Zwiener, circa 1880
Pair of Louis XVI Style Vitrines with Wedgwood Plaques by Zwiener, circa 1880

Pair of Louis XVI Style Vitrines with Wedgwood Plaques by Zwiener, circa 1880

By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A baby Achilles is held by an ankle by his mother Thetis who holds a flaming torch, above a large urn representing the river Styx.

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

Renaissance Cupboard from Loire Valley, 'France'
Renaissance Cupboard from Loire Valley, 'France'

Renaissance Cupboard from Loire Valley, 'France'

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Venus is naked and carries in her right hand a flaming torch symbolizing love. We can recognize her son with his wings and his quiver.

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Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Daum Nancy And Edgar Brandt Art Deco Table Lamp
Daum Nancy And Edgar Brandt Art Deco Table Lamp

Daum Nancy And Edgar Brandt Art Deco Table Lamp

By Edgar Brandt, Daum

Located in Dallas, TX

Edgar Brandt: Edgar Brandt 1880-1960 Edgar Brandt: Edgar Brandt was a consummate artist-blacksmith who combined traditional forging methods with emerging technologies of the machine...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Harry Balmer for Laurel, Torch-cut Steel Lamp, United States, 1960s
Harry Balmer for Laurel, Torch-cut Steel Lamp, United States, 1960s

Harry Balmer for Laurel, Torch-cut Steel Lamp, United States, 1960s

By Harry Balmer

Located in New York, NY

This iconic mid-century table lamp, with it's constituent parts almost seeming to float apart from one another, boasts a weightless quality at odds with the metal with which its comp...

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Antique American Victorian Lady’s Desk Box for Elegant Epistles, 1897
Antique American Victorian Lady’s Desk Box for Elegant Epistles, 1897

Antique American Victorian Lady’s Desk Box for Elegant Epistles, 1897

By Howard & Co., New York

Located in New York, NY

Applied oval wreaths (vacant) surrounded by garlands, torches, and crowns. Imbricated leaf rims. Gilt interior with compartments for wax, pens, and postage stamps; seal in detachable...

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Antique 1890s American Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Italian Grand Tour Silver Giambologna Mercury Figure
Italian Grand Tour Silver Giambologna Mercury Figure

Italian Grand Tour Silver Giambologna Mercury Figure

By Giambologna

Located in New York, NY

Mercury holds a herald’s staff in one hand and a torch in the other, and balances on one foot resting on a cone set in the mouth of Zephyrus, whose puffed-out cheeks testify to the b...

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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Antique Tiffany Gilded Age Sterling Silver Bonbon Scoop
Antique Tiffany Gilded Age Sterling Silver Bonbon Scoop

Antique Tiffany Gilded Age Sterling Silver Bonbon Scoop

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in New York, NY

Trefoil bowl and open scrollwork and flowers. Terminal in form of torch-bearing, drapery clad youth kissing an angel emerging from a radiating leafing-scroll cloud.

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Early 20th Century American Victorian Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Maison Charles, Pair of Neoclassical Sconces, France, circa 1960
Maison Charles, Pair of Neoclassical Sconces, France, circa 1960

Maison Charles, Pair of Neoclassical Sconces, France, circa 1960

By Maison Charles

Located in New York, NY

Each is crowned with a sculptural flame, giving the impression of a golden torch. Provenance: Palais des Consuls de Rouen.

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Vintage 1960s Neoclassical Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Ivan Bailey, Sculpture of a Resting Eagle, Steel & Granite, US, 20th Century
Ivan Bailey, Sculpture of a Resting Eagle, Steel & Granite, US, 20th Century

Ivan Bailey, Sculpture of a Resting Eagle, Steel & Granite, US, 20th Century

By Ivan Bailey

Located in New York, NY

He went on to perform countless commissions, both public and private, in the fine arts, not limited to the Olympic Torch monument in Savannah, Georgia. He was a founding member of th...

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Late 20th Century American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Douglas Fanning, Pirogue Pair Tandem, Brass Ceiling Light, US, 2021
Douglas Fanning, Pirogue Pair Tandem, Brass Ceiling Light, US, 2021

Douglas Fanning, Pirogue Pair Tandem, Brass Ceiling Light, US, 2021

By Douglas Fanning

Located in New York, NY

The bars are then finely brushed, heated with a torch, and hand patinated to a dark oil-rubbed bronze, after which they are cleaned, lacquered, and fitted with LEDs.

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2010s American Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Douglas Fanning, Pirogue Pair Tandem, Brass Ceiling Light, US, 2021
Douglas Fanning, Pirogue Pair Tandem, Brass Ceiling Light, US, 2021

Douglas Fanning, Pirogue Pair Tandem, Brass Ceiling Light, US, 2021

By Douglas Fanning

Located in New York, NY

The bars are then finely brushed, heated with a torch, and hand patinated to a dark oil-rubbed bronze, after which they are cleaned, lacquered, and fitted with LEDs.

Category

2010s American Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Douglas Fanning, Pirogue Crossing, Brass Ceiling Light, US, 2021
Douglas Fanning, Pirogue Crossing, Brass Ceiling Light, US, 2021

Douglas Fanning, Pirogue Crossing, Brass Ceiling Light, US, 2021

By Douglas Fanning

Located in New York, NY

The bars are then finely brushed, heated with a torch, and hand patinated to a dark oil-rubbed bronze, after which they are cleaned, lacquered, and fitted with LEDs.

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2010s American Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Aluminum

Douglas Fanning, Pirogue Crossing, Brass Ceiling Light, US, 2021
Douglas Fanning, Pirogue Crossing, Brass Ceiling Light, US, 2021

Douglas Fanning, Pirogue Crossing, Brass Ceiling Light, US, 2021

By Douglas Fanning

Located in New York, NY

The bars are then finely brushed, heated with a torch, and hand patinated to a dark oil-rubbed bronze, after which they are cleaned, lacquered, and fitted with LEDs.

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2010s American Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Aluminum

"The Anteater, " Brutalist Sculpture
"The Anteater, " Brutalist Sculpture

"The Anteater, " Brutalist Sculpture

Located in New York, NY

Created by using a number of sculptural techniques, this piece has been torched, pierced, sliced, and has a lot of texture and detail.

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

James Bearden Segment Etagere
James Bearden Segment Etagere

James Bearden Segment Etagere

By James Bearden

Located in New York, NY

"Segment Étagère” a sculptural work in torch-cut and polychromed steel with fused bronze, solvent dyes, and glass enamel, with four glass shelves.

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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Steel

Early 20th Century Bronze Knight Sculpture Candelabra, Electrified Table Lamp
Early 20th Century Bronze Knight Sculpture Candelabra, Electrified Table Lamp

Early 20th Century Bronze Knight Sculpture Candelabra, Electrified Table Lamp

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

A solid bronze and brass knight sculpture candelabra later converted to electrified table lamp with large frosted glass torch flame shade. European wiring: One E14 light bulb socket.

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Early 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Heavy Quality Oak Beams and Wrought Iron Torches Arts & Crafts Chandelier Light
Heavy Quality Oak Beams and Wrought Iron Torches Arts & Crafts Chandelier Light

Heavy Quality Oak Beams and Wrought Iron Torches Arts & Crafts Chandelier Light

Located in Lisse, NL

The combination of the heavy and beautifully shaped oak beams and the hand forged, torch-like arms holding the lights is an absolute joy to look at.

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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of French Two-Light Gold Toned Iron Sconces, Mid-20th Century
Pair of French Two-Light Gold Toned Iron Sconces, Mid-20th Century

Pair of French Two-Light Gold Toned Iron Sconces, Mid-20th Century

Located in East Point, GA

These vintage hand forged sconces from France each have two torch-style lights which are mounted in an outward tilting fashion, and attached to the round back plate via a horizontall...

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Mid-20th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Iron

Pair of 20th Century French Neoclassical Column Bronze Andirons
Pair of 20th Century French Neoclassical Column Bronze Andirons

Pair of 20th Century French Neoclassical Column Bronze Andirons

Located in Miami, FL

Each with flame finial above draped Ionic columnar standard on oval pedestal base with centered wreath and flaming torches on feet and iron backs. A-738-335

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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Andirons

Materials

Iron, Brass, Bronze

Pair of Maison Baguès style Bronze Torche Sconces
Pair of Maison Baguès style Bronze Torche Sconces

Pair of Maison Baguès style Bronze Torche Sconces

By Maison Baguès

Located in Miami, FL

Superb pair of huge and heavy bronze sconces after Maison Baguès, figuring a hand holding a torch. US Rewired and in Working condition One light, 80 watts max bulb Projection to the...

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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Two Large 1870s Louis XVI Style Bronze Firedogs
Two Large 1870s Louis XVI Style Bronze Firedogs

Two Large 1870s Louis XVI Style Bronze Firedogs

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

The front part is in cassolette-shape topped by a torch and its adorned with typical Louis XVI style ornaments: rushes wand, egg-and-dart frieze, gadroons, pearl friezes.

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Andirons

Materials

Bronze

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Torches For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of torches available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique torches was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and bronze. There are 4582 antique and vintage torches for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 402 modern editions to choose from as well. Torches have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of torches to choose from, but at 1stDibs, mid-century modern, Louis XVI and modern torches are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made torches over the years, but those made by Tom Greene, Curtis Jeré and Silas Seandel are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Torches?

Torches can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,064, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $616,277.

Questions About Torches

  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    A torch holder is called a sconce. Historically, a sconce was a type of fixture usually attached to a wall or column that held a burning torch or candle. Today modern electric light sources are similarly affixed to sconces. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage sconces.