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Pair Antique Brass Whale Oil Lamp Candlesticks, Circa 1830's.
Pair Antique Brass Whale Oil Lamp Candlesticks, Circa 1830's.

Pair Antique Brass Whale Oil Lamp Candlesticks, Circa 1830's.

Located in New Orleans, LA

Pair Antique Brass Whale Oil Lamp Candlesticks, Circa 1830's.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Candle Lamps

Materials

Brass

Late 18th-Early 19th Century Swing Post Mount Whale Oil Lamp
Late 18th-Early 19th Century Swing Post Mount Whale Oil Lamp

Late 18th-Early 19th Century Swing Post Mount Whale Oil Lamp

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A late 18th-early 19th century swing post mount whale oil lamp, a fine example of a ships or wall

Category

Antique 19th Century British Colonial Antiquities

Materials

Iron

Early 19th Century Small Brass "lucerne" Oil Lamp
Early 19th Century Small Brass "lucerne" Oil Lamp

Early 19th Century Small Brass "lucerne" Oil Lamp

Located in Delft, NL

lighting was burned by whale oil, during the 18th and early 19th Century. The wicks are in the container

Category

Antique Early 19th Century European Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Antique Italian Renaissance Brass Lucerne Florentine Chatelaine Oil Lamp 1880
Antique Italian Renaissance Brass Lucerne Florentine Chatelaine Oil Lamp 1880

Antique Italian Renaissance Brass Lucerne Florentine Chatelaine Oil Lamp 1880

Located in Portland, OR

Revival manner, circa 1860. Designed to burn whale oil which is placed into a reservoir with a lift up

Category

Antique 1860s Italian Renaissance Revival Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Whale Painting Ocean Underwater Original Oil Painting
Whale Painting Ocean Underwater Original Oil Painting

Whale Painting Ocean Underwater Original Oil Painting

Located in Zofingen, AG

Oil Painting of Whale - Impasto Palette Knife Artwork on Canvas Dive into the mesmerizing beauty

Category

2010s Expressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Killer whales"
"Killer whales"

Evgeny Chernyakovsky"Killer whales", 2024

$1,700

H 31.5 in W 35.44 in D 0.79 in

"Killer whales"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky "Killer whales" 80.0 X 90.0 CM / 31.5 X 35.4 IN HIGH QUALITY oil on

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

White Whale
White Whale

RAKHMET REDZHEPOV (RAMZI)White Whale, 2021

$2,941

H 35.44 in W 59.06 in D 0.12 in

White Whale

Located in Zofingen, AG

my head into the water, I saw a huge shadow. It was a whale! Then he experienced delight and

Category

2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Three Whales
Three Whales

RAKHMET REDZHEPOV (RAMZI)Three Whales, 2021

$823

H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 0.08 in

Three Whales

Located in Zofingen, AG

, oils, and oil pastels to manifest a dance of the marine sublime. It's abstract and expressive, a

Category

2010s Abstract Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Rare Porcelain Advertising Ware Table Lamp, Baltimore, circa 1840s
Rare Porcelain Advertising Ware Table Lamp, Baltimore, circa 1840s

Rare Porcelain Advertising Ware Table Lamp, Baltimore, circa 1840s

Located in Peabody, MA

, tureens and whale oil lamps) sold by the C. Levering Co. of Baltimore, and mounted as a table lamp itself

Category

Antique 1840s American American Classical Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Whale Hunting
Whale Hunting

Whale Hunting

By Anton Otto Fischer

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Signed & Dated Lower Right

Category

1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Whale . original painting
Whale . original painting

Alina O'DwyerWhale . original painting, 2023

$1,829

H 39.38 in W 27.56 in D 0.79 in

Whale . original painting

Located in Zofingen, AG

This painting is a tribute to the ocean and its magnificent inhabitants. Among them, the blue whale

Category

2010s Pop Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Into the whale
Into the whale

Miguel VillafuerteInto the whale, 2018

$2,000

H 41.34 in W 16.15 in

Into the whale

By Miguel Villafuerte

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

#fantastic #zoology #texture #eye #paper, #color, #hole and #eye, into the #whale, from film Into

Category

2010s Conceptual Animal Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil, Acrylic

Jonah and the Whale
Jonah and the Whale

Raimundo de OliveiraJonah and the Whale, 1962

Price Upon Request

H 28.5 in W 39.5 in

Jonah and the Whale

By Raimundo de Oliveira

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Raimundo de Oliveira, Brazilian (1930 - 1966) Title: Jonah and the Whale Year: 1962

Category

1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"A pod of Killer Whale"
"A pod of Killer Whale"

Evgeny Chernyakovsky"A pod of Killer Whale", 2024

$1,700

H 31.5 in W 35.44 in D 0.79 in

"A pod of Killer Whale"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The painting conveys a sense of the ocean's depth and transparency. Killer whales gracefully glide

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sea, Whales, and Girl
Sea, Whales, and Girl

RAKHMET REDZHEPOV (RAMZI)Sea, Whales, and Girl, 2021

$823

H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 0.08 in

Sea, Whales, and Girl

Located in Zofingen, AG

, enigmatic sea. I sought to portray nature's boundless dance, where majestic whales move with fluid grace

Category

2010s Abstract Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Grey Whale Eating Kelp
Grey Whale Eating Kelp

Lise Lang CrowleyGrey Whale Eating Kelp, 2003

$2,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 24.88 in W 48.88 in D 1.82 in

Grey Whale Eating Kelp

By Lise Lang Crowley

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful close up portrait of a gray whale named "Pearl" feeding on kelp in the dark blue ocean by

Category

Early 2000s American Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Jonah in the belly of the whale
Jonah in the belly of the whale

Chulkova ElenaJonah in the belly of the whale, 2012

$3,530

H 23.63 in W 35.44 in D 0.79 in

Jonah in the belly of the whale

Located in Zofingen, AG

parable of Jonah, who was swallowed by a whale, then ejaculated. No matter how many artists are inspired

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved Scrimshaw, New Bedford Whaling Museum
Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved Scrimshaw, New Bedford Whaling Museum

Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved Scrimshaw, New Bedford Whaling Museum

Located in valatie, NY

source – whale oil, the “fossil fuel” of the early Industrial Revolution, providing light and lubrication

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Antique English Coopered Barrel Advertising Tea Caddy
Antique English Coopered Barrel Advertising Tea Caddy

Antique English Coopered Barrel Advertising Tea Caddy

$6,497

H 10.04 in W 9.45 in D 5.52 in

Antique English Coopered Barrel Advertising Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, GB

tools and provisions and of course whale oil. Barrels had an abundance of uses and were easily stored

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

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19th Century Whale Oil Torch Lantern
19th Century Whale Oil Torch Lantern

19th Century Whale Oil Torch Lantern

Unavailable

H 19 in W 28 in D 5.5 in

19th Century Whale Oil Torch Lantern

Located in Hudson, NY

Made of galvanized steel, this is a rare example of early industrial lighting.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century American More Lighting

Materials

Steel

Mouth Blown Hand Etched Crystal Glass Bell Jar Lantern with Smoke Deflector
Mouth Blown Hand Etched Crystal Glass Bell Jar Lantern with Smoke Deflector

Mouth Blown Hand Etched Crystal Glass Bell Jar Lantern with Smoke Deflector

Located in Houston, TX

this one was used for burning whale oil in Europe. Since whale oil emitted thick smoke, glass deflector

Category

20th Century Indian British Colonial Lanterns

Materials

Glass

Rare First Period Argand Chandelier ca. 1800
Rare First Period Argand Chandelier ca. 1800

Rare First Period Argand Chandelier ca. 1800

Unavailable

H 78.75 in Dm 20.48 in

Rare First Period Argand Chandelier ca. 1800

Located in Snellegem, BE

used during that time was mostly sperm-whale oil, so only a really rich family could offord it in large

Category

20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal

Whale

Robert ChapmanWhale, 2012

Unavailable

H 46 in W 42 in D 1 in

Whale

By Robert Chapman

Located in Bellevue, WA

Abstract painting titled, "Whale", by Robert Chapman. In this piece the artist layers oil paint

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Whale Rock
Whale Rock

Douglas MartensonWhale Rock, 2020

Unavailable

H 17.63 in W 31.25 in D 2 in

Whale Rock

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Douglas Martenson: "Whale Rock", Oil On Board, Landscape Painting "With my recent work I have

Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Beached Whale
Beached Whale

Ann ChamberlinBeached Whale, 2014

Unavailable

H 15.75 in W 21.5 in

Beached Whale

By Ann Chamberlin

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Beached Whale, 2014 oil on paper 15-3/4 x 21-1/2" -fr Ann Chamberlin is an American

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Oil

The Whale
The Whale

Daisuke TakeyaThe Whale, 2023

Unavailable

H 38 in W 48 in

The Whale

Located in Toronto, CA

ongoing “struggle of technique,” balancing the tactile texture of thick coats of oil paint and the

Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Turn of Century Ivory Sex Netsuke (Bonerific)
Antique Turn of Century Ivory Sex Netsuke (Bonerific)

Antique Turn of Century Ivory Sex Netsuke (Bonerific)

Located in Brunswick, ME

Titusville, Pennsylvania, B&H began producing kerosene burning lamps, which eventually replaced whale oil

Category

Early 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Large 19thC French Brass Rococo Revival Hanging Hall Lantern c.1880
Large 19thC French Brass Rococo Revival Hanging Hall Lantern c.1880

Large 19thC French Brass Rococo Revival Hanging Hall Lantern c.1880

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

improve the lamp, and when whale oil became plentiful in the early 1800's, lamps became as common as

Category

Antique 1880s French Rococo Revival Lanterns

Materials

Brass

Bradley Hubbard B&H Gold/Gilded Bookends Federal Neoclassical Building w/Columns
Bradley Hubbard B&H Gold/Gilded Bookends Federal Neoclassical Building w/Columns

Bradley Hubbard B&H Gold/Gilded Bookends Federal Neoclassical Building w/Columns

Located in Brunswick, ME

Titusville, Pennsylvania, B&H began producing kerosene burning lamps, which eventually replaced whale oil

Category

Early 20th Century American Paperweights

Materials

Iron

Whale Rock Reservoir

Bruce EverettWhale Rock Reservoir, circa 2015

Unavailable

H 40 in W 60 in D 1.5 in

Whale Rock Reservoir

By Bruce Everett

Located in San Luis Obispo, CA

Bruce Everett’s landscapes in oil are characterized by bold and often dark compositional forms

Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Whale Watch, 1898

Ed ParkerWhale Watch, 1898

Unavailable

H 12 in W 12 in D 1.5 in

Whale Watch, 1898

By Ed Parker

Located in Stonington, CT

A charming folk art depiction of the old novelty Victorian Era postcards, showing a "Whale Watch

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Rescue of the Alabaster Whale

The Rescue of the Alabaster Whale

Located in Seattle, WA

Known for her exquisite brushwork and incomparable ability to render movement on a still canvas, McRae Morton continues to expand on her skill by taking brilliant risks with works li...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Scales They Weigh the Whales With - original mixed media painting

Scales They Weigh the Whales With - original mixed media painting

By Christopher Johnson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"Scales They Weigh the Whales With" by Christopher Johnson is a unique, mixed media on paper

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite

Pair Antique Sandwich Glass Whale Oil Lamps c. 1820
Pair Antique Sandwich Glass Whale Oil Lamps c. 1820

Pair Antique Sandwich Glass Whale Oil Lamps c. 1820

Located in Westfield, MA

This elegant pair of early 19th-century Sandwich Glass whale oil lamps is a striking example of

Category

Antique 1820s American Federal Torchères

Materials

Glass

Ancient Inuit Eskimo Stone "Qulliq" Whale Oil Stove Cooker
Ancient Inuit Eskimo Stone "Qulliq" Whale Oil Stove Cooker

Ancient Inuit Eskimo Stone "Qulliq" Whale Oil Stove Cooker

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Presented by: Tribalmania Gallery Ancient Inuit Eskimo stone "QULLIQ" whale oil stove cooker

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Antique 18th Century American Tribal Native American Objects

Materials

Stone

Antique Exceptional Whale Oil "Suspension" Light, All Original
Antique Exceptional Whale Oil "Suspension" Light, All Original

Antique Exceptional Whale Oil "Suspension" Light, All Original

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique Exceptional Whole Oil "Suspension" Light, All Original French Celadon "Pate Sur Pate" circa

Category

Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Set of Two Whale Oil Lamps from Whaler's Ship
Set of Two Whale Oil Lamps from Whaler's Ship

Set of Two Whale Oil Lamps from Whaler's Ship

Located in Haarlem, NL

would visit us. Many times he brought scrimshaws sperm whale teeth that he tried to sell. He once gave

Category

Antique 19th Century Dutch More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Iron

Pair of American Blue Glass Fluid Lamps
Pair of American Blue Glass Fluid Lamps

Pair of American Blue Glass Fluid Lamps

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H 4 in W 4.5 in L 4 in

Pair of American Blue Glass Fluid Lamps

Located in Essex, MA

Great color and likely made by a Boston glass company. The whale oil or other would fill lamp and

Category

Antique 1870s American Folk Art Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Anglo Raj Antique 19th Century Bronze Oil Lamp
Anglo Raj Antique 19th Century Bronze Oil Lamp

Anglo Raj Antique 19th Century Bronze Oil Lamp

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Anglo Raj antique 19th century bronze Indian temple oil lamp. Whale oil lamp with 4 wick burners

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Moorish Candle Lamps

Materials

Brass

Antique Country French Wrought Iron Oil Lantern Floor Lamp
Antique Country French Wrought Iron Oil Lantern Floor Lamp

Antique Country French Wrought Iron Oil Lantern Floor Lamp

Located in Dallas, TX

originally burned kerosene or whale oil, and had a mechanism to raise and lower it according to one's

Category

Antique 19th Century French Floor Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Large 19th Century Quadruple Gimballed Whaling Oil Light
Large 19th Century Quadruple Gimballed Whaling Oil Light

Large 19th Century Quadruple Gimballed Whaling Oil Light

Located in Haarlem, NL

made of wrought iron, the quadruple gimbal in the center kept the whale oil reservoir and the burning

Category

Antique 19th Century British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wrought Iron

Rare Large Scale French Tole Peinte Ring Form Chandelier
Rare Large Scale French Tole Peinte Ring Form Chandelier

Rare Large Scale French Tole Peinte Ring Form Chandelier

Located in New York, NY

issuing rods designed to facilitate transfer of whale oil to individual oil burners. Now electrified. This

Category

Antique 1820s French Chandeliers and Pendants

Early 19th century Scrimshaw
Early 19th century Scrimshaw

Early 19th century Scrimshaw

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H 6 in W 46.63 in D 1.25 in

Early 19th century Scrimshaw

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Argonaut was the first Sag Harbor Whaling Ship to round cape horn on it's quest for whale oil. The ship was

Category

Antique 1810s American American Colonial Historical Memorabilia

19th Century Oil Painting Capturing a Sperm Whale
19th Century Oil Painting Capturing a Sperm Whale

19th Century Oil Painting Capturing a Sperm Whale

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

, enraged whale. As shown by the red, bloody whale spout, The whalers have struck the prey's lungs or

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Paintings

Mountain and Whale
Mountain and Whale

Mountain and Whale

By Mary Vernon

Located in Dallas, TX

is a diptych, with oil, ink and acrylic on 2 sheets of Yupo (a category 5 polypropylene plastic film

Category

2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

Materials

Plastic, Ink, Oil, Acrylic

Ship and Whale

Jeni StallingsShip and Whale, 2022

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H 20 in W 20 in D 2 in

Ship and Whale

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Jeni Stallings creates work that often draws from her dreams and personal experiences. She tends to render those moments in a muted, femininity-infused surrealism far from the hard-...

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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wax, Oil, Wood Panel

Whale Tail Mirrored Reflector Oil Wall Lamp - Signed Wheeler 1882
Whale Tail Mirrored Reflector Oil Wall Lamp - Signed Wheeler 1882

Whale Tail Mirrored Reflector Oil Wall Lamp - Signed Wheeler 1882

Located in Peekskill, NY

Wheeler mirrored reflectors are highly sought after and the whale tail examples are there most

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Whimsical Map of Nantucket Island by Fred Gardner, 1933.
Vintage Whimsical Map of Nantucket Island by Fred Gardner, 1933.

Vintage Whimsical Map of Nantucket Island by Fred Gardner, 1933.

Located in Nantucket, MA

-arms" of a sailor and harpooneer flanking a whale oil barrel with inscription of the island's purchase

Category

Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Maps

Materials

Paper

Martha Farham Cahoon Painting
Martha Farham Cahoon Painting

Martha Farham Cahoon Painting

By Martha Cahoon

Located in Downingtown, PA

reading Whale Oil, opposite the departing ship, are a group of people on a widow's walk waving the ship

Category

Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Masonite

Exceptionally Rare Political Campaign Parade Torch
Exceptionally Rare Political Campaign Parade Torch

Exceptionally Rare Political Campaign Parade Torch

Located in York County, PA

filled with whale oil or some other manner of fuel, lit by one or more wicks. One of the most iconic

Category

Antique 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Exceptionally Rare Political Campaign Parade Torch
Exceptionally Rare Political Campaign Parade Torch

Exceptionally Rare Political Campaign Parade Torch

Located in York County, PA

filled with whale oil or some other manner of fuel, lit by one or more wicks. One of the most iconic

Category

Antique 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Political Campaign Torch from the 1860 or 1864 Election of Abraham Lincoln
Political Campaign Torch from the 1860 or 1864 Election of Abraham Lincoln

Political Campaign Torch from the 1860 or 1864 Election of Abraham Lincoln

Located in York County, PA

whale oil or some other manner of fuel, lit by one or more wicks. One of the most iconic of the many

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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Eagle Parade Torch from the 1860 or 1864 Campaign of Abraham Lincoln
Eagle Parade Torch from the 1860 or 1864 Campaign of Abraham Lincoln

Eagle Parade Torch from the 1860 or 1864 Campaign of Abraham Lincoln

Located in York County, PA

giving speeches as they ran for public office. They were hollow and generally filled with whale oil or

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Sterling Silver and Oak Coopered Jug Frazer and Haws
Sterling Silver and Oak Coopered Jug Frazer and Haws

Sterling Silver and Oak Coopered Jug Frazer and Haws

By Frazer & Haws

Located in Newark, England

whale oil. Barrels had an abundance of uses and were easily stored and stacked and were not fragile like

Category

Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Barware

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Arctic Soapstone Oil Lamp
Arctic Soapstone Oil Lamp

Arctic Soapstone Oil Lamp

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H 1.5 in W 11 in D 8 in

Arctic Soapstone Oil Lamp

Located in Long Island City, NY

called Kudlik, or Qulliq, intended for burning whale or seal oil. In the 1800s, explorer William Parry

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Antique 19th Century Canadian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Soapstone

Large and Impressive Antique Molded Copper Eagle, New York City, 1890s
Large and Impressive Antique Molded Copper Eagle, New York City, 1890s

Large and Impressive Antique Molded Copper Eagle, New York City, 1890s

Located in York County, PA

.* This is made in such a way that a canister filled with whale oil could be fit inside from underneath

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Antique 19th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Rare French Whale Oil Trade Shop Sign
Rare French Whale Oil Trade Shop Sign

Rare French Whale Oil Trade Shop Sign

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H 30 in W 48 in D 5 in

Rare French Whale Oil Trade Shop Sign

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Rare French whale oil trade shop sign  This is a rare old sign, it is French in origin, there is

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Antique Late 19th Century French Industrial Signs

Electrified 19th Century Gimbal Whale Oil Ship Lanterns
Electrified 19th Century Gimbal Whale Oil Ship Lanterns

Electrified 19th Century Gimbal Whale Oil Ship Lanterns

Located in Dallas, TX

Three 19th century, now electrified, gyroscopic whale-oil lamps constructed of iron ribs with a

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Antique Early 19th Century American Rustic Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Wrought Iron

1890s Whale Oil English Blue Bell Jar Pendant Lantern, Now Electrified
1890s Whale Oil English Blue Bell Jar Pendant Lantern, Now Electrified

1890s Whale Oil English Blue Bell Jar Pendant Lantern, Now Electrified

Located in New York, NY

1890s whale oil English hand blown glass bell jar lantern in a aqua blue color. Now electrified

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Antique 1890s English Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

1890s Whale Oil English Clear Crystal Bell Jar Pendant Lantern
1890s Whale Oil English Clear Crystal Bell Jar Pendant Lantern

1890s Whale Oil English Clear Crystal Bell Jar Pendant Lantern

Located in New York, NY

1890s English hand blown glass bell jar lantern with clear glass, newly made brass hardware. Features three candelabra lights. Price includes restoration. This can be seen at our 400...

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Antique 1890s English Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century American Milk Glass Oil Lamp
Antique 19th Century American Milk Glass Oil Lamp

Antique 19th Century American Milk Glass Oil Lamp

Located in New Orleans, LA

19th Century American whale oil lamp. Colorless spherical EAPG glass font, high-lead opalescent

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Antique 1870s American Late Victorian Table Lamps

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Brass

19th Century Canadian Oil Painting of Niagara Falls Attributed to Robert Whale
19th Century Canadian Oil Painting of Niagara Falls Attributed to Robert Whale

19th Century Canadian Oil Painting of Niagara Falls Attributed to Robert Whale

By Robert R. Whale

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A small oil on canvas of Niagara Falls showing the original lighthouse attributed to Robert Whale

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Antique Mid-19th Century Canadian British Colonial Paintings

Materials

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Large 19th Century Quadruple Gimballed Whaling Oil Light
Large 19th Century Quadruple Gimballed Whaling Oil Light

Large 19th Century Quadruple Gimballed Whaling Oil Light

Located in Haarlem, NL

is made of wrought iron, the quadruple gimbal in the center kept the whale oil reservoir and the

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Antique 19th Century British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wrought Iron

Cottagecore 19th Century Antique Hand Blown Glass Table Lamp, circa 1840
Cottagecore 19th Century Antique Hand Blown Glass Table Lamp, circa 1840

Cottagecore 19th Century Antique Hand Blown Glass Table Lamp, circa 1840

Located in New York, NY

whale oil lamp. 19th century The lovely urn form body of this lamp would have been originally filled

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Antique 19th Century Rustic Table Lamps

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Three Whales 2
Three Whales 2

RAKHMET REDZHEPOV (RAMZI)Three Whales 2, 2024

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Three Whales 2

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this vibrant tapestry of texture and color, I've poured my soul into capturing the essence of freedom and joy. The brushstrokes dance with the rhythm of the waves, while the bold ...

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2010s Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

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Italian cast brass 4 spout oil lamp with wick implements, 1790
Italian cast brass 4 spout oil lamp with wick implements, 1790

Italian cast brass 4 spout oil lamp with wick implements, 1790

Located in Kenilworth, IL

Cast brass four burner Lucerne oil lamp on a cast threaded rod. The rod is topped with an open shield form finial and is treaded to a conical centered circular base with standing rim...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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