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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.
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Antique Early 19th Century Candle Lamps

Materials

Brass

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
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Antique 19th Century British Colonial Antiquities

Materials

Iron

18th Century Antique French Miner’s Whale Oil Lantern Brass Rooster 8"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique early 18th century French miner’s whale oil lantern, decorated with a brass rooster and
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Antique 18th Century French Provincial Candle Lamps

Materials

Brass

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
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Antique Early 19th Century European Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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
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Antique 1860s Italian Renaissance Revival Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Killer whale, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky "Killer whales" 80.0 X 90.0 CM
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

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
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2010s Expressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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
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2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

White Whale
White Whale
$3,004
H 35.44 in W 59.06 in D 0.12 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
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2010s Abstract Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Three Whales
Three Whales
$841
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 0.08 in
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
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Antique 1840s American American Classical Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

A pod of Killer Whale, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky "A pod of Killer Whale" 80.0 X
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Whale Hunting
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed & Dated Lower Right
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1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Whale . original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting is a tribute to the ocean and its magnificent inhabitants. Among them, the blue whale
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2010s Pop Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Whale . original painting
Whale . original painting
$1,868
H 39.38 in W 27.56 in D 0.79 in
Whale Tail Oil Painting Impasto Original Art Ocean Impressianist
Located in Zofingen, AG
This stunning oil painting on stretched canvas captures the majesty and power of a whale diving
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

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
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2010s Conceptual Animal Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil, Acrylic

Into the whale
Into the whale
$2,000
H 41.34 in W 16.15 in
Whale Tail in Sunset
Located in Zofingen, AG
Whale Painting 100% Original Art one of kind by OlgaNikitinArt Oil painting on canvas. 12X16
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Whale Tail in Sunset
Whale Tail in Sunset
$300
H 11.82 in W 15.75 in D 0.71 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
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jonah and the Whale
Jonah and the Whale
Price Upon Request
H 28.5 in W 39.5 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
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2010s Abstract Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Sea, Whales, and Girl
Sea, Whales, and Girl
$841
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 0.08 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
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Grey Whale Eating Kelp
Grey Whale Eating Kelp
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
H 24.88 in W 48.88 in D 1.82 in
Classic Tallship at Sea with Whale in Water off Coastline, English Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
James Hardy (British contemporary, 21st century) signed oil painting on board, framed board: 8 x 10
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2010s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

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
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jonah in the belly of the whale
Jonah in the belly of the whale
$3,605
H 23.63 in W 35.44 in D 0.79 in
Tracking The Whale - Landscape Painting by Giampaolo Talani
By Giampaolo Talani
Located in Carmel, CA
Painting, oil on board, Colorful painting .
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Biggest Catch, Nantucket by David Yarrow - Contemporary Staged Photography
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
the island’s British roots. Nantucket shipped whale oil to England and the boats returned with cobbles
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dutao Wang Animal Original Mixed Media "Ice Mountain And Whale Tail"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Ice Mountain And Whale Tail Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 23 x 19 inches Frame: Framing
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil

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
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Two Whales Swirl in Love Dance Among Turquoise and Yellow Waters
Located in Miami, FL
Two monumental whales are depicted in a graceful love dance set in idyllic blue-green waters. The
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1950s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Mixed Media, Gouache, Board, Oil

"White Whale" Mid 20th Century American Abstract 1960s Color Field Abstraction
Located in New York, NY
(1887 – 1974) "White Whale" 24 x 20 inches Oil on panel, c. 1960s Signed on the verso by Charles
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

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
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Antique English Coopered Barrel Advertising Tea Caddy
Antique English Coopered Barrel Advertising Tea Caddy
$6,630
H 10.04 in W 9.45 in D 5.52 in
Davis F. Schwartz "Historic First Theater, Monterey County" PRINT c.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
built a small stage and provided benches, whale-oil lamps, candles for footlights and blankets as
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Watercolor

Bradley & Hubbard Bookends-Ancient Greek Temple Columns & Arch
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Downingtown, PA
kerosene burning lamps. By 1871, kerosene virtually replaced whale oil for heating and illumination and new
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Early 20th Century American Craftsman Bookends

Materials

Iron

Recent Sales

19th Century Whale Oil Torch Lantern
Located in Hudson, NY
Made of galvanized steel, this is a rare example of early industrial lighting.
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Antique Early 19th Century American More Lighting

Materials

Steel

19th Century Whale Oil Torch Lantern
19th Century Whale Oil Torch Lantern
H 19 in W 28 in D 5.5 in
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
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20th Century Indian British Colonial Lanterns

Materials

Glass

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
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20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal

Whale
By Robert Chapman
Located in Bellevue, WA
Abstract painting titled, "Whale", by Robert Chapman. In this piece the artist layers oil paint
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Whale
H 46 in W 42 in D 1 in
Whale Rock
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Douglas Martenson: "Whale Rock", Oil On Board, Landscape Painting "With my recent work I have
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Whale Rock
Whale Rock
H 17.63 in W 31.25 in D 2 in
The Whale
By Antonio Murado
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials

Oil, Linen

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
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Early 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

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
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Archival Paper, Oil

The Whale
Located in Toronto, CA
ongoing “struggle of technique,” balancing the tactile texture of thick coats of oil paint and the
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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
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Antique 1880s French Rococo Revival Lanterns

Materials

Brass

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
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Early 20th Century American Paperweights

Materials

Iron

Abstraction (White Whale)
By James Henry Daugherty
Located in New York, NY
Materials

Oil, Canvas

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
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2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

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
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Whale Watch, 1898
H 12 in W 12 in D 1.5 in
Fine/Detailed Gilded Antique B&H Cast Polo Players on Horseback Antique Bookends
Located in Brunswick, ME
, which eventually replaced whale oil burning lamps. By the 1890s B&H had showrooms in New York, Boston
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Early 20th Century American Bookends

Materials

Iron

Robert Wyland Original Painting Large Oil On Canvas Blue Whale Breach Signed Sea
By Robert Wyland
Located in Bloomington, MN
Robert Wyland Authentic and Large Original Oil Painting on Canvas, Professionally Custom Framed and
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

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

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite

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
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Antique 1820s American Federal Torchères

Materials

Glass

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
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Exceptional Whole Oil "Suspension" Light, All Original French Celadon "Pate Sur Pate" circa
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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
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Antique 19th Century Dutch More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Iron

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
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Antique 1870s American Folk Art Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

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
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Antique 19th Century Indian Moorish Candle Lamps

Materials

Brass

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
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Antique 19th Century French Floor Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

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
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Antique 19th Century British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wrought Iron

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
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Antique 1820s French Chandeliers and Pendants

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
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Antique 1810s American American Colonial Historical Memorabilia

Early 19th century Scrimshaw
Early 19th century Scrimshaw
H 6 in W 46.63 in D 1.25 in
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
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Paintings

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
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

Materials

Plastic, Ink, Oil, Acrylic

Contemporary Modernist Naïve Style Animal Oil Painting - Submarine & Sperm Whale
Located in Bristol, GB
SUBMARINE AND SPERM WHALE Size: 43.5 x 53 cm (including frame) Oil on board A very engaging
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

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
Located in Peekskill, NY
Wheeler mirrored reflectors are highly sought after and the whale tail examples are there most
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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

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
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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Maps

Materials

Paper

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
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Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Masonite

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
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Antique 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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
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Antique 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

"Heavenly ocean" whales in the sky, seascape, sky, clouds, storm, rain
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original painting by Lesia Danilina. Oil on canvas. Oil painting on canvas "Heavenly ocean" about
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2010s Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

19th century North East American whaling boats at sea with Whale attack
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted mid to late 19th century American School painting of Whalers attacking a Whale
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1870s Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

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
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

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
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Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Barware

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

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

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

Arctic Soapstone Oil Lamp
Arctic Soapstone Oil Lamp
H 1.5 in W 11 in D 8 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
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

Antique 19th Century Japanese Gold Bronze Whale Oil Lamp 'Now Electrified'
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century Japanese gold bronze whale oil lamp (Now Electrified). Shade shown is 18
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

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

Materials

Brass

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
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

Materials

Brass

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

Canvas

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
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

Materials

Blown Glass

Contemporary Oil Painting Of A Magical Whale. "Silence" 2023
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
whale. It is a horizontal painting that combines the oil on canvas technique with a golden base of
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

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 ...
Category

2010s Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Three Whales 2
Three Whales 2
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 0.79 in
Vintage Mid Century Naïve Style Original Animal Oil Painting - Sperm Whale
Located in Bristol, GB
SPERM WHALE Size: 23 x 23 cm (including frame) Oil on panel A small and engaging mid-century
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Vintage Mid Century Naïve Style Original Animal Oil Painting - Humpback Whale
Located in Bristol, GB
HUMPBACK WHALE Size: 23 x 23 cm Oil on panel A small and engaging mid-century animal composition
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Rochester, NY
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Materials

Wood

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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Lanterns

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Metal

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Wood

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Materials

Brass

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Iron

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Late Century Japanese Cast Aluminium Industrial Flameproof Table Lamp, Edison
By Industrial Production, Kokosha
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Reclaimed Kokosha aluminium flame proof ceiling light circa 1998, made by Kokosha of Osaka, Japan Originating form super tankers and cargo ships this lamp has been expertly stripp...
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1990s Japanese Industrial Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Single Royal Blue and Parcel-Gilt Decorated Bombay Commode or Chest
Located in Manhasset, NY
Royal blue and parcel-gilt decorated Bombay commode, nightstand or chest. This fine hand painted dramatic commode or chest are simply stunning done in the Bombay Louis XV style. This...
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Single Royal Blue and Parcel-Gilt Decorated Bombay Commode or Chest
Single Royal Blue and Parcel-Gilt Decorated Bombay Commode or Chest
$3,120 Sale Price
4% Off
H 31.252 in W 44 in D 17.5 in
Konekt A. Cepa Wall Mirror 40"D in Polished Bronze
By Konekt
Located in New York, NY
The sculptural A.Cepa mirror is cast in bronze at a fine art foundry in Pennsylvania, and skillfully finished by hand. This listing is for the 40"D mirror in polished bronze. Please...
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2010s American Wall Mirrors

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Bronze

'Tincture Reflector' Screen by Luuk van den Broek
By Luuk van den Broek
Located in Copenhagen, DK
About: Based in Eindhoven, Luuk van den Broek is working in the field between art and industrial design. Intuitively looking for the deepest colour, the most logical connection or th...
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2010s Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

'Tincture Reflector' Screen by Luuk van den Broek
'Tincture Reflector' Screen by Luuk van den Broek
$5,168
H 79.14 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Antique Bohemian/Czech Cranberry Cut to Clear Vase with Savannah Scene
By Thomas Webb & Sons, Moser Glassworks
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Bohemian glass vase. In the Moser style. With intricate, deep wheel engraved decoration of African landscapes including lions, gazelle, ostriches, & palm trees. Sim...
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Antique Late 19th Century Czech Bohemian Vases

Materials

Art Glass, Cut Glass

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Whale Oil For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal whale oil for your home. Frequently made of metal, brass and glass, every whale oil was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect whale oil — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century are available. A whale oil is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Industrial styles are sought with frequency. Anton Otto Fischer, Spencer Douglass Crockwell and Lise Lang Crowley each produced at least one beautiful whale oil that is worth considering.

How Much is a Whale Oil?

A whale oil can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,938, while the lowest priced sells for $675 and the highest can go for as much as $18,500.
Questions About Whale Oil
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A whale oil lamp is a lamp that uses whale oil for fuel. Whale oil lamps were largely made from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Antique whale oil lamps are collectibles today and an older specimen will be a striking addition to your mantel or display cabinet. Find a collection of antique and vintage whale oil lamps on 1stDibs today.