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Roman oil lamp with leaves and fruit
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Oil lamp with leaves and fruit, Type Bussiere B III 1
MATERIAL: Terracotta
CULTURE: Roman
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Roman oil lamp, Type ‘Herodian’, Kennedy 3, Hadad 4
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Oil lamp, Type ‘Herodian’, Kennedy 3, Hadad 4
MATERIAL: Terracotta
CULTURE: Roman, Judaea
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Israeli Classical Roman Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Bronze Roman Oil Lamp Mercury and Flying Cranes Grand Tour
Located in Rochester, NY
Roman verdigris bronze oil lamp. Flying cranes with running Mercury. After the original found in
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Set Of 12 18th Century Italian Etchings of Roman Oil Lamps, Herculaneum
Located in Stamford, CT
A set of 12 framed copper etched plates depicting various ancient oil lamps excavated from
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Prints
Materials
Paper
Pair of Bouillotte Table Lamps in Hollywood Regency Style
Located in London, GB
Roman oil lamps, each for two lightbulbs and with adjustable yellow 'tôle peinte' shades
France or Italy
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Roman Bronze Oil Lamp With Theatrical Mask Handle
Located in Bradenton, FL
A rare Roman Grand Tour cast bronze oil lamp with a pear-shaped body leading to a curvaceous spout
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical Style Six light Bronze and Alabaster Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
graceful bronze arms are reminiscent of Greek or Roman oil lamps.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Alabaster
Splendid Elkington & Co. Roman Foot Sterling silver oil lamp, England 1840s
By Elkington & Co.
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Elkington & Co. Roman Foot Sterling silver oil lamp, England 1840s
Category
Antique 1840s English High Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 2.45 in W 9.22 in D 2.45 in
Antique French Empire Style Neoclassical Gilt Bronze 10-Light Chandelier
Located in London, GB
oil lamp adorned with floral garlands and ribbon-tied masks having nine arms modelled from winged
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Rare 19th Century Indian Neoclassical Silver Oil Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
Period Indian silver oil lamp of neoclassical inspiration
--Early 19th century
--Original
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Indian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Silver
19th Century Antique French Empire Revival Style Ormolu Bronze Chandelier
Located in Madrid, ES
hanging Roman oil lamp, and various embellishments such as the crown of acanthus leaves at top, laurel
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Italian "Grand Tour" Style Bronze Floor Lamp
Located in Montreal, QC
This unusual antique floor lamp revisits in the late 19th century an oil lamp of antiquity. Raised
Category
Antique 1880s Italian Classical Roman Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Classical White "Alabaster" Like Moonstone Lamps
Located in Sheffield, MA
collection. Aladdin was a maker of oil lamps from which these lamps were converted from. Possibly from the
Category
Antique 19th Century American Classical Roman Table Lamps
Materials
Cast Stone
Italian Brass Lucerne Oil Lamp with Contrasting Gilt Embellishments '1800'
Located in Kenilworth, IL
lamp is designed after Roman columnar monument, mounted with a four spout oil font with cover bearing
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Candle Lamps
Materials
Brass
Parállilo Floor Lamp in Cherry
Located in Montréal, CA
Hand-brushed wooden dowels both block and direct the lamp’s concealed LED bulb, casting an uneven
Category
2010s Floor Lamps
Materials
Cherry
Parállilo Floor Lamp in Aluminum
Located in Montréal, CA
Hand-brushed metal dowels both block and direct the lamp’s concealed LED bulb, casting an uneven
Category
2010s Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Parállilo Floor Lamp in Maple
Located in Montréal, CA
Hand-brushed wooden dowels both block and direct the lamp’s concealed LED bulb, casting an uneven
Category
2010s Floor Lamps
Materials
Maple
Parállilo Floor Lamp in Walnut
Located in Montréal, CA
Hand-brushed wooden dowels both block and direct the lamp’s concealed LED bulb, casting an uneven
Category
2010s Floor Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Antique Bronze Etruscan Candelabrum 19th Century
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in London, GB
as ancient Roman oil lamp, with candle sconces in the nozzles, and it is supported by a very finely
Category
Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Val Saint Lambert Glass Table Lamp
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in London, GB
); two near Namur (1879 to 1935); and Jambes (1880 to 1931, producing oil glass lamps).[1]
The company
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Antique Large Victorian Silver Plated Corinthian Column Table Lamp 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a large and splendid antique Victorian silver-plated Corinthian column table oil lamp now
Category
Antique 1870s Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
H 19.69 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
A Roman terracotta red slip ware oil lamp with theatre masks
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Round body with plain nozzle, the discus decorated with three theatre masks, air hole in centre, the base with work shop mark in the form of a foot print
Loeschcke Typ VIII, Schulte...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Repro of Ancient Roman Bronze Oil Lamp, Annum Novum Faustum Felicem
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Antique reproduction of ancient oil lamp. Manufactured in Italy during the mid-late 19th century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Classical Roman More Lighting
Materials
Bronze
H 3.55 in W 6.7 in D 3.75 in
Tuccia the Vestal Virgin Holding a Lamp After Angelica Kauffman
By Friedrich Hofelder
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Roman oil lamp.
The painting signed “F. Hofelder" on the lower right of the canvas was executed circa
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Revival Paintings
Materials
Canvas
19th Century English Grand Tour Roman Bronze Oil Lamp with Dolphins and Lions
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautifully cast and very compelling 19th century Grand Tour bronze oil lamp in the ancient Roman
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Grand Tour Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 14 in W 12.5 in D 11.5 in
Balsamarium shaped as a Bust of a Black Boy - Roman, 1st – 2nd Century AD
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Balsamarium shaped as a Bust of a Black Boy
Bronze, silver inlaid eyes and lips, Roman, 1st – 2nd
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Models and Mini...
Materials
Silver, Bronze
H 3.94 in W 2.37 in D 0.99 in
Aether Copper Oil Lamp by Jaime Hayon
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Milan, IT
Aether is a copper oil lamp with brass stand.
This product is part of the collection New Roman, by
Category
2010s Italian Modern More Candle Holders
Materials
Brass, Copper
Aether Black Ceramic Oil Lamp by Jaime Hayon
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Milan, IT
Aether is a black ceramic oil lamp with copper stand.
The product is part of the collection New
Category
2010s Italian Modern More Candle Holders
Materials
Copper
Bronze Three Arm Whale Oil Chandelier
Located in Canton, MA
In the style of ancient Roman lamps with a central base and three lighted arms. Faces with
Category
Early 20th Century Classical Roman Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze Oil Lamps on Marble Bases
Located in Stamford, CT
Fantastic pair of Roman bronze tripod stands, each with three removable hanging oil lamps, each of
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Animal Sculptures
Materials
Griotte Marble, Slate, Bronze
Black Basalt and Gilt Vestal Lamp, Wedgwood, circa 1800
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An oil lamp in basalt with rare gilt and bronze highlights.
This example is an early one, and
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Neoclassical Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brass and Enamel Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Brass Hanukkah lamp, Israel, 1950s. Enamel over brass. Marked on bottom, "made in Israel." The
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Israeli Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Greek Black Glaze Pottery Guttus
Located in London, GB
A black-glazed terracotta guttus (oil-lamp filler) with a spool-shaped foot, a wheel-shaped body, a
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Pair French Brass Chenets Andirons Neoclassical Empire Style
Located in Madrid, ES
oil lamp, it has lateral decoration of scrolls and acanthus leaves.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Andirons
Materials
Brass
French Gilt Bronze and Rouge Marble Mantel Clock, Charpentier, Paris, circa 1880
By Charpentier et Cie
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
highlighted in gilt, surmounted by a winged cherub with bow and arrows standing on a double flaming oil lamp
Category
Antique 1880s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 21 in W 12 in D 5 in
Grand Tour Pompeii Bronze of Silenus, Greek God of Wine
Located in Stamford, CT
the original sculpture held a glass orb oil lamp. With a rich verdigris surface.
In Greek mythology
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Period Gilt and Patinated Bronze Chandelier
Located in London, GB
of an ancient Roman terracotta or earthenware oil lamp. The patinated bronze bowl of the lamp is open
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Grand Renaissance Revival Armoire with Wire Screens, circa 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
carved in low relief with an ornate oil lamp emitting tendrils of smoke atop a spray of hanging grapes
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Wardrobes and Armo...
Materials
Fabric, Wood
17th Century Antwerp Cabinet with Painted Panels Attributed to H. Van Balen
Located in PARIS, FR
door displays the Allegory of Vanity, personified by a young woman holding an oil lamp from which smoke
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Belgian Louis XIII Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 64.96 in W 38.19 in D 17.72 in
French Empire Style Ormolu and Bronze Chandelier
Located in London, GB
imitative of Roman era oil lamps, while the gilt bronze mounts throughout, from the Apollo head masks that
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Rare French Empire Ormolu Clock of Astronomy Lesson Signed Lafollie a Paris
Located in London, GB
at a text by the light of an oil lamp. Opposite her on the other side of the base is a astronomical
Category
Antique 1810s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
H 15.5 in W 16.75 in D 5.5 in
English Regency Thomas Weeks Neoclassical Marble and Ormolu Mantel Clock
By Thomas Weeks
Located in London, GB
an oil lamp surrounded by four flaming torch finials. The fine white convex dial with gold Roman
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Regency Mantel Clocks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
John Glick Plum Tree Pottery "Wall Mantel Series"
By John Glick
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
colors. In addition is a small Greek or Roman styled dish used as an oil lamp. The other three objets are
Category
Late 20th Century American American Craftsman Mounted Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 19th Century French Neo-Greco Gilded and Tole Iron Candelabra
Located in Hudson, NY
when seen in candlelight. Each reeded stem with draped scarf supporting oil lamp shaped arms centering
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Candle Holders
Materials
Iron
Crystal Vase, 1930, Sign Val Saint Lambert
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
to 1931, producing oil glass lamps).[1]
The company stopped producing during World War I, and post
Category
Vintage 1930s Belgian Art Deco Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
Crystal Vase, 1930, Attributed to Val Saint Lambert
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
to 1931, producing oil glass lamps).
The company stopped producing during World War I, and post-war
Category
Vintage 1930s Belgian Art Deco Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
French Empire Bronze Grand Tour Chandelier
Located in Natchez, MS
Early 19th century period empire verdigris bronze chandelier after greco-roman oil lamp chandelier
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Napoleon III Period Light Fixture
Located in Long Island City, NY
A patinated bronze 19th century, Napoleon III period, light fixture in the form of a Roman oil lamp
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Rare Edward F. Caldwell, Greco Roman Style Bronze Floor Lamp, circa 1900
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
A great quality and rare patinated bronze floor lamp. Designed by: Edward F. Caldwell and Co. New
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Greco Roman Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Roman Bronze Oil Lamp
Located in Paris, ile de france
A roman bronze oil lamp, with a monkey sculpture, object of Grand Tour or possibly ancient.
Category
Antique Early 1800s Italian Greco Roman Mounted Objects
Materials
Bronze
Greco-Roman Bronze Oil Lamp
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This elegant lamp must once have lit a luxurious room, for only the wealthy could afford lamps made
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier European Classical Roman Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Cast Brass and Cut-Glass Floor Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
19th Century Floor Lamp of Cut-Glass and Cast Brass. The lamp terminating in a Roman style paw
Category
British Greco Roman Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Roman Bronze Oil Lamp with a Monkey Sculpture
Located in Paris, ile de france
A Roman bronze oil lamp, with a monkey sculpture, object of Grand Tour or possibly ancient.
Category
Antique Early 1800s Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Art Deco Mythological Porcelain and Bronze Vase Lamps, France, 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
body with elongated neck with two handles, originally oil lamps converted to electric. Vases of this
Category
Early 20th Century Greek Greco Roman Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Italian Sculpture Yellow Marble Oil Lamp Grand Tour Boschetti
By Benedetto Boschetti
Located in Roma, IT
oil lamp, inspired by the ancient romans everyday used object and created as a work of art and part of
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
H 6.3 in W 8.27 in D 2.76 in
A rare French Empire ormolu and marble mantel clock, Sappho, circa 1800
Located in Amsterdam, NL
, placed in a classical table surmounted by an oil lamp, at the table sits the figure of Sappho, a 7th C
Category
Antique 19th Century French First Empire Clocks
Materials
Griotte Marble
H 12.41 in W 14.57 in D 5.91 in
Roman Oil Lamp Mediterranean to Holy Land Region, 2nd-3rd Century AD
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Roman Oil Lamp Mediterranean to Holy Land Region, 2nd-3rd Century AD
Additional Information
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Israeli Classical Roman Floor Lamps
Materials
Clay
FRENCH EMPIRE BONZE LAMP
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautifully cast French Empire bronze candelabra lamp. The base in the form of antique Roman oil
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze Oil Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Very fine Grand Tour bronze cast of an ancient Roman oil lamp with a figure of the god Silenus
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Georgian Mahogany Bowfront Bachelor's Chest, England, Circa 1790
Located in Kinderhook, NY
three drawers with neoclassical brass oval pull hardware with Roman oil lamp motif. Wonderful patina
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George III Commodes and Chests ...
Materials
Brass
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