Solid Copper Masthead Light
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid copper ship's masthead lantern. Japanese manufacture brass maker's badge, fresnel lens, protective brass bars. Measures: 14" long x 9 1/2"...
20th Century Lanterns
Copper
Solid Copper Masthead Light
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid copper ship's masthead lantern. Japanese manufacture brass maker's badge, fresnel lens, protective brass bars. Measures: 14" long x 9 1/2"...
Copper
Louis XVI style ormolu and glass antique beehive lantern
Located in London, GB
Antique Neoclassical style glass and gilt bronze lantern French, late 19th Century Height 46cm, diameter 21cm This fine, antique lantern was made after an 18th Century model for the...
Ormolu
Rare Antique Gadget Cane Concealed Oil Lamp Lantern Walking Stick
Located in Shippensburg, PA
UNUSUAL RARE GADGET CANE WITH A CONCEALED LANTERN OVER CARVED WALKING STICK Probably English, circa late 19th century 28 1/2" H; shaft is roughly 3/4" diameter A rather rare gadge...
Brass, Nickel
Lovely Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Lovely Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Baccarat Crystal Fifteen Light Chandelier Multifaceted and shaped crystals with drop pendants, balls and beads, the top shaped as a crown, the center lights surrounded by frosted crystal leaves...
Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze
$61,500 / set
Pair of Brackets with Lanterns
Located in Atlanta, GA
Superb pair of gilt bronze brackets and lanterns with beveled glass. Four lights each.
Ormolu
Mid-Century Kalmar 'Flower' Petal Mazzega Toned Glass Pendant Light, 1970s
By Kalmar Lighting, Kalmar Lighting
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Large vintage midcentury Austrian made dark brown / topaz / smoked glass hanging pendant lamp or light fixture by Kalmar, Austria, circa late 1970s. Featuring four large flower or pe...
Metal
$25,164Sale Price|28% Off
French 19th/20th Century Belle Époque Gilt & Patinated Bronze Cherub Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and Rare Whimsical French 19th/20th century Belle Époque Gilt-Bronze and Patinated Bronze Figural Seven-Light Chandelier. The with frosted glass flame shades centered with a f...
Bronze
Venetian Style Lantern/Grid Pendant Made In Ruby Red Glass From 1950s
Located in Lejre, DK
Lamp/lattice pendant light from the 1950s in ruby red glass. This unique vintage lamp brings both elegance and character to your home, and the deep r...
Glass
Antique Lantern in Pink Hand Cut Glass and Brass, Austria cca. 185s
By J.L Lobmeyr
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a striking and extremally decorative Antique Pink Glass Lantern, with brass decorative elements. The glass it self has...
Brass
$11,500 / item
Regency Hall Lantern, Large
Located in Westwood, NJ
Regency hall lantern. This classic lantern is based on a 19th-century six-sided original. Superbly cast, it demonstrates a range of techniques, fr...
Brass
French Napoleon III Style Giltwood Lantern By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
A French Napoléon III–style gilt lantern, hand-carved in wood and finished in gold leaf by the master craftsmen at La Maison London. The design is inspired by a late 19th-century bespoke monumental...
Glass, Hardwood
19th Century Hallway Lantern
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Hallway Lantern. The lantern features original coloured stained-glass panels set within an ornate pierced and crenelated brass frame.
Stained Glass
$3,296Sale Price|20% Off
Elegant Art Deco Pendant with Murano Glass Attr. to Pietro Chiesa 1940
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing pendant or lantern with a precious curved etched glass with leave motives . Lyre shape brass frame in excellent vintage condition. The rod height can be shorten on request. ...
Glass
A French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Ten-Light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze ten-light chandelier, the tapering leaf tip cast and fluted shaft over an urn form bowl issuing scrolling foliage arms uplifting...
Bronze
$7,000 / set
Pair of French Art Deco Plafonniers
Located in New Orleans, LA
This pair of French Art Deco plafonniers are beautifully adorned with crystals, woven in pattern in the beguise manner. These rest on top of silvered tole, surrounding the glass cove...
Crystal
Modern Portable Mill Table Lamp Marble Brass Handmade Portugal Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mill table lamp, Contemporary Collection, handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Mill is a modern lighting concept and an attractive addition to a modern home. A table la...
Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Brass Bow Lantern by British Maker Seahorse
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished brass yacht lantern with clear masthead lens and res and green bullseye glass port and starboard lenses. Hinged door to rear that has a seahorse badge attached. Vente...
Brass
$2,199
Cacoon Pendant
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Hille
Located in London, GB
Vintage Cocoon pendant lamp designed by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni in the 1960s. An elegant and subtle resin pendant featuring a white powder-coated metal frame with a diffus...
Leather
18th Century Style Louis XV Lantern with Six Lights in antique bronze finish
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
This eight-sided lantern is a reinterpretation of the domestic models that were very popular in the mid-18th century. Indeed, reserved for a utilitarian use under Louis XIV, the lant...
Bronze
Brutalist Hand-Crafted Iron and stained Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp, c. 1960's
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Brutalist hand-crafted Iron and stained glass hanging pendant lamp c. 1960's, hand forged cast iron, stained glass piece's, heavy, quality construction, thick chain, hand for...
Iron
1950's Stitched Leather Lantern by Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather lantern by Jacques Adnet. Great condition Possibility of a second one to make a pair. Price given for one.
Metal
19c French Antique Lantern
Located in New Orleans, LA
This authentic 19th century French lantern is a striking example of timeless European craftsmanship. Hand-forged from black iron, it features a beautifully aged patina that reflects ...
Iron
Koho Outdoor Lamp by Mika Tolvanen for Fontana Arte
By Mika Tolvanen, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rechargeable lamp that can easily be moved and placed exactly where light is needed, with no cables to get in the way. It has a lid, which comes in...
Plastic
Handcrafted Moroccan Lantern with Clear Glass and Moorish Metal Filigree
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Stylish handcrafted Moroccan lantern with clear glass and metal Moorish filigree mosaic design. Antique bronze finish. Moorish style glass pendant with dozen of small cut-glass with filigree metal openwork design. Note: This Moroccan pendant is not rewired for light. The last picture shows the lantern in a project by Will Wick...
Metal
Antique set of three lantern from church ( two are sold )
Located in Los Angeles, CA
remember we have over three thousand antique sconces and over one thousand antique lights, we can not put everything on 1stdibs, if you need a specific pair of sconces or lights, ask...
Metal, Brass
Victorian Period Aesthetic Gilt Brass Hall Lantern
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A fine aesthetic Victorian lantern with gilt bronze gallery incasing leaded stain glass panels each with engraved panels of flowers, birds and one with Cutler family crest inscribed ...
Brass
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern Bell Art Glass Pendent Baccarat Chandelier Lantern
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Mid-Century Modern bell form art glass thick rope clear Baccarat style pendant chandelier Fitted with one Edison light that has been rewired and ready to enjoy.
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century Italian Vintage Pair of Refined Hexagonal Gilt Lanterns
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We offer this splendid pair of vintage Italian lanterns from the 20th century (circa 1990s). Please note their unique and refined design! The hexagonal structure is made of gold-pla...
Metal
Bespoke Italian Gun Metal Crystal Murano Glass Flush Mount / Drum Chandelier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Contemporary Italian Art Deco Design customizable round chandelier/pendant of drum shape, entirely handcrafted, with a dark steel colored pewter metal finish. The nicely scalloped ai...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Antique English Regency Era Gold Bronze 4-Light Chateau Lantern, Circa 1820's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English regency era gold bronze 4-light chateau lantern with lion masks & neo-classical urns, circa 1820's.
Bronze
Antique English 19th Century Copper Wall Hanging Lantern
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique English copper wall hanging lantern dating to the late 19th century, suitable for indoor or outdoor use. This lantern is beautifully styled incorporates an array of style...
Metal, Copper
$4,850
Vintage Glass Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A blown glass lantern with metal band and glass garlands.
Metal
Hand-Crafted Classic Craftsman Style Lantern Exterior Outdoor Light Fixture
By Britt Jewett, Santa Barbara Lighting Company
Located in Santa Paula, CA
Inspired from a lantern from an old adobe, this lantern was created in homage to the old lantern and the history of the craft. Simple lines and the high pitched lid design make this ...
Wrought Iron
French Rococo Brass and Glass Lantern Hall Light Superb quality brass lantern
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Rococo Brass and Glass Lantern Hall Light A superb quality brass lantern, the light is circular and decorated in the French style with scrolls and leaves and it hangs on a d...
Brass
Vintage Italian Iron and Glass Lantern, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Splendid Italian lanterns made around the 1960s. Measurements: 90 cm in height and 30 in diameter, 50 cm without chain. Mount a European standard e27 light. There are signs of aging ...
Iron
One of a Pair 1960s White Iron & Glass Honeycomb Bell Pendant Lights by Limburg
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautifully minimal, geometric and simply shaped large hanging ceiling light fixtures by Glashütte Limburg, Germany, circa 1965. The honeycombed bubble glass bulges slightly inwards ...
Metal
Antique Lantern Signaling Lamp, White-Red-Green, Italy Railway, Still Working
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian manual oil lantern for signaling for railway station chief, white-red-green state railway. In burnished brass. This lamp can be used as a piece of furniture, due to the beaut...
Brass
Early 20th Century French Gilt Iron Double Light Hanging Lantern
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 20th century French gilt iron double light hanging lantern. Each side with connected S-scrolls; corners with pointed tops & scroll ends banded to the shaped body basket with sc...
Iron
Large Yacht Cabin Lanterns by Davey of London
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ships cabin lanterns by Davey of London. Exceptionally large examples from Davey with three beveled glass windows, hinged doors, v...
Brass
Japanese Bronze Lantern, Early 20th Century
Located in Marseille, FR
Japanese bronze lantern from the early 20th century, height dimension with chain 90 cm for a diameter of 34 cm. Additional information: Material: copper & brass, metal & wrought ...
Copper
Marc Bankowsky, Grand Chandelier in Gilded Bronze, France, 2019
Located in New York, NY
Marc Bankowksy's Large Scale chandelier, which spans five feet from end to end, takes its form from tangled vines descending from some point of ...
Bronze
Victorian Gilt-Bronze Hall Lantern after Thomas Chippendale
Located in London, GB
A Victorian gilt-bronze hall lantern after designs by Thomas Chippendale, c.1900 in the George III manner, the original drawing dating to 1762 from 'The Gentleman and Cabinet-maker’s...
Bronze
Maison Jansen Light Fixture
Located in East Hampton, NY
Rare and fabulous giltwood composite light fixture in the shape of feathers with four up lights and one down light.
Wood
$4,985Sale Price|22% Off
Whimsical French Belle Époque Gilt Bronze Cherub Gasolier Pendant Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine whimsical French Belle Époque gilt and ebonized bronze cherub four-light gasolier pendant chandelier. The scrolled acanthus gilt-bronze frame, with its original gas key-valves...
Bronze
French Empire Neoclassical Gilt Bronze and Steel Figural Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A French Empire neoclassical gilt bronze and steel figural chandelier of refined execution. The chandelier features a circular steel dish-shaped body richly mounted with gilt bronze ...
Bronze, Steel
French Iron Lantern, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French early 20th century iron lantern with crown detail and 4 sides each with 3 graduating white rectangular glass panes.
Iron
Moroccan Moorish Clear Glass Lantern with Filigree Design
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Moorish clear glass candle lantern with filigree designs, handcrafted in Morocco. Rust patina color finish. Hurricane candle lamp with clear glass bottom, great to use as a ...
Metal
$1,475 / item
Rare Set of Five Lanterns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We have over three thousand antique sconces and over one thousand antique lights, if you need a specific pair of sconces or lights use the contact dealer button to ask us, we might h...
Metal
Gilt Bronze & Crystal Lantern.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Magnificent and Imposing Gilt Bronze & Crystal Lantern (original gold). Great Quality. France, circa 1890. 9 lights. CW5168
Crystal, Bronze
Vintage Regency Painted Swag Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Make a dramatic statement with this Vintage Regency Painted Swag Lantern, a charming fusion of theatrical design and old-world craftsmanship. This electri...
Glass, Paint
Hexagonal Gilt Bronze Lantern with Hand Cut Panels.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine Gilt Bronze Hexagonal Lantern in the Louis XIV Taste. Hand Cut Sunburst in Panels. 3 lights. France, circa 1920. Dimensions: Height 21" Diameter 12 1/2" CW2807, 5011 & 5077
Bronze
Antique English Solid Brass & Glass Starburst Hanging Lantern - Pendant
Located in Delray Beach, FL
This hanging lantern pendant appears to be a vintage or antique light fixture made of solid brass with a verdigris patina. The clear glass panels have an etched starburst design, wh...
Brass
Pair of Black Metal Neoclassical Lanterns with Palm Frond Tops
Located in Essex, MA
Black metal lantern chandeliers, pair, measures: Height 32", diameter 25". A pair of black metal lantern form chandeliers. Each offers four candles...
Iron, Tin
A French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu & Carved Alabaster Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and carved alabaster chandelier. The chandelier is suspended from a domed gilt bronze canopy with acanthus leaf motifs and a heavy ch...
Alabaster, Bronze
Louis XVI Bronze d’Ore Chandelier, French 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This French Louis XVI chandelier is made of bronze d’ore, dates back to the 19th century, and is elegant in simplicity. The piece features ...
Bronze, Gold
Large 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Chandelier Gilt
Located in Essex, MA
19th century Italian neoclassical giltwood and crystal chandelier Urn form body issuing 12 arms original crystals Neoclassical Can be French wired at customer's request.
Iron
Beautiful Art Deco Murano Chandelier or Lanterne, 1940s
By Venini
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing lantern is formed by a "pulegoso" cup and with elegant jets in pure Murano glass. A rare beauty in a perfect vintage condition.
Metal
$2,500
Bronze Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine and Delicate Baltic Lantern. Silver over bronze frame and hand cut crystal beads, rosettes and U-drops. France, circa 1930. 1 light. CW5031.
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Neoclassical Ormolu, Opaline Glass, and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A palatial and large antique Neoclassical gilt bronze and crystal chandelier. The chandelier is arranged in multiple tiers, incorporating a complex structure of ormolu-mounted elemen...
Crystal, Bronze
Vintage Regency Frosted Fairy Lantern After Frederick Ramond
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Infuse your space with a touch of celestial magic with this spectacular vintage lantern, designed in the iconic style of Frederick Raymond. The lantern's sleek, polished chrome frame...
Chrome
Whether you’re in search of a functional fixture to help illuminate a room or just a minimalist ornamental touch, the choice of lighting is important. Selecting the perfect vintage, new or antique lanterns can transform an otherwise monotonous space in your home.
In the 1700s, lanterns became widely popular when accessibility broadened for whale oil, as fuel for lamps was one of its earliest uses. Lantern design evolved considerably during the mid- to late 19th century, when a powerful, adaptable fuel came into play: kerosene. Portable and immediately sought after, kerosene lamps were traditionally surrounded by a glass globe or tube that sat on a metal frame to protect the flame from spreading or extinguishing. (While reproductions abound, antique kerosene lanterns have since become collector's items.)
Later, in 1862, John H. Irwin created coil oil lamps, which were designed for coal oils as well as kerosene and lessened the risk of fire. They required plentiful oxygen to remain lit, and with refinements, the lamps could be used indoors. Lanterns increasingly came to be part of commercial spaces such as museums and theaters, and over time, lighting artisans worked to refine and perfect these innovative fixtures so that they weren’t only practical but also elegant, sophisticated additions to home decor.
Antiques inject a touch of classical chic into any space. With the right lantern, you could also deepen the impact of the collection of vases and vessels, sculptures or other decorative objects in a living room or dining room. It’s essential to find a balance between utility and aesthetics when choosing the perfect vintage–style lantern for your space, and the right lighting decisions can determine the underlying mood of a room as well as enhance the choices you’ve made for your home’s decor. While old-time charm is something to be cherished, there is lots to love in modern lanterns from today’s top furniture designers.
On 1stDibs, search by creator to find lanterns crafted by the likes of Woka Lamps, Barovier & Toso and Material Lust or browse the collection by style. From today’s standouts to mid-century modern classics to Art Deco–era innovations, find the best vintage, new or antique lantern for you now.