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Lanterns For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 1930s
Italian Blown Glass Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's Italian blown glass oversized lanterns 4 interior lights.
Measurements:
Drop: 46"
Diameter: 18"
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Blown Glass
Set of 2 Extra Large Big Size Vintage Venetian Murano Glass Lanterns, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Extraordinary piece in Murano glass, typical example of the renowned Venetian glassworks. This pair of Venetian lanterns is unique and extremely rare due to its large size. Measures:...
Category
1950s Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of Blown Glass Globe Lanterns, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A set of 4 vintage Italian circa 1960's blown glass globe lanterns with one Edison light bulb. Sold individually.
Measurements:
Drop: 21"
Diameter...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Midcentury Capiz Lantern
Located in New York, NY
An overzied circa 1960’s French capiz lantern with 6 interior lights.
Measurements:
Height of body: 42″
Drop: 46″
Diameter: 12″
Category
1960s French Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Resin
Set of Blown Glass Globes, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
Set of six circa 1960's Italian blown glass globe light fixtures. Sold individually.
Measurements:
Drop: 24"
Diameter: 12"
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Silver Plate
Midcentury French Riviera Round Pendant in Rattan and Wicker, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely round pendant in bamboo and rattan with Vienna straw wicker shade. This gorgeous French Riviera style chandelier was designed in Italy in the 1970s.
This unique pendant is m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Straw, Rattan
Brass, Vienna Straw Wicker and Glass Square Chandelier Lamp, Italy, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Marvellous chandelier made is solid brass, glass and Vienna straw wicker. This rare light was realized in Italy in the 1950s.
This stunning chandelier features a lovely square shad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Metal
Spectacular Mid-Century Grey and Amber Poliedri Chandelier, 1960
Located in Rome, IT
Fabulous original Polyhedral Murano glass chandelier. Rare combination of amber, grey and clear colored poliedri hanging from the metal tiers at several levels.
Ivory painted round s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Blown Glass
French Wrought Iron Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A French circa 1950's wrought iron lantern with glass insets and 6 interior candelabra lights.
Measurements:
Diameter: 25"
Drop: 46" (adjustable)
Category
1950s French Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French 1950's Hall Lantern
Located in London, GB
For sale is a stunning French bronze hall lantern from the 1950s. This antique lantern features three light fittings adorned with circular ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Large Spanish Rattan Wicker Wire Pendant Lantern Chinoiserie Inspired, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oriental Inspired rattan squared lantern with wicker wire cannage panels. Spain, 1950s-1960s.
This handcrafted ceiling lamp features a squared lantern made of rattan canes with cannage panels and an inner paper lampshade. The chain is made of wicker sticks topped by a wood canopy.
This pendant lamp will be a nice addition hanging over a kitchen's table or dining area and will add a cool accent wherever you place it.
Perfect to be used in an urban appartment or country side house decoration. It provides a charming light when lit.
Newly wired.
Overall Measurements( including the chain and the canopy ) : 99 cm H x 44 cm W x 44 cm D
Measures of the lantern lampshade: 44 cm W x 44 cm D x 42 cm H ( excluding the chain and canopy)
Rattan Lantern // Rattan Suspension Lamp // Rattan Ceiling Fixture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
French Vintage Brass and Cut Clear Glass Hexagonal Hanging Lantern
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
French vintage brass and cut clear glass hexagonal hanging lantern from circa the 1950s.
This adorable pendant lantern features a hexagonal brass and metal frame. Six faces and 12 cl...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century green three opaline glasses lantern. Italy 1950s
Located in Catania, CT
This chandelier with three opaline glasses and made from brass and lacquered metal, has been manufactured in Italy during the 50s. Fair vintage condition with trace of age and use. O...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Italian Gilt Tole and Crystal Palm Frond Chandelier
By Hans Kögl
Located in Antwerp, BE
A Hollywood Regency style five-light gilt metal chandelier with tôle palm fronds and crystal glass decoration. Attributed to Hans Kögl and made in Italy. Original candle covers and c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass
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.
...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Glass
1950s French Modern Pendant, Ribbed Glass and Brass
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist French pendant from the 1950s. A slightly conical ribbed glass diffuser is framed by a black lacquered structure with brass details. The glass diffuser has a white casing o...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Steel
Gilt Wrought Iron Chandelier with Japanese Geisha in Crystal
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian chandelier with scrolled arms and leaves and unusual frosted crystal candleholders and central figure in the form of a Japanese geisha, circa 1920.
Total height with the c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Lanterns
Materials
Gold Leaf, Brass
1940's Italian Etched Glass Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1940's Italian etched glass lanterns with a 3 lights cluster
Category
1940s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Gilt Bronze Neoclassic Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1930's French Neoclassic style gilt bronze lantern with double interior cluster. The body has detailed cast beading and tassel work and bent glass insets.
Measurements
Heigh...
Category
1930s French Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Spanish Gilt Metal Lantern with Textured Glass
Located in Buchanan, NY
A stunning Spanish gilt metal lantern from the 1960s, boasting exquisite craftsmanship and timeless appeal. This lantern features textured glass, creating a beautiful reflective effe...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Italian Modernist Wicker Wire Rattan Globe Pendant Hanging Light
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern woven wicker and rattan globe shaped lantern or pendant ceiling lamp. Italy, 1950s-1960s.
The woven wicker spherical shade of this lamp is accented by rattan detai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Wire
1940's French Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's French gilt bronze lantern with interior lights
Category
1940s French Louis XV Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Italian Hanging Cloche Lantern, Hand Blown Glass, Mid 20th Century, 2 Available
Located in New Orleans, LA
This simple yet beautiful small Italian cloche lantern features hand blown glass in a classic baluster shape. The mid 20th century piece features bronze scroll work at the top which ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
1930's French Silver Plated Lantern with Etched Glass
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1930's French etched glass lantern with silver plated bronze fitting.
Category
1930s French French Provincial Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Handblown Murano Pink Glass Pendant Light by Seguso, Italy, 1940s
By Seguso
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful pendant light in dust pink colored murano handblown glass surrounded by a gold metal cage by the master Venetian Glass Blower Seguso.
Made in Italy in the 1940s...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Iron
Kalmar Vienna Brass Lantern Midcentury Pendant Lamp, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A unusual and beautiful modernist lantern / pendant Light, manufactured by Kalmar Vienna in the early 1950s. An uncommon piece, its frame is made of black iron, it has a satined crac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Iron, Wire
Japanese Lovely Old Petite Yukimi Garden Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Unusual find- A first In this simple yet handsome Yukimi "snow" lantern - petite size- and uncommon motif
Unique "double cloud" firebox design.
Japan, this handsome quality ol...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Lanterns
Materials
Iron
1940's Small Glass Lantern with Grape Design
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's small etched glass lantern with grape design
Category
1930s French French Provincial Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Large Moroccan Moorish Pierced Brass Hanging Lantern or Swag Light
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This lantern is swag lamp is unsigned, but originated from Morocco and dates to approximately 1965 and done in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The lantern is composed of brass sheeting which has been shaped and pierced with geometric designs. The bottom cap removes with two screws to change the bulb, and the cord has a click switch on it. We do have the original brass toned chain so it can be converted to a swag light...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Brass
Space age White Glass and Gold-plated Metal pendant Lamp
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This lamp was designed in the style of Piero Brombin's Arianna pendant produced by Artemide in 1965. It is made from a white glass shade, black plastic ring and chrome-plated metal b...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Louis XVI Bronze and Bevelled Glass Lantern, Italian Mid 20th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful Louis XVI hexagonal hanging lantern is made of bronze and is suspended from top by 6 scrolls each adorned with leaves. The Italian fixture dates back to the mid-20th c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
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 ...
Category
1960s Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Spanish Honeycomb-Style Caged Glass Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Spanish Colonial caged glass lantern with single medium-base (Edison) light. Black painted wrought iron with a yellow/amber transparent glass piece...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Steel, Tôle
20th Century Iron Rabbit / Lantern Door Stop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th century Cast iron rabbit doorstop with a candle space to create a lantern. This heavy rabbit could even sit on the front porch or patio.
Category
1930s American Adirondack Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Maritime Beacon With Fresnel Lens
Located in Norwell, MA
Copper buoy light with bronze frame Fresnel lens. Hinged top with brass hinges and bezel. Built to the highest quality to withstand decades at sea. Professi...
Category
1950s Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Bronze, Copper
1940's Grape Design Glass Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's glass lantern with grape design and three interior lights
Category
1940s French French Provincial Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Glass
Maritime Beacon With Fresnel Lens
Located in Norwell, MA
Copper buoy light with bronze frame Fresnel lens. Hinged top with brass hinges and bezel. Built to the highest quality to withstand decades at sea. Professi...
Category
1950s Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Italian Art Deco Chandelier, 1930s
Located in Vienna, AT
Sculptural Italian Art Deco chandelier from the 1930s - a design that has been attributed to Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa. Dark patinated copper hardware with a multi-tiered glass cen...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Copper
1940's Etched Glass Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's glass lantern with leaves design and three interiors lights
Category
1940s French French Provincial Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Glass
Glass and Brass Lantern Modell L27 by Hans Agne Jakobsson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large Glass and Brass Lantern Modell L27 by Hans Agne Jakobsson. Produced by the designer own company in Markaryd, Sweden, around the 1950's and in a very good vintage condition. The...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Capodimonte Porcelain Five Lights Chandelier with Putti and Floral Patterns
By Capodimonte
Located in Antwerp, BE
One of a kind magnificent porcelain chandelier exceptional quality crafted by the renowned Italian Capodimonte manufactory. This enchanting five lights porcelain chandelier is fully ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Lantern Hanging Light in Wrought Iron and Bronze, 1940s
Located in CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Elegant lantern circa 1940 in thick frosted cylindrical glass in a bronze and wrought iron frame with a nuanced green patina.
Attributed to Gilbert Poillerat
Perfect condition of pre...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Iron
American Outdoor Lantern
Located in Pomona, CA
Amerian metal and glass outdoor lantern. Wired for the US.
Category
1950s Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Pair of Italian Art Deco Opaline Glass and Brass Pendants, 1950s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Pair of hand blown oval opaline glass globe pendants, brass mounts, chain and canopy, Italy, 1950s.
With a single porcelain Edison E-27 light socket for l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Hexagonal Wrought Iron Lantern
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco lantern circa 1930.
Hexagonal wrought iron frame and sandblasted glass.
Perfect condition and electrified.
Total height: 128 cm
Lantern height: 70 cm
Diameter: 42 cm
Weight...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Lanterns
Materials
Wrought Iron
Italian Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Murano glass and brass chandelier.
Diameter: 40 cm.
Height: 65 cm.
Total height with the chain: 100 cm.
Four E14 bulbs.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
1930's French Empire Style Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1930's French gilt bronze Empire style indoor lantern with glass panels inset.
Category
1930s French Empire Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Elegant Barovier Hand Blown Glass Pendant Lantern, 1930s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing Barovier hand blown glass pendant lantern, 1930s.
Three E 14 light bulbs. Perfect vintage condition.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Blown Glass
Japanese Pair Old Big Feet Owl Lighting Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
Pair bursting brilliant night light in all directions!
From our recent Japanese acquisitions in original condition with attractive verdigris and gilding present.
Hard to find pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Moroccan Vintage Moorish Pierced Brass Hanging Lamp
Located in Bochum, NRW
Vintage Moroccan pendant light.
Newly rewired, and in very good condition with age appropriate patina. Original chains. Uses one single stan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Japan Fine Antique Bronze Birds & Dragonflies Lantern, Lovely Details
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisitions
Birds and dragonflies
A rare bronze 90 year old lantern find with all hanging bells intact.
This trapezoidal roof shaped hand cast bronze lan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury French Louis XV Iron and Crystal Pendants Four-Light Ceiling Lantern
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1970, and square in shape, the lantern built of iron is decorated throughout with colorful crystal pendants, including bunch of grapes motifs. The tall lantern features a scrolled top, and is decorated with a pierced ornate body embellished with acanthus leaf and floral motifs. The fixture has four inside lights newly wired and dressed with decorative sleeve covers. The Gothic style ceiling light is in excellent condition commensurate with age and use, and adorns a wonderful patinated bronze painted finish with some gilt accents. Hang this elegant and colorful lantern...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Iron
Moroccan Red Lanterns with Seeded Glass Panels
Located in Malibu, CA
Mid-century Moorish style pendant lanterns with clear seeded glass panels & original chain.
Lanterns are available in China red or matte black.
The lanterns feature intricate meta...
Category
1960s Moorish Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Glass and Brass Lantern Attributed to Fontana Arte, Italy Lighting 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous pendant in beveled glass and brass. This gorgeous piece was designed in the 1950s and is attributed to Fontana Arte.
This marvelous pendant consist in a brass structure t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-century large bronze lantern pendant, Louis XV style.
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-century large bronze lantern pendant, Louis XV style.
It has 5 cut glass panels with a cut star motif and beautifully decorated bronze.
The lantern is in very good condition, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Vintage French Capiz Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960 French capiz lantern with interior lights.
Measurements:
Diameter: 14"
Drop: 21"
Category
1960s French Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Resin
Vintage French Wrought Iron Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1930's French wrought iron light fixture with four interior lights.
Measurements:
Drop: 24"
Diameter: 16"
Category
1930s French Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Vintage Brass and Cut Clear Glass Hexagonal Hanging Lantern
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
French vintage brass and cut clear glass hexagonal hanging lantern from circa the 1950s.
This adorable pendant lantern features a hexagonal brass and metal frame. Six faces and 12 cl...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Vintage, New and Antique Lanterns
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.
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