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Lanterns For Sale
Period: 19th Century
19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Crystal Aesthetic Seven-Light Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A 19th century French gilt bronze and crystal Aesthetic seven-light chandelier
France, circa 1880
Perfectly working and ready to be hung.
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
English Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Victorian gilt bronze six-light chandelier.
Measures: Diameter 75 cm.
Height 90 cm.
Six E27 bulbs.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Lanterns
Materials
Bronze, Brass
French Empire Caryatids Gilded Bronze Cut Glass 4-Light Lantern Chandelier, Pair
Located in Coimbra, PT
Beautiful pair of antique large French Empire caryatids cast bronze lanterns. Fire gilded solid heavy bronze and cut glass shade with four-light.
Measures:
Diameter 12 in/ 30 cm
H...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
French Montgolfier Gilt Bronze and Etched Glass Balloon Hall Chandelier, C. 1860
Located in Hollywood, SC
French Montgolfier gilt bronze and frosted etched glass balloon hanging hall chandelier with centered woven floral and ribbon basket, cascading netting, four exterior bamboo scrolled...
Category
1860s French Louis Philippe Antique Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Parisian Opera Garnier French Lantern
Located in Austin, TX
Parisian Opera Garnier French Lantern crafted in bronze and copper and with a finely cast decor of castle towers and acanthus leaves. Plexiglas panes. It has been newly wired to fit ...
Category
1880s French Antique Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Five-Light Chandelier
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A fine Louis XVI style five-arm chandelier of gilt bronze and parcel patinated, extremely ornate with great details, France, 1880-1890.
This wonderful piece is in its original condi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
English 19th Century Bronze Lantern
Located in Southampton, GB
A restored English bronze lantern, with a single inverted light fitting, surrounded by 4 larger panels with crossed detail and 4 corner panels each with opaque glass.
The domed canop...
Category
19th Century English Antique Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Antique Eli Griffiths & Sons Birmingham Victorian Railway Ships Candle Lantern
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa 1880 - 1910 - this is a late Victorian candle lit lamp, most likely for Railway use, and was made by the firm Eli Griffiths and Son who were well known for manufacturing items ...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Lanterns
Materials
Metal
19th Century Geometric Brass Lantern
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century unusual brass lantern of geometric form. Featuring hexagonal and square glass panels, including a door with a chain locking mechanism. Boasting four scroll arms and tref...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Lanterns
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French lantern in tole, iron and glass. Repousse decoration. Circa 1860-1899. Newly wired with a three candelabra socket drop-cluster. Includes chain and a canopy (liste...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron, Tin
19th Century French Napoleon III Iron Lantern with Painted Stained Glass Panels
Located in Dallas, TX
For a unique lighting feature, look no further than this beautiful, antique Gothic lantern. Created in France circa 1870, the lantern is decorat...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Lanterns
Materials
Iron
French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Wrought Iron lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Wrought Iron lantern. The octagonal four arm four light lantern consist of an eight sided cage with bottom sph...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lanterns
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Green-Painted Copper and Glass Paneled Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French green-painted Copper and glass paneled lantern circa 1850-1889. Remnants of light green paint over natural verdigris green and mottled gray patina and nice, large...
Category
Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Lanterns
Materials
Copper, Iron
Pair of 19th Century French Copper and Glass Paneled Lanterns
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th century French Copper and glass paneled lanterns circa 1865-1884. Blue-green verdigris patina. Originally served as a gas-lit street lanterns - now newly-wired with a dr...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Lanterns
Materials
Copper, Iron
Pair of English 19th Century Copper Three-Light Lanterns with Verdigris Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English three-light copper lanterns from the 19th century with glass panels and verdigris patina. This pair of 19th-century English copper lanterns exudes a timeless charm,...
Category
19th Century English Antique Lanterns
Materials
Copper
English 19th Century Copper Three-Light Lantern with Glass Panels, USA Wired
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English copper lantern from the 19th century with glass panels and verdigris patina. This 19th-century English copper lantern, exquisitely showcasing a verdigris patina, brings a ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Lanterns
Materials
Copper
Belgian Rococo Style Brass & Copper Octagonal Lantern, 19th/20th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hanging from a ring above a framework of brass scrolls, the body of this lantern is constructed of brass and copper and it houses individual panes of beveled glass, retaining its ori...
Category
1890s Belgian Baroque Antique Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Copper
Wonderful Late Victorian Bronze and Stain Leaded Glass Pendant Light / Lantern
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning design and amazing colors Victorian pendant light for the perfect ambiance.
If you are looking for a rare, beautiful and all handcraf...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Crystal Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystal lantern. The lantern is modeled off an antechamber lantern still situated in the Palais de Versail...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Large French, 19th Century Metal Lantern
Located in Buisson, FR
Lovely large iron lantern, France, circa 1880-1900 . Very special type of lantern without a door. You can open the lantern by sliding the glass upwards.
Weathered.
H:50cm W:21cm D:2...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Lanterns
Materials
Iron
French Art Nouveau Stained-Glass Lantern, 1890-1900
By Paris Studio
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Nouveau stained-glass lantern, France, 1890-1900. Stained-glass and iron. Hammered cathedral glass. Full height: 36.2"(92cm) can be shortened, Diameter: 14"(35.4cm). Deliv...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Lanterns
Materials
Wrought Iron
Napoleon IIIrd Period Lantern with Stars, France, circa 1870
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant Napoleon III period lantern in patinated bronze with gold highlights and crystal. The central shaft, in the shape of a globe engraved with stars, is surrounded by three bands...
Category
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Tole and Glass French Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Tole and glass French lantern dating to 19th century. Four-sided iron frame, tole top and glass paneled sides. Not wired for electricity, but can be wired, or fitted for usage with g...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Lanterns
Materials
Iron, Tin
Large English Georgian Copper & Lead Glazed Lantern
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1830
Large English Georgian copper & lead glazed lantern
Measures: W45 x D45 x H93 cm.
Category
1820s English Antique Lanterns
Materials
Copper, Lead
19th Century Large English Victorian Pagoda Verdigris Copper Glazed Lantern
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large copper and glazed Victorian exterior lantern, with the finest original verdigris surface.
Sheet and formed copper structure of typical form with a unusual pagoda finial, a l...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Lanterns
Materials
Copper
19th Century Gilt Bronze Regency Style Hall Lantern
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
19th Century Gilt Bronze Regency Style Hall Lantern. Gilt bronze cage with curved glass panels, one panel opens up for changing light bulbs....
Category
Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
A Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Figural Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Figural Lantern
The domed top with six female masks attached with floral swags, above a long shaped body leading to a finished bottom with fruit...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Lanterns
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Gothic Revival Standard Lantern
Located in Ongar, GB
A beautiful quality Gothic Revival standard lantern with traces of original gilding and paint. The body has a nice barley twist design sitting on a scrolling base. Decorated with a w...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Lanterns
Materials
Wrought Iron
Near Pair of Antique H. Luchaire French Wall Sconces or Lanterns Electrified
Located in Chicago, IL
H. Luchaire & Company 27 rue Erand, Paris in the 12th district began business in 1720. Without a specific way to date the lantern, or wall sconce as the manufacturer referred to them...
Category
1860s French Country Antique Lanterns
Materials
Steel, Copper, Brass
Antique Marine Lantern With Metal Stamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Marine Lantern
Metal Stamp "C. Wigglesworth Maker"
Category
19th Century Antique Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Bradley & Hubbard Victorian Style Oil Lamp with Hand Painted Hurricane Glass
Located in Miami, FL
Antique Bradley & Hubbard oil lamp from 1885-1894, B&H engraved on the base. The lamp is made of antique brass and very ornate cast iron old-gold-gilded and beautiful detailing. Orig...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Iron
French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron and Stained Glass lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most decorative French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron and Stained Glass lantern. This beautiful six window lantern is centered around the bottom finial of a spiraling Wrought Iron ring. Above the finial is an array of pressed scrolled Iron which expands upwards to the frame of the cage. The base of the cage is decorated with Iron oak leaves and twisted pointed daggers attached to each bar of the cage. The six Iron panels around each window contain scrolling movements and twisted bands that hold the beautiful glass within. Each glass window is decorated with a circular central emerald stained glass reserve with an outer ring of ruby stained glass...
Category
19th Century French Renaissance Antique Lanterns
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair Antique Louis XVI / English Georgian Style Lanterns with Crystal Pendants
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (late 19th century) metal lanterns with hexogonal form with ball finials and crystal glass pendants in the English Georgian / French Louis XVI style. With one electr...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Lanterns
Materials
Metal
END OF THE 19th CENTURY IRON LANTERN HOLDER
Located in Firenze, FI
Characteristic and elegant hand-forged iron lantern holder. Its structure allows you to raise or lower the lantern as needed. The arm is rotatable, decorated with splendid vegetal ra...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Lanterns
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th century French large copper and glass street lantern
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century french large copper and glass lantern, circa 1880.
Here we offer a great opportunity to make a light for inside or into a garden feature. Copper dome top standing on to...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Lanterns
Materials
Copper
A Pair of Russian Neoclassical Cranberry glass & Gilt Bronze Lantern Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Magnificent Large Antique Russian Neoclassical gilt bronze, cranberry glass and cut crystal multi light lantern chandeliers of exquisite craftsmanship. Each unusual lantern is embellished with a fine Russian cranberry glass bell...
Category
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of late 19th century copper Venetian lamps on poles
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of late 19th century copper venetian lamps on poles circa 1890.
Hexangonal in shape with original glass. Later converted to electric. Beautifully pressed and pierced metalwork...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Lanterns
Materials
Tin
Italian Brass and Metal Hexagonal Lantern, 2nd quarter 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The shaped brass upper supports in the shape of a parasol supporting a metal frame of six sides, each with an individual glass panel, the bottom of the frame with brass feet
Category
1830s Antique Lanterns
Materials
Brass
19th Century Brass Hall Lantern With Original Stained Glass
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th Century brass hall lantern with original stained glass panels.
The lamp has one socket for incandescent lamp with screw base or E27 type LEDs. It is possible to install this f...
Category
19th Century French Antique Lanterns
Materials
Brass
19th Century Spanish Gothic Style Wrought Iron Portico Lantern.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th Century Spanish Gothic Style Wrought Iron Portico Lantern.
Antique hand forged iron Gothic style hanging lantern from Spain circa 1890. It i...
Category
19th Century Spanish Gothic Antique Lanterns
Materials
Wrought Iron
pair of old big street lamps, procession lamps in lacquered wood, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
pair of ancient lamps, lamps without poles, carved in solid wood, then lacquered and painted, were used for processions or for use inside a church of the ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Lanterns
Materials
Poplar
Antique Etched Amethyst Glass Bell Jar Lantern
Located in San Francisco, CA
A unique bell jar lantern in late 19th century, amethyst glass with hand engraved stars and a frosted band that diffuses the light magnificently. Newly made with three candlestick li...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Beautiful, French baroque bronze and etched glass lantern (pair available)
Located in Worthing, GB
For those with a discerning taste for the extraordinary, we present an exquisite Antique Baroque Bronze Lantern that will transport you to a bygone era of opulence and grandeur.
Th...
Category
Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Crystal Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystal lantern. The lantern is modeled off an antechamber lantern still situated in the Palais de Versail...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
19th C English Oversized Etched Glass Lantern Shade
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1890
19th C English oversized 8 sided coloured etched glass lantern shade
Provenance: Lord Montague - Beaulieu Estate Hampshire
sku 925
Measures: W30 x D30 x H110 cm.
Category
1890s English Antique Lanterns
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Rococo Style Gilt-Bronze Hall Lantern
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Large Rococo Style Gilt-Bronze Hall Lantern.
Grand in scale, this palatial lantern is finely cast in gilt-bronze. It is sumptuously modelled with asymmetrical C-scrolls, swept aca...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Lanterns
Materials
Ormolu
Early Newyork Subway Train Station 32” Bronze Lantern Light
Located in Bensalem, PA
This is a truly amazing piece of New York City subway history solid bronze lantern with 2 sets of 4 original acrylic subway inserts black and white this does not have any wiring or s...
Category
1890s American Gothic Antique Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French, 19th Century Metal Lanterns
Located in Buisson, FR
Nice pair of metal lanterns, France, circa 1850-1900.
Weathered and old repairs ( some of the glass once replaced )
Measures: H:26,5-32,5cm W:10,5-12,5cm
Measurement here below of t...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Large 19th Century Copper Hanging Lantern This is a Large Copper Lantern
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large 19th Century Copper Hanging Lantern
This is a Large Copper Lantern it has a natural oxidised patina, the Lamp has 4 glazed sides with a door on one side, the lantern can be hung from above, it has not been wire for electricity but we have shown it with a lite bulb to show how it will look when lit
The copper work is heavy and has verdigris patina
This is a superb piece of 19th century metal work there are no cracks in the glass
The Lantern is 14” across at the wide part and 24” high...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Lanterns
Materials
Copper
Large French, 18th/19th Century Metal Lantern
Located in Buisson, FR
Very rare and early metal lantern, France, circa 1780-1850 with its beautiful original paint.
Weathered.
Category
19th Century Antique Lanterns
Materials
Iron
French Brass Night Watchman’s Lantern This is a lovely piece
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French Brass Night Watchman’s Lantern
This is a lovely piece, originally an oil lamp, it has been given a new lease of life with the addition of elec...
Category
19th Century French Provincial Antique Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Large Louis XV Style Five-Panel Bronze Hall Lantern, 1870s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and elegant 19th Century Louis XV style hall lantern.
Striking French design from the 1870s.
Original gilt bronze doré shell-crested frame with five original yellow color...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Yellow Painted French Tole Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Yellow painted French tole lantern. 19th century lantern with glass-paneled sides. Suitable for a table top or can be wall-mounted with the addition of a bracket. Lantern is not elec...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Lanterns
Materials
Iron, Tin
French, 18th/19th Century Metal Lantern
Located in Buisson, FR
Very rare small folk art lantern. Its design is wonderful due to its simplicity, France, circa 1800-1850.
Beautiful weathered.
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Large Alabaster Lantern in classic style , 19th century
Located in Paris, FR
Nice large classical Alabaster lantern with carved leaves
A central bronze ball , on iron patinated old chains increasing the antic accent.
Ideal for bathr...
Category
1880s Italian Classical Roman Antique Lanterns
Materials
Alabaster
Fine quality Antique Louis XV Style Four-Light Lantern
Located in New York, NY
Large, antique lantern with faceted crystal pendants and four electrified candles with faux wax covers dating from the late 19th to early 20th century, with modern wiring and plug, r...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Lanterns
Materials
Brass
L122 Victorian Pink Swirled Glass Oil Lantern with Iron and Brass
Located in Canton, MA
Cranberry glass oil lantern. Stamped brass cap and fittings and wrought iron framing. Restored with original oil pulleys intact, providing access to change the lightbulb. Glass is a ...
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Bradley & Hubbard Kerosine Lamp with Hand Painted Hurricane Glass, Electrified
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Antique Bradley & Hubbard oil kerosene lamp from 1885-1894, Model "Perfection", B&H engraved on the base. The lamp is of old brass and very ornate cast iron old-gold-gilded and beaut...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Lanterns
Materials
Iron, 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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