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Lanterns For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: Early 1900s
A Nice Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze and Glass Plafonnier
Located in New York, NY
A Nice Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze and Glass Plafonnier
Item # 7950
Sunburst top with a spiral glass shade.
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Lantern with Hand Beveled Crystal Panels
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bronze lantern with hand beveled crystal panels. 3 lights
Dimensions: Height 28" diameter 13"
CW2575.
Category
Early 20th Century French Other Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Milk Glass Lanterns
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1920′s milk glass English lanterns with neoclassic motif on glass, patinated copper fitters
Measures:
Diameter: 17"
Drop : 22"
Category
Early 20th Century Lanterns
Materials
Glass
Pair Edwardian Veteran car P&H Rear Lamps
By T. Powell
Located in Dereham, GB
Pair Edwardian Veteran car Rear Lamps
By POWELL & HANMER Ltd Birmingham No515
both in very good original condition , cases with no dents.
inset burners sitting on inner springs all ...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Cut Steel
French Brass Lantern, 'Part of a Set of two' (third one sold)
Located in London, GB
A beautiful brass and glazed lantern. Part of a set of three matching lanterns. NOW ONLY TWO AVAILABLE AS ONE SOLD. Price is for one lantern only. Th...
Category
1920s French Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Rare Oriental Style Chinese Pagoda Shape Arts & Crafts Brass Pendant or Lantern
Located in Lisse, NL
One of a kind, early 1900s Arts and Crafts light fixture.
This antique and extraordinary pendant is another one of our recent, great fin...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Small Antique Venetian Murano Pendant, Glass Mouth Blown into Wrought Iron Frame
Located in Lisse, NL
One of the smallest ever, Venetian mouth blown glass pendants.
This adorable and antique Venetian pendant light is one of the smallest of its kind that we ever had the pleasure of o...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Metal, Wrought Iron
Stunning Antique Hallway or Stairwell Pendant w. Four Bronze Ram Head Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and highly stylish, gilt bronze and glass entry hall fixture.
In the earliest days of electric lighting, designers worked closely together with artists & artisans and together they created some of the most beautiful light fixtures made in the history of mankind. For creating these 'works of lighting art' they used some of the most expensive materials and some of the most expensive methods. One of the reasons why such very expensive light fixtures could be made, was, because the potential buyers were mostly people who lived in the largest and most expensive of homes. This gilt bronze and cut glass pendant would have been made for an entry hall with a high ceiling and it would be mounted in the centre of a ceiling rose. The unique combination of gilt bronze ornaments and a stunning cut glass shade, makes this antique pendant an absolute joy to own and look at. This handsome and completely original antique pendant, has rams heads and guirlandes all around the shade, a crown-like gallery on top and leafs and a bronze pineapple underneath. All these antique style elements symbolize something, but with regards to this hallway pendant we particularly like the symbolic meaning of the pineapple, because to many Europeans in the new world they symbolized friendship and hospitality. So much so that families would hang pineapples outside their homes to perfume the entryway and make it welcoming to guests. This striking antique pendant too is wired for safe and immediate usage the world over.
If you like the rarity, quality, beauty and the deeper meaning of this antique hallway...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Art Nouveau and Art Deco Green Glass Shade and Straws Fringe Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Beautiful large Italian Art Nouveau/Art Deco chandelier or hanging lamp with opaline cased green glass shade and green glass straws
Measures:
Diameter 20 inches / 50 cm
Height 36 inc...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
L116 Small Venetian Wrought Iron Lantern with Red Glass
Located in Canton, MA
Handmade wrought iron lantern with a single light. wrought Iron has been hammered into ribbons and curled to make the shell of the lantern. Red glass panels. Slight irregularity of s...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Dutch Arts & Crafts Brass & Fire Painted Opaline Glass Pendant Light / Lantern
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare, colorful and very stylish light fixture from early 1900's Amsterdam.
This rare and highly stylish lantern was made in early twentieth century Amsterdam. The vibrant colors of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Lanterns
Materials
Brass
French Baroque Style Wrought-Iron Stained Glass Hall Lantern, 19th-20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th-20th century Baroque Revival style wrought iron and four-color vitreaux stained glass single-light hall lantern, the rounded four stained glass...
Category
Early 1900s French Baroque Revival Antique Lanterns
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair Gothic Revival Medieval Style, Wrought Iron & Cathedral Glass Wall Lanterns
Located in Lisse, NL
All handcrafted, Gothic style pentagonal wall lights with brackets.
This early 20th century pair of marked brackets with pentagonal lanterns is all handcrafted, completely original and in very good condition. The natural wear has made this Medieval Style pair of light fixtures look even more ancient and authentic. Since finding Gothic fixtures of this quality and originality is getting ever harder, we were over the moon to find a pair that is this good. The trefoil style elements at the top of each of the Gothic church window-like sides and all of the original rivets are just some of the wonderful features that too make these works of lighting art so authentic and desirable. These lights even come with the original cathedral glass...
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
Large Antique Bronze Lantern
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large antique bronze lantern, sourced from Soane, London. This impressive light fitting is suitable for indoor and outdoor use, this lantern is of a grand scale and exquisite desig...
Category
Early 20th Century English Baroque Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Magnificent Antique Arts & Crafts Brass & Art Glass Hall Lantern / Pendant Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Larger than normal Arts and Crafts hallway pendant with unique art glass.
If you are looking for a stylish and quality crafted antique lantern to grace your entry hall, stairwell or...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Huge Holophane Blondel Stiletto Pendant Light
By Holophane
Located in Lowestoft, GB
The largest of the Holophane lighting range, two sections of prismatic glass sit within its original brass ring, brass chains and decorative chandelier three way ceiling hook.
The ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Elevate Your Space with a Large 19.7Ø Antique Chunky Stained Glass Pendant Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare inlaid 'chunky glass' light fixture from the early 1900s.
This handcrafted, chunky stained glass light fixture is the perfect blend of artistry and functionality. With early 20...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Brass
Handsome Hexagonal Brass Lantern
Located in Stamford, CT
Handsome hexagonal brass lantern with glass panels having six lights.
Category
1920s Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Lantern Pendant Antique in Bronze With Etched Glass Panels, France, 1930s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Amazing gilded bronze antique hall lantern with one lamp surrounded by sectional convex tapering glass panels and held within a foliated scrolling framework with decorative central p...
Category
1920s French Baroque Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Grand Entrance or Hall Lantern
Located in Greenwich, CT
A grand hanging entrance or hall lantern in patinated iron of octagonal form with four large tapering sides and four chamfer corner sides, all with beveled glass, below a domed corni...
Category
1910s American American Classical Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Italian Amber Glass Lantern Style Pendant with Iron and Gilt Metal Frame
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1920s Italian lantern style pendant has a pale green iron frame embellished with gilt metal acanthus leaf and fan details. Lantern features six amber colored glass panels...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Iron
Antique Large Brass French or English Lantern, Fully Restored Old Glass
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French or possibly English, very large brass lantern. Although we purchased this antique brass lantern in France, there is a part of us, that thinks they could have originated in England? What we find most unusual about this antique lantern, other than the very large size, is that it's brass and 90% of the antique lanterns...
Category
1910s French Country Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Wonderful French Gilt Reverse Painted Mirrored Beaded Baguès Basket Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French gold gilt chandelier in the manner of Baguès, from the iconic 1920s period. This stunning piece has 6 reverse painted mirrored panels...
Category
1920s French Belle Époque Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Crystal
Gilt Wrought Iron Chinoiserie Style Chandelier with Glass Geisha
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant 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 cha...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Belle Epoque Brass and Crystal 6-Light Lantern, Turkey, Circa:1910
Located in Alexandria, VA
This unique lantern was probably hand made in Turkey prior to World War 1. The fixture is constructed of hand-cast brass with hand-cut lead crystal. The base has 6 indirect lights th...
Category
Early 20th Century French Moorish Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Large Early 20th Cent. 4-Light Speckled Glass Wall Lantern
Located in San Francisco, CA
A sizable, 4-light, wall lantern from the early 20th century. With a freshly powder-coated finial, scroll arm, and backplate. Newly rewired with brass candle covers. The seeded gl...
Category
Early 20th Century Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Moroccan Brass Lantern or Light Fixture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting antique Moroccan hanging light fixture hand crafted in perforated brass in classic form featuring stained glass floral designs.
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Pair of Early 20th Century Wrought Iron Lanterns.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of early 20th century wrought iron lanterns.
Pair of 1930-1940 wrought iron lanterns, 6 lights each.
h: 82cm, d: 42cm
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Lanterns
Materials
Wrought Iron
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau Pâte de Verre Branches in Bloom Perfume Burning Night Ligh
Located in New York, NY
Argy-Rousseau's near-unique ability to gracefully soften the starkness of Art Deco design without ever sacrificing the strength of the design is on full display in this remarkable, p...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lanterns
Materials
Wrought Iron
Art Deco Gilt Bronze Alabaster Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Large French Art Deco gilt bronze chandelier with alabaster bowl shade suspended from three gilt bronze arms with knotted rope shape. T...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lanterns
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Early 20th C Pair of Holophane Prismatic Glass Acorn Teardrop Pendants Lights
By Holophane
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fine matching pair of acorn/teardrop prismatic glass pendants by Holophane.
The pendants have their original stamped bronze galleries,
All glass is in good condition, some very ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Early Scandinavian Modern Ceiling Lamp, Denmark ca. 1911
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Early Scandinavian Modern
A beautiful pendant with clear glass shade and patinated brass mounting. Denmark, circa. 1911.
The provenance of this lamp is from the railway station in...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Lanterns
Materials
Brass
French Art Nouveau Period Jugendstil Brass Glass Four-Light Chandelier
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
One of kind Art Nouveau period brass and cut glass four-light chandelier, France, 1900-1910. Richly elaborate gilt brass with wonderful detailing and green glass panels adorning eac...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Swedish Iron Lantern
Located in London, GB
A Swedish iron lantern, first half 20th century with later glass.
Nicely designed with geometric piercing and shaping and a grey to brown tone t...
Category
Early 20th Century Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Wall Sconces Torch Form Wrought Iron & Gold Leaf With Glove Opaline Glass, Pair
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Pair of Torch Form Wall Sconces Wrought Iron & Gold Leaf With Glove Opaline Glass,
Pair of iron gloden wall lamps or sconces torch form with gl...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Medieval Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Pair of French Art Deco Torchiere Wall Sconces Converted to Electric Wall lights
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Pair of superb Art Deco bronze wall torchieres sconces or wall lanterns richly decorated with fine details from a Belle-Époque mansion in South of France, circa 1920–1925. The wall t...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Brass Port and Starboard Boat Lanterns
Located in Norwell, MA
Superb pair of ships port and starboard lanterns. Meticulously polished and lacquered. With makers badges "Hurricane tested, Wilcox Crittenden, Middletown Connecticut. Hinged doors. ...
Category
1920s North American Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Brass
English Copper & Opaline Glass Railway Station Lantern ~ NOS
Located in Downham Market, GB
A unused copper railway wall lantern.
A wonderful thing which I felt very fortunate to come by, manufactured by V & R Blakemore of Birmingham who manufactured guns, locks & lanterns ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Victorian Lanterns
Materials
Copper
Wrought Iron and Gilding Lantern, Interior or Exterior, Early 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Wrought iron and gilding lantern, Interior or exterior, Early 20th Century.
Lantern in wrought iron and gilding for indoor or outdoor use, early 20th century, interior light, 6 ligh...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Wrought Iron
Solid Copper Ships Stern Lantern by Davey
Located in Norwell, MA
Awesome polished cooper ships lantern by Davey of London. With brass stern badge, lens bezel, makers badge and carry handle. Fitted with original burner. M...
Category
1920s European Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Copper
Bow Lantern from a Small Boat
Located in Norwell, MA
Port and starboard solid brass boat lantern from George Carpenter of Chicago. Curved red and green lenses. With original burner. Meticulously polished and lacqured. Several very smal...
Category
1920s North American Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Brass Bow Lantern with Bullseye Lenses
Located in Norwell, MA
Early twentieth century boat lantern with three thick bullseye lenses of clear, red, and blue glass. Dutch made, early twentieth century. Top quality relic. With original burner. Hin...
Category
1920s North American Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Brass
French Brass and White Glass Hanging Oil Lamp, now electrified, early 20th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A light and simple lantern with it's original milk glass and brass accents, once an oil lamp with adjustable wick and now electrified with a single socket, the oil reservoir with a r...
Category
Early 20th Century French Early Victorian Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Large Reclaimed Bronze Wall Lantern
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique solid bronze wall lantern dating to the early 20th century, suitable for indoor or outdoor use. This lantern is beautifully styled with its weathered bronze creating an un...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique French bronze lantern with etched glass
Located in Worthing, GB
A beautiful French lantern with etched glass, chain and ceiling rose.
Category
Early 20th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Brass and Etched Glass Lantern
Located in Canton, MA
Small brass and Glass lantern with etched glass cylinder and three light cluster. Early 20th Century, Eastern European. Completely restored with a light antique brass finish, rewired...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech American Colonial Lanterns
Materials
Brass
An Unusual Pair of Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Bow Fronted Wall Lanterns
Located in Benington, Herts
An Unusual Pair of Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Bow Fronted Wall Lanterns Executed in Gilt Brass
French - Circa 1900
These fine wall lanterns ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Rare & Small Venetian Murano Pendant Mouth Blown Opalescent Glass in Iron Frame
Located in Lisse, NL
Small & brilliant Venetian pendant. Perfect blue opalescent glass in a forged wrought iron frame.
This small size antique Venetian pendant light is the only one we ever found with o...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Lanterns
Materials
Wrought Iron, Iron
Tall French Art Deco Bronze Opaline Glass Torchiere Wall Sconce Indoor Outdoor
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Superb, tall bronze wall torchiere sconce or wall lantern for indoor and outdoor use, France, 1920-1929. Old Bronze richly decorated with fine details, hand-blown opaline glass ball ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Smallest Venetian Hall Pendant Light, Mouth Blown Glass into Wrought Iron Frame
Located in Lisse, NL
Smallest ever Venetian pendant in a hand forged wrought iron frame.
This adorable and antique Venetian pendant light is the smallest of its kind that we ever had the pleasure of o...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Lanterns
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Rare Arts & Crafts Castle Tower Design Cathedral Glass Hallway Lantern / Pendant
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique and impressive, quality made light fixture.
If you are a collector of rare and all-handcrafted art and antiques then this sizable and one of a kind pendant could be flying y...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Lanterns
Materials
Wrought Iron, Metal
Pair of Art Deco Murano Glass and Brass Pendants or Lanterns by Barovier
Located in Rome, IT
A beautiful pair of Italian Art Deco chandeliers by Ercole Barovier, made of clear Murano glass and brass.
Each with one E 27 light bulbs.
We can rewire for your country standards.
T...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Lanterns
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Art Deco Murano Grass Elegant Lantern Attributed to Gio Ponti, 1940
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Chandelier with essential design and great elegance attributed to Gio Ponti.
Centered by an amazing hand blown cup with one E 27 light bulb.
A rear b...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Lanterns
Materials
Blown Glass
French Antique Bronze Lantern
Located in Austin, TX
Lantern from France with a bronze structure and curved glass panes. The fixture is adorned with stylized acorn finials and acanthus leaves. There are four candelabras. It has been ne...
Category
1920s French Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Antique Arts & Crafts Brass and Beveled Glass Entry Hall Pendant / Light Fixture
By Adolf Loos
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful, unique and all-handcrafted Arts & Crafts pendant light.
If you are looking for a stylish and all-handcrafted pendant to grace your hallway or landing then this early 20th...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century French Gilt Bronze & Glass Hall Lantern
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 20th century gilt bronze & glass hall lantern, French. In the baroque to rococo transitional taste. Pineapple drop symbolizing "Bienvenue!" or "Welcome!". Fine condition. Repla...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
German Art Nouveau Jugendstil Siemens Luzette Pendant Lamp by Peter Behrens
Located in Boden, SE
German Art Nouveau Jugendstil Siemens Luzette pendant lamp by Peter Behrens.
A very nice Luzette pendant lamp, made in the early 20th century and designed by the great designer Peter...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Lanterns
Materials
Copper
Pair of Antique Italian Lanterns, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1920's etched glass lanterns with neoclassic silver plated bodies with 4 candelabra lights. Sold individually.
Measurements:
Present drop: 33.5"
Diameter: 18"(widest p...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Silver Plate
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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