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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
German Midcentury Set of Eight Glass Wall Sconces by WILA Leuchten, 1970s
By WILA
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty and pretty Set of Eight Murano glass Wall Sconces by WILA Leuchten. These fixtures were designed and manufactured during the 1970s in Germany. Model 794. Each Wall Sconce is c...
Category

German Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Metal

Italian Painted Tole Hall Lantern
Located in Essex, MA
Green leaf form with red flower heads. Electrified. No glass.
Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Tin

Venetian 18th Century Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very stunning 18th century Lantern from Venice. Wonderfully crafted from gilt metal and decorated with an angel and putti - standing in its stone base. Grand scale and ready to use...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Metal

Silver & Brass 4 Light Chandelier, 18th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
Unique sterling silver plated over brass chandelier. Three arms and ornate chain, the fixture also has a matching canopy. There is a light receptacle inside the fixture that would cr...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Silver, Brass

Italian Pair of Murano Glass & Mirror Sconces
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An impressive pair of 18th Century Murano glass sconces. The original mirrored curvy backplates are 10 ½”W with foxing and wear consistent w...
Category

Italian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Glass, Mirror

18th Century Solid Brass Dutch Light Fixture Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine quality solid brass Dutch style six light hanging light fixture. Originally a candle fixture now converted to electric. Completely re-wired and ready to install. The length or...
Category

Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Brass

German Midcentury Amber Glass Flush Mount by WILA Leuchten, 1970s
By WILA
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty and pretty Murano glass Flush Mount by WILA Leuchten. ThIs fixture was designed and manufactured during the 1970s in Germany. Model 794. This Flush Mount has never been used. ...
Category

German Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Metal

3-Light Banci Firenze Ceiling or Wall Light, Red and Custard, 1960s Italy
Located in Andernach, DE
Leafed and floral flush ceiling or wall light, Banci Studios, Firenze, 1960s. The center of this impressive Italian made lamp is formed by a rose, leading into oak or artichoke folia...
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Italian Hollywood Regency Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Metal

Antique Georgian English Brass Side-Eject Candlesticks, Pair
Located in Downingtown, PA
Antique Georgian English brass side-eject candlesticks- pair, circa 1770-1800. The pair of brass push-up brass candlesticks have a circular domed base with a central column with a button end mechanism to eject a candle. Dimensions: 8 1/2 inches high x 4 1/4 inch diameter Reference: The Brass Book American, English and European Fifteenth Century...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Brass

Itsu, Table Lamp, Brass, Finland, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass table lamp produced by Itsu, Finland, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 12.5“ H x 10.75“ Diameter Bulb Specifications: E-26 STD Number of Sockets (per fixt...
Category

Finnish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Brass

German Midcentury Set of Six Glass Flush Mounts by WILA Leuchten, 1970s
By WILA
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty and pretty Set of Six Murano glass Flush Mounts by WILA Leuchten. These fixtures were designed and manufactured during the 1970s in Germany. Model 794. Each Flush Mount is com...
Category

German Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Metal

18th Century, Giltwood Pair of Italian Louis XV Candle Wall Sconce with Mirror
Located in IT
Pair of Piedmontese Italian candle wall sconce in carved and gilded wood with mirror. Turin (Italy), Louis XV period, mid-18th century The precious pair of sconce, made around th...
Category

Italian Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Wrought iron tripod floor lamp, XVIIIth c.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Wrought iron tripod floor lamp. France, 18th century.
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron

French, 18th/ 19th Century Metal Lantern
Located in Buisson, FR
Very rare metal lantern, France, circa 1750- 1850. Weathered, small losses and some old repairs. Lantern can be opened on one side. Glass of later date. H:40,5cm W:26,5cm D:12cm
Category

French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Metal

Banker Lamp
Located in PARIS, FR
Banker lamp with a green and removable lampshade.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Brass

Torchere Iron Candle Gothic Tripod High 122cm., 4ft
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Striking elegant classical form Lovely thick lustrous patina Juxtapses with modern and contemporary interiors and collections Could be electrified as a floor standing lamp The pan wi...
Category

Italian Gothic Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron

Dark Rock Crystal Quartz Lamp by Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
Billions years old dark natural rock crystal sculpture mounted as a lamp. Two sockets installed. To the top of the rock crystal 11.5”.  
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Rock Crystal

Carlo Nason for Mazzega Murano Glass Table Lamp LT328 Model 1970s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian table lamp model LT328 designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega vetri di Murano composed of 4 pulegosi glasses and metal base, Italy 1970s Note that the lamp is original to the ...
Category

Italian Post-Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Metal

Italian Basket Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century tole and crystal basket chandelier with Greek Key motif. Circa 1780. The chandelier has been professionally rewired, comes with matchin...
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Crystal

Original Antique Maria Theresien Chandelier 18th Century 1790, Restored
Located in Vienna, AT
Antique Rococo chandelier, with zinn-plated iron frame, partly with rose resin-hanging - restored Wired for the US.
Category

Austrian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Iron

Spectacular Neoclassical Ormolu Chandelier, 18th Century
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A huge, spectacular late 18th / early 19th German or English ormolu 10 - light chandelier. The chandelier can be used as a candelabra or can be electrified (on request). The height ...
Category

German Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Italian 18th Century Hanging Lantern
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An Italian tôle lantern from the 18th century with gilded, rococo motifs on dark metal housing. Crowned with a gilded finial to symbolize a burning flame, the theme continues down th...
Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Metal

18th Century Italian Bronze Hanging Oil Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Italian hanging bronze oil lamp with removable lid. Solid bronze. Can be hung or used as a stand-alone decorating piece. Great piece to use with any decor. Dimensions l...
Category

Italian Grand Tour Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Palatial Italian 18thC 5-Light Rococo Giltwood Cherub Torcheres
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This pair of magnificent torcheres are of the finest quality carved wood, gilding and faux marble painting. Each are comprised of a giltwood cherub or putto figure sitting on faux m...
Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Giltwood

Pair Of Meissen Bronze Table Lamps With Motto Children, by MV Acier, 1775-1814
Located in Vienna, AT
With porcelain figures from the original period of origin around 1775: Two electrified bronze lamps with gilding: a profiled pedestal in a triangular shape with beveled corners as a ...
Category

German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Bronze

A pair of carved lions paw lamp bases
Located in Grange-Over-Sands, GB
A wonderful pair of lamp bases made from carved and painted oak hairy lions paws. Likely 18thC fragments from a piece of furniture. (Shades not included) Dimensions: H 44.5cm W 22cm ...
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Hardwood

18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Church Torchère Converted to Floor Lamp
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Tall giltwood church torchère with deep foliate carvings, Italy late 18th century. This piece is finely hand carved in precise detail with deep foliate carvings decorated with acanth...
Category

Italian Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Silk, Giltwood

German Midcentury Set of Three Amber Glass Wall Sconces by WILA Leuchten, 1970s
By WILA
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty and pretty Set of Three Murano glass Wall Sconces or Flush Mounts by WILA Leuchten. These fixtures were designed and manufactured during the 1970s in Germany. Model 794. Each ...
Category

German Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Metal

Set of 3 Gold Repousse Baroque Wall Sconces
Located in Hastings, GB
A rare set of 3 Brass Baroque repousse wall sconces Original late 17th/ early 18th century large detailed Repoussé back plates designed with hi...
Category

European Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Brass

Large Dutch Baroque Style 18-Light Brass Chandelier
Located in Troy, NY
An impressive, very large (43" tall) and well proportioned four-tier brass chandelier with 18 candle-arms. In original condition, not drilled for electricity, but can be electrified....
Category

Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Brass

Maria Theresia Crystal Chandelier Antique Ceiling Lamp Luster Art Nouveau
Located in Berlin, DE
This magnificent Maria Theresa chandelier is a real highlight for any room. The frame is completely covered in glass and lavishly decorated with cut crystal drops in different shapes...
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Brass, Wire

French Blue Nevers Faience Late 17th Century Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A magnificent late 17th century French faience Nevers vase, of baluster form, decorated throughout with wonderful chinoiserie details in tones of blue and manganese on an off-white b...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Faience

Syrian Mosque Lamp in Enameled Openwork Copper
Located in New York, US
Our beautiful copper mosque lamp is distinguished for its reticulated form and lovely enameled arabesque designs in blue, lime green and pink, with its ori...
Category

Syrian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Copper

Antique Swedish Gustavian /Empire Crystal Chandelier w/ Gilt Bronze & Ten Lights
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine and large-scale Antique Gustavian or Karl Johan Empire crystal chandelier with gilt bronze armature featuring a center ring with thinly pressed rosettes and foliage betwe...
Category

Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Pausania Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Artemide, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Iconic Pausania Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Artemide, Italy, 1980s. In the 1980s, the Italian designer Ettore Sottsass collaborated with Art...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Metal

Four E. F. Caldwell Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Sconces with Wedgwood Plaques
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
These beautiful sconces are of the finest quality, and feature Classical motifs including bowknots and acanthus leaves. They are mounted with sage green Wedgwood...
Category

American Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Sèvres Blue Cobalt Porcelain, Gilt Bronze Candlestick Centerpiece
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early XIX Century French candlestick , Sèvres blue cobalt porcelain, gilt bronze centerpiece Candle holders immersed in a bouquet of flowers. Bronze...
Category

French Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Dutch Brass Diminutive Bulbous Six Scrolled Spur Arm Chandelier, Candles, C 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
Dutch brass diminutive chandelier with six scrolled spur arms, central bulbous column, original bobeches with candle cups, and terminating on a ball finial with decorative ring. Chan...
Category

Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Brass, Wire

English Georgian Hexagonal Glazed Verdigris Lantern
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1800 English Georgian Hexagonal Glazed Brass/Bronze Verdigris Lantern Exceptional quality, rewired with original chain & hanging hook Measures: W33 x D33 x H57 cm.  
Category

British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Pair of Late 18th Century Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabra
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of gilded and sculpted bronze candelabra with four branches each. The branches curve to form trumpets and foliated scrollwork on one end and sockets on the other end. The socket...
Category

French Directoire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Marble, Bronze

1 of the 2 Opaline Large Glass Lamp "Water Lily" by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putz
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the two Large Pedant Ceiling lamp wave by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler, Germany Düren 1960s. Peill & Putzler's "Water Rose" (or "Artichoke") received the "iF Product Desig...
Category

German Post-Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Italian Early 18th Century Giltwood Torchiere or Floor Lamp 1720
Located in Rome, IT
A fine Italian early 18th century giltwood torchiere on triform base carved on the front side, with seven scrolled gilt-metal candle arms. Measure...
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Giltwood

“Mandarin” Pendant Lamp by Michael Bang for Holmegaard/Royal Copenhagen, 1980's
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This very nice pendant lamp was designed by Michael Bang for Holmegaard/Royal Copenhagen in Denmark in the 1980's. It is made of white opaline glass, which gives beautiful warm and p...
Category

Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Opaline Glass

Grande Applique Portacero Italiana in Ferro Battuto 1750 circa Quindici Bracci
Located in Milano, MI
18th Century Italian Wrough Iron Sconce Monumental Fifteen-armed Candelabra with a pyramidal hand-made iron frame decorated with scrolling, curling embossed motivs. This large size unique artwork is a 18th century Italian iron candlestick sconce consists of two pieces, an upper 15 armed wall candelabra, a 15 armed candlestick and a later wrough iron basement, may be dating from the early 20th century, to use this candelabra as a standing floor torch...
Category

Italian Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Church Torchère Converted to Floor Lamp
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Tall giltwood church torchère with deep foliate carvings, Italy late 18th century. This piece is finely hand carved in precise detail with deep foliate carvings decorated with acanth...
Category

Italian Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Silk, Giltwood

Chinese 18th Century Qianlong Ormolu Mounted Lamps
Located in Newark, England
Lampshades can be provided at an additional charge. Famille Rose Decoration with a Jade Finial From our Decorative collection, we are delighted to offer this pair of Chinese 18th...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Jade, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

A Tall Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vase Lamp
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A recently rewired lamp, with brass top and brown flex wire with UK plug socket. A lovely early example of Chinese export porcelain, inspired by Qing Dynasty. A good size.
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

A pair of Italian 18th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood floor lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A monumental and impressive pair of Italian 18th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood floor lamps. Each wonderful candle stand that has been turned into a lamp is raised by a triangular ba...
Category

Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Giltwood

18th Century Japanese Bronze Tōrō Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
18th-Century Japanese bronze tōrō lantern with recently updated wiring.
Category

Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Italian 3 spout brass oil lamp with wick implements, 1790
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Cast brass three spout Lucerne oil lamp on a solid brass rod threaded with a shield form finial and supported by a conical centered circular base with...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Brass

18th Century French Fire-Gilded Bronze Electried Church Chandelier
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A very fine, large fire-gilded bronze church chandelier in Louis XVI style, France, late 18th century. This wonderful piece is finely elaborate in precise detail decorated with elega...
Category

French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Amber Crystal Antique Chandelier Ceiling Florentiner Lustre Art Nouveau
Located in Berlin, DE
Presenting our cherished old chandelier, lovingly and professionally restored in Berlin. Its electrical wiring is compatible with the US, having been re-wired and prepared for easy h...
Category

Italian Art Nouveau Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Brass, Wire

Exceptional Mid-18th Century 2-Tiered Italian Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
An outstanding and exceptional mid-18th century 2-Tiered Chandelier from Genoa, Italy, Beautifully constructed with a giltwood shaft and iron arms. The gilt technique is referred to ...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Iron

Pair of Beautiful Bubble Glass Pendant Lamps by Helena Tynell, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
Two beautiful bubble glass chandeliers or pendant lights designed by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg. A design Classic, the hand blown glass gives a wonderful warm glow. The dim...
Category

German Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

Large Baccarat Crystal Antique Chandelier Dining Ceiling 8 Light Fixture Pendant
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Large Baccarat Crystal Antique Chandelier Dining Ceiling 8 Light Fixture Pendant . Late 18th Early 19th century Rare and Exquisite baccarat crystal chandelier 8 light with hand made...
Category

French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Metal, Bronze

Set of 4 Louis XVI French Dore Bronze Wall Appliqués/Sconces, 18th Century Paris
Located in New York, NY
A very unusual and quite rare set of four antique French Louis XVI period, three-light wall lights/appliqués, (sconces). Each having a Hercules mask to initialize each arm, with an o...
Category

French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Early 18th C. Régence Ormolu Chandelier, Keck Collection, Sotheby's 5 Dec 1991
Located in Morristown, NJ
Early 18th C., France, a Régence Ormolu Chandelier from The Keck Collection, sold Sotheby's 5 Dec 1991. The six light chandelier with a support composed of a gadrooned baluster-shape...
Category

French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

18th-Century French Baroque Carved Wood Altar Candlestick Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 18th-century French lamp showcases masterful craftsmanship and timeless design. Originally a carved wooden architectural element, this piece has been beautifully repur...
Category

French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting

Materials

Walnut

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