Mid-18th Century Lighting

Early Danish 18th Century Brass Barn Portable Lantern.

Old chandelier with love and professionally restored in Berlin. electrical wiring works in the US. Re-wired and ready to hang. not one missing. Cabling completely renewed. Crystal, h...

18th century Swedish provincial Baroque tin lantern in it's original condition with faux paint and green glass. ca 1750 Sweden.

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 ...

these elaborately constructed lanterns are hexagonal and have a number of decorative features with graduated bases, brass overlay in patterns on the glass sides, 3 sides with decorat...

Evocative lamp made from a candelabra period of the 1700s Baroque (or Neo-Baroque), whose main feature is the presence of a putto - or cherub - with golden wings. The lamp is a candl...

An extremely rare and magnificent Barock/Rococo chandelier from the, very elaborate, carved limewood and leaf-gold. 24 flames on six arms held by mythical creatures. Hand-cut iron sc...

This impressive pair of large scale sconces are by the renowned firm of Edward F. Caldwell. They retain their original gilded patina and feature Classical motifs including acanthus l...

Pair of 18th Century Blue and White Delft Vases Mounted as Table Lamps A charming pair of mid-18th-century cobalt blue and white Delft vases decorated with scenes of ornamental plan...

A truly magnificent and rare pair of 18th Century Louis XV / Ancient Regime period ecclesiastical candelabra, representing the pinnacle of 18th-century sacred decorative art. Execute...

Fine, rare and impressive 18th century brass chandelier with three tiers of eight scroll arms, for a total of 24 arms, all with original...

Each with shaped backplate and five arms. With the Caldwell Stamp of a C within a Polygon.

Fine 18th century brass six light chandelier with eagle finial over six flower head reflectors above six scrolled brass arms retaining origi...

Single pricket stick, of carved wood, having a pickled wood finish, on tripartite base with scroll feet. Electrified. Stock ID: D6973

Antique 18th century very heavy electrified chandelier from a old candlestick, in gilded bronze with six lights. Measures cm: H 100, diam 65.

A large and impressive Flemish 18th century style chandelier with 18 arm. The baluster stem supporting two tiers of arms 12 to lower and 6 above. All the arms with matching scroll wo...

A rare Dutch brass candelabra, mid-18th century, later adapted as a table lamp by Chapman, circa 1970s. The candelabra retains its original octagonal base, baluster stem, and four sc...

very rare couple of wall lamps model 1537 designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, about 1935, with two lights for each one, made all in brass with murano satin glass...

18th C. Chelsea Porcelain Figure of Shakespeare, Now As A Lamp Complete with a custom-made shade 23.5" h, shade measures 12 w x 9" h The d...

Pair of 18th-century Italian Gilt Wood Carved Appliques with elegant cornucopias and Foliate and Floral Intaglio. in good condition, are two very rare twisted cornucopias filled wit...

Pair of scrolled arm-three light sconces, French, putti design in center front with foliate and ribbon design. Wired.

Antique Italian Lantern Hand-Carved over 250-Years Ago and remarkably does not appear to have ever been restored, only electrified a very long time ago. We had this Antique hand-carv...

A fine antique George II English candlestick. With a 8 lobed petal base, turned shaft, and integral bobeche. Simply a fine period candlestick! Dat...

Very interesting 18th century Spanish ceramic wine or oil storage jar with wonderful olive green glaze with raised leaf and floral design ...

From Northern Italy a rare set of six 18th century gilt wrought iron arms, candle holders, hanging lantern brackets suitable as sconces, if you wire them. These iron arms are fully handmade with curved scrolling iron structure, decorated with  elegant gilt wrought iron acanthus leaves and gildwood balls and bobeches.. Good age related condition, the six arms have the same shape and structure but slightly different sizes, with minor losses, missing giltwood balls in four of item. The gilding of the arms is in good condition, excellent feature in case of their use as sconces, overturning the irons compared to their original use. Some small lacks in the leaves of the crowns of the bobeches, as visible in the picture details. Northern Italy, 1700. Originally these Italian artworks were arms that, fixed in a ring placed on the wall, were used to hold the chains of votive lamps...

Domed top with leaf decoration and flower heads, cylindrical body with glass panels.

This is a stunning pair of French wall sconces, from 1840s, hand-crafted from wood and finished with a luxurious gold-leaf veneer. Combining enduring craftsmanship with an elegant ae...

A beautiful pair of Appliques in gilt bronze, Rococo from mid-18th century. Some wear on the original gilding (see pictures), but the overall impression of these 270 years old app...

Floor lamp composed by a 19th century Tyrolean wooden spinning wheel and an elegant hand-embroidered floral decoration and a delicate lace winding the lamp-shade, with original handm...

A fine antique English candlestick. With a 8 lobed petal base, turned shaft, and integral bobeche. Simply a fine period candlestick...

"Polaris" table lamp designed by the renowned Florentine avant-garde collective Superstudio and produced by Poltronova in 1969. This extraordinary piece is an absolute icon of Italia...

Italy Mid-18th Century pair of brass Empire five lights candleholders or table lamps This wonderful pair of brass candle holders, is a magnificent hand made work by Italian artisan...

Set Of Two sconces In Antique Brass Finish The sconces set of two in a rich antique brass finish is a majestic decorative ensemble inspired by the grandeur of 18th-century French sc...

Mazzega chandelier Murano glass opaline metal, 1967, Italy.

Beautiful pair of bronze candlesticks from the Louis XV period resting on an animated circular base, with a baluster-shaped barrel with torso fluting. The candlesticks have kept thei...

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...

hanging from their original pierced brass chains these censers with urn shaped bodies each extending three arms with c-scroll decorations, censers were used in churches to burn incen...

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...

Precious 1700s Baroque French candelabrum, in golden bronze and gilt wood of walnut. Wonderful as a table centerpiece or to embellish a corner of the dining room Measures cm: Heigh...

A French eighteenth century pewter candlestick of large scale, with baluster stem and shield form tripod base, supported on three ball feet, now as a lamp. Height of candlestick ...

This is a wonderful pair of mid-18th century, Louis XV brass candlesticks. At one point the candlesticks were silvered; only the undersides ...

A palatial scale multi-tiered 18th century neoclassical crystal chandelier sourced from the renowned Royal Crystal Manufacturer of La Granja in Spain. This chandelier comes with an incredible story and provenance and was one of about twelve identical chandeliers that originally hung in an early baroque church called the Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel...

18th century Italian silver giltwood chandelier, ornate with crystal tassels.

English brass serpentine foliage hanging hall / foyer lantern with a locking hinged door, flanking bulbous urn finials, scroll work, and retains the orig...

With elaborate bronze mounts that may polish over a Chinese verte porcelain vase. Unsure of condition of the vase. No cracks visible. From a Bellevue Avenu...

Dutch colonial two-tier 13-light chandelier with centered bulbous column, scrolled decorative arms, original bobaches and terminating with a brass ball finial. Mid-18th Century. Chan...

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...

Important Sputnik chandelier with 12 arms in red lacquered metal, brass details, and white blown glass shades. Designed and produced in Italy during the 1950s, this piece is attribu...

The baluster form terra cotta vase decorated with Chinoiserie decoration including a Court figure waving a banner with an attendant, persimmons, orchids, peonies and other emblems of...

Ljusstakar spiral English early 19th century oak. Brass candleholder.

Unelectrified carved chandelier, leaf-gilded on poliment-ground, 8-flames. Newly restored. This is a original item of the time of Maria Theresia and Mozart Can be electrified on dem...

A pair of mirrored wall sconces made during the early part of the Gustavian period 1775-1790. Made and signed by frame maker Johan Martin ...

A fine ten-light cut-glass chandelier by Perry & Co the main baluster stem with large top canopy and drop hung stem pans cascading to ten rope twist candle...

Chinese porcelain vase mounted into lamp, 18th century.

Pair of beautiful antique gilded wooden candlesticks. Italy or France 18th Century. Rare to find. Maximum height with the tip: cm. 75. ref. O/187.

1960s flush mount lamp – a sumptious Italian design, hand crafted and at the lower ends hand forged. Attributed to Banci, Firenze, Italy. Beautifully Florentine decoration with Muran...

Pair of procession lanterns hand-crafted in Italy in the mid 1700s using walnut. The lanterns were hand.carved and made to most likely be used during religious celebrations. Traditio...

Six arm 18th Century Italian carved Florentine candle chandelier. With its original silver gilding and delightful green painted decorative elements, recently electrified.

very rare gloden brass "2344" table lamp, designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy, about 1950. Rare because it is the only one on sale in the world made in golden brass and not in nickel, probably it was a limited edition or a prototype. Kept in wonderful conditions, probably never used, found in a closed store in italy...

Thank you for your interest in this pair of giltwood wall sconces. Nicholas Wells Antiques is pleased to present a pair of very fine carved giltwood ...