Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Pair Antique Brass Whale Oil Lamp Candlesticks, Circa 1830
s.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique Brass Whale Oil Lamp Candlesticks, Circa 1830's.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Brass
Late 18th-Early 19th Century Swing Post Mount Whale Oil Lamp
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A late 18th-early 19th century swing post mount whale oil lamp, a fine example of a ships or wall
Category
19th Century British Colonial Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Iron
Rare Porcelain Advertising Ware Table Lamp, Baltimore, circa 1840s
Located in Peabody, MA
, tureens and whale oil lamps) sold by the C. Levering Co. of Baltimore, and mounted as a table lamp itself
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1840s American American Classical Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Antique French Miner’s Whale Oil Lantern Brass Rooster 8"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique early 18th century French miner’s whale oil lantern, decorated with a brass rooster and
Category
18th Century French Provincial Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Brass
$280 Sale Price
30% Off
H 8 in W 5.25 in D 5 in
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Antique Turn of Century Ivory Sex Netsuke (Bonerific)
Located in Brunswick, ME
Titusville, Pennsylvania, B&H began producing kerosene burning lamps, which eventually replaced whale oil
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Brass
Bradley Hubbard B&H Gold/Gilded Bookends Federal Neoclassical Building w/Columns
Located in Brunswick, ME
Titusville, Pennsylvania, B&H began producing kerosene burning lamps, which eventually replaced whale oil
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Iron
H 3.5 in W 5 in D 1.25 in
Fine/Detailed Gilded Antique B&H Cast Polo Players on Horseback Antique Bookends
Located in Brunswick, ME
, which eventually replaced whale oil burning lamps. By the 1890s B&H had showrooms in New York, Boston
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Iron
H 5.75 in W 4.25 in D 3 in
Pair Antique Sandwich Glass Whale Oil Lamps c. 1820
Located in Westfield, MA
This elegant pair of early 19th-century Sandwich Glass whale oil lamps is a striking example of
Category
1820s American Federal Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Glass
Set of Two Whale Oil Lamps from Whaler
s Ship
Located in Haarlem, NL
would visit us. Many times he brought scrimshaws sperm whale teeth that he tried to sell. He once gave
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Iron
Anglo Raj Antique 19th Century Bronze Oil Lamp
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Anglo Raj antique 19th century bronze Indian temple oil lamp.
Whale oil lamp with 4 wick burners
Category
19th Century Indian Moorish Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of American Blue Glass Fluid Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Great color and likely made by a Boston glass company. The whale oil or other would fill lamp and
Category
1870s American Folk Art Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Glass
Whale Tail Mirrored Reflector Oil Wall Lamp - Signed Wheeler 1882
Located in Peekskill, NY
Wheeler mirrored reflectors are highly sought after and the whale tail examples are there most
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Japanese Gold Bronze Whale Oil Lamp
Now Electrified
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century Japanese gold bronze whale oil lamp (Now Electrified).
Shade shown is 18
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique 19th Century American Milk Glass Oil Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th Century American whale oil lamp.
Colorless spherical EAPG glass font, high-lead opalescent
Category
1870s American Late Victorian Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Brass
Electrified 19th Century Gimbal Whale Oil Ship Lanterns
Located in Dallas, TX
Three 19th century, now electrified, gyroscopic whale-oil lamps constructed of iron ribs with a
Category
Early 19th Century American Rustic Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Cottagecore 19th Century Antique Hand Blown Glass Table Lamp, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
whale oil lamp.
19th century
The lovely urn form body of this lamp would have been originally filled
Category
19th Century Rustic Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Amethyst Cut to Clear Glass Whale Oil Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
A 19th Century amethyst cut to clear glass whale oil lamp on an embossed brass column mounted on a
Category
19th Century American Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of 19th Century Patriotic Cobalt Glass Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
A pair of 19th century patriotic whale oil lamps, the cobalt blue fonts with raised American stars
Category
19th Century American Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Porcelain Table Lamps.
Located in Seattle, WA
whale oil lamp - oil was stored inside the lid - before electricity took over.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Pair of Electrified Oil Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of brass oil lamps with whales as the oil containers and shells as the deflectors. Whales are
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Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Eagle Headed Serpent Aladin Style Oil Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare neoclassic silver over brass whale oil form lamp mounted on eagle talon footed base with
Category
Late 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Whale Oil Lamps
PAIR English Regency Silvered Argand Lamps
Located in Woodbury, CT
A PAIR of electrified Sheffield 'process' silvered Argand lamps.
Whale or lamp oil was
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19th Century English Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Pair of 19th Century Milk Glass Star and Moon Electrified Whale Oil Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
A pair of 19th century American milk glass whale oil lamps, decorated with embossed stars and
Category
19th Century American Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Brass
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Roger Capron French Ceramic Tile Coffee Table Model Cuvette Vallauris
By Roger Capron
Located in Chicago, IL
Roger Capron French ceramic tile coffee table model Cuvette.
This table is composed of tiles that each exhibit the strong influence of the fire in the kiln and vary in colors of war...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$9,000
H 10 in W 47 in D 20.5 in
Old Tree Trunk Sculpture Object
Located in Rochester, NY
An ancient looking tree trunk fragment that at first glance appears to be faux bois rather than real wood. Beautifully aged color and wear to surface from many years of exposure to t...
Category
19th Century Unknown Organic Modern Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Wood
Nugget Large Vase by Gaetano Pesce
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Milan, IT
This iconic design by Gaetano Pesce will make a singular, utterly captivating accent in a contemporary interior. A precious work of art, it belongs to the Fish Design Collection of s...
Category
2010s Italian Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Resin
1960s Red Metal Chinoiserie Chinese Pagoda Hanging Lantern Pendant Light
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa mid-20th century red metal single light hanging lantern / pendant light. Pagoda style lantern with a pierced chinoiserie cage around a white glass hurricane shade.
Dimensions:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Metal
$595
H 13 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
ANTiQUE 1900 ARTS
CRAFTS SHAPLAND AND PETTER HALL COAT GLOVE UMBRELLA STAND
By Shapland
Petter
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Arts & Crafts Shapland & Petter Hall stand with hand hammered Copper panels over a Wa...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Copper
$4,052
H 80.71 in W 44.49 in D 15.75 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought
cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Category
Late 19th Century European Moorish Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
$116,758
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Ceramic Link Chain Wall Sculpture
By Asmaa Aman-Tran
Located in Attleboro, MA
Chains echo different emotions in us, some see them as a symbol of imprisonment, and vulnerability and some see as an emotion of inter connectivity and strong bond between the people...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Linen
Indian Summer Large Vase by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in Milan, IT
A strikingly singular addition to a personal art collection, this gorgeous vase is a veritable work of art of bold visual impact. Entirely crafted of soft resin, it boasts a magnific...
Category
2010s Italian Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Resin
19th Century Anthropomorphic Taxidermy Boxing Squirrels by Edward Hart
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A very rare anthropomorphic taxidermy scene of two red squirrels boxing, housed in its original pine and glazed case with hand painted backdrop.
The squirrels have their original s...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine
$10,982
H 14.57 in W 19.3 in D 7.09 in
Early 19th Century Parcel Gilt Gothic Revival Harp By Sebastian Erard
By Sébastien Érard
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine and elegant Regency Satinwood and parcel-gilt double action Harp from the workshop of the famous harp and piano maker Sebastian Erard (1752-1831), decorated in the Grecia...
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Early 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Brass
$15,251
H 66.93 in W 31.5 in D 20.08 in
Early 19th century painted iron safe
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century painted iron safe circa 1830.
We are pleased to offer this cast iron safe in near original condition and still functioning today.
Cast fielded panels to front an...
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Iron
Piero Fornasetti Rosone Charger, 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Miami, FL
A vintage decorative Rosone N.6 large plate or charger designed and manufactured by the Italian master of playful and surreal self-expression Piero Fornasetti in the 1960s. The large...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Copper Tub 1800s-1860s / Flower Vase Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old copper tub made in Japan.
It was made during the Edo period (1800s-1860s) and used as a tool to draw water from a well.
This tool is one of the tools of daily life tha...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Copper, Iron
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
H 8.67 in W 8.86 in D 8.27 in
19th Century Famille Rose Chinese Export Punch Bowl, Koi Decorated
Located in Manhasset, NY
Fine Ch'ing dynasty export Famille Rose large punch bowl, hand-painted porcelain, in very colorful everyday scenes of the upper socioeconomic level of Chinese society during the peri...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
1940s Dutch Large Brass
Porcelain Hand Painted Delft Blue and White Chandelier
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and large size eight light pendant.
This decorative and top quality made pendant could be perfect for you. Both on and off this great workmanship fixture can create just th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Other Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$4,186
H 31 in Dm 31.5 in
Late Century Japanese Cast Aluminium Industrial Flameproof Table Lamp, Edison
By Kokosha, Industrial Production
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Reclaimed Kokosha aluminium flame proof ceiling light circa 1998, made by Kokosha of Osaka, Japan
Originating form super tankers and cargo ships this lamp has been expertly stripp...
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1990s Japanese Industrial Antique Whale Oil Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
$446 / item
H 9.06 in Dm 9.06 in
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Antique Whale Oil Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique whale oil lamps available for sale. Each of these unique antique whale oil lamps was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and bronze. Antique whale oil lamps have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. neoclassical antique whale oil lamps are consistently popular styles. Antique whale oil lamps have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Bradley
Hubbard are consistently popular.
How Much are Antique Whale Oil Lamps?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,183, while they’re typically $275 on the low end and $4,250 highest priced.
Questions About Antique Whale Oil Lamps
- What is a whale oil lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A whale oil lamp is a lamp that uses whale oil for fuel. Whale oil lamps were largely made from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Antique whale oil lamps are collectibles today and an older specimen will be a striking addition to your mantel or display cabinet. Find a collection of antique and vintage whale oil lamps on 1stDibs today.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are a few key things to look for to identify an antique oil lamp. First check for a patent number anywhere on your lamp. Use a black light to inspect whether your lamp’s hardware is secured with glue, which fluoresces and would indicate a contemporary lamp. Antique lamps use plaster to attach hardware and fill gaps. An antique oil lamp may have hand-blown glass. Shop a range of professionally authenticated antique oil lamps on 1stDibs.
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