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Boston Antique Lighting

American 19th Century Bronze Lantern, Attributed to Hooper Co. Boston
By Hooper of Boston
Located in London, by appointment only
. Possibly American and attributed to Hooper and Co of Boston USA, circa 1850. Measures: Height 24
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Mid-19th Century American Rococo Boston Antique Lighting

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Bronze, Ormolu

Ships Port Lantern by Peter Gray of Boston
Located in Norwell, MA
Steel cased ships port lantern by Nineteenth century maker Peter Gray of Boston. Polished steel
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1910s North American Boston Antique Lighting

Materials

Steel

Antique Ships Port Lantern by Peter Gray of Boston
Ships Port Lantern by Peter Gray of Boston
$1,195
H 24 in W 10 in D 10 in
Hanging Lantern
By Boston and Sandwich Glass Company
Located in New York, NY
American (glass attributed to Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, Sandwich, Massachusetts), circa
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19th Century American Empire Boston Antique Lighting

Materials

Brass

Antique Hanging Lantern
Hanging Lantern
$15,000
H 30 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Outstanding Pair of Marine Lanterns by Peter Gray of Boston
Located in Norwell, MA
of Boston. This is a great pair with rich red and blue Fresnel glass lenses set into brass cases with
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Early 1900s North American Boston Antique Lighting

Materials

Brass

Rare Ships Port and Starboard Lanterns by George Mason of Boston
Located in Norwell, MA
Awesome pair of meticulously polished and lacquered Nineteenth Century solid brass ships port and starboard lanterns. This is a rare delicate pair with original makers badges. Weigh...
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1890s North American Boston Antique Lighting

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Brass

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Chandeliers Victorian Rococo Pr. Gas Chandeliers by Hooper
By Hooper of Boston
Located in Long Island, NY
An ornate pair of American gas chandeliers by Hooper of Boston. Hooper was a competitor of
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19th Century American Victorian Boston Antique Lighting

Materials

Brass

Henry Hooper of Boston Five Light Gilt Bronze Grape Vine Gasolier
By Henry N. Hooper Co.
Located in Chestnut Hill, MA
Hooper & Co. of Boston. Originally from the Jamaica Plain summer estate of Dr. John Collins Warren
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19th Century American Rococo Revival Boston Antique Lighting

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Bronze

Pair Regency Style Lion Silver Plate Sconces Stamped Gebelein, Boston
By George Gebelein
Located in Charleston, SC
Twentieth Century in Boston by Gebelein Silversmiths. The Regency Style sconces have a oval silver plated
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Early 20th Century American Regency Boston Antique Lighting

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Silver Plate, Brass

Henry N. Hooper Company Bronze Table Lamp, Boston, circa 1840
By Henry N. Hooper Co.
Located in Kinderhook, NY
, a leading purveyor of lighting fixtures in mid-19th century Boston, active from 1831 to 1868
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Mid-19th Century Boston Antique Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Pair of American Brass Ship Lanterns by Mason and Co., Boston, 20th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
lenses, vented tops, oil burners, and carrying handles.. Geo H. Mason and Co. Boston. Early 20th Century.
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Early 20th Century American Boston Antique Lighting

Rare Antique Gilt Bronze 4-Light Solar Chandelier Henry Hooper Co., Boston
By Henry N. Hooper Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
; Company (1799-1865), Boston, Mass., features stylized "ropes" with foliate elements, glass
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Early 19th Century American Boston Antique Lighting

Materials

Brass, Bronze

American 19th century Brass Floor Lamp By Hollings and Co
By R. Hollings Company
Located in Firenze, IT
and Co Boston Lighting company
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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Boston Antique Lighting

Materials

Brass

Rare Classical Hooper of Boston Lantern, circa 1840
By Hooper of Boston
Located in Alexandria, VA
Frosted handblown glass cut to clear - gilt brass (ormolu) fittings - three lights -hanging hardware and appropriate chain and ceiling cap included.
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1840s American American Empire Boston Antique Lighting

White Overlay Sandwich Glass Oil Lamp
By Boston and Sandwich Glass Company
Located in Canton, MA
White overlay glass lamp. Attributed to the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, C. 1860, made in the
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19th Century American American Colonial Boston Antique Lighting

Materials

Glass

Maiden Newel Post Lamp by McKenney of Boston
Located in Vancouver, BC
Finely cast zinc "Maiden" early electric newel post lamp. This type of lamp was made from the 1880's to 1915, in gas and later in electric. Fitted with antique shade.
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19th Century Boston Antique Lighting

Pair of 19th Century Glass Overlay Red-Cut-to-Clear Kerosene Lamps, Electrified
By Boston and Sandwich Glass Company
Located in Quechee, VT
to clear and are attributed to The Boston and Sandwich Glass Company of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. They
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19th Century American Victorian Boston Antique Lighting

Materials

Marble, Brass

Tiered 6-Arm Gas Crystal Chandelier by McKenney of Boston
Located in Vancouver, BC
Mfg. McKenney Co, Boston. Converted and fully restored.
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19th Century American Boston Antique Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Brass, Bronze

Rare Hooper of Boston Empire Lantern, Circa: 1820
By Hooper of Boston
Located in Alexandria, VA
This handsome lantern is indicative of the work of Hooper of Boston in the Federal/Empire period
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1820s American American Empire Boston Antique Lighting

Materials

Brass

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20th Century American Empire Boston Antique Lighting

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By Buccellati
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1970s Boston Antique Lighting

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$3,530
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$4,100
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Metal

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$4,500 / item
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Mirror, Talosel

Sequins by Line Vautrin, Talosel Mirror
Sequins by Line Vautrin, Talosel Mirror
$239,367
H 20.08 in Dm 20.08 in
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$6,895
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Boston Antique Lighting

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Located in Norwell, MA
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Brass

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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Boston Antique Lighting

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Leather

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Pair of Modern Gray Small Nightstands
$2,106 / set
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Late 19th Century French Boston Antique Lighting

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