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Antique Chinese Blue
White Porcelain Table Lamp, Bronze Base
Located in Lincoln, GB
antique Chinese blue and white porcelain table lamp, originally made as an oil lamp and later thoughtfully
Category
Antique 19th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Ormolu and Onyx Table Lamp 19th Century
Located in London, GB
converted to electricity from an oil lamp, late 19th Century in date.
This antique table lamp features a
Category
Antique 1880s French Table Lamps
Materials
Onyx, Ormolu
French Table Lamp in Blue Opaline Glass, Napoleon III Style
Located in Kastrup, DK
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The lamp features a brass stem with detailing at the base and was originally designed as an oil lamp
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Table Lamp by the Architect Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll, Mid-19th Century
By Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll
Located in New York, NY
. Converted from oil lamp and wired for USA.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Pair Victorian Brass Corinthian Column Table Lamps, 19th C
Located in London, GB
converted to electricity from oil lamps, late 19th century in date.
This opulent pair of antique table
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Silver Plated Corinthian Column Table Lamp Victorian 19th Century
Located in London, GB
plated columnar Corinthian column table lamp, now converted to electricity from an oil lamp, late 19th
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
Table Lamp by the Architect Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll, Mid-19th Century
By Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll
Located in New York, NY
. Converted from oil lamp and wired for USA. 2 x 60watt bulbs Max.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Antique Cast Spelter Desk Table Lamp, c.1920
Located in London, GB
An early 20th century converted oil table lamp. c.1920
Cast from spelter - an alloy of lead and
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Spelter
Pr Mid 19Th C Hand Painted French Table Lamps with Bronze ormolu
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Great all Original Porcelain Oil Lamps, converted to Electric.
Oil container still inside of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique Chinese Cantonese Famille Rose Hand Painted Porcelain Table Lamp Ormolu
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine example of a Cantonese hand decorated Chinese export porcelain oil lamp no
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Silver Plated Victorian Corinthian Column Table Lamp 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a splendid large antique Victorian silver-plated Corinthian column table oil lamp now
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Pair of Royal Blue French Napoleon III Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Lincoln, GB
luxury.
Each lamp has been meticulously converted from oil lamps, adding a touch of history and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Large Victorian Silver Plated Corinthian Column Table Lamp 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a large and splendid antique Victorian silver-plated Corinthian column table oil lamp now
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Silver
Antique Large Victorian Silver Plated Corinthian Column Table Lamp 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a large and splendid antique Victorian silver-plated Corinthian column table oil lamp now
Category
Antique 1870s Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Bronze-Mounted Sevres Ceramic Lamps in the Manner of Theodore Deck
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Winter Park, FL
craquelé. Mark to the underside of one lamp: Sevres Ch. Ficquenet. Converted from oil lamps and retaining
Category
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
A pair of 19th c French sang de boeuf porcelain and gilt lamps with crystal tops
Located in Dallas, TX
crystal Baccarat bowl tops. Original oil lamps now converted into lamps. Large size
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Theodore Deck French Converted Kerosene Lamp
By Theodore Deck
Located in Wilton, CT
Theodore Deck enameled French pottery oil lamp converted to electricity, circa 1870. Signed above
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Antique 1870s French Aesthetic Movement Jars
Materials
Pottery
Large French Hanging Dining Table Double Oil Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A large French hanging dining table double oil lamp.
This is an elegant piece, formerly an oil
Category
Vintage 1920s French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Pair of Late 19thC French Ormolu Candelabra Lamps
Located in Altrincham, GB
and reeded columns on white marble circular bases - 7" diam x 23"h - converted from oil lamps - The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Antique Early 20th Century Glazed Brass Porch Lantern Light Lamp. C.1920
Located in London, GB
-oil lamps now converted to electric. Priced as a pair.
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper
Ornate Bronze Milk Glass Pendant, circa 1880
Located in Culver City, CA
Ornate Bronze Milk Glass Pendant, circa 1880
Bronze oil lamp converted to electric, with ornate
Category
Antique 1880s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Antique Victorian Bronze Converted Oil Lamp Table Lamp Alabaster Shaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Bronze Converted Oil Lamp Table Lamp Alabaster Shaft. item features alabaster
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Antique Cold-Painted Bronze Converted Oil Lamp of Figural Heron
Lily Pads
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This cast bronze and cold-painted converted oil lamp is unsigned, but presumed to have been made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Tall 19th Century Neoclassical Solid Crystal Converted Oil Lamps ‘Pair’
By Joseph Hinks
Sons
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of electrified former oil lamps in solid crystal columns with bronze, corinthian capitals
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
French 19th Century Black Opaline Table Lamp On A Ormolu Gilt Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Black opaline and ormolu gilt base table lamp, France, 19th Century.
Converted oil lamp.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Gone-with-the-Wind Hand Painted Floral Oil Lamp, All Original, C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
font on foliate cast base, fully operating and non-converted oil lamp, c1890
Measures - 21.75'' H x
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Converted English Oil Lamp
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique English oil lamp, converted to electrical table lamp. Corinthian fluted column with hand
Category
Antique 19th Century British Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Silver, Brass
19th Century Victorian Gilt Bronze Oil Lamp Converted to Electric, Table Lamp
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A high quality Victorian oil lamp of solid gilt bronze in high relief with tall etched glass shade
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Victorian Gilt Bronze Oil Lamp Converted to Electric
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Victorian style heavy cast gilt bronze oil lamp converted to electric table lamp, etched glass
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Victorian Gilt Bronze Oil Lamp Converted to Electric
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Victorian style heavy cast gilt bronze oil lamp converted to electric table lamp, etched glass
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Regency Oil Lamp Bases by William Bullock Converted to Table Lamps
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Stylish, matched pair of Regency neoclassical bronze and ormolu oil lamp bases after a design
Category
Antique 1830s English Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Victorian Bronze Cobalt Blue Glass Font Oil Lamp Converted to Electric
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A lovely Victorian style cobalt blue cut glass font oil lamp raised on a patinated bronze fluted
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Gilt Metal Deco Cut Crystal Antique Oil Lamps Converted into Table Lamps
Located in Manhasset, NY
A large and impressive pair gilt metal finely cut crystal antique oil lamps converted into table
Category
Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
19th Century French Empire Bronze Cut Crystal Oil Lamp Converted to Electric
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Empire style oil lamp converted to electric with cut crystal oil reservoir encircled by gilt bronze
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Victorian Cherub Face Milk Glass Double Globe
Bronze Converted Parlor Oil Lamp
Located in Plainview, NY
A Victorian style Cherub Face Milk Glass Double Globe Converted Parlor Oil Lamp. This resplendent
Category
20th Century Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Cut-Glass Font Oil Lamp Converted to Electric Etched Glass Shades
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A lovely pair of electrified cranberry colored cut-glass font oil lamps raised on a patinated
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Elegant 1880s Onyx Base Oil Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
Elegant Circa 1880s onyx base oil lamp converted to electric. The lamp has a glass well and milk
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Beaux Arts Table Lamps
Materials
Onyx
Art Nouveau Period Brass Etched Glass Electrified Oil Lamp
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A lovely Art Nouveau oil lamp converted to electric, brass and a beautiful etched glass shade and
Category
Early 20th Century Portuguese Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century French Porcelain and Brass Oil Table Lamps with Bird Decor
Located in Dallas, TX
These elegant antique oil lamps converted into table lights were crafted in France, circa 1880. The
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Neoclassical English Regency Silver Column Floor Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Corinthian capital on a square stepped pedestal base supported by four paw feet. Converted from an oil lamp
Category
Antique 1830s English Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Neoclassical Regency Silver Column Form Table Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Corinthian capital on a square stepped pedestal base. Converted from an oil lamp, all new wiring. Makers mark
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Table Lamps
Pair of 19th Century French Gien Faience Lamps
Located in Winter Park, FL
with heavy cast base and neck, converted from oil lamps. Hand painted faience in gold, lavender
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Silver Plated and Cut Glass Corinthian Column Table Lamp
By Messenger and Sons
Located in London, GB
A Messenger's patent silver plated and cut glass Corinthian column table lamp, formerly an oil lamp
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Cut Glass
Pair of Antique Chinese Pewter Gazelle Themed Table Lamps
Located in Buffalo, NY
Charming pair of Antique Chinese Pewter Gazelle themed table lamps, Original antique oil lamp
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Pewter
Victorian Hanging Oil Lamp Converted to Electric Chandelier, England
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A fine Victorian bronze and green glass hanging oil lamp converted to electric, England, mid-19th
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Late 19th Century French Faux Travertine Tole Lamps
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
converted from oil lamps at some point probably in the 1920s. Measurements is to top of socket, shades not
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Tin
Antique French, Orientalist Style, Silver and Gilt Bronze Camel Group Lamp
Located in New York, NY
, originally an oil lamp, later converted to electricity.
Overall height 32” (adjustable)
Height without
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Urn Shaped Grecian Doré Bronze Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Manhasset, NY
19th century urn shaped Grecian doré bronze table lamps. A pair of stunning oil converted table
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique Victorian Silver Plated Corinthian Column Table Lamp, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a large elegant antique French Empire silver plated oil lamp converted into a table lamp
Category
Antique 1830s French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Kosmos Brenner Oil Ships Lamp Converted to Electric, 1900s
By Kosmos Brenner
Located in Verviers, BE
Brenner Kosmos oil ships lamp
Antique early 1900s Kosmos Brenner oil converted to electric ceiling
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Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Victorian Wrought Iron Opaline Glass Oil Lamp Converted to Electric Lantern
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A fine Victorian wrought iron and opaline glass hanging oil lamp converted to electric chandelier
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wrought Iron
Bronze Table Light by Gagneau D
Enghien 25, Paris, 19th Century
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
for the new French Embassy in Vienna in 1908.
Originally it was an oil lamp, later converted to
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Original circa 1900 "PLM" Brass Railroad Lantern Sconces by Poyard Paris
Pair
Located in San Francisco, CA
glass chimney. Designed as an oil lamp and converted to electric, they are recently rewired. Labeled
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Original circa 1900 "PLM" Brass Railroad Lantern Sconces by Poyard Paris, Pair
Located in San Francisco, CA
glass chimney; original chain on bottom cap. Designed as an oil lamp and converted to electric, they are
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Overlay Cut Crystal Converted Oil Lamp.
Located in Hudson, NY
Overlay cut crystal converted oil lamp. With etched cranberry color to clear shade.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Neoclassical Silver Plated Converted Oil Lamp
By James Hinks
Son
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
A 19th century neoclassical silver plated converted oil lamp by James Hinks & Son. The base takes
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Table Lamps
Materials
Silver
Converted Oil Lamp
Located in Seattle, WA
Late 19th Century Lucerna Oil Lamp converted to electricity. Hand painted tole shade in lovely red
Category
Antique 19th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$2,200
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the converted oil lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A converted oil lamp — often made from metal, brass and glass — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer converted oil lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A converted oil lamp made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Empire — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one converted oil lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but W.A.S. Benson, Baccarat and Bradley
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How Much is a Converted Oil Lamp?
A converted oil lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,856, while the lowest priced sells for $199 and the highest can go for as much as $27,996.
Finding the Right Table-lamps for You
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
Questions About Converted Oil Lamp
- 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.
- How does a Roman oil lamp work?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021Roman oil lamps are simply containers filled with oil, in which a wick made up of cloth or rope rests on one end. The other end of the wick comes in contact with the air. When the wick is lit, the oil in it burns and gives out light.
- How do you use a brass oil lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023How you use a brass oil lamp may vary based on the design of the piece. However, generally, you fill the lamp with vegetable, sesame or similar plant-based oil. Use tweezers to raise and lower the wick and trim away burned ends with scissors. Then, use a match to light the lamp. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of oil lamps.
- How do I use a hanging oil lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To use a hanging oil lamp, remove the oil font from the base and fill it three-quarters of the way with clear lamp oil. Return the font and close the base. Twist the knob to raise the wick until it is a little less than 0.25 inches above the burner. Light with a match or lighter. After extinguishing and allowing time for cooling, trim the burned end off of the wick. You'll find a collection of hanging oil lamps on 1stDibs.
- Are oil lamps still used?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, oil lamps are still used today. However, most people utilize oil lamps while camping or during power outages in the U.S. It is uncommon for Americans to light their homes only with oil lamps. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of antique oil lamps.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The Victorian oil lamp was designed in 1792 by inventor Ami Argan. What made this lamp unique to the ones that preceded it is the unique shape, featuring a long glass shaft that aids the illumination of the lamp. Browse a collection of vintage Victorian oil lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022People began using early versions of oil lamps for spiritual purposes during ancient times. References to oil-burning lamps are found in both the Torah and the Bible. Oil lamps became popular for everyday use lighting homes and businesses in the late 19th century with the advent of the kerosene lamp. Shop a selection of antique oil lamps on 1stDibs.
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