French Tole Lantern
French Tole Lantern
Located in Stamford, CT
Gilt tin French tole lantern. Lantern height with stem and canopy is 22 inches. Lantern has five
Category
Vintage 1940s French Lanterns
Materials
Tôle, Tin
Large-Scale Pair of French Tole Lanterns
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale pair of French tole lanterns. Late 19th century lanterns with glass-paneled sides
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Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Lanterns
Materials
Iron
French Tole Lantern Lamp
Located in New York, NY
French tole lantern lamp. Antique brown patinated tole footed lantern candle stand with original
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Antique Early 19th Century French French Provincial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Tole Lantern
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French hexagonal tole lantern with dome top and pierced crown.
The tapered glazed
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
French Tole and Glass Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
French tole and glass lantern dating to 19th century. Four-sided iron frame, tole top and glass
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
Tole and Glass French Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Tole and glass French lantern dating to 19th century. Four-sided iron frame, tole top and glass
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Lanterns
Materials
Iron, Tin
Antique French Tole Glass Paneled Barn Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French tole glass paneled barn lantern. Late 19th century. Wonderful patina.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Lanterns
Materials
Steel, Iron, Tin
French Iron and Tole Glass-Paneled Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
French iron and tole glass-paneled lantern circa 1870-1899. Unwired. Two lanterns are available but
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Antique 1890s French French Provincial Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Iron, Tin
Tole, Glass and Iron Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Tole, glass and iron lantern dating to early 20th century, France. Not wired for electricity, but
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
Tole, Glass and Iron Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Tole, glass and iron lantern dating to early 20th century, France. Not wired for electricity, but
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Vintage 1930s French French Provincial Lanterns
Materials
Steel, Iron
Tole, Glass and Iron Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Tole, glass and iron lantern dating to early 20th century, France. Not wired for electricity, but
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Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Lanterns
Materials
Steel, Iron
Pair of Newly Wired Antique French Tôle and Glass Lanterns
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming pair of antique lanterns from the South of France, crafted in hand-riveted tôle with
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Early 20th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
French Hand Painted Tole Pagoda Hanging Lantern, Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
French Tin hand-painted tole pagoda hanging lantern with tiered ruby pear-shaped prisms and
Category
Antique 1850s French Louis Philippe Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Tin
Large Vintage French Wrought Iron and Tole Hanging Lantern, 20th C, H-57 inches
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
A large French hanging lantern from the 1900s. The wrought iron and
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20th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron, Tin
$2,400
H 57 in Dm 24 in
Italian Neoclassic Painted Tole Hexagonal Lantern, first quarter 20th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
this unique lantern, early 20th century but possibly earlier, retains its original beveled glass
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Tin
$7,150
H 40 in W 18 in D 14 in
French Midcentury Lantern with Glass Insets
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960s French painted tole lantern with glass inset and 8 interior lights.
Measurements
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Vintage 1960s French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Impressive Pair of Large Early 19th Century French Tole Peinte and Parcel Gilt W
Located in Benington, Herts
An imposing and fine quality pair of early 19th century French Tole Peinte and parcel gilt wall
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Glass
$20,540
H 27.96 in W 16.15 in D 7.88 in
French Tole and Porcelain Lantern
Located in Southampton, NY
20th century French painted tole lantern with porcelain flowers.
Category
Early 20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Tôle
Early 20th Century French Tole and Glass Storm Lantern
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Early 20th Century storm lantern, tole and original glass, once used with oil lamp, now ideal for a
Category
Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Sheet Metal
Tole, Glass and Iron Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Tole, glass and iron lantern dating to early 20th century, France. Not wired for electricity, but
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
Pair of Gilt and Painted French Tole Wall Lanterns
Located in New York, NY
A pair of gilt and painted French tole wall lanterns. The interiors each with two candelabra
Category
Vintage 1920s Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
French Iron and Tole Leaf Lantern with Porcelain Flowers
Located in Pembroke, MA
Petite French cages style lantern constructed of painted iron and tole leaves. The lantern is
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Vintage French Country White Gold Small Genie Lantern Tole Bouillotte Desk Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country White & Gold Small Genie Lantern Tole Metal Bouillotte Desk Lamp with Shade
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$395
H 16 in W 12 in D 8.5 in
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French Tole Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French tole lantern with a single glass panel. Blue metal interior and a punched tin top. Newly
Category
Early 20th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
French Tole Lantern
Located in New Orleans, LA
Charming painted French tole lantern with brass ornaments. This piece can be hung on a wall or
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Stylish and Unusual Pair of 1960s Painted French Tole Lanterns
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very unusual and stylish pair of circa 1960s French Tole lanterns with six light candle each, of
Category
Mid-20th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
French tole lantern
Located in Santa Monica, CA
decorated with leaf and roses one ligt new wiring
Category
Vintage 1950s French Lanterns
French Tole Wall Lantern
Located in Banbury, GB
A TOLE WALL LANTERN,ORIGINAL DECORATION
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Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
Painted tole lantern
Located in New York, NY
A Louis XV style metal lantern with tole polychrome painted flowers and green leaves wired with 4
Category
20th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Tôle, Metal
French, Iron and Tole Lantern
Located in Charleston, SC
A fine example of a French, bronze and tole lantern with original stained glass that was first used
Category
Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
Art Nouveau tole lantern
Located in Santa Monica, CA
very decorative details with amber color glass newly electrified
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Early 20th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
Tole Lantern
Located in Charlottesville, VA
4 sided, glass panes
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20th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
French Painted Tole Hanging Lantern, circa 1880
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a really rather stylish French painted tole hanging lantern, re-wired and PAT tested, circa
Category
Antique 1880s French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
French Tole Processional Lantern from south of france
Located in Villenouvelle, FR
19th c. French tole processional lantern from Pays Basque (south west of France). Detailed cutwork
Category
Antique 19th Century Lanterns
Materials
Metal
French Painted Tole Hexagonal Lantern with Colored Glass Panes, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Gothic Revival green painted and parcel gilt hexagonal tole lantern, with original
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Antique 1880s French Gothic Revival Lanterns
Materials
Tin, Tôle
French Early 19th Century Painted Tole Hanging Hall Lantern, circa 1840
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a lovely French early 19th century painted Tole hanging hall lantern, now converted to
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Antique 1840s French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Large French Empire Period Tole Wall or Hanging Lantern, circa 1820
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a large early 19th century French Empire period tole wall or hanging Lantern retaining its
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Antique 1820s French Empire Lanterns
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Glazed Toleware Lantern
Located in London, GB
gas powered lantern with original gas tap pendant and wonderfully shaped original bombé glass panels
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Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
Large Early 19th Century French Toleware Lantern
Located in London, GB
The curved top with cast anthemion decoration to the corners above an opening glazed door containing the original polished brass reflector and raised on ball feet.
The internal oil...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Regency Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Tôle
French Tole Chandelier with Lantern
Located in Boston, MA
An unusual black tole six-arm chandelier with a six paneled pierced centre lantern retaining its
Category
Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Tôle
Tole Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tole Lantern
Category
Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Early 19th Century French Tole Hanging Lantern
Located in Montecito, CA
Whimsical French tole hanging lantern; early 19th century. Extra original hanging extensions
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Yellow Tole Lantern with Glass Globes French Empire Style
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
great looking tole bouillotte hanging lantern with paint decorated finish and glass shades and drip
Category
20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Tôle
French Tole Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Early French tole lantern with intricate decoration. Traces of paint remain.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
French tole lantern
Located in New York, NY
A square French tole lantern with black painted enamel finish, having detail cut-out leaf and
Category
Early 20th Century French Lanterns
19c French Tole Lantern
Located in New Orleans, LA
19c French Tole Lantern
Category
Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Yellow Painted French Tole Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Yellow painted French tole lantern. 19th century lantern with glass-paneled sides. Suitable for a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Lanterns
Materials
Iron, Tin
French Tole Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Pierced tole lantern from the south of France.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Lanterns
French Tole Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Painted tole lantern with flat back.
Category
20th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
French Tole Lantern
Located in Essex, MA
Yellow painted, dome top, glass panels with reflector back.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Tin
Dark Green French Tole Lantern
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#1-2801 A dark green hand painted four light foliate French Lantern.
Category
Vintage 1930s Lanterns
Materials
Metal
19c Tole Lantern
Located in New Orleans, LA
19c French tole lantern with glass. European wiring, needs to be updated for U.S. standard.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Pair of Mid Century French Tole Lanterns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely pair of tole lanterns, each with three lights. Very decorative!
Category
Vintage 1950s French Wall Lights and Sconces
Tole Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Gilded Tole Lantern With Fretwork Pattern. Has Been Rewired For The USA.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
Three French Antique Tole Lanterns
Located in Houston, TX
Three French antique tole lanterns with glazed panels and nice wooden handles. Newly-wired for
Category
Vintage 1940s French French Provincial Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
PAINTED TOLE LANTERN
Located in New Orleans, LA
LANTERN WITH SIX ARCHED SIDES DECORATED WITH PAINTED TOLE FLOWERS. THREE CANDLES.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
19th c. Tole Lantern
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tole Lantern
Category
Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
Pair of 19th c. French Tole Wall Lanterns
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th c. French Tole Wall Lanterns. Never wired. Originally used for candles.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
French Tole and Glass Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
French tole and glass lantern dating to 19th century. Four-sided iron frame, tole top and glass
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Lanterns
Materials
Steel, Iron
French Tole and Glass Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
French tole and glass lantern dating to 19th century. Four-sided iron frame, tole top and glass
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Lanterns
Materials
Iron, Tin
Tole and Glass French Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Tole and glass French lanterns dating to the 19th century. Heavy iron frame. Remnants of bluish
Category
Antique 1880s French French Provincial Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Iron, Tin
Antique French Polychrome Tole Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Painted metal lantern from France, circa 1870. Does not have glass panels. Newly rewired in the USA
Category
Antique 1870s French Empire Revival Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Green Painted French Tole Stable Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Green-painted French tole stable lantern with domed top and four glass paneled sides. Dates to
Category
Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Lanterns
Materials
Iron, Tin
Black Painted French Tole Wall Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Black painted French tole wall lantern with glass door and sides. Dates to the late 19th century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Lanterns
Materials
Steel, Iron
Painted Tole Lanterns, France Circa 1920
Located in Culver City, CA
*Please note the price is per unit, and the lights are sold individually*
Painted Tole Lanterns
Category
20th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
French 18th Century Tole Procession Lantern
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and very old lantern made out of iron. Very rare object.
France, circa 1750
Weathered
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Antique 18th Century French Baroque Lanterns
Pierced Tole Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Charming pierced tole lantern.
Category
20th Century French Lanterns
Red Tole Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A red painted tole lantern with glass panels. 3 interior lights. Original painted finish and patina
Category
Early 20th Century French Lanterns
19th Century French Black Painted Tole Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French black painted tole lantern with glass paneled sides. One of four similar
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Lanterns
Materials
Steel, Iron, Tin
19th Century French Black Painted Tole Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French black painted tole lantern with glass paneled sides. One of four similar
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Lanterns
Materials
Steel, Iron, Tin
19th Century French Black Painted Tole Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French black painted tole lantern with glass paneled sides. One of four similar
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Lanterns
Materials
Steel, Iron, Tin
19th Century French Black Painted Tole Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French black painted tole lantern with glass paneled sides. One of four similar
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Lanterns
Materials
Steel, Iron, Tin
Tole and Porcelain Lantern/Chandelier Circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tole and Porcelain Lantern/Chandelier Circa 1850, One of a Kind.
Please see
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Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
French 19th Century Four-Light Tôle Lantern with Painted Vine and Flowers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French four-light tôle lantern from the 19th century with painted vine and flowers. Born in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
Large Rectangular Tole Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Large rectangular tole lantern, simple, elegant tole and wrought iron lantern. Painted in light
Category
Vintage 1960s French Lanterns
Materials
Steel, Iron
French Painted Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Painted tole lantern with great green faded paint, good patina.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
Tole and Glass Painted Lanterns
Located in Houston, TX
Tole and glass painted lanterns decorated in wire stems and tole flowers and leaves, dating to mid
Category
Vintage 1930s French French Provincial Lanterns
Materials
Iron, Tin
Mid-19th Century French Hexagonal Three-Light Painted and Gilt Tole Lantern
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful painted lantern was crafted in France, circa 1830. The six-sided lantern has a rich
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
Hexagonal Painted Tole Single Light Lantern, France, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century French hexagonal shaped single (1-light) lantern in brown and gold painted tole.
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Antique 19th Century French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Painted French Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Painted lantern with small rope design. Two available @ $1700. each
Category
Vintage 1950s French Lanterns
Materials
Tôle
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French Tole Lantern For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the French tole lantern you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, tôle and glass, every French tole lantern was constructed with great care. There are 100 variations of the antique or vintage French tole lantern you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a French tole lantern — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right French tole lantern, those designed in Louis XVI, Neoclassical and Baroque styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a French Tole Lantern?
The average selling price for a French tole lantern at 1stDibs is $2,600, while they’re typically $50 on the low end and $22,000 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Lanterns for You
Whether you’re in search of a functional fixture to help illuminate a room or just a minimalist ornamental touch, the choice of lighting is important. Selecting the perfect vintage, new or antique lanterns can transform an otherwise monotonous space in your home.
In the 1700s, lanterns became widely popular when accessibility broadened for whale oil, as fuel for lamps was one of its earliest uses. Lantern design evolved considerably during the mid- to late 19th century, when a powerful, adaptable fuel came into play: kerosene. Portable and immediately sought after, kerosene lamps were traditionally surrounded by a glass globe or tube that sat on a metal frame to protect the flame from spreading or extinguishing. (While reproductions abound, antique kerosene lanterns have since become collector's items.)
Later, in 1862, John H. Irwin created coil oil lamps, which were designed for coal oils as well as kerosene and lessened the risk of fire. They required plentiful oxygen to remain lit, and with refinements, the lamps could be used indoors. Lanterns increasingly came to be part of commercial spaces such as museums and theaters, and over time, lighting artisans worked to refine and perfect these innovative fixtures so that they weren’t only practical but also elegant, sophisticated additions to home decor.
Antiques inject a touch of classical chic into any space. With the right lantern, you could also deepen the impact of the collection of vases and vessels, sculptures or other decorative objects in a living room or dining room. It’s essential to find a balance between utility and aesthetics when choosing the perfect vintage–style lantern for your space, and the right lighting decisions can determine the underlying mood of a room as well as enhance the choices you’ve made for your home’s decor. While old-time charm is something to be cherished, there is lots to love in modern lanterns from today’s top furniture designers.
On 1stDibs, search by creator to find lanterns crafted by the likes of Woka Lamps, Barovier Toso and Material Lust or browse the collection by style. From today’s standouts to mid-century modern classics to Art Deco–era innovations, find the best vintage, new or antique lantern for you now.
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