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Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in Stamford, CT
French, four-light gilt bronze lantern.
Category

20th Century French Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

Gilt Bronze Lantern
Gilt Bronze Lantern

Gilt Bronze Lantern

$850
Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in Fossano, IT
Gilt bronze lantern with 3 lights and with palms decoration. The glass is a unique circular glass.
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

Gilt Bronze Lantern
Gilt Bronze Lantern

Gilt Bronze Lantern

$830
Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in Fossano, IT
Gilt bronze lantern with 4 lights. The lantern is large 27 cm, is height 75 cm with the chain and
Category

Vintage 1930s French Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

Gilt Bronze Lantern
Gilt Bronze Lantern

Gilt Bronze Lantern

$830
Elegant Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in Fairfax, VA
Fabulous four-panel gilt bronze lantern. This French four-light lantern is truly timeless and
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

Elegant Gilt Bronze Lantern
Elegant Gilt Bronze Lantern

Elegant Gilt Bronze Lantern

$3,950
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A fine cast and chiseled French gilt bronze Lantern, the corners with tassels and main panels with
Category

Antique 19th Century French Lanterns

Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Lantern
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Lantern

Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Lantern

$3,970
Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A good, circular, continental gilt bronze Lantern, the central hanging section with four upright
Category

Early 20th Century French Lanterns

Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Lantern
Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Lantern

Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Lantern

$1,916
Late 20th Century Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A good quality and beautifully cast gilt bronze lantern, the bevel glass panels over shaped base
Category

Late 20th Century British Lanterns

Materials

Glass

Late 20th Century Gilt Bronze Lantern
Late 20th Century Gilt Bronze Lantern

Late 20th Century Gilt Bronze Lantern

$5,340
Pair of Globular Gilt Bronze Lanterns
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
An unusual pair of early 20th century globular gilt bronze Lanterns, the metal retaining traces of
Category

Early 20th Century British Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Globular Gilt Bronze Lanterns
Pair of Globular Gilt Bronze Lanterns

Pair of Globular Gilt Bronze Lanterns

$3,833
An Ornate Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in New York, NY
AHL3705 An exceptionally detailed gilt bronze lantern with muscular proportions and sculptural
Category

Early 20th Century American Lanterns

Materials

Ormolu

An Ornate Gilt Bronze Lantern
An Ornate Gilt Bronze Lantern

An Ornate Gilt Bronze Lantern

$14,300
French Antique Chinoiserie style Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in Coral Gables, FL
French Antique Chinoiserie style Gilt Bronze Lantern
Category

Antique 19th Century French Lanterns

French Antique Chinoiserie style Gilt Bronze Lantern
French Antique Chinoiserie style Gilt Bronze Lantern

French Antique Chinoiserie style Gilt Bronze Lantern

$3,500
French Louis XVI Style Small Gilt-Bronze Lantern
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
French Louis XVI style small gilt bronze Lantern. A decorative small gilt bronze lantern in the
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Small Gilt-Bronze Lantern
French Louis XVI Style Small Gilt-Bronze Lantern

French Louis XVI Style Small Gilt-Bronze Lantern

$2,581
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in Natchez, MS
19th century French Louis XVI style gilt bronze lantern with curved glass panels. The wave pattern
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Lantern
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Lantern

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Lantern

$6,850
Large Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in London, GB
French Louis XV style gilt bronze lantern with five arch topped sides decorated with leaves and
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Lanterns

Materials

Ormolu

Large Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Lantern
Large Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Lantern

Large Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Lantern

$16,568
A fine Louis XV pentagonal gilt bronze lantern, French, 18th c
Located in New York, NY
A fine Louis XV pentagonal gilt bronze lantern, French, 18th century, 3 lights, wired for
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Lanterns

Materials

Ormolu

A fine Louis XV pentagonal gilt bronze lantern, French, 18th c
A fine Louis XV pentagonal gilt bronze lantern, French, 18th c

A fine Louis XV pentagonal gilt bronze lantern, French, 18th c

$14,800
Monumental Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in London, GB
French Large Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Louis XV Style Lantern with associated 6 sconce candleholder
Category

Antique 19th Century French Lanterns

Monumental Gilt Bronze Lantern
Monumental Gilt Bronze Lantern

Monumental Gilt Bronze Lantern

$19,500
Pair of gilt bronze lanterns
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elegant pair of gilt bronze and smoked glass lanterns. Provenance: villa on the French
Category

Vintage 1960s French Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

Pair of gilt bronze lanterns

Pair of gilt bronze lanterns

$3,500
Important 19th Century Bronze and Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
An important 19th century bronze and gilt bronze Regency style lantern. The cast decoration of the
Category

Antique 1850s English Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

Important 19th Century Bronze and Gilt Bronze Lantern
Important 19th Century Bronze and Gilt Bronze Lantern

Important 19th Century Bronze and Gilt Bronze Lantern

$38,339
Louis XV Style Hexagonal Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in New York, NY
Inset panels of colorless glass
Category

20th Century French Lanterns

Materials

Metal

Louis XV Style Hexagonal Gilt Bronze Lantern
Louis XV Style Hexagonal Gilt Bronze Lantern

Louis XV Style Hexagonal Gilt Bronze Lantern

$7,500
Set of 4 Antique French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Lanterns, ca. 1870
Located in New York, NY
SET OF ANTIQUE FRENCH LOUIS XVI GILT BRONZE & CUT GLASS OCTAGONAL FORM MULTI LIGHT LANTERNS OF
Category

Antique 19th Century French Lanterns

Materials

Ormolu

Set of 4 Antique French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Lanterns, ca. 1870
Set of 4 Antique French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Lanterns, ca. 1870

Set of 4 Antique French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Lanterns, ca. 1870

Bronze Lantern
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
A stylish patinated steel and gilt bronze lantern of handsome proportions with opaline glass panels
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Lanterns

Bronze Lantern
Bronze Lantern

Bronze Lantern

$8,900
Gilt Bronze Lantern With Etched Curved Panels
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great looking old bronze lantern with gilt finish and scrolling flowers. Two of the four panels
Category

Vintage 1930s American Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Ormolu

Gilt Bronze Lantern With Etched Curved Panels
Gilt Bronze Lantern With Etched Curved Panels

Gilt Bronze Lantern With Etched Curved Panels

$4,800
ENGLISH NEOGOTHIC ORMOLU LANTERN
Located in Brooklyn, NY
19th Century Gilt bronze lantern in gothic taste
Category

Antique 19th Century English Lanterns

Materials

Ormolu

ENGLISH NEOGOTHIC ORMOLU LANTERN
ENGLISH NEOGOTHIC ORMOLU LANTERN

ENGLISH NEOGOTHIC ORMOLU LANTERN

$7,800
French Gilt Bronze Octagonal Versailles Antique Lantern
Located in Chester, GB
A French Louis XIV style gilded bronze and molded glass Versailles single light octagonal antique
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

French Gilt Bronze Octagonal Versailles Antique Lantern
French Gilt Bronze Octagonal Versailles Antique Lantern

French Gilt Bronze Octagonal Versailles Antique Lantern

$5,134
Early 20th Century French Gilt Bronze Hall Lantern
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
A gilt bronze hall lantern created in France during the early 1900s has pebbled glass and an
Category

Early 20th Century French Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century French Gilt Bronze Hall Lantern
Early 20th Century French Gilt Bronze Hall Lantern

Early 20th Century French Gilt Bronze Hall Lantern

$1,800
Neoclassical Gilt-Bronze Hall Lantern
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical gilt-bronze cylindrical hall lantern, all well detailed with foliate motifs. The
Category

20th Century English Lanterns

Neoclassical Gilt-Bronze Hall Lantern
Neoclassical Gilt-Bronze Hall Lantern

Neoclassical Gilt-Bronze Hall Lantern

20th Century Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style Octagonal Four-Light Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century gilt bronze Louis XVI style octagonal four-light lantern Brand new wiring Please
Category

20th Century European Louis XVI Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style Octagonal Four-Light Lantern
20th Century Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style Octagonal Four-Light Lantern

20th Century Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style Octagonal Four-Light Lantern

$3,150
Bronze Four-Light Lantern
Located in Oakville, ON
Lovely handcrafted bronze lanterns rewired with USA standard. There are 6 feet of wire and chain
Category

Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Four-Light Lantern
Bronze Four-Light Lantern

Bronze Four-Light Lantern

$2,400
19th Century French Neoclassical Hall Lantern, Crystal, Rock Crystal Gilt Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
A very fine French neoclassical hall lantern in gilt bronze, crystal and all elements in rock
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Lanterns

Materials

Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze

19th Century French Neoclassical Hall Lantern, Crystal, Rock Crystal Gilt Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Hall Lantern, Crystal, Rock Crystal Gilt Bronze

19th Century French Neoclassical Hall Lantern, Crystal, Rock Crystal Gilt Bronze

$14,834
French Gilded Bronze Antique Lantern
Located in Chester, GB
Large French gilded cast bronze four light antique hall lantern, the four ornate scrolling light
Category

Early 20th Century French Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

French Gilded Bronze Antique Lantern
French Gilded Bronze Antique Lantern

French Gilded Bronze Antique Lantern

$6,777
French Blue Glass and Gilt Bronze Hanging Lantern
Located in New York, NY
French glass and gilt bronze hanging light fixture, may also be used as a table lamp.
Category

Vintage 1950s French Lanterns

Materials

Ormolu

French Blue Glass and Gilt Bronze Hanging Lantern
French Blue Glass and Gilt Bronze Hanging Lantern

French Blue Glass and Gilt Bronze Hanging Lantern

$1,100
Bronze Lantern
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
fine gilt bronze french style lantern with curved glass and hinged bottom with glass also. All the
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Lanterns

Bronze Lantern
Bronze Lantern

Bronze Lantern

$5,800
19th Century Gilt Bronze Bell Jar Lantern with Rams Heads Crystals
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century gilt bronze glass bell jar lantern with rams heads and crystals Three lights Brand
Category

Antique 19th Century Lanterns

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

19th Century Gilt Bronze Bell Jar Lantern with Rams Heads Crystals
19th Century Gilt Bronze Bell Jar Lantern with Rams Heads Crystals

19th Century Gilt Bronze Bell Jar Lantern with Rams Heads Crystals

$5,800
Florentine Empire style gilt bronze and brass hall lantern
Located in Dallas, TX
Florentine Empire style gilt bronze and brass hall lantern
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Lanterns

Materials

Ormolu, Brass

Florentine Empire style gilt bronze and brass hall lantern
Florentine Empire style gilt bronze and brass hall lantern

Florentine Empire style gilt bronze and brass hall lantern

$9,300
Large French Gilded Bronze Antique Lantern
Located in Chester, GB
A large French gilded cast bronze four-light antique hall lantern, the four ornate scrolling light
Category

Early 20th Century French Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

Large French Gilded Bronze Antique Lantern
Large French Gilded Bronze Antique Lantern

Large French Gilded Bronze Antique Lantern

$5,408
French Large Gilded Bronze Antique Lantern
Located in Chester, GB
A large French gilded cast bronze four-light antique hall lantern, the four ornate scrolling light
Category

Early 20th Century French Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

French Large Gilded Bronze Antique Lantern
French Large Gilded Bronze Antique Lantern

French Large Gilded Bronze Antique Lantern

$6,777
French Bronze Triple Light Antique Lantern
Located in Chester, GB
A French gilded bronze triple light hexagonal antique hall lantern, the six glass panels held
Category

Early 20th Century French Baroque Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

French Bronze Triple Light Antique Lantern
French Bronze Triple Light Antique Lantern

French Bronze Triple Light Antique Lantern

$2,670
English Gilded Bronze Hall Antique Lantern
Located in Chester, GB
An English gilded bronze single light antique hall lantern, the single light fitting surrounded by
Category

Early 20th Century English Adam Style Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

English Gilded Bronze Hall Antique Lantern
English Gilded Bronze Hall Antique Lantern

English Gilded Bronze Hall Antique Lantern

$1,335
French 19th Century Large Dore Bronze Lantern
Located in Fairfax, VA
Late 19th century large dore bronze lantern with four lights. Total height with two links of fully
Category

Antique 1880s French Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Large Dore Bronze Lantern
French 19th Century Large Dore Bronze Lantern

French 19th Century Large Dore Bronze Lantern

$6,900
French Gilded Bronze Five-Light Antique Lantern
Located in Chester, GB
A large French gilded cast bronze five-light antique hall lantern, the shaped glass panels held
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

French Gilded Bronze Five-Light Antique Lantern
French Gilded Bronze Five-Light Antique Lantern

French Gilded Bronze Five-Light Antique Lantern

$5,408
French Large Pair of Bronze Antique Lanterns
Located in Chester, GB
A large pair of French gilded cast bronze four light antique hall lanterns, the four scrolling
Category

Early 20th Century French Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

French Large Pair of Bronze Antique Lanterns
French Large Pair of Bronze Antique Lanterns

French Large Pair of Bronze Antique Lanterns

$16,431 / set
French Pair of Gilded Bronze Antique Lanterns
Located in Chester, GB
A French pair of gilded cast bronze triple light antique hall lantern, the reeded bulbous candle
Category

Early 20th Century French Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

French Pair of Gilded Bronze Antique Lanterns
French Pair of Gilded Bronze Antique Lanterns

French Pair of Gilded Bronze Antique Lanterns

$5,134
French Gilded Pair of Bronze Antique Lanterns
Located in Chester, GB
A French large pair of gilded cast bronze four-light antique hall lanterns, the four scrolling
Category

Early 20th Century French Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

French Gilded Pair of Bronze Antique Lanterns
French Gilded Pair of Bronze Antique Lanterns

French Gilded Pair of Bronze Antique Lanterns

$13,692
French Bronze Four-Light Large Antique Lantern
Located in Chester, GB
A large French dark gilded cast bronze four light candle antique lantern, the shaped glass panels
Category

Antique 1850s French Baroque Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

French Bronze Four-Light Large Antique Lantern
French Bronze Four-Light Large Antique Lantern

French Bronze Four-Light Large Antique Lantern

$17,458
19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Hexagonal Lantern
Located in London, GB
Decorated with scrolling acanthus leaves, and bunched grapes under each corner and under the central pendant. Electrified for the UK with three bulbs.
Category

Antique 1870s French Louis XV Lanterns

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Hexagonal Lantern
19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Hexagonal Lantern

19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Hexagonal Lantern

$24,783
French Gilded Bronze Six-Light Antique Lantern
Located in Chester, GB
A French large gilded bronze six-light antique hall lantern, the six ornate leaf scrolling light
Category

Early 20th Century French Rococo Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

French Gilded Bronze Six-Light Antique Lantern
French Gilded Bronze Six-Light Antique Lantern

French Gilded Bronze Six-Light Antique Lantern

$5,408
French Gilt Bronze Louis XV Style Pentagonal Lantern Circa 1870
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze Louis XV style pentagonal lantern. Decorated with three rows of hanging cut glass drops
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Lanterns

Materials

Ormolu

French Gilt Bronze Louis XV Style Pentagonal Lantern Circa 1870
French Gilt Bronze Louis XV Style Pentagonal Lantern Circa 1870

French Gilt Bronze Louis XV Style Pentagonal Lantern Circa 1870

$12,049
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Large Gilt Bronze Regency Octagonal 5-Light Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 19th-early 20th century large gilt bronze Regency octagonal 5-light lantern Brand new wiring.
Category

Early 20th Century Regency Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Large Gilt Bronze Regency Octagonal 5-Light Lantern
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Large Gilt Bronze Regency Octagonal 5-Light Lantern

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Large Gilt Bronze Regency Octagonal 5-Light Lantern

$8,650 / set
French Gilded Bronze Convex Antique Hall Lantern
Located in Chester, GB
A French gilded cast bronze four-light antique hall lantern, the four-light fittings surrounded by
Category

Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

French Gilded Bronze Convex Antique Hall Lantern
French Gilded Bronze Convex Antique Hall Lantern

French Gilded Bronze Convex Antique Hall Lantern

$3,354
French Large Gilded Bronze Convex Antique Hall Lantern
Located in Chester, GB
A French large gilded bronze four light convex antique lantern, the four scrolling light fittings
Category

Early 20th Century French Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

French Large Gilded Bronze Convex Antique Hall Lantern
French Large Gilded Bronze Convex Antique Hall Lantern

French Large Gilded Bronze Convex Antique Hall Lantern

$6,777
French Large Gilded Bronze Convex Antique Hall Lantern
Located in Chester, GB
A French large gilded bronze four light convex antique lantern, the four scrolling light fittings
Category

Early 20th Century French Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

French Large Gilded Bronze Convex Antique Hall Lantern
French Large Gilded Bronze Convex Antique Hall Lantern

French Large Gilded Bronze Convex Antique Hall Lantern

$6,777
19th Century French Bronze Four-Light Antique Lantern
Located in Chester, GB
Lovely French gilded bronze four-light antique lantern, the four convex shaped glass panels held
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Bronze Four-Light Antique Lantern
19th Century French Bronze Four-Light Antique Lantern

19th Century French Bronze Four-Light Antique Lantern

$8,147
French Gilded Bronze Triple Light Antique Hall Lantern
Located in Chester, GB
A French gilded cast bronze triple light antique hall lantern, the three light fittings surrounded
Category

Early 20th Century French Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

French Gilded Bronze Triple Light Antique Hall Lantern
French Gilded Bronze Triple Light Antique Hall Lantern

French Gilded Bronze Triple Light Antique Hall Lantern

$2,259
French Gilded Bronze Four-Light Convex Antique Lantern
Located in Chester, GB
A French faded gilded bronze four-light antique hall lantern, the four scrolling light fittings
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

French Gilded Bronze Four-Light Convex Antique Lantern
French Gilded Bronze Four-Light Convex Antique Lantern

French Gilded Bronze Four-Light Convex Antique Lantern

$3,080
French Large Gilded Bronze Convex Antique Hall Lantern
Located in Chester, GB
Large French gilded cast bronze four light antique hall lantern, the four ornate scrolling light
Category

Early 20th Century French Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

French Large Gilded Bronze Convex Antique Hall Lantern
French Large Gilded Bronze Convex Antique Hall Lantern

French Large Gilded Bronze Convex Antique Hall Lantern

$8,147
French 19th Century Bronze Triple Light Antique Lantern
Located in Chester, GB
A French bronze triple light antique hall lantern, the three scrolling light fittings with leaf
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Bronze Triple Light Antique Lantern
French 19th Century Bronze Triple Light Antique Lantern

French 19th Century Bronze Triple Light Antique Lantern

$3,354
French Gilded Bronze 4-Light Antique Convex Lantern
Located in Chester, GB
A French gilded cast bronze four-light antique hall lantern, the four scrolling arms with millgrain
Category

Early 20th Century French Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

French Gilded Bronze 4-Light Antique Convex Lantern
French Gilded Bronze 4-Light Antique Convex Lantern

French Gilded Bronze 4-Light Antique Convex Lantern

$5,134
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Hall Lantern. French Late 19th C
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI style gilt bronze hall lantern in the neoclassical taste. The round glass lantern divided
Category

20th Century French Lanterns

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Hall Lantern. French Late 19th C
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Hall Lantern. French Late 19th C

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Hall Lantern. French Late 19th C

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Gilt Bronze Lantern For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic gilt bronze lantern available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, bronze and glass, every gilt bronze lantern was constructed with great care. There are 833 variations of the antique or vintage gilt bronze lantern you’re looking for, while we also have 4 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the gilt bronze lantern you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A gilt bronze lantern, designed in the Louis XVI, louis xv or neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one gilt bronze lantern that is appealing in its simplicity, but Edward F. Caldwell Co., Baccarat and Maison Baguès produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Gilt Bronze Lantern?

A gilt bronze lantern can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,116, while the lowest priced sells for $99 and the highest can go for as much as $578,258.

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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