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Splendid Elkington
Co. Roman Foot Sterling silver oil lamp, England 1840s
By Elkington
Co.
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Elkington & Co. Roman Foot Sterling silver oil lamp, England 1840s
Category
Antique 1840s English High Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Sterling Silver
Converted 19th C. Ornate Brass Oil Lantern Table Lamp w/ Etched Globe Shade
Located in Pasadena, TX
This late Victorian Lantern was converted to a table lamp.
Its very ornate in a late Victorian
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique American Banquet Oil Lamp With Hand Painted Font and Brass Filigree Base
Located in New Orleans, LA
An antique late 19th century American “New Juno” Victorian banquet oil lamp having an outstanding
Category
Antique 1890s American Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
Rare Antique Gone with the Wind Yellow Farmhouse Parlor Corn Oil Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
(converted to electric) parlor oil table lamp / lantern with hurricane and a molded corn cob / maze pattern
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$822 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair Mary Gregory Style Blue Glass on Gilt Metal Base Vase Oil Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Mary Gregory Style Blue Art Glass on Gilt Metal Base Oil Lamps. These may be used as
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
An original French Rococo style cast alloy and over painted oil lamp
Located in London, GB
An original French Rococo style cast alloy and painted oil lamp with a glass reservoir. Reservoir
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Antique Cranberry
Brass Corinthian Column Banquet or Parlor Oil Lamps
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
approximately 1880 and done in the period Victorian style. The lamp bases are done in brass and are done with a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Swedish Brass Oil Lampe by Böhlmarks of Stockholm
By Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik
Located in Søborg, DK
An antique brass oil electric lamp by Swedish Böhlmarks of Stockholm.
A very elegant and classic
Category
Antique 1890s Swedish Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Victorian Oil Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Victorian brass and glass column form lamp
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,250
Victorian Oil Lamp with Original Cranberry Glass
Located in Newark, GB
A fabulous quality 19th century oil lamp with original cranberry glass shade and burner on a heavy
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Oil Lamp
Located in Dorking, Surrey
A pretty Cranberry coloured Victorian oil lamp
Category
Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$952
Victorian Pottery Oil Lamp
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
Victorian pottery oil lamp.
A fine example of a Victorian Staffordshire pottery oil lamp
Category
Antique 1880s British Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Victorian Brass Column Oil Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A Victorian brass column form oil lamp with font and globe.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Table Lamps
Pair of Victorian Brass Oil Lamps
Located in Altrincham, Cheshire
Pair of Victorian brass oil lamps of neoclassical Corinthian form - converted to electric - The
Category
Antique 1890s Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$2,535 / set
Late Victorian Brass Table Oil Lamp
Located in Altrincham, Cheshire
Late Victorian brass table oil lamp, in neoclassical style, as a fluted column on a stepped white
Category
Antique 1890s English Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Ornate Brass and Ormolu Oil Lamp
Located in Pewsey, GB
An Ornate Brass and Ormulu Oil Lamp with original reservoir. It has central masks on the square
Category
Antique 1880s French Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Brass and Polychrome Spelter, Elephant Motif Oil Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Polychrome Elephant Motif And Brass Two Light Oil Lamp With The Trunks Serving As A Tripod Base
Category
Antique 19th Century Danish Late Victorian Table Lamps
19th Century French Oil Lamp with Opaline Glass Converted into Electric Lamp
Located in Florence, IT
19th century French oil lamp with opaline glass and pewter converted into electric lamp. 1890s.
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Category
Antique 1890s French Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Pewter, Brass
19th Century French Oil Lamp with Glass and Marble Converted into Electric Lamp
Located in Florence, IT
19th century French oil lamp with glass ampoule and marble stem converted into electric lamp, 1890s
Category
Antique 1890s French Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Bradley and Hubbard Converted Rayo Oil Lamp, 1888
By Bradley
Hubbard
Located in Cookeville, TN
We are offering a Classic Bradley and Hubbard lamp done in embossed brass with a nickel finish. The
Category
Antique 1880s American Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Green Opaline Glass Oil Lamp
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This bright green glass lamp with brass fittings is of a very fine quality. The height to the top
Category
Mid-20th Century French Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Doulton Burslem oil lamp base decorated by George Fernyhough
By Doulton Burslem
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This small Doulton Burslem oil lamp base was decorated by George Fernyhough, who was at Doulton
Category
Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Tall Cranberry Ruby Glass Peg Oil Lamps
Located in Antrim, GB
Fabulous pair of tall ruby glass peg oil lamps with painted ruby bowls and tulip ruby crackle
Category
Antique 1890s British Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Brass and Cranberry Glass Oil Lamp
Located in Altrincham, Cheshire
Late 19th century brass and cranberry glass oil lamp with fluted column, acanthus leaf topped
Category
Antique 1870s English High Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Floral Decorated French Porcelain Oil Lamp circa Late 19th Century, Wired
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
A pretty floral and bamboo decorated oil lamp recently rewired, etc. It measures 9.5 inches to the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Floral Decorated French Porcelain Oil Lamps, Likely Sevres, circa 1850
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Pair of French oil lamps, circa 1850 with beautiful floral decorations on a white and blue
Category
Antique 1850s French Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Mid 19th Century Porcelain Hand-Painted French or English Oil Lamps
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Pair of beautiful oil lamps wired on original gilt finished bases and caps. Pink bands and vines of
Category
Antique 1870s French Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Early 19th Century Patinated Bronze Twin Arm Colza Argand Oil Lamps
Located in London, GB
The central column with cast foliate decoration, surmounted by an urn with a pointed finial on top. Each with two straight arms and single burners, now currently electrified for the ...
Category
Antique 1830s British Early Victorian Table Lamps
Mid 19th Century Ruby Glass Font Oil Lamp w/ Clear Twisted Glass Column C. 1865
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Mid-19th century ruby glass font oil lamp with gold floral decorations and a clear, twisted glass
Category
Antique 1860s Unknown Early Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
19th Century Table Lamp
Located in Richmond, London
A handsome Victorian brass oil lamp, now converted to electricity. Late 19th century.
Why we like
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,233
Electrified Victorian oil lamp
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#4-314 Embossed ceramic table lamp
Category
Antique 19th Century Table Lamps
Anitique Repousse Brass Victorian Oil Lamp Original Etched Glass
Ruby Shade
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Victorian, repousse brass base oil lamp with
Category
Antique 19th Century European Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Anitique Corinthian Pillar Base Victorian Oil Lamp Original Amber
Ruby Glass
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Victorian, Corinthian pillar oil lamp with Amber
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Marble Finish Corinthian Pillar Victorian Oil Lamps Original Ruby Glass
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of Victorian, Corinthian pillar oil lamps
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Victorian Oil lamp with Brass Foot and Pink Glass Shade
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique oil lamp from the Victorian era. This lamp combines the best of various crafts
Category
Antique 1880s British Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
French Victorian Green and Gold Tole and Brass Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian oil lamp rewired as an electric table lamp, with a green tole body with gold
Category
20th Century French Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Victorian Kerosene Lamp Oil Lamp Pink and White Blown Spatter Glass Table Lamp
By Loetz Glass, Charles Schneider, Kralik Glassworks
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
.
Description: Antique Victorian Oil Lamp Handmade Moulded Blown Spatter Glass Kerosene Table Lamp.
The glass
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique American Oil Lamp With Hand Painted Font and Brass Filigree Base
Located in New Orleans, LA
An American Victorian oil lamp having an outstanding hand painted floral font, cast brass filigree
Category
Antique 1860s American Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Victorian Silver Plated Oil Lamp with Original Etched Green Shade
Located in Lincoln, GB
Victorian Silver Plated Corinthian Column Oil Lamp with Original Etched Green Glass Shade
This
Category
Antique 19th Century British Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Victorian Quality Brass Oil Lamp
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality brass oil lamp having the original etched glass shade and chimney, double
Category
Antique 19th Century European Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Reeded Column Brass Oil Lamp
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian reeded column brass oil lamp having a pretty tulip shaped white and pink etched
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Lovely quality antique Victorian porcelain owl oil lamp
Located in Ipswich, GB
Lovely quality antique Victorian porcelain owl oil lamp, having the original white glass shade
Category
Antique 19th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Brass and Pink Glass Oil Lamp
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian brass and pink glass oil lamp having the original cranberry
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Fantastic quality antique Victorian silver plated urn shaped oil lamp
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic quality antique Victorian silver plated urn shaped oil lamp by Hinks and Sons, with a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Early Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century Victorian Silver Plated Corinthian Column Table Oil Lamp
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant antique Victorian silver plated Corinthian column table oil lamp base converted
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
Victorian Style Electrified Brass Milk Glass Rochester Hurricane Oil Lamp
By Rochester
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Rochester brass and milk glass electrified hurricane oil lamp. It depicts a spherical
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Green Glass GWTW Parlor Banquet Hurricane Oil Lantern Lamp 31"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare apple green antique Victorian parlor Gone with the Wind oil lamp converted to electric
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
English Victorian Oxblood Patinated Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian oxblood patinated round metal oil lamp with applied festoon design. (Wired for
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Victorian Kerosene Oil Lamp Base Mermaid Cupid Bacchus, Swans N. Muller
s
Sons
By Muller
Located in Toledo, OH
Victorian kerosene oil lamp base by N. Muller's & Sons. Figural mermaid with cornucopia body
Category
Early 20th Century North American Classical Greek Table Lamps
Materials
Spelter
19th Century Victorian Oil or Paraffin Lamp in the Form of a Large Ceramic Owl
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century Victorian oil or paraffin lamp in the form of a large ceramic owl perched on a tree
Category
Antique 1850s Irish Early Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Superb Late Victorian Early Art Nouveau Moore Brothers Gilt Porcelain Oil Lamp
Located in Nottingham, GB
Superb Late Victorian Early Art Nouveau Moore Brothers Gilt Porcelain Oil Lamp
Moore Brothers
Category
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Cut-glass Oil Lamps
Located in London, GB
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN CUT-GLASS OIL LAMPS, CIRCA 1875.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Table Lamps
$6,166
Antique Hand Blown Electrified Oil Lamp
Located in Søborg, DK
Antique hand blown electrified oil lamp
Being hand blown makes each of these antique lamps unique
Category
Antique 1870s Danish Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Antique Hand Blown Electrified Oil Lamp
Located in Søborg, DK
Antique hand blown electrified oil lamp.
Being hand blown makes each of these antique lamps unique
Category
Antique 1870s Danish Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Antique Cranberry Brass Oil Lamp
Located in King
s Lynn, GB
A Large Antique Cranberry Brass Oil Lamp with a cranberry glass shade, cranberry glass font
Category
Antique 19th Century British Late Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Large Porcelain Heiberg Antique Oil/Electric Table Lamp
Located in Søborg, DK
Large antique Heiberg oil/electric table lamp from the 19th century.
Standing nearly 80 cm tall
Category
Antique 1850s Danish High Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Decorative Pierced Brass Table Oil Lamp - converted to electric
Located in Altrincham, GB
Decorative Pierced Brass Table Oil Lamp - converted to electric - 9"w x 6"d x 17"h - The lampshade
Category
Antique 1870s English High Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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Victorian Oil Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of victorian oil lamps available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, glass and brass, all victorian oil lamps available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of victorian oil lamps available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian oil lamps are generally popular furniture pieces, but Victorian and Art Nouveau styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Victorian oil lamps have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Bradley
Hubbard, Joseph Hinks
Sons and Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik are consistently popular.
How Much are Victorian Oil Lamps?
Prices for victorian oil lamps can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, victorian oil lamps begin at $10 and can go as high as $27,996, while the average can fetch as much as $1,197.
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 Victorian 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, 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.
- 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.
- 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, 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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