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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Pair Italian Baroque Period Bronze Censers, mid 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
hanging from their original pierced brass chains these censers with urn shaped bodies each extending three arms with c-scroll decorations, censers were used in churches to burn incen...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Fire-Gilded Bronze Electried Church Chandelier
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A very fine, large fire-gilded bronze church chandelier in Louis XVI style, France, late 18th century. This wonderful piece is finely elaborate in precise detail decorated with elega...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$7,859 Sale Price
30% Off
A Pair of Late 18th Century Delft Ceramic Table Lamps - De Klaauw Pottery
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A charming pair of late 18th century blue and white ceramic Delft vases, recently mounted as lamps.
The vases are beautifully decorated with floral ornaments in the typical Delft st...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Delft
“Mandarin” Pendant Lamp by Michael Bang for Holmegaard/Royal Copenhagen, 1980
s
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This very nice pendant lamp was designed by Michael Bang for Holmegaard/Royal Copenhagen in Denmark in the 1980's. It is made of white opaline glass, which gives beautiful warm and p...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Opaline Glass
Arsene Galisson, Cave Lamp, 1970s
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful Arsène Galisson lamp in the shape of a cave made in the 1970s, France. Inside hollowed out to let space for a lightbulb. Signed.
Dimension...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Sandstone
18th C. Chelsea Porcelain Figure of Shakespeare, Now As A Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th C. Chelsea Porcelain Figure of Shakespeare, Now As A Lamp
Complete with a custom-made shade
23.5" h, shade measures 12 w x 9" h
The d...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Brass
Japanese 18th Century Imari Ceramic Table Lamp with Gilded Base
Located in London, GB
A very fine early 18th century Japanese Imari baluster vase, decorated in the typical Imari palette of tones of blues and iron reds with gilded highlights on a predominantly white ba...
Category
Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Pendant by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce
Located in Brussels, BE
Opaline glass pendant in Achordeon shape by Angelo Lelii designed in 1959.
Structure in polished brass
Rewiring by ourselves.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Brass
1970 Large Peacock lamp in silvered bronze and agate by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Peacock Lamp doing the wheel in bronze with a golden and silver patina and inclusion of hard agate stone discs.
Composed of a rectangular base in black stone on which rests a l...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Stone, Silver, Bronze
Pair of 18th Century Giltwood Mirrored Sconces
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 18th century giltwood mirrored sconces. Circa 1750-1789. Hand-carved and gilded. Early mirror. Each projects a single tole arm for ca...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Gold, Iron, Tin
$5,700 / set
Banker Lamp
Located in PARIS, FR
Banker lamp with a green and removable lampshade.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Brass
$923 / item
1 of the 4 beautiful Bubble Glass Pendant Lamps by Helena Tynell, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 4 beautiful bubble glass chandeliers or pendant lights designed by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg. A design Classic, the hand blown glass gives a wonderful warm glow.
...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
A pair of Italian 18th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood floor lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A monumental and impressive pair of Italian 18th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood floor lamps. Each wonderful candle stand that has been turned into a lamp is raised by a triangular ba...
Category
Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of 18th Century English Giltwood Chinoiserie Mirrors with Candleholders
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful pair of antique 18th century George II chinoiserie English carved giltwood mirrors with candleholders. These magnificently hand-carved giltwood mirrors are meticulously detailed and adorned with acanthus leaves flourishing throughout the frame with flowers and vines blossoming all around. On each mirror has a double arm gilt metal candleholder held up by acanthus vines growing upwards out of the plane of the mirrors, the primary wood is pine. From an Important and old NYC...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
German Midcentury Amber Glass Wall Sconce by WILA Leuchten, 1970s
By WILA
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty and pretty Murano glass Wall Sconce or Flush Mount by WILA Leuchten. ThIs fixture was designed and manufactured during the 1970s in Germany. Model 794.
This Wall Sconce has ne...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Metal
An Italian 18th century Neo-Classical st. giltwood and crystal chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning large scale Italian 18th century Neo-Classical st. giltwood and crystal chandelier. The fifty two arm two tiered chandelier is centered by a charming bottom crystal...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Crystal
1 of the 2 Square Glass Silver Colored Wall Lights By Helena Tynell, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 beautiful bubble glass wall lights or flush mounts, designed by Helena Tynell, 1970. The rich textured glass gives a wonderful glow. The square glass is mounted on a silve...
Category
Finnish Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Metal
Italian Louis XIV Period Painted Wood
Papier Mache’ 12-light Chandelier, 18thc
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a wooden and papier mache’ covered polychrome painted standard issuing two tiers of iron and metal arms with wooden bobeches and crimped metal drip pans, the arms with painted...
Category
Italian Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Large Maria Theresa Crystal Chandelier Antique Classic Clear Glass
Located in Berlin, DE
Old chandelier with love and professionally restored in Berlin. electrical wiring works in the US. Re-wired and ready to hang. not one missing. Cabling completely renewed. Crystal, h...
Category
European Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Wire
Large English 18th Century Gilt Bronze Hall Lantern
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large 18th century English gilt bronze hall lantern with a finely cast frame of serpentine form.
The curved glass panels are headed by chased...
Category
English Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Exceptional Pair of Carved Giltwood Wall Sconces
Located in London, by appointment only
Thank you for your interest in this pair of giltwood wall sconces.
Nicholas Wells Antiques is pleased to present a pair of very fine carved giltwood ...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Impressive 18th Century Three Tier Brass Chandelier
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine, rare and impressive 18th century brass chandelier with three tiers of eight scroll arms, for a total of 24 arms, all with original...
Category
English Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of 18th Century French Carved Wooden Capitals Mounted as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Originally Composite order column capitals, these French architecturals have been repurposed into a pair of desk or table lamps. Wonderfully hand-carved during late 1700s, the wooden capitals feature Neoclassical elements of the Composite order: volutes with egg-and-dart (of the Ionic order) above acanthus leaf caulicoles (Corinthian order...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Metal, Iron
Antique Chandelier, George III
Located in Atlanta, GA
Magnificent all original mint condition crystal George III chandelier, eight lights.
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Italian 18th Century Baroque Period Patinated and Giltwood Floor Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and very large scale pair of Italian 18th-century Baroque period patinated and giltwood floor lamps. Each statement-making torchière floor lamp is raised by elegant top...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Scandinavian Modern Black Metal Vintage Pendant Chandelier Bonderup Thorup, 1967
Located in Vienna, AT
Scandinavian Modern enameled black vintage pendant or chandelier Semi designed by Claus Bonderup & Torsten Thorup, 1967, Denmark.
Beautiful icon...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Metal
English Georgian Hexagonal Glazed Verdigris Lantern
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1800
English Georgian Hexagonal Glazed Brass/Bronze Verdigris Lantern
Exceptional quality, rewired with original chain & hanging hook
Measures: W33 x D33 x H57 cm.
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
18th Century Fragment Sconces
Located in Houston, TX
Sconces made from 18th century gilt fragments and antique mercury mirror. Sconces have been wired for use in the United States. Wax candle sleeves.
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
$2,500 / set
1-Light Florentine Sconce or Ceiling Light, Antique Beige, Hans Möller, Germany
By Hans Muller
Located in Andernach, DE
Leafed and floral flush ceiling or wall light, Hans Möller, Germany, 1970s.
The center of this impressive small lamp is formed by rose shaped petals, leading into leafy foliage.
Colo...
Category
German Hollywood Regency Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Metal
Four E. F. Caldwell Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Sconces with Wedgwood Plaques
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
These beautiful sconces are of the finest quality, and feature Classical motifs including bowknots and acanthus leaves. They are mounted with sage green Wedgwood...
Category
American Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Tyrolean Wooden Spinning Wheel Floor Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Floor lamp composed by a 19th century Tyrolean wooden spinning wheel and an elegant hand-embroidered floral decoration and a delicate lace winding the lamp-shade, with original handm...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Nutwood
18th Century French Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
This striking table lamp is a stunning adaptation of a 18th-century gilded wood candlestick, masterfully converted for modern illumination. Rich in neoclassical influences, the piece...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Wood
$2,450
Fine 18th Century French Louis XVI Style Fire-Gilded Bronze Electried Chandelier
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A fine, large Louis XVI style fire-gilded chandelier, France, late 18th century. This wonderful piece is finely elaborate in precise detail decorated with elegant foliate, flowers an...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Large Grey Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's grey Murano chandelier with 12 lights.
Measurements:
Height: 41.5"
Diameter: 38"
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of 18th Century Italian Gilded and Hand-Carved Angel Sconces
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian gilded and hand-carved angel lighting sconces. The pair of angels are originally from an angelic depiction in a historical Italian church. They were plac...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Metal, Wire, Gold Leaf
Pair of 18th Century Italian Giltwood Torchieres
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 18th century Italian giltwood torchieres.
This lovely pair of 18th century Italian Louis XVI period gilt wood torchieres, torcheres...
Category
Italian Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
$18,500 / set
18th c rococo chandelier
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare Swedish Rococo chandelier from the 18th century, distinguished by its finely cast brass frame and an unusually elaborate assemblage of hand-cut crystal elements. The chandelie...
Category
Swedish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$11,251
Pair of 18th Century Italian Gilt Wood Pricket Floor Candlesticks
Located in Sheffield, MA
Outstanding 18th century, Italian carved and giltwood altar sticks with circular tops, carved applied putti decoration and scrolled feet. Some paint losses, repairs and varying degre...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair Italian LXIV Period Hexagonal Brass Lanterns, 1st half 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
these elaborately constructed lanterns are hexagonal and have a number of decorative features with graduated bases, brass overlay in patterns on the glass sides, 3 sides with decorat...
Category
Italian Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Brass
Late 18th C. Pair of French Brass Repoussé Wall Sconces, 35.25" Tall
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French pair of brass repoussé single-light wall sconces from the late 18th century. This antique pair of wall decorations from France, Circa ...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Brass
Four 18th Century Italian Giltwood Mirrors or Wall Lights Roma, 1750
Located in Rome, IT
Wonderful rare set of four 18th century finely carved and giltwood mirrors with three candle arms, Roma, 1750.
The candle arms can also be removed and used as a base for a vase or p...
Category
Italian Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Pair 18thc French Heraldic Louis XIV style Brass Wall Sconces - Original Candle
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 18thc French Antique Heraldic Louis XIV Brass Wall Sconces. Original candle lit. Highly detailed. Clam shell form top. Very high quality sconces. Easily wired for electricity.
Category
French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italy Late 18th Century Pair of Lacquered and Gilted Wooden Carved Torches Lamps
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an exceptional pair of wooden torch holders sculpted, carved, painted and lacquered to imitate marble in shades of green and red, highlighted in...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Persian Fritware Jar Mounted as Lamp, Mamluk 16th-17th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Persian fritware jar mounted as a lamp, Mamluk period, 16th-17th century.
7 ¾ inches wide by 25 ½ inches tall;
10 ¾ to top of jar
Category
Persian Islamic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Clay
Pair of Palatial Italian 18thC 5-Light Rococo Giltwood Cherub Torcheres
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This pair of magnificent torcheres are of the finest quality carved wood, gilding and faux marble painting. Each are comprised of a giltwood cherub or putto figure sitting on faux m...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Wooden Arm Sconces
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare pair of 18th century Italian arm sconces with shield shade. Striking addition to a powder room or flanking a mirror over a fireplace.
Wired fo...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Iron
$8,990 / set
Pair of Brass
Glass Wall Lights in the style of Hillebrand, Germany 1960s
By Hillebrand
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 beautiful brass and glass wall lights, designed in Germany around the 1970s by Hillebrand. These messing wall lights are handcrafted and of high quality.
Illuminates beau...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian 18th Century Tuscan Tole, Giltwood and Gilt Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most unique Italian 18th century Tuscan twelve light patinated tole, giltwood and gilt iron chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a lovely inverted hexagonal g...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Metal, Iron
Gilt Wrought Iron Six Lights Exotic Chandelier, Italy 1950.
Located in Brussels, BE
Elegant wrought- iron gilded chandelier with fope foliage, leaves and tree branches.
Six lights
Probably Italian or French, c.1950.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
$1,478 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Arita Blue and White Mid 17th Century Antique Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A very fine and rare large mid 17th century Japanese Arita porcelain bottle vase, decorated in tones of blue on a white background, with stylised flowers and foliage, now mounted as ...
Category
Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
17th Century Large Six Sided Venetian Carved Gilded Baroque Hall Lantern
Located in Vero Beach, FL
17th century large six sided Venetian carved gilded Baroque hall lantern.
This 17th century hand carved red polychrome and gilded wood lantern, mounted on a pole with a lion paw base, represents the highest standards of craftsmanship. This very large lantern...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Wood
$13,200 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Venetian Crystal Lantern Pendant From Italy
Located in Round Top, TX
This is one of a pair of spectacular 18th Century Venetian pendant lanterns that have purple glass in addition to all the clear glass drops. They came out of the home of a famous ope...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Art Déco table lamp by Eileen Gray. Manufacturer Jumo. France 1930s.
By Eileen Gray
Located in Köln, NW
Iconic Design of the Art Déco era.
Table lamp designed by Eileen Gray. (attr.) France 1930s.
Manufacturer: Jumo Model 71.
Modernist Bauhaus style. Design classic.
Very solid heavy qu...
Category
French Art Deco Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome, Iron
Large Dutch Delft Faience Blue and White Chinoiserie Baluster Lamp
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Late 17th Century Large Dutch Delft Faience Blue and White Chinoiserie Baluster Vase Mounted as a Lamp and newly electrified.
Of octagonal shape, decorated with oriental figures in a landscape.
The dimensions indicated herein include the lampshade. The vase only with its base and cover is approximately 12in. high by 8in. diameter.
The arrival in Western Europe of the first shiploads of Chinese porcelain, lacquerware, ivory and silk in the 17th century stimulated interest in China, or Cathay, as it was then called. Europeans soon began copying the Chinese artworks and decorative objects. These decorative arts inspired by China, which enjoyed their heyday in the late 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries, are known as chinoiserie.
Soon after the introduction of expensive Chinese...
Category
Dutch Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Faience
French Louis XVI Style Gilt Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style gilt bronze 3-arm candelabra base bouillotte table lamp with green tole shade.
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Tôle
18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Tassel Ornaments
Group of 5
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand carved gold leaf tassel ornaments.
The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used d...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Several Brass
Glass Wall Lights in the style of Hillebrand Germany, 1960s
By Hillebrand
Located in Rijssen, NL
Several thick textured glass wall lights with a grid pattern, designed in Germany around the 1960s. These messing wall lights are handcrafted and of high quality.
Illuminates beauti...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Glass
Baroque Pair of Antique Carved Wood Arm and Fist Wall Sconce Candle Holders
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable pair of 18th century French wall sconce candle holders hand carved depicting hardworking peasant hands in service, protruding from carved, primed and gilt classic...
Category
French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Hardwood
Gustavian unique chandelier, late 18th c
Located in Stockholm, SE
This is one of a kind. A Swedish Gustavian chandelier made around year 1800 is not hard to find but to find one in this design and with its original handblown glass-bowl intact is al...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Pair of Lamps - 18th Century French Candlesticks
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of 18th-century French candlesticks, masterfully repurposed into elegant table lamps, epitomizes the timeless beauty of French design. Originally carved as ornate candlesti...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Lighting
Materials
Pine
$2,950 / set
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