Illinois - Lanterns

Vintage Spanish Brass with Leaded Glass Exterior Outdoor Lighting Sconce - Pair This vintage pair of Spanish exterior sconces contain detaili...

Dublin Lantern in Bronze with Copper Dome and Holophane Dual Glass Shades c1938 (2) Available. Old Plank has been importing from Ireland since 1992 and these Dublin Holophane Bronze and Copper Lanterns must be one of our all-time favorite discoveries. Not only are the Dublin Lanterns beautiful, but their build quality is insane for they are more like precision works of art, than commercial lighting. The exterior glass is both frosted and ribbed, while the interior has a double Holophane inner and outer shade, which we have never seen prior. To us, it is obvious that there was no budget in mind when these were designed in the 1930s, for it would have been difficult to make them more expensive to produce. Whomever the manufacturer was and there are some experts who think it was Bleeco, on St Martin’s Place, which was founded in 1921 in Brighton by Ernest Heaps, who remained its managing director until 1961 when the firm was purchased by Haven Foundries. While others thought they were French produced. The fact that the interiors of the lanterns have the Dual-wall English Holophane shades, I would tend to lean towards Bleeco. The Bronze and Copper Lanterns were installed in the city of Dublin in 1938 by Mr F. X. Algar, who was then head of the Lighting Section of the Irish Electricity Supply Board. Originally these lanterns lit O'Connell Street mounted on beautiful double armed art deco concrete...

This 19th-century French copper street lamp, once perched atop a city post, has been masterfully transformed into a dramatic hanging lantern. Its pa...

A monumental 1940s French lantern featuring a classic profile constructed of copper with a natural, aged patina. This fixture has four tapered glass panels and an elegant ball finial detail along the scrolled black iron base. These lanterns were sourced near Nice, France and have been retrofitted and restored as indoor hanging lanterns...

Pair of French Copper Vintage Lanterns that have not been restored or rewired. This pair of Vintage Copper French Lanterns just arrived from Toulouse and our workshop is so far behin...

Antique French Wall Lantern with an incredible all Original Natural Patina. Made from Solid Copper and looks to be from the late 1800's or possibly the very early 1900's. We have lef...

Imagine the magical atmosphere these painted lanterns created, filled with flickering lights to illuminate a very fine Qing-dynasty courtyard home. Lit by burning tallow wax candles ...

This pair of striking, elongated elmwood lanterns were finely carved by hand and originally used on the floor or table top of a 19th-century Chinese official's home in Fujian provinc...

Antique French or English, very large brass lanterns. Although we purchased this brass lantern in France, there is a part of us, that thinks they could have originated in England? Wh...

Named the "Dublin Lantern" for the City of Dublin, Ireland and made from Solid Heavy Bronze with a Copper Dome. Suppose, some people today might refer to this as a large Pendant Ligh...

Dublin Lanterns in Solid Bronze with Copper Domes and Holophane Dual Glass Shades c1938 (4) Available. Old Plank has been importing from Ireland since 1992 and these (4) Dublin Holop...

Indulge in the timeless beauty of the early 20th-century American Arts and Crafts movement with this exquisite hand-wrought iron lantern. This exceptional piece showcases the hallmar...