Victorian Brass Adjustable Gas Lamp with Racing Green Shade, 1800s
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Victorian Antique Brass Adjustable Student Gas Lamp With A Racing Green Glass Shade & Clean Glass Inner Shade.
Brass
Welsbach Gas Lamp With 14 Inch Rounded Edge Flat Milk Glass Shade
By Welsbach Lamp Co
Located in Peekskill, NY
For collectors Flat milk glass shades are considered a Holy Grail of early industrial lighting. The lamp is signed Welsbach Lighting Company and has been wired to take a single E12 b...
Milk Glass
$1,200 / item
Unique Hex Shade 1800s Mirrored Gas Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a very early fuel lamp. It dates before the use of piped gas and electric.
Mirror
Early Gas Lamp With 10 Inch Flat Milk Glass Shade
Located in Peekskill, NY
The milk glass shade has a 10 inch diameter and a desirable flat profile. For collectors they are considered a Holy Grail of early industrial lighting. The lamp is unsigned and has b...
Milk Glass
1910 German Gas Lamp With Rare 14.5 Inch Flat Milk Glass Shade
Located in Peekskill, NY
The milk glass shade has a 14.5 inch diameter and an extremely flat and desirable profile. For collectors they are considered a Holy Grail of early industrial lighting. The lamp is s...
Milk Glass
$2,672Sale Price|20% Off
Victorian Brass With Circular Milk Glass Pendant Hanging Oil Lamp
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Reading, Berkshire
It's currently sold in it's original form as a gas lamp. Milk shade Height 19.2cm Brass lamp removable with glass shade Height 45.5cm Diameter at widest 18cm Full lamp Height 77...
Brass
Antique Acid Etched Aesthetic Movement Gas Lamp Shade with Birds, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique acid etched frosted Aesthetic Movement frosted glass lamp shade depicts allaround scene of birds in the bushes, 19th century Measures - 7.5h x 8"diam, 4" fitter
Glass
Milk Glass Double Shade Humphrey Gas Lamp Pendent
By Humphrey Lamp Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a late 1800s Humphrey gas lamp that we rewired to take a standard E26 light bulb.
Milk Glass
Signed 1901 Humphrey Gas Lamp With Frink Mirrored Shade
By Humphrey Lamp Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a real interesting Humphrey gas lamp. Its signed in 2 places... etched into the globe and dated as well on the bottom shade holder.
Mirror
Square Shade Prismatic Gas Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a unique early lamp. It was originally a gas lamp converted to electric.
Steel
Humphrey Gas Lamp with Deep Milk Glass Shade
Located in Peekskill, NY
This large showy but simple white/green porcelain gas lamp (now wired for a standard bulb) has its original patina.
Porcelain
Rustic Gas Lamp with Deep Milk Glass Shade
Located in Peekskill, NY
This large showy but simple white porcelain gas lamp (now wired for a standard bulb) has its original patina.
Porcelain
Unique Gas Lamp in Polished Copper and Large Acorn Shade
Located in Peekskill, NY
I like the wide compressed look of this early lamp. The impressive acorn globe has a clam broth finish that softens the light and gives a warm glow.
Copper
19th Century Brass & Ebonised Rise and Fall Desk Lamp
Located in Lincoln, GB
Original gas lamp now converted to electric.
Brass
Antique Victorian Cranberry Glass and Bronze Electrified Hanging Gas Lamp
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian electrified hanging gas lamp features cranberry glass shade on bronze frame having scroll and jewel decoration, circa 1890.
Bronze
French Art Deco Cut Glass Sconce Wall Lamp 1910
Located in Amsterdam, NL
French Art Deco sconce wall lamp / rewired gas lamp. ca 1910 Cut glass shade Chrome arm diameter brass wall mount: 12 cm / 4.7” Weight: 1.10 kg / 2.4 lb Priced per individual item.
Brass, Iron
Black and White Humphrey Gas Lamp - 20 Inch Shade
By Humphrey Lamp Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
The lamp is signed and dated on a brass plaque. We buy-passed the pull chain gas valve but left it for the historic character of the lamp.
Steel
1908 Welsbach Gas Lamp With Super Rare 18 Inch Flat Milk Glass Shade
By Welsbach Lamp Co
Located in Peekskill, NY
I have not found a 18 inch diameter flat milk glass shade in over 15 years. For collectors they are considered a Holy Grail of early industrial lighting. The lamp is signed Welsbach ...
Milk Glass
Large Shade Acorn Glass Humphrey Gas Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a very unique looking lamp. The globe as a tapered acorn profile. The very large green over white porcelain flat shade has an 18 inch diameter and the vented body is white po...
Porcelain
Rustic Gas Lamp with Deep Milk Glass Shade
Located in Peekskill, NY
This large showy but simple white porcelain gas lamp (now wired for a standard bulb) has its original patina.
Porcelain
Converted Gas Lamp With Large Trumpet Milk Glass Shade
Located in Peekskill, NY
This early gas lamp features a rare milk glass elongated trumpet shade.
Milk Glass
White JIA Porcelain Gas Lamp With Fluted Dome Clam Broth Shade
Located in Peekskill, NY
This newly wired gas lamp signed JIA has a small white porcelain body with an interesting ring of cutouts that represent the manufactures logo.
Porcelain
Welsbach Gas Lamp with Fluted Clam Broth Glass Open Bell Shade.
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice, simple and elegant early gas pendent. It has been wired to now take a standard E12 bulb retaining the original look. The large fluted clam broth glass shade has an 11...
Porcelain
Victorian Brass Angle Poise Wall Gas Lamp
Located in Altrincham, GB
Victorian Brass Angle Poise Wall Gas Lamp with Frosted Glass Shade Supported by Twisted Stem - converted to electric - 6"w x 28"d(max) 6.5"h - - all lights and lamps have been rewir...
Brass
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H 19 in W 11.5 in D 11.5 in
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Aged Gilt Gas Table Lamp with Glass Shade
Located in Canton, MA
This Lamp was originally made for gas – the gas jet has been replaced with pull chain socket. It has a square base with swirling art nouveau styled design, and a squared column. Made...
Metal
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
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