$16,500 / set
Collection of Forty Petite Processional Lanterns
Located in Chireno, TX
Collection of forty petite processional lanterns, circa 1885-1905, France. Petite hand-blown and tole lanterns used in processions.
Tin, Wire
19th Century Processional Lantern in Lacquered Sheet Metal
Located in Marseille, FR
Processional lantern in lacquered sheet metal (traces of gilding under the white lacquer) XIXth "Laplace manufacturing Marseille" with a height of 46 cm for a size of 22 cm in diamet...
Sheet Metal
Italian Processional Lantern Floor Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
Gold gilt metal Italian processional lantern wired and mounted on a lamp base with single light flame candle lighting fixture.
Metal
19th Century Processional Lantern
Located in Ballard, CA
19th Century processional Italian Lantern, probably used for wedding and festivities in Venice, it has been wired for the American market and has a beautiful silk covered cord, the p...
Brass, Wrought Iron
$1,300Sale Price / set|20% Off
N.3 Brass Lanterns with Glasses and Wooden Sticks, Early 1900s, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Set of 3 processional lanterns, made of gilded brass with transparent glasses and wooden sticks lined with red velvet, built for a private family church in Turin, Italy, from the ear...
Brass
French Tole Processional Lantern from south of france
Located in Villenouvelle, FR
19th c. French tole processional lantern from Pays Basque (south west of France).
Metal
18th C Italian Processional Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th C Italian Processional Lantern in gilt tole with etched glass panels.
Italian Baroque Giltwood Lantern
Located in Natchez, MS
We recommend to have an electrician check them as wired can come loose in moving. These lanterns were always hanging and not converted from processional lanterns on poles as some were.
Italian Baroque Giltwood Lantern
Located in Natchez, MS
We recommend to have an electrician check them as wired can come loose in moving. These lanterns were always hanging and not converted from processional lanterns on poles as some were.
Pair of Italian Processional Pole Lanterns
Located in Natchez, MS
Pair of 19th c. Processional Pole Lanterns in Iron Stands. This pair is silver gilt.
Wood
Unavailable
H 29.14 in Dm 12.21 in
Pair of Italian Processional Lamps, Made in Brass 24-Karat Gold Gilted
Located in Lentate sul Seveso (Mb), IT
Pair of 19 century Italian processional lamps, made in brass 24-karat gold gilded Measures: Height 74 cm Diameter 31.
Metal
Processional Lantern from Spain
Located in Chireno, TX
Processional lantern in painted tole with leaf design.
Wrought Iron, Tôle
Pair of Processional Lanterns
Located in Chireno, TX
Pair of painted tole processional lanterns with pierced pattern. Each lantern has original chain.
French Diminutive Processional Lanterns
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
A wonderful small pair of French Church processional lanterns, original circular glass. Lightly tarnished as unpolished, early 20th century.
Three Copper Processional Lanterns
Located in Chireno, TX
Three copper processional lanterns from the South of France. Tapered hexagonal shape with glass panels and single iron flame motif finial detail on the bottom of each lantern.
Copper, Iron
Metal Processional Lanterns from Lucca, Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of metal, processional lanterns mounted on hand-carved and painted wood bases.
Brass, Metal
18th Century Gilded Venetian Processional Lantern
Located in Round Top, TX
A magnificent 18th century Gilded Venetian Processional Lantern. Beautifully decorated throughout with handsome Putti.
Late 18th Century Venetian Processional Lanterns
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Wonderful pair of late 18th century Venetian processional lanterns, of tole and glass with the staffs of wood.
Pair of 19th Century Gilded Italian Processional Lanterns
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair of 19th century gilded Italian processional lanterns. These elegant lanterns bring a touch of sophistication with their detailed carvings, decorative wooden tassels, and elongat...
Wood
Pair of Processional Lanterns
Located in Chireno, TX
Painted tole with wood carved and gilded finial and tassel
Tôle
18th Century Italian Processional Lanterns With Original Paint
Located in Round Top, TX
These Lanterns have been newly wired. They were used in the Italian Cathedrals with candles in them for the Procession in the 18th Century. They are really spectacular in person and...
Metal
Pair Gilt Wood Lanterns
Located in Hudson, NY
A pair of carved and gilt wood processional lanterns
Giltwood
Antique Mexican Tin Folk Art Polychrome Lanterns
Located in Peabody, MA
Two antique ca. late 19th century polychrome Mexican processional lanterns, one with sheepskin vellum shade, the other with colored glass panels.
Tin
Four Venetian Wall Lanterns
Located in Kent, Dover
A set of four Venetian wall lanterns in dark green tole. Formerly processional lanterns, they have had later brackets made.
Large 18th Century Baroque Processional Cross
Located in Hastings, GB
A large gilt iron 18th century baroque processional cross, German. This spectacular cross would traditionally be carried in outdoor processions, these are known as cross processions ...
Iron
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H 56.3 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Silvered Metal Wall Light Processional Pole Lantern, Venice, Late 19th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
This Italian whismical silvered metal handcrafted wall-mounted lantern or sconce feature an open worked pagoda lidded lampshade embellished with scrolls and pendants in the form of f...
Metal
Large Scale Gilt Iron 18th Century Baroque Processional Cross
Located in Hastings, GB
A very large gilt iron 18th century baroque processional cross, German. This spectacular cross would traditionally be carried in outdoor processions, these are known as cross process...
Iron
Copper Processional Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
Copper processional lantern from the South of France. Tapered hexagonal shape with glass panels and single iron flame motif finial detail on the bottom of lantern.
Copper, Iron
Copper Processional Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
Copper processional lantern from the South of France. Tapered hexagonal shape with glass panels and single iron flame motif finial detail on the bottom of lantern.
Copper, Iron
Moroccan Style Processional Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
Moroccan style processional lantern in painted tole. Pierced tin decoration with glass.
Tôle
Moroccan Style Processional Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
Moroccan style processional lantern in painted tole. Pierced tin decoration with glass.
Sold
H 70.87 in Dm 11.03 in
Pair of Ancient Processional Lantern Lamp, Painted Sheet Metal Venice, 1700 Era
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful pair of processional lanterns painted metal and stick, Late 1700s, Venice.
Metal
Pair of Electrified Spanish Processional Lanterns
Located in Sheffield, MA
Highly decorative gold gilt recently electrified lanterns held up by carved wood support. Can be wall mounted. Backplate measures 8.75" x 29.5"; Lantern: 16h x 8d; Furthest projec...
Gold, Metal
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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.)
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