Argand Lamp
Antique Empire Period Electrified Bronze Argand Lamp C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Empire Period Electrified Bronze Argand Lamp C1920
Measures - 17"H x 9.5"W x 5"D
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Set of American Gilt Bronze Argand Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of three American gilt bronze argand lamps with centered floral urn, fluted circular plinth
Category
Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps
Pair of American Gilt Bronze and Crystal Argand Lamps, Philadelphia. Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American two arm git bronze and crystal argand lamps with centered crystal reservoirs
Category
Antique 1820s American American Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
H 21.75 in W 18.5 in D 6 in
American cast bronze single arm Argand lamp & shade, 1810-15
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Cast bronze single arm Argand oil lamp, with period frosted and cut blown glass shade. Probably
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Candle Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique Neoclassical Duplex English Brass Corinthian Banquet Oil Lamp GWTW
Located in Dayton, OH
by side and, like the Argand lamp, a clear glass chimney with air drawn from below. Most lamps also
Category
Antique 19th Century British Neoclassical Candle Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Sinumbra Argand Brass and Crystal Solar Lamp C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Sinumbra Argand Brass and Crystal Solar Lamp with Etched Glass Shade and Marble Base C1840
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Brass
Antique Cornelius School Sinumbra Argand Bronze Crystal & Marble Solar Lamp
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Cornelius School Sinumbra Argand Bronze Crystal & Marble Solar Lamp with Etched Glass Shade
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Bronze
H 23.75 in W 8.25 in D 8.25 in
Antique Argand Sinumbra Bronze & Brass Solar Lamp with Opalescent Glass Shade
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Argand Sinumbra Crystal, Bronze & Brass Solar Lamp with Floral Etched Opalescent Glass
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Brass
H 22.25 in W 8.25 in D 8.25 in
Antique Argand Sinumbra Figural Bronze, Brass & Cut Crystal Solar Lamp c1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Argand Sinumbra Figural Cast Bronze, Brass & Cut Crystal Solar Lamp with Floral Etched
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
H 19.5 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Pair of French Empire Period Gilt & Green Tôle Peinte Wall Appliques à Quinquet
Located in London, GB
-decorated and issuing a single branch oil lamp and accompanying shade of conforming style.
French, circa
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Candle Sconces
Materials
Tin
H 16.5 in W 5.5 in D 6.5 in
1950s Floor Lamp Attributed to Maison Lunel France
By Maison Lunel
Located in London, GB
The design of this 1950s floor lamp manufactured by Maison Lunel is inspired by the Argand oil lamp
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Recent Sales
Pair of Argand Lamps
By Messenger and Sons
Located in New York, NY
A very fine example of Argand lamps made by Messenger & Company, Birmingham. The ornately
Category
Antique 1820s English George IV Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
A Unique Rococo Revival Silver Argand Lamp
By Henry N. Hooper & Co.
Located in Chestnut Hill, MA
This is an exquisite silver plate argand lamp with very fine metal work. The base and urn feature
Category
Antique 19th Century American Rococo Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Silver Plate
19th Century Argand Lamp Labelled Baldwin Gardiner
By Baldwin Gardiner
Located in Long Island, NY
An Argand lamp, made in the first half of the 19th century and retailed by the prestigious company
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Classical Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair Of Period Empire Tole Argand Lamps
Located in Natchez, MS
Pair of Period Napoleonic Argand gas tole lamps with decopage decoration
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Tin
Pair of Patinated and Gilt Bronze Argand Lamps
Located in Woodbury, CT
This pair is unsigned, but of high quality cast and chased bronze. There is a narrow hurricane shade wtihin the flared frosted and cut-glass outer shade. Scrolls of acanthus leaf and...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Rare First Period Argand Chandelier ca. 1800
Located in Snellegem, BE
inventing the "Argand-burner"
Argand-lamps made before 1825 are called first-period Argand-lamps.
The fuel
Category
20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
PAIR Boston Classical H. N. Hooper Ormolu Candelabra
By Henry N. Hooper & Co.
Located in Woodbury, CT
, Argand lamps, and other decorative items of cast and gilt bronze. This 5 candle pair is enhanced by six
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Classical Candle Holders
Materials
Ormolu
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
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 6.3 in
Pair of Custom Cut and Frosted Glass Argand Mushroom Top Lamp Shades
Located in Hallowell, US
20th century pair of custom cut and frosted glass Argand mushroom top lamp shades.
Mushroom
Category
21st Century and Contemporary More Lighting
Materials
Cut Glass
Double Argand Lamp
Located in New York, NY
English.
Double Argand lamp, circa 1810.
Glass, blown and gilt bronze and -brass, with lamp
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Edward F. Caldwell Silver Plated Bronze Argand Lamp
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This Neo-Classical style twin armed Argand lamp by E. F. Caldwell is beautifully cast, and of
Category
Early 20th Century American Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century English Bronze Double Burner Argand Lamps
Located in Milford, NH
Pair of bronze double burner Argand lamps, English, mid-19th century,
Central pedestal with urn
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Electrified Double Astral Argand Lamp by Baldwin Gardiner, circa 1840
By Baldwin Gardiner
Located in Big Flats, NY
Bronze electrified Astral Argand lamp by B. Gardiner features double light emerging from an urn
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique Gilt Brass & Bronze Double Argand Lamp with Shades, circa 1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique argand lamp offers gilt brass and bronze construction with faceted font surmounting base
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Greco Roman Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Pair Messenger Co. Bronze Double Argand Lamps with Etched Shades c1820s
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of argand lamps by Messenger Co. offer cast bronze bases with Greco pedestal having
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Greco Roman Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H 17 in W 18.5 in D 9.25 in
Pair of American Argand Lamps, Signed P & A Manufacturing Co. Circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass and crystal argand lamps with fluted urn tops, frosted acid etched globes
Category
Antique 1880s American American Empire Table Lamps
Pair of American Regency Gilt Bronze Lion Mask & Foliage Argand Lamps NY C. 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American regency gilt bronze lion mask and foliage single light argand lamps with flanking
Category
Antique 1810s American Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Wire
H 15.75 in W 8 in D 5 in
Pair of American Gilt Bronze & Crystal Argand Lamps, J. B. Wilbor, NY, C. 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American gilt bronze and crystal Argand lamps with a centered urn a top columns, each with
Category
Antique 1820s American American Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
H 21 in W 12 in D 6.5 in
Antique Gilt Brass & Bronze Double Argand Lamp with Shades, circa 1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique argand table lamp offers cast brass and bronze base with font having floral finial and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Gilt Brass & Bronze Double Argand Lamp with Crystal Prisms, 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Argand table lamp offers brass and bronze construction with urn form font over double
Category
Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Tow-Tone Bronze Argand Lamps Thomas Messenger & Son London & Birmingham
By Messenger and Sons
Located in Fairfax, VA
Pair of two-tone bronze Messenger & Son argand oil lamp with cut glass shade.
They have been
Category
Antique 1870s English Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H 17.5 in W 7 in D 10.5 in
Beautiful Pair Of French 19th Century Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
An excellent pair of Old Paris and bronze Argand lamps. The pale blue bronze mounted porcelain
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Empire Red Tole Oil Lamps 'Lampes A Quinquet'
Located in Kittery Point, ME
English version of the Quinquet lamp is the argand lamp.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Fine Bronze Column Lamp Base, Messenger & Sons, England, circa 1830
By Messenger and Sons
Located in Kinderhook, NY
foliate footed corners on angular base socle. Originally a Sinumbra Argand lamp, it was converted to
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Miller's of London Reading Lamp, circa 1880
Located in Gloucester, GB
Miller's of London reading lamp, circa 1880
- Brass shade with polished silver reflector
Category
Antique 1880s English Table Lamps
Gilt Brass Three Arm Colza Lamp, 19th Century
By Messenger and Sons
Located in London, GB
description in bronze and ormolu’ (E. Moncrieff, ‘Argand Lamps’, Antique Collector, February 1990, p. 47). The
Category
Antique 19th Century English Candle Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Brass Argand Two-Arm Candelabra Lamps
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of French brass argand two-arm candelabra lights. Each with a finely cast brass finial flanked
Category
Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Antique Cornelius School Sinumbra Argand Bronze, Marble & Crystal Table Lamp
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Cornelius School Sinumbra Argand Bronze, Marble & Crystal Table Lamp with Cut Back Glass
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Bronze
H 25.75 in W 12 in D 12 in
Antique Cornelius School Sinumbra Argand Bronze & Marble Table Lamp c1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Cornelius School Sinumbra Argand Bronze & Marble Table Lamp with Cut Back Glass Shade and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Bronze
Antique Argand Sinumbra Brass & Crystal Solar Lamp & Opalescent Floral Etched
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Argand Sinumbra Brass Solar Lamp with Opalescent Floral Etched Glass Shade, Cut Crystal
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Antique Figural Argand Sinumbra Bronze, Brass & Crystal Solar Lamp, Electrified
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Figural Argand Sinumbra Bronze, Brass & Crystal Prism Solar Lamp with Floral Etched
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique Argand Sinumbra Bronze, Brass & Hanging Crystal Solar Lamp c1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Argand Sinumbra Foliate Cast Bronze, Brass & Hanging Crystal Solar Lamp with Opalescent
Category
Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
H 28.25 in W 8.75 in D 8.75 in
Antique Cornelius School Sinumbra Argand Bronze & Maybe Solar Table Lamp c1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Cornelius School Sinumbra Argand Bronze & Maybe Solar Table Lamp with Cut Back Glass Shade
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 26.5 in W 12 in D 12 in
Antique Argand Sinumbra Solar Lamp with Glass Base & Opalescent Floral Shade
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Argand Sinumbra Solar Lamp with Glass Base & Opalescent Floral Etched Glass Shade
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Antique Argand Sinumbra Bronze & Brass Solar Lamp With Opalescent Floral Shade
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Argand Sinumbra Bronze & Brass Solar Lamp with Opalescent Floral Etched Glass Shade
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Antique Argand Sinumbra Bronze, Brass & Crystal Solar Lamp with Opalescent Shade
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Argand Sinumbra Bronze, Brass, Marble and Crystal Solar Lamp With Opalescent Floral Etched
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique Argand Sinumbra Bronze, Brass & Crystal Solar Lamp With Opalescent Shade
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Argand Sinumbra Bronze, Brass & Crystal Prism Solar Lamp with Floral Etched Opalescent
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Antique Cornelius Sinumbra Argand Bronze Solar Lamp with Etched Glass Shade
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Cornelius Sinumbra Argand Bronze Solar Lamp with Etched Glass Shade, Electrified, c1840
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 22.75 in W 8.25 in D 8.25 in
Antique Argand Sinumbra Bronze, Brass & Crystal Solar Lamp With Opalescent Shade
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Argand Sinumbra Bronze, Brass & Crystal Prism Solar Lamp with Floral Etched Opalescent
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique Argand Sinumbra Bronze, Brass & Crystal Solar Lamp With Opalescent Shade
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Argand Sinumbra Bronze, Brass & Crystal Prism Solar Lamp with Floral Etched Opalescent
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique Argand Sinumbra Bronze, Brass & Crystal Solar Lamp With Opalescent Shade
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Argand Sinumbra Bronze, Brass & Crystal Prism Solar Lamp with Floral Etched Opalescent
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Brass, Bronze
H 23.5 in Dm 8.25 in
Antique Argand Sinumbra Bronze, Brass & Crystal Solar Lamp With Opalescent Shade
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Argand Sinumbra Bronze, Brass & Crystal Prism Solar Lamp with Floral Etched Opalescent
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Antique Argand Sinumbra Bronze & Brass Solar Lamp With Opalescent Glass Shade
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Argand Sinumbra Cast Bronze & Brass Solar Lamp With Opalescent Floral Etched Glass Shade
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique Cornelius School Sinumbra Argand Figural Bronze Solar Lamp with Dolphins
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Cornelius School Sinumbra Argand Figural Bronze Solar Lamp with Ebonized Dolphins and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H 21.75 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
Pair of English Ormolu Bronze Dore Argand Table Lamps by Thomas Greensill
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality pair of English ormolu and patinated bronze argand single light table
Category
Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
H 11.5 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Early 19th Century Pair of Bronze Argand Oil Lamps Later Fitted for Electricity
Located in Charleston, SC
Early 19th century French Regence' pair of Argand oil lamps have been converted to electricity. The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Restauration Carcel Lamps
Located in Paris, FR
Guillaume Carcel (1750-1812) to overcome the disadvantages of the Argand-type lamps then in use. The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
American 19th C. Clark Coit & Cargill Double Arm Electrified Argant Oil Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
New York, 19th century, bronze cut glass and crystal double arm electrified argand oil lamp by
Category
Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H 21 in W 18.5 in D 8 in
Pair of Rare French Tole Sconces
Located in Charleston, SC
cups. Attributed to Marsaux et Cie. Please see, "Brandy, Balloons, & Lamps; Ami Argand, 1750 - 1803
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Miller's of London Reading Lamp, circa 1880
Located in Gloucester, GB
Miller's of London reading lamp, circa 1880
- Brass shade with polished silver reflector
Category
Antique 1880s English Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Bronze Argand Student Lamp & Shade, Electrified, Circa 1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Argand student lamp offers bronze frame with urn form font and etched glass shade
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique Argand Sinumbra Bronze, Crystal & Brass Solar Lamp, Electrified, c1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Argand Sinumbra Foliate Cast Bronze, Crystal & Brass Solar Lamp with Opalescent Floral
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
H 22.75 in W 8.25 in D 8.25 in
Rare Hooper of Boston Empire Lantern, Circa: 1820
By Hooper of Boston
Located in Alexandria, VA
company was well known for the manufacture of bells, lanterns, chandeliers, Argand lamps, and artillery
Category
Antique 1820s American American Empire Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Neoclassical Antique Brass Argand Lamp
Located in Canton, MA
19th Century Argand Lamp, Electrified. Hand polished. Excellent Detail. Shades are replacement
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
PAIR English Regency Silvered Argand Lamps
Located in Woodbury, CT
A PAIR of electrified Sheffield 'process' silvered Argand lamps.
Whale or lamp oil was
Category
Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps
1843 Argand Lamp from Philadelphia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The Argand lamp was invented and patented in the late 18th century by Aime Argand, and was in high
Category
Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Exceptional Pair of Gardiner Argand Lamps
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A pair of English patinated and gilt bronze and cut crystal
Argand Lamps, bearing the
Category
Antique 19th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of 19th-20th Century Bronze Argand Lamps with Globes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th-20th century bronze argand lamps with beautiful globes
new wiring.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
PAIR of B. Gardiner New York Federal Argand Lamps
By Baldwin Gardiner
Located in Woodbury, CT
A pair of early patinated bronze metal electrified dual arm Argand lamps, each with labeling
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Pair of 19th-20th Century Bronze Argand Lamps with Frosted Globes, Acorn Finials
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th-20th century bronze argand lamps with frosted crystal globes and acorn finials
New
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
H 19.5 in W 11.25 in D 7.5 in
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A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classi...
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors
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Argand Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic argand lamp available at 1stDibs. A argand lamp — often made from metal, bronze and crystal — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer argand lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each argand lamp bearing Regency, Neoclassical or Victorian hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one argand lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Baldwin Gardiner and Edward F. Caldwell & Co. produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Argand Lamp?
Prices for a argand lamp can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $715 and can go as high as $22,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,884.
Finding the Right Lighting for You
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.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Questions About Argand Lamp
- How does an Argand lamp work?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021An Argand lamp is a type of oil lamp that was invented back in 1780. To work, the lamp uses a cylindrical cloth wick inside a close-fitting glass chimney that steadies the air flow both inside and outside the wick. Thick oil is used to soak the wick and then light the same to generate light.
- How does an Astral lamp work?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022How an Astral lamp works depends on its design. Early models held lamp oil and glowed when you lit an internal wick. The shade on the lamp then directed the light down onto a work surface. After the advent of electricity, the lamps carried electricity through wiring to a bulb screwed into a porcelain socket. The electrical energy heated a filament in the bulb, causing it to glow and produce light. You'll find a range of Astral lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The Argand lamp was invented to allow people to better see for reading and studying. Patented in 1780 by Aime Argand, the burner was so cleverly designed that it allowed for an increased output of light that was many times brighter than earlier oil lamps of the day. Shop a range of antique and vintage Argand lamps on 1stDibs.
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