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Pair Antique Brass Whale Oil Lamp Candlesticks, Circa 1830's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique Brass Whale Oil Lamp Candlesticks, Circa 1830's.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Candle Lamps
Materials
Brass
Late 18th-Early 19th Century Swing Post Mount Whale Oil Lamp
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A late 18th-early 19th century swing post mount whale oil lamp, a fine example of a ships or wall
Category
Antique 19th Century British Colonial Antiquities
Materials
Iron
18th Century Antique French Miner’s Whale Oil Lantern Brass Rooster 8"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique early 18th century French miner’s whale oil lantern, decorated with a brass rooster and
Category
Antique 18th Century French Provincial Candle Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair Antique Sandwich Glass Whale Oil Lamps c. 1820
Located in Westfield, MA
This elegant pair of early 19th-century Sandwich Glass whale oil lamps is a striking example of
Category
Antique 1820s American Federal Torchères
Materials
Glass
Pair Antique Belle Époque French Vieux Paris Blue Porcelain Converted Oil Lamps
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique Belle Époque French Gold Bronze Mounted "Vieux Paris" Cobalt Blue Porcelain Old Whale
Category
Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Small Brass "lucerne" Oil Lamp
Located in Delft, NL
lighting was burned by whale oil, during the 18th and early 19th Century. The wicks are in the container
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Italian Renaissance Brass Lucerne Florentine Chatelaine Oil Lamp 1880
Located in Portland, OR
Revival manner, circa 1860.
Designed to burn whale oil which is placed into a reservoir with a lift up
Category
Antique 1860s Italian Renaissance Revival Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 40 in W 22.75 in D 12 in
Killer whale, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky "Killer whales" 80.0 X 90.0 CM
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Whale Painting Ocean Underwater Original Oil Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Oil Painting of Whale - Impasto Palette Knife Artwork on Canvas
Dive into the mesmerizing beauty
Category
2010s Expressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 15.75 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
White Whale
Located in Zofingen, AG
my head into the water, I saw a huge shadow.
It was a whale! Then he experienced delight and
Category
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Three Whales
Located in Zofingen, AG
, oils, and oil pastels to manifest a dance of the marine sublime. It's abstract and expressive, a
Category
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Rare Porcelain Advertising Ware Table Lamp, Baltimore, circa 1840s
Located in Peabody, MA
, tureens and whale oil lamps) sold by the C. Levering Co. of Baltimore, and mounted as a table lamp itself
Category
Antique 1840s American American Classical Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Whale Hunting
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed & Dated Lower Right
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A pod of Killer Whale, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky "A pod of Killer Whale" 80.0 X
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Whale . original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting is a tribute to the ocean and its magnificent inhabitants. Among them, the blue whale
Category
2010s Pop Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Whale Tail Oil Painting Impasto Original Art Ocean Impressianist
Located in Zofingen, AG
This stunning oil painting on stretched canvas captures the majesty and power of a whale diving
Category
2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
H 15.75 in W 23.63 in D 0.71 in
Into the whale
By Miguel Villafuerte
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
#fantastic #zoology #texture #eye #paper, #color, #hole and #eye, into the #whale, from film Into
Category
2010s Conceptual Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Acrylic
Whale Tail in Sunset
Located in Zofingen, AG
Whale Painting 100% Original Art one of kind by OlgaNikitinArt
Oil painting on canvas.
12X16
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jonah and the Whale
By Raimundo de Oliveira
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Raimundo de Oliveira, Brazilian (1930 - 1966)
Title: Jonah and the Whale
Year: 1962
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Grey Whale Eating Kelp
By Lise Lang Crowley
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful close up portrait of a gray whale named "Pearl" feeding on kelp in the dark blue ocean by
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Sea, Whales, and Girl
Located in Zofingen, AG
, enigmatic sea. I sought to portray nature's boundless dance, where majestic whales move with fluid grace
Category
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Classic Tallship at Sea with Whale in Water off Coastline, English Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
James Hardy (British contemporary, 21st century)
signed oil painting on board, framed
board: 8 x 10
Category
2010s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jonah in the belly of the whale
Located in Zofingen, AG
parable of Jonah, who was swallowed by a whale, then ejaculated. No matter how many artists are inspired
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tracking The Whale - Landscape Painting by Giampaolo Talani
By Giampaolo Talani
Located in Carmel, CA
Painting, oil on board, Colorful painting .
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Biggest Catch, Nantucket by David Yarrow - Contemporary Staged Photography
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
the island’s British roots. Nantucket shipped whale oil to England and the boats returned with cobbles
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dutao Wang Animal Original Mixed Media "Ice Mountain And Whale Tail"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Ice Mountain And Whale Tail
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 23 x 19 inches
Frame: Framing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil
Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved Scrimshaw, New Bedford Whaling Museum
Located in valatie, NY
source – whale oil, the “fossil fuel” of the early Industrial Revolution, providing light and lubrication
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Paper
H 11.25 in W 9.5 in D 1.25 in
"White Whale" Mid 20th Century American Abstract 1960s Color Field Abstraction
Located in New York, NY
(1887 – 1974)
"White Whale"
24 x 20 inches
Oil on panel, c. 1960s
Signed on the verso by Charles
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Antique English Coopered Barrel Advertising Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
tools and provisions and of course whale oil. Barrels had an abundance of uses and were easily stored
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Davis F. Schwartz "Historic First Theater, Monterey County" PRINT c.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
built a small stage and provided benches, whale-oil lamps, candles for footlights and blankets as
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Watercolor
Bradley & Hubbard Bookends-Ancient Greek Temple Columns & Arch
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Downingtown, PA
kerosene burning lamps. By 1871, kerosene virtually replaced whale oil for heating and illumination and new
Category
Early 20th Century American Craftsman Bookends
Materials
Iron
Sterling Silver and Oak Coopered Jug Frazer and Haws
By Frazer & Haws
Located in Newark, England
whale oil. Barrels had an abundance of uses and were easily stored and stacked and were not fragile like
Category
Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Barware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
David Yarrow Photograph "The Biggest Catch" Nantucket Island
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
British roots. Nantucket shipped whale oil to England and the boats returned with cobbles.
It is on Main
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
H 52 in W 64 in D 2 in
19th Century Whale Oil Torch Lantern
Located in Hudson, NY
Made of galvanized steel, this is a rare example of early industrial lighting.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American More Lighting
Materials
Steel
Mouth Blown Hand Etched Crystal Glass Bell Jar Lantern with Smoke Deflector
Located in Houston, TX
this one was used for burning whale oil in Europe. Since whale oil emitted thick smoke, glass deflector
Category
20th Century Indian British Colonial Lanterns
Materials
Glass
Rare First Period Argand Chandelier ca. 1800
Located in Snellegem, BE
used during that time was mostly sperm-whale oil, so only a really rich family could offord it in large
Category
20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Whale
By Robert Chapman
Located in Bellevue, WA
Abstract painting titled, "Whale", by Robert Chapman. In this piece the artist layers oil paint
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Whale Rock
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Douglas Martenson: "Whale Rock", Oil On Board, Landscape Painting
"With my recent work I have
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Whale
By Antonio Murado
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials
Oil, Linen
Beached Whale
By Ann Chamberlin
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Beached Whale, 2014
oil on paper
15-3/4 x 21-1/2" -fr
Ann Chamberlin is an American
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Oil
The Whale
Located in Toronto, CA
ongoing “struggle of technique,” balancing the tactile texture of thick coats of oil paint and the
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Turn of Century Ivory Sex Netsuke (Bonerific)
Located in Brunswick, ME
Titusville, Pennsylvania, B&H began producing kerosene burning lamps, which eventually replaced whale oil
Category
Early 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Large 19thC French Brass Rococo Revival Hanging Hall Lantern c.1880
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
improve the lamp, and when whale oil became plentiful in the early 1800's, lamps became as common as
Category
Antique 1880s French Rococo Revival Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Bradley Hubbard B&H Gold/Gilded Bookends Federal Neoclassical Building w/Columns
Located in Brunswick, ME
Titusville, Pennsylvania, B&H began producing kerosene burning lamps, which eventually replaced whale oil
Category
Early 20th Century American Paperweights
Materials
Iron
H 3.5 in W 5 in D 1.25 in
Abstraction (White Whale)
By James Henry Daugherty
Located in New York, NY
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Whale Rock Reservoir
By Bruce Everett
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Bruce Everett’s landscapes in oil are characterized by bold and often dark compositional forms
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Whale Watch, 1898
By Ed Parker
Located in Stonington, CT
A charming folk art depiction of the old novelty Victorian Era postcards, showing a "Whale Watch
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine/Detailed Gilded Antique B&H Cast Polo Players on Horseback Antique Bookends
Located in Brunswick, ME
, which eventually replaced whale oil burning lamps. By the 1890s B&H had showrooms in New York, Boston
Category
Early 20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Iron
H 5.75 in W 4.25 in D 3 in
Robert Wyland Original Painting Large Oil On Canvas Blue Whale Breach Signed Sea
By Robert Wyland
Located in Bloomington, MN
Robert Wyland Authentic and Large Original Oil Painting on Canvas, Professionally Custom Framed and
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Rescue of the Alabaster Whale
Located in Seattle, WA
Known for her exquisite brushwork and incomparable ability to render movement on a still canvas, McRae Morton continues to expand on her skill by taking brilliant risks with works li...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Scales They Weigh the Whales With - original mixed media painting
By Christopher Johnson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Scales They Weigh the Whales With" by Christopher Johnson is a unique, mixed media on paper
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite
New England Tin Whale Oil Lantern
Located in Essex, MA
A wonderfully preserved and well made tin whale oil lantern from New England, the conical ribbed
Category
Antique 1860s American Country Lanterns
Materials
Tin
Amethyst Cut to Clear Glass Whale Oil Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
A 19th Century amethyst cut to clear glass whale oil lamp on an embossed brass column mounted on a
Category
Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Whale Oil Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
A highly unusual patinated bronze and brass five light chandelier. Stamped brass reflective shields are suspended by winged eagles between each light which are supported by dragon m...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Ancient Inuit Eskimo Stone "Qulliq" Whale Oil Stove Cooker
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Presented by: Tribalmania Gallery
Ancient Inuit Eskimo stone "QULLIQ" whale oil stove cooker
Category
Antique 18th Century American Tribal Native American Objects
Materials
Stone
Antique Exceptional Whale Oil "Suspension" Light, All Original
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Exceptional Whole Oil "Suspension" Light, All Original French Celadon "Pate Sur Pate" circa
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Set of Two Whale Oil Lamps from Whaler's Ship
Located in Haarlem, NL
would visit us. Many times he brought scrimshaws sperm whale teeth that he tried to sell. He once gave
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Iron
Mechanical Marines. Red Alert. Steampunk Whale. Steel Iron Whale Oil Painting
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
the sea world.
Her series Mechanical Marines includes whales, sharks, and tropical fishes, which all
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 23.63 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in
Mechanical Marines. Cosmic 97 Steampunk Whale. Steel Iron Whale Oil Painting
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
the sea world.
Her series Mechanical Marines includes whales, sharks, and tropical fishes, which all
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 23.63 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in
Pair of American Blue Glass Fluid Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Great color and likely made by a Boston glass company. The whale oil or other would fill lamp and
Category
Antique 1870s American Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
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Whale Oil For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal whale oil for your home. Frequently made of metal, brass and glass, every whale oil was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect whale oil — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century are available. A whale oil is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Industrial styles are sought with frequency. Anton Otto Fischer, Spencer Douglass Crockwell and Lise Lang Crowley each produced at least one beautiful whale oil that is worth considering.
How Much is a Whale Oil?
A whale oil can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,938, while the lowest priced sells for $675 and the highest can go for as much as $18,500.
Questions About Whale Oil
- What is a whale oil lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A whale oil lamp is a lamp that uses whale oil for fuel. Whale oil lamps were largely made from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Antique whale oil lamps are collectibles today and an older specimen will be a striking addition to your mantel or display cabinet. Find a collection of antique and vintage whale oil lamps on 1stDibs today.