What is an antique table oil lamp?

An antique table oil lamp is a nineteenth-century lighting device that burns liquid fuel through a wick housed in a burner. These domestic objects combined functional illumination with decorative glass and metal craftsmanship. Surviving examples from the Victorian period often feature coloured glass vessels paired with brass, copper, or silver plated components, frequently accompanied by matching shades.

How do you date an oil lamp?

Dating an oil lamp involves examining the materials, manufacturing techniques, and stylistic markers recorded across the Victorian era. Pieces from around 1860 often display specific glass types like satin glass or silver plating. Later Victorian examples from around 1900 show shifts in vessel forms and colour preferences, such as pink opaque glass and cranberry tones. Comparing the combination of metals and glass helps place a lamp within its production period.

What are peg oil lamps?

Peg oil lamps are a specialised form designed with a lower spigot or peg that drops into a separate holder. This configuration allowed the lamp top to be used in wall mounted brackets or existing candle holders. Archives show examples in ruby glass configured for wall mounting with adjustable fittings, demonstrating their versatility in domestic settings.

How were different glass colours made?

Victorian glassmakers achieved different colours by adding specific metallic oxides and minerals to the molten batch. Cranberry glass used gold compounds to create its characteristic pinkish-red tone. Opaque and satin finishes were achieved through chemical treatments and specialised cooling processes, creating the textured surfaces seen on many Victorian lamps.

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These antique table oil lamp pieces offer period lighting in glass, brass, copper, silver plate, ebonised wood, and ceramic.

Antique Victorian Duplex Etched Glass Tulip Shade Oil Lamp with Brass Column

19th century

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Antique Victorian Duplex Etched Glass Tulip Shade Oil Lamp with Brass Column

From Knight Fine Antiques and Collectables

£350

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lighting

19th century

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Pair Late 19th Century Japanese Cloisonne Lamps

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£5,500

3+ MONTHS AGO

lighting

1900 - 1920

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1910-1930 Oil Lamp and Shade

From Lancaster Antiques

£245

3+ MONTHS AGO

lighting

19th century

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1890 a Wild and Wessel Lamp No: 1373

From Lancaster Antiques

£795

3+ MONTHS AGO

lighting

A Pink and Crystal Glass Oil Lamp with Gilt Decoration, English C.1880

19th century

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A Pink and Crystal Glass Oil Lamp with Gilt Decoration, English C.1880

From Mark J West

£145

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lighting

19th century

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A Handsome Silver Victorian Lamp

From Pallant Interiors

£345

3+ MONTHS AGO

lighting

1900 - 1920

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C1910-1930 Brass Oil Lamp with Shade

From Lancaster Antiques

£255

3+ MONTHS AGO

lighting

19th century

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Late 19thc Brass Table Oil Lamp

From Church Street Antiques & Interiors

£650

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Antique Edwardian English Brass Oil Lamp with Opaline Shade

1900 - 1920

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Antique Edwardian English Brass Oil Lamp with Opaline Shade

From London City Antiques

£565

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Victorian Brass Oil Lamp by Hinks of Birmingham

19th century

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Victorian Brass Oil Lamp by Hinks of Birmingham

From Church Street Antiques & Interiors

£850

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Listings and archives show periods spanning 1860 to 1900 alongside general Victorian examples, utilising glass, brass, copper, silver plate, ebonised wood, and ceramic.

Antique Victorian Brass Oil Lamp with Cranberry Glass Font and Corinthian Column

19th century

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Antique Victorian Brass Oil Lamp with Cranberry Glass Font and Corinthian Column

From London City Antiques

£795

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Pretty Antique Edwardian Brass Oil Lamp with a Cranberry Glass Shade

1900 - 1920

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Pretty Antique Edwardian Brass Oil Lamp with a Cranberry Glass Shade

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£465

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Antique Victorian Oil Lamp & Shade with Blue Font

1900 - 1920

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Antique Victorian Oil Lamp & Shade with Blue Font

From The Antique Shop

£465

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Antique Oil Lamp with Pink Font & Etched Shade

1900 - 1920

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Antique Oil Lamp with Pink Font & Etched Shade

From The Antique Shop

£595

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Chinese Canton Famille Rose Vase Oil Lantern Lamps Pair 19th Century

From The Real Wood Furniture Company

£1,760

3+ MONTHS AGO

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A Large 19th C Silver Plated Table Lamp by the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company

19th century

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A Large 19th C Silver Plated Table Lamp by the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company

From Macintosh Antiques

£580

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Antique Table Oil Lamp

Antique Victorian Duplex Etched Glass Tulip Shade Oil Lamp with Brass Column

Pair Late 19th Century Japanese Cloisonne Lamps

1910-1930 Oil Lamp and Shade

1890 a Wild and Wessel Lamp No: 1373

A Pink and Crystal Glass Oil Lamp with Gilt Decoration, English C.1880

A Handsome Silver Victorian Lamp

C1910-1930 Brass Oil Lamp with Shade

Late 19thc Brass Table Oil Lamp

Antique Edwardian English Brass Oil Lamp with Opaline Shade

Victorian Brass Oil Lamp by Hinks of Birmingham

Antique Victorian Brass Oil Lamp with Cranberry Glass Font and Corinthian Column

Pretty Antique Edwardian Brass Oil Lamp with a Cranberry Glass Shade

Antique Victorian Oil Lamp & Shade with Blue Font

Antique Oil Lamp with Pink Font & Etched Shade

Chinese Canton Famille Rose Vase Oil Lantern Lamps Pair 19th Century

A Large 19th C Silver Plated Table Lamp by the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company

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