Vintage Oil Lamps
Vanessa Weber
Interior Design Expert
Vanessa is a New York-based designer specializing in architectural lighting. Whether you are planning an event, want to illuminate your backyard retreat or simply need advice on what lamp to purchase for your bedroom, Vanessa will be more than happy to share her knowledge and expertise.
Updated
18/01/2022
A vintage oil lamp is both a fashion statement and can be used during a power outage. Some lamps are made with built-in metal, ceramic, or glass handles for a better grip during transportation between rooms or to an outdoor patio. Oil lamps with handles are terrific on nightstands and middle-of-the-night bathroom trips, while taller oil lamps are splendid focal points on dining room tables. If you are searching for smaller-sized less conspicuous oil lamps, we have those too.
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Lantern style Antique Oil Lamp
HALLOLURE
This oil lantern comes with a metal U-shaped handle for transporting and offers a metal loop to hang it outside on your patio. Its classical design makes it weather-resistant, and the twist-off cap makes it easy to refill with oil.
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Retro styled Vintage Oil Lamp
TrueNorth
Made of stylish jade green glass with minimal detail, this antique oil lamp holds more oil and lasts a lot longer than others. It comes with two long wicks and stainless-steel tweezers to adjust and replace wicks easier.
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Vintage Oil Lamp Without Glass Shade
Treasure Gurus
This unique colonial-aged maritime whale oil tin lamp has a matte pewter finish and comes with a thick, round braided rope wick and a flat metal handle. It weighs a pound and has a flat base for increased stability.
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Patterned Antique Copper Oil Lamp
Vensila
This vintage copper oil lamp comes with a bulb floral-patterned copper base on three legs, a black painted handle, and a romantic rippled top, trumpet-shaped glass top. This creative lamp is handmade making each one unique.
Designer Advice:
The ornate design on this vintage oil lamp enhances eclectic, Victorian, and Mediterranean styles. Its pinkish-toned copper polished exterior is gorgeous when placed on mirrored coffee tables, entry tables, nightstands, and mirrored trays. Copper material is a heat conductor, so be cautious when picking up this lamp.
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Mason Jar Antique Oil Lamp
Albert Estate LTD
This greenish-blue tinted glass jar vintage oil lamp offers a farmhouse charm. It features a brass connector with a tiny turn handle and a narrow-necked, square-dimpled, and line-designed glass shade for an ambient glow.
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Vintage Oil Lamp with Porcelain Base
TrueNorth
This antique oil lamp is decorated with a floral bell-shaped glass shade and a floral-patterned white ceramic genie bottle base with a handle. This ultra-feminine and floral combination are easily added to a shabby chic style.
$80.55
$83.69
Designer Advice:
The upward-shaped handle offers a natural place to insert your thumb and the smooth bowl base, perfect for your palm. Its opaque base design is lovely on white distressed tables or black-marbled coffee tables. It is difficult to tell when oil is running low in an opaque base, so you will need to check it more frequently.
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Ornate Designed Vintage Brass Oil Lamp
TrueNorth
Windproof, high temperature resistant, and finished with an amber glass hue, is this compact and intricately designed antique oil lamp. A sculpted brass lotus flower sits just below the wick, allowing the flame to reflect a crisp warm glow.
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Small Brass Oil Lamps (Set of Four)
Serene Spaces Living
With teardrop-shaped clear glass shades and shiny brass bowl bases are these miniature vintage oil lamps. They are lightweight, easy to carry, and will not obstruct other home decorative pieces resting on tables.
$14
$56
Designer Advice:
Their size is admirable to some, though it can be troublesome to those who prefer to fill the oil reservoir less often. Their four and a half inches tall design makes them ideal for lining entryway tables, narrow kitchen counters, and long banisters.
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Modern Antique Brass Paraffin Lamp
TrueNorth
The smooth gold-finished base adds a combination of vintage and modern charm. This antique oil lamp features an advanced electroplating process, a nightlamp burner connector, a flat base bottom for steadiness, and a fluted glass cover.
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Tall Two toned Glass Vintage Oil Lamp
Alcott Hill®
This nineteen-inch-tall all-glass antique oil lamp sits on a pink crystal textured stand and presents a bottle-shaped glass shade with a beaded top. Its egg-and-dart stamped oil center adds a neoclassical element and Victorian flair.
Designer Advice:
Tall antique oil lamps are best used as focal décor pieces. They are most gorgeous when placed on top of narrow entryway tables, wall shelves, or corner shelves. Because of its slender build, it tends to draw the eye upward making it appear taller than it truly is.
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