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March 3rd, 2008 by Just Glass Oline Staff

During the last part of the 19th century and the earlier part of the 20th, a large array of lighting was produced in France, because the sources for lighting were shifting.Candlelight, and oil lights had changed to gas lighting and gas lighting was gradually moving to electrical sources.

Many lighting sources were converted to one and then to the other.

Today antique lighting can be found that is useful in any of the sources mentioned.

Among those which are available and collected are floor lamps, table lamps sconces and chandeliers, each having seen several methods of lighting them up.

Renaissance Revival and Empire designs which were wrought in crystal, bronze and wrought iron, and Art Nouveau and Art Deco period chandeliers with bronze, nickel-plated bronze or wrought iron mounts and art glass shades are part of what is available to the collector of antique lighting today.

There can also be found some very fine examples of Venetian chandeliers made of glass. We also find fine Venetian glass chandeliers.

In antique floor lamps, the Venetian glass floor lamps and Art Deco torchieres from the early 20th century are among the most sought after collectibles.

In France, antique table lamps were made in a huge array of materials.

Made of oriental ceramics, pottery, porcelain or simple glass, they were enhanced with wrought iron, bronze and sometimes gilded with gold.

There are period Art Nouveau and Art Deco lamps with alabaster, pressed or art glass shades.

Many of these have been previously converted to electricity, but those which have not been may be so very easily.

To learn a bit more about antique lighting, please visit Sparrows Lighting.