An excellent floor light. This is a very nice New England, wooden floor light. I think this light has two height settings. The cross bar sits at the top of […]

A very nice, Red painted hogscraper. The paint on this hogscraper is original and in excellent condition. the hogscraper measures 7 1/4 inches tall. Excellent condition, never had a chair […]

Offered here are a very nice pair of Mirrored Sconces. The sconces are circa 1840 or so. All of the mirrored squares are present, some have darkened with age and […]

This is the best trammel light I have ever owned. The form, surface, and age are just the best. The trammel is painted Black over original Red. The trammel is […]

Such a nice example of a mid 19th. century lantern. This little piece of lighting has its original coat of Putty colored paint. The lantern top is attached with pegs, […]

Wonderful early 18th century wrought iron hanging chandelier. An American, New England chandelier with a great old surface. The form is a 3 light crown chandelier with iron hanger. This […]

Love this piece, quite an unusual form. A 19th. century pan light. Looks like a large frying pan with a candle cup in the middle and a beautifully attached wooden […]

One of the finest trammel rush/candle lights I have had the honor of owning. This lovely piece is mid to late 18th. century. The extension on this trammel is quite […]

An absolute wonderful early 18th. century wooden table light. The table light has both a candle cup and Betty Lamp hanger. Circa 1720, American wooden light with spiral shaft. The […]

I love this floor light. The form is simple and that is part of its charm. The cross bar slides onto the shaft and settles down on the thicker part […]

 Early tin sconce with a nice detailed pressed pattern on the reflector . Sconces from this period are not easy to find. Very heavy tin and tab bottom candle socket. […]

This is a lovely piece of late 18th to early 19th. century lighting. American rush light. The form is just wonderful and definitely the form of an early American piece […]

An exceptional example of an American floor light from the late 18th. to early 19th. century. This floor light has two candle cups tab mounted on a narrow tray that […]

A very nice 19th. century Cage light. This light is circa mid 19th. century. The cage surrounding the light was designed to protect the candle from falling out and thus […]

A great hogscraper, several wonderful characteristics: this hogscraper is quite tall, measuring 12 1/2 inches with the diameter of the base at 4 1/2 inches. The hogscraper has old, dry […]

This piece is just so pleasing to the eye. Wooden table, candle lights are always a joy to behold but this one is special in the fact that I have […]

This is a lovely piece of mid 19th. century lighting, An American chandelier. The chandelier has a five (5) light arrangement. Each tin candle cup has a tin drip pan […]

I just love the form of this particular lantern. It has the best form, features and patina. I believe it is circa late 18th. to early 19th. century. The lantern […]

Just love this betty lamp. It is of such a grand, unusual size. It measures 9 inches tall and the base measures 5 x 7 inches, the grand hook adds […]

A very nice, sweet and small piece of American lighting. The base is of a small chunk of wood where a tin handle has been attached. The candle light is […]

Hogscrapers are not that difficult to find. Nice early ones, like this one show up quite often but as they get taller and taller they are increasingly more difficult to […]

An unusual 18th. century piece of lighting you won’t see too often. This a very scarce relic of a Colonial America is a primitive lantern, it is in excellent condition. […]

An excellent single sconce. Sconces from this era are not often seen. The sconce measures 8 1/2 inches in diameter and 11 inches tall with the arm. Perfect example from […]

A wonderful example of wrought iron floor light from the early part of the 19th. century, circa 1820-1840. This example has a double candle cup with a pair of rush […]

A wonderful early 19th. century painted lantern. The construction and condition of this lantern is striking. I believe the glass to be original, there is a sag in the glass […]

Quite a lovely table light. This candle stand has a threaded post that holds an adjustable two light candle arm. The light has quite a bit of its original Black […]

This is a wonderful, symbolic and detailed wall sconce. Circa mid 19th. century tin wall sconce with a punched heart right in the center of the reflector back plate. The […]

A very nice 19th. century Loom light. The light measures about 15 1/2 inches long and has a nicely wrapped candle cup and hook on the other end. Circa 19th. […]

A wonderful form in this chandelier. It is mid 19th. century, 5 arm, tin with a inverted cone design as the center piece. There are five arms and each arm […]

Just a wonderful example of early American lighting. This lantern is exceptional in size and comes off with a grand presence. The lantern has a fine original, patinated surface from […]

Pair of 19th. Century tin sconces with mirrors. These are great in design and condition. You will look a long time to find a matching set . Original silver wash surface […]

A very nice American rush/candle light. This light has a very pleasant and unusual form having a fine twisted shaft with an interesting square base with original Black paint. The […]

A single sconce with a ribbed, curved reflector and crimped top with a hanging hole. The sconce has a crimped drip pan and is supported by the ribbon like socket […]

This is just a wonderful piece of American lighting from at least the mid 19th. century and perhaps earlier. Such a small piece of lighting that has great presence and […]

This is a lovely and unique piece of 18th. century lighting. A small table light, (good things come in small packages), the best small size measuring only 7 inches tall. […]

A very nice 19th. century loom light. Forged iron with a nice wrapped candle cup. The loom light hangs but can also be secured using the center whole on the […]

This is quite a lovely example of early candle lighting. This one I have owned for quite a few years. I love the fact that it still retains much of […]

A very nice Make-Do. Definitely primitive in nature. The charm of this light is in the use of a square, chamfered piece of wood as the base. The base measures […]

I certainly haven’t seen this form too often, actually only once before and it was identified as a Farriers Tool Box with Retractable candle arms. Certainly could be right. The […]

A very nice example of a loom light. Circa early 19th. century. This little loom light measures15 inches. The light does have some very nice features. Nice wrapped candle cup, […]

An excellent example of a 19th. century turned wood and brass whale oil lamp. Acquired from an old local museum out on Cape Cod, Mass. This is quite an unusual […]

Make do lights are always extremely interesting in function and design. Often they were made for a particular use or designed for a particular place in the early American home. […]

A very nice late 18th. to early 19th. century Spanish Brown painted pricket candle stick. The surface of the candle stick is just wonderful, showing expected wear. The pricket candle […]

I have only ever seen/owned one of these before. So I was delighted to find another one. This one is complete and all original, meaning the snuffs are original to […]

A most unusual, and utterly fabulous 18th. century rush light with the original blue painted surface. This light is right out of a Pennsylvania homestead where it has lived nearly […]

Truly a lovely example of an 18th. century loom light. This loom light is nicely shaped having a wrapped candle cup and a finial end A most unusualy feature of […]

This is a wonderful 3 arm iron table light, candle light. American iron light from the late 18th/Early 19th century. Most likely a New England piece. An unusual form having […]

This is a very unusual piece of early American lighting. The first I have had the pleasure of owning. A wonderful 18th. century iron candle light having a built in […]

A wonderful and most unusual wooden loom light. The iron loom lights are the more commonly found. This loom light has a Hickory post and a hand planed Black Ash […]

Such a wonderful pair of tin sconces. Circa Mid 19th. century. There lovely sconces with shield backs topped off with wheat sheathes. The candle cup are cleated thru the drip […]

This is an outstanding piece of early lighting. A fine retractable, single arm candle light. The light is unique in that the retractable arm is very stylized and has an […]

Love this little piece of lighting. A mid 19th. century American, tin wall lighting sconce. Excellent condition with an outstanding back plate that has a punched tin heart as its […]

I just love the look of this lantern. It certainly is a primitive form. Made of Pine wood. the lantern has two panes of glass that slide up to access […]

This is a fine and one of the most authentically original floor lights I have had the privilege of owning. A beautiful New England piece, wooden floor light. The light […]

An excellent pair of tin sconces. The sconces have the circumference decorated with small pressed squares, quite different that the pie crust look. The tin has patinated beautifully with age […]

The Birdcage light is such an attractive form of early candle light. The burning candle is protected by the metal rods that surround the candle and protects the candle from […]

A wonderful example of an early 19th. century floor light. This great piece is quite unusual in form and function. The light retains most of its original surface and is […]

A fabulous piece of American lighting. This sweet, small treen table light is circa 1750-1820. Made of a hardwood and still retaining traces of its original paint. The light has […]

A wonderful example of a late 18th. century, treen table light. This is an American, treen table light made of Chestnut wood. The overall condition of the light is excellent […]

A lovely 19th. century hog scraper having the best old, if not original Pistachio/Lime Green paint. Certainly a bright spot in any room. The hogscraper is in very good condition […]

The old, if not original red painted surface on this hog scraper gives it a character all its own. The hog scraper has a working push up and chair rail. […]

A very nice piece of early lighting. May be American or perhaps English. The birdcage light is sometimes called a stable light because they were also used in stables with […]

A lovely pair of wooden, treen candlesticks. The candlesticks are circa late 18th. century to early 19th. century. The candlesticks have wooden prickets. This is an early form of pricket, […]

I can’t say enough about this charming pair of 18th century candlesticks. Standing an impressive 17 1/4 inches tall, the base is 6 1/4 inches and the mid drip measures […]

A very nice, hand carved, treen candle holder. The candle light measures 5 1/2 inches tall. This is an unusual light, carved out of one piece of wood, very sweet […]

A NICELY DECORATED BETTY LAMP, DATED 1845. THE WICK SUPPORT WHICH HOLDS THE WICK FROM THE RESERVOIR IS THE SIGNIFICANT FEATURE OF THE BETTY LAMP. HOWEVER, THIS PARTICULAR BRASS BETTY […]

This is such a lovely early piece of lighting for any time of the year but for the Holidays I think it adds and extra bit of warmth and beauty […]

I love make-Do’s and this one is just wonderful. It has a great presence about it. The candlestick itself is rather formal and base is pure country, together they make […]

A most unusual, primitive matching pair of treen candle sconces. I believe the wood is Walnut. The sconces were hand made, most likely by a talented craftsman but not a […]

A very nice mid 19th. century hogscraper candlestick. The candlestick has the best original Yellow painted surface. Truly stunning. The candlestick measures 7 inches tall and 4 1/4 inch diameter […]

A very nice, early to mid 1800s make-do candle light on a wooden base. The base is a very stable piece of cone shaped wood, quite heavy. The candle socket […]

A nice example of early lighting, a Courting Candle. This style of candle was designed to regulate the time couples could spend together. “In the 1600’s to the 1800’s, courting […]

Unusual to find these hog scrapers in paint. This one is quite charming, all done up in first coat, period paint. The color is grey. The Hog scraper measures 5 […]

A most unusual form of hogscraper wedding band, this one has tow brass wedding bands and the bands are faceted. The iron wedding band is circa 1800-1840. This lovely iron […]

To me this Make-Do candle holder is just stunning. the proportions are great, the candle stick has great patination, hard to tell it is brass and the base is absolutely […]

Kettle lamps are usually attributed to Pennsylvania. It is trunnion mounted and has white-smithed rings on the shaped post. The central wick support eliminates the problem of dripping oil. 8 […]

A lovely tin wall sconce having an interesting form. Clearly it is hand made. There are nice scrolls and scallops, little brackets and some punching design. Lots of detail. The […]

A fine, fine lantern. Lots of special features. The lantern is circa mid 19th. century or earlier. Original Soldier Blue Paint. The lantern has its original pegs securing the top, […]

A very nice, early 19th. century make do candle light. The base is a very chunky piece of wood with the remnants of a tin hogscraper candle holder that had […]

A very nice, unusual wooden wall sconce. The sconce has great dry red paint and the candle cup is tin. The arm of the sconce lifts out of the backplate. […]

This is a beautiful, early pricket candle stick. Completely original. The candlestick is most likely English. Original Spanish Brown Painted surface. The candle stick measures 10 inches tall and the […]

So many features about this American, country light make it unusual and stand out from others. This sweet light measures only 6 1/2 inches tall. I have never seen one […]

This is quite an unusual piece, a small lantern style lighting device but I feel is was only meant to be used as a candle holder in a lantern style–perhaps […]

A most unusual candle and rush light/nip. The Rams Horn rush nips are for sure unusual in there own right. Certainly makes this rush light a bit special. This early […]

A real survivor is this very rare Pilgrim period American wood lighting trammel. These wooden lighting trammels were made by hand and used in early homes to hand fat lamps […]

A wonderful piece of early New England Lighting. A two light table light is from Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. This light is circa 1760. The paint is bluish/black and quite […]

An early 18th. century tall, baulster treen candlestick with a decorated pricket. From a private Illinois collection and was featured in Simple Life magazine. the base measures 8 inches tall […]

A wonderful piece of early lighting. This is a late 18th. to early 19th. century wooden pricket candlestick. The candlestick has the best surface, remnants of mottled green paint, worn […]

Early loom lights are a favorite form of early lighting because they have a great look and are versatile in where they can be displayed. However, they are becoming very […]

This is a very rare candlestick made with figured maple. It was pole lathe turned as evidenced by the dished bottom. The wonderful form is typical of mid-18th century and […]

An interesting baulster type candle stick. Solid turned wooden shaft with remanants of paint left in the crevices. The candle stick stands 12 inches tall. The holder was made for […]

I love make-do candle lighting devices and tis one is so very perfect. They are such a reminder of the time when utilitarian items were scarce and weren’t discarded when […]

A pair of heavy gauge tin, adjustable, candle holders made in a variation of the more common “cage” versions. Cage refers to the open design of the shaft which typically […]

This piece is a “stunner”. Its presence alone makes you look twice. Upon the second look you will see a fabulous piece of mid to late 18th century lighting. The […]

Very scarce tin Ipswich Betty Lamp stand and Betty Lamp in the best original tan or salmon paint. The paint is worn from use but is still very prominent and […]

An Early carved hourglass shaped wood stand with a wrought iron hook in its side.  Smooth Walnut hardwood, great patina.  I’m guessing this is a candle or Betty Lamp tidy and […]

A most unusual wrought iron cage light. This light may and most likely is from a ship. Part of the iron rods form the door of the cage light and […]

I love the quality of this Make Do Light, The forged iron candle cup sits up on a Pine pedestal and the candle cup tail is bent and secured with […]

Great looking piece of 18th. century lighting, a Pan Lamp. This lamp is seated upon a iron shaft and planted in a wooden base. The Pan is of a large […]

A wonderful example of a caged candle holder. This cage light is quite large measuring 11 inches tall and the base is 4 1/2 inches in diameter. . It came […]