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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

This wonderful light has come from a long standing Long Island Collection. It is late Pilgrim Period, late 17th or very early 18th. century, American. A wooden adjustable double candle […]

 This is such a lovely piece, Circa mid 19th. century–great dry blue worn surface, notched and nailed case, no nails except for what holds the glass. I love the door […]

From an Easthampton, Ma., Lighting Collection is this exceptionally designed and crafted polished tin candle sconce. The polished tin sconce was an effort to increase the illumination of light. The […]

I have had half-size lanterns, although they are not too commonly found, but this is the first one I have owned with a horn panel in the door. The horn […]

Late 18th. century lamp tidy. Most unusual to find one painted in old, if not original White paint. The tidy has very nice form and a chiseled bottom. The tidy […]

19th. century Hooded Tin Sconces — This pair of tin-coated, sheet-iron sconces has uncommon, decorative details. The back plate of each sconce has a rectangular, ribbed design. What’s really unusual, […]

I love the simplicity and form of this 19th. century sconce pair. Early 19th. century tin sconces in an unusually simple design having a nice rolled vertical detail. Great original […]

I like early make-do lighting devices and this one, with the most unusual wooden base with turned up ends, is a stand-out. This lighting device dates to the 18th c. […]

A very nice Irish or Scottish 18th. century Rush/Candle Light. Early hand wrought iron, nice twisted shaft that is pinned thru the bottom. Great proportion to the wrapped candle cup […]

This is a very nice 18th. century spike light. The light is seated in what I believe is an original period Tidy. The light is forged iron with the early […]

This is just one charming piece of mid 19th. century lighting. I have never seen another like it. This small light is a single candle light in old, if not […]

This is a wonderful Pilgrim period Betty lamp stand with a wooden log base and forged iron arm. There are large rosehead iron spikes in the base probably to add […]

This is probably one of the earliest and most unusual lights that I have had the privilege of owning. I am calling it a cage light. It is a very […]

Offered is a rare American wall driven wood and iron candleholder. It has the initials “A.L.”, probably the owner, carved into handle. Candleholders like this were used to light cellars […]

A very nice 19th. century travel light or box light. This one is so sweet because it is in the shape of a heart. Lifting off the lid reveals a […]

This is the earliest form of iron, sheet metal hogscraper candlesticks. You can tell from the cleat on the bottom. 19th. century hogscrapers have a screw and nut in the […]

Early rushlights like this one with a wooden base are getting harder to find. These were made to hold a rush (prepared by soaking a reed in fat and drying) […]

A lovely hogscraper candlestick with a great painted surface. The paint is a dark mustard color. The hogscraper is in very good condition. It measures 6 1/2 inches tall and […]

Early 18th. Century Table Top Lighting Device. A fabulous, early piece of lighting. It is an American, wrought iron Rush and Candle table light. Circa 1700-1750. 20 inches tall with […]