Art Nouveau (new art in English), (1894-1914), is the French/Belgian name of an art movement in reaction to the academical schools at the end of the XIXth century . This movement was represented ...read more

In the Arts and Crafts movement , 1895 – 1910 , artists rebelled against the mass production techniques of the Revivalists, calling upon artists to make their pieces individually ...read more

The Neoclassical period ,1900-1940, became a dominant style for domestic buildings nationwide . Classical symmetry and classical ornaments were used in antique ...read more

During the late 1800s, European-trained architects designed high style period houses for the wealthy. Antique lighting of this period had wrought iron, stylized leaves and berries.

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At the Turn of the Century , 1890 – 1900 , all Antique lighting styles were incorporated. Every conceivable style was used. Combination gas ...read more

In the Aesthetic movement, 1875 – 1885 , examples from Greek, Japanese, Persian, Moorish, Egyptian and other exotic styles were used in the Antique lights and sconces ...read more

Eastlake Period , 1875 – 1885, was developed after English architect Charles Eastlake These antique ...read more

In the Second Empire Period , 1860 – 1880, Italianate forms were used. This Style was named for the reign of Napoleon III (1852-1870), who undertook a major building campaign to transform ...read more

The Gothic Revival Period, 1840 – 1860, is antique gas lighting and sconces that is marked by the use of trefoils, quatrefoils, crockets and pinnacles, cluster columns, and pointed arches on the ...read more

The Rococo Revival Period , 1840 – 1860, was also known as “French Antique”. This period was influenced by the revival of the rococo style by the French. Antique gas lighting ...read more