Eastlake Period , 1875 – 1885, was developed after English architect Charles Eastlake These antique
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Antique Lighting: Second Empire 1860 – 1880
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
Antique Lighting: Gothic Revival Period 1840 – 1860
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
Antique Lighting: The Rococo Revival Period 1840 – 1860
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
The Renaissance Revival Period 1860-1875
The Renaissance (French for “rebirth”) Revival Period, 1860 -1875, includes various Italian Renaissance Revival and French Renaissance Revival styles. The Renaissance Revival style is based on the architecture of 16th-century Renaissance Italy and France, with additional elements borrowed from Ancient Greek and Roman and Egyptian architecture. During the Renaissance Revival style
The Victorian Age
The Victorian Age, 1840 – 1900, was when Victoria became queen of England in 1837 and reigned until her death in 1901. The age named after her was a period when England was at the height of power and prestige. In lighting , the Victorian Age included a variety of revival styles and sub styles that typified most nineteenth century lighting. There is no one Victorian style, and despite being