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

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, 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