Tudor Revival, 1910-1940 , became especially popular with 1920s suburban homes, loosely based on late medieval prototypes. Cast iron, wrought iron and crystal were prevalent on many of
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Antique Lighting: Craftsman Bungalow 1900-1920
In the Craftsmen/Bungalow Period, 1900-1920, was the common builder’s house . As in the Arts and Crafts movement there was a simplicity, squareness and symmetry to lighting of this period.
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The Neoclassical period ,1900-1940, became a dominant style for domestic buildings nationwide . Classical symmetry and classical ornaments were used in antique
Antique Lighting: Spanish Revival 1910-1929
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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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
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