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Use a free lamp appraisal app to identify old lamps, maker, material, wiring, shade, condition, and market evidence.
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Use a free lamp appraisal app to identify old lamps, maker, material, wiring, shade, condition, and market evidence.
Auction records are market evidence, not a final appraisal. Condition, authenticity, provenance, size, material, completeness, restoration, and demand can materially change value.
Quick checklist
- Photograph the full item, marks, maker labels, measurements, materials, construction, backs, undersides, interiors, and accessories.
- Document condition before cleaning: fading, tears, stains, losses, cracks, missing parts, rewiring, repairs, odors, moth damage, and restoration.
- Keep receipts, service records, provenance, appraisals, tags, boxes, weights, keys, shades, cases, or related sets together.
What similar items actually sold for
To help ground this guide in real market activity, here are recent example auction comps from Appraisily’s internal database. These matched sales are market context only, not an object estimate or identification, and they do not guarantee a price for your specific oil lamp.
Shown USD range: USD 5-USD 1,010. Median of these 7 USD examples: USD 50.
| Comparable | What sold | Auction house | Date | Lot | Source-reported amount |
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An Art Nouveau oil lamp, | Sworders | 2024-10-29 | 407 | GBP 55 (buyer’s-premium treatment unknown) |
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ASIAN BRONZE OIL LAMP | Wiederseim Associates, Inc. | 2020-07-25 | 8 | USD 600 (buyer’s-premium treatment unknown) |
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Aladdin Cobalt Blue Tall Lincoln Drape Oil Lamp | Jacksons Auction & Real Estate Company | 2020-07-18 | 319 | USD 50 (buyer’s-premium treatment unknown) |
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WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT OIL LAMP | Charleston Estate Auctions | 2018-04-29 | 163 | USD 1,010 (buyer’s-premium treatment unknown) |
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A late Victorian gilt bronze and opaque glass oil lamp | Lyon & Turnbull | 2007-06-03 | 1905 | GBP 280 (buyer’s-premium treatment unknown) |
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Vintage Cobalt Blue Oil Lamp Depressed Glass Kerosene Lamp | Richard L. Edwards Auctioneer | 2015-01-10 | 40B | USD 36 (buyer’s-premium treatment unknown) |
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Dutch brass whale oil lamp | King Galleries | 2025-11-22 | 453 | USD 100 (buyer’s-premium treatment unknown) |
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Edwardian porcelain Brown Owl table oil lamp | Gildings Auctioneers | 2020-08-04 | 102 | GBP 140 (buyer’s-premium treatment unknown) |
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Clear Glass Oil Lamp | Berner's Auction Gallery | 2024-10-24 | 3455 | USD 5 (buyer’s-premium treatment unknown) |
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19TH C SHEET TIN BETY OIL LAMP | D. L. Straight Auctioneers | 2025-08-29 | 68 | USD 50 (buyer’s-premium treatment unknown) |
How these auction records were verified
Each row retains its exact source URL, lot identity, retrieval time, access result, and immutable record hash. Inspect the public comparable provenance record.
Disclosure: prices are shown as reported by auction houses and are provided for appraisal context. Learn more in our editorial policy.
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