Our expert breaks down the best vintage-style hurricane and oil lamps for both form and function through rainy days and dark nights. Q: We just went through eight long days without power, and the ...

Terracotta lamp from Anatolia with curled-up sleeping dog in high-relief (1st-4th c. CE) (all images courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles and all featured in ‘Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul ...

Old oil lamps are igniting renewed interest from collectors seeking decorative accessories that can still, if needed, provide light. The lamps are also collected as examples of early American glass.

An oil lamp is a friend of the family and a companion over the generations. It is not known exactly when the first oil lamp was made, but indications are that ancient Iraqis were the first to think of ...