Antique Oil Containers

The container would have been kept close at hand to replenish oil lamps throughout the home.

Gorgeous Grecian Vessel. Item dates back to the 1850s.

The container would have been kept close at hand to replenish oil lamps throughout the home.

Circular shaped base, shaped and ribbed shaft. The oil container has three spouts and a shaped handle with volutes.

Turkey, circa late 19th century Originally used as an olive oil container. With studded/raised twisted frieze detail to top and bottom.

Great all Original Porcelain Oil Lamps, converted to Electric. Oil container still inside of each lamps .

Elegant pair of antique oil lamps made into table lights from Paris, France; crafted circa 1870, the tall "lampes a petrole", are made of patinated red painted tole base and stem, em...

This elegant antique oil lamp was converted into a table lamp. Crafted in France, circa 1880, the tall porcelain "lampe a petrole" sits on a round bronze doré base with shell motif f...

Decorate a shelf or kitchen counter with this elegant pair of antique Delft olive oil containers. Crafted in Holland circa 1920, both tall vases with cork tops, feature an intricate ...

The base riveted with four stylize feet, holds eight brass cylindrical oil containers with chimney shaped covers, boarded by glass walls.   

The light fixtures are further embellished with the original art glass oil containers decorated with hand painted foliage motifs and brass mounts.

Each colorful porcelain light fixture is hand painted with traditional Gien Renaissance decor, with mythological figures and floral garlands, and is further embellished at the top by...

The brass freestanding back-walled Hanukkah lamp consists of eight oil containers, a parapet, back, and sidewalls.

Decorate a kitchen counter or a shelf with this antique ceramic conjoined double pitcher. Created in Brittany, France circa 1895, the hand painted "Piece de Forme" features a donkey ...

Decorate a shelf or kitchen counter with this elegant pair of antique Delft olive oil or vinegar containers. Crafted in Holland circa 1920, both tall vases feature an intricate shape...

More lavish sets aimed at the wealthy were made in leather and sumptuously fitted with separate compartments for plates, saucers, glasses, sandwich boxes, condiment sets, milk bottle...

Oil table lamp made entirely of bronze, composed of a circular base decorated with concentric lines, a salomonic foot that is continued at the top of the piece and the container for ...

They may have originally been used as containers for oil, sauce, or other condiments, and would have likely served a functional purpose in an elite household or for export.

Refined Edwardian cruet set composed of five hand-cut glass bottles, elegantly arranged in a pierced silver plate stand with scroll feet and a decorative central handle. The set inc...

Table lamp in the shape of a column, the body and the base are made of cast bronze, then finished with chisel and gold, the craftsman preferred a very rich and elaborate Empire style...

Empire style table lamp in the shape of a column; the body is in refined Afyon Miele marble from Carrara; the Corinthian capital and base are in gilded bronze casting that time have ...

A metal industrial oil containers, N 27, with faucet, reused as flower boxes.

Decorate a shelf or kitchen counter with this elegant antique Delft olive oil container. Crafted in Holland circa 1920, the vase with cork top, features an intricate oval shape dress...

The highly detailed brass frame contrast beautifully with the large white opaline glass shade. The bottom oil container is made out of ceramic decorated with 3 female heads and 3 flo...

The light fixtures are further embellished at the top by the original cut-glass oil container decorated with star motifs and brass mounts.

The eight cast branches are wonderfully enhanced with floral garlands and C-scrolls connected to the bulbous center stem. Eight oil containers sit gracefully on beds of laurel leave...

The servant lamp rises above the eight oil containers each made in a tapering circular pinched fashion with thin ramps for the wicks descending into their wells.

Originally these lamps were oil lamps (the upper part was the container of the liquid), over time the mechanism with the wick has been modified in order to electrify them, so they ha...

Hallmarked similarly on the bench lamp, removable servant lamp, and the detached row of oil containers. 18.06ozt

This was originally a container for oil. The white glaze has been discolored due to the oil being put in for a long time, and the overall cool stains are oozing out.

A long flat rectangular platform with two protuberant cylinders holds the row of eight removable oil jug containers resting on a thin bar with handles fitted into the cylinders.

Hand-forged from patinated metal, possibly brass or copper, its spherical body and compact neck highlight its functional origins as a container for water, oil, or other liquids. The ...

A classically shaped antique willow oil container from Shanxi Province, c. 1900. Several sizes available.

A classically shaped, hand woven antique willow food oil container from China, Shanxi Province, c. 1900.

A beautifully shaped willow food oil container. Nicely woven, with an attractive patina.

The taller piece is a sacred oil container in perfect condition and includes it's original chain.

Large terracotta glazed oil container with four handles and provincial decoration. 19th.

19thc French provincial green glazed olive oil container

American Bronze and ormolu oil lamp. 19th Century original glass oil container with engraved gilt decorations.

Pair of brass oil lamps with whales as the oil containers and shells as the deflectors.

A striking antique Chinese oil container nearly 20 inches in circumference with a wonderful patina.

Bronze with gilded details. Original glass oil container.

19th Century Art Nouveau bronze floor lamp. Originally was an oil lamp with oil container that has been modified and professionally electrified with 3 pull chain socket and fitted bo...

19th century bronze floor lamp that originally was oil burning, oil container has been removed and professionally has been wired with four pull chain socket and fitted with 22" pleat...

19th Century bronze art nouveau electrified oil lamp base piano floor lamp (oil container has been removed).

Made in France during the late 19th century, this beautiful table lamp features a Classic bronze design in the Empire style with three open wing swan holding the oil container. This ...

An unusual gilded tole 19th century 2-tier chandelier. It was originaly an oil chandelier ( the oil container and spouts are pictured in image 6).

Hand thrown pot often used as a garden element
or interior decorative object. Made of terracotta with
whitewashed paint.

Was most probably used as small containers for cooking oil. Very nice condition.

A beautifully shaped and weathered antique Chinese food oil container. From Shanxi Province, c. 1880. M145 a b h a y a

A beautifully shaped willow food oil container. Nicely woven, with an attractive patina.

French 19th century heavy cased bronze oil lamp base ( without oil container ) that has been electrified with double pull chain socket to a beautiful table lamp and fitted with black...

This North African Hanukkah lamp has unique structural characteristics not seen in many Antique Hanukkah lamps. Engraved on the backplate are many scrolling floral and foliate desi...

19th Century North-African Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah with original patina. Hanukkah Oil Lamp Judaica Jewish cast Metal Bronze Hanukkah Menorah with birds, lions and flowers. Cast b...

Hand hammed and hand engraved brass Hanukkah lamp, Morrocco, 19th century stands with oil fonts with pinched spouts attached to the back plate. Hand cut decoration in the shape of le...

Incredible Chanukiyah, exceptionally rare! Handcrafted silver with a brass plate engraved with the hadlakah blessings. Stamped silver, Nuremberg 1799/1803, Maker: Johann Friedrich Wi...

This German brass Menorah is indicative of the neo-gothic style of that period and suggests a date around the turn of the twentieth century. Hanukkah menorah rests on an octagonal s...

Moroccan copper Hanukkah metal lamp menorah. Judaica Menorah or Hanukkah Lamp in Brass with Openwork Pattern. Judaica Menorah or Hanukkah lamp in copper metal brass with decorative o...

Antique Hanukkah lamp, cast brass, rivets, Algeria, circa 1880. Crescent-shaped back plate, with eight gates, a vase with flowers, apertures in vegetal motifs and two encircled star...

Cast brass Hanukkah Lamp, Galicia, 18th century. The backplate is cast and pierced featuring dense scrollwork. The side panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eig...

Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah, The Netherlands, circa 1730. The backplate is pierced and embossed with floral motifs around the vessel in the center and fitted with a row of eight oil...

Brass Hanukkah Lamp, Salonika, Greece, 19th century. Openwork backplate with scrolled branches; three stylized flowers support central triangular cartouche bearing Hebrew inscription...

The backplate is cast and featuring two birds in the center surrounded by open scrollwork. The side panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eight oil fonts. Schola...

Moroccan brass Hanukkah lamp earnestly decorated with a menorah, columns, and verses. Arched openwork foliate designed backplate, depicting a seven-branched menorah; a cornice inscr...