Lantern

Although easily mistaken for railway or ship lamps, this pair of brass and iron lanterns were made for a road locomotive: the steam-driven traction engines that were some of the first powered vehicles to travel on Britain’s highways.

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

Literally the highlight of Halls’ (23% buyer’s premium) Autumn Sale was a hall lantern demonstrating showy high Victorian taste at its most confident.

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.