Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
Bankers Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
Bankers brass desk lamp, the shaped brass base, and pivoted sweeping arm supporting adjustable
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Early 20th Century British Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass
Banker's/ Desk Lamp by "Pittsburgh Lamp Co." Reverse Painted Shade, ca. 1920's
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Petaluma, CA
This beautiful little lamp can be used as a desk lamp by just adjusting the lower knuckle to the
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1920s American Edwardian Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
Materials
Metal
H 15 in W 8.5 in D 7.5 in
Adjustable Bankers Desk Lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
Adjustable Bankers desk lamp, the silvered circular stepped base and brass pivoted sweeping arm
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Early 20th Century British Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
Materials
Brass
Antique Brass Clam Shell Bankers Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique brass clam shell bankers desk lamp. This was made in England, it dates from
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1920s British Art Deco Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
Materials
Brass
Superb Art Deco Articulated Bankers Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Superb Art Deco Articulated Bankers Brass Desk Lamp,
A very good looking and decorative piece, the
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1920s Art Deco Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
Materials
Brass
Antique Edwardian Rise & Fall Bankers Desk Lamp.
Located in London, GB
Uncover the timeless charm of our Edwardian Brass & Metal Original Bankers Desk Lamp. This
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Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel
Banker Desk or Library Lamp, Art Deco Style Early 20th Century, Brass
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Ar Deco library lamp
Beautiful brass table brass banker desk or library lamp, early 20th century
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Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
Materials
Brass
H 16.15 in W 14.18 in D 11.03 in
Brass Desk/Banker's Lamp w/ Double Adjustment and Art Glass Shade, ca. 1910
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
bottom where you can easily adjust the height and width of the lamp. The brass base is weighted at the
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
Materials
Brass
Antique Banker's Desk Lamp by Emeralite, Original Green Shade, ca. 1917
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
A very fine example of the genre known as banker's lamps. This example is signed by the most
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
Materials
Iron, Brass
Emeralite Green Shade Banker's Lamp, ca. 1917
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
These lamps which have come to b known as banker's lamps are the most popular antique lamp for use
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
Materials
Iron, Brass
"Emeralite Co". Banker's Lamp w/ Art Glass Glass Shade by "Bellova", ca. 1920
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
This very high quality desk lamp was produced by the Emeralite Co. The most respected and famous
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1920s American Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique American Amronlite Sheaffer Fountain Pen Desk Lamp Deluxe
By Amronlite
Located in Forney, TX
A fine antique American Art Deco Amronlite Sheaffer Fountain Pen banker's style desk lamp deluxe
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
American Art Nouveau Emeralite Table Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Miami, FL
superb banker's lamp / Emeralite with red / orange opaline glass shade and brass base was made around
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
Materials
Brass
19th Century Mahogany Writing Slope Befit with a Pair of Inkwells by J J Mechi
Located in High Wycombe, GB
hidden compartment.
Has an oval front brass plaque ideal for engraving a message if the item is a gift
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
Materials
Brass
H 7.88 in W 19.69 in D 10.83 in
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By Vivian Carbonell
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By Hannah Woodhouse
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21st Century and Contemporary British Organic Modern Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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By (after) Salvador Dali
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Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette Fabric Department Pendant, Re-Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Located in Dallas, TX
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1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Early 20thc Bent Slag Glass Paneled Bronze Table Lamp style of Handel
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic elegant period arts & crafts style lamp with eight bent slag glass panels over flat panels with bronze overlay. Bronze lamp base with a shade that is magnificent. No cracks...
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Mid Century Modern Dazor Saucer Desk Lamp. Atomic Age Lighting
By Dazor
Located in Peoria, AZ
This Exquisite Dazor Mid Century Saucer Desk lamp
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Tiffany Studios New York "Newell Post" Favrile Glass Desk Lamp
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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The Lily, Bespoke Handmade Belgian Linen Sofa
Located in Jesteburg, DE
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Late Century Japanese Cast Aluminium Industrial Flameproof Table Lamp, Edison
By Kokosha, Industrial Production
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Reclaimed Kokosha aluminium flame proof ceiling light circa 1998, made by Kokosha of Osaka, Japan
Originating form super tankers and cargo ships this lamp has been expertly stripp...
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Vintage Multicolored Desk Lamp by Veneta Lumi, 1980s
By Veneta Lumi
Located in Lisboa, PT
This pair of table lamps were designed and produced by Veneta Lumi in Italy, during the 1980s. Focus and arm are articulated, it is adjustable vertically and horizontally, height and...
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Mid Century Modern Flying Saucer Sight Light Desk Lamp
By M.G. Wheeler
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Classic M.G. Wheeler flying saucer lamp. Rare square base allows the lamp to pivot 360 degrees. Fabulous desk lamp. New wiring. Arm projects 21.5 in. Outward. This item can be parcel...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass, Steel
Christian Dell ”President” Bordeaux Desk Lamp
By Christian Dell
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Wonderful desk lamp designed by Christian Dell in an elegant and exclusive burgundy and chrome color.
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1930s European Bauhaus Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Metal, Chrome
Jacques Biny Attributed Jupiter Desk Lamp for Aluminor
By Jacques Biny
Located in Montréal, QC
Jacques Biny attributed Jupiter desk lamp manufactured in the 1950s. Royal blue enamel on pierced aluminium saucer shade with brass clips, brass plated steel pivot, pull cord with br...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Art Deco Bronze Patinated Table Lamp with Emeralite Shade, circa 1920s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Art Deco Bronze Patinated Lamp with Emeralite Glass Shade, circa 1920, having a flattened spheroid "mushroom" green glass shade, held on three wire arms above a bronze patinated tape...
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Located in Vancouver, BC
A fantastic pair of large scale "Banker's Desk" lamps, circa 1910. These antique brass
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1910s American Beaux Arts Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass
1920s Solid Brass Adjustable Bankers Desk Lamp Raised on a Terraced Base
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A good early 20th century solid brass adjustable bankers desk lamp, raised on a terraced square
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1920s English British Colonial Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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H 13.39 in W 7.88 in D 5.91 in
Traditional Brass Banker’s Desk Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A traditional brass banker’s desk lamp
A Traditional Age Darkened brass banker’s desk lamp
The
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass
Art Deco Faux Wood Bankers Desk Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite, art Deco, nickel plated brass, banker's desk lamp features an articulating faux wood finish
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass
Vintage Industrial Antique Brass GEC Bankers Desk Table Lamp, circa 1920
By General Electric Company (GEC) 1
Located in London, GB
An incredibly beautiful brass bankers desk lamp made in England by GEC, circa 1920
Made
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1920s English Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass
H 18.12 in W 8.27 in D 9.85 in
Bankers Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
Bankers brass desk lamp, the shaped brass base, and pivoted sweeping arm supporting adjustable
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Early 20th Century British Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass
Bankers Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
Bankers brass desk lamp, the shaped brass base, and pivoted sweeping arm supporting adjustable
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Early 20th Century British Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass
Bankers Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
Bankers desk lamp, the brass base and pivoted sweeping arm supporting adjustable lampshade. The
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Early 20th Century British Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Adjustable Bankers Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
Bankers desk lamp, the brass base and pivoted sweeping arm supporting adjustable lampshade. The
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Early 20th Century British Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Art Nouveau Bankers Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
Art Nouveau Bankers brass desk lamp, the shaped brass base, and pivoted sweeping arm supporting
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Early 20th Century British Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass
Art Deco Brass Adjustable Bankers Desk Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Art Deco brass adjustable bankers desk lamp.
This is a very rare piece, the lamp is very heavy, it
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass
Signed "Emeralite" Banker's Desk Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
These lamps have been sought after for years, and the Emeralite Co. is the premier maker of these
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1910s American Edwardian Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Pair of Adjustable Bankers Desk Lamps
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of very similar adjustable Bankers desk lamps, the square stepped Corinthian style silvered
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Early 20th Century British Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Antique Art Deco Artuculated Brass Bankers Lamp Desk Lamp Circa 1920
Located in London, GB
This is a truly superb antique Art Deco articulated brass bankers lamp, circa 1920 in date.
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Ornate Hungarian Bankers Desk Lamp, circa 1920s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Ornate Hungarian bankers desk lamp, circa 1920s.
- Cast Iron base
- Vitreous green enamel shade
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1920s Hungarian Art Nouveau Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Antique Silver Plated Bankers Lamp Desk Lamp 1920s
Located in London, GB
This is a truly superb antique silver plated bankers lamp, circa 1920 in date.
It is silver
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1920s Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Silver Plate
Banker's Desk Lamp with Cased Green Glass Shade
By Greenalite
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is a very nice example of what people love to put on their desks. This particular lamp is
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass
Emaralite Bankers Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
This signed Emeralite desk lamp is several cuts above the standard model. First off the shade is
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1920s American Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Metal
Antique Pair of Silver Plate Bankers Lamps Desk Lamps 1920s
Located in London, GB
This is a truly superb pair of antique silver plated on brass bankers lamps, circa 1920 in date
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1920s Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Silver Plate
Green Shade Banker's Lamp Signed Verdelite
By Verdelite
Located in Petaluma, CA
These are the lamps that have come to be known as banker's lamps. Verdelite, along with Emeralite
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1910s American Edwardian Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass
A brass desk lamp
Located in New York, NY
TF1279
A banker's style desk lamp made of cast and sheet brass.
Height: 12
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Early 20th Century American Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
Here is a very fine example of the highly sought after desk lamp for the professional or student
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Early 20thC Hooded Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Altrincham, GB
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1920s European Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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A dark brass-finished desk lamp
Located in New York, NY
ATL1768
A brass and cast metal banker's desk lamp in its original age darkened patina.
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Early 20th Century American Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Located in Sagaponack, NY
An Industrial patinated brass banker's desk lamp with a pivoting, height-adjustable arm. Made in
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Emeralite Banker's Desk Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
Emeralite has taken on the generic name for all of these banker's lamps. This is a signed, period
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1910s American Edwardian Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass
Emeralite "Bankers Desk Lamp"
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
Emeralite was the premiere maker of these bankers lamps. The name signifies quality, and it has
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass, Iron
Signed Emeralite Banker's Desk Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
Emeralite is the most noted maker of these desirable and handsome desk lamps. Watch any movie pre
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass
Art Nouveau Desk Banker's Lamp
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass construction with an adjustable glass shade, fitted with one E27 porcelain socket up to
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Historistic Banker Desk Lamp, circa 1890s
Located in Wien, AT
Historistic banker desk lamp
polished and stove enameled.
Shade original construction, fabric new.
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1890s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass
Art Deco Copper Bankers Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
An excellent original Art Deco period bankers lamp, this was made in England and it dates from the
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Copper
Banker Desk or Library Lamp, Art Deco Style Early 20th Century, Brass
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Ar Deco library lamp
Beautiful brass table brass banker desk or library lamp, early 20th century
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Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass
H 16.15 in W 14.18 in D 11.03 in
Banker's Desk Lamp Nickel Platend with Green-Blue Glass
Located in Wien, AT
Banker's desk lamp nickel platend with green - blue glass.
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass, Nickel
Green Shade "Banker's Desk Lamp" by Verdelite, circa 1915
By Verdelite
Located in Petaluma, CA
We try to carry a nice selection of desk lamps in our lighting shop. Our first priority is to find
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1910s American Edwardian Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass
Banker's Desk Lamp with Green Shade by Aladdin
By Aladdin Co.
Located in Petaluma, CA
. This lamp is all cast bronze. There is no iron weight on the bottom or thin pieces of brass; it's all
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Emeralite Green Shade Bankers Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
This desk lamp is made by the most noted and prolific maker of these "Banker's Lamps", Emeralite
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1910s American Edwardian Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass
Antique Banker's Desk Lamp w/ Green Shade Signed Verdelite, ca. 1920
By Verdelite
Located in Petaluma, CA
Banker's lamps are some of the most popular, useful and beautiful choices for the desk. Several
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass, Iron
Double Shaded Banker's Lamp Signed, "Emeralite"
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
This exceptionally rare model was produced by the most famous maker of these desk lamps known as
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1910s American Edwardian Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass
Signed Emeralite Lamp Banker's Lamp with Oversized Bellova Etched Shade
By Emeralite, Bellova
Located in Petaluma, CA
We have been selling these banker's lamp for over 40 years, and we can tell you that we have a very
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1910s American Edwardian Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Metal, Brass
Green Shaded Banker's Lamp, Signed Verdelite, circa 1917
By Verdelite
Located in Petaluma, CA
We have a particular fondness for the Verdelite Co. when it comes to these banker's lamps. We just
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1910s American Edwardian Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Brass
Antique Greenalite Bankers Lamp with Dark Green Glass Shade
Located in Lincoln, GB
A stunning Greenalite bankers lamp in brass.
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Antique Banker Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique brass banker desk lamp with green glass shade. In working condition. Height of the
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Amronlite Green Glass Shade "Bankers" Desk Lamp
By Amronlite
Located in Papaikou, HI
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Early 20th Century Bankers Lamp by Emeralite
By Emeralite
Located in Fulton, CA
Emeralite is most readily associated, were simply brass-based or brass-plated desk lamps with green-over
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
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Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique brass bankers desk lamp for your home. An antique brass bankers desk lamp — often made from brass, metal and glass — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique brass bankers desk lamp — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique brass bankers desk lamp, designed in the Arts and Crafts, Art Deco or Art Nouveau style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Emeralite, Verdelite and Amronlite each produced at least one beautiful antique brass bankers desk lamp that is worth considering.
How Much is a Antique Brass Bankers Desk Lamp?
An antique brass bankers desk lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,100, while the lowest priced sells for $450 and the highest can go for as much as $3,600.
Finding the Right table-lamps for You
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
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