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John Dickinson Table Lamp Pair

Vintage Plaster Of Paris Draped and Knotted John Dickinson Style Table Lamps
By John Dickinson
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage pair of white Plaster of Paris lamps are sculptural. They are draped and knotted as in
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Table Lamps

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Plaster

Pair of White Draped Plaster and Brass Table Lamps
By John Dickinson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glamorous pair of white draped plaster and satin brass table lamps in the style of John Dickinson
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Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair Vintage White Plaster Palm Leaf Table Lamps with Vintage Drum Lamp Shades
By John Dickinson
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of vintage restored white plaster palm tree leaf lamps with decorative vintage lamp shades
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Gold Leaf

1970's Draped Plaster Table Lamps
By John Dickinson
Located in Las Vegas, NV
A realistic pair of draped plaster table lamps from the late 1970's or early 80's.. Chalky white
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Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Plaster

1970's Draped Plaster Table Lamps
1970's Draped Plaster Table Lamps
H 24 in W 12 in D 8 in
Pair of Plaster Lamps in the Manner of John Dickinson
Located in North Miami, FL
Unusual pair of 1980s plaster lamps in the style of John Dickinson. Made to look like a cloth sack
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20th Century Unknown Modern Table Lamps

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Pair of Woven Pottery Lamps Attributed to Samuel Marx
By Samuel Marx
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Pair of woven pottery lamps attributed to Samuel Marx circa 1950. Fresh from a Chicago estate
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Round Cylinder Lighted Pedestals Stands
By Paul Evans, John Dickinson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of round floor lamps pedestals stands silver textured finish.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Composition

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Draped cloth motif plaster lamps; in the style of John Dickinson with original finials.
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By John Dickinson, Sirmos, Serge Roche
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John Dickinson Pair of Lamps
By John Dickinson
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Pair of John Dickinson Plaster Lamps
By John Dickinson
Located in San Francisco, CA
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John Dickinson Styled Lamps
By John Dickinson
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of satin white plaster table lamps in the style of John Dickinson with freeform Mid Century
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Pair of Stone John Dickinson Style Chalk Table Lamps
By John Dickinson
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of Stone John Dickinson style chalk table lamps Measures: 31"H x 9.25 W at base x 16.5 W
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Pair of Draped Plaster Lamps after John Dickinson
By John Dickinson
Located in Pasadena, CA
A pair of plaster lamps in the form of a drape after designer John Dickinson. Wired and in working
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Knotted Plaster Table Lamps, manner of John Dickinson
By John Dickinson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
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Pair of Knotted Sculptural John Dickinson Style Plaster Lamps
By John Dickinson
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John Dickinson Rare Pair of Three-Legged Plaster Table Lamps, circa 1980
By John Dickinson
Located in New York, NY
Pair of three-legged plaster table lamps, model 101-C by John Dickinson, American, circa 1980
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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John Dickinson Style Plaster Drape Form Lamps
By John Dickinson
Located in Rochester, NY
In the style of John Dickinson - a mid 20th century pair of soft white painted solid plaster
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By John Dickinson
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage Boho plaster table lamps. The iconic knot lamps in the manner of John
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Pair of White Plaster Lamps in the manner of John Dickinson
By John Dickinson
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Pair of Large Plaster Lamps in the style of John Dickinson
By John Dickinson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of large plaster lamps in the style of John Dickinson. Custom cream linen shade dimensions
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Pair of Plaster Tree Lamps in the Style of John Dickinson
By John Dickinson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of plaster tree form lamps in the style of John Dickinson. A lovely form with original
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20th Century American Table Lamps

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Pair of Draped Plaster Lamps, in the style of John Dickinson
By John Dickinson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A matched pair of plaster lamps cast in a draped form, in the manner of John Dickinson. These are
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Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps

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Vintage Regency Plaster Knot Lamps After Dickinson, a Pair
By John Dickinson
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage plaster table lamps. The iconic knot lamps done in the manner of John
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1990s American Regency Table Lamps

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Special Pair of J. Dickinson Style Draped Plaster of Lamps
By John Dickinson
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A pair of John Dickinson style sculptural plaster lamps with white wooden finials. Height to top
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Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps

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JOHN DICKINSON PAIR OF TABLE LAMPS
Located in New York, NY
Pair of table lamps in plaster with three stylized animal legs and original glossy paper shades.
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Vintage Draped Plaster White Lacquered Table Lamps Pair Lucite Brass
By John Dickinson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful vintage pair of John Dickinson style plaster draped table lamps. These have been
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Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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John Dickinson Style Sculptural Plaster Pair of Lamps
Located in North Miami, FL
Serge Roche meets John Dickenson in this fantastic pair of heavy white plaster lamps. They are very
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Pair of Plaster Lamps in Style of John Dickinson
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of painted plaster sinched ribbon lamps in the style of John Dickinson
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By John Dickinson
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Wonderful pair of lamps fashioned in a heavy white gesso-like plaster. The draping effect includes
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By John Dickinson
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A nice pair of plaster lamps with a draped cloth motif in the style of John Dickinson. These lamps
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H 30.75 in W 11 in L 30.75 in
Pair of Restored Faux Bois Lamps in the manner of John Dickinson
Located in New York, NY
A pair of carved wood faux bois table lamps with plaster finish in the manner of John Dickinson
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Pair of White Plaster Draped Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
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Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of palster lamps in the style of John Dickinson.Lamps look like a draped piece of cloth
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Pair of Knotted "Drape" Lamps
Located in North Miami, FL
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By John Dickinson
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1970s John Dickinson Style Draped Plaster Table Lamps, a Pair
By John Dickinson
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Pair of John Dickenson style draped plaster table lamps. Measures 24" H to the top of socket. Heavy
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A pair of John Dickinson table lamps,model #105
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John Dickinson Rare and Important "Twig" Floor Lamp, circa 1980
By John Dickinson
Located in New York, NY
Rare and important "Twig" floor lamp in plaster with original galvanized steel shade by John
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Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Pair of Egyptian Revival Style French Plaster Table Lamps
By John Dickinson
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Wonderful texture and details for these plastered urn style Egyptian Revival lamps. Shades shown
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Pair of Panton Style Lamps
By John Dickinson, Verner Panton
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An unique pair of painted metal lamps reminiscent of Verner Panton and John Dickinson. Shades are
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Rare Pair Of Zinc Table Lamps Ron Rezek
By Ron Rezek
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of rare table lamps designed by Ron Rezek, a famed industrial designer, circa 1980s. They
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John Dickinson pair of table lamps
By John Dickinson
Located in New York, NY
Pair of table lamps model no. 117
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John Dickinson "Firehouse" Table Lamps
By John Dickinson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
One of three pair ever made. From the estate of Michael Vincent. Fully documented.
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Pair of John Dickinson Tree-Formed Plaster Table Lamps
By John Dickinson
Located in Quogue, NY
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Pair Of American Tree Form Lamps Attributed To John Dickinson
By John Dickinson
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This pair of American cast plaster table lamps in the form of trees is attributed to John Dickinson.
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By John Dickinson
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Pair Plaster Draped Lamps in the style of John Dickinson
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Pair plaster lamps draped and knotted with custom drum shades. Finished in high gloss white yet in
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Pair White Draped Plaster Lamps in the Manner of John Dickinson
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Pair of Plaster Lamps in the style of Dickinson, American 1960
Located in Hoboken, NJ
Pair of tree trunk-form lamps in white plaster in the style of John Dickinson, American circa 1960
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Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Pair of Plaster Lamps
Located in New Preston, CT
A terrific pair of painted plaster 'knotted' lamps in the style of John Dickinson.
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Pair of Plaster Lamps
Pair of Plaster Lamps
H 33.25 in D 12.5 in
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Pair of Plaster Draped Lamps
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Ribbed Plaster Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Vintage 1970s Table Lamps

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By John Dickinson
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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John Dickenson Style Draped Floor Lamp
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20th Century Floor Lamps

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