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What is the difference between a lamp and a light?
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The difference between a lamp and a light is specificity. Any fixture that produces illumination with electricity can be called a light. Lamp is a more specific term for a freestanding light fixture that usually features a shade. Table lamps, floor lamps and desk lamps are all types of lamps. Find a wide variety of lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024
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French Sconces Wall Lamps with Brass & Clear Glass
Located in Amsterdam, NL
French sconce, wall lamp
Clear glass.
Brass wall piece and arm
diameter brass wall mount: 10 cm / 3.93”
3 holes to secure
Weight: 0.60 kg / 1.3 lb
Priced per individual item. All ...
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Mid-20th Century French Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
French Green Opaline Glass Brass Pendant Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
French green opaline glass pendant light with brass gallery
2 meter black cotton flex
Weight 0.75 kg / 1.7 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by inter...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Max Ingrand Pendant Lamp by Fontana Arte, Brass and Glass, Italy, 1960
Located in Vienna, AT
Max Ingrand Fontana Arte pendant lamp, Italy, 1960.
Formidable smaller pendant light which comes in chromed brass and textured acid-etched (blinded) shield-form reflector shades. T...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Rattan & Brass Pendant, Sweden 1950s 1960s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This mid-century pendant was designed and manufactured in Sweden in the 1950s to 1960s.
The light features a sculptural woven rattan shade in a warm natural tone, forming a rounded...
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Tobia Scarpa Flos Custom “Skyscraper” Cocoon Floor Lamp, 1960s
By Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in Palermo, IT
Overview:
A museum-grade, exceptionally rare monumental "Cocoon" floor lamp, designed as an exclusive custom commission in the style of Tobia Scarpa for Flos during the 1960s. Standi...
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel, Nickel
1969 Rare Iconic Pierre Folie ' Hydra ' 5 ams Brass Floor Lamp , France
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Rare iconic massive ' Hydra ' floor lamp from Pierre Folie made by Jacques Charpentier in 1969 , France .
Solid , sturdy material and construction.
Create fun aesthetic sculpt...
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
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Brass
