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Scandinavian Modern Table Lamp, Lundin & Lindberg -1938
By Lundin & Lindberg
Located in Örebro, SE
-1938.
Signed with makers mark.
Good vintage condition, wear and patina consistent with age and use
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pewter
Elegant Table Lamp in pewter in Rococo style from 1938
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Table Lamp in pewter in Rococo style from 1938. Made in Sweden, with original lamp holder
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Rococo Table Lamps
Materials
Pewter
Lampada da Pavimento in Ferro Battuto , Tirolo anno 1938
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Una massiccia lampada da terra in ferro battuto Tirolese marchiata degli anni 30 del 1900 con una che mostra i segni del martello del produttore e con riflessi argento della vernici...
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Country Floor Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Art Deco Chandelier signed Boris Lacroix, Mermaids, France 1938
By Boris Jean Lacroix
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Art Deco Chandelier
Opaline Glass shades signed LA+ = Boris Lacroix
Model Mermaids
France 1938
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Italian Chandelier, attributed to Brusotti, circa 1938
By Luigi Brusotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
attributed to Brusotti, circa 1938 chandelier.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Two Matching Walter Von Nessen Table Lamps, c. 1938
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Camden, ME
movement in 1927 founding Nessen Studios.
His mastery of the machine age lighting aesthetic was recognized
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
1938 Herbert Terry Model 1227 Anglepoise Articulated Table Lamp Marbled Paint
By Herbert Terry
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage 1938 Herbert Terry articulated table lamp
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
H 20.48 in W 9.26 in D 8.86 in
Art Deco Petitot Chandelier Chrome Copper Rose Glass, France 1938
By Atelier Petitot
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Modernist Art Deco Chandelier Chrome and Copper, France 1938.
frosted rose glass by st. gobain
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper
Floor Lamp in Brass, Black Metal and Original Shades by Josef Frank, 1938
By Josef Frank
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Floor Lamp in Brass, Black Lacquered Metal and Original Shades by Josef Frank, 1938
Additional
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 49.22 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Rare Counterweight Suspension by Gino Sarfatti / Arteluce, 1938 Mod. No. 2007
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Early and very rare extandable counterweight suspension designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1938, Mod. No
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass, Aluminum
Art Deco Modernist Chandelier sytle Adnet Chrome and Glass, France 1938
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Glass (one crack middle piece see picture). Rewired. 6 b22 sockets. acrylic shades new.
France 1938
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
Carlo Scarpa lattimo "a fasce" glass Ceiling Lamp by Venini, Murano 1938
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Rome, IT
Carlo Scarpa ceiling lamp 1938
Ceiling lamp designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Venini
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Paavo Tynell Large Ceiling Lamp from the Iconic Aulanko Hotel, Taito 1938
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Helsinki, FI
who is well renowned around the world for his incredible lighting fixtures and lamps. Tynell is known
Category
Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Paavo Tynell Sizable Ceiling Lamp from the Iconic Aulanko Hotel, Taito 1938
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Helsinki, FI
the world for his incredible lighting fixtures and lamps. Tynell is known as the man who “illuminated
Category
Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Modernest Chandelier Made in 1938
Located in New York, NY
Italian modernest ten chandelier made in Milan 1935-1940, stylish large art deco chandelier in brass with clear glass disks fluted center column terminated in a round ball finial, I ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Venini Floor Lamp, Made in Venice, 1938
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Venini art deco floor lamp, made in Venice, 1938-1940, yellow blown glass in a technic
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Art Deco Herbert Terry Anglepoise Architects Lamp Mod. No. 1227, Britain, 1938.
By George Carwardine, Herbert Terry
Located in BUDAPEST, HU
1938. Maker name is casted into the fork. The Scumble paint finish is original, has light patina and
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Iron, Steel
H 35.44 in Dm 7.88 in
Nikolay Diulgheroff Adjustable Table Lamp, 1938
By Nikolay Diulgheroff
Located in Roma, IT
Table lamp by Nikolay Diulgheroff patinated brass and glazed aluminium. Original European wiring and electric plug. The table lamp is made of patinated brass and glazed aluminium.
T...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Futurist Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Enamel
Exceptional 1938 Ercole Barovier Rostrato Chandelier
By Ercole Barovier
Located in New York, NY
A very elegant Italian chandelier by Ercole Barovier presented at the biennale di Venezia in 1938
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
"Diamant Art Studio" Bauhaus Lamp, circa 1938
By Diamant Art Studio
Located in Culver City, CA
mark, and dated "New York 1938"
Elegant nickel-plated brass, with inset black marble base
Category
Vintage 1930s American Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass, Nickel
Art Deco Chandelier, circa 1938
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful Art Deco glass chandelier with 3x40W bulbs E27 or E26
Very good original condition.
One small crack seen on photo has no effect on function
Made in Czechoslovakia in 1930s.
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Big Rostrato table lamp by Ercole Barovier 1938
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
a
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Signed Elite Diamant Table Lamps, NY, 1938
By Diamant Art Studio
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Diamant, numbered 355 and 469 on the feet, and diamant art studio Newyork 1938 on the shades, with mark of
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Table Lamp by Jacques Adnet, circa 1938
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, FR
Table lamp with spherical body in brown enamel ceramic.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Nikolay Diulgheroff, Table Lamp, Brass, Green Enameled Aluminum, Italy, 1938
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and green enameled table lamp designed and produced by Nikolay Diulgheroff, Italy, 1938
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel, Brass
H 15 in W 13.25 in D 14.25 in
Cubist Streamline Table Lamp by Diamant Art Studio, New York, 1938
By Diamant Art Studio
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
One of a kind Cubist table lamp by Diamant Art Studio, New York, 1938.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte brass crystal frosted glass chandelier 1938
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Paris, IDF
This superb chandelier, designed by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte in 1938, is a variation of the
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Chandelier by Voss Federicia 1938
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful hanging lamp by Voss Federicia, Denmark 1938. Brass structure with five branches, each
Category
20th Century Danish Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Table Lamp Model 2467/2 Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1938
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Polished brass with cotton shade.
Measures: H 58 cm/ 22 7/8"
D 22 cm/ 8 2/3".
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Table Lamp Model 5321 Designed by Paavo Tynell for Taito Oy, Finland, 1938-1939
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Stockholm, SE
Brass and cane.
Category
Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 11.03 in Dm 7.88 in
Swedish Art Deco Scone by Arno Glossner for Bohlmarks, Sweden, 1938
By Glossner AB, Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish Art Deco Scones by Arno Glossner for Böhlmarks, Sweden, 1938.
In Arno Glössner's glass
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Pewter
Table Glass Lamp - A.Sch. Sudetenland, 1938-1945
Located in Praha, CZ
Fully functional in beautiful condition. New wiring.
The lamp was made during the Second World War in the originally Czech region, which was annexed to the Nazi Third Reich.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Model 1938 Wall or Ceilng Lights by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single Model 1938 Wall or Ceiling Light by Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Warren McArthur Pair of Commercial Floor Lamps c.1938
By Warren McArthur
Located in Camden, ME
Uncommon pair of Warren McArthur commercial floor lamps. These torcheres were used in large department stores and theaters in the 1930's.
The lamps have been professionally rewired ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Fontana Arte Wall Sconce Mid Century Italian Design Max Ingrand Model 1938 A
By Fontana Arte
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Fontana Arte wall sconce mid century Italian design max ingrand white glass Model 1938 A.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
H 2.96 in W 7.88 in D 9.45 in
Warren Kessler Patinated Bronze Archaic Chinese Vessel Double Socket Lamp Pair
By Warren Kessler
Located in Savannah, GA
paper label Warren Kessler New York is still intact.
This US company started in 1938 and manufactured
Category
Vintage 1960s American Archaistic Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
H 30 in W 12.5 in D 6 in
Art Deco Chandelier, circa 1938
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful Art Deco glass chandelier with 3x40W bulbs E27 or E26
Very good original condition.
Made in Czechoslovakia in 1930s
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Art Deco Panther Sculpture Table Desk Lamp, France, 1938
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Art Deco Panther Sculpture Table Desk Lamp, France, 1938.
Zinc die cast on guatemala vert marble
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Zinc
Nikolay Diulgheroff Art Deco Futurism Table Lamp, Italy, 1938
By Nikolay Diulgheroff
Located in Milan, IT
Architect Nikolay Diulgheroff light yellow Art Deco futurism table lamp, Italy, 1938
Reference
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Futurist Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Table Lamp Model 2552/2 Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1938
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Polished brass with cotton shade.
Measure: H 42 cm.
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Swedish Art Deco Scone by Arno Glossner for Bohlmarks, Sweden, 1938
By Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik, Glossner AB
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish Art Deco Scones by Arno Glossner for Böhlmarks, Sweden, 1938.
Actually an object that
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Pewter
Swedish Art Deco Scone by Arno Glossner for Bohlmarks, Sweden, 1938
By Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik, Glossner AB
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish Art Deco Scones by Arno Glossner for Bohlmarks, Sweden, 1938.
Actually an object that
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Pewter
Pair of Bert Dickerson for Faries Mtg. Co. Chrome Trumpet Torchieres, circa 1938
By Bert Dickerson, Faries
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of Faries Manufacturing Co. REflective Chrome Uplights attributed to Bert Dickerson. Featuring a tubular stem, 12D trumpet shade on heavy round 12D Chrome-plated steel base. R...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Charming Seguso Murano Chandelier 1938/1940
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Honey color spiral blown Murano glass six-arm chandelier.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
FRENCH ARCHITECTS LAMP ca 1938
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pivoting french architect's wall lamp. shade pivots up and lowers
down as well. the switch is shown on image 5.
down as well. the switch is shown on image 5.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Wall Lights and Sconces
Venini Murano 1938 Standing Lamp by Arch Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Firenze, Toscana
.
Designed by the Architect Carlo Scarpa when he was the Venini Art Director in the 1938.
Bibliography
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Floor Lamps
A Large Poul Henningsen Copper Pendant , Denmark 1938
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a huge poul henningsen ceiling pendant from a paper factory outside of stockholm. patent applied to inside of fixture.
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper, Iron
Streamline Moderne Hanging Lights from 1938 Ford Showroom
Located in TUJUNGA, CA
Glass and steel hanging lights from Ford Motor Company showroom in Escondido, California. Price is for one light.
4 lights are available
Category
Vintage 1930s American Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Pair of Bauhaus Desk Lamps, "Diamant Art Studio, NY, 1938" Stamped, Numbered
By Diamant Art Studio
Located in New York, NY
“Diamant Art Studio, New York, 1938” (Numbered 104 and 232).
Category
Vintage 1930s American Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass, Nickel
H 13.5 in W 5.5 in D 8 in
Rare Pair of Silver Candlesticks, 925 Sterling Silver, Sheffield 1938
Located in Muenster, NRW
925th sterling silver.
Square foot.
Sheffield in 1938.
Hallmarked.
Height 18 cm, foot 8.2 cm x
Category
Vintage 1930s English Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze Horse by Grife-Loft Corp as Lamp on Custom Base, circa 1938
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bronze horse by Grife-Loft Corp as lamp on custom base, circa 1938.
Category
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Italian Murano Glass, 1938, Chandelier by Ercole Barovier
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Eight lights in Murano Venice chandelier, brass structure.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Tiered Chrome 20" Late Deco Pendant, circa 1938
Located in Portland, OR
Suspended bowl pendants have enjoyed a vogue from the early 20th century through to today, but this example perfectly reflects the style as seen through the eyes of the late Deco Mod...
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Impressive Murano Frosted Glass Chandelier by Barovier, 1938-1940
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Four blown shell shaped bowl in frosted glass, bronze structure.
Ercole Barovier, Murano, 1938
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
PAIR Small Sconces by Brusotti. C 1938
Located in New York, NY
PAIR small sconces by Brusotti of Milan. The white textured glass shades with a painted decorative star pattern and held by brass arms.
Italian, C1938
See simil...
Italian, C1938
See simil...
Category
20th Century Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Horizontal Height Arms Murano "Rostrato" Glass Chandelier by Barovier, 1938
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Eight arms with "Rostrato" glass cup.
Brass structure.
Ercole Barovier, Murano, Venice, 1938-1940.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
H 44.49 in W 41.34 in D 19.69 in
Rare Ten Lights Murano Glass Chandelier by Barovier, 1938-1940
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
find with ten arm. Ercole Barovier, Murano, 1938-1940.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Incredible Five-Light Slipper Chandelier with Saturn Motif, circa 1938
Located in Portland, OR
massing in lighting, from Sky-scraper shades to Ziggurat finials. While Art Deco lighting was typical in
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Pair of "Pulegoso " Murano glass 1938-40 sconces.
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Wall sconces in "Pulegoso "Blown Glass ,feathers shaped,by Barovier e Toso Murano.
Brass structure.
One bulb each sconce.
the price is for the pair.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Uovo Egg Lamp by Ben Swildens, 1938
By Ben Swildens
Located in Grenoble, FR
in 1938, is a Dutch-born designer. Required to move from his Country from a young age by the
Category
20th Century European Table Lamps
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1938 Lighting For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of 1938 lighting you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, glass and brass, every item from our selection of 1938 lighting was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a choice in our collection of 1938 lighting — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each object in our assortment of 1938 lighting bearing Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks is very popular. A well-made option in this array of 1938 lighting has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso and Venini are consistently popular.
How Much is a 1938 Lighting?
Prices for a piece of 1938 lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1 and can go as high as $48,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,500.
Finding the Right Lighting for You
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
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