Antique French Baroque Bronze Four Light Sconce, 1939, Wall Lighting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1939 Single French 4 light Baroque bronze sconce On off switch on backplate
Antique 1890s Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
Antique French Baroque Bronze Four Light Sconce, 1939, Wall Lighting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1939 Single French 4 light Baroque bronze sconce On off switch on backplate
Bronze
Birger Ekman Intarsia Table Lamp, 1939, Sweden
By Birger Ekman
Located in Værløse, DK
Exquisite Intarsia Table Lamp made by Birger Ekman in 1939. * Wood table lamp with intarsia inlay picturing a dancing woman. Signed "Birger Ekman 1939" on the bottom. * Artist: Bi...
Wood
Pietro Chiesa 0836 table lamp by Fontana Arte Italy 1939
By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This rare table lamp, originally designed by the renowned Italian designer Pietro Chiesa in 1939 and later manufactured by Fontana Arte in the 1960s, is a true collector’s piece that...
Brass
Fog & Mørup, Pendant Light, Metal, Glass, Wood, Denmark, 1939
By Fog & Mørup
Located in High Point, NC
Number of Sockets (per fixture): 2 All lighting will be converted for US usage. We are unable to confirm that any electrical item meets UL-Listing standards at our facility.
Metal
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Articulating Desk Lamp. 1939 NYWF Rare Simulated Metal Leather
By Donald Deskey
Located in Peoria, AZ
Rare and Striking! Art Deco Metal & Brass Articulating Desk Lamp With Faux Leather Enamel Circa 1939 At the time of the New York World's Fair of 1939, designers architects and en...
Metal
$20,768Sale Price|20% Off
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce 'Fireworks' Brass Ceiling Lamp, Italy 1939
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milan, IT
Sublime Gino Sarfatti Model 2003 irr. Fireworks ceiling lamp. Italy 1939
Brass
$995Sale Price|20% Off
1939 World's Fair Plaster Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A modernist, molded plaster table lamp in the style of Francis Elkins, fabricated in the 2010s by Ismay and Company San Francisco. With an acrylic base, polished nickel hardware, and...
Brass
1930s Brass Metal Floor Lamp Lighting
Located in Saddle River, NJ
1930s Antique Brass Floor Lamp Lighting This elegant antique brass floor lamp features a beautifully carved design that adds a touch of traditional charm to any room. Crafted from h...
Brass
Pietro Chiesa 0836 Table Lamp Fontana Arte, Italy, 1939
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare table lamp designed by Pietro Chiesa and manufactured by Fontana Arte, Italy, 1933. The original design is from 1939, this lamp is from the 1960s. The lamp has very nice patinat...
Brass
Funky Vintage 1939 Style British Solid Brass Cargo Ship hanging Lantern
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Bring a piece of maritime history into your home with this authentic vintage cargo lantern from 1939, originally used on a British cargo ship., converted to be hanging lantern ,Thi...
Brass
Funky Vintage 1939 Style British Solid Brass Cargo Ship hanging Lantern
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Bring a piece of maritime history into your home with this authentic vintage cargo lantern from 1939, originally used on a British cargo ship., converted to be hanging lantern ,Thi...
Brass
N.Y. Display Stage Lighting Co. Stage Lamp
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
This display stage lighting co. stage lamp, mounted on a substantial iron base, emits a spot beam. It opens from the side, allowing for the changing of bulbs and turns on via a rocke...
Art Deco Large Blown Opaline Glass Globe Pendant, Italy, 1930-1939
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A large Italian hand blown opaline glass globe pendant with burnished brass mounts, chain and canopy, 1930-1939. It tackes one Edison E27 light bulb up to 100watt. Measures: Diamet...
Brass
Pair of Italian Art Deco Hand Blown Opaline Glass Pendants, 1930-1939
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Pair of hand blown Opaline glass ball pendants with burnished brass mounts, chain and canopy, Italy, 1930-1939. One porcelain E27 light socket for a large sized bulb up to 100W. Meas...
Brass
Pietro Chiesa 0836 Desk Lamp by Fontana Arte, Italy, 1939
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Dronten, NL
An exceptional example of Italian modernist lighting design, the Model 0836 table lamp by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte embodies the timeless elegance and material sophistication fo...
Crystal, Brass
Italian Art Deco large Hand Blown Opaline Glass Ball Pendant, 1930-1939
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A large Italian ball hand blown opaline glass ball pendant with burnished brass mounts, chain and canopy, circa 1930-1939. One brass and porcelain Edison E27 light socket for a large...
Brass
Italian Art Deco Crystal Waterfall Ceiling Light Gilt Brass Frame, 1930-1939
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A beautiful Art Deco crystal waterfall four-light ceiling light with gilt brass crown shape frame supporting five tiers faceted crystal prisms, Italy, 1930s. This piece is in very go...
Crystal, Brass
1930's Bauhaus German Black enamel Factory Lighting
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
This striking pendant dates to the 1930s and originates from a German industrial facility — a true piece of functional design history. The lamp features a spun-steel reflector finish...
Steel
Glass Table Lamp with elegant double lighting. Art Deco, 1930s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Glass Table Lamp with elegant double lighting, one lamp in the visible lampholder and another lamp inside the glass ball. Period Art Deco made during the 1930s in a cracked glass so-...
Chrome
Amazing Antique Chandelier 5 Glass Plafond Ceiling Lighting
By Otherside Objects
Located in Bastogne, BE
Antique brass chandelier with five glass shades. France, 1930's. Antique chandelier with five birds carrying bizarre plafond berries in their beaks. The lampshades are...
Brass
$1,680Sale Price|30% Off
Woodward Lighting Vintage Industrial Metal Wall Lamp
Located in New York, NY
An all-original early 20th century metal wall lamp by Woodward Lighting Company, Detroit. Stamped with maker's mark on wall mount. Adjustable arm and shade. Fully working; take...
Metal
Art Deco Floor Lamp in Sapele Wood, 55" Tall, Antique Lighting, 1930
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Art Deco Standard or Floor Lamp This is an attractive piece, the round base of the lamp supports a turned upright The lamp is in good condition, working and is shown with a lampsha...
Sapele Wood
Rare Art Deco Lamp, Direct and Indirect Lighting, circa 1930, Fully Restored
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare Art Deco lamp, direct and indirect lighting, circa 1930. Delicious indirect lighting thanks to its glass base. Fully restored, chrome redone. Very good condition, but difficu...
Chrome
Frosted Cobalt Blue 1939 World Fair Bottle Lamp Base by Sarsaparilla, 20 Availab
By Cvv Vianne
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Re-edition frosted cobalt blue 1939 World Fair bottle lamp base made by Sarsaparilla. The lamp base is made from a cast of the milk glass New York World Fair bottle that has been use...
Art Glass
Art Deco Chandelier by Ezan, Antique Lighting, 50cm Diameter, 1930
By Ezan
Located in Hannover, DE
Allow me to introduce you to this stunning Art Deco chandelier from the world-renowned Ezan brand. It was crafted in France back in the 1930s, and it's a truly unique piece of jewelr...
Copper
Former Palacio Sudamérica's Art Déco Metal Linear Lighting Fixture, Uruguay
By Raymond Subes
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Art Déco metal and glass linear lighting fixture from the former Palacio Sudamérica, Uruguay By: Raymond Subes (in the style of) Material: metal, glass, crystal T...
Crystal, Metal
5 William Lescaze, P.&S. 'Alabax' Porcelain Lighting Fixtures
By William Lescaze
Located in Sharon, CT
Rare classic of American Machine Age Modernism, designed by the important architect William Lescaze and manufactured as the 'Alabax' Porcelain Lighting Fixture by Pass and Seymour c...
Porcelain
Antique Wall Sconce, Vintage Lighting Fixture, Elegant Design, Germany
Located in Hannover, DE
This lovely wall sconce is from the 1920s to the 1930s. The casting quality is masterful, and great care was taken to ensure a perfect finish. The sconce is made of bronze and weighs...
Bronze
Neo Art Deco 1939 New York World's Fair DC-3 Airplane Lamp Derico, Rick Ramírez
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Reedition 1939 World's Fair Airplane Art Deco Lamp based on the DC-3 passenger plane and the 1939 New York World's Fair commemorative bottle designed by Rick Ramírez for Derico Light...
Steel, Chrome
Former Palacio Sudamérica's Art Déco Metal and Glass Lighting Fixture, Uruguay
By Raymond Subes
Located in North Miami, FL
1920s former Palacio Sudamérica's Art Déco metal and glass lighting fixture, Uruguay By: Raymond Subes (in the style of) Material: metal, glass, crystal Technique: cast, molded, pol...
Crystal, Metal
Art Deco Vintage Brass Sconce Wall Lighting, 1930s, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage brass sconce or wall lighting bell like 1930s Austria. An amazing sconce or wall light from hammered brass with bell like shades in charming shape. This sconce fea...
Brass
Original French Art Deco Pink/Peach Art Glass Table Lamp by Jean Gauthier
By EJG
Located in New York City, NY
A fine French Art Deco pink / peach / living coral, flesh tinted frosted art glass table lamp, by Etablisseme Jean Gauthier, EJG. Extracting ideas from elements of nature, multi ti...
Nickel, Silver Leaf
$3,640Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pr 1939&40 Hollywood Regency Custom EF. Caldwell Needlepoint Signed Wall Sconces
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair E.F. Caldwell Custom Bronze Framed Hand Needlepoint Floral Wall Sconces. These are amazing. Signed by maker and one is marked 1939 and the other is marked 1940. This was a custo...
Bronze
$462Sale Price|20% Off
Wall Sconce Art Deco Frozen Iron & Glass Signed EJG (J Gauthier) c. 1930 French
By EJG
Located in Labrit, Landes
French wall sconce in frozen glass and brass. The highly geometric motifs on this wall light are typical of the period Art Déco circa 1930. Signed EJG 1043 FRANCE Circa 1930 Moulde...
Iron
1930s Art Deco French Chandelier EJG Jean Gauthier France
By EJG, Jean Gautier
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1930s French art deco chandelier by Etablisseme Jean Gauthier. signed EJC France 1089 elegant frosted art glass ornate brass 30h x 22.5 in diameter original preowned vintage conditio...
Brass
1930s Art Deco Bakelite Polaroid Corporation Model 114 Lamp Walter Dorwin Teague
By Walter Dorwin Teague, Polaroid Corporation
Located in Hyattsville, MD
1930s Art Deco Bakelite Polaroid Corporation Model 114 Lamp by Walter Dorwin Teague. In the Art Deco/Machine Age period, made of thick bakelite and cast aluminum. Designed in 1939 fo...
Metal
Tole, Glass and Iron Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
Tole, glass and iron lantern dating to early 20th century, France. Not wired for electricity, but can be wired, or fitted for usage with gas, for an additional cost. Includes chain a...
Steel, Iron
$11,328Sale Price|20% Off
Fontana Arte “Pietro Chiesa “ Table Lamp Coloured Convex Mirrored Glass Brass IT
By Pietro Chiesa
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte “Pietro Chiesa “ table lamp coloured convex mirrored glass brass fabric shade 1939 Italy.
Brass
$2,500Sale Price|50% Off
1930s Polaroid Table Lamp, Model 114, USA
By Walter Dorwin Teague
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Art Deco, machine age Polaroid table lamp made of thick bakelite and casted aluminium. Desk lamp, model 114, designed in 1939 for the Polaroid Corporation. Well made, very solid...
Aluminum
$5,310 / set
Paire de lampes moderniste vers 1940
Located in LYON, FR
Exceptionnelle et immense paire de lampes modernistes en verre et méta chromé des années 1940. Les lampes mesurent 45 cm de haut. Elles sont composées de pieds en métal chromé segm...
Metal
Large Flush Mount Lamp with Intricatefloral Inlay, Swedish Grace
By Mjölby Intarsia, Birger Ekman
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant Swedish Grace / Art Deco hanging flush mount ceiling lamp from the 1930s. Most likely designed by Birger Ekman for Mjölby Intarsia. The piece features an intricatefloral inla...
Birch, Walnut
Vintage French Wrought Iron Floor Lamp with Tripod Base, c.1930
Located in Berlin, BE
Vintage French Wrought Iron Floor Lamp, c.1930-1940s A beautifully crafted floor lamp from France, executed in solid wrought iron with a graceful, hand-forged tripod base and slender...
Iron
Mid-20th Century Rounded Clay Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
This antique Anatolian clay storage pot, sourced from the heart of Turkey, is a striking example of traditional craftsmanship rooted in centuries-old rural life. Once used for storin...
Clay
Art Deco Austrian Carved & Hollowed Out Exotic Woods Table Lamp C1939
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous hand carved exotic all wood (bese & shade) table lamp from Austrian art Deco era. Shade and base both light up and create a violet blue red rainbow with the hollowed out por...
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Provence Glazed Terracotta Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
This vintage terracotta pot from Provence, France, captures the warm, tactile beauty of traditional Mediterranean pottery. Once used for storing olive oil or wine, its thick, rounded...
Clay
Bröderna Malmströms Metallvarufabrik modernist table lamp 2574, Sweden, 1950s
By Bröderna Malmströms Metallvarufabrik
Located in Forserum, SE
Bröderna Malmströms Metallvarufabrik (1904–1974) was a leading Swedish producer of modernist lighting founded in Malmö by brothers Sven and Hugo Malmström.
Steel
Pair Of Art Deco Table Lamps, Designed by Franta Anyz, Napako, Czechia, 1930s
By Napako, Franta (Frantisek) Anýž
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Pair Of Art Deco Table Lamps. Period: 1930-1939 Source: Czechia Material: Chrome-plated steel, Aluminium Designer: Franta (Frantisek) Anyz Maker: Napako, (Product No.
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Restored Art Deco Floor Lamp, Walnut, Brass, Milk Opaline Glass, Czech, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This floor lamp is a noble representative of 1930s Czechoslovak Art Deco. The lighting fixture embodies the elegance, luxury, and material honesty characteristic of the First Republi...
Opaline Glass, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Erik Tidstrand, modernist table lamps 29379, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930s
By Nordiska Kompaniet, Erik Tidstrand
Located in Forserum, SE
A beautiful pair of rare modernist table lamps, model 29379, designed in the 1930s by Erik Tidstrand for the renowned Swedish department store Nordiska Kompaniet (NK). These striking...
Steel
Restored Bauhaus Floor Lamp, by R. Slezak, Walnut, Chrome, Glass, Czech, 1930s
By Robert Slezák
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Adjustable height: 130 - 184 cm Width: 41 cm Depth: 55 cm This floor lamp is an iconic piece of interwar Czechoslovak design from the 1930s. Its form masterfully balances on the bor...
Steel, Chrome
Art Deco Midcentury Swiss Table Lamp by S. Giedion for BAG Turgi, 1930s
By Siegfried Giedion, BAG Turgi
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Swiss table lamp by Siegfried Giedion for BAG Turgi, 1930s. Signed with Company Label! Perfect condition, rewired.
Metal
Restored Art Deco Floor Lamp, by J. Halabala for UP Závody, Walnut, Czech, 1930s
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This floor lamp is an iconic piece of interwar Czechoslovak design from the 1930s. Designed in the Art Deco and early functionalist spirit by the legendary designer Jindřich Halabala...
Steel, Chrome
Restored Bauhaus Floor Lamp, Chrome, Steel, Opaline Glass, Czech, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant Bauhaus floor lamp originates from Czechoslovakia from the 1930s. Its minimalist and functional design is timeless and fits into any interior. The lamp is crafted from ...
Steel, Chrome
Lampadaire néoclassique par Henri Petitot pour l'atelier Petitot Paris France
By Henry Petitot, Atelier Petitot
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Lampadaire néoclassique par Henri Petitot pour l'atelier Petitot Paris France 1930's Henri Petitot (1914–1938) était un designer français renommé pour ses luminaires Art déco. À la ...
Brass
Restored Bauhaus Floor Lamp, J. Halabala, UP Zavody, Chrome, Czechia, 1930s
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This floor lamp is an iconic example of Czechoslovak interwar design, created by the legendary Jindřich Halabala for the renowned UP Závody in the 1930s. The fixture embodies the ess...
Steel, Chrome
Restored Bauhaus Table Lamp, Chrome-Plated Steel, Czech, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This table lamp is the essence of Czechoslovak functionalism and Bauhaus design from the 1930s. During this period, Czechoslovakia was a world leader in the production of lighting fi...
Steel, Chrome
Boréns, Scandinavian modernist table lamp, steel & rattan, Sweden, 1930s
By Boréns Borås
Located in Forserum, SE
A Scandinavian modernist desk lamp produced by the Swedish manufacturer Boréns in the 1930s. Constructed with a circular chrome steel foot supporting a cylindrical pillar wrapped in ...
Steel
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.
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