Pair of Model "2025 A" Ceiling Lamps by Paavo Tynell, Finland ca 1930s
By Idman Oy, Paavo Tynell
Located in Utrecht, NL
The most famous Finnish industrial designer, Paavo Tynell came to be known as the “man who illuminated Finland” thanks to his notable lighting designs. A master craftsman himself, Ty...
Milk Glass
Swedish Art Deco, Floor Lamp, Wood, Metal, Silk, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Stamford, CT
Swedish Art Deco, Adjustable Floor Lamp, Wood, Metal, Silk, Sweden, 1930s A wonderful stained wood and metal adjustable floor lamp designed and produced in Sweden c. 1930s. This exa...
Metal
Danish Designer, Floor Lamp, Brass, Fabric, Denmark, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass and off-white fabric floor lamp designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1930s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 74” H x 16.5“ Diameter Bulb Specifications: ...
Brass
Rare Art Deco / Functionalist Brass Floor Lamp, 1930s, Restored
Located in Praha, CZ
Rare brass functionalist floor lamp with adjustable shade. Made in Czechoslovakia in 1930s. Restored: brass polished, rewired. 1x100W, E26-E27 bulb US plug adapter included Shipping ...
Brass
Italian Art Deco table lamp in chromed brass, 1930s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Art Deco table lamp in chromed brass, 1930s Chrome-plated brass table lamp. The elongated and slightly curved diffuser ensures a directional light distribution. The contoured...
Brass
White Crackle Oivid Lamp, Manufacture De Boulogne, France, 1930, signed: 'MF'
By Ceramique d'Art de Bordeaux
Located in Brooklyn, NY
White Crackle Oivid Lamp, Manufacture De Boulogne, France, 1930’S, Stamped & Monogram: ‘FJ’ Custom White Parchment Paper Shade
Ceramic
Art Deco Lamp In The Style Of Jean Besnard For Primavera, France, C. 1930
By Atelier Primavera au Printemps, Jean Besnard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Art Deco Lamp In The Style Of Jean Besnard For Primavera, France, C. 1930 Custom Handmade Parchment Paper Shade
Ceramic
Swedish Designer, Floor Lamp, Brass, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass, wood and white fabric floor lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s. Wear to wood consistent with age and use. Brand new lampshades. Oxidation present...
Brass
Swedish Modern, Organic Floor Lamp, Cord, Wood, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Stamford, CT
Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Organic Floor Lamp, Cord, Wood, Sweden, 1930s An organic modern floor lamp designed and produced in Sweden c. 1930s. This example features a freeform dar...
Fabric, Cord
Finnish Midcentury Modern Brass Floor Lamp by Carl-Axel Acking, Sweden, 1930s
By Svensk Hemslöjd, Carl-Axel Acking
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Striking floor lamp by Carl-Axel Acking, made from brass in a towering size. Uplight model with a brass shade dotted with small holes that let the light out in a beautiful pattern. W...
Brass
Bauhaus Bakelite Table Lamp by Electrosvit, Model 11126, 1930s
By Eric Kirkman Cole
Located in Praha, CZ
This rare Bauhaus bakelite table lamp was produced in Czechoslovakia in the 1930s by Electrosvit, model 11126, designed by Eric Kirkman Cole. Characterized by its elegant curved arm ...
Bakelite
Swedish Designer, Flush Mount, Glass, Brass, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
An etched glass, pink opaline glass and brass flush mount designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s. Minor imperfections to glass; wear consistent with age and use. Overall Dimensi...
Brass
Pietro Chiesa Table Lamps by Fontana Arte, Art Deco, Italy, 1930s
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Fontana Arte table lamps designed by Pietro Chiesa, (1892-1948). The beveled glass column is supported by a brass plinth base, with brass molding surround on the sides. Th...
Brass
French Art Deco Dinanderie Table Lamp by Obert, 1930s - Era Adnet Linossier
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
A striking French Art Deco table lamp featuring an ovoid dinanderie metal base by Obert, circa 1930s. The brass body is beautifully decorated with a bold, stylized geometric pattern...
Brass
Swedish Designer, Floor Lamp, Wood, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass, wood and off-white fabric floor lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s. Oxidation present to brass. Brand new fabric lampshade. Wear to wood consist...
Brass
Art Deco Machine Age Craquelure Cream Ceramic Table Lamp signed Marcel Guillard
By Marcel Guillard
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Art Deco Machine Age table lamp, created in France circa 1930 and signed by Marcel Guillard, embodies the sophisticated aesthetic of the Art Deco era. The lamp features...
Ceramic
Louis Poulsen 1930’s Torchiere floor lamp all original
By Louis Poulsen
Located in Forest, BE
A graceful Louis Poulsen torchiere floor lamp from the 1930s embodies the quiet elegance of Danish design. Rising with slender confidence from its balanced base, the lamp’s silhouett...
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Antique Ceiling Light · Opaline Glass and Cast Metal Circa 1930
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Some lamps illuminate a room. Others transform it. This flush mount fixture, dating to the early 1900s, features a cast metal base with scroll and foliage motifs that carries the war...
Iron
Art Deco Chrome Flush Mount w/ Original Crackle Glass Shade, ca. 1930's
Located in Petaluma, CA
This very eye catching flush mount is from the art deco period, 1920's- 1930's. The polished chrome metal holds a very special crackle glass shade. The larger dimensions, and design...
Chrome
Scandinavian Art Deco Brass Piano Lamp, 1930s
Located in Balen, BE
A refined Danish Art Deco piano or desk lamp from the 1930s, combining sculptural elegance with functional charm. The lamp features a slender, curved brass arm supporting a cylindric...
Brass
Art Deco Machine Age Spun Aluminum Lamp, Pink Anodized, Soundrite Corp., 1930s
By Soundrite Corp.
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Vintage American table lamp by Soundrite Corp. featuring a distinctive rose-pink anodized aluminum finish. Its iconic Streamline Moderne design includes a conical shade and circular ...
Aluminum
Vintage Art Deco Table Lamp With Chrome Base And Frosted Glass Shade French 30's
Located in North Miami, FL
This original vintage French Art Deco small table lamp has a sculptural three-tiered triangular chrome base and a molded frosted glass shade. A wonderful example of the 1930s Art Dec...
Chrome
Art Deco Table Lamp, Alabaster, Opaline Glass & Brass, Germany 1920s to 1930s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This table oder bedside lamp was designed and manufactured in Germany in the 1920s to 1930s. The light features a sculptural table lamp with a rounded, ribbed cream colored opaline...
Alabaster, Brass
$5,800
Moroccan Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1920's Moroccan pierced floor lamp with original shade.
Bronze
Pair Of Art Deco Cast Iron And Portola Marble Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Likely architectural element from a public building or hotel , possibly part of a railing. Rectangular Portola marble bases. Height from bottom of base to top of portrait medallion 3...
Marble, Cast Iron
Petite Rosewood & Chrome Art Deco Table Lamp - France 1930's
By (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
Elegant small art deco desk or table lamp in rosewood veneer, featuring two side accents in chrome-plated bronze. In the spirit of Jean-Michel Frank's designs. France 1930's. Europea...
Chrome
Art Deco Orange Yellow Pottery Orb Table Lamp in the Style of Jean Besnard 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Playfully glazed spherical pottery table light in the style of Jean Besnard and Herman August Kähler. Designed and created by an anonymous designer/maker in France during the 1920s...
Pottery
Walter Von Nessen Brass and Bakelite Toy Soldier Sentinal Lamp Chase USA 1930s
By Chase Brass and Copper Company, Walter Von Nessen
Located in Troy, MI
"Toy Soldier" or "Sentinal" table lamp Designed by Walter Von Nessen for Chase USA circa 1930's Modernist brass and Bakelite soldier figure aside a brass sphere with original shade ...
Brass
DESIGN Chrome and glass Bauhaus Ceiling Lamp / Flushmount, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1930s - New electricity - US compatible - one bulb any wattage - chrome in very good condition with patina, see the photos - polished jr
Metal
Pair of DESIGN porcelain and glass Bauhaus wall lamps - 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1930s - New electricity - US compatible - one bulb any wattage - very good condition with patina, see the photos - polished jr
Opaline Glass, Porcelain
Pair of DESIGN Chrome and glass Bauhaus Ceiling Lamps / Flushmounts, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1930s - New electricity - US compatible - one bulb any wattage - chrome in very good condition with patina, see the photos - polished jr
Metal
A Rare Table Lamp by Gunilla Jung Model 2004 in Brass and Birch, Orno 1930s
By Orno Oy, Gunilla Jung
Located in Helsinki, FI
It is one of the most luxurious lamps of it's time (According to the Orno 1939 catalogue and the price list modification in November 1939).
Brass
Period French Art Deco Sabino Paris Glass Geometric Ceiling Globe Lamp Shade
By Sabino Art Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare period French Art Deco frosted globe from lampshade by Sabino for the French Market. With a grey to purple frosted patina and a geometric or prism design. The fitter nec...
Art Glass
Pair of French Art Deco Glass Demi Lune Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of Art Deco glass and brass table lamps. Fluted shell demi lune glass shade with ribbed detailing and wavy glass along top edge. Circular brass base. Newly re-wired w...
Brass
Regina Lamp By Bunte & Remmler BUR Circa 1930s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Regina Lamp By Bunte & Remmler BUR Circa 1930s - Steel shade with original black paint - Brass arm with wooden handle - Height adjustable - Takes E27 fitting bulbs - Original On/Off...
Brass, Steel
DESIGN Chrome and glass Bauhaus adjustable table lamp - 1930s / marked
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1930s - New electricity - US compatible - one bulb any wattage - chrome in very good condition with patina, see the photos - polished - marked by manufacturer jr
Metal, Chrome
Art Deco Brass Table Lamp Attributed to Lars Holmström, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Genuinely nice Art Deco Swedish table lamp made in brass during the 1930s. This lamp made with a base of brass and a textile shade. The details in this small desk / table lamp are as...
Brass
Art Deco Brass & Steel Desk Lamp with Bakelite Details - France 1930's
Located in New York, NY
Desk or table lamp made of steel and brass, featuring decorative Bakelite rings in shades of brown and black. The stacked rings are separated by brass spacers. Paint is missing from ...
Brass, Steel
Art Deco Organic Floor Lamp in Stained Birch Sweden, 1930s
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Nice looking organic floor lamp with a base and the rod in stained birch. The lamp can be adjustable in length and are easy to handle with the rounded metal that is placed on top of ...
Birch
Danish Designer, Floor Lamp, Brass, Parchment Paper, Denmark, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and white parchment paper floor lamp likely designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1930s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 57.75"H x 21.0"W x 21.0"D Dimensions of Shad...
Brass
Swedish Designer, Floor Lamp, Brass, Glass, Fabric, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, glass and fabric floor designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 55.75"H x 14.0"W x 14.0"D Dimensions of Shade (inches): 10.0" Top...
Brass
Scandinavian Modern Rattan Floor Lamp, Finland, 1930s
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Scandinavian Modern rattan floor lamp, manufactured in Finland, 1930s. Rattan, metal and wood frame, fabric shade. Good vintage condition, patina consistent with age and use.
Metal
Swedish Designer, Floor Lamp, Brass, Wood, Rattan, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass, wood and rattan floor lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 53.5"H x 24.0"W x 24.0"D Bulb Specifications: E-2...
Brass
Art Deco Nickel & Opaline Table Lamp, Germany 1930s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This Art Deco table lamp or bedside light was designed and manufactured in Germany in the 1930s during the Bauhaus period. The light features a nickel plated base supporting an arch...
Nickel
Art Deco / Swedish Grace Pewter Table Lamp, GAB Stockholm, 1933
By GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget
Located in Västra Frölunda, SE
Elegant Swedish Swedish Grace / Art Deco table lamp in pewter produced by GAB (Guldsmedsaktiebolaget), Stockholm, dated 28 March 1933. The lamp features a refined tapered column ris...
Pewter
Yellow Art Deco Ceramic Table Lamp by Gertrud Lönegren. S:t Erik, Sweden, 1930s
By Upsala Ekeby, Eva Jancke-Björk, Gertrud Lönegren, Anna-Lisa Thomson
Located in Malmö, SE
A rare and beautiful Art Deco / Swedish Grace earthenware table lamp with amazing glaze. Made by Gertrud Lönegren for S:t Erik Lervaufabriker, Uppsala, Sweden, 1932-1936. Great or...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Gispen ceiling lamp Dutch design glass, 1930’s
By Gispen
Located in Delft, NL
Gispen ceiling lamp Dutch design glass, 1930’s Dimensions: 12cm H, 30cm diameter Conditon: Good Material: Glass, metal Period: 1930’s Origin: the Netherlands
Glass
Art Deco Marbled Opaline & Burnished Brass Flush Mounts, Germany 1930s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
These Art Deco flush mounts were designed and manufactured in Germany in the 1930s. The lights feature a pair of rounded marbled glass shades in honey-yellow tones with rich brown v...
Brass
Antique Onyx Marble and Gilt Metal Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique onyx marble and gilt metal floor lamp. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930’s. The quality is outstanding, this is beautifully made from solid ...
Onyx, Marble, Metal
Swedish Designer, Floor Lamp, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass and beige fabric floor lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 55.95” H x 10.65” W x 25.5” Depth. Stated dimensions include sha...
Brass
Swedish Designer, Floor Lamp, Wood, Chrome, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-lacquered wood, chrome and white fabric floor lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 60.5” H x 21” W x 24.25” Depth. Stated dimensions ...
Chrome
1930s Art Deco Marble, Soft Metal and Glass Italian Table Lamp
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This 1930s Italian Art Deco table lamp features a polished black marble plinth serving as the base for two stylized spelter soft metal swallows in dynamic flight. Flanking the center...
Marble, Spelter
Swedish Designer, Floor Lamp, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass and off-white fabric floor lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 60.375“ H x 13” W x 23” D Bulb Specifications...
Brass
Swedish Designer, Floor Lamp, Birch, Chrome, Fabric, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable chrome-plated metal, birch, black-painted wood and off-white fabric floor lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 66.5"H x 11.5"W ...
Chrome
Modernist floor lamp in oak and chromed metal, attributed to DIM, 1930s
By D.I.M. Decoration Intérieure Moderne
Located in MONTESSON, FR
This modernist floor lamp in wood and chromed metal is attributed to DIM (Décoration Intérieur Moderne). It dates from the 1930s. This shelf light is in good condition.
Metal
WMF Ikora Table Lamp by Paul Haustein, Metal, Art Deco, Germany, 1930
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, Paul Haustein
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
This original WMF Ikora table lamp from the 1930s is an exceptional example of German Modernism, combining the clear formal language of Bauhaus with the softer, streamlined influence...
Metal
French Art Deco Wrought Iron and Pâte de Verre Table Lamp, 1930s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Elegant Art Deco table lamp dating from the 1930s, featuring a finely crafted wrought iron base and a striking polychrome pâte de verre shade. The forged iron structure, with its cl...
Wrought Iron
Danish Designer, Floor Lamp, Bronze, Fabric, Denmark, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable bronze and fabric floor lamp designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1930s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 60.25“ H x 18.5” W x 20.5” D Bulb Specifications: E-2...
Bronze
Lamp in gilt brass and copper, Olympic Games of 1936
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Lamp in gilt brass with a square lampshade adorned with copper rounds and a trygliphs frieze. It stands on four square section sticks fixed on a square base engraved with the Olympic...
Brass, Copper
Art Deco Table Lamp by G. Humbert, France 1930s
Located in Berlin, DE
French Art Deco table lamp by G. Humbert, crafted with a fluted clear glass column, chrome-plated base, and brass details. A sophisticated example of French Art Deco design, displayi...
Brass, Metal
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