Vintage 1940's Hollywood Regency Marbro Lamp With Original Shade
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New Orleans, LA
An outstanding and elaborate Hollywood Regency 1940's Marbro Lamp having it's original shade with shell applique' in mint condition. The base in the form of a gilded, crouching boy w...
Metal, Bronze
$750Sale Price|36% Off
H 17 in Dm 13 in
Antique Brass Desk Lamp with Metal Shade, German Design, 1940s Vintage
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1741 Antique brass desk /table lamp with metal shade Takes on 60 watt edison based bulb Existing wiring in working condition
Brass, Sheet Metal
Rare Wrought Iron & Polished Metal Lamp Shade Table Lamp, 1940s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very pleased to present you with very rare and unusual and very heavy Neoclassical French Wrought Iron table lamp, 1940s This urn form table lamp has a very unusual polished metal a...
Wrought Iron
Table Lamp with Flexible Shade, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
Table lamp with flexible shade made in 1940s. Rewired: 1x40W, E25-E27 bulb US plug adapter included.
Metal, Chrome
Table Lamp with Flexible Shade, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
Table lamp with flexible shade made in 1940s. Rewired: 1x40W, E25-E27 bulb US plug adapter included.
Metal, Chrome
Table Lamp with Flexible Shade, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
Table lamp with flexible shade made in 1940s. Very good original condition. 1 x 40 W, E25-E27 bulb. US plug adapter included.
Metal, Chrome
$564
H 18.51 in W 11.03 in D 9.45 in
1940s Bauhaus Style Desk Lamp - Black Enameled Metal - Adjustable Shade
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Elegant and functional Bauhaus style desk lamp from the 1940s, executed in black lacquered metal with a nickel-plated curved arm.
Metal
1940s Van Briggle Dog Lamp With Serena & Lily Shade
By Van Briggle
Located in Charleston, SC
Rare and wonderful Van Briggle Pottery lamp in blue with a sweet puppy dog. Lamp has been professionally rewired. Pottery is in MINT CONDITION. New Serena and Lily shade. Shade i...
Metal
1940s Chinoiserie Celadon Porcelain Foo Dog Lamp, Custom Shade
Located in Miami, FL
1940s Chinoiserie Celadon Porcelain Foo Dog Lamp, Custom Shade Offered for sale is an early 20th century porcelain foo dog statue glazed in celadon green. The food dog is mounted o...
Metal, Brass
$1,750
H 17.5 in Dm 12.5 in
Walter Von Nessen Style Brass Swing Arm Desk Lamp with Pale Green Shade, 1940's
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Walter Von Nessen Style Brass Swing Arm Desk Lamp with enameled Green Shade. Featuring a Brass column with extending and adjustable swing arm. extending to 16L. With original white s...
Metal, Brass
1940s Art Deco Ivory Painted Wood Floor Lamp with Linen Shade
By Jules Leleu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Deco floor lamps of the 1940s frequently used painted and carved wood construction as an accessible alternative to more expensive materials like lacquered bronze or gilded metal.
Metal
$1,200
H 16.74 in Dm 6.3 in
Elegant Bouillotte Table Lamp in Brass with Adjustable Shade, Italy, 1940s
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A refined bouillotte table lamp from 1940s Italy, crafted in brass with a height-adjustable shade. Its design is minimal yet bold, embodying a perfect balance between elegance and fu...
Metal, Brass
$2,942 / item
H 11.82 in Dm 9.45 in
Modernist Bauhaus table lamp with opaline shade and glass rods, 1940s - 50s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A striking modernist table lamp, a rare design, most probably French and estimated to date from the late 1940s or early 1950s. The design sits beautifully between Bauhaus and Art Dec...
Metal
$2,118
H 28.55 in Dm 14.97 in
Danish Vintage Bindesbøll Style High Desk Lamp of Bronze with New Shade 1940s
By Just Andersen, Thorvald Bindesbøll
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Vintage Bindesbøll style high desk lamp made of an alloy of copper and other metals like bronze and brass (ore). The special alloy has a deep golden brown color The stem has two flu...
Metal
Art Deco Rare Green Fabric Shade Single Bedside Lamp, 1940s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Art Deco Rare Green Fabric Shade Single Bedside Lamp, 1940s, Germany Lampshade is in good condition and very clean. This lamp works with E27 light bulb. Wired and suitable to use ...
Metal
$794Sale Price|50% Off
H 9.06 in Dm 7.09 in
1940s Table / Desk Lamp with Adjustable Shade in Brass by ASEA
By ASEA, Hans Bergström
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful and cute little table / desk lamp from the 1940s in brass made by ASEA in Sweden and attributed to designer Hans Bergström. This table lamp is in good condition and technic...
Metal, Brass
1940s Adjustable Art Deco Brass and Glass Shade Torsher
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Adjustable brass Torsher from 1940s. Height varies from 53.5" to the first pivoting point fully extended to 37", retracted. Patina on this lamp is fantastic and no surface cleaning...
Brass, Metal, Bronze
$3,800 / set
H 7.5 in Dm 6.8 in
Pair of 1940s Josef Hurka Yellow Adjustable Shade Table Lamps for NAPAKO
By Josef Hurka, Napako
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of 1940s Josef Hurka Yellow Adjustable Shade Table Lamps for Napako Pair of table lamps in yellow and white lacquered metal, with switch button on foot and a yellow adjustable ...
Metal
$34,839
H 16.93 in W 10.24 in D 7.88 in
Rare Paavo Tynell 'S' Table Lamp 9202 in Full Brass & Rattan Shade, Taito 1940s
By Taito, Paavo Tynell
Located in Helsinki, FI
The shade in the lamp is adjustable and has been remade with wooden rattan slates as the original was damaged.
Brass, Metal
Triplet Shade Glass and Brass Art Deco Pendant Lamp, 1940s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Triplet Shade Glass and Brass Art Deco Pendant Lamp, 1940s, Germany This lamp works with 3x E27 standart light bulbs. Wired and suitable to use with 220V and 110V for all countries....
Metal, Brass
Fase Style Streamline White Enamel Metal Desk Lamp with Saucer Shade, 1940s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Fase Style Machine Age All White reading desk lamp with white saucer shade. Featuring a White enameled metal Streamline arm, 15D White enameled Shade, Brass knob and switch plate det...
Metal, Brass
Italian Verdigris Floor Lamp with Glass Torchiere Shade, 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
This Italian floor lamp, dating back to the 1940s, is defined by its elegantly timeworn patina.
Metal
French 1940s Tole Floor Lamp with Ikat Shade
Located in Doylestown, PA
A fine French 1940's tole floor lamp with leaf decoration on a tripod base with a silk bespoke Ikat shade. Rewired.
Metal
Sold
H 53.15 in Dm 11.82 in
1940's Swedish Black and Brass Double Shade Floor Lamp with White Fabric Shades
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Absolutely beautiful Swedish Biedermeier floor lamp in black lacquered metal and brass details with large tulip shaped shades covered with white fabric. In overal good condition. T...
Metal, Brass
Sold
H 63 in Dm 11.82 in
1940's Swedish Black and Brass Double Shade Floor Lamp with Golden Velvet Shades
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Absolutely beautiful Swedish Biedermeier floor lamp in black lacquered metal and brass details with large tulip shaped shades covered with gold colored velvet fabric. The golden vel...
Metal, Brass
Dazor Swing Arm Brass Desk Lamp with White Reflector Shade, 1940s
By Dazor
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Large Art Deco Dazor attributed White Swing Arm Table Lamp with Brass details. Featuring a metal reflector perforated saucer shade, adjustable stem, swing arm, brass details and brig...
Brass, Metal
Sold
H 41.34 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
1940s Swedish Grasshopper Giraffe Floor Reading Lamp with Vanilla Shade
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
This rare and whimsical floor reading lamp from 1940s Sweden—often referred to as a grasshopper or giraffe lamp due to its distinctive posture and long, elegant neck—is a striking ex...
Metal, Zinc
Sold
H 17.72 in Dm 17.72 in
Poul Henningsen. PH 4½-4 Pendant Lamp with Shade Yellow Painted Metal, 1940s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Poul Henningsen. PH 4½-4 pendant lamp with shade yellow painted metal mounted on wire shade holder, marked PH4200, patented.
Functionalist Wall Lamp with Honey Alabaster Stone Shade, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1940s small bedside table lamp or wall light. Featuring a patinated metal base and an adjustable honey colored alabaster stone shade giving it a very special and tactile look espec...
Alabaster, Metal, Brass
Sold
H 17.72 in Dm 15.75 in
Large Art Deco Pendant Lamp, Glass Shade, Brass Canopy, Germany, 1940s - 1950s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Large Art Deco rod pendant light with a decorated beige glass shade from the 1940s - 1950s. The glass shade is in good condition, although the radial gold stripes are partially worn ...
Metal
1940’s Rose Tole Lamp with Lace Trimmed Floral Shade
Located in New Orleans, LA
A vintage 1940’s Flower tole lamp with an embossed floral hardback clip on shade with lovely lace and gimp trim.
Metal, Brass
1940s French Bouillotte Brass Lamp With Black Tole Shade
Located in Cookeville, TN
Absolutely lovely French Provincial Brass Bouillotte Lamp With Black Tole Shade circa 1940's. Very good vintage condition. Lamp has three candle cups and three electrical sockets. Po...
Metal, Brass
Sold
H 68.9 in W 31.5 in D 14.97 in
Danish Waterpump Art Deco Floor Lamp 1940s with Lars Eiler Schiøler Shade, 1960s
By Lars Eiler Schiøler
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Art Deco height adjustable floor lamp made in the 1940s mounted with a Lars Eiler Schiøler shade from the 1960s.
Metal, Chrome
Sold
H 57.09 in W 27.17 in D 18.51 in
Scandinavian Sculptural Swan Neck Shaped Adjustable Floorlamp Rattan Shade 1940s
By Gunnel Nyman, Paavo Tynell
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Elegant and sculptural Scandinavian floor lamp made in the 1940´s The large swan neck shaped stem and base is made of turned light coloured wood, mounted with shade of natural plait...
Metal
Danish Art Deco Table Lamp in Tin with Pink Pleated Shade, 1940s
Located in Odense, DK
A playful yet elegant table lamp in tin, topped with a soft pink pleated lampshade that spreads a warm, cozy glow. The base has a clean, rounded shape with a slight patina that adds ...
Metal, Tin
Sold
H 9.45 in W 4.34 in D 9.45 in
Swedish Midcentury Wall Lamp by Bertil Brisborg for Nordiska Kompaniet 'NK'
By Bertil Brisborg, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Karlstad, SE
This lamp consists of a metal shade, fixtured on an adjustable brass rod.
Brass
Monumental Gilded Plaster Table Lamp with Original Shade, circa 1940s
Located in Easton, PA
Large scale gilded plaster lamp on black lacquered wood base with original shade, glass diffuser and original wiring circa 1940s. Weekly deliveries to Manhattan for approval or sa...
Metal
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.
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