American Modern, Chalkware, Metal, Table Lamps, USA, 1950s
Located in Stamford, CT
American Modern, Chalkware, Metal, Table Lamps, USA, 1950s Pair of modernist chalkware and metal ceramic table lamps designed and produced in the US in the middle of the 20th centur...
Metal
Pair of Charcoal-Glazed Chalkware Rococo Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of urn form Rococo style heavy cast plaster table lamps with a tactile variegated gray glaze and aged gilt finish. Antiqued brass bases with brass stems, harps and sockets.
Brass, Gold Leaf
Saxon Crusader Robin Hood Chalkware Lamp by Continental Art Co., 1950s
By Continental Art Company
Located in New Orleans, LA
Travelling to the beat of a different design drum... If you Love Lucy, late 40's/ early 50's Hollywood, wanted to dance all night at the Tropicana to Ricky Ricardo's band, you may lo...
Cotton, String, Plaster
$1,897Sale Price / set|40% Off
H 24 in W 10 in D 7 in
Saxon Crusader Robin Hood Chalkware Sculpture Continental Table Lamp, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of midcentury Saxon crusader Robin Hood wood nymph themed chalkware figural table lamps. Made by Continental Art Company. Measures 10" W x 7" D x 24" T. Continental Art L...
Plaster
$1,695 / set
H 35.25 in W 7 in D 25.75 in
Continental Art Co. Green Fairy Chalkware Lamps with Fiberglass Shades
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Pair of Continental Art Co. green fairy lamps. Vintage 1950s complete with fiberglass lamp shades. A spellbinding duet of mid‑century whimsy and Hollywood Regency glamour, this pair ...
Ceramic, Plaster, Fiberglass
$699Sale Price|45% Off
H 31 in W 8 in D 8 in
F.A.I.P. Vintage Monumental Plaster and Chalkware Table Lamp Marked
By F.A.I.P. 1
Located in Lomita, CA
Shape and color cause this lamp by F.A.I.P. to stand out from the crowd. It has a beautiful rust-orange color and symmetrical panels embedded at each level from base to the area unde...
Plaster
Hollywood Regency Figural Lamps by Royalite of Hollywood 1950's
Located in Fulton, CA
A pair of figural lamps by Royalite of Hollywood, California. Circa. 1950's. Male and female bongo player and dancer. Made of Chalkware. Makers name incised on base and partial paper...
Composition
$225
H 12 in W 7 in D 4.5 in
Mid Century Modern F.A.I.P. Plaster Table Lamp Stylized Seating Lady 1950s
By F. A. I. P.
Located in Miami, FL
Mid Century Modern small plaster or chalkware table lamp of stylized seated Lady in pink from the 1950s.
Metal
$2,000 / set
H 26 in W 7 in D 7 in
Pair P. Sanfilippo California Modern Sculptural Black & White Table Lamps, 1950s
By P. Sanfilippo
Located in Bainbridge, NY
California Contemporary pair of Incised Black & White Table Lamps by P. Sanfillipo. Featuring an open hand carved organic modern White chalkware driftwood form, hand painted Black S...
Composition
Quartite Creative Corp Mid-Century Modern Genie Lamps
By Quartite Creative Corp.
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Quartite Creative Corp. genie lamps have become a Mid-Century Modern icon. If you were around in the 1950s-1960s, chances are you knew someone with these lamps in their home. The gen...
Metal
$995 / set
H 40 in Dm 24 in
Mid-Century Modern Avocado Green and Gold Plasto Lamps with Original Shades
By Plasto Usa
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Incredible complete pair of Mid-Century Modern avacado green lamps by Plasto. These have got to be some of the most authentic Mid-Century lamps around. It is quite rare to find lamps...
Ceramic
$244Sale Price|34% Off
H 7.25 in W 3.13 in D 2.75 in
Collectible Native American Indian Hunter with Wolf Headresses
By Universal Statuary Corp.
Located in Miami, FL
The company produced piggy banks, plaques and (by the late 1930s) large store displays, including Indian statues for western themed restaurants. In the 1950s, they produced chalkware...
Plaster
Chalkware NYS Ballet Dancer Table Lamp
Located in Frederick, MD
This incredible lamp from the 1950s is by N.Y.S. It depicts a ballet dancer with black tutu and bun in her hair in full leap. The light comes from the back and glows through the deco...
Ceramic
Pair of Shell Pink Chalkware Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
+ A pair of three layer palest pink lamps + Each section comprised of six panels + Matte finish with subtle relief texture + Vessel glazed with shade of pink like a conch shell in...
Rare Pair of Large Teak and Chalkware Lamps by Plasto
By Plasto Usa
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
You don't often see a pair of 1950s lamps with intact tower shades. These teak, brass and chalkware examples by Plasto Mfg.
Brass
Midcentury Brown Floral Chalkware Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hollywood Regency chalkware lamp with floral and acanthus carvings and painted in a chocolate brown gloss. Color and carving style is reminiscent of a vintage embossed leather.
Mid-Century Modern Monumental FAIP Pair of Chalkware Ceramic Table Lamps
By F.A.I.P. 1
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a massive pair of chalkware ceramic table lamps, by F.A.I.P- New York, circa 1950s.
Ceramic
Pair of Intricately Carved Ivory Color Chinese Asian Chalkware Lamps
Located in Chattanooga, TN
A savory patina enriches the bone colored vintage carved Asian chalkware lamps. Each bit of these lamps were ornately decorated with carved Oriental botanical and figural elements. A...
Ceramic
Sold
H 18.75 in W 14 in D 14 in
Large Collectible Native American Indian Chief Sculpture Signed Vaughn Kendrick
By Universal Statuary Corp., Vaughn Kendrick
Located in Miami, FL
The company produced piggy banks, plaques and (by the late 1930s) large store displays, including Indian statues for western themed restaurants. In the 1950s, they produced chalkware...
Plaster
Architectural Chalkware and Metal Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Plaster faux cork table lamps with brass colored metal spacer elements. Pair original, circa 1950s - working, clean, original condition, shades not included. Height to top of socket ...
Metal
Sold
H 21 in W 7 in D 6.5 in
Carl Romanelli Chalkware Polynesian Prince & Princess Lamp, Pair *Saturday Sale*
By Carl Romanelli
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Made circa 1953, these chalkware Polynesian prince and princess lamps were originally sculpted by Carl Romanelli. The lamps are stamped, "Stern Inc. 1953," indicating that Romanelli ...
1950s Maria Kipp Table Lamp Shade, USA
By Maria Kipp, Quartite Creative Corp.
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Maria Kipp chenille woven shade sitting on a well assorted US made chalkware table lamp by Quartite Creative Corp. Shade measure 17 in. wide by 16 in. high. Contain one E26 s...
Wood, Chenille
Mid-century Harlequin Chalkart Scupture TV Accent Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century chalkware figural sculpture of a young Harlequin sitting in a horseshoe-shaped alcove TV Lamp. TV lamps were typically placed atop a television set in the 1950s to help b...
Ceramic
Collectible Native American Indian Chief Statue
By Universal Statuary Corp.
Located in Miami, FL
The company produced piggy banks, plaques and (by the late 1930s) large store displays, including Indian statues for western themed restaurants. In the 1950s, they produced chalkware...
Plaster
Gritt Co Indian Girl Chalkware Motion Lamp, circa 1928
Located in Portland, OR
Motion lamps, spinner lamps, scene in action lamps these unique table-top fixtures used the heat put out by low wattage bulbs to rotate plastic or metal spinners, which created flick...
Vintage 1950s Plaster Seahorse and Starfish Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
A classic and beautiful example of one of the most sought after chalkware plaster figural lamps from the 1950s, this seahorse lamp has the original dimpled glass panel as well. Fresh...
Pair of Chalkware Lamps Attributed to Frederick Weinberg for F.A.I.P.
By Frederic Weinberg, F.A.I.P. 1
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of textured and decorated 1950s ceramic table lamps attributed to Frederick Weinberg for F.A.I.P.
Plaster
Pair of Black Figurative Table Lamps by F.A.I.P, 1950s
By F.A.I.P. 1
Located in Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire
A small pair of black figurative chalkware lamps depicting a crouching male and female with white painted textured detail. The lamps are stamped F.A.I.P (Fine Arts in Plastic) to ...
Plaster
$11,500 / set
H 32 in W 8 in D 6 in
Spectacular Restored Pair of Handmade Plaster Art Deco Dancer Lamps, circa 1940
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent lamps are shipped as photographed and described in the narrative. They are professionally restored using materials of the highest quality and are shipped complete w...
Brass
Beautiful Pair of Cream Plaster Lamps by Continental Art Company
By Continental Art Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely, whimsical pair of large scale plaster lamps by Continental Art Company, circa 1950. Male and Female figures with fabulous detail. Stunning Hollywood Regency ! Excellent Re...
Plaster
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