Alabaster Desk Lamp
'Nun 1' Alabaster Desk Lamp in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
By Pierre Chareau, Edition Modern
Located in Glendale, CA
'Nun 1' alabaster desk lamp in the Manner of Pierre Chareau.
Handcrafted in Los Angeles in the
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Metal
Large 'Nun 2' Alabaster Desk Lamp in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
By Edition Modern, Pierre Chareau
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 'Nun 2' Alabaster Desk Lamp in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Handcrafted in Los Angeles in
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Metal
Spanish Art Deco Alabaster Desk Lamp and Inkwell Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
An unusual alabaster desk set with a working lamp, inkwell and blotter.
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Vintage 1920s Spanish Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of 'Tuba' Handcrafted Alabaster Sconces by Denis De La Mesiere
By Pierre Chareau
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 'Nun 2' Alabaster Desk Lamp in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Hand-fabricated in Los Angeles
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Alabaster, Metal
Art Deco Slim Alabaster Table and or Desk Lamp 1930s European
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Art Deco alabaster table- and desk lamp.
Alabaster is a light and relatively soft material that
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Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Metal
Bespoke Italian Minimalist White Alabaster Moon Wireless Round Table/Desk Lamp
By Matlight Milano, Cosulich Interiors & Antiques
Located in New York, NY
This organic table lamp embodies beauty, functionality and efficiency as it is cordless and can be
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2010s Italian Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Bespoke Italian Minimalist White Alabaster Moon Wireless Round Table/Desk Lamp
By Matlight Milano
Located in New York, NY
This organic table lamp embodies beauty, functionality and efficiency as it is cordless and can be
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2010s Italian Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Art Deco Modern White Alabaster Marble Urn Desk or Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A substantial Italian Art Deco Modern white or antique white alabaster marble 'Urn' form desk or
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Pair of Stylishly Elongated and Midcentury Made Alabaster Table or Desk Lamps
Located in Lisse, NL
Great pair of midcentury made alabaster table or desk lamps in a timeless classical style.
If
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Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Tiffany Studios New York Gilt Bronze Harp Desk Lamp, circa 1910
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period harp desk lamp
By Tiffany Studios
New York
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Beautifully Hand Carved Midcentury Nesting Birds Alabaster Table or Desk Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
Excellent condition sculptural alabaster table lamp from the 1950s.
This highly decorative and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Romantic Candle Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
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Late 19th Century Empire Marble Alabaster and Bronze French Desk Lamp
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Beautiful Empire desk lamp, with a double base of black Spanish Marquina marble with four corners
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Marble, Bronze
An Art Deco Alabaster Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1930
A rare early twentieth century alabaster desk lamp of diminutive form with gilt
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
1950s Italian Pair of White Alabaster Lamps with Carved Shades
Located in Aspen, CO
1950s Italian pair of white alabaster desk lamps. Heavily carved lampshades.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
American Midcentury Atomic Age Alabaster and Walnut Desk Table Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare 1950s Classic American midcentury, desk table lamp in alabaster base with walnut
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Art Deco Alabaster Gilt Bronze Desk Lamp Table Lamp with Opaline Glass Shade
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Art Deco alabaster and gilt bronze table lamp or desk Lamp with opaline glass shade.
Measures
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Vintage Alabaster and Black Wood Sculptural Table, Console or Desk Lamp
Located in North Miami, FL
The sculptural form and entity of this vintage alabaster and black wood table lamp has great forms
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Turn of the Century French Marble Desk Lamp with Carved Alabaster Shade
Located in Dallas, TX
This unique, antique marble lamp has a perfectly contemporary look that would be beautiful in a
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Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
French Art Deco Wrought Iron And Alabaster Desk Lamp
Located in Englewood, NJ
A French Art Deco Wrought Iron and Alabaster desk lamp decorated with classic bell shaped alabaster
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20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
Italian Alabaster Marble Table or Desk Lamp, Italy, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful neoclassical style Italian alabaster marble 'Urn' form desk or table lamp, circa early
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Vintage 1940s Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Italian Neoclassical Alabaster Marble Table or Desk Lamp, circa 1940s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, relatively small, Neoclassical style Italian alabaster marble 'Urn' form desk or table
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Vintage 1940s Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Small Italian Alabaster Marble Table or Desk Lamp, Italy, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
A small beautiful Italian alabaster marble desk or table lamp. Lamp has carved detail around top
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Vintage 1940s Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Italian White Alabaster Marble Urn Form Neoclassical Desk or Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A neoclassical style Italian white alabaster marble 'Urn' form desk or table lamp, circa mid-20th
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Elegant, Sleek, Simple French Art Deco Alabaster, Nickel and Wood Desk Lamp
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning French Art Deco alabaster. Nickel and wood desk lamp. Elegant, simple streamline design
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Nickel
Italian White Alabaster Marble Table Lamps, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial pair of Italian white alabaster marble desk or table lamps in the
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Antique and Signed Gilt Bronze Boy with Newspaper by the Fire Table or Desk Lamp
By Ferdinand Levillain, José Cardona
Located in Lisse, NL
antique table or desk lamp embodies everything we love about art and antiques. The beautiful and realistic
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Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
H 12.6 in W 7.3 in D 4.5 in
Pair French Art Deco/Nouveau Table/Desk Lamps Alabaster Shades
Located in San Francisco, CA
alabaster's friend; I'd recommend a 60-watt maximum in each lamp. The new compact fluorescent bulbs might run
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
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LUdown Cylinder Flush Mount
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The LUdown cylinder flush mount fixture by Lumfardo Luminaires is part of our contemporary collection. Available In patinated unlacquerd brass or aged silver and steel with (1) E26 m...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Steel, Brass, Gold, Silver
White Wash Brutalist Sculptural Collage Artwork, Mural from Upcycled Wood
By Peter Glassford
Located in San Antonio, TX
These WHITE WASH collage tiles are composed randomly from recycled wood remnants and when installed bathe any space with a warm feeling and texture which is meditative, sanded to a s...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
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2010s South African Minimalist Pedestals
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Bespoke Octagon Smoked Murano Glass Mirror, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Bespoke octagon smoked Murano glass mirror, in stock
Vivid and intense smoked or bronze glass block with naturally occurring air inclusions throughout
Highly polished faceted pa...
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Materials
Brass
21st Century Contemporary Minimal White Velvet Bench Black Lacquered by HOMMÉS
Located in Porto, PT
Fifih Bench is a luxury bench upholstered in velvet and wood base. A contemporary design bench is perfect for minimalist and modern interior architecture projects.
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Lacquer, Fabric
H 18.51 in W 63 in D 19.69 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Textile
Murano Glass Smoked Single Panel Sconces
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Murano glass sconces, each crafted with a single curved panel of hand-blown smoked glass on a brass frame. We love the modern style and hand-crafted quality of these sconces....
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2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
PMPT Flush Mount
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of Lumfardo Luminaries contemporary collection, the PMPT Flush Mount is a conical flush mount fixture in the spirit of Paavo Tynell of the Scandinavian Modern tradition.
Made t...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Brass
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs.
Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern End Tables
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Wood
JENNY Large Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
By Blueprint Lighting, Mathieu Matégot, Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Introducing Jenny, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting.
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
'Floatation' Japanese Paper Suspension Lamp for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Glendale, CA
'Floatation' Japanese paper suspension lamp for Ingo Maurer.
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By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE (LARGE) floor lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada.
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
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Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Large 'Fly 3' Alabaster Sconce in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
By Edition Modern, Pierre Chareau
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 'Fly 3' Alabaster Sconce in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Handcrafted in Los Angeles in the workshop of noted French designer and antiques dealer Denis de le Mesiere, who metic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Alabaster, Metal
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Alabaster Desk Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the alabaster desk lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of alabaster, stone and metal, every alabaster desk lamp was constructed with great care. There are 14 variations of the antique or vintage alabaster desk lamp you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect alabaster desk lamp — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A alabaster desk lamp, designed in the Neoclassical, Art Deco or Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made alabaster desk lamp has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Matlight Milano, Cosulich Interiors & Antiques and José Cardona are consistently popular.
How Much is a Alabaster Desk Lamp?
Prices for a alabaster desk lamp can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $475 and can go as high as $3,999, while the average can fetch as much as $1,050.
Questions About Alabaster Desk Lamp
- Who invented the desk lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024
No one knows for sure who invented the desk lamp, as many engineers worked on designs for lamps during the 1920s. Many experts cite the Anglepoise lamp, however, as the earliest iteration of the modern desk lamp. Since its 1934 debut, this ingenious task light has become one of the most celebrated examples of industrial design.
How the Anglepoise came to be is the stuff of design legend: In 1932, a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine joined forces with a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons, to create a mechanism by which opposed springs would, as Carwardine explained, exert a “unidirectional constant force” on a pivoted lever that could counteract the force of gravity.
This invention was not destined for an auto but for a lamp Carwardine was developing. The innovation would allow the piece’s articulated arm to be moved with ease to almost any position and remain there. As the product of engineering acumen rather than fashion, the Anglepoise soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted it as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.”
The Angelpoise's rivals include the 1930 Bestlite, which was one of the earliest Bauhaus-influenced designs, created by Robert Dudley Best, who had studied under Walter Gropius at the Bauhaus in Dessau. German modernist Karl Trabert’s 1930s desk lamp for Schanzenbach & Co. was notable for its domed shade above a hinged arm.
Find vintage table lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs. - What is the best desk lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021The best desk lamp is a matter of preference — the right fixture can help you work more efficiently while also reducing eye strain. LED desk lamps in the 2700K to 4500K color temperature range often provide a warm and pleasing light under which to work. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and modern desk lamps from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- What is a good desk lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021A good desk lamp is going to make a substantial difference in any home, office or studio. The ideal desk lamp should provide apt task lighting, be easy to use, and also be aesthetically pleasing. Find a wide range of unique and elegant desk lamps on 1stDibs today.
- What is the best LED desk lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021There are many types of best LED desk lamps for your home — it's really a matter of preference. On 1stDibs, there are modern, mid-century modern desk lamps and other lighting to choose from.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022British designer George Carwardine designed the Anglepoise desk lamp. Before creating the light fixture, he worked as an engineer designing automobile suspension systems. The first Anglepoise lamps debuted in 1931. You can find a variety of Anglepoise desk lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The desk lamps with the green shade are called banker’s lamps. Banker’s lamps are green because it is believed the color helps to encourage concentration and is mentally soothing. It is also said that green helps with eye strain. You can shop a selection of banker’s lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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