Antique Chapman Lamps
Chapman Brass and Ram's Horn Floor Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique brass and black lacquer base and column cradle a cast ram's Horn on this exceptional floor
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Vintage 1970s American Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Late 20th Regency Style Chapman Pair Painted & Gilt Carved Wood Candlestick Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Topeka, KS
candlesticks. (candlestick lamps that is!) They have an extra tall antique brass pineapple finial and can we
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 35 in W 11.5 in D 11.5 in
E.F. Chapman Visual Comfort Pimlico Tripod Boom Arm Pharmacy Floor Lamp Brass
By E. F. Chapman
Located in Dayton, OH
Visual Comfort and Co's premier brand, under the design direction of Earle F. (Sandy) Chapman
Category
Late 20th Century Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 44 in W 36 in D 19 in
Hollywood Regency Serge Roche Style Plaster Palm Floor Lamp by Chapman, 1970s
By Chapman Manufacturing Company, Serge Roche
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Serge Roche style white plaster palm floor lamp by Chapman, dated 1972. This
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Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Table Lamp in Polished and Antique Brass with a Mica Shade
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This piece is very much in the style of lamps by Chapman Manufacturing company and dates to the
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Bouillotte Desk Lamp Table Lamp, Circa 1970s
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Germantown, MD
Vintage French game table style, bouilotte style desk lamp. 23 inches tall this antique or
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Other
Vintage French Table Lamp Baroque Faux Rosewood and Silver Bouillotte Lamps
By Chapman Manufacturing Company, Frederick Cooper, J.E. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
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Style: Louis XVI, Empire, Regency, Neoclassical, Antique, Vintage, classic table lamps
Design: In the
Category
20th Century French Baroque Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
H 23.6 in W 18.5 in D 13.2 in
French Bouillotte Lamps Napoleonic Empire Green Gold Gilded Vintage Table Lamps
By Stiffel, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Chapman Manufacturing Company, Edward F. Caldwell & Co., Frederick Cooper
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
, Empire, Regency, Neoclassical, Louis XVI, Antique, Vintage, classic table lamps.
Design: In the manner of
Category
20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H 31.5 in W 17.7 in D 17.7 in
Vintage Italian Gold Giltwood Lamps Carved Neoclassal Vases Table Lamps a Pair
By Chapman Manufacturing Company, Henredon, Haute Couture of Luxury Interiors, Frederick Cooper, Florentine
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Vintage tall ornamental Italian Giltwood Lamps hand carved Neoclassical table lamps with lampshades
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Table Lamps
Materials
Pearwood, Giltwood, Fabric
H 43.3 in W 23.6 in D 23.6 in
Italian Lamps Patinated Bronze Medici Lion Animal Figures Table Lamps a pair
By Chapman Manufacturing Company, Claude Michel Clodion, Edward F. Caldwell & Co., Frederick Cooper, F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Classic Roman style table lamps
Style: Traditionale, Classic, Roman, Neoclassical, Antique, Vintage
Design
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Roman Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 25.6 in W 16.1 in D 10.2 in
Vintage Napoleonic Column Table Lamps French Rosewood Gold Gilded Bronze, a Pair
By Chapman Manufacturing Company, Stiffel, Edward F. Caldwell & Co., Frederick Cooper
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Vintage Napoleonic gold gilded brass and faux rosewood column table lamps
With gold/bronze matching
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 31.1 in W 17.3 in D 17.3 in
Vintage Italian Marble and Gold Gilt Bronze Corinthian Column Table Lamps a pair
By Chapman Manufacturing Company, Edward F. Caldwell & Co., Frederick Cooper, Carole Stupell
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
: Napoleonic, Empire, Regency, Neoclassical, Antique, Vintage, classic table lamps
Design: In the manner of E.F
Category
20th Century Italian Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Gold Plate, Bronze
H 24.6 in W 13.7 in D 12.6 in
Vintage French Ceramic Chinoiserie Gold Green Lotus Flower and Jade Table Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company, Frederick Cooper, Carole Stupell, Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
, Chapman, James Mont,
Style: Regency, Antique, Vintage, Mid Century, Kangxi, Oriental, Edo, Louis XVI
Color
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
H 31.1 in W 11.8 in D 11 in
1960s Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Smoked Glass Brass Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Chicago, IL
or dings.
Dimensions: 6"W × 6"D × 22"L
Styles: Hollywood Regency
Lamp shade: Not Included
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency More Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Lamps Carved NeoClassical Music Trophies Wall Sconces a pair
By Florentine, Chapman Manufacturing Company, Edward F. Caldwell & Co., Haute Couture of Luxury Interiors, Black Forest
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
: Italian, French, Louis XVI, Antique, Neoclassical, French Provincial, French Country, Vintage
Origin
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Fruitwood, Lacquer
H 36.5 in W 14.7 in D 7.9 in
Large Suong Yangchareon Thai American Photorealist LA California Street Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
rain-soaked sidewalks bathed in the artificial light of street lamps and movie marquees against an inky
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 25.25 in W 49.25 in D 2.13 in
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H 19.38 in W 10.13 in D 8.5 in
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Located in Madison, MS
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Stiffel Satin Brass and White Ceramic Lamps
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A bespoken Stiffel brass lamp with a lotus design base
By Stiffel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A quite dramatic tall table lamp made by Stiffel lamps USA circa 1960s. Brass construction with a single socket on candlestick-style enamel tubular stand set in a petaled lotus flowe...
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1950s Patinated Brass Stiffel Table Lamps
By Stiffel
Located in New York, NY
1950s patinated brass tall table lamps by Stiffel.
Height to light socket 31.5.
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Toleware Faux Bamboo Palm Table
Located in Hastings, GB
A stunning faux Bamboo Leaf polychrome painted table, Italian and dating to the 1970's. Fitted with a vintage glass top this table is in exceptional condition.
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Pair of Elegant Tall Stiffel Table Lamps
By Stiffel
Located in Hopewell, NJ
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Pair of Hollywood Regency Style Brass Table Lamps, Large Scale, 1940's
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Located in Bedford Hills, NY
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Vintage Serge Roche Style Standing Palm Lamp
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A vintage Serge Roche style palm leaf floor lamp. The standing palm leaf lamp channels the spirit of Roche's distinctive designs, blending opulence and whimsy in perfect harmony. Her...
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Pair of Brass Lamps by Chapman
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
Pair of brass lamps with a nice aged patina by Chapman.
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Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
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Brass
Chapman Brass & Ram's Horn Floor Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique brass and black lacquer base and column cradle a cast ram's horn on this exceptional floor
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Brass Adjustable Floor Lamp by Chapman
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Classic Pair of Brass Chapman Candlestick Table Lamps
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Located in Hopewell, NJ
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1990s American Table Lamps
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Mid-Century Pair of Brass Adjustable Floor Lamps by Chapman
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
Vintage pair of Mid-Century brass adjustable floor lamps by Chapman.
Both height and shades are
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Mid-20th Century American Floor Lamps
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Brass
Pair of Empire Style E. F. Chapman Trompe L'oeil Faux Marble Table Lamps, 1980s
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Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of E.F. Chapman Trompe l'Oeil Faux Marble Empire Style Table Lamp. The height to the top of
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20th Century American Empire Table Lamps
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Chapman Brass & Ram's Horn Floor Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique brass and black lacquer base and column cradle a cast ram's horn on this exceptional floor
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Vintage 1970s American Floor Lamps
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Chapman Ribbed Brass Table Lamp & Shade
By Frederick Cooper
Located in New York, NY
Frederick Cooper uptown brass table lamp, circa 2000.
Features ribbed body in antique brass
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2010s Table Lamps
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Metal, Brass
Pair of Adjustable Reading Lamps by Chapman
Located in New York, NY
Outstanding pair of reading lamps by Chapman, 1960's. Fully adjustable, with a locking knob
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20th Century American Table Lamps
Stunning Pair of Art Deco Style Ceramic Lamps
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
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1990s American Art Deco Table Lamps
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1972 Chapman Plaster Floor Lamp in the Style of Serge Roche
Located in Dallas, TX
Plaster Floor Lamp with antique finish in the style of Serge Roche.
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Vintage 1970s American Floor Lamps
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Monumental Silver Leafed Ceramic Table Lamp in the Form of a Fleur De Lis
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
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Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
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Vintage Ceramic Chinoiserie Lamps Famille Jaune and Famille Verte Table Lamps
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Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Lamps Red Rouge Marble Column Table Lamps
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
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Vintage 1970s Taupe Iron Neoclassical Lamps Openwork Urns Vase Table Lamps
By Chapman Manufacturing Company, Henredon, Edward F. Caldwell & Co., Frederick Cooper
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
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Antique Chapman Fist Bank Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
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Mid-20th Century American Empire Table Lamps
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Brass and Leather Bankers Lamp by Chapman
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
Vintage bankers lamp by Chapman, USA, circa 1960. Antiqued solid brass with leather wrapped shade
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By Westwood Lamps
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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Chapman Serge Roche Style Palm Tree Floor Lamp **Saturday Sale**
By Serge Roche
Located in Van Nuys, CA
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Stamford, CT
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Located in Bridgehampton, NY
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Antique Chapman Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique chapman lamps available for sale. Frequently made of metal, brass and wood, all antique chapman lamps available were constructed with great care. Antique chapman lamps have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique chapman lamps made by Empire designers — as well as those associated with Hollywood Regency — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique chapman lamps over the years, but those made by Chapman Manufacturing Company are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Antique Chapman Lamps?
Antique chapman lamps can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,934, while the lowest priced sells for $500 and the highest can go for as much as $9,390.
Finding the Right lighting for You
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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There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
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Questions About Antique Chapman Lamps
- What is a Chapman lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Chapman lamp is a lamp crafted by the Chapman Manufacturing Co. These lamps are generally crafted by hand and tend to feature a beautifully aged look. They are known for their classic style and exceptional quality. Shop an array of Chapman lamps from top sellers on 1stDibs.
- What is an antique student lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023An antique student lamp is a desk lamp that features a tube-shaped stem and one or two arms. Each arm has its own shade. The design of the student lamp allows it to direct light downward onto a surface for reading. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of student lamps.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023One of the simplest ways to identify an antique lamp is to look for markings that indicate the maker. Then, you can research the artisan or company that made the lamp using trusted online resources to see when they were active. Some antique lamps may have a date stamp on the shade or the bottom of the body of the lamp. Plugs can also provide a clue. Plugs on antique and vintage fixtures may feature exposed screws or prongs that are the same size. Prongs on newer lamps are usually two different sizes. Keep in mind that an antique lamp could have undergone a cord replacement, so what you see may not be an original. When in doubt, you can consult a certified appraiser or experienced antiques dealer for information about specific pieces. Shop a selection of antique lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The best way to determine the age of porcelain lamps is to work with an appraiser. While some online resources can be helpful when you’re looking for information about the value of an item, the suggested value you find may not be the actual value of your item, since that will depend on a number of factors, including the shape it’s in. You’ll find expertly vetted porcelain lamps and other decor on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are a few key things to look for to identify an antique oil lamp. First check for a patent number anywhere on your lamp. Use a black light to inspect whether your lamp’s hardware is secured with glue, which fluoresces and would indicate a contemporary lamp. Antique lamps use plaster to attach hardware and fill gaps. An antique oil lamp may have hand-blown glass. Shop a range of professionally authenticated antique oil lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023A number of things can make an antique lamp valuable. The lamp’s maker is a major determining factor. Pieces made by Tiffany Studios, Baccarat, Handel and Pairpoint are frequently sought by collectors and are generally worth more than others. The style and condition of the piece will also affect how much it's worth. You can enlist the help of a certified appraiser or experienced antiques dealer for assistance evaluating a particular lamp. Shop an assortment of antique lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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