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Art Deco Chrome Torchiere Floor Lamp with a Carved Parrot & Stacked Marble Base
Art Deco Chrome Torchiere Floor Lamp with a Carved Parrot & Stacked Marble Base

Art Deco Chrome Torchiere Floor Lamp with a Carved Parrot & Stacked Marble Base

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

The lamp is composed of a chrome shaft with a hand-carved and painted parrot in the center with a stepped and polished marble base.

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Marble, Chrome

Victorian Wicker Standing Parlor Lamp with Splay Foot Base and Woven Open Work
Victorian Wicker Standing Parlor Lamp with Splay Foot Base and Woven Open Work

Victorian Wicker Standing Parlor Lamp with Splay Foot Base and Woven Open Work

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Tall and elegant, this wicker floor lamp has a woven splay foot base with a fancy woven square column leading up to an open weave round dome shade.

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1870s American Victorian Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Wicker

Antique Brass Artillery Double Shell Trench Art Table Lamp on Black Marble Base
Antique Brass Artillery Double Shell Trench Art Table Lamp on Black Marble Base

Antique Brass Artillery Double Shell Trench Art Table Lamp on Black Marble Base

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Trench Art lamp fashioned from two stacked brass and chrome high caliber artillery shells mounted to a black marble base (ca. 1918, USA).

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1910s American Machine Age Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Marble, Brass, Chrome

Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Lamp on Circular Fluted Base, New York. Circa 1920
Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Lamp on Circular Fluted Base, New York. Circa 1920

Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Lamp on Circular Fluted Base, New York. Circa 1920

By Tiffany Studios

Located in Charleston, SC

Shade is etched LCT on rim and base is stamped Tiffany Studios 419, New York. Lamp has the original silk cord and plug as well.

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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Bronze, Wire

Antique Phoenix School Arts and Crafts Reverse Painted Lamp c. 1920
Antique Phoenix School Arts and Crafts Reverse Painted Lamp c. 1920

Antique Phoenix School Arts and Crafts Reverse Painted Lamp c. 1920

By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company

Located in Westfield, MA

The detailed landscape scene depicts a serene vista with silhouettes of trees and rolling hills, capturing the essence of the Arts and Crafts movement’s appreciation for nature. The...

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1920s American Arts and Crafts Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Brass

Antique French Art Deco Beige Fluted Glass Vase Metal Base Up Light Table Lamp
Antique French Art Deco Beige Fluted Glass Vase Metal Base Up Light Table Lamp

Antique French Art Deco Beige Fluted Glass Vase Metal Base Up Light Table Lamp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique French Art Deco Beige Fluted Glass Vase Up Light Table Lamp with Brushed Metal Base. Circa Early 20th Century.

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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Metal

Unique Bronze Miner or Gold Digger Sculpture / Statue Table Lamp w Silvered Base
Unique Bronze Miner or Gold Digger Sculpture / Statue Table Lamp w Silvered Base

Unique Bronze Miner or Gold Digger Sculpture / Statue Table Lamp w Silvered Base

Located in Lisse, NL

Stylish and highly decorative, hard-labour-table-lamp. With early 20th century lighting as one of our specialities, we have seen a lot of unique light fixtures of all kinds, but n...

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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Bronze

WAS Benson. A pair of tall swan necked table lamps with heart shaped base
WAS Benson. A pair of tall swan necked table lamps with heart shaped base

WAS Benson. A pair of tall swan necked table lamps with heart shaped base

By Was Benson

Located in London, GB

WAS Benson a pair of tall swan necked table lamps with heart shaped base. Stamped to the base.

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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Brass

Antique Porcelain Hand-Painted Urn Table Lamp, Victorian Decor
Antique Porcelain Hand-Painted Urn Table Lamp, Victorian Decor

Antique Porcelain Hand-Painted Urn Table Lamp, Victorian Decor

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Originally the lamp was found with typical Victorian style multi-tiered cast iron base that sustained heavy damage; the base was signed with "Knickerbocker Industries Bklyn N.Y.".

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Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Empire-Style Lamp in Gilt Bronze and Brown Patina with Marble Base, 19th Century
Empire-Style Lamp in Gilt Bronze and Brown Patina with Marble Base, 19th Century

Empire-Style Lamp in Gilt Bronze and Brown Patina with Marble Base, 19th Century

Located in NICE, FR

A large four-legged lamp in the style of the First French Empire with a gilded bronze and brown patina finish, resting gracefully on a marble base.

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Doré Bronze 7-Light Marble Base Candelabras Mounted as Lamp
Pair of 19th Century Doré Bronze 7-Light Marble Base Candelabras Mounted as Lamp

Pair of 19th Century Doré Bronze 7-Light Marble Base Candelabras Mounted as Lamp

Located in Stamford, CT

Pair of 19th century doré bronze 7-light marble base candelabras mounted as lamp. Each having bronze sabots leading to a white Carrara marble pedestal base that is bronze mounted wit...

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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Pair of French Art Deco Table Lamps by Genet et Michon with Marble Base
Pair of French Art Deco Table Lamps by Genet et Michon with Marble Base

Pair of French Art Deco Table Lamps by Genet et Michon with Marble Base

Located in North Bergen, NJ

Each shade is held by a silvered multi-tiered base with polished details on top of a marble base.

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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Glass

Pair of Marcel Breuer Art Deco Architectural Lamps, Paris Exposition
Pair of Marcel Breuer Art Deco Architectural Lamps, Paris Exposition

Pair of Marcel Breuer Art Deco Architectural Lamps, Paris Exposition

By Marcel Breuer

Located in Zagreb, HR

Pair of the architectural table lamps based on the design by Marcel Breuer for the The International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris, held in Paris, Fran...

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1920s French Bauhaus Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Bronze, Nickel

A 19 Century Nanking Porcelain Vase on an Ormolu base turned into a Lamp
A 19 Century Nanking Porcelain Vase on an Ormolu base turned into a Lamp

A 19 Century Nanking Porcelain Vase on an Ormolu base turned into a Lamp

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A large late 19 Century Qing Era Chinese Nanking Porcelain Vase in famille verte crackle glaze decorated with intricate warrior and landscape scenes The vase would have been expor...

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Late 19th Century Asian Chinese Export Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Porcelain

French Degue Art Deco table lamp made by the Paris based company of Léon Hugue
French Degue Art Deco table lamp made by the Paris based company of Léon Hugue

French Degue Art Deco table lamp made by the Paris based company of Léon Hugue

By Degué, Hugue

Located in Verviers, BE

A wonderful French 1930 art deco table lamp made by the Paris based company of Léon Hugue, A nickel plated solid brass or bronze base holds a signed dome shaped shade by Degué.

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1920s French Art Deco Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Nickel

*French Spelter Woman with Roses Table Lamp from L-A Moreau on Marble Base
*French Spelter Woman with Roses Table Lamp from L-A Moreau on Marble Base

*French Spelter Woman with Roses Table Lamp from L-A Moreau on Marble Base

Located in Labrit, Landes

Table lamp made in Morocco with camel leather (vellum) and wood. The flower pattern decoration typical of the oriantal style was made by hand. circa 1900. Good antique condition. ...

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Early 1900s Moroccan Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Leather, Wood

Exquisite Tiffany Studios Bronze & Leaded Glass "Feather" Table Lamp, Circa 1915
Exquisite Tiffany Studios Bronze & Leaded Glass "Feather" Table Lamp, Circa 1915

Exquisite Tiffany Studios Bronze & Leaded Glass "Feather" Table Lamp, Circa 1915

By Tiffany Studios

Located in Tarry Town, NY

When lit, the shade radiates with a dynamic glow, a testament to the firm’s mastery of the innovative glass formulas developed under the direction of Louis Comfort Tiffany. The lamp...

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1910s American Art Nouveau Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Cast Stone, Bronze

Pure Art Deco Desk / Table Lamp, Glass Shade On A Gilt Bronze Base Signed Degue
Pure Art Deco Desk / Table Lamp, Glass Shade On A Gilt Bronze Base Signed Degue

Pure Art Deco Desk / Table Lamp, Glass Shade On A Gilt Bronze Base Signed Degue

By David Gueron Degue

Located in Lisse, NL

Wonderfully handcrafted 1920/1930 table or desk lamp for the perfect ambiance. This rare and finer quality Art Deco table lamp was realized by the fabled glass studio, Degue in Fran...

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Bronze

Frank Ferrell for Roseville Pottery Art Deco Orian Table Lamp, 1935
Frank Ferrell for Roseville Pottery Art Deco Orian Table Lamp, 1935

Frank Ferrell for Roseville Pottery Art Deco Orian Table Lamp, 1935

By Frank Ferrell, Roseville Pottery

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Shapes are lovely, but in no way extreme, while the colors are such as one might expect in real porcelain rather than in earthenware Pottery, Glass, and Brass Salesman, August 15, 19...

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Brass

Rare Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Bronze Table or Desk Lamp with a Marble Base
Rare Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Bronze Table or Desk Lamp with a Marble Base

Rare Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Bronze Table or Desk Lamp with a Marble Base

Located in Lisse, NL

There is ofcourse the amazing detail on the stem of this stylized plant, the perfect, overal balance, the red marble insert in the base and the impressive weight of this quality anti...

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Art Deco Hand-Carved Wooden Figural Lamp, Wiener Werkstätte Style, Austria c1920
Art Deco Hand-Carved Wooden Figural Lamp, Wiener Werkstätte Style, Austria c1920

Art Deco Hand-Carved Wooden Figural Lamp, Wiener Werkstätte Style, Austria c1920

Located in Lisse, NL

The figure’s posture conveys both strength and elegance, transforming what could have been a simple lamp base into a poetic sculptural presence. Particularly striking is the way the...

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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Brass

French Spelter Woman with Roses Table Lamp From L-A Moreau on Marble Base c 1900
French Spelter Woman with Roses Table Lamp From L-A Moreau on Marble Base c 1900

French Spelter Woman with Roses Table Lamp From L-A Moreau on Marble Base c 1900

Located in Labrit, Landes

Spelter table lamp reproduction of the statuette "la femme aux roses" by Louis Auguste Moreau (son of Auguste Moreau).

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Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Marble, Spelter

Large Alabaster JUG and Illuminated Base
Large Alabaster JUG and Illuminated Base

Large Alabaster JUG and Illuminated Base

Located in Madrid, ES

Large alabaster pot and illuminated base Large jug and stand of illuminated alabaster. Years 1920-1940. Measurements: 170 cm total height-stand 105 cm high and 30 cm diameter.

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Early 20th Century Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Alabaster

Antique Figural Putti Bronze Candelabra with Marble Base
Antique Figural Putti Bronze Candelabra with Marble Base

Antique Figural Putti Bronze Candelabra with Marble Base

Located in BŘECLAV, CZ

An elegant and highly decorative antique figural candelabra featuring a finely cast bronze putti figure supporting a five-arm candle holder. The sculptural composition captures the c...

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Late 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Art Deco Frosted Art Glass Shade on Teak Base
Art Deco Frosted Art Glass Shade on Teak Base

Art Deco Frosted Art Glass Shade on Teak Base

Located in Nantucket, MA

A frosted European art glass shade mounted on a teak and brass table lamp. The shade is from the Art Deco period with clear glass between the squares on all four sides, and the base ...

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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Art Glass, Teak

Tall Gilded Carved Wood Candelabra on a Patinated Base
Tall Gilded Carved Wood Candelabra on a Patinated Base

Tall Gilded Carved Wood Candelabra on a Patinated Base

Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France

This decorative tall candelabra is made of a gilded carved wood on a patinated base. This is a French work. Circa 1900

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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Marbleized Art Glass Shade on Teak and Brass Base
Art Deco Marbleized Art Glass Shade on Teak and Brass Base

Art Deco Marbleized Art Glass Shade on Teak and Brass Base

Located in Nantucket, MA

A 6" European art glass cube shade in a marbleized design from the Art Deco period. It sits on a newer square-stem teak and brass base. The base itself measures 7" square with a mo...

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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Art Glass, Teak

Pair of 19th Century Oil Lamps Converted to Table Lamps
Pair of 19th Century Oil Lamps Converted to Table Lamps

Pair of 19th Century Oil Lamps Converted to Table Lamps

Located in Lake Worth, FL

The plaque on the base of the lamps is from a Moderator Lamp. Moderator lamps are a type of 19th-century oil lamp.

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Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Decorative Carved Wood Element on a Marble Base. Italian work. 18th Century
Decorative Carved Wood Element on a Marble Base. Italian work. 18th Century

Decorative Carved Wood Element on a Marble Base. Italian work. 18th Century

Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France

This decorative that can be mounted into a lamp is made of a patinated carved wood element on a Carrara marble base.

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18th Century French Rococo Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Wood

WAS Benson. A patinated brass swan table light with heart shaped base
WAS Benson. A patinated brass swan table light with heart shaped base

WAS Benson. A patinated brass swan table light with heart shaped base

Located in London, GB

William Arthur Smith Benson (1854-1924). A brass swan table light with heart shaped base. Height 10 Width of base 6.

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Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Brass

Grand Pair of Antique English Dogs with Custom Base and Linen Shades
Grand Pair of Antique English Dogs with Custom Base and Linen Shades

Grand Pair of Antique English Dogs with Custom Base and Linen Shades

Located in Seattle, WA

Show stopping pair of large antique garden whippets from England that sit atop custom wood base with adjustable arm that holds large custom linen shade. two light sockets on each lam...

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Early 20th Century Antique Lamp Base

Large Brass Table Lamp This is a very attractive and large lamp
Large Brass Table Lamp This is a very attractive and large lamp

Large Brass Table Lamp This is a very attractive and large lamp

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Large Brass Table Lamp This is a very attractive and large lamp the base is made in brass, it has a 6 sided hexagonal shape The lamp comes with a magnificent tall hexagonal linen sha...

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1920s Art Deco Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Brass

Edwardian Brass Standard "Steamer" Lamp
Edwardian Brass Standard "Steamer" Lamp

Edwardian Brass Standard "Steamer" Lamp

Located in Altrincham, GB

Edwardian Brass Standard "Steamer" Lamp - on tripod base with rise and fall column surrounded by brass drinks tray supported on tripod - 22"diam x adjustable height - - The lampshade...

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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Brass

Marble Table Lamp
Marble Table Lamp

Marble Table Lamp

Located in Asheville, NC

Balluster turned Rouge Royale marble table lamp on a stepped base, new silk shade and custom finial.

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Early 20th Century French Antique Lamp Base

Adjustable Bankers desk lamp
Adjustable Bankers desk lamp

Adjustable Bankers desk lamp

$1,344Sale Price|20% Off

Adjustable Bankers desk lamp

Located in Cheshire, GB

Adjustable Bankers desk lamp, the silvered circular stepped base and brass pivoted sweeping arm supporting adjustable lampshade.

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Early 20th Century British Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Brass

Riviere Studios Lamp
Riviere Studios Lamp

Riviere Studios Lamp

By Riviere Studios

Located in Pompano Beach, FL

Riviere Studios glass and bronze grapevine lamp. Brown/green patina, base and shade.

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Early 20th Century American Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco desk lamp
Art Deco desk lamp

Art Deco desk lamp

$1,376Sale Price|20% Off

Art Deco desk lamp

Located in Cheshire, GB

Art Deco desk lamp with frilled glass shade supported on the decoratively cast base.

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Early 20th Century British Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Cut Glass

Delft 19th Century Lamp
Delft 19th Century Lamp

Delft 19th Century Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th century, Delft covered jar, later as a lamp with gilt-wood base. Single bulb, knob switch. 18" diameter, textured fabric shade is off white.

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19th Century Dutch Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Pottery

Berlin Deko Alabaster Table Lamp
Berlin Deko Alabaster Table Lamp

Berlin Deko Alabaster Table Lamp

Located in Petershagen, DE

Carved from solid alabaster, the lamp features an octagonal base, a stepped plinth, and a columnar shaft with subtle geometric transitions.

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1920s German Art Deco Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Alabaster

Large Delft Table Lamp
Large Delft Table Lamp

Large Delft Table Lamp

Located in Essex, MA

Large polychrome garlic neck vase mounted as a lamp. Single light. Hardwood base.

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Late 19th Century European Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Brass

Hand-Forged Iron Floor Lamp
Hand-Forged Iron Floor Lamp

Hand-Forged Iron Floor Lamp

Located in Chireno, TX

Hand-forged iron floor lamp upon scrolled three-legged base, newly wired for use within the USA using UL listed parts.

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Early 20th Century Spanish French Provincial Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Iron

Empire Style Candlestick Lamps
Empire Style Candlestick Lamps

Empire Style Candlestick Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Pair of Empire style late 19th Century French candlesticks mounted as lamps, with tripod base, elaborate foliage motif on the body.  

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Late 19th Century French Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Bronze

Czech Art Glass Figural Gondola Fruit Basket Light with Mirrored Pedestal Base
Czech Art Glass Figural Gondola Fruit Basket Light with Mirrored Pedestal Base

Czech Art Glass Figural Gondola Fruit Basket Light with Mirrored Pedestal Base

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This figural art glass fruit and flower basket was produced in Czechoslovakia in the mid-late 1930s in the period Art Deco style. This light is made of cast spelter that has an appli...

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Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Metal

Tiffany Studios Geometric table Lamp
Tiffany Studios Geometric table Lamp

Tiffany Studios Geometric table Lamp

Located in Dallas, TX

Tiffany Studios New York Geometric Table Lamp Dichroic glass (blue to red) geometric shade with a rarer “Library” in my opinion Art Deco looking patinated bronze base.

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1910s Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Bronze Table Lamp
Vintage Bronze Table Lamp

Vintage Bronze Table Lamp

Located in New York, NY

A circa 1920's English bronze lamp with wooden base. Measurements: Height of body:  14" Height to shade rest:  22.5" Diameter: 13"

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1920s English Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Lamp
19th Century French Lamp

19th Century French Lamp

Located in Atlanta, GA

The lamp features a glass base encased in an ornate gilt bronze frame, adorned with intricate floral motifs, garlands, and a central figure of a cherub or dancer in a flowing pose, e...

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19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Bronze

Porcelain Oil Lamps Converted to Table Lamps with Bacchus Masks, circa 1870
Porcelain Oil Lamps Converted to Table Lamps with Bacchus Masks, circa 1870

Porcelain Oil Lamps Converted to Table Lamps with Bacchus Masks, circa 1870

Located in Antwerp, BE

French porcelain table lamps · 19th century lamps · antique oil lamps · Bacchus mask lamps · neoclassical lamps · Napoleon III lighting · gilt bronze base lamps · hand-painted porcel...

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Late 19th Century French Hollywood Regency Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Bronze

Victorian Porcelain Pink Rose Lamp Finial
Victorian Porcelain Pink Rose Lamp Finial

Victorian Porcelain Pink Rose Lamp Finial

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Elegant pink porcelain antique sculpture rose on brass base as lamp finial.

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Early 1900s Italian Victorian Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Porcelain

Antique German Porcelain Roses Lamp Finial
Antique German Porcelain Roses Lamp Finial

Antique German Porcelain Roses Lamp Finial

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Beautiful antique German porcelain yellow and pink roses on a brass base as lamp finial.

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Early 1900s German Victorian Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Porcelain

Heavy French Gothic Table Lamp     A very decorative Chateau table lamp
Heavy French Gothic Table Lamp     A very decorative Chateau table lamp

Heavy French Gothic Table Lamp A very decorative Chateau table lamp

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Heavy French Gothic Table Lamp A very decorative Chateau table lamp, the base is in a bronze finish in the Gothic style with a decoratively shaped upright column and a very decor...

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1920s Gothic Revival Antique Lamp Base

Materials

Metal

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Antique Lamp Base For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique lamp base you’re looking for. Each antique lamp base for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and ceramic. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique lamp base — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right antique lamp base, those designed in Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique lamp base over the years, but those crafted by Tiffany Studios, Pairpoint Glassworks and Louis Comfort Tiffany are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Lamp Base?

Prices for an antique lamp base can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $145 and can go as high as $140,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,850.

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Questions About Antique Lamp Base
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    A lamp base is the lighting element of the lamp which attaches to the lamp body. They are traditionally made up of nickel-plated brass.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The base of a lamp is usually just called the lamp base. Manufacturers and artisans produce lamp bases out of a wide range of materials, including metal, wood, glass and pottery. Find a selection of antique and vintage lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    An 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, 2023
    One 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, 2022
    The 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 ExpertNovember 4, 2024
    To identify an antique floor lamp, first see if you can locate a marking on the shade, base, switch, socket or another area. Using trusted online resources, you can often identify a maker based on these markings. With an unmarked lamp, check the cord. Antique lighting fixtures will usually have a cotton-wrapped cord or exposed wires rather than a polymer-coated cord. The plug is also likely to have prongs the same size if the lamp is antique. Generally, a floor lamp must be at least 100 years old to be considered an antique. For further assistance with the identification process, enlist the help of a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique floor lamps.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
    To identify an antique electric lamp, check out the cord. Antique lamps will usually not have a vinyl or polymer cord cover. Instead, you can expect the wires to be exposed or covered with fabric. In addition, the prongs on antique plugs will be the same size. If your lamp has one small and one large prong, it's unlikely to be an antique. Keep in mind that some antique lamps may have been rewired, so you may wish to get an opinion from a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. On 1stDibs, find a selection of antique electric lamps.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    A 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    There 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.