Stobwasser Nickel Plated Student Lamp
By Stobwasser
Located in Savannah, GA
A nickel plated electrified student lamp by Stobwasser, Berlin, circa 1880. 10 ¼ inches wide by
1880s German Antique Student Lamp
Metal
Stobwasser Nickel Plated Student Lamp
By Stobwasser
Located in Savannah, GA
A nickel plated electrified student lamp by Stobwasser, Berlin, circa 1880. 10 ¼ inches wide by
Metal
Wild & Wessel Unusual Double Student Lamp
Located in London, GB
Wild & Wessel double burner student lamp from Berlin. The lamps will be re-wired and PAT tested as
Brass
English Victorian Style Bronze Student Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian style (1st half 20th Century) bronze adjustable double arm student lamp with oil
Bronze
Pair of Wild & Wessel Student Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of Wild & Wessel student lamps, sometimes known as Aladdin lamps or Harvard lamps. Made in
Brass
American Victorian Caldwell Bronze Double Student Lamp
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian monumental bronze double arm student lamp with 6 sided amber glass filigree
Bronze
Early 19th Century Tole Painted Double Student Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original early 19th century green tole painted double student lamp in unusually good condition
Metal, Tin
Bradley & Hubbard Antique Arts & Crafts Brass Student Lamp
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts and Crafts or Victorian brass student lamp or desk lamp with white glass
Brass
$1,450
H 20 in W 11.75 in D 8 in
Antique Tiffany Bronze Aladdin Style Harvard Telescoping Student Lamp c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Tiffany Bronze Aladdin Style Harvard Telescoping Student Lamp With Ruffled Yellow Glass
Bronze
$950
H 21 in W 6 in D 14 in
Student Lamp with an Opalescent Shade and Attributed to Caldwell, circa 1900
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Savannah, GA
Adjustable student lamp with period opalescent shade attributed to Caldwell, circa 1900.
Iron
$1,650
H 22 in W 12 in D 6 in
Antique French Renaissance Bronze Gone With The Wind Genie Lantern Student Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Bronze "Gone With The Wind Genie Lantern Student Lamp. Circa Late 19th
Bronze
A Late Nineteenth Century Brass Students Lamp
Located in London, England
A brass table lamp of hexagonal form, the spreading weighted base with a slender baluster stem and
Brass
$16,000
H 19 in W 14 in D 4 in
Tiffany Studios New York Signed Bronze Base and Globes Double Student Lamp
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in Tarry Town, NY
-arm student lamp design, the lamp is adorned with a pair of golden iridescent ribbed flora-form shades
Bronze
$975
H 20 in W 26 in D 10 in
Signed Bradley and Hubbard Double Student Lamp, Crowned Milk Glass Shades
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a beautiful newly wired Bradley and Hubbard double oil student's desk lamp. It moves up and
Brass
$3,385
H 17.72 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Elegant Victorian Adjustable Brass Student Lamp with Racing Green Ceramic Shade
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Late 19th Century Brass Adjustable Student Reading Lamp with Racing Green Ceramic Shade Reworked
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Student Lamp Signed Bronze Base and Artglass Globes
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Savannah, GA
Two bell shaped art glass signed iridescent shades are supported by an adjustable bronze two arm base with bell sockets. The twin paddle knob sockets are stamped GE CO. The base is s...
Art Glass
$2,163
H 21.66 in W 9.85 in D 5.91 in
19th Century Table Lamp by Harvard Student Patent Wild & Wessel Aladino
By Wild & Wessel, Berlin
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Table golden bronze lamp by Harvard Student, patent Wild & Wessel, aladino brass golden
Bronze
Rare Green Linenfold Double Student Table Lamp Tiffany Studio
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Linenfold Favrile glass double student lamp from Tiffany Studio (1878-1933) circa 1910s. This
Bronze
A Pair of Adjustable Brass Lamps
Located in London, England
A fine pair of brass student lamps, both with adjustable lamp heads with Vaseline glass shades, the
Brass
Showy Nickel and Jeweled Student Desk Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is one of the more ornate student desk lamps we have offered. It highly ornate with decorative
Nickel
Antique Student Desk Lamp with Racing Green Glass Shade
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique Student Desk Lamp With Racing Green Glass Shade. Shade is adjustable by height to offer
Brass
$3,396
H 22.25 in Dm 5.91 in
Antique Victorian Brass Adjustable Student Reading Lamp with Etched Glass Shade
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Elegant Antique Victorian Adjustable Brass Student Reading Lamp with An Etched Glass Shade A
Brass
$2,717Sale Price|20% Off
H 20.87 in Dm 5.71 in
Victorian Antique Brass Adjustable Student's Gas Lamp with A Racing Green Shade
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Victorian Antique Brass Adjustable Student Gas Lamp With A Racing Green Glass Shade & Clean
Brass
$2,795
H 19 in W 23 in D 8 in
Tiffany & Co. Antique Bronze Argon Double Student Desk Lamp, Late 19th Century
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period double arm student desk lamp By Hinrichs of New
Bronze
$2,330
H 23.23 in Dm 5.91 in
Antique American Student Converted Twin Oil Lamp By Bradley & Hubbard 1800's
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique American Student Converted Twin Oil Lamp By Bradley & Hubbard 1800's The Bradley
Brass
$495
H 16.5 in W 12 in D 8 in
Antique Art Deco Art Nouveau Gold Gilt Metal Student Desk Lamp w/ Green Shade
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Deco Art Nouveau Gold Gilt Metal Student/Bankers Desk Lamp w/ Vintage Green Paper Shade
Metal
$452Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 35 in W 20 in D 16 in
French 1920s Louis XVI Style Student Oil Lamp with One-Light and a Wax Shade
Located in Santa Monica, CA
French 1920s Louis XVI style student oil lamp with one-light and a wax shade. US wired. The shade
Metal
19th Century German Solid Brass Wild & Wessel Desk Lamp
By Wild & Wessel, Berlin
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Harvard adjustable student desk lamp By Wild & Wessel Berlin, Germany, Circa 1870
Brass
Beautiful Electrified Adams and Westlake Rail Car Center Lamp
By Adams & Westlake Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
Chandelier. This lamp also features a unique large central student style fount. The lamp has been converted
Bronze
$4,105
H 27.56 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Antique Bauhaus Kandem Opaline Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp By Körting & Mathiesen
Located in Sale, GB
Brandt. Brandt and her students designed and developed lamps for mass production. The Kandem-Bauhaus
Copper
Cast Brass Student Lamp
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Cast Brass Student Lamp
Brass
Wannamaker Double Light Student Lamp
By John Wanamaker
Located in West Palm beach, FL
Rare and desirable dual student lamp. New old stock matched set of a very pretty deep teal blue
Yale Student's Lamp
Located in Millbrook, NY
19th century Yale Student's Lamp. Spring-loaded for candles. Silvered finish.
Metal
French Red Tole Painted Student Lamp
Located in Natchez, MS
French Tole two-arm student lamp with classical scenes and red tole shades. Adjustable central
Tôle
19th Century White Ribbed Case Glass Double Student Lamp
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
An electrified, late 19th century double student gas lamp with ribbed white case glass shades
Brass
"Student`s Lamp" by Tiffany
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Vienna, AT
Stamped
Bronze
Antique Bradley & Hubbard Brass Student Table Lamp
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Fairfax, VA
Electrified adjustable height Bradley & Hubbard brass oil lamp with rare mint green glass shade.
Brass
Unavailable
H 15.16 in Dm 5.12 in
Pair of Late 19th Century Students Candle Stands by Miller's of London
Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
A beautiful pair of spring loaded brass candle stands with copper reflector hoods. This pair is by Miller's of London and are in very nice original condition, as the candle burns the...
Brass, Copper
Brass and Copper Students Candle Stand by F.Lassetter & Co.
Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
A very good example of this late Victorian spring loaded students candle stand with copper
Brass, Copper
Double student's lamp.
Located in San Francisco, CA
An American brass double student's lamp now electrified. Circa 1900. Shades replaced.
Brass
Brass student's lamp
Located in New York, NY
Electrified oil-burning brass student's lamp. Bears original oil resevior and ribbed red glass
19TH C. ELECTRIFIED STUDENT LAMP
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ELECTRIFIED HIGHLY POLISHED BRASS STUDENT LAMP W/ORIGINAL MILK GLASS SHADE
Brass
American Nickel Silver Student's Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
An American nickel-silver plated student's lamp of typical form, circa 1890. Now electrified. Shade
Nickel
American Brass Double Light Student's Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
An American brass double student's lamp with replaced green shades, circa 1900. Now electrified.
Brass
Early 20th Century Brass Student Lamp
Located in London, GB
An early 20th century brass student lamp with adjustable arm. Please note: lampshade not
Brass
Brass and Silver Plate Student Lamp
Located in London, GB
An early 20th century brass student lamp with silver plating, with unusual thumb hook to adjust the
Silver Plate, Brass
Brass Adjustable Arts & Crafts Student's Lamp
Located in Altrincham, GB
Brass Adjustable Student's Lamp in Arts & Crafts Taste c1900 with mottled yellow and black shade on
Brass
American Arts& Crafts Tiffany Style Student Lamp
Located in New York, NY
An American Arts& Crafts Tiffany style single arm student lamp with applied braided edges on oil
19th Century French Brass Bouillote Style Student Lamp
Located in Savannah, GA
19th Century French Brass Bouillote Style Student Lamp
Brass
Early 20th Century English Brass Student's Lamp
By General Electric Company (GEC) 1
Located in London, GB
A good quality early 20th Century English brass 'student's lamp' with carrying handle. Shown here
Brass
Double Candle Student Lamp
Located in London, GB
A unusual double candle student lamp. Brass-plated. The candle light reflects in the shade
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Silver Plated Student Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 19th century silver plated student lamps, with rotating removable shades, and
Silver Plate
Antique Miller Lamp Co. Embossed Brass Student Lamp, circa 1880
By Miller Lamp Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique student lamp by Miller Lamp Co. features brass frame, embossed font decorated with garland
Brass
American Brass Double Students' Lamp by Bradley & Hubbard
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in San Francisco, CA
An American brass double students' lamp made and signed by Bradley & Hubbard with replaced white
Brass
\Antique Brass Double Student Lamp With Emerald Case Shades c1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Brass Double Student Lamp With Emerald Case Shades Unsigned C1910 (23 1/4" x 27 1/2" x 11
Brass
An Edwardian Brass Student Lamp With Articulated Arm
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1910 An Edwardian brass student lamp with curved articulated neck, supported on a
Brass
Victorian Students Lamp
Located in Ongar, GB
A nice late Victorian student's candle lamp with light reflector. In good original condition but
Metal
A pair of mid 19th century brass student lamps
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1860 A pair of mid-nineteenth century brass students lamps with adjustable arms
Brass
Handel Arts & Crafts Signed Double Student Lamp with Chipped Ice Glass Shades
By Handel Co.
Located in Milford, NH
A splendid Arts and Crafts double student lamp, with two adjustable arms and chipped ice glass
Sold
H 24.5 in W 24.5 in D 10 in
Antique Bradley & Hubbard Brass Double Student Lamp with Pink Shades c1880
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Bradley and Hubbard Brass Double Student Lamp with Pink Shades, Electrified, C1880
Brass
Sold
H 25.5 in W 24 in D 11.75 in
Antique Bradley & Hubbard Brass & Cased Pink Glass Double Student Lamp, c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Bradley & Hubbard Brass & Cased Pink Glass Double Student Lamp with Embossed Fonts
Brass
Early Adjustable Student Lamp
Located in Bainbridge, NY
restored early Desk Lamp in Brass with White Opalescent Shade and nice original patina
Brass
Sold
H 26.5 in W 26 in D 11 in
Antique Bradley & Hubbard Brass with Encased Green Glass Double Student Lamp
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Bradley & Hubbard Brass with Encased Deep Green Glass Double Student Lamp with Embossed
Brass
Sold
H 28.75 in W 29.5 in D 11 in
Antique Harvard School Brass Double Student Lamp & Emerald Glass Shades, 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Harvard school student lamp offers brass construction with central font having flanking
Metal, Brass
Sold
H 22.5 in W 11.5 in D 6.5 in
Antique Harvard Student Lamp with Emeralite Shade Alladin Lamp Form 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Harvard student lamp offers brass construction with Aladin lamp form and Emeralite shade
Brass
Sold
H 28 in W 26.5 in D 11 in
Antique Bradley & Hubbard Brass Double Student Lamp & Ribbed Shades, c1890
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique double student lamp by Bradley and Hubbard offers brass frame with urn form fonts, one
Brass
Sold
H 26.5 in W 26 in L 26.5 in
Antique Large Harvard School Brass Double Student Lamp with Cased Glass Shades
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique and large Harvard School electrified double student lamp offers brass base with foliate
Brass
Sold
H 23.75 in W 26 in D 12 in
Antique Harvard Brass Double Student Lamp with Cased Glass Shades, Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Harvard student lamp offers brass frame having adjustable double arms terminating in
Brass
Sold
H 24.25 in W 20.5 in D 7 in
Antique Brass Double Arm Student Lamp With Tiffany Studios Damascene Lamp Shades
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding antique Arts and Crafts or Art Deco brass double arm student lamp or desk lamp with
Brass
Aesthetic Period Antique Sterling Silver Student Lamp from 1879
By James Kebberling Bembridge
Located in London, London
, sterling silver student lamp has a clean and sleek industrial form, with subtle bands of beading around the
Sterling Silver
Sold
H 17.72 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Elegant Victorian Adjustable Brass Student Lamp with Racing Green Ceramic Shade
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Late 19th Century Brass Adjustable Student Reading Lamp with Racing Green Ceramic Shade Reworked
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Signed Bronze Base and Globes Double Student Lamp
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Savannah, GA
Two bell shaped art glass signed iridescent shades are supported by an adjustable bronze two arm base with bell sockets. The twin paddle knob sockets are stamped GE CO. The base is s...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Student Desk Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Englewood, NJ
An American Art Nouveau bronze & glass Telescopic "Double Student" desk lamp by, Tiffany Studios
Bronze
Unique Chocolate Glass Student Desk Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
Victorian Brass Student lamp with original brown over white sandwich glass shade and clear glass
Brass
Brass Student or Desk Lamp with Green Ribbed Shade
Located in San Francisco, CA
Aladdin Style German Brass Kerosene Student Lamp, converted to electric. Manufacturer is Wild
Brass
Rare Linenfold Double Student Table Lamp Tiffany Studio
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Linenfold Favrile glass double student lamp from Tiffany Studio (1878-1933) circa 1910-20s. This
Bronze
Antique Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome brass desk or students lamp featuring a knights helmut a top the center post, brass shade
Brass
Victorian Student Candle Lamp
Located in Ongar, GB
A nice late Victorian student's candle lamp. In nice original condition but showing wear from age
Metal
Tiffany Studios "Student" Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A Tiffany Studios New York patinated bronze and Favrile glass table lamp with two green “Damascene
Tiffany Studios "Double Student" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
A Tiffany Studios New York patinated bronze and Favrile glass "Student" table lamp with two green
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Double Student Desk Lamp Base
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Englewood, NJ
An American Art Nouveau bronze and favrile telescopic "Double Student" desk lamp by, Tiffany
Bronze
Early Tiffany Studios Acorn Student/Desk Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Bronx, NY
This stylish vintage Tiffany Studios, New York original table lamp is beautifully designed with a
Bronze
Metal Small Antique Student Adjustable Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A stylish Directional and adjustable small desk lamp. Holland, c1920s. Heavy and good quality
Metal
Small Delicate 1800s Victorian Student Desk Lamp with Skirted Shade
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Victorian period student desk lamp from about 1875 is solid brass, and was meant to burn oil or
Brass
Sold
H 27 in W 24.5 in D 13.5 in
Vintage Fenton Double Arm Student Hurricane Lamp with Cranberry Shades
By Fenton Art Glass Company 1
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Vintage brass plated and glass electric double arm student desk hurricane lamp. Fitted with puffy
Brass
Antique Harvard School Duplex Brass Double Student Oil Lamp, c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Harvard school double student oil lamp by Duplex offers brass frame with adjustable arm
Brass
Sold
H 24 in W 10 in D 5 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Bronze & Brass Mission Student Desk Lamp, Circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts Mission student desk lamp offers bronze construction with shade having
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...
Gold Leaf
Highclere Castle Jewellery Box
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
Over the years, British design company Linley has developed expertise in creating scaled versions of famous architectural buildings including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the R...
Maple
$350,000Sale Price|30% Off
H 39.5 in W 58 in D 82 in
Rare Antique 1901 Steinway Model B Rosewood Grand Piano Louis XV Rococo Restored
By Steinway & Sons
Located in Dayton, OH
Fully Restored 1901 Steinway & Sons Model B Louis XV Baroque Rococo Grand Piano – Serial Number 99151, Full 88 key keyboard. The most exquisitely detailed example of a turn of the c...
Fruitwood, Rosewood
Tiffany Studios Bronze and Favrile Table Lamp
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Bronze and favrile Desk lamp Damascene iridescent glass with greens, blues, goals and silver. Fine reticulated and patinated bronze base. Original favrile pearl heat...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios “Tyler” Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios New York Tyler Leaded Glass and Patinated bronze Table Lamp, Circa 1900 Art Nouveau. A very special lamp with a geometric monochromatic deep green art glass surround...
Bronze
Certified Maison Bagues Ship Chandelier - iron and crystal
By Maison Baguès
Located in Paris, FR
Certified Maison Baguès Chandelier - iron and crystal Finish: Gold or Silver gilding Re-edition of its old model "Le Bateau". UL listing available for an additional charge.
Crystal, Iron
$234,427Sale Price|33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Other
Tiffany Studios New York "Damascene Harp" Desk Lamp
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
This desk lamp by Tiffany Studios, dating from circa 1910, features a damascene favrile glass shade on an adjustable patinated bronze harp base. With dichroic amber-golden and green ...
Bronze
$1,090Sale Price|39% Off
H 19 in Dm 12.63 in
Bradley & Hubbard Victorian Style Oil Lamp with Hand Painted Hurricane Glass
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Miami, FL
Antique Bradley & Hubbard oil lamp from 1885-1894, B&H engraved on the base. The lamp is made of antique brass and very ornate cast iron old-gold-gilded and beautiful detaili...
Brass, Iron
$132,025Sale Price|20% Off
H 90.95 in W 61.03 in D 77.56 in
IMPORTANT BISHOP JAMES STANLEY 1508 KING HENRY VII ENGLiSH OAK TUDOR TESTER BED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly important, Museum quality, English Tudor King Henry VII Oak tester bed made for an...
Oak
$61,682
H 88.98 in W 70.87 in D 94.89 in
Renaissance Style Oak Tester 4 Poster Bed Armorial Tapestry Bedspread King Size
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
Oak
$62,514Sale Price|20% Off
H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...
Glass, Walnut
$150,000 / set
H 105 in W 136 in D 46 in
Rare and Stunning Empire Mahogany Curved Desk and Bookshelf, 19th Century French
Located in New Orleans, LA
This very unusual pairing features a curved desk and a curved bookshelf with a variety of decorative elements on each. It is quite rare to find curved antique items of large furnitur...
Marble, Bronze, Gold
$47,975Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 87.8 in W 72.05 in D 16.15 in
Pair of Very Important Samuel Pepys 1666 Large Library Bookcases After Original
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of Samuel Pepys 1666 large library bookcases after the original. These bookcases are basically the birthplace of the free standing book...
Glass, Hardwood
$16,448Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 37.21 in W 22.45 in D 29.14 in
circa 1845 C Hindley & Sons Lion Carved Chesterfield Brown Leather Dining Chairs
By Chesterfield, Charles Hindley & Sons
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this very rare and important suite of five fully restored C Hindley & Son’s dining chairs circa 1844-1845 These are a very important and substantial set ...
Leather, Hardwood
$66,012Sale Price|20% Off
H 118.51 in W 103.15 in D 102.76 in
MONUMENTAL 3 METER EMPEROR ANTIQUE CiRCA 1880 CARVED ENGLISH BURR OAK TESTER BED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely enormous 9 feet 9 inch tall Antique circa 1880-1900 hand carved English Burr Oak Emperor size Tester bed frame whi...
Oak
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
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The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.
Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.