French Art Deco Glass and Chrome Airplane Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
3 French Art Deco style (late 20th Cent) chrome airplane model table lamp with frosted glass shade on stand (priced each).
Glass
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Chrome & Cobalt Blue Art Deco DC-3 Airplane Table Lamp C1977
Located in Big Flats, NY
Vintage Chrome & Cobalt Blue Art Deco DC-3 Airplane Lamp C1977 Measures - 7 1/2" x 12 3/4" x 12 1/4" A vintage Art Deco lamp designed in the shape of a DC-3 airplane, featuring a c...
Glass
$536Sale Price|44% Off
Rare 1987 Brass-tone Art Deco Style DC-3 Airplane Table Lamp, by Sarsaparilla
By Sarsaparilla
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A rare Art Deco–inspired Sarsaparilla banker’s lamp featuring a sculptural Brass-tone jet-plane base and classic adjustable arm. This striking piece blends aviation nostalgia with mi...
Metal
Neo Art Deco 1939 New York World's Fair DC-3 Airplane Lamp Derico, Rick Ramírez
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Reedition 1939 World's Fair Airplane Art Deco Lamp based on the DC-3 passenger plane and the 1939 New York World's Fair commemorative bottle designed by Rick Ramírez for Derico Light...
Steel, Chrome
An Original Airplane Lamp by the Sarsaparilla Company of Ny
By Sarsaparilla
Located in Charleston, SC
A Vintage Tiger Ace Airplane Lamp by the Sarsaparilla Company of New York. The Sarsaparilla Company of New York manufactured Deco Design pieces in the 1970s and 1980s. Many of their...
Steel, Chrome
Original Art Deco Airplane Lamp with Illuminating Glass
By Norman Bel Geddes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful airplane lamp was designed and produced in the 1930s. It holds a tubular light bulb inside the removable glass shade which illuminates the fuselage. The on and off swi...
Chrome
1930s Art Deco Airplane Table Lamp Chrome
Located in Berlin, DE
Chrome airplane lamp on stand in the style of Art Deco.
Chrome
Unavailable
H 10 in W 11 in D 8 in
German Art Deco Chrome, Ebonized Wood and Bakelite Stylized Airplane Accent Lamp
Located in Port Hope, ON
This beautifully designed stylized German Art Deco airplane accent lamp features an ebonized wood fuselage with chrome wings and tail assembly.
Chrome
Midcentury Sarsparilla Co. Airplane Lamp Light
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
A 1970s Lamp by the Sarsparilla Co. of NY as a plane in chrome and glass. Believed to be based on the DC-3 Aeroplane designed in 1933 which was one of the main features of the New Yo...
Chrome
Art Deco Airplane Lamp, Chrome and Glass, Original 1937 Design, USA
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Iconic Original mid-30's Airplane Lamp. Lamp is in very nice original condition! Lamp has been rewired in the last 10 years. Blue shade with silver highlights is very nice as well...
Chrome
Art Deco Cobalt Glass & Chrome Airplane Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
This outstanding Machine Age airplane lamp is a wonderful, extremely rare example of superb Art Deco artistry.
1939 World's Fair Chrome Airplane Art Deco Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The 1939 World's Fair Airplane Art Deco Lamp embodies the era's futuristic allure with a chrome airplane suspended mid-flight.
Chrome
Art Deco Machine Age Industrial MOE Airplane Tail Desk Lamp
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool airplane tail desk lamp this lamp has been stripped and left in the original metal finish with some patina due to age, great brass accents with push-off/on switch. and in...
Metal, Brass
Sold
H 11.5 in W 14 in D 11 in
Art Deco Machined Age Aluminum Fighter Airplane Table Lamp by Sarsaparilla
By Sarsaparilla
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Machined Aluminum airplane table lamp in the Art Deco style, original design was created by Frankart.
Aluminum
Chrome Art Deco Style DC-3 Airplane Table Lamp with Cobalt Glass Shade
By Sarsaparilla
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco style airplane table lamp in blue glass and chrome.
Chrome
AIRPLANE 1940 Art Deco Desk Table Lamp In Chromed Steel And Clear Lucite
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco desk table lamp in the shape of an Airplane.
Steel, Aluminum
Streamline Airplane Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Streamline Chrome table lamp with cobalt glass and hand painted lines. This piece was originally sold at the 1939 Worlds Fair and has been recently rewired.
Chrome, Steel
Streamline DC-3 Airplane Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Streamline Chrome table lamp modeled after the famous Douglas DC-3 with hand painted windows and lines. The airplane features a cobalt glass body. The lamp was originally sold at the...
Chrome, Steel
1939 World’s Fair Light Up Bottle Airplane Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This custom chrome airplane accent lamp was created in Los Angeles in the 1980s using a re-edition 1939 cobalt blue World's Fair vinaigrette bottle. The 1939 vinaigrette bottle was r...
Glass
Table Lamp by Sarsaparilla, Dakota DC-3 Airplane, 70s design
By Sarsaparilla
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
Dakota DC3 Airplane Table lamp by Sarsaparilla The Airplane Lamp by Sarsaparilla Deco Designs is an exquisite work of art in Art Deco style, designed in 1978.
Metal, Chrome
French Art Deco Airplane Globe Table Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
I believe this lamp was issued in France around the time of Lindys flight from NY to Paris. It depicts planes of that period flying around a glazed ceramic globe.
Art Deco Chrome Light Up Cobalt Airplane Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This custom chrome airplane accent lamp was created in Los Angeles in the 1980s using a re-edition 1930s cobalt glass table lamp. This 1930's inspired lamp features a cobalt glass li...
Glass
1939 World's Fair Airplane Art Deco Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The 1939 World's Fair Airplane Art Deco Lamp captures the essence of that era's innovation and style.
Chrome
Art Deco Airplane Frosted Glass Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Illuminate your space with aviation-inspired elegance. Our Art Deco frosted glass table lamp takes the shape of a sleek airplane, blending form and function seamlessly.
Metal
French Art Deco Style Chrome and Glass Airplane Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco style table lamp in the form of an airplane with a frosted glass cabin and chrome wings, propellors, and tail.
Chrome
Douglas DC-2 Airplane Lamp with Stepped Art Deco Glass Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Custom chrome Douglas DC-2 airplane accent lamp, circa 1980. This lamp features a stepped Art Deco style light up green glass base with a chromed Saturn accent neck connecting to a c...
Chrome, Steel
1930s Art Deco Chrome Airplane Table Lamp by Ray A. Schober, USA
By Raymond Loewy, Premium Products
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Aviation inspired art deco table lamp by Chicago designer Ray A. Schober. USA patented (Number on shade) in 1938 and 1940. This is a rare survivors with a cobalt blue glass shades wi...
Metal
Sarsaparilla Chrome and Blue Glass Airplane Lamp
By Sarsaparilla
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sarsaparilla chrome and blue glass airplane lamp from the early 1980's all original and pretty clean. Sarsaparilla made a lot of deco inspired lamps and accessories in the 1970's and...
Chrome
1939 World’s Fair Light Up Bottle Airplane Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This custom chrome airplane accent lamp was created in Los Angeles in the 1980s using a re-edition 1939 cobalt blue World's Fair vinaigrette bottle. The 1939 vinaigrette bottle was r...
Glass
Airplane Fighter table Lamp. U.S.A., circa 1942
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic airplane U.S.A. fighter table lamp, circa 1942. The lamp was made for a pilot's hotel in Buenos Aires- Argentina. Lovely aviation model.
Aluminum
Douglas DC-2 Airplane Aluminum Model Lamp, circa 1934
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare polished aluminum lamp model created for Douglas Aircraft and TWA in 1934 by the Victor F. Patushin Company. The model is constructed of a solid single piece aluminum body with ...
Aluminum
Original Art Deco Airplane Lamp w/ Illuminating Glass Fuselage
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful airplane lamp was designed and produced in the 1930's. It holds a tubular lightbulb inside the removable glass shade which illuminates the fuselage. The on/off switch ...
Original Art Deco Airplane Lamp w/ Illuminating Glass Fuselage
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful airplane lamp was designed and produced in the 1930's. It holds a tubular lightbulb inside the removable colbolt glass shade which illuminates the fuselage. The on/off...
Enamel, Chrome
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