Sold|$1,910 / set
Pair of Art Deco Style Table Lamps Chromed Metal Frosted Green Glass
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
Pair of Art Deco style table lamps. Frosted green glass circular shades.
Chrome
Art Deco Machine Age Polaroid Lamp by Walter Dorwin Teague
By Walter Dorwin Teague, Polaroid Corporation
Located in New York, NY
This Art Deco Machine Age lamp is made of brown Bakelite and a brushed aluminum fittings. It was designed by Walter Dorwin Teague in 1939. It exemplifies the Machine Age movement on ...
Aluminum
Sold|$6,140
A Pair of Art Deco Style Dome Lamps
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of Art Deco dome lamps. Fluted brown bakelite stems with chrome metal dome shades. Dimensions: H 55cm D (of Shade) 37cm Origin: English Item Number: J342 All of our lighti...
Chrome
Just Andersen Art Deco Table Lamp in Bronze, Columnar Base on Circular Foot
Located in København, Copenhagen
Just Andersen Art Deco table lamp in bronze, columnar base on circular foot, socket in bakelite.
Art Deco Machine Age Skyscraper Style Black Enamel and Chrome Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This dramatic and striking table lamp was realized in the United States, circa 1935. It features a skyscraper style base consisting of three concentric circular forms alternating bet...
Enamel, Chrome
Art Deco Machine Age Table Lamp in the Manner of Walter Von Nessen
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional Art Deco Machine Age table lamp is superb. Created in the manner of Walter Von Nessen it features a bakelite base with a chrome arm form design suspending a stepped ...
Glass
Art Deco Desk Lamps by Pirouette, circa 1930
By Pirouette
Located in Gloucester, GB
Art Deco desk lamps by Pirouette, circa 1930. - Price is per lamp - Chrome base and arm - Original Art Deco Bakelite on/off switch - Takes E14 fitting bulbs - Opaline glass di...
Chrome
Art Deco Desk Lamp by Pirouette, circa 1930
By Pirouette
Located in Gloucester, GB
Art Deco desk lamp by Pirouette, circa 1930. - Chrome base and arm - Original Art Deco Bakelite on/off switch - Takes E14 fitting bulbs - Opaline glass diffuser - French, circ...
Chrome
Art Deco Machine Age "Polaroid" Desk Lamp by Walter Dorwin Teague
By Polaroid Corporation, Walter Dorwin Teague
Located in New York, NY
This graphic and iconic desk lamp was realized by the esteemed American designer Walter Dorwin Teague in America, circa 1939. It represents one of Teague's most important and celebra...
Aluminum
Art Deco Machine Age Table Lamp by Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
This rare lamp exemplifies the Art Deco Machine age era in America.This lamp is brushed aluminium,glass(which is original)and bakelite. This piece is documented in every book that ha...
Sold|$6,500 / set
Pair of Art Deco Chrome Column Lamps by Walter Von Nessen
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Art Deco chrome column lamps by Walter Von Nessen, American, circa 1930s. They are each signed "Nessen Studios, Inc.". Rewired and ready to use. The price noted includes the ...
Metal
Art Deco Factory Desk Lamp by Erpe, circa 1920s
By Erpé
Located in Gloucester, GB
Model 52 Art Deco factory desk lamp by Erpe, circa 1920s. Product code #OA472 - Black bakelite shade - Original Erpe decal - On/Off switch on the base - Takes B22 fitting bu...
Art Deco Machine Age Table Lamp Attributed to Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
This rare lamp exemplifies the Art Deco Machine age era in America. This lamp is brushed aluminum , glass (which is original) and bakelite. Newly rewired.
Art Deco Table Lamp Model "T3-major" Browned Brass by N.R. Thykier, Denmark 1930
By Niels Rasmussen Thykier
Located in Odense, DK
Early production "T3-major" table lamp by Niels Rasmussen Thykier. This Danish art deco icon was made in Thykiers own workshop in the early 1930s before the production was taken over...
Brass
Vintage 1950s Art Deco Banker's Lamp by Radionic Trans Co
Located in TORQUAY, AU
Vintage Art Deco Banker's Lamp by Radionic Trans Co. (c. 1950s) Illuminate your space with a piece of authentic mid-century history.
Steel, Chrome
Sold|$2,295
Pair of Streamlined Moderne Art Deco Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A matching pair of Art Deco lamps comprised of chromed bullet shaped columns with circa 1930's black Bakelite and chrome disc bases. The clear lucite bases and the disc structures ab...
Sold|$2,150
Satellite Tripod Table Lamp
Located in Long Island City, NY
Satellite tripod table lamp with flexible arms and black lenticular body made of bakelite has been rewired. Emits a warm glow with adjustable arms allowing for flexible lighting.
Brass
Art Deco Table Light Chrome Stem and Base with a White Glass Globe
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco chrome table light with an octagonal base and stepped square stem with white a glass globe Fully re-furbished, re-chromed and re-wired Dimensions: H 58cm, W of shad...
Chrome
Skyscraper Style Art Deco Desk Lamp in the Manner of Walter Von Nessen
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Skyscraper style Art Deco lamp has a stepped cubist design base of alternating black bakelite and brass squares. It features a skyscraper styled brass neck. It is in e...
Brass, Enamel
Pair of Art Deco Dome Lamps with Chrome Domed Shades with Chrome Beveled Stem
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of Art Deco dome lamps with chrome domed shades. Bevelled chromed metal stem with reeded green bakelite section between chrome base. Marbled green bakelite finial to top. D...
Chrome
Sold|$4,500
Art Deco Luminaire "The Dancer" by ERTE
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Erté (Romain de Tiroff, Russian 1892-1990)
Luminaire "The Dancer" from 1987, in etched glass, inscribed Erte 54/250 on bakelite post, diameter 17¾in
Glass, Bakelite
Sold|$13,800
Machine Age Table Lamp by Walter Von Nessen
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This iconic lamp exemplifies the Art Deco machine age era in America. The lamp features tiered aluminum with inset bands of brass and Bakelite and a center glassed-in socket surround...
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
Art Deco Machine Age Lamp in the Manner of Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
Thsis stcked skyscraper style lamp features concentric rings of brushed aluminum ,vitrolite and bakelite. It is a fine example of the Machine Age influence on Art Deco in America. Wo...
Model Bolide Table Lamp by Jumo Brevete for Jumo, 1940s
Located in Lisboa, PT
Step back in time to the 1940s with this exquisite table lamp designed and produced by JUMO Brevete in France. Founded by Yves Jujeau and Pierre and André Mounique, the JUMO company ...
Copper
Sold|$2,119 / set
Pair of French Brass and Lacquered Metal "Jumo" Table Lamps
By Maison Jumo
Located in Madrid, ES
Desk "JUMO" table lamp, from the end 1940s, made of bakelite, lacquered metal and brass. One of them, the ignition is done by rotating the brass circle at the base, the other works ...
Brass
A sophisticated silver-plated Swedish Grace Table Lamp from the 1920s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A sophisticated silver-plated Swedish Grace Table Lamp. Made in Sweden during the 1920s. Decorated with silver-plated flowers on black bakelite. New rewired electricity and new lam...
Silver Plate
Sold|$1,612
Dome Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco domed table lamp with reeded, golden bakelite stem over a stepped metal and bakelite base.
Chrome
Sold|$442
Koranda table lamp, austria 1930
By Koranda Austria
Located in Schwerin, MV
Well-preserved banker's lamp/table lamp from the 1930s in the Bauhaus style. Manufacturer probably Koranda - Austria. The base is made of Bakelite. The arm is chrome-plated and has a...
Metal
Sold|$3,930 / set
Dome Lamps
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of chromed metal Art Deco table lamps with a single sectioned ribbed pale yellow Bakelite stem over a chromed metal stepped base with pale yellow Bakelite finial to top.
Chrome
Sold|$1,883 / set
Dome Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco table lamp with chromed metal domed shade.
Chrome
Sold|$3,930
Dome Lamps
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of Art Deco dome lamps with mushroom chromed metal shade. Tapered tubed marbled amber Bakelite stem over a chromed metal base with amber Bakelite finial to top. Fully refu...
Chrome
Sold|$3,930 / set
Dome Lamps
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of Art Deco lamps with chromed metal, domed shades. Stems of tapering, golden bakelite and chromed metal stems. Bakelite finials to top. Fully refurbished, re-wired and re-ch...
Chrome
Pair of Art Deco Machine Age Lamps in the Manner of Van Nessen
Located in New York, NY
Streamline Design and Incised Polished Nickel and Bakelite inserts. Newly Rewired with custom shades
Sold|$3,889
Gras Ravel '403 Model' Adjustable Table Lamp
By Bernard-albin Gras, Gras Ravel
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Rare Gras Ravel 403 model adjustable table lamp in original condition with oculist shade, France, circa 1930. Bernard-Albin Gras came fromin the small town of Saint-Raphaël, Franc...
Aluminum, Steel
Machine Age Table Lamp in the Manner of Walter Von Nessen
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This classic Art Deco machine age style table lamp in the manner of Walter Von Nessen is precise finely crafted hand-built lamp.
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
Modernist Table Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo, circa 1930
By Eileen Gray
Located in Gloucester, GB
Modernist table lamp by Eileen Gray For Jumo, circa 1930 - Steel shade with brass top and rim - Bakelite base - Takes E27 fitting bulbs - Designed by Eileen Gray for Jumo - F...
Exceptional Pair of At Deco Machine Age lamps In the Manner of Walter Von Nessen
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
These very special lamps feature four concentric rings of amber bakelite tiered with chrome separators with a beveled mirror base with spherical feet.They have been completely rewire...
Sold|$3,950 / set
Pair of Walter Von Nessen Studio Bronze Table Lamps 1940's
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in North Miami, FL
Early Walter Von Nessen design table lamps, stamped to bottom. Medium sized dark bronze patinated original finish with new brown silk cable. Original Bakelite sockets and original ...
Bronze
"Bolide" Desk Lamp by Jumo, circa 1945, Original Made in France, Mint Condition
By Maison Jumo
Located in Munster, NRW
Desk table lamp model "Bolide" by Jumo, France Black bakelite shade and base, unfolding with an articulated arm in copper and chrome finish brass. Signed Jumo under the base and p...
Bakelite
Blue Pirouette Table Lamp with Wooden Shaft, France, 1940s
By Pirouette
Located in Ulm, DE
Chromed table lamp with orange bakelite Original Art Deco, France, 1930s Original chrome with patina (just cleaned, not polished) Dimensions: Width 15 cm Height 36 - 48 cm De...
Metal
Rare Greta Von Nessen Double Cone Adjustable Table Lamp
By Greta Von Nessen, Nessen Lighting
Located in Oakland, CA
Double cone table lamp by designer Greta Von Nessen, her her company Nessen Studio, Inc circa 1950s having a soft white cylindrical shade crafted out of turned aluminum with a solid ...
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Sold|$306
Glass lamp, cubism, circa 1920
Located in Praha, CZ
Fully functional in beautiful original condition. New wiring, original bakelite plug.
Cut Glass
An Early Modernist Brass Table Lamp By Fog & Mørup Of Denmark
By Fog & Mørup
Located in Søborg, DK
An early mordernist table lamp in brass and copper by Fog & Mørup of Denmark Standing on an Art Deco inspired 3 step base in brass with a push button on off switch.
Brass
Herbert Terry & Sons Anglepoise Desk Lamp, Circa 1950
By Herbert Terry
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco, 'three-spring' chromed and polished metal Anglepoise desk lamp by Herbert Terry & Sons. Three step base with original bakelite switch cover. Original stamps to stem. The...
Chrome
Sold|$402 / item
Eric Kirkman Cole Gooseneck Desk Lamps, circa 1930s
By Eric Kirkham Cole
Located in Gloucester, GB
Eric Kirkman cole gooseneck desk lamps, circa 1930s. - Price is per lamp (6 available) - Fully re wired - Original inline switches - Bakelite shade and base - Steel adjustable...
Sold|$698
Desk Light
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco chrome desk light with adjustable curved arm holding a razor light reflector with a geometric stepped base. Fully re-furbished, re-chromed and re-wired. Dimensions:...
Chrome
Sold|$4,250
Erté Luminaire "L'amour"
By Erté
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Of etched glass, illuminated base, numbered 63/250 limited edition, signed "Erté" and manufacturer's name, good condition, chip on back foot that does not affect appearance. Size: 1...
Art Glass, Bakelite
Sold|$2,800
Erté Luminaire "Flames of love"
By Erté
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Of etched glass, illuminated base, numbered 63/250 limited edition, signed "Erté" and manufacturer's name, good condition, chip on back foot that does not affect appearance. Size: 19...
Art Glass, Bakelite
Art Deco Arts & Crafts oak adjustable ratchet floor lamp, France c. 1930s
Located in Bristol, GB
Arts & Crafts adjustable lamp from the 1930s, sourced from France. Similar in design to lamps by Frances Elkins. Adjustable ratchet mechanism allows the lamp to be raised to floor ...
Oak
Sold|$1,501
Art Deco Glass Cylinder and Chrome Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An original Art Deco table lamp. Squared chrome frame with cylindrical yellow glass inner shade. Dimensions: H 31cm W 19cm Original: English Item Number: J312 All of our lighti...
Chrome
20th Century Art Deco Glass Globe Lamp c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
The lamp showcases an elegant fusion of art deco aesthetics, boasting a polished metal and black Bakelite stand that exudes sophistication.
Metal
Art Deco Bakelite Table Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo, France
By Eileen Gray
Located in Devon, England
Designed by Eileen Gray for the French Jumo company and dating to the 1930s-1940s this very stylish lamp is made from two primary components which are bakelite and metal. Superb mush...
Copper
Large Art Deco Bakelite Table Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo, France
By Eileen Gray
Located in Devon, England
Designed by Eileen Gray for the French Jumo company and dating to the 1930s-1940s this very stylish lamp is made from two primary components which are bakelite and metal. Superb mush...
Metal
Large Art Deco Bakelite Table Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo, France
By Eileen Gray
Located in Devon, England
Designed by Eileen Gray for the French Jumo company and dating to the 1930s-1940s this very stylish lamp is made from two primary components which are bakelite and metal. Superb mush...
Metal
Large Art Deco Bakelite Table Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo, France
By Eileen Gray
Located in Devon, England
Designed by Eileen Gray for the French Jumo company and dating to the 1930s-1940s this very stylish lamp is made from two primary components which are bakelite and metal. Superb mush...
Metal
Large Art Deco Bakelite Table Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo, France
By Eileen Gray
Located in Devon, England
Designed by Eileen Gray for the French Jumo company and dating to the 1930s-1940s this very stylish lamp is made from two primary components which are bakelite and metal. Superb mush...
Metal
Art Deco Segmented Bakelite Table Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
American art deco petite table lamp made of segmented butterscotch bakelite.
Bakelite, Wood, Paint
Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.”
ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.
Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.
The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)
Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.
From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.
The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.
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.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Bespoke lighting is a hallmark of upscale interiors, and contemporary makers are increasingly ambitious in their materials and forms.