1940s Art Deco Copper and Brass Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1940s large brass and copper Art Deco desk lamp, fully restored and rewired ready to use.
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Brass, Copper
1940s Art Deco Copper and Brass Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1940s large brass and copper Art Deco desk lamp, fully restored and rewired ready to use.
Brass, Copper
$414Sale Price|40% Off
Art Deco Style Copper Gooseneck Desk Lamp with Pen Holder
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco style Machine Age brown metal gooseneck desk lamp with a pen holder.
Metal, Copper
Unusual Art Deco Bankers Desk Lamp, in Copper and Brass
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Unusual Art Deco Bankers Desk Lamp, in Copper and Brass A very good looking and decorative piece, the lamp has a heavy round base made in both copper and brass, it has a traditional...
Brass
Art Deco Machine Age Polished Copper Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Combining the warmth and sheen of copper with a distinctly architectural form, the lamp bridges decorative elegance and functional design—hallmarks of American Art Deco lighting.
Copper
Dutch Art Deco Amsterdam School fringed copper desk lamp by Conrad Fehn, 1920s
By Conrad Fehn
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
An exceptionally rare, signed Conrad Fehn Amsterdam School desk lamp - identical to the example featured in the famous reference work 'Living in the Amsterdam School' (see in the vid...
Copper
Antique Art Deco Copper and Enamel Double Bankers Desk Lamp, c.1930
Located in London, GB
An elegantly formed double headed bankers lamp. c.1930 High quality copper construction, twin-headed desk lamp with dark green vitreous enamelled shades. Shades can be tilted up and...
Brass, Enamel
Antique Chase Art Deco Brass Desk Lamp With Quezal Favrile Art Glass Shade
By Chase Brass and Copper Company, Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period desk lamp In the manner of Tiffany Studios Base is by Chase and art glass shade is by Quezal. Both are signed. USA, Circa 1930s Brass ...
Brass
HELEN DRYDEN 1935 Art Deco Stylized Table Desk Masque Lamp In Chromed Steel
By Helen Dryden, Revere Copper and Brass, Inc.
Located in Miami, FL
Table desk lamp designed by Helen Dryden. This is a very rare table-desk accent lamp, created in America during the art deco period, back in the 1935.
Steel
Brass Desk Lamp for Chase USA
By Chase Brass and Copper Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass desk lamp for Chase, c.1930s, USA. The Art Deco lamp features a curved stem and cone shade.
Brass
Copper Banker's Desk Lamp, dark green shade, England 1930's
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Copper Banker's Desk Lamp, with an adjustable pivoting dark green shade, England 1930's. Nice patina.
Copper
$396Sale Price|20% Off
1947 Antique Gold Cobra Desk Lamp by Jean Otis Reinecke Faries
By Faries Lamp Co.
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a 1947 Antiqued Gold Cobra Lamp by Jean Otis Reinecke for Faries MFG. Robert Fairies MFG- Jean Ottis. Reinecke 1947 Art Deco era Norman Bel Geddes Era Greta ...
Metal, Brass, Copper
1930's Rare Parcel-Silvered Art Deco Bauhaus Mushroom Style Desk Lamp
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
1930's RARE PARCEL-SILVERED ART DECO BAUHAUS MUSHROOM STYLE DESK LAMP Probably American Visually satisfying high quality table lamp evoking Machine Age Era design patinated copper...
Copper
$750Sale Price|40% Off
1930's Machine Age Chrome and Copper Desk Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Machine Age, Art Deco Copper, and Chrome Desk Lamp from 1932.
Copper, Chrome
Amsterdam School copper and fringe desk lamp by Conrad Fehn, 1920s
By Conrad Fehn
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
An extremely rare version of the Conrad Fehn Amsterdamse School fringed copper desk lamp. A one off with a different design than the more common ones like depicted in the ''Living in...
Copper
$420Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Desk Lamp Notary Lamp Erpe Model 52 Wrought Iron Green Enamel Shade
By Erpé
Located in Poperinge, BE
Art deco desk lamp, also called notary lamp or banker's lamp, made by the Belgian company Erpé, model no. 52, industrial design from the 1920s-30s.
Enamel, Iron, Wrought Iron
$1,350Sale Price|40% Off
Art Deco Copper & Brass Machine Age Swing-Arm Reading Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco Copper & Brass Machine Age Swing-arm Reading Table Lamp Sleek and sculptural, this Mid-Century Modern table lamp pairs warm brass with a rich copper shade for a strikin...
Brass
Art Deco Articulated Brass Gooseneck Desk Lamp with Decorated Shell Shade, 1920s
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Early 20th century Art Deco articulated brass gooseneck desk lamp with decorated Brassed Copper Shell Shaped Shade on a circular brass weighted base 1920s.
Brass
$368Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Desk Lamp Notary Lamp Erpe Model 52 Wrought Iron Bakelite
Located in Poperinge, BE
Art deco desk lamp, also called notary lamp or banker's lamp, made by the Belgian company Erpé, model no. 52, industrial design from the 1920s-30s, marked at the bottom and top.
Iron, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Antique Copper Plated Brass GEC Desk Table Lamp, c.1910
By General Electric Company (GEC) 1
Located in London, GB
An exceptional cast table lamp made in England by GEC - General Electric Company. c.1910 Dating back to the early 20th century, with the design taking inspiration from the Arts & Cr...
Brass, Copper
$383Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Desk Lamp Notary Lamp Erpe Model 52 Enamel Shade Green
By Erpé
Located in Poperinge, BE
Iconic art deco desk lamp, also called notary lamp or banker's lamp, made by the Belgian company Erpé, model no. 52, industrial design from the 1920s-30s.
Enamel, Iron, Wrought Iron
Large French Mid-Century Modern Craftsman Copper Table / Desk Lamp, 1940
Located in New York, NY
A Unique Large French Mid-Century Modern Craftsman desk lamp or table lamp circa 1940 with a solid copper shade and stem and coppered steel base.
Brass, Copper, Steel
Art Deco Iconic Large Bakelite Desk Table Lamp by Eileen Gray, France, C1930
By Eileen Gray
Located in Devon, England
Designed by Eileen Gray for the French Jumo company and dating to the 1930's this very stylish lamp is made from two primary components which are bakelite and metal. Superb mushroom ...
Metal
$664 / item
Midcentury Copper Table Mushroom Lamp
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant Art Deco style table or desk lamp, made of copper colored metal.
Metal, Copper
Art Deco Iconic Large Bakelite Desk Table Lamp by Eileen Gray, France, C1930
By Eileen Gray
Located in Devon, England
Designed by Eileen Gray for the French Jumo company and dating to the 1930's this very stylish lamp is made from two primary components which are bakelite and metal. Superb mushroom ...
Metal
Large French Mid-Century Modern Craftsman Copper Table / Desk Lamp, 1940
Located in New York, NY
A Unique Large French Mid-Century Modern Craftsman desk lamp or table lamp circa 1940 with a solid copper shade and stem and coppered steel base.
Copper, Brass, Steel
$1,860Sale Price / item|20% Off
Art Deco Mushroom table lamp, French, gilt brass, Claude-Paz Et Silva, Art Deco
By Claude
Located in Valladolid, ES
Iconic and amazing Art Deco table or desk lamp by Claude-Paz Et Silva, model "Mushroom," manufactured in the 1930s, with gilded brass and copper finishes.
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Art Deco paperweight by Le Fer Forgé Henri Fournet
By Henri Fournet
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco paperweight, circa 1925, in wrought iron and red copper, decorated with a rose. Stamped "Le Fer Forgé" H.F. (ironworks located in Lyon). Width: 9 cm Length: 9 cm Height: 1...
Copper, Wrought Iron
Austrian Jugend Style Table Lamp in Copper & Glass Beads, 1910s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Antique Jugend style table or desk lamp in naturally patinated/aged faceted copper set with faceted colored glass inserts.
Copper
Art Deco Diskometal Bookends designed by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
Elegant Art Deco Bookends made by Just Andersen in the 1930s. * Set (2) of diskometal bookends picturing Sct. George & the Dragon * Designer: Just Andersen * Model: 1626 * Year: 1...
Metal
A 20th Century Modernist Oak and Ebonised Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1940 An early twentieth century modernist table lamp, the ebonised square base supporting an oak stem adorned with three copper struts and further geometric additions. ...
Oak
Eugenio Quarti desk, Chair and Trah in Style Liberty or Art Nouveau, Jugendstil
By Eugenio Quarti
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Argentina currently has more than 100 Art Deco buildings and another 90 Art Nouveau buildings throughout the city of Buenos Aires.
Bronze
"Bolide" Desk Lamp by Jumo, circa 1945, Original Made in France, Mint Condition
By Maison Jumo
Located in Buffalo, NY
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, Chrome
Petite Drum Lamp by Lurelle Guild, Enameled Metal, Art Deco, 1930s USA
By Chase and Co., Lurelle Guild
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite drum lamp by Lurelle Guild for Chase, c.1930s, USA. The Art Deco lamp features an enameled navy and red metal body with string detail and frosted glass sides that showcase a s...
Metal
Petite Drum Lamp by Lurelle Guild, Enameled Metal, Art Deco, 1930s USA
By Chase and Co., Lurelle Guild
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite drum lamp by Lurelle Guild for Chase, c.1930s, USA. The Art Deco lamp features an enameled white and black metal body with string detail and frosted glass sides that showcase ...
Metal
Danish Vintage Bindesbøll Style High Desk Lamp of Bronze with New Shade 1940s
By Thorvald Bindesbøll, Just Andersen
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Vintage Bindesbøll style high desk lamp made of an alloy of copper and other metals like bronze and brass (ore). The special alloy has a deep golden brown color The stem has two flu...
Metal
Diskometal Desk Calendar Stand by Just Andersen, 1940s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
His early designs were inspired by the Art Deco style, but he soon developed his distinctive style that blended geometric shapes and handcrafted quality with an organic feel.
Metal
Tall Diskometal Table Lamp by Just Andersen, 1940s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
* Bottle-shaped diskometal desk lamp with vertical lines and a white fabric shade * Designer: Just Andersen * Model: 2256 * Year: 1940 * Condition: Good vintage condition.
Metal
Bronze Letter Opener by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
Large Bronze Letter Opener designed by Just Andersen in the 1930s. * Bronze letter knife * Designer: Just Andersen * Model: B1502 * Year: 1934 * Condition: Good vintage condition. ...
Bronze
Substantial Letter Opener by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
His early designs were inspired by the Art Deco style, but he soon developed his distinctive style that blended geometric shapes and handcrafted quality with an organic feel.
Bronze
Art Deco Enameled Railway Lantern by Usines Foal, Belgium, 1918-1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This exceptional Art Deco enameled railway lantern, known as the “Lampe Paradou,” was produced by Usines Foal, located at 48 quai de Mariemont, Brussels, Belgium, circa 1918–1920. Or...
Metal, Copper
1935, W.H. Gispen for Gispen, Copper, 413R Side Chair in Blue Corduroi Fabric
By Gispen Culemborg, Willem H. Gispen
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Original special frame, made in copper on request in the thirties, better matching the Art Deco interiors.
Metal, Copper
Pair of curved stools in sycamore in the style of P.Chareau, France circa 1990
By Pierre Chareau
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of curved stools in varnished sycamore. Biography Pierre Chareau (1883 France – 1950 United States) Pierre Chareau is one of the first modern interior designers in France using...
Sycamore
Markel American Art Deco Copper and Chrome Table Lamp
Located in Coral Gables, FL
This American art deco table or desk lamp is from the 1930’s.
Copper, Chrome
Unavailable|$408
Copper Desk Lamp with Burgundy Enameled Shade, 1920s
Located in Budapest, HU
Ornate and beautifully made 1920s desk lamp with frame and base of patinated copper and brass. Its mounted with the original burgundy red enameled iron shade. The socket was changed ...
Brass, Copper, Enamel
Art Deco Table Lamp in Wood, Aluminium and Patinated Copper, circa 1930
Located in L'Etang, FR
Art Deco desk or table lamp, France, 1930s. Superb for an Art Deco, Industrial or Steampunk atmosphere.
Aluminum, Copper
Unavailable|$6,800 / set
Machine Age Art Deco Mixed Metal Lighting Designs by Walter Von Nessen
By Chase Brass and Copper Company, Miller Lamp Company, Walter Von Nessen
Located in Dallas, TX
Machine Age Art Deco Mixed Metal Lighting Designs by Walter Von Nessen Original pair Chase wall-hanging candle brackets and rare Miller Lamp Co. articulating desk lamp with removab...
Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Enamel, Steel
French Art Deco Copper & Peach Scalloped Edge Mirror Alarm Clock/Torchiere Combo
By DEP, Lustrerie R. Gauthier
Located in Port Hope, ON
This very pretty French Art Deco scalloped and bevelled edge mirror boudoir set features a bevelled peach mirror pillar torchiere with an ivory enamelled shade banded in polished cop...
Metal, Brass, Copper
Machine Age Art Deco Bakelite Polaroid Study Lamp Del Guidice / Teague SALE
By Walter Dorwin Teague
Located in Dallas, TX
Machine Age Art Deco bakelite polaroid study lamp Del Guidice / Walter Dorwin Teague SALE Price reduced from $1600 Version two of the three original Iconic Polaroid desk lamps.
Copper
Vintage Movie / Spotlight Light Bulb Ex Studios as Sculpture, circa 1940
By Sylvania Electric
Located in Dallas, TX
Submitted for your approval is this midcentury, rare, brand new old stock, 1500 Watt Sylvania Electric Products Incandescent Lamp Display Piece. These artifacts were used in Motion P...
Stone, Copper, Wire
Unavailable|$4,500
19th Century American Gilt & Patinated Bronze Jardiniere, Circa 1880
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Pasadena, CA
In the 1920s, the firm also explored more contemporary designs such as Art Deco styles for lights at Radio City Music Hall and the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
Bronze, Copper, Ormolu
Vintage Movie/ Spotlight Light Bulb Ex Studios As Sculpture Circa 1940 ON SALE
By Sylvania Electric
Located in Dallas, TX
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTE: This Antique May Qualify For Our GALLERY WIDE 10-25% OFF SALE, Going On NOW. Please Inquire. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...
Stone, Copper, Wire
Canadian Art Deco Copper Desk Lamp, circa 1920
Located in Gloucester, GB
Canadian Art Deco copper desk lamp, circa 1920. - Copper body and shade - Cast iron base - Re wired with gold twist cable - Takes B22 bayonet fitting bulbs - Canadian, circa 1...
Sold|$790
Copper Art Deco Desk Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This elegant and functional Art Deco desk lamp is rendered in polished copper and features elegant detailing such as the stepped base and the pebbled finish which appears in sections...
Copper
Sold|$7,000 / set
Pair of Art Deco Desk Lamps
By Art Decor
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of Art Deco desk lamps. Chromed bronze and details in copper.
Bronze, Copper
Sold|$675
Art Deco Period Copper Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
A fantastic original Art Deco period desk lamp. This was made in England, it dates from the 1930’s.
Copper
Sold|$1,800
French Art Deco Copper Table Desk Lamp
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Stunning Art Deco copper lamp meant to sit on a desk or side table.
Copper
Sold|$2,475
Art Deco Streamline Copper & Brass Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This Art Deco desk lamp in copper and brass features a domed canopy over a tapered fitting with a monogram plate .
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.