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Vintage Wildwood Hand Painted Japanese Imari Porcelain Table Lamp
Vintage Wildwood Hand Painted Japanese Imari Porcelain Table Lamp

Vintage Wildwood Hand Painted Japanese Imari Porcelain Table Lamp

By Wildwood Lamp Company

Located in New Orleans, LA

lamps, the Japanese made porcelain base is in the chinoiserie tradition of an Imari temple jar. The lamp

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Japanese Cloisonne Table Lamp Mounted on Brass
Japanese Cloisonne Table Lamp Mounted on Brass

Japanese Cloisonne Table Lamp Mounted on Brass

Located in Miami, FL

A fine quality Japanese Cloisonné Lamp, with blue, red and green enamel inlay on a brass base

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

19th Century Japanese brass table lamp
19th Century Japanese brass table lamp

19th Century Japanese brass table lamp

Located in Martlesham, GB

A lovely quality 19th Century Japanese lamp in the oriental manner, with ferocious dragons and

Category

Antique 1880s British Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Japanese Fluted Wood & Brass Reverse Trefoil Base Table Lamp
Japanese Fluted Wood & Brass Reverse Trefoil Base Table Lamp

Japanese Fluted Wood & Brass Reverse Trefoil Base Table Lamp

Located in Chicago, IL

Tall Japanese table lamp comprised of carved and lacquered wood, stamped and lacquered brass with a

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1960s Japanese Wood Lantern Table Lamp Brass Flower Panels
1960s Japanese Wood Lantern Table Lamp Brass Flower Panels

1960s Japanese Wood Lantern Table Lamp Brass Flower Panels

Located in Chula Vista, CA

1960s Regency Modern: Japanese lantern lamp with four sides each with a decorative floral design

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Japanese Style Brass Floor Lamp, 1960s
Mid Century Japanese Style Brass Floor Lamp, 1960s

Mid Century Japanese Style Brass Floor Lamp, 1960s

Located in Praha, CZ

Original Mid Century floor lamp made in Czechoslovakia during the 1960s. The piece was informally

Category

Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Late Century Japanese Brass Searchlight & British Wooden Tripod, Floor Lamp
Late Century Japanese Brass Searchlight & British Wooden Tripod, Floor Lamp

Late Century Japanese Brass Searchlight & British Wooden Tripod, Floor Lamp

By Industrial Design

Located in Leicester, Leicestershire

A stunning vintage Japanese brass Search lamp paired with a wooden British antique surveyors tripod

Category

Vintage 1980s Japanese Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Japanese Bronze Verdigris Floor lamp
Japanese Bronze Verdigris Floor lamp

Japanese Bronze Verdigris Floor lamp

Located in Miami, FL

Japanese Bronze Verdigris Floor lamp

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Sunshine Contemporary modern Floor Lamp 60 Japan kyoto Vintage paper Brass
Sunshine Contemporary modern Floor Lamp 60 Japan kyoto Vintage paper Brass

Sunshine Contemporary modern Floor Lamp 60 Japan kyoto Vintage paper Brass

By Sabrina Landini

Located in Pietrasanta, IT

"Sunshine". A delicate Kioto’s paper, engraved as a Japanese garden, shines from a precious glass-brass

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Brass

1970's Japanese Brass Industrial Signalling Lamp Tripod by Shonan Kosakusho
1970's Japanese Brass Industrial Signalling Lamp Tripod by Shonan Kosakusho

1970's Japanese Brass Industrial Signalling Lamp Tripod by Shonan Kosakusho

By Shonan Kosakusho

Located in Leicester, Leicestershire

narrow beam of intense light. The lamp is made from copper and brass with some great mechanical features

Category

Vintage 1980s Japanese Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Copper

Pair of Japanese Decorated Porcelain and Brass Table Lamps
Pair of Japanese Decorated Porcelain and Brass Table Lamps

Pair of Japanese Decorated Porcelain and Brass Table Lamps

Located in Germantown, MD

Pair of Japanese Decorated, figural painted Porcelain and Brass Table Lamps, Circa early 20th

Category

Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1980's Japanese Brass Industrial Signalling Floor Lamp by Shonan Kosakusho 20cm
1980's Japanese Brass Industrial Signalling Floor Lamp by Shonan Kosakusho 20cm

1980's Japanese Brass Industrial Signalling Floor Lamp by Shonan Kosakusho 20cm

By Shonan Kosakusho

Located in Leicester, Leicestershire

This brass daylight signal lamp is reclaimed from Navy ships where it was used as a morse code

Category

Vintage 1980s Japanese Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Copper

Late Century Japanese Cast Brass Industrial Explosion Proof Edison Table Lamp
Late Century Japanese Cast Brass Industrial Explosion Proof Edison Table Lamp

Late Century Japanese Cast Brass Industrial Explosion Proof Edison Table Lamp

By Kokosha

Located in Leicester, Leicestershire

Explosion proof cast brass desk lamp with braided cable and red glow switch. Retro-fitted with a

Category

Vintage 1980s Japanese Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Contemporary Japanese Chochin Floor Lamp Zen Washi Japanese Paper Shade
Contemporary Japanese Chochin Floor Lamp Zen Washi Japanese Paper Shade

Contemporary Japanese Chochin Floor Lamp Zen Washi Japanese Paper Shade

By Ryosuke Harashima

Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

lamp. Washi shade is famous as Isamu Noguchi Akari lightings. Base is made of brass. E26,27 light bulb

Category

2010s Japanese Edo Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chinese Export, Painted Metal, Brass, Red Japanned Table Lamp, 20th C.
Chinese Export, Painted Metal, Brass, Red Japanned Table Lamp, 20th C.

Chinese Export, Painted Metal, Brass, Red Japanned Table Lamp, 20th C.

Located in Manhasset, NY

Chinese Export, Painted Metal, Brass, Chinoiserie Double Light Table Lamp, 20th C. A double light

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Ryosuke Harashima Contemporary Zen floor lamp Japanese paper
Ryosuke Harashima Contemporary Zen floor lamp Japanese paper

Ryosuke Harashima Contemporary Zen floor lamp Japanese paper

By Ryosuke Harashima

Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Name: Leading to Solaris Floor lamp created with Japanese Shoji door. Shoji door is Japanese

Category

2010s Japanese Japonisme Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Japanese Silver Wire Cloisonne Vase Lamp, Meiji Period, c 1900, Japan
Japanese Silver Wire Cloisonne Vase Lamp, Meiji Period, c 1900, Japan

Japanese Silver Wire Cloisonne Vase Lamp, Meiji Period, c 1900, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

A vibrant Japanese turquoise ground and silver wire cloisonne vase, now mounted as a lamp, Meiji

Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

Materials

Rock Crystal, Silver, Brass, Copper

Huge Pair 1960s Japanese Kutani Porcelain Table Lamps with Chinese style Peacock
Huge Pair 1960s Japanese Kutani Porcelain Table Lamps with Chinese style Peacock

Huge Pair 1960s Japanese Kutani Porcelain Table Lamps with Chinese style Peacock

By Kutani Studio, The Marbro Lamp Company, Mottahedeh, Frederick Cooper

Located in Miami, FL

Pair of monumental Japanese "Kutani Ware"" hand painted porcelain table lamps with Cerulean blue

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Japanese Red Green Gold Porcelain Table Lamp
Japanese Red Green Gold Porcelain Table Lamp

Japanese Red Green Gold Porcelain Table Lamp

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Exquisite large Japanese contemporary gilded and intricately hand painted porcelain table lamp in

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

Materials

Gold, Brass

Rare 1950 Paul Hanson Lamp Japanese Iron Samurai Helmet All Original MCM Brass
Rare 1950 Paul Hanson Lamp Japanese Iron Samurai Helmet All Original MCM Brass

Rare 1950 Paul Hanson Lamp Japanese Iron Samurai Helmet All Original MCM Brass

Located in Peoria, AZ

AMAZING TABLE LAMP! POSTWAR JAPAN 1950 OVAL SHADE & DISPLAY BASE ALL ORIGINAL - INCLUDING RARE PAUL HANSON

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Brass Japanese Pagoda Lamp by Westwood Industries
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Brass Japanese Pagoda Lamp by Westwood Industries

Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Brass Japanese Pagoda Lamp by Westwood Industries

By Westwood Industries, Tony Paul

Located in Hyattsville, MD

Attributed to Tony Paul. Wonderful design, Only one available.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Japanese Art Deco Lacquered Wood Lamps, 1930s Pair
Japanese Art Deco Lacquered Wood Lamps, 1930s Pair

Japanese Art Deco Lacquered Wood Lamps, 1930s Pair

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

Striking pair of Japanese Art Deco lacquered wood lamps, 1930s, featuring rich vermilion red

Category

Vintage 1930s Japanese Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Japanese Lacquered Porcelain Lamps, Tooled-Leather Style, 1950s
Japanese Lacquered Porcelain Lamps, Tooled-Leather Style, 1950s

Japanese Lacquered Porcelain Lamps, Tooled-Leather Style, 1950s

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

Japanese lacquered porcelain lamps, 1950s, finished in a deep oxblood red with a surface carefully

Category

Vintage 1930s Japanese Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Single Large Japanese Asian Imari Porcelain Table Lamp
Single Large Japanese Asian Imari Porcelain Table Lamp

Single Large Japanese Asian Imari Porcelain Table Lamp

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Single Japanese Imari porcelain vase mounted on giltwood base and vase cap. The colors are classic

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair Japanese Asian Bright Yellow Porcelain Table Lamps
Pair Japanese Asian Bright Yellow Porcelain Table Lamps

Pair Japanese Asian Bright Yellow Porcelain Table Lamps

Located in Palm Springs, CA

antiqued turned wood lamp bases and lid. Newly wired with new brass 3 way sockets. Vase portion is 12

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair Japanese Asian Bright Yellow Porcelain Table Lamps
Pair Japanese Asian Bright Yellow Porcelain Table Lamps

Pair Japanese Asian Bright Yellow Porcelain Table Lamps

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Pair of Japanese vibrant monochrome yellow flattened ovoid shaped porcelain vase table lamps. The

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Mid Century Tall Japanese Bronze Patinated Table Lamps
Pair of Mid Century Tall Japanese Bronze Patinated Table Lamps

Pair of Mid Century Tall Japanese Bronze Patinated Table Lamps

By James Mont

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Pair of tall patinated bronze table lamps. Fine castings of animals and Japanese symbols. Single

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Japanese Asian Yellow Porcelain Table Lamps
Pair of Japanese Asian Yellow Porcelain Table Lamps

Pair of Japanese Asian Yellow Porcelain Table Lamps

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Pair of Asia yellow colored porcelain baluster form shaped vases mounted on gilt turned wood lamp

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Japanese Asian 1930s Celadon Green Porcelain Table Lamp
Japanese Asian 1930s Celadon Green Porcelain Table Lamp

Japanese Asian 1930s Celadon Green Porcelain Table Lamp

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Single Japanese celadon green incised porcelain baluster form vase table lamp. Mounted on gilt

Category

Vintage 1930s Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Japanese Asian Imari Porcelain Table Lamps
Pair of Japanese Asian Imari Porcelain Table Lamps

Pair of Japanese Asian Imari Porcelain Table Lamps

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Pair of Japanese Imari porcelain vases mounted on giltwood bases, from the 50's possibly older

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Antique Japanese Cloisonne Accent or Boudoir Table Lamps
Pair of Antique Japanese Cloisonne Accent or Boudoir Table Lamps

Pair of Antique Japanese Cloisonne Accent or Boudoir Table Lamps

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This pair of unmatched antique lamps are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Japan and

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair Japanese Blanc De Shine Embossed Porcelain Table Lamps
Pair Japanese Blanc De Shine Embossed Porcelain Table Lamps

Pair Japanese Blanc De Shine Embossed Porcelain Table Lamps

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Pair Japanese Asian blanc de shine monochrome square shaped porcelain vase table lamps. Mounted on

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Japanese Pagoda Gilt Metal Electrified Lantern Table Lamp
Japanese Pagoda Gilt Metal Electrified Lantern Table Lamp

Japanese Pagoda Gilt Metal Electrified Lantern Table Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A Pagoda Style Japanese Lantern which is lit with electricity. The gilt metal framework is well

Category

20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Gold, Brass

1960s Japanese Imari Porcelain Table Lamp on Giltwood Base
1960s Japanese Imari Porcelain Table Lamp on Giltwood Base

1960s Japanese Imari Porcelain Table Lamp on Giltwood Base

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Single Japanese Imari porcelain vase mounted on giltwood base with brass vase cap. The colors are

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Contemporary Japanese Chochin Floor Lamp Limited Edition #1 Zen Washi
Contemporary Japanese Chochin Floor Lamp Limited Edition #1 Zen Washi

Contemporary Japanese Chochin Floor Lamp Limited Edition #1 Zen Washi

By Ryosuke Harashima

Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Name: OBAKE A Contemporary style Japanese Washi Japanese traditional paper shade floor lamp. Washi

Category

2010s Japanese Edo Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Contemporary Japanese Chochin Floor Lamp Limited Edition #2 Zen Washi
Contemporary Japanese Chochin Floor Lamp Limited Edition #2 Zen Washi

Contemporary Japanese Chochin Floor Lamp Limited Edition #2 Zen Washi

By Ryosuke Harashima

Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Name: OBAKE UN Contemporary style Japanese Washi Japanese traditional paper shade floor lamp

Category

2010s Japanese Edo Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Meiji Period Japanese Imari Porcelain Table Lamp, Kinrande Style, 1890
Meiji Period Japanese Imari Porcelain Table Lamp, Kinrande Style, 1890

Meiji Period Japanese Imari Porcelain Table Lamp, Kinrande Style, 1890

Located in Lincoln, GB

A Charming Meiji Period Japanese Imari Porcelain Table Lamp A delightful and finely proportioned

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Antique Japanese Hand-Painted Ceramic Lamp Base, Cloisonné Style
Antique Japanese Hand-Painted Ceramic Lamp Base, Cloisonné Style

Antique Japanese Hand-Painted Ceramic Lamp Base, Cloisonné Style

Located in Antwerp, BE

A Japanese hand painted earthenware vase mounted as Lamp. Of fluted ovoid form painted in

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Meiji Japanese Cast Bronze Relief Chrysanthemum & Birds Lamps 'Pair'
Meiji Japanese Cast Bronze Relief Chrysanthemum & Birds Lamps 'Pair'

Meiji Japanese Cast Bronze Relief Chrysanthemum & Birds Lamps 'Pair'

Located in San Francisco, CA

A pair of large, cast bronze, urn-shaped lamps made circa 1885-1890, during the Meiji period (1868

Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Bronze

1970s Japanese Industrial Brass, Bronze and Stainless Steel Search Light Tripod
1970s Japanese Industrial Brass, Bronze and Stainless Steel Search Light Tripod

1970s Japanese Industrial Brass, Bronze and Stainless Steel Search Light Tripod

By Industrial Design

Located in Leicester, Leicestershire

A statuesque vintage industrial floor lamp. The stainless steel and brass searchlight has been

Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel

Pair of Fujita Kutani Ceramic Hand Painted Floral Table Lamps, Japan
Pair of Fujita Kutani Ceramic Hand Painted Floral Table Lamps, Japan

Pair of Fujita Kutani Ceramic Hand Painted Floral Table Lamps, Japan

By Kutani Studio

Located in Chicago, IL

Pair of vintage Fujita Kutani double gourd shape ceramic and brass 2 socket lamps with floral

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Japanese Mixed Metal Vase Mounted as a Lamp Meiji Period
Japanese Mixed Metal Vase Mounted as a Lamp Meiji Period

Japanese Mixed Metal Vase Mounted as a Lamp Meiji Period

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

Japanese mixed metal vase Mounted as a lamp Meiji period The bulbous-form body with long

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Copper

Chinoiserie Ginger Jar Urn Table Lamp Enameled Birds Scrolls Japan 1960s
Chinoiserie Ginger Jar Urn Table Lamp Enameled Birds Scrolls Japan 1960s

Chinoiserie Ginger Jar Urn Table Lamp Enameled Birds Scrolls Japan 1960s

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

original plug dates the lamp to 1960s; the lamp is marked with "Made in Japan" and model number on the

Category

20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Early Original Mid Century Isamu Noguchi N21 Floor Lamp by Ozeki & Co Japan 1960
Early Original Mid Century Isamu Noguchi N21 Floor Lamp by Ozeki & Co Japan 1960

Early Original Mid Century Isamu Noguchi N21 Floor Lamp by Ozeki & Co Japan 1960

By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi

Located in Stockholm, SE

A very rare Japanese mid century floor lamp in beautifully patinated washi paper, bambo and black

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

“Sunshine” Contemporary Table Lamp, Kyoto Washi, Silk, Cast Melted Brass
“Sunshine” Contemporary Table Lamp, Kyoto Washi, Silk, Cast Melted Brass

“Sunshine” Contemporary Table Lamp, Kyoto Washi, Silk, Cast Melted Brass

By Sabrina Landini

Located in Pietrasanta, IT

"Sunshine". A delicate Kioto’s paper, engraved as a Japanese garden, shines from a precious glass-brass

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Brass

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Japanese Brass Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of Japanese brass lamps is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of brass, metal and wood, all Japanese brass lamps available were constructed with great care. We have 122 antique and vintage Japanese brass lamps in-stock, while there are 9 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of Japanese brass lamps available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Japanese brass lamps are generally popular furniture pieces, but Industrial, Mid-Century Modern and Hollywood Regency styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Kokosha, Ryosuke Harashima and Frederick Cooper each produced beautiful Japanese brass lamps that are worth considering.

How Much are Japanese Brass Lamps?

Prices for Japanese brass lamps start at $250 and top out at $10,617 with the average selling for $1,882.

Finding the Right Lighting for You

The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.

Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.

Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat. 

Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.

As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.

There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation

With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.

The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Questions About Japanese Brass Lamps
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    How you use a brass oil lamp may vary based on the design of the piece. However, generally, you fill the lamp with vegetable, sesame or similar plant-based oil. Use tweezers to raise and lower the wick and trim away burned ends with scissors. Then, use a match to light the lamp. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of oil lamps.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024
    To tell if a brass lamp is vintage, you'll need to determine if it is 20 to 99 years old by conducting online research or having an expert, such as a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer, evaluate it. If you prefer to do the research yourself, first look for the maker's markings. Then, consult trusted online resources to identify the maker and read further to find out when the company was active and manufacturing similar lamps. Checking the plug can also be helpful. If it has two prongs of the same size, you can conclude that your lamp was made in 1962 or before, as U.S. standards set that year required all lamps to feature polarized plugs with one large and one small prong. Keep in mind that it is possible to rewire a lamp, and some makers switched to polarized plugs before the standard was established, so the lack of a non-polarized plug doesn't necessarily mean a lamp isn't pre-1962. Find a large selection of vintage brass table lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024
    To tell if a lamp is real brass, one option is to place a magnet near it. Solid brass isn't magnetic, but brass-plate and other look-alike metals often are. As a result, your lamp is unlikely to be made of solid brass if you notice a strong attraction between the magnet and your lamp base. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can also help you with the identification process. Find a selection of brass lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024
    To identify a Stiffel brass lamp, look for the maker's markings, which may include “Stiffel Lamp Company," "SLC" or “Stiffel." Locations of markings varied over time, and they appeared in the form of both etched signatures and foiled labels. Check your lamp’s switch, shade, bulb interior, neck and base for these markings. If you can't find a Stiffel mark, it may have once had a paper label that has since become detached. In this case, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can assist you with the identification process. Find a selection of Stiffel lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    White color lamp shades go well with polished brass, whereas off-white or cream-colored lamp shades look better with antique brass. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of vintage and antique lampshades to meet any style or décor scheme.