Pair of Large Hollywood Regency Baroque Plaster Lamps by Marge Carson c. 1960s
By Marge Carson, Dorothy Draper
Located in Saint Louis, MO
To say these plaster lamps are elegant seems an offensive understatement.
Plaster
$3,660 / set
Pair of Parcel-Gilt Molded Plaster Table Lamps
Located in Vista, CA
In the Italian Baroque style, molded with standing putti alternating with putti masques and swags of fruit and scroll work, on Lucite bases.
Plaster
Pair of Baluster Lamps Napoleon 3
Located in PÉZENAS, FR
Pretty pair of Napoleon 3 style baluster lamps decorated with acanthus leaves. They are in old plaster and the electric socket is swivel. They will suffice to add a nice lampshade ...
Brass
1950s Dorothy Draper Baroque Plaster Table Lamps
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Large solid plaster lamps covered in a creamy white enamel. Wood base with off/on toggle switch. In original condition with no breaks or repairs, circa 1950s. Statement lamps for ...
Plaster
Large shell lamp made of gold-leaf plaster from the 1950s
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Large French table lamp from the 1950s. Structure in the shape of a large shell made of plaster covered with gold leaf in a very baroque style.
Plaster
Serge Roche Style Hollywood Regency Chapman Plaster Sculptural Lamps, 1950s
By Dorothy Draper, Chapman Manufacturing Company, Serge Roche
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful pair of sculptural scroll plaster lamps with Baroque styling attributed to Chapman.
Brass
Pair of Hollywood Regency Dorothy Draper Plaster Lamps
By Serge Roche, Sirmos, Dorothy Draper, Frances Elkins
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Hollywood Regency Dorothy Draper plaster lamps. Our stunning large scale heavy weight Hollywood Regency Baroque style plaster lamps on wood bases were executed in a cream whi...
Plaster
Pair of Italian / Venetian Paint and Giltwood Standing Lanterns or Torchieres
Located in Nashville, TN
The typical design of a Venetian gondola lantern adapted to an interior pole lantern. The decorated base with pole (in red velvet) extending to a five pane (amber glass) lantern ador...
Marble
Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.
Styles to Know
Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp
Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
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.