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1950s Perforated Red and Brass Ceiling Lamp for Stilnovo
1950s Perforated Red and Brass Ceiling Lamp for Stilnovo

1950s Perforated Red and Brass Ceiling Lamp for Stilnovo

By Stilnovo

Located in Glendale, CA

1950s Perforated Red and Brass Ceiling Lamp for Stilnovo. A quintessentially 1950s Italian design

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Metal

Rare Lisa-Johansson-Pape Large Perforated Brass Ceiling Lamp, Orno 1950s
Rare Lisa-Johansson-Pape Large Perforated Brass Ceiling Lamp, Orno 1950s

Rare Lisa-Johansson-Pape Large Perforated Brass Ceiling Lamp, Orno 1950s

By Lisa Johansson-Pape, Orno Oy

Located in Helsinki, FI

A rare Lisa Johansson-Pape brass ceiling lamp, manufactured by Orno Oy in Finland in the 1950s. A

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Gorgeous Mid-Century PSO Ceiling Lamp Model 468010 in Perforated Brass, 1950s
Gorgeous Mid-Century PSO Ceiling Lamp Model 468010 in Perforated Brass, 1950s

Gorgeous Mid-Century PSO Ceiling Lamp Model 468010 in Perforated Brass, 1950s

Located in Helsinki, FI

A beautiful vintage 1950s PSO lamp model 468010 in Paavo Tynell style. It features a perforated

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Green Perforated Wall Lamp by Jacques Biny
Green Perforated Wall Lamp by Jacques Biny

Green Perforated Wall Lamp by Jacques Biny

By Jacques Biny

Located in BE

Green Perforated Wall Lamp by Jacques Biny Nice wall lamp designed by Jacques Biny. These are

Category

Vintage 1960s Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

1950s Swedish Bell-Shaped Perforated Wall Lamp No. 6501 in Brass by Boréns
1950s Swedish Bell-Shaped Perforated Wall Lamp No. 6501 in Brass by Boréns

1950s Swedish Bell-Shaped Perforated Wall Lamp No. 6501 in Brass by Boréns

By Boréns Aktiebolag Lighting 1

Located in Örebro, SE

brass with a bell-shaped shade with perforated pattern. The surface is shiny and bright. The circular

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Three-Color Danish Chandelier with Perforated Brass Shades
Three-Color Danish Chandelier with Perforated Brass Shades

Three-Color Danish Chandelier with Perforated Brass Shades

Located in London, GB

Perforated brass hanging lamps designed in the manner of Fog & Mørup and Agne Jacobsen. Three brass

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Simple & elegant perforated metal pendant lamp in the manner of Mathieu Mategot
Simple & elegant perforated metal pendant lamp in the manner of Mathieu Mategot

Simple & elegant perforated metal pendant lamp in the manner of Mathieu Mategot

By Mathieu Matégot

Located in Nürnberg, Bayern

Simple & elegant perforated metal ceiling lamp in the manner of Mathieu Mategot 1x E27 socket

Category

Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Brass

Rain Drops Perforated Brass Lisa Johansson-Papé Chandelier 61-373, Orno 1950s
Rain Drops Perforated Brass Lisa Johansson-Papé Chandelier 61-373, Orno 1950s

Rain Drops Perforated Brass Lisa Johansson-Papé Chandelier 61-373, Orno 1950s

By Orno Oy, Lisa Johansson-Pape

Located in Helsinki, FI

up-light from inside the perforated brass shade. The lamp is imprinted with the manufacturer's stamp

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Gordon and Jane Martz Model 236 Hanging Pendant Lamp perforated swirl glaze
Gordon and Jane Martz Model 236 Hanging Pendant Lamp perforated swirl glaze

Gordon and Jane Martz Model 236 Hanging Pendant Lamp perforated swirl glaze

By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz

Located in Virginia Beach, VA

236 hanging pendant lamp consists of a perforated ceramic shade suspended from its original wiring and

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Pair of 1950s Giuseppe Ostuni Perforated Red Wall Lamps for O-Luce
Pair of 1950s Giuseppe Ostuni Perforated Red Wall Lamps for O-Luce

Pair of 1950s Giuseppe Ostuni Perforated Red Wall Lamps for O-Luce

By Giuseppe Ostuni, Oluce, O-Luce

Located in Glendale, CA

Pair of 1950s Giuseppe Ostuni Perforated red wall lamps for O-Luce. An extremely rare matched pair

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Brass Wall Lamp Model EY 55 by Itsu, Finland, 1950s
Brass Wall Lamp Model EY 55 by Itsu, Finland, 1950s

Brass Wall Lamp Model EY 55 by Itsu, Finland, 1950s

By Itsu

Located in Karis, Nyland

perforated brass plate. This lamp is in the style of Finnish designers like Lisa Johansson-Pape and Paavo

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair of Huge Extra Large Italian Brass and Lucite Wall Lamps
Pair of Huge Extra Large Italian Brass and Lucite Wall Lamps

Pair of Huge Extra Large Italian Brass and Lucite Wall Lamps

Located in Berlin, DE

perforated and each lamp has 4x E27 / Model A bulbs.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Amazing Large Mid-Century Modern Brass Pendant Lamp "Star Sky" Germany 1950s
Amazing Large Mid-Century Modern Brass Pendant Lamp "Star Sky" Germany 1950s

Amazing Large Mid-Century Modern Brass Pendant Lamp "Star Sky" Germany 1950s

Located in Munich, DE

shade, the lamp makes a breath taking light effect. Executed in perforated brass, it comes with 3 x E27

Category

Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Set of Two Mid-Century Modern Sputnik Brass Wall Lamps or Sconces, 1950s, France
Set of Two Mid-Century Modern Sputnik Brass Wall Lamps or Sconces, 1950s, France

Set of Two Mid-Century Modern Sputnik Brass Wall Lamps or Sconces, 1950s, France

By Jacques Biny

Located in Munich, DE

perforated brass and each lamp needs 1 x E14 Edison screw fit bulb. They are wired, in working condition and

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Arlus Swing Arm Wall Lamp, Brass and Lacquered Metal, Mid-Century, France, 1950s
Arlus Swing Arm Wall Lamp, Brass and Lacquered Metal, Mid-Century, France, 1950s

Arlus Swing Arm Wall Lamp, Brass and Lacquered Metal, Mid-Century, France, 1950s

By Arlus

Located in La Teste-de-Buch, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

tubular and perforated metal and brass. The lamp features two independent switches and bulbs. The shade

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Swing Arm Adjustable Lamp
Midcentury Swing Arm Adjustable Lamp

Midcentury Swing Arm Adjustable Lamp

By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Beautiful swing arm adjustable wall lamp with brass perforated shade. Adjust from 20'' to around 29

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Steel

Lisa Johansson-Pape Pendant Light, Orno, Opal Plexiglass Brass, Finland, 1950s
Lisa Johansson-Pape Pendant Light, Orno, Opal Plexiglass Brass, Finland, 1950s

Lisa Johansson-Pape Pendant Light, Orno, Opal Plexiglass Brass, Finland, 1950s

By Lisa Johansson-Pape, Orno Oy, Paavo Tynell

Located in Hausmannstätten, AT

Orno, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1950. The fixture is made of a round and perforated brass lamp

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Italian Sconce Glass Murano Brass Gold Classic Design Round Glass
Mid-Century Italian Sconce Glass Murano Brass Gold Classic Design Round Glass

Mid-Century Italian Sconce Glass Murano Brass Gold Classic Design Round Glass

Located in Palermo, Sicily

solid brass workmanship, with Murano glass bubble with perforated brass crown, mounts a lamp holder

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Three Vega Brass Pendant Lights by Vilhelm Lauritzen for Louis Poulsen, 1960s
Three Vega Brass Pendant Lights by Vilhelm Lauritzen for Louis Poulsen, 1960s

Three Vega Brass Pendant Lights by Vilhelm Lauritzen for Louis Poulsen, 1960s

By Louis Poulsen, Vilhelm Lauritzen

Located in Hausmannstätten, AT

A set of three wonderful brass pendant lamps designed by Vilhelm Lauritzen for Louis Poulsen

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Gio Ponti Bed - Euro King
Gio Ponti Bed - Euro King

Gio Ponti Bed - Euro King

By Gio Ponti

Located in Hanover, MA

brass articulating reading lamps which are operated by switch on the original brass control panels

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Brass

Modernist Perforated Brass Desk Lamp
Modernist Perforated Brass Desk Lamp

Modernist Perforated Brass Desk Lamp

Located in North Miami, FL

Wonderful late 50's early 60's desk lamp has a perforated brass shade, black lacquered iron base

Category

Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

French Brass Desk Lamp with Perforated Brass Shade
French Brass Desk Lamp with Perforated Brass Shade

French Brass Desk Lamp with Perforated Brass Shade

Located in New York, NY

French Brass Desk Lamp with Perforated Brass Shade

Category

Vintage 1960s French Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of brass perforated shade  table lamps
Pair of brass perforated shade  table lamps

Pair of brass perforated shade table lamps

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Multi-arm perforated shade brass table lamps

Category

Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

A Brass Lamp with a Perforated Shade
A Brass Lamp with a Perforated Shade

A Brass Lamp with a Perforated Shade

Located in New York, NY

The cylindrical shade perforated in tiny squares, on a column shaft and circular base. Stamped on

Category

Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Brass and Wood Gooseneck Lamp with Perforated Stars
Brass and Wood Gooseneck Lamp with Perforated Stars

Brass and Wood Gooseneck Lamp with Perforated Stars

Located in Stamford, CT

Great desk lamp with adjustable neck. Stars perforated around the rim of the brass shade add a

Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

50's Brass and Enamel Desk Lamp with Perforated Shade
50's Brass and Enamel Desk Lamp with Perforated Shade

50's Brass and Enamel Desk Lamp with Perforated Shade

Located in North Miami, FL

The sturdy knurled brass stem says function, while the delicate perforated scallops on the

Category

Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Metal

Mid-Century Brass Tripod Floor Lamp with Perforated Metal Shade
Mid-Century Brass Tripod Floor Lamp with Perforated Metal Shade

Mid-Century Brass Tripod Floor Lamp with Perforated Metal Shade

Located in San Antonio, TX

Mid-Century brass tripod floor lamp with brass shade with perforations around entire top edge. The

Category

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

Materials

Brass

Brazilian Polished Brass Floor Lamp with Metal White Perforated Shades
Brazilian Polished Brass Floor Lamp with Metal White Perforated Shades

Brazilian Polished Brass Floor Lamp with Metal White Perforated Shades

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This floor lamp was purchased in Sao Paolo and is in the Italian modernist style. It dates from the

Category

Vintage 1960s Brazilian Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

French Perforated Metal Table Lamp
French Perforated Metal Table Lamp

French Perforated Metal Table Lamp

Located in Portland, OR

this lamp is attributed to Mathieu Mategot.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Italian two toned brass torchere with perforated shade
Italian two toned brass torchere with perforated shade

Italian two toned brass torchere with perforated shade

Located in New York, NY

Italian two toned patinated brass torchere with perforated shade, c. 1950.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

French 1950s Articulated Table Lamp with Perforated Shades
French 1950s Articulated Table Lamp with Perforated Shades

French 1950s Articulated Table Lamp with Perforated Shades

Located in New York, NY

A 1950s brass table lamp, including three adjustable lights with curved and perforated white enamel

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Elegant Italian Table Lamp with Star Perforated Shades, 1950s
Elegant Italian Table Lamp with Star Perforated Shades, 1950s

Elegant Italian Table Lamp with Star Perforated Shades, 1950s

Located in Sylacauga, AL

Elegant Italian table lamp with crossed brass necks and enameled cream shades perforated with small

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Stiffel Brass Floor Lamp
Stiffel Brass Floor Lamp

Stiffel Brass Floor Lamp

By Stiffel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stiffel Brass Floor Lamp with perforated shades. Rewired with floor switch. Each lamp has an

Category

Vintage 1950s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Peforated Brass Table Lamp
Peforated Brass Table Lamp

Peforated Brass Table Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Perforated Brass Table lamp. American. 1950s

Category

Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Brass Lightolier Floor Lamps
Pair of Brass Lightolier Floor Lamps

Pair of Brass Lightolier Floor Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Pair of brass floor lamps by Lightolier. Perforated shades polished and lacquered brass. Rewired

Category

Vintage 1940s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Brass Desk Lamps
Pair of Brass Desk Lamps

Pair of Brass Desk Lamps

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Solid brass lamps with adjustable perforated shades and unique bent arm.

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Table Lamps

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Brass Table Lamps
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Brass Table Lamps

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Brass Table Lamps

Located in Palm Beach, FL

A fabulous pair of brass table lamps featuring a perforated brass octagonal shade in two parts

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1970s Italian Lamps
1970s Italian Lamps

1970s Italian Lamps

Located in Paris, FR

Very elegant italian 1970 brass lampes with perforated shades. Two lights rewired. Perfect

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mathieu Mategot Desk Lamps
Mathieu Mategot Desk Lamps

Mathieu Mategot Desk Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Pair of Mathieu Mategot Yellow perforated metal & brass desk lamps.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

French 40s 50s table lamp
French 40s 50s table lamp

French 40s 50s table lamp

Located in Treasure Island, CA

French table lamp, Brass base, perforated metal shade, circa 1940s-1950s.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Gerald Thurston Floor Lamp for Lightolier
Gerald Thurston Floor Lamp for Lightolier

Gerald Thurston Floor Lamp for Lightolier

By Gerald Thurston

Located in Easton, PA

Black painted metal, brass, and perforated metal floor lamp designed by Gerald Thurston for

Category

Vintage 1950s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Illuminated Cylinder Table Lamp
Illuminated Cylinder Table Lamp

Illuminated Cylinder Table Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Perforated brass cylinder table lamp illuminated from within, shown in oil rubbed bronze finish

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps

Pair of Mid-century Industrial Mesh Table Lamps
Pair of Mid-century Industrial Mesh Table Lamps

Pair of Mid-century Industrial Mesh Table Lamps

Located in South Pasadena, CA

Pair of industrial brass table lamps with white perforated bulb cover and adjustable accordion neck.

Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Table Lamp, Markaryd, Sweden, 1972
Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Table Lamp, Markaryd, Sweden, 1972

Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Table Lamp, Markaryd, Sweden, 1972

By Hans-Agne Jakobsson

Located in Berlin, DE

A perforated brass table lamp by Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Sweden. Excellent vintage condition, rewired

Category

Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Table Lamp, Markaryd, Sweden, 1972
Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Table Lamp, Markaryd, Sweden, 1972

Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Table Lamp, Markaryd, Sweden, 1972

By Hans-Agne Jakobsson

Located in Berlin, DE

A perforated brass table lamp by Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Sweden. Excellent vintage condition, rewired

Category

Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Unique 1940's Desk Lamp
Unique 1940's Desk Lamp

Unique 1940's Desk Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Gorgeous Deco lamp made of brass. The lamp features two perforated globes with a candelabra socket

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Pair Gerald Thurston Tripod Lamps
Pair Gerald Thurston Tripod Lamps

Pair Gerald Thurston Tripod Lamps

By Gerald Thurston

Located in Southampton, NY

Lightolier brass tripod lamps with perforated diffusers, fully restored with new shades and wiring

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Lindau & Lindekrantz Solid brass perforated wall lamps, 4 available
Lindau & Lindekrantz Solid brass perforated wall lamps, 4 available

Lindau & Lindekrantz Solid brass perforated wall lamps, 4 available

Located in Hollywood, CA

A set of 4 brass and painted white metal wall lamps with a perforated shade that can be pushed down

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Metal

Perforated steel pendant lamp - 50-ties
Perforated steel pendant lamp - 50-ties

Perforated steel pendant lamp - 50-ties

Located in Antwerpen, BE

This pendant lamp is made from perforated steel with brass elements, placed as to create the

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass, Steel

Telescoping Stilnovo Adjustable Wall Lamp with Green Perforated Metal Shade
Telescoping Stilnovo Adjustable Wall Lamp with Green Perforated Metal Shade

Telescoping Stilnovo Adjustable Wall Lamp with Green Perforated Metal Shade

By Stilnovo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A telescoping Stilnovo adjustable wall lamp with green perforated metal shade. Depth and drop

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Brass

Two Mid-Century Swiss Design BAG Turgi Perforated Metal Wall Sconces Lamps
Two Mid-Century Swiss Design BAG Turgi Perforated Metal Wall Sconces Lamps

Two Mid-Century Swiss Design BAG Turgi Perforated Metal Wall Sconces Lamps

By BAG Turgi

Located in Brussels, Ixelles

Pair of two wall sconces by Swiss company BAG Turgi with a blue perforated metal lamp shades and

Category

Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Metal

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Brass Perforated Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal brass perforated lamp for your home. Each brass perforated lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and glass. There are 70 variations of the antique or vintage brass perforated lamp you’re looking for, while we also have 6 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer brass perforated lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each brass perforated lamp bearing Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern or Industrial hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one brass perforated lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Disderot, Atelier de Troupe and Boréns, Borås produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Brass Perforated Lamp?

A brass perforated lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,200, while the lowest priced sells for $256 and the highest can go for as much as $25,000.

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 Brass Perforated Lamp
  • 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 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 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 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 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.