Midcentury Chrome Bullet Shape Table Lamp
By Robert Sonneman, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice chrome bullet capsule shape table lamp.
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Chrome
Midcentury Chrome Bullet Shape Table Lamp
By Robert Sonneman, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice chrome bullet capsule shape table lamp.
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Polished Chrome Bullet Shape Table Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern bullet shape table lamp.
Chrome
Karl Springer "Bullet Up Light" in Polished Chrome 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
"Bullet Up Light" in polished chrome with honeycomb diffuser by Karl Springer, American 1970's. This is a meticulously crafted accent light.
Metal, Chrome
Pair Art Deco Streamline Chrome Bullet Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair Art Deco Streamline Chrome Bullet Lamps. Overall great vintage condition.
Chrome
Pair of Streamlined Art Deco Chrome Bullet Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A matched pair of circa 1930s chrome lamps with frosted glass shades. Hand painted silver stripes encircle each shade. Bases are chrome plated steel as are the tops which have chrome...
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H 9.25 in Dm 1.75 in
Pair of English Art Deco Chrome and Bakelite Spitfire Bullet Faux-Candle Lamps
Located in Port Hope, ON
In 1941 the English Royal Air Force equipped their Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft with 20mm Hispano-Suiza cannons and these lamps are constructed from their ammunition. The shells f...
Chrome
1920'S Art Deco Chrome & Glass "Bullet" Table Lamp, Pair by F.T. Haffner
By F.T. Haffner & Co.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1920'S Art Deco style perforated chrome and opaque glass "Bullet" table lamps. These rare lamps feature a perforated chrome diffuser shade with opaque fade to blue glass interior sha...
Chrome
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.