Single Crocodile Skin Twist Table Lamp
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Single crocodile skin twist table lamp.
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Crocodile
Single Crocodile Skin Twist Table Lamp
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Single crocodile skin twist table lamp.
Crocodile
Green Crocodile Skin Table Lamp
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Rewired with new pull chain sockets and brown cloth cord. Matching finial.
Leather
Murano Glass Flush Mount Lamp with Crocodile Skin Surface Texture by Hillebrand
By Hillebrand
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning Murano Glass Flush Mount Lamp with Crocodile Skin Surface Texture by Hillebrand 1960s, Germany The lamp is executed with 5x E14 Edison screw fit bulbs.
Metal, Brass
Contemporary Table Lamps, Crocodile Skin Design
By Marioni
Located in Calenzano, IT
Pair of statuary table lamps with shades. These contemporary table lamps are decorated with a brown crocodile skin effect.
Ceramic
Bronze Crocodile Skin Motif Bronze French Table Lamp c1970
Located in Chicago, IL
A bronze French table lamp in bronze with the motif of crocodile skin.
Bronze
Willy Daro Brass Table Lamps with Mounted Seashell, a pair
By Willy Daro
Located in Atlanta, GA
The lampshades are geometrically shaped in dark brown color with a textured faux crocodile skin pattern. The lamps are fully rewired to fit US standards.
Metal, Brass
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.