Art Deco Czech Fruit Basket Lamp with Murano Grapes
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
Superb Art Deco fruit basket glass lamp, “Made in Czechoslovakia”, as impressed underneath to the metal. Multiple different glass fruits and leaves in vibrant colors and realistic sh...
Art Glass
Czech Iron and Crystal Table Lamp with Multicolor Grape Shades
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This a fabulous five-light table lamp with clustered grapes as shades, handblown applied leaves on Art Nouveau solid iron base. Made in Czechoslovakia it is the perfect lamp for a wi...
Crystal, Iron
Art Deco Czech Leaves and Opalescent Grapes Lamp
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
Art Deco lamp green grapes and leaves, Czech. Glass. Fantastic, lifelike, intricate detail to opalescent bunches of grapes and leaves with darker inclusions, all in magnificent origi...
'Grape Cluster' Glass Lamp
Located in New Preston, CT
A Czech glass 'grape cluster' lamp with a Murano glass base.
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.
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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.