Dupre Lafon Table Lamp
Paul Dupre Lafon Art Deco Leather Table Lamp, France 1950
By Paul Dupré-Lafon
Located in Paris, FR
Paul Dupré Lafon.
The lamp is in superb original condition it has never been never used.
The
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Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Table Lamps
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Important Table Lamp with Original Shade by Dupré-Lafon for Hermès
By Paul Dupré-Lafon
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A rare Hermes desk/table lamp designed by Paul Dupré-Lafon formed of circular sections of stacked
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Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps
1950's Table Lamp in the Style of Paul Dupre-Lafon
By Paul Dupré-Lafon
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's leather and oak table lamp in the manner of Paul Dupre-Lafon
Dimensions given without shade
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Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
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Paul Dupre-Lafon Style Conical Scalloped Alligator Leather Table Lamp, C. 1940s
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Vintage 1940s French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
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Pair of Art Deco Leather Lamps Attributed to Paul Dupré-Lafon For Hermes
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Pair of Art Deco Leather Lamps Attributed to Paul Dupré-Lafon For Hermes
Unsigned in good
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Table Lamps
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Leather Lamp Dupré Lafon, 1940
Located in TOULOUSE, FR
rectangular base
Dupre Lafon 1940
Height without the sleeve: 31 cm.
Base: 16cm X 16cm.
Barrel: 7.5 cm X
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By Hermès
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Dimensions given without shade
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Dupre Lafon Table Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic dupre lafon table lamp available at 1stDibs. A dupre lafon table lamp — often made from animal skin, leather and brass — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the dupre lafon table lamp you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A dupre lafon table lamp made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with mid-century modern — is very popular.
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Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
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