Female Nude Lamps
Female Nude Table Lamp in Glass and Brass
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wonderful nude table lamp in glass and brass.
Height 72 cm.
Diameter 24 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vicke Lindstrand 45cm nude female 1936 Lamp Sweden
By Upsala Ekeby, Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Forest, BE
This is a real lamp in mother of pearl finish by Swedish master ceramicist Gunnar Nylund. Made in
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Clay, Linen
Heifetz Style Hand Carved Nude Female Bust Torchiere Floor Lamp
By Heifetz
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Heifetz Style Mid-Century hand-carved nude female bust Torchiere floor lamp pair with milk glass
Category
Vintage 1950s American Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of Sèvres Porcelain Hand-Painted Female Nude Table Lamps
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Chicago, IL
hand-painted and glazed bodies of the table lamps are a female nude on a heathered cinnamon background
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$3,375 Sale Price / set
25% Off
H 27 in Dm 8.5 in
Edwardian Era Italian Carved Alabaster Nude Greco-Roman Female Figural Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
nude female figure, gracefully posed beneath an elaborate alabaster shade. The shade is richly
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
$9,675
H 31 in W 5.5 in D 7 in
Russel Wright Figural Female Nude Mid-Century Table Lamp Circa 1950s
By Russel Wright
Located in Southampton, NJ
An elegant design in this sculptural lamp depicting a turning nude female form designed by Russel
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian art deco table lamp, nude female archer, brass, Sweden, 1920s
Located in Forserum, SE
the elegance of 1920s design. The lamp features a striking nude female archer sculpted in solid brass
Category
Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
$1,127
H 19.69 in Dm 8.27 in
Hand-Carved Female Nude Wood Sculpture Table Lamp by Nicholas Mocharniuk
By Nicholas Mocharniuk
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Beautiful hand-carved female nude wood sculpture table lamp with tinted black wood base, by
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Gold-Tone Nude Grecian Female Spelter Lamp with Cut Crystal Globe
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Gold-toned Grecian lounging female spelter metal lamp with ornamental cut crystal glass globe
Category
Vintage 1930s American Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Spelter
1920's Art DecoFrosted Art Glass Female Nude Relief Accent Table Lamp
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1920's Art Deco Frosted Art Glass Female Nude Figural Relief on Lamp. Rare find.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
$800 Sale Price
20% Off
H 11 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Antique Art Nouveau Olive Kooken Figural Nude Female Bronze Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Nouveau Olive Kooken Figural Nude Female Bronze Clad Ceramic Table Lamp. Circa Early
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$950
H 27 in W 9 in D 9 in
American Mid-Century Modern Plaster Table Lamp Sculpted Two Nude Female Marked
Located in Miami, FL
American Mid-Century Modern plaster table lamp features two hand carved nude female and is mounted
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
$1,200
H 28 in W 13.75 in D 10.5 in
Art Deco Copper & Iron w Slag Glass Table Lamp Nude Dancing Female C1935
By Frankart
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous simple yet elegant dancing nude woman from the Art Deco period. Copper over iron and cast
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Copper, Iron
$899
H 9.25 in W 6.25 in D 4 in
Italian Lamp Base with Pulcinella and Female Nude, Art Deco Ceramic, Ponti Era
Located in Philadelphia, PA
tall-hatted Pulcinella figure on one side, and a nude female figure on the other, all rendered in rich
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$3,850
H 11.5 in Dm 4.5 in
"Dancers w/ Veils", Art Deco Lamp w/ Nude Female Figures, Unique Wire Mesh Shade
By Reuben Haley, Muncie Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Indiana -- shows a frieze of nude female figures, bathed in terra cotta and green-blue glazes. What makes
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$4,700
H 25.5 in Dm 16 in
Set of 2 Art Deco c1920's Frosted Art Glass Female Nude Figural Table Lamps
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Set of 2 Art Deco c1920's Frosted Nude Female Art Glass Sculpture Lamps. These are lovely.
Category
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
$1,264 Sale Price
20% Off
H 13.5 in Dm 6 in
Antique Art Deco Bronze Nude Female Statue Sculpture Lamp Demetre Chiparus 1925
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Portland, OR
A very rare original Art Deco bronze statue lamp modeled as a beautiful nude dancer, by Demetre
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$2,600
H 14.5 in Dm 3 in
Rare Midcentury Modern Carved Teak Female Nude Sculpture Table or Floor Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
expressive and already exaggerated forms of this female nude. This exaggerated style gives this sculpture
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,869
H 47 in W 13.5 in D 9 in
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Mid-Century Modern Female Nude Lamps 1950s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
grain and full figure of these nude female lamps. (33" H [top of finial] x 8" W by 6" D). In excellent
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
1920s Art Deco Chrome and Vaseline Table Lamp with Posed Female Nude Dancer
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
1920s Art Deco chrome and Vaseline table lamp with posed female nude dancer.
Light has the
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
H 14.57 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Pair of Glazed Terracotta Figural Table Lamps
Located in Hudson, NY
Female nude figural table lamps in black glazed terracotta. Executed in the cubist taste. Retains
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
F.A.I.P. Plaster Female Nude Lamp with Printed Shade
By F.A.I.P. 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extraordinary plaster lamp of a female nude painted with a speckled motif and paired with an
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Paper, Plaster
Surrealist Blindfolded Nude Female Italian Ceramic Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Surrealist blindfolded nude female Italian ceramic lamp, Italy, circa 1960s. She stands an
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Lifesize Female Nude Figure Plaster Sculpture Lamp
By American Studio Workshop
Located in Wilton, CT
Large painted plaster lamp of a nude female torso realistically modeled with fine detail, circa
Category
Vintage 1960s American Minimalist Table Lamps
Pair Sevres Porcelain Handpainted Female Nude Table Lamps
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Chicago, IL
hand painted and glazed bodies of the table lamps are a female nude on a heathered cinnamon background
Category
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Bronze Tiffany Lamp Art Nouveau Female Nude Light
Located in Potters Bar, GB
An unusual art nouveau style Tiffany lamp with a bronze female arched over the leaded glass shade
Category
Vintage 1950s Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Art Deco Floor Lamp Nude Female French 1930s
Located in Buxton, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Fabulous Art Deco Floor Lamp
Nude Female holding a Ball in
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Glass, Plaster
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Nude Female Figural Table Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
Sculptural table lamp of a bronze nude woman on a wooden base.
The lampshade is made of plaster
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Frankart Inspired Chrome Nude Female Table Lamp with Cobalt Shade
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Frankart inspired a chrome nude female table lamp featuring 3 nude Frankart style females on a
Category
Vintage 1980s American Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Rare Nuart Bronze Standing Nude Female Accent Table Lamp, Pair
By Nuart
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare Nuart table lamp pair, both featuring a nude bronze finished white metal female with
Category
Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Heifetz Style Hand Carved Abstract Nude Female Table Lamp with Shade
By Heifetz
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Heifetz style hand carved table lamp featuring an abstract nude female bust resting on a black base
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Hardwood
1950s female abstract nude ceramic tall table lamp atributet to Heifetz
By Heifetz
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking tall nude female torso all one piece ceramic pottery , circa 1950s beautiful glaze , 3 way
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Milk Glass
Rare Copper Frankart #220 "Legs Up" Nude Female Figuring Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
1920s copper Art Deco Frankart table lamp featuring a nude female figurine base. While most
Category
Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Rare Copper Frankart #220 "Legs Up" Nude Female Figuring Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
1920s copper Art Deco Frankart table lamp featuring a nude female figurine base. While most
Category
Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Monumental Art Deco Revival Female Nude Gilt and Silvered Bronze Floor Lamps
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair monumental of Art Deco revival floor lamps in the shape of allegorical female nudes, each
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Lamp of Female Nude Sunset by Edouard Drouot, 19th Century
By Edouard Drouot
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous large antique French bronze lamp depicting the female nude 'Sunset', by the
Category
Antique 1890s French Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 38.98 in W 11.42 in D 9.06 in
Silver Plate Bronze Nude Female Art Nouveau Lamp w/ Iridescent Art Glass Shade
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Silver plate bronze Nude female Art Nouveau lamp featuring a young nymph holding up a large
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Table Lamps
Materials
Silver
Pair of Female Nude Figure Ceramic Table Lamps, late Art Deco, Poland 1960s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a pair of white ceramic table lamps, shaped as female nudes with
Category
Vintage 1960s Polish Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 20.48 in W 8.67 in D 7.88 in
Sculptural Female Nude Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
Sculptural form lamp of nude woman on a wooden base.
Measures: Height with shade 72 cm.
Shade 40
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Vintage Modern Pop Art Orange Fiberglass Mannequin Female Nude Torso Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Modern Pop Art Orange Fiberglass Mannequin Nude Female Torso Table Lamp. Circa Late 20th
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fiberglass
H 34 in W 12 in D 9 in
Antique Italian Marble Figure of a Female Nude by Emilio P. Fiaschi Table Lamp
By Emilio Fiaschi
Located in Lisse, NL
practical table lamp into one was created in the Italian Arts and Crafts era. However, this female semi-nude
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble
H 13.3 in W 14 in D 7.5 in
Frankart Art Deco Nude Female Figurals with 1920s Mercury Glass Globe
By Frankart
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Two sculpted and relaxed nude female figurines, both adorned with smiles, serve as captivating "fem
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Spelter
Figural Nude Nuart Creations NYC Art Deco Table Lamp
By Frankart, Nuart, Max Le Verrier
Located in New Windsor, NY
A very special Nuart Creations Art Deco figural female nude table lamp. A little racy, suggestive
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Spelter
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Nude Figural Lamp Sculpture in the manner of Frankart
By Frankart
Located in Peoria, AZ
This is a MAGNIFICENT Art Deco figural lamp from the 1920s! It features a splendid female nude carrying
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Important Tom Corbin "Eden" Figural Bronze Twin Light Table Lamps
By Tom Corbin
Located in Bridgeport, CT
nude figures as lamp supports, mounted on black marble bases. Signed on the bronze tiered bases. Flame
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Figural Female Nude Lamps
Located in Kingston, NY
Pair of black composite figural nude lamps.
Sinuous and elegant.
Possessing wonderful proportions.
Category
Late 20th Century American Other Table Lamps
Materials
Composition
Pair of Female Nude Torso Lamps
Located in Treasure Island, CA
All original pair, quite stylish. Priced as pair.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Rare American Art Deco Chrome and Black Shaded Female Nude Figural Desk Lamp
Located in Port Hope, ON
stepped cushion base that supports a beautifully sculpted chrome nude female figure standing on a chrome
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
American 1920's Art Deco Clear Frosted Glass Nude Female Figural Table Lamp
By Tiffin Glass Co.
Located in Fairfax, VA
American art deco clear frost glass with figure dancing girl on each side, original black glass base and top.
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Art Nouveau Table Lamp with Nude Female Figurine Base in Stoneware
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Art Nouveau or Jugend table lamp with nude female figurine base in stoneware. Beautiful young nude
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware, Opaline Glass
American Mid-Century Table Lamp with Polychrome Plaster Female Nude by Alexander Backer.
By Alexander Backer, ABCO
Located in Port Hope, ON
kneeling female Asian nude demurely covering herself is mounted on a black enamelled wooden base. The
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Murano Glass
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Materials
Brass
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By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Dallas, TX
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Vintage 1950s Side Tables
Materials
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
$18,988
H 31.89 in W 57.09 in D 57.09 in
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Female Nude Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of female nude lamps available for sale. The range of distinct female nude lamps — often made from metal, brass and bronze — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of female nude lamps available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Female nude lamps are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency and Art Deco styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made female nude lamps over the years, but those made by Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, ABCO and Alexander Backer are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Female Nude Lamps?
Prices for female nude lamps start at $495 and top out at $35,000 with the average selling for $1,934.
Finding the Right Table-lamps for You
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
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.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
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