1920s Art Deco Frankart / Nuart Style Sculptural Nude Table Lamp
By Frankart, Nuart
Located in Forney, TX
table lamp. circa 1920 Early 20th century, featuring two figural patinated metal female nymph nudes
Marble, Metal
$1,125Sale Price / item|40% Off
H 15 in W 5.5 in D 4 in
Frankart Style Nude Nymph Silhouette Moon Black Spelter Table Lamp by Sarsparill
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco-styled Frankart re-edition by Sarsparilla features a nude nymph silhouette moon black
Metal
$1,897Sale Price|30% Off
H 11 in W 16 in D 7 in
Frankart L254 Twin Nude Sculptural Table Lamp with Stepped Shade
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Frankart model L210 nude spelter metal sculptural table lamp features two Art Deco styled nude
Metal
Unavailable
H 20 in W 8 in D 5 in
Rare Art Deco Frankart Modernistic Nude Lamp with Original Crackle Glass Shade
By Frankart
Located in Mount Penn, PA
One of the rarer Frankart lamps made during the 1920s-1930s by Arthur von Frankenberg creator of
Frankart Style Silvertone Nude Table Lamp
By Frankart
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Frankart-style table lamp featuring a nude female figure standing on top of a chrome ball holding a
Brass, Steel
Chrome Frankart Style Outstretched Nude Table Lamp
By Sarsaparilla
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Chrome Frankart style table lamp featuring a nude female outstretched woman holding two glass plate
Chrome
Sold
H 19 in W 7.75 in D 7.75 in
Art Deco Frankart Style Figural Nude Table Lamp with Floral Shade C1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
Art Deco Frankart Style Figural Nude Table Lamp with Floral Shade C1930 Measures - 19"h x 7 3/4"w
Metal
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
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
Metal, Spelter
Art Deco Plant Stand French 1930's
Located in Devon, England
Wonderful and totally authentic 1930's Art Deco French plant stand. Two tiered in blonde birds eye maple which contrasts beautifully with the typically French tapering Rosewood legs....
Maple, Walnut
$2,703 / set
H 62.41 in W 45.48 in D 14.57 in
Art Deco Amsterdamse School Dressing Table or Vanity by J.J. Zijfers, 1920s
By J.J. Zijfers
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School dressing table or vanity. Design by J.J. Zijfers Amsterdam. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak base with original drawer...
Mirror, Macassar, Oak
$2,750 / set
H 24.5 in W 16 in D 7 in
Pair of Art Deco Bent Stained Glass Theatre Wall Sconces Floral Design, 1920s
Located in Toledo, OH
A wonderful pair of Art Deco theatre wall sconces, circa 1920s. Impressive in size and form these light fixtures have bent stained glass with a floral design. Very good condition wit...
Stained Glass
$5,850 / set
H 26 in W 12 in D 27 in
Pair Of Machine Age Art Deco Tables by Modernage Furniture Company C. 1930's
By Modernage Furniture Company
Located in Bernville, PA
Pair of American Art Deco side tables retailed and made by the Modernage Furniture Company. A three-quarter circle holds a long shelf with a smaller shelf at the apex. They are known...
Maple
Sculptural Single Chrome Bed, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Sculptural single bed with chrome steel frame and leather upholstery.
Chrome
Bessarabian Rug, 1810
Located in New York, NY
Bessarabian rug, 1810 Russia, circa 1810 Tapestry woven carpet Imperial Tapestry Factory, St. Petersburg Having an Adamesque central medallion on a warm caramel ground, with swan...
Wool
A Large French 'Olivia" Floor Lamp By Jean Claude Mahey
By Jean Claude Mahey
Located in London, GB
A large and very tall, wrought iron and painted floor lamp in foliate manner with white sphere lamp shade on a pivotable fitting. The base in polished Italian travertine, with bronze...
Wrought Iron
$17,185
H 30.12 in W 39.97 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage 1928 Avant Garde Art Exhibition Poster Kandinsky Picasso Klee
By Heinrich Campendonk
Located in London, GB
Original vintage art exhibition poster: Colour / Farbe Ausstellung im Kaiser-Wilhelm-Museum held at the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum in Krefeld Germany from 1-31 May 1928 presenting work by...
Paper
Oval Art Deco Chandelier
By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
Art Deco chandelier with nickel finish.
Bronze
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Wedding Bed
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese wedding bed in red lacquer and hand cards details. Has a new mattress (not shown).
Gold Leaf
English 1930s Art Deco Walnut Double Bed
Located in Devon, England
Wonderful 1930s English walnut double bed. The veneers really make this bed outstanding book paged veneers throughout with walnut feather banding to the edges. Standard English doubl...
Iron
$61,867
H 7.09 in W 20.48 in D 13.39 in
One-Off Winsor & Newton Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Sterling Silver 1977 Artist Box
By Windsor & Newton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely one of a kind Winsor & Newton 1977 Queen Elizabeth Jubilee presentation with sterling silver plaques and boxes Calamander wood Artist b...
Crystal, Sterling Silver
$7,250 / item
H 23.63 in W 21.07 in D 15.75 in
Shagreen Side Table with a Sculptural Bronze Patina Brass Base by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Brass
Art Deco Chandelier
By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
Art Deco chandelier with nickel finish and sandblasted glasses.
Brass
1940 Fada Bullet 116 Bakelite Catalin Radio, Blue with Pumpkin Trim
Located in Newfoundland, PA
1940 Fada Bullet Catalin / Bakelite Tube Radio. Blue case with pumpkin trim. This radio is very rare with short wave (Model 116). The radio is original and in excellent condition, ...
Bakelite
Pair of Jean Perzel Attributed 1940s Gilt Iron Wall Sconces
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Sharon, CT
A pair of very large (27.5 inches high-exclusive of globes) Gilded Cast Iron (21 lbs. each) Wall Sconces. Not signed or otherwise marked.
Iron
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.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Bespoke lighting is a hallmark of upscale interiors, and contemporary makers are increasingly ambitious in their materials and forms.