Frederick Cooper Glass Lamp
Mid-20th Cent. White Opaline Glass & Brass Lamp - Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in San Francisco, CA
A table lamp with opaline glass that has a complex, almost smoke-like appearance. It has an elegant
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Frederick Cooper Ivory & Gilt Twisted Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Frederick Cooper table lamp with carved wood base, open spiral carved oval center and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal
Pair of Frederick Cooper Royal Blue Glass Parcel Gilt Table Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Frederick Cooper vase form glass table lamps with royal blue reverse inserts. Gilt
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Bronze Astrological Armillary Lamp by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Rio Vista, CA
armillary sundial sphere. The lamp was produced by Frederick Cooper Chicago, Illinois. The top is fitted
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
2 Mid Century Frederick Cooper Glass Brass Foliage Fruit Berries Table Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century Frederick Cooper brass and glass table lamp pair featuring a clear glass column display
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Frederick Cooper Silver and Gold Leaf Stacked Ball Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
Frederick Cooper. In the manner of James Mont. Patinated brass socket cover with original milk glass
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Silver Leaf
Pair of Faux Malachite Table Lamps by Frederick Cooper Lamp Co.
By Frederick Cooper
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of faux malachite table lamps with black silk drum shades by Frederick Cooper Lamp Co
Category
Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Signed Pair Frederick Cooper Urn Form Lamps in Brass and Lucite
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Beautiful pair of brass and lucite Urn form lamps by Frederick Cooper. Lamps have an original
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Moorish Style Frederick Cooper Hammered Copper Urn Shaped Double Handled Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful Moorish style Frederick Cooper hammered copper urn or jug shaped double handled lamp with
Category
Late 20th Century American Moorish Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron, Copper
H 29.5 in W 24 in D 24 in
Pair of 1950s American Frederick Cooper Gold Leaf & Brass Table Lamps Inc Shades
By Frederick Cooper
Located in London, GB
Pair of 1950s American Frederick Cooper tall gold leaf and cream painted table lamps which are
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
H 43.31 in Dm 9.06 in
Opaline Glass & Brass Kerosine Style Table Lamp by Fredrick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lovely mid-20th century lamp by Frederick Cooper has kerosine lamp hardware at the top of
Category
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Vintage Italian Blown Glass Rooster Lamps
By Frederick Cooper, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of vintage Italian blown glass Rooster lamps.
Stylish pair of Hollywood Regency Italian blown
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass, Glass
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass and Marble Lamps
By Frederick Cooper, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern glass and marble lamps
Beautiful pair of Italian Hollywood
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Italian Midcentury Gold Glass Lamp on Iron Base-Marbro Attributed
By Chapman Manufacturing Company, Frederick Cooper, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Midcentury Gold Glass Lamp on Iron Base-Marbro Attributed.
Large scale Italian gold blown
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Pair of Midcentury White Glass Lamps with Abstract Gilt Decoration
By Chapman Manufacturing Company, Gerald Thurston, Frederick Cooper, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of midcentury white glass lamps with abstract gilt decoration.
Chic pair of Mid-Century
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood
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Mid Century Italian Tole Armillary Lamp on Wooden Base
Located in Southampton, NY
Mid Century Italian Tole Armillary Lamp on Wooden Base
with a Pewter Color Silk Shade (Sold Separately)
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Tôle
Amorph Helix Table Lamp Solid Wood, Ebony Finish with Ivory Silk Shade
By Amorph Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural table lamp made from MDF with cold metal finish. Color: White gold.
Dimension base: 16" H x 7.5" L x 5.5" W
Shade dimension: 10" H x 14" W.
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Amorph Helix Table Lamp, Solid Wood, Walnut Finish with Ivory Silk Shade
By Amorph Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural table lamp made from ashwood with walnut stained
Dimension base: 16" H x 7.5" L x 5.5" W
Shade dimension: 10" H x 14" W.
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Turquoise Glazed Large Chinese Ceramic Table Lamp with Crackle Glaze
Located in Verviers, BE
Inspired by a centuries-old technique of Chinese ceramics, this elegant table lamp is a bright and dramatic shade of turquoise with a fine crackle glaze.
The dimensions are measured...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Frederick Weinberg Style Iron Tripod Valet
By Frederic Weinberg, Mathieu Matégot
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unusual wrought iron valet is elegant in its simplicity. The frame is a continuous piece of wrought iron, and the hanger is removable. This is a minimal but stylish take on a st...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Wrought Iron
Isamu Noguchi Mid-Century Modern Paper Akari 26A Ceiling Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
26A ceiling lamp, designed by Isamu Noguchi.
Manufactured by Ozeki & Company Ltd. (Japan.)
Bamboo ribbing structure covered by washi paper manufactured according to the traditional p...
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Wrought Iron Floor Lamp with Frosted Glass Shade
By Raymond Subes
Located in London, GB
1920s French Art Deco floor lamp with etched glass shade.
This floor lamp represents an example of the quality and know-how of French artistic ironwork. This work is reminiscent of g...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Continental Wood Pocket Sundial and Compass 1780ca
Located in Firenze, IT
A carved Continental wood pocket sundial and compass, with precision carved numbers and a small stringline, 1.5 cm high, 6.5 cm wide, 4.5 cm deep
Category
Antique 1780s German Neoclassical Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Late 18th/19th Century French Ivory Louis XVI Armchairs with Aubusson
Located in Essex, MA
Lovely original carved Louis XVI style chairs with original Aubusson tapestry upholstery. A pair of Louis XVI style fauteuils or armchairis in their original condition ready to be re...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Wood
Textured Cast Metal Nouveau Lamp w/ Green Glass Shade & Curled Shade Holder
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Art Nouveau table lamp with a detailed, cast metal base and a unique, brass glass holder in the form of three curling stems. The green glass shade is a mushroom cap shape. One med...
Category
Vintage 1920s Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Seguso for Marbro Lamp Co. Turquoise Murano Glass Lamps Mid-Century Modern Pair
By The Marbro Lamp Company, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in North Miami, FL
These stunning pair of vintage Mid-Century Modern Seguso for Marbro Co. ribbed luscious turquoise or Caribbean sky blue Murano glass lamps have white lacquered bases. The luminosity ...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
H 41 in W 8 in D 8 in
Frederick Cooper Blue White Chinese Porcelain Mantel Vase Urn Ginger Jar Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Frederick Cooper blue and white porcelain table lamp featuring a floral chinoiserie designed vase / urn / jar
Dimensions:
31" x 8" x 8", shade 17"d x 13"
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
French White Opaline Glass Table Lamps, Circa 1930
Located in Rochester, NY
French white opaline glass fountain form table lamps w/ brass fittings and white enameled metal upper rods. Original vintage condition. Circa 1930. 38" h to top of brass finial / 28"...
Category
Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Carved Wood Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved wood table lamp from France, 1940s. Beautiful carved chevron design on stem with original dark wood finish. New ivory linen shade and newly re-wired. Takes one E12 base bulb, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Linen, Wood
Vintage Asian Glazed Ceramic Ginger Jar Lamps - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage Asian Floral lamps. A chic ginger jar shape with a glazed ceramic finish. Rest of wooden plinths. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Pair of Chinese Green and Black Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large pair of black and green ginger jar urns now as lamps. The chines porcelain from the mid 20th century and make a striking pair of lamps. The shades for photographic purposes o...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
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Frederick Cooper Sculptural Glass Desk Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a clean and modern brass and smoke colored glass desk lamp. It has great lines and is good
Category
American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Great Frederick Cooper Brass and Glass Floor Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Mount Penn, PA
1970s round glass attached table brass floor lamp with brass ball design finial. Taking one
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Floor Lamps
Mid-20th Century Frederick Cooper Style Cobalt Blue Lamp, Tyndale Lamps Sticker
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-20th century Frederick cooper style cobalt blue lamp, Tyndale lamps sticker, brass base
New
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Pink Opaline & Gilt Decorated Lamps by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Highly decorative pair of pink opaline glass lamps with hand painted gilt decoration by Frederick
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Frederick Cooper Art Glass Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a lovely vintage pair of white Art glass and brass lamps by Frederick Cooper
The lamps
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Frederick Cooper Glass Column Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in New York, NY
Pair of modernist glass column lamps with polished nickel base and decorative cap. Rewired for use
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Pair Frederick Cooper Gilt & White Glass Table Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of vase form milk glass table lamps with gilt banding and brass bases. Unexpected Lucite vase
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Frederick Cooper Bamboo Magazine Rack Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A rare vintage Frederick Cooper faux bamboo magazine storage floor lamp. The tall fluted brass lamp
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair Frederick Cooper Parcel Gilt Glass Royal Blue Table Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair Frederick Cooper vase form glass table lamps with royal blue reverse inserts. Gilt detailing
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Frederick Cooper Architecturally Inspired Brass Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
Architecturally inspired 40" tall Frederick Cooper table lamp. Finely cast brass body draws from
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Iridescent Lamps by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Iridescent lamps by Frederick Cooper.
The lamps have a foil applied in tones of Grey
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Stunning Pair of Table Lamps with Glass Bases by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in New York, NY
Pair of stunning table lamps by Frederick Cooper.
The glass lamp bodies have a subtle striping of
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Bronze Lamps by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Grand scale in the form of temple candlesticks. They are fitted with original "glass cloth "
like
Category
Vintage 1960s Asian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Asian Form Blue and Green Glass Lamps by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Asian form blue and green glass lamps, designed for Frederick Cooper, circa 1950's
Category
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Frederick Cooper Silver & Gold Leaf Stacked Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
Frederick Cooper. In the manner of James Mont. Patinated brass socket cover with original milk glass
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Silver, Brass
Frederick Cooper Ivory Lacquer & Gilt Carved Wood Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Frederick Cooper table lamp with carved wood base, open spiral carved oval center and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal
Pair Frederick Cooper Silver & Gold Leaf Stacked Table Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
spacers by Frederick Cooper. In the manner of James Mont. Patinated brass socket covers with original milk
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
FREDERICK COOPER Late 20th Century Palm Tree Table Lamps - Pair
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of Hollywood Regency style table lamps by Frederick Cooper. Made of solid brass with a
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Frederick Cooper Pair of Table Lamps in Ginger Jar Form
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Stamford, CT
Frederick Cooper pair of table lamps in ginger jar form. These highly desirable table lamps from
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Table Lamps
A Pair of American Mid-Century Frosted Apple-Green Glass Lamps, by Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in San Francisco, CA
decoration; by Frederick Cooper, Chicago; each urn-form lamp in a graduated apple-green frosted glass
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Pair of Italian Wrought Iron and Handblown Glass Table Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in North Miami, FL
Made in Italy for the Frederick Cooper Lamp Company in Chicago, these impressively-scaled lamps
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Pair of Mid-20th Century Handblown Clear Glass Table Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of handblown clear glass table lamps by Frederick Cooper, circa 1970.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Very Large Frederick Cooper Blue Ceramic Lamp
Located in Winter Park, FL
. Original "Frederick Cooper Lamps Chicago" afixed to brass near the white glass reflector. This is a very
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Mid-Century Bamboo Decorated Standing Floor Lamp with Shade
By Frederick Cooper
Located in New York, NY
Bamboo decorated standing floor lamp with shade by Frederick Cooper.
In 1923, Frederick Cooper
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood
Hollywood Regency Mercury Glass Lamp
By Frederick Cooper, E. F. Chapman, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Houston, TX
A glamorous circa 1960 Hollywood Regency mercury glass table lamp on a gilt base. The lamp is newly
Category
Vintage 1960s Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Mercury Glass
Alex Brand Signed Art Glass Vase
By Alex Brand
Located in Hanover, MA
, with his wife, Susan Thomas.
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Category
1990s American Post-Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Beautiful Console or Sofa Table Brass and Iron with Thick Glass Top
Located in Palm Springs, CA
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20th Century American Mission Console Tables
Frederick Cooper Glass Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Hanover, MA
Frederick Cooper (signed) vase form table lamp in tonal colored glass (turquoise / teal) on clear
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Hollywood Regency Iridescent Glass Lamp by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Rochester, NY
Hollywood Regency silver gray lavender purple iridescent glass lamp with giltwood base by Frederick
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Pair of Frederick Cooper Handblown Green Glass Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Mid-Century Modern pair of handblown green glass table lamps produced by Frederick Cooper of
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Frederick Cooper Architectural Tall Brass Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
Architecturally inspired 40" tall Frederick Cooper table lamp. Finely cast brass body draws from
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Handblown Glass and Brass Palm Tree Table Lamp by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Toledo, OH
A beautiful hand blown glass table lamp by Frederick Cooper. This lamp features a brass palm tree
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Pair of Frederick Cooper Gilt and White Milk Glass Table Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of vase form milk glass table lamps with gilt banding and brass bases. Unexpected Lucite vase
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Rare Pair of Blown Glass and Giltwood Pearl Lamps by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of blown glass and giltwood lamps by Frederick Cooper, circa 1960. Reverse painting
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass, Wood
Frederick Cooper Helix Lamp James Mont.
By Frederick Cooper, James Mont
Located in Rochester, NY
A tall spiral helix lamp by Frederick Cooper Studios attributed to James Mont with beautifully aged
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Frederick Cooper Chinoiserie Ginger Porcelain Table Lamps with Shades, a Pair
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a stunning pair of Chinese table lamps by Frederick Cooper circa the
Category
Vintage 1960s American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
H 32 in W 18 in D 18 in
James Mont Style Pair of Gilt Wood Open Spiral Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Danville, CA
Spectacular pair of Parcel Gilt Carved Wood open spiral form table lamps with their original shades
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of Mid-Century Plastered Gourd Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company, Aldo Londi, Frederick Cooper, Bitossi, Raymor
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning pair of Mid-Century Modern plastered gourd lamps. These Hollywood Regency gourd shaped
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Plaster
Pair of Charming Royal Blue Glass, Frederick Cooper Lamps with Gold Leaf Bees
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Hudson, NY
A pair of very charming 1960s table lamps by Frederick Cooper with stunning bases of royal blue
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Frederick Cooper Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Frederick Cooper Lamp in a great yellow hue with gold leaf base detail. Similar lamp is available
Category
American Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood
Frederick Cooper Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Classic Frederick Cooper lamp has green and yellow translucent body with gold leaf base and detail.
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood
Purple Blown Glass Table Lamp with Gold Leaf by Frederick Cooper
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautifully colored amethyst glass table lamp with gold leaf detail.
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
1960s Tyndale Glass and Brass Urn Lamps, Pair
By Tyndale
Located in Richmond, VA
Pair of handblown glass lamps on brass footed bases by Tyndale, a division of Frederick Cooper
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1970s Frederick Cooper Brass and Art Glass Palm Tree Lamps with Shades, Pair
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is a stunning, pair of 1970s Frederick Cooper brass and clear art glass palm tree lamps
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1940s Frederick Cooper Gold Quan Yin Geisha Statue Lamp
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is a fabulous, 1940s large Frederick Cooper gold painted Quan Yin geisha statue lamp
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamps
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the frederick cooper glass lamp you’re looking for. Each frederick cooper glass lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, metal and brass. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer frederick cooper glass lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right frederick cooper glass lamp, those designed in Hollywood Regency, Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made frederick cooper glass lamp over the years, but those crafted by Frederick Cooper are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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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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