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Early 20th Century French Empire Gilt Gesso Lamp
Located in Harlingen, TX
An early 20th century French Empire torchère style table lamp with shade. Gilded gessoed
Category
Early 20th Century Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Pair of Marbro Giltwood and Gesso Neoclassical Table Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of substantial table lamps by Marbro. Wonderfully distressed from natural use, the gilt and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
White Gesso Floor Lamp with Shade
Located in New York, NY
Artisan custom made floor lamp with tripod base.
Features mottled white gesso over metal frame
Category
2010s American Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
White Gesso Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair of white table lamps made of gesso over ceramic form. USA, circa 1970.
Rewired with new
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Majestic Restored Vintage Driftwood Lamp in Gesso
Located in Atlanta, GA
A remarkable monumental vintage driftwood lamp (West Coast USA, circa 1950). Beautifully aged Gesso
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Driftwood, Gesso
Giacometti Style Pair Gesso over Bronze Floor Lamps
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of bronze floor lamps with a white gesso finish in the Style Giacometti - The pair are in
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Serge Roche Style Gilt Gesso Pineapple Lamp
By Serge Roche
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A monumental Serge Roche style gilt pineapple lamp crafted of gesso with foliate details at top and
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Gesso
Gild Wood Gesso Italian Floor Lamp
By The Biltmore Company
Located in Den Haag, NL
Classic Italian wooden floor lamp. In a superb color. A real antique gold color. With just the
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair Hollywood Regency Gesso Finish Nautical Seashell Shape Plaster Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
Finial.
Recently refinished in off white Gesso.
US Wiring and each Lamp takes a regular or LED light
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Gesso, Plaster
H 22.25 in W 11 in D 6.75 in
Antique Italian 19th Century Polychrome Gilded and Gesso Carved Wood Table Lamp
Located in Lincoln, GB
Antique Italian 19th Century Polychrome Gilded and Gesso Painted Carved Wood Table Lamp is a truly
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood
H 16.93 in Dm 7.09 in
Iconic Sculptural Textured White Gesso Finish Plaster Table Lamp Acrylic Base
By Sirmos
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern table lamp in white Gesso Finish.
Plaster undertone with textured pattern a
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
H 25.5 in W 13.63 in D 6.75 in
Pair Parcel Gilt & Black Lacquer Plaster & Gesso Empire Style Urn Uplamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast plaster and gesso neoclassical or empire style double armed urn lamps in parcel gilt and black
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Wood and Gesso 10-Light Candelabra, Electrified
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century Italian wood and gesso 10-light candelabra which has modernized and electrified
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Table Lamps
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Magnificent Venetian Figural Floor Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A magnificent venetian figural floor lamp
A charming Italian carved wooden figural floor lamp
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Provincial Floor Lamps
Materials
Gesso
Classical Urn Lamps
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A large pair of turned wood neoclassical table lamps with oversized S-scroll handles.
We are
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Gesso
Monumental Chapman Hollywood Regency Sculptural Lamps
By Dorothy Draper, Tony Duquette, Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Amazing pair of monumental tall table lamps with original blue Chapman paper labels. Features
Category
Vintage 1950s Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Custom Tree Form Lamp by Frances Elkins
By Frances Elkins
Located in Palm Desert, CA
, Katherine Elkins Boyd. This whimsical lamp is carved in wood and finished in Gesso. It is a wonderful size
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Pair of 19th Century Italian Giltwood Candlesticks Table Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Pair of Italian giltwood 19th century candlesticks made into table lamps. Silver gilt over Gesso
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Table Lamps
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Contemporary Italian Silver Plated Hand Decorated Wooden Lamp
Located in Scandicci, Florence
This is a very unique lamp, completely hand decorated through a very articulate process.
Its
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Leaf
Pair of Silver-Leaf Carved Wood Torchieres / Floor Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elegant, graceful. tall, and unusual. Stunning and highly detailed and stylized vintage lighting.
Rare form and height. Custom shades included.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood, Gesso, Paper
Contemporary Dimmable Floor Lamp - "Curiosity" by Nicola Cecutti
Located in London, England
Playful floor or table lamp. Unique piece.
Material: clay, reclaimed iron, reclaimed plastic, PVA
Category
2010s British Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pr. Classical Style Silver Gilt Table Lamps Att. to Palladio
By Palladio
Located in New York, NY
Voguish, chic and sophisticated pair of silver gilt table lamps attributed to Italian maker
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Gesso
Italian Silver Gilt Wood Urn Shape Lamp, 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th century carved and gessoed wood with silver gilding half urn, converted to a lamp. Vintage
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Pair of 1930s Italian Neoclassical Parcel-Gilt Candleholder Table Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of 1930s Italian neoclassical-style parcel-gilt plaster and wood candleholder table lamps
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Victorian Black & Gilt Floor Lamp by Max Ray Handmade Shade w/ Teardrops
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous large antique Victorian floor lamp by Max Ray comprised of black wood shaft and gilt
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 72.25 in W 28 in D 28 in
Antique Italian Florentine Hand-Carved & Gilt Finished Floor Lamp & Shade
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique florr lamp is unsigned, but presumed to originate from Italy and date to approximately
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Floor Lamps
Materials
Gesso, Softwood
Mid-20th Century Florentine Giltwood Lamp with Original Shade Regency Style
By Florentine
Located in Melbourne, AU
White, gilt and green 'antiqued' table lamp in pine. Primed with gesso and hand painted with red
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Pine, Gesso, Giltwood
John Dickinson style organic tree branch table lamp in white finish
By John Dickinson
Located in Ferndale, MI
body of lamp is 20.5 " tall 26" tall at top of socket . .
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gesso, Paint, Wood
French Neoclassical Style Carved Silver Giltwood & Marble Draped Urn Lamps, Pair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Highly detailed pair of French neoclassical style silver leaf giltwood urn lamps featuring hand
Category
20th Century European Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Silver Leaf
H 33 in W 7 in D 8.5 in
Early 19th Century French Carved Giltwood Figural Winged Putti Table Lamp
Located in Forney, TX
professionally electrified and fashioned as a single-light table lamp.
Exquisitely hand carved, sculpted
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Rococo Table Lamps
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood
Magnificent Venetian Figural Floor Lamp Candelabra
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
lamp
The Lamp is carved in soft wood which is painted over a gesso base coat, the colours are good and
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Materials
Paint
Pair of Italian Baroque Revival Giltwood Urn and Faux Candle Table Lamps, 1930s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A dramatic and commanding pair of 1930s Italian Baroque Revival giltwood urn form table lamps with
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Baroque Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 19.25 in W 13 in D 7.25 in
Large Antique Santos of St. Roche, Patron Saint of Dogs, Now Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Antique Santos of St Roche (Roch), patron saint of Dogs, now custom mounted as a lamp with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Baroque Table Lamps
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Linen
H 48.5 in W 23 in D 14 in
Pair of Antique Italian Polychrome Table Lamps
Located in Lincoln, GB
captivating painted gesso on wood design, which gives them a unique and beautiful patina. The lamps showcase a
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of Seaweed Lamps by Alexander von Eikh
By Alexander von Eikh
Located in New York, NY
light. Steel, cut then hammered and welded, white gesso finish, electrical silk wrapped cord. For a side
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Double Gourd Form Parcel Gilt Plaster Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast plaster and gesso double gourd form table lamp with spiral and elliptical etching with gold
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Faux Porphyry Painted Baluster Vases as Table Lamps
Located in London, by appointment only
porphyry and the scroll arms finished with gesso and water gilt with gold leaf.
Porphyry and Giltwood Urns
Category
Early 2000s French Adam Style Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Teak
Pair Large Neoclassical Gilt & Green Cased-Glass Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant and unusual, these green cased glass and gilt gesso table lamps are quite large and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair Of 17TH Century Italian Figural Prickets Now Mounted As Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
gesso as they were probably originally gilded or polychromed.
This is an important and superior pair of
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of Neoclassical Italian Carved Gold Giltwood Candlestick Table Lamps
Located in Delray Beach, FL
table lamps, features white cream gesso and gold gilt polychrome finish, solid carved wood, two front
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of 18th Century French Carved Wooden Capitals Mounted as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
pair of desk or table lamps. Wonderfully hand-carved during late 1700s, the wooden capitals feature
Category
Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
Pair of 18th Centurty Spanish Carved Gilt Wood Altar Candlesticks Table Lamps
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
over gesso, with new of-white lamp shades. These candelsticks had been electrified with E27/E26 bulb
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Baroque Table Lamps
Materials
Giltwood, Textile
Pair of 19th Century Italian Hand Carved and Painted Table Lamps
Located in Lincoln, GB
A Pair of 19th Century Italian Hand Carved and Painted Table Lamps
Large and imposing oversized
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of Early 19th C. Silvergilt Fragment Lamps on Lucite Bases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of lamps, each a carved wooden urn-shaped finial, painted and parcel silvergilt over gesso
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Table Lamps
Louis Philippe Faux Marble & Giltwood Lamp, Dolphin Handles, Italy, C.1950
Located in Chatham, ON
Louis Philippe style faux marble and giltwood table lamp - dolphin handles - completely hand carved
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 20 in W 7.5 in D 5.75 in
17thc Antique French Louis XVI Carved Wood Candle Holder/ Now a Lamp Gilt Traces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
17thc French Antiquity. Louis XVI Carved Wood Candle Holder/ Now a Lamp. Traces of gilt/ gesso
Category
Antique 1680s French Rococo Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
H 21 in W 5 in D 5 in
Pair of 18th Century Gilt Wood and Gesso Girandoles
Located in Hastings, GB
light fittings, each with a triple lamp holder. Small losses to the gesso and gilt, a small hanging loop
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Wood, Gesso
Colonne Side Table in Gesso finish
By (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in Danville, CA
Round Gueridon or side table inspired by the iconic Colonne table lamp by Jean Michel Frank. The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Revival Side Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Neoclassical Gilt Flower Wall Lamp
Located in west palm beach, FL
Incredible vintage gilt wall lamp. Done in the neoclassical style with gold finishes over gesso
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Gesso
Hand Carved Table Lamps White Shades
Located in Malibu, CA
Charming hand carved Italian table lamps in aged finish.
This pair extends & lowers from 34" to 41
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival End Tables
Materials
Gesso, Hardwood
Sculptural Lamp by Luca Madrassi (1848-1918)
By Luca Madrassi
Located in New York, NY
This glazed and hand-painted ceramic lighted sculpture (likely faience or gesso) by Luca Madrassi
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
18th/19th Century Tyrolean Eagle Giltwood Altar Stick
Located in Forney, TX
lamp with rich detail and beautiful warm, rustic, distressed patina. circa 1800
Born in the Tyrol
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Torchères
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Italian Silver Gilt wood and Iron Candelabra
Located in Hudson, NY
nice for a dramatic statement. The urn is covered in gesso the cut back and incised with arabesques
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Candle Holders
Materials
Iron, Silver Leaf
Pair of George II Style English Giltwood ‘Rococo’ Wall Mirrors
By Thomas Johnson, London 1
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
at night, reflecting and maximising the light given off by candles or oil lamps. Johnson’s
Category
Antique 19th Century English Rococo Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood
Pair of Empire Style Carved, Painted and Gilded Wooden Urns
Located in Hudson, NY
at the edges of each turned element. The gilding is done on gesso and with red boulle creating the
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gesso, Paint, Wood
An Outstanding 1950's Italian Cross Sword and Gilt Rope Tassel Wall Light
Located in Hastings, GB
and tassel to the front, the three lamp holders in turned wood with applied gilded gesso finish.
This
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Empire Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
H 35.44 in W 19.3 in D 9.85 in
Small Terracotta Ceramic Pendant Light, Aged Brass, Ajedrez Atzompa Collection
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
collection are first given form within custom gesso molds. Emerging from the molds, the repeating openwork
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...
Materials
Ceramic
Medium White Ceramic Pendant Light, Oiled Bronze, Ajedrez Atzompa Collection
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
this collection are first given form within custom gesso molds. Emerging from the molds, the repeating
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...
Materials
Ceramic
Large Emerald Ceramic Pendant Light, Brushed Brass, Diamantes Atzompa Collection
Located in New York, NY
this collection are first given form within custom gesso molds. Emerging from the molds, the repeating
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...
Materials
Ceramic
Medium Emerald Ceramic Pendant Light, Aged Brass, Ajedrez Atzompa Collection
Located in New York, NY
this collection are first given form within custom gesso molds. Emerging from the molds, the repeating
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...
Materials
Ceramic
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Gesso Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of gesso lamps available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct gesso lamps — often made from ceramic, gesso and wood — can elevate any home. Find 71 antique and vintage gesso lamps at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 70 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Gesso lamps have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of gesso lamps to choose from, but at 1stDibs, mid-century modern, Hollywood Regency and neoclassical gesso lamps are of considerable interest. Many gesso lamps are appealing in their simplicity, but l'aviva home, Chapman Manufacturing Company and Alpha Workshops produced popular gesso lamps that are worth a look.
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Prices for gesso lamps can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, gesso lamps begin at $399 and can go as high as $55,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,960.
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The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
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There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
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