A lamp base is the lighting element of the lamp which attaches to the lamp body. They are traditionally made up of nickel-plated brass.

What is the base of a lamp called?

The base of a lamp is usually just called the lamp base. Manufacturers and artisans produce lamp bases out of a wide range of materials, including metal, wood, glass and pottery. Find a selection of antique and vintage lamps on 1stDibs.

How do I identify a slag glass lamp?

To identify a slag glass lamp, study its characteristics. Slag glass is often easy to spot because of its unique swirling pattern and variations in opacity that give it the appearance of marble stone. However, the material is lighter than stone. Certain makers are also known for producing slag glass lamps, such as Bradley & Hubbard, the Miller Lamp Company, the Handel Lamp Company and Tiffany Studios. Researching any maker's marks found on your lamp can help you determine if it was produced by one of these companies or by another maker known for its slag glass lamps. Alternatively, you can have a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer help you make an identification. Explore a diverse assortment of slag glass lamps on 1stDibs.

Can you paint a glass lamp shade?

Yes, you can paint a glass lamp shade. You can use glass paints or acrylic paint to give old glass fixtures an inexpensive makeover. You can also use stencils for added visual appeal. Find a variety of lamp shades on 1stDibs.

How can you tell how old a glass lamp is?

To tell how old a glass lamp is, first look for markings that can help identify the name of the manufacturer. Many makers placed markings or labels on the bulb’s housing or the bases of the lamps they produced. By using trusted online resources, you can determine when the maker was active and estimate the age of the fixture. Certified appraisers can also be of assistance when trying to date lamps. Shop a range of glass lamps on 1stDibs.

What are colored glass lamps called?

What colored glass lamps are called depends on their design. People usually refer to lamps with stained glass shades as Tiffany lamps or Tiffany-style lamps, after Louis Comfort Tiffany, the best known designer of this style of lamp (even if the fixture is not a product of the iconic Tiffany Studios). Colored glass lamps made by artisans on Murano in Venice are commonly referred to as Murano lamps. Shop a collection of lamps from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.

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Jaime Hayon Aballs T Me Black Suspension Lamp For Parachilna

$2,200 / item

Jaime Hayon Aballs T Me Black Suspension Lamp For Parachilna

By Jaime Hayon

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Product Details Handmade ceramic body Blown opal matt glass diffuser Suspension lamp. Base in white, black, golden, copper or platinum ceramic.

Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Ceramic

Jaime Hayon Aballs T Me White Suspension Lamp For Parachilna

$2,194 / item

Jaime Hayon Aballs T Me White Suspension Lamp For Parachilna

By Jaime Hayon

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Product Details Handmade ceramic body Blown opal matt glass diffuser Suspension lamp. Base in white, black, golden, copper or platinum ceramic.

Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Ceramic

Jaime Hayon Aballs T Me Golden Suspension Lamp For Parachilna

$2,662 / item

Jaime Hayon Aballs T Me Golden Suspension Lamp For Parachilna

By Jaime Hayon

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Product Details Handmade ceramic body Blown opal matt glass diffuser Suspension lamp. Base in white, black, golden, copper or platinum ceramic.

Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Ceramic

Jaime Hayon Aballs T Gr Golden Suspension Lamp For Parachilna

$2,982 / item

Jaime Hayon Aballs T Gr Golden Suspension Lamp For Parachilna

By Jaime Hayon

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Product Details Handmade ceramic body Blown opal matt glass diffuser Suspension lamp. Base in white, black, golden, copper or platinum ceramic.

Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Ceramic

Large Brass and Crystal Glass Pendant by Sische, Germany, 1970s

$1,542

Large Brass and Crystal Glass Pendant by Sische, Germany, 1970s

By Sische

Located in Aachen, NRW

A wonderful large and high-quality gilded chandelier/pendant light fixture by Sische, Germany, 1970s It is made of a brass frame decorated with 6 crystal glasses. The lamp takes ...

Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Large Brass and Crystal Glass Pendant by Sische, Germany, 1970s

$2,228

Large Brass and Crystal Glass Pendant by Sische, Germany, 1970s

By Palwa

Located in Aachen, NRW

A wonderful large and high-quality gilded chandelier/pendant light fixture by Sische, Germany, 1970s It is made of a brass frame decorated with 8 crystal glasses. The lamp takes ...

Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Jaime Hayson Aballs A II Me Golden Wall Lamp For Parachilna

$1,771 / item

Jaime Hayson Aballs A II Me Golden Wall Lamp For Parachilna

By Jaime Hayon

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Product Details Handmade ceramic body Blown opal matt glass diffuser Wall lamp. Base in white, black, golden, copper or platinum ceramic.

Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Ceramic

Jaime Hayson Aballs A II Gr Black Wall Lamp For Parachilna

$1,680 / item

Jaime Hayson Aballs A II Gr Black Wall Lamp For Parachilna

By Jaime Hayon

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Product Details Handmade ceramic body Blown opal matt glass diffuser Wall lamp. Base in white, black, golden, copper or platinum ceramic.

Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Ceramic

Jaime Hayson Aballs A II Me Black Wall Lamp For Parachilna

$1,462 / item

Jaime Hayson Aballs A II Me Black Wall Lamp For Parachilna

By Jaime Hayon

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Product Details Handmade ceramic body Blown opal matt glass diffuser Wall lamp. Base in white, black, golden, copper or platinum ceramic.

Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Ceramic

Jaime Hayon Aballs A II Pe Golden Wall Lamp For Parachilna

$1,588 / item

Jaime Hayon Aballs A II Pe Golden Wall Lamp For Parachilna

By Jaime Hayon

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Product Details Handmade ceramic body Blown opal matt glass diffuser Wall lamp. Base in white, black, golden, copper or platinum ceramic.

Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Ceramic

Jaime Hayson Aballs A II Pe Black Wall Lamp For Parachilna

$1,268 / item

Jaime Hayson Aballs A II Pe Black Wall Lamp For Parachilna

By Jaime Hayon

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Product Details Handmade ceramic body Blown opal matt glass diffuser Wall lamp. Base in white, black, golden, copper or platinum ceramic.

Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Ceramic

Jaime Hayson Aballs A II Gr Golden Wall Lamp For Parachilna

$1,954 / item

Jaime Hayson Aballs A II Gr Golden Wall Lamp For Parachilna

By Jaime Hayon

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Product Details Handmade ceramic body Blown opal matt glass diffuser Wall lamp. Base in white, black, golden, copper or platinum ceramic.

Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Of Solid Verdigris Brass Hanging Lanterns. 14” x 14” x 33”

$5,800 / set

Pair Of Solid Verdigris Brass Hanging Lanterns. 14” x 14” x 33”

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Primary Material: Solid brass structure will not rust ,with clear glass panes Lamping: 3 candelabra-base (E12) sockets per fixture (bulbs not included) Hardware: Includes ceiling can...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Lanterns

Materials

Brass

Tiffany Studios New York Pair of "Pineapple" Candelabrum

$45,000

Tiffany Studios New York Pair of "Pineapple" Candelabrum

By Tiffany Studios

Located in New York, NY

Starting in 1898, Tiffany began a series of reticulated glass fuel lamps based upon Palloncino Venezianas (Venetian balloons).

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

Tangent 5

$4,750

Tangent 5

By Allied Maker

Located in Glen Cove, NY

Featuring a seamless machined-brass body, with blown-glass globes instead of bare bulbs. Additional information: Style: Brass T2 Sconce Metal Finish: Nickel Globe Finish: Matt...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American More Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair of Flush Mount Ceiling Lights by Carl Fagerlund, 1970s

$2,800 / set

Pair of Flush Mount Ceiling Lights by Carl Fagerlund, 1970s

By Carl Fagerlund, Orrefors

Located in Oslo, NO

Wonderful and decorative flush mount ceiling lamps in crystal glass and base in brass. Designed by Carl Fagerlund and made by Orrefors from circa 1970s second half.

Category

Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Brass

Jacques Blin, Blue Glazed Ceramic Lamp Base, France, Mid-20th Century

$6,500

Jacques Blin, Blue Glazed Ceramic Lamp Base, France, Mid-20th Century

By Jacques Blin

Located in New York, NY

In the middle of the 20th century, Jacques Blin developed a new technique with Jean Rustin, etching creations on his clay before firing, adding to these designs later with glaze and ...

Category

Mid-20th Century French Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Italian Murano Glass Table Lamp, Chrome Base, Mid-Century Modern, 1975

$495

Italian Murano Glass Table Lamp, Chrome Base, Mid-Century Modern, 1975

By Venini, Murano Glass Sommerso

Located in Miami, FL

We are presenting an Italian hand-blown Murano glass table lamp with chrome base and chrome neck.

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Spherical Murano Glass Italian Table Lamps with Chromed Metal Base

$779Sale Price / set|20% Off

Pair of Spherical Murano Glass Italian Table Lamps with Chromed Metal Base

Located in Roma, IT

Amazing pair of midcentury spherical Murano glass table lamps with chromed metal base. This wonderful set was designed during the 1970s in Murano, Venice.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Midcentury Italian Plexi Glass Table Lamp

$465

Midcentury Italian Plexi Glass Table Lamp

Located in Vilnius, LT

Italian table lamp is made of plated metal and transparent plexi glass.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Gilt Brass and Crystal Glass Encrusted Chandeliers by Palwa, Germany, 1970s

$4,342

Gilt Brass and Crystal Glass Encrusted Chandeliers by Palwa, Germany, 1970s

By Palwa

Located in Aachen, NRW

A wonderful and high-quality gilded chandelier/pendant light fixture by Palwa (Palme & Walter), Germany, 1970s It is made of a 24-carat gold-plated brass frame decorated with hundre...

Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass

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Glass Lamp Base For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the glass lamp base you’re looking for. A glass lamp base — often made from glass, metal and brass — can elevate any home. There are 489 variations of the antique or vintage glass lamp base you’re looking for, while we also have 103 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the glass lamp base you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A glass lamp base made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. Flos, Laurel Lamp Company and Konstantin Grcic each produced at least one beautiful glass lamp base that is worth considering.

How Much is a Glass Lamp Base?

A glass lamp base can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,793, while the lowest priced sells for $197 and the highest can go for as much as $95,000.

Finding the Right Lighting for You

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.

Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.

Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.

As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.

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.

With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.

The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Questions About Glass Lamp Base

What is a lamp base?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
A lamp base is the lighting element of the lamp which attaches to the lamp body. They are traditionally made up of nickel-plated brass.
What is the base of a lamp called?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
The base of a lamp is usually just called the lamp base. Manufacturers and artisans produce lamp bases out of a wide range of materials, including metal, wood, glass and pottery. Find a selection of antique and vintage lamps on 1stDibs.
How do I identify a slag glass lamp?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024
To identify a slag glass lamp, study its characteristics. Slag glass is often easy to spot because of its unique swirling pattern and variations in opacity that give it the appearance of marble stone. However, the material is lighter than stone. Certain makers are also known for producing slag glass lamps, such as Bradley & Hubbard, the Miller Lamp Company, the Handel Lamp Company and Tiffany Studios. Researching any maker's marks found on your lamp can help you determine if it was produced by one of these companies or by another maker known for its slag glass lamps. Alternatively, you can have a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer help you make an identification. Explore a diverse assortment of slag glass lamps on 1stDibs.
Can you paint a glass lamp shade?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021
Yes, you can paint a glass lamp shade. You can use glass paints or acrylic paint to give old glass fixtures an inexpensive makeover. You can also use stencils for added visual appeal. Find a variety of lamp shades on 1stDibs.
How can you tell how old a glass lamp is?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
To tell how old a glass lamp is, first look for markings that can help identify the name of the manufacturer. Many makers placed markings or labels on the bulb’s housing or the bases of the lamps they produced. By using trusted online resources, you can determine when the maker was active and estimate the age of the fixture. Certified appraisers can also be of assistance when trying to date lamps. Shop a range of glass lamps on 1stDibs.
What are colored glass lamps called?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023
What colored glass lamps are called depends on their design. People usually refer to lamps with stained glass shades as Tiffany lamps or Tiffany-style lamps, after Louis Comfort Tiffany, the best known designer of this style of lamp (even if the fixture is not a product of the iconic Tiffany Studios). Colored glass lamps made by artisans on Murano in Venice are commonly referred to as Murano lamps. Shop a collection of lamps from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.