Green Bankers Desk Lamp
Green Glass Banker’s Desk Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Green Glass Banker’s Desk Lamp
A beautiful and seldom seen heavy quality fully adjustable
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Vintage 1960s Art Nouveau Table Lamps
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Glass
Green Metal Cast Iron Banker's Table Desk Lamp
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Green metal desk light / banker’s lamp
2,5 meter black cotton flex, plug and switch
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Mid-20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps
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Iron
Banker's/ Desk Lamp by "Pittsburgh Lamp Co." Reverse Painted Shade, ca. 1920's
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Petaluma, CA
their lamps to recognize their work. So much more fun than the usual green shade bankers lamp that you
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Vintage 1920s American Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 15 in W 8.5 in D 7.5 in
Antique Banker's Desk Lamp by Emeralite, Original Green Shade, ca. 1917
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
A very fine example of the genre known as banker's lamps. This example is signed by the most
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Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Brass
Emeralite Green Shade Banker's Lamp, ca. 1917
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
These lamps which have come to b known as banker's lamps are the most popular antique lamp for use
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Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Brass
Green Enamel Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Green enamel desk light. Bankers lamp
2.5 meter black cotton flex, plug and pull switch
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Green Enamel Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Green enamel desk light. Bankers lamp
2.5 meter black cotton flex, plug and pull switch
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Green Enamel Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Green enamel desk light. Bankers lamp
2.5 meter black cotton flex, plug and pull switch
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Iron
1970s Bankers Lamp in Brass and Green Marble
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Art Deco revival Bankers Lamp in green marble and brass.
Brass has a nice patina. Marble is in
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique Racing Green Brass Bankers Lamp With Adjustable Green Glazed Shade
Located in High Wycombe, GB
An Iconic Antique Green Brass Bankers Lamp With Brass Adjustable Shade, Heavy Brass Stand and Baize
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Vintage 1950s British Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 16.54 in W 7.49 in D 5.91 in
Brass Desk/Banker's Lamp w/ Double Adjustment and Art Glass Shade, ca. 1910
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
to the standard green colored glass. It is however unsigned.
A very nice lamp for a desk, or any
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
George Nelson & Daniel Lewis for Koch Lowy "Eyeshade" Articulated Desk Lamp
By Koch & Lowy, George Nelson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this uncommon 1970s "Eyeshade" articulated desk lamp designed by George
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel
H 22.5 in W 8.5 in D 19 in
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By Vivian Carbonell
Located in Miami, FL
The 'Gemini' table lamp was inspired by simplicity of form, color scheme and respect of materials found in Bauhaus movement. It is shown above in a solid natural walnut, matte blue a...
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2010s American Table Lamps
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H 23.5 in W 10 in D 7.5 in
Salvador Dalí Cajones Sculpture Linen Shade Lamp
By (after) Salvador Dali
Located in Barcelona, ES
A standing lamp taken from Dalí’s drawings for Jean Michel Frank. With this, Dalí introduced the little drawers at the base of the lamp, an idea he already used on other occasions fo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
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Organic Modern Floor Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE floor lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada.
Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant‘s Foot– for the prominent shape at its base. Se...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
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Textile, Wood
Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette Fabric Department Pendant, Re-Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
A simple but sensational fixture, designed by Josef Hoffmann, for the fabric department of the Wiener Werkstaette on Kaerntnerstrasse in Vienna. Style and color of the fabric custom-...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
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Silk
H 39.38 in Dm 37.41 in
Great 18 Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, Murano
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Here the larger version of the successful 12 leaves compact palmette ceiling fixture.
This group of shallow ceiling mount Murano chandelier was first designed for a luxury yacht low...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
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Metal
Butterfly Cameo Lamp By Émile Gallé
By Emile Gallé
Located in New Orleans, LA
Impressive in both size and artistry, this magnificent lamp is the work of the famed Art Nouveau master Émile Gallé, one of the most highly regarded names in French glassmaking. The ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
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Glass
Exhibition Quality Mahogany Cylinder Bureau by Maple & Co
By Maple & Co.
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
R031 Superb quality and very attractive, Edwardian flamed mahogany cylinder bureau by Maples & Co, two mahogany lined and satinwood crossbanded drawers fitted with original brass han...
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Early 20th Century English Desks
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Mahogany
Antique Arts & Crafts Bradley & Hubbard Slag Glass Table Lamp Circa 1920
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts Bradley & Hubbard table lamp offers shade with cast frame having pierced foliate band and housing slag glass panels over single cast base, c1920
Measures ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
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Metal
Antique Art Nouveau Table Lamp Germany Marble Glass Blue Handcraft Tiffany Style
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Antwerpen, BE
This antique Art Nouveau lamp is a unique piece that comes from Germany and is handmade. Each part has been manually assembled with real craftsmanship and attention to detail. With t...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Table Lamps
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Marble
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Custom Made Model 54 Mohair Velvet Lounge Chair
Located in London, GB
Dagmar Design
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A custom made lounge chair developed and hand-made at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. The 54 chair is available...
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2010s British Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
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Pitch Pine Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Pitch Pine Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter
A Good Heavy Pitch Pine Front of House Oak Greeter, the front and sides of the desk are panelled and decorate...
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Daum nancy Cameo Scenic Table Lamp
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
Daum Nancy Wheel Carved And Acid Etched Cameo Scenic Lamp.
Daum Nancy French cameo lamp of a mushroom shade with a lake scene of boats set on a cameo base with thistles, shade signe...
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Tiffany Studios New York "Newell Post" Favrile Glass Desk Lamp
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
The "Newell Post" lamp by Tiffany Studios New York, features three gold Favrile glass shades with purple iridescence, suspended from a gilt bronze “Wilson” base with a twisted stem. ...
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Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
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Bronze
Early 20thc Bent Slag Glass Paneled Bronze Table Lamp style of Handel
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic elegant period arts & crafts style lamp with eight bent slag glass panels over flat panels with bronze overlay. Bronze lamp base with a shade that is magnificent. No cracks...
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Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
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Bronze, Brass
French Art Nouveau Table Lamp by Emile Galle ''Vosges Paysage'' Cameo Glass 1900
By Emile Gallé
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Breathtaking French Art Nouveau table lamp by Emile Gallé early 1900 model: ''Vosges Paysage'' simply exquisite.
Multilayer glass lamp with engraved decoration in brilliant reserve...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
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Bronze
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H 21.66 in Dm 10.99 in
Rare Tiffany Studios “Jade Ring” Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Patinated Bronze Geometric Table Lamp, circa 1910.
This is a rare one of a kind early Tiffany Studios large table lamp that is illustrated in Al...
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Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
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Bronze
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Vintage Banker's Desk Lamp, Enameled Metal and Brass, 1940s
Located in Hudson, NY
The first patent for a banker's lamp was filed on 11 May 1909 by Harrison D. McFaddin and were
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Vintage 1940s Table Lamps
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Metal, Brass
Banker's Desk Lamp with Cased Green Glass Shade
By Greenalite
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is a very nice example of what people love to put on their desks. This particular lamp is
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
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Brass
Green Shade Banker's Lamp Signed Verdelite
By Verdelite
Located in Petaluma, CA
These are the lamps that have come to be known as banker's lamps. Verdelite, along with Emeralite
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Vintage 1910s American Edwardian Table Lamps
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Brass
Ornate Hungarian Bankers Desk Lamp, circa 1920s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Ornate Hungarian bankers desk lamp, circa 1920s.
- Cast Iron base
- Vitreous green enamel shade
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Vintage 1920s Hungarian Art Nouveau Table Lamps
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Steel
Green Enamel Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Green enamel desk light. Bankers lamp
2.5 meter black cotton flex, plug and pull switch
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Table Lamps
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Iron, Enamel
Green Enamel Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Green enamel desk light. Bankers lamp
2.5 meter Black cotton flex, plug and switch.
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Table Lamps
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Banker's Lamp with Green Cased Glass Shade
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
Here is a very fine example of the highly sought after desk lamp for the professional or student
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
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Brass, Iron
Green Enamel Vintage Bankers Work Light Table Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Bankers lamp green enamel desk light
2.5 meter black cotton flex, plug and pul switch
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Bankers Desk Lamp by Gebruder Jacob, circa 1920s
By Gebruder Jacob
Located in Gloucester, GB
Bankers desk lamp by Gebruder Jacob, circa 1920s
- Cast iron base
- Vitreous green enamel shade
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Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Table Lamps
Vintage Barrister's Lamp, English, Adjustable, Banker's Desk Light, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage barrister's lamp. An English, glass and brass adjustable banker's desk light
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Mid-20th Century British Table Lamps
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Brass
H 18.51 in W 11.82 in D 10.63 in
Green Enamel Vintage Industrial Cast Iron Banker Light Table Desk Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Green enamel, black cast iron desk light / banker’s lamp
2,5 meter black cotton flex, plug and
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Table Lamps
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Enamel, Iron
H 14.57 in W 9.06 in D 9.45 in
Vintage American Brass Desk or Banker's Lamp w/Cased Glass Shade
Located in Chicago, IL
High quality vintage American brass lamp perfect utilized on a desk, end table, or nightstand
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Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
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Brass
Vintage American Brass Desk or Banker's Lamp w/Cased Glass Shade
Located in Chicago, IL
High quality vintage American brass lamp perfect utilized on a desk, end table, or nightstand
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Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
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Vintage Industrial Antique Belgian Astax Metal Bankers Desk Table Lamp. c.1950
Located in London, GB
A simply formed green painted desk lamp made in Belgium by Astax. c.1950
Manufactured from steel
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 18.12 in W 10.24 in D 8.67 in
1930s Enamel Desk Lamp by Erpe Belgium
By Erpé
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Art Deco era notary or bankers desk lamp.
The lamp has a cast iron and cord base with a green
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Vintage 1930s Belgian Art Deco Table Lamps
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1990s Postmodern Desk or Table Lamp by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Postmodern iteration of the Classic two-pillar banker’s lamp from lighting designer Robert
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
H 16.75 in W 18 in D 6.75 in
1980s White Table Lamp in Style of Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
with green glass to evoke classic bankers’ lamps.
In good working condition with a single halogen
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Brass and Green Glass Banker’s Desk Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Brass and Green Glass Banker’s Desk Lamp
A beautiful quality fully adjustable early Banker or
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Vintage 1960s Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Banker's Desk Lamp with Green Shade by Aladdin
By Aladdin Co.
Located in Petaluma, CA
While Emeralite was the most prolific maker of these style lamps, Aladdin made the premiere models
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Banker's Desk Lamp Nickel Platend with Green-Blue Glass
Located in Wien, AT
Banker's desk lamp nickel platend with green - blue glass.
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
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Brass, Nickel
1917 Verdelite Bankers Desk Lamp
By Verdelite
Located in Peekskill, NY
very early 20th century. This banker's desk lamp or piano lamp has an original emerald green blown
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
1917 Verdelite Bankers Desk Lamp
By Verdelite
Located in Peekskill, NY
Signed by famous maker, Verdelite, Pat. May 8, 1917, this marvellous banker's desk lamp or piano
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Green Shade Banker's Desk Lamp signed ''Verdelite", circa 1917
By Verdelite
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is the desk lamp folks are always looking to purchase. Verdelite was one of the premier makers
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Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
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Green Shade "Banker's Desk Lamp" by Verdelite, circa 1915
By Verdelite
Located in Petaluma, CA
We try to carry a nice selection of desk lamps in our lighting shop. Our first priority is to find
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Vintage 1910s American Edwardian Table Lamps
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Brass
Green Shade Banker's Desk Lamp by Verdelite, ca. 1918
By Verdelite
Located in Petaluma, CA
We always on the lookout for these very desirable green shade banker's desk lamps. We believe that
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Vintage 1910s American Edwardian Table Lamps
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Bronze, Iron
Banker's Desk Lamp by Verdelite
By Verdelite
Located in Petaluma, CA
These lamps are one our quickest selling items. They are beautiful, priced reasonably, and the
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Vintage 1910s American Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Emeralite Green Shade Bankers Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
This desk lamp is made by the most noted and prolific maker of these "Banker's Lamps", Emeralite
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Vintage 1910s American Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Banker's Desk Lamp w/ Green Shade Signed Verdelite, ca. 1920
By Verdelite
Located in Petaluma, CA
Banker's lamps are some of the most popular, useful and beautiful choices for the desk. Several
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
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Brass, Iron
Antique Green Shade Banker's Lamp, Signed Amronlite
By Amronlite
Located in Petaluma, CA
These period banker's lamps are one of our most popular items. They are useful and beautiful, and
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Vintage 1910s American Edwardian Table Lamps
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Metal
Antique Banker's Desk Lamp by Verdelite, Original Green Shade, ca. 1917
By Verdelite
Located in Petaluma, CA
A very handsome and original example of these highly sought after green glass banker's lamp. This
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Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
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Bronze
1940s Brass Banker Lamp with Green Glass Shade
Located in Cordova, SC
Vintage Art Deco Banker lamp with a green glass shade and brass base and arm. The lamp has newer
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps
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Brass, Iron
Art Deco Brass Green Glass Banker Table Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Brass desk light / banker’s lamp
Green glass shade
2.5 meter / 100" black cotton flex, plug and
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Green Shaded Banker's Lamp, Signed Verdelite, circa 1917
By Verdelite
Located in Petaluma, CA
We have a particular fondness for the Verdelite Co. when it comes to these banker's lamps. We just
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Vintage 1910s American Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Green Shade Banker's Lamp for a Roll Top Desk Etc by Emeralite, Art Nouveau
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
Emeralite Lamp Co. who were the premier makers of these green shaded desk lamps. This is a notch above what
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Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
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Iron, Bronze
H 5.5 in W 8.5 in D 17.5 in
Antique Greenalite Bankers Lamp with Dark Green Glass Shade
Located in Lincoln, GB
A stunning Greenalite bankers lamp in brass.
The shade is a lovely hue of dark green glass and
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Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Banker's Lamp, W/Green Glass Shade, Bronze Base, ca. 1915
By Verdelite
Located in Petaluma, CA
Banker's lamps are the perfect fit for any desk. The shade has the 2 nice features that Verdelite
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Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
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Bronze
Exceptional Bauhaus Bankers Table Lamp with Original Green Glass, 1930s, Germany
Located in Munich, DE
Rare and elegant Bauhaus / Modernist bankers table lamp or desk light. Adjustable arm and shade
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Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 15.75 in W 8.67 in D 5.52 in
Pausania Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Artemide
By Artemide, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vintage green, black, and chrome "Pausania" table or desk lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Artemide
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Lamps
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Chrome
Italian Bank Table Lamp in Nickel Plate with Jadeite Cased Glass Shade, 1940s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
European bankers adjustable desk lamp in nickel-plated brass with pale green glass shade. Featuring
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
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Brass, Nickel
Banker Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Antique copper banker desk lamp with green glass tough shade.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Table Lamps
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Glass
1930's Brass and Green Marble "Bankers" Desk Lamp
Located in Papaikou, HI
The beveled corners, and diagonal alignment are among the things that make this lamp geometrically
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Vintage 1930s American Table Lamps
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Marble, Brass
Amronlite Green Glass Shade "Bankers" Desk Lamp
By Amronlite
Located in Papaikou, HI
Just a Classic! Amronlite was an American company that made lamps very similar to the European made
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Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
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Brass
Antique Banker Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique brass banker desk lamp with green glass shade. In working condition. Height of the
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Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
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Brass
Early 20th Century Bankers Lamp by Emeralite
By Emeralite
Located in Fulton, CA
Emeralite is most readily associated, were simply brass-based or brass-plated desk lamps with green-over
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs Table Lamps, 1987
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
designed with green glass to evoke Classic bankers’ lamps. Each has a single halogen bulb on a dimmer
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Lamps
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Metal
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Green Bankers Desk Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the green bankers desk lamp you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, iron and glass, every green bankers desk lamp was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer green bankers desk lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A green bankers desk lamp, designed in the industrial, Arts and Crafts or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made green bankers desk lamp over the years, but those crafted by Emeralite, Koch & Lowy and George Nelson are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Green Bankers Desk Lamp?
The average selling price for a green bankers desk lamp at 1stDibs is $898, while they’re typically $307 on the low end and $1,450 for the highest priced.
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.
Questions About Green Bankers Desk Lamp
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Banker’s lamps are green because it was believed that the color would be mentally soothing to encourage concentration. It was also thought to reduce eye strain. You can shop a selection of banker lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The desk lamps with the green shade are called banker’s lamps. Banker’s lamps are green because it is believed the color helps to encourage concentration and is mentally soothing. It is also said that green helps with eye strain. You can shop a selection of banker’s lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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