Art Deco banker lamp with green glass shade vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, Au
Art Deco banker lamp with green glass shade vienna around 1920s Brass nickel-plated
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Table Lamps
Brass, Nickel
Art Deco banker lamp with green glass shade vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, Au
Art Deco banker lamp with green glass shade vienna around 1920s Brass nickel-plated
Brass, Nickel
Copper Banker's Desk Lamp, dark green shade, England 1930's
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Copper Banker's Desk Lamp, with an adjustable pivoting dark green shade, England 1930's.
Copper
Swiveling Banker table lamp with green glass shade vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, Au
Swiveling Banker table lamp with green glass shade vienna around 1920s Extraordinary table lamp Polished and stove enameled Deep from: 16cm up to 35cm
Brass
Art Deco banker lamp with green glass shade vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, Au
Art Deco banker lamp with green glass shade vienna around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled
Brass
Double Shaded "Emeralite" Banker's Lamp, Green Cased Glass, Polished, ca. 1917
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
A very handsome high quality signed Emeralite banker's lamp. Having a double shade for a partner's desk, or just more light for one.
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 were the most prominent makers of these lamps. Having the cased glass shade so that ...
Brass
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. This particular model was made by the most famous maker of these lamps, Emeralite. ...
Brass, Iron
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 signed "Greenalite" and has the original decal on the inner portion of the shade. The...
Brass
Western Oil Lamp Green Bankers Electric Sconce w/Shade, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of Mid-century Western style Green Bankers Electric Sconce with Shades. Each Lamp is fabricated in the style of old oil lamps from the late Victorian Western era. Each sconce is...
Brass
Pair of Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Sconces with Handblown Period Shades
Located in Petaluma, CA
The mixture of American lighting with Austrian glass was quite common for the period. Even those green shade old bankers lamps had shades that were frequently signed "Made in Austria...
Bronze
Green Shade Banker's Lamp by Amronlite, ca. 1915, All Original
By Amronlite
Located in Petaluma, CA
These antique green shaded banker's lamps are some of the most popular and desirable desk lamps.
Brass, Iron
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. This example is very rare and has the added dimension of being a double knuckle, whi...
Brass
Antique Green Shaded Banker's Lamp, ca 1920
Located in Petaluma, CA
This neat banker's lamp is not your standard fare. Note the work on the shade with the indentations on the front of the shade in 2 places.
Metal
Green Shade Banker's Lamp, Emeralite, ca. 1917
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
Emeralite was the premier maker of banker's lamps for many years in the early part of the 20th century.
Brass
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 besides, the reproductions are pure garbage. This example is signed Amronlite, one...
Metal
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 on one's desk. Emeralite, the maker of this lamp is by far the most well known. Si...
Brass, Iron
Antique Green Shade Banker's Lamp, Signed Verdelite
By Verdelite
Located in Petaluma, CA
We like to buy and sell these banker's lamps. Considering what the reproductions look like, one can understand why we sell so many of these. Verdelite made some of the nicer examples...
Metal
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 love those concentric circles on the side of the shade. Only Verdelite did this wor...
Brass
Antique Green Shaded Banker's Lamp, signed Emeralite, ca. 1915
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
This handsome banker's lamp was made by the most famous manufacturers of these lamps, Emeralite.
Brass, Iron
Green Shade Banker's Lamp, circa 1917 by the Emeralite Co.
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
These Banker's lamps are one of our best selling items, when we can get them undamaged and with the original shade. The model was manufactured by the most well-known producer of thes...
Brass
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H 5.5 in W 8.5 in D 17.5 in
Green Shade Banker's Lamp for a Roll Top Desk Etc by Emeralite, Art Nouveau
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is a most unusual lamp. It has that typical cased green glass shade, but this is not the standard upright version. Besides that the base is of the Art Nouveau, and that we have ...
Bronze, Iron
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H 15 in W 8.5 in D 7.5 in
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
So much more fun than the usual green shade bankers lamp that you see everywhere.
Metal
Art Nouveau Table Lamp with Spider Shade by Emeralite
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
The Emeralite Co. who produced those green shaded banker's lamps that are so popular probably was the company that had a hand in the distribution of this shade.
Iron
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.
Brass, Iron
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. This lamp is all cast bronze. There is no iron weight on the bottom or thin piec...
Bronze
Antique Greenalite Bankers Lamp with Dark Green Glass Shade
Located in Lincoln, GB
The green shade tilts and holds in position where you set it The banker's lamp has its origins in the United States with the introduction of the Emeralite.
Brass
Antique Banker's Lamp w/ Original Green Shade, Signed Amronlite
By Amronlite
Located in Petaluma, CA
These banker's lamps which were introduced in 1909 by Harrison D.
Brass
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 nice quality period banker's lamp.
Brass
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 of these banker's lamps. What separates this from the general look is the unusual ...
Metal
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 the Verdelite Company offers the best example of these, although admittedly Emerali...
Bronze, Iron
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H 16.54 in W 7.49 in D 5.91 in
Antique Racing Green Brass Bankers Lamp With Adjustable Green Glazed Shade
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Iconic Antique Green Brass Bankers Lamp With Brass Adjustable Shade, Heavy Brass Stand and Baize Bottom.
Brass
Vintage Brass Banker's Lamp with Green Glass Shade c.1950-1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original brass Banker's desk lamp with green glass shade. CREATOR Unknown.
Brass
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H 13 in W 6.75 in D 6.75 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 famous maker of these lamps, Emeralite. The shade is the original with no damage. These ...
Brass, Iron
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.
Brass, Iron
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 often used.
Bronze
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H 17 in W 10 in D 10 in
Antique Bankers Green Shade Emeralite Style Desk Lamp c. Early 20th Century
By Emeralite
Located in Westfield, MA
This charming Antique Bankers Green Shade Emeralite Style Desk Lamp from the early 20th century features the iconic green glass shade, paired with a sturdy brass base and stem.
Brass
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H 15.36 in W 10.63 in D 8.27 in
Art Deco Banker Lamp with Green Glass Shade, Vienna, Around 1920s
Located in Wien, Au
Art Deco Banker Lamp with Green Glass Shade, Vienna, Around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled.
Brass
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H 18.25 in W 13.25 in D 6 in
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 particular example was manufactured by the Emeralite Co.
Bronze
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H 16.54 in W 10.63 in D 10.24 in
Art Deco Banker Table Lamp with Green Glass Shade Vienna Around, 1920s
Located in Wien, Au
Art Deco banker table lamp with green glass shade vienna around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled Original glass shade.
Brass
Unusual Antique Banker's Lamp w/ Green Shade, by Eagle Co. ca. 1920's
Located in Petaluma, CA
We have sold many, many banker's lamps in our over 40 years of selling antique lighting, and this one rates our ''A'' list grade.
Metal
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 Emeralite and Bulova lamps of the early 20th century. The shade is cased glass, wh...
Brass
Banker Lamp
Located in PARIS, FR
Banker lamp with a green and removable lampshade.
Brass
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