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Unique Sculptural Hammered Brass Spider Lamp, Austria, 1950s
Unique Sculptural Hammered Brass Spider Lamp, Austria, 1950s

Unique Sculptural Hammered Brass Spider Lamp, Austria, 1950s

Located in Vienna, AT

lamp or wall lamp or sconce. High-quality craftsmanship, made of Hammer-blown brass with faceted green

Category

Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Rock Crystal Bubble ii Lamps by Phoenix
Rock Crystal Bubble ii Lamps by Phoenix

Rock Crystal Bubble ii Lamps by Phoenix

Located in New York, NY

White rock crystal bubbles with hammered brass stand.created by Phoenix Lamp shades are not

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps

Materials

Rock Crystal

Danish Mid-Century Hammered Brass Hanging Lamp with Matching Canopy, 1960s
Danish Mid-Century Hammered Brass Hanging Lamp with Matching Canopy, 1960s

Danish Mid-Century Hammered Brass Hanging Lamp with Matching Canopy, 1960s

By Kobberkompagniet

Located in Esbjerg, DK

Conical Mid-Century ceiling light and matching canopy i solid hammered brass. It was manufactured

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau Three-Light Ceiling Lamp Brass Partly Hammered
Art Nouveau Three-Light Ceiling Lamp Brass Partly Hammered

Art Nouveau Three-Light Ceiling Lamp Brass Partly Hammered

Located in Wien, AT

Art Nouveau three-light ceiling lamp brass partly hammered.

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Rare Angelo Lelii ‘Leaf’ Wall Lamps in Hammered Brass
Rare Angelo Lelii ‘Leaf’ Wall Lamps in Hammered Brass

Rare Angelo Lelii ‘Leaf’ Wall Lamps in Hammered Brass

By Angelo Lelii

Located in Waalwijk, NL

the organically formed shade is attached. The hammered, perforated brass has a vivid texture and

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Two Hammered Wall or Ceiling Lamps
Two Hammered Wall or Ceiling Lamps

Two Hammered Wall or Ceiling Lamps

Located in Wien, AT

Two hammered wall or ceiling lamps Original condition.

Category

Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Brass

1 of 5 Wall Lights Hammered Brass Attr. Pietro Chiesa, circa 1945
1 of 5 Wall Lights Hammered Brass Attr. Pietro Chiesa, circa 1945

1 of 5 Wall Lights Hammered Brass Attr. Pietro Chiesa, circa 1945

By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa

Located in Vienna, AT

1 of 5 wall lamps from hammered brass attributed Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte, circa 1945 - sold per

Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Early 18th Century Dutch Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Early 18th Century Dutch Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah

Early 18th Century Dutch Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah

Located in New York, NY

Cut, pierced, and repoussé brass sheet Hanukkah Lamp Menorah, The Netherlands, circa 1800

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Religious Items

Materials

Brass

Danish Hand Hammered Copper Pendant Lamps by ES Horn Aalestrup, 1950s
Danish Hand Hammered Copper Pendant Lamps by ES Horn Aalestrup, 1950s

Danish Hand Hammered Copper Pendant Lamps by ES Horn Aalestrup, 1950s

By E. S. Horn

Located in Oirlo, LI

Danish hanging lamp, this lamp is hand hammered copper from ES Horn Aalestrup. Hand-beaten

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass, Copper, Steel

Art Nouveau Lantern Pendant Lamps Brass Opal Glass, circa 1910
Art Nouveau Lantern Pendant Lamps Brass Opal Glass, circa 1910

Art Nouveau Lantern Pendant Lamps Brass Opal Glass, circa 1910

By Dagobert Peche

Located in Vienna, AT

handmade lanterns made from differently patinated brass-work including hammered, cast and pulled brass

Category

Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Swedish Wall Lamp "Rankan" in Brass by Hans Bergström for Ateljé Lyktan
Swedish Wall Lamp "Rankan" in Brass by Hans Bergström for Ateljé Lyktan

Swedish Wall Lamp "Rankan" in Brass by Hans Bergström for Ateljé Lyktan

By Ateljé Lyktan, Hans Bergström

Located in Karlstad, SE

shows impressive handcrafted details, such as the hand-hammered leaves and brass threads. The lamps have

Category

20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstätte Jugendstil Chandelier, Re Edtion
Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstätte Jugendstil Chandelier, Re Edtion

Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstätte Jugendstil Chandelier, Re Edtion

By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps

Located in Vienna, AT

pendants are as well available. Hammered, chased brass in the requested finish, with crystal-glass, see the

Category

2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Austrian Hanukkah Lamp Menorah in Bauhaus Style
Early 20th Century Austrian Hanukkah Lamp Menorah in Bauhaus Style

Early 20th Century Austrian Hanukkah Lamp Menorah in Bauhaus Style

Located in New York, NY

Handmade silver plated brass Hanukkah lamp Menorah, Austria, circa 1920. In Bauhaus style. Hammered

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Bauhaus Religious Items

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

Vintage Danish Copper & Hessian Wall Lamps by Svend Mejlstrøm, 1960s
Vintage Danish Copper & Hessian Wall Lamps by Svend Mejlstrøm, 1960s

Vintage Danish Copper & Hessian Wall Lamps by Svend Mejlstrøm, 1960s

Located in Esbjerg, DK

Belysning. The set is made from hammered copper and comes with period hessian textile shades. Measurements

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Copper

Brass Floor Lamp Attributed to Norman Gragg for Gumps
Brass Floor Lamp Attributed to Norman Gragg for Gumps

Brass Floor Lamp Attributed to Norman Gragg for Gumps

Located in New York, NY

Hammered Brass Floor Lamp w/ Mica Shade. Design Attributed to Norman Gragg for Gumps- San Francisco

Category

Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Brutalist Table Lamp by Fantoni for Raymor
Brutalist Table Lamp by Fantoni for Raymor

Brutalist Table Lamp by Fantoni for Raymor

By Marcello Fantoni, Raymor

Located in New York, NY

Brutalist lamp of hammered brass with a wooden disk base. Designed by Marcello Fantoni and made for

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Brutalist Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Hammered Brass Lamp
Hammered Brass Lamp

Hammered Brass Lamp

Located in New York, NY

Hammered brass lamp Enliven any room with this handsome polished brass lamp. The subtly hammered

Category

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

Materials

Brass

XL Hammered Brass Lamps
XL Hammered Brass Lamps

XL Hammered Brass Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Pair of wonderful oversized hammered brass lamps.

Category

Vintage 1960s Unknown Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Hammered Brass Lamps
Pair of Hammered Brass Lamps

Pair of Hammered Brass Lamps

Located in Paris, FR

France Circa 1930 Pair Of Pots Two Chocolate and Caramel Colored Lamp Shades Mesures Of The

Category

Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Impressive Pair of Hammered Brass Lamps
Impressive Pair of Hammered Brass Lamps

Impressive Pair of Hammered Brass Lamps

Located in Miami, FL

Impressive pair of metallic table lamps that still have original patina. Large scale composition

Category

Vintage 1960s Unknown Table Lamps

ITALIAN ART DECO HAMMERED BRASS LAMP
ITALIAN ART DECO HAMMERED BRASS LAMP

ITALIAN ART DECO HAMMERED BRASS LAMP

Located in San Francisco, CA

brass-washed copper, wood

Category

Vintage 1930s Table Lamps

Monumental hammered brass table lamp.
Monumental hammered brass table lamp.

Monumental hammered brass table lamp.

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A large scale mid 1960's hammered brass lamp on an ebonized wood platform.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Bronze Lamps
Bronze Lamps

Bronze Lamps

Sold|$3,500

Bronze Lamps

Located in Newburgh, NY

Pair of hammered brass lamps with oval shades. Deep brown patina.

Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Mid-20th Century Hammered Brass & Copper Lamp
Mid-20th Century Hammered Brass & Copper Lamp

Mid-20th Century Hammered Brass & Copper Lamp

Located in Atlanta, GA

Mid-20th Century Hammered Brass & Copper Lamp New wiring.

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Copper

Pair of Hammered Brass Table Lamps
Pair of Hammered Brass Table Lamps

Pair of Hammered Brass Table Lamps

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Glamorous pair of Hollywood Regency style monumental hammered brass table lamps on walnut bases. c

Category

Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Austrian Hammered Brass Table Lamps
Austrian Hammered Brass Table Lamps

Austrian Hammered Brass Table Lamps

Located in Palm Springs, CA

In the style of Josef Hoffman.

Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Table Lamps

A Jugendstil hammered brass Table Lamp
A Jugendstil hammered brass Table Lamp

A Jugendstil hammered brass Table Lamp

Located in New York, NY

A Jugendstil hammered brass Table Lamp

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Table Lamps

French Marble Lamp with Hammered Brass Detail
French Marble Lamp with Hammered Brass Detail

French Marble Lamp with Hammered Brass Detail

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Marble Lamp with Hammered Brass Detail. Rewired. Double Cluster. Silk Cord

Category

Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Brass

A Pair of Asian Modern hammered brass Table Lamps
A Pair of Asian Modern hammered brass Table Lamps

A Pair of Asian Modern hammered brass Table Lamps

Located in New York, NY

A Pair of Asian Modern hammered brass Table Lamps

Category

Vintage 1940s Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Silk

A Rare Austrian Hammered Silvered Brass and Amethyst Glass Lamp
A Rare Austrian Hammered Silvered Brass and Amethyst Glass Lamp

A Rare Austrian Hammered Silvered Brass and Amethyst Glass Lamp

Located in New York, NY

The conical shade with a band of rectangular cast-glass cabochons, on a tripod standard, above a stepped circular base, on three feet.

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Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Table Lamps

Pair of Jar Shaped Hammered Nickel Lamps

Pair of Jar Shaped Hammered Nickel Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Large pair of lamps; plated in nickel. Lamps have jar shape, hammered finish. These lamps are

Category

Unknown Table Lamps

Materials

Nickel, Brass

A single hammered copper and brass table light
A single hammered copper and brass table light

A single hammered copper and brass table light

Located in New York, NY

ATL1463 A double arm table light in hammered copper and brass having six crystal drops

Category

Early 20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Pair of 1960s Brass Table Lamps
Pair of 1960s Brass Table Lamps

Pair of 1960s Brass Table Lamps

Located in Hudson, NY

Large hammered brass table lamps with original shades. Great scale.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Italian 1960s Tommaso Barbi Brass Floor Lamp
Italian 1960s Tommaso Barbi Brass Floor Lamp

Italian 1960s Tommaso Barbi Brass Floor Lamp

By Tommaso Barbi

Located in London, GB

Italian 1960s Tommaso Barbi floor lamp.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Lovely Italian Hammered and Hand Enameled Overlay on Wood
Lovely Italian Hammered and Hand Enameled Overlay on Wood

Lovely Italian Hammered and Hand Enameled Overlay on Wood

Located in Austin, TX

Wooden Cylinders, made in Italy, hand turned with hammered brass overlay that has been brushed

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Enamel, Brass

Very Rare Signed Art Deco Brass Table Lamp, 1930
Very Rare Signed Art Deco Brass Table Lamp, 1930

Very Rare Signed Art Deco Brass Table Lamp, 1930

Located in Budapest, HU

This rare handmade table lamp is from the workshop of Bandi Schima, and is made in the manner of

Category

Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Double Leaf Mid-Century Italian Style Floor Lamp Made of Brass with Iron Base
Double Leaf Mid-Century Italian Style Floor Lamp Made of Brass with Iron Base

Double Leaf Mid-Century Italian Style Floor Lamp Made of Brass with Iron Base

Located in Atlanta, GA

A double leaf Mid-Century Italian style brass floor lamp on iron base. Che bella! With its large

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Iron

Brass Leaf Motif Lamp by Tommaso Barbi
Brass Leaf Motif Lamp by Tommaso Barbi

Brass Leaf Motif Lamp by Tommaso Barbi

Located in Antwerp, BE

1970's hammered brass leaf form lamp with three arms, each holds a single light. Designed by

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Floor Lamps

Tommaso Barbi Floor Lamp
Tommaso Barbi Floor Lamp

Tommaso Barbi Floor Lamp

By Tommaso Barbi

Located in Brussels, BE

The beautiful and very decorative hammered leaves formed brass floor lamp designed by Tommaso Barbi.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Other Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkestätte, Vienna Secession, Pair Brass Table Lamps
Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkestätte, Vienna Secession, Pair Brass Table Lamps

Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkestätte, Vienna Secession, Pair Brass Table Lamps

By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann

Located in New York, NY

Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkestätte, Pair of Hammered Brass Table Lamps, Vienna Secession A

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Regency Brass Leaf Motif Lamp by Tommaso Barbi
Regency Brass Leaf Motif Lamp by Tommaso Barbi

Regency Brass Leaf Motif Lamp by Tommaso Barbi

Located in Antwerp, BE

1970's hammered brass leaf form lamp with three arms, each holds a single light. Designed by

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Regency Floor Lamps

Table Lamp By Roycroft
Table Lamp By Roycroft

Table Lamp By Roycroft

By Roycroft

Located in Chicago, IL

Signed with impressed studio cypher to base.

Category

American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Sculpture Table Lamp by Heifetz
Mid-Century Sculpture Table Lamp by Heifetz

Mid-Century Sculpture Table Lamp by Heifetz

Located in New York, NY

Beautiful mid-century table lamp with brass sculpture on a wood base. Newly re-wired, comes with

Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Tomasso Barbi Floor Lamp
Tomasso Barbi Floor Lamp

Tomasso Barbi Floor Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Hammered Brass Leaf Floor Lamp

Category

20th Century Italian Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Tommaso Barbi floor lamp
Tommaso Barbi floor lamp

Tommaso Barbi floor lamp

Located in Washington, DC

A hammered brass floor lamp by Tommaso Barbi.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Lamp by Ewald Dahlskog, Bo Fajans, Sweden
Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Lamp by Ewald Dahlskog, Bo Fajans, Sweden

Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Lamp by Ewald Dahlskog, Bo Fajans, Sweden

By Ewald Dahlskog, Bo Fajans

Located in New York, NY

glazed body is detailed with thin channels running top to bottom. A hammered brass stem supports

Category

Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Austrian Constructivist Lamp
Austrian Constructivist Lamp

Austrian Constructivist Lamp

Located in Hudson, NY

Austrian, hammered and gilted brass lamp in Wiener Werkstatte style. Designed by Hans Ofner

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Copper

Black Forest Bear Tobacco Box Turned into a Lamp
Black Forest Bear Tobacco Box Turned into a Lamp

Black Forest Bear Tobacco Box Turned into a Lamp

Located in Atlanta, GA

This is an antique Black Forest Bear Tobacco Box that has been turned into a lamp. The bear is

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

sculptural floor lamp by Tommaso Barbi
sculptural floor lamp by Tommaso Barbi

sculptural floor lamp by Tommaso Barbi

Located in Washington, DC

A sculptural floor lamp in hammered brass by Tommaso Barbi.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Tole Table Lamps
Pair of Tole Table Lamps

Pair of Tole Table Lamps

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

- 1980s. These hammered copper lamps are wired brass fittings. Shades not included. Overall dimensions

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Copper, Metal, Tin

Tomasso Barbi Foor Lamp
Tomasso Barbi Foor Lamp

Tomasso Barbi Foor Lamp

By Tommaso Barbi

Located in Wargrave, Berkshire

Hammered brass three-arm floor lamp designed by Tommasso Barbi.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Carlo Giorgi Leaf Lamp
Carlo Giorgi Leaf Lamp

Carlo Giorgi Leaf Lamp

By Carlo Giorgi

Located in Wargrave, Berkshire

Hammered brass floor lamp with three leaf motif shades each with a single bulb to the rear.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Floorlamp "Rhubarb" by Tomasso Barbi, Italy, 1970s
Floorlamp "Rhubarb" by Tomasso Barbi, Italy, 1970s

Floorlamp "Rhubarb" by Tomasso Barbi, Italy, 1970s

By Tommaso Barbi

Located in Perchtoldsdorf, AT

Tomasso Barbi floor lamp “Rhubarb” with leaves, Italy, 1970s. Handmade hammered brass.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Richard Faure Sculptural Brass and Agate Illuminated Owl, 1980s
Richard Faure Sculptural Brass and Agate Illuminated Owl, 1980s

Richard Faure Sculptural Brass and Agate Illuminated Owl, 1980s

By Richard Faure

Located in London, GB

Unique French welded and hammered brass sculptural lamp in the form of an owl with blue agate slice

Category

Vintage 1980s French Animal Sculptures

Large Hammered Brass Table Lamp
Large Hammered Brass Table Lamp

Large Hammered Brass Table Lamp

Located in Cambridge, MA

A large decorative hammered brass table lamp with exceptional patina, circa 1970s. Includes

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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Hammered Brass Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic hammered brass lamp available at 1stDibs. A hammered brass lamp — often made from brass, metal and stone — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a hammered brass lamp, we have 137 options in-stock, while there are 26 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer hammered brass lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A hammered brass lamp, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Tommaso Barbi, Woka Lamps and Carlo Giorgi each produced at least one beautiful hammered brass lamp that is worth considering.

How Much is a Hammered Brass Lamp?

The average selling price for a hammered brass lamp at 1stDibs is $3,000, while they’re typically $10 on the low end and $35,081 for the highest priced.

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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.

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Questions About Hammered Brass Lamp
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    How you use a brass oil lamp may vary based on the design of the piece. However, generally, you fill the lamp with vegetable, sesame or similar plant-based oil. Use tweezers to raise and lower the wick and trim away burned ends with scissors. Then, use a match to light the lamp. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of oil lamps.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024
    To tell if a brass lamp is vintage, you'll need to determine if it is 20 to 99 years old by conducting online research or having an expert, such as a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer, evaluate it. If you prefer to do the research yourself, first look for the maker's markings. Then, consult trusted online resources to identify the maker and read further to find out when the company was active and manufacturing similar lamps. Checking the plug can also be helpful. If it has two prongs of the same size, you can conclude that your lamp was made in 1962 or before, as U.S. standards set that year required all lamps to feature polarized plugs with one large and one small prong. Keep in mind that it is possible to rewire a lamp, and some makers switched to polarized plugs before the standard was established, so the lack of a non-polarized plug doesn't necessarily mean a lamp isn't pre-1962. Find a large selection of vintage brass table lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024
    To identify a Stiffel brass lamp, look for the maker's markings, which may include “Stiffel Lamp Company," "SLC" or “Stiffel." Locations of markings varied over time, and they appeared in the form of both etched signatures and foiled labels. Check your lamp’s switch, shade, bulb interior, neck and base for these markings. If you can't find a Stiffel mark, it may have once had a paper label that has since become detached. In this case, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can assist you with the identification process. Find a selection of Stiffel lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024
    To tell if a lamp is real brass, one option is to place a magnet near it. Solid brass isn't magnetic, but brass-plate and other look-alike metals often are. As a result, your lamp is unlikely to be made of solid brass if you notice a strong attraction between the magnet and your lamp base. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can also help you with the identification process. Find a selection of brass lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    White color lamp shades go well with polished brass, whereas off-white or cream-colored lamp shades look better with antique brass. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of vintage and antique lampshades to meet any style or décor scheme.