Pair of Wild & Wessel Student Lamps
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Harvard Lamp
Antique Harvard Brass Double Student Lamp With Ribbed Red Shades
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 27.25 in D 10.75 in
Antique Harvard Brass Double Student Lamp With Ribbed Red Shades
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Harvard Brass Double Student Lamp With Ribbed Red Shades Converted To Electric C1900
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19th Century Table Lamp by Harvard Student Patent Wild & Wessel Aladino
$2,179
H 21.66 in W 9.85 in D 5.91 in
19th Century Table Lamp by Harvard Student Patent Wild & Wessel Aladino
By Wild & Wessel, Berlin
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Table golden bronze lamp by Harvard Student, patent Wild & Wessel, aladino brass golden
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Pair American Brilliant Cut Crystal Mushroom Lustre Table Lamps
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A magnificent Pair of American Brilliant Cut Crystal ‘Mushroom’ Lustre Table Lamps in the Harvard
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19th Century German Solid Brass Wild & Wessel Desk Lamp
By Wild & Wessel, Berlin
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A gorgeous Harvard adjustable student desk lamp By Wild & Wessel Berlin, Germany, Circa 1870
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Antique Harvard Student Lamp with Emeralite Shade Alladin Lamp Form 19th Century
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H 22.5 in W 11.5 in D 6.5 in
Antique Harvard Student Lamp with Emeralite Shade Alladin Lamp Form 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Harvard student lamp offers brass construction with Aladin lamp form and Emeralite shade
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Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Harvard School Duplex Brass Double Student Oil Lamp, c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Harvard school double student oil lamp by Duplex offers brass frame with adjustable arm
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Materials
Brass
Antique Harvard School Brass Double Student Lamp & Emerald Glass Shades, 1890
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H 28.75 in W 29.5 in D 11 in
Antique Harvard School Brass Double Student Lamp & Emerald Glass Shades, 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Harvard school student lamp offers brass construction with central font having flanking
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Antique Late 19th Century American Table Lamps
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Antique Harvard School Brass Student Lamp with Decorated Green Cased Glass Shade
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H 19.5 in W 17.5 in D 11 in
Antique Harvard School Brass Student Lamp with Decorated Green Cased Glass Shade
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Harvard School student lamp offers brass frame with urn form fonts and adjustable arm
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20th Century American Table Lamps
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Antique Large Harvard School Brass Double Student Lamp with Cased Glass Shades
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H 26.5 in W 26 in L 26.5 in
Antique Large Harvard School Brass Double Student Lamp with Cased Glass Shades
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique and large Harvard School electrified double student lamp offers brass base with foliate
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Antique Late 19th Century American Table Lamps
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Antique Harvard Brass Double Student Lamp with Cased Glass Shades, Circa 1890
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H 23.75 in W 26 in D 12 in
Antique Harvard Brass Double Student Lamp with Cased Glass Shades, Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Harvard student lamp offers brass frame having adjustable double arms terminating in
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Antique Late 19th Century American Table Lamps
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Brass
Antique Harvard School Classical Brass Double Student Lamp, circa 1890
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H 23 in W 28.25 in D 10 in
Antique Harvard School Classical Brass Double Student Lamp, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Harvard School student lamp offers brass frame with central Classical urn font having
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Antique Late 19th Century American Classical Greek Table Lamps
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Antique Harvard School Double Student Lamp with Green Cased Glass Shades, c1890
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H 22.75 in W 26.25 in D 13 in
Antique Harvard School Double Student Lamp with Green Cased Glass Shades, c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Harvard School double student lamp offers adjustable brass base with urn fonts and two
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19th Century Wild and Wessel Double Harvard Student Lamp
By Wild & Wessel, Berlin
Located in Fairfax, VA
Wild and Wesel double Harvard student cased brass oil lamp with mint green glass shades.
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Antique 19th Century German Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Silver Plated Single Wild and Wessel Harvard Type Student Lamp
Located in Charleston, SC
A wonderful Harvard Type Student Lamp. Stamped "Wild and Wessel", silver plated, yellow glass shade
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Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps
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Harvard Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic harvard lamp available at 1stDibs. A harvard lamp — often made from metal, glass and wood — can elevate any home. Find 9 options for an antique or vintage harvard lamp now, or shop our selection of 6 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a harvard lamp — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A harvard lamp made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made harvard lamp over the years, but those crafted by Cino Zucchi, Firmamento Milano and Nate Hill are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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Prices for a harvard lamp can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $748 and can go as high as $52,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,200.
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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.
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