19th Century Table Lamp by Harvard Student Patent Wild & Wessel Aladino
By Wild & Wessel, Berlin
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Harvard German student lamp, Patent Wild & Wessel, Berlin.
Bronze
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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, electrified, 19th century Measures - 22.5"H x 11.5"W x 6.5"D.
Brass
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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 cased glass shades, electrified, c1890 Measures- 23.75'' H x 26'' W x 12'' D.
Brass
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H 20 in W 11.75 in D 8 in
Antique Tiffany Bronze Aladdin Style Harvard Telescoping Student Lamp c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Tiffany Bronze Aladdin Style Harvard Telescoping Student Lamp With Ruffled Yellow Glass Shade Unsigned C1890 Measures - 20" x 11.75" x 8"
Bronze
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 terminating in two lights having hand painted floral cased glass shades, raised on ...
Brass
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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 adjustable lights with newer molded emerald cased glass shades, c1890 Measures: ...
Metal, Brass
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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 having gilt decorated green cased glass shade, 20th century.
Metal, Brass
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 and scroll embossed font, adjustable double arms terminate in lights with emerald c...
Brass
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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 flanking scroll elements and double lights with emerald cased glass shades, electrifi...
Brass
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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 arms terminating in lamps with ribbed green ribbed cased glass shades, electrified, ...
Metal, Brass
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.
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.
Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.
Styles to Know
Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp
Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.
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