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Jester Lamp

Midcentury Figural Jester Harlequin Plaster Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Large Mid-Century Modern sculptural jester plaster table lamp featuring a reflective metallic gold
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plaster

Midcentury Figural Jester Harlequin Plaster Table Lamp
Midcentury Figural Jester Harlequin Plaster Table Lamp
$1,400
H 42.75 in W 7.25 in D 7.25 in
Vintage MCM Art Deco Figural Jester Harlequin Table Lamps Style of Marbro Pair
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Enjoyable vintage MCM (Mid-Century Modern) Art Deco figural jester or harlequin table lamps in the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Art Deco Frosted Glass Jester Figurine Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco lamp statue of a frosted glass jester with illuminating base This Art Deco frosted glass
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Vintage 1920s Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Art Deco Frosted Glass Jester Figurine Lamp
Art Deco Frosted Glass Jester Figurine Lamp
$406 Sale Price
35% Off
H 1.25 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in

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Pair of Gothic Jesters Lamps, France, 19th Century
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Pair of carved lamps in walnut figuring hilarious jesters / clowns, seated on a column. Neo
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Antique 19th Century French Gothic Revival Table Lamps

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Wood, Walnut

Rare Monumental Harlequin or Jester St. Marceaux Plaster Lamp by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Hudson, NY
Harlequin Jester lamp by The Marbro Lamp Company, 1968. The design is based on an 1879 bronze
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Signed Marbro Monumental Harlequin or Jester St. Marceaux Plaster Lamp C. 1960s
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Peabody, MA
Signed Marbro Lamp Company harlequin or jester lamp, circa 1960s. The design is based on an 1879
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Marbro Lamp Company Harlequin Jester Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Marbro Harlequin Jester table lamp. Extra large figure painted with a red and yellow shirt and dark
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Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Plaster

Vintage Harlequin Jester Table Lamp by Marbro in the Style of Saint-Marceaux
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Harlequin Jester table lamp by Marbro Co. after the sculpture St Marceaux. Mint green and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Plaster

Circus Jester Sculpture with Walnut Ball Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lamp made with an exceptional sculpture of a circus performer holding a wooden ball with
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Antique 1880s Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Ballard Design Figural Harlequin Court Jester Clown Table Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Ballard Design jester or harlequin lamp featuring a stoic figure in black and gold standing
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Late 20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Resin

Antique French Carved Walnut Court Jester Table Lamp with red shade
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A 19th century French hand carved walnut sitting Court Jester mounted as a table lamp. Standing on
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Antique Late 19th Century French Table Lamps

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Walnut

Large Mid-Century Modern Plaster Lamp "Court Jester" by G.W. Hamilton
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Mid-Century Modern plaster lamp, court jester by G. W, Hamilton. Hand painted plaster
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Linen, Plaster

Vintage Midcentury Harlequin Lamp by Marbro
By René de Saint-Marceaux, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Dallas, TX
A vintage monumental painted plaster harlequin / jester/ joker lamp with new barrel shade by Marbro
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Large Midcentury Harlequin Jester Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Monumental midcentury standing Harlequin Jester lamp, Marbro Lamp Company, Los Angeles, circa 1960s
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plaster

MCM Art Deco Figural Jester Harlequin Table Lamps Style Marbro Pair Blue & Green
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Joyful vintage MCM (Mid-Century Modern) Art Deco figural jester or harlequin table lamps in the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Monumental Harlequin Jester Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century harlequin table lamp in the manner of Marbro lamp company. This large figural lamp is
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Vintage 1960s Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Rare Collectible Marbro Harlequin Jester Table Lamp
By Mabro Murano
Located in Redding, CT
This figural Harlequin lamp was made by The Marbro Lamp Company of Los Angeles, in the 1950s. The
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Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Plaster, Paint

Jester, Harlequin Table Lamp Mid Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large harlequin /jester style lamp in vibrant blues whites and gold on a faux wooden base
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Composition

Commanding Pair of Italian Harlequin Jester Lamps by Marbro, Signed and Labeled
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Little Rock, AR
Totally restored Harlequin Jester lamps by The Marbro Lamp Company, 1968. Don't be pursuaded by
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Court Jester Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming Italian carved wood jester mounted as a lamp. This post was originally part of a large
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Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Court Jester Lamp
Court Jester Lamp
H 35 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Court Jester Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming carved wood jester mounted as a lamp. This carving was originally part of a large piece
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Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Court Jester Lamp
Court Jester Lamp
H 35 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Pair of Garouste & Bonetti Jester Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of Garouste & Bonetti bronze tripod lamps with carnival inspired feet. Makers mark stamped on
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Late 20th Century French Table Lamps

Vintage 1960s Harlequin Jester Lamp in Gold and Silver Leaf
Located in Hudson, NY
A very charming and well made 1960s plaster lamp in the form of a court jester finished in a
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Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Pair of Mid Century Jester Form Harlequin Style Saltimbanque Lamps
Located in New York, NY
This pair of fanciful jesters in cast plaster with paint decoration is ready to entertain. With a
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Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Plaster

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Jester Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic jester lamp available at 1stDibs. Each jester lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using plaster, brass and metal. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer jester lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A jester lamp, designed in the Mid-Century Modern or Hollywood Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made jester lamp over the years, but those crafted by The Marbro Lamp Company and Mabro Lamp Company are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Jester Lamp?

The average selling price for a jester lamp at 1stDibs is $1,500, while they’re typically $950 on the low end and $2,320 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.