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Art Deco Gooseneck Desk Lamp w/Dome Shade and Shell Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco desk lamp featuring a large hemispherical shade mounted on a flexible gooseneck arm above a decorative shell-form base. The design combines the functional efficiency of indu...
Metal
Swedish Nordic Classicism Table Lamp with Opaline Glass Dome Shade, 1920s–1930s
Located in PUTTEN, NL
Swedish Nordic Classicism Table Lamp with Opaline Glass Dome Shade, 1920s–1930s A superb example of Swedish Nordic Classicism — the refined decorative style that flourished in Scand...
Copper
Large Faries Company Dental Lamp, Dome Shade
By Faries Lamp Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
If you’re already a knowledgeable lamp collector then you understand how difficult these are to find. Some consider the Faries Company dental lamp the “Holy Grail” and most beautiful...
Brass
Art Nouveau Brass table lamp with iridescent glass dome shade
Located in Babworth, Retford
The circular base supporting a splayed square section stem with a domed green iridescent glass shade. The base probably Germany, circa 1910, the later glass shade Bohemian
Brass
Antique Arts & Crafts Oversized Prairie School Dome Lamp Shade, circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique oversized Arts & Crafts Prairie School lamp shade offers leaded slag glass construction in dome form with stylized petal design and fringed edge, circa 1910.
Metal
French Art Deco Brass Reading Lamp with Beaded Brass Dome Shade
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Art Deco Brass Reading Lamp with Beaded Brass Dome Shade A very unusual piece, this elegant lamp is made in brass including a very unusual beaded brass shade which throws the...
Brass
Art Nouveau Pairpoint Dome Shade Table Lamp with Oak Leaf and Acorn Motif
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Milford, NH
A splendid Art Nouveau table lamp with signed Pairpoint frosted dome shade in a polychrome hand-painted oak leaf and acorn motif in earth tones, supported by four twisted and pierced...
Metal
Large Faries Company Dental Lamp, Dome Shade
By Faries Lamp Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
If you’re already a knowledgeable lamp collector then you understand how difficult these are to find. Some consider the Faries Company dental lamp the “Holy Grail” of early Industria...
Brass
French Table Lamp with Beaded Dome Lampshade
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French table lamp with beaded dome lampshade The lamp has been converted from a pretty Amber Glass and Brass Oil Lamp it is topped of with a superb Dark Green Beaded Dome lampshad...
Brass
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H 25.5 in W 18.5 in D 18.5 in
Arts & Crafts Era Leaded Slag Glass Table Lamp with Floral Shade C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
The lamp showcases a dome-shaped shade with intricate stained glass work in hues of brown, pink, green, and white, creating a charming floral motif.
Stained Glass
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H 22 in W 17.5 in D 17.5 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Pittsburgh Reverse Painted Table Lamp circa 1920
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts table lamp by Pittsburgh Lamp Co offers dome shade having reverse painted landscape scene with lake over double socket base, c1920 Measures - 22''H x 17...
Metal
Antique American Pittsburgh Reverse Painted Glass Bronze Table Lamp Signed 1920
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Portland, OR
This very attractive antique lamp having a dome shaped shade upon a gilded bronze base.
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Jonquil-Daffodil" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
A Tiffany Studios New York gilt bronze and Favrile glass "Jonquil-Daffodil" lamp featuring a dome shaped shade divided into an upper section comprising sixteen downturned trumpet nar...
Bronze
Antique Arts & Crafts Slag Glass Table Lamp Circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts table lamp offers dome form shade with frame having stylized floral elements and housing bent slag glass panels, over double socket cast base, c1920 Measure...
Metal
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H 21.25 in W 16 in D 16 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Pittsburgh Reverse Painted Table Lamp, Circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts Pittsburg table lamp offers dome form shade with cast frame housing bent glass panels having reverse painted flowers over double socket base, c1920 Meas...
Paint, Glass
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H 25 in W 16 in D 16 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Phoenix Reverse Painted Scenic Table Lamp, Circa 1920
By Phoenix Glass
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts Phoenix table lamp offers dome form glass shade with reverse painted lake scene over double socket cast base raised on foliate embossed footed plinth, c192...
Metal
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H 22 in W 16.75 in D 16.75 in
Antique Arts & Crafts J.a. Whaley Leaded Glass Table Lamp circa 1920
By J.A. Whaley & Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts table lamp offers dome shade in leaded glass with stylized floral design over double socket cast base, label as photographed, c1920.
Metal
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H 22 in Dm 18.25 in
Antique American Art Nouveau Bronze & Leaded Glass Table Lamp by Wilkinson, 1910
By Wilkinsons
Located in Portland, OR
Antique American bronze and leaded glass table lamp by Wilkinson, circa 1910. The three light lamp having a dome shaped shade with striated leaded glass green & ivory tiles and havin...
Bronze
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H 22 in Dm 18.25 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Two-Tone Slag Glass Table Lamp, Scenic with Church, c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts table lamp offers dome form shade having cast metal frame with band having countryside scene with a church and housing two-tone bent slag glass panels over...
Metal
Edwardian Reading Lamp with Fringed Brass Dome Shade
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Edwardian reading lamp with fringed brass dome shade A very unusual piece, the lamp is made in brass on a wooden base, it has a very unusual brass shade which throws the light dow...
Brass
Ornate Arts and Crafts Metal Foliate Dome Form Lamp Shade
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
The shade can be used on a table lamp or suspended and used as a dome form chandelier, hanging fixture.
Brass
Adjustable Brass Pharmacy Lamp
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in New York, NY
Adjustable brass floor lamp having a dome shade ( 6 in. Dia. ) which tilts to direct the light, attached to an arm which swivels, and a vertical center post which raises and lowers (...
Brass
Antique Arts & Crafts Slag Glass Table Lamp, Circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts table lamp offers dome form shade with cast frame having meadow grass and flower decoration, housing bent slag glass panels over double socket urn form bas...
Slag Glass
White JIA Porcelain Gas Lamp With Fluted Dome Clam Broth Shade
Located in Peekskill, NY
It has a large fluted Clam Broth Glass Dome shade with a 12 inch diameter. These shades are very popular because of the soft light project.
Porcelain
French Chrome Deco Lamp with Dome Shade
Located in Atlanta, GA
French chrome deco lamp with dome 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.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.