Pair of Russel Wright Art Deco Uplighter Table Lamps
By Russel Wright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The lamps take a mogul bulb.
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Aluminum
Pair of Russel Wright Art Deco Uplighter Table Lamps
By Russel Wright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The lamps take a mogul bulb.
Aluminum
Early Marbro Urn Lamps with Green Painted Roman Ruins - a Pair
Located in Denver, CO
They retain their original mogul base sockets (E39 lamp base) and electrical cord.
Brass
Pair of 1920s Wood Fluted Column Lamps
Located in By Appointment Only, Ontario
Pair of wood fluted column lamps, original brass hardware, porcelain mogul sockets.
Brass
Decorative Bronze 1940's Armillary Table Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
The shade rests on a glass diffuser, both of which are included with the lamp if so desired. Original mogul socket. Lamp measures approximately 35.5 inches to the top of the shade ...
Bronze
Pair of Elegant Art Deco Torchiere Lamps with Lucite Wings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lucite has the ability to transmit light and when the lamps are turned on, the wings just glow. These lamps have mogul sockets and give off a lot of upward light as well.
Miguel Milà "Pill" table lamp by Tramo
By Mogul Milla
Located in Highland, IN
This playful design by Barcelona designer Mogul Milla is reminiscent of the "Pill"' lamp or the "Eclipse" table lamp with the metal frame concealing one half the white glass diffuser.
Steel
Pair of Mogul Damascened and Engraved Brass Lamps
Located in London, by appointment only
Very decorative large-scale pair of damascened and engraved brass lamps in the Mogul style. Measures: Height to top of neck 21.5in 55cm, diameter of vase 7.5in 19cm.
Brass
Sold
H 23.5 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
Italian Brass Vintage Chic Palm Leaf Lamp by Tammaso Barbi from BH Mogul Estate.
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
We have always wanted one of these lamps since we saw one at the Palm Springs Modernism Show over 20 years ago.
Brass
Sold
H 28.5 in W 10.5 in D 10.25 in
Fabulous Machine Age Lamps in Wood Brass and Copper with Milk Glass Shades
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Nice looking they have mogul base lamp bulbs with a reducer so you can use regular bulbs.
Wood
Waylande Gregory Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Base height (to top of glass ball): 14" Total height with pictured shade: 27" Retains original wiring and mogul lamp base. Shade is not included with this lamp, but for ph...
Pair of Deco Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of custom-made Art Deco table lamps in solid brass and sable-finished mahogany with antique nickel-finished hardware circa 1930 and fitted with bronze silk shades; lamps include...
Brass
Pair of Bold Decorative Brass Lamps
Located in Papaikou, HI
These lamps require mogul base bulbs.
Brass
A Fine 'Teens or 'Twenties Silver-Plated Torchiere Floor Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
The shade is a very high quality one, with opalescence in the glass which gives it a fiery glow. The lamp takes a mogul bulb, and you can buy those in a 100-200-300 variable wattage...
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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