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Nessen Hemisphere Pendant with Glass Shade
By Nessen Lighting
Located in Brookfield, CT
A classic but still statement-making piece, the Nessen Hemisphere Pendant Lamp features solid brass
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Chrome Lamp with Burlap Shade by Nessen Lighting
By Nessen Studio, Nessen Lighting, Walter Von Nessen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chrome lamp with burlap shade by Nessen Lighting. Dimensions listed (14 in. diameter x 22 in. tall
Category

Vintage 1960s American International Style Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Nessen "Cuma" Table Lamp in Satin Nickel with White Linen Shade
By Nessen Lighting
Located in Brookfield, CT
Constructed from solid brass, Nessen's NT603 “Cuma” table lamp is an idea made solid: a marriage of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Nessen Style Gray Marble Table Lamp with Chrome Neck and Silver Shade
By Nessen Lighting
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Chic gray marble table lamp designed in the manner of Nessen. The minimalist modern lamp is a
Category

1990s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Marble

Nessen Studios Brass & Walnut Floor Lamp with White Glass Shade, 1950's
By Nessen Studio
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Nessen Studios Brass & Walnut Floor Lamp with White Glass Liner Shade. Featuring a square Brass
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Nessen Studios Adjustable Chrome Desk Lamp with White Aluminum Shade, 1960's
By Nessen Studio
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Classic Nessen Studios (Model #NS966) Chrome and White Enamel Table Lamp. Featuring a perforated
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Metal

Tall Nessen Studios Black Leather Wrapped, Chrome & Glass Liner Shade Table Lamp
By Nessen Studio
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Nessen Studios Black Leather wrapped Chrome Skyscraper Table Lamp with White Milk Glass
Category

Vintage 1940s American International Style Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Walter Von Nessen Brass Swing Arm Table Lamp with Adjustable Cylindrical Shade
By Walter Von Nessen, Nessen Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Attractive and highly functional desk / table lamp by Walter Von Nessen for his eponymous Nessen
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Nessen Lighting Style Turned Walnut Floor Lamp Mid-Century Modern Fabric Shade
By Nessen Lighting
Located in Miami, FL
American Turned Walnut Floor Lamp with a round Center Table and Original Fabric Shade. The handmade
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Nessen Studios Brushed Steel Swing Arm Desk Lamp with Cylinder Shade, 1960's
By Nessen Studio
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Nessen Studios Brushed Steel Swing Arm Desk Lamp with extending and adjustable Cylinder Shade. This
Category

Vintage 1960s American Machine Age Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Iconic Walter Von Nessen Swing Arm Desk Lamp with Original Metal Shade
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful example of the iconic modernist swing arm desk lamp by Von Nessen. The lamp features a
Category

Mid-20th Century American Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Walter Von Nessen Brushed Steel Swing Arm Floor Lamp with White Milk Glass Shade
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Walter Von Nessen designed Brushed Steel Swing Arm Reading Floor Lamp with White Glass Shade, 1950
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Large Elizabeth Kauffer Nessen Studios Marble Table Lamp with Milk Glass Shade
By Elizabeth Kauffer, Nessen Studio
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Elizabeth Kauffer attributed Nessen Studios white carrara marble table lamp, 1950s
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Steel

Walter Von Nessen Style Brass Swing Arm Desk Lamp with Pale Green Shade, 1940's
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Walter Von Nessen Style Brass Swing Arm Desk Lamp with Pale Green Shade. Featuring a Brass column
Category

Vintage 1940s American Machine Age Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Metal

Adjustable neoclassical brass lamp by Hansen Nessen
By Nessen Lighting
Located in Fraser, MI
Neoclassical Adjustable Desk lamp or Night stand light. Patent markings consistent with Nessen
Category

Vintage 1940s Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Walter Von Nessen Art Deco Chrome Table Lamp! Mid Century Modern Decorator Rare
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Peoria, AZ
incredibly scarce, A chrome tour de force, with double sockets and a white linen shade. Original Nessen
Category

Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Mid Century Brass Floor Lamp with Built in Table, Diffuser and Shade
By Nessen Lighting
Located in New York, NY
with lovely thin brass pulls. Each bulb works independently.. The shade has a diffuser . Unmarked
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Modern MSE Chrome Table Desk Lamps Woven Shade
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
MSE Table Lamps Modern Woven Shade Stamped MSE In the style of Walter Von Nessen 15.25 to socket
Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Aluminum Base Table Lamp with Original Tilt Top Silk Shade
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Ferndale, MI
Aluminum modernist table lamp. Original silk shade with pierced steel diffuser tilts to most any
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Pair Modern Nessen Retractable Chrome Cylinder Floor Lamps Koch & Lowy
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair of Mid Century Modern retractable chrome cylinder floor lamps by Nessen Koch & Lowy. Single
Category

20th Century North American Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Walter Von Nessen Three Shade Floor Lamp
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Uncommon three-shade floor lamp by Walter Von Nessen having three satin red cylindrical metal
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Machine Age Art Deco Side/Lamp Tables, Manner of Walter Von Nessen Middle SOLD
Located in Dallas, TX
Machine Age Art Deco side or lamp tables, manner of Walter Von Nessen Middle lamp with wood shade
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Side Tables

Materials

Copper, Chrome

Walter Von Nessen for Nessen Lamps Brass Swing Arm Lamp Original Shade
By Walter Von Nessen, Nessen Studio
Located in San Francisco, CA
Handsome Walter Von Nessen design for Nessen lamps, circa 1970s A brass swing arm lamp with it's
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Walter von Nessen Bronze Floor Lamp with Dome Shade
By Walter Von Nessen, Nessen Lighting, Nessen Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Walter von Nessen bronze floor lamp with flip-up shade and adjustable neck. The lamp features a
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Steel

Walter Von Nessen Floor Lamp with Black Shade
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Houston, TX
Walter Von Nessen floor lamp with gold lined black paper shade, newly electrified.
Category

20th Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chrome Table Lamp with White Plastic Dome Shade by Nessen
By Nessen Studio
Located in New York, NY
Chrome cylindrical table lamp with white plastic shade. USA, circa 1960.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Nessen Tall Minimalist Chrome Table Lamp with Original Shade, c. 1970
By Nessen Lighting
Located in San Francisco, CA
A circa 1970 tall minimalist chrome table lamp with original linen shade by Nessen Lamps, a
Category

Vintage 1970s American Minimalist Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Metal, Iron

A Nessen Studio Black Marble Table Lamp with Milk Glass Shade
By Nessen Studio
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage table lamp, produced by Nessen Studio, with inverted milk glass lamp shade and white
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Brass

Nessen Brass Floor Lamp With Hemispherical Shade & Lucite Table
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Chicago, IL
Walter Von Nessen. Can be used with a regular shade as well.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Tall Nessen Studios All Brass "Skyscraper" Table Lamp with Glass Shade, 1940s
By Nessen Studio
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Monumental early International Style Brass Table Lamp with White Milk Glass Shade by Nessen Studios
Category

Vintage 1940s American International Style Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Nessen Brass Floor Lamp with Hemispherical Shade and Lucite Table
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Chicago, IL
Walter Von Nessen. Can be used with a regular shade as well. Lucite tabletop is 25" high.
Category

Vintage 1970s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Nessen Floor Lamp
By Nessen Studio
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Nessen floor lamp with original shade and diffuser. Lamp measures 55.5" high from base to the top
Category

Vintage 1980s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Nessen Floor Lamp
Nessen Floor Lamp
H 55.5 in W 11 in D 11 in
Uncommon Walter von Nessen Telescoping Art Deco Drum Shade Floor Lamp c.1948
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Camden, ME
American Art Deco, Walter von Nessen. Though designed prior to WW II by Walter von Nessen it did not go
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Pair of Mushroom Floor Lamps by Nessen
By Nessen Studio
Located in Dallas, TX
Very nice pair of floor lamps with chrome base and acrylic mushroom shape shade, by Nessen Studio.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Walter Von Nessen Floor Lamp
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Heavy floor lamp designed by Walter Von Nessen. Original plastic molded shade with perforated
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Walter Von Nessen Floor Lamp
Walter Von Nessen Floor Lamp
H 51 in W 14 in D 14 in
Art Deco Floor Lamp by Walter Von Nessen
By Nessen Studio, Walter Von Nessen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 1930s Art Deco floor lamp by Walter Von Nessen with a saucer shade in white enameled aluminum on
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Enamel

Art Deco Floor Lamp by Walter Von Nessen
Art Deco Floor Lamp by Walter Von Nessen
H 60 in W 16.5 in D 18.5 in
'Anywhere Lamp' by Greta Von Nessen
By Greta Von Nessen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
steel loop base and a cream colored lacquered metal dome shade. Designed by Nessen in 1952, manufactured
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

'Anywhere Lamp' by Greta Von Nessen
'Anywhere Lamp' by Greta Von Nessen
H 15 in W 13.5 in D 15 in
Nessen Brass and Marble Table Lamp
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A brass and dark veined marble based table lamp with off-white linen shade manufactured by Nessen
Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass

Single Marble table Lamp attributed to Nessen Studios circa 1950 American
By Nessen Studio
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Single Marble lamp Attributed although very well may be Nessen with original shade and a great
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Marble

Art Deco Desk Lamp by Walter Von Nessen
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A satin nickel Art Deco desk lamp designed by Walter von Nessen with a cylindrical shade. Measures
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Nickel

Art Deco Desk Lamp by Walter Von Nessen
Art Deco Desk Lamp by Walter Von Nessen
H 9.75 in W 13.25 in D 7.5 in
Pair of Walter Von Nessen Wall-Mount, Swing-Arm Lamps
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Ferndale, MI
Walter Von Nessen for Nessen Lighting Shade: 14" diameter x 5" tall, swing out is 18"
Category

Vintage 1960s American Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Mid Century Marble Lamp With Chrome Shade
By Nessen Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mid century marble table lamp with chrome lamp shade. Black and beige marble pillar base in the
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Metal, Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Adjustable Chrome Floor Lamp with Acrylic Shade
By Nessen Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chrome floor lamp with acrylic shade, which can be adjusted into two positions. Fashioned with a
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Space Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair Brass Demilune Shade Desk Lamps
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusual pair of brass desk top table lamps with brass demi lune shades after Walter Von Nessen
Category

Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair Brass Demilune Shade Desk Lamps
Pair Brass Demilune Shade Desk Lamps
H 20.25 in W 9.25 in D 6.25 in
Nessen Studios Brushed Stainless Table Lamp with White Linen Shade
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This mid sized brushed stainless steel table lamp with new white linen shade will add simple modern
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Large Marble Table Lamp by Nessen Studio
Located in Chicago, IL
Heavy solid marble table lamp by Nessen. New shade.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Marble

Mid-Century Desk Lamp by Nessen Studios
Located in New York, NY
A desk lamp designed by Nessen Studios, founded by Walter Von Nessen. Adjustable white enameled
Category

Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Nessen Studios Swing Arm Metal Floor Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Nessen Studios Swing Arm Metal Floor Lamp with cream colored glass shade, stamped "Nessen / No. 955
Category

20th Century Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Single Solid Marble Table Lamp By Nessen Studios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960's solid marble table lamp with linen shade by Nessen Studios. Shade measures 14.5" x 15.5" x
Category

Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Swing Arm Desk Lamp Attributed to Nessen
By Nessen Studio, Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
manufactured and designed by Nessen. Shade 13" diameter extended width of lamp 18".
Category

Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Table Lamps

Double Shade Desk Lamp by Nessen
By Nessen Studio
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Stunning polished brass desk lamp by Nessen. This double shade desk lamp is newly re-wired with
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Double Shade Desk Lamp by Nessen
Double Shade Desk Lamp by Nessen
H 19 in W 27 in D 10 in
Greta Von Nessen Desk Lamp
By Greta Von Nessen, Nessen Studio
Located in Hanover, MA
Articulating table lamp by Greta Von Nessen for Von Nessen Studios. Flared white aluminum shade on
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Greta Von Nessen Desk Lamp
Greta Von Nessen Desk Lamp
H 20.5 in W 8.5 in D 13 in
Nessen Brass and Glass Desk Lamp
By Nessen Studio
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Nessen brass and green glass shaded swivel arm desk lamp with push button pole switch , the arm
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Nessen Studios Table or Desk Lamp
By Nessen Studio
Located in San Mateo, CA
Brass and lacquer desk lamp by Nessen Studios. The shade tilts up and down and the column it is on
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Nessen Studios Table or Desk Lamp
Nessen Studios Table or Desk Lamp
H 20.5 in W 14.5 in D 8.5 in
Modernist Reading Lamp by Nessen Studios
By Nessen Studio, Walter Von Nessen
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic, modernist, reading lamp by Nessen. Patinated brass, pivoting, rotating shade.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of White Torchiere Floor Lamps by Nessen
By Nessen Studio
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Mid-Century Modern American floor lamps with a conical shade by Nessen in a powdercoated
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Machine Age Aluminum Base Table Lamp after Walter Von Nessen 3 Available
By Nessen Lighting, Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
Machine Age table lamp having a spun aluminum base with original shade. Originally found in a Naval
Category

Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Walter Von Nessen Style Aluminum and Brass Swing Arm Floor Lamp
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Aluminum and Brass floor lamp in the style of Walter Von Nessen. Rewired. Shade not included.
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Mid Century Walter Von Nessen Style Aluminum and Brass Swing Arm Floor Lamp
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Aluminum and brass swing arm floor lamp in the style of Walter Von Nessen. Rewired. Shade not
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Chrome Art Deco Table Lamp with Saucer Shade
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Atomic Age / Art Deco table or desk lamp with an attached saucer shade made from chrome-plated
Category

Early 20th Century American Machine Age Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Chrome

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Nessen Shade For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal nessen shade for your home. Frequently made of metal, brass and chrome, every nessen shade was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a nessen shade — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right nessen shade, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. Walter Von Nessen and Nessen Lighting each produced at least one beautiful nessen shade that is worth considering.

How Much is a Nessen Shade?

A nessen shade can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,500, while the lowest priced sells for $580 and the highest can go for as much as $8,200.

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