$1,595 / set
Pair of Table Lamps in the Pairpoint Puffy Style
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Port Jervis, NY
In the pairpoint glassworks style with "puffy style shades" that are exaggerated in the sense they are puffed outward.
Metal
Rare Important Estate Antique Pairpoint Style Puffy French Flower Boudoir Lamp
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item is a Museum Quality a Rare Pairpoint Puffy Multi Color Rose Boudoir Table Lamp on Bronze Base.
Art Glass
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H 20 in W 11 in D 11 in
Early 20th Century Silvered Metal Table Lamp Base with Puffy Style Shade
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pairpoint Manufacturing Company was founded by Thomas J. Pairpoint in 1880 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Whimsical and one-of-a-kind, this Art Nouveau-style lamp is composed of a si...
Glass
Lotus Pairpoint Puffy Lamp
Located in Petaluma, CA
Produced by the Pairpoint Corporation, the puffy lamps are the most collectible and imaginative.
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H 22 in Dm 14 in
Wonderful Pairpoint Puffy Hollyhock Lamp Reverse Painted Vibrant Colors Art Deco
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Pairpoint Puffy Hollyhock table lamp, c. 1920's. This beautiful Pairpoint puffy shade depicts hollyhocks in full bloom against a cheerful background.
Silver Plate
Pairpoint Puffy Style Hand-Painted Floral Table Lamp with Bronze-Finish Base
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Plainview, NY
Pairpoint Puffy Style Hand-Painted Floral Table Lamp with Bronze-Finish Base This exquisite Pairpoint “Puffy”–style table lamp captures the romantic elegance and timeless artistry f...
Metal
Antique Pairpoint Art Glass Puffy Candle Lamp with Peonies Circa 1910
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique candle lamp by Pairpoint offers art glass construction with blown shade having floral design with peonies, seated on pedestal base, c1910 Measures - 8"h x 4.25"diam Cata...
Art Glass
Pairpoint "Puffy" Boudoir Lamp, c. 1907
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pairpoint "Puffy" boudoir lamp, 1907, the draping linenfold shade with reverse painted decoration of butterflys and purple flowers, marked The Pairpoint Corp'n and Patented July 9, 1...
Metal
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H 23 in W 13.5 in D 13.5 in
Rare Magnificent Original Large Puffy Pairpoint Reverse Glass Hummingbird Lamp
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in New York, NY
A rare magnificent original signed pairpoint puffy multi-color hummingbird table lamp beautifully sitting atop a bronze sculpted base.
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.
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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.