Pair of Unusual Textured Glass Cylinder Lamps with Custom Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of unusual textured glass cylinder lamps with custom shades, circa 1980.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair Unusual Lamp Shades
Pair of Unusual Textured Glass Cylinder Lamps with Custom Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of unusual textured glass cylinder lamps with custom shades, circa 1980.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Unusual Textured Glass Cylinder Lamps with Custom Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of unusual textured glass cylinder lamps with custom shades, circa 1980.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Unusual Textured Glass Cylinder Lamps with Custom Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of unusual textured glass cylinder lamps with custom shades, circa 1980.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Unusual Brass Shades Brass Bases Bouillotte Table Lamps MINT!
By Stiffel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Unusual Brass Shades Brass Bases Bouillotte Lamps MINT!
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Recent Sales
Pair of Unusual Black Pendant Lamps and Shades
By PTMD
Located in Tarbert, Argyll and Bute
Pair of unusual long line black metal pendant lamps with black fabric shades.
Category
Early 2000s Dutch Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Pair of Midcentury Teak Lamps
Located in By Appointment Only, Ontario
Pair of teak lamps, unusual form. Shades are not included.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of Unusual Lamps with Great Shades
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice pair of vintage lamps with unusual shades. One lamp has an older on off switch another looks newer and replaced.
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
A pair of unusual chromed lamps with bell-shaped shades
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
An unusual pair of chromed lamps, of a striking design, sporting their original bell-shaped velvet shades.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Pair of unusual brass lamps with demilune shades by Laurel
Located in New York, NY
Pair of unusual brass lamps with demilune shades by Laurel.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
An Unusual Pair of American Gilt-Metal Palm Frond Lamps w/Shades
Located in San Francisco, CA
A striking and unusual pair of American 1960's gilt-metal palm frond lamps with original metal shades; each dramatically arching palm frond resting on a circular travertine base
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
A large unusual pair of 1980s lucite and brass lamps with curved lucite shades
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H 23.63 in W 16.74 in D 13.98 in
A large unusual pair of 1980s lucite and brass lamps with curved lucite shades
Located in London, GB
A large unusual pair of Italian 1980s lucite and brass lamps with curved lucite shade and base, mounted on brass bases.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Fun, Unusual Pt. Metal Pagoda Shaped Table Lamps And Shades
Located in St.amford, CT
Pair of Fun and Unusual Painted Metal Pagoda Shaped Table Lamps, 20th century, with matching fabric shades resembling the pagoda roofs, in colors of red and green and gilt, with meta...
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
PAIR OF BRASS LAMPS
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of brass lamps with unusual brass shades.
Category
20th Century Unknown Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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Pair Unusual Lamp Shades For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of pair unusual lamp shades available for sale. Frequently made of metal, brass and ceramic, all pair unusual lamp shades available were constructed with great care. Pair unusual lamp shades have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Pair unusual lamp shades made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many pair unusual lamp shades are appealing in their simplicity, but André Arbus, Arpad Rosti and Ateljé Lyktan produced popular pair unusual lamp shades that are worth a look.
How Much are Pair Unusual Lamp Shades?
Prices for pair unusual lamp shades start at $261 and top out at $18,400 with the average selling for $3,200.
Finding the Right Table-lamps for You
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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