String Lamp Shade
Black Marble Desk Lamp with Black String Shade
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-Century modern style black marble table or desk lamp with black string lamp shade. Has a pen
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Enrique Garcel Tessellated Horn Table Lamp, 1970
By Enrique Garcel
Located in Chicago, IL
Enrique Garcel Tessellated Horn Table Lamp, 1970’s. Original beautiful condition. String Lamp
Category
Vintage 1970s Colombian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Horn
Vintage Lucite Lamp with Original String Shade
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Great looking mid century modern lucite lamp with original string shade.
Lamp is 9" x 8"
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite
Modernist Ceramic Table Lamp in Brick Red Glaze and Original String Shade, 1960s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ebonized wood base, and with its rare, original string shade providing warm illumination. Double socket
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, String, Wood
$4,800
H 30 in W 9.5 in D 5.5 in
Pair Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp with String Shade by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Toledo, OH
Coffin pull chains. Original string shades. This pair are slightly different colors, one lamp is lighter
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite
Brass 19th Century Candelabra Mounted as a Table Lamp, Including a String Shade
Located in Miami, FL
Brass 19th Century Candelabra Mounted as a Table Lamp, Including a String Shade
Offered for a sale
Category
Antique 19th Century Colonial Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$375 Sale Price
58% Off
H 26.75 in Dm 16 in
Pair of Karl Springer Chrome and Original Purple String Shade Ball Lamps, 1980s
By Leviton, Karl Springer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This stunning and very rare pair of iconic midcentury "Ball" lamps was designed in the 1980s by
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Chrome
$14,000
H 25 in Dm 13 in
1910 Antique Spelter Bronze Effect Prowling Lion Table Lamp Inc Original Shade
Located in London, England
1910s Bronze effect spelter table lamp of lion prowling past a a tree. The original shade is
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Spelter
$474
H 24.41 in W 12.6 in D 5.91 in
Scandinavian Modern Teak Table Lamp on Brass Tripod
Located in Cork, IE
extends. The brass has acquired a delightful patina over the years and the lamp is operated with a string
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
c1960 Lee Rosen for Design Technics Ovoid Brutalist Pottery Ceramic Lamp
By Lee Rosen
Located in Southampton, NJ
A c1960 Lee Rosen for Design-Technics Brutalist Pottery Lamp featuring its original, oval string
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
$4,300 / item
H 31.5 in W 20 in D 14 in
Mid Century Modern Vintage Organic Metal Rattan Floor Lamp, 1960, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
circa 1960.
The floor lamp features a black lacquered minimalistic metal stand with a plastic string
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
$4,074
H 47.25 in Dm 27.56 in
Brass Vintage Mid-Century Modern Splayfoot Floor Lamp Rupert Nikoll 1950 Austria
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Vienna, AT
, Austria.
This stunning floor lamp was made of polished brass tube with a plastic string handle and a
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
$8,627
H 62.6 in Dm 21.66 in
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamp Brass Blue Black Metal Kalmar 1950 Vienna
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
shade and a brass stem with string handle.
The lamp shade in wonderful blue is adjustable from up to
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
$3,235
H 18.9 in W 5.52 in D 13.78 in
A. Bang Jensen + Kjeld Iversen Wall Lamp Oak + Braided Shade Louis Poulsen 1950s
By Kaare Klint, Louis Poulsen
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
suspending device hanging : Length/ depth 85 cm
Lamp arm: Length 74 cm
Lamp shade: Height 20cm
Lamp shade
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Cane, Oak, String
$3,594
H 13.78 in W 7.88 in D 33.47 in
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Industrial Table Lamp with String Shade
Located in Kensington, MD
A Vintage Industrial Lamp of Machinery Gears with original String Shade (6.5"base, 32"h to socket
Category
20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Monumental Rock Crystal Lamp with String Shade
Located in New York, NY
A unique example due to its stunning size and presence. Beautiful nude tones. Matching rock crystal finial. Massive Lucite base.
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal
Mid-Century German Table Lamp with Custom Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century German table lamp with custom made string shade. Possibly Scheurich.
Excellent vintage
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Lava
Oversized Table Lamp by The Laurel Lamp Co
Located in Finchley, London
A huge single chrome lamp with original glass top by Laurel lamp co.
Original string/silk shade
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Pair Of Murano Hand Painted Sea Shell Lamps
Located in Pemberton, NJ
ORIGINAL STRING LAMP SHADE ARE MAGNIFICENT AND QUITE LARGE. THEY LOOK PERFECT ON THESE MONUMENTAL LAMPS
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
1960s Incised Pottery Lamp with String Shade
Located in Astoria, NY
shapes against a slate toned ground, on round wood base; includes original string shade. Wiring and
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, String, Wood
A Striking Floral Lamp with String Shade
Located in Bellport, NY
pull chains, green glass finial and a black string shade. All new wiring.
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Table Lamps
Bostlund Lotte Cobalt Blue Lamp with original string shade mid century modern
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
string shade. A great look that provides a coastal modern feel.
Dimensions:
Ceramic Body: 6.25
Category
Vintage 1960s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Table Lamp with String Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
base with black silk string shade by Hilo Steiner and matching bamboo finial.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
WWI Armitrice Artillery Shell Desk Lamp with Brown String Shade
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
75 M/M WWI Armistice celebration shell desk lamp with new metal string shade.
"11th hour of the
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Pottery lamp w/ original string shade from great 60's estate
Located in Palm Springs, CA
features it's original string shade and while it shows signs of wear can be used as it is not torn or
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Terracotta, Pottery
Vladimir Kagan, Rare Floor Lamp, Carved Walnut, String Shade, Studio, 1960s
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in High Point, NC
.
Rod and base is finely carved walnut. Bears its original oversized string shade.
Other American
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Nylon, Walnut
Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund Danish Pottery Lamp Original Shade
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund Danish Pottery lamp with original plastic laminated string shade in
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Pink Murano Glass 1940s Lamps(String Shades)
Located in Bellport, NY
Pair of beautiful pink murano glass lamps,with elegant white string shade lamps.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Vintage Bronze Candlestick Lamp with Shade
Located in Bridgeport, CT
plinth base. Comes with string shade.
Condition: lamp needs new wiring: wire haven been cut.
Category
20th Century American Colonial Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
1910 Antique Spelter Bronze Effect Prowling Lion Table Lamp Inc Original Shade
Located in London, England
1910s Bronze effect spelter table lamp of lion prowling past a a tree. The original shade is
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Spelter
H 24.41 in W 12.6 in D 5.91 in
Gem Lamp
By Dumais Made
Located in Bantam, CT
String– 13.5” x 17” x 12.5” high
Lamp Shade Empire – 7” x 20” x 13” high
Total Height – 26”.
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Bryant Lamp
By Dumais Made
Located in Bantam, CT
, A19 shape)
DIMENSIONS
Lamp Height – 13.75”
Lamp Base – 8.25” square diameter
Lamp Shade String
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Great Lucite Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Great Lucite Lamp with string shade.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite
Large Catapillar 1960s Mercury Glass Lamp
Located in Bellport, NY
Large Catapillar mercury glass table lamp.White string shade,black sphere finial.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Large Urn form Ceramic & Bronze Table Lamp.
Located in Bellport, NY
A Wonderful hand crafted ceramic table lamp with original string shade.Blue and gold stripes with
Category
20th Century English Table Lamps
Ceramic Lion Table Lamp by Steve Chase Original String Shade
By Steve Chase
Located in Toledo, OH
lamp shade. Measures: 26" tall x 8" wide at base x 15".
Category
20th Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Fog & Mørup String Shade Floor Lamp, Denmark
By Fog & Mørup
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen Fog & Mørup string shade floor lamp, Denmark. Retains original HEMP string wrapped
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large Glazed Ceramic/Pottery Lamp w/String Shade, 1960
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Glazed Ceramic/Pottery Lamp w/String Shade, 1960. Original condition with beautiful original
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-Century Blenko Glass Fish Lamp with Original Shade
By Blenko Glass
Located in Astoria, NY
This vintage table lamp by Blenko comes with a single socket and the original string shade, above a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Blue Ceramic Art Pottery Lotte Bostlund Table Lamp with Original Jute Shade
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Southampton, NJ
. Original fiberglass/string jute shade. Any imperfections in the images are reflections from the studio
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, String, Fiberglass
Column Edition 3 Lamp
By Dumais Made
Located in Bantam, CT
Shade Linen – 7” x 20” x 13” high
Lamp Shade String– 13.25” x 17” x 12.5” high
Total Height – 28”
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Column Edition 3 Lamp
By Dumais Made
Located in Bantam, CT
Base – 9” diameter
Lamp Shade String– 13.25” x 17” x 12.5” high
Total Height – 28”.
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Signed Jack Haywood Lamp Table by Modeline with Original Oversize Shade
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
curved C-shaped wooden frame with original large string wrapped shade. Lamp works perfectly and lends
Category
Vintage 1960s American Space Age Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Metal Columnar Lamp with Rare String Shade
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
A stunning and classic design, this is a beautiful metal column lamp and has the original string
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Turned Oak Floor Lamp with the Original String Drum Shade
Located in Babworth, Retford
The turned oak stem on a weighted circular base.
Sweden, circa 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
String, Oak
Mid century ceramic lamp with matching "string" shade.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interesting lamp with it's original shade made of wrapped string to exactly match the ceramic base.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Damon Giffard Lamp with Original Silk String Shade
By Hansen Lighting Co.
Located in Washington, DC
.1953 with original silk string shade and GE turn mechanism.
Body measures 19.375" tall, 6.25" wide
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Copper, Wire
String Design Midcentury Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Budapest, HU
This Mid-Century Modern table lamp features plastic string shade and an iron base. It’s restored
Category
Vintage 1960s European Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
1970's Curved Brass Floor Lamp (with original raw silk shade).
Located in London, GB
Unusual 1970's Curved Brass Floor Lamp with original raw silk shade (in beautiful condition) and
Category
Vintage 1970s Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Bulbous Form Table Lamp by Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund with Original Shade
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Hudson, NY
Rare copper glaze Bostlund table lamp. Original string and fiberglass shade. New wiring. Retains
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
French Art Deco Lamp
Located in Southampton, NY
Ceramic lamp depicting 2 female bathers. Lamp has original string shade.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Faux Bamboo Brass Floor Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Brass floor lamp resembling a bamboo stalk with medallion base. With original string shade. Lamp
Category
20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Cut Glass Jar Lamp c. 1940
Located in New York, NY
Cut glass jar lamp with string shade and large glass finial.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps
Materials
Cut Glass
Ceramic Table Lamp by Design Technics
Located in New York, NY
A fine ceramic table lamp with original string shade produced by Design Technics. American, circa
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Large painted wood obelisk lamp, c. 1960
Located in New York, NY
Large painted wood obelisk lamp with original string shade, c. 1960
Category
Vintage 1960s Table Lamps
Vintage, 1960s Lotte Table Lamp by Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in New York, NY
Iconic stoneware 1960s Lotte table lamp with original string shade, by Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Yasha Heifetz Adjustable Wall Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic, fully adjustable wood and copper wall lamp with string/fiberglass shade. The lamp is
Category
Vintage 1950s American Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Copper
Warren Kessler Gilded Palm Tree Table Lamp With String Shade
By Warren Kessler
Located in Westfield, NJ
Stunning mid 1950s Warren Kessler metal palm tree lamp with original string shade. Could be used
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
1960s Lotte Art Pottery Table Lamp with Original String Shade, Sweden
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Washington, DC
1960's Lotte art pottery table lamp with original string shade, Sweden
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Table Lamps
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern End Tables
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Wood
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Iconic Bali Table Lamp by Bruno Munari for Danese Milano 1958
By Bruno Munari
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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String Lamp Shade For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the string lamp shade you’re looking for. A string lamp shade — often made from metal, cord and string — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the string lamp shade you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A string lamp shade is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made string lamp shade has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund, Blenko and Design Technics are consistently popular.
How Much is a String Lamp Shade?
The average selling price for a string lamp shade at 1stDibs is $900, while they’re typically $595 on the low end and $3,400 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Table-lamps for You
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
Questions About String Lamp Shade
- What is a softback lamp shade?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A softback lampshade is made by gathering or stretching the outer fabric over a metal frame. This fabric is then cut off, stitched, and finished at the top and bottom of the frame. These shades are often created with a process that involves tucks, pleats, gathers, or smoking. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage softback lamps.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021The color of your lampshade is totally up to you. The more sheer the lampshade, the brighter the light will be.
- What is a mica lamp shade?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mica is a natural mineral that is mined from the earth and then formed into sheets. These sheets can then be handcrafted into lamp shades, which when illuminated, emit a warm earthy glow. Shop a collection of mica lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Banker’s lamps are green because it was believed that the color would be mentally soothing to encourage concentration. It was also thought to reduce eye strain. You can shop a selection of banker lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021Yes, you can paint a glass lamp shade. You can use glass paints or acrylic paint to give old glass fixtures an inexpensive makeover. You can also use stencils for added visual appeal. Find a variety of lamp shades on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024For a 22-inch lamp, the size of shade that you should consider is around 7 to 7.5 inches in height. Generally, a lampshade should be one-third of the height of a lamp. Its diameter should be twice as wide as the width of the base. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse assortment of table lamps.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021White color lamp shades go well with polished brass, whereas off-white or cream-colored lamp shades look better with antique brass. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of vintage and antique lampshades to meet any style or décor scheme.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021There are three main lamp shade fittings. Spider fittings which are most commonly used for table and floor lamps, uno fittings and clip-on fittings.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Using a lampshade as a guide, line up a row of pre-drilled capiz shells until you reach the desired length. String them together by using a fishing line and finish by tying the strands onto the lamp shade. Alternatively, shop a selection of capiz shell items on 1stDibs.
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Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.
You Don’t Need a Fictional Fairy to Get This Real Pinocchio Lamp
Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.
Why Is Italy Such a Hotbed of Cool Design?
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
With a High-Tech Flagship and Cool Collabs, Lladró Is Breaking the Mold for Porcelain Production
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
Christopher Tennant’s Lamps and Dioramas Evoke Sunny Days and Seaside Locales
The former magazine editor blends elements of the Far East and America’s eastern shores, bringing wit and delight to his handmade, upcycled designs.
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