Pullman Ball Sconce
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
This small, simple and elegant geometric style sconce is a nod to turn of the century modernist Joseph Hoffman at his best. It has the look of a train car sconce. It’s delicately com...
Brass
Half Dome Pullman Sconce
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
This small, simple and elegant geometric style sconce is a nod to Turn of The Century train car sconces. Its understated and brings the sconce design down to its lowest common denomi...
Brass
$3,500
H 7 in W 10.5 in D 3.5 in
Early PAIR Antique Pullman Train Car Lamp Sconces Architectural Salvage
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Pair of Pullman Train Antique Sconces salvaged from an early train car. Uncertain to exact date. Dimensions listed are approximate. The glass Shade is about 3.5 x 3.5 x 4.2...
Brass
Art Deco Pullman 20th Century Limited Train Car Lights
By Henry Dreyfuss
Located in Surrey, BC
we have a quantity of 40 authentic deco flush mounts . These lights were mounted in the ceiling of the 20th Century Limited. Henry Dreyfuss re-designed both the exterior and inter...
Aluminum
$1,367 / set
H 13.78 in W 6.3 in D 5.12 in
Faraday & Sons. A near pair of Arts & Crafts Pullman Coach brass table lights
By Faraday & Son
Located in London, GB
A near pair of Arts and Crafts Pullman Coach brass table or wall lights.Both stamp marked Registered F&SOne is 35 cm high, the other one 31 cm high
Brass
Pair of vintage Pullman car railroad sconces
Located in Farmington, CT
Old Lights On is pleased to offer this vintage pair of Pullman car railroad sconces.
Brass
Pullman Ball Sconces
By EB Studios
Located in Peekskill, NY
This small, simple and elegant geometric style sconce is a nod to turn of the century modernist Joseph Hoffman at his best. It has the look of a train car sconce. It’s delicately com...
Pullman Car Ball Sconces
By EB Studios
Located in Peekskill, NY
This small, simple and elegant geometric style sconce is a nod to turn of the century modernist Joseph Hoffman at his best. It has the look of a train car sconce. Its delicately comp...
Pair of Pullman Car Ball Sconces
By EB Studios
Located in Peekskill, NY
This small, simple and elegant geometric style sconce is a nod to turn of the century modernest Joseph Hoffman at his best. It has the look of a train car sconce. Its delicately comp...
Wheeler Fish Tail Mirrored Reflector, Pullman Car Sconce
Located in Peekskill, NY
These compound curved ribbon reflectors are rarely ever seen. Collectors call them fish tail reflectors. They were designed to amplify and distribute the light in all directions. The...
Pair of Vintage Brass Wall Sconces made for a Pullman Train Car
Located in New York, NY
Vintage pair of brass sconces with Bakelite shades originally made for a Pullman passenger railroad car.
Brass
Pullman Car Ball Sconces
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
This small, simple and elegant geometric style sconce is a nod to turn of the century modernist Joseph Hoffman at his best. It has the look of a train car sconce. Its delicately comp...
Brass
Matching Pair of Ornate 1800s Pullman Sconces
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a rare and showy matching set of early oil lamps. It's very difficult to find a complete pair like this. They are all brass plus a removable tin shade and a nice original pat...
Sold
H 7.5 in W 6.5 in D 3.5 in
Early Antique Collectible Pullman Train Car Lamp Sconce Architectural Salvage
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Pullman Train Antique Collectible Sconce salvaged from an early train car. Uncertain to exact date. Dimensions listed are approximate and are with the shade installed. The ...
Brass
Sold
H 9.25 in W 5 in D 2.75 in
Henry Dreyfuss Wall Lamps for the Art Deco 20th Century Ltd Pullman Train Cars
By Henry Dreyfuss
Located in Chicago, IL
These streamlined, wall sconces were designed in 1938 by Henry Dreyfuss in conjunction with the Luminator Co. of Chicago. They were part of the original furnishings of the then newly...
Metal
English Arts and Crafts Pullman Light, circa 1910
Located in Downham Market, GB
A brass arts & crafts Pullman lamp. A particularly good & delightfully untouched articulated Pullman lamp in solid brass with the perfect patina. A timeless design classic with base...
Brass
Brass Pullman Train Sconce with Etched Steuben Shade
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This beautiful brass Pullman train sconce has patterns consisting of organic shapes and curving lines. The design is sophisticated while remaining its simplicity. The Steuben shade i...
Pullman Train Car Sconce with Fish and Switch
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This PullMan sconce with its’ small simple pattern is truly organic. Shapes and curving lines are finished with a dolphin. The design is sophisticated while retaining its simplicity....
Bronze
Arts and Crafts Pullman Light, circa 1910
Located in Downham Market, GB
A brass Arts & Crafts Pullman light. A beautiful articulated Pullman lamp in solid brass with some wonderful unusual yet subtle detail, retaining it's original Vaseline glass shade,...
Brass
Pair of Modern Italian Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful lamps in Murano glass and brass, structured glass, made even more beautiful by the polished brass base. The wall lamps are composed of a brass structure fixed to the wall w...
Brass
1960s Paris Holophane Globe Street Pendant Light Qty Available
By Holophane
Located in New York, NY
This Holophane Paris Street light, transformed into a mesmerizing light fixture, is a captivating blend of history and modern design. Originally conceived in the mid 20th century, th...
Steel
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Leather Meander Flexible Wall Sconce
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Leather wrapped flexible arm wall light you can pose and adjust as you wish. This is our updated Meander Reader light with larger cone shade and new upward angled arm. Lamping: Sing...
Metal, Brass, Nickel
LU Swing Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful brass LU swing sconce made by Lumfardo Luminaires in patinated brass. Wired with an E26 medium based socket. Light bulb provided as well as all mounting hardware. Priced in...
Brass
$434 / item
H 3.54 in W 4.92 in D 5.51 in
Galupa Art Deco Wall Sconce, Optical Glass & Aluminum, Up/Down Lighting
Located in İstiklal, TR
GALUPA Art Deco Wall Sconce, a masterpiece of design that effortlessly combines elegance and functionality. This stunning wall sconce is crafted in the timeless Art Deco style, featu...
Aluminum
Smoked Murano Glass Wall Sconces with Central Brass Plate
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Wall sconces made of a piece of curved and wavy Murano glass with a central brass plate. Two lights per sconce. Price per sconce
Brass
$1,361 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
Pair of Regency Style Side Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
Regency style side table with a wooden gallery top, molded edge, with a pull-out slide about a lower shelf with drawer and turned legs all in a warm country wood tone and hand rubbed...
Wood
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Art Deco Style, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Murano glass wall sconces, in stock Fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finials and brass accents Art Deco inspired design. Gives off warm beams of lig...
Brass
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
The Albert, Custom Made Belgian Linen Armchair
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Introducing the home collection. A small selection of timeless Flemish designs made by hand for us in a small third generation workshop in Belgium. Has been used by many influent...
Linen
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the characteristic V-shaped...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
LUte Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The stunning LUte sconce by Lumfardo Luminaires is an up and down fixed cylindrical wall sconce in unlacquered patinated brass or unlacquered gold finish. An all brass fixture, with ...
Gold, Brass
Werkstätte Carl Auböck 'Nun' Brass Table Lamp With Paper Shade
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Werkstätte Carl Auböck 'Nun' brass table lamp with paper shade. Designed in 1950, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese lamps is executed in brass with a cast brass base and sculp...
Brass, Iron
From the kitchen to the bedroom and everywhere in between, there is one major part of home decor that you definitely want to master: lighting. Carefully selected vintage sconces and wall lights can do wonders in establishing mood and highlighting your distinctive personality.
We’re a long way from the candelabra-inspired chandeliers of the medieval era. Lighting is no longer merely practical, and lighting designers have been creating and reinventing lighting solutions for eons. Because of the advancements crafted by these venturesome makers, we now have the opportunity to bring unique, customizable lighting solutions into our homes.
It’s never been easier to create dramatic bedrooms, cozy kitchen areas and cheerful bars than it is today. Think of an elegant wall sconce as functional and as a work of art, adding both light and style to your hallways, whimsical kids’ rooms and elsewhere.
When choosing a lighting solution, first determine what your needs are: Will you opt for a moody or a bright feel? The room that will serve as your home office will need adequate lighting — think “the brighter, the better” for this particular setting.
For the bedroom, bedside wall lamps with warm-temperature bulbs instead of bedside table lamps could be the way to go to induce a sense of calm or intimacy. Try to match the style of the wall light or sconce that you’re installing to the overall design scheme of your room. It’s never “just a light.” You should approach the lighting of a room with a mindset that is one part practical and one part aesthetics-driven.
Let 1stDibs help you set the mood with the right antique and vintage wall lights and sconces for your home. Our collection includes every kind of fixture, from sculptural works by Austrian craftsman J.T. Kalmar to chic industrial-style wall sconces, from adjustable painted aluminum wall lamps designed by Artemide to a wide variety of minimalist mid-century modern masterpieces.
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