$375 / item
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
$300 / item
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
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
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. The are rewired and ready to install. We ship everywhere. Great collectors item. Follow us here f...
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...
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Vintage pair of brass sconces with Bakelite shades originally made for a Pullman passenger railroad car.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
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...
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...
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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
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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.
Metal
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
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
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
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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