Frances Elkins Style Adjustable Ratchet Mahogany Floor Lamp
Located in North Miami, FL
This is a wonderful standing lamp in mahogany with an Industrial ratchet style mechanism to adjust height.
Raffia, Mahogany
Vintage Frances Elkins Style Colonial Mahogany Ratchet Candlestick Floor Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Frances Elkins Style English Colonial Mahogany Adjustable "Ratchet" Candlestick Floor Lamp. Circa Mid 20th Century.
Mahogany
Elaborate Articulated and Ratcheted Wall Bracket Lamp
By Holophane
Located in Peekskill, NY
It moves up and down on a ratcheted gear with a spring pin as well as adjusting in length.
Brass
1940s Frances Elkins Prototype Mahogany, Adjustable Ratchet Floor Lamp
By Frances Elkins
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Reported to be Frances Elkins (1888-1953) prototype Marvelous innovative Mid-Century Modern Prototype style standing lamp in mahogany with Industrial ratchet mechanism to adjust heig...
Mahogany
Handsome Sculptural Silhouette in this Iron Ratchet Floor Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Great details in craftsmanship of adjustable iron floor lamp, wired to accommodate shade of choice. Shade sold separately.
Iron
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H 55 in W 14 in D 14 in
Pair of ratchet adjustable hand carved wood floor lamps with glass shades
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of ratchet adjustable hand carved wood floor lamps with glass shades
Wood
Art Deco Arts & Crafts oak adjustable ratchet floor lamp, France c. 1930s
Located in Bristol, GB
Adjustable ratchet mechanism allows the lamp to be raised to floor lamp size or lowered to be a large table lamp.
Oak
Mathieu Floor Lamp
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Fabulous Mathieu Standard Lamp with articulation at all points , the stem out of the base is on a ratchet mechanism so the whole lamp ( excluding the base) can be tilted foward/back ...
Scissoring Wooden Wall Light T.Zweers, 1950s
By T. Zweers
Located in Den Haag, NL
Quirky Dutch wall light from the 1950s incorporating a patented scissor system allowing the lamp to lock into almost any position imaginable using a ratcheting mechanism.
Ratcheting adjustable floor lamp
Located in Huntington, NY
Ratcheting adjustable floor lamp. Wiring vintage But checked for safety & works properly.
Mahogany
1940s Frances Elkins Style Mahogany Ratchet Floor Lamp
By Frances Elkins
Located in Miami, FL
Measurements: Visible lamp base under shade: 42 inches ratchets up to 57 1/2 inches.
Mahogany
Adjustable Mahogany Ratchet Floor Lamp by Frances Elkins
By Frances Elkins
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a handsome mahogany floor lamp with carved, ratchet notches to adjust the height, and a turned wood base and bobeche at the socket.
Mahogany
Giant "Snap-On" Ratchet Tool Promotional Display Floor Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
The inspiration behind this floor lamp was the discovery of a vintage giant Snap-On ratchet wrench promotional advertising display prop in pristine vintage condition.
Chrome
Ratcheting Floor Lamp
Located in Culver City, CA
A most unusual type floor lamp with a method of adjusting up and down in steps. Not your everyday find in the lamp department. Jefferson West Antiques offer a large variety of intere...
Mahogany Ratchet Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
English, mahogany ratchet floor lamp Ca 1920 with silk shade Adjustable
Mahogany
English, mahogany ratchet standing lamp
Located in New York, NY
English, mahogany ratchet standing lamp Ca.1890 with silk shade
Mahogany
PAIR Ratchet Floor Lamps with Shades
Located in Stamford, CT
Decorators love these lamps for their usefulness and beauty. Each adjust on a wooden ratchet that extend up to 5' tall.
Walnut
Architectural 1950s French Wrought Iron Ratchet Floor Lamp
Located in Washington, DC
Fabulous architectural 1950s French adjustable wrought iron ratchet floor lamp with later woven rattan shade.
1940's Pickled Pine Ratchet Floor Lamp After Frances Elkins
By Frances Elkins
Located in Washington, DC
1940's pickled pine ratchet floor lamp after Frances Elkins.
Cushman Maple Floor Lamp
By H.T. Cushman Manufacturing Company
Located in Hudson, NY
Cushman Colonial Creations industrial design ratcheting floor lamp. This fun floor lamp has a beautiful warm glo and easy adjustments.
Aesthetic Period Brass Standard Lamp
By Messenger and Sons
Located in Altrincham, Cheshire
Aesthetic period brass standard oil lamp with patented ratchet extension mechanism, pierced brass decorated platform base - converted to electric - 22"diameter x adjustable height -...
Brass
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H 64 in Dm 10.75 in
Pair of Frances Elkins Ratcheted Adjustable Height Mahogany Floor Lamps, 1940s
By Frances Elkins
Located in San Francisco, CA
Clever ratcheted mechanism allows for incremental adjustment from 48.5 to 64 inches high.
Metal
The modern floor lamp is an evolution of torchères — tall floor candelabras that originated in France as a revolutionary development in lighting homes toward the end of the 17th century. Owing to the advent of electricity and the introduction of new materials as a part of lighting design, floor lamps have taken on new forms and configurations over the years.
In the early 1920s, Art Deco lighting artisans worked with dark woods and modern metals, introducing unique designs that still inspire the look of modern floor lamps developed by contemporary firms such as Luxxu.
Popular mid-century floor lamps include everything from the enchanting fixtures by the Italian lighting artisans at Stilnovo to the distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamp created by Scandinavian design pioneer Greta Magnusson-Grossman to the Paracarro floor lamp by the Venetian master glass workers at Mazzega. Among the more celebrated names in mid-century lighting design are Milanese innovators Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, who, along with their eldest brother, Livio, worked for their own firm as architects and designers. While Livio departed the practice in 1952, Achille and Pier Giacomo would go on to design the Arco floor lamp, the Toio floor lamp and more for legendary lighting brands such as FLOS.
Today’s upscale interiors frequently integrate the otherworldly custom lighting solutions created by a wealth of contemporary firms and designers such as Spain’s Masquespacio, whose Wink floor lamps integrate gold as well as fabric fringes.
Visual artists and industrial designers have a penchant for floor lamps, possibly because they’re so often a clever marriage of design and the functions of lighting. A good floor lamp can change the mood of any room while adding a touch of elegance to your entire space. Find yours now on 1stDibs.
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