VIntage sea shell table lamp, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
The sea shells allow the light to come trough so that the lamp shade emits a nice dim and diffuse light. 1970s - Belgium Dimensions: Height: 50cm Diameter: 30cm Ref.: 26060805 *A...
Cement, Metal
Coastal Sea Shell Glass Table Lamp
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage sea Shell in a glass jar table lamp.
Shell
$75 / set
Sea Shell Lamp Finials Pair
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Sea Shell lamp finials pair made of sea urchin rare purple color on brass base.
Shell
$65 / set
Pair of Sea Shell Lamp Finials
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Unique pair of sea shells mounted as lamp finials.
Shell
1980s Metal Table Lamp with Wwo Natural Sea Shells
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Metal Table Lamp with Wwo Natural Sea Shells
Metal
Mary Hughes Sea Shell Table Top Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Mary Hughes Sea Shell Table Top Lamp, Hand Painted Italy 1950's.
Wrought Iron
Huge Custom Made Sea Shell Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful pair of coastal‑style table lamps featuring intricately hand‑applied seashell bases. Each lamp showcases a rounded wooden foundation and a textured shell design that adds n...
Shell, Wood, Glass
Vintage Turbo Marmoratus Sea Snail Shell Lamp
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage Turbo Marmoratus Sea Snail Shell Lamp
Shell
Pair Custom Coastal Sea Shell Lamp Shades
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Custom coastal pair of linen lamp shades decorated with sea shells, sea whip branches , oyster shells, small coral pieces.
Shell
$68Sale Price / set|20% Off
Beautiful Turbo Sea Shells Pair Lamp Finials
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Natures Beauty 5” Turbo sea Shells pair mounted on brass bases as lamp finials.
Shell
$250Sale Price|59% Off
Fabulous Sea Shell Crystal Lamp Grasscloth Shade
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Fabulous Vintage Sea Shell Lamp in cut crystal vase , filled with Florida seashells, on. Metal base and with grasscloth lamp shade.
Shell
$76Sale Price / set|20% Off
Organic Sea Stars Shells Lamp Finials Pair
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Organic natural colours sea stars on brass bases as lamp finials.
Shell
Nature’s Beauty Swirled Sea Shells Pair Lamp Finials
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Organic modern elegant swirled sea shells on pronged brass bases as lamp finials.
Shell
Gorgeous Pair of Lamp Finials Turbo Sea Shells
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Gorgeous pair of brown polished mother of pearl turbo shells lamp finials on brass bases.
Shell
Pair Mother of Pearl Turbo Sea Shells Lamp Finials
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Gorgeous pair of polished mother of pearl turbo sea shells mounted on brass bases as lamp finials.
Shell
$499Sale Price|20% Off
Sea Shell Shaped Acrylic Table Lamp Attributed to Rougier
By Roger Rougier
Located in Toronto, ON
Stunning lamp which features an acrylic top with a brass detailing and lacquered white base. The acrylic is two pieces and finished in a semi gloss finish which are attached together...
Brass
$2,975 / set
Pair of White Coral Lamps with Sea Shell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of white coral lamps with sea shells and silverleafed bases. The lampshades are handmade and hand gilted. The lamps have been newly wired. Beautiful in any decor not just the ...
Coral, Silver Leaf
$968Sale Price / set|35% Off
Impressive Pair Nautilus Sea Shell with Red Fan Lamps
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Impressive pair of. Vintage sea Shell nautilus lamps with Red Sea fans and original woven paper shades.
Shell
$72Sale Price / set|20% Off
Fab Vntage Pair of Sea Shell Urchins Lamp Finials
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Lamp finials nature’s beauty sea shell pink urchins on brass bases.
Shell
$168Sale Price|20% Off
Artisan Sea Shell Night Lamp, Organic Modern Design, USA, 1970
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Artisan made sea shell decorated night lamp as great coastal decor accent. Unique one of a kind, gives great soft romantic light.
Shell
Pair of Pearlescent Murano Glass Sea Shell Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of vintage scallop shell lamps of opalescent glass, mounted on rectangular Lucite bases. Base: W 8.5 in x D 5.75 in Shells: W 13.5 in x D 8.25 in Height: 19.25 in Stock ID: D...
Murano Glass, Lucite
Sea Naval Shells Theme Decorated Driftwood Base Table Lamp Mid-Century Modern
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Sea Naval Shells Theme Decorated Driftwood Base Table Lamp Mid Century Modern MINT!
Upholstery, Driftwood
$2,848Sale Price / set|20% Off
Reduced- Gorgeous Pair of Sea Shell Lamps on Lucite Bases Tony Doucquett Style
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Fabulous pair of sea shell encrusted selected shells in Tony Doucquett style on Lucite bases and with sea shell lamp finials.
Shell
Tukiainen Aimo Ossi Kalevi Table Lamp Sea Shell for Oy Moonlight Finnland 1970s
Located in München, BY
Extremely rare, brutalist Mid Century Modern light object or table lamp in shape of a sea shell. Designed by finnish artist Tukiainen Aimo Ossi Kalevi for Oy Moonlight, Finnland, 197...
Copper
$6,200 / item
Pair of Lucite Lamps with Coral and Sea Shells
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1950s Lucite table lamps with natural coral and seashells on body. Measures: 16" height of body only, 30" to rest of shade.
A "sea snail" lamp - French folk art - 1970s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A "sea snail" lamp in the style of French folk art, created in the 1970s, was often crafted using large sea shells as a central element, mounted on a limestone base. limestone is a p...
Limestone
A "sea snail" lamp - French folk art - 1950s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A "sea snail" lamp in the style of French folk art, created in the 1950s, was often crafted using large sea shells as a central element. "Sea shell" lamps were popular during this p...
Marble
L’Escargot Table Lamp in Coiled Brown Leather with Natural Sea Snail Shade
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Venus favors the bold.” —Ovid L’Escargot Lamp is the latest release from the Venus Collection, a whimsical family of handmade fixtures inspired by the Surrealists and natural forms...
Brass
A huge "sea snail" lamp - French folk art - 1970s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A "sea snail" lamp in the style of French folk art, created in the 1970s, was often crafted using large sea shells as a central element, mounted on a limestone base. limestone is a p...
Limestone
Vintage Pair Seashell Shell Plaster Table Lamps By Sirmos Newly Wired & Restored
By Sirmos
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely vintage pair of Sirmos sea shell conch seashell plaster table lamps. No chips or breaks, completely restored.
Nickel
‘L’Escargot Lamp’ in Coiled Black Leather with Natural Sea Snail Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Venus favors the bold.” —Ovid L’Escargot Lamp is the latest release from the Venus Collection, a whimsical family of handmade fixtures inspired by the Surrealists and the natural f...
Concrete, Brass
Single Tall Brass Table Lamp with Sea Shell Details
Located in Bronx, NY
Very tall single brass table lamp with sea shell motif, this lamp is a vintage Mid-Century design, height to the base of sockets is 28, this item is on sale at a clearance price.
Brass
Large Five Light Root Wood and Copper Sea Urchin Table Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Extremely unusual English Channel sea urchin lamp on root wood base with copper folliage.
Copper
Pair of Sea Shell Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A pair of intricately designed shell table lamps, a great combination of colored shells and design. Almost mosaic in feeling. Please visit our extensive website for other examples...
Pair of Decoupage Sea Shell Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury pair of Italian table lamps with a Classic form and decorated with sea shells in a reverse decoupage technique against a cream colored background.
Giltwood
Nice Pair of Crushed Sea Shell Table Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unusual pair of finely made natural crushed sea shell lamp shade with enameled metal base.Most likely made in East Asia for French market.
Metal
Casa Pupa Sea Shell Lamp
Located in Kent, Dover
A Casa Pupo obelisk lamp depicting sea shells in glazed white porcelain.
Pair of Sea Shell Lamps
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind pair of sea shell lamps beautifully handcrafted using uniquely shaped and colored shells. Complete with matching finial and brown linen shade. Coordinating pair of sc...
Sea Urchin Shell & Burl Lamp by Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in San Francisco, CA
A sculptural table lamp with a burl wood base, copper leaves, and stems holding two sea urchin shells.
Copper
A Large Glass & Natural Sea Shell Lamp
Located in Bellport, NY
A lovely glass lamp filled with real white sea shells, the lid can be removed to fill with what ever takes your fancy. Linen shade in a light tan and a sea shell finial. Two available.
Glass
Pair of Tole Lamps with Sea Shells
Located in Water Mill, NY
Elegant-Hand Painted tole lamps with Sea Shells
Tôle
Pair Of Murano Hand Painted Sea Shell Lamps
Located in Pemberton, NJ
OUTSTANDING AND RARE PAIR OF HAND PAINTED MURANO LAMPS . THESE LAMPS ARE EXTREMELY WELL CRAFTED WITH LOVELY HAND PAINTED GOLD DETAILED MODERNISTIC SEA SHELLS. THE WOODEN BASE IS ...
Murano Glass Sea Shell Accent Light
Located in Peabody, MA
Italian Murano handblown glass accent light in frosted white, with spiral swirls in a manner reminiscent of a sea shell, ca. 1980s. With original in-line dimmer switch, the swirls ar...
Glass
Sold
H 7.88 in W 9.85 in D 4.34 in
Set of 6 Vallauris Glazed Ceramic Table Lamps in the shape of Sea Shells, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in London, GB
Highly decorative set of 6 mid-century table lamps in glazed ceramic from Vallauris in the south of France. The design is typical of Vallauris which was at the time a very creative h...
Ceramic
Mid-century Sculptural Sea Urchin Table Lamp after C. Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Lovely Mid-Century Modern sculptural sea urchin table lamp made in the manner of C. Jere.
Copper
Curtis Jere Midcentury Sea Urchin Lamp
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Hastings, GB
Curtis Jere Sea Urchin table lamp, circa 1960s-1970s A fantastic composition of naturalistic stems and leaves in patinated copper carrying five lights made of real sea urchin shell...
Shell, Wood
A huge "sea snail" lamp - French folk art - 1950s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A "sea snail" lamp in the style of French folk art, created in the 1950s, was often crafted using large sea shells as a central element. "sea shell" lamps were popular during this p...
Shell
A huge "sea snail" lamp - French folk art - 1950s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A "sea snail" lamp in the style of French folk art, created in the 1950s, was often crafted using large sea shells as a central element. "sea shell" lamps were popular during this p...
Shell
Murano Glass Shell Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Sea shell table or bedside lamp in white stripe Murano glass, brass detail.
Brass
Sea-Form Lamp by Produit and Perry, 1970s
Located in Denton, TX
The grotto style shade was handcrafted with real shells by the late Jose Produit who came up with the idea and the base was crafted by John Perry They Called it Seaform There are l...
Metal
Pair Large Nautical Design Accent Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning & Unusual Resin with Sea Shell Applied Table Lamps
Resin, Shell
Unique Sea Shell Table Lamp
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This unusual table lamp in made in detailed brass works and has two large shells to the left and right. Very beautiful manufactured and can be delivered with a black linen lampshade.
Brass
Pair of Sea Shell Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Huge nautical sea shells with brass mounts, newly electrified. Total height is 24", shell height is 16", 8" diameter.
Shell
Casa Pupa Sea Shell Lamp
Located in Kent, Dover
A casa Pupo obelisk lamp depicting sea shells in glazed white porcelain.
Porcelain
Two Sea Shell Turtle Figurines as Lamp Finials
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Two handmade sea shells turtles figurines mounted on brass bases as lamp finials.
Shell
Great Pair of Sea Shell Lamp Finials Brass
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Great pair of lamp finials. -double sided polished sea shells on brass .
Shell
Paul Hanson Table Lamps Sea Shell Beach House Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Lighting Acquisitions Of A Pair of Mid Century Paul Hanson Beach House Table Lamps with Embossed Sea Shells Approximate Measuremen...
Ceramic
Pair of Natural Sea Shell Lamps with Linen Shades
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Pair of natural sea shell lamps with linen shades White shells create a cup of rose clusters around the cylinder lamps. The base is a clear Lucite, with 3 way switch, standard US Pl...
Shell
Kitschy Dutch Midcentury Ceramic Sea-Shell Lamp
Located in Barcelona, ES
Amusing and kitschy ceramic lamp, midcentury Dutch, in the shape of a sea-shell. Marked "Holland 942".
Ceramic
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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