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Verpan Fun 2TM Table Lamp by Verner Panton, Brass Frame & Seashell Ø27 cm 10.6
Verpan Fun 2TM Table Lamp by Verner Panton, Brass Frame & Seashell Ø27 cm 10.6

Verpan Fun 2TM Table Lamp by Verner Panton, Brass Frame & Seashell Ø27 cm 10.6

By Verner Panton, Verpan

Located in Varedo, MB

Brand: Verpan Design: Verner Panton Model: Fun 2TM Brass Table Lamp Year: 1964 The Fun 2TM Brass Table Lamp by Verner Panton belongs to the iconic Fun lighting collection, widely re...

Category

2010s Danish Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Steel

Verpan Fun 2TM Table Lamp by Verner Panton, Chrome & Seashell Discs Ø27 cm 10.6
Verpan Fun 2TM Table Lamp by Verner Panton, Chrome & Seashell Discs Ø27 cm 10.6

Verpan Fun 2TM Table Lamp by Verner Panton, Chrome & Seashell Discs Ø27 cm 10.6

By Verner Panton, Verpan

Located in Varedo, MB

Brand: Verpan Design: Verner Panton Model: Fun 2TM Table Lamp Year: 1964 The Fun 2TM Table Lamp by Verner Panton is part of the celebrated Fun collection, widely regarded as one of ...

Category

2010s Danish Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Steel

Maitland Smith Penshell Obelisk Brass Lion Head Accent Table Lamps - a Pair
Maitland Smith Penshell Obelisk Brass Lion Head Accent Table Lamps - a Pair

Maitland Smith Penshell Obelisk Brass Lion Head Accent Table Lamps - a Pair

By Maitland Smith

Located in Jensen Beach, FL

Stunning pair of table lamps by Maitland-Smith. Body of the obelisk featuring a penshell veneer, contrasted by patinated brass accents.

Category

Late 20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

French Table Lamp with Real Seashell Surrounded by Nickel Chrome Frame
French Table Lamp with Real Seashell Surrounded by Nickel Chrome Frame

French Table Lamp with Real Seashell Surrounded by Nickel Chrome Frame

By Galerie Maison et Jardin

Located in Chicago, IL

A French table lamp with real seashell surrounded by a very heavy wide nickel chrome frame, circa 1970. The very heavy chrome frame is 2.5" wide and .75" thick. By Galerie Maison et ...

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Sciolari Brass and Faux Tortoise Lucite Table Lamp Vintage, Italy, 1970s
Sciolari Brass and Faux Tortoise Lucite Table Lamp Vintage, Italy, 1970s

Sciolari Brass and Faux Tortoise Lucite Table Lamp Vintage, Italy, 1970s

By Gaetano Sciolari

Located in Rome, IT

This unique piece by the Italian designer Sciolari is signed on the bottom of the lamp by the proprietary brand, as the photos show. The lamp hat is hexagonal and is made of brass an...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Sculptural Table Lamp in Shagreen Inlay and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Sculptural Table Lamp in Shagreen Inlay and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris

Sculptural Table Lamp in Shagreen Inlay and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris

By Kifu Augousti

Located in New York, NY

All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The Chital III Table Lamp by Kifu Paris is ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Sculptural Table Lamp in Shagreen Inlay and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Sculptural Table Lamp in Shagreen Inlay and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris

Sculptural Table Lamp in Shagreen Inlay and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris

By Kifu Augousti

Located in New York, NY

All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The Chital III Table Lamp by Kifu Paris is ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

L’Escargot Table Lamp in Coiled Brown Leather with Natural Sea Snail Shade
L’Escargot Table Lamp in Coiled Brown Leather with Natural Sea Snail Shade

L’Escargot Table Lamp in Coiled Brown Leather with Natural Sea Snail Shade

By Tennant New York

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Employing the most recent advances in cool-to-the-touch LED technology, the collection features table lamps, floor lamps, and sconces made with hand-selected vintage specimen seashel...

Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Small Lamps
Pair of Small Lamps

Pair of Small Lamps

Located in East Hampton, NY

Unique pair of chrome based lamps, one with a geode rock crystal and the other with a conch shell ..... both recently rewired.

Category

Late 20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Rock Crystal, Chrome

Pair of French Art Deco Glass Demi Lune Table Lamps
Pair of French Art Deco Glass Demi Lune Table Lamps

Pair of French Art Deco Glass Demi Lune Table Lamps

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Beautiful pair of Art Deco glass and brass table lamps. Fluted shell demi lune glass shade with ribbed detailing and wavy glass along top edge.

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pottery Vessel Now a Lamp
Pottery Vessel Now a Lamp

Pottery Vessel Now a Lamp

Located in Stamford, CT

A pottery vessel with interesting shell encrustations converted into a lamp.

Category

Antique 19th Century Unknown Table Lamps

Materials

Clay, Shell

Midcentury Glass Lamp with Bamboo Shade
Midcentury Glass Lamp with Bamboo Shade

Midcentury Glass Lamp with Bamboo Shade

Located in New York, NY

A circa 1960's American glass lamp with shells and bamboo shade. Measurements: Shade Diameter: 18.5" Height of body: 15.5" Height to shade rest: 25" Base diameter: 7.5"

Category

Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Shell, Bamboo, Glass

A "seashell" lamp - French folk art - 1960s
A "seashell" lamp - French folk art - 1960s

A "seashell" lamp - French folk art - 1960s

Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR

A seashell lamp, assembled from two real mother-of-pearl shells and electrified. A piece of French folk art from the 1960s. perfect condition. Can be US wired on request.

Category

Vintage 1960s French Folk Art Table Lamps

Materials

Shell

A "sea snail" lamp - French folk art - 1970s
A "sea snail" lamp - French folk art - 1970s

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...

Category

Vintage 1970s French Table Lamps

Materials

Limestone

A "sea snail" lamp - French folk art - 1950s
A "sea snail" lamp - French folk art - 1950s

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...

Category

Vintage 1950s French French Provincial Table Lamps

Materials

Marble

A huge "sea snail" lamp - French folk art - 1970s
A huge "sea snail" lamp - French folk art - 1970s

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...

Category

Vintage 1970s French Table Lamps

Materials

Limestone

3.7kg Crystal "CENTERPIECE" 55cm Glass shell by Val Saint Lambert, Belgium 1970
3.7kg Crystal "CENTERPIECE" 55cm Glass shell by Val Saint Lambert, Belgium 1970

3.7kg Crystal "CENTERPIECE" 55cm Glass shell by Val Saint Lambert, Belgium 1970

By Val Saint Lambert

Located in Kirchlengern, DE

Article: crystal glass shell "CENTERPIECE" element Producer: Val Saint Lambert, Belgium (signed on the stand and label sticker on top) Origin: Belgium Age: 1970s   ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal

Maitland Smith Tessellated Penshell Lamp Mid Century Glamour circa 1980s
Maitland Smith Tessellated Penshell Lamp Mid Century Glamour circa 1980s

Maitland Smith Tessellated Penshell Lamp Mid Century Glamour circa 1980s

By Maitland Smith

Located in Atlanta, GA

Glamorous tessellated penshell and brass or bronze lamp, designed for Maitland Smith, American, circa 1980s. The lamp gives off a warm glow when lit.

Category

Vintage 1980s American Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Henri FERNANDEZ (born in 1948) for Maison Honoré, large brass lamp circa 1970
Henri FERNANDEZ (born in 1948) for Maison Honoré, large brass lamp circa 1970

Henri FERNANDEZ (born in 1948) for Maison Honoré, large brass lamp circa 1970

By Henri Fernandez

Located in Mouscron, WHT

Henri FERNANDEZ (born in 1948) for Maison Honoré, important brass lamp. Decorated with a coconut, the lampshade made of shells. Acquired directly from the Honoré gallery. circa 1970

Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of WWII "Trench Art" Nickel-Plate Table Lamps with Brass Accents, 1940's
Pair of WWII "Trench Art" Nickel-Plate Table Lamps with Brass Accents, 1940's

Pair of WWII "Trench Art" Nickel-Plate Table Lamps with Brass Accents, 1940's

Located in Bainbridge, NY

Pair of World War Two Nickel Plate & Solid Brass mortar shell Trench Art table lamps. Featuring heavy, hand machined, reflective nickel-plated brass mortar column-forms, fitted t...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Machine Age Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Abalone Desk Lamp in Chrome with Natural Seashell Shade [In Stock]
Abalone Desk Lamp in Chrome with Natural Seashell Shade [In Stock]

Abalone Desk Lamp in Chrome with Natural Seashell Shade [In Stock]

By Tennant New York

Located in Brooklyn, NY

“Venus favors the bold.” —Ovid The Abalone Task Lamp in chrome is the ninth release from the Venus Collection, a whimsical family of handmade fixtures inspired by the Surrealists an...

Category

2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Nickel

Adjustable 'Abalone Task Lamp' in Brass with Natural Abalone Seashell Shade
Adjustable 'Abalone Task Lamp' in Brass with Natural Abalone Seashell Shade

Adjustable 'Abalone Task Lamp' in Brass with Natural Abalone Seashell Shade

By Tennant New York

Located in Brooklyn, NY

“Venus favors the bold.” —Ovid Introducing the Abalone Task Lamp, the fourth release from the Fall 2023 Venus Collection, a whimsical new family of handmade fixtures inspired by the...

Category

2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Cement, Brass

‘L’Escargot Lamp’ in Coiled Black Leather with Natural Sea Snail Shade
‘L’Escargot Lamp’ in Coiled Black Leather with Natural Sea Snail Shade

‘L’Escargot Lamp’ in Coiled Black Leather with Natural Sea Snail Shade

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Employing the most recent advances in cool-to-the-touch LED technology, the collection features table lamps, floor lamps, and sconces made with hand-selected vintage specimen seashel...

Category

2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Concrete, Brass

1970's tablelamp
1970's tablelamp

1970's tablelamp

Located in Brecht, BE

a very charming table lamp, made in France in the 1970's, a unique piece, terra cotta and shells ...

Category

20th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Shell, Terracotta

Pair of Italian Capiz shades. Sold individually.
Pair of Italian Capiz shades. Sold individually.

Pair of Italian Capiz shades. Sold individually.

Located in New York, NY

A pair of circa 1960’s Italian capiz shades. Sold individually. Measurements: Height: 8.25" Top diameter: 11" Bottom diameter: 16"

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Shell

Regency table lamp by Antonio Pavia
Regency table lamp by Antonio Pavia

Regency table lamp by Antonio Pavia

$3,121Sale Price|20% Off

Regency table lamp by Antonio Pavia

By Antonio Pavia

Located in Torino, IT

Antonio Pavia Lamp. Table lamp by designer Antonio Pavia. Lamp with brass base, brass bamboo-shaped stem and brass leaves, central heron-shaped statue made of brass and shell of N...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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Shell Table Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of shell table lamps is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique shell table lamps was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, shell and brass. There are 415 antique and vintage shell table lamps for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 20 modern editions to choose from as well. Shell table lamps have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency and Art Deco shell table lamps are consistently popular styles. Not every interior allows for large shell table lamps, so small shell table lamps measuring 3 inches across are available at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made shell table lamps over the years, but those made by Roger Rougier, Tiffany Studios and Willy Daro are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Shell Table Lamps?

Prices for shell table lamps can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, shell table lamps begin at $244 and can go as high as $27,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,954.

Finding the Right Table Lamps for You

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.