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Midcentury Ceramic Snake Skin Pattern Brown Lamp on Wood Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s ceramic brown swirl lamp with snake skin pattern on wood base.
Category

Vintage 1960s Table Lamps

Meissen Snake-Handled "Schlangenvase" Urn Vase Lamp
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Meissen Snake-Handled "Schlangenvase" urn vase lamp, circa 1900, Gilt and painted in colors, the
Category

Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Impressive Gilt Laquared Tree with Serpent Snake Table Lamp
Located in Lincoln, GB
Impressive Gilt Laquared Tree Table Lamp is a truly remarkable piece that effortlessly combines
Category

Antique 19th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

White Mid Century Dijkstra Flexible Snake Mushroom Floor Lamp, 1970s
By Dijkstra
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
White space age 'snake' floor lamp by Dijkstra with flexible 'snake' arm and white mushroom shade
Category

20th Century Space Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Modern Lucite Chromed Metal Vintage Snake Table Lamp, 1980s
Located in Vienna, AT
a chromed details at the base and at the shade. Furthermore the desk lamp features a two step
Category

Vintage 1980s Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

French Art Deco Alabaster & Snake Wrought-Iron Table Lamp, 1920s
By G. Fabre
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
base symbolizing a snake. The base is stamped "JaX" (see photo). Measures: Height: 12.75"(32.4 cm
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster, Wrought Iron

neo Classical Meissen style snake handled urn lamp blanc de chine
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
alone. I have not taken the lamp apart to look for porcelain stamps. This style (with snake handles) is
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Vintage 1930s European Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Snake Skin & Brass Accent Table Lamp In the Manner of Gabriella Crespi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Requires up to 40watt candelabra base bulb. Snake skin & brass lamp Made in Italy.
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Serpentine, Brass

Faux Leather/Whip Snake Skin & Lucite Table Lamp Attributed Karl Springer, Pair
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair of faux leather / whip snake skin and Lucite table lamps attributed to Karl Springer. Heptagon
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Lucite

Attributed to E. F. Caldwell Lamps With Snakes And Turtles - A Pair
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of lamps attributed to EF Caldwell, New York City. Many of Caldwell designs and productions
Category

Antique Early 1900s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Swedish modern "snake skin" leather and brass Table lamp by E. Hansson & Co
Located in Hägersten, SE
Table lamp produced in Sweden by AB E. Hansson & Co. Made from brass with original snake skinn
Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Rare X-Large Black Enameled Metal and Brass "Snake" Lamps, Italy
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind pair of lamps each consisting of a black enameled metal cylinder shaped base which is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Lamps with Snake Handles circa 1870
Located in Shippensburg, PA
AN EXCEEDINGLY FINE PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE VASIFORM LAMPS WITH ONYX SURMOUNTED BY INTRICATELY CAST
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Pair of Victorian Solid Cast Bronze Figural Cherub Oil Lamp Bases Holding Snakes
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This matched pair of solid cast bronze figural cherub oil lamp bases are unmarked, but presumed to
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American High Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Large Scale Ceramic Kifwebe-Inspired Mask Lamp on Mahogany Base, 1950s
By Yasha Heifetz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Vintage Large Scale Ceramic Kifwebe-Inspired Mask Lamp on Mahogany Base, Circa 1950s. A gorgeous
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Mahogany

Modernist Enameled Yellow Desk Lamp
By Isaq Hosoe
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Modernist enameled bright yellow gooseneck desk lamp with black iron base. Snake desk style lamp
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome, Iron

Gepo flexible Floor Lamp
By Gebroeders Posthuma, Gepo
Located in Den Haag, NL
Space ace all-over. Thick chrome goose neck floor lamp. With a coffee brown hood and base. Like
Category

Vintage 1970s Dutch Space Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Gepo flexible Floor Lamp
Gepo flexible Floor Lamp
H 9.06 in Dm 68.9 in
Scandinavian Tapered Teak Floor Lamp
By Phillip Lloyd Powell
Located in Hanover, MA
Scandinavian floor lamp from the 1960s of unusual form with sculptural tapered teak which has been
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Iron

Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce ‘Cobra’ Table Lamp
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
’ already suggests, the table lamp awakens the association of the head of a snake. The highlight of this
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Chrome, Iron

Pair of Swedish Vintage Brass Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A very stylish and well made pair of Swedish vintage brass table lamps. We have recently imported
Category

Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Edgar Brandt and Daum “La Tentation” Table Lamp
By Daum, Edgar Brandt
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Deco serpent lamp by Edgar Brandt and Daum titled “La Tentation”. The lamp features a
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

ClassiCon Roattino White Floor Lamp by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
The curved line of the Roattino floor lamp looks as though a snake charmer had made the cable rise
Category

2010s German Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

ClassiCon Roattino Black Floor Lamp by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
The curved line of the Roattino floor lamp looks as though a snake charmer had made the cable rise
Category

2010s German Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Large Pair of Antique Rose Medallion / Cantonese Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
snakes, mounted on gilded ormolu base and tops.
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Space Age Table Lamp Serpente by Goiffredo Reggiani, Chrome, Italy 1970s
By Gioffredo Reggiani, Reggiani Lampadari
Located in Vienna, AT
-century chrome table lamp, named after "serpente“ meaning snake in Italian, is characterised by a flexible
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Space Age Table Lamp Serpente by Goffredo Reggiani, Chrome, Italy 1970s
By Goffredo Reggiani, Reggiani
Located in Lisboa, PT
Italian mid-century chrome table lamp, named after "serpente“ meaning snake in Italian. It is
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

A SCULPTURAL NEO-CLASSICAL SHABBY-CHIC Bronze TABLE LAMP by FONDICA, France 1990
By Fondica
Located in PARIS, FR
A beautiful, neo-classical, sculptural Table Lamp, double nickeled bronze base with snakes reliefs
Category

1990s French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze, Silver Plate

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble And Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
and ormolu lamps. Each large scale lamp is raised by a square base with fine ormolu ball feet, a
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Brass Table Lamp - Lampshade - Silk Gold Thread - Shiva - Period: 20th Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
A beautiful table or bedside lamp in solid brass. A team of antelopes led by Shiva, one of the best
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20th Century Other Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Floor Lamp
By Henry Dasson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
intertwined snakes in his hair. Above a twisted fluted ormolu top cap is the original oil lamp cluster.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Floor Lamps

Materials

Granite, Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French and German Collaboration 19th Century Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
mounted into lamps. Each beautiful lamp is raised by a most elegant circular base with a reeded wrap
Category

Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Ormolu

Midcentury Table Lamp in Black Glass and Fabric Lampshade by Stilnovo, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Midcentury table lamp with structure in black glass and brass and lampshade in fabric. Produced by
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Tall Kähler HAK Table Lamp Turquoise Blue Brown Danish Midcentury Ceramic, 1960s
By Nils Kähler, Herman August Kähler
Located in Aarhus C, DK
artistic expressions of the ceramic production into the Mid-century period. The lamp base has a snake
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Griotte marble and Ormolu lamp, attr. Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Ormolu lamp, attributed to Paul Sormani. The brûle parfum lamp is raised by a circular fitted marble base
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps

Materials

Griotte Marble, Ormolu

True Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble & Ormolu Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Carrara marble candelabra lamps. Each seven arm lamp is raised by an elegant square base with cut corners
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
lamps. Each impressive lamp is raised by a square marble base with a wrap around beaded ormolu band at
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

SERPENTIS Floor Lampstand
By House of Hackney
Located in New York, NY
. Enwrapped by snakes House of Hackney's symbol of immortality around the base and all the way to the top
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

SERPENTIS Floor Lampstand
SERPENTIS Floor Lampstand
H 66.15 in W 14.18 in D 14.18 in
George Sellers, 'Coleoptera w/neon tangle (beetle), ' Bronze and Glass Neon
By George Sellers
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Douglas Little. This Dallas-based sculptor, who started his career apprenticing with a master stone carver
Category

2010s American Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

George Sellers, 'Vespidae W/Neon Tangle 'Wasp', ' Bronze, Glass Neon, and Granite
By George Sellers
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Douglas Little. This Dallas-based sculptor, who started his career apprenticing with a master stone carver
Category

2010s American Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Candelabra Neoclassical Style
Located in New Haven, CT
solid bronze in France. Rising from the lion-footed base is a column holding a five-arm oil lamp with
Category

Antique 1860s French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair Of Louis XVI Style Three-Light Vase Candelabra
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
, issuing lily flower branches with three candle lights. On a leaf tip-cast socle and square base. Wired
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps

Materials

Ormolu

Snake Skin Vase Sign: Daum, Nancy, France, 1925
By Daum
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
lose transparency, the decor is based solely on flowers, plants and animals, and parts enriquecencon
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Glass

Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze Entitled "Snake Dancer" by Franz Bergman
By Franz Bergmann
Located in London, GB
snake above her head. with very fine colour and fabulous hand finished surface detail. Signed with the
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

European Art Nouveau Wrought Hand Forged Rust Iron Snake Sculpture Centerpiece
Located in Firenze, IT
An European Art Nouveau masterfully forged iron sculpture in the shape of a snake coiled on a tree
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wrought Iron

Wall Sconce in Quartz with Brass Base - Petra I Twin by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Wall Sconce in Quartz with Brass Base - Petra I Twin by Christopher Boots PETRA
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21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Quartz, Crystal, Brass

Wall Sconce in Quartz with Brass Base, Petra I Triple by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary wall sconce in Quartz with brass base - Petra I Triple by Christopher Boots PETRA
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Quartz, Crystal, Brass

Wall Sconce in Quartz with Brass Base, Petra I Triple by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary wall sconce in quartz with brass base - Petra I Triple by Christopher Boots PETRA
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Quartz, Crystal, Brass

Wall Sconce in Quartz with Brass Base - Petra I Mono by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Wall Sconce in Quartz with Brass Base - Petra I Mono by Christopher Boots PETRA
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Quartz, Crystal, Brass

20th Century Green Italian Large Vintage Pair of Arched Bronze Floor Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A green, vintage Art Deco Italian pair of large floor lamps made of handcrafted bronze with a
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Large 19th Century Antique Indian Hindu Ganesha Figural Votive Brass Oil Lamp
Located in Portland, OR
handle, the base having pierced and reticulated decoration, the lamp raised on a flared foot. This is a
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Metalwork

Materials

Brass

George Sellers, 'Coleoptera w/Neon Tangle 'Beetle', Bronze, Neon Table Lamp
By George Sellers
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Douglas Little. This Dallas-based sculptor, who started his career apprenticing with a master stone carver
Category

2010s American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

George Sellers, 'Vespidae w/neon Tangle (Wasp), ' Bronze, Glass Neon Table Lamp
By George Sellers
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Douglas Little. This Dallas-based sculptor, who started his career apprenticing with a master stone carver
Category

2010s American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze

Danilo & Corrado Aroldi Set of Two Spicchio Sconces by Stilnovo 1973 Italy
By Stilnovo, Corrado and Luigi Aroldi
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Periscope desk lamp is a case in point. Exhibited at New York’s New Domestic Landscape 1968, its snake-like
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

Stilnovo Chandelier with Lampshades in Opaline Glass Italian Manufacture 1970s
By Stilnovo
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
philosophy of organicism, and where architects borrowed from, subverted and discarded the artisan based craft
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Gilbert Rohde Art Deco "Paldao" Dining Room Set for Herman Miller 10 Pieces Comp
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Oakland, CA
upright china cabinets. The tabletop features a snaking inlay design on each end. The scalloped doors on
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Dining Room Sets

Materials

Mohair, Burl

Set of 8 Cobra Chairs by Giotto Stoppino
By Giotto Stoppino
Located in Paris, FR
, who created the Maia chair (1969), the Bino lamp (1969) and the Alessia chair (1970). The cobra chair
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 8 Cobra Chairs by Giotto Stoppino
Set of 8 Cobra Chairs by Giotto Stoppino
H 30.71 in W 22.84 in D 21.66 in
Taera Bretland - Blaeu British Isles
By Kristjana Williams
Located in New York, NY
islands of Great Britain here sitting in a crystal clear sea. This stunning map based artwork reveals
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Giclée

Pair of Early 19th Century French Marble and Bronze Lamps
Located in Larkspur, CA
entwining snake handles, braided leaf base, and circular beaded decoration. The marble is very rare and they
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French 1920s Snake Floor Lamp
By Edgar Brandt
Located in London, GB
This is an absolutely stunning floor lamp after Edgar Brandt. With a snake charmer's 'basket' base
Category

Vintage 1920s French Anglo-Indian Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

French 1920s Snake Floor Lamp
French 1920s Snake Floor Lamp
H 66.93 in Dm 11.82 in
19th Century Meissen Porcelain Snake Handled Lamp
Located in Seattle, WA
taste. Now converted into table lamp with lucite base and new wiring and fixtures.
Category

Antique 19th Century German Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

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Snake Lamp Base For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal snake lamp base for your home. A snake lamp base — often made from metal, brass and glass — can elevate any home. There are 30 variations of the antique or vintage snake lamp base you’re looking for, while we also have 18 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer snake lamp base, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A snake lamp base made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made snake lamp base over the years, but those crafted by Christopher Boots, George Sellers and ClassiCon are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Snake Lamp Base?

A snake lamp base can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,869, while the lowest priced sells for $595 and the highest can go for as much as $39,800.

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The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.

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Questions About Snake Lamp Base
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    A lamp base is the lighting element of the lamp which attaches to the lamp body. They are traditionally made up of nickel-plated brass.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The base of a lamp is usually just called the lamp base. Manufacturers and artisans produce lamp bases out of a wide range of materials, including metal, wood, glass and pottery. Find a selection of antique and vintage lamps on 1stDibs.

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