Table Lamp Pair Shagreen
Pair of Shagreen Octagonal Table Lamps C1980
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Shagreen octagonal table lamps with chrome components. Octagonal in shape and
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Karl Springer Rare and Monumental Shagreen Pair of Table Lamps
By Karl Springer
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of exquisite lamps by Karl Springer. The large spheres are solid wood meticulously covered
Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Materials
Shagreen
Pair of Jaya Table Lamps in Dark Bronze and Shagreen by Elan Atelier (IN STOCK)
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
Pair of lamps in stock. Please allow ten weeks for shipping.
Cast bronze lamp with Speckeled
Category
2010s European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H 26.9 in W 14.9 in D 14.9 in
Pair of Shagreen Porcelain Vases, Now as Lamps
By R & Y Augousti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Shagreen porcelain vases now as lamps,a stunning pair of Shagreen Porcelain Vases, now
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
A pair of 1970s pastel pink shagreen lamps with natural linen shades
Located in London, GB
A pair of 1970s pink shagreen lamps with brass fittings and bespoke natural linen shades. Re wired
Category
Vintage 1970s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Karl Springer Rare Pair of "Lighthouse Lamps" in Shagreen and Brass 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Pair of rare "Lighthouse Table Lamps" clad in gray shagreen with polished brass bases and shades by
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Killer Pair of Faux-Shagreen Ceramic Lamps in Charcoal
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of ceramic vessels as custom-made lamps. Beautiful form and scale with a charcoal
Category
1990s Unknown Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Large Bruno Lamps in Gold Shagreen by Elan Atelier (IN STOCK)
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
, sculptural, Bruno lamp covered in real shagreen with a sheer gold leaf overlay. White shade with diffuser
Category
2010s European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Karl Springer Rare Pair of "Lighthouse Lamps" in Blue Shagreen and Nickel 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Pair of rare "Lighthouse Table Lamps" in exquisite blue-gray shagreen with polished nickel bases
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Art Deco Table Lamps in Galuchat by Galey Freres
By Galey Freres
Located in Miami, FL
pieces to this company. This pair of table lamps with Shagreen (Galuchat) and Nickel plated bronze is a
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Recent Sales
Pair of Shagreen Art Deco Table Lamps
Located in Paris, FR
Rare pair of cubical table lamps in green shagreen. New wiring. Shades can be changed.
Category
Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Shagreen
Pair of Grey Shagreen Lamps
By Galart International
Located in New York, NY
Gray shagreen and Ebony inlay table lamps
Size: 11''H excluding the socket, base is 6.25'' square
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Shagreen
Pair Of Gray Shagreen and Ebony Inlay Table Lamps
By Galart International
Located in New York, NY
Pair of tapered Gray shagreen table lamps with massacre ebony inlay
Category
2010s Unknown Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Shagreen
Pair of Column Ivory Shagreen Lamps
By Galart International
Located in New York, NY
Ivory shagreen table lamps.
Size: 15''H excluding the socket, base: 6.25''square.
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Shagreen
Pair of Vintage Table Lamps in Antique Brass and Shagreen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of table lamps with narrow base in brass in oil rubbed bronze coloration. The shades are black
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair Of Modernist Shagreen Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Modernist shagreen table lamps.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Pair of French 1970s Shagreen Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A fabulous near pair of table lamps, made in France in the 1970s. (The bases are slightly different
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
A pair of Tall Shagreen table lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of Shagreen table lamps, on square bases with new brass fittings
Category
Late 20th Century European Table Lamps
Art Deco Style Pair of Shagreen and Palmwood Table Lamps
By Travail Francais
Located in Miami, FL
An elegant pair of lamps in shagreen and palmwood with off white shades.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Shagreen, Palmwood
Pair of Exceptional Table Lamps in Shagreen and Bronze 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large artisan table lamps in taupe shagreen with brass bases and hardware, custom design
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
A beautiful pair od white Shagreen R&Y Augousti table lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful pair of 21st century shagreen lamps by the prestigious firm of R & Y Augousti of Paris
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Shagreen, Wood
Pair Faux Shagreen Porcelain Lamps
Located in Buchanan, NY
Pair of large porcelian lamps with an embossed shagreen pattern. Ebonzied wooden bases.
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Pair of Grey Faux Shagreen Porcelain Lamps, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary pair porcelain with grey faux shagreen design.
Fine linen shades.
The shade measures
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Shagreen
Pair of Faux Shagreen Table Lamps in the Style of Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Toronto, ON
The pair of modern lamps are wrapped in a warm white faux shagreen and accented with patinated
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Materials
Shagreen
Karl Springer Pair of Table Lamps in Green Shagreen and Bronze, 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Pair of exceptional table lamps in green shagreen and bronze by Karl Springer, American 1980's All
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Shagreen Pattern Ceramic Lamps
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of porcelain lamps decorated with shagreen patterned glaze. Fitted with beige linen lampshades.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Bronze and Shagreen Table Lamps by Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of table lamps in bronze with dark brown shagreen panels by Karl Springer
Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Pair of Table Lamps with Shagreen Panels by Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Pair of table lamps in black bronze with inset moss green shagreen panels designed by Karl Springer
Category
Late 20th Century American Table Lamps
Exceptional Pair of Table Lamps with Shagreen by Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of table lamps in gold-lacquered brass with chocolate brown shagreen panels and
Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Pair of Table Lamps in Ivory Shagreen by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Pair of exceptional table lamps clad in ivory shagreen with fossilized coral edges and brass bases
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Pair of Metallic Faux Shagreen Lamps, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary pair faux shagreen design lamps with a metallic/brass color
Round lamps with square
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Pair of Gold Faux Shagreen Porcelain Egg-Shaped Lamps, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary pair of gold faux shagreen egg shaped lamps. The faux shagreen pattern is transferred
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Shagreen
Elegant Pair of Black Shagreen Column Lamps
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of exotic black shagreen lamps with high gloss finish and with ivory toned details. The lamps
Category
20th Century American Regency Table Lamps
Gold Faux Shagreen Pair Lamps, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese ginger jar shape pair gold faux shagreen lamps
Black linen shades with gold
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Pair of Monumental Shagreen Finish Ceramic Lamps
Located in Amarillo, TX
Another pair of spectacular new old stock 1970's lamps. Bottle form ceramic bodies are embossed
Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Rare "Lighthouse Table Lamps" in Shagreen by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Pair of rare "Lighthouse Table Lamps," brass clad in blue/gray
shagreen by Karl Springer
Category
Vintage 1980s American Table Lamps
Pair of Table Lamps in Bronze with Shagreen by Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Pair of table lamps in bronze with chocolate brown shagreen panels on all sides designed by Karl
Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Pair of Shagreen and Silver Plated Obelisk Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of English silver plated obelisk lamps covered in antique shagreen.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Table Lamps
Pair of Table Lamps in Bronze with Shagreen Panels by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Pair of exceptional table lamps in bronze with chocolate brown shagreen
panels on all sides by
Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Pair of Rare "Lighthouse Table Lamps" Clad in Shagreen by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Pair of rare "Lighthouse Table Lamps" clad in blue/gray Shagreen with patinad brass bases and
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Karl Springer Rare Pair of "Lighthouse Lamps" in Shagreen and Brass, 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Pair of rare "Lighthouse Table Lamps" clad in blue/gray shagreen with polished brass bases and
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Shagreen Glazed Pottery Lamps in Grey Porcelain
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of elegant ceramic lamps with faux shagreen textutured glaze in grey with white veining. The
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Shagreen, Brass and Shell Lamps, France, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary French pair lamps made of pieced shagreen, brass and shell
Same pattern and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Table Lamps
Art Deco Pair of Shagreen and Metal Art Deco Lamps by George Halais
By Georges Halais
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Art Deco table lamps made of Nickeled Plated metal and Shagreen details designed by George
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Modernist Urn Shagreen Porcelain Lamps with Bronze Fittings
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of modernist porcelain lamps with textured shagreen details in turquiose. The lamps have an
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Pair of Julian Chichester Rene faux shagreen lamps in ivory colour.
By Julian Chichester
Located in Southall, GB
Attractive and imposing pair of Rene lamps by Julian Chichester in ivory colour faux shagreen with
Category
2010s British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Gold Faux Shagreen Pair of Lamps with Black Linen Shades, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese pair of gold faux shagreen lamps. The faux shagreen design is affixed to a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Other
Pair of Mid-Century Style Shagreen Table Lamps
By Karl Springer
Located in Miami, FL
This pair of table lamps that are attributed to Karl Springer are an exquisite lighting pieces that
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Green Chinese Porcelain Shagreen Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
Superb pair of olive green or khaki colored faux shagreen porcelain vases, now mounted as table
Category
20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Faux Shagreen Porcelain Pair of Grey Table Lamps, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Grey faux shagreen contemporary Chinese pair of cylinder shaped table lamps.
The faux shagreen
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Pair Shagreen Lamps
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of rectangular lamps covered in white shagreen and bone includes shades
Category
Vintage 1970s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Shagreen, Bone
Pair of Metal Shagreen Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of round metal shagreen table lamps with round stepped metal bases and linen shades. Each lamp
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Alfred Dunhill Shagreen Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A lovely pair of Alfred Dunhill Shagreen Lamps
Category
Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps
Materials
Shagreen
Pair of chrome and shagreen table lamps
Located in Seattle, WA
Pair of chrome and shagreen lamps. Cream shade with topaz cording,
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Pair of Black Shagreen Petite Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
This fun pair of shiny black shagreen lamps are perfect for the bedside r accents in a modern room.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Materials
Shagreen, Parchment Paper
Pair of Faux Shagreen Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 1990s pair of faux shagreen ceramic ginger jar shaped table lamps. Please note of wear
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Cubed Black Shagreen Clad Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
Custom lamps in black shagreen (mantaray) with brass details.
KEYWORD: Jean-Michel Frank, Karl
Category
Late 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
A pair of Shagreen Table Lamps by Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Shagreen Table Lamps by Karl Springer, with Shagreen shades
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Pair of Round Faux Shagreen Lamps
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of Round Faux Shagreen textured lamps with shades, Rich color, American Circa 1940's
Category
Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps
Pair of Faux Shagreen Ceramic Lamps
Located in Harbor Springs, MI
Pair of faux shagreen ceramic based lamps.Custom handmade silk shades (16" diameter by 11" height).
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Silk
Pair of Art Deco Shagreen Lamps
Located in Mt. Kisco, NY
Ivory tone Shagreen with stems of square tapering form Supported by stepped pedestals
Category
Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Pair of 1970s Shagreen and Ivory Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 1970s shagreen and ivory lamps.
Category
Vintage 1970s Table Lamps
Pair of Monumental Shagreen Art Deco Lamps by Petitot Paris
By Atelier Petitot
Located in Coral Gables, FL
A pair of stunning Art Deco table lamps by Atelier Petitot made of silver-plated bronze with a
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Shagreen
A Pair of Shagreen Jules Lamps by Van den Akker
Located in New York, NY
A pair of custom made "Jules Lamps" designed by Van den Akker featuring parchment colored double
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Materials
Shagreen, Macassar, Ebony
A Pair of Celadon Shagreen Fluted Gourd Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of gourd lamps is made of porcelain, but looks like shagreen. The gourds are further
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Plexiglass
Pair of Art Deco Shagreen Inlay Lamps Attributed to Paul Frankl
Located in Stamford, CT
Handmade walnut and shagreen inlay lamps by Paul Frankl craftsman, circa mid-20th century. Shades
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Shagreen, Walnut
Art Deco Style Pair of Square Shagreen Lamps with Palisander Base from France circa 1985
Located in Houston, TX
Art Deco Style Pair of Square Shagreen Lamps, Palisander Base, France c.1985. The double height
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Pair of Shagreen Lamps
Located in Mt. Kisco, NY
Green shagreen leather covered lamps with ivory silk shades
Category
20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Shagreen
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Table Lamp Pair Shagreen For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic table lamp pair shagreen available at 1stDibs. Each table lamp pair shagreen for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, animal skin and shagreen. There are 13 variations of the antique or vintage table lamp pair shagreen you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a table lamp pair shagreen — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A table lamp pair shagreen made by modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one table lamp pair shagreen that is appealing in its simplicity, but Karl Springer, Jean-Michel Frank and Elan Atelier produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Table Lamp Pair Shagreen?
A table lamp pair shagreen can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $7,432, while the lowest priced sells for $959 and the highest can go for as much as $76,000.
Finding the Right Table-lamps for You
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
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