Bakelite Bauhaus Table Lamps from ESC, 1940s, Set of 2
By ESC Company
Located in Żory, PL
A set of two bakelite table lamps in the Bauhaus style, produced in Czechoslovakia in the 1940s.
1940s Bauhaus Vintage Bakelite Lamp
Bakelite
Bakelite Bauhaus Table Lamps from ESC, 1940s, Set of 2
By ESC Company
Located in Żory, PL
A set of two bakelite table lamps in the Bauhaus style, produced in Czechoslovakia in the 1940s.
Bakelite
Art Deco Bakelite Streamline Desk Lamp by E. Cole, c1930
By Eric Kirkham Cole
Located in Devon, England
A stunning example of Eric Kirkman Cole's Art Deco stylish table lamp in superb brown bakelite. A model designed in the 1930s and produced in European countries under license.
Metal
$231Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Adjustable Chrome and Bakelite Desk Lamp, Czechoslovakia, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
The lamp features a black bakelite shade mounted on an elegant chrome structure with adjustable positioning.
Chrome
Bakelite and Mold-Blown Glass Table Lamp, Eastern Europe, 1950s
Located in Dronten, NL
Originally created in the 1950s, the lamp reflects the ingenuity of postwar Eastern European design, where durable modern materials like Bakelite were paired with traditional glassma...
Glass, Bakelite
An Early 20th Century English Art Deco Striped Bakelite Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1930 An early twentieth century English Art Deco desk lamp in light blue and cream bakelite panels, the tapered stem supported by a hexagonal base.
Bakelite
Danish Designer, Floor Lamp, Brass, Iron, Bakelite, Rattan, Denmark, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, black-lacquered iron, bakelite and rattan floor lamp designed and produced in Denmark, 1940s.
Brass, Iron
Cocoon Table Lamp, Black Bakelite & Silk Shade, Mid-Century Lamp 24" - UK 1970s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Cocoon Table Lamp, Black Bakelite & Silk Shade, Mid-Century Lamp 24" - UK 1970s Very elegant table lamp dates from the 1970s and stands 61 cm high.
Brass
Medical DDR Table Lamp in Bakelite and Aluminium, circa 1940
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Vintage East German adjustable bakelite desk lamp by EMVT: Elektro-Medizin-Vakuum-Technik, circa 1940s.
Aluminum
$208 / item
1950's Bakelite Early Flexible Desk Lamp
Located in Hook, Hampshire
The lamp base is Bakelite, the shade is light spun aluminium.
Aluminum
Table lamp in brass and bakelite by Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Karlstad, SE
Elegant Swedish Grace table lamp executed in brass and bakelite, produced by Nordiska Kompaniet in the 1930s.
Brass
1960s Pair of White Bakelite Table or Wall Lamp, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Set of two mid-century bakelite table lamps. Some signs of use (see photo).
Bakelite
Adjustable Bakelite Table Lamp, by Eric Kirkman Cole, 1940's
By Eric Kirkman Cole
Located in Praha, CZ
An elegant model Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Bakelite Was instaled new wiring 1x60W,E27 or E26 bulb Good original condition US adapter included.
Bakelite
Art Deco Matching Pair of Modernist Bakelite Table Lamps, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration are these original matching pair of Modernist table lamps dating to the 1930s. Both have mottled streamline bakelite bases which supports a large milk glass gl...
Steel
Philips Bakelite Desk Lamp, design attributed to Charlotte Perriand, 1950s
By Charlotte Perriand, Philips
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Eye-catching 1950s vintage desk light in a light turquoise colour, the design attributed to Charlotte Perriand for Philips. With curved bakelite shade over the neon strip bulb, on a ...
Metal
Table lamp in bakelite & brass LM Ericsson DBH Sweden 1940
By L.M. Ericsson
Located in Paris, IDF
Custom table lamp made with brass foot with standing telephone handset model LM Ericsson DBH. A point of illumination. Height approx. 31 cm. Foot diameter approx. 12.5 cm. Good Con...
Brass
Pair of Lamps Att. Maison Barbier Lamps in Steel And Fawn Bakelite/resin, 1960s-
By Maison Barbier
Located in MOUGINS, FR
This elegant pair of lamps, attributed to Philippe Barbier / Maison Barbier, are made of chromed steel with bases in tawny/tortoiseshell-colored Bakelite or resin (one base cracked).
Chrome
Art Deco Bakelite Eileen Gray Table Lamp for Jumo, France 1940
By Maison Jumo
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Eileen Gray Table Lamp for Jumo rare orignal patinated lacquer, not repainted! rewired.
Metal
A Pair of Art Deco Style Dome Lamps Bakelite and Chromed Metal
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of Art Deco dome lamps. Ribbed yellow bakelite stem with a circulard stepped chromed metal base and chromed metal shade.
Chrome
Swedish table lamp in Aluminum, Rosewood and Bakelite by Bergboms 1960.
By Bergboms
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
The equipment around the bulb is made of bakelite. Base diameter: 13 cm.
Aluminum
Rare Mid-Century Bakelite Desk Lamp - Attributed to Hala Zeist Netherlands
By Hala Zeist
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Produced around the 1950s, the lamp is made entirely from dark brown Bakelite — a prized early plastic known for its durability and warm, tactile quality.
Bakelite
$269Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Adjustable Bakelite Table Lamp by Eric Kirkman Cole, 1950s
By Eric Kirkman Cole
Located in Praha, CZ
One small dent on a base 1x40W, E25-E27 bulb US plug adapter included.
Bakelite
$880Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Rembrandt Lamp
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Pasadena, TX
Mid century lamp by Rembrandt Light Company Uniquely sculptural lamp in composite and brass. Original drum shade. Wired and working. Measures: 32 Width x 8.5 Depth x 22.5 Height.
Acrylic, Bakelite
Italian mid-century modern table lamp in opaline glass and bakelite, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern table lamp in opaline glass and bakelite, 1940s Table lamp with an rounded adjustable diffuser in opaline glass.
Glass, Bakelite
$1,185Sale Price|40% Off
Mitchell "Lumitone" Streamline Art Deco Bakelite AM Radio Table Lamp, 1941
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare 1941 model 1260 "Lumitone" streamline bakelite tube AM radio lamp by Mitchell Mfg. Co-Chicago.
Bakelite
Mid Century Modern Vintage White Bakelite Fazzoletto Table Lamp 1950s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern Vintage White Fazzoletto table lamp or bedside lamp from bakelite and golden metal 1950s Germany.
Metal
Midcentury Adjustable Bakelite Table Lamp by Eric Kirkman Cole, 1950s
By Eric Kirkman Cole
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia - 1950s, original condition - Jr.
Steel
Black Bakelite Midcentury Table Lamp by Eric Kirkman Cole for Elektrosvit, 1940s
By Eric Kirkman Cole, Elektrosvit
Located in Malmö, SE
The design of this bakelite table lamp comes from Great Britain. This gooseneck lamps were designed By Eric Kirkman Cole for the Czech republic market.
Chrome
Post-War Helion Bakelite Desk Task Lamp East German Industrial 1950s MidCentury
By VEB Leuchten, Helion Arnstadt
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
1950s desk lamp designed for Helion VEB Leuchtenbau in the city of Arnstadt, East Germany, unusually with both a Bakelite shade and base, articulated by a brushed steel curved arm.
Steel
Art Deco Era Bauhaus Christian Dell Bakelite Table Lamp Germany circa 1930
By Christian Dell
Located in Vienna, AT
A fantastic table lamp or desk lamp from bakelite. The table lamp was designed by Christian Dell 1929-1930, Germany.
Bakelite
Art Deco Iconic Large Bakelite Desk Table Lamp by Eileen Gray, France, C1930
By Eileen Gray
Located in Devon, England
For stability there is cast iron in the base. B22 lamp holders. The bakelite on this lamp is brown .
Metal
$595Sale Price|57% Off
Mid-Century Globe Table Lamp in Bakelite & Chrome, Art Deco Style
Located in Miami, FL
Also, would enhance children's bedrooms or play area. Mounted on a Bakelite base with an aluminum gauge marked with latitude marks sitting on a chrome dome.
Chrome
Bakelite and Aluminum Industrial Desk Work Lamp with Adjustable Arm and Shade
Located in Chicago, IL
Nice, circa 1930s, modernist style desk lamp in Bakelite and aluminum. The arm pivots on a ball and socket joint, and the shade adjusts its position on the arm.
Aluminum
$390Sale Price|57% Off
Italian Lamp 1970 in Red Bakelite with Dome in white Round Fabric
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian lamp 1970 in red bakelite with dome in white round fabric central stem height 47 cm, width 21 cm, depth 11 cm. 1 Light Bulb e27 Max 100 watt.
Fabric, Bakelite
Art Deco Iconic Large Bakelite Desk Table Lamp by Eileen Gray, France, C1930
By Eileen Gray
Located in Devon, England
For stability there is cast iron in the base. B22 lamp holders. The bakelite on this lamp is cream a much rarer colourway for this lamp .
Metal
$3,525Sale Price|20% Off
'SPUTNIK' 18 Arm Ceiling Lamp by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany 1950's
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
This XL flush mounted ceiling lamp is made in brass with black bakelite lamp fittings.
Brass
$802Sale Price|20% Off
Premium Extra Large Desk Lamp in Steel, Bakelite and Oakwood, 1950s Belgium
Located in Voorburg, NL
Beautiful desk lamp produced in Belgium in the 1950s. The lamp is standing on a firm oakwood base with a strong stainless steel arm and a grey bakelite shade.
Stainless Steel
$448Sale Price|40% Off
Nautical Brass and Bakelite Ships Wheel Helm Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
1950s Brass And Bakelite Ships Wheel Accent Table Lamp With Pull Chain.
Brass
Vintage Cornish Serpentine Marble Lighthouse Table Lamp with Bakelite Fitting
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage Cornish Serpentine marble lighthouse table lamp with bakelite fitting A very good looking decorative table lamp, its highly ...
Marble
Swedish modern brass table lamps by Harald Elof Notini, Böhlmarks 1950s
By Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik, Harald Notini
Located in Hägersten, SE
Made from solid brass with bakelite lamp holders and new lamp shades in white cotton.
Brass
$1,113Sale Price|20% Off
W.H. Gispen Giso 5020 Table Lamp, Bakelite Base, Bauhaus Style
By Willem H. Gispen
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very rare find this table light by W.H. Gispen. Model Giso 5020, 1947. Features a round bakelite base with push switch, ridged aluminum lampshade and the original glass inner hood. S...
Metal
$680Sale Price / item|20% Off
Large Mid Century Opaline Glass Shades
By Efco Lite 1
Located in Søborg, DK
All original parts including brass and Bakelite lamp holders. Some chips and age related wear to all surfaces but no cracks to the glass.
Opaline Glass
$281Sale Price / set|63% Off
Pair of Bauhaus bakelite table or wall lights by Elektrosvit, 1950s
By Elektrosvit
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Crafted from black and white bakelite, can be hung as a wall light or used as a desk lamp.
Bakelite
Westal, Scandinavian outdoor facade lamp, copper & glass, Sweden, 1960s
By Westal
Located in Forserum, SE
Inside, it is fitted with its original Bakelite lamp holder. It comes from the storage of an old Swedish electrical company and has never been used, with the original paper label sti...
Copper
Pair of 1970s Hoffmeister Leuchten Sculptural Glass Wall Lamps
Located in Glendale, CA
Established in Germany in 1910, Hoffmeister & Sohn specialized in Bakelite lamps throughout the 1920s before expanding into glass and metal fixtures in the midcentury period.
Metal
1940's Art Deco Adjustable Desk lamp or Reading Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
1940’s Original Adjustable German Bakelite Desk Lamp Good honest very original Bakelite desk lamp with an adjustable main arm and tilting shade head.
Metal
Jacques Biny Table Lamp, 1950
By Jacques Biny
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful brass table lamp by Jacques Biny with wonderful patina, adjustable at the hood and the off-white bakelite ball joint, wired for US standards, one E12 socket per fixture, ma...
Brass
$3,361
Art Deco Style Dome Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco style dome lamp. Crimson and black bakelite and chromed metal stem with a chromed metal mushroom shade and bakelite finial to top.
Metal
$2,488
Art Deco Style Dome Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco style dome lamp. Translucent green bakelite and chromed metal stem with a chromed metal mushroom shade and bakelite finial to top.
Metal
$7,600 / set
Pair of Italian Glass Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian glass lamps. Lamps are brass, well designed with a nice brown glass color.
Glass, Bakelite
Large Green Industrial Workshop Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Large industrial table lamp with three adjustable joints made by Elektrosvit in former Czechoslovalia during the 1960s.It features a brown bakelite lampshade with switch and a green ...
Iron
Swedish Modern Brass Table Lamp by Böhlmarks
By Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik
Located in Karlstad, SE
Very rare Swedish Modern table lamp executed in brass and bakelite, model 15339 by Böhlmarks.
Brass
$296Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of Bakelite - Re-polished - Fully functional - 1x E26 or E27 socket - Good, original condition.
Bakelite
$231Sale Price|20% Off
Table Lamp from the, 70s
Located in Catania, IT
Beautiful brass lamp from the 70s can be inserted into any real estate and small context that manages to give a lot of light.
Brass
Vintage Orange Table Lamp , 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This height adjustable table lamp was produced in former Czechoslovakis during the 1970s. It features a metal lampshade, a chrome plated arm and iron base. The socket requires standa...
Metal, Chrome
Midcentury Pumpkin's Table Lamp, 1960
Located in Vienna, Austria
The stylised opaline glass pumpkin's lamp is from the 1960s. The glass is attached to a bakelite base with three set screws there is a tiny chip to be seen in the last photo.
Glass, Bakelite
Pair of Art Deco Style Uplighter Floor Lamps
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of Art Deco uplighter floor lamps. Black bakelite stems with chromed metal banding leading to a chromed metal shade.
Chrome
Black Industrial Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
The lamp has an adjustable black aluminium shade with bakelite top, an iron base and arm.The socket requires E 27/ E 26 lightbulbs.
Aluminum, Iron
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