Captain’s Table Top Brass Lamp on a Nautical Theme
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Captain’s Table Top Brass Lamp on a Nautical Theme A lovely piece for your Library table, the Captain’s Ships Wheel Lamp complete with Coolie shade The Lamp is 19” high and the sha...
Brass
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. Measures 14" High x 8" Wide x 8" Deep
Brass
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. Measures 14" high x 8" wide x 8" deep.
Brass
Vintage Nautical Table Lamp with Ship Wheel Base & Brass Anchor
Located in Northport, MI
Vintage nautical table lamp featuring a turned wood base with ship wheel design and a brass anchor accent.
Brass
Mid Century Oak Nautical Ships Wheel Captains Desk Lamp Port Boat Light
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid Century oak desk lamp with nautical theme has double light sockets with a ships wheel that controls the on/off switch.
Oak
Nautical Glass Dome Flushmount
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#1-2403 Frosted glass nautical flushmount with brass ships wheel lighting lamp pendant lantern chandelier ceiling lights seating decorative art
Brass
1950's American Shop Art Lamp with Ships Wheel and Linen Shade
Located in Culver City, CA
It has a unique ship's wheel with great shop art inlay details. It has a great proportioned linen lamp shade that adds a crisp modernity to the look.
Wood, Linen
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.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.