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Gordon Martz Table Lamp White with Yellow Swirls
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Chicago, IL
Gordon Martz table lamp white with yellow swirls.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Ceramic
Sirmos 'Colette' Table Lamps, White Matte Resin, After Giacometti
By Alberto Giacometti, Sirmos
Located in New York, NY
Sirmos 'Colette' Table Lamps, White Matte Resin, After Giacometti. A pair of tall slender
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Resin
$4,125 Sale Price / set
44% Off
H 31 in Dm 5.5 in
Large Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, White Opaline, Chrome-Plated Brass - Italy
Located in Girona, Girona
Large table lamp, white opaline glass and chrome-plated brass, light in both balls,
Italy, circa
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Brass
$2,044
H 19.69 in Dm 13.78 in
Emilio Terry Style, Pair of Lamps, White Opaline Glass, circa 1970, France
By Emilio Terry
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Emilio Terry style, pair of lamps,
white opaline glass and metal,
circa 1970, France.
Measures
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Opaline Glass
$3,007 / set
H 20.87 in Dm 3.94 in
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Hansen Table Lamp, White Marble, Brass
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Hansen Lighting Co.
Located in New York, NY
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Hansen table lamp, white marble and brass. Small to medium scale table
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Marble, Brass
$3,375 Sale Price
25% Off
H 22.5 in W 3.38 in D 3.38 in
French Art Deco Style Table Lamp – White Crackled Ceramic – 1970s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French Art Deco Style Table Lamp – White Crackled Ceramic – 1970s
NOTE: A PLUG ADAPTER FOR
Category
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Alabaster Table Lamp White Color
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
white alabaster table lamp
Beautiful large white alabaster lamp, (there is another smaller one the
Category
Mid-20th Century Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Alabaster
Greta Grossman Grasshopper Table Lamp, White
By Gubi, Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in Berkeley, CA
Greta M. Grossman designed the iconic Gräshoppa table lamp in 1947 and with its sophisticated yet
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Art Deco Alabaster Table Lamp White Color
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
white alabaster table lamp
Beautiful large white alabaster lamp, (there is another smaller one the
Category
1940s Spanish Art Deco Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Alabaster
French Brutalist Mid-Century Black Iron Chain Floor Lamp White Silk Shade 1960s
Located in Salzburg, AT
French Brutalist Mid-Century Black Iron Chain Floor Lamp White Silk Shade 1960s.
The lamp is a
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Iron
$4,691
H 69.69 in Dm 21.66 in
"Lamps (White)", 1979, Intaglio by Ben Schonzeit
By Ben Schonzeit
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Schonzeit, American (1942 - )
Title: Lamps (White)
Year: 1979
Medium: Intaglio, signed
Category
1970s Contemporary Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Intaglio
Space age floor lamp, white and chrome in the Tronconi style, Italy, 1970s
By Tronconi
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Space age floor lamp, white and chrome in the Tronconi style, Italy, 1970s
This 1970s floor lamp
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Metal, Chrome
$1,323
H 135 in W 35 in D 35 in
Counterbalance Floor Lamp White Attributed to Swiss Baltensweiler
By Rosemarie & Rico Baltensweiler
Located in London, GB
Minimalist white metal floor lamp with adjustable arm counterbalancing on cylinder base and halogen
Category
1960s Swiss Minimalist Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Metal
$2,710
H 52.37 in W 8.67 in D 40.56 in
Chinoiserie Ceramic Urn Lamp, White Glaze with Craquelure
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage elegant Chinoiserie urn table lamp features large sculptural ceramic body with Blanc de
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery, Wood
Alabaster Table Lamp White Color Spain, 40s-50s
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Table lamp in white alabaster.
It is suitable to put on a side table in the living room or on a
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Art Deco Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Alabaster
$1,002 Sale Price
30% Off
H 17.72 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Bespoke Mid Century Modern Brass Laurel Lamp. White Richard Barr Clean Design.
By Richard Barr, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
Gorgeous!
Bespoke Laurel Lamp
Mid Century Modern
Brass and White Enameled Metal
Incredibly Clean
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
H 27 in W 18 in D 18 in
Fase Boomerang 2000 lamp white and chrome, 1960s
By Fase, Luis Pérez de la Oliva
Located in Benalmadena, ES
The Fase Boomerang 2000 lamp in its most exclusive white and chrome version. An iconic design
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Metal, Chrome
$577 Sale Price
20% Off
H 19.3 in W 21.66 in D 11.82 in
Willy Daro Swan Table Lamp White Gold , 1970s
By Willy Daro
Located in Hastings, GB
The lamp has its original black shade with golden inner
Measures: 59cm height, base 16cm x 19.5cm
Category
20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Brass
Table Lamp, White Ceramic, Midcentury, Tall White Ceramic Lamp, C 1960
Located in New York, NY
Decorative white ceramic lamp base is 15.5" high, circa 1960. Round, tall base.
The shade is not
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Ceramic
$975 Sale Price
22% Off
H 28.5 in Dm 8 in
A turned wood table lamp, white lacquered - 1960 - France
By Jacques and Dani Ruelland
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
This turned wood table lamp from the 1960s stands out for its elegant and refined design
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Bruno Gecchelin for Skipper, "Mezzaluna" Floor Lamp, white 1970s
By Skipper and Pollux, Bruno Gecchelin
Located in Den Haag, NL
Skipper and Pollux in Milano. The floor lamp has a chrome-plated tubular steel structure, a white marble
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Metal
$1,022
H 83.47 in W 16.15 in D 13.39 in
Midcentury Floor Lamp White Glass and Mirror, Italy, 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Midcentury white glass floor lamp Italy 1970s space-age bedside floor lamp cylinder.
Rare unique
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Glass, Mirror
$1,366 Sale Price
20% Off
H 19.3 in Dm 17.72 in
1980s Flos Gibigiana Desk Lamp, White by Achille Castiglioni
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Toronto, CA
Post modern Gibigiana table lamp designed in 1980 by Achille Castiglioni for Flos, Italy.
An
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Aluminum
Magneto Floor Lamp White H Fillekes for Artiforte, 1954
By H. Fillekes
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
one of my personal favourites to be honest. This is only the second time I saw this lamp in white
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Harald Östergren, Table Lamp, White-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
By Upsala Ekeby, Harald Östergren
Located in High Point, NC
A white-glazed earthenware table lamp designed by Harald Östergren, produced by Upsala-Ekeby
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Earthenware
Gordon & Jane Martz / Marshall Studios Ceramic Table Lamps, White Glaze
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Portland, OR
WHAT IS IT?
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This pair of Martz model no. 165-28-1 lamps arrives with white glaze bodies that are
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Ceramic, Linen, Walnut
$4,500 Sale Price / set
40% Off
H 37 in W 8 in D 8 in
Tomasso Barbi Style Floor Lamp White Ceramic and Brass, 1970s
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Attributed to Tomasso Barbi Floor Lamp in white ceramic and brass, circa 1970's 1980's.
Tommaso
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Ceiling Lamp White Silver Round Ufo Design Pop Art, 1960
Located in Palermo, Sicily
French ceiling lamp white silver round Ufo design Pop Art, 1960.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Chrome
De Majo 25" Mushroom Table Lamp White Murano Glass, 1960
By De Majo
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant huge white Murano glass mushroom table light manufactured by De Majo in the 1960s-1970s. De
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Murano Glass
Fratelli Fanciullacci Sculptural Large Majolica Table Lamp White & Black Signed
By Fratelli Fanciullacci
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large vintage majolica lamp features abstract graphic decor in black glaze on relief elements with
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Majolica
$950
H 26.75 in Dm 6.75 in
Chinoiserie Reticulated Ginger Jar Table Lamp White Blossoming Branches Birds
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large chinoiserie table lamp is made in style of traditional Blanc de Chine lamp with reticulated
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Vintage Hala Busquet / Hala 144 Table Lamp - White Bauhaus Desk Lamp, 1970s
By Herman Theodoor Jan Anthoin Busquet
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
White bauhaus table lamp classic 'Hala Busquet' or 'Hala 144' designed by Herman Busquet for Hala
Category
20th Century Bauhaus Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Metal
$421
H 19.69 in Dm 11.82 in
Vintage Guzzini Table Lamp White, by Harvey Guzzini for iGuzzini
By Harvey Guzzini, iGuzzini
Located in Beirut, LB
Elevate your interior with this exquisite vintage Guzzini table lamp, a true gem from 1970s Italy
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Metal
Floor Lamp White Lacquered Aluminum Castaldi Illuminazione Postmodern Italy 1980
By Maurizio Bertoni, Ing. Castaldi Illuminazione
Located in Palermo, IT
Illuminazione.
The lamp has a slim and very slender profile. The aluminum has a white lacquered finish which is
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Aluminum
$1,443
H 76.78 in W 9.85 in D 14.18 in
Upsala-Ekeby, Table Lamp, White-Glazed Earthenware, Brass, Sweden, 1940s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in High Point, NC
A white, glazed earthenware and brass table lamp designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Brass
Upsala-Ekeby, Table Lamp, White-Glazed Earthenware, Brass, Sweden, 1940s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in High Point, NC
A white, glazed earthenware and brass table lamp designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Brass
Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, White-Ceramic, Marshall Studios, 1960s
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A white ceramic table lamp, designed by husband and wife duo Jane & Gordon Martz, produced by
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Ceramic
Urn Table Lamp, White Craquelure Glaze in Style of Ralph Lauren
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage elegant table lamp features sculptural urn-shaped ceramic or porcelain body with eggshell
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Metal
Guzzini, Adjustable Desk Lamp, White and Black Table Lamp, Italy, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
This adjustable desk lamp is from the 1970s Made of plastic and lacquered metal.
It has a heavy
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Metal
$451
H 19.69 in W 9.85 in D 35.44 in
Space Age Floor Lamp, White Glass Lampshade, Wooden Base, Midcentury, 1960s
By ULUV Krásná jizba
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This 1960s floor lamp was made by Czech manufacturer ULUV (Ustredi Lidove a Umelecke Vyroby). It
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Glass, Wood
$2,044
H 34.65 in Dm 19.69 in
Mid-Century Pair of Lamps White Ceramic Enameled Feather. Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Pair of table or bedside lamps in white enameled ceramic terracotta feather
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Enamel
$4,571 / set
H 24.41 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Jacob E. Bang Table Lamp White Opaline Glass, Holmegaard/Kastrup, 1950s
By Jacob Bang
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare organically shaped long neck table light in cased white opaline glass. Designed by the kid
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Blown Glass
$479 Sale Price
25% Off
H 20.87 in Dm 11.82 in
Floor Lamp, White Glass Lampshade, Wooden Base, Space Age, Midcentury, 1960s
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This 1960s floor lamp was made by Czech manufacturer ULUV (Ustredi lidove a umelecke vyroby). It
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Glass, Wood
$1,924
H 48.04 in W 18.51 in D 18.51 in
Dijkstra Table Lamp Vintage Mushroom Desk Lamp White Space Age Light, 1970s
By Dijkstra
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
White Dijkstra table lamp with big mushroom shade. The white acrylic glass shade produces a nice
Category
20th Century Space Age Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Metal
$433
H 16.54 in Dm 11.82 in
Martz / Marshall Studios Ceramic Table Lamp—White Glaze w/ Vertical Stripes
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Portland, OR
What is it?
—
This Gordon and Jane Martz lamp features a white glaze with a subtle gray cast
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Brass
$1,925 Sale Price
30% Off
H 24 in W 13 in D 13 in
Rare Brass Wood Table Floor Lamp White After Gerald Thurston Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Peoria, AZ
AFTER GERALD THURSTON
MID CENTURY
TABLE FLOOR LAMP
CLASSIC DESIGN
WHITE & GOLD FINISH!
( 1958
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Brass
$1,888 Sale Price
20% Off
H 49 in W 18 in D 18 in
Vintage Handmade Oak Wood Adjustable Desk Lamp White Enamel Shade Brass fittings
Located in Seattle, WA
The vintage handmade lamp features a sturdy oak wood base and an adjustable arm, showcasing a
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Metal
$795
H 24 in W 8 in D 14 in
Wonderful Visual Comfort Alander Modern Polished Nickel Floor Lamp White Shade
By Visual Comfort
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Visual Comfort "Alander" Modern Polished Nickel Floor Lamp With White Square Shade
Category
20th Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Nickel
$650
H 50 in W 9 in D 10 in
Tall floor lamp, white and blue metal, by Bruno Gatta, 1960
By Stilnovo, Bruno Gatta
Located in Berlin, DE
Eccentric floor lamp by Bruno Gatta, made of metal, lacquered in blue and white, blue reflector and
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Metal
Eje Ahlgren, Adjustable Floor Lamp, White-Lacquered Metal, Bergbom Sweden, 1970s
By Bergboms
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable white-lacquered metal floor lamp designed by Eje Ahlgren and produced by Bergboms
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Metal
$3,800
H 49.62 in W 9 in D 9 in
1970s Pair of Brass and Metal Bracket Floor Lamps White Shades, Swedish
Located in London, GB
Pair of elegant 1970s bracket floor lamps with white metal shades. Each lamp has its own custom
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Brass
$2,919 / set
H 51.97 in W 11.82 in D 13.78 in
Danish Designer, Table Lamp, White and Brown Glazed Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A white and brown glazed stoneware table lamp designed and produced in Denmark, 1960s.
Sold
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Stoneware
$1,175
H 8.81 in Dm 3.1 in
Bruno Karlsson, Table Lamp, White Glaze Stoneware, Ego Stengods, Sweden, 1960s
By Bruno Karlsson
Located in High Point, NC
A white glazed stoneware table lamp produced by Bruno Karlsson for Ego Stengods c. 1960s-1970s
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Stoneware
$1,600
H 12 in Dm 6.5 in
Franco Albini & Franca Helg AM/AS Floor Lamp White Sirrah, 1969
By Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
floor lamp base was number AS2. This lamp is very unusual in full white, and fully original condition
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Metal
$2,826
H 70.48 in W 16.93 in D 14.18 in
Space Age Vintage Floor Lamp White Plastic Metal Elio Martinelli 1970s Italy
By Elio Martinelli
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage floor lamp Serpente from white plastic and metal by
Elio Martinelli Italy, 1970s
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Metal
$3,849
H 48.82 in W 30.71 in D 21.26 in
Gilardi & Barzaghi Floor Lamp White Aluminum Diffuser Brass Marble, Italy, 1950s
By Lumen
Located in Catania, IT
Floor lamp manufactured by Gilardi & Barzaghi in Italy, 1950s.
Floor lamp has circular base in dark
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
$2,405 Sale Price
20% Off
H 59.85 in W 9.45 in D 12.6 in
Josef Frank, Large Table Lamps, White-Painted Wood, Svenskt Tenn, 1970s
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of large table lamps for Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm, Sweden. In painted turned wood.
Stated
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Alabaster Urn Uplighter Table Lamp, White Color France, circa 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Sculptural alabaster Art Deco period urn table lamp with neoclassical design, France, 1960s.
This
Category
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Lamp White
Materials
Alabaster
$625 Sale Price
20% Off
H 14.18 in W 11.03 in D 5.91 in
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Vintage Lamp White For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the vintage lamp white you’re looking for. A vintage lamp white — often made from metal, glass and ceramic — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer vintage lamp white, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right vintage lamp white, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Industrial and Hollywood Regency styles are of considerable interest. Murano Glass Sommerso, O.C. White and Gordon & Jane Martz each produced at least one beautiful vintage lamp white that is worth considering.
How Much is a Vintage Lamp White?
Prices for a vintage lamp white start at $115 and top out at $8,916 with the average selling for $1,043.
Finding the Right Lighting for You
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.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Questions About Vintage Lamp White
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024To tell if a brass lamp is vintage, you'll need to determine if it is 20 to 99 years old by conducting online research or having an expert, such as a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer, evaluate it. If you prefer to do the research yourself, first look for the maker's markings. Then, consult trusted online resources to identify the maker and read further to find out when the company was active and manufacturing similar lamps. Checking the plug can also be helpful. If it has two prongs of the same size, you can conclude that your lamp was made in 1962 or before, as U.S. standards set that year required all lamps to feature polarized plugs with one large and one small prong. Keep in mind that it is possible to rewire a lamp, and some makers switched to polarized plugs before the standard was established, so the lack of a non-polarized plug doesn't necessarily mean a lamp isn't pre-1962. Find a large selection of vintage brass table lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023To identify a vintage porcelain lamp, check the base for markings. You may find a date stamp or the manufacturer's name. Check the porcelain for signs of wear like minor scratches and blemishes. If a lamp is in flawless condition, it's possible that it was simply stored well, but it's more likely that the piece is a newer reproduction. A certified appraiser can be of assistance if online research isn't enough to make an identification. Shop a selection of vintage porcelain lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are many different ways to tell if a table lamp is vintage. Your best option is to look for a manufacturer label that will give you information on the designer, the date, serial number and other information that you can then Google. It’s also a good idea to look at the condition of the lamp to see what shape it’s in and if it has all of its original pieces. Shop a large collection of vintage table lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are a few ways to identify if your table lamp is vintage, but it does vary from brand to brand. If you can spot a maker’s mark or manufacturer’s label on your piece, it could tell you where and when it was crafted. On 1stDibs, find vintage and contemporary table lamps from top sellers around the world.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify vintage Stiffel lamps, first check a piece for any markings. Nearly all Stiffel lamps have a marking at least on the switch, but some also feature large foil stamps on their bases or bulb sockets. By comparing the marks on your lamp to images and descriptions published on trusted online resources, you can often determine approximately when Stiffel produced your lamp. If your lamp is 20 to 99 years old, it is vintage. Older Stiffel lamps are antiques, and newer ones are contemporary. When in doubt, consult a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. Find an assortment of Stiffel lamps on 1stDibs.
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