Wallpaper Roller Lamps
Wonderful Wallpaper Roller Lamp
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning lamp having a column shaped base made from a wallpaper roller having a dark brown
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Vintage Brutalist Wallpaper Roller Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
A stunning large-scale vintage wallpaper roller as lamp. Dating from the 1890s, this industrial
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Pair of Vintage Wallpaper Roller Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of large-scale vintage wallpaper rollers as lamps, circa 1940. Heavy hardwood
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Vintage 1940s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair of Wallpaper Print Roller Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A matched pair of circa 1950s wallpaper print roller lamps, matte black with raised brass bars
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Wallpaper Printing Roller as Table Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lamp made from a vintage roller for printing wallpaper. The imprinting elements are brass
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Vintage 1940s Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Tall Vintage Wallpaper Printing Roller as Table Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lamp made from a vintage roller for printing wallpaper. uniquely detailed flower designs with
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Vintage 1940s Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Unique Table Lamp Made from Wooden Wallpaper Roller
Located in Bradenton, FL
Unique wooden vintage printing roll table lamp. Made from vintage wallpaper printing roll. Brown in
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Mid-20th Century American Classical Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Vintage Tapestry Wallpaper Roller Table Lamp, Mid-20th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish industrial table lamp, modified from vintage tapestry wallpaper roller in metal.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Victorian Industrial Fabric or Wallpaper Printing Roller Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Dating from the 1890s, this industrial fabric or wallpaper roller has been up cycled at some point
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Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Steampunk Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Handsome Restored Pair of Vintage Wallpaper Rollers as Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional pair of vintage wallpaper rollers as custom lamps. The pieces portray the rich look
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Vintage 1940s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1920s Vintage French Wallpaper Printing Roller
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Antique Vintage French Wallpaper Printing Roller from the 1920s. Each roller was individually
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Early 20th Century French Jugendstil Candle Lamps
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Metal
Lamp, Table, Print Roller, Wood, Brass, Victorian, Floral Print
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
An exceptional wood and brass, victorian, print roller upcycled into a 26½” high table lamp
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Antique 1840s English Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Beech
Pair, Lamps, Table, Print Roller, Wood, Metal, Victorian, Upcycled
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
An unusual pair of wood, metal and textile Victorian, Print Rollers Upcycled into 27½ high Lamps
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Antique 1840s English Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Beech
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Located in Fairhope, AL
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Located in Culver City, CA
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Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Table Lamps
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Located in Lakeville, CT
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Located in Harbor Springs, MI
Art Deco French wallpaper roller. Roller is unique with old, forest wood core, brass filigree
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Located in Woodbury, CT
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Located in Borås, SE
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in New York, NY
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Brass
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See www.brunellidesignsny.com for entire inventory
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in Hastings, GB
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Wood
Vintage French Wallpaper Printing Rollers, circa 1930s
Located in Hastings, GB
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Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
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Wood
Vintage French Wallpaper Printing Roller, circa 1930s
Located in Hastings, GB
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Matched pair of antique wallpaper roller lamps. Shades slightly damaged.
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Large Wallpaper Roller Lamp, c. 1950
Located in New York, NY
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Epic Wallpaper Roller Lamps
Located in Charlottesville, VA
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Pair of 20th C Marbro Wallpaper Roller Lamps
Located in Kensington, MD
Pair of 20th C Marbro Wallpaper Roller Lamps
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Wallpaper Roller Lamp
Located in Westport, CT
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Custom Wallpaper Roller Lamp
Located in Somerville, MA
Custom table lamp fashioned from a 19th century wallpaper production roller. Electrified with cloth
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Metal
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Located in Seattle, WA
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Located in New Preston, CT
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Located in Brooklyn, NY
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French Wallpaper Scroll Lamp
Located in Woodbury, CT
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Brass
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Wallpaper Roller Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of wallpaper roller lamps available for sale. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, all wallpaper roller lamps available were constructed with great care. Wallpaper roller lamps have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Wallpaper roller lamps bearing Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs.
How Much are Wallpaper Roller Lamps?
Prices for wallpaper roller lamps start at $300 and top out at $6,950 with the average selling for $1,348.
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.
Questions About Wallpaper Roller Lamps
- What is a wallpaper seam roller?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A wallpaper seam roller is used to ensure that the edges of the wallpaper are flat on the wall and that no seams are visible. The wallpaper edges are softly pressed by the roller once it is completely dry. This also allows you to detect and correct any minor shifts.
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