Frederick Cooper Lighting
American
In the early 20th century, a Chicago artist named Frederick Cooper found himself captivated by home lighting and electric lamps, which were only common in approximately half of American households during the mid-1920s. Cooper, whose primary media were sculpture and painting, began to design stately, modern table lamps that mirrored the grandeur of the burgeoning architecture in the Windy City.
Cooper accrued some notoriety as a forward-looking lamp designer who combined materials like brass, ceramics, glass and wood to create exquisitely crafted lamps, particularly at a time when the striking chrome finishes and sharp geometric angles of Art Deco lighting had become immensely popular.
The Frederick Cooper Lamp Company was eventually sold to Benjamin Markle and Russian immigrant Leo Gershanov. Under their stewardship after the Second World War, the manufacturer flourished in Chicago and the local lighting artisans at Stiffel gained a formidable competitor. The timing was particularly ripe — the demand for table lamps to furnish new houses exploded, and the company built on Cooper’s artistic reputation and his signature styles.
Lighting designers at Frederick Cooper innovated in the years that followed, integrating alluring materials like glazed ceramics, painted porcelain, marble and jade. Apart from the classic Art Deco designs that defined the studio’s work in its early days, the company’s craftsmen experimented with Asian-inspired designs and produced floor lamps, wall lights, modernist chandeliers and other fixtures in varying furniture styles such as Neoclassical, Hollywood Regency and Empire.
Now owned by Wildwood, the Frederick Cooper Lamp Company has collaborated with many high-profile designers such as Larry Laslo, Mario Buatta and others on a range of lighting projects.
Find an extraordinary collection of Frederick Cooper floor lamps, table lamps and other fixtures on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Frederick Cooper
Frederick Cooper French Basketweave Urn Pineapple Buffet Table Lamp Marbled Base
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century Frederick Cooper Buffet or table lamp. Features an ornate base in the manner of a French urn with basketweave and acanthus design over plinth base on faux marbled ...
Category
Late 20th Century Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Metal
$612 Sale Price
20% Off
Frederick Cooper Brass Pineapple Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a brass pineapple shaped table lamp by Frederick Cooper. the Frederick Cooper lamp Co. is based in Chicago, Ill.
The lamp rest upon a solid wood base.
The finial is solid br...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Brass
Frederick Cooper Brass Bouillote Lamp with Original Silk Velvet Shade
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Germantown, MD
A stunning Frederick Cooper Brass Bouillote Lamp with Original black and yellowish gold/ yellow Silk Velvet Shade. Excellent condition
Measures at the base 10" Wide x 10" Deep and s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-C. Frederick Cooper Asian Regency Marble and Brass Floor Lamp, Circa 1950s
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid-century Frederick Cooper Asian Regency marble and brass floor lamp. Dark Grey bluish marble with a Asian motif throughout the brass. Origina...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass
1960s Frederick Cooper Brass Table Floor Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Born in Chicago
1960s Frederick Cooper brass table floor lamp.
Classic mid century styling.
Table is functional and holds weight.
No shade incl...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Brass
$500 Sale Price
50% Off
1987 Vintage Frederick Cooper Brass 2 Light French Bouillotte Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Dayton, OH
1987 Tall Frederick Cooper two light French bouillotte table lamp in brass with black accents and marble tipped finial.
Measures: 7” x ...
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1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Brass
$376 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Rare Vintage Frederick Cooper Coromandel Lacquer Table Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of vintage table lamps by high quality American manufacturer Frederick Cooper. Generally, the coromandel component was made in Asia and imported to the US. Coromandel is a style...
Category
1960s American Late Victorian Vintage Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Frederick Cooper Faux Bamboo & Etched Brass Tray Smokers Floor Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid Century Frederick Cooper Faux Bamboo & Etched Brass Tray Smokers Floor Lamp. Measures 15" in diameter and stands 55" tall.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Brass
Frederick Cooper Asian Regency Marble and Brass Floor Lamp, Circa 1950s
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid-century Frederick Cooper Asian Regency marble and brass floor lamp. Green marble with a Asian motif throughout the brass. Original harps tha...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass
Monumental Frederick Cooper Mid-century Modern Lamp in Brass and Walnut
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Miami, FL
Monumental Frederick Cooper Mid-century Modern Lamp in Brass and Walnut
Offered for sale is a single Monumental 1960s Mid-century Modern brass and walnut lamp by Frederick Cooper...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Brass
2 Frederick Cooper Glass Brass Foliage Fruit Berries Table Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century Frederick Cooper brass and glass table lamp pair featuring a clear glass column display filled with a festive arrangement of artificial flowers, leaves, fruits and berrie...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Brass
$752 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Single Frederick Cooper Brass and Opaline Glass Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Single table lamp by high end lamp manufacturer, Frederick Cooper of Chicago. The lamp is made of white opaline glass and brass accented hardware. Wired for US with 3 way socket and ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gorgeous FREDERICK COOPER Crystal Table Lamp 1970's Hollywood Regency Decor
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Peoria, AZ
EXQUISITE & RARE!
FREDERICK COOPER
CRYSTAL TABLE LAMP
HOLLYWOOD REGENCY
APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS: 30" x 18"
Frederick Cooper lamps have been around for almost a century! A des...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
$1,624 Sale Price
35% Off
Pair! FREDERICK COOPER COLUMN MARBLE LAMPS French Louis XVI Style White Gold
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Peoria, AZ
EXQUISITE !
PAIR FREDERICK COOPER
COLUMN MARBLE LAMPS
LOUIS XVI STYLE
(DIMENSIONS: APPROX. 31" x 16")
Frederick Cooper lamps have been around for almost a century! A designer by trade he soon began producing some of the most elegant and tasteful lamps for interior decorators to use in their masterpiece interiors!
Here, a magnificent pair of Louis XVI styled marble lamps...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Marble, Metal
$7,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Frederick Cooper Brass Table Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in New York, NY
1980s Mid-Century Modern brass table lamps with wood base by Frederick Cooper.
Shades for photography only.
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,550 / set
Glamorous Pair of Frederick Cooper Brass Neoclassical Table Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Glamorous glistening warm coppery colored brass table lamps in the shape of neoclassical columns that rest on black marble 4.5 square bases. Custom textured fabric lampshades are a g...
Category
Early 2000s American Neoclassical Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Brass
Monumental Pair of Walnut and Brass Lamps by Frederick Cooper, circa 1960
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent lamps have been professionally restored and are shipped as photographed and described, complete with new shades, harps and finials.
An absolutely stunning pair of ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Karl Springer Style Brass and Lucite Table Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Substantial and sturdy best describe this pair of column lamps from the Mid- Century Modern Era. This set of table lamps are brass plated with 3" thick lucite colums. Great addition ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,360 Sale Price
51% Off
Pair of Frederick Cooper Helix Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of classic "Helix" lamps by Frederick Cooper, Chicago, IL ca' 1960's. Original shades.
Category
1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Wood
$1,250 / set
Frederick Cooper Modernist Chandelier
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Vintage Modernist or streamline deco polished solid brass chandelier produced by Frederick Cooper circa 1950 .
Category
1950s American Vintage Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Brass
$2,800 Sale Price
41% Off
Frederick Cooper Table Lamp Porcelain
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Lighting Acquisitions Of A
Frederick Cooper Table Lamp Porcelain with a Wood...
Category
1980s Vintage Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Monumental Pair! FREDERICK COOPER "Harlequin" Black & White Decorator Lamps Rare
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Peoria, AZ
EXQUISITE & RARE!
PAIR
HAND-FINISHED
FREDERICK COOPER
"HARLEQUIN" TABLE LAMPS!
Black & White Enamel
Black Linen Shade
DIMENSIONS: 31" x 18"
Frederick Cooper lamps have been...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Futurist Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$5,599 Sale Price / set
53% Off
Moorish Style Frederick Cooper Hammered Copper Urn Shaped Double Handled Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful Moorish style Frederick Cooper hammered copper urn or jug shaped double handled lamp with a black coolie shade. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. The exterior of the shade was showing some wear so we have given it a new coat of black matt paint it still may have some small imperfections. As with all our lamps, we will ship with or without the shade just let us know at purchase. Please see photos and zoom in for details. Copper has a couple small scratches and inherent patina. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Late 20th Century.
NOTE: Shipping is possible via parcel which may reduce shipping costs, please contact Seller for a quote.
In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary! -Aaron Rose. Well, this is DEFINITELY the right time AND the right light to make your home feel extraordinary!! We have a fabulous table lamp by elite manufacturer Frederick Cooper to offer to you. It is large scale and comprised of a hand hammered copper urn or jug shaped body, a round black painted wood base, hand forged hammered copper and iron double handles, and a knob shaped brass finial. And it is topped with a stunning black coolie shade with an inner shade that has a black and metallic gold modeled finish. It almost gives off a bronze hue…It’s just GORGEOUS!! This table lamp is Moorish style, but it leans a bit Traditional as well. We think it will blend in beautifully in any room that needs just the right amount of elegant ambience. It’s going to be lovely on a side or end table in your sitting room, on a sofa table in your living room, or on an accent table in your bedroom.
Frederick Cooper, an artist from Chicago established a studio to create gorgeous sculptures and watercolor paintings in 1923. He was also drawn to the still fairly new invention of lamps. Mixing such materials as brass, fabric, glass, and wood, he created exquisitely designed lamps that complimented the quick innovations in American architecture. The heritage continues today. They use fine materials such as brass, bronze, copper, nickel, marble, jade, and alabaster. They also create art glazed ceramics, hand decorated porcelains, and crystals. They refer to their designs and creations as “illuminated art.” Including design collaborations with Larry Laslo, Maria Buatta, Alexander Julian...
Category
Late 20th Century American Moorish Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
Frederick Cooper Pair of Vintage Bronze Table Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Miami, FL
Great pair of Mid-Century bronze table lamps. Tall cores with very detailed patterns in solid bronze.
Double cluster sockets, each lamp uses 2 max. 60 wattage light bulbs.
Marked on ...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Cast Bronze Fish and Glass Table Lamps by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1980’s cast bronze fish and glass table lamps by Frederick Cooper Lamp Co. of Chicago.
Newly rewired and new raw linen shades.
They both retain Frederick Cooper labels.
Wired for ...
Category
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Pair of Aged Brass Lamps by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Pasadena, TX
A vintage pair of aged brass lamps by Frederick Cooper
A pair of urn style table lamps with intricate details and a beautiful patina on the br...
Category
1920s American Greco Roman Vintage Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Frederick Cooper Carved and Limed Barley Twist Table Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Fredrick Cooper table lamps, a wonderful example of Classic American form, with carved wood open spiral columns. The carved two-piece body is perched on a solid wood base with ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
$3,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Frederick Cooper Royal Blue Glass Parcel Gilt Table Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Frederick Cooper vase form glass table lamps with royal blue reverse inserts. Gilt detailing with brushed brass base, cap and stem. Brass socket and harp, signed and rewired.
Category
1960s American Vintage Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Glass
Good Quality Frederick Cooper 1960's Octagonal Burlwood and Brass Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in San Francisco, CA
fitted with an octagonal flared brass cap above a conforming burlwood body resting on a brass base; height: 15.5" (top of lamp) 26.5" (top of shade) diameter: 9.5"
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Burl
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Lucite and Brass Table Lamp by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Highland, IN
Frederick copper was known for the high quality of their lamps and this handsome table lamp in Lucite and brass is a prime example.
The crispness of the design is matched by the qua...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vintage Frederick Cooper Porcelain Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage Frederick cooper hand-painted porcelain vase table lamp.
Hand-painted floral porcelain table lamp.
Black wood base.
Brass st...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Frederick Cooper American Plaster Parcel Gilt Baluster Table Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Mid-Century American cast plaster gold painted table lamps in elaborate baluster form, molded in Neo-classic scroll form (FREDERICK COOPER) (PRICED AS Pair)
Felt bottoms wor...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Acrylic and Polished Brass Floor Lamp by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A large glamorous acrylic and polished brass floor lamp designed by Frederick Cooper in the 1970s.
The lamp has been newly rewired and new vanilla linen shade.
The bottom base ha...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Brass
Frederick Cooper Ivory & Gilt Twisted Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Frederick Cooper table lamp with carved wood base, open spiral carved oval center and lacquered metal stem. finished in the...
Category
1950s American Vintage Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal
Iridescent Lamp by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Dallas, TX
Iridescent lamp by Frederick Cooper. Lamp is in good vintage condition with original wiring, circa 1960s.
Lamp shade not included.
Dimensions:
9...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Frederick Cooper Lighting
Two Pairs of Frederick Cooper Hollywood Regency Table Lamps, Great Apple Green
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Buchanan, MI
Two pairs of Frederick Cooper ceramic table lamps, great apple green color on one pair and burnt umber on the other pair. Priced per pair. Measurement is f...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Frederick Cooper Turquoise Porcelein Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Turquoise glazed porcelain urn shaped lamps wih satin brass accents, sitting on turned ebonized wood bases. Lamps have been rewired for use in the USA using dark brown fabric...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Frederick Cooper Lighting
Materials
Brass
Price Upon Request
Frederick Cooper lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Frederick Cooper lighting are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Frederick Cooper lighting, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original lighting by Frederick Cooper were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider lighting by George Kovacs, Design Technics, and Chapman Manufacturing Company. Prices for Frederick Cooper lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $295 and can go as high as $11,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,785.
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Questions About Frederick Cooper Lighting
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024To identify a Frederick Cooper lamp, first examine it for a maker's mark. Nearly all pieces produced by the American brand feature an "FC" or "F" marking. You will typically find it on the bottom of the base, the turn switch or the socket. If you're still unsure of the maker, enlist the help of a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. Find a diverse assortment of Frederick Cooper lamps on 1stDibs.
- Who was Frederick Cooper?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Frederick Cooper was an artist from Chicago known for his sculptures and watercolor paintings. Fascinated by the recent invention of lamps, Cooper designed his own artful lighting fixtures with glass, wood, fabric and brass. Shop a selection of Frederick Cooper lamps from top sellers on 1stDibs.
- What are Frederick Cooper lamps?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Frederick Cooper created lamps by mixing mediums such as brass, fabric, glass and wood. The lamp designs reflect the chrome finish and sharp, geometric angles of Art Deco lighting. Shop a selection of Frederick Cooper lamps from some of the world’s top collectors on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Frederick Cooper lamps were first made in 1923. He produced light fixtures out of brass, fabric, glass, wood and other materials at his studio in Chicago, Illinois. Today, the company he founded manufactures lamps in High Point, North Carolina. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Frederick Cooper lamps.