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Leucos Murano Glass Sliding Layers White Coban Flush Fixture, Italy, 1970s
By Leucos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Leucos Murano Glass Sliding Layers White Coban Flush Fixture, Italy, 1970s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Oceanic Pendant, White, Large, Davey Lighting & Original BTC, United Kingdom.
By Peter Bowles (Original BTC), Davey & Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oceanic Pendant, White, Large, Davey Lighting & Original BTC, United Kingdom. Large Oceanic Pendant
A contemporary twist on an original design from the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British British Colonial Chandeliers and P...
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Davey Lighting Narrow Pillar Light 23.5” Wall Sconce, Brass, Model 7211, UK.
By Davey & Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Davey Lighting Narrow Pillar Light 23.5” Wall Sconce In Brass Model 7211
The Original BTC lighting Pillar LED Bath Bar is a departure from Davey Lighting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and...
Materials
Brass
Red Triteti Flush Fixture, Ceiling or Wall, Vico Magistretti, Artemide, 1967
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti, Ignazia Favata, Claudio Dini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Red Triteti flush fixture, Ceiling or Wall, Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1967. Triteti was designed by Vico Magistretti and Claudio Dini for Artemide in 1967. This iconic design ca...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Plastic
Multi-Pendant Modern Chandelier Light Fixture, Verner Panton, 1970s, Finland.
By Verner Panton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multi-Pendant Modern Chandelier Light Fixture, Verner Panton, 1970s, Finland. Mid-Century Modern Space Age Chandelier. Scandinavian. Circumfere...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Phyllis Morris Original Silver Poodle Table Lamp, Signed, 1952, USA
By Phyllis Morris
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Phyllis Morris original poodle table lamp, signed, Iconic Hollywood Regency American Pop Design, 1953. Signed. Rare custom silver poodle..
From the 1950s...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Clay
Kinkeldey Germany Brass and Crystal Sculptural Sconce Set of Two, Labelled 1960s
By Kinkeldey
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of Kinkeldey, Germany, brass and crystal sconces. Dimensions : 8.5 x 9.5 x 3. All measurements are in inches. Kinkeldey was a prestigious lighting manufacturer based in Bad Pyrmont, Germany. The Kinkeldey lighting company won the 1969 lighting award from the International Forum Design Hannover for its modernist twist on the classical antique style crystal...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Pairpoint Glass Co. Poppy Flower Stained Glass Table Lamp, Vienna Shade, 1920
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pairpoint Glass Co. Poppy flower stained glass table lamp, Vienna shade, 1920. Obverse-painted and enameled glass shade in "Vienna" style, patinated silver plate base. Color and size of floral gives this antique a preternatural freshness and modern feel. Note the sinuous elegance of the base and the gentle manner in which the frame branches up to hold the shade before continuing upward to connect to each blossom. Masterfully designed work. Stamped manufacturer's mark to base 'Pairpoint MFG Co...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Tom Dixon Minimal Blue Copper Pendant Light, Small, Limited Edition
By Tom Dixon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tom Dixon minimal Industrial blue copper pendant light, small (25 cm) limited edition. In high-reflective blue, copper shade takes on the weightless form o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pen...
Materials
Acrylic
Herzog & De Meuron Jingzi Floor Lamps, Pair Belux Switzerland, 2005
By Herzog & de Meuron, Belux
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Herzog & De Meuron Jingzi Floor Lamps, Pair Belux Switzerland, 2005. Originally created for the Café Kunsthalle in Munich and later made available to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vistosi Crimson, Amber and Cream Murano Glass Disk Chandelier, Brass, 1960s
By Vistosi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vistosi Crimson, amber and cream murano glass disk chandelier, brass, 1960s .
Murano glass multicolor hand blown disc chandelier circa 196...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Dear Ingo White Chandelier by Ron Gilad for Moooi, 2005
By Ron Gilad, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dear ingo white chandelier by Ron Gilad for Moooi, 2005
So familiar and yet so imaginative. Designed by Ron Gilad, Dear Ingo is a top-class eye-catcher that ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Stainless Steel
Phyllis Morris Original Poodle Table Lamp, Signed, Blue, 1952 Hollywood Regency
By Phyllis Morris
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Phyllis Morris original poodle table lamp, signed, Blue, 1952 Hollywood Regency. Iconic American Pop Design. Signed. Rare custom blue poodle. With original harp and lace shade.
From the 1950s to her passing in 1988, Phyllis created hundreds of designs blending the Hollywood Regency and California eclectic styles with her interpretation of Baroque-meets-Fantasy.
Phyllis Morris’ first and most iconic design was the Poodle Lamp...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Clay
Midcentury Cast Bronze Venus de Milo Table Lamp, Neoclassical, Monumental Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury cast bronze Venus de Milo table lamp, neoclassical, monumental light. Gorgeous piece. Quite heavy. 30" H to socket. Shade in photo is f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
French Neoclassical Louis XV Manner 5-Light Bronze Amethyst Crystal Chandelier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
French neoclassical Louis XV manner, cage-form, 5-light bronze, with elaborate beaded swags, faceted amethyst and crystal chandelier wi...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Herzog & De Meuron Jingzi Floor Lamp, Belux Switzerland, 2005
By Belux, Herzog & de Meuron
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Herzog & De Meuron Jingzi floor lamp, Belux Switzerland, 2005. Originally created for the Café Kunsthalle in Munich and later made available to the co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Tom Dixon Step Beat Fat White Pendant Light Fixture, Copper, Contemporary, UK
By Tom Dixon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tom Dixon step beat fat white pendant light fixture, copper, contemporary, UK. Rare, gorgeous piece. Was in production for a very short tim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper
Verner Panton Verpan UFO Chandelier, White, Red, Chrome, Denmark, 1975, 2015
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Verner Panton Verpan UFO chandelier, white, red,Chrome, Denmark, 1975, 2015. Originally designed in 1975, Panton’s iconic UFO chandelier was produced in a f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pairpoint Vienna Hand-Painted Neo-Classical Wedgewood Blue Chandelier, 1920s
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pairpoint vienna hand-painted neo-classical wedgewood blue chandelier, 1920s.
Ceiling chandelier with brass chains and fixture featuring Wedgwood decoration with white enamel outline on the exterior. Vienna shade...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Gilbert Rohde for Mutual Sunset Lamp Company Brass Umbrella Floor Lamp, 1930s
By Mutual Sunset Lamp Co., Gilbert Rohde
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gilbert Rohde for Mutual Sunset lamp Company, unlacquered brass umbrella floor lamp with silk shade, all original, 1930s. Timeless rarity. P...
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Felipe Delfinger for Feders Brutalist Metal & Stained Glass Pendant 1970s Mexico
By Poliarte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury Brutalist \ forged metal and stained glass pendant light fixture by Felipe Delfinger for Feders, 1970s Latin American Modern.
St...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Matchless Wonder Star #910 Rare Purple & Amber Crystal C-9 Holiday Bulb 1936
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matchless Wonder Star #910 Double Row Purple & Amber Crystal C-9 Holiday Bulb, 1936. Extremely rare early crystal 900 series production in the rarely seen purple points with amber ce...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Matchless Wonder Star #910 Blue, Pink & Green Crystal C-9 Holiday Bulb 1936
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matchless Wonder Star #910 Double Row Tricolor Light Blue, Pink & Green. Crystal C-9 Holiday Bulb, 1936. Extremely rare 900 series crystal production in rare three color combination....
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Matchless Wonder Star #910 Double Row Clear & Red Crystal C-9 Holiday Bulb, 1936
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matchless Wonder Star #910 Double Row Clear & Red Crystal C-9 Holiday Bulb, 1936. Extremely rare early crystal production in clear points with red center.
On May 2, 1935 Paul C. Di...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Flush Mount
Materials
Crystal
Triteti Ceiling or Wall Flush Fixture, Artemide, Vico Magistretti, Italy, 1969
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Triteti Ceiling or Wall Flush Fixture, Artemide, Vico Magistretti, Italy, 1967.
Iconic white Triteti flush fixture, ceiling or wall, Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1967. Triteti was...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Plastic
Tinta Pendant, Renato Toso and Noti Massari, Leucos, Murano, Italy, 1971.
By Leucos Design Lab, Toso, Massari & Associates, Renato Toso, Noti Massari, Leucos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tinta Pendant by Renato Toso and Noti Massari for Leucos, 1971, Italy. Iconic suspension lamp of Toni Massari and Renato Toso for Leucos, Murano, 1971. The lamp was made of murano g...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Stainless Steel
William Billy Haines Cast Metal with Pompeian Bronze Table Lamp Pair, 1950s
By William Billy Haines
Located in Brooklyn, NY
William Billy Haines Cast Metal with Pompeian Bronze table lamp pair, 1950s. Shades are NOT included.
Haines included this design in a few of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Charles Edwards Mews Ceiling Lantern Pendant Fixture Mahogany & Nickel, UK
By Charles Edwards
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charles Edwards Mews Ceiling Lantern, Mahogany and Nickel, UK. This handmade Charles Edwards piece has a 4-light candelabra inside a unique wooden frame with polished nickel accents....
Category
Late 20th Century British Neoclassical Lanterns
Materials
Nickel
Vintage Renato Toso Murano Domed Smoke Art Glass Hanging Pendant Light, 1970s
By Renato Toso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Renato Toso Murano Domed smoke art glass hanging pendant light, 1970s smoke grey color out side, opaline white inside with a clear edge. Polished chr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Alessandro Mendini Artemide Sidecar Table Lamp Murano Glass Postmodern
By Alessandro Mendini, Artemide, VeArt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Alessandro Mendini for Artemide Sidecar table lamp Postmodern Murano glass, 1980s. Exceedingly rare Memphis era design, signed. Gorgeous blush pink, t...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Midcentury Murano Barovier & Toso Flowers Flush Light Fixture, Ceiling, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multi-color, pink, gold, green, grey/blue. Flush fixture is made of many blossoms in precious Murano glass with gold inclusions. Gorgeous work that can be totally midcentury and vint...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Custom Tom Dixon Linear Pendant Chandelier Set of 5, Copper and Blue
By Tom Dixon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Custom Tom Dixon Linear pendant chandelier Set of 5, Copper and Blue. All pendants new in box. Ceiling pendant also new in box. 1 Blue Copper...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pen...
Materials
Acrylic
Dornbracht Point Collection Postmodern Flush Light Fixture, White & Teal Germany
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dornbracht Point Collection Postmodern Flush Light Fixture, White & Teal, Germany. 1980’s. Rare.
Category
Late 20th Century German Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Steel
Achille Castiglioni for Flos Italian Modern 'Taccia' Table Lamp, Large, Silver
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian modern 'Taccia' table lamp designed by Achille Castiglioni for Flos in the 1960s. The aluminum and polished steel metal base is topped with an inverted glass...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Matchless Wonder Star Single-Row Multicolor Crystal C-6 Set of Bulbs, USA, 1930s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matchless Wonder Star Single-Row Multicolor Crystal C-6 Set of Bulbs, USA, 1930s. Bulbs all working at this time. All in tact. Czech Crystal. Set includes light blue/cobalt, green/gr...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Herzog & De Meuron Jingzi Pendant Light, Lantern, Belux Switzerland, 2005
By Herzog & de Meuron, Belux
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Herzog & De Meuron Jingzi Pendant Light, Lantern, Belux, Switzerland, 2005. Originally created for the Café Kunsthalle in Munich and later made availa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pe...
Materials
Silicone
Vetri Rio Lamp Giusto Toso Murano Art Glass opaline 1960s Venini
By Giusto Toso, Toso Vetri D'arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vetri Rio Lamp Giusto Toso Murano Art Glass opaline 1960s Venini.
Murano Vetri blown milk glass lamp with attached clear glass chamber and attached opalesce...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass, Milk Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass, Glass
Estelle & Erwine Laverne Originals Modern Rosewood Lamp Table Floor White 1950s
By Erwine & Estelle Laverne
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Estelle and Erwine Laverne for Laverne originals - Tulip base rosewood lamp table floor lamp. Maker’s mark on underside. Extremely rare example of a piece by E & E Laverne that includes wood of any sort (rosewood) alongside the non-traditional materials for which they are most known. I cannot underscore how exceptionally rare this piece is within the Estelle and Erwine’s oeuvre. It most probably dates from the between the years 1960-1961, as the weighted tulip base is reminiscent of their Champagne chair and the central table evocative of their cafe table that was a part of the Lily collection of the late 1950’s.
Dimensions: H 43.5 inches, W 11.75 inches, D 11.75 inches.
‘The Invisibles” by Elaine M. Salkaln (from the April 18, 2004 New York Times)
On the surface, this is a simple design story of a husband-and-wife team, Estelle and Erwine Laverne, who produced exceptionally beautiful, innovative midcentury-modern wallpapers, fabrics and furniture -- designs that are rare today, yet coveted by a few specialized dealers and aficionados.
But the story goes deeper -- to a convergence of culture, class, art and love. Sadly, though, the love gets caught up in the grittier details, transforming what would have been a grand romance into a modern American tragedy.
Were this a docudrama, it would begin with a scene from the filming of the sci-fi fantasy ''Men in Black II'': in the center of a glass-walled, ultramodern, living room swarming with cameramen, lighting and booms, a little dog jumps up and down on the seat of a tall, sensuously sculptured clear acrylic chair...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Fiberglass, Rosewood
Matchless Wonder Star #910 Double Row Amber & Blue Crystal C-9 Holiday Bulb 1936
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matchless Wonder Star #910 Double Row Amber & Blue Crystal C-9 Holiday Bulb, 1936. Extremely rare early crystal production in the rarely seen Amber points with blue sapphire center.
On May 2, 1935 Paul C. Dittman of Chicago filed an application for a patent for what he called simply "Decorative Lighting Device". In the patent he described it as "an ornamental device embodying a multiplicity of of prismatic light diffusing bodies with a light source..."
He related that while he was aware that others had patented lighted stars, his offering was different in that the light would enter the rays of the star radially, effectively refracting the light within the ray and producing a "pleasing effect."
His description of the refracted light produced by the stars was a bit of an understatement, as anyone who has seen them illuminated can attest: a lighted Matchless Wonder Star is stunningly beautiful. His patent was granted on December 8, 1936.
Paul Dittman, a German immigrant who passed through the gates of Ellis Island in New York City, worked for a time for George Westinghouse, where he got an education in the manufacturing of electric light bulbs. In 1912, Paul and his partners started the Matchless Electric Company, which was later incorporated (in 1918) "to manufacture, buy, sell and deal in electric supplies, light bulbs and radio tubes..." By 1930, the direction of the Company had changed a bit, and it was re-named The Century Lamp and Tube Company to reflect the fact that it was by this time the largest single licensee for the manufacture of RCA radio...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Matchless Wonder Star #910 Double Row Green Crystal Holiday C-9 Bulb, USA, 1936
Located in Brooklyn, NY
On May 2, 1935 Paul C. Dittman of Chicago filed an application for a patent for what he called simply "Decorative Lighting Device". In the patent he described it as "an ornamental device embodying a multiplicity of of prismatic light diffusing bodies with a light source..."
He related that while he was aware that others had patented lighted stars, his offering was different in that the light would enter the rays of the star radially, effectively refracting the light within the ray and producing a "pleasing effect."
His description of the refracted light produced by the stars was a bit of an understatement, as anyone who has seen them illuminated can attest: a lighted Matchless Wonder Star is stunningly beautiful. His patent was granted on December 8, 1936.
Paul Dittman, a German immigrant who passed through the gates of Ellis Island in New York City, worked for a time for George Westinghouse, where he got an education in the manufacturing of electric light bulbs. In 1912, Paul and his partners started the Matchless Electric Company, which was later incorporated (in 1918) "to manufacture, buy, sell and deal in electric supplies, light bulbs and radio tubes..." By 1930, the direction of the Company had changed a bit, and it was re-named The Century Lamp and Tube Company to reflect the fact that it was by this time the largest single licensee for the manufacture of RCA radio...
Category
Vintage 1930s Flush Mount
Materials
Crystal
Matchless Wonder Star #910 Double Row Green & Red Crystal C-9 Holiday Bulb, 1936
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matchless Wonder Star #910 Double Row Green & Red Crystal C-9 Holiday Bulb, 1936. Extremely rare early crystal production in green points with red center.
On May 2, 1935 Paul C. Dittman of Chicago filed an application for a patent for what he called simply "Decorative Lighting Device". In the patent he described it as "an ornamental device embodying a multiplicity of of prismatic light diffusing bodies with a light source..."
He related that while he was aware that others had patented lighted stars, his offering was different in that the light would enter the rays of the star radially, effectively refracting the light within the ray and producing a "pleasing effect."
His description of the refracted light produced by the stars was a bit of an understatement, as anyone who has seen them illuminated can attest: a lighted Matchless Wonder Star is stunningly beautiful. His patent was granted on December 8, 1936.
Paul Dittman, a German immigrant who passed through the gates of Ellis Island in New York City, worked for a time for George Westinghouse, where he got an education in the manufacturing of electric light bulbs. In 1912, Paul and his partners started the Matchless Electric Company, which was later incorporated (in 1918) "to manufacture, buy, sell and deal in electric supplies, light bulbs and radio tubes..." By 1930, the direction of the Company had changed a bit, and it was re-named The Century Lamp and Tube Company to reflect the fact that it was by this time the largest single licensee for the manufacture of RCA radio...
Category
Vintage 1930s Flush Mount
Materials
Crystal
Matchless Wonder Star #910 Double-Row Red Crystal Holiday C-9 Bulb, USA, 1930s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matchless Wonder Star #910 Double-Row Red Crystal Holiday C-9 Bulb, USA, 1930s. Extremely rare early crystal production with original box.
On May 2, 1935 Paul C. Dittman of Chicago filed an application for a patent for what he called simply "Decorative Lighting Device". In the patent he described it as "an ornamental device embodying a multiplicity of of prismatic light diffusing bodies with a light source..."
He related that while he was aware that others had patented lighted stars, his offering was different in that the light would enter the rays of the star radially, effectively refracting the light within the ray and producing a "pleasing effect."
His description of the refracted light produced by the stars was a bit of an understatement, as anyone who has seen them illuminated can attest: a lighted Matchless Wonder Star is stunningly beautiful. His patent was granted on December 8, 1936.
Paul Dittman, a German immigrant who passed through the gates of Ellis Island in New York City, worked for a time for George Westinghouse, where he got an education in the manufacturing of electric light bulbs. In 1912, Paul and his partners started the Matchless Electric Company, which was later incorporated (in 1918) "to manufacture, buy, sell and deal in electric supplies, light bulbs and radio tubes..." By 1930, the direction of the Company had changed a bit, and it was re-named The Century Lamp and Tube Company to reflect the fact that it was by this time the largest single licensee for the manufacture of RCA radio tubes. In addition to the tubes, the Company produced a large variety of small light bulbs, mainly miniature lamps that were used as indicators in telephone switch boards and various control panels, and automobile lamps as well. These lamps, an example of which is pictured below, are round, miniature based style with outside painted colors. These was even a Matchless brand set of Christmas lights available, which was a typical series string of eight cone shaped lamps.
In 1929, Mr. Dittman was the principle stockholder of a company incorporated as the D-G Electric Company, whose business was "to deal in all kinds and descriptions of electrical devices..." By 1931, the Company was renamed The Matchless Electric Company, and in 1934 the Century Lamp and Tube Company was dissolved.
The Matchless Electric Company of Chicago, Illinois made and sold these glass-prismed Christmas lights starting in about 1935, and continuing through the late 40s.The production of the Stars was a seasonal business for The Matchless Company, but Jim Dittman, inventor Paul's son, reports that the Stars were "my father's pride and joy." They were available in several sizes and many color combinations, and the glass points were made and hand cut in Czechoslovakia...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Chinese Deco Chrysanthemum Porcelain Lamp, Hollywood Regency, Early 20th Century
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chinese Deco Chrysanthemum Porcelain Lamp, Hollywood Regency, Early 20th Century. Hand painted. Floral front, lion handles and calligraphy on back. This listing is for a single tab...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Goodnight Light Duck Duck Lamp XL Yellow by Marke Newton, Spain
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The original Duck Duck Lamp (XL)™ floats on water and is designed to move around. Its cordless rechargeable battery allows it to be transported from its char...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Lanterns
Materials
Stainless Steel
Poul Hansen Opaline Milk Glass Ormolu White Table Lamp, Pierced, Lattice Bronze
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Poul Hansen opaline milk glass ormolu white table lamp, pierced, Lattice bronze. Gorgeous Hollywood Regency lamp. C. 1940s. Labelled. The Paul Hanson Lig...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Tommi Parzinger Brass Wall Light Fixture Sconce Candelabra 1950s Modern Regency
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tommi Parzinger 1950s Hollywood Regency custom signature brass candle-form wall light fixture / wall sconce. 5 candle lights" with original and truly exceptional shaped shade with ce...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Philippe Starck for Flos Hide L Wall Light Sconce, Large, Black, Shelf, Italy.
By Philippe Starck, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Flos Hide wall lamp by Flos Lighting is a modern LED wall flusher that functions as a shelf as well. Indirect-light wall lamp. Body in pressofused aluminium, with shiny finish. I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Marbro Oxblood Elephant-handled Chinese Urn Table Lamp Sangre de Boeuf Regency
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Marbro company was founded by Morris Markoff and his brother, hence the name "Marbro" from Markoff brothers. They started the company shortly after WWII. The company was located in a 3 story brick building in the garment district of Los Angeles, just south of Downtown right by the Santa Monica Freeway. During the time they ran the company, they sold almost as many antiques as they did lamps.
Marbro sold their products mainly through interior designers and a few upscale furniture stores. Most of the products were built to order. A typical order from a designer or retailer took between 75 and 90 days to complete.
Most of the components that made up the lamp bodies (ceramic, brass, glass, etc) were purchased from small companies and antique dealers around the world. For the most part, none of the bodies were made on site. . Italy was the source for alabaster, Japan and China for Porcelain, Brass in India and Crystal from Germany and France. Lamps would also be made from sculptures that customers brought to in to the shop.
Once the lamp bodies arrived, a group of Marbro employees would make the wood bases, spin the metal caps, make the shades, and do the painting and tinting. With the help of about 20-40 other true world class artisans, metal workers, finishers and handmade shade makers, they produced lamps and shades that were truly some of last of their kind of art.
Here we have an astonishing example of Marbro production. This mid to late 18th century lusciously oxblood lacquered "sang de boeuf" Chinese urn was almost certainly a custom commission by a client, the owner of the Qing urn. The exceptional quality of the urn, it's size, gentle proportions, the even application of the oxblood glaze (especially over the stunning elephant handles) are of a quality that I have not seen before in a lamp.
The Marbro artisans truly did right by their client, as they allowed the exceptional form and color of the Chinese antique take center stage. The simple base follows the proportion of the body yet perfectly echoes the angle and curve of the elephant trunk handles.
Victorian lampshade...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Chinoiserie Porcelain Gilt Floral Ginger Jar Hand-Painted Table Lamp, Monumental
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous and monumental gilt hand painted floral Porcelain chinoiserie ginger jar wired as lamp. Lovely scale and proportions. Genius use of color.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Verner Panton Modern Black White Flowerpot Pendant 1970, VerPan Danish Modern
By Verner Panton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Extremely rare large scale Verner Panton black white flowerpot pendant chandelier . Produced for only one season, 1969-1970. Stunning piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Mediterranean Wrought Iron Caged Blown Amber Glass Chandelier, Murano Art Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mediterranean wrought iron caged blown amber glass chandelier, murano art glass. Exceptional caged glass chandelier. Gorgeous wrought iron work. Rare Empire...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pairpoint Stained Glass Table Lamp, Seascape Vienna Shade, Planter Base, 1910
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pairpoint table lamp, exceedingly rare piece, planter base ring holder, Vienna shade, seascape and New England village featuring Vienna shade, signed, C3072 serial number. Documented (see below), USA, circa 1910. Obverse-and reverse-painted acid-etched glass, milk glass, patinated metal 14 height × 16 diameter stamped manufacturer's mark to shade 'The Pairpoint Corp'n'. Stamped manufacturer's mark to planter insert 'Pairpoint MFG Co...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage Camer Venini Murano Crystal Prism Flush Mount, 1970s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Camer Venini Murano crystal prism flush mount, 1970s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Flush Mount
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Marianna von Allesch Modern Ceramic Sculptural Lamp, Midcentury, Organic Modern
By Marianna von Allesch
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning Marianna von Allesch modern ceramic table lamp with original hand painted custom shade that continues the cubist color blocks of the body and mirrors the stripes of his mate...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Marianna von Allesch Modern Ceramic Sculptural Lamp Midcentury Organic Modern
By Marianna von Allesch
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning Marianna von Allesch modern ceramic table lamp with original custom shade, circa 1948. Exceptional form and color. Single owner, commissioned directly from artist for a Broo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Frederic Weinberg Bucking Zebra Table Lamp Set, Midcentury, Signed
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Extremely rare bucking zebra plaster table lamps by iconic midcentury Philadelphia based designer - Frederic Weinberg. With manufacturers label. These are the real deal.
Philadelphia based artist and Industrial designer Frederic Weinberg produced and sold a wide variety of striking decorative and functional pieces items under a company bearing his name.
More then 50 years after ceasing production, Weinberg’s designs remain as fresh and vital as ever. His extremely stylized figures and masterfully playful use of line and negative space to convey form are an absolute delight.
Very little else is known about the man and his company. The majority of pieces attributed to him lack his signature / label. His table lamps and horse figures are thought to be earlier productions, circa 1946-1950, and marked examples are extremely rare and highly coveted.
Ruffled lampshades and vintage Chanel satin bows...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Murano Opaline Caged Art Glass Monumental Table Floor Lamp Regency
By Barovier&Toso, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury Barovier and Toso Murano opaline caged art glass monumental table or floor lamp. Monumental!
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Midcentury French Modern Enameled Brass Geometric Lamp Pair, Maison Barbier
By Maison Barbier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury French modern enameled brass geometric lamp pair, Maison Barbier, 1970s.
Rare sculptural mod-century pair. Lamp bodies comprised of two...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tom Dixon Step Beat Tall White Pendant Light Fixture, Copper, Contemporary UK
By Tom Dixon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tom Dixon step beat tall white pendant light fixture, copper, contemporary, UK. Rare, Gorgeous piece. Was in production for a very short time. 2 available. Listing is for one.
A concentric pendant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper
Tom Dixon Minimal Industrial Copper Tall Pendant Light, Contemporary, British
By Tom Dixon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The original, familiar sphere gets squashed then stretched to create a new pair of complimentary forms in the trademark mirrored copper. The revised shapes allow new clusters to be f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Acrylic
