1910s Lighting

Chandelier of solid brass in the manner of Dagobert Peche and Wiener Werkstätte, Austria around 1910. It impressively shows how various new signs and languages of form were sought an...

A carved oak and beige brown fabric floor lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1910s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 72” H x 28” Diameter Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of ...

A circa 1920's Caldwell chandelier with gilded details ,matching sconces available.

French Art Nouveau - Art Deco pendant chandelier by DAUM (Nancy), France, 1910-1915. New Style - Transitional period between Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Blown double glass shade hung a...

Arts & Crafts Brass & Slag Glass Lamp c1910. Signed. Brass frames with riveted panels and articulating arm and neck. Base engraved “L.W.E.” Excellent patina. Original slag glass in ...

This stunning Handel Cherry Blossom leaded glass lamp is circa 1910. The 12" wide x 6" tall shade is decorated in pink flowers with multiple shades ...

An antique Chinoiserie table lamp in a classic period design. Richly decorated base with butterflies, birds, flowers and architecture. ...

1648 A lovely crystal beaded flushmount with brass frame and crystal France . Beautiful aged patina to brass, Rewired takes 2 60 watt candelabra base bulbs

French Art Deco table lamp by Charles Schneider, Epinay-sur-Seine (Paris), 1910s. Mottled glass shade, powders are applied between two layers, that comes hung at its superb wrought-i...

Art Nouveau Brass Table Lamp with Glass Cabochons, Circa 1910 Add a touch of elegance to your home with this stunning Art Nouveau-style desk lamp. Crafted from brass, it features ...

Art nouveau lamp circa 1910. Brass and copper base. Iridescent glass tulip signed Quezal. In perfect condition and electrified. Total height: 38.5 cm Base diameter: 15.5 cm Width: 30 cm Quezal Art Glass Quezal Art Glass – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – April 2003 By Malcolm Mac Neil Some of the most beautiful and alluring art glass made in America during the early part of the 20th Century was made by the Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company. Often in the shape of blossoming lilies with brilliant gold interiors and colorfully decorated with floral and other motifs inspired by nature, Quezal art glass ranks right alongside the iridescent glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany and Frederick Carder. Quezal artisans created an extensive range of decorative and useful items, including vases, compotes, finger bowls, open salts, candle holders, and shades for lighting fixtures, which are equivalent in terms of beauty and quality of craftsmanship to Tiffany’s Favrile and Carder’s Aurene glass. In recent years, glass collectors have discovered anew the special charms and appeal of Quezal art glass, and collector desirability for this lovely glassware has increased dramatically. The Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company was incorporated a century ago, on March 27, 1902. It was founded by Martin Bach, Sr., Thomas Johnson, Nicholas Bach, Lena Scholtz, and Adolph Demuth. The factory was located on the corner of Fresh Pond Road and Metropolitan Avenue in Maspeth, Queens, New York. In October 1902, the trademark “Quezal” was successfully registered. By 1904, roughly fifty glassworkers were employed at the works. Martin Bach, Sr. was the president, proprietor, and guiding force behind this successful company. Born in 1862 in Alsace-Lorraine to German parents, he emigrated to the United States in 1891. Before his emigration, Bach worked in Saint-Louis, France, at the Saint-Louis Glass Factory. After Bach arrived in this country, he was hired by Louis C. Tiffany as the latter’s first batch-mixer or chemist at the newly established Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, in Corona, Queens. After a period of about eight years, Bach left Tiffany and established his own glassworks. By this time, Bach had already started his small family. He and his German-born wife, Anne-Marie Geisser, whom he married in the fall of 1889, in Paris, France, had three children. Two daughters, Jennie and Louise, were born in France and a son, Martin, Jr., was born in Corona. Bach was assisted by Thomas Johnson, an English immigrant, and Maurice Kelly, a native of Corona, both of whom were gaffers or master glassblowers. Johnson and Kelly helped pave the way for Quezal’s early accomplishments and later recognition. Thomas Johnson, like Bach, was a founding member and also previously employed by Louis C. Tiffany. Johnson’s association with Quezal, however, was relatively short lived. Around 1907, Johnson left for Somerville, Massachusetts, where he became involved in making Kew Blas glass, under William S. Blake at the Union Glass Company. Maurice Kelly’s tenure with Quezal was also brief. Kelly worked at Quezal from January 1902 until July 1904, but by November 1904, he was making Favrile glass at Tiffany Furnaces, where he would happily remain until 1918. To this day, the belief still exists that there once existed a man named Quezal, who worked for Louis C. Tiffany, and it is after him that Quezal glass is named. In truth, however, the founders of the Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company named the company and its products after one of the world’s most beautiful birds, the elusive and rare quetzal, which dwells in the treetops of the remote tropical forests of Central America. A rare company promotional brochure provides a vivid description of the quetzal: Of all the birds of the America’s, it is the most gorgeous. No more splendid sight is to be seen in all the world than a quezal, flying like a darting flame through the depths of a Central American forest. Its back is of a brilliant metallic green, so vivid it shines even in the twilight of the woods like a great emerald and its breast is a crimson so deep and bright that every motion of the wonderful creature is a flashing of rubies among the trees and giant creepers. It bears a true golden crown upon its head – a helmet of bright yellow and green, shaped just as the helmet of old Aztec kings were shaped. Its tail is composed of lacelike plumes, extending more than two and one-half feet beyond its body. The quezal was certainly an appropriate designation for the company’s resplendent glassware. One of the most prized characteristics of Quezal art glass is the shimmering and dazzling brilliance reflected in the iridescent surfaces on the interior as well as exterior of the glass. The radiant rainbow colors in metallic hues, including gold, purple, blue, green, and pink, to name only a few, were certainly inspired by the quetzal and its feathers. Not surprisingly, lustrous feathers, in shades of opal, gold, emerald, and blue, are among the most common decorative motifs encountered on Quezal glass. The enduring hallmark of Quezal art glass is its unique expression of the Art Nouveau style, based on organic shapes and naturalistic motifs coupled with technical perfection in the execution. Vases, compotes, drinking vessels, and shades for lighting fixtures were often fashioned to resemble flowers such as crocuses, tulips, calla lilies, casablanca lilies, and jack-in-the-pulpits. Variously colored inlaid threads of glass, pulled and twisted by hooks, simulate naturalistic floral and leaf patterns, lily pads, clover leafs, and vines. Opal, gold, and green colors prevail and the glass is generally opaque. Red is the rarest color of all. Compared with Tiffany’s Favrile glass, the crisp, vivid, and colorful decoration of Quezal art glass is distinctively precise, symmetrical, and restrained. Other Quezal wares recall shapes and styles favored in ancient Egypt, Persia, Greece, and Rome, as well as the Italian Renaissance and the Georgian period in England. This is especially true of classic-shaped vases and bowls of translucent amber glass, which have a single surface color such as iridescent gold or blue. Still, others were inspired by traditional Chinese and Japanese forms. The Gorham Manufacturing Company in Providence, Rhode Island, and the Alvin Silver Manufacturing Company in Sag Harbor, Long Island, purchased Quezal art glass, which they in turn embellished in their shops with silver overlay decoration in the fashionable Art Nouveau style and later resold. Gorham’s silver overlay designs mostly include stylized floral motifs. Alvin’s silver designs are wonderfully organic. One sumptuous design is of a group of sinuous iris blossoms with carefully articulated petals surrounded by attenuated meandering vines. Collectors should note that not all silver-deposit pieces are marked with a maker’s mark since the silversmith had to be quite careful not to damage the glass underneath. A rare 1907 retail catalog survives from Bailey, Banks, and Biddle Company, a luxury goods retailer in Philadelphia, which reveals original retail prices of Quezal art glass. A surprising revelation provided by this catalog is that Quezal art glass was nearly twice as expensive as comparable French imported glass made by such renowned firms as Gallé and Daum. Hock glasses, a stemmed glass used primarily for drinking German white wine, were sold by the dozen and retailed between $50 and $75. Fingerbowls were also sold by the dozen and retailed between $50 and $100. These high retail prices were nearly the same as those charged for Tiffany’s Favrile glass, and suggest Quezal art glass was also marketed towards the high-end or luxury market. Electricity was a brand new invention in the late 1800s and American glass manufacturers developed novel approaches for concealing the electric light bulb, which was rather harsh to the eye and perhaps unflattering to the domestic interior. Tiffany, Steuben, and Quezal responded to this need with the most extraordinary and beautiful art-glass shades, all of which were  hand-made and exquisitely fashioned. Many other companies also made art glass shades for table and floor lamps, electroliers, hallway fixtures, and wall sconces, but it was Quezal that excelled in this area and was the most prolific. Quezal art glass shades were available in an infinite variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and decorations. Some shades are formed and decorated as lilies while others are bell-shaped and have ribbed or textured decoration. Rims are usually plain but sometimes are notched or ruffled. Common motifs include feather or hooked feather, leaf and vine, applied flowers, drape, fishnet, King Tut, and spider webbing. The workmanship shown on most Quezal shades...

Vienna secession desk lamp by Josef Hoffmann in very nice original condition.

Original 1960s leafed sunburst petal ceiling or wall light by German maker Reindl. Beautiful and impressive Hollywood Regency style with layered petals of gold & red, and beige greyi...

Antique and rare painted pottery vase table lamp made by Michael Andersen & Son of Bornholm Designed by Daniel Andersen for the camouflage series. With a beautiful blue and yellow gl...

Rococo Gilt Brass Candelabra 4 Branch Floor Lamp, Standard Lamp This is an elaborate and very attractive piece, the lamp has a decorative upright set on a round base this supports a 4 branch candelabra...

This very large and handsome shows off some of the fine glass made by the Steuben Glass Co. If you are not familiar with their calcite glass this, here is the easiest description. W...

A Very Unusual Gilt Bronze Chandelier featuring three seated Satyrs holding a richly carved alabaster dome. France, circa 1910. 6 lights. Dimensions: Height 23" Diameter 19 1/2" ...

Tiffany Studios A 'Curtain Border' leaded glass and bronze chandelier, circa 1910 Measures: 24 in. (61 cm.) diameter stamped Tiffany Studios Proven...

French Art Deco table lamp by Charles Schneider (Epinay-sur-Seine, Paris), France, 1918-1920 This blown molded glass shade made by Charles Schneider comes on its gorgeous wrought-iro...

We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning and highly collectable, fully restored, antique circa 1910 Austrian Vienna, Franz Bergman Cold...

Embrace the beauty of the Art Nouveau era with this exquisite DAUM Nancy chandelier! Crafted in 1910 and signed with the ''Daum Nancy cross the Lorraine'' signature, this stunning piece features delicately etched poplar leaves in rich shades of purple, yellow, brown, and orange on its gorgeous acid etched glass surface. The original and matching bronze floral frame by Atelier Petitot adds a touch of elegance and sophistication, to the masterfully crafted glass shade making this pedant a breathtaking master piece. Each link of the chain and the canopy are all marked with A.P. by petitot. This Daum chandelier remains in gorgeous condition with only traces of age on the frame. Fully original and a real collectors piece, rewired & ready for safe use This antique daum pendant light...

A Tiffany Studios patinated bronze table lamp marked "Tiffany Studios 606" with a beautiful green favrile oil spot shade. Its radiant presence illuminates both its surroundings and ...

Jugendstil table lamp with fabric shade vienna around 1910 Brass polished and stove enameled The fabric shade is replaced ( new )

A pair of glazed stoneware table lamps Signed Garnier France, Circa 1900-1920 With the shades: 52 cm high by 35.5 cm diameter Lamp base only: 34.5 cm high by 17.5 cm diameter

Art Nouveau ceiling lamp. The design is attributed to Josef Hoffmann. This lamp is an original (and not a reissue). The cable and sockets (4 x E27) have been replaced.

A charming antique desk lamp in solid brass, this was made in England and dates from the 1900-1920 period. It is very well made, with an artic...

Table lamp with 5 lights art nuveau, rebuilt in the 80's in perfect working order. measures with bulbs 38x36X78h. European socket (up to 250V).

Wooden table lamp in the style of Dagobert Peche made in Austria, circa 1910. Powered with one porcelain E27 socket, new shade.  

Two available, priced each. Since they are both hand made there is some slight differences between the two. Remarkable to find not one but two of these beautiful 106 year old hand wr...

Beautiful figural Art Nouveau chandelier. Functions as is with seven E27 / 110 Volt light bulbs on the arms and . Can take up to 60 Watts each bulb. Beautiful bronze metal chandelier...

A very nice pair of mission style period sconce lights , showing nice patina easy install procedure and simple glass shade. Salvaged from a home in Vancouver built in 1912.

Jugendstil Table lamp with opal glass shade and glass sticks vienna around 1910s Brass polished and stove enameled Original opal glass shade The glass sticks are replaced ( new )

A circa 1910 Italian silver plated lantern with etched glass in floral motif and interior cluster of 4 candelabra lights. Measurements: Drop (current) 37" Minimum drop 27" Diam...

A pair of circa 1920's Caldwell doubler light sconces with molded glass backplate

Simply stunning ! This French Art Deco / Art Nouveau ''Pâte de Verre'' chandelier by David Gueron Degue 1910-1920. Gorgeous model with the rare yellow/orange/blue colors & signed wit...

French Art Nouveau brass and glass three-light iris-shaped chandelier, from ca. 1910s. This absolutely adorable Art Nouveau period brass chandelier features three white and light yel...

Big Art Nouveau floor lamp. An eye-catching piece with a beautiful patina and warm ambient light. Wooden stand with good condition and original fabric shade in fair condition with s...

Three unusual iron pendants with opaline glass globes: These iron pendants are wired for use within the USA. Vienna Secessionist or Arts & Crafts style. Single light each (medium-bas...

Bronze Lamp with Glass Pendants by Hector Guimard, France, Art Nouveau, Circa 1910 By Hector Guimard, an iconic figure of the Art Nouveau movement, produced circa 1910 by the Langlo...

A beautiful antique table lamp, with a bronze statue of two herons in the reeds. The lamp stands on a black marble base, and the marble base has small graceful legs, so that the ele...

A circa 1920's Caldwell silver plated chandelier with 8 lights

Stunning and rare Art Nouveau hall light or pendant. Striking French design from circa 1915. Brass with original beveled glass. Rewired with one origin...

Art Nouveau vintage table lamp or bedside lamp from burnished metal with an amber orange colored decor stone circa 1910 France. A wonderful table lamp or bedside lamp from burnished ...

A substantial and sculptural turned walnut floor lamp, crafted in the Biedermeier style, with a commanding 18-inch diameter base and beautifully executed proportions. The warm, highly figured walnut is expertly lathe-turned into a sweeping architectural form that references 19th-century European classicism while remaining strikingly modern in silhouette. Producing a turned piece of this scale—especially with such balance and clarity—would have required exceptional skill and specialized equipment, particularly during the early to mid-20th century when this lamp was likely produced. The sheer size of the base and the consistency of the turning across its full height suggest a level of craftsmanship often reserved for architectural columns or custom commissions. The result is a floor lamp that feels as much like a piece of sculpture as a functional object. The lamp is designed in the tradition of Biedermeier, the early 19th-century Central European style known for its simplicity, symmetry, and reverence for fine materials. Though pared down in ornament, this style was favored by intellectuals, artists, and aristocrats for its quiet elegance and timeless restraint. Originally sourced from David Duncan Antiques...

pair of circa 1920's gilt bronze Caldwell sconces with one light

A small Arts and Crafts three branch brass ceiling light with stylized central leaf detail. The light is shown in our images with the ceiling plate close to the top of the light, we ...

A large and exquisite pair of matching Japanese Cloisonné table lamps on ebonised bases, profusely decorated with polychrome enamelled mythical beasts inspired by dragons and birds t...

Jugendstil Table lamp with original opaline glass shade vienna around 1910 Brass polished and stove enameled.

Fantastic floor lamp having a sleek Directoire steel base on 3 elegant legs and a handmade one of a kind shade dreamily adorned with authentic brown a...

A pair of circa 1920's Caldwell gilt bronze sconces with etched mirrored backplate.

pair of circa 1920's Caldwell silver plated sconces with alabaster shade, two interior lights

Elegant Bauhaus / Modernist 'Luzette' pendant lamp or hanging light. Designed by Peter Behrens for Siemens Schuckert, Germany, 1910s. Executed in glass and metal , the lamp comes wi...

Small Jugendstil ceiling lamp with original yellow/green opaline glass Polished and stove enameled.

Art Deco ceiling lamp with Opaline glass shade, circa 1918. Polished and stove enameled.

Magnificent giltwood chandelier, great original gilding, eight lights.

Beautiful Art Nouveau stained glass lamp in working condition. Adjustable, curving brass stem. Throws a warm light while projecting aest...

Jugenstil table lamp Vienna around 1910s. Brass polished and stove enamelled. Opal glass shade. Glass sticks are replaced (new).

As the hammered pewter top piece says this light was given as a present in 1924 og the Danish Island of Endelave. It is probably of French origin and designed in the 1910s by an anon...

Elegant Bronze and Marble Lamp, made by Tiffany and Company, American, circa 1910s. Signed on bottom with Tiffany & Co. brand. The black marble features gold veining which pairs perf...

Antique Chinese bronze mounted carved jade quartz lamp with teakwood, Circa 1910.