1930s Lighting

European design in the 1930s was characterised by a blend of decorative elegance and streamlined, modern aesthetics. From Art Deco's bold shapes, to modernist streamlined silhouettes...

Machine Age, Art Deco Copper, and Chrome Desk Lamp from 1932. The lamp features a modernist bell-shaped copper lamp shade with a matching copper base all brought together with a chrome Streamline...

A pair of elliptical basket-style flush mount sconces, that could also be used as ceiling lights, were made circa 1930s. The oval dome shapes are comprised of crystal bead strands w...

Rare set of two Bauhaus chandeliers designed and produced by Franta Anyz. Professionally restored: polished, new white paint, rewired: two separate circuits - 3+2 E25-E27 bulbs Opali...

- Czechoslovakia, - 1930s - opaline glass - New electricity - Good original condition.  - polished jt.      

Lampe Gras No. 201 Table Lamp, France circa 1930 This Table Lamp is designed by Bernard-Albin Gras. Manuactured by Gras (France) around 1930. Aluminium and steel. In 1922 Be...

Austrian table lamp from the 1930s, is composed of a Bakelite base with a glass ball. The pattern on the ball is made up of erratic lines that cr...

Pair of 1930's French 3 arm sconces with original finish and patina. Measurements: Height: 16.5" Depth/projection: 5.5" Width: 13.5"

Beautiful Art Deco pendant lantern attributed to Barovier e Toso in hand blown clear and gold leaf Murano glass and brass (can be polished if ...

This table lamp is a part of the early Tynell lamps from the 1930s with clear Bauhaus influence. The combination of stainless steel and black paint distinguishes this lamp from the c...

Pair of circa 1930's Venetian glass light fixtures with applied flowers in amber and clear color. 4 interior lights.

Atelier Perzel - Four fine French Art Deco sconces with a brass support and a frosted fluted glass shade. Price is per sconce.

Wonderful 1930s floor lamp in the style of Taidetakomo Hakkarainen. Handmade in Denmark from wrought iron with wooden and painted faux candle at the top.

With a bronze leg and a pivoting ivory lacquered arm that support a brass and glass shade. Perfect next to a sofa or a writing table (the hole in the base was designed to put a table...

Pair 193o's French Glazed and Fired Ceramic Butterly Wall Sconces,.Style of Duvall-Braseur. These are electrified. How beautiful would these be in a chi...

A brass, dark-stained wood and white parchment paper floor lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 67"H x 16.6" Diameter Bulb Specifications: E-...

Spectacular Set of 3 Signed Ezan Wall Sconce Shades. These are "Corner/ Angular" Sconces - rare- with the crystal glacier form. This set would be great ...

Smaller pair of Stacked Turned Aluminum "Skyscraper" Table Lamps. Featuring a handcrafted tapered cone form in polished machinist made, lathed turned Aluminum on round bases with ref...

From the range by the Phillips Company, this centre-light is on an adjustable cable. The lamp has a fitting on a Black plate and holds a cylinder shape shade of opaline glass. I...

Intricate Carlo Scarpa for Venini Filigrana murano glass pendant, Italy, 1930s.

Copper UFO chandelier designed by Hurka for Napako in 1930s. Copper with minimum age patina. Rewired: 4x60W, E25-E27 bulbs. Central rod can be shortened on request. US wiring compati...

Suite of four 1930s sconces attributed to the Italian firm Barovier & Toso. Solid brass base and sockets, gilded Murano glass shades depicting leaves. Very fine vintage condition wit...

- 1930s - Czechoslovakia - opaline glasses - Newly wired, patina - good original condition.  

An Art Deco vintage black chrome table lamp or desk lamp designed by Max Schumacher 1934 Germany and executed by Werner Schröder, Lobenstein, ...

1930's fully chromed UFO chandelier, by Josef Hurka for Napako. Made of chrome and glass. Carefully repolished, cleaned, signs of wear and age can be found. Fully functional, ready t...

Pair of circa 1930's Italian green glass candlestick lamps. Measurements: Height: 15" Diameter at widest: 4"

Stunning Bauhaus chandelier executed by IAS in 1930s. Opaline glass shade marked by Pyroplex. Very good original condition. Nickel polished, rewired: 3x60W, E25-E27 bulbs US wir...

Pair of silver-plated bronze wall lamps. Attributed to Maison Desny Paris (1927-1933). By Clement Nauny (1900-1968). France, Circa 1930.

A large, neoclassic style, circa 1930 silver plated lantern with bent glass panels and with six interior lights.

Gispen ceiling lamp Dutch design matte glass, 1930s.

Hand-blown marble glass Art Deco hanging pendant from France circa 1930. Newly re-wired for the USA with 3 candelabra/ E12 sockets. Light can be ...

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...

Elegant table lamp from C. G. Hallberg, made from pewter and ebony in the handle. Nicely decorated with geometric lines.

A yellow and green-glazed earthenware and brass table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 8.75” H x 4.25” Diameter Dimensions of Shade (inch...

From the range by the Phillips Company, this center-light on a central chromed stem. The lamp has a fitting on a chromed plate and holds a round globular shade of opaline glass. ...

Jean Perzel (1892 - 1986) - A pair of fine French Art Deco illuminated glass and chrome demi-lune consoles with their original Saint Gobain glass tops.

Pair of Genet & Michon French Art Deco wall sconces in chrome and clear glass, circa 1930s.

Dark green French industrial workshop hanging light.

Exceptional Bauhaus / Art Deco floor lamp. Designed by Karl Trabert (attributed), 1928. Manufactured by Schanzenbach & Co., Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 1930s. This lamp doesn't have ...

Suspension / chandelier in acid-etched “cloud” glass. Acid etched with geometric shapes. Modernist Art Deco, circa 1930. In very good condition. New electricity. Dimensions: heigh...

Two very elegant table lamps, manufatured by the french master glass manufacturer Ezan. Made around 1930 in Europe, France. It's a beautiful brass and wood edition. The french opalescent glass...

An elegant and rigorous circular ceiling fixture, Art-Deco, Modernist, Bauhaus, nickeled massive brass structures including its original mount, ended by a small beautiful and massive...

One of the few lamps Paavo Tynell designed and made for the cigar room in the famous Aulanko Hotel. These lamps along with the Märta Blomstedt "Aulanko Chair" were designed for the h...

Rare tall pendant by Napeolone Martinuzzi Murano Venice circa 1930 Nice light amber color Perfect vintage condition

Bring a touch of timeless elegance to your home with this rare and refined Art Deco modernist desk lamp, made in France around 1930. A true masterpiece of the Art Deco style, this ...

A pair of circa 1930's French Empire bronze sconces with swans and lions head backplate.

A pair of Swedish Grace shell-form sconces. The oversized backplates each issuing two arms, each electrified with one candelabra socket.

Amazing Hanging lamps in alabaster 67 cm diametro x 190 high cm. if you have problems to the hight, We can cut the Barral, at the indicated height (free of charge). Style: Art Deco Y...

Elegant art deco brass chandelier, made in former Czechoslovakia, in the 1930's. Made of brass and glass, shows signs of wear and age. Fully functional, in original condition.   

Style: Art Deco Year: 1930 Material: silver plated bronze and alabaster For your safety and that of your property, all our lighting have new electric cables. We always think of our c...

Spectacular copper and brass nickeled suspension lamp made in the 1930s at the famous Louis Poulsen factory. The lamp come in few parts which includes 3 copper shades. Easy to fix install. The lamp remain in excellent condition and is ready to be used as she got a new cable in cotton. You can see lots of patina and traces of time. It becomes really hard to find a good PH lamps these days. _____________________________________________________________ Poul Henningsen est le fils illégitime de l'auteure Agnès Henningsen et de l'écrivain satirique Carl Ewald. Il a passé une enfance heureuse dans une maison moderne qui a été souvent visitée par les intellectuels de la région. Entre 1911 et 1917, Poul Henningsen suit une formation d’architecte sans pourtant en obtenir le diplôme. Durant les années 1920, Poul Henningsen a fait sa percée littéraire. Il a édité la revue Kritisk Revy (1926-1928, "Examen critique») dans laquelle lui et ses collègues méprisent le style ancien et le conservatisme culturel, reliant ainsi les thématiques politiques de l'époque . En même temps, il débute comme écrivain pour une revue sur les bienfaits d'une vie simple, en harmonie avec la nature et une sexualité plus libre . Il était l'homme qui a fait des revues danoises des armes politiques au service de aile gauche sans abandonner son caractère de divertissement (la soi-disant PH-revues 1929-1932). En 1933, il édita son ouvrage le plus célèbre Hvad med Kulturen? ("Qu'en est-il de la culture ?") Une critique polémique, audacieuse et urgente de la vie culturelle danoise avec son snobisme et sa nostalgie du passé, en dépit de tous les efforts de la percée du modernisme. Il a essayé de faire un parallèle entre la pruderie, moralisateurs et penchants fascistes; il a également accusé les sociaux-démocrates de manquer d'une ligne culturelle ferme et conséquente. Ce livre ainsi que ses activités dans son ensemble lui ont donné une réputation de semi-communiste ("compagnon de route"). Dans cette période, il se tenait en fait proche des communistes sans les rejoindre. Il a participé à la propagande anti-fasciste, en essayant toujours de faire des connexions entre la culture et la politique. Parmi ses autres initiatives durant cette période, il y a eu Danmarksfilmen en 1935, (en français : Le Film du Danemark) aussi connu comme Danmarksfilm PH. C'est un film sans prétention et non traditionnel dépeignant la vie contemporaine dans le Danemark d'une manière vivante et un peu irrespectueuse dans lequel les visuels sont saccadés par les rythmes de jazz. Il a été condamné et déchiré par la plupart des critiques, mais il est plus tard réhabilité et est devenu l'un des classiques des films documentaires danois. Il a également écrit des manuscrits de films. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et l'Occupation allemande du Danemark il a gardé un profil bas et s'est enfui vers la Suède en 1943. Après la guerre, il s'est dissocié du communisme qui lui reprochant son humanitarisme de façade dans son attitude lors de l'accord conclu avec les nazis ainsi que pour son scepticisme croissant au sujet de l'Union soviétique et à bien des égards, il a été isolé. Cependant, il a continué à écrire et à débattre, et au cours des années 1960, la nouvelle génération à de nombreux égards a fait de lui une sorte de gourou. Dans ses dernières années, il est devenu un membre de l'Académie danoise et a soutenu le nouveau mouvement des consommateurs. À bien des égards, Poul Henningsen est l'homme qui a achevé les travaux de Georg Brandes...

Modernist brass Bauhaus 'President' table or desk lamps with original patina and adjustable shade. Designed by Christian Dell, 1930's manufactured by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, brass ...

Large and impressive ceramics floor/ table lamp handmade at "HPK keramik" workshop in Denmark in the 1930s. The conical base is made from stoneware with an amazing matte burned glazi...

A pair of 1930’s gilt bronze sconces with swan’s head and three lights

Ceramic base with nickel-plated main rod fitted with E27 porcelain socket. Made in Austria in the late 1930s. Original condition with some repairs. Delivery time 1-2 weeks.

Art Deco vintage tabe lamps or night stand lamps from brass duo pair mushroom like in the style of Erik Tidstrand 1930s Sweden. A beautiful pair of table lamps from brass with an adj...

Ceramics table lamp made at "L. Hjort", Denmark in the 1930s. The base is made from stoneware and hand decorated with fruit branches and bird motif in Art Nouveau style. Original socket mount in patinated brass. Mounted with vintage green pleated shade. Marked by maker underneath. In the 1850s at the island of Bornholm in Denmark the small terracotta factory "L. Hjort" specialized in producing terracotta earthenware items. The factory had great success internationally, and already by 1880 Hjorth's articles were sold in the big department stores of Paris, London and Berlin, and as far away as in Australia, New York and Sct. Thomas. The factory also participated in the big World Exhibitions in Altona 1869, London 1870 and 1874 as well as New Orleans 1885. One of Hjorths Fabrik's biggest successes and Denmark's first real stoneware series is the grey-brown stoneware. It is available as vases, jars, dishes, stands, tea and coffee sets, lamps, buttons, brooches, door signs...

Elegant functionalist table lamp by Erik Tidstrand, made from metal with a dark green lacquered shade. Black handle and base, decorative white metal details in a graphic design.

Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Glass,Chrome,Metal,Wood New cabling 3x E27 or E26 bulb With aged patina Re-polished Good original condition US wiring compatible.

This fine table lamp with patinated and polished bronze was executed in Sweden ca. in the 1930s.  It is signed ‘SvM handarbete’. Presumably produced for / by the Swedish metal worke...