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Period: 1940s
Pair of White Opaline Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940's French white opaline glass lamps with silver bases. Measurements: Height of body: 15" Height to shade rest 25" Diameter: 10.5"
Category

French Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Silver Plate

Jacques Adnet Floor Lamp w/ Magazine Stand
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Uniques floor lamp by Jacques Adnet with attached magazine holder Unique cut out circle / shape Signature contrast stitching - original leather and new grey linen shade.
Category

Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Leather

Swedish Designer, Wall Lights, Pine, Fabric, Sweden, 1942
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of carved dark-stained pine and beige fabric wall lights designed and produced in Sweden, dated 1942. Sockets replaced and with brand new lampshades. Overall Dimensions (inc...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Fabric, Pine

Pair of White Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940's French porcelain table lamps with gilt bronze fittings. Measurements: Height of body: 23" Height to shade rest: 33" Diameter: 7"
Category

French Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Walnut Table Lamp, France, c. 1940
Located in New York City, NY
Rewired walnut table lamp.
Category

French Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Walnut

White and Blue Porcelain Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A single English circa 1940's white and blue porcelain table lamp with foliage design and birds. Measurements: Height of body: 13" Height to shade rest: 24" Diameter: 4"
Category

English Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French circa 1940's porcelain table lamps with gilt details. Measurements: Height of body: 24? Height to shade rest: 32?
Category

French Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Nickel Plated Greek Key Design Table Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Incredible Pair of Nickel Plated Greek Key Design Lamps, American, circa 1940s. These pieces show excellent attention to detail with fine casting and original custom finials. They ha...
Category

American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Metal, Nickel

Art Deco Celluloid Empire State Building Shaped Florescent Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
1940s Art Deco celluloid Empire state building fluorescent table lamp. Pair available. Measures: 7" diameter x 21" tall.
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Other

Murano Table Lamp
Located in Seattle, WA
Nice large-scale gold/black Murano glass lamp.
Category

Vintage 1940s Lighting

Pair of Blow Glass Pink Murano Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1940s Murano blown glass table lamps with brass bases. Measurements: Height of body: 20" Diameter: 7"
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

ASEA, Chandelier, Brass, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced by ASEA, Sweden, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 29” H x 19” Diameter Dimensions of Canopy: 3.25“ H x 4” Dia...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Rare set of fourteen large French wrought iron sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
we have over three thousand antique sconces and over one thousand antique lights, if you need a specific pair of sconces or lights, use the contact dealer button to ask us, we might ...
Category

French Spanish Colonial Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron

Bo Notini, Pendant Light, Brass, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and etched glass pendant light designed by Bo Notini and produced by Glössner, Sweden, 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 38” H x 8” Diameter Dimensions of Canopy:  2.25” ...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair of Scandinavian Mid-Century Ceiling Lights, Bo Notini, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Par of elegant brass ceiling lights by Harald Notini, with glass discs shielding the downward light in a soft way. Light sources on top of the shades emanate a warm general lighting.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Italian Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Fabric, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and white fabric wall lights designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (Inches): 15” H x 5.125” W x 11.5“ D Back Plate Dimensions (Inches): 3.625...
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 25.25 ” H x  21.5” Diameter Dimensions of Canopy:  2.875” H x 4.25” D Stem lengt...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Swedish Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Glass, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass, glass and white fabric wall lights likely designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (Inches): 14.25” H x 11.5” W x 6.5“ D Back Plate Dimensions...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair of Neoclassical Style Faux-Bois Metal and Brass Table Lamps
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and simple pair of neoclassical style table lamps is made of faux-bois metal and brass. This is a French work. Circa 1940
Category

French Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

Swedish Designer, Pendant Light, Brass, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and glass pendant light designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 19.5” H x 11” W x 6” Dimensions of Canopy: 2.3“ H x 3.7” Diameter  Stem len...
Category

Swedish Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Antique Italian Gilt Foliate Chandelier with Murano Handmade Amber Glass Bells
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1617 Eight lights gilt brass with leaves dressed with handmade amber glass bells. 40 watt candelabra base bulb.
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Metal

Milanese Wall Lights by Gio Ponti, 1940s, Set of 3
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Set of three gilt brass sconces by Gio Ponti, 1940s. They need polishing. The two-light sconces are 13 cm deep, the three-light one is 15.5 cm deep. European socket (up to 250V)
Category

Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass

French Designer, Wall Light, Metal, Fabric, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A gold-painted metal and white fabric wall light designed and produced in France, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 19.75” H x 12.625” W x 6.375” D Bulb Specifications: E-12 ...
Category

French Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Metal

Large French Bronze Chandelier with Rock Crystal
Located in New York, NY
A large circa 1940's French chandelier with 12 lights and rock crytal pendants. Measurements: Minimum drop: 64" Diameter: 54"
Category

French Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Rock Crystal, Bronze

Serpentine, Crystal Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A c. 1940, Continental, organic-form, solid crystal table lamp with intertwining extrusions. Surmounted by a custom shade. Now wired for U.S. ...
Category

European Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Crystal

Pair of Pineapple Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A matched pair of decorative wood pineapple lamps. We took a pair of decorative ornaments / posts and modified them to produce an elegant pair of l...
Category

American Organic Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

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 cylinder form decorated with solid brass motifs....
Category

Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass, Steel

Extra Large Black Iron Hexagonal Shaped Pair of Lanterns, France, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
1940s French pair of black iron hexagonal shape lanterns having a unique and decorative design. Natural patina on the iron. The lanterns are newly rewired. Four light candelabra clus...
Category

French Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Iron

Paavo Tynell Style Adjustable Brass Table Lamp, Finland 1940s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This unusual desk light was designed and manufactured in Finland in the 1940s to 1950s. It features an adjustable solid brass lampshade, brass lamp arm and brass base. The light has...
Category

Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Swedish Designer, Wall Light, Wood, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, c. 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and fabric wall light designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s. Sold with Lampshade. Stated dimensions refer to the Sconce with the Shade. Dimensions of back pla...
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

French Designer, Wall Lights, Copper, Fabric, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of copper and white fabric wall lights designed and produced in France, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches):  12” H x  10.75” W x  5.75“D Back Plate Dimensions (Inches):  3...
Category

French Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Copper

Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Pyramid Style Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Newly Rewired, No Shade
Category

American Arts and Crafts Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Italian Vintage Crystal Beaded Chandelier With Smokey Green Prisms
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful, Italian 1940s crystal beaded chandelier with a gilt- iron frame and crystal decorations including faceted, dark green hued glass prisms. The chandelier is wired and in wo...
Category

Italian Louis XVI Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Iron

Scandinavian Modern table lamps model 51416, Upsala Armaturfabrik, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Forserum, SE
A tasteful pair of Scandinavian table lamps, model 51416, crafted from brass with an ornamented base and a tall pillar holding an E27 lamp holder with an integrated light switch. Pro...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Single Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's English porcelain table lamp. Measurements: Height of body: 17" Height to shade rest: 27" Diameter: 10.5"
Category

English Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Industrial lamp Triplex Lillpendel by Johan Petter Johansson, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Forserum, SE
A table or wall lamp model Triplex Lillpendel type TP, developed by the Swedish inventor Johan Petter Johansson. Constructed from steel and aluminum, painted deep red with chrome det...
Category

Swedish Industrial Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Large Perzel French Art Deco 1940s Flush Ceiling Lamp Two
Located in New York, NY
A modern French Art Deco polished brass and frosted glass large flush ceiling lamps by famed lighting maker, Jean Perzel. Rewired 4 standard sockets. Can be sold individually at $495...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Fontana Arte Elegant 4-Light Glass and Brass Chandelier 1940s
Located in New York, NY
4-light chandelier in glass and polished brass with beautifully enameled decorative elements and leaves on the arms and brass flower motifs attributed to Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Ar...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Swedish Designer, Floor Lamps, Brass, Velvet, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of adjustable brass and orange velvet floor lamps designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches):  66.625” H x  7.5“ Diameter Bulb Specifi...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair of Rare Barovier Art Deco Brass Mounted Murano Glass Sconces 1940'
Located in Rome, IT
A pair of very fine and unique Art Deco brass mounted Murano glass sconces or wall lights wit a precious hand blown Murano glass by Ercole Barovier. Each with 1 E27 light bulb. Cl...
Category

Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Glass

Custom Tree Form Lamp by Frances Elkins
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a custom tree from floor lamp by Frances Elkins from the estate of Elkin's daughter, Katherine Elkins Boyd. This whimsical lamp is carved in wood and finished in Gesso. It is...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Pair of French Maison Bagues Crystal Rock and Silver Leaf Sconces.
Located in Montreal, QC
Gorgeous vintage pair of French Maison Bagues crystal rock and with silver plated copper foil backing. Featuring an urn with flowers
Category

French Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Rock Crystal

Finnish Mid Century Wooden Teak Lamp attributed to Lisa Johansson-Papé, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare Finnish wooden mid century desk / table lamp in teak and brass attributed to Lisa Johansson-Papé produced in Finland, 1940s. In good original condition. The newer shade is not ...
Category

Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Large Pair of Italian Beaded Sconce
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous, impressively large pair of Italian beaded crystal sconces. Having 8-lights on each sconce, cut crystal bobeches and drop pris...
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Crystal

1940s Trumpet Lily Shaped Opalescent Glass Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and evocative, these 1940s table lamps have opalescent glass bodies in a trumpet lily shape, brass caps and stems, and conical wooden bases. They are newly rewired and paired...
Category

Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Opal

Set of Italian Lantern Sconces, Sold per Pair
Located in New York, NY
Set of eight circa 1940's Italian palatinate bronze lantern sconces with interior light. Sold in pairs. Measurements: Height: 25" Depth: 7" Width/length: 7"
Category

Vatican Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Large Pair of Original American Atomic circa 1940s Polished Chrome Table Lamps
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this very retro pair of large original circa 1940s American Atomic five branch chrome table lamps These lamps give off a huge amount of light as the bul...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Floor lamp "Naska Loris" design Jac Jakobsen for Luxo, 1940s
Located in taranto, IT
Splendid original floor lamp produced by Luxo, model "Naska Loris", designed in 1933 by Jac Jacobsen, a true icon of world design of all times An articu...
Category

Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Metal

Italian Pastel Murano Glass Flowers Sconces, circa 1940
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 2 lights each, sitting in crystal bobèche. Will be rewired with certified UL US sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for every other country. Very dark patina on bronz...
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Art Deco Floor Lamp
Located in Bridgewater, CT
A French Art Deco torchere in silvered bronze with a mottled glass shade, 1940s.
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Italian Designer, Floor Lamp, Walnut, Brass, Fabric, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut, brass and off white fabric floor lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s. Lampshade recovered in recent history. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 72” H x 11” W x 11” D ...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Swedish Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and white fabric wall lights designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (Inches): 8.25” H x 4.2” W x 6.3” D Back Plate Dimensions (Inches): 8.25”...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Silver and Gold Moderne Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940's French silver and gold porcelain lamps. Measurements: Height: 20" Diameter: 6"
Category

French Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass table lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1940s. Variable dimensions, measured as illustrated in the first image.
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Lion Feet Bronze Neo Classical Floor Lamp Attributed to Arbus, France 1940's
Located in New York, NY
Rare patinated bronze lamp floor. Attributed to André Arbus. Height adjustable from 45" to 59" excluding shade. Shade for showing purposes only. ...
Category

French Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Guillerme et Chambron Wall Sconces
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Pair of Guillerme et Chambron sconces with dark ceramic sockets. Oak frames with new linen shade. France circa 1940s
Category

French Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Ceramic, Oak

Pair of Silver Plated Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1940's French silver plated table lamps. Measurements: Height of body 14" Diameter of base 5.75"
Category

French Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Silver Plate, Bronze

1940 Floor Lamp Indoor Outdoor
Located in NANTES, FR
Floor lamp in white and gold lacquered wrought iron. Electrified and in very good condition. Shipped in two separate packages. Total height: 200 cm Base diameter: 35 cm Top diamet...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron

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