Early 20th Century Lighting

Arts & Crafts Reverse Painted Textured Glass Landscape Scene Lamp in the Manner of Phoenix with Windmill, Sailboat and Farm c1920 Measures - 22" x 17" x 17"

Early 20th century Art Nouveau newel post lamp also known as pillar lights. This light has a beautiful women with her arm raised and four lights. New...

This original hanging lamp by PETITOT impresses with its Art Deco design. The lamp is signed M.P. and gives a very pleasant light. It has five thick glass shades and four water-spout...

This French Art Deco chandelier was designed by Charles Schneider in Epinay-sur-Seine, Paris, 1920s. It features exquisite mottled glass shades, with powders applied between two laye...

Very rare wall lamp with a beautiful natural patina. Brass with marks: Rosenmarke and "Wiener Werkstätte," designer monogram "JH" Josef Hoffmann Literature: Compare Wandlampe for Lan...

4 Pendants with cut glass shades, Vienna, around 1920s. Polished and stove enameled. Original old cut glass shade.

Rare shape, brass frame pendant with stylish ripple glass. If you are looking for another unique and stylish pendant to grace your hallway, stairwell or perhaps a landing then this ...

Beautiful and rare Arts & Crafts chandelier. This light fixture from the heydays of the Arts and Crafts period comes with the original glass shades. These wonderfully colored shades...

Rare, unusual accent or table lamp features abstract graphic decor in Art Deco style with Italian Country style influence; the design is hand-painted over the sgraffito outlines. Ur...

A lovely glass pendant light from the early 20th century. The brass canopy and glass holder have a coppery finish and are accented by a bottom finial. The milk glass is molded with a...

A Wonderful Art Deco chrome & Pink Glass Table Lamp On A Hexagonal Sky Scraper Plinth 1920s - Wonderful Art Deco statement lamp - Will compliment conte...

Art Deco Chandelier by Degue - 1920s. This original pendant lamp captivates with its simple and matter-of-fact Art Deco design. The lamp has a signature on its satin frosted glass...

Big and beautiful hammered Art Nouveau chandelier with glass sticks glass sticks are replaced (they are new) polished and stve enameled.

French, circa 1920. Antique French Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Regency Style Flush Mount Chandelier. Style of E. F. Caldwell and similar to the current production of Sherle Wagner. ...

A pair of circa 1920's Caldwell double light silver plated sconces with cobalt mirrored backplate

Elegantly formed glass pendant light made in England by Holophane. c.1920 Prismatic glass shade with Holophane stamp to the rim of the shade and alloy gallery. Rewired with 1m of b...

Wonderful Art Deco Alabaster and gilt bronze three-light chandelier, France, Paris, 1910-1920. Large alabaster dome supported by a gilt bronze fr...

This hollow two-piece Holophane lens reflects light beautifully. It's almost four inches thick contains four different patterns of glass. This 75 year old glass was once hidden in ceiling mounted lamps to defuse light. We found the glass so stylish and unique we hung them as pendants from the simplest frame we could design. They are deco...

French Art Deco pendant chandelier by Daum (Croismare), France, 1918-1920. Blown double glass shade by Daum hung at its bronze and brass fixture. Measure: Height : 20"(53cm) can be s...

Art deco chandelier made of chrome with four glass balls, rarely seen in this pinkish colour. Made in former Czechoslovakia in the 1930s. Original, fully functional wiring. Bulbs: 4...

A circa 1900's English wrought iron chandelier with painted finish. 6 lights. Measurements: Diameter:47" Present drop:22"

Handblown Mosque glass oil lamp in Mameluke style gilded with Arabic Calligraphy Middle Eastern Mosque lamp in the Islamic tradition, Moorish style han...

Tiffany Studios Bronze and favrile Desk lamp Damascene iridescent glass with greens, blues, goals and silver. Fine reticulated and patinated bronze base. Original favrile pearl heat cap. Original socket and paddle switch. A rare and fabulous table lamp. New York c. 1910 patinated bronze, Favrile glass Height: 20 Inches (51 cm) Diameter: 7 Inches (18 cm) Impressed to base 'TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK'. Etched to inner top aperture 'L.C.T. Favrile'. Provenance: Private Collection, New York Literature: Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Alastair Duncan, pg. 90 illustrates base and shade AVANTIQUES is dedicated to providing an exclusive curated collection of Fine Arts, Paintings, Bronzes, Asian treasures, Art Glass and Antiques. Our inventory represents time-tested investment quality items with everlasting decorative beauty. We look forward to your business and appreciate any reasonable offers. All of our curated items are vetted and guaranteed authentic and as described. Avantiques only deals in original antiques and never reproductions. We stand behind our treasures with a full money back return policy if the items are not as described. Tiffany glass refers to the many and varied types of glass developed and produced from 1878 to 1933 at the Tiffany Studios in New York, by Louis Comfort Tiffany and a team of other designers, including Clara Driscoll, Agnes F. Northrop and Frederick Wilson. In 1865, Tiffany traveled to Europe, and in London he visited the Victoria and Albert Museum, whose extensive collection of Roman and Syrian glass made a deep impression on him. He admired the coloration of medieval glass and was convinced that the quality of contemporary glass could be improved upon. In his own words, the "Rich tones are due in part to the use of pot metal full of impurities, and in part to the uneven thickness of the glass, but still more because the glass maker of that day abstained from the use of paint". Tiffany was an interior designer, and in 1878 his interest turned toward the creation of stained glass, when he opened his own studio and glass foundry because he was unable to find the types of glass that he desired in interior decoration. His inventiveness both as a designer of windows and as a producer of the material with which to create them was to become renowned. Tiffany wanted the glass itself to transmit texture and rich colors and he developed a type of glass he called "Favrile". The glass was manufactured at the Tiffany factory...

Art Deco lamp by Muller Frères Lunéville The ART DECO ceiling lamp is a remarkable example of early 20th century craftsmanship and style. The signature "Muller Frères Lunéville" ...

AHL3068 A six-light Flemish style chandelier with a full-figured baluster-form body and crimped-edged waxpans under the candle cups. In its beautiful original dark bronze patina. By...

Set of four French Art Deco wall sconces by the French artist “Degue” in clear frosted glass shades with geometric motif. Each shade is marked Degue. Held by polished nickeled geomet...

In the style of Leonardine comes this stylized table lamp in patinated pewter. It depicts a woman whos dress floats down and creates the base. It was made in France circa 1920-40. It...

Tiffany Studios "Colonial" Table Lamp early 20th century leaded glass, patinated bronze shade impressed "Tiffany Studios, New York, 1901" base impressed "Tiffany Studios, New York, 2...

French mid-century butterfly pendant ceiling-light by Hettier-Vincent, France, ca.1920. Glass & wrought-iron. Thick frosted molded glass shade with butterflies and flowers. Height : ...

This vintage original Tiffany Studios floor lamp is designed with a paneled “linenfold” gold color shade, signed Tiffany Studios, New York and numbered 1952, Patent applied for. This shade rests comfortably on a gold dore’ bronze floor base with a six light cluster & an in line floor switch. The base is stamped Tiffany Studios, New York and numbered 379. There is ONEvertical crack in one of the small horizontal segments seemn as a dark vertical line in photos 3 & 7. Height 62” Circumference 20” *** NO SHIPPING AVAILABLE. PICK UP ONLY...

Exquisite French Art Deco Pendant Chandelier by DEGUE (Compiegne) for Francis HUBENS, 68 Rue des Archives, Paris, France, 1920s. This breathtaking wide chandelier showcases a thick, ...

Pair of the architectural table lamps based on the design by Marcel Breuer for the The International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris, held in Paris, Fran...

Large Murano Wall Lamp in Clear Glass consisting of seven tall prisms with finishes and fittings in chrome. Glass from the Italian Murano District. Traditional Italian Mid-Century S...

pair of circa 1920's large cut crystal table lamps with bronze base

Rare, 7 shades are available. This exquisite chandelier features a stunning white frosted molded-pressed glass shade, intricately depicting six swallows in flight, set against a sere...

Rare and remarkable, wine theme Arts & Crafts work of lighting art. The top quality craftsmanship that was put into this very well designed and amazingly decorative chandelier makes it the eyecatcher that she is. It is antique chandeliers like this that make our job so beautiful and rewarding, because we not only appreciate the look and feel of this chandelier ourselves, we also know in advance that we will make someone really happy with this amazing work of art. Whether it is enjoyed in a home or in a restaurant, you can simply never get bored with the quality and the look and feel that this antique brings to the table (no pun intended). The faux-candles in this six light chandelier are in good to very good condition and they too add to the wonderful atmosphere that this chandelier creates. We can already see this wine-theme chandelier gracing a French chalet, a Californian vineyard...

Breathtaking French Art Nouveau table lamp by Emile Gallé early 1900 model: ''Vosges Paysage'' simply exquisite. Multilayer glass lamp with engraved decoration in brilliant reserve of a blue and green Vosges landscape, on the foot, and on the hat of eagles in flight, on an opaque yellow background. Gilded bronze mount with three claws and two lights. Signed "Gallé" in reserve, on both elements. Looks amazing when lit, museum worthy Art Nouveau piece and a must have for any collector This original Emile Galle lamp...

Remarkable size and unique design, hand carved, antique marble-like alabaster pendant light. Thanks to its very large size & deep shade this remarkable alabaster chandelier is another one of our recent great finds that will light up both your days and evenings. The beautiful antique shade is in the best possible condition and ready to be used and enjoyed for many generations to come. This impressive chandelier is predominantly white and black with a few thunderstroke-like black veins that contrast even more when the light is switched on. Also, because the dark veins then turn pitch black against the white alabaster background, creating a unique contrast that is a joy to look at. What makes this extra large alabaster...

Rare Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Patinated Bronze Geometric Table Lamp, circa 1910. This is a rare one of a kind early Tiffany Studios larg...

For sale is a stunning antique chandelier that has been professionally restored in Berlin. The chandelier has been meticulously re-wired and is now ready to be hung. Not a single cry...

An antique Arts & Crafts table lamp in the manner of Bradley and Hubbard offers cast frame with floral and foliate decoration and housing bent caramel slag glass panels over triple s...

Housing one-light. Will be newly rewired with a certified UL US socket for the United States or appropriate socket for other countries and ready to hang. Rare Murano blown glass in m...

This stunning French Art Deco wall sconce, designed by Jean Noverdy (Dijon), France, circa 1920, features a thick salmon/pink molded glass shade that exudes elegance and vintage char...

French art nouveau wall lamp Semi frosted cut glass shade Copper wall piece and brass arm Weight: 1.70 kg / 3.7 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by ...

Fine and quintessential example of a period Art Deco chandelier. Circa. 1920's. Original satin glass "Cloud" motif glass shades. Polished chrome and brass ring detail. Designed in th...

Pair of similar white painted, grey green terracotta lamp bases made from rustic vintage Chinese clay jars used for wine storage. These are not a...

Enchanting antique Moroccan or Moorish table lamp handcrafted in brass with the original shade perforated with geometric designs on the base that illuminates from inside through perf...

Set of Early-Work Table Lamps made by Just Andersen in the 1920s. An exquisite duo for a beautiful home. * A pair (2) of metal lamps with 12-sided bases with ornaments and beige fab...

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...

Table lamp (lampadaire) by Muller Frères from Lunéville. A beautiful example of French glasswork from the Art Nouveau or Art Deco period, showcasing the refined craftsmanship and qua...

Largest and top quality, mint condition alabaster shade chandelier. Over the years we have offered and sold some of the best alabaster chandeliers, but never before were we able to ...

This pair of French ceiling light fixtures, dating to circa 1930, combines the natural elegance of alabaster with the sculptural strength of hand-forged iron. Each pendant features a...

Pair of 1920's French sconces with arrow motif. Measurements: Height: 13.5" Width: 9.75" Depth: 4.5"

Stunning French Art Deco blossom chandelier signed Noverdy, France depose, in salmon or peach-tinted art glass. Its distinctive design comprises five large "V" shaped panels, each d...

Extra large and truly timeless Art Deco 3 light pendant that will never fail to impress. With early 20th century lighting as one of our specialities, finding a top quality antique a...

Pair of Turkish circa 1920's etched brass lamps with foliage motif. One has a dent on the side of the body. Measurements: Height of body: 25" Height to shade rest: 34" Diameter: 6"

Housing 6 lights, sitting in crystal bobeches with blue Murano opaline beads and small drops. Will be wired with certified UL US sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for all o...

- A large Sistrah pendant with opaline and clear glass designed by Otto Müller, Germany circa 1930. - A unique characteristic of the lamp is that it consists of five glass elements,...