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Style: Machine Age
Vintage Brass Artillery Shell Trench Art Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Circa 1930s Trench Art Lamp fashioned from a brass artillery shell mounted to a brass base supported by three ball feet. Rich patina present, as show...
Category

1930s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Brass

Antique Brass Artillery Double Shell Trench Art Table Lamp on Black Marble Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Trench Art lamp fashioned from two stacked brass and chrome high caliber artillery shells mounted to a black marble base (ca. 1918, USA). Rich patina ...
Category

1910s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Marble, Brass, Chrome

Exceptional Machine Age Art Deco Walnut and Chrome Table Lamps American C.1930’s
Located in Bernville, PA
Rare pair of Machine Age Art Deco walnut and polished chrome table lamps. A simple streamline design from the American Art deco movement of the 1930’s. Professionally restored and rewired. Dimensions 13 inches high, base is 6 inches in diameter, and the shade is 5...
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1930s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Austrian Mastercraft Art Deco Machine Age Handcrafted Brass Chandelier Re-Edited
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful very elaborate chandelier, pictured in patinated brass Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list and label our fixtures.
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2010s Austrian Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Brass

Rare Gilbert Rohde Machine Age Chrome, Enamel and Wood Desk or Table Lamp
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a rare and handsome desk or table lamp by the American master designer, Gilbert Rhode. This chrome, enamel and lacquer example epitomizes machine age style is dates from arou...
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1930s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Chrome

Bespoke Machine Age Pendant Light, Nickel Plated Brass, Tube Lights, Design 1928
Located in Berlin, DE
Machine Age pendant light manufactured by GMD Berlin, design 1928. Technical details: Six sockets E 27, soffitten-lights (tube lights), the pendant length is variable.
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2010s German Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Pullman Ball Sconces
Located in Peekskill, NY
This small, simple and elegant geometric style sconce is a nod to turn of the century modernist Joseph Hoffman at his best. It has the look of a train car sconce. It’s delicately com...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Brass

Large Machine Age Chandelier with 6 Arms, Nickel-Plated Brass, Customizable
Located in Berlin, DE
Machine Age 'Metropolis' chandelier with 6 arms. Nickel-plated brass, customizable. Technical details: 12 sockets E 27, soffitten-lights, the pendant length is variable.
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2010s German Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Machine Age Aluminium Floor Lamp, 1930s, USA
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Well made Machine Age floor lamp fabricated out of milled aluminium. Solid, sturdy construction. Chocolate brown wrinkle finish. Marble effect glass shade in a warm beige tone with b...
Category

1930s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Brass Artillery Shell Trench Art Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Circa 1930s Trench Art Lamp fashioned from a brass artillery shell mounted to a brass base supported by three ball feet. Rich patina present, as show...
Category

1930s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Brass

Machine Age Frosted Long Dome Pendent
Located in Peekskill, NY
Starting with the Bauhaus style as inspiration we designed these new original pendents. The look is a bit Industrial, Machine Age with a hint Wilhelm Wagenfeld Bauhaus...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Steel

Mira Hex Wall Sconce in Natural Brass and Blown Glass by Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
MIRA HEX wall sconce in solid brass and blown opal glass by Blueprint Lighting, 2022. A handsome study in clean lines and simple form inspired by the both the...
Category

2010s American Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Nickel, Bronze, Brass

Russel Wright Style Fluted Cerused Oak & Aluminum Table Lamp, Circa 1940
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Russel Wright Style Cerused Oak & Spun Aluminum Table Lamp, 1940's. Featuring a turned, tapered and smoothly ribbed Limed Oak Column atop a Alumin...
Category

1940s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

Austrian Mastercraft Art Deco Machine Age Handcrafted Brass Chandelier Re-Edited
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful very elaborate chandelier, pictured in patinated brass Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list and label our fixtures.
Category

2010s Austrian Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Brass

1940 Large Cast Industrial Nautical Pendant Lights
Located in Surrey, BC
We have a very nice set of crouse hinds nautical lights / Industrial with cast details, brass, and thick embossed glass shields. Lights were salvaged from a ship in the 1980s and...
Category

1940s Canadian Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Early Bronze Quad Subway Sconces
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is an authentic early 20th century cast bronze 4 light subway station ceiling lamp. Several variations of this fixture were used in New York's subway stations. This example stil...
Category

Early 20th Century American Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Walter Von Nessen Floor Lamp Early Version
Located in New York, NY
Early and rare version of the now iconic Machine Age Nessen swing arm floor lamp. The construction of this example dates the lamp from the...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Steel

Art Deco Peach Pink Clichy Glass Machine Age Pendant Light C1930
Located in Trensacq, FR
French Art Deco 'Machine Age' Clichy Glass Pendant Light C1930. Glossy stepped peach pink mottled glass shade with new chromed gallery mount. In good condition with no losses to gla...
Category

1930s French Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome

American Designer, Table Lamp / Desk Light, Lacquered Metal, United States 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable table lamp / desk light. Designed and produced in the United States, c. 1940s. In lacquered metal.
Category

1940s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Industrial Machine Age Deco Floor Lamp by Smith Victor
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Machine Age Art Deco styled Industrial floor lamp with folding anodized metal shades to the lamp head in brushed aluminum with steel tri - folding legs. Has a adjustable head and s...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

American Designer, Table Lamp, Chrome Metal, USA, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A chrome metal table lamp designed and produced in the US, c. 1930s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 14.5” H x 4.25” Diameter Dimensions of Shade (inches): 4.5” Top Diameter x 15.75” B...
Category

1930s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Dutch Designer, Table Lamp, Aluminium, Netherlands, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable aluminium table lamp designed and produced in the Netherlands, 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 13.95” H x 6” W x 9.5”D Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Soc...
Category

1930s Dutch Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Metal

Rare Rohde Floor Lamp for Mutual Sunset Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Very rare example not often seen on the market. Gilbert Rohde design for Mutual Sunset Lamp Company. This example shows some cosmetic wear, ...
Category

1930s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome, Iron

Danish Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, Denmark, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable chrome and beige-lacquered aluminium table lamp designed and produced in Denmark, 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 17.5” H x 5.80” W x 9” D Dimensions variable base...
Category

1930s Swedish Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Pair of Machine Age Polished & Matte Turned Aluminum Cone Table Lamps, C. 1930
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Smaller Pair of Turned Aluminum "Skyscraper" Bedside Table Lamps. Featuring a hand crafted tapered cone form in polished machinist made, lathed turned Aluminum on round bases with re...
Category

1930s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Nickel

Walter Von Nessen Style Brass Swing Arm Desk Lamp with Pale Green Shade, 1940's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Walter Von Nessen Style Brass Swing Arm Desk Lamp with Pale Green Shade. Featuring a Brass column with extending and adjustable swing arm. extending to 16L. With original white smoot...
Category

1940s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Brass, Metal

1940 Industrial Enamel Pendant Lights 8 Available
Located in Surrey, BC
A very nice set of rare enamel lights salvaged from a warehouse in Chicago . these unique fixtures have a louvered tops and unique milk glass globes givi...
Category

1940s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Enamel

Machine Age Patinated Brass Skyscraper Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Machine Age patinated brass skyscraper lamp with circular stepped base and central brass stepped column, USA, circa 1930s.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Brass

J. Robert Scott Stunning Pair of Machine Age Torcheres 1980s (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Pair of meticulously crafted Machine Age style torcheres in brushed steel and polished brass by J. Robert Scott, American 1980's (label inside top reads “J. Robert Scott and Associat...
Category

1980s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Brass, Steel

Large Double-Plate Natural Frosted Glass Pendent
Located in Peekskill, NY
This large tracery style Industrial pendant fits comfortably with most styles. It's very architectural with clean lines… just look at the profile. The heavy steel frame has an aged p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Steel

Art Deco Spun Aluminum Flip-Top Floor Lamp By Kurt Versen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Machine-age, art deco, spun aluminum "Flip-Top" floor lamp by Kurt Versen offers incredible design and versatility for use as an up lit, torchiere lamp when flipped up, or flipped do...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Pair Chase Brass & Copper Co. Black Line detail Chrome Candlestick Lamps, 1940s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of Chase Brass and Copper Co. attributed Chrome & Black detailed Bedside Lamps. Small footprint. Featuring a slim tubular Chrome stem, round inset b...
Category

1930s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Skeletal Industrial Blue Wire Glass Pendant Lamps
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is one of the first lamps The Early Electrics Design Studio introduced and featured a rare blue green Industrial glass. It quickly sold out. It took a couple of years to discover another collection of this hard to find color glass and can offer this pendant again. These unique 9" square pendant...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Glass

Two Arm Silverplate Sconces with Tapered Round Opal White Glass Shades, c. 1900
Located in New York, NY
AIS2779 A pair of double light sconces with muscular proportions in their original silverplate finish. Having opal glass shades. Dimensions: Overall: 11-1/2" h. x 13" w. x 10" d. Ba...
Category

Early 20th Century American Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Hinged Three Ball Mini Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
This all brass lamp is totally unique. It was inspired by August Haarstick in the Jugendstil Deco style. There is a centre ball that is the axis for thr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Brass

Machine Age Industrial Aluminum and Brass Table Lamp with Aluminum Shade
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Awesome Machine Age Industrial aluminum and brass table lamp with aluminum shade.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Brass, Aluminum

Industrial Brass Arc Floor Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Industrial brass arc floor lamp with adjustable swivel head.
Category

20th Century Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Brass

Brass and Chrome Machine Age Bell Shade Reading Desk Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Machine Age brass and chrome bell shaped reading desk lamp. Measures: 13"H x 7" W x 11" D.
Category

1930s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Brass

1920 Copper Industrial Sconce lights by Benjamin Lighting Co.
Located in Surrey, BC
1920 Industrial Bulbous Benjamin Copper Pendant Globe sconce showing great patina ..Originally only in a pendant format we have custom altered the arm set up in copper and brass to a...
Category

1920s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Copper

Machine Age Table Lamp, USA 1930s
Located in New York, NY
A Classic example of the simplicity and Art Deco influence on the Machine Age designs. From the wooden base to the fabulous finial it's all you expect from the period.
Category

1930s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

Machine Age Copper Tablelamp Jule Bouy style
By Jule Bouy
Located in Sharon, CT
Unusual copper and copper coated metals table lamp in the style of the important American Deco Designer Jule Bouy. Three narrow copper cones stick into a sphere on a square low base...
Category

1930s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Copper

Exceptional Machine Age Art Deco Walnut and Chrome Table Lamps American C.1930’s
Located in Bernville, PA
Rare pair of Machine Age Art Deco walnut and polished chrome table lamps. A simple streamline design from the American Art deco movement of the 1930’s. Professionally restored and rewired. Dimensions 13 inches high, base is 6 inches in diameter, and the shade is 5...
Category

1930s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Gilbert Rohde Attribution, Table Lamp, Chrome, Glass, USA, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A chrome-plated metal and frosted glass table lamp attributed to Gilbert Rohde, USA, c. 1930s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches):  10.75“ H x 8.5“ W x 4.5“ D Bulb Specificatio...
Category

1930s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Walter Von Nessen Machine Age Black Enamel & Brass Table Lamp, 1940's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
American Modernist Walter Von Nessen attributed brass column table lamp. Featuring an open five column architectural framework, with tubular Black enameled Brass center and four surr...
Category

1940s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Brass

Machine Age Modern Industrial Steel Floor Lamp, Adjustable Height, 1930's
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very cool Machine Age industrial floor lamp, adjustable in height and width, all original, great aged patina.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Steel

Antique Brass Artillery Double Shell Trench Art Table Lamp on Black Marble Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Trench Art lamp fashioned from two stacked brass and chrome high caliber artillery shells mounted to a black marble base (ca. 1918, USA). Rich patina ...
Category

1910s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Marble, Brass, Chrome

Machine Age Mid Century Brass Atomic Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An American Brass Machine Age / Mid Century chandelier. Machine age Mid Century chandelier with Atomic styling by Globe Lighting Fixture Mfg. Co...
Category

1940s Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Brass

Set of 3 Machine Age Chrome Coil Shape 2 Light Sconces, Wall Lamps, France, 1970
Located in Miami, FL
One of a kind set of 3 different styles of coil shaped 2 light chrome sconces, wall lights machine age design made in France 1970. Original European Wiring and we will add Socket Re...
Category

Late 20th Century French Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Machine Age Aluminum Torchiere Floor Lamps in the Style of Russel Wright
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome pair of uncommon mid-1940s Russel Wright-style Machine Age or Art Deco aluminum torchiere floor lamps. Broad and deep spun al...
Category

1940s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

Sperti Inc. Raymond Loewy Style Adjustable Aluminum & Cast Iron Floor Lamp, 1940
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Sperti Sunlamp Inc. adjustable Aluminum and Cast Iron repurposed light therapy floor lamp, in the style of Raymond Loewy, Circa 1940. Featuring articulating machined grooved Clam Shell Aluminum Reflector Shades, tilting lamp...
Category

1940s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Iron, Aluminum

Machine Age / Functionalism Chandelier, 1930s, Restored
Located in Praha, CZ
6-Flamming nickel-plated chandelier made in 1930s. Restored: nickel with minor age patina polished. Glass in perfect condition. Rewired: two separate circuits - 3xE12-E14 + 3xE25 bul...
Category

1930s Czech Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Nickel

Large French Art Deco six arm nickeled bronze, art glass star chandelier Petitot
Located in New York City, NY
This large and exquisite French Machine Age polished nickel bronze chandelier by Petitot epitomizes the elegance and innovation of the Art Deco period. Featuring six sizeable 8" di...
Category

Early 20th Century French Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Bronze, Nickel

Walter Von Nessen style Midcentury Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A brass and black metal table lamp; possibly by Walter Von Nessen. USA, circa 1940. Rewired with new sockets and French black silk twisted cord. Takes one standard US bulb, 75 watts...
Category

1940s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

Home Made Machine Age Skyscraper Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Interesting cross section of Folk Art and Machine Age sensibilities. Tubular vertical elements form the standard, hand-hammered aluminum sheath constitutes the base. Minor cosmetic w...
Category

1930s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Gilbert Rhode Style Chrome Plated Desk Lamp, 1940s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Streamline Moderne Gilbert Rohde style all chrome desk lamp. Featuring an arched Chrome plated Brass neck, rotating cylindrical head connecting to triple cylindrical tubes, center tu...
Category

1940s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome, Brass

Pair of WWII "Trench Art" Nickel-Plate Table Lamps with Brass Accents, 1940's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of World War Two Nickel Plate & Solid Brass mortar shell Trench Art table lamps. Featuring heavy, hand machined, reflective nickel-plated brass mortar column-forms, fitted to la...
Category

1940s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Cork and Chrome Machine Age Lamp Attributed to Russel Wright
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1930s cork and chrome table lamp attributed to Russel Wright. Asymmetrical cork and chrome base that was used by both Russel Wright and Donald Deskey. Shade still retains the origin...
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1930s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Industrial Machine Age Gear Table Lamps
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Lustrous pair of industrial machine age gear or cogwheel table lamps. Large mechanical gear parts having teeth on the main shaft and bottom edge converted to table lamps. These lamps...
Category

20th Century American Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Steel

Machine Age Art Deco Chrome Floor Lamp of Exaggerated Curved Form
Located in New York, NY
Machine Age, Art Deco chrome floor lamp having a dramatic curved vertical element with adjustable chrome hood shade. The hood shade will tilt to...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Laurel Lamp Co. I Beam Silver & Black Steel Table Lamps, 1960's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Pair of Architectural Laurel Lamp Co. Brushed & Black enameled Steel I-Beam Table Lamps. Featuring heavy, solid rectangular girder structure in Silver with Black to conca...
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1960s American Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Steel, Nickel

Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in Chicago, IL
Chiesa for Fontana Arte rare floor lamp design, 1936 Enameled aluminium, curved glass, aluminum, lacquered wood Measure: 15½ W x 11 D x 97 H in Literature: Fontana Arte: Gio...
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1930s Italian Vintage Machine Age Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

Machine Age lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Machine Age lighting for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, brass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Machine Age lighting made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Early Electrics Design Studio, Nessen Studio, GMD Berlin, and Kurt Versen. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $350 and tops out at $12,000 while the average work can sell for $1,700.

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