Brass Table Lamps

Pair of table lamps model 2466 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s. Brass, lacquered brass and original fabric shades. Stamped. Josef Frank was a true European...

Table lamp model 2468 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s. Brass with cotton shades. Stamped. Model 2468 is a delightful brass table lamp with three small shades in green, yellow, and red. The lamp has an elegant brass base with three stems that hold the shades at different heights. Because of its tricolour shades, it is known as the “traffic light lamp”. Designed by Josef Frank in the 1950s, this lamp has become a timeless Svenskt Tenn collectable. H: 54 cm W: 42 cm Shade D: 15 cm Josef Frank was a true European, he was also a pioneer of what would become classic 20th century Swedish design and the “Scandinavian Design Style”. Austrian- born Frank started his design career as an architect after having trained at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna between 1903 and 1910. After his training he went on to teach at Kunstgewerbeschule (The Viennese School of Arts and crafts) where he developed and espoused the new school of modernist thinking towards Architecture and Design that was coming to fruition in Vienna at the time. He also went on to lead the Vienna Werkbund throughout the 1920s. This was a truly progressive group of Architects and Designers who set about improving the daily lives of Austrian people through modernist design and architecture in partnership with Arts and Crafts ideals and construction. Frank’s leadership of the Werkbund had already cemented his place at the forefront of European design. Frank’s time in Vienna was typified by his design for the “Die Wohnung” exhibition of the Deutscher Werkbund in Stuttgart, 1927 where he exhibited along side his contemporaries at the forefront of design, such as the likes of Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius. Here he showed a specially designed pair of flat-roofed reinforced concrete houses in what is now seen as a typical modernist style. What separated Frank’s house from the other 32 houses of the exhibition was the interior and furniture inside the building. It was described as “Neo-Classical” and filled with an eclectic mix of period pieces, modern design and pieces designed by Frank himself that seemed to cross the two worlds. This was a complete opposite direction to that which his fellow Architects were travelling in with their pared back and angular aesthetics. Frank said of his own work: “The house is not a work of art, simply a place where one lives,” and by this reasoning Frank rejected the regimental mechanisation of the living space that his contemporaries believed in, instead he set about creating congenial and spontaneous interiors. Frank’s practice saw him placing the bright colours and the soft forms of nature back into the furnishings and interiors that he thought modernism sorely mist. Frank, along with Oskar Walch set up Haus und Garten in Vienna in 1925. This was Frank’s first commercial foray into furniture and home furnishings and the company went on to become the most influential furnishing house in Vienna with a riotous depth of colour and interesting shapes becoming the trademark of their design. However this success was to come to an end with rise of Nazism in Vienna in the early 1930’s. Frank was Jewish, and he and his wife Anna decided they would leave Vienna for her motherland: Sweden, in 1933. Frank continued to design for Haus and Garten, visiting Vienna occasionally and designing the pieces that would continue to be the company’s best sellers long after Frank was forced to hand the company over in 1938 after the Third Reich annexation of Austria. When Josef and Anna had moved to Sweden Frank had struck up a working relationship with Design shop owner Estrid Ericson. Ericson was the proprietor of Svenskt Tenn that at this point was a successful interiors shop in Stockholm with the royal warrant of appointment to the Swedish Royal Household. In 1935 Frank had become the chief designer for Svenskt Tenn and had set about putting all of his creative effort into his designs for the company. At the World Expositions in Paris in 1937 and New York in 1939 the world saw for the first time the wealth of products that Frank had been working on, ranging from candlesticks to cabinets, there was not a domestic object that Frank had not subjected to his colourful, comfortable and organic style of Modernism. Frank’s new school of Modernism championed ideas such as chairs having a freeing, open back and that “If one desires the room to be comfortable…all pieces of furniture should allow for a free view of the separating line between the floor and the wall. A cabinet without legs breaks this line and thus reduces the feeling of space.” A world-wide audience tired of classic Modernism’s furniture with solid planes and aggressive forms leapt upon these ideas and Franks natural and bright designs for Svenskt Tenn became internationally desired. Frank created over 2000 designs for Svenskt Tenn and his products continue to be the core of their brand. Frank’s rejections of tubular metal and heavy lacquers within his furniture have insured his unique light form of Modernism continues to influence and flourish today. His natural toned mahogany and walnut pieces along with his tactile leather covered and brightly shaded lighting still bring the forms of nature back into the home. Original Frank pieces are now increasingly rare, highly desirable and are the epitome of “Scandinavian Design”. Renowned Designer and Academic Isle Crawford...

The Junius lamp makes a bold statement with its geometric stacked elements that appear almost to float above one another. The lamp is constructed with a po...

Pair of Table Lamp in Brass and Matte Opaline Glass by Hans-Agne Jakobsson, 1950’s Additional Information: Material: Brass and matte opaline glass Style: Mid century, Scandinavian R...

Pair of Table Lamps in Brass and Glass, 1950’s Additional Information: Material: Brass and glass Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Produced by Fagerhults belysning in Sweden Dimensio...

Pair of Table Lamps in Brass by Hans-Agne Jakobsson, 1964 Additional Information: Material: Brass Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Rare pair of table lamps model B-221 Produced by H...

Table Lamp in Brass and Glass by Carl Fagerlund, 1960′s Additional Information: Material: Brass and glass Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Rare table lamp model RD1987 Produced by O...

Table Lamp in Brass and Frosted Glass by Uno and Östen Kristiansson, 1960's Additional Information: Material: Brass, frosted glass Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Produced by Luxus...

Pair of Table Lamps in Brass, 1950’s Additional Information: Material: Brass Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Produced by Elarmatur Kosta ...

Pair of petite Murano glass lamps made of all hand-blown glass elements from the island of Murano outside Venice, Italy. This pair features glass made with several different techniqu...

A desk lamp for Lightolier that has been rewired for use in the United States. Often attributed to Maurizio Tempestini.

Striking table lamp from ASEA, made completely from brass. Cool, clean design with shade that can be adjusted to direct and soften the light.

Pair of Italian lamps made of Murano glass. This pair features iridescent green glass discs separated by a brass structure. They are hand-crafted and have been newly wired to fit US ...

Gabriella Crespi rare 'Fungo' table lamp from the Rising Sun Series with lacquered bamboo strips and polished brass details on dome shade atop elegant flared brass base, Italy, 1970s...

Rare Desk / Table Lamp in Brass and Leather, 1950's Additional Information: Material: Brass, leather Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Produced by AB E. Hansson & Co in Malmö, Sweden...

Fog & Mörup was a legendary Danish lighting manufacturer best known to collectors for their sleek and sculptural lamps. Its vintage fixtures are ideal for design enthusiasts looking ...

The ‘THV 375’ table lamp was designed by Thomas Valentiner and produced for Poul Dinesen in Denmark. Crafted from brass and teak, this fully adjustable table lamp is perfectly balanc...

Lovely little piece.

A brass and travertine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s. Sold without Lampshade Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 9.62 x 6.81 x 5.06 (Height x Width x Depth) Dimens...

Interesting shape. Lovely color. Newly wired to US standards. Shade not included.

Grooved brass spherical lamp in patinated brass. Shade is for photographic purposes.

A brass and off-white fabric table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 20.25” H x 11” W x 5.25” D Stated dimensions include shades Bulb Spec...

A beige parchment paper and brass table lamp designed by Karl Trabert and produced by Schanzenbach & Co., Frankfurt am Main, Gemany, c. 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 19”  H x ...

An adjustable brass piano lamp or table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 12” H x 8” W x 9” D Stated dimensions include shade. Bulb Specif...

A green blown glass and brass table lamp designed by Börne Augustsson and produced by Åseda Glasbruk, Sweden, 1940s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 13”  H x 4.5” Diameter Dimensions o...

Pair of Table Lamps in Brass by Hans-Agne Jakobsson, 1950's Additional Information: Material: Brass Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Pair of table lamps model BN-26 Produced by Hans...

A blown glass and white fabric table lamp, designed by Ture Berglund and produced by Skansen, Glass, Sweden, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 11.5”  H x 5.5”  D Stated dimensi...

A brass and etched glass and fabric table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 14.5”  H x 11” D Stated dimensions include shade. Bulb Specificat...

A blown glass and brass table lamp designed by Ture Berglund and produced by Stockholms Glasbruk, Sweden, 1940s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 8” H x 5”  Diameter Dimensions of Shade...

A pair of brass and off-white fabric table lamps produced by Ivars, Sweden, c. 1970s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 14.25”  H x 7”  D Stated dimensions include shade. Bulb Specificat...

A cream beige table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 9.25” H x 6” Diameter Dimensions of Shade (inches): 5” Top Diameter x 8” Bottom Diam...

A braided brown leather, brass and rattan table lamp designed by Bertil Brisborg and produced by Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1940s. Assorted vintage rattan lampshade. Overall Dimen...

Table Lamp in Brass and Red Lacquered Metal, 1950’s Designed by Bertil Brisborg and produced by Nordiska Kompaniet in Sweden. Additional Information: Material: Brass and red lacque...

Table Lamp in Brass Attributed To Vilhelm Lauritzen, 1950’s Additional Information: Material: Brass Style: Mid century, Scandinavia Produced in Denmark Dimensions (W x D x H): 16 x ...

Rare "Mushroom Table Lamp" in polished brass with 3 bulbs by Karl Springer, American 1970's. The shade was hand-spun by metal artisans. An iconic Karl Springer design. Brass has b...

Table Lamp in Brass and Original Lamp Shade by Josef Frank, 1960's Additional Information: Material: Brass and original lamp shade Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Rare table lamp model 2467...

Table Lamp in Brass and Black Fabric Lamp Shades by Sonja Katzin, 1950's Additional Information: Material: Brass and black fabric lamp shades Style...

Paavo Tynell for Taito Oy, table lamp, model ‘9225’, brass, leather, Finland, 1950s This '9225' desk lamp, designed by the master of lighting Paavo Tynell in the fifties, stands as ...

Table Lamp in Brass and Glass by Hans-Agne Jakobsson, 1950’s Additional Information: Material: Brass and glass Style: Mid century, Scandinavia Table lamp model B-124 Produced by Han...

Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, table lamp, model ‘516’, brass, marble, enameled aluminum, Italy, 1948 This desk lamp, model 516, is designed by the influential designer in the field of...

A pair of brass and fabric table lamps, designed and produced by Bergboms, Sweden, c. 1970s. Stated dimensions include lampshades mounted.

Cool table lamp from Falkenbergs Belysning, made from brass with a mahogany stem. Wood carved into a bamboo-stem form. Adjustable height and angle of the shade.

Bergboms—also called Bergbom & Co AB—was a modernist, Swedish lighting manufacturer established in 1940. Active in the postwar period, Bergboms produced a variety of sleek, often dir...

An adjustable brass and red-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1960s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 10” H x 3.32”  W x 7.37D Stated dimensions include shade. ...

Giant Urn Lampbase with Matching Shade Hand-painted giant urn lamp base with matching shade adorned with different shades of purple, dark blue, and yellow. Cressida Bell...

A burl wood and brass table lamp designed and produced in the US, 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 13”  H x 9” Diameter Dimensions of Shade (inches): 6”  Top Diameter x 16”  Bott...

Cool table lamp from Falkenbergs Belysning, made from brass with a rosewood stem. Wood carved into a bamboo-stem form. Adjustable height and angle of the shade.

Many museums, churches and headquarters of large companies house the work of Scandinavian Modern lighting designer Carl Fagerlund. Initially an instructor of illustration, Fagerlund ...

A two-armed brass table lamp designed and produced in the US, 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 17” H x 21.5” W x 12.75” D Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Sockets: 2 All ...

Tito Agnoli for O-luce, desk lamps, model ‘267’, Perspex, brass, enameled steel, Italy, 1960 Italian designer Tito Agnoli designed this table lamp, model 267, in 1960 for O-Luce. T...

Paavo Tynell for Taito Oy, table lamp, model '9211', brass, Finland, 1940s A truly magnificent piece that scores highly on every design aspect: execution, material use, craftsmansh...

A brass table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1970s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 25.75" H x 4.9" Diameter Dimensions of Shade (inches): 4.75” Top Diameter x 10” Bottom Diam...

Table Lamp in Brass by Hans-Agne Jakobsson, 1950’s Additional Information: Material: Brass Style: Mid century, Scandinavia Very rare table lamp model B-99 Produced by Hans-Agne Jako...

A brass and off-white fabric table lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1970s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 22” H x 15” W x 9.25” D Stated dimensions include shade. Bulb Specificati...

An adjustable brass table lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 17” H x 12.5” Diameter Bulb Specifications: E-14 Bulbs Number of Sockets: 2 All li...

A brass and off-white fabric floor lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 62” H x 17.8” W x 44.5” D Dimensions variable based on position of lig...

An adjustable brass and rattan table lamp designed and produced in Austria, c. 1940s. Assorted rattan lampshade. Overall Dimensions (inches): 15”  H x 9”  W x 9.5”  D Stated dimens...

A brass, green-lacquered metal and leather table lamp produced by Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 15.36”  H x 12.6” W x 12.6”  D Stated dimensions...