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Material: Copper
A Pair of Silver Plated Fluted Flask Table Lamps by Robert Kuo for McGuire
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This striking pair of silver plated fluted flask lamps was designed by renowned artist Robert Kuo for McGuire Furniture. Robert Kuo began collaborating with McGuire during the 1990s,...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Copper Table Lamps

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Copper, Silver Plate

1940s 'Coulter' Louvered Table Lamp, Canada
By Fog and Morup, Coulter Lamp Toronto
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Iconic Art Deco, Machine Age Coulter seven tier table lamp. Vented lid access to light bulb. Rotating on/off switch on base. Contain one E26 size socket rated at 60 watt. S...
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1940s Canadian Art Deco Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

Pair of mushroom table lamps in copper and chrome 1970s
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
A pair of 1970s table lamps featuring mushroom-shaped shades. The lamps have a chrome steel base, the shades are made from warm-hued copper. Over the years, both lamps have develope...
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1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Copper, Chrome

Mid-century Hawaiian "Headache" Dancing Hula Girl Copper Table Lamp by Dodge
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original late 1940s copper-plated spelter metal Dodge Hawaiian hula girl table lamp with dancing motion. This model lamp is known as the "Headache" model because of the way the girl ...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

Japanese Vintage Electrified Shrine Lantern with exceptional Arabesque Details
Located in South Burlington, VT
Special Antique Interior Lighting Choice- One Of Kind. Japan, a lovely large vintage bronze and copper shrine Lantern with attractive Hoju jewel finial and handsome arabesque scroll...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Copper Table Lamps

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Bronze, Copper

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Brass and Glass Table Lamps by Stiffel, United States
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of Mid-Century Modern golden brass and glass table lamps by Stiffel, United States By: Stiffel Material: brass, copper, zinc, metal, glass, crystal, cord Technique: cast, molde...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Crystal, Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc

Japanese Antique Altar Table Lamp Symbolic Of Wish Granting And Good Fortune
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare Buddhist Antique Altar Lamp- First We've Seen Japanese rare Early Taisho Period Circa 1920's Buddhist temple altar lamp in the shape of the 'hoju' -the sacred buddhist symbol o...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp with Sèvres Ceramic Parrot
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Nice Vintage table lamp, with a figurine of a blue parrot, made of porcelain. The lamp foot is made of bronze and leafs are made of copper. The porcelain is marked Sèvres. The lamp s...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Copper Table Lamps

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Bronze, Copper

Art Deco Table Lamp Brass and Copper, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Art Deco table lamp brass and copper metal, Sweden, 1930s Nice looking table lamp in Art Deco style. It made from brass and copper with an original fringe shade. Good vintage c...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Brass, Copper

Amsterdamse School Table Lamp in Copper and Silk
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Amsterdamse School table lamp, copper, silk, The Netherlands, 1920s This exquisite table lamp is a striking example of Amsterdamse School design, known for its bold, sculptural form...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

V-Lite-Brass Table Lamp or Wall Sconce with Perforated Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed in collaboration with Commune design, the V-Lite doubles as a table lamp and a wall sconce. As a sconce, the fixture comes with a large brass b...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Copper Table Lamps

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Brass, Copper, Metal

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp - Giulia Mangani - Sèvres Style Porcelain Bird
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Magnificent luxurious table lamp of a tropical bird with a large gilded bush. Created by the Italian brand Giulia Mangani, circa 1960-1970 The bird and pedestal are made of porcelai...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

Mid-century Dodge "Headache" Dancing Hula Girl Copper Table Lamp w/ Lamp Shade
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original late 1940s copper-plated spelter metal Dodge Hawaiian hula girl table lamp with dancing motion. This model lamp is known as the "Headache" model because of the way the girl ...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Metal, Copper

Pebble Lamp, Black Lacquer and Copper by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pebble lamp Black lacquer Antique copper Hand repoussé Silk shade Limited edition Repousse´ is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief onto sheet metal. The techniqu...
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2010s Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

1970s Italian Giulia Mangani Tole Table Lamp Porcelain Hand Painted Blue Bird
Located in Haarlem, NL
Spectaculair looking table lamp depicting a hand painted porcelain rock base and branch with an eye-catching tropical blue bird on top of it. Ornamented with tole branches and leaves...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

Rare ´Millionaire´ Poul Henningsen Table Lamp, Denmark 1930s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Poul Henningsen & Louis Poulsen - Mid-Century Modern Design A beautiful 5/ 3 'Millionaire' table lamp by Poul Henningsen (1894-1967). The lamp is rare due to its size and age - ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Copper Table Lamps

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Brass, Copper

Early 20th Century Copper Table lamp with Paste Glass Muller Frères Shade
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An antique copper table lamp made of copper, the stem is made of metal. The tulip-shaped lampshade is made of paste-glass (Patte Verte) and s...
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Early 1900s French Other Antique Copper Table Lamps

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Metal, Copper

WAS Benson. A copper and brass table oil lamp
By William Arthur Benson
Located in London, GB
William Arthur Smith Benson (1854-1924), a copper and brass table oil lamp, with removable font.
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20th Century Arts and Crafts Copper Table Lamps

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Brass, Copper

Poul Henningsen 3/2 Table Lamp, PATENDED, Copper and Amber Light Shades
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Poul Henningsen & Louis Poulsen, Scandinavian Modern The iconic Poul Henningsen (PH 3/2) table lamp with shades in amber glass. Stand and socket house of browned brass. Bakelite sw...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

Early Poul Henningsen Copper Table Lamp, 1930s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Poul Henningsen & Louis Poulsen, Mid-century Modern design This is the iconic Poul Henningsen (PH 4/3) table lamp with original copper shades. Stand, switch and socket house of bro...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

Sculptural Brutalist Lamp by the Laurel Lamp Mfg. Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Sculptural brutalist table lamp on wood base manufactured by the Laurel Lamp Company in Newark, N.J. Base is 5" wide, 5" deep and 6.5" high. Total height from base to the top of so...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Table Lamps

Materials

Copper, Steel

Jaw-Dropping Pair of Cloisonne Vessels as Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent lamps are shipped as photographed and described in the narrative. They are custom built using materials of the highest quality and are shipped complete with the new shades, harps and finials shown in the photos. A majestic pair of vintage Asian Cloisonne vessels...
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1940s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Bronze, Enamel, Copper

SUPERB Early Gustav Stickley Table Lamp c. Early 1900s - W7996
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
SUPERB Early Gustav Stickley Table Lamp c. 1910 - W7996 This is a SUPERB Early Table by Gustav Stickley. Made in the early 1900s, this lamp has the original wicker lampshade, along...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

Paavo Tynell Copper Sea Shell Table Lamp Model 5321, Taito Oy 1940s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Already designed in 1938, this "seashell" lamp is considered as one of the first modernist table lamps by Paavo Tynell. A lamp that broke the earlier borders of the Art Deco and Bauh...
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1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Metal, Copper

Tukiainen Aimo Ossi Kalevi, Table Lamp, Copper, Finland, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A freeform copper table lamp designed by Tukiainen Aimo Ossi Kalevi and produced by Oy Moonlight, Finland, 1970s. Overall Dimensions (inche...
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1970s Finnish Post-Modern Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Metal, Copper

Ron Rezek Verdigris Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Postmodern table lamp by Los Angeles lighting designer Ron Rezek, c.1980s. The lamp features a verdigris copper frame and removable shade with polished brass ring accent that sits at...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Brass, Copper

Style of Benedict Studios Arts and Crafts Table Lamp Hammered Copper Mica
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Style of Benedict Studios Arts and Crafts Mission Table Lamp Hammered Copper Mica Hammered copper Rivet detail Label present difficult to read 17 h x 13 Preowned original vintage con...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Copper Table Lamps

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Crystal, Metal, Copper

Martinelli Luce LED Minipipistrello 620/J Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mini version of the Pipistrello lamp designed by Gae Aulenti in 1965. Table lamp diffused lighting. Glazed stainless steel structure, white opal methacrylate diffuser. Base and knob...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Copper Table Lamps

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Stainless Steel

"Bolide" Desk Lamp by Jumo, circa 1945, Original Made in France, Mint Condition
Located in Buffalo, NY
Step back in time to the 1940s with this exquisite table lamp designed and produced by JUMO Brevete in France. Founded by Yves Jujeau and Pierre and André Mounique, the JUMO company ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Copper Table Lamps

Materials

Copper, Chrome

Reflective Copper with Black Base Table Lamp, Serena by Flos
Located in Tulsa, OK
At first glance, Serena appears to be in motion—it is a leaf blown by a gentle breeze, dancing through a current of wind. Inspired by the simple beauty of nature, this piece features...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

Antique Dovetailed Copper Canteen Water Oil Bottle Converted Table Lamp 25"
Located in Dayton, OH
Charming late 19th Century dovetailed copper converted water canteen or oil vessel. Features a beautiful bottle form with old world dovetailing and iron banding with chain and hook f...
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Late 19th Century Antique Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

1940s Two-Bodies White Volterra Alabaster Table Lamp by Bianchi Factory, Italy
Located in North Miami, FL
1940s two-bodies white Volterra alabaster table lamp by Bianchi Factory, Italy By: Bianchi Factory Material: alabaster, stone, copper, metal Technique: hand-crafted, cast, molded, m...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Stone, Alabaster, Metal, Copper

Mica Lamp Co. Copper And Mica Lamp
Located in Norwood, NJ
Copper and mica arts and crafts style lamp and shade made by the Mica Lamp Co., Glendale, Ca. base and shade with makers mark. Shade with serial number. Roun...
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Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

Mica Lamp Co. Copper And Mica Lamp
Mica Lamp Co. Copper And Mica Lamp
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Erik Tidstrand for Nordiska Kompaniet Desk Lamp with Green Shade
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Erik Tidstrand for Nordiska Kompaniet, desk lamp, model '29595', lacquered steel, brass, walnut, copper, Sweden, 1930s This desk lamp, designed by Erik Tidstrand for Nordiska Kompa...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Brass, Copper, Steel

Art Deco table lamp in a stylish design. Approx. 1940s.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Art Deco table lamp in a stylish design. Brass. Base in copper. Approx. 1940s. In excellent condition with signs of use. Dimensions: H 28.0 cm. x W 19.0 cm. Cord: 170 cm.
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1940s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Brass, Copper

Art Deco Table Lamp, 1940s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Tulip-shaped copper table lamp, standing on a wooden base. Measures: Height 50 cm. Diameter 30 cm.  
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1920s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Copper Table Lamps

Materials

Copper

Niels Rasmussen Thykier, Table Lamp, Copper, Brass, Paper, Denmark, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, waxed white paper and copper table lamp designed and produced by Niels Rasmussen Thykier, Denmark, 1930s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 19.5” H x 14.75“ Diameter ...
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1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Brass, Copper

Danish Modern Copper Desk Lamp by Jo Hammerborg, 1960s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Copper Table Lamp designed by Jo Hammerborg for Fog & Mørup in the 1960s. An exquisite piece for a beautiful home. * A Copper Desk Lamp with a white shade * Designer: Jo Hammerborg ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

Marcello Fantoni, Table Lamp, Hammered Copper, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A copper table lamp, produced by Marcello Fantoni, Italy, 1960s. Sold without lampshade. Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 31.5 x 13.5 x 13.5 (H x W x D) Dimensions Shade (inches...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

1930s Pair of Bauhaus Mushroom Table Lamps in Copper Finish, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- cleaned and rewired - 1x , E26-E27 bulb - US wiring compatible - Minor signs of use
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Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

Mid-century Dancing Hula Girl Copper Table Lamp by Haydon w/ Lamp Shade
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original late 1940s copper-plated spelter Hawaiian hula girl table lamp with dancing motion by the Haydon Mfg. Co. Inc. This model lamp is known as one of the first dancing hula girl...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Metal, Copper

Antique Arts & Crafts Large Copper Indoor Fountain Table Lamp or Accent Light
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and substantial Arts & Crafts double domed light was once an indoor fountain and was presumed to have been made in the United States in circ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Copper Table Lamps

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Metal, Copper

The Adjustable Fixture Co. Table lamp, Rare
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The Adjustable Fixture Co. was established in 1911 in 62 Mason St, Milwaukee , Wisconsin. Famous for premium residential and designer lighting they also specialized in industrial ...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Copper Table Lamps

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Brass, Copper

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spider Glass Copper Flush Mount Table Lamp 1950 Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flush Mount or table lamp Spider like from copper, metal and blown glass 1950s Italy. A whimsical spider like fl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

Alchimia B810, table lamp. Fire enamel on copper, raised round Murano glass.
Located in Venezia, IT
Alchimie, the capsule collection born from the collaboration between Incalmi and Debonademeo, succeeds in its intent to transform glass powder into something different. Vases, trays ...
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2010s Italian Copper Table Lamps

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Copper, Enamel

Antique Dovetailed Copper Canteen Water Oil Bottle Converted Table Lamp 24"
Located in Dayton, OH
Charming late 19th Century dovetailed copper converted water canteen or oil vessel. Features a beautiful bottle form with old world dovetailing and iron banding with chain and hook ...
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19th Century Antique Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

Jacques Avoinet & Jean Simon LABRET style of, French brutalist design lamp 1970s
Located in leucate, FR
Design lantern lamp. Table or ceiling lamp. Copper and raw and cut glass crystals. 4 sides with thick fragments of backlit glass crystals. Copper structure with a handle, the whol...
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1970s French Brutalist Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

Glass and Copper Table Lamp in Manner of Pietro Chiesa
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Copper and Glass Table lamp in the manner of Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. Glass rods around stem. Rewired in antique style flex and PAT tested Italy, Circa 1930.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

Midcentury Copper Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1960's English copper table lamps with polished finish. Measurements: Height of body: 14" Diameter: 9"
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1960s English Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

Pair of Bold and Handsome Oversized Brutalist Laurel Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
As found, this pair of handsome brutalist lamps designed by Richard Barr for the Laurel Lamp Company are guaranteed to make a bold, handsome, dramatic statement in any room.
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1960s American Brutalist Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Bronze, Copper

Late Century Bronze Brass Glass & Copper Edison Steampunk Industrial Table Lamp
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
1970s Explosion proof passage way light reclaimed from a super tanker modified to function as a table or desk lamp. The light itself is made from bronze, brass and has a tempered ...
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1970s German Industrial Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Brass, Bronze, Copper

Basic Knot 5 Sand Sculptural and Nylon Table Lamp by Hot Wire Extensions
Located in Geneve, CH
Basic Knot 5 Sand Sculptural and Nylon Table Lamp by Hot Wire Extensions Dimensions: D 31 x W 28 x H 38 cm Materials: Waste nylon powder, natural white marble sand, copper pipe, han...
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2010s British Modern Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

Martinelli Luce Dimmable LED Pipistrello 620 Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed in 1965 by Gae Aulenti for Martinelli Luce, the lamp is made with innovative techniques for the diffuser in methacrylate for the time in which it was designed. The shape of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Copper Table Lamps

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Stainless Steel

French Bouillotte Bronze Three Lights Table Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A French Empire-style period bouillotte lamp, boasting three bronze lights and an adjustable screen, is complemented by a verdant tole shade in hues of green.
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19th Century French Empire Antique Copper Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass, Bronze, Copper

Quezal Art Nouveau Lamp
Located in NANTES, FR
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...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Brass, Copper

Anders Pehrson, Wall Light, Copper, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A copper wall light designed by Anders Pehrson and produced by Atelje Lyktan, Sweden, 1960s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 6.78” H x 7.58” W x 10.25” D Back Plate Dimensions (inches)...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Copper

Danish 1920s Art Nouveau Patinated Copper and Brass Table Lamp
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Ornate and beautifully made Danish, 1920s desk lamp with frame and base of patinated copper and brass. Its mounted with a black steel shade that may h...
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1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Copper Table Lamps

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Brass, Copper, Steel

Copper Antique Arts, Crafts Hand Hammered Stickley Style Table Lamp Conversion
Located in Lomita, CA
This copper arts and crafts lamps was produced in England or America during the early part of the 20th century according to our appraiser. This lam...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Copper Table Lamps

Materials

Copper, Iron

Pair Antique 19c Chinese Gilt Cloisonne Covered Prunus Ginger Jar Table Lamps
Located in Richmond, CA
A matching pair of antique Chinese 19c azure blue ground cloisonne covered ginger jars, on gilt bronze body finely decorated with prunus blossoms in a rocky garden scene, with ruyi h...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Copper Table Lamps

Materials

Copper, Enamel, Bronze

Copper and Wood Art Deco Table Lamp, Europe ca 1930s
Located in Utrecht, NL
The European Art Deco movement of the 1930s was a beacon of innovation and style, and one of its timeless creations was this copper and wood table lamp. This exquisite piece of funct...
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1930s European Art Deco Vintage Copper Table Lamps

Materials

Copper

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