Metal Table Lamps

Stunning large "Edipo" table lamp in a beautiful black and white combination. This rare and unique lamp was designed by Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo and produced by PAF in Italy...

Table lamp mod. 1853 base and lampshade in satin-finish cased glass, structure in white lacquered metal, Fontana Arte, 1954.

Pair of rare table lamps by Ingo Maurer for Design M, 1970s, Germany. Executed in bamboo, rice paper fan and black lacquered iron. Socket: 1 x E27 or E26 (US) for standard screw bul...

Mezzoracolo table or floor lamp by Italian architect Gae Aulenti, executed by Artemide. This is the smaller version, but it is still 67 cm high. The other version is named Oracolo, a...

Impressive Paavo Tynell Table lamp made in polished brass and amber glass shade. The lamp is in great condition and it's stamped by the editor TAITO. Model 5061. Dimension : 38.5 cm ...

Hinged directional table lamp. Metal structure, base and ballast of zamac metal alloy, resin parabola, one on the arm and one of the shaft, allow each to rotate 300°.

Mid Century Modern Murano glass table lamp, Italy Venini style 1980s. The vintage table or desk lamp is made of a polished brass cylindrical base, two large pink and lavender Murano ...

Large Isamu Noguchi Akari 23N floor lamp. Executed in handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with original Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp and metal legs. ...

Early Alligator Leather Reading Table Lamp in the manner of Paul Dupre-Lafon. Small footprint. Featuring a scalloped pyramidal form with ornamental ...

Joe Colombo 'Minitopo' special edition table lamp in red for Stilnovo Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Midcen...

Pair of mixed metal neoclassical table lamps with pierced Greek key motif.

Vis à Vis is a magic trick, between technique and illusion. Once again, we decided to take away, seeking only the light. Transparency is the main feature of this battery-powered lamp...

Midcentury amazing small pair of table lamps in brass and engraved glass by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. Made in Italy in the 1950s.

A typical fixture from the turn of the last century, circa 1900, wrought iron with glass-layers. In the centre a handblown and cut glass-vase.

Pair of Large Pink Murano glass lamps with controlled bubbles. The lamps are mounted on thick lucite bases and have been Newly rewired with adjustable polished brass double clusters ...

Taking inspiration from planetary shapes and textures, the Cosmic collection artfully explores the interplay of metal properties and a curated selection of patina finishes. Handcra...

A refined example of space age lighting, this pair of vintage Targetti Sankey eyeball lamps offers both aesthetic appeal and practical functionality. Their distinctive 360° rotatin...

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...

Dimensions: 50cm W, 51cm H, 14 cm D Conditon: Good Period: 1980’s Origin: Swiss Period: 1980’s.

Tiffany Studios Empire Jewel Table Lamp Important and rare Tiffany Studios New York "Empire Jewel" Table Lamp, Only 2-3 known to exist and well documented in Alastair Duncans Tiffan...

In the year the Wiener Werkstätte was founded, Kolo Moser designed several table lamps, including four that resemble each other due to their dome-shaped covers. The lamps are recorde...

Chrome Selene Eclipse lamp by ABM (this lamp was also manufactured for Lightolier’s USA market in the 1960’s). 40-60 watt E-14 (European bulb) or higher if LED/CFL. Tested origina...

This is a wonderful pair of gilt neoclassic style footed lamps with graceful sculpted acanthus leaves and slim articulated legs that terminate in padded feet. The set are urn form wi...

Mid-Century Bankers Lamp from Radionic Trans Co. made between 40s and 60s. Lamp features chrome end caps, Bakelite ends, textured paint and steel. Arm is...

Excellent rendition of a Tiffany style lamp, bronze with a conch shell shade. Beautifully cast with a deep bronze patina. In cord switch with a dim...

Atollo Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce. The Atollo lamp has become an iconic representation of the table lamp....

A blue-glazed ceramic, brass and white fabric table lamp produced by Motala lervarufabrik, Sweden, c. 1930s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 13.5"H x 7.0"W x 6.5"D Dimensio...

Elegant Art Deco table lamp or desk light 'No 71'. Lamp shade rotating. Designed by André Mounique for Jumo, France, 1930s. A total of 5 lamps in two colors available! This is the n...

Pair of brass and marble tall table or buffet lamps in a neoclassical barley twist design with cherub detail and a square marble base. 37" tall x 6 1/2" square base. Shades are not i...

Monumental pair of Gabriella Crespi “Fungo” table lamps in brushed brass and white acrylic (ca. 1970, Italy). Among the larger examples Crespi ...

Angelo Mangiarotti Saffo lamp Artemide, Italy, 1967 Handblown Murano glass shade on cast aluminum base. Original cord.

This pivotable table lamp was designed by Afra e Tobia Scarpa in 1965 for Flos. It is made from laquered light orange metal with a black plastic base. Thanks to its chrome-plated metal joints the shade can be adjusted. Good vintage condition: original Flos paper...

The collection, designed by Alessandra Baldereschi, is composed of six unopened flowers in hand-blown artistic glass; precious gems that are about to open and reveal all their beauty...

Very Large Table Lamp in ”Grand Tour” style from the early 20th Century. Made in mahogany (swietenia mahogoni) and brass with classic columns. New lamp shade in linen with gilt ins...

1970s burnished brass petite table lamp. All over carved geometric design. Newly rewired with new brass socket. Lamp takes one standard bulb (not included). Custom white Phillip Jeffries grasscloth...

An adjustable brass, river stone and black-lacquered metal "Sasso" table lamp designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni and produced by Azucena, Italy, c. 1948. Dimensions of Lamp with Sha...

Pietro Chiesa Table Lamp for Fontana Arte, brass, Italy, 1956 A compelling expression of Pietro Chiesa’s sculptural approach to lighting, this 1956 table lamp for Fontana Arte disti...

One light solid sterling silver lamp. The base is round while the stem has an empty tube where the electric wire passes. The lamp holder is in the shape of a tulip flower in fusion ...

Joe Colombo 'Minitopo' table lamp in gold and black for Stilnovo Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Midcentury ...

Vaga table lamp designed by Franco Mirenzi in 1978 and produced by Valenti Luce. The relatively heavy base provides a solid balance for the fairly large round metal top of the lamp....

Pair of small table lamps, made of a brass cylinder foot topped with an opened top glass globe tinted in a tobacco colour. Ideal for a bedside use thanks to their small size and dimm...

Wonderful table lamp in patinated brass and hand blown opal glass manufactured in the 1940s by Danish company LYFA. In the style of Bent Karlby. LYFA has since the 1930s won multipl...

1950s Belgium Val Saint Lambert lime green and clear crystal glass grooved table lamp base. The lamp base fades from dark green encased in clear glass at the bottom to fading becomin...

French Art Deco Night-light or Mood Table Lamp by Muller Freres (Lunéville) and Marcel Vasseur (Paris) and edited by ROBJ (Paris), France, 1920s. Glass and wrought-iron. Thick mottle...

A beautiful Tiffany style table lamp, French production from the 1930s, Art Nouveau period. The base is in cast brass and base in black marble, the lampshade in colored glass and cry...

Beautiful large Murano table lamp Lilies made in Italy in the 1970s. Very good vintage condition. The lamp has the original manufacturer's label. Dimensions: Width: 48 cm / 19 inch...

Pair of antique Chinese champlevé or cloisonné lamps. Lovely pair of antique Chinese bronze champlevé or cloisonné table lamps. Offered champleve or cloisonne lamps are executed in a lovely floral pattern of beautiful shades including chartreuse, turquoise, pinks and whites. These lamps are in very good antique condition and have been newly wired to U.S. specifications. Champlevé is an enameling technique in the decorative arts, where troughs or cells are carved, etched, or cast into the surface of a metal object...

Art Deco table lamp with a mother and child motive. Massive brass body shows attractive patina. The ice glass lamp shade is in very good condition. The lamp works perfectly.

Inspired by a fusion of craft and advanced manufacturing, the Lana series is designed to adapt to any space. Lana is comprised of a unique magnetic felt shade that provides limitless...

A tall tan Hollywood Regency lamp with a textured palm leaf motif. This lovely table lamp will be fabulous on a side table, nightstand or credenza. It is tall and round and features ...

Beautiful pair of table lamps attributed to Royal Haeger. These ceramic lamps have a ginger jar shape with a vibrantly colored drip glaze. Just let us know if you would like to have...

Mid-Century Modern 5 Arm Lotus Lamp, 1970s . Base and arms are a polished brass. Lotus shades are glass petal design in smoky pink hues. Light switch are three-way so that two bulbs...

This bold and colorful handcrafted lamp not only brings a pop of color to your space but baths the space in warm light. The lamp features a bold, conical base that flares out at the ...

Italian midcentury modern design set of two table lamps “Pileino” model designed by Gae Aulenti and produced by Artemide from 1970s. White lacquered metal frame with adjustable diffu...

A rare table light from the Spanish manufacturer Metalarte after a design by Sergio & Oscar Devesa from the 80s. The shape of this design is based on the properties and possibilitie...

Pair of table lamps Stelline lamps 12291 model designed by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, Italy, 1950s. Lamps have a brass structure and a double shade in frosted opaline glass and m...

Incised ceramic table lamp by Bitossi, the lamp is rewired with a keyed socket and silk cord with a period-styled plug. No shade included.

Artemide Tolomeo 'Video' Desk / Table Lamp. Designed by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina. Featuring a pivoting head and articulated arm, this l...

Late 19th c. , a lovely large black and gold painted hexagonal English tea canister with Chinoiserie decoration, mounted as 3-light table lamp with a tall brass finial...

Fantastic elegant period arts & crafts style lamp with eight bent slag glass panels over flat panels with bronze overlay. Bronze lamp base with a shade...