Pair of Vibrant Blue Ceramic Lamps by Stiffel
View Similar Items
Pair of Vibrant Blue Ceramic Lamps by Stiffel
About the Item
- Creator:Stiffel (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 42 in (106.68 cm)Diameter: 17 in (43.18 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1950s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Very good condition with NO chips, cracks, or repairs noted. Minor surface scratches and wear. Brass portions have some age spotting and retain their warm original patina.
- Seller Location:Atlanta, GA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU871813298302
Stiffel
When Ted Stiffel (1899–1971) founded Stiffel in 1932 in Chicago, he wanted to make functional, thoughtfully designed table lamps and other fixtures that were available at an accessible price. Born in Memphis, Stiffel first pursued a career in music before serving in World War I. After his discharge, he worked with the Western Electric Company in Chicago and then the Nellie J. Kaplan Company, a lighting firm also in the Windy City.
After he started his own lamp business, Stiffel began supplying area department stores and by the 1940s had opened a large factory that was producing lamps for nationwide sale, eventually competing with the likes of the Frederick Cooper Lamp Company, also based in Chicago. In 1948, designer Edwin J. Cole joined the company and created some of the firm’s most striking table lamps. Today, Cole’s vintage mid-century modern lighting fixtures for Stiffel, frequently with distinctively tall and shapely ceramic bodies and finished with decorative brass chinoiserie details, are highly prized by collectors.
One of Stiffel’s innovations was his patented switch, which simplified turning lights on and off: All someone had to do was grasp a lamp’s pole and gently pull down. He also designed a pole lamp with a vertical tube that held a series of fixtures on the outside. The upright pole lamp was so innovative that Sears, Roebuck and Company copied it. Stiffel sued, and the case ended up in the Supreme Court in 1964. The ruling against Stiffel was influential in whether states can give a patent to objects that do not have the invention required of federal patents.
After declaring bankruptcy in 2000, the brand was revived in 2013 in Linden, New Jersey, where newly produced high-quality lamps carry the Stiffel name.
Find a collection of vintage Stiffel lighting on 1stDibs.
- Pair of Rope Wrapped Form Ceramic LampsLocated in Atlanta, GAPair of Rope Wrapped Form Ceramic Lamps, made by the S&M Lamp Company Inc., American, circa 1970s. Executed in a chalky white finish. They have been rewired and are ready to use, and...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
$850 / set - Design Technics Blue Striped Ceramic LampBy Lee Rosen, Design TechnicsLocated in Atlanta, GASculptural bulbous striped ceramic lamp, designed by Lee Rosen for Design Technics, American, circa 1950s. This lamp is a large scale size with be...Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Pair of Stiffel Mid Century Modern Brass LampsBy StiffelLocated in Atlanta, GAPair of Sculptural Mid Century Modern Lamps, by Stiffel, American, circa 1950s. They retain their original shades and brass finials. They have been rewired and are ready to use.Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal, Brass
$2,200 / set - Selection of Midcentury Ceramic LampsBy Upsala Ekeby, Gordon MartzLocated in Atlanta, GASelection of Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Lamps, circa 1950s - 1960s. They are priced at $1500 each. The price noted and measurements noted include the shade. They are all rewi...Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
$1,500 / item - Selection of Vibrant Blue Ceramic LampsBy James MontLocated in Atlanta, GASelection of vibrant blue ceramic lamps, circa 1950s. Beautiful crackle glaze to both. They have both been rewired and are ready to use. They are priced at $750 each and the price in...Category
Vintage 1950s American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
$750 / item - Selection of Mid-Century Modern Ceramic LampsLocated in Atlanta, GASelection of Mid-Century Modern ceramic lamps, circa 1950s. From left to right, they are: 1) French ceramic lamp, circa 1950s. Signed made in France underneath. It measures 21" height x 12" diameter(with shade). 2) Design Technics lamp, American, circa 1960s. It measures 30" height x 12" diameter (with shade). 3) Swedish ceramic lamp...Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
$1,200 / item
- Pair of Stiffel Lamps in Glazed Ceramic Bottle FormBy StiffelLocated in Hanover, MAPair of Mid-Century Modern glazed ceramic bottle vase form lamps on brass bases, in bone with charcoal brown striations and subtle craqueleur to glazing. Each measures 42in to top of finial 24in to top of base. Brass bases are 6 inches square and have rich patination. See original ad from a 1960 Chicago Tribune.Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass
- Pair of Silver Ceramic Strutting Cocks LampsLocated in Hanover, MAMagnificent pair of silver glazed ceramic lamps in the form of two roosters who look like they're about to get into an argument. The roosters themselves are 17” high x 15” long. ...Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsCeramic, Wood
- Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps, France, 1960sBy DieulefitLocated in London, GB2 well sized brown table lamps in ceramics signed Les Grottes Dieulefit. Originally candleholders wired as a table lamps. They are painted woo...Category
Vintage 1960s French Table Lamps
MaterialsCeramic
- Unique Pair of Fantoni Ceramic Pottery LampsBy Marcello FantoniLocated in New York, NYUnique pair of mismatched Fantoni ceramic pottery lamps for Raymor. Beautiful scale and design from the layered drips to the abstract pattern. The off white lamp is signed, Fantoni, ...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
MaterialsCeramic
$5,900 / set - Glazed Ceramic Torso Silhouette Lamps by Arpad Rosti Mid-Century Modern Pair OfBy Arpad RostiLocated in North Miami, FLThis unusual pair of Mid-Century Modern sensual grey pebble glazed ceramic torso lamps are very sculptural. They were studio made by Arpad and Ilonka Rosti in their NYC studio in the...Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsCeramic, Lacquer, Wood
- Large Pair of Ceramic Lamp Bases Glazed in Black signed by DaLoBy DaloLocated in Paris, FRLarge pair of lamp-bases, stoneware glazed in deep black with decoration of faces engraved. Unique pieces signed by the French artists. Height dimensions approximate are witho...Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Table Lamps
MaterialsCeramic
