1940s Table Lamps

An desk lamp for the French manufacturer Jumo from the early 1940s. Attributed often to Eileen Gray Adjustable arm and shade in silver lacquered metal and chrome. Two-light bayonet ...

Item No. 27-64 Circa 1940s / France Size W445 D270 H390 mm (base W155 D150mm) A vintage desk lamp. Designed by Eileen Gray for Jumo in the 1940s. It features a black leather...

Late Art Deco Eileen Gray for Jumo (circa 1945 France) adjustable, dual-socket desk lamp in brass and black-lacquered metal. Scarce brass version (more commonly seen in chrome). The ...

Beautiful desk lamp designed by Eileen Gray, manufactured by Jumo in France, circa 1940. This eye-catching Art Deco lamp is made of beautiful quality grey and chrome plated metal. The hood and foot has a ribbed finish, which creates a luxurious style that is iconic for the piece! It emits a bright, downwards light. The hood can be turned to change the direction of the light to forwards or upwards, making it versatile for different interiors and occassions. This wonderful piece of French design remains in good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Kathleen Eileen Moray Gray (9 August, 1878-31 October, 1976) was an Irish furniture designer and architect and a pioneer of the Modern Movement in architecture. In 1898, Gray attended classes at the Slade School of Fine Art, where she studied painting. While there, she met Jessie Gavin and Kathleen Bruce. In 1900 her father died and she went on her first visit to Paris with her mother, where she saw the Exposition Universelle, a World's fair that celebrated the achievements of the past century. The main style at the fair was Art Nouveau and Gray was a fan of the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh which was on exhibit. Soon after, Gray moved to Paris along with her friends Gavin and Bruce from the Slade School. She continued her studies in Paris at the Acade´mie Julian and the Acade´mie Colarossi. For four or five years after the move, Gray travelled back and forth from Paris to Ireland to London, but in 1905, due to her mother's illness, she settled back in London. She rejoined the Slade but found her drawing and painting courses were becoming less satisfying. Gray came across a lacquer repair shop in Soho, in London, where she asked the shop owner, D. Charles, whether he could show her the fundamentals of lacquer work, as it had taken her fancy. The owner had many contacts from the lacquer industry and when Gray moved back to Paris in 1906 to an apartment where she remained for much of her working life, she met one of them, Seizo Sugawara. He came from an area of Japan known for its decorative lacquer work and had emigrated to Paris to repair the lacquer work exhibited in the Exposition Universelle. She found after working with Sugawara for four years that she had developed lacquer disease on her hands, but she persisted...

A good quality, French, 1940s white opaline glass urn-form lamp with gilt bronze fittings; the shapely urn resting on a cylindrical base fitted with finely detailed gilt bronze mounts.

Danish table light dating back to the 1940s with a grey shade. The base in polished brass is covered in woven red leather.

Porcelain table lamp with polished brass base by Paul Hanson Lighting. Signed, USA, circa 1940. Subtle blue/grey mottled finish. Newly rewired for U.S. with French black silk twist c...

A fine pair of American 1940s Wedgwood style white bisque porcelain baluster-form lamps; labeled and stamped "Warren Kessler, New York"; each well-delineated bisque covered urn of ba...

Ernestine Cannon of Salerno, Italy handcrafted Majolica Butterfly Bedside Lamp, Made in Italy. Featuring a natural bottle, gourd shape with delicately...

Early 20th century cram's glass and brass globe table lamp. Featuring a round lighted rotating 10.5" D globe with turquoise, aqua (water) background; yellow, country designation...

Beautiful design with glass bodies and lacquered wood bases connected by brass spheres on each corner. Emerald green glass bodies have gilt arabesque design on front and back sides. ...

A large, articulated table/task lamp designed by O.C. White, circa 1940. This particular example is mounted to its original, decorative base (with a solid copper section at top) - - ...