Evoking rusticity and relaxation through simple and elegant designs, vintage Adirondack furniture originated in the Adirondack Mountains of northeastern New York. The most famous piece is the Adirondack chair, which dates to 1903.
With its ample armrests and sturdy but comfortable slanted seat, the reclined Adirondack chair was designed by Thomas Lee for his own country home. The postwar golden age of modern patio and garden furniture production — led by the likes of Brown Jordan, Knoll, Salterini and Woodard — was decades away at the time, and there were few pieces of furniture specifically created for outdoor use.
Lee, a Massachusetts-born Harvard graduate raised in a wealthy family, was no furniture designer. He merely needed a durable, rugged chair for afternoons in the sun while he was vacationing on Lake Champlain in Westport, New York, in the summer. The amateur woodworker used just one wooden plank cut into 11 segments that were jointed together for his now-legendary seat, which is said to have been made of hemlock, hickory or basswood.
The story of the Adirondack chair continues with Lee’s friend, carpenter Harry Bunnell, covertly patenting the chair and going on to produce it as the Westport Plank chair for a growing audience over the next two decades. Over a century later, the Adirondack chair has gone through several design evolutions while maintaining its popularity and basic form with slats of wood such as pine offering comfort both indoors and out.
The widespread demand for rustic Adirondack outdoor furniture was bolstered by the turn-of-the-century establishment of rural escapes to treat diseases such as tuberculosis. The low-slung Adirondack chair became common in these places of convalescence, allowing patients to recline and breathe in the country air. It also complemented the camp-style architecture that was prevalent in the Adirondacks for recreation as well as restoration, where rugged furniture with exposed wood and minimal carving filled interiors and wide porches.
Today, Adirondack chairs are made in a range of materials and can be found around the world, from ski resorts to lakeside piers, their durability and classic form making them an enduring favorite for spending time in nature.
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19thc Decorated Crock Lamp, New York
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great used condition. Highly decorated small New York crock lamp about 1 gal in size. Great Age.
Pottery
Bronzed Lamp Original Shade with Bird & Nest and Tree by Frederick Cooper C1985
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fun & fabulous bronzed lamp with a brass bird flying into its nest on a tree. By Frederick Cooper all original condition with its shade, very organic and will work with a lot of diff...
Metal, Brass
Adirondack Bent Twig Floor Lamp with Tri Leg Table Base
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous bent Twig floor lamp in the Adirondack style with a good size table. Table size is 29 x 19.5 slab 1.85 thick. Well crafted from local Maple tr...
Maple
19thc Double Handle Pottery Vase Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mexican poetry with a mica shade. Wonderful brown to dark brown transition going up to the shade. Wonderful jug like shape.
Pottery
19thc Decorated Stoneware Crock Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Newly Wired and electrified with linen shade. The decorated crock was made into a table lamp. The lamp portion of the piece is removable if user wants to use as a simple crock. Great...
Brass
Ballard and Brothers 19thc
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great used condition. Ballard and Brothers Pottery crock lamp with newly made linen shades. Wonderful condition, great pattern. Working condition.
Pottery
Arts & Crafts Mission Quarter Sawn Oak with Red Slag Glass Table Lamp, C1910
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Arts & Crafts adirondack styled quarter sawn oak with red slag glass table lamp. Beautiful textured glass set in a concave frame. In excellent a...
Slag Glass, Oak
$1,836Sale Price|20% Off
19Thc Decorated Stoneware Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 19thc decorated stoneware( butter churn crock ) is in fine condition with a floral decoration and a six for six gallon.The condition is very goo...
Pottery
$1,356Sale Price|20% Off
19Thc Cowden & Wilcox Decorated Stoneware Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original salt glaze Cowden & Wilcox decorated table lamp.This is a custom made lamp & newly electrified.The shade is a custom made shade of linen. The condition is very good wi...
Pottery
$1,516Sale Price|20% Off
19Thc Decorated Stoneware Lamp W/Linen Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Decorated stoneware handmade crock from Pennsylvania in fine condition with double handles.This lamp has been newly wired & custom made linen shade.
Pottery
Antique Wicker Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Antique Wicker Lamp And Shade. Repainted at some point. Rewired with new socket, wiring and plug. Ready to use
Wicker, Paint
$650 / set
Pair Of Twig Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair Of Twig Lamps. Rewired with new sockets, cord and plugs. In good working condition. Measures 18.5" to top of socket. Ready to use. Includes new lamp harps.
Wood, Driftwood
19thc Decorated Stoneware Crock Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Newly Wired and electrified with linen shade. The decorated crock was made into a table lamp. The lamp portion of the piece is removable if user wants to use as a simple crock. Great...
Brass
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
19Thc Decorated Stoneware Lamp W/ Linen Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc Crock lamp that has been turned into a lamp from an original 19thc pottery crock. It is newly wired and new linen shade. The blue cobalt blue floral ...
Pottery
$1,356Sale Price|20% Off
19Thc Decorated Stoneware Bird Lamp W/ Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original decorated stoneware jug with bird decoration and newly wired & electrified .This lamp comes with a new custom made linen shade.
Pottery
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
19thc West Troy New York Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Measures approx - 14 x 11 crock measures 25 x 8 19thc West troy pottery New York maker. Stoneware jug made into a lamp. wonderful pattern and color. Great condition.
Pottery
$956Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Demi John Bottle Electrified Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Demi-John bottle with home spun linen shade. This Table lamp is in working order. The shade is custom made from linen. Full measurements with shade: 42.5 high x 21.5 di...
Glass, Linen
$940Sale Price|20% Off
19Thc Decorated Stoneware Crock Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc Decorated stoneware lamp newly wired & new custom shade.This is an early stoneware crock made into a cool lamp. (2 boxes will be sent.) One with lamp and another with lamp sh...
Pottery
20thc Decorated Crock Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Later version of a 20thc stoneware lamp with original blue paint. newly wired with new linen shades. Great look and ready to connect and use. stamped 1993 on back.
Pottery
$1,400Sale Price|20% Off
18thc Cowden and Wilcox 3galdecorated Stone ware Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The vase measures 11 diameter x 28 high , shade measures 18diameter x 11 high. 19thc Cowden and Wilcox 3 gallon wreath design jug turned into a ta...
Pottery, Linen
Adirondack Cabin Rustic Style Handmade Burl Wood Table Lamp Bark Clock Lacquered
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
Here is a fantastic table lamp with a clock on the front handcrafted from a burl and heavily lacquered to retain the wood bark. It would work perfectly with rustic or Adirondack styl...
Burl, Lacquer
Mid Century Modern Large Sculptural Driftwood Table Lamp, 1960's
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
A monumental and highly sculptural vintage table lamp that artfully mimics the gnarled, organic texture of natural driftwood. Frequently attributed to designers like Tony Paul or com...
Driftwood
$1,500
Patchwork Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Massive walnut patchwork wood lamp possibly by a company called Amtercraft out of Clovis, Ca. Wood base is 27.5" height, base is 14" diameter and total height with shade is 50.5" hei...
Brass
$1,271
H 21.26 in W 10.24 in D 10.24 in
Accolay Brown Ceramic Base Lamp or Table Lamp Midcentury Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Accolay, circa 1960 Elegant brown ceramic base lamp for a floor lamp or table lamp. Original perfect condition Not electrified Signed under the base Measures: Heigh...
Ceramic
Sculptural Brass Mid Century Modern Lamps by Frederick Cooper
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Pair of Brass and Wood Mid Century Lamps, made by Frederick Cooper of Chicago, American, circa 1960s. They have been rewired and are ready to use. The height to the top of...
Brass, Metal
Vintage Colorful Geometric Ceramic and Wood Table Lamp by Frederick Cooper
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful tall vintage colorful ceramic table lamp by Frederick Cooper. This beauty sits upon a wooden chinoiserie style base in a deep b...
Brass
One Large Wooden Table or Floor Lamp, Birma
Located in Antwerp, BE
One beautiful old antique wooden stock pot from Burma converted in the 1970s into lamps. The lamp with the damage is still available for sale. Measures: Diameter wooden base 36 cm....
Wood
Vintage Frederick Cooper Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage Frederick cooper hand-painted porcelain vase table lamp. Hand-painted floral porcelain table lamp. Black wood base. Brass st...
Porcelain
Lucite and Brass Table Lamp by Frederick Cooper
Located in Highland, IN
Frederick copper was known for the high quality of their lamps and this handsome table lamp in Lucite and brass is a prime example. The crispness of the design is matched by the qua...
Brass
Sculptural Bent Rattan Floor Lamp
Located in LYON, FR
Maison Lecan presents this striking 1970s floor lamp with strong decorative appeal. Its central shaft, clad in bundled rattan poles, is intersected by a dramatic double arc of bent a...
Stone, Cast Stone
Vintage Organic Branch Twig Floor Lamp
By Pans
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Twig Floor Lamp. A Tree Branch lamp Complete with dimmer on and off switch on cord, and also a pull switch on the lamp socket. This allows you...
Wood
Frederick Cooper Tea Canister Tole Lamp
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Vintage tea canister tole lamp finished overall in black with a decorative gilt number 84 and foliate designs in gold, green, and oxblood color. B...
Metal
$1,695
H 22 in W 14.75 in D 14.75 in
Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Table Lamp with Green Slag Glass Late 19thC
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular and early version Arts & Crafts Mission table lamp, was an oil lamp and professionally converted to electric with the utmost care and respect to the piece. Beautiful gree...
Brass
Brass Tri Leg Tripod Base Round Side Table Floor Lamp
By Paul McCobb, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern table floor lamp by Laurel.
Brass
Spectacular Pair of Helix Lamps by Frederick Cooper
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Jaw-Dropping pair of Helix lamps by Frederick Cooper, circa 1950. Carved fruitwood with a subtle gold gilt detail. These pieces will add sophistication an...
Wood
Organic Natural Free Edge Style Driftwood Table Lamp with Original Shade
Located in Buffalo, NY
Organic Natural Free Edge Style Driftwood Table Lamp with Original Shade..Classic mid century modern object / sculpture.. retains its original lamp shade as well as its often missing...
Bamboo, Driftwood
Vintage Painted Wicker Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Vintage white painted onion form wicker table lamp. Includes matching wicker shade. Good overall condition with a few rubs to the paint from age and use
Wicker
1991 Rowe Pottery Blue Decorated Bird Jug Lamp Salt Glaze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1991 Rowe Pottery Blue Decorated Bird Jug Lamp Salt Glaze Mint. The jug is 11 1/4” tall and the base is 5 1/4”. These measurements are for the jug only.Condit...
Pottery
19thc Patriotic Crock Table lamp With Brass Bird Finial
Located in Los Angeles, CA
shade measure 12 diameter x 10.25 high Patriotic Stars Decorated crock. newly Wired, new linen shade. Great size and color to the body. Wonderful condition. 1870s-1880s
Pottery
19thc Stoneware Table Lamp Crock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc Stoneware crock that was made into a table lamp. Newly wired and in working condition. The shade is newly made from linen and the finial is made from brass in the shape of a bi...
Pottery
19Thc Pa. Decorated Stoneware Crock Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original decorated stoneware crock signed Cowden & Wilcox Harrisburg,Pennsylvania and crafted into a newly wired lamp.Also comes with a natur...
Pottery
Pair of Rustic Adirondack Organic Driftwood Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Rustic Adirondack organic driftwood table lamps with similar openwork bodies composed of intertwined branches with ascending trunk stems, embedded functioning brass light switch...
Metal, Brass
19thc Decorated Stoneware Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hand crafted 19thc decorated salt glaze two gallon crock with handles made into an amazing lamp.This newly made & electrified crock lamp comes with a ...
Pottery, Linen
1950's Three Arrow Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1950's Three arrow table lamp. The lamp has three arrows pointing upward into the light. The green patina is great. The shade measures 14 in diame...
Metal
Pair of 1940s Turned Wood "Treenware" Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful pair of Folk Art treenware lamps. Created in the 1940s, these hand turned wooden lamps were found in a mountain house in the Adirondack Mo...
Wood
19th Century Pottery Crock Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamp shade measures 12 x 7.5. The condition is very good with this cream crock base.
Ceramic
19th Century Decorated Stoneware Crock Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century blue salt glaze decorated flowers crock with double handles and signed "Lyons" which is a New York stoneware potter. This hand painte...
Pottery