$8,850Sale Price|25% Off
Pairpoint Monumental Hand-Painted Orientalist Oil Lamp, Pyramids, Palms c 1905
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pairpoint's reverse painted lamps are generally considered to be the most popular and expensive of such lamps on the antique market.
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Pairpoint Reverse Painted Floral Table Lamp USA Signed
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Toledo, OH
Pairpoint reverse painted eight panel table lamp. Two sockets with acorn pulls on silver plated engraved foliage base. 16" shade decorated with floral designs. 24" tall x 16" diamete...
Glass
Pairpoint Reverse Painted Glass and Silver Plate Table Lamp, Early 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Pairpoint reverse painted glass table lamp, dated circa 1915 - 1920, showcases a cheerful floral design shade on a green onyx and silver plate base.
Onyx, Silver Plate
Pairpoint Silver Plated and Reverse Painted Glass Parrot Lamp, 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
The conical shade decorated with birds perched on tropical branches, three-light socket, on a neoclassical style urn and columnar standard flanked by three pillar supports ending in ...
Art Glass
An American 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The Mount Washington Glass Works, founded in 1837 in South Boston, became renowned after relocating to New Bedford, Massachusetts, where it produced innovative art glass like Burmese...
Ormolu
Artist Signed Pairpoint Reverse Painted Lamp, circa 1920s
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Kingston, NY
Artist signed Pairpoint reverse painted table lamp with a jungle motif depicting parrots.
Bronze
Pairpoint Reverse-Painted Glass Seagull Lamp
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Pairpoint reverse-painted glass seagull lamp. Featuring a domed flaring shade decorated with seagulls, waves and ships, raised on an illuminated baluster form vase with confo...
Glass
Signed Pairpoint Early 20th Reverse Painted Table Lamp
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Kingston, NY
Pairpoint table lamp, having reverse painted hexagon shade depicting a farm scene at dusk.
Art Glass
Reverse Painted "Seagull Lamp" by the Pairpoint Corperation
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Petaluma, CA
This has always been considered one of this company's more exotic and artistic lamps. Pictures do not get the full Scope of the color and presence this lamp offers. The shade is arti...
Pairpoint Reverse Painted Table Lamp #3015 USA Mythological Figures
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Toledo, OH
Pairpoint reverse painted table lamp. A beautifully hand decorated 14" signed ice chip glass shade with mythological siren figures.
Glass
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H 21 in W 14.5 in D 14.5 in
Antique Pairpoint “Venice” Reverse Painted Table Lamp with Roses C1920
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Pairpoint “Venice” Reverse Painted Table Lamp with Roses C1920 Measures - 21"H x 14.5"W x 14.5"D
Metal
Antique Pairpoint Table Lamp with Reverse Floral Painted Glass Shade
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in New York, NY
Lovely table lamp from Pairpoint with reverse painted peony flowers in various colors. 13 by 9 inches.
Art Glass
Pairpoint Reverse Painted Three-Light Table Lamp, Artist Signed Auba
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pairpoint three-light table lamp features cast urn form base, reverse painted shade with landscape and stream scene is artist signed AUBA, three independent switches, circa 1920 Ite...
Metal
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H 21.5 in Dm 7.25 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Stylized Floral Reverse Painted Pairpoint Lamp, circa 1920
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Big Flats, NY
Arts & Crafts pairpoint lamp offer reverse painted bell form shade with stylized floral band over carved wood urn form triple socket base having scroll and foliate cast bronze collar...
Bronze
Pairpoint Reverse Painted Directorie Table Lamp, Artist Signed L.H. Gorham
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pairpoint directorie dual-light table lamp features cast base with controlled bubble glass ball and two foliate form arms terminating in candle lights seated on onyx, reverse painted...
Onyx, Marble, Metal
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H 22 in Dm 14 in
Wonderful Pairpoint Puffy Hollyhock Lamp Reverse Painted Vibrant Colors Art Deco
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Pairpoint Puffy Hollyhock table lamp, c. 1920's. This beautiful Pairpoint puffy shade depicts hollyhocks in full bloom against a cheerful background. Hollyhocks are paint...
Silver Plate
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H 20.5 in Dm 15.875 in
Pairpoint Reverse Painted "Copley" Lamp Shade with Mahogany and Brass Base
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Antique scenic Pairpoint reverse painted "Copley" lamp shade with Pairpoint mahogany and brass lamp base.
Brass
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H 25 in W 17 in D 17 in
Antique Pairpoint Reverse Painted Bouilotte Lamp with Original 3-Light Base
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique pairpoint bouillotte lamp features hand-painted floral hexagonal shade with alternating all-over and medallion floral patterned panels atop the original three light triangula...
Marble, Silver Plate
Art Deco Reverse Painted and Brass Table or Desk Lamp by Pairpoint
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in New York, NY
This stunning table/desk lamp features a stylized Art Deco geometric cubist detail on the base and stem.It features a three light design illuminating the reverse hand painted texture...
Reverse Painted Drapery Glass Pairpoint Boudoir Lamp
Located in Petaluma, CA
A very nice example of the work of the well known Pairpoint Corp. This nice little lamp has the desired closed top and has the lovely drapery glass. The base is signed and is nicely ...
Metal
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H 15 in W 9.75 in D 9.75 in
Antique Pairpoint Reverse Painted Flower & Butterfly Table Lamp Signed c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Pairpoint Reverse Painted Flower & Butterfly Table Lamp Signed C1920.
Art Glass
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H 23 in W 13.25 in D 13.25 in
Pairpoint Linen Fold Reverse Painted Table Lamp With Courting Scenes c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An exceptional antique Pairpoint table lamp, dating to approximately 1920, showcasing a meticulously crafted linen fold reverse painted glass shade.
Glass
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H 25.25 in W 20 in D 20 in
Rare Antique Pairpoint Arts & Crafts Reverse Painted Moonlit Bay Landscape Lamp
Located in Big Flats, NY
Rare Antique Pairpoint Arts & Crafts Moonlit Bay Landscape Reverse Painted Lamp With Crystal & Marble Octagon Base Unsigned C1920 Measures - 25 1/4" x 20" x 20" This antique lamp a...
Glass
Antique Arts & Crafts Pairpoint School Scenic Reverse Painted Table Lamp
By Pairpoint Brothers 1
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts Pairpoint School table lamp offers cast urn form base with two sockets surmounted by reverse painted six panel shade with countryside river scene, circa 1920...
Metal
Pairpoint Art Deco Reverse Painted Signed Desk Lamp, circa 1925
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Kingston, NY
Offered is a rare signed art deco reverse painted Pairpoint desk lamp, circa 1925. The etched reverse painted lamp shade is painted on the reverse with geometric designs.
Bronze
Pairpoint Reverse Painted Table Lamp Exeter Shade #X27 Base 3042 Dragon & Fruit
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Toledo, OH
Pairpoint reverse painted table lamp with signed Exeter shade #X27 and base #3042.
Glass
Reverse Painted Table Lamp
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Petaluma, CA
The glass is done in the chipped ice effect, which gives great depth to the scene, hence the little design etchings on the exterior of the glass. Reverse painted lamps are best done...
Glass, Wood
Pairpoint Lamp from the Linda Ronstadt Collection
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusually shaped reverse painted Pairpoint boudoir lamp from the collection of Linda Ronstadt.
Metal
Pairpoint Table Lamp from the Collection of LINDA RONSTADT
Located in San Francisco, CA
Incomparable reverse painted Pairpoint lamp from the collection of LINDA RONSTADT.
Tiffany Studios “Tyler” Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios New York Tyler Leaded Glass and Patinated bronze Table Lamp, Circa 1900 Art Nouveau. A very special lamp with a geometric monochromatic deep green art glass surround...
Bronze
$40,974
H 28.35 in W 30.32 in D 12.21 in
Antique Tiffany Studios Adjustable Lamp Base with Later Stained Glass Shade
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Tiffany adjustable bronze lamp base, stamped "Tiffany Studios, New York, 7984", circa 1915. The base was acquired with its current Tiffany Style stained glass shade with Dragonfly mo...
Bronze
$2,595
H 23 in W 17 in D 17 in
Antique Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp in the Manner of Handel, Circa 1920s
By Handel Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Art Nouveau period table lamp with gorgeous six-panel curved caramel slag glass shade In the manner of Handel USA, Circa 1920s Measures: 17"W x 17"D x 23"H....
Metal
Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice sized lamp with a 17 inch diameter. The base is heavy bronze with with beautiful clean lines. The shade and slag glass are free of cracks or chips. Each glass panel ha...
Bronze
$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 32.5 in Dm 24 in
Unique Art Glass & Metal Company Leaded Glass Peony Table Lamp C. 1915
By Tiffany Studios, Unique Art Glass Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unique Art Glass & Metal Company (New York, active 1889-1917), circa 1915. This truly magnificent leaded glass table lamp which was produced during the time period after Louis Comfo...
Bronze
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
$58,600
H 21 in Dm 16 in
Exquisite Tiffany Studios Bronze & Leaded Glass "Feather" Table Lamp, Circa 1915
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This superb Tiffany Studios table lamp, dating to circa 1915, represents the height of American decorative artistry in the early twentieth century. With its refined conical leaded gl...
Cast Stone, Bronze
$2,595
H 24.5 in W 19 in D 19 in
Antique Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp in the Manner of Handel, Circa 1920s
By Handel Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Art Nouveau period table lamp with gorgeous eight-panel curved caramel slag glass shade In the manner of Handel USA, Circa 1920s Measures: 19"W x 19"D x 24....
Metal
$651,300
H 20 in W 31 in D 18 in
Important, Rare French Ormolu Sevres Style Porcelain Jewelry Box on Bronze Table
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A rare and important French ormolu/bronze and Sevres style turquoise porcelain jewelry box casket on matching French ormolu/bronze table with Sevres style porcelain plaques. Of pala...
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
$2,695
H 22.25 in W 15 in D 15 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Table Lamp With Reverse Painted Lake Scene, Circa 1920s
By Handel Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Arts & Crafts period table lamp with reverse-painted glass dome shade with a lake scene In the manner of Handel By Pittsburgh Lamp Co. USA, Circa 1920s Mea...
Metal
$52,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in Dm 13 in
French Art Nouveau Lamp by Emile Galle Cameo Cut Glass in Red Sunset Colors
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Rare Antique French Galle Signed Cut-Cameo Lamp with Original Signed Galle Cut-Cameo Shade, in Red and Yellow Sunset Colors. This floral motif Galle lamp is made i...
Crystal, Bronze
Pittsburgh Glass Company Nicolas Kopp Reverse Glass Painting Shade & Lamp
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY "Pittsburgh Glass Company Lamp" Landscape, Reverse Glass Paintng The landscape painting on the reverse side of the glass shade is an exceptionally fine example of...
Brass
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 16 in D 16 in
Antique Handel School Reverse Painted Scenic Table Lamp C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Reverse Painted Scenic Table Lamp in the Manner of Handel C1920. 24" x 16" x 16". A fine example of early 20th-century lighting, this unsigned table lamp is crafted in t...
Metal
Pair of Wedgwood Borghese Covered Vases, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
With neoclassical decoration. Impressed Wedgwood.
Porcelain
Antique Arts and Crafts Era Handel Lamp with Hand Painted Shade Circa 1910
Located in San Francisco, CA
American Arts and Crafts period Handel table lamp (c1910-15) with original reverse hand painted glass shade. Signed Handel on shade, top brass ring and also on the base. In excell...
Glass
$720Sale Price|20% Off
H 21.5 in Dm 14 in
Beautiful Antique Table Lamp with Reverse Painted Shade with Great Colors - I708
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a beautiful Antique Table lamp with a reverse painted shade. The shade has great colors. This is a vintage item with the original wiring (see photo). You might like to repl...
Porcelain, Pottery
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
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