In the early 20th century, a Chicago artist named Frederick Cooper found himself captivated by home lighting and electric lamps, which were only common in approximately half of American households during the mid-1920s. Cooper, whose primary media were sculpture and painting, began to design stately, modern table lamps that mirrored the grandeur of the burgeoning architecture in the Windy City.
Cooper accrued some notoriety as a forward-looking lamp designer who combined materials like brass, ceramics, glass and wood to create exquisitely crafted lamps, particularly at a time when the striking chrome finishes and sharp geometric angles of Art Deco lighting had become immensely popular.
The Frederick Cooper Lamp Company was eventually sold to Benjamin Markle and Russian immigrant Leo Gershanov. Under their stewardship after the Second World War, the manufacturer flourished in Chicago and the local lighting artisans at Stiffel gained a formidable competitor. The timing was particularly ripe — the demand for table lamps to furnish new houses exploded, and the company built on Cooper’s artistic reputation and his signature styles.
Lighting designers at Frederick Cooper innovated in the years that followed, integrating alluring materials like glazed ceramics, painted porcelain, marble and jade. Apart from the classic Art Deco designs that defined the studio’s work in its early days, the company’s craftsmen experimented with Asian-inspired designs and produced floor lamps, wall lights, modernist chandeliers and other fixtures in varying furniture styles such as Neoclassical, Hollywood Regency and Empire.
Now owned by Wildwood, the Frederick Cooper Lamp Company has collaborated with many high-profile designers such as Larry Laslo, Mario Buatta and others on a range of lighting projects.
Find an extraordinary collection of Frederick Cooper floor lamps, table lamps and other fixtures on 1stDibs.
Warren Kessler Vintage Pair of Palm Tree Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic mid century pair of sculptural palm tree table lamps crafted in metal with aged gilt palm fronds over a trunk with a dark faux patina set in an octagon base with a bronze like f...
Metal
$1,440 / set
H 33 in W 5.75 in D 5.75 in
Pair, Frederick Cooper of Vintage Bronze Table Lamps Mid-Century Modern
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Miami, FL
Great pair of Mid-Century bronze table lamps. Tall cores with very detailed patterns in solid bronze. Double cluster sockets, each lamp uses 2 max. 60 wattage light bulbs. Marked on ...
Bronze
Vintage Regency Monkey Candlestick Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical meets sophisticated in this charming pair of Vintage Regency Monkey Candlestick Lamps. Expertly cast in sculptural form and finished in crisp ...
Metal
Palm Tree Tole Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Palm Tree Tole Table Lamps in bronzed color tone. Nice scale and all hand work for the tole patterns. Complete pair with all of the leaves., nice newer plugs too. Just add yo...
Metal
$3,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 35 in Dm 10 in
Pair of Hart Associates Art Deco Gold Metal Palm Tree Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of stylized palm tree table lamps in gold metal by Hart Associates. Half sphere bases, large stylized bamboo stem, two layers of "palm leaves," top ball, brass rod with double s...
Brass, Metal
Niermann Weeks Palm Tree Table Lamps - A Pair
By Niermann Weeks
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of Niermann Weeks palm tree table lamps with shades, late 20th century. 20 inches wide by 34 inches tall
Brass
$1,275Sale Price / set|32% Off
H 40.5 in Dm 13.63 in
1970s Mid-Century Modern Palm Tree Table Lamps, Hand-Painted Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of midcentury Palm Tree Table Lamps stylized and painted in earthy colors and having dynamic decorative appeal. This stylish pair of midcentury palm tree table lamps would en...
Paint, Wood
$989Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.75 in Dm 7.88 in
Pair of Mid-Century French Tôle Palm Tree Table Lamps (circa 1960s)
Located in London, GB
Pair of Mid-Century French tôle palm tree table lamps (circa 1960s). Discovered in the South of France, they are delightful and uplifting nature-themed table lighting fixtures with r...
Sheet Metal
Pair of Vintage Italian Brass Palm Tree Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic pair of mid century Italian table lamps crafted in brass in a sculptural stylized palm tree form. Presented with the original shades with marbleized linings.
Brass
Vintage Palm Tree Brass Table Lamps - Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This elegant pair of vintage palm tree table lamps captures the glamour and escapist spirit of mid-20th-century design. Crafted in brass with finely detailed palm fronds, each lamp s...
Brass
Frederick Cooper Figural Bronze Table Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair of Empire style Frederick Cooper lamps featuring a striking figural bronze female sculpture on top of an intricately carved base. Includes original silk shades with corded edgin...
Bronze
Pair of Hollywood Regency Modern Glass Chapman Lamps
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Toledo, OH
A beautiful pair of Hollywood Regency glass Chapman lamps. The Chapman name is on the socket. They are in very good condition with an internal blemish on the top square that cannot b...
Glass
Pair Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp with String Shade by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Toledo, OH
A fantastic pair table lamps by Karl Springer. These great lamps feature three round plaster compressed spheres separated by two Lucite spacers. They have a two light cluster socket ...
Lucite
Pair of Brass Marbro Champlevé Enamel Floral Table Lamps
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair of Marbo brass enamel floral design two socket table lamps. Ginger jar Asian shaped base with black linen shades.
Brass
Pair of Barbier Floor Lamps Nickel Finish
By Maison Barbier
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair of Barbier floor lamps nickel Finish. circa 1970s. Pair of monumental-sized nickel metal Maison Barbier style floor lamps. Large linen shades wi...
Nickel
Pair Vintage Modern White Satin Glass / Ceramic & Teak Table Lamps Sweden
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair Mid-Century Modern ceramic /white glass and teak table lamps. Made in Sweden. Dimensions: 40" high x 9" diameter.
Ceramic
