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Antique Pittsburg Reverse Painted Bankers Desk Lamp Adjustable
Located in Toledo, OH
Antique Pittsburg reverse painted bankers desk lamp circa 1920's. Beautiful landscape on glass
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Antique Edwardian Rise
Fall Bankers Desk Lamp.
Located in London, GB
Uncover the timeless charm of our Edwardian Brass & Metal Original Bankers Desk Lamp. This
Category
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel
$932 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Green Enamel Bankers Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This green table lamp was made in former Czechoslovakia during the 1950s. It features a green
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Chrome, Iron
Vintage Green Enamel Bankers Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This green table lamp was made in former Czechoslovakia during the 1950s. It features a green
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Chrome, Iron
Waterford Crystal Lamp Killarney Kinsale Bankers Table Lamp 1990s - 1stDibs
By Waterford Crystal
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage table lamp features sculptural cut crystal base with brass base and topper with an arm
Category
Late 20th Century Irish Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Early 20th Century Tall Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
Located in San Mateo, CA
Early 1900's tall brass desk lamp. Similar to the simplicity of the Fairies lamps from this period
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Style Leaded Glass Bankers Desk Lamp Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Tiffany Style Banker’s desk lamp, France, 1950-1959. Fabulous, tall adjustable desk or table lamp
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
$1,634 Sale Price
34% Off
Postmodern Halogen Table Lamp Style of Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Topeka, KS
utilized as a task or bankers’ lamp, on an accent table in the sitting room, or on the sofa or console
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1930
s Art Deco Banker Table Lamp , Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Art Deco table lamp.
Made in Czechoslovakia,in the 1930's
Made of metal and brass.
Repolished
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Golden Bankers Table Lamp on Marble Foot, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Lovely Elegant Brass and Marble Table Lamp, 1960s
The lamp comes with E27 Edison screw fit bulb
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
1930s Art Deco Brass Banker Table Lamp, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful set of two Art Deco / Functionalist table or bedside lamps.
Set was cleaned, polished and
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1940s Art Deco Nickel Banker Table Lamp, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Repolished
- enameled metal shade
- 1x E26 -E27bulb
- US wiring compatible
Category
Vintage 1940s Czech Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
1930s Art Deco Brass Banker Table Lamp, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Newly rewired
- Repolished
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Copper Banker
s Desk Lamp, dark green shade, England 1930
s
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Copper Banker's Desk Lamp, with an adjustable pivoting dark green shade, England 1930's. Nice
Category
20th Century British Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Vintage Victorian Style Brass Acanthus Scrolling Bankers Desk Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Victorian Style Brass Acanthus Scrolling Pivoting Bankers Desk Table Lamp. Circa Mid 20th
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Unusual Art Deco Bankers Desk Lamp, in Copper and Brass
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Unusual Art Deco Bankers Desk Lamp, in Copper and Brass
A very good looking and decorative piece
Category
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs PostModern Deco Sleek Chrome Bankers Desk Lamp
By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
1980’s, award winning, postmodern, Memphis.Era, modernist, re-imagined art deco, bankers desk touch
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Danish Brass Bankers Desk Lamp by E. S. Horn, 1950s
By E. S. Horn
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This midcentury danish bankers table light features two lightsources. Its made entirely out of
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid Century Modern Art Deco Marble
Brass Bankers Desk Lamp w/ Shade
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern/Art Deco White Marble & Brass Bankers Desk Lamp w/ Glass Shade. Circa
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage Mid Century Modern Art Deco Metal Bronze Finish Bankers Table Desk Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Art Deco Metal Bronze Finish Bankers Table Desk Lamp. Circa Mid 20th
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
An Art Deco Adjustable Chrome Bankers Desk Lamp, on a circular base 1920
s
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Art Deco Adjustable Chrome Bankers Desk Lamp On A Circular Base. Manufactured In 1920's.
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Antique Porcelain Hand-Painted Urn Table Lamp, Victorian Decor
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking large antique lamp features urn shaped porcelain body with two ornate decorative twin
Category
Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Petrol Green Enamel Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Light by Erpe
By Erpé
Located in Amsterdam, NL
switch
Also, available with US/UK plug
Weight: 2.30 kg / 5.1 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Art Deco Adjustable Chrome Bankers Desk Light with Inkwell or Pen Desk Tidy 1920
Located in London, GB
chrome Bankers desk light with ink well or pen holder is a fine example of the period. The inkwell or pen
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Tiffany Style Stained Glass Table Lamp or Desk Lamp, 1950s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Fabulous, tall Tiffany Style stained Glass and bronze adjustable Banker’s desk lamp or Table lamp
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
$1,634 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage German Black Bank Lamp, 1930s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage bankers bauhaus table lamp made in Germany during the 1930s. It features a black metal iron
Category
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Vintage Green Enamel Bank Lamp, 1930s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage bankers bauhaus table lamp made in Germany during the 1930s. It features a green enamel
Category
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Gerald Thurston Brass Table Lamp for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gerald Thurston brass double shade table lamp for Lightolier, U.S.A. Reminiscent of a bankers
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Robert Sonneman Style Black and Glass Table Lamp
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a Robert Sonneman Style lamp. It's a banker's desk lamp thats black with a glass top for a
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$632 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Cobalt and Chrome Glass Library Desk Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Banker’s or Barrister’s desk lamp, with a Cobalt blue glass lampshade which has a white reflective
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Philips Desk Lamp Collectable
Cool
By Phillips
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Vintage Philips Art Deco style bankers desk lamp
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Antique American Amronlite Sheaffer Fountain Pen Desk Lamp Deluxe
By Amronlite
Located in Forney, TX
A fine antique American Art Deco Amronlite Sheaffer Fountain Pen banker's style desk lamp deluxe
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Antique Art Deco Art Nouveau Gold Gilt Metal Student Desk Lamp w/ Green Shade
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Deco Art Nouveau Gold Gilt Metal Student/Bankers Desk Lamp w/ Vintage Green Paper Shade
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century German Modern Gold Brass Desk Lamp with Chain from Karstadt AG
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This elegant, brass banker-type desk lamp was produced by the German manufacturer Karstadt AG in
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
$850 Sale Price
20% Off
Robert Sonneman Cascading Pendant Chandelier
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the years?
RS: Orbiter, L’arc, Feather, Big Mack, Floating Glass, Vienna, Bankers Lamp, Plinth, and
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Postmodern Halogen Desk Table Lamp 1980s
By Ettore Sottsass, Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Postmodern desk or bankers lamp in the style of Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs from the
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Emeralite Banker
s Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Mobile, AL
Signed Emeralite adjustable banker's lamp, circa 1916. Brass base and Stand and emerald green cased
Category
Vintage 1910s American American Craftsman Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Stainless Steel Banker
s lamp
Located in Budapest, HU
the style of Marlene, better known as the "banker lamp", designed by Walter Monici.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Small Blue Enameled and Chrome Bankers Lamp
Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
A beautiful blue enameled bankers lamp, the base is enameled on cast iron whilst the shade is on
Category
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Iron
Vintage Postmodern Bankers Lamp by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs, 1980s
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Postmodern desk or bankers lamp by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs from the 1980s. This
Category
Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
American Midcentury Chrome and Black Enamel, Twin Bulb Banker
s Lamp by Raymor
By Raymor
Located in Port Hope, ON
This stunning large American Mid-Century Modern twin bulb banker's lamp features a chrome body with
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Tin
Very Handsome Chrome and Black Bankers Lamp by Raymor Imported from Italy
By Raymor
Located in San Francisco, CA
What a very handsome bankers lamp, that's chrome and black metal imported from Italy by Raymor
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Art Deco bankers lamp, 1930s, Bohemia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Characteristic desk lamp, Bauhaus style, designed in 1930. The lamp has a chromium plated base and
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
Art Deco Adjustable Banker Lamp, 1930s, Bohemia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Characteristic desk lamp, Bauhaus style, designed in 1930. The lamp has a chromium plated base and
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Chrome
Pair of Early 20th Century American Metal Bankers Desk Lamps, 1920
Located in London, GB
A good quality pair of early 20th century bankers lamps. Each with metal shades, square stems and
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Banker
s Desk Lamp, Enameled Metal and Brass, 1940s
Located in Hudson, NY
The first patent for a banker's lamp was filed on 11 May 1909 by Harrison D. McFaddin and were
Category
Vintage 1940s Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Italian Midcentury Chrome Desk Lamp with Pivoting Reflector
Located in London, GB
Midcentury bankers lamp in chrome with stylish curved stem and piviting reflector
Measures: H 42cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
20th Century Lamp from Erpe, Belgium
By Erpé
Located in Hove, GB
This attractive bankers lamp was manufactured by Erpe in Belgium.
The lamp has a cast iron base
Category
20th Century Belgian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Artemide Pausania LED Table Lamp in Black and Green by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Artemide
Located in Hicksville, NY
of Artemide, it reminds of a modern interpretation of the Classic banker’s lamp.
Pausania’s
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Pair of Antique Brass Banker
s Desk Lamps
Located in Vancouver, BC
A fantastic pair of large scale "Banker's Desk" lamps, circa 1910. These antique brass
Category
Vintage 1910s American Beaux Arts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1920s Solid Brass Adjustable Bankers Desk Lamp Raised on a Terraced Base
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A good early 20th century solid brass adjustable bankers desk lamp, raised on a terraced square
Category
Vintage 1920s English British Colonial Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brass Bankers Light by Bilumen, Italy, 1980s
By Bilumen
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
Brass table light with adjustable Schade by Bianchi Bilumen, Italy 1960s,
Good original condition with small signs of usage.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Table Lamp, 1930s
By Markel Corporation
Located in Bremen, DE
Art Deco Markel banker table lamp, 1930s, very rare design with the round base and U-shaped chromed
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Marco Duo Bronze Desk Lamp by Elan Atelier
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
Atelier is a cast bronze lamp with dark bronze finish. It is a modern interpretation of the "Banker or
Category
2010s European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
$1,965 / item
1920s Bronze Bankers Lamp
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1920s bronze bankers lamp.
Category
Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Brass Desk / Bankers Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 1930's pair of exceptional brass desk / bankers lamps, these lamps are adjustable.
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$950 / set
English Counter Weight Bankers Lamp circa 1910
Located in Gloucester, GB
English Counter Weight Bankers Lamp circa 1910
- Brass base
- Green painted steel shade
- Pull
Category
Vintage 1910s English Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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Bankers Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of bankers lamps available for sale. The range of distinct bankers lamps — often made from metal, brass and glass — can elevate any home. Find 344 antique and vintage bankers lamps at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 7 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. There are all kinds of bankers lamps available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of bankers lamps to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Art Deco, mid-century modern and industrial bankers lamps are of considerable interest. Not every interior allows for large bankers lamps, so small bankers lamps measuring 3.55 inches across are available at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made bankers lamps over the years, but those made by Emeralite, Verdelite and George Kovacs are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Bankers Lamps?
Prices for bankers lamps start at $104 and top out at $27,400 with the average selling for $919.
Finding the Right Table Lamps for You
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.
Questions About Bankers Lamps
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Banker’s lamps are green because it was believed that the color would be mentally soothing to encourage concentration. It was also thought to reduce eye strain. You can shop a selection of banker lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A banker’s lamp was traditionally used on bankers’ desks or in libraries or other office-type settings. The green-tinted shade helped keep the eyes feeling comfortable and protected from the glare of the bulb. Browse a collection of banker’s lamps from top sellers on 1stDibs.
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