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Signed "Emeralite" Banker
s Desk Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
These lamps have been sought after for years, and the Emeralite Co. is the premier maker of these
Category
Vintage 1910s American Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
A bankers metal helmut top lamp.
Located in NYC, NY
A bankers metal helmut top lamp with painted shade and brass base.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Art Nouveau Bankers Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
Art Nouveau Bankers brass desk lamp, the shaped brass base, and pivoted sweeping arm supporting
Category
Early 20th Century British Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Adjustable Bankers Desk Lamps
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of very similar adjustable Bankers desk lamps, the square stepped Corinthian style silvered
Category
Early 20th Century British Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$3,354 / set
Retro Brass Adjustable Bankers’s Desk Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Retro brass adjustable bankers’s desk lamp.
This is an attractive piece, the lamp is heavy, it
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Banker Table/Desk Lamp, 1980s
Located in Brussel, BE
Hollywood Regency banker library style articulated desk or table lamp made of golden metal and
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal
Vintage Solid Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
A high quality and beautifully aged vintage bankers desk lamp in solid brass. This was made in
Category
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1970s Vintage Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
A beautiful, high quality vintage brass desk lamp, this dates from the 1970s. It is in great
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Black Bankers Desk Lamp, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage table lamp was made in former Czechoslovakia during the 1950s. It features a black
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
Banker
s Display Brass Table Lamps, circa 1960
Located in Culver City, CA
Banker's display brass table lamps, circa 1960.
A pair of elegant and refined brass table lamps
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Enamel and Chromium Streamline Bankers Desk Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
accents. The lamp also possesses chromium and enamel adjustable bankers.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Faux Wood Bankers Desk Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite, art Deco, nickel plated brass, banker's desk lamp features an articulating faux wood finish
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Superb Art Deco Bankers Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Superb Art Deco Bankers Brass Desk Lamp,
A very good looking and decorative piece, the lamp is set
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Adjustable Brass Bankers Desk Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Art Deco adjustable brass bankers desk lamp.
This is an unusual piece, the lamp is heavy, it has
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Brass Adjustable Bankers Desk Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Art Deco Brass Adjustable Bankers Desk Lamp
This is a great piece, the lamp has a round brass
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Brass Adjustable Bankers Desk Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Art Deco brass adjustable bankers desk lamp.
This is a very rare piece, the lamp is very heavy, it
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Bankers Desk Lamp in Solid Brass
Located in London, GB
A high quality and beautifully aged vintage bankers desk lamp in solid brass. This was made in
Category
Vintage 1960s British Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Brass Clam Shell Bankers Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique brass clam shell bankers desk lamp. This was made in England, it dates from
Category
Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Bankers Desk Lamp by Gebruder Jacob, circa 1920s
By Gebruder Jacob
Located in Gloucester, GB
Bankers desk lamp by Gebruder Jacob, circa 1920s
- Cast iron base
- Vitreous green enamel shade
Category
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Table Lamps
Bankers or Ministerial Brass Table Lamp, Italy 1950s
Located in Naples, IT
Table lamp in good condition, made entirely of brass, joints checked and in working order, dating
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Banker
s Desk Lamp with Cased Green Glass Shade
By Greenalite
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is a very nice example of what people love to put on their desks. This particular lamp is
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gooseneck Banker’s Desk Lamp with Cast Iron Base, 1930s
Located in Faversham, GB
Original gooseneck banker’s desk lamp. With decorative cast iron base and aluminum shade. Lamp can
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Ralph Lauren Art Deco Bankers Style Floor Standing Lamp
By Ralph Lauren
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
standing lamp in the Art Deco Bankers style
I have a number of brand new Ralph Lauren rugs and lamps in
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Adjustable Brass Bankers Table Lamp, 1920
s
Located in Praha, CZ
Art deco tall brass table lamp with an original metal shade and original ceramic one-way rotary
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
1930s Art Deco Chrome Plated Banker Table Lamp , Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Newly rewired
- Repolished
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Silvercrest Co. Bronze and Silver Bankers Desk Lamp
Located in Westport, CT
Art Deco 1930s silvercrest bronze and silver bankers desk
Lamp, with adjustable top for light
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Vintage Barrister
s Lamp, English, Adjustable, Banker
s Desk Light, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage barrister's lamp. An English, glass and brass adjustable banker's desk light
Category
Mid-20th Century British Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Ralph Lauren Leather Wrapped Chrome Framed Table or Banker Desk Lamp
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Manhasset, NY
A Ralph Lauren leather wrapped chrome framed table or banker desk lamp. The whole in almost never
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Vintage Industrial Antique Brass GEC Bankers Desk Table Lamp, circa 1920
By General Electric Company (GEC) 1
Located in London, GB
An incredibly beautiful brass bankers desk lamp made in England by GEC, circa 1920
Made
Category
Vintage 1920s English Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid Century Modern Burnished Brass Pivoting Bankers Desk Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Burnished Brass Pivoting Small Bankers Desk Table Lamp. Circa Mid 20th
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage 1970s Minimalist Solid Brass Bankers Pharmacy Halogen Reading Floor Lamp
By Stilnovo, Estiluz Lighting, Gammalux, Guzzini
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Vintage minimalist halogen reading floor lamp
Material: solid brass - copper
Design: In the style
Category
Mid-20th Century European Minimalist Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Brass Adjustable Bankers Desk Lamp This Is a Great Piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Art Deco Brass Adjustable Bankers Desk Lamp
This is a great piece, the lamp is heavy, it has a
Category
Vintage 1960s Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1980s Robert Sonneman Bankers Brass and Glass Desk Lamp for George Kovacs
By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Postmodern style of Robert Sonneman Bankers Halogen desk lamp for George Kovacs.
Material
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
1930s Art Deco Brass Banker Table Lamp with Glass Shade, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Newly rewired
- Repolished
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1930s Art Deco Brass Banker Table Lamp with Glass Shade, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Newly rewired
- Repolished
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Danish Midcentury Bankers Desk Lamp in Brass from E. S. Horn, 1950s
By E. S. Horn
Located in Esbjerg, DK
- This midcentury Danish bankers table light features two light sources
- Its made entirely out of
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Industrial Antique Belgian Astax Metal Bankers Desk Table Lamp. c.1950
Located in London, GB
A simply formed green painted desk lamp made in Belgium by Astax. c.1950
Manufactured from steel
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Black Enamel Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
available with US/UK plug
Weight: 2.30 kg / 5.1 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Black Enamel Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
available with US/UK plug
Weight: 2.30 kg / 5.1 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Two-Arm Arts
Crafts Chandelier with Green Emeralite Glass Shades
By Emeralite
Located in Petaluma, CA
cased glass that Emeralite used on all those banker's lamps are most desirable, and here they are in a
Category
Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Pair of Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Sconces with Handblown Period Shades
Located in Petaluma, CA
glass was quite common for the period. Even those green shade old bankers lamps had shades that were
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
1970s Vintage Brass Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
A large and impressive vintage brass bankers desk lamp. This was made in England, it dates from
Category
Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Early 20thC Hooded Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Altrincham, GB
Early 20thC Hooded Accountant/Bankers/Clerks Adjustable Brass Desk Lamp with Original Working
Category
Vintage 1920s European Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Colorful Memphis Style Desk Lamp by Tensor
By Tensor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A modern, well-crafted, Memphis-style interpretation of a bankers desk lamp by Tensor features
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1930s Enamel Desk Lamp by Erpe Belgium
By Erpé
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Art Deco era notary or bankers desk lamp.
The lamp has a cast iron and cord base with a green
Category
Vintage 1930s Belgian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Industrial Art Deco Cast Iron And Steel Bank Desk Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic, 1930s, banker's desk lamp features a cast iron base and neck with brushed steel shade. The
Category
Vintage 1940s American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Iron
Mid Century Modern Dazor Saucer Desk Lamp. Atomic Age Lighting
By Dazor
Located in Peoria, AZ
the warm fiberglass difuser is unmatched!
Doctors and bankers loved this lamp because it conveyed
both
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Industrial Art Deco Copper Metal Desk Table Lamp. c.1930
Located in London, GB
An elegantly formed copper bankers desk lamp made in England. c.1930
Curved shade with fixed
Category
Vintage 1930s British Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Industrial Art Deco Brass Metal Desk Table Lamp. c.1930
Located in London, GB
An elegantly formed brass bankers desk lamp made in England. c.1930
Fully original, heavy cast
Category
Vintage 1930s British Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage French Tole Painted Milk Glass Oil Style Parlor Library Table Lamp 27"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage metal oil / hurricane / bankers style parlor lamp featuring Art Deco styling with mustard
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Notable Art Deco Wall Lamps, Banker, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia
- Made of metal, glass
- Articulated lampshades
- Fully functional
- Original condition.
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Western Oil Lamp Green Bankers Electric Sconce w/Shade, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of Mid-century Western style Green Bankers Electric Sconce with Shades. Each Lamp is
Category
Vintage 1950s American Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Bankers Lamp
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Lovely 1970s Bankers Lamp.
Everything on it is original except the socket which was replaced with
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$250
Brass Banker
s Lamp
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Tall and elegant, this two-tone banker's lamp features organic curves and a 45 degree articulation
Category
Vintage 1930s American Table Lamps
1920s Brass Base Bankers Lamp
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1920s brass base bankers lamp. Needs rewiring.
Category
Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Adjustable Banker lamp around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Adjustable Banker lamp around 1920s
Brass polished and stove enameled
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Adjustable Banker lamp around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Adjustable Banker lamp around 1920s
Polished and stove enameled
Deep from 25cm up to 42cm
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco 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, 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.
- 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.
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