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Single Rosewood Le Klint Scissor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single Rosewood "Scissor Lamp" designed by Erik Hansen and produced by Le Klint. Lamp adjusts to a
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Rosewood, Linen
Single Teak Le Klint Scissor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single Teak "Scissor Lamp" designed by Erik Hansen and produced by Le Klint. Lamp adjusts to a
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Teak, Linen
Industrial Scissor Wall Lights by Bometal
Located in Roubaix, FR
1 or 2 Industrial Scissor wall Lights adjustable , moving from left to right and up and down
Category
Vintage 1950s Spanish Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Single Teak Le Klint Scissor Lamp
By Le Klint, Erik Hansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single Teak "Scissor Lamp" designed by Erik Hansen and produced by Le Klint. Lamp adjusts from a
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Teak, Linen
An antique blackened steel scissor light
Located in New York, NY
IS2651
An antique wall-mounted scissor-arm light in blackened steel with brass accents.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Christian Dell Pair of Bauhaus Scissor Lamps
By Christian Dell, Kaiser Idell
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Christian Dell Pair of Bauhaus Scissor Lamps
Totally restored and rewired
E27 Socket
We
Category
Vintage 1930s German Wall Lights and Sconces
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Scissor Wall Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier wall mounted wall scissor lamps circa 1950's.White enamel metal
Category
20th Century American Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Brass Scissor Wall Mount with Expanding Arm
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass Wall mount directional light with scissor (expanable arm)
Category
Vintage 1940s Argentine Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Christian Dell Kaiser Idell 6636 Scissor Lamp
By Christian Dell, Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Christian Dell Kaiser Idell 6636 Scissor Lamp
very rare and early pre-war lamp
Category
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Wall Lights and Sconces
Pair of 1930s Industrial Brass Scissor Lamps
Located in Hamburg, DE
Pair of 1930s Industrial brass scissor lamps. New wired.
Measurement:
Height: 36 cm.
Diameter
Category
Vintage 1930s French Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Scissor Wall Lamp
Located in Rome, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern scissor wall lamp, made of brass, painted metal and aluminium, in good
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Danish Modern Scissor Arm Teak Wall Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Danish modern 1960's teak scissor arm wall mounted lamp.Solid teak structure supports swag linen
Category
20th Century Danish Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Teak
Scissor Sconce by Maurizio Tempestini for Lightolier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wonderful scissor sconce design with perforated brass shade and black enameled body. Fully pivoting
Category
Vintage 1950s American Wall Lights and Sconces
1960
s Danish Teak Scissor Wall Lamp
Located in New York, NY
1960's Danish modern Scissor wall lamp with original drum shade.Solid wood construction the lamp
Category
20th Century Danish Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Teak, Linen
Huge American Scissor Extension Wall Lamp , 1890
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a massive american wall extending task lamp. super rare. very beautiful.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Scissor Form Extending Industrial Wall Mount Task Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
pivoting scissor form extending arm
with a wire bulb cage light cover
wall mount back
Category
Early 20th Century American Wall Lights and Sconces
Norwegian Midcentury Scissor Wall Lamp of Oak, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Wall-mounted scissor lamp in oakwood originally from Norway, 1960s. These lamps were very popular
Category
Vintage 1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Plastic, Oak
Le Klint
Scissor
Wall Lamp by Erik Hansen
By Erik Hansen, Le Klint
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
Le Klint 'Scissor' wall lamp by Erik Hansen, 1950. The 'scissor' is made of unvarnished beechwood
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Acrylic, Beech
Oak Scissor Light by Erik Hansen for Le Klint
By Erik Hansen, Le Klint
Located in Berkhamsted, GB
Extending wall-mounted oak scissor light by Erik Hansen for Le Klint with Le Klint shade.
Measures
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Oak
Christian Dell Wall-Mounted "Scissor" lamp c.1930
s
Located in Easton, PA
Adjustable wall-mounted "scissor" lamp designed by Christian Dell and made by Kaiser in Germany c
Category
Vintage 1930s German Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Christian Dell Kaiser Idell 6718 Scissor Lamps
By Christian Dell, Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pair of christian Dell Kaiser Idell 6718 Scissor lamps
completely restored and rewired E27
Category
Vintage 1940s German Bauhaus Wall Lights and Sconces
Swiss BAG Turgi Scissor Wall Lamp Black Metal, 1930s
By BAG Turgi
Located in Basel, CH
Swiss BAG Turgi scissor lamp from the 1930s, manufactured in Switzerland. Made of black lacquered
Category
Vintage 1930s Swiss Bauhaus Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Scissor Wall Lamp Kaiser Idell by Dell, "Rough" Varnished, Germany
By Kaiser Idell
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Neheim-Hüsten, Germany. The range includes floor lamps, articulated “scissor” wall lamps, and desk lamps
Category
Vintage 1930s German Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
1930s Midgard Scissor Lamp, Model 110 Designed by Curt Fischer
By Curt Fischer
Located in Warsaw, PL
made of a steel rod with mounting brackets. The rod keeps the folding scissor arm, which is ended with
Category
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Solid Teak Scissor Wall Light by Kaare Klint, Denmark, 1960s
By Kaare Klint
Located in Berkhamsted, GB
Solid teak extending scissor light designed by Functionalist master, Kaare Klint. Denmark, 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Teak
Oak Scissor Light by Erik Hansen for Le Klint, Denmark, 1960s
By Le Klint, Erik Hansen
Located in Berkhamsted, GB
Extending scissor wall light in oak by Erik Hansen for Le Klint with Le Klint shade.
Measures
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Oak
Vintage Midcentury Scissor Maclamp Wall Light Designed by Terence Conran
By Sir Terence Conran
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A very lovely, rare vintage early version Maclamp wall light in bare metal finish with extendable wooden arms.
Designed by Terence Conran for Habitat in the 1950s.
In good vint...
Category
20th Century English Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Charming Pair of Scissor Wall Mounted Lamps with Brass Shade, Italy, 1950
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Pair of scissor wall-mounted lamps,
movable brass shade,
Italy, 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Metal
Mid Century Solid Teak Scissor Light, Kaare Klint for Le Klint, Denmark,
By Le Klint, Kaare Klint
Located in Berkhamsted, GB
A very early example of Kaare Klint’s famous scissor lamp in solid teak with brass workings. 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Teak
Scissor Wall Lamp Kaiser Idell by Dell Black, Germany, circa 1930-1939
By Kaiser Idell
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
, Germany. The range includes floor lamps, articulated “scissor” wall lamps, and desk lamps, often featuring
Category
Vintage 1930s German Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
ITALIAN DOUBLE-ARM EXTENDING SCONCE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a scissor arm extending sconce with beautiful black enameled shades. 4 available.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Christian Dell Kaiser Idell 6614 Super Pistacio Green
By Kaiser Idell, Christian Dell
Located in København, DK
Scissor lamp proffesionally relacquered in pistacio green.
Designed in 1933 by the Bauhaus metal
Category
20th Century German Bauhaus Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Extendable Wall Lamp by Christian Dell
By Kaiser Idell, Christian Dell
Located in Hudson, NY
Enameled metal adjustable "scissor" wall lamp. Created by Dell in the Bauhaus school, this lamp is
Category
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Wall Lights and Sconces
1950
s Danish Teak Sciccor Arm Wall Mount Lamp
Located in New York, NY
1950's danish teak wall mounted scissor arm lamp.All Original this solid teak lamp lamp with
Category
20th Century Danish Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Teak, Linen
Black Extendable Industrial Wall Lamp by Bometal
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
This fun wall lighting option to add convince and a unique look to any room. The extendable scissor
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
An antique extendable chart light
Located in New York, NY
IS2632
An antique extendable chart light with a scissor-style mechanism in its original
Category
Vintage 1950s American Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
"Scherenlampe" by Ingo Maurer and Dorothee Maurer-Becker for DESIGN M 1968
By Ingo Maurer, Dorothee Maurer-Becker, Design M
Located in Köln, DE
shade rotates 360 degrees and the scissor arm extends from 30-80 cm and can rotate in 180 degrees as
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Chrome, Iron
Walligraph Radialite Scissor Lamp
By Walligraph
Located in Downham Market, GB
A vintage industrial Walligraph scissor lamp.
A fantastic Walligraph 'Radialite' lamp with a heavy
Category
Mid-20th Century British Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Original Kaiser Idell Scissor Wall Light
By Christian Dell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original KAISER idell series scissor wall light with a blackened bronze finish. Designed by German
Category
Vintage 1930s German Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Le Klint
Scissor
Wall Lamp by Erik Hansen
By Erik Hansen, Le Klint
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
Le Klint 'Scissor' wall lamp by Erik Hansen, 1950. The 'scissor' is made of unvarnished beechwood
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Acrylic, Beech
Articulating Scissor Arm Wall Light by WD Allison, circa 1910
Located in Portland, OR
Produced by the W.D. Allison Company of Indianapolis, a company that manufactured medical office and examination room furniture and lighting through the early 20th century. This exam...
Category
Vintage 1910s Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Scissor Wall Lamp Scone
Model 105
by Karl Lang for Sis Leuchten, Germany, 1950
Located in Hemiksem, VAN
diabolo-shaped shade, and the scissor mechanism. The mechanism can rotate fully left-right-up-down and the
Category
Vintage 1950s German Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Danish Oak "Scissor" Adjustable Wall Light by Eric Hansen for Le Klint Sax Model
By Erik Hansen, Le Klint
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
Oak Danish "scissor" wall light by Erik Hansen for Le Klint, circa 1960's. This is the SAX 224 - 1
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Oak
Alfred Müller Wall Lights Amba 1940s
By Alfred Müller, AMBA, AMBA
Located in Basel, CH
scissor lamps with original cotton lamp shades. The edging on the upper and lower frame was renewed. The
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Extensible Wall Light Midgard in Steel, circa 1950
By Midgard
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Old extensible wall light in steel, high quality manufacture. Nice patina on the scissor mechanism
Category
Vintage 1950s German Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
1960s Danish Modern Teak Accordion Wall Light with Kaare Klint Pleated Shade
By Kaare Klint
Located in Victoria, British Columbia
Fabulous Mid-Century Modern accordion "scissor" wall light, adjust to your liking comes with the
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Paper, Teak
Pair of Alfred Müller Wall Lights by AMBA, 1940s
By Alfred Müller, AMBA
Located in Basel, CH
A pair of Alfred Müller wall lamps manufactured by AMBA in the 1940s. These solid brass scissor
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of Alfred Müller Wall Lights by AMBA, 1940s
By Alfred Müller, AMBA
Located in Basel, CH
A pair of Alfred Müller wall lamps manufactured by AMBA in the 1940s. These solid brass scissor
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Rare Terence Conran 1950s Copper Wall Lamp
By Sir Terence Conran, Habitat International
Located in London, Greater London
copper lamp with maple wood extending scissor arms.
The lamp has it's original wooden wall mounting
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Copper
Midcentury Italian Adjustable and Extensible Brass Wall Light
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Midcentury 1950s Italian wall lamp with extendable arm, through a scissor mechanism it can be
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of Danish Teak Fog and Morup Style Accordion Wall Lamps with Jute Shades
By Fog
Mørup
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
These lovely Danish Modern teak and jute Scandinavian scissor or accordion wall lamps are super
Category
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Jute, Teak
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Find a variety of scissor lamps available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct scissor lamps — often made from metal, iron and steel — can elevate any home. Scissor lamps have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Scissor lamps bearing Industrial or Mid-Century Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Some scissor lamps are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller scissor lamps, measuring 1.58 inches across, are available at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made scissor lamps over the years, but those made by Elektroinstala, Christian Dell and Kaiser Idell are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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Prices for scissor lamps start at $221 and top out at $4,800 with the average selling for $842.
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For the bedroom, bedside wall lamps with warm-temperature bulbs instead of bedside table lamps could be the way to go to induce a sense of calm or intimacy. Try to match the style of the wall light or sconce that you’re installing to the overall design scheme of your room. It’s never “just a light.” You should approach the lighting of a room with a mindset that is one part practical and one part aesthetics-driven.
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