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Table Lamp in Bamboo, Rattan and Fabric Attributed to Louis Sognot, France 1960s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful table lamp in bamboo, rattan and fabric attributed to Louis Sognot.
Made in
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan
Bamboo Brass Palm Leave Floor Lamp with Capiz Shade
Located in Antwerp, BE
1970s faux bamboo floor lamp with shell shades.
An elegant large floor lamp depicting bamboo stem
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Gilt Faux Bamboo Turtle Lamps with Shades
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of gilt turtle faux bamboo tall buffet lamps.
Black painted wooden base with attached gilt
Category
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Metal
A Wonderful French 1960s Bamboo Floor Lamp by Louis Sognot with Original Shade
By Louis Sognot
Located in Antwerp, BE
A wonderful elegant French 1960s bamboo floor lamp by Louis Sognot with bamboo stem and original
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Faux Bamboo Styled Black
Brass Table Lamp Speer
By Speer
Located in Peoria, AZ
Stunning!
Mid Century
Black & Brass
Bamboo Themed Table Lamp!
Attributed to Speer Lighting
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Gabriella Crespi Rare Large
Fungo
Table Lamp in Bamboo and Brass, Italy, 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in New York, NY
Gabriella Crespi rare large Fungo table lamp from the Rising Sun Series with lacquered bamboo
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Brass
Elegant Pair of Vintage Bamboo Vessels, circa 1980, as New Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent lamps are shipped as photographed and described in the narrative. They are custom
Category
1980s Unknown Organic Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Vintage Coastal Bamboo Trellis Glazed Ceramic Lamps - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Illuminate your coastal retreat with this pair of vintage bamboo trellis glazed ceramic lamps
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Faux Bamboo French Ceramic Table Lamp Pair , French 1970
Located in La xara, VC
Hollywood Regency style, faux bamboo French ceramic table lamp Pair with green painted faux-bamboo
Category
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$906 Sale Price / set
44% Off
Pair of Bamboo
Brass Handmade Russel Wright Table Lamps Milk Glass Globe
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Miami, FL
bamboo and brass details table lamps with milk glass globes.
Both are wired for the U.S. and uses a
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Stunning Vintage Faux Bamboo Vintage Mirrored Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of vintage lamps boast a distinctive combination of faux bamboo and mirrored inlay
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Mirror, Hardwood
Set of 3 bamboo floor lamps by Ronald-Cecil Sportes, France 1990
s
By Ronald Cecil Sportes
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Set of three tripod nightstands/ floor lamps by Ronald-Cecil Sportes.
The main structure is made of
Category
1990s French Post-Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Vallauris Ceramic Table Lamp with Bamboo Design
By Vallauris
Located in L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE, FR
Black glazed ceramic lamp, featuring the iconic bamboo shape characteristic of the 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Mid 20th century Bamboo Floor Lamp, Retro Chic A classic sculptural floor lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Mid 20th century Bamboo Floor Lamp, Retro Chic
A classic sculptural floor lamp made in France in
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Cane
Bamboo, Rattan and Cotton Table or Floor Lamp Louis Sognot Style, Italy 1960s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing floor lamp or table lamp in white and brown cotton featuring structure in bamboo composed
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Metal
1960s Italian Ceramic Lotus Flower Faux Bamboo Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Italian ceramic faux bamboo and lotus flower floor lamp, with lily pad base..
Lotus blossoms
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
American Designer, Table Lamp, Bamboo, Wood, United States, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A table lamp / desk light in Bamboo and wood. Designed and produced in United States, 1950s-1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Nautical Ceramic Table Lamp Enfold In Bamboo
Rope 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Very unique 1970s nautical Mid-Century Modern ceramic table lamp enfold in bamboo and rope.
All in
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large
Faux Bamboo
Table Lamp in Brass and Resin 1970s
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Meer, VAN
Faux Bamboo' Table Lamp in Patinated Brass and Resin 1970s
A stunning and large mid century table
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Bamboo and Cane Pair of Large Table Lamps By Louis Sognot, 1970s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Valencia, VC
Pair of Large Bamboo, Rattan and Cane Table Lamps by Louis Sognot
A very elegant pair of large
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Cane
Cloisonne Bamboo and Fern Motif Lamp by Jaime Young
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bamboo and fern design cloisonné lamp by Jaime Young.
Category
20th Century Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Enamel
rare mid century tripod FLOOR LAMP bamboo rattan 50s hawaii tiki era 3 shades
Located in Mannheim, DE
Rare floor lamp from the 1950s, probably from Italy or France. Made of bamboo and rattan, shades
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Chic Mid-Century Modern Chrome Faux Bamboo Floor Lamp
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant Mid-Century Modern chrome floor lamp with faux bamboo column and pretty lotus flower shaped
Category
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Eiffel Tower Paris Pencil Reed
Bend Bamboo Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp 1970
Located in Miami, FL
Handcrafted tall Mid-Century Modern Eiffel Tower Paris pencil reed, cane & bamboo floor lamp with
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo, Cane, Reed
Louis Sognot Large Table Lamp in Bamboo, Rattan and Vienna Straw, Italy 1960s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century large round table lamp made in curved rattan, bamboo and hand-woven Vienna
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Straw, Cane, Rattan
Share Chinoiserie Ceramic Green Bamboo Vase Lamp, mid-20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A chinoiserie ceramic green bamboo vase mounted as lamp, mid-20th century.
4 ¼ inches wide at
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Late-20th Century Mixed Media Faux Bamboo Pagoda Table Lamps With Etched Brass P
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
A striking pair of mixed media table lamps featuring pagoda-style silhouettes with faux bamboo
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Resin
Vintage Black Glass Lamp with Bamboo Design - Pair available
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
Pair of unique black lamps with natural bamboo embedded under glass, situated on wooden bases, 20th
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Faux Bamboo with Carrara Marble Table Floor Lamp
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant floor lamp designed in the Neoclassical style using a faux bamboo base and a
Category
1950s Italian Neoclassical Revival Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Steel
Pair of White Ceramic Hexagonal Bamboo Relief Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of hexagonal shaped white ceramic bodied table lamps, with a patterned bamboo relief. Black
Category
1960s American Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
$2,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Faux-Bamboo Bronze Floor Lamps By Maison Bagués
By Maison Baguès
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare and very nice pair of faux-bamboo floor lamps is made of bronze. This is a French work by
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Royal Copenhagen Bamboo Shape Floral Decor Table Lamp, 1960s
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Tall Danish organic modernist faience Royal Copenhagen table lamp manufactured in the late 1960s
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Faience, Earthenware
$888 Sale Price
25% Off
Louis Sognot Two Tones Bamboo and Rattan Lamp "Mid Century Modern" 1960, France
By Louis Sognot
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Louis Sognot Two tones Bamboo and rattan lamp "Mid Century Modern" 1960, France
Very nice lamp
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Cotton, Bamboo, Rattan
Midcentury Bamboo and Rattan Pair of Table Lamps Louis Sognot Style Italy, 1970s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Rome, IT
Beautifuls pair of table lamps in bamboo and rattan in the style of Louis Sognot.
Made in Italy
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
Blanc De Chine Chinese Chippendale Urn Table Lamp Bamboo Decor
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Cinoiserie table lamp features an urn shaped ceramic or porcelain body with faux bamboo
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
$568 Sale Price
20% Off
Aluminum Lotus Base Floor Lamp with Faux Bamboo Stem
By Arthur Court
Located in New York, NY
Stylish cast aluminum floor lamp in high buff finish. The lamp has a lotus leaf form base with faux
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Mid-Century Modern Wrought Iron Fish From, Bamboo Table Lamp on Biomorphic Base
By Frederic Weinberg, John Risley
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern Frederic Weinberg style black wrought iron fish lamp, with fiberglass tail that
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Danish Modern Style Walnut and Brass Faux Bamboo Table Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid Century Danish Modern Walnut and Brass Faux Bamboo Table Lamps
Measures 6 " in width, 6 " in
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Bamboo and Rattan Pair of Table Lamps Louis Sognot Style, Italy 1960s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Rome, IT
Beautifuls pair of table lamps in bamboo and rattan in the style of Louis Sognot.
Made in Italy
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Incredible Faux Bamboo Elephant Motife Maitland Smith Floor Lamp
By Maitland Smith
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Incredibly handsome and rich looking floor lamp having a dark brown painted metal faux bamboo base
Category
1980s American Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Resin
$950 Sale Price
24% Off
Striking Pair of Hand-Made Bamboo Vessels, circa 1990, as New Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent lamps are shipped as photographed and described in the narrative. They are custom
Category
1990s Unknown Organic Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Josef Frank J.T. Kalmar Brass Bamboo Table Lamp
Tisch-Überall
, 1940s, Austria
By Josef Frank, J.T. Kalmar, Haus
Garten
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Important & rare, early 1940s 'Tisch Überall' table lamp mod. 1092, designed by Josef Frank for
Category
1940s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Brass
Bamboo Brass Mid Century Modern Floor Lamp No 2081 Karla Kalmar c 1960 Vienna
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Vienna.
The lamp was made of cast iron and metal with brass details, textured glass and a bamboo stem.
It
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Metal
Bamboo, Rattan and Cotton Table or Floor Lamp Louis Sognot style, Italy 1960s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing floor lamp or table lamp in white and brown cotton featuring structure in bamboo composed
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Metal
Jacques Adnet Tripod bamboo leather Floor Lamp, France 1950
s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Rare Jacques Adnet leather floor lamp with faux bamboo leather decoration.
Base only
58x16
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Steel, Brass
Jacques Adnet Tripod bamboo leather Floor Lamp, France 1950
s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Rare Jacques Adnet leather floor lamp with faux bamboo leather decoration and brass hardware.
Base
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Extraordinary pair of table lamps with central Mina dome in Bamboo 1950s Sputnik
Located in Palermo, Sicily
we present this pair of very rare and unique table lamps in the world, these are two totally
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
$5,637 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Bamboo, Rattan and Cotton Table or Floor Lamp Louis Sognot Style, Italy, 1960s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing cylindrical floor lamp or table lamp in white and brown cotton featuring structure in
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Metal
Maison Jansen Huge 5 Light Bamboo Bronze
Brass Palm Tree Floor Lamp Paris 1965
By Maison Jansen
Located in Miami, FL
One of a Kind Maison Jansen designed 7ft H bronze, brass and bamboo palm tree floor lamp made in
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$14,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Russel Wright Style Faux Bamboo
Brass Table Lamp, Circa 1940
By Russel Wright
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Russel Wright Brass and Faux Bamboo Cane, Rattan wrapped Table Lamp. Featuring a handcrafted
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Round Table Lamps in Bamboo, Rattan and Vienna Straw, Sognot, Italy 1960
By Louis Sognot
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning pair of French Riviera style table lamps fully made in bamboo, curved rattan and Vienna
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Straw, Cane, Rattan
Rupert Nikoll Pair Brass
Bamboo Nightstand, Table Lamps, 1955, Austria
By J.T. Kalmar, Rupert Nikoll
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
lamps feature a solid brass tripod base with typical Nikoll bamboo tube elements. Generally, he was
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Hollywood Regency Metal Bamboo Palm Leaf Tropical Floor Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Hollywood Regency Metal Bamboo Green Palm Leaf Tropical Floor Lamp. Circa Late 20th Century
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Ingo Maurer Faux Bamboo Table Lamps, German 1970s
By Ingo Maurer, M Design
Located in München, BY
Beautiful set of two brass bamboo table lamps model "ML 1". Design by Ingo Maurer, 1968 for Design
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Gilded Metal, Organic Relief Bamboo-Form Floor Lamp
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Vintage Midcentury Italian, gilded metal bamboo-form, 3-light Floor Lamp with original matching
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,898 Sale Price
44% Off
Pr. Decorative Faux Bamboo Table Lamps by Stiffel c. 1970
s
By Stiffel
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of decorative faux bamboo style table lamps by the well respected lamp maker
Category
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Metal
Jacques Adnet Black Leather Tripod Faux Bamboo Floor Lamp, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Jacques Adnet faux bamboo tripod floor lamp wrapped in original black saddle-stitched leather
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Lamps
Materials
Brass
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Vintage Bamboo Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of vintage bamboo lamps is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique vintage bamboo lamps was constructed with extraordinary care, often using bamboo, metal and brass. Vintage bamboo lamps have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of vintage bamboo lamps to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern and Hollywood Regency vintage bamboo lamps are of considerable interest. Vintage bamboo lamps have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Ingo Maurer, Carl Auböck and J.T. Kalmar are consistently popular.
How Much are Vintage Bamboo Lamps?
Vintage bamboo lamps can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,895, while the lowest priced sells for $45 and the highest can go for as much as $7,950.
Finding the Right Lighting for You
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Questions About Vintage Bamboo Lamps
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The first step in determining if an item is vintage bamboo is to first make sure it’s bamboo. Bamboo is inflexible, so if there are curved shapes in the design it is actually rattan, not bamboo. Your next step is to understand the style of the piece of furniture, the brand, and look for telltale signs that it is an authentic piece from that brand. Shop a range of antique and modern bamboo furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are many different ways to tell if a table lamp is vintage. Your best option is to look for a manufacturer label that will give you information on the designer, the date, serial number and other information that you can then Google. It’s also a good idea to look at the condition of the lamp to see what shape it’s in and if it has all of its original pieces. Shop a large collection of vintage table lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are a few ways to identify if your table lamp is vintage, but it does vary from brand to brand. If you can spot a maker’s mark or manufacturer’s label on your piece, it could tell you where and when it was crafted. On 1stDibs, find vintage and contemporary table lamps from top sellers around the world.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023To identify a vintage porcelain lamp, check the base for markings. You may find a date stamp or the manufacturer's name. Check the porcelain for signs of wear like minor scratches and blemishes. If a lamp is in flawless condition, it's possible that it was simply stored well, but it's more likely that the piece is a newer reproduction. A certified appraiser can be of assistance if online research isn't enough to make an identification. Shop a selection of vintage porcelain lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify vintage Stiffel lamps, first check a piece for any markings. Nearly all Stiffel lamps have a marking at least on the switch, but some also feature large foil stamps on their bases or bulb sockets. By comparing the marks on your lamp to images and descriptions published on trusted online resources, you can often determine approximately when Stiffel produced your lamp. If your lamp is 20 to 99 years old, it is vintage. Older Stiffel lamps are antiques, and newer ones are contemporary. When in doubt, consult a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. Find an assortment of Stiffel lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024To tell if a brass lamp is vintage, you'll need to determine if it is 20 to 99 years old by conducting online research or having an expert, such as a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer, evaluate it. If you prefer to do the research yourself, first look for the maker's markings. Then, consult trusted online resources to identify the maker and read further to find out when the company was active and manufacturing similar lamps. Checking the plug can also be helpful. If it has two prongs of the same size, you can conclude that your lamp was made in 1962 or before, as U.S. standards set that year required all lamps to feature polarized plugs with one large and one small prong. Keep in mind that it is possible to rewire a lamp, and some makers switched to polarized plugs before the standard was established, so the lack of a non-polarized plug doesn't necessarily mean a lamp isn't pre-1962. Find a large selection of vintage brass table lamps on 1stDibs.
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