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Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

Pair of Cut Crystal Glass Boudoir Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of cut crystal & glass boudoir lamps. Cleaned and restored with all new brass fittings
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Mid-20th Century American Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Crystal

Vintage Pair of Cut Crystal 
Glass Boudoir Lamps
Pair of Cut Crystal 
Glass Boudoir Lamps
$400 / set
H 23 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
Hollywood Regency Art Deco Glass Column Boudoir Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Glamorous Art Deco, Hollywood Regency style transparent glass table, boudoir lamp. The lamp
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Glass

small Boudoir Glass Table lamp inside painting 1950s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice small boudoir Table lamp . Opaline Glass . inside Landscape painting . Still in a good
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1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Opaline Glass

French Art Deco Nude Boudoir Lamp with Original Glass, 1950’s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Art Deco Nude Boudoir Lamp, 1960's France Woman Figural Art Deco Table Lamp. Beautiful sitting
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Art Glass

Pair of Petite Italian Boudoir Lamps
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of atrikingly stylish Italian 1940's boudoir lamps. Each can take up to one 60 watt candle
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1940s Italian Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Brass, Aluminum

Vintage Pair of Petite Italian Boudoir Lamps
Pair of Petite Italian Boudoir Lamps
$1,600 / set
H 8 in Dm 6 in
Vintage Hollywood Regency Petite Blown Glass Boudoir Table Lamps w/ Hearts, Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Hollywood Regency Petite Blown Glass Boudoir Table Lamps w/ Hearts - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Brass

French Boudoir Electric Amber Glass Shade and Brass Base Oil Lamps- Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Boudoir Style Electric Amber Glass Shade with a Brass Base Oil Lamps - Pair
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Crystal, Brass

Waterford Style Small Petite Cut Glass Brass Boudoir Table Lamp by Great Creator
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Waterford Style Small Petite Cut Glass & Brass Boudoir Table Lamp by Great Creator. Circa Late 20th
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Late 20th Century British Colonial Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Glass

Art Deco Aladdin Alacite Pink Milk Glass Floral Boudoir Table Lamp Shade
By Aladdin Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Art Deco Aladdin Alacite table lamp with an art deco floral design in milk white and dusty rose
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Milk Glass

Pair of Accent Boudoir Lamps Made in Italy
Located in South Charleston, WV
attach into a walnut base. Features and on and off switch on the cord. These lamp shades are made in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Art Glass, Walnut

1940 s Brass Candlestick Boudoir Table Lamps, with hand painted shades
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Lovely pair of bedside candlestick table lamps featuring hand painted paper shades and glass ball
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1940s English Art Deco Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Brass

Globe Specialty Co., Art Deco Slag Glass Lamp Base, U.S.a., circa 1940 s
Located in Chatham, ON
Globe Specialty Co. - Art Deco amber and white slag glass 'Boudoir' table lamp - pull chain on the
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Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Art Glass

Recent Sales

Adorable Seguso Boudoir Lamp
By Seguso Vetri d Arte
Located in San Francisco, CA
Poli for Seguso petite boudoir lamp.
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1950s Italian Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Glass

1940 s Pair of Boudoir Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Boudoir lamps in case glass with gold and white applique Brass base and fittings with silk
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1940s Italian Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Brass

Vintage 1940
s Pair of Boudoir Lamps
1940
s Pair of Boudoir Lamps
H 21 in W 12 in D 12 in
Pair of American Art Deco Aluminium and Frosted Glass Boudoir or Table Lamps with Red Enamel Painted Accents.
Located in Port Hope, ON
This pair of American Art Deco boudoir or table lamps feature aluminium stepped bases that are
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Glass

Bellova Czechoslovakia Glass Boudoir Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Bellova Czechoslovakia Glass Boudoir Lamp with printed floral motif, apparently unmarked. 9.5" H x
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20th Century Beaux Arts Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Glass

An Iridescent Art Glass Boudoir Lamp
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant table lamp of iridescent glass. The narrow body comprised of a single blown piece of
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20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

A Pair of 1940s Glass Boudoir Lamps.
Located in Bellport, NY
A Charming Pair of Boudoir Glass Lamps with white string shades,chrome finials, and new wiring.
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1940s Italian Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Cut Glass

Pair of Mid Century Cased Glass Boudoir Lamps
Located in Peabody, MA
Lovely pair of matched bedside or small scale accent lamps in vibrant blue cased glass, possibly
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1950s Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Metal

Pair of 1940 s Murano Glass Boudoir Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Hand blown murano glass lamps with gold flex details and with diamond pattern and
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20th Century Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

Seguso Boudoir Lamp
By Seguso Vetri d Arte
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Hollywood Regency Gold flecked boudoir piece featuring inner illuminated Glass on Lucite base
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1940s Italian Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Glass, Lucite

Seguso Boudoir Lamp
Seguso Boudoir Lamp
H 13.5 in Dm 6.5 in
Art Nouveau Boudoir Lamp with Cameo Glass Shade
Located in Petaluma, CA
work, so often found in French lamps is accented with a dazzling cameo glass shade. I suggest you just
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Iron

Tiffany Studios Manner Boudoir Table Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Accent table lamp having stained glass shade in the manner of Tiffany Studios raised on patinated
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20th Century Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Stained Glass

Vintage Stained Slag Glass Tropical Island Palm Tree Boudoir Table Lamp 16"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage table lamp in the shape of a curved palm tree with a dark brown trunk, topped with a
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Late 20th Century Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Slag Glass, Resin

Rare and Unusual Machine Age Boudoir Lamp
Located in New York, NY
manufactured by the miller Lamp Company. A series of stacked shades topped with its original pink glass finial
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20th Century American Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Steel

Antique Bellova Art Deco Boudoir Lamp, circa 1920
By Bellova
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Art Deco boudoir lamp by Bellova offers glass shade with floral band over single socket
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20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Metal

Art Deco Frankart School Nude Figural Boudoir Lamp 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Art Deco Nude Figural Boudoir Lamp in the Manner of Frankart with Stepped Glass Shade 20thC
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20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Metal

2 Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Crystal Lucite Boudoir Vanity Lamps
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of mid 20th century cut glass and lucite crystal Hollywood Regency style table / budoir lamps
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Glass, Lucite

Pair of Vintage French Empire Gilt Bronze Boudoir Table Lamps, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
A pair of French Empire style boudoir table lamps offer gilt metal construction with flame finial
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20th Century French Louis XV Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Metal

Pair of Antique Bronzed Metal Gold Aurene Steuben Art Glass Table Lamps C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair of Antique Bronzed Metal & Gold Steuben Art Glass Trumpet Shade Boudoir Lamps Unsigned C1920
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20th Century American Arts and Crafts Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Metal

French Boudoir Lamp Cobalt Blue Glass
Located in Hanover, MA
Cobalt blue glass ball boudoir lamp from France in the style of Jacques Adnet.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Glass

Petite Boudoir Maison Desny Style Lamp Glass Brass
By La Maison Desny
Located in Hanover, MA
Adorable petite Art Deco boudoir table lamp in the style of La Maison Desny made of stacked squares
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Brass

Pair of Seguso Murano Glass Candlestick Wireable Boudoir Lamps
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Chicago, IL
A fine vintage pair of Murano glass lamps attributed to Seguso. These can be used as candlestick
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

2 Mid Century Milk Glass Hurricane Chamber Boudoir Vanity Parlor Lamps
Located in Dayton, OH
Two vintage mid century hand painted brass and white milk glass desk / library / vanity lamps
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Mid-20th Century Victorian Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Brass

Pair of Glass Boudoir Lamps
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of 1950's glass boudoir lamps with custom silver lined shades
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1950s Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

Pair of Carved Glass Boudoir Lamps
Located in Water Mill, NY
Attractive pair of carved glass boudoir lamps
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1960s Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

Pair of Etched Glass Boudoir Lamps
Located in Water Mill, NY
Attractive pair of etched glass boudoir lamps with custom lampshades. The lampshades are included
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1940s Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

Pair of French Etched Glass Boudoir Lamps
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of attractive French etched glass boudoir lamps with custom shades
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1940s French Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

Pair of Glass Boudoir Lamps with Custom Shades
Located in Water Mill, NY
Attractive pair of glass boudoir lamps with custom shades
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1950s Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

Pair of Glass Boudoir Lamps with Custom Shades
Located in Water Mill, NY
Nice pair of glass boudoir lamps from the 50's with custom shades
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1950s American Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

Pair of Glass Boudoir Lamps with Custom Shades
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of American glass boudoir lamps with custom shades from the 1940's. The shades are included in
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1940s American Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

Pair of Faceted Glass Boudoir Lamps with Silver Metal Trim
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of faceted glass boudoir lamps with silvered metal trim and custom shades
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1950s Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

Pair of Etched Glass Boudoir Lamps with Custom Oval Shades
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of etched glass boudoir lamps with custom Oval lampshades. The lamps are circa 1940 and have
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1940s Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

Italian Glass Boudoir Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Cute!
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1950s Italian Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

Pair of Venetian glass boudoir lamps
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of Venetian glass lamps with custom lampshades and custom finials
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20th Century Italian Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

Pair Of Cerused Oak And Faceted Glass Boudoir Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Faceted glass and white oak ceruse on turned bases with brass fittings.
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1960s Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

Pair of Boudoir Lamps with Custom Shades
Located in Water Mill, NY
Interesting pair of glass boudoir lamps with custom shades
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1950s Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

Pair of Porcelain, Etched Glass and Brass Boudoir Lamps
Located in Water Mill, NY
Attracive pair of porcelain, brass and etched glass boudoir lamps from the 1940's. The shades vary
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1940s Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

Pair of Chinese Peking Glass Lamps
Located in Sarasota, FL
A pair of Chinese Peking glass boudoir lamps, white with aqua scrollwork overlay on brass base.
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Late 20th Century Chinese Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Brass

Pair of Chinese Peking Glass Lamps
Pair of Chinese Peking Glass Lamps
H 22 in W 12.5 in D 8.5 in
Pair of Glass Boudouir Lamps with Custom Shades
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of glass boudoir lamps with custom shades. The center 3 balls has multiple bevels as does the
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1950s Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

Adorable Seguso Boudoir Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Poli for Seguso petite boudoir lamp.
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1950s Italian Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Glass

A Pair of Murano Glass Boudoir Table Lamps.
Located in New York, NY
Each with a scrolling foliate glass stem with gilt inclusions and crimped edging, on a solid
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1950s Italian Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Glass

Adorable Latticino Boudoir Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Lovely.
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1950s Italian Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Brass

Pair of Murano Boudoir Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Finely fashioned petite lamps with wonderful color and accented with marble bases.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Marble, Metal

Pair of Murano Boudoir Lamps
Pair of Murano Boudoir Lamps
H 20.5 in W 5.75 in D 5.75 in
Pair of Murano Boudoir Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Outstanding color and swirl design accented with gilded wood bases and custom shades. 28" tall with shades.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Fabric, Murano Glass, Wood

Pair of Murano Boudoir Lamps
Pair of Murano Boudoir Lamps
H 20.75 in W 6 in D 6 in
Pair of Barovier Toso Boudoir Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
These are really nice quality lamps.
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1950s Italian Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Gold

Pair of Midcentury Murano Diamond Quilted Boudoir Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wonderful form, color, and scale. Mounted on original marble bases. Lamps are measured to top of
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Marble

Mid-Century Pair of Italian Murano Glass White and Gold Boudoir Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
) and ribbon detail Murano glass lamps. Original brass bases. White silk shades are included. Each lamp
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Mid-20th Century Italian Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Gold, Brass

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Aluminum

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1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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$1,376 / set
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Located in Edinburgh, GB
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1950s English Georgian Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Chrome

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Pair of Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Scoop Lounge Chairs
$4,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 30.75 in W 24 in D 27 in
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Located in Bridgeport, CT
Retailed by Peter Roland, Westport CT. A lovely cabinet in a later pale Aqua Green paint with two carved short apron drawers with a diamond motif and later black painted metal figura...
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19th Century French Rustic Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Wood

Slik Flush Mount, Finland, 1940/1950s
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Silk flush mount, manufactured in Finland, 1940/1950s. Silk shade with beautiful lace details on the side. Brass details, metal frame. Good vintage condition, minor patina and wear c...
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1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Brass

Slik Flush Mount, Finland, 1940/1950s
Slik Flush Mount, Finland, 1940/1950s
$2,216 Sale Price
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H 5.91 in Dm 17.72 in
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By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Leather

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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Wrought Iron

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2010s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette Fabric Department Pendant, Re-Edition
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By Hynek Gottwald
Located in Praha, CZ
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Chrome

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1890s French Art Nouveau Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Ceramic

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20th Century American Art Nouveau Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp

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Bronze

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Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal vintage glass boudoir lamp for your home. Each vintage glass boudoir lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, metal and fabric. Your living room may not be complete without a vintage glass boudoir lamp — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right vintage glass boudoir lamp, those designed in Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and Art Nouveau styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made vintage glass boudoir lamp over the years, but those crafted by Markel Corporation are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Vintage Glass Boudoir Lamp?

A vintage glass boudoir lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,200, while the lowest priced sells for $175 and the highest can go for as much as $4,500.

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.