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Period: 1940s
Paavo Tynell Floor Lamp Model 9609 Produced by Taito Oy
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare floor lamp model 9609 designed by Paavo Tynell. Produced by Taito Oy in Finland.
Category
Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass
Ceiling Lamp Attributed to Carl-Axel Acking Produced by Böhlmarks in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare height adjustable ceiling lamp attributed to Carl-Axel Acking. Produced by Böhlmarks in Sweden. Measure: Height 115-195 cm.
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 of Gilt Hand Sconces, Sold per Pair
Located in New York, NY
A set of 4 circa 1940's Italian carved and gilt-wood "hand" sconces. 18" including the candles. Sold and priced per pair.
Measurements:
Height: 18"
Depth: 7.5"
Width: 4"
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Gold Leaf
$5,800 / set
Large Mercury Glass Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A single circa 1940's Italian oversized etched mercury glass lamp with bronze base.
Measurements:
Height of body: 27"
Height to shade rest: 41"
Diameter: 15"
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Glass, Mercury Glass
$5,800
Pair of French Art Deco/ Modern Craftsman Hand Wrought Iron Sconces /Wall Lights
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Art Deco double arm, hand-hammered and hand forged wrought iron sconces expressing the unique hand made quality of the modern craftsman tradition typical of the French...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Murano chandelier 16 lights attributed to Seguso circa 1940
Located in PARIS, FR
Nice 16 arms chandelier by Seguso Italy murano circa 1940
Need to re wire
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Glass
Jacques Adnet Style Floor lamp
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Jacques Adnet style leather floor lamp with unique brass circular base with caramel leather frame and new silk shade.
Professionally rewired.
France, 1940s
Category
French Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass
Rare and beautiful 1940s brass table lamp with opal glass shade
Located in München, DE
Rare brass table lamp with a beige opal glass shade from the 1940s.
Great mid-century design in original condition. Made in Germany.
The lamp is entirely made of brass with a screwed...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Hollywood Regency Style Brass Table Lamps, Large Scale, 1940
s
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very impressive pair of Hollywood Regency style brass table lamps. Maker unknown but very similar to the designs by Rembrandt and Stiffel Lamp Company's. Lamps left with original pat...
Category
American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Tole Six-Light Fruit-Form Chandelier with Polychrome Leaves
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A sculptural and highly decorative Italian tole chandelier, dating to the mid-20th century (circa 1940s–1950s), featuring six gracefully scrolling arms adorned with hand-formed folia...
Category
Italian Country Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Metal
Abat-jour Rostrata by Ercole Barovier
Located in Torino, IT
Abat-jour Ercole Barovier
Rostered glass table lamp by Ercole Barovier.
Glass rostration is a special technique in which glass is pulled hot with tongs to form spikes.
This techni...
Category
European Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
$559 Sale Price
20% Off
Pagos, Table Lamp, Brass, Oak, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, off-white fabric and oak table lamp designed and produced by Pagos, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 17.5"H x 9.5"W x 9.5"D
Bulb Specifications: E-26 (Standa...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass
Cenedese Murano glass chandelier pink with flowers circa 1940
By Cenedese
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Cenedese Murano glass pink chandelier like a gardem circa 1940 with flowers.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Paire of Sconces by René Drouet
By René Drouet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Paire of wrought iron pair of sconces
Hand made
1940's
France
By rené Drouet
Category
French Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Metal
Brass French Art Deco Hanging Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Brass French Art Deco hanging light fixture. Globes have etched floral pattern.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Glass
Pair of French Modern Craftsman Table Lamps in the Style Alexandre Noll
Located in New York, NY
Chic pair of Mid-Century French modern craftsman table lamps in the Brutalist/primitivist tradition made from the burled roots of trees.
Shades are for demonstration purposes only.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Parchment Paper
$3,470 Sale Price / set
41% Off
Swedish Designer, Wall Light, Brass, Rattan, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass and rattan wall light designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Moderate oxidation present throughout brass.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 9.5"H x 7.0"W x 11.0...
Category
Swedish Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass
Clear Blue Glass and Brass Table Lamp by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in Montreal, QC
Clear blue glass and brass table lamp by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
provenance: Quittenbaum, Art Nouveau - Art Deco, Munich, 9 Dece...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Glass
Pair French Modern Neoclassical Wrought Iron Torchiere / Floor Lamps, Giacometti
Located in New York, NY
Unique, Extraordinary Handmade Pair of French Mid-Century (1940s) Modern Neoclassical floor lamps, standing lamps or sculptures in hand-forged iron in the style of Alberto and Diego ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
$16,750 Sale Price / set
29% Off
Pair of Automobile Style Spotlights by Unity Manufacturing of Chicago IL
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Great pair of vintage automobile style spotlights. Manufactured by Unity Manufacturing of Chicago IL. These were used mostly on Fire Trucks as their model (number S6) indicates. Iconic look where each lamp swivels and tilts on its solid base. Each lamp is in great shape with near perfect condition. Buffed and polished to a beautiful shine. Each lamp has been rewired and tested and includes a separate on/off switch to control its function.
The best thing about these two lights is that they are rated at 12 volts DC. This means they can be used with outdoor low...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Purple Glass Ceiling Lamp, 1940s, Germany
By VEB Leuchten
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Art Deco Purple Glass Ceiling Lamp, 1940s, Germany
Lampshade is in very good vintage condition.
This lamp works with E27 light bulbs.
Wired and suitable to use with 220V and 110V ...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass
Cream and Gold Italian Pineapple Carved Wood and Iron Chandelier
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A classically elegant off-white and gold pineapple motif Italian chandelier of carved wood, iron and tole having 6 arms and wonderful details from top to bottom. Comes with ceiling CAP.
Category
Italian Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Iron
3 Designer Wall Lights Circa 1945
Located in NANTES, FR
Set of three gilt brass sconces, circa 1945.
Alabaster tulips.
Electrified and in perfect condition.
B22 socket, bayonet bulb.
The gilding has been redone.
Height: 39.5 cm
Width: 15...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
$2,368 / set
Gio Ponti “Luminator” Floor Lamp for Pollice, 1940
By Gio Ponti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti “Luminator” floor lamp for Pollice, wood and brass, Italy, 1940.
The "Luminator" floor lamp by Gio Ponti, crafted for Pollice, boasts a fusion of wood and brass, exemplifying timeless elegance. The structure is made of a classy grissinato wooden decoration adorned with brass ring inserts and a base. The monumental lampshade is also made of brass and has a cup shape that reminds the ancient Greek pots...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass
Hand Cast Murano Glass Vintage Three-Arm Chandelier Pendant
By Venini
Located in LA, CA
Truly one-of-a-kind! Unique Venetian artistry with a solid glass body and fluted and twisted arms and stem.
Thomas Cooper Studio represents a multilayered, multifaceted collaboratio...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass
1940s Bo Notini Floor Lamp Produced by Glössner
Co
By Bo Notini
Located in New York, NY
A glass shade lamp by Swedish designer Bo Notini (1910-1975) with an upturned intricate sandblasted designed glass lamp shade having depictions of a man and woman surrounded by wildlife and fauna resting upon a brass stem and base. Signed "Glössner co...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large Mid-Century Modern Ceiling Light, Stuco, Bronze and Frosted Glass -Belgium
Located in Girona, Girona
Majestic ceiling light, wood covered with stucco, bronze and frosted glass, suspended by four brass tubes, new electrical connection, coming from a Bank in Antwerp.
Belgium, circa 1...
Category
Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Murano Table Lamp
Located in Seattle, WA
Nice large-scale gold/black Murano glass lamp.
Category
Vintage 1940s Lighting
$1,600
Gunnar Nylund, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Rörstand, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-glazed stoneware table lamp designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 12” H x 5.7” Diameter
Dimensions of Shade (in...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Stoneware
Elegant 1940s Brass Chandelier from Spain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful and elegant brass chandelier from Spain, the patina is nicer in person.
Category
Spanish Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass
Harald Notini, Böhlmarks, table lamp 15505, brass
Steel, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Forserum, SE
A table lamp, model 15505, designed by Harald Notini for the renowned Swedish manufacturer Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik in the 1940s. Crafted from brass with a circular steel base, thi...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
1940s Steel Lamp Stand attributed to Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
1940s French Modernist iron lamp stand, fashioned as a column with multiple ribs and collars.
Standing on a tripod of scroll legs and surmounted by a stylised globe with a ribbed cup...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Iron
Metal Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
An unattributed black 3-bulb metal floor lamp made circa 1940 in good vintage condition.
Dimension: 60H x 16.5W x 12D inches.
Category
Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Metal
$12,000
Gilbert Poillerat French Gothic Wrought-Iron Wall Sconce, 1940s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Gothic Wall Sconce, 1940s, Attributed to Gilbert Poillerat — Wrought Iron with Brown and Gold Patina.
Elegant French Art Deco Gothic-style wall sconce, 1940s, attrib...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Chandelier attributed to Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, 1940s
Located in Premariacco, IT
Elegant 1940s glass chandelier with various workmanship and floral-themed decorations.
Main structure and brass edge also machined.
It has no marks or labels, so given the design o...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass
Satin Fabric Large Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp, 1940s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Satin Fabric Large Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp, 1940s, Germany
Lampshade is in very good vintage condition.
This lamp works with 2x E27 light bulbs.
Wired and suitable to use with 22...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Satin
Finnish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Glass, Rattan, Finland, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, glass and rattan chandelier designed and produced in Finland, c. 1940s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 28” H x 19” Diameter
Dimensions of Canopy: 3.5” H x 4” Diameter
Ste...
Category
Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of bronze and crystal chandeliers. France, circa 1940.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of bronze and crystal chandeliers. France, circa 1940.
Attributed to Maison Jansen.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Gold Painted Chandelier with Draped Clear Beads
Located in Asheville, NC
Fun and fancy Roman style draped crystal beads adorn this gold painted 6 light candlestick chandelier.
Category
American Greek Revival Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,320 Sale Price
25% Off
Dominique, Art Deco Floor Lamp, circa 1940s
By Dominique
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Dominique, Art Deco floor lamp, circa 1940s.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Set of Clear Molded Glass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Set of 1940s French molded glass table lamps with gilt details, mounted on Lucite bases.
Several sets available.
Priced individually.
Measures: 23 height of body alone.
Category
French Vintage 1940s Lighting
$3,100 / item
Industrial table lamp, Art Deco
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Industrial table lamp, Made in Italy, Art Deco'.
Beautiful industrial art deco table lamp. The base is made of steel that conceals a heavy metal stand to give the lamp the right stab...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Steel
Faux-Bamboo Bronze Floor Lamp By Maison Bagués
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice faux-bamboo floor lamp is made of bronze. This is a French work by Maison Bagués. Circa 1940
Category
French Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Bronze
A Paavo Tynell Perforated Brass and Rattan Table Lamp 9208, Taito 1940s
By Taito Oy, Paavo Tynell
Located in Helsinki, FI
Affectionately known by a few charming nicknames—the "Cow Bell," "Church Bell," "Hat Lamp," or even "Snufkin" after the beloved Tove Jansson character—this iconic Paavo Tynell table ...
Category
Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass
Rare Brass Table Lamp Mod. 5061 by Paavo Tynell for Taito, Finland, ca. 1940s
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Rare large polished brass table lamp by Paavo Tynell produced by Taito, Finland 1940s.
In an excellent vintage condition.
Measurements:
Height : 16.14 inches
Diameter: 14.37 i...
Category
Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass
Monumental Italian Crystal Beaded Arm Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Italian 24 light crystal beaded arm chandelier adorned with garlands of crystal swags, crystal spheres, and crystal pendants throughout. The fixture is wired with new drip...
Category
Italian Louis XV Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Pair of Swedish Modern Giltwood Wall Sconces with Pleated Fabric Shades, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant pair of Swedish Modern wall sconces, handcrafted in Sweden during the 1940s. Each sconce is composed of a sculptural giltwood backplate with refined leaf-form detailing, supp...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
Bertil Brisborg, Nordiska Kompaniet, table lamp, brass
textile, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Forserum, SE
A beautiful table lamp designed by Bertil Brisborg for the renowned Swedish department store Nordiska Kompaniet in the 1940s. Crafted from brass, it features a cylindrical base with ...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique English Brass Adjustable Floor Lamps a Pair
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1830 Pair English brass adjustable floor lamps with brass shades
Category
Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass
Bertil Brisborg modernists table lamp 31866, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Forserum, SE
A modernist table lamp model 31866 designed in the 1940s by Bertil Brisborg for the renowned Swedish department store Nordiska Kompaniet (NK). Crafted from brass, steel, and stained ...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
20th Century French Glass and Brass Table Lamp, 1940s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful 20th century French glass and brass table lamp from the 1940s.
3 lights bulbs. Base made with embossed brass.
Many glass pendants. Good condition.
Category
French Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Brass
$625 Sale Price
29% Off
1940s Chinese Blanc-de-Chine Figural Lamp of the Goddess Guanyin
Located in Cookeville, TN
A beautifully rendered blanc-de-chine porcelain figural lamp depicting the revered Chinese goddess Guanyin, dating to the 1940s. The sculpture features graceful drapery, serene expre...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Metal
Walnut Table Lamp, France, c. 1940
Located in New York City, NY
Rewired walnut table lamp.
Category
French Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Walnut
A Fine
Important Louis XV style Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine & Important Louis XV style "Cage" Chandelier, Iron & Crystal Pendalogues featuring 5 hand cut crystal pyramids. France, circa 1940.
Dimensons: Height 58" Diameter 44". 15 li...
Category
French Louis XV Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Iron
1940s Paavo Tynell Model #2028 Glass
Metal Flush Mount for Taito Oy
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Glendale, CA
1940s Paavo Tynell Model #2028 Glass & Metal Flush Mount for Taito Oy. This rare and exceptional flush mount is executed in white opaline glass and metal. Manufactured by Taito in th...
Category
Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Metal
Overwhelming Art Deco Ninfea Murano Glass Chandelier by Barovier Italy, 1940
By Barovier
Located in Rome, IT
Superb hand blown Ninfea Murano glass chandelier on two levels by Ercole Barovier. Cascade of precious hand blown leaves.
Timeless elegance for your interior.
Excellent vintage c...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Ernst Voss, Wall Lights, Metal, Glass, Denmark, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of off-white lacquered metal and opaline white glass wall lights designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1940s.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 10.5"H x 10.25"W x 12.55"D
Back Pla...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Metal
Antique Pair of 1940 Glass Sconces Mary Antoinette Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
we have over three thousand antique sconces and over one thousand antique lights, if you need a specific pair of sconces or lights, use the contact dealer button to ask us, we might ...
Category
American American Classical Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Metal
2" Victorian Style Frosted Laced Hand Blown Glass Shades Set of Four
Located in Van Nuys, CA
2.25-inch fitter globe, These bell-shaped, glass shades have a frosted lace pattern on the 75% near the opening, and the 25% clear glass with clear holes in the lace creates a lovely...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Glass
Sailor
s Hat Pendant by Holophane
By Holophane
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A three-piece glass holophane ceiling light in the shape of a sailor's hat.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting
Materials
Steel
$4,400 / item
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