Early 20th Century Table Lamps

SALE ONE WEEK ONLY "Pittsburgh Glass Company Lamp" Landscape, Reverse Glass Paintng The landscape painting on the reverse side of the glass shade is an exceptionally fine example of...

Large French Art Deco Table Lamp by André Delatte (Jarville, Nancy), France, 1920s. This stunning lamp features a blown double glass shade created by Delatte, elegantly suspended fro...

Antique Italian Polychromed Tole Tea Samovar, Now as a Lamp  Samovar Italy, 1900s, Electrified Circa 1950s This Antique Italian Polychromed Tole Tea Samovar, now adapted as a lamp, ...

Art Deco Table lamp with opal glass shade vienna around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled Original antique opal glass shade

Large table lamp was made by Stiffel in traditional style with heavy brass accents and the base and statement black ceramic body. It has the original harp and finial. The lamp meas...

An elegantly formed silver plated brass gimble lamp made in England. c.1910 A high-quality table lamp designed for use on boats, with a simple gimbal mechanism to ensure the light r...

An authentic Art Deco uplight table lamp from the 1920s by French artist and ceramist Henri Chaumeil (1877-1944). Trained by his father Aristide, Henri first exhibited his work i...

Art Deco table lamp with original glass shade around 1920s Polished and stove enameled Original glass shade.

A table lamp by Poul Henningsen with browned brass frame, socket cover and top, mounted with 3/2 patinated copper shade set. No switch on the frame. Stamped 'Pat. Appl.' (highly valu...

Breathtaking French Art Nouveau table lamp by Emile Gallé early 1900 model: ''Vosges Paysage'' simply exquisite. Multilayer glass lamp with engraved decoration in brilliant reserve of a blue and green Vosges landscape, on the foot, and on the hat of eagles in flight, on an opaque yellow background. Gilded bronze mount with three claws and two lights. Signed "Gallé" in reserve, on both elements. Looks amazing when lit, museum worthy Art Nouveau piece and a must have for any collector This original Emile Galle lamp...

pair of circa 1920's French Opaline glass table lamps with bronze base

Oversized Antique Jefferson School Scenic Reverse Painted Table Lamp Unsigned C1900 Measures - 25" x 21" x 21" An oversized antique table lamp in the manner of Jefferson, featuring ...

Edgar Brandt wrought iron lamp decorated with ginko biloba. Signed E Brandt on the support of the shell Glass paste shell signed Daum Nancy. In very good condition and electrified. Total height: 46.5 cm Foot diameter: 17 cm Shell diameter: 20 cm Weight : 3,5 Kg You can contact me for a shipping quote. Edgar Brandt was born in Paris in 1880 and studied at the Vocational School of Vierzon. In 1925, BRANDT took part in the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts...

Early 20th century Art Deco articulated brass gooseneck desk lamp with decorated Brassed Copper Shell Shaped Shade on a circular brass weighted base 1920s.

Tiffany Studios bronze desk lamp with original iridescent shade, scrolled bulbous harp, and resting on circular fluted base with the original five bal...

A finely hand-decorated terracotta table lamp from the esteemed L. Hjorth ceramic studio on the island of Bornholm, Denmark. Dating from the early 20th century, this piece exemplifie...

Single finely crafted hand carved neo-classic style urn form alabaster lamp with intricately carved relief grecian women. Newly wired with 3 way socket and rayon covered cord. Heigh...

Pair of circa 1920's French mercury glass table lamps with original metal bases. Measurements: Height: 18.5" Diameter: 6.5"

Pair of elegant French antique hand blown white opaline glass table lamps mounted on gilt gold leaf metal bases. The expertly crafted glass has 23k gold applied detailing. The top me...

This beautiful French Art Deco table lamp, designed by Daum (Croismare) in France during the 1920s, features a stunning blown double glass shade paired with an elegant wrought iron b...

This exquisite Art Deco table lamp, crafted by the renowned French glassmakers Muller Frères, embodies the elegance and sophistication of the 1920s. The lamp features a striking pink...

A splendid two Candle Bronze Bouillotte Lamp with replaced pleated shade, now electrified. Fine details including Acorn Finials, Beaded Candle Holders...

Antique Ernst Wahliss Austrian Amphora Figural Elephant Porcelain Lamp With Glass Shade C1920 Measures - 17 1/4" x 8 1/4" x 8 1/4" An antique porcelain lamp by Ernst Wahliss, craft...

Amsterdam School batiked wooden tablelamp by most probably (and confirmed by an expert in the field) L. Bogtman. Signed underneath and in very good condition. The original lampshade ...

Art nouveau lamp circa 1910. Bronze and brown patinated brass base, heart model. Uraline tulip in opalescent glass. The lamp is fully electrified and in ...

Art nouveau lamp circa 1910. Brass and copper base. Iridescent glass tulip signed Quezal. In perfect condition and electrified. Total height: 38.5 cm Base diameter: 15.5 cm Width: 30 cm Quezal Art Glass Quezal Art Glass – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – April 2003 By Malcolm Mac Neil Some of the most beautiful and alluring art glass made in America during the early part of the 20th Century was made by the Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company. Often in the shape of blossoming lilies with brilliant gold interiors and colorfully decorated with floral and other motifs inspired by nature, Quezal art glass ranks right alongside the iridescent glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany and Frederick Carder. Quezal artisans created an extensive range of decorative and useful items, including vases, compotes, finger bowls, open salts, candle holders, and shades for lighting fixtures, which are equivalent in terms of beauty and quality of craftsmanship to Tiffany’s Favrile and Carder’s Aurene glass. In recent years, glass collectors have discovered anew the special charms and appeal of Quezal art glass, and collector desirability for this lovely glassware has increased dramatically. The Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company was incorporated a century ago, on March 27, 1902. It was founded by Martin Bach, Sr., Thomas Johnson, Nicholas Bach, Lena Scholtz, and Adolph Demuth. The factory was located on the corner of Fresh Pond Road and Metropolitan Avenue in Maspeth, Queens, New York. In October 1902, the trademark “Quezal” was successfully registered. By 1904, roughly fifty glassworkers were employed at the works. Martin Bach, Sr. was the president, proprietor, and guiding force behind this successful company. Born in 1862 in Alsace-Lorraine to German parents, he emigrated to the United States in 1891. Before his emigration, Bach worked in Saint-Louis, France, at the Saint-Louis Glass Factory. After Bach arrived in this country, he was hired by Louis C. Tiffany as the latter’s first batch-mixer or chemist at the newly established Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, in Corona, Queens. After a period of about eight years, Bach left Tiffany and established his own glassworks. By this time, Bach had already started his small family. He and his German-born wife, Anne-Marie Geisser, whom he married in the fall of 1889, in Paris, France, had three children. Two daughters, Jennie and Louise, were born in France and a son, Martin, Jr., was born in Corona. Bach was assisted by Thomas Johnson, an English immigrant, and Maurice Kelly, a native of Corona, both of whom were gaffers or master glassblowers. Johnson and Kelly helped pave the way for Quezal’s early accomplishments and later recognition. Thomas Johnson, like Bach, was a founding member and also previously employed by Louis C. Tiffany. Johnson’s association with Quezal, however, was relatively short lived. Around 1907, Johnson left for Somerville, Massachusetts, where he became involved in making Kew Blas glass, under William S. Blake at the Union Glass Company. Maurice Kelly’s tenure with Quezal was also brief. Kelly worked at Quezal from January 1902 until July 1904, but by November 1904, he was making Favrile glass at Tiffany Furnaces, where he would happily remain until 1918. To this day, the belief still exists that there once existed a man named Quezal, who worked for Louis C. Tiffany, and it is after him that Quezal glass is named. In truth, however, the founders of the Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company named the company and its products after one of the world’s most beautiful birds, the elusive and rare quetzal, which dwells in the treetops of the remote tropical forests of Central America. A rare company promotional brochure provides a vivid description of the quetzal: Of all the birds of the America’s, it is the most gorgeous. No more splendid sight is to be seen in all the world than a quezal, flying like a darting flame through the depths of a Central American forest. Its back is of a brilliant metallic green, so vivid it shines even in the twilight of the woods like a great emerald and its breast is a crimson so deep and bright that every motion of the wonderful creature is a flashing of rubies among the trees and giant creepers. It bears a true golden crown upon its head – a helmet of bright yellow and green, shaped just as the helmet of old Aztec kings were shaped. Its tail is composed of lacelike plumes, extending more than two and one-half feet beyond its body. The quezal was certainly an appropriate designation for the company’s resplendent glassware. One of the most prized characteristics of Quezal art glass is the shimmering and dazzling brilliance reflected in the iridescent surfaces on the interior as well as exterior of the glass. The radiant rainbow colors in metallic hues, including gold, purple, blue, green, and pink, to name only a few, were certainly inspired by the quetzal and its feathers. Not surprisingly, lustrous feathers, in shades of opal, gold, emerald, and blue, are among the most common decorative motifs encountered on Quezal glass. The enduring hallmark of Quezal art glass is its unique expression of the Art Nouveau style, based on organic shapes and naturalistic motifs coupled with technical perfection in the execution. Vases, compotes, drinking vessels, and shades for lighting fixtures were often fashioned to resemble flowers such as crocuses, tulips, calla lilies, casablanca lilies, and jack-in-the-pulpits. Variously colored inlaid threads of glass, pulled and twisted by hooks, simulate naturalistic floral and leaf patterns, lily pads, clover leafs, and vines. Opal, gold, and green colors prevail and the glass is generally opaque. Red is the rarest color of all. Compared with Tiffany’s Favrile glass, the crisp, vivid, and colorful decoration of Quezal art glass is distinctively precise, symmetrical, and restrained. Other Quezal wares recall shapes and styles favored in ancient Egypt, Persia, Greece, and Rome, as well as the Italian Renaissance and the Georgian period in England. This is especially true of classic-shaped vases and bowls of translucent amber glass, which have a single surface color such as iridescent gold or blue. Still, others were inspired by traditional Chinese and Japanese forms. The Gorham Manufacturing Company in Providence, Rhode Island, and the Alvin Silver Manufacturing Company in Sag Harbor, Long Island, purchased Quezal art glass, which they in turn embellished in their shops with silver overlay decoration in the fashionable Art Nouveau style and later resold. Gorham’s silver overlay designs mostly include stylized floral motifs. Alvin’s silver designs are wonderfully organic. One sumptuous design is of a group of sinuous iris blossoms with carefully articulated petals surrounded by attenuated meandering vines. Collectors should note that not all silver-deposit pieces are marked with a maker’s mark since the silversmith had to be quite careful not to damage the glass underneath. A rare 1907 retail catalog survives from Bailey, Banks, and Biddle Company, a luxury goods retailer in Philadelphia, which reveals original retail prices of Quezal art glass. A surprising revelation provided by this catalog is that Quezal art glass was nearly twice as expensive as comparable French imported glass made by such renowned firms as Gallé and Daum. Hock glasses, a stemmed glass used primarily for drinking German white wine, were sold by the dozen and retailed between $50 and $75. Fingerbowls were also sold by the dozen and retailed between $50 and $100. These high retail prices were nearly the same as those charged for Tiffany’s Favrile glass, and suggest Quezal art glass was also marketed towards the high-end or luxury market. Electricity was a brand new invention in the late 1800s and American glass manufacturers developed novel approaches for concealing the electric light bulb, which was rather harsh to the eye and perhaps unflattering to the domestic interior. Tiffany, Steuben, and Quezal responded to this need with the most extraordinary and beautiful art-glass shades, all of which were  hand-made and exquisitely fashioned. Many other companies also made art glass shades for table and floor lamps, electroliers, hallway fixtures, and wall sconces, but it was Quezal that excelled in this area and was the most prolific. Quezal art glass shades were available in an infinite variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and decorations. Some shades are formed and decorated as lilies while others are bell-shaped and have ribbed or textured decoration. Rims are usually plain but sometimes are notched or ruffled. Common motifs include feather or hooked feather, leaf and vine, applied flowers, drape, fishnet, King Tut, and spider webbing. The workmanship shown on most Quezal shades...

Art Deco brass Table lamp with fabric shade vienna around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled The fabric shade is replaced ( new )

Art Nouveau figural woman table lamp. This beautiful petite lamp is a classic piece of Art Nouveau design. The nude woman graces with elegant the fron...

French Art Deco ‘Clichy’ yellow glass, brass desk light / table lamp 2,5 meter black cotton wire, plug and switch Available with UK / US plug Weight : 4.50 kg / 9.9 lb Priced per ...

This lamp would be nice enough with just one arm, but with 2 arms that really makes it special. It is most impressive sitting there, polished brass with 2 handsome shades having a d...

This American leaded glass table has a clean look and would well in any setting, especially in an Arts & Crafts home. The shade is guaranteed to be made by the Duffner & Kimberly Co....

Antique Reverse Painted Scenic Table Lamp in the Manner of Handel C1920. 24" x 16" x 16". A fine example of early 20th-century lighting, this unsigned table lamp is crafted in t...

Antique Arts & Crafts Two-Tone Slag Glass Lamp, C1910. Measures - 20"H x 14.75"Diam. An antique Arts and Crafts table lamp offers dome form shade with two-tone bent slag gl...

Bankers brass desk lamp, the shaped brass base, and pivoted sweeping arm supporting adjustable lampshade. The lamp has been rewired. Dimensions Height 16.5 inches Width 8.5 inches...

Original Art Deco desk lamp from the 1920s or 1930s. Authentic condition with signs of age and use. Good working condition. Measures: height: 42 cm, diameter: 31 cm.

An exceptional antique Art Nouveau period table lamp with gorgeous six-panel curved caramel slag glass shade In the manner of Handel USA, Circa 1920s Measures: 17"W x 17"D x 21.5"...

Masive Art Deco Table Lamp with fabric shade vienna around 1920s Polished and stove enameled The fabric shade is replaced ( new )

Swiveling nickel Art Deco Table lamp with original glass shade around 1920s Nickel-plated

A Charming Swedish Grace Table Lamp in Dark Patinated Brass, Art Deco 1920s-30s made in Sweden. This refined Swedish Grace 1920s/1930s table ...

Cantonese twin-handled baluster vases lamp, decorated in the famille rose palette with cartouche panels of figures, exotic birds and insects amongst t...

Swiveling Art Deco Banker lamp vienna around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled Wood polished

A Scandinavian Modern table lamp from the first half of the 20th century, designer and manufacturer unknown. Crafted in brass and metal, the piece stands out with its sculptural twin...

Outstanding neoclassical carved dark alabaster urn lamp, Italy, 1920s-1930s. This Art Deco period alabaster urn lamp has an elegant neoclassical des...

Large French Art Deco Table Lamp by Charles Schneider, ca. 1920 — Blown Glass Wrought Iron. This exceptional French Art Deco table lamp by renowned glassmaker Charles Schneide...

French Art Deco table lamp, France, 1920. Skyscraper shape. Frosted glass shade on its chrome base. 3 lamps are available. Height: 10.6"(26.8cm) , Diameter: 4.7"(12cm). Delivered wir...

Antique French Victorian Neoclassical Small Gilt Brass Winged Maiden Table Lamp. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 22" H (to finial) x 17" H (to light socket) x 4.5" W x 7" D. ...

Pair Of Italian Neoclassical Style Alabaster Lamps. Offered is a stunning pair of large scale Italian Neoclassical style alabaster urn form lamps. When lit this lovely pair of Italia...

Beautiful statement piece Tiffany Studios lamp with a large 18" diameter shade and 23" tall base. The 18" leaded glass shade in the swirling leaf design is larger than the more commo...

These chrome table lamps (type 1195) in the Bauhaus style were manufactured by Napako in the 1940s in the Czech Republic. The lamps have new electrical installations and retro-style ...

Rare French Art Deco table lamp by Jean GAUTHIER (Paris), France, 1920s. Frosted glass shade with an enameled floral design cast into the glass. Wrought-iron base. Same period as Lal...

Art Deco Table lamp with fabric shade vienna around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled The fabric shade is replaced ( new )

Pair of the architectural table lamps based on the design by Marcel Breuer for the The International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris, held in Paris, Fran...

In the style of Leonardine comes this stylized table lamp in patinated pewter. It depicts a woman whos dress floats down and creates the base. It was made in France circa 1920-40. It...

A rare and original Art Deco table lamp, dating from the period, created in collaboration between Schneider and Carion. The glass lampshade is signed Schneider and the wrought iron b...

This very unique antique crystal lamp is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Continental Europe, most likely Austria, in circa 1900 in the...

A richly detailed pair of early 20th-century parcel-gilt and patinated bronze tripod table lamps, of Regency and Louis XVI revival character, the triform standards rising from deeply...

Presenting a gorgeous and extremely rare early 20th century American Dedham pottery oxblood & gilt bronze table lamp of large proportions. In the shape...

A 19th century French porcelain vase mounted as a lamp. Measurements: Height: 19" Diameter: 7"

Rare table lamp model PH 3½/2 designed by Poul Henningsen. Produced by Louis Poulsen in Denmark. Marked “PAT. APPL”.

Large archaic bronze Chinese table lamp in the style of James Mont, circa early 1900s. This lamp is a show stopper! Beyond impressive - true statement piece in every sense. The soli...