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Pair of Petite Brass and Glass Tripod Bedside / Table Lamps by Oscar Torlasco
$3,600.00Petite bedside/table lamps designed by Oscar Torlasco for Lumen Milano (ca. 1950s, Italy).
Composed of deeply sculpted brass curved frames forming a tripod base and a ‘cradle’ top supporting the pale green blown glass shades.
Glass is original, not replaced, as seen in other examples.
Brass has been newly polished and shows only light tarnish/one ding to the back.
One of the shades has an flaw in the glass appearing as deep scratch or crack. It’s an imperfection within the glass itself, difficult to detect, depending on the light. See images for details.
Original Italian sockets, wiring, and plug (plug will be changed for US use, unless otherwise requested).
H: 8″ x L: 6″ x D: 4.5″
Pair of Sculptural Adjustable Metal and Brass Finish Table Lamps by Laurel
$2,400.00Mid-Century Modern Laurel Lamp Co. enameled-metal and brass-finish table lamps (ca. 1960s, USA). Curved brass-finish metal stem houses domed matte-white metal shade, all supported by circular metal base. Full 360 degree swiveling mobility with tilt function.
Retains the Laurel UL label to shade interior.
Very good, vintage condition with unevenness to the lacquered brass-finish. White enamel paint has been touched up, and wiring is new.
Overall specs reflecting the lowest height (stem): H: 13.75″ x L: 13.25″ x D: 10.25″
Height (lowest reflecting stem alone): 13.75″
Height (highest with shade directed upward): 18″
Shade dimensions: H: 6.25″ x Diameter: 10.25″.
Pair of Tall American Modernist White Porcelain and Brass Tables Lamps
$2,400.00Pair of Mid-Century American Modern tables lamps (ca. 1950s, USA). Composed of patinated brass stems and white porcelain forms, all supported by square ebonized wooden platform bases. Along with the wiring, the dual brass sockets and on/off pull strings are new.
Light paint loss to the rims of the black bases, along with light tarnish/patina to the brass and a tiny nick to the glaze (shown in the 6th image and barely visible). Set remains in very good, vintage condition.
Height below stem/cap (ceramic portion and black base alone) – 16.25″
Height to bottom of socket – 23″
Height to top of finial – 28.75″
Length and Depth: 5.38″
Pair of Tall Mid-Century American Modern Walnut and Brass Table Lamps
$2,000.00Elegant pair of 1950s American Modern table lamps composed of a solid walnut platform base and spindle-constructed frame that houses an inset brass circular base and brass-plated rod at the center. Lamps are finished on the top by gilt aluminum mounts connected to brass stems, and on the bottom with plinth walnut bases. Plating-loss to one of the two center rods gives it a chrome-like appearance, unlike the other brass-plated rod. Finial and inset brass circular bases show patina / tarnish in places.
Aluminum has been re-painted to match that of the original. Wiring, sockets, and on / off pull string are all new.
Shades are for display only and not included.
Measures: Walnut base alone measures 18.25″ H
Height to top of aluminum mount: 22.25″
Height to top of socket: 28.25″
Height to top of finial: 36.25″
Diameter 7″.
Pair of Vintage Art Deco Etched Crystal Table Lamps
$650.00Pair of Art Deco / Hollywood Regency-style table lamps composed of crystal concave circular bases tapering into elegant cylindrical stems with etched floral decoration and brass accents (ca. 1940, USA). Newly rewired and in excellent, vintage condition.
Measures: Height (discounting sockets): 12.25″
Height (to top of socket): 13″
Diameter: 5″.
Pair of Vintage Brass “Palm Tree Frond” Floor Lamps by Hart Associates
$7,500.00Pair of Hollywood Regency-style brass floor lamps fashioned after palm trees manufactured by Hart Associates (ca. 1970, USA).
Solid, unpolished brass with rich patina/wear, as shown.
Elegant statement pieces exhibiting superior craftsmanship and high design.
Newly rewired with functioning ‘ball’ dimmer switches (original to the lamps).
Height: 71.5″ x Diameter of frond tops: 16″
Diameter of bases: 11″.
Pair of Vintage Fully Adjustable Floor Lamps by Chapman in Polished Brass
$2,400.00Pair of modernist polished brass floor lamps by Chapman (ca. 1970s, USA).
Versatile in style and application featuring classic half-round pharmacy shades, which swivel and articulate, mounted to adjustable arms/stems which can be pulled up or pushed down (provided the base is tilted to allow the cord to move freely) to height increments between 37.25″ to 61.25″.
All supported by round bases.
Retains the signature dimmer ‘ball’ knobs.
Newly polished condition, though scuffs/dings remain, particularly to the bases, as shown.
Wiring is new, and lamps are dimmable.
Measurements:
Max height 61.25″
Lowest height 37.25″
L: 19″
D: 10″
Length (arm and shade): 14.25″
Pair of Vintage Green Blown Glass and Brass Table Lamps
$1,800.00Assembled table lamps made of 19th Century blown-glass vessels in green hue with blue undertones which have been converted to lamps with the addition of brass caps/sockets (made ca. 1930s, USA).
Lamps exhibit trapped air bubbles within the glass itself, as shown, but no damage.
Rich patina to brass along with age-appropriate wear.
Newly rewired.
Shades are for demonstration purposes only.
Given the handmade nature of these lamps, there is a slight dimensional disparity.
Overall (discounting shades, which are not included): H: 26.5″ x Diameter: 6.5″
Height (glass alone): 13.75″ / 14″
Height (socket): 18.5″ / 18.75″
Height to top of finial: 26.5″ / 26.75″
Brass cap diameter: 4.75″ / 4.88″
Diameter: 6.5″
Pair of Vintage Italian “Headlight” Chandeliers by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
$6,000.00Pair of by chandeliers by Carlo Nason for Mazzega – each fixture composed of a chrome central structure whose branches house five cylindrical opaline white glass fixtures which extend to fluted glass (cast glass) concave spheres reminiscent of car headlight lenses (ca. 1970s, Italy).
Each fixture takes five E14 bulbs (we used a combination of daytime 30 and soft 60 watt equivalent bulbs to demonstrate the range of brightness).
Light patina/scuffing to chrome elements along with one interior defect (small fêlure) to one of the glass cylinders, as shown.
Overall, very good, vintage condition.
H: 40.5″ x L: 26″ x D: 25″
Height discounting canopy and stem: 19″
Each glass fixture is H: 13.5″ x L: 9″
Pair of Vintage Italian Acrylic and Metal Wall Scones/Table Lamps by Stilux
$1,600.00Petite wall sconces/table lamps in original condition by Stilux Milano (ca. 1950s, Italy).
Composed of black metal cylinders with brass hardware and black metal brackets supporting white acrylic shades.
Elegant lamps suitable for wall mounting or tabletop use. Given their petite size, they would work well as bedside lights.
Black paint loss, as shown. Otherwise, in very good, vintage condition.
Original Italian sockets, wiring, and plugs (plugs will be changed for US use, unless otherwise requested).
Accommodates a single, candelabra base bulb.
Stilux Milano label disintegrated during cleaning, but small partial remains.
H: 9.25″ x L: 2.75″ x D: 2.63″
Base diameter: 1.63″
Pair of Vintage Italian Opaline Glass and Aluminum Table Lamps
$1,200.00Pair of sleek, modernist bedside/tables lamps sourced from a hotel in Chianciano, Tuscany (ca. 1960s, Italy).
Composed of brushed aluminum cylindrical bases supporting blown opaline/milk glass shades.
Very good, vintage condition with minor wear to the aluminum, including what appears to be a pencil mark, as shown.
Original Italian sockets, wiring, and plugs accepting E27 bulbs (plugs will be changed for US use, unless otherwise requested). On/off switches will be added to each lamp’s cord.
We have another pair listed separately displaying soft white bulbs for demonstration on how well the glass shades distribute standard light.
H: 9.5″ x Diameter: 5″
Seller sku: H2
Pair of Vintage Orb Vasiform White Porcelain Ceramic and Walnut Table Lamps
$800.00Pair of Mid-Century Modern table lamps, ca. 1960s, USA.
Composed of a white ceramic vasiform orb supported by a stained walnut neck/collar and raised on a painted gold metal pedestal base.
Shade is used for demonstration purposes only and is not included.
Excellent, newly refinished condition (gold bases have been touched up and walnut has been refinished).
Yasha Heifetz designed an almost exact lamp, though these examples are unsigned/unattributed.
H (below socket): 17″
H (socket): 19.63″
H (finial): 29.75″
Diameter: 7″