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Frances Elkins Lamp

Custom Tree Form Lamp by Frances Elkins
By Frances Elkins
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a custom tree from floor lamp by Frances Elkins from the estate of Elkin's daughter
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Gesso, Wood

Frances Elkins Style Mid Century Brass and Burlwood Adjustable Floor Lamp
By Frances Elkins
Located in Countryside, IL
Frances Elkins style mid century brass and burlwood adjustable floor lamp This lamp measures: 10
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Brass

Pair Of Hollywood Regency Plaster Lamps
By Sirmos, Dorothy Draper, Frances Elkins
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Hollywood Regency Plaster Lamps. This stylish pair of Hollywood Regency plaster lamps have
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Vintage 1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Plaster

Pair of Hollywood Regency Dorothy Draper Plaster Lamps
By Sirmos, Serge Roche, Dorothy Draper, Frances Elkins
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Hollywood Regency Dorothy Draper plaster lamps. Our stunning large scale heavy weight
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Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Plaster

Dorothy Draper Inspired Plaster Lamp
By John Dickinson, Dorothy Draper, Frances Elkins, Serge Roche, Sirmos
Located in Houston, TX
Large Hollywood Regency plaster table lamp inspired by Dorothy Draper, circa 1950. This stunning
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Vintage 1940s Unknown Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Plaster

Dorothy Draper Inspired Plaster Lamp
Dorothy Draper Inspired Plaster Lamp
H 29 in W 9.5 in D 9.5 in
French Postmodern Palm Frond Plaster Floor Lamp Inspired by Serge Roche
By John Dickinson, Sirmos, Serge Roche, Frances Elkins, Dorothy Draper
Located in Houston, TX
French Postmodern palm frond plaster floor lamp inspired by Serge Roche. This tall French modern
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Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps

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Plaster

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1940s Frances Elkins Prototype Mahogany, Adjustable Ratchet Floor Lamp
By Frances Elkins
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Reported to be Frances Elkins (1888-1953) prototype Marvelous innovative Mid-Century Modern
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Mahogany

Frances Elkins Style Bleached Wood Turned Column Lamp with Limed Finish
By Frances Elkins
Located in Atlanta, GA
Frances Elkins New wiring.
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20th Century Table Lamps

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Wood

Frances Elkins Snail Lamp
By Frances Elkins
Located in New York, NY
FRANCES ELKINS (1888-1953) Plaster lamp with base in the shape of a snail. With attached
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Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

Frances Elkins Snail Lamp
Frances Elkins Snail Lamp
H 13 in Dm 13.75 in
Frances Elkins Silver-Lafed Lamp
By Frances Elkins
Located in New York, NY
FRANCES ELKINS (1888-1953) Ceramic lamp with silver-leaf surface and original silvered fittings
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

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Silver Leaf, Metal

Frances Elkins Plaster Snail Table Lamp
By Frances Elkins
Located in New York, NY
Frances Elkins (1888-1953). Plaster table lamp with base in the form of a snail, American, circa
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Plaster

Frances Elkins Plaster Snail Table Lamp
Frances Elkins Plaster Snail Table Lamp
H 22.25 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Frances Elkins Twisted Base Floor Lamp
By Frances Elkins
Located in New York, NY
FRANCES ELKINS (1888-1953) Tall standing barley twist lamp with square base in painted plaster
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Vintage 1940s American Floor Lamps

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Paint, Plaster, Wood

Frances Elkins Twisted Base Floor Lamp
Frances Elkins Twisted Base Floor Lamp
H 71.5 in W 13.75 in D 13.75 in
Frances Elkins Silvered Wood Floor Lamp
By Frances Elkins
Located in New York, NY
Daniel Donohue. DOCUMENTATION Salny, Stephen M. Frances Elkins Interior Design. New
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20th Century American Floor Lamps

Vintage Regency Frances Elkins Sculpted Floor Lamps After Giacometti, a Pair
By Diego Giacometti, Frances Elkins
Located in west palm beach, FL
A striking pair of vintage Regency floor lamps. Made by the iconic Frances Elkin. After the classic
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Late 20th Century North American Regency Floor Lamps

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Gold

Plaster Ceiling Lamp Attributed to Frances Elkins, United States, 1945
By Frances Elkins
Located in Brussels, BE
Inspired by Diego Giacometti and Jean Michel Franck and attributed to Frances Elkins. The ceiling
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco More Lighting

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Plaster

Frances Elkins Barley Twist Walnut Floor Lamp, Pair available
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional custom designed Walnut floor lamp by Frances Elkins with 4 light sources. Currently a
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Vintage 1940s American Floor Lamps

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Brass

France Elkins Lamps from Michael Taylor Residence
By Michael Taylor
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Frances Elkins design Snail form plaster lamps from a Michael Taylor decorated residence in
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Late 20th Century Table Lamps

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Plaster

Pair of Organic Modern Plaster Lamps After Dorothy Draper
By Sirmos, Serge Roche, The Marbro Lamp Company, Dorothy Draper, Frances Elkins
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Organic Modern Plaster lamps after Dorothy Draper. Stunning pair of midcentury organic
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Vintage 1960s American Organic Modern Table Lamps

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Plaster

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Plaster Lamps in the Manner of Louise Nevelson
By Sirmos, Serge Roche, Dorothy Draper, Frances Elkins, Louise Nevelson
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Mid-Century Modern plaster lamps in the manner of Louise Nevelson. Most unusual pair of
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Plaster

Pair 51" Terra Cotta Table Lamps With Acanthus Leaf Detail
Located in Chicago, IL
Reminiscent of some Frances Elkins design lamps, this monumental pair have terra cotta glazing over
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Vintage 1940s Table Lamps

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Bamboo

Art Deco Arts & Crafts oak adjustable ratchet floor lamp, France c. 1930s
Located in Bristol, GB
Frances Elkins. Adjustable ratchet mechanism allows the lamp to be raised to floor lamp size or lowered
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Vintage 1930s French Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps

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Oak

Frances Elkins Floor Lamp
By Frances Elkins
Located in New York, NY
Frances Elkins (1888-1953) Standing lamp in mahogany with ratchet to adjust height and turned
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Vintage 1940s American Floor Lamps

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Mahogany

Adjustable Mahogany Ratchet Floor Lamp by Frances Elkins
By Frances Elkins
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a handsome mahogany floor lamp with carved, ratchet notches to adjust the height, and a
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20th Century North American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps

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Mahogany

1940s Frances Elkins Style Mahogany Ratchet Floor Lamp
By Frances Elkins
Located in Miami, FL
A great 1940s ratcheting mahogany floor lamp with carved, ratchet notches to adjust the height, and
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Vintage 1940s American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps

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Mahogany

Pair of Frances Elkins Ratcheted Adjustable Height Mahogany Floor Lamps, 1940s
By Frances Elkins
Located in San Francisco, CA
renowned California designer Frances Adler Elkins (b. 1888–1953). Clever ratcheted mechanism allows for
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Vintage 1940s American Mission Floor Lamps

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Metal

Pair of Finished Plaster Spiral Floor Lamps by Michael Taylor
By Frances Elkins, Michael Taylor, Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in Danville, CA
after the Jean-Michel Frank or Giacometti lamps used by Frances Elkins in her iconic interiors and
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Floor Lamps

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Plaster

Pair of Palatial Terra Cotta Table Lamps with Acanthus Leaf Detail
Located in Chicago, IL
Reminiscent of some Frances Elkins design lamps, this monumental pair have terra cotta glazing over
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

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Brass

Frances Elkins Lamp Base c.1940
By Frances Elkins
Located in San Francisco, CA
Frances Elkins was a patron of Jean Michel Frank and Alberto Giacometti. This elegant
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Vintage 1940s American Modern Table Lamps

Frances Elkins Plaster Torchiere
By Frances Elkins
Located in San Francisco, CA
Frances Elkins Mid-Century Classic. Original signature flame torchiere, interpretation of Serge
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Vintage 1940s American Floor Lamps

Frances Elkins Bean Pot Lamp in White Plaster Finish
By Frances Elkins
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Frances Elkins "bean pot" lamp in a white plaster painted finish. The lamp has been
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Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

Frances Elkins Style Bleached Wood Turned Column Floor Lamp
By Frances Elkins
Located in Stamford, CT
Frances Elkins. The piece is composed of bleached wood with beige linen shade and brass socket collar
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20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps

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Brass

A Pair of Frances Elkins Painted Plaster Lamps, c. 1950
By Frances Elkins
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Frances Elkins Painted Plaster Lamps, c.1950 From The Estate of Katherine Elkins Boyd
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

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Plaster

1940's Pickled Pine Ratchet Floor Lamp After Frances Elkins
By Frances Elkins
Located in Washington, DC
1940's pickled pine ratchet floor lamp after Frances Elkins.
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Vintage 1940s American Floor Lamps

Frances Elkin Plaster Standing Lamp
Located in Hoboken, NJ
Plaster floor lamp by Frances Elkin, American, mid 1930s. This lamp exhibited in the 2003 David
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Vintage 1930s American Floor Lamps

Frances Elkin Plaster Standing Lamp
Frances Elkin Plaster Standing Lamp
H 67 in W 14.5 in D 14.5 in
White Ceramic Lamp from Frances Elkins, c. 1950
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
us from the estate of Frances Adler Elkins' daughter. Frances Adler Elkins, (1888 – 1953), was
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20th Century American Table Lamps

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Ceramic

A Frances Elkins Painted Plaster and Wood Spiral Twist Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A Frances Elkins Painted Plaster and Wood Spiral Twist Floor Lamp, c 1950's From The Estate of
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Vintage 1950s American Floor Lamps

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Wood, Plaster

A Pair of Frances Elkins Floor Lamps
By Frances Elkins
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Floor lamps by Frances Elkins 1940's.
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Wood

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By Henry Ward
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England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

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Ceramic Carousel Table Lamp by Episode Studio
By Episode Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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Italian Art Deco Design Crystal Murano Glass Half Moon Bronze Finish Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary customizable Italian Art Deco Design pair of semi circular wall lights, entirely handcrafted, with an antique bronze finish. The nicely scalloped airy brass structure su...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

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'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– for the prominent shape at its ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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By Hannah Woodhouse
Located in London, GB
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Stacked Bone and Brass Powder-Coated Table Lamp with Peekaboo Silver Leaf Shade
By Seth Premo, Arvo Ray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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Located in Miami, FL
Murano hand blown studio glass chandelier, in stock All different shaped chartreuse green discs with white details, rigadin technique Brass plated structure with 24 exposed brass reg...
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Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
H 95 in W 54 in D 25 in
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Bespoke Handmade Belgian Linen Sofa
H 31.5 in W 106.3 in D 39.38 in
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Ondamarmo Vulcano Onyx Matte Polished Side Table
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Frances Elkins Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal frances elkins lamp for your home. A frances elkins lamp — often made from wood, plaster and mahogany — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect frances elkins lamp — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A frances elkins lamp made by Arts and Crafts designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made frances elkins lamp over the years, but those crafted by Michael Taylor are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Frances Elkins Lamp?

Prices for a frances elkins lamp start at $825 and top out at $22,000 with the average selling for $5,900.

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.

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