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Lucite Acrylic Boudoir Table Lamp with Chipped Ice Sculpted Effect
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Chattanooga, TN
the appearance of a carved block of ice that has started to melt. Attributed to Van Teal. Lamp shade
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Lucite

Pair of Van Teal Table Lamps
By Van Teal
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful pair of table lamps by Hivo G. Van Teal in architectural form. Lucite diamond shaped
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Lucite

Vintage Pair of Van Teal Table Lamps
Pair of Van Teal Table Lamps
H 32 in W 18 in D 12 in
Van Teal Mid-Century Lucite Table Lamp
By Van Teal
Located in Countryside, IL
Van teal mid century lucite table lamp. This lamp measures: 7.25 wide x 7.25 deep x 37 inches
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Metal

Vintage Van Teal Mid-Century Lucite Table Lamp
Van Teal Mid-Century Lucite Table Lamp
H 37 in W 7.25 in D 7.25 in
Pair of Lucite Table Lamps by Van Teal
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Highland, IN
This striking matched pair of Lucite table lamps by Van Teal have style to spare. The dramatic
Category

1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Fabric, Lucite

Spectacular MCM Lucite Pair Lamps Signed Van Teal
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Spectacular pair of MCM lucite lamps signed Van Tral. Great condition
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Lucite

Pair of Van Teal Clear Lucite Sculptural Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
By Van Teal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Van Teal Mid-Century Modern or Hollywood Regency clear etch decorated Lucite table lamps
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Lucite

Vintage Sculptural Acrylic Glass Lamp Hivo Van Teal, 1970s
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Van Teal in the 70's. The lamp body is sculptural/angular shaped and sitting on top of a elegant
Category

1970s American Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Acrylic

Van Teal Mid-Century Modern 2 Light Chrome Ball Floor Lamp Silver Black Shade 80
By Van Teal
Located in Miami, FL
Van Teal tall Mid-Century Modern ball chrome floor lamp 2 lights with custom silver and black shade
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Metal, Chrome

80s Rare Set of Vintage Postmodern Brutalist Hivo Van Teal Table Lamps
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Hivo Van Teal Table Lamps - a Pair Extraordinary and Super Rare Pair of 80s Postmodern Glass and Iron
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Pair of MCM Chrome and Lucite Table Lamps by Hivo Van Teal
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of MCM chrome and lucite table lamps by Hivo Van Teal, circa 1970s. These beautiful
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Chrome

Hivo Van Teal Table Lamp In Green Lucite & Gilt Metal With Shade
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern green Lucite and gilded metal with the original shade Van Teal table lamp. Base
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Metal

Van Teal Mid-Century Modern Geometric Lucite and Brushed Aluminum Table Lamp
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Miami, FL
Van Teal circa 1970s, this clear and blue Lucite, geometric-style table lamp on a black wooden base
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Pair, Van Teal Geometric Lucite, Chrome Table Lamps & Shades Mid-Century Modern
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Van Teal Mid-Century Modern transparent geometric shaped Lucite pieces stacked table lamps
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Chrome

Van Teal Mid-Century Modern Green, Black & Gold Lucite Table Lamp Pleated Shade
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Miami, FL
White, green, black, gold Lucite Hivo Van teal table lamp with gold pleated fabric shade. US wired
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Lucite, Fabric

Van Teal Mid-Century Modern Green, Black & Gold Lucite Table Lamp With Shade
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Miami, FL
White, green, black, gold Lucite Hivo Van Teal table lamp with original shade. The black laminated
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Laminate, Lucite

Hivo Van Teal Table Lamp Amber Gold Lucite & Wood Original Shade Midcentury 1979
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Miami, FL
Van teal table lamp Mid-Century Modern geometric Lucite Cones and gilded round wood balls with the
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Metal

Van Teal Mid-Century Modern Emerald Green Lucite Chrome Table Lamp Beige Shade
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Miami, FL
Hivo Van Teal Mid-Century Modern transparent emerald, green Lucite and Chrome table lamp with
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Chrome

Stunning Pair of Mid-Century Modern, Faceted Lucite Lamps Signed by Van Teal
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fantastic pair of multi faceted thick lucite lamps by Van Teal. This sale includes the lovely silk
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Chrome

Hivo Van Teal Stacked Clear & Green Lucite Table Lamp Mid-Century Modern 1979
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Miami, FL
Original Mid-Century Modern Van Teal stacked clear and green Lucite Table lamp. Mounted on a gilt
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Brass

Set, Van Teal Green & Pink Lucite Table Lamps Gold Shades Mid-Century Modern 70
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Miami, FL
Set of Van Teal Mid-Century Modern clear, pink and green Lucite Table Lamps. Come with Harps and
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Brass

Skyscraper Frosted Lucite Lamps
By Van Teal
Located in Denton, TX
Skyscraper frosted and chiseled stacked Lucite table lamps in the style of Van Teal.
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Acrylic, Lucite

Skyscraper Frosted Lucite Lamps
Skyscraper Frosted Lucite Lamps
H 23.25 in W 14.75 in D 8 in
Pair of Elegant Art Deco Revival Lucite Torchieres by Hivo Van Teal
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Chicago, IL
Teal. Tapered bodies with etched stylized chevron patterns and gilt metal balls leading up to reverse
Category

1980s American Art Deco Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Metal

Rembrandt Teal and Gold Hourglass Shaped Midcentury Table Lamp
By TYE of California, Rembrandt Lamp Company, Marc Bellaire
Located in Chattanooga, TN
lamp. The fabric shade has a slight cerulean tint that matches the lamp’s teal enamel. Look beneath the
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Metal

Marble Table Lamps in Teal
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful heavy pair of marble table lamps in a teal color with brass trim. Measurements are to top
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Marble

Marble Table Lamps in Teal
Marble Table Lamps in Teal
H 40.5 in Dm 15 in
Indian Copper & Teal Table Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
An Indian style table lamp made of copper and brass. An unusual baluster shaped harp has a tall
Category

Mid-20th Century Bohemian Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Brass, Copper

Indian Copper & Teal Table Lamp
Indian Copper & Teal Table Lamp
H 20 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in
Chinese Teal Cylindrical Patterned Cloisonne Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
"Chinese cylindrical table lamp made from a teal and gold-patterned cloisonne vase painted with
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Metal, Brass, Enamel

Mid Century Modern Acrylic Lamp
By Karl Springer, Van Teal
Located in Houston, TX
Mid Century Modern Acrylic Lamp. This unique vintage acrylic lamp is composd of ruby colored
Category

1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Acrylic

Mid Century Modern Acrylic Lamp
Mid Century Modern Acrylic Lamp
H 25 in W 7 in D 7 in
Pr. C Shaped Lucite Table Lamps by Hivo Van Tiel c 1970/1980’s
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in New York, NY
Voguish pair of lucite Table lamps by Hivo Van Tiel, made in circa 1970/1980’s. The lamps feature a
Category

Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Pair Triple-Gourd Teal Cased-Glass Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
teal color accentuated by the cased-glass process of fusing together multiple layers of glass; each
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Blown Glass

Sejer Danish Modern Teal Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp, 1960s
By Sejer Keramik
Located in Copenhagen, DK
light green organic leaf like pattern just under the slender neck of the lamp. Stunning teal colored
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Pottery, Ceramic, Stoneware

Pair of Sculptural Teal Ceramic Table Lamps, 1960s-1970s Modern
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of large, sculptural ceramic lamps with brass necks feature complex semi-matte glaze in teal
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Ceramic

A Pair of 1960s Olive and Teal Drip Glaze Hexagonal Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each hexagonal lamp with everted neck above a tapering body; all in a rich teal blue drip-glaze
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Ceramic

Gunnar Borg Green and Teal Striped Ceramic Table Lamp, Sweden, 1960s
By Gunnar Borg
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare table lamp was designed by Gunnar Borg and produced in the 1960s by his own ceramic
Category

1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware, Fabric

Luminous Murano Teal Art Glass Silver Aventurine Bullicante Lamp, Barovier Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in San Francisco, CA
A luminous Murano Midcentury teal art glass silver aventurine bullicante lamp by Barovier & Toso
Category

1950s Italian Vintage Teal Lamp

American Modern Lucite & Gold Leaf Table Lamp/ Gold Leaf Shade, Van Teal
Located in Queens, NY
American Modern Lucite & Gold Leaf Table Lamp/ Gold Leaf Shade, Van Teal
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Lucite

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Lucite Table Lamps
By Les Prismatiques, Karl Springer, Van Teal
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Mid-Century Modern lucite table lamps. Stunning pair of Art Deco style stacked lucite or
Category

1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Lucite

Midcentury Italian Teal Green and Brass Table Lamps Attributed to Stilnovo, 1950
By Stilnovo
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Pair of table lamps made from brass and painted metal with adjustable cone. Due to a small brass
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Brass, Metal, Aluminum

Fantastic Pair of Drip Glaze Gourd Lamps in Turquoise, Teal and Cobalt
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent lamps are shipped as photographed and described in the narrative. They are custom
Category

1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Nickel

1950s Italian Triennale Floor Lamp by Arredoluce in Chrome, White, Red & Teal
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic "Triennale" floor lamp in a rare color combination, with three chromed fully articulating
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Chrome

1980s BE-YANG Memphis Style Postmodern Table / Desk Lamp in Black and Teal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a 1980s vintage BE YANG desk and table lamp in teal and black. The lamp was
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Steel

Italian Mid-Century Modern Teal Colored Metal Aure Clamp Lamp by Stilnovo, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern teal colored metal Aure clamp lamp by Stilnovo, 1960s. Lamp with clamp
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Metal

Large Pair 1960s Blue & Teal Drip Glaze Bulbous-form Lamps with Textured Surface
Located in San Francisco, CA
and teal drip glaze
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Ceramic

Teal Green Fluted Leather Cased Table Lamp in the Style of Tommi Parzinger 1950s
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Camden, ME
Unusual neoclassic fluted teal green leather cased table lamp in the style of Tommi Parzinger
Category

1950s American Neoclassical Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Other, Brass

Post Modern Acrylic and Glass Lamp
By Van Teal, Pierre Cardin, Les Prismatiques, Karl Springer, Memphis Group
Located in Houston, TX
Post Modern Acrylic And Glass Lamp. This most unusual geometric Modernist / Memphis lamp has a
Category

1980s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Glass, Acrylic

Sea Life Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
A coastal style cream and teal ceramic table lamp decorated with an under the waves sea life
Category

Late 20th Century Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Ceramic

Sea Life Ceramic Table Lamp
Sea Life Ceramic Table Lamp
H 20.5 in W 14.5 in D 6 in
Midcentury Green Glazed Ceramic Stiffel Lamp
By Stiffel
Located in Winter Park, FL
A large Midcentury teal green glazed ceramic lamp with solid cast brass base and tall neck
Category

Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Brass

Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A Murano glass and teal-lacquered brass table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s
Category

1940s Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Brass

Robert Bonnefille Dit Bonfil Ceramic Lamp, France, 1960s
By Robert Bonfils
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
teal and cream color glaze. The lamp rests on 3 conoid legs and a separate pottery conoid attached stem
Category

1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Pair of 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Style Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency style lamps. The beautifully decorated gold and teal metal
Category

1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Metal

Scandinavian Green Architects Table Lamp from Lyskær, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare teal green table lamp with fully adjustable stem and shade. In Denmark we call these
Category

1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Memphis Style Postmodern Color Blocked Plaster Table Lamp, 1980's
Located in Lambertville, NJ
yellow fluted column with accents of purple, pink, teal, and blue. Lamp shade included. Measures
Category

1980s Post-Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Plaster

"Satyrs and Pan, " Large and Important Italian Lamp Base, 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
masterfully glazed in tones of ivory, charcoal, turquoise, teal and cerulean, this magnificent lamp base was
Category

1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Mayan Glyph Ceramic Lamps with Faux Copper Oxidized Finish
Located in Pasadena, CA
Handsome pair of light teal ceramic table lamps with wood base. Eighteen silver-plated Mayan
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Metal Brass Table Lamp Stilnovo 1950s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage teal turquoise table lamp or desk lamp from metal and brass, 1950s Italy
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mid Century Modern Murano Teal Glass Table Lamp
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
in teal and clear frosted glass. It could be a Murano glass lamp, but the design has more of a
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Art Glass

1970's German VEB Steel & Copper Verdigris Industrial Pendant Lamp, Teal Finish
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
oxidisation process. The lamp features quick release catches to allow the glass to be opened and lamp
Category

1970s German Industrial Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Copper, Steel

Lavender Van Teal Lamp
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Miami, FL
finial, signed by Van Teal. Shade is included but lamp can be sold separately. Shade shown is light
Category

20th Century American Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Metal

Lavender Van Teal Lamp
Lavender Van Teal Lamp
H 40 in Dm 8 in
Van Teal Lamps Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Lucite Signed Table Lamps, a Pair
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of large and imposing abstract sculptural Lucite lamps, signed by Hivo Van Teal circa 1970
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Acrylic

Pair of Van Teal Lucite Lamps
By Van Teal
Located in Southampton, NY
A pair of signed Van Teal Lucite lamps with Lucite finials. Shades for photo only. 20" high
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Metal

Pair of Van Teal Lucite Lamps
Pair of Van Teal Lucite Lamps
H 31 in W 16.63 in D 6 in
Hollywood Regency Style Vintage Carved Lucite Table Lamp by Van Teal, 1980s
By Van Teal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood Regency style table lamp by Lucite specialist Hivo Van Teal. Two thick slabs of acrylic
Category

Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Vintage Teal Lamp

Materials

Chrome

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Vintage Teal Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal vintage teal lamp for your home. Each vintage teal lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using plastic, lucite and metal. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer vintage teal lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each vintage teal lamp bearing Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Hollywood Regency hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one vintage teal lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Hivo Van Teal, Van Teal and Architectural Pottery produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Vintage Teal Lamp?

Prices for a vintage teal lamp start at $78 and top out at $9,500 with the average selling for $2,185.

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.

Questions About Vintage Teal Lamp
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    To identify a vintage porcelain lamp, check the base for markings. You may find a date stamp or the manufacturer's name. Check the porcelain for signs of wear like minor scratches and blemishes. If a lamp is in flawless condition, it's possible that it was simply stored well, but it's more likely that the piece is a newer reproduction. A certified appraiser can be of assistance if online research isn't enough to make an identification. Shop a selection of vintage porcelain lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    There are many different ways to tell if a table lamp is vintage. Your best option is to look for a manufacturer label that will give you information on the designer, the date, serial number and other information that you can then Google. It’s also a good idea to look at the condition of the lamp to see what shape it’s in and if it has all of its original pieces. Shop a large collection of vintage table lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    There are a few ways to identify if your table lamp is vintage, but it does vary from brand to brand. If you can spot a maker’s mark or manufacturer’s label on your piece, it could tell you where and when it was crafted. On 1stDibs, find vintage and contemporary table lamps from top sellers around the world.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024
    To identify vintage Stiffel lamps, first check a piece for any markings. Nearly all Stiffel lamps have a marking at least on the switch, but some also feature large foil stamps on their bases or bulb sockets. By comparing the marks on your lamp to images and descriptions published on trusted online resources, you can often determine approximately when Stiffel produced your lamp. If your lamp is 20 to 99 years old, it is vintage. Older Stiffel lamps are antiques, and newer ones are contemporary. When in doubt, consult a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. Find an assortment of Stiffel lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024
    To tell if a brass lamp is vintage, you'll need to determine if it is 20 to 99 years old by conducting online research or having an expert, such as a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer, evaluate it. If you prefer to do the research yourself, first look for the maker's markings. Then, consult trusted online resources to identify the maker and read further to find out when the company was active and manufacturing similar lamps. Checking the plug can also be helpful. If it has two prongs of the same size, you can conclude that your lamp was made in 1962 or before, as U.S. standards set that year required all lamps to feature polarized plugs with one large and one small prong. Keep in mind that it is possible to rewire a lamp, and some makers switched to polarized plugs before the standard was established, so the lack of a non-polarized plug doesn't necessarily mean a lamp isn't pre-1962. Find a large selection of vintage brass table lamps on 1stDibs.

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