Hand Painted Magenta Stylized Rose Urn Lamp Base This classic urn shaped ceramic lamp bases is one of the prettiest, most visually appealing I've ever seen. It has a hand painted stylized rose in the center, outlined in gold. The body is off-white, the foot and neck are a lovely shade of purple magenta luster. The scrolly double handles are trimmed in gold.

The base is not wired or fitted with a socket. but it's easy enough to buy a lamp components kit at any home improvement or hardware store. It stands a little over 13" tall and is 5" diameter at the base by about 7" wide at the handle wings. There are no chips, cracks, flakes, crazing or other damage. There is some wear to the gold trim at the handles, and the glaze has some intentional color variations and shading that may give the appearance of wear and age at first glance. The handles are glazed that way too, so it's difficult to tell whether the gold wear is real or made to look that way. The heavy urn base is marked only with the letter B impressed inside.

Circa: 1940s
Manufacturer: B Mark  

Pink Roses Ruffled Glass Lamp Shade and Ceiling Light Fixture This pretty hand painted ruffled glass lamp shade globe comes with a plain brass colored ceiling light fixture and cap mount but it can be used in a floor or table lamp as well. It's white milk glass but the outside is entirely tinted pale pink. Sprays of pink roses and rosebuds with green leaves decorate the outside center below the crimped rim. The shade is 5" high by 7" diameter at the top. The fitter opening at the bottom is 4-7/8" on the outside, 3-7/16" on the inside. It fits fine in the 4" diameter metal fixture shown.

The very bottom rim has typical but very slight roughness - glassmakers didn't usually bother finishing the bottoms of shades like this because the edges are never seen. No chips, cracks, flakes, or other damage.

Circa: 1950s - 1960s
Country of Origin: US
 

Kron Siamese Cats Ceramic TV Lamp A classic Eames era ceramic TV lamp in the form of a mother Siamese cat with her kitten by Kron, made in Texas in the 1950s. The cats' eyes are cut out so they glow when the lamp is turned on by means of a switch at the side back. It's 13-1/4" tall by about 9" wide. The lamp works fine as you can see, with no chips or flakes, no cord damage. There is some crazing at the back of the lamp, none is visible from the front side.

Circa: 1950s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Kron  

Mid Century Bent Glass Ceiling Light Shade Floral Design With Fixture This 11-1/2" square bent glass shade mounts below a ceiling light fixture and in fact has a double socket light fixture and ceiling cap already attached. The shade has a reverse painted, or to be more accurate, reverse silkscreened wild flowers design in neutral gray on white tones. It's in great condition, clean with no fading, scratches or design wear and no chips or flakes.

Circa: 1950s - 1970s
Country of Origin: US
 

Arts and Crafts Copper and Cast Iron Double Electric Wall Sconce Light Fixture A double sconce electric light fixture from the Arts and Crafts era in copper with cast iron underframes. There's a cast iron medallion at the center (attached by a screw and removable), and a painted iron trefoil decoration at the front. The red, green and gold paint looks original.

The ruffled edge copper back panel is 5" diameter by 10" across the front and the sconces extend 6-1/2" from the wall. The lights work by means of pull chains beneath the copper cups. The old cloth covered wiring is original. The iron cross bar at the front swivels a bit, which is why some of my photos make the sconce look unbalanced - it is not. The fixture is being sold as found, in good cosmetic and structural condition but with the original layers of paint around the edges and in need of rewiring.

Circa: 1914 - 1920
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Arts and Crafts Unsigned  

Crystal and Brass Double Hanging Pendant Swag Lamp Light Fixture The glass globes themselves are 8" long, the lights including the cast brass caps are 13" long from the end of the chains. The two chains hanging from the ceiling cap are 51" long, for a total length of 64 inches, easily adjusted by adding or removing chain links. You can stagger the length of each pendant for a tiered effect in the same manner.

The globes have openings at the bottoms for decorative brass finials which are not present (though the brass washers and cork liners are there), but all of the big box home improvement stores have them in their lamp parts departments. The finials are also widely available online. The globes have typical but minor mold line roughness at the tops which is completely covered by the caps. There is some wear to the brass colored finish on the chains. There is a paper label inside the ceiling cap reading "L&S Lighting Fixture Co. Inc. Los Angeles, Calif.".

Circa: 1960s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: L&S Lighting Fixture Co.  

Michelob Dark Copper Coach Lamp Lighted Beer Sign This wall mounted bar lamp advertising Michelob dark beer is dated 1986 on the back. Made to look like an old fashioned candle lit coach light, it looks like copper and glass but is made of clear acrylic or Plexiglass and metallic copper colored plastic. It's 15" tall by 4-1/2" diameter. The lamp has an on-off switch on the wall plate and a heavy duty 7-1/2" foot cord. The sign lights up fine and the lamp is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or damage.

Circa: 1986
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Michelob Beer Anheuser Busch Brewery  

Fenton Opaque Blue Glass Barber Bottle Table Lamp This lovely opaque blue milk glass lamp was made by Fenton for the Edward Paul Company in the 1940s. The same lamp base in a different color is shown on the cover of the book "Fenton Glass Made for Other Companies".

The lamp is 11-1/2" tall to the top of the socket and is mounted on a plain wood base. It looks like it was re-wired with a more modern cord but the brown Bakelite plug is the old fashioned, non-polarized type. The cord has no damage and the lamp works fine. The barber bottle style lamp base is in excellent condition with no chips or flakes.

Circa: 1940s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Fenton Glass Co.  

Aladdin Alacite Glass Pink Ivy Electric Table Lamp This 1940s table lamp was made by Aladdin in their Alacite glass, creamy off-white with a sprayed-on pink background. I'm not sure of the design name, it's an allover ivy or leafy plant pattern. The glass base itself is 14" tall, overall height to the top of the harp is 23-1/2". The base is 5-1/2" diameter and marked Aladdin on the rim.

The cord and plug are in good shape and the lamp works fine. No chips, damage, or finish wear - the base is glossy and still looks like new. An Alacite lamp finial is available separately in the shop. If purchased with the lamp, I'll reduce the finial price from $38 to $29.

Circa: 1940s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Aladdin  

Napco Gold Pixie Night Light Unused in Original Box These cute retro 1960s ceramic pixie elf nite lite lamps come in their original boxes with original tissue wrappings, never used except to test the lights. Just 4" tall, they have amber glass eyes and red glass medallions on their chests that glow when the light is turned on. The backs have a gold and red foil sticker on the back that read Napcoware Import Japan. There's an on/off switch mounted on the cord. Two are available, price is for each.
The lamps have never been used, but the cold paint used on the pixies' faces has started to flake from age and storage, exposing the glazed pottery underneath. You can see this clearly in the pictures.

Circa: 1960s
Country of Origin: JP
Manufacturer: Napco National Potteries Co.  

Kitschy Gondola TV Lamp with Glass Flowers A super retro 1950s TV lamp with a black pottery gondola boat base filled with glass flowers. The gondola is 12" long and is not marked. The flowers are all real glass, not resin, wired together with silk-wrapped stems. None are chipped but the big ruffled yellow flower surrounding the light bulb has one petal loose due to a broken wire, it's just sitting inside among the others and looks natural. The lamp needs rewiring - I didn't test it as the cord is very brittle and cracked in a number of places, and there's some electrical tape at the base of the plug covering exposed wires. Well worth the small effort to rewire though, it's quite a scarce example of kitschy fifties TV lamps.

Circa: 1950s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Mid Century Unsigned  

Ceramic Small Table or Boudoir Lamp Handled Urn with Flowers A small, boudoir-sized version of the classic 1940s double handled urn style pottery lamp, decorated with a wildflowers bouquet decal and gold trim. It's just 11-3/4" to the top of the socket.

The lamp has some crazing but no chips, flakes, or cracks, and it works just fine. It still has its original wiring with white cord and old fashioned, non-polarized plug. There is just the base, it doesn't come with a shade. Feminine and pretty, it would look nice in a shabby chic bedroom, on your vanity, or on your writing table.

Circa: 1940s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: American Unsigned  

Solid Copper Clip On Lamp Shade Plus Bonus Lamp Parts A very nice 1940s to early 1950s solid copper desk or table lamp shade, the type that clips onto the top of a light bulb. The shade is about 4-1/2" high by 7-1/4" diameter at the base, painted a flat silver color inside to reflect light. It's in good condition with no dents or dings.

The shade is attached to small table lamp base that works but needs some repair, and I will include the lamp parts with the shade if the buyer wants them. The 2-part half-round base is also solid copper, with two of the three brass legs missing. The one remaining leg looks like a lamp finial. There's a hole on the top section into which a brass ring decoration was originally fastened. The socket, post, cord and plug are in great shape though and work fine, so you can use them with a different base or fix the copper one. The shade is actually heavier than the lamp, so your shipping cost will be the same regardless of whether you take the whole thing or just the shade.

Circa: 1940s - 1950s
Country of Origin: US
 

Sweet Porcelain Angel Cherub Night Light I believe this beautiful little porcelain bisque cherub or angel lamp is a night light. It's just under 5 inches high. The curly haired, blue eyed angel has gold tipped feathers on her wings and holds a cornucopia of dimensional applied pink and white roses in one hand. The other hand is held in front of her, separate from her body.

The lamp has a long white 68 inch cord with an on/off switch attached near the body. It has the old fashioned non-polarized type plug but is in good condition with no damage or wear, and the light works fine. The angel has no chips, cracks, or damage but there's a small line of gold paint on her right cheek near the roses, a paint miss by the artist, as well as a couple of pinpoint paint flecks near the hairline and on the tip of one finger. Original red and gold foil label reading Sanmyro Japan is intact at the base.

Circa: 1960s
Country of Origin: JP
Manufacturer: Sanmyro  

1940s Louvered Metal Bed Headboard Reading Light Lamp Machine Age meets Eames Era in this retro bedroom reading lamp, made by Gregg Manufacturing Co. in the late 1940s to very early 1950s. It originally came with curved wire hooks to mount onto the headboard of your bed, but they are no longer present. You can easily make replacement hooks out of coat hanger wire, and the light can still be mounted to the wall or headboard by the keyhole openings in back. The elliptical shaped steel shade is painted Industrial brown and has gold tone bands at the centers of the stepped louvered sides. The gold bands are removable, handy if you wish to repaint the shade.

The light's on/off switch is mounted to the bottom of the brown phenolic bulb socket. The lamp has a nice long 6 foot brown cord which is in good condition with no damage. There are some scratches to the back wall near the keyhole openings, otherwise the finish is in good condition. It works fine as shown in the last picture. Measurements: 11" by 4-1/4" by 2-3/4" high.

Circa: 1946 - 1951
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Gregg Manufacturing  

Huge 1940s Gooseneck Tabletop Commercial Sun Lamp with Timer This old Industrial Age sun lamp was definitely not made for home use - it probably was used by a spa, salon, or full-service beauty parlor - unless they had tanning salons back in the early 1940s?

The lamp is very heavy with a steel base and textured aluminum base cover and shade. It extends to 27" tall, base is just under 10" diameter. The flexible neck allows for the lamp to be positioned in almost any direction. The timer is a Mark-Time brand with Bakelite dial, the very same style used in Art Deco kitchen and darkroom timers during the 1930s. Not much of the original decal-type label on the front remains - I can only make out "110 Volt" and a word that starts with "Merc ... ". There is no other indication of who the manufacturer was.

The lamp works fine as you can see, as does the timer. The heavy duty cord and plug are in good condition with no cracks or damage. Due to the age of this lamp however, I cannot guarantee how much longer the snake-shaped tube bulb will last, nor can I guarantee whether usage is safe. A label inside the shade warns against using the lamp without goggles.

Circa: 1930s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: American Industrial Age  

Flickering Flame Electric Hurricane Christmas Lamp in Original Box Circa 1970s electric hurricane style Christmas lamp with a red plastic candle center and flame-shaped crystal light bulb that flickers on and off - bright flickering red when lit, very much like a real candle flame. It stands 12" tall to the top of the glass chimney. The base is gold metallic plastic, and there's a ring of artificial holly leaves and berries around the base of the candle. It works just fine and is in very good condition with no damage. The original box is included, intact but has minor storage wear.

Circa: 1970s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Beacon  

Vintage Electric Hurricane Christmas Lamp This is an American made electric hurricane style Christmas lamp with a red plastic candle center and flame-shaped figural light bulb. It stands a little over 12" tall to the top of the glass chimney. The base is gold metallic plastic, and there's a ring of artificial holly leaves and berries around the base of the candle. It works just fine and is in very good condition with no damage. The original box is included but the box is in poor condition. Two lamps are shown but only one remains, the other has been sold.
Circa: 1960s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: American Christmas Lighting Associates  

Old Chalkware Fairy Tale Gnome or Dwarf Night Light This old nite lite lamp is made of chalkware and features a Disney-like dwarf or gnome leaning against a carved totem lamp post. He looks very much like one of Snow White's seven dwarfs. There are remains of what appear to be a decal label across the top of his cap but there isn't enough left to determine what it said.

It's hard to see in my pictures but the wall and post behind the dwarf have carved animal designs - a rabbit, a squirrel, and a rooster or other bushy-tailed bird. The light still has its original Bakelite plug and silk-wrapped cord which is in bad shape, so I haven't tested it so see if it works. It stands 5" tall not including the bulb. The condition is very good considering its age (nowithstanding the rewiring the lamp will need) with some very minor flakes to the paint and a chipped area at the back where the cord extends.

Circa: 1934 - 1940
Manufacturer: Unsigned Chalkware