Antique Vintage White Milk Glass Mid Century Modern Art Deco Lamp Light Shades • £85.48 (2024)

FAQs

How do I identify an art deco lamp? ›

Art Deco lighting design is characterized by its bold, geometric shapes, sleek lines, and luxurious materials. Art Deco lighting designers often used materials like chrome, glass, and Bakelite to create sleek, modern designs that were both functional and beautiful.

Know The Look

Like midcentury architecture, furniture and textiles, the lamps from this period have geometric shapes, simple lines and a space-age feel. Look for shapes such as globes, hourglasses and rings to kickstart your search.

Glass shades were very popular when kerosene or gas lights were being used from the late 18th through the early 20th century.

One way to determine the worth of your lamp is by researching comparable sales and market trends. Look for lamps that are similar to yours and see how much they sold for. This will give you an idea of what your lamp is worth.

The jewellery designers of the Art Deco era were keen to break away from the fluid lines and natural themes of Art Nouveau jewellery. Instead they embraced modernism and the advances in technical innovation and machinery. A new genre of design was born – bold, geometric shapes with clean lines and symmetry.

Check For Makers' Marks

As with many types of antiques, vintage lamps are likely to have a date stamp or maker's mark somewhere. Typically, these marks are on the base of the lamp, but sometimes there are also stickers on the light fixing itself that will include a name or date or manufacturer.

Look at the Cord and Plug

The plug of older lamps had prongs that were the same size, whereas modern plugs have prongs that are different sizes. Exposed wires or screws are other indicators of an antique cord. Fabric or cotton-covered cords are another sign of an older lamp.

Glass is the perfect material for light shades as it allows light to pass through it. The result is bright and vibrant light. This means that glass light shades offer almost as much illumination as a bare light bulb.

Art Deco objects often showcase simple, clean shapes, usually with a “streamlined” look; ornament that is geometric or stylized from representational forms such as florals, animals, and sunrays; and use of man-made substances, including plastics, vita-glass, and reinforced concrete, often combined with such natural ...

As with many types of antiques, vintage lamps are likely to have a date stamp or maker's mark somewhere. Typically, these marks are on the base of the lamp, but sometimes there are also stickers on the light fixing itself that will include a name or date or manufacturer.

What are the hallmarks of Art Deco? ›

The Art Deco style originated in Paris, but has influenced architecture and culture as a whole. Art Deco works are symmetrical, geometric, streamlined, often simple, and pleasing to the eye.

Art Deco buildings have a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary façade of Art Deco buildings often feature a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses.