In the early 20th century, a Chicago artist named Frederick Cooper found himself captivated by home lighting and electric lamps, which were only common in approximately half of American households during the mid-1920s. Cooper, whose primary media were sculpture and painting, began to design stately, modern table lamps that mirrored the grandeur of the burgeoning architecture in the Windy City.
Cooper accrued some notoriety as a forward-looking lamp designer who combined materials like brass, ceramics, glass and wood to create exquisitely crafted lamps, particularly at a time when the striking chrome finishes and sharp geometric angles of Art Deco lighting had become immensely popular.
The Frederick Cooper Lamp Company was eventually sold to Benjamin Markle and Russian immigrant Leo Gershanov. Under their stewardship after the Second World War, the manufacturer flourished in Chicago and the local lighting artisans at Stiffel gained a formidable competitor. The timing was particularly ripe — the demand for table lamps to furnish new houses exploded, and the company built on Cooper’s artistic reputation and his signature styles.
Lighting designers at Frederick Cooper innovated in the years that followed, integrating alluring materials like glazed ceramics, painted porcelain, marble and jade. Apart from the classic Art Deco designs that defined the studio’s work in its early days, the company’s craftsmen experimented with Asian-inspired designs and produced floor lamps, wall lights, modernist chandeliers and other fixtures in varying furniture styles such as Neoclassical, Hollywood Regency and Empire.
Now owned by Wildwood, the Frederick Cooper Lamp Company has collaborated with many high-profile designers such as Larry Laslo, Mario Buatta and others on a range of lighting projects.
Find an extraordinary collection of Frederick Cooper floor lamps, table lamps and other fixtures on 1stDibs.
Blue glazed ceramic table lamp by Edmond Lachenal, circa 1920-1930
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Blue glazed ceramic table lamp by Edmond Lachenal. Circa 1920-1930. Artist signature under the base. Perfect original conditions. H : 8.3 x 6.3 inches (ceramic only). H : 12.6 x 6.3 ...
Ceramic
Vintage Frederick Cooper Blue Crackle Glaze Ceramic Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in West Chester, PA
Vintage signed Frederick Cooper Blue Crackle Glaze Ceramic tall table Lamp 33" tall to top of finial 22.5” tall to top of bulb socket Vintage cobalt blue crackle glaze ceramic vase ...
Ceramic
$1,050
H 24 in Dm 8.5 in
A Rare Massive Turquoise Enamelled "Zolo" Stoneware Vase, Mounted as a Lamp 1926
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A rare massive turquoise enamelled "Zolo" stoneware vase, mounted as a lamp, with incised decorated surface in an Art Deco style and bird motif, Mark...
Stoneware
Turquoise Mid 19th Century French Crackle Glazed Antique Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A superb four handled baluster vase, with exceptional crackled turquoise glaze, now mounted as a lamp with a hand gilded turned base. Height of vase: 15 3/4 in (40 cm) including gil...
Ceramic
Midcentury Turquoise Porcelain Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960s Italian porcelain lamp. Measurements: Height of body: 12" Height to shade rest: 21.5" Width: 9" Depth:9"
Porcelain
Ugo Zaccagnini Mid-Century Italian Ceramic Table Lamp, Turquoise Glaze
By Ugo Zaccagnini
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century Italian vivid turquoise / blue glossy crackle glaze ceramic table lamp in ovoid form with a tapered neck leading to a brushed pewter metal stem and functioning cupped lig...
Metal, Aluminum, Pewter
Mid-Century Chinese Porcelain Table Lamp, Turquoise Ginger Jar, 1950s
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese Mid-Century turquoise porcelain ginger jar shaped lamp with a floral design in relief and resting on a metal round base. Ships without a shade
Porcelain
$1,495
H 39 in W 11 in D 11 in
Huge Zaccagnini Pottery Mid Century Italian Ming Lamp Vintage 1950's Turquoise
By Ugo Zaccagnini
Located in Wilton, CT
Huge Zaccagnini pottery square lamp with bands of Ming themed decor, flanges at the corners, and fabulous turquoise glaze, circa 1950's. Approx. 39" high overall, 24" to top of pottery, 11" square. 3 way switch. Glass bulb cover/shade holder. Heavy lamp...
Pottery
Vintage Italian Olive and Turquoise Glazed Pottery Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Single vintage Italian vase-form lamp, of handpainted pottery, having a turquoise, gold, and olive majolica glaze on its reversing scalloped body, raised on round wooden base. Stoc...
Pottery, Wood
Vallaurice France Turquoise Glaze Ceramic Table Lamp Pottery Folk Art French
By Vallauris
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning handmade French Country turquoise glazed ceramic table lamp from Vallauris (village on the French Riviera where Picasso, Matisse, Jean Marais were working). Will be rewired...
Ceramic
Midcentury Lava Glazed Aquamarine Table Lamp by Pieri Tullio
By Pieri Tullio
Located in San Diego, CA
Midcentury lava glazed aquamarine table lamp by Pieri Tullio, circa 1960s. The lamp is in good vintage condition; top of harp is 32", top of lamp base is 18.5" and the diameter of th...
Majestic X-Large Ceramic Mid Century Lamp Lava Glaze Finish
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking large ceramic lava gloss glaze, lamp base freshly rewired, polished brass pipe, black lacquer wood base and top the lamp its 14" in diameter, 35" tall to the top of the fini...
Brass
Extra Large MCM Studio Pottery Stoneware Table Lamp by Larry & Terry Brown
Located in San Diego, CA
Extra large MCM studio pottery stoneware table lamp by Larry & Terry Brown, circa 1970s. The lamp is in very good working condition and measures 14"D x 21"H (to the top of light...
Stoneware
Large Incised Iron Oxide and Studio Pottery Table Lamp by Larry & Terry Brown
Located in San Diego, CA
Large incised iron oxide and studio pottery table lamp by Larry & Terry Brown, circa 1970s. The lamp is in very good working condition and measures 12.75"D x 29"H (to the top of...
Stoneware
Midcentury Ceramic Geometric Lamp by Chilo Inch
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice midcentury ceramic base lamp by Chilo Inch, circa 1960s. The base is 7" in diameter and 8.5" high. With the adjustable harp, the overall lamp he...
Ceramic
Glazed Ceramic Studio Pottery Table Lamp on Walnut Base by Moorcroft
By Moorcroft Pottery
Located in San Diego, CA
A glazed ceramic studio pottery table lamp with floral motif on walnut base by Moorcroft Pottery, circa 1970s. The lamp measures 5.75...
Metal
