My grandmother gave me a pair of these lamps years ago. She got them from a close family friend who says they were in his family a very long time. They didn't have the original shades, just the milk glass diffusers you see here. The base is brass and the lamp is ceramic (I think. It's not thick, very light.)

Does anyone have any knowledge of these? I'd love to know what style and years they were made.

Thanks for looking.

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Hi, I would say maybe 50's or 60's ?

Thanks, lady! That's what I thought, too. I've done exhaustive searches and can't find anything similar.

I had the milk glass difusers on a lamp from the 60's but the lamp was the colonial style and it had a metal shade. The shad and bottom of the lamp also had some gold leafing for a decoration.

Thank you, flboy! I wish I had the shades that went with them, I think that would help a lot in figuring out the style.

To me, they almost seem a bit Art Deco.

I love any kind of lamp that is old. I brought one at a yard sale for .50 cents. My granddaughter talked me into it. She said that I could clean the old brass on the bottom of the lamp with vinegar. We took that lamp home and the two of us had a ball cleaning it and then finding a nice new shade. She was quite the little yard saler!

flboy, that's a neat story. My Mema loved sales like that, too.

She gave me another lamp that is my pride and joy. I think it's a Pairpoint cut crystal, but I'm not positive. It's circa-1900, I do know that. (It's been in my family since then).

I love old lamps, too. During my searches for info on my lamps, I came across so many I'd love to buy!

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Here is the cut glass lamp:

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OMG, that is the prettiest lamp I have ever seen! How lucky you are to have it. I have a lamp that was my grandmothers and I love it. It has a gold leaf design on it and is very unusual. I love the glass lamps and crystal lamps the most. I have a lovely chandelere in the dining room that is porcelain,w/ blue flowers and it is pewter. a lovely nephew and his wife gave it to me. I also love the pediments on the top of lamps.

Beautiful, Beautiful Lamp.

flboy and Gifford, thank you so much! It truly is my most prized possesion. It's missing several prisms, but I can get some at store near me.

flboy, your lamp sounds awesome! And your chandy (another obsession of mine).

That first lamp is probably more like 1940's if a floor lamp I have is any indication. It seems to me those diffusers were more common to that era (and BTW be careful with them as they run about $30+ to replace as I recently learned). Also if that brass seems tarnished you might want to leave it alone as that could be the original finish.

When my mom gave me the floor lamp I thought it was tarnished and luckily she told me it was like that when they bought it new in 1945 (I guess shiny brass wasn't in then). So if it shines up easily you'd probably be okay but if it doesn't don't fight it.

Mine does have a shade (big drum like thing which rests on the diffuser. It's not the original but a close copy.) but when searching for a diffuser at antique stores I noticed a lot of lamps didn't have shades. I was told it was 'optional' but seeing their floor lamps without a shade and knowing mine, I kind of thought they were just making that up to cover them not having shades to go with. I can imagine a nice shade with a gold interior on your lamp and it would have wonderful light. I don't know what it is about those diffusers but they really make nice soft light and since I put gold on the inside of my shade the light is even nicer. It's always been a great light but now it's really great.

That cut glass lamp is a knock out too. It's especially nice that it has all it's pieces after all these years. You have some nice lamps.

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Miz M The cut glass looks similar to a tall vase, circa 1910, from my Grandmother, who would be 120 if still alive! If it is the same, it's pretty valuable (not to mention very pretty).

Unfortunately, I don't know the maker.

secondsacharm, thank you for all your info! I'd love it if the two lamps were circa-1940's (I love that era).

Guess what....we broke one of the diffusers a while back. We were flipping our mattress, it went crazy and fell on the nighttable. Knocked the lamp over and broke the milkglass. I nearly wept. Thank goodness, the lamp (ceramic part) didn't break!

Good to know about the brass. I like how it looks, so I think I'll just leave it as is.

Cottage, thank you! I'd love to see your vase. Have you looked up Pairpoint? You might see a similar style. They made some gorgeous lamps and vases, and go for a lot of money now.