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Large Volcanic Lamp

Pair of Extra Large Italian Volcanic Glazed Ceramic Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful pair of extra large Italian ceramic lamps with a beautiful textured Volcanic glazed
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Oversize Hollywood Regency Mid Century Volcanic Glaze Table Lamp c 1950/1960's
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Chic, voguish oversize Mid Century, Hollywood Regency style table lamp having a textured volcanic
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Mid Century Volcanic Glazed Ceramic Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large Mid-Century ceramic lamps with a wonderful textured Volcanic glazed finish. The lamps
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Hjra Table Lamp Large, Handspun, Handwoven wool Lampshade, Made of Rock & Reed
Located in Marseille, FR
a volcanic massif with very long wool fibers, located less than 100 km from the weavers' village
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2010s Moroccan Table Lamps

Materials

Stone

Pair of Large Mid - Century Modern Ceramic Lamps with a Textured Glazed Finish.
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Large Italian Ceramic lamps with a volcanic textured finish. The lamps have been Newly
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

English Large Ceramic Table Lamps with Art Glaze and Hand Turned Wood Bases
By Bernard Rooke Studio
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning huge pair of Brutalist English Ceramic table lamps with super thick hand applied
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Vintage 1970s British Brutalist Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Giltwood

Italian Table Lamp by Italo Casini
By Italo Casini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
A large volcanic lava glaze ewer with colourful. This heavily textured piece has the maker's stamp
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Oversized Ceramic Lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in East Hampton, NY
This very large Bitossi lamp designed by Aldo Londi features rich vibrant colors and a rough
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Scheurich West-Germany Ceramic Horses Floor Lamp, circa 1970
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Large Scheurich West-Germany floor lamp with red horses, 1970s. Designer: Unknown
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Ceramic

Ceramic Table Lamp by Huguette and Marius Bessone, to Vallauris, circa 1970
By Huguette Bessone, Vallauris
Located in Saint Leonards-on-sea, England
A rather large table lamp, handmade in white and grey ceramic decoration by Huguette Bessone
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Set of 3 Giant’s Causeway Candle Holder by Hollis & Morris
Located in Geneve, CH
height 4.75" Medium diameter 1.75" x height 6" Large diameter 2.25" x height 6.75" Materials: Solid
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2010s Canadian Modern Candle Lamps

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel, Copper

Arrebol Tibor Diffuser by Studioroca
Located in Geneve, CH
Arrebol Tibor diffuser by STUDIOROCA Dimensions: W 18 x D 18 x H 30.5 cm Materials: Volcanic rock
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Candle Stands

Materials

Stone

Arrebol Tibor Diffuser by Studioroca
Arrebol Tibor Diffuser by Studioroca
H 12.01 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in
Arrebol Escalonado by Studioroca
Located in Geneve, CH
Arrebol Escalonado by Studioroca. Dimensions: 18 x 18 x 30.5 cm. Materials: volcanics rocks
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2010s Colombian Post-Modern Centerpieces

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Stone

Arrebol Escalonado by Studioroca
Arrebol Escalonado by Studioroca
H 12.01 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in
Arrebol Rayado Side Table by STUDIOROCA
Located in Geneve, CH
architectural and interior projects have included large housing developments and hotels, fully employing
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Side Tables

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Stone

Arrebol Rayado Side Table by STUDIOROCA
Arrebol Rayado Side Table by STUDIOROCA
H 19.69 in W 13 in D 13 in

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Located in East Hampton, NY
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Large Ceramic Lamp in the Style of Marcello Fantoni
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Large Volcanic Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal large volcanic lamp for your home. Each large volcanic lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, brass and fabric. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer large volcanic lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A large volcanic lamp, designed in the Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Large Volcanic Lamp?

Prices for a large volcanic lamp start at $450 and top out at $7,500 with the average selling for $1,400.

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.

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