Asea Desk Lamp
Swedish Modern Desk Lamp by ASEA
By ASEA
Located in Karlstad, SE
Rare desk lamp by ASEA, Sweden, model E-1267. The base and shade have a beautiful original cream
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
ASEA, brass and teak desk / table lamp, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Uppsala, SE
ASEA table or desk lamp in brass with teak handle and white shade. The light switch is on the base
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
ASEA-Attributed Scandinavian Midcentury Desk Lamp in Brass
By ASEA
Located in Karlstad, SE
Rare desk lamp attributed to ASEA, Sweden, model 41065-1.
This large lamp is made from solid brass
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Functionalist Table or Desk Lamp from ASEA, Sweden, 1930s
By ASEA
Located in Stockholm, SE
Cool functionalist table or desk lamp from ASEA, with smooth, graphic lines. Black wooden handle
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1940s Swedish Modern Brass Desk or Banker/ Table Lamp by Asea
By ASEA
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A wonderful brass lamp produced by Asea, very much in the style of a desk or banker lamp. Features
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
ASEA, Table Lamps, Brass, Sweden 1950s
By ASEA
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of table lamps / desk lights. Produced by ASEA, 1950s. Features brass. Labeled to underside
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
ASEA Sweden Adjustable Grey Industrial Table Lamp, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Bauhaus inspired midcentury fully adjustable desk lamp by ASEA Sweden. Made during the 1950s in a
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Scandinavian Modern Desk Lamp Svend Aage Holm Sorenensen, ASEA, Sweden
By Holm Sørensen, ASEA
Located in New York, NY
A Scandinavian Modern desk lamp by Svend Aage Holm Sorensen for the lighting company ASEA. The lamp
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Base Metal, Brass
ASEA Belysning, Small Table Lamp, Copper, Turned Teak, Sweden, 1960s
By ASEA
Located in High Point, NC
A small table lamp or desk light. Designed and produced by ASEA, Sweden, 1960s. Turned teak and
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Scandinavian Modern Sven Aage Hölm Sorensen Desk Lamp for ASEA
By ASEA, Sven Aage Jensen
Located in New York, NY
A Scandinavian Modern desk lamp by Sven Aage Holm Sorensen for the lighting company Asea. The lamp
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
1930s 1940s Table / Desk Lamp with Adjustable Shade in Brass by ASEA
By ASEA, Hans Bergström
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful and cute little table / desk lamp from the 1940s in brass made by ASEA in Sweden and
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Sonja Katzin, Table Lamp, Brass, Wood, for ASEA, Sweden, 1950s
By Sonja Katzin, ASEA
Located in High Point, NC
A table lamp / desk light. Designed by Swedish sculptor Sonja Katzin, (1919-2014). Produced by ASEA
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Swedish Mid-Century Double Gooseneck Grey Fiberglass Desk Lamp, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This unusual desk lamp was designed and manufactured in Sweden in the 1950s. It features a brass
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
ASEA, Desk Light / Table Lamp, Brass, Elm, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and elm desk light / table lamp designed and produced by ASEA, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
ASEA, Desk Light / Table Lamp, Brass, Elm, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A modernist desk light / table lamp. Designed and produced by ASEA, Sweden, 1940s.
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Svend Aage Holm Sørensen Pastel Red Diablo Table Lamp, 1950s
By Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small ASEA table, desk or nightstand lamp attributed to Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen and made by ASEA
Category
Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Aluminum
Danish Functionalist Table Lamp in Brass & Marble Glass by Fog & Mørup
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Art Deco styled desk lamp made by Fog and Mørup in Denmark during the 1940s. It features a
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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By Louis Kalff
Located in Lisse, NL
Timeless and stylish table lamp.
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Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and highly stylish Arts & Crafts lamp.
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Copper, Brass
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'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Textile
Mae Solid Wood Nightstand and End Table by Crump and Kwash
By Crump and Kwash
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Mae nightstand
by Crump and Kwash
Solid wood case / hand turned legs / hand rubbed oil finish / solid brass or bronzed pulls / dovetailed solid wood drawer boxes / premium, full e...
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2010s North American Modern Night Stands
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Brass
Toini Muona Ceramic Table Lamp, Arabia, 1950s
By Arabia, Toini Muona
Located in Helsinki, FI
Toini Muona ceramic table lamp manufactured by Arabia, 1950s. Glazed ceramic frame, fabric shade. Marked. Good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with age and use.
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Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
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Ceramic, Fabric
Art Deco Bakelite & Brass Table Lamp, Germany 1930s
By Marianne Brandt, Christian Dell
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This unusual vintage table light was designed and manufactured in Germany in the 1930s during the Bauhaus period. It features a dome shaped dark cream colored bakelite lampshade, car...
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Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Lamps
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Brass
Art Deco Table Lamp or Desk Light 'No 71' by André Mounique for Jumo 1930s
By Maison Jumo, Andre Mounique
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Art Deco table lamp or desk light No 71. Lamp shade rotating. Designed by André Mounique for Jumo, France, 1930s.
A total of 5 lamps in two colors available!
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
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Aluminum, Metal, Brass
H 15.75 in W 17.52 in D 5.91 in
Walter Von Nessen Brushed Brass Swing-Arm Desk Lamp
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Chicago, IL
Early edition swing arm desk lamp by Walter Von Nessen Lighting. finished in brushed brass with original milk glass diffuser. Sold sans shade. Pair of desk lamps available.
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
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Milk Glass
Mid-Century Brass Swing Table or Desk Lamp by Koch & Lowy
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Water Mill, NY
Mid-Century brass swing arm table or desk reading lamp with cylinder piviting shade on very heavy Base signed Koch & Lowy. Two available one as shown.
One unpolished antique con...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Brass, Iron
Art Deco Josef Frank Brass Pair of Vintage Table Lamps Vienna 1930s
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco Josef Frank vintage table lamps from brass Vienna 1930s.
A rare original brass pair of table lamps or bedside lamps, each with two shades and two switches
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Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Table Lamps
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Exquisite Just Andersen Table Lamp, 1930s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
A timeless table lamp by Just Andersen in 1936 in a rare good condition. A center piece for a beautiful home.
* Bottle-shaped metal desk lamp with vertical lines and a beige fabri...
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Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Table Lamps
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Art Deco Table Lamp or Desk Light 'No 71' by André Mounique for Jumo 1930s
By Maison Jumo, Andre Mounique
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Art Deco table lamp or desk light 'No 71'. Lamp shade rotating. Designed by André Mounique for Jumo, France, 1930s.
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
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Metal, Brass, Aluminum
H 15.75 in W 17.52 in D 5.91 in
Art Deco Table Lamp or Desk Light 'No 71' by André Mounique for Jumo 1930s
By Maison Jumo, Andre Mounique
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Art Deco table lamp or desk light 'No 71' in blue-gray and silver color. Lamp shade rotating. Designed by André Mounique for Jumo, France, 1930s.
A total of 5 lamps in two c...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
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Chrome, Metal, Brass, Aluminum
H 15.75 in W 17.52 in D 5.91 in
Erik Wärnå Table/Desk Lamp in Brass and Black Metal, EWÅ Värnamo, Sweden, 1950s
By Ewå Värnamo, Erik Wärnå
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare table or desk lamp was designed by Erik Wärnå in the 1950s. It was produced by his company EWÅ in Värnamo, Sweden. The lamp is signed with the manufacturers stamp on the un...
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
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H 10.83 in W 5.32 in D 9.06 in
Toini Muona Ceramic Glazed Table Lamp, Arabia, 1950s
By Arabia, Toini Muona
Located in Helsinki, FI
Toini Muona ceramic glazed table lamp, manufactured by Arabia, 1950s. Wicker shade, brass details. Marked. Good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with age and use.
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1930s Bauhaus Floor Lamp
By Robert Slezák, Slezak Company
Located in Brno, CZ
This Modernist floor lamp is believed to be designed by Robert Slezak (sometimes the design is also attributed to the Czech Modernist architect Ladislav Zak) and produced by The Slez...
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Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Floor Lamps
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Swedish 1950s Articulating Clamp-On Desk Lamp by ASEA
By ASEA
Located in Antwerp, BE
Simple yet elegant clamp on task lamp in greyish white. All details are designed to work perfectly
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large Swedish Brass Table Lamp from the 1940s
By ASEA
Located in Alvesta, SE
Heavy, solid and well-made. Larger than normal for this type of desk table lamp.
For us, unknown
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
60s tablelamp for Bergboms
By Bergboms
Located in Amstelveen, Noord
brand Asea. Bergboms’s lighting designs include table, desk, wall, and floor lamps, as well as pendants
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Desk Lamp ASEA Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Stockholm, SE
This desk lamp was manufactured by the Swedish company ASEA in the 1950s. It features a light grey
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
ASEA, Adjustable Midcentury Desk Lamp, circa 1950
By ASEA
Located in Uppsala, SE
Industrial adjustable desk or table lamp by Swedish manufacturer ASEA. Made in the 1940s or 1950s
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Industrial Table Lamps
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Metal, Sheet Metal
Red Metal Table and Desk Lamp by ASEA, Sweden 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely red metal table or desklamp mod E1297 produced by ASEA Belysning, Sweden in the 1950s. Brass
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
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Metal
Blue Metal Table and Desk Lamp by ASEA, Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely dark blue metal tablelamp mod 1267 produced by ASEA Belysning, Sweden in the 1950s. Brass
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
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Metal, Brass
Large Desk Lamp by Hans Bergström for ASEA
By Hans Bergström, ASEA
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swanky desk lamp with an executive air from ASEA, designed by Hans Bergström. Lacquered metal shade
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Oak and Brass Table and Desk Lamp by ASEA, Sweden, 1950s
By Hans Bergström, ASEA
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely oak and brass table lamp mod E1318 probably by Hans Bergström for ASEA, Sweden, 1950s. Oak
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
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Brass
1950s Table Lamp by Hans Bergström for ASEA, Sweden
By Hans Bergström, ASEA
Located in Stockholm, SE
Neat desk/ table lamp designed by Hans Bergström, manufactured by ASEA in Sweden during the 1950s
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
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Swedish Table Lamp by Hans Bergström for ASEA, 1950s
By ASEA, Hans Bergström
Located in Stockholm, SE
Clean desk/ table lamp designed by Hans Bergström, manufactured by ASEA in Sweden during the 1950s
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
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Triplex wall/table/ceiling lamp by Johan Petter Johansson for Asea Sweden
By Johan Petter Johansson, ASEA
Located in Genarp, SE
Wall/desk/celing lamp designed by Johan Petter Johansson.
Manufactured by Triplex (Sweden), circa
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Industrial Table Lamps
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Brass Desk Lamp by Sonja Katzin
By Sonja Katzin, ASEA
Located in Stockholm, SE
Edgy and elegant desk lamp by Sonja Katzin for ASEA. Brass body with an ethnic inspired pattern.
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
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Brass
Brass Desk Lamp by Sonja Katzin
By ASEA, Sonja Katzin
Located in Stockholm, SE
Edgy and elegant desk lamp by Sonja Katzin for ASEA. Brass body with an ethnic inspired pattern.
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
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Brass
Midcentury Desk Lamp by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
By Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, ASEA
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very neat table lamp by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, made from metal with original red lacquer. Nice
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
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Metal, Brass
Swedish Modern Brass Ceiling Lamp by Bergboms
By Bergboms
Located in Uccle, BE
. Bergboms’s lighting designs spanned table, desk, wall, and floor lamps, as well as pendants and chandeliers
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Swedish ASEA Desk Lamp, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Stockholm, SE
This desk lamp was manufactured by the Swedish company ASEA in the 1950s. It features a light olive
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Steel, Chrome
Brass Desk Lamp from ASEA, Midcentury
By ASEA
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely desk lamp from ASEA, made from brass with a leather dressed handle. Neat, pleated lamp shade.
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
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Brass
ASEA, Table Lamp, Brass, Rattan, Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in High Point, NC
A table lamp / desk light, produced by ASEA, 1950s. Stamped with makers mark.
Stated dimensions
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Rare 1950s Brass Table Lamp by ASEA Sweden
By ASEA
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare Brass table lamp by Swedish light brand ASEA from the 1950's. Adjustable screen and in
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Sonja Katzin, Table Lamps, Brass, Rattan, for ASEA, Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA, Sonja Katzin
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable table lamp / desk light. Designed by Swedish sculptor Sonja Katzin, (1919-2014
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Brass
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Hans Bergstöm for ASEA
By ASEA, Hans Bergström
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Charming vintage desk lamp designed by Hans Bergstöm for ASEA.
The design of the shade emits a
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Metal, Brass
Pair of Table Lamps by Hans Bergström for ASEA, Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA, Hans Bergström
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of amazing table or desk lamps by Hans Bergström for ASEA, made from brass with teak handles
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
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Brass
Sonja Katzin, Adjustable Table Lamp, Brass, Fabric, for ASEA, Sweden, 1950s
By Sonja Katzin, ASEA
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable table lamp / desk light. Designed by Swedish sculptor Sonja Katzin, (1919-2014
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Brass
H 11.91 in W 10.93 in D 11.82 in
Mid-Century Scandinavian Lamp
By ASEA
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century desk or wall Lamp by ASEA Belysning of Sweden, circa 1950. Light blue paintwork, brass
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Paavo Tynell Style Flexible Desk Lamp of Brass with Patina Scandinavia 1950s
By ASEA, Paavo Tynell, Bergboms, Hans Bergström
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Vintage flexible desk lamp in the style of Finish designer Paavo Tynell, made in Scandinavia in the
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
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H 18.9 in W 25.4 in D 10.63 in
Swedish Brass, Teak and Satin Glass Table Lamp, 1950s
By ASEA, Hans Bergström
Located in Vienna, AT
Lovely midcentury table or desk lamp from Sweden in a combination of brass, teak and satin glass
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
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Brass
Swedish Red Vintage Metal Table Lamp by Svend Aage Holm-sørensen, 1950s
By ASEA, Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely red enameled metal table/desk lamp designed in 1955 by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen for Asea
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
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Metal
H 8.67 in W 4.93 in D 7.29 in
Sonja Katzin, Two-Armed Wall Lights, Brass, Fabric, for ASEA, Sweden, 1950s
By Sonja Katzin, ASEA
Located in High Point, NC
A table lamp / desk light. Designed by Swedish sculptor Sonja Katzin, (1919-2014). Produced by ASEA
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
H 12.21 in W 8.27 in D 7.49 in
Danish 'Fried Egg' Glass & Brass Table Lamp by Fog & Mørup
By Fog and Morup
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Danish Art Deco styled desk lamp designed by Fog and Mørup during the 1930s. It features a brass
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Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Table Lamps
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Brass
Scandinavian Midcentury Desk Lamp in Brass by ASEA
By ASEA
Located in Karlstad, SE
Rare desk lamp by ASEA, Sweden, model E1163.
This lamp is made from solid brass with black wooden
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Brass
Desk Lamp Sven aage holm Sorensen
Located in SouthPort, CT
Desk lamp in brass and black lacquered metal. by, Sven aage holm sorensen for asea, Sweden
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
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Brass, Metal
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Asea Desk Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic asea desk lamp available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and wood, every asea desk lamp was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect asea desk lamp — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right asea desk lamp, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern and Industrial styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made asea desk lamp over the years, but those crafted by ASEA, Hans Bergström and Sonja Katzin are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Asea Desk Lamp?
Prices for a asea desk lamp start at $376 and top out at $5,957 with the average selling for $1,720.
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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