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Pair of Stoneware Table Lamps by Gordon & Jane Martz
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of tall stoneware table lamps by Jane & Gordon Martz. The teak turned wood light fitting is
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Vintage 1950s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stoneware, Teak

Tea Pot by Gordon and Jane Martz
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The Gordon and Jane Martz ceramic tea pot is a stunning piece of functional art that seamlessly
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamps, Ceramic, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of grey and beige-glazed ceramic table lamps designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamps, Ceramic, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of light grey and brown and yellow-glazed ceramic table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamps, Ceramic, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of grey-glazed ceramic table lamps designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by Marshall
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brown-glazed ceramic table lamps designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by Marshall
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamps, Ceramic, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of grey and beige-glazed ceramic table lamps designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamps, Ceramic, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of beige and brown-glazed ceramic table lamps designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Complimentary Ceramic Table Lamps by Gordon & Jane Martz with Shades
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular pair of Complimentary table lamps by Gordon & Jane Martz. Both have shades and both are
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery, Hardwood

Gordon & Jane Martz / Marshall Studios Ceramic Table Lamps, White Glaze
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Portland, OR
WHAT IS IT? — This pair of Martz model no. 165-28-1 lamps arrives with white glaze bodies that are
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Linen, Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamps, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshal Studios, 1950s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brown and white ceramic and walnut table lamps designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

1960s Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic Table Lamp for Marshall Studios
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in South Jordan, UT
. Jane & Gordon Martz works are highly sought after as they are a classic representation of quality
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

1960s Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic Table Lamp for Marshall Studios
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in South Jordan, UT
. Jane & Gordon Martz works are highly sought after as they are a classic representation of quality
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Martz Lamps by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Pair of Martz Table Lamps by famed ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Lamp
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Jane and Gordon Martz Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Large pair of lamps by ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Wonderful tan
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Tall Ceramic Table Lamps by Jane and Gordon Martz of Marshall Studios
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing pair of tall ceramic table lamps by Jane and Gordon Martz of Marshall Studios in excellent
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Gordon & Jane Martz Table Lamps for Marshall Studio
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Chino Hills, CA
Now available, a beautiful pair of Gordon & Jane Martz for Marshall Studio. Both feature a glazed
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Martz Lamps by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios, Ceramic Table Lamps
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of table lamps by famed ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Featuring
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut, Ceramic

Pair of MCM Ceramic Tile and Walnut Bookends by Jane & Gordon Martz
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of MCM ceramic tile and walnut bookends by Jane & Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Walnut, Pottery

Martz Lamps by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios, Ceramic Table Lamps
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Pair of large table lamps designed by famed ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Oak

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshall Studios, 1960s
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in South Jordan, UT
Large table lamp by famed ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz, for Marshall Studios, 1960s. This
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Large Table Lamps, Ceramic, Walnut, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of large brown-glazed and handpainted ceramic and walnut table lamps, designed by Jane
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut, Ceramic

Gordon and Jane Martz 170 Lamp Pair for Marshall Studios Maroon Tan Sgraffito
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A highly collectable 1960s lamp designed by Jane and Gordon Martz of Marshall Studios in
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Vintage Ceramic Table Lamps By Gordon & Jane Martz for Marshall Studios
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Southampton, NJ
A beautiful pair of sculptural ceramic table lamps designed by Gordon & Jane Martz for Marshall
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamps, Walnut, Ceramic, Linen Marshal Studios, 1950s
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of walnut and ceramic table lamps designed by Jane & Gordon Martz. Produced by Marshall
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

A pair of Maroon Jane and Gordon Martz table lamps M41 mid century modern
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A highly collectable 1960s pair of table lamps designed by Jane and Gordon Martz of Marshall
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Mcm Jane & Gordon Martz Walnut & White Tile Bookends for Marshall Studios 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of Mid-Century Modern walnut bookends with vertical white inset tiles by Jane & Gordon Martz
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Brass

Vintage Jane + Gordon Martz Marshall Studios Incised Stoneware Lamp 141-35-122
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rare Vintage Jane + Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios Incised Stoneware Lamp 141/35/122, Circa
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stoneware, Teak

A pair of Jane and Gordon Martz table lamps M141 Marshall Studios Gray Green Tan
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A highly collectable 1960s pair of table lamps designed by Jane and Gordon Martz of Marshall
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Mid-Century Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic and Walnut Bookends
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios, Jonathan Adler
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of ceramic and walnut bookends by Jane and Gordon Martz for their company, Marshall
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Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Pottery, Walnut

Pair of Triangular Black Lamps by Martz
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of unusual triangular shaped lamps by Gordon and Jane Martz for Marshall Studios, ca' 1960's
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Tall Textured Ceramic Table Lamps in the Style of Gorden and Jane Martz
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pair of tall textured ceramic table lamps attributed to Gorden and Jane Martz for Marshall Studios
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Martz Tile Tables
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of matched Mosaic tile top pedestal side tables, designed by Jane and Gordon Martz for
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Martz Tile Tables
Pair of Martz Tile Tables
H 18 in W 12.5 in D 12.5 in
Martz Glazed Ceramic Table Lamps, Marshall Studios, 1960s, a Pair
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Round Rock, TX
Offered is a fantastic pair of table lamps by renowned duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Pair of Rare Martz Floor Lamp in Oak with Wood Tiles
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Highland, IN
Gordon and Jane Martz are famous for their work in ceramic. Lamps, tables, bowls, decorative
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Oak

Pair of Martz for Marshall Studios Earth-Tone Swirl Ceramic Lamps
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These Gordon and Jane Martz for Marshall Studios table lamps (model #267-28-D116A) feature a matte
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Pair of Mid-Century Modern White Ceramic Table Lamps by Martz Marshall Studios
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Lafayette, IN
This wonderful pair of model 166-28-D65 table lamps were designed by Gordon & Jane Martz and
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut, Ceramic

Pair Vintage Martz Marshall Studios W31-28 Mid-Century Modern Walnut Table Lamps
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Lafayette, IN
This wonderful set of W31-28 table lamps was designed by Gordon & Jane Martz and manufactured at
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut

Martz Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp, Marshall Studios, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Round Rock, TX
Offered is a fantastic table lamp by renowned duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios, circa
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Pair Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps by Gordon & Jane Martz with Original Shades
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of hand thrown and scribed pottery lamps by Gordon & Jane Martz perfect for the
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Pottery, Fabric, Walnut

Unusual Pair of Sculptural Ceramic Lamps
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual pair of ceramic lamps with elongated sculptural walnut stems, in the style of Martz
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Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Volcanic Lava Like Textured Table Lamps
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid-Century Modern sculptural table lamps with a rough textured lava like finish
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Walnut & Volcanic Lava Pottery Table Lamps
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Walnut Volcanic Lava Pottery table lamps in varied
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Bookends Walnut Wood Live Edge Design Organic Form 1970s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Bookends Pair of walnut wood organic form bookends live edge natural design. Artist signed Wetter
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Walnut

Oak and Ceramic Bookends by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios
By Marshall Studios
Located in Round Rock, TX
Beautiful pair of bookends by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios, circa 1960s. These
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Oak

Midcentury Walnut and Ceramic Tile and Bookends
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of mid-century bookends. Solid walnut with inlaid copper colored ceramic tile. Unsigned.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Pair Mid Century Lotus Motive Ceramic Pottery & Turned Walnut Bases Table Lamps
By Gerald Thurston, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Mid Century Lotus Motive Ceramic Pottery & Turned Walnut Bases Table Lamps MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Tile, Lacquered Linen & Walnut Cocktail Table by Gordon Martz
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century Modern designers Jane and Gordon Martz in the United States, circa 1960. It features a
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut, Linen, Ceramic

Danish Modern Pair of Kristian Vedel Style Lounge Chairs in Palomino Shearling
By Kristian Vedel
Located in Saint Louis, MO
- Gordon & Jane Martz Glazed Brown Gray Ceramic & Walnut Floor Lamp, circa 1955.
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Sheepskin, Walnut

Pair of Adrian Pearsall for Comfort Designs Post Modern Club Chairs, C. 1980s
By Adrian Pearsall, Comfort Designs, Inc.
Located in Saint Louis, MO
inventory. Photographed with and also currently available in our shop: Gordon & Jane Martz glazed brown
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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Upholstery

Pair of Weiman Post Modern Lounge Chairs Newly Upholstered in Latte Bouclé
By Weiman Preview Furniture
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Curtis Jere Post Modern Table Sculpture of Brass Chrome and Marble c. 1985 Gordon & Jane Martz Glazed
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1990s American Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Upholstery

Pair of Ceramic Tile-Top Side Tables by Gordon and Jane Martz
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Gordon Martz
Located in Turners Falls, MA
Pair of ceramic tile-top side tables by Gordon and Jane Martz. Walnut frame. Shades of green
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Gordon Martz & Jane Marshall Martz Ceramic Table Lamps
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Washington, DC
Pair of black sgraffito table lamps with walnut necks and finials. Slipcast, dipped in glaze, then
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Lamps by Gordon & Jane Martz for Marshall Studios
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Portland, OR
Two Mid-Century Modern table lamps by Gordon & Jane Martz for Marshall Studios. Handcrafted
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Lamps by Gordon & Jane Martz for Marshall Studios
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Portland, OR
Two Mid-Century Modern table lamps by Gordon & Jane Martz for Marshall Studios. Hand thrown
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz Large Ceramic Table Lamps
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Merced, CA
Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios, circa 1960s. Both in excellent original condition, with
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Teak

Pair of Turned Walnut and Tile Table Lamps by Gordon and Jane Martz
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Hadley, MA
Laminated walnut, turned, hourglass forms with inlaid glazed tiles. Each with a fiberglass and jute shade by Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund. Original walnut finials. 37" tall to finial, s...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut

Turned Walnut and Tile Table Lamp by Gordon and Jane Martz
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Hadley, MA
. Measures: 37" tall to finial, shade 14.5" wide at bottom. We also have a pair available.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Pair of Lamps by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios
By Gordon Martz
Located in New York, NY
Very handsome pair of studio pottery lamps by Jane and Gordon Martz. They have a wonderful form and
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Glazed Lamps by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios
By Gordon Martz
Located in New York, NY
Handsome pair of Martz lamps finished in an attractive glaze with subtle patterns. The lamps are in
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Gordon Jane Martz Pair For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the gordon jane martz pair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A gordon jane martz pair — often made from ceramic, wood and walnut — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect gordon jane martz pair — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A gordon jane martz pair, designed in the Mid-Century Modern or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made gordon jane martz pair over the years, but those crafted by Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios and Gordon Martz are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Gordon Jane Martz Pair?

Prices for a gordon jane martz pair start at $350 and top out at $11,465 with the average selling for $2,500.

Gordon & Jane Martz for sale on 1stDibs

Gordon and Jane Martz were prominent designers and creators of simple, elegant, handcrafted ceramic goods. Their vintage mid-century modern designs for table lamps, floor lamps, chandeliers and pendants are daring but relaxed and make for versatile additions to any space.

Jane Martz’s grandmother established the family-owned American lampshades company Marshall Studios in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1922. Jessie “Muz” Marshall produced hand-painted lampshades out of her home, then expanded to include lamp bases made of wood. The business later moved to Veedersburg. After studying at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Gordon and Jane joined the company in the early 1950s and stepped in to run Marshall Studios after it had been managed by Jane’s parents. Gordon and Jane instilled the brand with fresh energy and new ideas. They introduced innovative modernist stoneware lamps, decorative accessories and more that became immediately popular with new homeowners of the era. Later, there was a return to lamp bases made solely of wood, and floor lamps, bookends and tables with tile tops appeared in the company catalogs.

The Marshall Studios M101 lamp was featured in the Museum of Modern Art’s “Good Design” exhibit in 1953, which also featured the work of other mid-century luminaries such as Jens Risom, Paul McCobb, George Nelson and more. 

Gordon and Jane explored color and texture at the company during the 1950s and ‘60s and continued the rich legacy of craftsmanship for which Marshall Studios had become known. The manufacturer secured government contracts and their works were featured in Interiors magazine. Etchings and other decoration continued to be done by hand, and Jane eventually also took an interest in the fabric and textiles used to hand-cover the paper shades, producing a complementary line of hand-woven pillows and other goods.

Find vintage Gordon and Jane Martz lighting, tables and ceramics on 1stDibs.

A Close Look at Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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.