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Table Lamps For Sale
Stone Claudius Table Lamp by Danny Kaplan Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Stone Claudius Table Lamp by Danny Kaplan Studio Dimensions: ⌀ 36 x H 69 cm Materials: Glazed Ceramic, Unfinished Brass, Linen This item is handmade, and may exhibit variability wit...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chrome 1013 Table Lamp by Disderot
Located in Geneve, CH
Chrome 1013 Table Lamp by Disderot Limited Edition. Designed by Pierre Disderot. Dimensions: Ø 34,1 x H 39,77 cm. Materials: Chrome and yellow metal. Delivered with authentication ...
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2010s French Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Other, Chrome

Ferrari and Mazzucchelli-Tartaglino for Artemide "Platea" Table Lamp, Italy 1965
Located in Naples, IT
Wonderful table or floor lamp model Platea design by Leonardo Ferrari and Franco Mazzucchelli for Artemide. Dark blue enameled aluminum base and double blown glass bowl with 4 light ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Regency Glazed Ceramic Parrot Lamps - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Elevate your décor with a touch of exotic flair and American elegance. These vintage Regency glazed ceramic parrot lamps, sold as a pair, add a vibrant pop of color and character to ...
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Late 20th Century American Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of French Riviera Table Lamps in Wicker and Rattan, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Marvellous pair of midcentury wicker and rattan table lamps. These delightful French Riviera style table lamps were designed and made in Italy in the 1960s. Fully hand-crafted with ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker, Straw, Rattan

Mid-Century Modern LT216 Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1970
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age, LT216 model, one-light table lamp designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, in red and white Murano glass. Made in Italy, circa 1970.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Mid Century Ceramic Pineapple Table Lamp by Marcello Fantoni (attr.) Italy 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Highly decorative Mid-Century Modern table lamp with an orange ceramic base representing a pineapple. Designed probably by Marcello Fantoni, Italy, 1970s. Executed in orange colored...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Epic Mid Century Modern Rocket Table Lamp! Mahogany Fiberglass Sputnik Era Icon!
Located in Peoria, AZ
Amazing! The ULTIMATE Rocket Ship Lamp! Mid Century Hand Carved Mahogany Rocket Ship Table Lamp Hand-painted Fiberglass Shade 1953 This is the fi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Fiberglass, Mahogany

Two Vintage Beige Travertine Lamps with Linen Shades
Located in Doraville, GA
Two "buffet" lamps with solid rustic travertine bases and metal stems. The lamps are of high quality and are very much in a style associated with Karl Springer. The lamp has rewired ...
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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Travertine

Gianfranco Frattini for Arteluce Table Lamp
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gianfranco Frattini for Arteluce, table lamp, model 597, chrome-plated aluminium, rayon, Italy, 1961. Gianfranco Frattini designed this innovative table lamp for Arteluce in 1961. A...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Lovely Set of Italian Design Table Lamps in Minimalist Stilnovo Style Brass 1950
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous pair of Italian 1950 design table lamps/lights in the style of stilnovo. Patinated brass frame with white metal shades. The shades can be ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage 1950’s Rose-Brown Desk Lamp w/ Pen Holder Coils
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Mid-Century Modern desk lamp with an angled, curled-under base that has two coiled, brass pen holders; echoing the brass, adjustable, hose neck. The...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

“Pretty” Table Lamp matt finishing, violet Silk, Silvered Glass circle
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
Pretty lamp is entirely hand-made in Tuscany, Italy, and it is inspired by a young girl, a very pretty woman. Pretty is a lamp that has characteristics of softness and strength, it i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Nautilus Study Table Lamp in Cast Bronze with Touch Dimmer 'Imperfect Model' #7
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(Imperfect model - some texture and indentations on the high polished area. see photos. The NAUTILUS lamp is inspired by midcentury Italian design. It is cast bronze and weighs up t...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Hammered Brass and Marble Table Torchieres
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Hammered Brass and Marble Table Torchieres. Post Modern Memphis Style, Great quality. Condition Fine Vintage condition
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Late 20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Stacked Cube Lamp in Ceramic with Silk Shade by Christopher Kreiling
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Stacked Cube Lamp was inspired by the modern architecture of New York City. Each cube is made of white clay and finished in a matte white glaze....
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Clay

Nautilus Study Lamp in Medium, Cast Bronze. ***Imperfect model
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The (medium) NAUTILUS lamp is inspired by midcentury Italian design. It is cast bronze and weighs up to 20 pounds. The outer shell has a blackened patina and the face is high polishe...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Tiffany style Leaded Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Lovely, large leaded glass table lamp after Louis Comfort Tiffany with shade featuring berry vine motif and standard with iridescent turtleback glass. 34 1/2 inches tall and 22 inch...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass

Castle Glo Table Lamp
Located in Renton, WA
Staying steadfast with Seed Designs “Castle series” signature concrete finish, the Castle GLO pendant and table lamp is the newest addition to the ever-so ...
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2010s Table Lamps

Materials

Concrete

Colette ATD6, White & Merlot, Table Lamp for &Tradition
Located in Dubai, AE
Named after the famed and pioneering French author known simply as ‘Colette’, &Tradition’s new table lamp has an avant-garde aesthetic. Showcasing a tactile shade and base fully enca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

PVC, Fabric, Polyester

Metal Lamp by Belmag, Switzerland - 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
H 45 cm W 52 cm D 32 cm Material: lacquered aluminum, lacquered brass, solid brass joint, one focal point E 27, connection cable white plastic, 3-wire Condition: good Special feat...
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1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 548 Polished Brass with Blue Difuser by Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 548 Design by Gino Sarfatti The table lamp designed in 1951 is a study in balance and light reflection through a screen, a recurring theme in Gino Sarfatti’s work. Model 548 ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Konsthantverk Svep Black Raw Brass Floor Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lamp model Svep floor lamp designed by Konsthantverk and manufactured by themselves. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are manufactured using craftsman’s techni...
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2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 548 Polished Brass with Grey Difuser by Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 548 Design by Gino Sarfatti The table lamp designed in 1951 is a study in balance and light reflection through a screen, a recurring theme in Gino Sarfatti’s work. Model 548 ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Medium Metal Satin Gold Table Lamp by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977 Manufactured by Oluce, Italy. Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table l...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Sculptural Table Lamp Mezquite Wood Flexible Linen Shade
Located in San Antonio, TX
MEZQUITE table lamp was designed for the De Palo collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. When burnt using the Japanese technique Shou sugi ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Linen, Wood

Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Textile, Wood

Table Lamp Tripod Base, Brass Walnut Wood White Shade, Austria, 1960s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A gorgeous Austrian table or desk attributed to J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, manufactured in Mid-Century, circa 1960. The stand is made of a brass rod decorated with an oval walnut wood piec...
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

'Shogun' Table Lamp by Mario Botta for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
'Shogun' Table Lamp by Mario Botta for Artemide. Originally designed in 1986, the authorized re-edition of this table lamp is still made in Italy today using only the finest quality materials and scrupulous attention to detail by Artemide. 'Shogun' is part of the Artemide masterpieces collection and is featured in the collections of museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The lamp remains an icon, and a stunning work of contemporary design. Its adjustable shade marries functionality with design eloquently. Mario Botta was born in 1943 in Mendrisio, Switzerland. In his work he took inspiration from such masters as Le Corbusier, Louis I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Metal

Italian Table Lamp "Shogung" Design Mario Botta for Artemide 1980s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Lampada italiana modello Shogung disegnata da Mario Botta per Artemide negli anni 80 con stelo in metallo verniciato bianco e nero, diffusori orientabili in lamiera di acciaio forata...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Handmade Ceramic Mini Dupont Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind ceramic lamp, thrown on the potters wheel and assembled by hand. The lamp base is comprised of three different clay bodies that celebrates ...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Fase 520 C Table Lamp from Fase Madrid
By Fase
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
This table lamp Fase 520 c was designed and manufactured by the well-known Spanish manufacturer Fase. It is in very good condition with minimal patina and d...
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1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Flowerpot Vp9 Portable Table Lamp Stone Blue from Verner Panton
Located in Dubai, AE
The Flowerpot table lamp with a rounded pendant that hangs from the semi-domed upper shade, design of Verner Panton 1968. Slightly smaller in si...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Bakalowits Table Lamp, Patinated Copper Nickel Crystal Glass, Austria, 1960s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A rare and gorgeous table lamp by Bakalowits & Söhne, Vienna, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1960 (1960s or early 1970). A cone shaped copper lamp shade with cut crystal glass si...
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Nickel, Copper

Hjra Table Lamp, Handspun and Handwoven wool lampshade, Made of Rock and Reed
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handspun and handwoven white lampshade - made of 100% Siroua wool, an endangered sheep living in a volcanic massif with very long wool fibers, located less than 100 km from the weavers' village - the lampshade is made in the Anti-Atlas region by the weavers from the Feija tribe and then the table lamp is assembled by us using cannes de Provence (local reed) and local rock in Marseille. Approximate measurements: 25 L x 25 W x 56 H CM 9.8 L x 9.8 W x 22 H IN For US customers, we put e26 socket and a plug adaptor. The Anti-Atlas region of Morocco seems to be the only region in the world where henna is not only used to adorn the skin or to dye hair but also to decorate woollen textiles. Women weavers go on keeping this ancestral savoir-faire alive from generations to generations. Handmade : Variation is to be expected, each piece differs in color, size, shape and decorations due to its handmade nature and natural dyes. memòri is about simplicity, imperfections, and embracing the "flaws". Care instructions: Hand wash cold with wool detergent only when really necessary. About the artisan This village is landlocked in the mountains of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas, until the early 2000s, it was accessible only on foot or accompanied by mules. The architecture of their typical houses is entirely made of local stones. Two cooperatives and more than 45 Berber women work...
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2010s Moroccan Table Lamps

Materials

Stone

Torno Desk Lamp or Table Lamp in Olivine Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Our best-selling Torno family of fixtures is now available as a desk or table lamp! Handmade by Blueprint Lighting, the spun aluminum shades are inspired by a vintage 1950s Italian d...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Chrome, Nickel

Pair of Table Lamps Bedside Lamps Brass Luciano Frigerio Italian Design 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Amazing set of 2 bedside or table lamps designed by the renowned Italian designer Luciano Frigerio and produced in Italy in the 1970s. Each individua...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Stacked Bone and Brass Powder-Coated Table Lamp with Peekaboo Silver Leaf Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Junius lamp makes a bold statement with its geometric stacked elements that appear almost to float above one another. The lamp is constructed with a po...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Brass, Silver Leaf

Kartell Cindy Lamp in Fuchsia Pink by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The typical table lamp of the seventies given new form and color. The Cindy lamp with a conical lampshade and rounded teardrop base comes in a broad range o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plastic

Arco Lamp, Silver, by RAIN, Contemporary Table Lamp, Stainless Steel
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The Arco Lamps are made from a prolonged section of circle that stand out by the discontinuity of its shape. The collection consists of lamps that seem to penetrate the surfaces they...
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2010s Brazilian International Style Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Large Bamboo Pair of Table Lamps with Brass Bases
Located in New York, NY
Large bamboo pair of table lamps with brass bases Beautiful and chic table lamps. Lovely brass bases and bamboo tops held by brass ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Nesso Table Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nesso table designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti. Originally designed, circa 1960s. Current production by Artemide. Acrylic. Also available in an orange ver...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Acrylic

Inkblot Table Lamp in ceramic with a silk shade by Christopher Kreiling
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Inkblot Table Lamp is designed from an actual inkblot, giving it a symmetrical shape. The body of the lamp is hand sculpted clay. Each lamps glaze will vary and be unique because...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Table Lamp Indoor-Outdoor On-Off Soft Touch Led Techn Cordless Rechargeable
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’. The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality. A constant...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Stack Table Lamp in Multi-Color Lacquered Papier-Mâché and Hand-Dyed Silk Fringe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by architectural elements, the stack lamp plays with balance and form of the fundamental shapes of building. Hand painted, patterned surfaces pair with hand-dyed and knotted...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Bellhop Yellow Portable Rechargeable Wireless Desk or Table Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Bellhop T-Table Lamp in Yellow by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby Portable, rechargeable and wireless, Bellhop is a sleek modern LED tabletop lamp. Bel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Resin

Bellhop Grey Blue Portable Rechargeable Wireless Desk or Table Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Bellhop T Table Lamp in Grey Blue by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby Portable, rechargeable and wireless, Bellhop is a sleek modern LED tabletop lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Resin

Bellhop White Portable Rechargeable Wireless Desk or Table Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Bellhop T-Table Lamp in White by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby This sleek tabletop lamp was originally created by renowned designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby for the London ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Resin

Large 'Bloc' Parchment Table Lamp by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large 'Bloc' parchment lamp by Design Frères. Attractive European style shade mount with no apparent harp / final. Comes with the matching custom paper shade shown. Handmade with r...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Hide, Wood, Parchment Paper

Tiffany Contemporary Table Lamp 40 Champagne Silk Silvered Glass Antiqued Bras
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY the iconic lamp! For 20 years, we have perpetuated our unique manufacturing method. Inspired by unlimited glass reflections, Sabrina Landini has created an elegant home coll...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Tahiti Table Lamp (US VERSION 110v), by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the US wired 'Tahiti' Table lamp, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981. The light fixture is of a polychrome enameled metal "duck" with a pivoting-like head mounted on a black and white bacterio-patterned laminate base. EU VERSION 220v AVAILABLE IN ANOTHER LISTING. Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated in architecture at the Politecnico di Torino. One of the most influential and important figures of the last century. As an Architect and Designer, he has participated in all radical movements whether created from the 1970s and 1980s. In 1981 he founded the Memphis group, a group that has radically changed the scenario of Italian and world design. Honored with numerous international awards, was winner of the Golden Compass in 1959. He designed the first laptop "Valentina" by Olivetti. He died in 2007 at the age of 90 years. Memphis Milano is the great cultural phenomenon of the 1980s that revolutionized creative and commercial logics in design. Born from the idea of Ettore Sottsass and a group of young designers and architects, in Milan, coupled in the years by famous designers from the international scene, Memphis turned upside down all of the existing parameters on living. Ettore Sottsass as the backbone of the group, design gained a new concept and expression through new shapes, materials and patterns, expanding the creative limits of the industry. Memphis became a symbol of New Design. Its influence is still clear in various sectors of production and beyond. Additional info: - Dimensions: H 23.5 inches - Materials: Metal - Lighting info: 50 W, 12 V -Additional Lighting Info: Please note that this item is wired in 110 V for the standard US light socket. - Price includes additional US rewiring cost for accessibility to US outlets. - If you are interested in the EU version of this light, please refer to the dealers storefront for the (EU) wired light fixture...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Josef Frank J.T. Kalmar Table Lamp Tisch-Überall, Brass & Leather, Austria, 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
A wonderful Viennese Modernism table or desk lamp form the 1930s, designed by Josef Frank for Haus & Garten (Josef Frank und Oskar Wlach) in 1934. The...
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1930s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Iron, Wire, Brass

Walnut and Birch Bedside Table Lamp by Mel Smilow
Located in New York, NY
The bedside table lamp is part of the re-issued Smilow Lighting collection, originally designed by Mel Smilow in 1956 and officially reintroduced by his daughter Judy Smilow in 2017....
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Walnut, Birch

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Two-Lights Bouillotte by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Louis XV style gilt bronze lamp resume the taste of Rococo period decoration. As this, vegetal motifs are all-over this piece and it features great elegance and opulence in the ...
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2010s Italian Rococo Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze, Tôle

Large Oval Lamp in Dry Blue Matte by Victoria Morris
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceramic egg-shaped lamp with matte blue and black glaze handmade in Los Angeles by Victoria Morris.
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Capiz Shades, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
Set of 3 circa 1960's Italian capiz shades. Sold individually. Measurements: Height 5.5" Diameter 7.5".
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1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Art Pottery Lamps with Abstract Leaf Motif
Located in London, GB
A pair of cylindrical Studio Pottery vases, with abstract leaf motif and contrasting pink rims, now converted as lamps. Currently wired for the UK. Please enquire for rewiring ser...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Selection of Natural Specimen Mounts
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of natural specimen mounts, French, circa 1950s. From left to right, as seen in the first photo, they are: 1) Tortoise shell and brass lamp, French, circa 1950s. Rewired. It measures 23" H x 12" W. 2) Agate slab lamp, French, circa 1950s. Rewired. It measures 36.5" H x 14" W. 3) Quartz crystal and bronze lamp...
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1950s French Bohemian Vintage Table Lamps

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Quartz, Agate, Bronze, Brass, Metal

Antique and Vintage Table Lamps for Sale: Find Art Deco Table Lamps, Murano Glass Table Lamps and Other Lighting on 1stDibs

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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