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Amber Lucite Lamps

Modernist Pressed Lucite Table Lamp in Fractured Gold and Amber
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful modernist pressed lucite table lamp was realized in the United States during the
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20th Century American Modern Table Lamps

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Lucite

Pair of French 1980's Clear and Amber Lucite Corkscrew Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1980's French Corkscrew form lucite lamps in Clear and Amber tones. The lamps have been
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Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Italian Amber Lucite and Brass Table Lamps
Located in Burton, TX
vibrant glowing amber tone lucite body finished in brass. Each lamp rest on a rectangular amber lucite
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Hivo Van Teal Table Lamp Amber Gold Lucite & Wood Original Shade Midcentury 1979
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Miami, FL
Van teal table lamp Mid-Century Modern geometric Lucite Cones and gilded round wood balls with the
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

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Amber Lucite Stacked Table Lamp
By Karl Springer
Located in Pasadena, CA
Rare lamp made of stacked amber Lucite disks separated by different colors little ones in Lucite
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Lucite

Italian Fractured Amber Lucite Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Chic lamp.
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Vintage 1970s Modern Table Lamps

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Lucite

Acrylic/Lucite 1960s Lamp Looking like Amber
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Heavy Lucite/acrylic lamp looking like amber on a stacked clear plinth of Lucite/acrylic "
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Acrylic, Lucite

Marbro Amber Murano Glass Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Striking pair of fluted Murano glass lamps in a light amber color with brass fittings sitting on
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass, Lucite

Marbro Amber Murano Glass Lamps
Marbro Amber Murano Glass Lamps
H 33.5 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Murano Amber Color Glass Lamp by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Houston, TX
Murano amber color glass lamp by Marbro. Mid-Century Modern blown glass lamp made for Marbro Lamp
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Linen, Blown Glass, Lucite

Murano Amber Color Glass Lamp by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Houston, TX
Murano amber color glass lamp by Marbro. Mid-Century Modern blown glass lamp made for Marbro Lamp
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Linen, Blown Glass, Lucite

Italian Chrome Table Lamp and Amber Lucite Shade, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
amber Lucite finish cut by hand. The square Lucite base is 13 x 13.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

Floor Lamp with Amber Lucite Shade by Stilux
Located in New York, NY
Floor lamp with adjustable arm and amber lucite shade by Stilux, Italian 1960’s
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Vintage 1960s Italian Floor Lamps

1980s German Amber Transparent Lucite Stacked Table Lamp Inc Vintage Shade
Located in London, England
, transparent, amber-coloured, oval-shaped, lucite blocks, supported on a slightly larger black lucite base. The
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Vintage 1980s German Space Age Table Lamps

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Chrome

Vintage Pair of Murano Glass Table Lamps Amber Yellow Lucite Brass
By Murano 5
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Italian glass Murano table lamps, pair. These have been newly rewired, new brass hardware
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Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Brass

English Midcentury Dark Amber Glass Table Lamp on Lucite Base, US Wired
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Midcentury English dark amber glass table lamp with custom lucite base, rewired for the USA
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Glass, Lucite

Pink and Amber Murano Lamp
Located in Aspen, CO
Lovely pink and amber Murano Lamp.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Lucite, Glass, Silk

Pink and Amber Murano Lamp
Pink and Amber Murano Lamp
H 30.5 in Dm 16 in
Amber and Green Murano Lamp
Located in Aspen, CO
Unusual large scale amber Murano lamp with verticle green stripe detail.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

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Lucite, Silk, Glass

Amber and Green Murano Lamp
Located in Aspen, CO
Unusual large scale amber Murano lamp with verticle green stripe detail.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

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Glass, Silk, Lucite

Olive, Amber and Blue Ceramic Lamp
Located in Aspen, CO
Striking ceramic lamp with tri-globe detail and magnificent olive, amber and blue swirl color. Lamp
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Vintage 1960s French Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Lucite, Silk

Vintage Amber and Cream Swirl Murano Lamp
Located in Aspen, CO
Beautiful amber and cream swirl murano table lamp. Custom shade made in Paris.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

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Glass, Lucite, Silk

Pair of Amber and Cream Swirl Murano Lamps
Located in Aspen, CO
Pair of amber and cream Murano Lamps with a swirl detail. Re-wired and re-mounted on a tri-level
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Lucite

Pair of Amber and Cream Swirl Murano Lamps
Located in Aspen, CO
Darling pair of amber and cream Murano lamps. Lamps have been re-wired and re-mounted on lucite
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Silk, Glass, Lucite

Pair of Amber and Cream Swirl Murano Lamps
Located in Aspen, CO
Elegant pair of vintage Murano Lamps in amber and cream swirl. Re-wired and mounted on lucite
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Silk, Lucite

Vintage Pair of Amber and Cream Murano Lamps
Located in Aspen, CO
Darling pair of vintage Murano lamps in amber with scram speckle detail.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

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Lucite, Glass, Silk

Pair of Vintage Amber and Cream Murano Lamps
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Aspen, CO
Elegant pair of amber and cream vintage Murano lamps. Custom silk shades made in Paris.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

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Lucite, Glass, Silk

Vintage Large Scale Amber and Cream Swirl Murano Lamps
Located in Aspen, CO
Beautiful large scale pair of vintage Murano lamps in amber and cream swirl.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

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Lucite, Glass, Silk

Seguso for Marbro Murano Glass Lamps in Amber Corroso
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Astoria, NY
Seguso Murano glass lamps for Marbro dating from the Mid-20th Century. Crafted in amber glass using
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass, Lucite

Pair of Large Amber Glass Table Lamps by Seguso
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large hand-blown amber glass table lamps with Lucite bases by Seguso, Murano Italy, 1950's
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Pair of French Mid-Century Modernist Amber Resin Table Lamps by Pierre Giraudon
By Pierre Giraudon
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of Mid-Century modernist amber resin table lamps by the renowned designer Pierre
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Nickel

Large Midcentury Stacked Amber Lucite Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large stacked amber Lucite lamp, consisting of nine thick oval blocks raised on a conforming base
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Amber Lucite Grapes Palm Tree Table Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern yellow amber Lucite grapes palm tree table lamp.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Lucite

1970s Herb Ritts Amber Lucite Helix Table Lamp by Astrolite
By Herb Ritts, Astrolite
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Herb Ritts "helix" twisted lucite table lamp by Astrolite. Unusual amber to clear ombre effect
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Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Lucite

Pair Swirled Amber glass Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Modern style Amber glass table lamps. The lamps feature a glass body wrapped with corkscrew
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Late 20th Century Modern Table Lamps

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Glass, Lucite

Seguso Murano Glass Lamps in Amber and White
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Astoria, NY
Hollywood Regency Murano glass lamps by Seguso in amber glass with a white ribbon swirl. Each is
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Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Glass, Lucite

2 Fine French 1970s Metal and Plexiglas Floor Lamps Attributed to Philippe Jean
Located in Long Island City, NY
Two fine French 1970s gilded metal and amber Lucite floor lamps attributed to Philippe Jean Please
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

A Pair of Amber Lucite Lamps
By Marie-Claude de Fouquieres
Located in New York, NY
A very unusual pair of French mid 1970's Amber Lucite block lamps by Marie-Claude de Fouquieres.
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20th Century American Table Lamps

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Silk

A Pair of Amber Lucite Lamps
A Pair of Amber Lucite Lamps
H 19.7 in W 7.5 in D 3 in
Mid-Century Modern Amber Lucite Lamp with Slanted Column Design
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Modernist tall table lamp in solid Lucite with hues of amber. Striking design with heavyset Lucite
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20th Century American Table Lamps

Willy Rizzo lamp
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful amber lucite lamp by Willy Rizzo. The lamp shade and base have nickel accents all
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Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps

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Nickel

Willy Rizzo lamp
Willy Rizzo lamp
H 28 in W 13 in D 13 in
Rare Pair of Swirled Amber Resin Lucite Table Lamps
Located in Bridport, CT
These vintage lamps are in a vibrant glowing amber tone and look fantastic with there black and
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Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Pearlized Amber Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
Vintage lamps have been refitted with new lucite bases and brass hardware. Shades are not included
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Amber Glass Table Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
The 1960's vintage bodies of this pair of lamps have rich, amber-colored bubbled glass design
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20th Century Table Lamps

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Glass, Lucite, Linen

Pair of Goatskin & Lucite Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of amber brown goatskin & lucite lamps with brass hardware.
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20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Murano amber candy swirl lamps, c. 1950
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Murano glass amber candy swirl lamps with Lucite base and ivory lacquer shade
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

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Murano Glass, Lucite

Vintage Murano Table Lamps: Amber & White Pulled Feather Detail
Located in Little Rock, AR
Beautiful amber vintage Murano lamps with pulled feather white detailing. Mounted on Lucite with
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20th Century Italian Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Lucite and Chromed Steel Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant streamlined table lamps featuring altuglass on stem and bases, with interlocking semi
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Amber, Chrome, Metal

Pair of Italian Porcelain Hand-Painted Table Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Italian porcelain hand-painted table lamps with amber Lucite bases. Signed Mangani
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Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Small Amber Murano Glass Lamp with Clear Bubble Inclusions, circa 1960
Located in Dallas, TX
Small amber Murano glass lamp with clear bubble inclusions, circa 1960.        
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Vintage 1960s Table Lamps

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Silk, Murano Glass, Lucite

Pair of English Art Deco Sconces in Amber Lucite and Metal by Crystex.
Located in Port Hope, ON
These iconic English Art Deco amber Lucite and gold painted lamps were actually designed for use on
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Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

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2010s Mexican Brutalist Contemporary Art

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Hivo Van Teal Stacked Clear & Green Lucite Table Lamp Mid-Century Modern 1979
By Hivo Van Teal
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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By Rembrandt Lamp Company
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Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Mid Century Rembrandt Lamp
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Western European Rugs

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Wool

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Vintage 1960s American Campaign Lounge Chairs

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Brass

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By Muhly
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Bodafors, Cabinet, Birch, Sweden, 1930s
By Bodafors
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A birch cabinet with wooden inlays produced by Bodafors, Sweden, c. 1930s.
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

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Wood, Birch

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Bodafors, Cabinet, Birch, Sweden, 1930s
$11,500
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Stunning Alfredo Barbini Yellow Ribbed Murano Glass Table Lamp Gold Flecks
By Alfredo Barbini
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass, Walnut

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Brass

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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Set of Niels Koefoed Dining Chairs, Model "Lis", 1960s
Set of Niels Koefoed Dining Chairs, Model "Lis", 1960s
$2,392 / set
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Located in Amsterdam, NH
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Amber Lucite Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of amber lucite lamps is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique amber lucite lamps was constructed with extraordinary care, often using lucite, plastic and glass. Amber lucite lamps have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Amber lucite lamps are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency and Modern styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Many amber lucite lamps are appealing in their simplicity, but The Marbro Lamp Company, Seguso Vetri d'Arte and Astrolite produced popular amber lucite lamps that are worth a look.

How Much are Amber Lucite Lamps?

Amber lucite lamps can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,800, while the lowest priced sells for $175 and the highest can go for as much as $29,500.

Materials: Lucite Furniture

Antique, new and vintage Lucite furniture has been on design editors’ radars for several seasons now, but thanks to a renewed interest in Lucite coffee tables, chairs and other pieces from the late 1960s and ’70s, the trend has reached fever pitch.

“I think there’s a freshness and cleanness to it,” says Fawn Galli, an interior designer based in New York. Not only is Lucite, or transparent plastic, practical, since it can work in nearly any environment, it’s incredibly stylish.

Some of the most acclaimed furniture designers share the same love for Lucite as an effective and practical material for use in any interior.

“I think there’s something really nice about the simplicity of anything Lucite or acrylic — it feels lightweight,” says Tamara Eaton, whose eponymous firm deftly balances traditional and modern designs. Even in the most historical setting, “you can still introduce some Lucite or something kind of lightweight and not have it feel like a distinct interjection, but a playful one that’s more about the shape,” she says.

For the living room in a mid-century modern townhouse in Park Slope, Brooklyn, Eaton chose a pair of box-shaped Lucite tables with copper handles from Jamie Dietrich. “We didn’t want anything to be too heavy, and that area was a place where [the family] would sometimes move those tables so the kids could play,” she says. The tables doubled as snack trays since the kitchen is nearby. “They have this transportable feel to them that I think was really fun.”

Browse a range of antique, new and vintage Lucite side tables, table lamps and other furniture now on 1stDibs.

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.