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Brass Eyeball Lamp

Sonneman Chrome Brass Eyeball Floor Lamp
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
A chrome and brass eyeball floor reading lamp by designer Robert Sonneman for marker George Kovacs
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Mid Century Eyeball Tension Lamp Brass
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Classic mid century eyeball tension pole lamp in the manner of Robert Sonneman 3 eyeball shades
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Patinated Brass Adjustable 'Eyeball' Lamp by Oscar Torlasco
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
brass and enamel finish with pivoting 'eyeball' spotlight with a large polished crystal lens which
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Vintage 1950s Italian Floor Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Brass, Enamel

Mid Century Floor Lamp with Iconic Eyeball Shades in Brass and Lacquered Gloss
By Hommes Studio
Located in Porto, PT
Miyake floor lamp is a retro lighting fixture with iconic eyeball shades for truly mid-century
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Space Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Brass Ball Table Lamps by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Toronto, CA
Pair of tall brass “eyeball” table lamps by Robert Sonneman. Among Sonneman’s hallmark 1970s
Category

Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Arredoluce "Eyeball" Wall Lamp
By Arredoluce
Located in Doraville, GA
An adjustable “Eyeball” Lamp which was designed as an “Arredoluce Technical Study”, similar to the
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Vintage 1970s Italian Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Wire

Arredoluce "Eyeball" Wall Lamp
Arredoluce "Eyeball" Wall Lamp
H 5.5 in W 4.5 in D 3.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Style Suspension Lamp with 70’s Eyeball Shades in Brass
By Hommes Studio
Located in Porto, PT
Miyake Suspension lamp is a retro lighting fixture with 70’s eyeball shades. The mid-century modern
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Recent Sales

Pair of Eyeball Lamps
Located in Nashville, TN
Pair of table lamps with articulating balls in a brass finished metal frame. Great accent lighting
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Eyeball Lamps
Pair of Eyeball Lamps
H 9.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
Arredoluce Eyeball Table or Wall Lamp by Angelo Lelli
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in San Francisco, CA
Arredoluce Eyeball made by Arredoluce of Italy and designed by Angelo Lelli. Solid brass body with
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair Lucite and Brass Eyeball Lamps by Lightolier
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of vintage lucite and brass eyeball lamps by Lightolier.
Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Oscar Torlasco for Lumi Brass " Eyeball" Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Rare Italian brass "Eyeball" floor lamp designed by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi, c1955. Fully
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Vintage 1950s Italian Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Eyeball Floor Lamp in Brass by Kovacs Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Eyeball floor lamp in brass by Kovacs Lighting, American 1960's
Category

Vintage 1960s American Floor Lamps

Brass Eyeball Table Spotlight Lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid brass eyeball spotlight lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce. Magnetic mount allows the
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Rare Brass Four Eyeball Floor Lamp, Modernist, Regency by Stiffel, Parzinger
By Stiffel
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic modernist , Regency brass floor lamp manufactured by Stiffel, highest of quality, featuring
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Rare Robert Sonneman style vintage 3 orb brass plated eyeball lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Rare Robert Sonneman style vintage brass plated eyeball lamp. Has 3 light fixtures and 3 settings
Category

Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1960s Reggiani Eyeball Lamp Brass Base Chrome Finish, Mid Century Modern Light
By Reggiani, Goffredo Reggiani
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
. Distinguished by its polished brass base and chrome-plated metal shade, this Eyeball Lamp Reggiani features an
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Brass Arredoluce Style Eyeball Table or Sconce Lamp, Italian Design 1970s
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in San Francisco, CA
Brass Arredoluce Style table or sconce lamp designed in the style of Angelo Lelli, the lamp head is
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Eyeball Wall Lamps by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Eyeball Sconces by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Underwriter Laboratories Eyeball Desk Lamp
By Underwriters Laboratories
Located in Waxahachie, TX
GORGEOUS 60 year old brass eyeball desk spotlight/ lamp. Perfect functionality. Swivels and has a
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass Waterfall 3 Light Eyeball Floor Lamp Attr
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Madison, WI
Incredible Postmodern statement piece, handsome floor lamp in brass attributed to Robert Sonneman
Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Robert Sonneman Brass Ball Table Lamp, circa 1970s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Tall brass midcentury eyeball table lamp by Robert Sonneman. Iconic 1970s Sonneman waterfall design
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Monumental Pair of Brass Waterfall Table Lamps by Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Redding, CT
Monumental Pair of brass Mid-Century atomic eyeball table lamps by Sonneman. Excellent condition
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Single Eyeball Wall Lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Eyeball Wall lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960's
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Modernist Eyeball Lamp by Oscar Torlasco
By Oscar Torlasco
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare floor lamp by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi.
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

1970s Brass Eyeball Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Brass eyeball lamp, USA, 1970s.
Category

Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Brass Eyeball Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A 1970s-1980s vintage brass eyeball table lamp or spotlight. Designed with an orb set on a half
Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1970s Adjustable Brass Eyeball Accent Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Adjustable brass eyeball accent lamp. USA, 1970's.
Category

Vintage 1970s American More Lighting

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Brass Arc Lamp with Ball Shade
Located in Stamford, CT
Great brass eyeball floor lamp with black enamel base, swivel arm with tilt shade.
Category

20th Century Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Arredoluce Eyeball Wall Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wall lamp by Arredoluce, two adjustable globes "eyeballs" attached via magnets in the slightly
Category

20th Century Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel, Metal

Arredoluce Eyeball Wall Lamp
Arredoluce Eyeball Wall Lamp
H 4 in W 17 in D 4 in
Cobra Lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in New York, NY
A rare, original Arredoluce eyeball lamp, brass body with a grey metal eyeball, mounted on a white
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Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Metal, Enamel

"Cobra" Lamp by Angelo Lelli
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Original Arredoluce eyeball lamp, brass body with a gun metal grey swiveling.magnetized eyeball
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

"Cobra" Lamp by Angelo Lelli
"Cobra" Lamp by Angelo Lelli
H 24.5 in Dm 4.25 in

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Brass Eyeball Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the brass eyeball lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of brass, metal and enamel, every brass eyeball lamp was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer brass eyeball lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A brass eyeball lamp, designed in the Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one brass eyeball lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce and Stiffel produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Brass Eyeball Lamp?

Prices for a brass eyeball lamp can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $250 and can go as high as $12,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,000.

Finding the Right Lighting for You

The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.

Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.

Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat. 

Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.

As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.

There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation

With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.

The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Questions About Brass Eyeball Lamp
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    How you use a brass oil lamp may vary based on the design of the piece. However, generally, you fill the lamp with vegetable, sesame or similar plant-based oil. Use tweezers to raise and lower the wick and trim away burned ends with scissors. Then, use a match to light the lamp. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of oil lamps.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024
    To tell if a brass lamp is vintage, you'll need to determine if it is 20 to 99 years old by conducting online research or having an expert, such as a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer, evaluate it. If you prefer to do the research yourself, first look for the maker's markings. Then, consult trusted online resources to identify the maker and read further to find out when the company was active and manufacturing similar lamps. Checking the plug can also be helpful. If it has two prongs of the same size, you can conclude that your lamp was made in 1962 or before, as U.S. standards set that year required all lamps to feature polarized plugs with one large and one small prong. Keep in mind that it is possible to rewire a lamp, and some makers switched to polarized plugs before the standard was established, so the lack of a non-polarized plug doesn't necessarily mean a lamp isn't pre-1962. Find a large selection of vintage brass table lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024
    To tell if a lamp is real brass, one option is to place a magnet near it. Solid brass isn't magnetic, but brass-plate and other look-alike metals often are. As a result, your lamp is unlikely to be made of solid brass if you notice a strong attraction between the magnet and your lamp base. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can also help you with the identification process. Find a selection of brass lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024
    To identify a Stiffel brass lamp, look for the maker's markings, which may include “Stiffel Lamp Company," "SLC" or “Stiffel." Locations of markings varied over time, and they appeared in the form of both etched signatures and foiled labels. Check your lamp’s switch, shade, bulb interior, neck and base for these markings. If you can't find a Stiffel mark, it may have once had a paper label that has since become detached. In this case, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can assist you with the identification process. Find a selection of Stiffel lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    White color lamp shades go well with polished brass, whereas off-white or cream-colored lamp shades look better with antique brass. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of vintage and antique lampshades to meet any style or décor scheme.

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