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Flute of Chicago White Corrugated Cardboard Table Lamp Mid-Century Modern 1980s
By Flute Chicago, Gregory A van Pelt
Located in Miami, FL
Van Pelt and made by Flute of Chicago. In perfect working condition and takes a regular or LED bulb
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Chrome

1960s Art Deco Stiffel Tulip Torchiere Floor Lamps Chicago
By Stiffel
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Art Deco Stiffel Brass Torchiere Floor Lamps Tulip with Lotus base Made in Chicago Il 64.63 h x
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Brass

Vintage Gold and Brass 4 Light Lantern
By Moe Lighting
Located in Dallas, TX
Lighting Lantern from circa 1955. Made in the U.S.A. 4 bulb Lantern in full functional condition and
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Mid-20th Century American American Classical Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Pair Hand Painted Fruit Motif Table Lamps by Tyndale of Chicago
By Tyndale
Located in West Chester, PA
A quality pair of table lamps by Tyndale of Chicago featuring hand painted fruit motifs. 18” tall
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Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Memphis Style Floor Lamp Chicago Tribune Matteo Thun 1985 Bieffeplast Italy
By Matteo Thun
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern sculptural floor lamp model Chicago Tribune designed by Matteo Thun 1985 for Bieffeplast
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1980s Italian Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Metal

Matteo Thun and Andrea Lera, "Chicago Tribune" Floor Lamp for Bieffeplast, 1984
By Matteo Thun
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern sculptural floor lamp model Chicago Tribune designed by Matteo Thun 1985 for Bieffeplast
Category

1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Metal

Matteo Thun & Andrea Lera Chicago Tribune Floor Lamp by Bieffeplast, Italy, 1984
By Andrea Lera, Matteo Thun, Bieffeplast
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
This postmodern floor lamp, named the Chicago Tribune, was designed by Matteo Thun and Andrea Lera
Category

1980s Italian Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Metal

Beardslee of Chicago 5 Slip Shade Fixture, circa 1934, 2 Available
By Beardslee Chandelier Co.
Located in Prescott, US
" of Chicago was known to produce quality lighting fixtures of outstanding design, proportions, and
Category

Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

Three Art Nouveau Bronze Sconces Original Finish
By Regal Lighting Products
Located in Prescott, US
protect them. Comes with a full compliment of the light bulbs shown. They are signed "Regal Lighting
Category

Mid-20th Century American Art Nouveau Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Ice glass "Herrenberg" wall lamp by Kalmar, Austria 1970s
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar
Located in ECHT, NL
1893 Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition. The 1901 Export Exposition Scandinavia and the 1906 Austrian
Category

Mid-20th Century Austrian Brutalist Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Metal

Tom Greene for Feldman Pair of Brutalist Torch Cut Brass Sconces with Downlights
By Feldman Lighting Co., Tom Greene
Located in Hanover, MA
Large scale wall sconces by Tom Greene for Feldman Lighting, circa 1965. Brutalist design
Category

1960s American Brutalist Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Brass

Vintage Adlake RR Lantern, 1945-1965
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
. The lantern was manufactured by the Adams & Westlake Company of Chicago, Illinois, sometime between
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Metal

Vintage Adlake RR Lantern, 1945-1965
Vintage Adlake RR Lantern, 1945-1965
H 9.25 in W 7 in D 6.25 in
Gerald Thurston Wall Table or Desk Cricket Lamp Midcentury , 1950s
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in San Diego, CA
of Chicago. While attending SAIC, he also did freelance design work for Zenith Radio Corporation. In
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Metal

Untitled (From Intimate Lighting Series)
By Robert Natkin
Located in Missouri, MO
Robert Natkin "Untitled" From the Intimate Lighting Series c. 1975-1978 Acrylic on Paper Signed
Category

1970s Abstract Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Pair of Hand Painted Porcelain Urn Lamps by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1980’s hand painted porcelain urn table lamps by Frederick Cooper Chicago. Constructed with hand
Category

1980s American Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Brass

Gorgeous FREDERICK COOPER Crystal Table Lamp 1970's Hollywood Regency Decor
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Peoria, AZ
their masterpiece interiors! Based in Chicago, his furnishings went on to travel and adorn the finest
Category

Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Pair of Woven Pottery Lamps Attributed to Samuel Marx
By Samuel Marx
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Pair of woven pottery lamps attributed to Samuel Marx circa 1950. Fresh from a Chicago estate
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Brass

Stiffel Porcelain and Brass Mid Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamp
By Stiffel
Located in Lomita, CA
and 1950. Stiffel produced this level of craftsmanship for decades from its Chicago headquarters. The
Category

Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Brass

1960s Frederick Cooper Brass Table Floor Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Born in Chicago 1960s Frederick Cooper brass table floor lamp. Classic mid century styling. Table
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Brass

Marble and Patinated Brass "Wagneriana" Torchere by Lella and Massimo Vignelli
By Lella & Massimo Vignelli for Casigliani
Located in Montreal, QC
studio’s clients included Pirelli and Olivetti, among others. In 1965, the Vignellis moved to Chicago and
Category

1980s Italian Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Marble

Table Lamp Il Cammino Model by Angelo Mangiarotti for Iter Elettronica, Italy
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Milan, Italy
Milano. In 1953-1954 he works in the United States, participating also to the competition for Chicago
Category

1970s Italian Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Metal

Pair of 1950s American Frederick Cooper Gold Leaf & Brass Table Lamps Inc Shades
By Frederick Cooper
Located in London, GB
- Frederick Cooper In the early 20th century, a Chicago artist named Frederick Cooper found himself
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Air Conditioning Collection Lamp by Johanna Grawunder for Design Gallery Milano
By Design Gallery Milano, Johanna Grawunder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gallery Milano. Born in San Diego, California, Johanna Grawunder is best known for her lighting designs
Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Glass, Laminate, Wood

Pair of Frederick Cooper Helix Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of classic "Helix" lamps by Frederick Cooper, Chicago, IL ca' 1960's. Original shades.
Category

1960s American Chinoiserie Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Wood

1950s Vintage and Design Adjustable Brass and Bakelite Table Lamp Otto Kolb
By Otto Kolb
Located in Paris, FR
Bertoia Hans Wagner Osvaldo Borsani Motte Minvieille Vintage Lighting Castelli Reggiani Magnani Paolozzi
Category

1950s Swiss Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair of Faux Malachite Table Lamps by Frederick Cooper Lamp Co.
By Frederick Cooper
Located in San Diego, CA
. of Chicago, circa 1970s. With a definite Asian aesthetic, lamp features a wavy teal and green
Category

Mid-20th Century American Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Brass

Table Lamp Ali Model by Denis Santachiara for Fontana Arte, Italy
By Fontana Arte, Denis Santachiara
Located in Milan, Italy
Culture for the celebrations of 2000. In 1999 he receives the Good Design Award from the Chicago Athenaeum
Category

1980s Italian Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Glass

Rare! FREDERICK COOPER Hollywood Regency "HELIOS" Lamp Greek Revival 50's VTG
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Peoria, AZ
! Based in Chicago, his furnishings went on to travel and adorn the finest interiors in the world
Category

Mid-20th Century American Greek Revival Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Marble, Metal

Monumental Pair! FREDERICK COOPER "Harlequin" Black & White Decorator Lamps Rare
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Peoria, AZ
for interior decorators to use in their masterpiece interiors! Based in Chicago, his furnishings went
Category

Mid-20th Century American Futurist Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Enamel, Metal

Frederick Cooper Faux Malachite Bitossi Lamps, A Pair
By Frederick Cooper, Bitossi
Located in Marietta, GA
! . The pottery is attributed to Bitossi, and was marketed in the US, by Frederick Cooper, Chicago. The
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Brass

Tito Agnoli adjustable table lamp model 249 Oluce Italy 1956
By Oluce, Tito Agnoli
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
, in 1986 he won the gold medal at the Neocon in Chicago. Some of his pieces are kept in the permanent
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Mid-20th Century Cedric Hartman chrome desk lamp
Located in London, GB
culture of Chicago, going on to design his first lamps in the early 1960s. Hartman's goal was to “see the
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Chrome

« Feather » Task Lamp by Sonneman for Kovacs, 1989
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in View Park, CA
Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. Good condition with minor signs of age as shown in pics. Pick up
Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Metal

20th Century Bronze / Leaded Glass Shade Table Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
depicting the Chicago skyline resting on a round bronze metal base with three sockets. The shade signed
Category

Late 20th Century American Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 'Feather' Task Lamps by George Kovacs for Robert Sonneman, circa 1980
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
the lamp a place in the Museum of Modern Art and Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. Swing
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Metal

Sculptural Ceramic Male Torso Lamps by Gwen Lux a Pair from 1948 Mid Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
as Radio City Music Hall, General Motors Technical Center, The McGraw-Hill Building in Chicago, and
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Globe Specialty Co., Art Deco Slag Glass Lamp Base, U.S.a., circa 1940's
Located in Chatham, ON
(original Glolite label still attached - see photo) - U.S.A. (Chicago) - circa 1940's. Excellent vintage
Category

Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Art Glass

Pair of Frederick Cooper Ovoid-Form Lamps with Plaid Decoration
By Frederick Cooper
Located in San Francisco, CA
square wooden plinths; labeled 'Frederick Cooper, Chicago'; 14" (top of lamp) 25" (top of shade).
Category

1980s American Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Saxon Crusader Robin Hood Chalkware Sculpture Continental Table Lamp
By Continental Art Company
Located in New Orleans, LA
nymph themed chalk-ware figural table lamp. Continental Art Lamp Company was a Chicago based
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Plaster, String, Cotton

Brass Tripod Floor Lamp in the Style of Robsjohn-Gibbings, 1950
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Camden, ME
Robsjohn-Gibbings style floor lamp manufactured in Chicago in the early 1950s. The lamp is in
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Brass

Custom Welded Steel and Mesh Shade Floor Lamp by Automatic, Inc.
Located in Miami, FL
clips. Light is dimmable. Retains label: Automatic, Inc. Chicago, IL # 0242.
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Steel

Chapman White Ceramic Ram's Head Table Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Chapman Manufacturing Co. Chicago IL. Sold sans shade. Rewired.
Category

1960s American Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Brass

Coupe Floor Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in PARIS, FR
American Institute of Interior Designers in Chicago. It is in the permanent collection of MoMA in New York
Category

1960s Italian Space Age Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Stiffel Buffet or Console Brass Vintage Pair of Table Lamps with Shades
By Stiffel
Located in Lomita, CA
factory in Chicago and produced bronze and brass distinctive lamps for decades. This charming pair of
Category

Mid-20th Century American American Classical Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Brass

Sculptural Brass Elephant Table Lamp by Tyndale for Frederick Cooper Lamp Co.
By Frederick Cooper, Tyndale
Located in San Diego, CA
Lamp Co. of Chicago, circa 1970s. The lamp features a brass elephant repeated equally around wood base
Category

Mid-20th Century American Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Brass

Marbro Murano Glass Three-Tier Center Piece Fitted as a Lamp
Located in Buchanan, MI
. Provenance Richard Himmil Gallery, Chicago.
Category

1950s Italian Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Very Decorative Table Lamps, Japanese Style by Tyndale for Frederick Cooper Co.
By Tyndale
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Lamp Co.  Frederick Cooper Lamp Co. of Chicago, Mid 20th century. Cast in brass after a model
Category

Mid-20th Century Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Edward Stasack Carved Wood Sculptural Female Table Lamp, Signed
By Edward Stasack
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
. Rewired, shade not included. 26" top of socket, 36" top of shade. Edward Stasack was born in Chicago
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Wood

Table Lamp
Located in NYC, NY
black. Designed in 1956. Ex - Wright Auctions, Chicago.
Category

1950s French Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Steel

Table Lamp
Table Lamp
H 26.78 in Dm 8.27 in
A Brass and Lucite Lamp By Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A stylish table lamp by Fredric Cooper, Chicago, IL, in polished brass and lucite with original
Category

1950s American Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Brass

Erwin Gruen Hand-Forged Wrought Iron Gilded Torchere Floor Lamp
By Erwin Gruen
Located in Chicago, IL
in 1918, renowned iron worker, Erwin Gruen immigrated to Chicago in 1951. After apprenticing at A&E
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron

Vintage Modern Laurel Lamp Company Sculpted Egg Lamp Model V1318 Italian Glass
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Topeka, KS
any imperfections. Circa, 1977. Talk about EGG-CELLENT lighting!! This is a stunning vintage large
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Metal

Rare Minimalist Icon Tito Agnoli 387 Floor Lamp Oluce 1950s Early Model
By Oluce, Tito Agnoli
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
1954 and executed by Oluce, Itlay 1950s. The superb italian minimalist design lighting icon is
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Marble, Travertine, Steel, Stainless Steel

Striking American Turquoise Crackle-Glaze Ceramic Lamps, Frederick Cooper, Pair
By Frederick Cooper
Located in San Francisco, CA
Company, Chicago (established 1923).
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Industrial Deco Chrome Nickel-Plated Adjustable Floor Lamp
By Major Equipment Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Major Equipment Company Chicago, this lamp has been fitted to take a normal light bulb. This is a heavy
Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Metal

Pair of Stiffel Lamps in Glazed Ceramic Bottle Form
By Stiffel
Located in Hanover, MA
Chicago Tribune.
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Brass

Table Lamp by Tito Agnoli, circa 1958
By Tito Agnoli, O-Luce
Located in Berlin, DE
(Golden Compass) Award, in 1986 he won the gold medal at the Neocon in Chicago. Some of his pieces are
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Saxon Crusader Robin Hood Chalkware Sculpture Continental Table Lamp, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Chicago based manufacturer located on the famous Division Street. The owners were John Matanky, the son of
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Plaster

Liteline Glass Cane Table Lamp in the Style Gaetano Scolari, circa 1970
By Liteline, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Camden, ME
A Liteline of Chicago table lamp designed in the style of Scolari with suspended glass canes body
Category

Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Brass

Fredrick Cooper Brass Table Lamp, Urn Shaped Base
Located in Toledo, OH
Vintage brass urn shaped table lamp by Fredrick Cooper of Chicago. It is accented with a dark wood
Category

Late 20th Century Chicago Retro Lighting

Materials

Brass

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