Vintage Mid-Century Chinese Abacus Lamp with Brass Frame
By Tony Duquette
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Chinese wood abacus lamp with brass frame, shown with original lamp shade and finial.
Brass
Vintage Mid-Century Abacus Lamp with Vintage Shade
Located in Pasadena, CA
Vintage decorative abacus made into a table lamp with cloth shade. The shade shows areas of wear.
Wood
Midcentury Table Lamp with Antique Chinese Abacus in a Brass Frame Work
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Standing 31.5 inches high including the original bark covered shade this lamp consists of an antique Chinese abacus incorporated in solid brass framing and resting on a rectangular f...
Brass
Vintage Mid Century Chinese Abacus Lamp with Brass Frame
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid Century Chinese wood abacus lamp with brass frame, lamp shade shown not included.
Brass
Sold
H 7.09 in Dm 26.19 in
RESTORED PAIR OF CHINESE HARDWOOD ABACUS SUANPAN TABLE LAMPS WITH BRASS FiTTINGS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of fully restored Chinese Hardwood Abacus Suanpan Table Lamps with Brass fittings A wonde...
Wood
Vintage Chinese Abacus Table Lamp
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage Chinese abacus with brass hardware and wooden beads and base is adorned with a beautiful silk drumshade and features two light sockets.
Wood, Silk
Early 20th Century Chinese Abacus Lamps with Brass Detailing, Pair
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is a gorgeous, pair of Chinese abacus lamps with brass detail. The abacus are from the early 20th century, though were not converted into lamps until 1960-1970s.
Elusive Lightolier Ceramic and Brass Table Lamp, Italian Pottery
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Buffalo, NY
Elusive Lightolier ceramic and brass table lamp, Italian pottery attributed to Gerald Thurston, stunning modernist decorative Italian pottery vessel atop atomic formed brass base.
Brass
Austrian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Wood, Fabric, Austria, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and fabric table lamp designed and produced in Vienna, Austria, c. 1930s. Replaced lampshade. *some oxidation and discoloration to brass, overall good condition Dime...
Brass
$1,456
H 23.63 in W 15.75 in D 9.06 in
Mid Century Table Lamp in brass and wicker, in the style of Tommaso Barbi
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an elegant Italian table lamp from the 1960s, executed in brass and woven wood with a beautifully coordinated basket-weave motif extending across both t...
Brass
$1,395
H 28 in W 10 in D 10 in
Mid-Century Stiffel Sculptural Ceramic Table Lamp in Gold with Geometric Detail
By Frederick Cooper, Dorothy Draper, Stiffel
Located in San Diego, CA
A striking example of mid-century design, this vintage Stiffel table lamp brings together sculptural form, rich metallic presence, and an unusually intricate geometric surface. The s...
Ceramic
Bamboo Brass Chapman Table Lamp with Linen Shade
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A bamboo or cane brass Chapman lamp. A mid century stunner, the shaft of this stunning lamp is a faux bamboo or cane stem with a splayed base - the finial on this piece is as impress...
Brass
Swedish Designer Table Lamp - Wood and Solid Brass - 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
Exceptional solid brass and hardwood table lamp, perfect for modern, Art Deco, or mid-century interiors. Swedish minimalist design with unknown designer, but unmatched craftsmanship....
Metal
Russel Wright Style Faux Bamboo & Brass Table Lamp, Circa 1940
By Russel Wright
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Russel Wright Brass and Faux Bamboo Cane, Rattan wrapped Table Lamp. Featuring a handcrafted, double Rattan wrapped multiple Faux Bamboo stalks, Brass details to cap, socket and circ...
Brass
$1,491Sale Price|20% Off
H 24.02 in W 14.18 in D 14.18 in
Large Table Lamp 'Spiga' in Heavy Brass by Enrico Tronconi, 1960s
By Tronconi
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Rare and beautiful 60s vintage table lamp 'Spiga' with heavy brass base and large wicker lampshade designed by Enrico Tronconi. This handmade lamp is made of 28 interlocked brass ba...
Brass
Brass Table Lamp Attributed to Maison Jansen, Bamboo Style, Circa 1950
By Maison Jansen
Located in London, GB
1950s French brass table lamp attributed to Maison Jansen in a brass imitation bamboo style. Original linen lampshade included ( Wear consistent with age and use)
Brass
Large Austrian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamp
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large Austrian bamboo and brass table lamp
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Solid Brass Table Lamp, Corseted Rods & Balls
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Handcrafted and expertly well made solid brass table lamp in the form of a corseted bunch of solid brass rods tipped on both ends with solid brass balls. Newly wired with new 3 way s...
Brass
$1,200 / item
H 33 in W 9 in D 8 in
Mid-Century Modern Palm Regency Lucite & Bamboo Table Lamp by Ritts Co.
By Shirley Ritts
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Lucite and bamboo reed table lamp by Shirley Ritts for Ritts Co. Los Angeles. This sculptural Palm Regency style lamp features clear Lucite and bamboo tubular rods...
Bamboo, Lucite
$2,610Sale Price|20% Off
H 22.84 in Dm 9.06 in
Midcentury Table Lamp from Rupert Nikoll, Patinated Brass and Glass
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Vienna, Austria
Sleek, elegant, sophisticated, these are the words that best describe this fantastic modernist lamp that was produced in the early 1960s, in Vienna, Austria. Here we can see the infl...
Brass
J.T. Kalmar Brass and Bamboo Table Lamp with Silk Shade, Austria, 1950s
By John Colefax, J.T. Kalmar
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare table lamp was manufactured by J.T. Kalmar in Austria in the early 1950s and exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of postwar Austrian lighting design. The striking sculp...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Cane Wrapped Brass Plated Table Lamp
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents 1960s Wrapped Cane Brass Plated Table Lamp 24.25 to socket x 7 diameter No lamp shade is included. Original vintage unrestored condition See all images provided.
Brass
Vintage AV Vikić Table Lamp, Wood & Brass, Mid-Century Modern, 1980s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Very rare wooden table lamp. Made in the 80s of the last century in Yugoslavia at the Croatian factory "AV Vikić". Very good vintage condition. Wiring replaced. Dimensions: Width: ...
Brass
Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.
Styles to Know
Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp
Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.