1970's Chrome Robot Lamp by Torino Lamps
Located in Hanover, MA
Highly desirable chrome robot standing lamp by Torino Lamps, 1978.
Vintage 1970s American Space Age Table Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1970's Chrome Robot Lamp by Torino Lamps
Located in Hanover, MA
Highly desirable chrome robot standing lamp by Torino Lamps, 1978.
Steel, Chrome
$2,700Sale Price|40% Off
H 28 in W 11 in D 11 in
1975 Post-Modern Chrome Bubble Ball Robot Table Lamp by Torino Lamps
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The 1970s chrome ball joint robot lamp by Torino Lamps is a striking, retro piece of functional art, combining futuristic design with a playful character.
Steel, Chrome
Rare Torino Modernist Chrome Robot Lamp
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Adorable chrome robot standing three feet tall takes a large ball bulb in head socket and two smaller ball bulbs in his hands. Articulated arms so you can change his arm configuratio...
Unavailable
H 36.23 in Dm 11.03 in
Pair of Lamps, Male and Female Robots, Torino Lamps, Chromed Metal, circa 1980
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of lamps, male and female, Torino lamps, circa 1980. Chromed metal. The name of the brand is written on the sticker at the base of the lamps. In very good condition.
Metal, Chrome
Mid Century Chrome Robot Lamp by Torino Designs
Located in Astoria, NY
This Italian chrome robot lamp was designed by Torino in the 1950s.
Chrome
Chrome Robot Lamps
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Whimsical chrome robot figure with lights on the head and the hands.
Chrome
Whimsical Chrome Robot Lamps
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Very clever Robot lamps in chrome - lighted heads, hands and eyes.
Chrome
Articulated Chrome Robot Lamp by Torino Designs
Located in Astoria, NY
Articulated robot lamp by Torino Designs. The head, eyes and hands light up with half-mercury lightbulbs. Ring ears and Lucite eyes, and a three-way light switch doubles as the nose....
Chrome
Modern Chrome Robot Floor Lamp by Torino
Located in Houston, TX
Very rare robot floor lamp by Italian company, Torino lamps. The lamp has a three-way switch on the nose with bulbs on head and each hand.
Chrome
Large Size Torino Chrome Robot
Located in Houston, TX
Torino Chrome Robot in the largest size. Robot is in nice vintage condition with light wear to the metal.
Chrome
1975 Post-Modern Chrome Bubble Ball Robot Lamp by Torino Lamps
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The 1970s chrome ball joint robot lamp by Torino Lamps is a striking, retro piece of functional art, combining futuristic design with a playful character.
Steel, Chrome
Robot Lamp by Torino Lamp, USA, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Rare male robot table or floor lamp by the editor Torino Lamp from the collection The Robot Family.
Metal, Chrome
Robot Lamp by Torino Lamps, USA 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Spage Age female woman robot lamp by the editor Torino lamps from the collection The Robot Family.
Metal, Chrome
Mid Century Modern Chrome Robot Floor Lamp by Torino of Italy
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This is a super rare large version of this lamp by Torino Lamps of Italy. Standing over 3 feet tall with articulated arms that extend out 2 feet wide. 3 way "nose" switch with bulb...
A Mid Century Chrome Torino Robot Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage Torino chrome lamp in the shape of a robot with movable arms and eyes that light up orange.
Chrome
Italian Robot Sculpture Chrome Lamp by Torino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique robot lamp designed and manufactured by Torino Lamps Co. in Italy, circa 1970s.
Steel, Chrome
Space Age Robot Lamp by Torino Lamp, 1970s, United States
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern or Space Age robot table or floor lamp by the editor Torino lamp from the collection "The Robot Torino Family". We talk about the tallest and rarest robot of the f...
Chrome, Metal
Chrome "Robot Dog" Light
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Whimsical chrome dog light in a style of robots - lighted head - measured nose to tail
Chrome
Baby Robot Lamp
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
The "baby" Robot Lamp - 2 available - price is for one item
Chrome
Vintage Satco Robot Lamp - Atomic Space Age Toy Design, 1950's
Located in Lisboa, PT
Made in the late 1950s to early 1960s, it reflects the era’s fascination with space travel, technology, and robotic companions. The lamp’s spherical, anthropomorphic shape features ...
Metal, Chrome
Expertly Restored - Italian Modern Chrome Robot Sculpture Lamp by Torino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique robot lamp designed and manufactured by Torino Lamps Co. in Italy circa 1970s.
Steel, Chrome
Sold
H 36.5 in W 26 in D 8.5 in
Torino Lamp Company Original Chrome Robot Hanging Lamp or Corner Fixture Retro
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Torino Lamp Company Original Chrome Robot hanging Lamp or corner fixture.
Metal
Italian Chrome Robot Lamp by Torino
Located in Ferndale, MI
Chrome construction robot lamp. Inline switch lights all three bulbs.
Chrome
Torino Large Robot Chrome Lamp, Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a very well-known lamp, by the Torino lamp, Co.
Chrome
Torino Robot Lamp
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Rarely seen 1970s Torino Robot lamp. Light comes from bulb on top as well as eyes. This lamp is the 17 inch version offered by the Torino Lamp Company.
Chrome
Space Age Italian Robot Table Lamp in Chrome by Torino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A charming, figural robot table lamp produced by Torino, comprising a segmented body in chrome, black resin eyes, metal ring fittings for ears, and a nose-switch that allows you to i...
Chrome
1970s Torino Dog & Robot Lamp
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small Robot Lamp with original sticker By Torino 29cm high
Chrome
Postmodern Chrome Robot Rabbit Lamp by Torino
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Postmodern chrome bunny rabbit lamp constructed entirely of chromed steel and Lucite accent pieces. The rabbit is made of a series of different sized chromed balls with Lucite ears a...
Chrome
Space Age Robot Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
This adorable little robot lamp from the Space Age (1970s) is made of chrome and aluminium.
Metal, Chrome
Space Age Robot Aluminum Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
This adorable little robot lamp from the Space Age (1970s) is made of chrome and aluminum.
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Italian Chrome Sculptural Robot Lamp/ FINALE SALE
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful Italian whimsical Space Age robot lamp is vintage and newly re-chromed and re-wired.
Chrome
Rare 1960s Torino Chrome Robot Bunny Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Lamp features a white globe enclosing a bulb on top of head and eyes that glow when switch on base activated. With plexiglass ears. The bunny model is one of the scarcest made by Tor...
Chrome
Torino Chrome Robot Lamp Large Size. Italy circa, 1960's.
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare articulated chrome Robot lamp. 37" tall the largest (The Daddy) and most desirable of a series of vintage chrome Robot lamps produced by The Torino Lamp Company of Italy in the...
Chrome
Torino Chrome Girl Robot Lamp
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A adorable Modernistic Chrome Robot lamp circa 1970's by Torino.Her Eyes are Glass Florets with chrome ball pupils and she is wearing Chrome Ring Earrings.She lights up on her hands...
Torino Chrome Modern Baby Robot Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Terrific Mid Century Torino Italian Robot Lamp. This is the hard to come across Baby Version from the robot family.
Chrome
Torino Italy Chrome Mid-Century Robot Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exceptional chrome robot table lamp by Torino Lamp Co. comprised of a chrome body with a bulb on top of the head and a smaller bulb on the front.
Torino Italian Mid-Century Sheriff Robot Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exceptional and hard to find vintage Torino Italian robot lamp depicting a sheriff or policeman. These rarely turn up and were produced for the line of figural robot lamps of various...
Chrome
Torino Italian Chrome Sputnik Robot Table Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Terrific Italian Chrome Sputnik Table Lamp made by Torino Lamp Co.
Chrome
Torino Chrome Robot Light
Located in Chicago, IL
Large desirerable Torino Lamp Company Robot Lamp. Semi-articulated arms.
Chrome
"Alpha" Robot Lamp
Located in Treasure Island, CA
This lady is steppin' out on her own with out her mate "Omega". The pair was often a gift on the "Price is Right" game show during the early 70's. Perfect for a child's room.
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Robot Floor Lamp
Located in High Point, NC
Lifesize artist made chromed metal walking robot floor lamp with matching shade.
Metal
Space Age Robot Lamp, circa 1975
By Old Timer Ferrari
Located in Paris, FR
Little Robot lamp from the Spage Age circa 1975 in aluminium and chrome.
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Pair of Midcentury Italian Robot Lamps
Located in Culver City, CA
This is a fantastic, whimsical pair of Italian Figural Chrome Robot Table Lamps by Torino Lamp Co. made in the 1970's as a part of a series of multiple characters and scales of robot...
Chrome
Rare Male/Female Pair of Torino Robot Lamps
Located in North Miami, FL
A double delight finding this male and female chrome robot couple by Torino. Whimsical chrome lamps have 3-way nose switches that turn on either head and eyes only, hands only, or he...
Chrome
Italian Mid Century 1970s Chrome ROBOR lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
Italian Modern Chrome Robot Sculpture lamp By Torino. The arms are able to move up and down.
Chrome
Italian Torino Figural Chrome Mid Century Robot Table Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Terrific Italian Figural Chrome Robot Table Lamp by Torino Lamp Co. This whimsical design is constructed of all chrome with movable arms and depicts a robot.
Chrome
Torino Robot Lamp
Located in Round Top, TX
A very fun chrome robot lamp by Torino Lamp Company of Italy.
Chrome
70s Artistic ‘Dog’ Table Lamp for Torino
Located in Amstelveen, Noord
Only building lamps like art objects in high quality. In the range of chromed robotic lamps the firm introduced in the 1970s to the market there was and small animal line.
Chrome
Torino Italian Chrome Mid Century Big Robot Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exceptional and hard to find Robot Lamp by Italian company Torino. This playful piece is comprised of a chrome body in the robot form and is the largest model produced.
Chrome
The Robot Lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
This Robot lamp has 4 articulated arms and a nice face with 2 eyes and a little nose.
Chrome, Steel
Torino Italian Robot Dog Sculptural Table Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exceptional and hard to find Robot Dog Lamp by Torino Lamp Company. This playful lamp is comprised of a chrome frame and takes one bulb on the head which lights up the eyes. .
Chrome
Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in Batavia Black with a Sandbar finish interior, this bookcase showcases rhythmic, crescent-shaped oval cut-outs that form an architectural silhouette—an homage to the sculp...
Wood
$7,460 / item
H 21.66 in W 20.08 in D 20.08 in
Brutalist Verdigris Copper & Teal Ceramic Sculptural Side Table, Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
Egg Designs’ Boogie Nights side table is a sculptural Brutalist statement piece that merges collectible contemporary design with rich handcrafted detail. Individually glazed teal-gre...
Steel, Copper
$4,981 / item
H 56.11 in W 25.6 in D 19.1 in
Arcate sideboard, in Canaletto walnut by Accardibuccheri Medulum for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Il settimanale Arcate fa parte di una collezione esclusiva che include comodini e comò, ideata dal rinomato studio milanese Accardi Buccheri per il brand MEDULUM. La scocca, realizza...
Walnut
$2,430 / item
H 21.66 in W 27.56 in D 15.56 in
Hawkstone Hand Chiseled Wood, Timber, Marble and Bronzed Steel Bedside Pedestal
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Hawkstone modern bedside pedestal sits on a hand chiseled, alien timber, base which is burnished black. On top of the base is a fumed oak drawer unit on soft close hinges. The dr...
Marble, Steel
$1,755 / item
H 32.29 in W 18.12 in D 9.06 in
Murano Art Glass and Brass Pink Color Wall Light and Sconces, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
This charming wall lamp is entirely handmade in Murano. Each single leaf is handcrafted in high quality Murano blown glass; that's why each leaf is slightly different from the other....
Brass
Tiffany Color Murano Glass Spheres Sputnik Chandelier with brass finish
Located in Florence, IT
Tiffany Color Murano Glass Sputnik Chandelier with brass finish. The glass spheres are in "incamiciato" handblown Murano glass, meaning there is a double layer of glass, Tiffany outs...
Brass
Swedish Designer, Side Table, Wood, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood side table designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s. Recently refinished. Overall Dimensions (inches): 24.0" Height x 35.5" Diameter All items ship from High Point, North ...
Wood
$1,900 / item
H 25 in W 10 in D 10 in
FIN Dome Ceramic Table Lamp, Hand Built, Green Satin Glaze, by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FIN _November Green In Kalin Asenov's studio located in Savannah, GA, each piece is meticulously handcrafted using the slab construction technique. This ancient method of hand-buil...
Ceramic
Willy Rizzo "Love" Lamp, Italy
By Willy Rizzo
Located in San Francisco, CA
Willy Rizzo "Love" Lamp, Italy. Sophisticated chrome and brass decorative table lamp. Made with high quality construction techniques and materials. Illuminates a lovely all around gl...
Brass, Chrome
Danish Viking Bar Cabinet
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A very unusual, hand painted bar cabinet, as a Danish Viking, made in Italy. Striking naive/modern style, humorous and direct. The back is finished and painted as well.
Wood
$7,960
H 55.12 in W 46.46 in D 16.93 in
Brutalist Style Italian Dry Bar made of Oak Wood, Hand-carved Drinks Cabinet
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian hand-carved oak wood bar cabinet with four folding doors and central interior shelf. Discover the essence of Italian style with our stunning contemporary oak wood bar cabin...
Wood
$16,389
H 50 in W 39 in D 42 in
Original 1970s Lee West ‘Alpha” Stereo Egg Chair, Black Fiberglass and leather
By Lee West
Located in Echt, NL
Original and iconic ‘Alpha' music chair end stool in excellent condition. The ‘Alpha' chair was designed and produced by Lee West in 1968. The outer shell of this chair is fully ma...
Leather, Fiberglass
$10,419
H 89.77 in W 60.63 in D 43.31 in
Italian 1970's Cocktail Dry Bar in Joe Colombo Style, Italy - circa 1975
By Joe Colombo
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Vintage 1970s Italian Mobile Dry Bar / Cocktail Bar – Mid-Century Modern Elegance The colour of the dark lacquered wood is an amazing very dark purple / aubergine (almost black). Th...
Chrome
$22,818
H 27.56 in Dm 118.12 in
Rare and Exceptional 'Gilda' Circle Sofa in Velvet by Michel Ducaroy, 1972
By Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy
Located in Echt, NL
Very rare extra large 'Gilda' circle sofa in excellent condition. Designed by Michel Ducaroy in 1972. The sofa is manufactured by 'Roset' the company name of Ligne Roset prior to 1...
Metal
$19,400
H 70.87 in W 118.12 in D 19.69 in
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi Grand Wardrobe in Walnut
By Officina Rivadossi, Giuseppe Rivadossi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, wardrobe, Italy, 1980s A beautiful and grand wardrobe by Italian sculptor and designer Giuseppe Rivadossi, showcasing exquisite woodworkin...
Walnut
$12,170Sale Price|5% Off
H 36.62 in W 37.41 in D 36.23 in
Vintage iconic Joe Colombo Elda armchair, Italian Space Age 1960s, Black Leather
By Comfort, Italy, Joe Colombo
Located in Milano, IT
Iconic Armchair , Vintage Italian Armchair , Joe Colombo , Elda It’s 1963, Space Age is at its dawn, and Italian architect Joe Colombo designs a piece that will define the aestheti...
Leather, Fiberglass
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