Tomaso Barbi Conchiglia Floor Lamp, Italy
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Tommaso Barbi design Conchiglia floor lamp in patinated brass for Bottega Gadda, Italy.
Brass
$2,400Sale Price|50% Off
Antonia Campi Conchiglia Pottery, Italian 1950s Lamp
By Antonia Campi, Lavenia
Located in New York, NY
An original 1950s Conchiglia glazed ceramic lamp in the form of a conch shell.
Porcelain
$3,840Sale Price|20% Off
Tommaso Barbi 'Conchiglia' (Shell) Nickel Floor Lamp, c. 1970
By Bottega Gadda, Tommaso Barbi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tommaso Barbi 'Conchiglia' (Shell) Floor Lamp, c. 1970 (Italian, 20th Century) Bottega Gadda, Italy An uncommon masterwork from the Italian designer Tommaso Barbi, the 'Conchiglia'...
Nickel
Space Age Table lamp "Conchiglia" by Harvey Guzzini. Yugoslavia 1970s
By Meblo, Guzzini
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a rare “Conchiglia” table lamp by Harvey Guzzini, manufactured under license by Meblo, Yugoslavia, circa 1970s.
Steel
Unavailable
H 3.94 in W 8.67 in D 7.49 in
La Conchiglia Max Ingrand's Sublime Design for Fontana Arte, Milano, 1960
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Milano, IT
La Conchiglia table lamp designed with sublime perfection by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte.
Brass
Unavailable
H 3.94 in W 8.67 in D 7.49 in
Max Ingrand's Table Lamp Sublime Design for Fontana Arte, Milano, 1960
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
La Conchiglia table lamp designed with sublime perfection by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte.
Brass
Antonia Campi "Conchiglia" Lamp
By Antonia Campi
Located in New York, NY
Conchiglia glazed ceramic lamp in the form of a conch shell.
Ceramic
ANTONIA CAMPI "CONCHIGLIA" LAMP
Located in New York, NY
"Conchiglia" glazed ceramic table lamp in the form of a conch shell.
Ceramic
Antonia Campi "Conchiglia” Lamp
Located in New York, NY
An iconographic sculptural conch shaped light lemon colored table lamp by Italian artist , Antonia Campi for Laveno.Signed with stamped manufacturer’s mark to underside. A matching l...
Earthenware
Large Antonia Campi "Conchiglia" Lamp Sculpture
By Antonia Campi
Located in New York, NY
The large version of the iconic "Conchiglia" porcelain lamp sculpture by Italy's Antonia Campi.
Porcelain
Pair of Gilt Bronze "Conchiglia" Lamps by Angelo Brotto
By Esperia, Angelo Brotto
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
A pair of gilt bronze by Angelo Brotto for Esperia (labelled). Italy, circa 1990.
Bronze
"Conchiglia" Lamp by Angelo Brotto, edited by Esperia, Italy, circa 1970.
By Angelo Brotto
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Gilded bronze lamp, "Conchiglia", original lampshade.
Ormolu
Pair of Antonia Campi Conch Shell Lamps
By Antonia Campi
Located in New York, NY
A rare pair of Antonia Campi's iconographic "Conchiglia" lamp. The lamps are a graceful pale yellow porcelain .
Porcelain
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H 17.72 in Dm 13.78 in
Conchiglia Table Lamp Designed by Buttura & Massoni for Guzzini, Italy 70s
By Luigi Massoni, Luciano Buttura, Guzzini
Located in Lucija, SI
This iconic piece, designed in 1968 by Luciano Buttura & Luigi Massoni for Guzzini was made in the 70s in Meblo Yugoslavia, The table lamp was named Conchiglia.
Chrome
Buttura & Massoni for Harvey Guzzini Space Age Conchiglia Table Lamp, 1968
By Luigi Massoni, Luciano Buttura, Harvey Guzzini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An Iconic Space Age table lamp by Harvey Guzzini, base in chromed metal and methacrylate diffuser, works with 110-240 volts and needs regular e27 bulb.
Chrome
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H 33.08 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in
1970's Style, Italian, Sculptural Brass Table Lamps by Esperia x Angelo Brotto
By Angelo Brotto
Located in Glasgow, GB
Brass table lamps based on an iconic 1970's design. The 'Conchiglia' table lamp, a sculptural luminary, based on the iconic 1970's design by Angelo Brotto for Esperia.
Brass
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H 15.75 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Iconic 60s Design iGuzzini 'Shell' Table Lamp by Luigi Massoni & Luciano Buttura
By Luciano Buttura, Luigi Massoni, iGuzzini
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Discover the allure of the Sixties with the Shell (“Conchiglia”) 60s lamp, a timeless icon of Italian design by the renowned duo Luigi Massoni and Luciano Buttura.
Metal
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H 15.75 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Conchiglia Desk Lamps by Massoni and Buttura for Harvey Guzzini, 1960s
By Luigi Massoni, Luciano Buttura, Harvey Guzzini
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Luigi Massoni and Luciano Buttura designed these Conchiglia desk lamps for Harvey Guzzini in 1968. Harvey Guzzini produced the lamp from 1968 until 1980.
Metal
Antonia Campi for Laveno "Conchiglia" Table Lamp, Italy 1950s
By Antonia Campi, S.C.I. Laveno
Located in Naples, IT
Rare straw-yellow glazed ceramic table lamp Mod.Conchiglia original from the 1950s, designed by Antonia Campi for Societa Ceramica Italiana of Laveno. This lamp is famous for its org...
Ceramic
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H 16.93 in W 13.39 in D 13.39 in
Rare Space Age Table Lamp ‘Shell’ by Luigi Massoni for iGuzzini, 1960s
By Luigi Massoni, iGuzzini
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
The Shell (“Conchiglia”) table lamp is one of the timeless icons of Italian design lighting, represented in movie settings and part of the decoration of the most distinctive ambient...
Metal
"Conchiglia" Lamp by Antonia Campi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antonia Campi's designs for the Societa Ceramica Italiana di Laveno appear no less wildly bizarre today than they did a half-century ago. The combination of gentle surrealism with a ...
Earthenware
"Conchiglia" Table Lamp by Antonia Campi
By S.C.I. Laveno, Antonia Campi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
At once modernist and Baroque, serious and playful, the "Conchiglia" lamp reconciles fine art and applied art with no less grace than the work of someone like Isamu Noguchi.
Porcelain
Conchiglia Ceramic Lamp by Antonia Campi
By Antonia Campi
Located in Paris, FR
Shell lamp Conchiglia designed by Antonia Campi for Lavenia in 1954.
Ceramic
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