Modernist Desk Lamp from Hungary, 1960s
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A modernist desk lamp
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Vintage 1960s Hungarian Table Lamps
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French Modernist Desk Lamp with Parchment Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic French modernist desk lamp with parchment shade. Dimensions listed (10 in. diameter x 18 in. tall) are the overall dimensions of the lamp base plus the shade.
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Vintage 1920s French Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Large Modernist Desk Lamp in Patinated Brass 1930s
Located in Meer, VAN
Large Modernist Desk Lamp in Patinated Brass 1930s. Wonderful and large bauhaus style modernist desk or table lamp in patinated brass.
Category
Early 20th Century Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Sleek Mid-Century Modernist Desk Lamp by Targetti Sankey, Italy, 1970s
By Targetti Sankey
Located in Voorburg, NL
Elevate your workspace or your interior with this strikingly modernist desk lamp by Targetti Sankey, one of Italy's leading lighting manufacturers of the 20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Czech Modernist Desk Lamp by Helena Frantova, 1953
By Helena Frantova
Located in Vienna, Austria
Midcentury lamp designed by Helena Frantova for Okolo in 1953. This lamp can be used as a table lamp or as a wall lamp. The chromed fuselage has a lovely patina. Like new, the lamp ...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Adjustable Modernist Desk Lamp by Maison Desny Paris
By La Maison Desny
Located in Voorburg, NL
The Maison Desny desk lamp is a Classic example of modernist design from the 1930s.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Modernist Desk Lamp, France c.1920-30
Located in Bristol, GB
Art Deco Modernist table lamp, France, c.1920-30 Stainless steel arms with a heavy marble base. Adjusts and holds all positions as intended. In very good condition, no dents or d...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Steel
Czech Modernist Desk Lamp by Helena Frantova for Okolo
By Helena Frantova
Located in Vienna, AT
Solid brass table or wall lamp with a torch shaped design from the 1950s. Fitted with one E14 socket. Good original condition with new shade.
Category
Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Czech Modernist Desk Lamp by Helena Frantova for Okolo
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass copper plated table or wall lamp with a torch shaped design in the 1950s by Helena Frontova for Okolo. Fitted with one E14 socket. Fully restored. up to three pieces availab...
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Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Copper
Adjustable Modernist Desk Lamp Made by SIS Lights.Germany 1960.
Located in Brussels, BE
Adjustable modernist table lamp with a yellow cap on a white base. One light. Made for SIS Llght - Germany 1960.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Elegant 1950s French Modernist Desk Lamp in Brushed Steel and Brass
Located in Voorburg, NL
An elegant mid-century modern desk lamp crafted in brushed steel with brass detailing, dating from the 1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Modernist Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Marseille, FR
Beautiful modernist desk lamp in brass, very high quality workmanship, lampshade sheathed in brass.
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Peter Hamburger, Modernist Crylicord Desk Lamp, Knoll International, 1960s
By Peter Hamburger, Knoll
Located in Firenze, IT
Crylicord Modernist desk lamp designed by Peter Hamburger Knoll International, 1960s Acrylic with adjustable chromed metal shade.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Daalderop KDM Royal Holland Bauhaus Desk-lamp 1930s
By Daalderop KDM Royal Holland
Located in Den Haag, NL
Modernist desk lamp by Kurt Versen for Daalderop, 1930s.
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Mid-Century Modernist Red Desk Light, Josef Hurka, Lidokov, Czechoslovakia 1960s
Located in Żory, PL
Czech modernist desk lamp from the 1960s, attributed to designer Josef Hurka and produced by Lidokov.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Swedish Mid-Century Desk Lamp for Ewa Varnamo Model 506, 1950s–60s
$301Sale Price|20% Off
Swedish Mid-Century Desk Lamp for Ewa Varnamo Model 506, 1950s–60s
Located in Debrecen, HU
Iconic 1950s–60s Swedish modernist desk lamp, designed by Ewa Varnamo (Model 506), featuring a perforated metal shade and a brass gooseneck arm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brass and Brown Leather Adjustable Desk Lamp
Located in Austin, TX
A striking vintage modernist desk lamp featuring a sleek, elongated cylindrical shade wrapped in rich cognac-brown leather, accented by warm brass detailing.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Modernist Brass Desk Lamp by Patrick Augelet for CHÉRET, 1970s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Striking French modernist desk lamp in polished brass, designed by Patrick Augelet for CHÉRET – Ateliers d’Applications du Métal, dating from the 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Boréns, Scandinavian modernist table lamp, steel & rattan, Sweden, 1930s
By Boréns Borås
Located in Forserum, SE
A Scandinavian modernist desk lamp produced by the Swedish manufacturer Boréns in the 1930s.
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modernist Table or DeskLamp by Charlotte Perriand for Philips, 1950s
By Charlotte Perriand, Philips
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Modernist desk-Lamp made of one cut & bent sheet of metal, a very innovative design solution imagined by Charlotte Perriand for Philips.
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron, Sheet Metal
French Modernist Turned Brass Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
French Modernist Turned Brass Desk Lamp A fantastic quality turned brass desk lamp from C.1940s France.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Modernist Machine Age Chrome Desk Lamp
Located in Devon, England
Original modernist chrome desk lamp of substantial quality, dating we think to mid-20th century, sourced in Spain.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Modernist metal Bauhaus desk lamp, 1960s
Located in Zaandam, NL
An absolute rare and unusual desk lamp with perforated shade, rivets in metal. There are some remains of a early stamp or lettering at the bodem of the lamp ( please see pic ) but un...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1930 Modernist Art Deco Adjustable Desk Lamp
Located in Marseille, FR
Modernist 1930s Art Deco desk lamp adjustable.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
MCM Modernist Lightolier Adjustable Desk Table Task Lamp
$360Sale Price|20% Off
MCM Modernist Lightolier Adjustable Desk Table Task Lamp
By Lightolier
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Desk Task lamp by Lightolier. Maker stamped Lightolier US and Japan Modernist design Lamp is adjustable Tested and working Includes a new bulb Please refer to the...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Modernist Chrome Desk Lamp, Machine Age Design, France, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Original modernist chrome desk lamp of substantial quality, Very iconic in design with a real feel of the machine age influence.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Aluminum Alloy
Modernist Machine Age Art Deco Chrome Desk Lamp, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Original modernist chrome desk lamp of substantial quality, fully chromed so is in lovely condition, no pitting or tarnishing.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Chrome
Brass Modernist Large Desk Lamp by Hillebrand, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Brass Modernist Large Desk Lamp by Hillebrand, 1960s, Germany Lampshade is in good condition and very clean.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1960s Mid Century French Modernist Slatted Oak Desk
$3,274Sale Price|25% Off
1960s Mid Century French Modernist Slatted Oak Desk
Located in London, GB
A modernist desk or lamp/console table constructed from substantial slats of patinated solid oak.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Desk Lamp Art deco modernist 1930 by Monix Paris
By Edition Monix
Located in Marseille, FR
Desk lamp articulated modernist Art Deco 1930 by Monix Paris.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Matched Pair Modernist Task, Desk Lamps, Fiberglass Shades, France
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Buffalo, NY
Matched Pair Modernist Task ,desk Lamps, Amazing green spun exposed fiberglass shades, adjustable brass fittings and cast angle iron base, Stunning design, multi position.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
1970s Modernist Clear Lucite and Brown Plastic Italian Desk Lamp
By Fase
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This Modernist Clear Lucite and Brown Plastic Italian Desk Lamp is a notable example of mid-century modern design. it's in in working order and in very good conditions overall.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite, Plexiglass
Modernist Vintage Desk Lamp by Hans Von Klier, 1980s, Germany
By Hans Von Klier
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist vintage black lacquered desk or architect lamp designed by Hans Von Klier 1980s and produced by Bilumen, Italy.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Modernist Claw Foot Desk Lamp by Louis Kalff for Phillips
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Modernist Claw Foot Desk Lamp by Louis Kalff for Phillips
By Louis Kalff, Phillips
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist claw foot desk lamp by Louis Kalff for Phillips, circa 1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Art Deco Modernist Desk and Table Lamp. USA 1930´s
By Donald Deskey, Gilbert Rohde
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Modernist Desk and Table Lamp. USA 1930´s Art Deco Modernist Desk and Table Lamp.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Modernist, Machine Age Stainless Steel / Metal Industrial Desk Lamp, Art Deco
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual modernist, machine age stainless steel / metal industrial desk lamp, circa 1930s, reminiscent of glorious designs of Gilbert Rhode, KEM Weber.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
OMI Polished Brass Adjustable Desk or Piano Lamp, 1970s Modernist Task Light
By Koch & Lowy, OMI, Cedric Hartman
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Elegant vintage polished brass task lamp by OMI, circa 1970s–1980s. Featuring a sleek cylindrical shade suspended from a double articulating arm, this refined modernist design combin...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Industrial Modernist 'Model 71' Eileen Gray Jumo Desk Lamp c.1930
By Eileen Gray
Located in London, GB
A well proportioned 'Model 71' desk lamp designed by Elieen Gray for Jumo. c.1930. Ahead of its time in terms of design - constructed from tubular steel with the original gold paint...
Category
Vintage 1930s English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Chrome Desk Lamp in Modernist style, Art Deco Design, French 1930-1940
$319Sale Price|20% Off
Chrome Desk Lamp in Modernist style, Art Deco Design, French 1930-1940
Located in Debrecen, HU
This sleek chrome desk lamp exemplifies the Art Deco design movement that flourished in France during the 1920s and 1930s. The streamlined form with its polished chrome finish and mi...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Modernist French Desk Lamp Jumo designed by Yves Jujeau and André Mounique
By Yves Jujeau, Maison Jumo, Andre Mounique
Located in London, GB
Modernist desk or table Lamp designed by Yves Jujeau and André Mounique designed for the French manufacturer Jumo, France 1935-45.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Black Vintage Metal Desk Lamp Ala by Rodolfo Bonetto, Italy, 1983
By Rodolfo Bonetto
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist black vintage desk lamp Mod. No. 4055 was designed by Rodolfo Bonetto 1983 and produced by Sirrah, Imola Italy.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
JL Domecq JIelde French Modernist Industrial 3 Arms Graphit Reading Desk Lamp
By Jean Louis Domecq
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
3 arms Jielde lamp graphite reading lamp - French industrial lamp Designed by Jean-Louis Domecq in the early 1950s Original Jielde lamp, professionally restored in our workshop Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
French art deco modernist arc desk or table lamp by Pierre Disderot for Soka
By Pierre Disderot
Located in Zaandam, NL
Incredible art deco style desk lamps by French renowned lamp maker Pierre Disderot for Soka, France 1970s. Both lamps are in wonderfull condition considering their age with no real m...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Robert Sonnemen Chrome, Lucite Uplights/ Desk Lamps
By Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Modernist articulating chrome uplights /desk lamps housed in a Lucite frame.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
modernist kalmar sytle Bauhaus beige metal + brass Desk Light, Austria, 1950s
$1,097Sale Price|20% Off
modernist kalmar sytle Bauhaus beige metal + brass Desk Light, Austria, 1950s
By J.T. Kalmar, Christian Dell, Kaiser Idell
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Desk light Origin: Austria Producer: in style of J.T. Kalmar Age: 1950s Original Bauhaus Light, designed and produced in Austria in the 1950s. All original good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Original 1950s Modernist Swedish Red Metal Desk Light Made in Sweden
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Table light Origin: Sweden Decade: 1950 Description: Original 1950s modernist table light made in Sweden. This table light is a very rare and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Original 1960s Midmod Modernist Italian Stilnovo Style Desk Light, Italy, 1960s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
1960s desktop light. Origin Italy, in style of Stilnovo, 1960s. Rare 1960s table light, made of high quality metal, in black and yellow, lovely formed shade on a minimali...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Florian Schulz Mid-Century Vintage Modernist Chrome 1990s Adjustable Table Lamp
By Florian Schulz
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Featuring lacquered polished chrome with adjustable shade making this the perfect modernist style reading light or desk lamp. This piece lends itself to any modern home decor as well...
Category
1990s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Florian Schulz Mid-Century Vintage Modernist Brass 1980s Adjustable Table Lamp
By Florian Schulz
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Featuring lacquered polished brass with adjustable shade making this the perfect modernist style reading light or desk lamp. This piece lends itself to any modern home decor as well ...
Category
1990s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Gooseneck Desk Lamp by Isaq Hosoe, Italy
By Isaq Hosoe
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Modernist enameled bright yellow gooseneck desk lamp with black iron base.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Iron
Adjustable Bauhaus Table Lamp or Desk Light by SIS Germany 1930s
By Kaiser Idell, Christian Dell, Bünte und Remmler, Kaiser Leuchten, SIS
Located in München, BY
Elegant Bauhaus / Modernist table lamp or desk light. Adjustable, rotating and removable lamp shade.
Category
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Aluminum, Iron, Nickel
Florian Schulz Mid-Century Vintage Modernist Brass Adjustable Table Lamp c.1970
By Florian Schulz
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Featuring a polished brass adjustable shade with a lovely natural patina, making this the perfect modernist style reading light or desk lamp. This piece lends itself to any modern ho...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Bauhaus Christian Dell Wall Arm / Desk Table Lamp, Model 6716
By Kaiser Idell, Christian Dell
Located in New York, NY
Early German Modernist / Bauhaus clamp lamp for desk, table or wall, Model # 6716 by Christian Dell and manufactured by Kaiser Idell, circa 1930.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Nickel
French Art Deco Desk Lamp in the Style of Rene Koechlin, 1930s
By Jacques le Chevalier and René Koechlin 1
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Stunning modernist/Art Deco desk lamp in patinated metal with a sculptural adjustable base supporting a semi-cylindrical lampshade with glass finishes.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Chrome and Wood "Tiburón" Desk Lamp by Grin Luz, 1960s
By Luis Pérez de la Oliva
Located in Lisboa, PT
A rare and refined example of Spanish modernist lighting, the Tiburón desk lamp is both a sculptural statement and a functional lighting object—timeless, elegant, and increasingly ha...
Category
Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Bakelite and Aluminum Industrial Desk Work Lamp with Adjustable Arm and Shade
Located in Chicago, IL
Nice, circa 1930s, modernist style desk lamp in Bakelite and aluminum.
Category
20th Century Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
J.T. Kalmar Yellow Table Desk Side Lamp, Brass & Iron, Vienna, Austria, 1950s
By J.T. Kalmar, Kalmar Lighting
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful Modernist Midcentury desk, table, or side lamp from the 1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
Rare Christian Dell Two-Armed Bauhaus Desk Light 6660 for Kaiser Idell 1930s
By Kaiser Idell, Christian Dell
Located in München, BY
Spectacular, extra large two-armed Bauhaus / Modernist table lamp or desk light. Model 6660. Adjustable and rotating arms and shades.
Category
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
American Modern, Table Lamp, Fiberglass, Brass, USA, 1960s
Located in Stamford, CT
American Mid-Century Modern, Table or Desk Lamp, Fiberglass, Brass, USA, 1960s A modernist brass table or desk lamp having a large fiberglass shade, designed and produced in the Uni...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Boréns Borås, Brass, Metal, Table Lamp, Sweden, 1950s
By Boréns Borås
Located in Stamford, CT
Boréns Borås, Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Brass, Enameled Metal, Table Lamp, Sweden, 1950s A modernist Swedish table or desk lamp designed and produced by Boréns Borås in Sweden in ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
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Modernist Desk Lamp by Louis Kalff
By Louis Kalff
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist desk lamp by Louis Kalff in very nice original condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch More Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
French modernist desk lamp. Charlotte Perriand for Jumo 1950.
Unavailable
H 19.69 in W 11.82 in D 7.88 in
French modernist desk lamp. Charlotte Perriand for Jumo 1950.
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Karlsruhe, DE
French modernist desk lamp. Charlotte Perriand for Jumo 1950.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Black Modernist Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
A good modernist adjustable desk lamp in well preserved condition retaining the original black enamelled finish, late 1920s-early 1930s.
Category
Vintage 1930s European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel
1930's Modernist Desk Lamp
Located in Brno, CZ
This is an original 1930’s office/workshop desk lamp. Due to its design, it is often nicknamed the “gooseneck”.
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel
A Robust Modernist Desk Lamp
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
A robust industrial Bordeaux red desk lamp with a fluorescent light. The lamp has a solid, heavy rectangular iron stepped base, a curved chrome rod and a hinged shade. The lamp has b...
Category
Vintage 1930s Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Iron
Modernist Desk Lamp, Switzerland, 1950s
By BAG Turgi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An Industrial desk lamp deeply steeped in the ethos of Swiss and German Modernism. The simplified and lighter look reflects another design similar in form and function to the German ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Modernist Desk Lamp, Switzerland, 1940s, Edition
By BAG Turgi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An Industrial desk lamp deeply steeped in the ethos of Swiss and German Modernism. The simplified and lighter look reflects another design similar in form and function to the German ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel, Steel
Czech Modernist Desk Lamp by Helena Frantová for Okolo, Set of Two
By Helena Frantova, Okolo
Located in Prague, CZ
Set of two table lamps with a nickel frame and parchment shade. Designed by Helena Frantova and made by Okolo in Czechoslovakia in 1953.
Category
Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Chrome Desk lamp by Mario Faggian, 1969
By Mario Faggian
Located in Paris, FR
The "presidente." A modernist desk lamp featuring four chrome revolving tubes, the above lights are independent from the lower one, hence two switchers.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Art Deco Desk Lamp
By John Dickinson
Located in Warlingham, GB
English cavacraft modernist green phenolic ribbed desk lamp. The shade measures 12.5 inches (32cm) and the total height is 14 inches (36cm).
Category
Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Modernist European Desk Lamp, 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Desk or table lamp with formed metal shade and iron base. Inline switch on European wiring. An adapter will be supplied, 1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
Modernist Desk or Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Interesting Table Lamp with Modernist Art Deco design.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Spectacular Modernist Art Deco Desk Lamp by Donald Deskey
By Donald Deskey
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Superb Chrome Art Deco Desk lamp that pivots and allows you to adjust the light beneficial to your task.A Rare Substantial Design By Modernist Art Deco Designer Donald Deskey.Compris...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Modernist Italian Tubular Long Neck Chrome Desk & Table Lamp
By Raymor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
20th century Italian tubular long neck chrome and black resin desk or table lamp. This heavy and substantial lamp has a steel base and resin base cover. The long arm articulates 360 ...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Extraordinary Frank Lloyd Wright Style Modernist Copper Planter Desk Lamp
Unavailable
H 17 in W 36 in D 6 in
Extraordinary Frank Lloyd Wright Style Modernist Copper Planter Desk Lamp
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A Great Piece Of Sculptural Art, Unique copper and wood lamp fitted with a copper pipe like vessel equipped to house plants, I feel cactus would do well. There are decorative but fu...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Modernist Table Lamp
Located in Providence, RI
Modernist table / desk lamp in brass, circa 1935. Lamp consists of 4 co-joined brass cylinders, with main shaft being adjustable from approximately 15" tall to 19" tall.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Chrome Art Deco Modernist Desk Table Lamp Lacquered Articulated Lighting French
Unavailable
H 16.54 in W 14.97 in D 21.26 in
Chrome Art Deco Modernist Desk Table Lamp Lacquered Articulated Lighting French
By Eileen Gray
Located in Dorking, Surrey
Chrome-plated with green lacquered metal shade desk lamp. This is a heavy and quality lamp, hence why there is little pitting after all these years. Fully articulated, the two arms c...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Other, Chrome
Modernist Black Desk Lamp by Hans Von Klier for Bilumen, Italy, 1980s
Unavailable
H 23.63 in W 38.19 in D 7.09 in
Modernist Black Desk Lamp by Hans Von Klier for Bilumen, Italy, 1980s
Located in Valencia, Valencia
Modernist black desk lamp by Hans Von Klier for Bilumen, Italy, 1980s.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Iconic 1940 Art Deco Modernist Desk Table Lamp Lighting Eileen Gray Jumo French
Unavailable
H 15.75 in W 17.33 in D 7.88 in
Iconic 1940 Art Deco Modernist Desk Table Lamp Lighting Eileen Gray Jumo French
By Eileen Gray
Located in Dorking, Surrey
Iconic lamp designed by Eileen Gray for Jumo, circa 1940 Quality piece made from brass and black lacquered metal. Swivel movement. Condition: In good original condition and wor...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Other
Elegant Brass Table or Desk Lamp by Hans Agne Jakobsson
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant Modernist Brass Table or Desk Lamp by Hans Agne Jakobsson Marked with original factory label Hans-Agne Jakobsson AB Markaryd
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Pair of Modernist Bakelite Table Lamps Created by Eric Kirkman Cole, 1920s
Unavailable
H 14.57 in W 7.09 in D 10.24 in
Pair of Modernist Bakelite Table Lamps Created by Eric Kirkman Cole, 1920s
By EKCO (Erik Kirkham Cole Limited), Eric Kirkham Cole
Located in Olofstrom, SE
The E.K.Cole Lamp is a Bauhaus inspired modernist design Bakelite desk lamp created by Eric Kirkman Cole in the 1920's, In the front part of the base we can read TYP11126 Shipm...
Category
Early 20th Century British Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Bakelite
Mid-Century Adjustable Desk Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, Czechoslovakia
Unavailable
H 11.03 in W 5.12 in D 11.42 in
Mid-Century Adjustable Desk Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, Czechoslovakia
By Napako, Josef Hurka
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Czech modernist adjustable desk lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Table Lamp with Wireless Switch by Walter and Moretti
By Walter & Moretti
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
This exceptional piece would be a great addition to any Space Age desk or modernist interior. The lamp is in fully working condition but equipped with it’s original wiring; so repla...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Machine Age Art Deco Gilbert Rohde Attribution Pair Articulating Table Lamps
Unavailable
H 12 in W 7.5 in D 9 in
Machine Age Art Deco Gilbert Rohde Attribution Pair Articulating Table Lamps
By Gilbert Rohde, Kurt Versen
Located in Dallas, TX
Machine Age Art Deco Gilbert Rohde Attribution Pair Articulating Table Lamps Matched pair iconic 1930s streamline modernist desk or end table lamps.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Chrome
Bespoke Italian Post Modern Rose Pink Murano Glass Geometric Couture Table Lamp
Unavailable
H 33 in W 24 in D 10 in
Bespoke Italian Post Modern Rose Pink Murano Glass Geometric Couture Table Lamp
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fun modernist table / desk lamp, a contemporary organic creation entirely hand made in Italy, the geometric shape inspired by a fashion tailored suit design, the waisted middle par...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Bespoke Italian Post Modern Rose Pink Murano Glass Geometric Couture Table Lamp
Unavailable
H 33 in W 24 in D 10 in
Bespoke Italian Post Modern Rose Pink Murano Glass Geometric Couture Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fun modernist table / desk lamp, a contemporary organic creation entirely hand made in Italy, the geometric shape inspired by a fashion tailored suit design, the waisted middle par...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Modernist Desk Lamp, Germany 1960s
By Gebrüder Cosack
Located in London, GB
Modernist desk lamp with "flying saucer" shade, brass stem and textured black base, attributed to Cosack of Germany, 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Modernist Desk Lamp, Europe, 1960s
Located in London, GB
Modernist desk lamp with mustard shade and base, with chrome stem.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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Modernist Desk Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the modernist desk lamp you’re looking for. Each modernist desk lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and chrome. There are many kinds of the modernist desk lamp you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A modernist desk lamp is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Modern styles are sought with frequency. Helena Frantova, Kaiser Leuchten and Itsu each produced at least one beautiful modernist desk lamp that is worth considering.
How Much is a Modernist Desk Lamp?
A modernist desk lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,250, while the lowest priced sells for $180 and the highest can go for as much as $8,500.
Finding the Right Table-lamps for You
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.
Questions About Modernist Desk Lamp
What is a good desk lamp?
1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021A good desk lamp is going to make a substantial difference in any home, office or studio. The ideal desk lamp should provide apt task lighting, be easy to use, and also be aesthetically pleasing. Find a wide range of unique and elegant desk lamps on 1stDibs today.What is the best desk lamp?
1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021The best desk lamp is a matter of preference — the right fixture can help you work more efficiently while also reducing eye strain. LED desk lamps in the 2700K to 4500K color temperature range often provide a warm and pleasing light under which to work. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and modern desk lamps from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.Who invented the desk lamp?
1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024No one knows for sure who invented the desk lamp, as many engineers worked on designs for lamps during the 1920s. Many experts cite the Anglepoise lamp, however, as the earliest iteration of the modern desk lamp. Since its 1934 debut, this ingenious task light has become one of the most celebrated examples of industrial design.
How the Anglepoise came to be is the stuff of design legend: In 1932, a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine joined forces with a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons, to create a mechanism by which opposed springs would, as Carwardine explained, exert a “unidirectional constant force” on a pivoted lever that could counteract the force of gravity.
This invention was not destined for an auto but for a lamp Carwardine was developing. The innovation would allow the piece’s articulated arm to be moved with ease to almost any position and remain there. As the product of engineering acumen rather than fashion, the Anglepoise soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted it as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.”
The Angelpoise's rivals include the 1930 Bestlite, which was one of the earliest Bauhaus-influenced designs, created by Robert Dudley Best, who had studied under Walter Gropius at the Bauhaus in Dessau. German modernist Karl Trabert’s 1930s desk lamp for Schanzenbach & Co. was notable for its domed shade above a hinged arm.
Find vintage table lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs.What is the best LED desk lamp?
1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021There are many types of best LED desk lamps for your home — it's really a matter of preference. On 1stDibs, there are modern, mid-century modern desk lamps and other lighting to choose from.- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022British designer George Carwardine designed the Anglepoise desk lamp. Before creating the light fixture, he worked as an engineer designing automobile suspension systems. The first Anglepoise lamps debuted in 1931. You can find a variety of Anglepoise desk lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The desk lamps with the green shade are called banker’s lamps. Banker’s lamps are green because it is believed the color helps to encourage concentration and is mentally soothing. It is also said that green helps with eye strain. You can shop a selection of banker’s lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 16, 2026Table lamps are typically used for ambient or bedside light with a shade that diffuses light broadly, while desk lamps are more directional and task-focused.
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