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20th Century Black French Industrial Table Lamp - Vintage Desk Metal Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, featuring a two light socket, in good condition. The small desk lamp is composed with a clock, decorated
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal

Bayard France 1930 Art Deco Desk Table Lamp and Alarm Clock in Stainless Steel
By Bayard
Located in Miami, FL
A desk lamp clock designed by Bayard France. Fabulous and very handsome integrated desk lamp
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Enamel, Steel, Stainless Steel

Bronze and Metal Mesh Ecate Table Lamp by Toni Cordero for Artemide, 1990
By Toni Cordero, Artemide
Located in Renens, CH
Ecate table lamp or light sculpture from the Milano-Torino series by Toni Cordero for Artemide, Italy. The Ecate is the most sought after model from this series with its bronze fu...
Category

1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Chrome

Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A desk lamp with a visor shade.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A desk lamp with magnetized occular light source
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Desk Lamp
Desk Lamp
H 12 in
Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A brushed chrome over brass desk lamp with a pivoting shade.
Category

20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Desk Lamp
H 10 in W 2.75 in D 5.5 in
Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A desk / table lamp made of a singular stamped, die cut and folded piece of metal with a pivoting
Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Desk Lamp
Desk Lamp
H 17 in W 5 in D 9.5 in
Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An articulating desk lamp with a cone shaped shade on a circular wooden base and a magnetic ball
Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An articulating desk lamp with a cone shaped shade on a metal base and a magnetic ball connection
Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Desk Lamp
H 17.5 in W 26 in D 5 in
Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An early, nickel plated "anglepoise" desk lamp with a three step base; 20"L + 16"L 6" SQ base.
Category

20th Century English Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Desk Lamp
Desk Lamp
H 24 in W 20 in D 6 in
Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A desk / table lamp made of a singular stamped, die cut and folded piece of metal with a pivoting
Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Desk Lamp
Desk Lamp
H 17 in W 5 in D 9.5 in
Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An identical reproduction of the original architect's desk lamp with a counterweighted, double
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Desk Lamp
Desk Lamp
H 36 in
Desk Lamp
Located in Collonge-Bellerive, GE
This unique desk lamp from the 1970s features a counterbalanced structure and a clever design that
Category

Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Desk Lamp
Desk Lamp
H 115 in W 28 in D 28 in
1960s Desk Lamp by Peter Nelson Aluminium Desk Lamp Mid Century Modern Desk Lamp
By Peter Nelson
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Peter Nelson Aluminium Single Spot Desk Lamp early 1960s Wonderful desk lamp designed by Peter
Category

Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Articulating Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Articulating Desk Lamp
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Articulating Desk Lamp
Articulating Desk Lamp
H 29.25 in D 18 in
Modernist Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A modernist desk lamp
Category

Vintage 1960s Hungarian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Modernist Desk Lamp
Modernist Desk Lamp
H 19 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Bauhaus desk lamp
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Bauhaus desk lamp in very nice original cndition with signs of use.
Category

Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Bauhaus desk lamp
Bauhaus desk lamp
H 15.75 in Dm 13.39 in
Cobra Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A black gooseneck 'Cobra' desk lamp resembling a hose that forms a coil base.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Plastic

Cobra Desk Lamp
Cobra Desk Lamp
H 11.5 in W 22.5 in D 10 in
Adjustable Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An adjustable and articulated industrial desk lamp in patinated brass having a stepped base and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Adjustable Desk Lamp
Adjustable Desk Lamp
H 18.5 in W 6.5 in D 11 in
Articulating Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A articulating desk lamp having a brass stem and a cream enameled base and hood.
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Articulating Desk Lamp
H 19 in W 5 in D 8 in
Articulating Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A petite desk lamp with articulating arm and painted shade and base in grey.
Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Articulating Desk Lamp
Articulating Desk Lamp
H 22 in W 5.25 in D 3.5 in
Adjustable Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An adjustable and articulated industrial desk lamp in patinated brass having a stepped base and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Adjustable Desk Lamp
Adjustable Desk Lamp
H 20 in W 6 in D 8.5 in
Adjustable Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Adjustable desk lamp with a white textured enameled pedestal base supporting a chrome gooseneck
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Adjustable Desk Lamp
H 19 in W 6.5 in D 18 in
Small Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A small dome shaded desk lamp with a weighted base in a natural patina connected by a newly chromed
Category

Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Adjustable Desk lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An adjustable and articulated industrial desk lamp in patinated brass having a stepped base
Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Adjustable Desk lamp
Adjustable Desk lamp
H 20 in W 6.5 in D 9.5 in
Petite Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A petite, spare architectural desk lamp with an adjustable conical shade attached to an anodized
Category

Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Articulating Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An articulating Italian desk lamp with gooseneck arms and a counterweight/wire telescoping system
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Articulating Desk Lamp
Articulating Desk Lamp
H 15.5 in W 5.5 in D 18 in
Articulating Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A petite white metal desk lamp with an adjustable arm and shade and a power switch located on its
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Articulating Desk Lamp
Articulating Desk Lamp
H 15 in W 4 in D 12 in
Swivel Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A finely machined desk lamp in brass having a single curved pivoting arm on a forked base with a
Category

Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Swivel Desk Lamp
Swivel Desk Lamp
H 14 in W 14 in D 20 in
Chrome Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A low chrome desk lamp consisting of three chrome tubes set on a flat, rectangular base the center
Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Chrome Desk Lamp
Chrome Desk Lamp
H 7.5 in W 12 in D 3 in
Desk Lamp American
Located in South Charleston, WV
-1970 probably. Heavily weighed desk or task lamp with large perforated lamp shade with glass diffuser
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Desk Lamp American
Desk Lamp American
H 17 in W 13 in D 15 in
Fiberglass Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Classic form mid-century table or desk lamp consisting of a green fiberglass spherical shade
Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Fiberglass

Fiberglass Desk Lamp
Fiberglass Desk Lamp
H 18.25 in W 14.5 in D 19 in
Vintage Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
The Jielde desk lamp has two arms and three joints, and it's attached to a sturdy steel base. It
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Desk Lamp
Vintage Desk Lamp
H 33 in D 6 in
Desk Lamp , 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
Desk lamp in patinated gilded brass in the style of Jacques Quinet, 1960
Category

Vintage 1960s Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Desk Lamp , 1960
Desk Lamp , 1960
H 21.26 in W 10.63 in D 7.09 in
Stilnovo Desk Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Dronten, NL
Adjustable desk lamp by Stilnovo. Stilnovo, a hallmark of the mid-20th-century Italian design
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Stilnovo Desk Lamp
Stilnovo Desk Lamp
H 17.72 in W 9.85 in D 5.91 in
Petite Desk Lamp
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Petite desk lamp, circa 1970.
Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Petite Desk Lamp
Petite Desk Lamp
H 11.03 in Dm 4.73 in
Vintage Desk Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Desk lamp Panna Cotta white color flexible chrome neck.
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Vintage Desk Lamp
Vintage Desk Lamp
H 19 in W 11 in D 19 in
Bronze Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's French bronze desk lamp with dolphins on body. Measurements: Height: 20.5
Category

Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Desk Lamp
Bronze Desk Lamp
H 20.5 in Dm 12 in
Armitage Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
Heavily influenced by The Armitage Floor Lamp, our desk lamp shares the same DNA including a walnut
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Armitage Desk Lamp
Armitage Desk Lamp
H 200.79 in W 9.45 in D 16.15 in
Brass Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's English brass desk lamp. Measurements: Total height: 23" Width: 16.25" (widest
Category

Vintage 1920s English Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Brass Desk Lamp
Brass Desk Lamp
H 23 in Dm 16.25 in
Italian Desk Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960 desk lamp pivoting shade and the base.
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Italian Desk Lamp
Italian Desk Lamp
H 19 in W 10.5 in D 14.5 in
Articulating Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A patinated steel wall mounted lamp with a hinged and rotating arm.
Category

20th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Articulating Desk Lamp
H 18 in W 6 in D 26 in
Nettuno Desk Lamp
By Lumis Fine Lighting 1
Located in Milan, IT
A modern interpretation of the iconic gooseneck lamp, this desk lamp features a round base and
Category

2010s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Nettuno Desk Lamp
Nettuno Desk Lamp
H 31.5 in W 14.57 in D 27.56 in
Megrez Desk Lamp
By Lumis Fine Lighting 1
Located in Milan, IT
This exquisite desk lamp is made entirely in metal and features a two-color combination that gives
Category

2010s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Megrez Desk Lamp
Megrez Desk Lamp
H 20.87 in W 3.94 in D 7.09 in
Toliman Desk Lamp
By Lumis Fine Lighting 1
Located in Milan, IT
The structure of this elegant desk lamp is made entirely in metal and consists of a round base and
Category

2010s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Toliman Desk Lamp
Toliman Desk Lamp
H 23.63 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Alkaid Desk Lamp
By Lumis Fine Lighting 1
Located in Milan, IT
This exquisite desk lamp features an ornate round base in brass with a light gold finish supporting
Category

2010s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Marble, Brass

Alkaid Desk Lamp
Alkaid Desk Lamp
H 25.2 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Postmodern Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A Postmodern red and black adjustable desk lamp. Shade and base are a red enameled metal. Neck is
Category

Vintage 1980s European Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Desk Lamp
Postmodern Desk Lamp
H 20 in Dm 7.25 in
Articulated Desk Lamp
By Walligraph
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An articulated Zonalite desk lamp with a pivoting black and white enameled shade and a square moat
Category

Vintage 1930s English Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Enamel, Steel

Articulated Desk Lamp
Articulated Desk Lamp
H 39.5 in W 6.75 in D 18.5 in
Tensor Desk Lamp
By Tensor
Located in Sheffield, MA
Tensor IL200 adjustable desk or table lamp with perfect 1980s styling is small in size but great
Category

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Tensor Desk Lamp
Tensor Desk Lamp
H 12 in W 7 in D 5 in
Italian Desk Lamp
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in New York, NY
Adjustable Italian desk lamp. Swivel and tilt cylindrical hood shade allows for positioning and
Category

20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Metal

Italian Desk Lamp
Italian Desk Lamp
H 12 in W 3.5 in D 6 in
Urban Desk Lamp
By VeniceM
Located in Milan, IT
This elegant table lamp is an exquisite balance of straight and round lines. The spherical white Murano mouth-blown glass diffuser screens the light making it soft and relaxing. The ...
Category

2010s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Urban Desk Lamp
Urban Desk Lamp
H 19.69 in W 9.06 in D 13.39 in
Brass desk lamp - 1950s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Brass desk lamp - 1950s Table lamp - Mid-Century Materials : Brass - Plastic Shade Measures
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Brass desk lamp - 1950s
Brass desk lamp - 1950s
H 7.88 in W 6.3 in D 11.03 in
Vintage Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Vintage Brass Desk Lamp
Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Brass Desk Lamp
Vintage Brass Desk Lamp
H 11.75 in W 9.5 in D 8.5 in
Art Deco desk lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
Art Deco desk lamp with frilled glass shade supported on the decoratively cast base. The lamp has
Category

Early 20th Century British Table Lamps

Materials

Cut Glass

Art Deco desk lamp
Art Deco desk lamp
H 12.5 in W 6.5 in D 10.5 in
Saturno Desk Lamp
By Lumis Fine Lighting 1
Located in Milan, IT
This striking lamp is characterized by a brass shaft resting on a brass base with a glossy nickel finish and enclosed in a decoration made of five crystal spheres of sizes that progr...
Category

2010s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Saturno Desk Lamp
Saturno Desk Lamp
H 33.08 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Grafite Desk Lamp
By Lumis Fine Lighting 1
Located in Milan, IT
In this striking lamp, the brass shaft, featuring a glossy nickel finish, rests on top of a round brass base with the same finish and is encapsulated into a ceramic decoration made o...
Category

2010s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Grafite Desk Lamp
Grafite Desk Lamp
H 32.68 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Carmel Desk Lamp
By Lumis Fine Lighting 1
Located in Milan, IT
The chromed metal of the shaft of this lamp is visible through the transparency created by the glass container that envelops it. This striking base makes the fabric-covered rectangul...
Category

2010s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Carmel Desk Lamp
Carmel Desk Lamp
H 25.99 in W 17.72 in D 9.85 in
Mirak Desk Lamp
By Lumis Fine Lighting 1
Located in Milan, IT
This striking lamp features a unique series of curved and straight elements in brass with a bronze finish that make up its structure. A short shelf in the center supports the light t...
Category

2010s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mirak Desk Lamp
Mirak Desk Lamp
H 17.72 in W 14.97 in D 18.9 in
Cube Desk Lamp
By Lumis Fine Lighting 1
Located in Milan, IT
This elegant lamp exudes modern appeal thanks to its geometric silhouette, while the traditional materials used give it a classic charm, making this a timeless piece that can be a pr...
Category

2010s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Cube Desk Lamp
Cube Desk Lamp
H 29.93 in W 17.72 in D 9.85 in
Twin Cone Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A steel desk lamp with two (2) articulating steel gooseneck arms in the original salmon color.
Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Twin Cone Desk Lamp
Twin Cone Desk Lamp
H 26 in W 26 in D 5 in
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Desk Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of desk lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique desk lamps was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and chrome. We have 4057 antique and vintage desk lamps in-stock, while there are 180 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of desk lamps available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Desk lamps bearing Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Christian Dell, Lightolier and Stilnovo each produced beautiful desk lamps that are worth considering.

How Much are Desk Lamps?

Prices for desk lamps start at $1 and top out at $65,000 with the average selling for $1,217.

Finding the Right Table Lamps for You

Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.

Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.

After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.

After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons

Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today

If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.

Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.

Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.

Questions About Desk Lamps
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024

    No 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.

  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021
    The 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    A 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
    There 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, 2022
    British 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, 2022
    The 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.

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