Huge Pair Of Orange Drip Glaze Lamps Mid-century Modern Danish
By Sunset Lamps
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Magnificent huge pair of orange drip glaze lamps with light up bottoms. These amazing lamps retain their original huge drum shades with textured wool trim. The lamps make a huge st...
Ceramic
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
Marvelous MARBRO Mid Century Polished Brass Table Lamp! Huge Showpiece Lighting
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
SENSATIONAL! MID CENTURY MONUMENTAL BRASS MARBRO LAMP! MID CENTURY DECORATION ICON! DUAL PULL STRING SOCKETS! POLISHED BRASS ORIGINAL SHADE & BRASS FINIAL DIMENSIONS: 40" x 21"...
Metal, Gold
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Huge Teak Lamp
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian huge teak lamp with green molten glass.
Teak
Huge Boho Mid-Century Floor lamp handmade from rattan
Located in Hannover, DE
This extraordinary floor lamp features a design that is emblematic of boho and mid-century styles. Its ceramic body has been intricately hand-woven with rattan. The body alone is 60 ...
Brass
Huge Squatty Drip Glaze Lamp Mid-century Danish Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Over the top gorgeous huge squatty lava drip glaze lamp. This is one gigantic colorful piece of art that is also a fabulous lamp! I love this piece so much i had to own one for mysel...
Brass
HUGE Vintage Italian Ceramic Table Lamps by The Marbro Lamp Company
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Smyrna, GA
Enormous pair of Italian pottery, mounted on classic Marbro bases of mahogany and brass. The organic design includes a wonderfully angled top. Beautifully glazed in a soft, mottled M...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Ceramic Huge Lamp by Soholm
By Søholm Stentøj
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian ceramic huge lamp by Soholm.
Ceramic
Huge Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp in Blue Ceramic, France, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Huge Table Lamp in Blue Ceramic, France - 1960s. The measurements given apply to the lamp without the shade. The lamp incl. the shade measures 75cm in height, 50cm in diameter. Socke...
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage 1970s Gold Gilt Huge Lamps - a Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Super fun lamps! Statement piece to say the least. The intricate movement made of plaster and hand painted gold catches the light to add even more interest. Gorgeous! The height is 2...
Plaster, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Huge Ceramic Lamp Palshus Model Dl 25
By Per Linnemann-Schmidt, Palshus
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern scandinavian huge ceramic lamp by for Palshus.
Ceramic
$1,786Sale Price|20% Off
Huge Mid-Century Modern Tilgmans Keramik Floor Lamp Original Shade Sweden, 1950s
By Tilgmans Keramik, Marian Zawadzki
Located in Bochum, NRW
Exceptional earthenware floor lamp made by Tilgmans Keramik, Sweden, early 1950s, design attributed to Marian Zawadzki. Large foot lamp richly decorated with a pair of deer to the fr...
Fabric, Ceramic
Huge Mid-Century Modern Bamboo, Brass & Rattan Arc Floor Lamp, Italy 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
The floor lamp is really beautiful and decorative. A fantastic piece of craftsmanship. The lampshade has an incredible 70cm diameter. The lamp comes with 1x E27 / E26 Edison sc...
Brass
1950s Pair Huge Aldo Londi Bitossi Raymor Mid Century Modern Table Lamp Italy
By Aldo Londi, Raymor
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
1950s Pair Huge Aldo Londi Bitossi Raymor Mid Century Modern Table Lamp Italy 1950s Rare Pair Monumental Aldo Londi Bitossi for Raymor Hand Painted Mid Century Modern Lamps.
Metal
Huge Zaccagnini Pottery Mid Century Italian Ming Lamp Vintage 1950's Turquoise
By Ugo Zaccagnini
Located in Wilton, CT
Huge Zaccagnini pottery square lamp with bands of Ming themed decor, flanges at the corners, and fabulous turquoise glaze, circa 1950's. Approx. 39" high overall, 24" to top of potte...
Pottery
Charming huge table shell lamp, venus, metal, wood, Mid-Century Design, Italy
Located in Wien, AT
Spectacular eye-catcher in your interior. It is a table lamp / floor lamp designed in the shape of a shell, a Venus shell on a base. The wonderful object was made in the 70s of the 2...
Metal
Seguso for Marbro Pair of Huge Blue Murano Glass Lamps, 1960s
By Archimede Seguso, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Stunning sculptural Murano glass lamps feature extra-large hand-blown glass bodies, assembled from multiple separate parts and mounted on gilded wood bases with brass fittings. The ...
Gold, Brass
Huge Ceramic Floor Lamp by Rigmor Nielsen for Søholm Denmark 1950s Mid-Century
By Rigmor Nielsen, Søholm Stentøj
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Huge conical hand painted ceramic floor lamp by the Danish artist Rigmor Nielsen for Søholm, Bornholm, Denmark. The ceramic foot is decorated with a flower motif on an off-white glaz...
Brass
Rare Huge Palshus Dark Blue Table Lamp Danish Mid-Century Modern Ceramic, 1960s
By Søholm Stentøj, Palshus, Carl-Harry Stålhane, Gunnar Nylund, Per Linnemann-Schmidt
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Rare to find very tall vintage Palshus Denmark table lamp including new quality lampshade! The lamp was designed by Per Linnemann-Schmidt and manufactured circa 1960s. The glaze is ...
Ceramic, Fabric
Huge Boho Chic Mid-Century Modern Handwoven Wicker Rattan Cone Shade
By Franca Helg, Antonio Piva and Franco Albini, Ficks Reed
Located in Miami, FL
This is a huge Mid-Century Modern handwoven and hand painted cone shaped Wicker or Rattan shade.
Wicker
Huge Maison Lancel Ceramic Table Lamp
By Maison Lancel
Located in Miami, FL
Superb Huge Maison Lancel Ceramic Lamp , Black And Gold Pineapple look. 1 light , 100 watts max bulb . With shade : 40"H, 20"diameter. Wired for Us and in working condition
Ceramic
Huge Blown Glass Floor Lamp, Czechoslovakia, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
Huge floor lamp made by Kamenicky Senov in Czechoslovakia in late 1950s. Brass base polished. Rewired: 1x100W, E25-E27 bulb US plug adapter included
Metal, Brass
Huge Vintage Grey Glass Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This exceptionally large vintage table lamp is made of thick grey colored glass. The type of glass and design seems Danish. It could be very well be Holmegaard. The lamp is in a good...
Glass
Huge Aldo Tura Red Goatskin Lantern Table Lamp
By Aldo Tura
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Big size lantern table lamp made by Aldo Tura, Italy in the 1950s. The lamp are made in lacquered red goatskin with brass rings working in very good condition.
Goatskin
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
1970s Huge Banci Firenze Acrylic Table Lamp, Italy
By Banci Firenze
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Bold table lamp from the 70s from Banci Firenze that have a nice presence. This one of their best seller of that period. The model 55.1911 . Acrylic shade and trim mounted on...
Chrome
HUGE XXL DESIGN Glass Floor Lamp, Czechoslovakia /1960s
By Osvětlovací sklo n.p., Valašské Meuiříčí
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1960s, Czechoslovakia - perfect original condition - maker: Valasske Mezirirci - intact glass jt.
Glass
Signed Isabelle Faure Huge Agates and Brass Peacock Lamp
By Isabelle Faure
Located in Miami, FL
Signed Isabelle faure huge agates and brass peacock lamp. One socket, 100 watts max or LED. US rewired and in working condition.
Agate, Brass
$1,739Sale Price|20% Off
Jacques Blin style. Huge brutalist stoneware table lamp, France, 1960s
By Soholm Pottery, Jacques Blin
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Huge stoneware table lamp in the style of Jacques Blin, France, 1960s.
Stoneware, Parchment Paper
Matched Pair of Huge Vintage Murano ‘Pomodoro’ Lamps in Cerulean Blue
Located in Smyrna, GA
A perfect example of over-the-top fifties Italian style! Mounted on huge Lucite platters, the enormous CERULEAN BLUE ‘Pomodoro’ bodies are topped with their original turned Italian a...
Marble
Huge Danish Brutalist Sculptural Ceramic Table Lamp Beige Brown, 1970s
By Sejer Keramik
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Huge sculptural and artistic brutalist ceramic table lamp. It´s most likely Scandinavian and in the style of Sejer Ceramic in Denmark. Made ca. 1970s. It has an abstract sculpted fl...
Ceramic, Fabric
Huge Ceramic Floor & Table Lamp by Tommaso Barbi, Italy, 1960s
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant rare, huge Tommaso Barbi ginger jar ceramic lamp made in Italy in the 1960s. Crème ivory colored ceramic base, original fabric shade with emblem pattern. Signed at base. M...
Ceramic
$1,222Sale Price|20% Off
Space Age. Huge handmade ceramic table lamp by Cases, Spain, 1960s
By Knabstrup, Scheurich Keramik
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Huge handmade ceramic table lamp by Cases, Spain, 1960s.
Ceramic, Stoneware
Impressive Huge Pair or Murano Glass and Brass Table Lamps
Located in Berlin, BE
Impressive pair of Murano glass table lamps with a brass base. To be on the the safe side, the lamp should be checked locally by a specialist concerning local requirements.
Brass
Two Bakalowits Table Lamps with Huge Faceted Diamond Crystals, Austria, 1970s
By Prof. Friedl Bakalowits, Bakalowits & Söhne
Located in Wien, Au
Two Bakalowits table lamps with huge faceted diamond crystals, Austria, 1970s. Two beautiful table or side lamp bases, executed in the 1970s by Bakalowits & Söhne, Austria. The lamp...
Nickel
Huge "Lampione" Floor Lamp by Fabio Lenci for Guzzini, Italy, 1970s
By iGuzzini, Fabio Lenci
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Beautiful and very large floor lamp by Fabio Lenci for iGuzzini, Italy 1968. Fabio Lenci, an acclaimed designer renowned for his innovative lighting designs, conceived the 'Lampio...
Fiberglass
A Huge POP SEVENTIES Ceramic FLOOR or TABLE LAMP France 1960
By Vallauris
Located in PARIS, FR
A very large table or floor lamp, Pop, Seventies, Free Form, in thick blue enameled ceramic with black drips, illegible signature, to be attributed, France 1960-1970. DIMENSIONS: Di...
Ceramic
$1,410Sale Price|20% Off
travertine cast brass huge of 1970 exclusive hotel salsomaggiore table lamp
By Cierre
Located in Buzzò, Emilia-Romagna
Discover the epitome of elegance and exclusivity with these massive, beautifully-designed table lamps made from the richest travertine and solid cast brass. Crafted exclusively by th...
Travertine, Brass
Danish Midcentury Huge Sculptural Blue Ceramic Table Lamp by Jytte Trebbien 1970
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Huge mid-century Danish table lamp by ceramist Jytte Trebbien made in the 1960s-1970s.
Ceramic, Fabric
Huge Barovier Murano Rostrato Glass Table Lamp with Linen Lampshade, Italy 1950s
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Exceptional and unique huge table lamp in handblown "rostrato" Murano glass completed by a round taupe grey lampshade.
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Huge ceramic Lamp – Attributed to the French Ceramicists " Les 2 Potiers "
By Les 2 Potiers
Located in leucate, FR
This exceptional crisp glazed ceramic lamp, attributed to the renowned French ceramic duo "Les 2 Potiers," is a testament to the artisanal elegance and innovation of the 1960s. Its ...
Ceramic
Maison Charles Huge Brass 'Corinthian Column' Table Lamp France, circa 1970s
By Maison Charles
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Maison Charles (attributed) very large tall cast brass table lamp with original height adjustable brass metal shade. Opulent, ornate and decadent - everything you would expect from b...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Huge Adjustable Copper Table Lamps with Brass, 1970s, Florence, Italy
Located in Rome, IT
These huge table lamps are made in copper and presents a circular shape with a brass stick from which depart two adjustable light bulbs. They are sold without the lampshade, but the ...
Brass, Copper
A HUGE BRUTALIST RUSTIC-MODERN Ceramic FLOOR or TABLE LAMP France 1960
By Les 2 Potiers
Located in PARIS, FR
A very large table or floor lamp, Art-Deco, Neo-Classical, Modernist, Bauhaus, Free Form, in thick blue enameled ceramic with very beautiful material effects, to be attributed, Franc...
Ceramic
Set of Two Huge, 5-Flamed Midcentury Decagonal Chrome Table Lamps 1960s, Germany
Located in München, BY
Set of two huge, exceptional and elegant Mid-Century Modern decagonal chrome-plated metal table lamps.
Metal, Aluminum
Set of Two Huge, 5-Flamed Midcentury Decagonal Brass Table Lamps, 1960s, Germany
Located in München, BY
Set of two huge, exceptional and elegant Mid-Century Modern decagonal brass table lamps.
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
32" Huge Danish Table Lamp Conical by Michael Andersen & Son Modern Ceramic 1960
By Marianne Starck, Michael Andersen & Son
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Stunning and very tall mid-century Danish table lamp from the ceramic workshop Michael Andersen & Søn on the Danish island Bornholm. Made ca 1960s. This lamp can also be used as a fl...
Brass
Huge Aldo Londi for Bitossi Table Lamp Blue and Brown Italian Ceramic, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Huge vintage Bitossi ceramic table lamp designed by Aldo Londi. The lamp foot has a geometric decoration in two wide bands glazed blue on a brown background The lamp is made in Ita...
Ceramic
36.6 In. Huge Nils Kähler Table Lamp Yellow Brown Danish Midcentury Ceramic 1960
By Kähler, Nils Kähler
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Huge table lamp - or floor lamp if you like - by Nils Kähler for Danish ceramic studio Kähler (HAK). Made circa 1960s. The lamp shade is included. The lamp has an unglazed long neck...
Ceramic, Fabric
32" Danish Palshus Huge Table Lamp Green and Blue Glaze, Modern Ceramic 1960s
By Palshus, Søholm Stentøj, Axel Salto, Saxbo, Per Linnemann-Schmidt
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Very tall Danish Midcentury ceramic table lamp from the ceramic workshop Palshus. The lamp was designed by Per Linnemann-Schmidt and manufactured circa 1960s or early 1970s. It is...
Ceramic, Fabric
A Huge BRUTALIST RUSTIC-MODERN Ceramic FLOOR or TABLE LAMP VALLAURIS France 1960
By La Borne Potters
Located in PARIS, FR
An imposing table or floor lamp, Post-Modernist, Popular Art, Shabby-Chic, in thick off-white and brown enameled ceramic, and its immense lampshade with compositions of dried leaves,...
Ceramic
Set of Two Huge Gold Glazed Ceramic Table Lamps by Behreno Firenze 1960s Italy
By Behreno, Firenze
Located in München, BY
Set of two huge and amazing Mid-Century Modern gold glazed ceramic table lamps by Behreno, Firenze, 1960s, Italy.
Ceramic
A HUGE BRUTALIST RUSTIC-MODERN Ceramic FLOOR or TABLE LAMP LA BORNE France 1960
By La Borne Potters
Located in PARIS, FR
A very large table or floor lamp with a generous body, Modernist, Free-Form, Brutalist, Rustic-Modern, in thick sandstone with random dripping decorations, without signature, to be a...
Ceramic
$14,320Sale Price|20% Off
Maison Jansen Huge 5 Light Bamboo Bronze & Brass Palm Tree Floor Lamp Paris 1965
By Maison Jansen
Located in Miami, FL
One of a Kind Maison Jansen designed 7ft H bronze, brass and bamboo palm tree floor lamp made in 1965. Provenance: Palace Hotel in La Baule, France. Wired for US and in working con...
Brass, Bronze
Huge Modernist Brass Light Object or Table Lamp Bull by D. Delo for Pragos Italy
By Maxime Delo
Located in München, BY
Exceptional, Modernist brass light sculpture or table lamp 'Bull' by D. Delo for Pragos, 1970s, Italy. Signed and numbered: d. delo, 40/150 LT. Executed in brass and resin base, the...
Brass
$846Sale Price|20% Off
Original Modernist Huge Table Light with Metal Base, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Table light Origin: Italy Age: 1950s Original 1960s table light made in Italy. This wonderful modernist 1960s table light comes with a huge original ...
Metal
$1,739Sale Price|20% Off
Original Modernist brass Huge Stilnovo Sciolari Style Table Light, Italy, 1970s
By Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Table light Origin: Italy Age: 1970s Original 1970s table light made in Italy. This wonderful modernist 1970s table light is made of solid brass and ...
Metal, Brass
huge 44cm Hollywood Regency Stilnovo Style Brass BALL Table Light, Italy 1970s
By Stilnovo, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: modernist brass table light with large glass ball shade Origin: Italy Decade: 1970s This original vintage light was designed and produced in the 1970s in Italy. Th...
Metal, Brass
$846Sale Price|20% Off
Original Modernist Huge Stilnovo Style Table Light with Brass Base, Italy, 1970s
By Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Table light Origin: Italy Age: 1970s Original 1970s table light made in Italy. This wonderful modernist 1970s table light comes with a huge original ...
Metal, Brass
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.