1980s Karl Springer “Sculpture” Chrome Desk Lamps (set)
By Karl Springer
Located in Miami, FL
A rare matched pair of chrome “Sculpture” desk lamps designed by Karl Springer. Finished in polished chrome, the lamps feature a minimalist architectural silhouette that reflects Sp...
Chrome
Sculptural Karl Springer Polished Chrome Desk Lamp, 1980
By Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculptural Karl Springer Polished Chrome Desk Lamp, 1980.
Chrome
$1,750
H 21.5 in W 15.5 in D 15.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Lucite and Chrome Table / Desk Lamp, Karl Springer Style
By Karl Springer
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern Lucite and Chrome Table / Desk Lamp, Karl Springer Style Single table top lamp in the manner of Karl Springer.
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Lucite Brass Column Table Desk Lamp after Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid-Century Modern Solid Lucite or Acrylic and Brass Vintage Single Table Lamp in the manner of Karl Springer. This rare modernist item features a brass capped and based solid lucite...
Brass
Vintage Circular Lucite Lamp by Karl Springer, 1970's
By Karl Springer
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Unique sculptural and large Karl Springer style desk or table lamp made of solid heavy lucite.
Lucite
$6,850Sale Price|27% Off
H 24 in W 16.5 in D 5.25 in
Karl Spinger 'Sculpture' Brass Table Lamp, c 1980, Signed
By Karl Springer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ideal for both residential and commercial spaces, from penthouse apartments to hotel lobbies, creative studios to executive offices, this sculptural brass desk lamp by Karl Springer ...
Brass
$3,250
H 33 in W 12 in D 10 in
Single Lucite and Brass Mid-Century Modern Art Deco Style Table / Desk Lamp
By Karl Springer
Located in Stamford, CT
Single Lucite and Brass Mid-Century Modern Art Deco Style Table / Desk Lamp Shade included. Lucite, Brass United States, 1980s 33Hx 12W x 10D 1 x e26 standard sockets.
Glass, Lucite
Karl Springer "Sculpture Desk Lamp"
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
"Sculpture Desk Lamp" with aged patina by Karl Springer. American 1980's.
Unavailable
H 20 in Dm 8 in
Superb Italian Brass Articulating Desk Lamp in the Manner of Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A superb 1970s Italian brass articulating desk lamp in the manner of Springer.
Brass
"Sculpture Desk Lamp" by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Exceptional "Sculpture Desk Lamp" in polished nickel by Karl Springer, American 1980's (signed in metal "Karl Springer")
Karl Springer Sculpture Desk Lamp in Gunmetal, 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Exceptional "Sculpture Desk Lamp" in polished gunmetal by Karl Springer, American, 1980s.
Metal
Coral Sculpture Desk Lamp, Karl Springer, Usa, C. 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Karl Springer, coral stone tessellated sculpture desk lamp, 24 x 16.5 x 5.5 inches, brass trim and lacquered coral.
Coral
Karl Springer "Sculpture Desk Lamp" in Polished Chrome 1980s 'Signed'
By Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
"Sculpture Desk Lamp" in polished chrome with brass accents and 2 bulbs by Karl Springer, American 1980's (signed "Karl Springer" on side).
Brass, Chrome
"Sculpture Desk Lamp" in Tesselated Red Bone by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Exceptional "Sculpture Desk Lamp" covered in tesselated red bone with brass accents by Karl Springer, American 1980's
Signed Sculpture Desk Lamp in Nickel and Brass by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Springer design. Recently re-plated in nickel with brass detail. Rewired for immediate use. Stamped signature on the lower right side of the lamp.
Brass, Steel
Sold
H 28.5 in W 6.25 in D 6.25 in
Karl Springer Style Alternating Brass and Chrome Cube Column Table or Desk Lamp
By Karl Springer
Located in North Miami, FL
This modern table or desk lamp is in the style of Karl Springer. It has alternating chrome and brass cubes that sits on a chrome base.
Brass, Chrome
Karl Springer (1931-1991) Tessellated Red Coral Stone Table Lamp
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Karl Springer, coral sculpture desk lamp, 24 x 16.5 x 5.5 inches, brass trim and lacquered red coral, sculpture desk lamp made in the Philippines by Paul Maitland Smith for Karl Spri...
Stone, Coral
"Sculpture Desk Lamp" designed by Karl Springer (signed)
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
“Sculpture Desk Lamp” in polished chrome designed by Karl Springer, American 1980’s (signed on side)
Karl Springer esque Desk Lamp SALE 30% OFF
Located in North Miami, FL
Sleek nickel silver arc lamp with cylindrical lucite base.
"Sculpture Desk Lamp" in Polished Brass by Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Exceptional "Sculpture Desk Lamp" in polished brass by Karl Springer, American 1980's (signed in metal "Karl Springer")
Lucite and Nickel Silver Desk Lamp Karl Springer Style
Located in North Miami, FL
Monumental desk lamp made of chrome, lucite, and nickel silver.
Karl Springer “Tortoise Shell” Sculptural Desk/Table Lamp
By Karl Springer
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a sculptural wide heavy lamp shaped as a rectangular block in the lower part and as a ninety degree angle semi-tunnel in the upper part. Both parts are joined by a solid rect...
Tortoise Shell
Solid Square Lucite Table / Desk Lamp
By Karl Springer
Located in San Diego, CA
1960s solid square Lucite lamp with finial Lucite top, the lampshade it’s not included not in good condition. We polished and rewired the lamp it’s a simple elegant design. Shows som...
Chrome
Column Clear Lucite and Gold-Plated Brass Table or Desk Lamp
By Karl Springer
Located in North Miami, FL
This is in the style of Karl Springer.
Brass, Gold Plate
Brass & Travertine Desk Lamp, Mid-Century Modern, 1960s, Italy
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Karl Springer, Pierre Cardin
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Classic modern line, prime quality material and assembly. Measures: 16 inches high by 12 inches wide. One regular E26 North American socket.
Travertine, Brass
Sold
H 20 in W 5.75 in D 15 in
Italian Brass and Travertine Marble Desk or Table Lamp, circa 1960s 1970s
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Karl Springer, Pierre Cardin
Located in New York, NY
An Italian brass and travertine marble table or desk lamp, circa 1960s, 1970s, mid to late-20th century, Italy. Lamp has flexible shade, easy on/off pull chain with ball, and a recta...
Travertine, Marble, Brass
Karl Springer, Brass Sculpture Desk Lamp, USA, circa 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful desk lamp features a rectangular base and curved top, both made of satin finished bronze.
Brass
Karl Springer Desk Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Karl Springer coloured bone inlaid Desk Lamp with brass trim.
"Sculpture Desk Lamp" by Karl Springer Ltd
Located in TUJUNGA, CA
Two interior light bulbs. Made by Karl Springer.
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
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.
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