Whimsical "Duck" Lamp by George Kovacs
By George Kovacs
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual, prototype "Duck" lamp by George Kovacs, the lighting designer. This is a unique example.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Kovacs Duck Lamp
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George Kovacs Whimsical Duck Lamp
By George Kovacs
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
George Kovacs whimsical Mid-Century Modern desk lamp with adjustable arm and ceramic duck head.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Kovacs Style Ceramic Duck Head Gooseneck Desk Lamp
By George Kovacs
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Great whimsical desk lamp in the manner of George Kovacs. Ceramic Duck head on a gooseneck stem
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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By Les Ottomans
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Inspired by the typical Venetian shades this ikat one - completely handmade represents at its best the meeting of East and West.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
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Leather Meander Flexible Wall Sconce
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Leather wrapped flexible arm wall light you can pose and adjust as you wish. This is our updated Meander Reader light with larger cone shade and new upward angled arm. Lamping: Sing...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass, Nickel
PMPT Flush Mount
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of Lumfardo Luminaries contemporary collection, the PMPT Flush Mount is a conical flush mount fixture in the spirit of Paavo Tynell of the Scandinavian Modern tradition. Made t...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Brass
Organic Modern Medium Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
$2,500 / item
H 34 in Dm 21 in
Organic Modern Medium Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE MEDIUM table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– for the prominent shape at its b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Textile, Wood, Linen, Fiberglass
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971
$169,407
H 110.24 in W 127.56 in D 127.56 in
1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971
By Carlo Zappa
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
here we offer one of 2 bangas, with black interior. the second one with light grey interior is offered in another listing. a banga shows ways in which we could live more sustainably...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Architectural Elements
Materials
Fiberglass
Art Deco Chandelier in Glass And Wood
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco four-arms pendant light in glass and wood. It requires 4 x E27 screw base bulbs or LEDs. This fixture can be worked in any country of the world although it may be necessary ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Einar Bäckström mid-century rise and fall modernist pendant lamp, Sweden, 1950s
$1,815
H 23.63 in Dm 16.54 in
Einar Bäckström mid-century rise and fall modernist pendant lamp, Sweden, 1950s
By Einar Backstrom
Located in Forserum, SE
An extraordinary mid-century pendant lamp, produced by the renowned Swedish manufacturer Einar Bäckströms Metallvarufabrik in the 1950s. It features three curved brass arms holding c...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
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Chrome Stacked Ball Table Lamp c. 1970's
By George Kovacs
Located in New York, NY
Classic chrome stacked ball table lamp by George Kovacs, circa 1970's. This example is in very good original, clean and working condition, showing only light cosmetic wear, normal a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Pair Of 1960's Ceramic Drip Glazed Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1960's drip glazed ceramic lamps. The ceramic lamps have a lovely textured glazed finish and are mounted on Bronzed colored bases. The lamps have been Newly rewired with adju...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Two Blue Floral White Ceramic Pendants, Denmark, 1960s
$1,161Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 8.27 in Dm 6.89 in
Two Blue Floral White Ceramic Pendants, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Set of two handmade organic midcentury modern ceramic pendants glazed white with hand-carved and hand-painted blue flowers and leaves. Circular perforations along the top and bottom ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Bent Karlby Attribution, Chandelier, Brass, Metal, Glass, Denmark, 1950s
$4,200
H 26.75 in Dm 19.25 in
Bent Karlby Attribution, Chandelier, Brass, Metal, Glass, Denmark, 1950s
By Bent Karlby, Lyfa
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, red-lacquered metal and opaline glass chandelier attributed to Bent Karlby for Lyfa, Denmark, 1950s. Dimensions of canopy (inches): 3.78” H x 3.38” Diameter Socket takes st...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrusted to the company Cuel & Cie and mo...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Vintage French Ceramic Robert Kostka Table Lamps Gold and Beige - a Pair
$2,081Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 27.5 in W 14.2 in D 14.2 in
Vintage French Ceramic Robert Kostka Table Lamps Gold and Beige - a Pair
By Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy, Robert Kostka
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
A pair of large French table lamps - huge vase lamps Material: Porcelain - Ceramic Design : Robert Kostka France (Marked with label) Producer: In the style of Longwy Style: Vintage, ...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
A RUSTIC MODERN Iron & Glass TABLE LAMP by ARTISANS DU LOIR & CHER, France 1960
$2,904
H 17.72 in Dm 5.91 in
A RUSTIC MODERN Iron & Glass TABLE LAMP by ARTISANS DU LOIR & CHER, France 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
A superb table lamp or night light, Modernist, Brutalist, Folk Art, wrought iron base decorated with superimposed balls, surmounted by a geometric lampshade simply "placed" on this s...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Old Oak Church Altars in the Neo-Gothic Style
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Pair of antique Neo-Gothic style oak church altars.
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Architectural Elements
Materials
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