$2,800 / item
Twin Cone Desk Lamp by Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A steel desk lamp with two (2) articulating steel gooseneck arms in the original salmon color.
Steel
Kurt Versen Mid-Century Modern Cone Gooseneck Desk Lamp
By Kurt Versen
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Very cool and practical cone gooseneck desk lamp designed by Kurt Versen. This lamp can be adjusted in an infinite variety of positions so that the light can be directed just where y...
Metal
Kurt Versen Style Gooseneck Polished Aluminum Cone Shade Desk Lamp, C. 1950
By Kurt Versen
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Kurt Versen style adjustable Polished Aluminum Library Desk Lamp, 1950's.
Metal, Aluminum, Iron
Kurt Versen Gooseneck Table Desk Lamp! Mid Century Modern Red 1950s Atomic Decor
By Kurt Versen
Located in Peoria, AZ
KURT VERSEN GOOSE NECK DESK LAMP! ICONIC! MID CENTURY DESIGN AT ITS FINEST!
Metal, Aluminum
Midcentury Kurt Versen Double Bullet Wall or Desk Lamp
By Kurt Versen
Located in San Diego, CA
Kurt Versen lamps were selected for MoMA Good Design exhibitions and often selected for use in Case Study houses.
Aluminum
Twin Cone Desk Lamp by Kurt Versen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A steel desk lamp with two (2) articulating steel gooseneck arms in the original salmon color.
Metal
Kurt Versen Desk Table Lamp
By Kurt Versen
Located in Lambertville, NJ
One of our favorite Versen designs. Hard to find in original condition. Dark red enamel exhibits very minor wear. Old wiring is usable but re-wiring is always recommended. Two porcel...
Pair of petite Desk Lamps by Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of stylish Art Deco small for end table or mid size or slightly large for desk boudoir table lamps by Kurt Versen, in gray and back two-tone finish.
Metal
Kurt Versen Desk Lamp
By Kurt Versen, Gerald Thurston
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kurt Versen desk lamp, USA, circa 1950s. This table lamp by Modernist American lighting designer Kurt Versen is one of his more rare and desirable designs.
Steel
Desk Lamp by Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A modernist table lamp having a hemispheric shade suspended from a spare and sculptural tubular steel arm that rises from a weighted disc base.
Steel
Bronze Desk Lamp by Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen
Located in New York, NY
A modern desk lamp in bronze finish by Kurt Versen. USA, circa 1950.
Weighted Base Brass Desk Lamp by Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen
Located in Ferndale, MI
Weighted base brass desk lamp by Kurt Versen. Cone: 9" long x 5.5" diameter x 14" tall overall
Kurt Versen Mid-Century Modern Double Cone Gooseneck Desk Lamp
By Kurt Versen
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Very cool and practical double cone gooseneck desk lamp designed by Kurt Versen. This lamp can be adjusted in an infinite variety of positions so that the light can be directed just ...
Metal
Kurt Versen Adjustable Coral Enameled Desk Lamp #4460, Circa 1955
By Kurt Versen
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Kurt Versen Salmon Enameled Reading Table Lamp, Bedside Lamp. Featuring an adjustable and perforated conical Coral shade, curved tubular rod and triangular base. Shade 6D. Standard s...
Aluminum, Steel
1940s American Desk Lamp in the Style of Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Modernist table lamp having a hemispheric shade suspended from a spare and sculptural tubular steel arm that rises from a weighted disc base.
Steel
Modernist Articulated Desk Lamp By Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant and finely rendered patinated brass desk lamp having a weighted disc base and gracefully arching stem supporting an overhanging pivoting conical shade.
Brass, Steel
Kurt Versen Table - Desk Lamp
By Kurt Versen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Early Design By Kurt Versen. Brass With Enameled Shade And Base. Recently Restored. All Inquiries Please Call Or Just Press CONTACT DEALER Button.
Midcentury Kurt Versen Saucer Table or Desk Lamp 1950s
By Kurt Versen
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid century saucer lamp. Original enameled black finish. Two sockets. Kurt Versen lamps were selected for MoMA Good Design exhibitions and often selected for use in Case Study hou...
Metal
Kurt Versen Mid-Century Modern Chartreuse Cone Gooseneck Desk Lamp
By Kurt Versen
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Very cool and practical cone gooseneck desk lamp designed by Kurt Versen. This lamp is a beautiful chartreuse color and can be adjusted in an infinite variety of positions so that th...
Metal
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Kurt Versen Style Black Loop & Pink Fiberglass Double Shade Desk Lamp, 1950s
By Kurt Versen
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Adjustable Reading Table Lamp with two fiberglass shades in the style of Kurt Versen. Featuring a black enameled loop double stem, ball sockets, perforated, tilting, adjustable doubl...
Metal
Midcentury Kurt Versen Saucer Table or Desk Lamp 1950's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
l1270 Mid Century saucer lamp . Original two light domed table lamp with internal on of switch. Kurt Versen lamps were selected for MoMA Good Design exhibitions and often selected f...
Metal
Kurt Versen Desk Lamp
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Original Kurt Versen Desk or Table Lamp. Pivoting shade with two light sockets and three-way switch.
Brass, Metal
Kurt Versen Desk/Table Lamp
By Kurt Versen
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Authentic Kurt Versen lamp in original putty-colored enamel. Some wear due to normal use and age.
Kurt Versen Mid-Century Modern Desk Lamp
By Kurt Versen
Located in Essex, MA
An adjustable desk lamp by Kurt Versen (1901-1997) in a beautiful coral color, American, circa 1950, the conical shade, perforated with three rows of small decorative circles to let ...
Metal
Kurt Versen Modernist Desk/Table Lamp c.1940s
By Kurt Versen
Located in Easton, PA
Rarely seen c.1940's desk lamp attributed to American designer Kurt Versen.
Metal, Iron
Kurt Versen Table Lamp 1950s
By Kurt Versen
Located in San Diego, CA
Kurt Versen desk or table lamp in his signature sage green.
Metal
Gerald Thurson Desk Lamp
By Kurt Versen
Located in Miami, FL
Small Desk Lamp by Gerald Thurson for Lightholier featuring painted metal base and disk shade mounted on a curved brass stem. The disk shaped shade has a asymmetrical translucent r...
Brass, Metal
Kurt Versen No. 4460 Table or Desk Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
No. 4460 Table or Desk Lamp in Sage Green by Kurt Versen. Uni-versen swivel with wrist-action control for direct or indirect lighting; perforated reflectors add sparkle.
Steel
1940s Desk Lamp by Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen
Located in San Diego, CA
Enameled green steel desk lamp by Kurt Versen.
Steel
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.
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