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Large Scale Constructivist Lamp - Very Sculptural Form
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Scale Constructivist Lamp, circa 1960's. It has a very sculptural form and is executed in greys and white, with a black lacquered base and chrome plated details. It is a very l...
Chrome
Large Murano Table Lamp by Ettore Fantasia and Gino Poli for Sothis, Italy 60s
By Gino Poli
Located in Lucija, SI
Very interesting and rare Murano glass Table Lamp was designed by Ettore Fantasia and Gino Poli for Sothis in Italy, in '60s. It is made of metal and Murano glass; with unique "Pule...
Metal, Chrome
Large Scale Murano Glass Table
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Oakland, CA
Handmade Murano glass lamp circa 1950s to early 1960s, thick glass body with a soft red to contrasting gold-green color, having the original high grade chromed hardware, with two pul...
Chrome
Large desk lamp by Josep Magem – Barcelona 1969
By Madom, Josep Maria Magem
Located in Girona, Girona
Large desk lamp in blue lacquered sheet metal with a height-adjustable chrome-plated flexible arm and a tilting shade; original wiring. Designed by Josep Maria Magem for Madom. Barc...
Chrome, Sheet Metal
Large Carlo Nason Lamp for Mazzega circa 1960
By Carlo Nason, AVMazzega
Located in London, GB
Sculptural glass light. Looks like melting ice! Italy circa 1970 by the glass lighting designer Carlo Nason. Four separate bulb holders inside glass Can be used as a table or fl...
Chrome
Large Triple Column Floor Lamp for Tronconi, Italy, 1970s
By Tronconi
Located in Firenze, IT
A stunning and monumental triple-column floor lamp designed by Enrico Tronconi during the 1970s. This architectural piece, often referred to as the "Skyscraper" lamp, consists of thr...
Steel, Chrome
Large Italian beige Murano glass "mushroom" lamp from the 1940s - K005
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Large Italian "mushroom" table lamp from the 1940s.
Chrome
Large Space Age Lucite and Metal Ball Lamp, Italy, 1970s
By Stilux
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Large Space age mid-century ball lamp in lucite and metal chrome attributed to the italian design lightning manufacture Stilux. In the mood of Filippo Panseca, Gaetano Missaglia, Car...
Metal, Chrome
Large lamp by Aldo Nason, Mazzega, Murano, Italy, circa 1970
By Aldo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Paris, FR
Large lamp consisting of five closed tubes made of frosted glass with white speckles, set in a chrome-plated metal frame. Five lights. Height: 65 cm (25.6 inches) Base diameter: 25 ...
Chrome
Large "Pipistrello" lamp, by Gae Aulenti, Martinelli Luce Italy, circa 1965
By Gae Aulenti, Martinelli Luce
Located in Paris, FR
The largest model of the Pipistrello lamp, with adjustable height. It can be lowered or raised by about 20 cm thanks to its telescoping base. White opal methacrylate shade. Four ligh...
Chrome
Glamorous 1970s Pair of Large Scale Stepped Design Lucite Lamps
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of 1970s Hollywood Regency Karl Springer style stepped Lucite lamps, shades not included.
Chrome
Large Space Age Smoked Acrylic Dome Mushroom Lamp in Style of Martinelli 1970s
Located in Lisboa, PT
While Martinelli is best known for his iconic mushroom table lamps, the resemblance is especially evident in his large acrylic ceiling fixtures of the late 1960s and 1970s, such as t...
Chrome
Extra Large Pair of 1970's Crystal Lamps by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors.
By Orrefors, Carl Fagerlund
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1970's Extra large heavy Crystal lamps designed by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors. The lamps have been newly rewired with polished chrome adjustable double clusters that take s...
Crystal, Chrome
Pair of Two Chrome and Opaline Glass Floor-Table Lamps, Italy, 1970s
By AVMazzega
Located in Almelo, NL
Pair of two large chrome and opaline glass floor-table lamps, Italy 1970s Gorgeous set of two opaline glass floor-table lamps with chrome center.
Brass
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.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.