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Latticino Lamps

Salviati Murano White Latticino Murano Glass Table Lamp
By Antonio Salviati
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Single Salviati Venetian Murano Art Glass latticino (white lace) pattern table lamp, on giltwood
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Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

PAIR Aureliano Toso Dino Martens Attributed Patchwork Latticino Murano lamps
By Dino Martens
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
PAIR Aureliano Toso Dino Martens Attributed Patchwork Latticino Murano lamps
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass

1960s Italian Murano Camer Glass Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960s Venetian “latticino” glass lamp with applied clear glass decorative handles by Camer Glass
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1960s Italian Murano Camer Glass Lamp
1960s Italian Murano Camer Glass Lamp
H 32 in W 9.5 in D 7.5 in
Aureliano Toso Pair of Exquisite Hand Blown Table Lamps, 1950s
By Aureliano Toso
Located in New York, NY
Pair of exquisite hand-blown latticino table lamps with gilded metal bases by Aureliano Toso
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

1970's Pair of Murano Lamps in Gilded Glass
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this wonderful and rare pair of sleek and ultra-modern ovoid lamps! These can be
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Venini Tyra Lundgren Murano Glass Marble Table Lamp Glass, 1950s
By Tyra Lundgren Carolina, Venini
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching handblown Murano glass table lamp. Attributed to Tyra Lundgren for Venini glass. Italy
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Marble

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

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Brass

Murano Art Glass Tumblers, Doppio Ritorto Amazing Technique, signed. Unit price.
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Pair of 19th Century Blue and White Faience Bronze-Mounted Lamps Gien
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning of pair of blue and white bronze-mounted lamps, wired for US, circa 1880. Total height with the shades / 22".
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Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

1950s Barbini Murano Bullicante Glass Lamps, a Pair
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impressive, 1950s pair of Murano glass lamps featuring a wonderful gold flecking and encased bubble (bullicante) technique on a white background by Alfredo Barbini. These beautiful l...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Art Glass

Deep Cobalt Blue Murano Glass Vase, signed
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Beautiful cobalt blue Murano glass vase.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Barovier & Taso Murano Lamp 1960s
By Giuseppe Barovier
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Murano lamp by Barovier & Taso. Lamp has gold leaf flecks behind the glass for a gorgeous effect.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Gold Leaf

Italian Hand Blown Green Murano Glass Lamp Attributed to Archimede Seguso 1960s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Milano, MI
Mushroom-shaped table lamp in hand-blown green Murano glass, the creation of which is attributed to Archimede Seguso in the 1960s. The electrical system has been replaced with a new ...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Mid Century Table Lamp by Josef Hůrka, 1960's
By Josef Hurka, Napako
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage table lamp designed by Josef Hůrka for Napako in former Czechoslovakia in the 1960's. US adapter included. Bulb: 1x E26-E27.
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Seguso for Marbro Lamp Co. Turquoise Murano Glass Lamps Mid-Century Modern Pair
By The Marbro Lamp Company, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in North Miami, FL
These stunning pair of vintage Mid-Century Modern Seguso for Marbro Co. ribbed luscious turquoise or Caribbean sky blue Murano glass lamps have white lacquered bases. The luminosity ...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Nickel

Pair of Toso Murano Lamps Murano Glass Gold
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Pair of Toso Murano lamps Murano glass Gold Dimensions : h62xl20cm ref : c/1942/2/B Price : 3200€ for the pair.
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Vintage 1980s Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Italian Table Lamp in Blue and 24-Karat Gold Murano Glass, 1980s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Italian table lamp in blue and 24-karat gold and multicolor Murano glass, composed by a blue base with four flowers, by above three 24-karat gold spheres divided by circular blue dis...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Gold

Pair of Pink Midcentury Murano Table Lamps
By Murano 5
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of midcentury Murano lamps. Hand blown semi-opaque pinkish-champagne glass table lamps on gilt-brass bases. Newly wired for use within the USA. Sold as a pair without shades. So...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass

Blenko Smoky Blue Glass Bottle Lamp
By Blenko Glass
Located in New York, NY
Blenko smoke blue glass lamp with circular wood base. Original hardware and finial. Overall height measures 27 inches, lamp body, 14 inches height. Signed with paper label on harp, ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass

Vintage Blue Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage blue table lamp made in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s. It features a bakelite base with switch, a blue metal adjustable shade and chrome plated arm. The original soc...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Chrome

Vintage Blue Table Lamp, 1960s
Vintage Blue Table Lamp, 1960s
H 12.6 in W 5.91 in D 7.88 in
Blue Opaline Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A single French circa 1930’s blue opaline glass table lamp. Measurements: Height of body: 23" Diameter at widest: 7"
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Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps

Materials

Opaline Glass

Italian Vase by Dino Martens for Barovier & Toso, 1954
By Dino Martens
Located in Milano, IT
Vase by Dino Martens for Barovier & Toso, 1954. The vase features the half filigree technique. The Dino Martens vase is the model 6049, 1954 - Murano. The colors in the vase are whi...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

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Pair of 1950's Italian Latticino Table Lamps
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Asheville, NC
Stunning pair of Murano latticino table lamps, most likely produced by Seguso, 1950's. The detail
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Matched Pair of Dino Martens Latticino Tower Murano Lamps
By Dino Martens
Located in Little Rock, AR
A very stylish pair for a Hollywood Regency or Contemporary decor - the WHITE CANE filagree creates a cross-hatch design. It's hard for us to capture the beauty in our photos - look...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Nickel

Beautiful Pair of Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Table Lamps with Gold Inclusions
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A beautiful pair of Barovier & Toso Italian Murano glass table lamps with gold inclusions, three
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Midcentury Feldman Triple Pendant Italian Caged Latticino Glass Chandelier Lamp
By Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Denver, CO
. White and clear blown Murano latticino glass in gold painted wire frame hang from a large flush mount
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Wire

Mid Century Modern Italian Murano Lino Tagliapietra Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp
By Lino Tagliapietra
Located in Miami, FL
All handblown black glass with applied red, white Latticino inlaid, Murano pendant Light fixture by
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Blown Glass

Pair Latticino Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Nice pair of Latticino Lamps. Great color. Wired for use.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Pair Latticino Lamps
Pair Latticino Lamps
H 24 in D 7 in
Italian Latticino Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
blown glass, lattticino technique table lamp
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Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass

Italian Latticino Table Lamp
Italian Latticino Table Lamp
H 12.5 in Dm 16.5 in
Dino Martens Latticino Murano Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dino Martens latticino design Murano table lamp.Green, white and gold lattice design with original
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Dino Martens Latticino Murano Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dino Martens latticino design Murano lamp. Yellow stripes with white and gold lattice design
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Dino Martens Latticino Murano Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dino Martens latticino design murano table lamp. Pink, white and gold lattice design glass mounted
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Murano Latticino Glass Lamps
Located in Winter Park, FL
Pair of exquisite Murano glass lamps. Latticino ribbons of green with Zanfirico white stripes. Gold
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pale Green Dino Martens Latticino Murano Lamp
By Dino Martens
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful single Murano lamp created by Dino Martens in the "latticino" technique. Swirling glass
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Pair of Murano AVEM Latticino Glass Lamps
By Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM)
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of small Murano latticino glass lamps by A.Ve.M. (Arte Vetraria Muranese). Alternating
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Venini latticino table lamps on giltwood bases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Venini latticino table lamps on giltwood bases.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Giltwood

Mid Century Pair of Murano Latticino Glass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Vintage pair of murano glass table lamps with latticino design in white and copper-colored ribbons
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

A Midcentury Pair of Murano Latticino Glass Table Lamps on Marble Bases
Located in New York, NY
A vintage pair of Murano glass table lamps with latticino design and marble base. There is a gold
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Vintage Venetian Lights or Lamps, Sky Blue Latticino Stripe 24 K Gold
By Salviati
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Great color ! A pretty sky blue with pulled latticino threading and gold inclusion throughout. In
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Vintage 1960s Italian Belle Époque Table Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass

Blown Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Gourd Form Glass Body with Long Neck. Latticino Technique with Applied Drop Forms. Polished Brass
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Blown Glass Table Lamp
Blown Glass Table Lamp
H 36 in Dm 9 in
Pair of Murano Glass Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1930s white and clear Murano glass table lamps. Beautiful latticino glass. Pristine
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Vintage 1940s Table Lamps

Chic Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An elegant lamp made from a Murano glass latticino vase set atop a lacquered base (it is not
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Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

VENINI WOVEN LAMP, DE SANTILANA DESIGN
Located in NYC, NY
vintage Murano Lamp called MEZZA FILIGRANA or possibly LATTICINO. Beautiful effect when lit (see
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Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass

Pink Filigrana Aventurine Glass Murano Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A sensuous, baluster shape, Venetian glass lamp; with pink and "goldstone" (copper aventurine glass
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Stylized Murano Glass Lamps by Barovier & Toso
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite pair of hand blown Murano glass lamps with white flex latticino details and
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20th Century Table Lamps

Pair of Stunning Italian Glass Lamps by Alberto Toso
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of genie style murano lamps with latticino work in white with copper bands and pink tones
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20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Stunning Pair of Murano Glass Lamps by Alberto Toso
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of genie style murano lamps with latticino work in white with copper bands and pink tones
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20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Pair of Murano Glass Lamps by Barovier and Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Murano Glass Lamps by Barovier and Toso, Italy, circa 1950's. Executed in hand blown green
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Pair of Murano Glass Zanfirico Bottle Form Table Lamps, circa 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of bottle form Murano glass lamps with zanfirico and latticino decoration, original period
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Seguso Trio of Caged Glass Pendant Lights
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Miami, FL
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Latticino trio of caged glass pendant lamps. Created to project a patterned
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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Italian Murano Latticino Glass Lamps, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 1960s Italian Murano latticino glass lamps in a white, gold and red color way. These
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Cenedese Murano Latticino Glass Mushroom Form Lamp
By Cenedese
Located in Danville, CA
Gorgeous Murano Glass Lamp with glass base and Gunmetal neck by Gino Cenendese- Italy. The lamp is
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Vintage Beautiful Pink and White Murano Latticino Glass Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
. Beautiful gold aventurine. Listing at this time is for bases. Ready for lamp shop to specify bases and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Murano Latticino Art Glass Table Lamps
By Dino Martens
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Tall and statuesque lamps are perfectly executed. Latticino design is simplistic and elegant. Glass
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Art Glass, Hardwood

Latticino Murano Art Deco Chandelier Ceiling Lamp 1930s
Located in Berlin, BE
MODERNIST 30s MURANO CHANDELIER (LATTICINO) 3 FEET x 2,6 FEET ART DECO CHANDELIER WITH LAMP
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Vintage 1930s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Rare Pair of Blue and White Murano Lamps, Aureliano Toso Dino Martens
By Dino Martens
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite pair of Murano lamps, stunning robins egg blue with white Latticino, raised, applied
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Pink Striped Murano Latticino Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Murano latticino lamp in pink, cherry and white on a Lucite base.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Pair of Italian Porcelain Latticino Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White Porcelain Latticino Lamps with Gilt Bases. Newly rewired with double clusters and silk twist
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

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Porcelain, Cord, Silk

Pair of Deno Martens latticino lamps, c. 1950
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Deno Martens latticino lamps with original bronze base and top
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Off-white Venini Murano glass latticino lamp, c. 1950
Located in Dallas, TX
Off-white Venini Murano glass latticino lamp
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Salviati Venetian Glass Latticino Lamp
Located in New York, NY
White latticino glass baluster mounted with translucent gold specked teardrops. White marble base
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Pair of Mint and White Latticino Lamps by Dino Martens, circa 1950
By Dino Martens
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of mint and white latticino Dino Martens
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Square Pair of Vintage Latticino Murano Lamps
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Little Rock, AR
A very stylish pair of CRISP WHITE Latticino lamps, done as squares. The Cane filagree creates a
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Lucite

Venini Latticino Murano Lamp
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Venini Murano Latticino Glass Lamp with 22KT White Gold Base. Restored. Silk Cord. Double Cluster
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Venini Latticino Table Lamp
By Venini
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderful bulbous Venini lamp with custom square linen shade.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Venini Latticino Table Lamp
H 23.75 in Dm 8 in
Adorable Latticino Boudoir Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Lovely.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Latticino Ceramic Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Italy, Pair of Latticino Ceramic Lamps with Brass and Black Lacquered Bases
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

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Brass

Latticino Murano glass lamp, c. 1930
Located in Dallas, TX
Latticino Murano glass lamp
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Vintage 1930s Italian Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Pair of Murano latticino table lamps
Located in Toronto, ON
Pair of pink and white latticino Murano table lamps with silver gilded metal mounts. Lamps have
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20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Pair of Salviatti Murano Lamps with Latticino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Salviatti Murano Lamps with Latticino. 22KT gilt bases. Lampshades are additonal.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Pair of Italian Ceramic Latticino Pineapple Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Ceramic Latticino Pineapple Lamps. Restored . Lacquered Base, Brass Double Cluster, Silk
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Wood

Pair of Murano latticino and marble table lamps
Located in Toronto, ON
Pair of Murano glass (green, white and gold stripe) and black/white marble table lamps. Cleaned
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20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Metal

Murano Lamp By Dino Martens With Latticino, C.1970
Located in Dallas, TX
Murano lamp by Dino Martens with Latticino
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Vintage 1970s French Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Pair of Fine Latticino Italian Glass Table Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gorgeous!
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Latticino Italian Hanging Fixture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Italian Latticino Glass Chandelier
Located in Palm Springs, CA
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Italian Table Lamps

Dino Martens Latticino Tower Murano Lamps on Beveled Lucite
Located in Little Rock, AR
White cane filagree creates a cross-hatch design on beveled acryllic.

31" to top of double cluster socket.
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20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Vintage Italian Murano Glass Pink and White Latticino Gold Fleck Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very special 1940s brass and Murano glass Latticino ribbon pink and white ruffle swirl lamp with
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Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Mint and White Latticino Dino Martens Table Lamps, circa 1950
By Dino Martens
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of mint and white latticino Dino Martens. Off-white pongee shade. 3 way socket, 50/100/150
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

MURANO LAMP
Located in Miami, Miami Design District, FL
INTRICATE GLASS AND LATTICINO METAL WORK
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Vintage 1940s Italian Table Lamps

MURANO LAMP
MURANO LAMP
H 39 in W 10 in
Gio Ponti Quiver Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A fine and rare floor lamp. Incredible latticino glass center.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Floor Lamps

Gio Ponti Quiver Lamp
Gio Ponti Quiver Lamp
H 41 in W 10 in D 9 in
Large Scarpa Venini Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carlo Scarpa for Venini 15" Latticino Globe, White Gold Base.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Large Scarpa Venini Lamp
Large Scarpa Venini Lamp
H 32 in Dm 15 in
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Latticino Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of latticino lamps available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct latticino lamps — often made from glass, metal and brass — can elevate any home. Latticino lamps have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Latticino lamps are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency and Modern styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Latticino lamps have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Dino Martens, Antonio Salviati and Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM) are consistently popular.

How Much are Latticino Lamps?

Latticino lamps can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,025, while the lowest priced sells for $750 and the highest can go for as much as $5,250.

Finding the Right table-lamps for You

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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