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Pair of Ceramic Lamps by Lee Rosen for Design Techniques
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Impressive pair of ceramic table lamps designed by Lee Rosen for design techniques. Both are in
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps by Lee Rosen for Design Technics, 1960s
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in Round Rock, TX
Offered is an impressive pair of ceramic table lamps designed by Lee Rosen for Design Technics
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Lee Rosen Ceramic/Pottery, Pair Bookends for Design Technics, Fused Glass Glaze
By Lee Rosen, Design Technics
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice pair of bookends designed by Lee Rosen, with an amazing fused glass glaze like broken glass
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Vintage 1950s American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Tall Pair Lee Rosen for Design Technics Textured Pale Yellow Pottery Lamps
By Lee Rosen, Design Technics
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Pair of American Mid Century Lee Rosen for Design Technics Cream Yellow Matte Glazed
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Lee Rosen, Large Table Lamps, Ceramic, Brass, USA, 1950s
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of large yellow-glazed ceramic and brass table lamps, designed by Lee Rosen and produced by
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Oversized White Ceramic Table Lamps by Lee Rosen for Design Technics
By Lee Rosen, Design Technics
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large, bulbous-form ceramic table lamps in matte white glaze designed in the 1960s by Lee Rosen for
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Set of 2 Lee Rosen Cerulean Blue Ceramic Low Bowl for Design Technics
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in Chicago, IL
these Lee Rosen bowls, a pair that will add a touch of historical elegance and modernist flair to any
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Pottery, Ceramic

Rare Lee Rosen For Design Technics Table Lamps- a Pair
By Design Technics
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rare pair of Leon Rosen for Design Technics table lamps. Each lamp has its own unique splatter
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Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Design Technics Rare Pair of Bottle Form Gunmetal Glaze Ceramic Lamps, 1960s
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lee Rosen for Design Technics, finished in rare gunmetal glaze, referred to as "semi-gloss metallic
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Large Scale Ceramic Table Lamps in Milk White Glaze by Design Technics
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lee Rosen for Design Technics, finished in a matte, milk-white glaze. A robust design with each lamp
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

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Located in High Point, NC
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Fantastic pair of Mid-Century lamps in a matte ochre color glaze with a slight variegated pattern
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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pair of large Lee Rosen for Design Technics Table Lamps
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Pair of Lee Rosen Hand-Thrown Pottery Lamps for Design Technics
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Pair of textured black ceramic table lamps by Lee Rosen for Design Technics.
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Matching pair of ceramic table lamps by Lee Rosen for Design Technics. Lamps feature a textural
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Design Technics Pair of Studio Made Ceramic Table Lamps 1960s 'Signed'
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Pair of studio made taupe ceramic table lamps with inscribed wavy lines, by Lee Rosen for Design
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Design Technics Pair of Studio Made Ceramic Pottery Table Lamps 1960s Signed
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of studio pottery bulbous form, ceramic table lamps, by Lee Rosen for Design Technics
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Pair of Pace Collection Lucite Armchairs, Attributed
By Leon Rosen
Located in Chicago, IL
Lee. Attribution is Leon Rosen for Pace Collection.
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Lee Rosen, Table Lamps, Glazed Ceramic, Design Technics, United States, 1950s
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Pair of Large Studio Art Pottery Table Lamps by Lee Rosen
By Lee Rosen, Bob Kinzie
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of large Mid-Century Modern, studio, art pottery table lamps by Lee Rosen feature incised
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Large Pair Lee Rosen for Design-Technics Textured Taupe Pottery Lamps
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Pair of Hand Etched Ceramic Studio Table Lamps by Lee Rosen for Design Technics
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Pair of hand etched ceramic studio table lamps by Lee Rosen for Design Technics. Designed in USA
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Lee Rosen, Large Table Lamps, Incised Stoneware, Brass, United States, 1950s
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Located in High Point, NC
A pair of large table lamps, designed and produced by Lee Rosen for Design Technics, USA, 1950s
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Pair of Pottery Table Lamps by Design Technics
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Pair of Studded Ceramic Table Lamps by Design Technics
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Pair of ceramic table lamps by Lee Rosen for Design Technics. These examples feature a studded
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Pair Design Technics Oatmeal Stipple Glazed Pottery Table Lamps, 1950s
By Lee Rosen, Design Technics
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Pair of rustic ceramic lamps by Lee Rosen for Design Techniques c. 1950
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Pair Glazed Ceramic Table Lamps Attributed to Lee Rosen, 20th Century
By Lee Rosen
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Pair of Mid-Century glazed ceramic ginger jar table lamps with brass fixtures. Each lamp measure 28
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Pair of Tooled Ceramic Table Lamps by Lee Rosen
By Lee Rosen, Design Technics
Located in New York, NY
body finished in a sleek gunmetal glaze. By Lee Rosen for Design Technics. American, circa 1950.
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Pair of Lee Rosen Ceramic Lamps for Design Technics
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Pair of 1960'S Lee Rosen Lamps
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Pair of 1960'S Bulbous Scored Stoneware Lamps on Teak Bases by Lee Rosen.
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Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

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Pair of pottery lamps by Lee Rosen
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of great pottery lamps on wood bases designed by Lee Rosen for Design Techniques.
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Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

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Pair of Lee Rosen Design tecnics table lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of off white textured ceramic lamps on footed wooden base table lamps.
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Pair of Fluted Gourd Ceramic Lamps By Lee Rosen, c. 1950
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Located in New York, NY
with new silk shades by Lee Rosen for Design Technics, c. 1950
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

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Cord

Tall Pair of Citrine 1950's Lee Rosen for Design Technics Table Lamps
By Design Technics
Located in Washington, DC
Tall Pair of Citrine 1950's Lee Rosen for Design Technics Table Lamps
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

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Rare Pair of Ceramic End or Side Tables by Lee Rosen for Design Techniques
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Rare and exceptional pair of side tables designed by Lee Rosen for design techniques. The ceramic
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Pair of Sculpted Blue Pottery Lamps
Located in Providence, RI
Pair of large pottery lamps with blue glaze circa 1960. Very similar to works by Lee Rosen / Design
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Monumental Pair of Design Technics Pottery Table Lamps
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Monumental pair of Design Technics pottery table lamps designed by Lee Rosen. Great large scale
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Pair of 1950's Design Technics Art Pottery Table Lamps
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Pair of Design Technics Ceramic Lamps, Carved Design by Lee Rosen, 1950s
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Large Pair of Design Technics Table Lamps by Lee Rosen
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Lee Rosen Pair For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic lee rosen pair available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, brass and metal, every lee rosen pair was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect lee rosen pair — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right lee rosen pair, those designed in Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made lee rosen pair over the years, but those crafted by Design Technics and Lee Rosen are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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A lee rosen pair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,800, while the lowest priced sells for $2,400 and the highest can go for as much as $9,800.

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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