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Marbro Figural Lamp

Pair Hollywood Regency Gilded Plaster Large Figural Lamps Boy w Jug Style Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Topeka, KS
plaster figural lamps of a boy drinking from a water jug in the style of Marbro. One lamp actually has “O
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Single Handpainted Figural Harlequin Lamp by Marboro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Single figural lamp by the Marboro Lamp Company, of handpainted plaster, formed as a masked jester
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Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Single Handpainted Figural Harlequin Lamp by Marboro
Single Handpainted Figural Harlequin Lamp by Marboro
$2,450
H 29.5 in W 8.75 in D 7.75 in
Midcentury Figural Jester Harlequin Plaster Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Large Mid-Century Modern sculptural jester plaster table lamp featuring a reflective metallic gold
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plaster

Midcentury Figural Jester Harlequin Plaster Table Lamp
Midcentury Figural Jester Harlequin Plaster Table Lamp
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
H 42.75 in W 7.25 in D 7.25 in
Larger than Life Figural Fish Lamp by E. Pattarino for Marbro
By Eugenio Pattarino
Located in Antwerp, BE
Spectacular glazed Ceramic Sunfish by Professore Eugenio Pattarino for Marbro. The iridescent
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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Figural Lamp by B. Carpeaux
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Houston, TX
Hollywood Regency style lamp after a bronze sculpture by B. Carpeaux, depicting a male youth
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Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Figural Lamp by B. Carpeaux
Figural Lamp by B. Carpeaux
H 25 in W 14 in D 12 in
Hollywood Regency Figural Table Lamp with Gilt Putti by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
carved French table with cabriole legs. This rare lamp by Marbro company is made of plaster and wood with
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Vintage MCM Art Deco Figural Jester Harlequin Table Lamps Style of Marbro Pair
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Topeka, KS
is ready to entertain YOU!!! This is a lively pair of figural table lamps in the style of Marbro
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Sevres Unglazed Bisque Figural Desk Lamp edited by Marbro
Located in Danville, CA
Beautifully detailed unglazed white bisque figure mounted as a table lamp by Marbro.
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Vintage 1970s French Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Larger than Life Figural Fish Lamp by E. Pattarino for Marbro
By Eugenio Pattarino
Located in Danville, CA
Spectacular glazed Ceramic Sunfish by Professore Eugenio Pattarino for Marbro. Original gold
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Earthenware

Marbro Hollywood Regency Silver Gilt Figural Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Marbro silver gilt figural statuette table lamp from the Hollywood Regency era. Features a
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

MCM Art Deco Figural Jester Harlequin Table Lamps Style Marbro Pair Blue & Green
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Joyful vintage MCM (Mid-Century Modern) Art Deco figural jester or harlequin table lamps in the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Monumental Harlequin Jester Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century harlequin table lamp in the manner of Marbro lamp company. This large figural lamp is
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Vintage 1960s Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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Art Deco Edouard Marcel Sandoz Little Silvered Bronze Lapin, Rabbit, Signed
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20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Renaissance style Entree Dish
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Renaissance-style round sterling silver entree dish. The bottom of the entree dish is smooth, while a border made with the casting technique with acanthus leaf motifs has been welded...
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1990s Italian Renaissance Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Renaissance style Entree Dish
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Pair of Early 19th Century Carved Court Jesters Figural Carvings
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
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Set of 12 English Porcelain Botanical Plates, Spode, circa 1900
By Spode
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 English porcelain botanical plates, Spode, circa 1900.
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30:30 Landscape Architecture Book
Located in New York, NY
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$75 / item
H 11.38 in W 9.88 in D 2 in
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$1,977 / item
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Located in Rio Vista, CA
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Émile Gallé small Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, ca 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Delft, NL
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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.

Questions About Marbro Figural Lamp
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 14, 2024
    The history of Marbro lamps dates back to 1934, when brothers Morris and Elliott Markoff founded the Marbro Lamp Company. The brothers relocated from Chicago to southern California after the end of World War II and set up an assembly plant in the garment district of Los Angeles. Vases and objets d'art sourced from all over the world were used as lamp bases. The brass bases came from India, alabaster from Italy, porcelain from Japan and China and crystal from Germany and France. Murano glass and whimsical bronze figurines were two of the more popular base materials. Marbro lamps were one of a kind and took between 75 and 90 days to complete. Occasionally, they were made from sculptures that customers brought into the factory. Highly skilled woodturners and shade-makers crafted lampshades and wooden bases in Marbro's shop. The company's best-known products were these table lamps, but it also produced a wide variety of decorative objects. The Masco Corporation acquired the Marbro Lamp Company in 1987. Its Los Angeles assembly plant shuttered its doors in 1990. Its equipment and remaining inventory were moved to LaBarge Mirrors — a Masco subsidiary — in Michigan. Shortly after, the production of Marbro lamps ended. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of Marbro lamps.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024
    No, the Marbro Lamp Company is not still in business. The Masco Corporation acquired the company in 1987. Its Los Angeles assembly plant shuttered its doors in 1990, and its equipment and remaining inventory were moved to La Barge Mirrors, a Masco subsidiary, in Michigan. Shortly after, the production of Marbro lamps ended. Find a diverse assortment of Marbro Lamp Company lighting on 1stDibs.