$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
Marbro Original Table Lamp! Milk Chocolate Brown Wood Base 1960s Art Deco Minty!
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
This Marbro Original is Spectacular! The color is a beautiful milk chocolate brown!
Metal
$5,600Sale Price|20% Off
Marbro *Original* Italian Porcelain Table Lamp! Only 1. Cobalt Blue 1960s Empire
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
***MARBRO ORIGINAL** GILDED EMPIRE STYLE PORCELAIN LAMP!
Metal, Gold
Vintage Murano Amber Venetian Italian Glass Table Lamp by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company, Murano 5
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage midcentury Italian Murano bubble wire venetian amber glass table lamp by Marbro original. Handcrafted Venetian hand blown glass with metal wired cage design.
Art Glass, Blown Glass
HUGE Vintage Italian Ceramic Table Lamps by The Marbro Lamp Company
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Smyrna, GA
Lampshades are for display only and not available for sale. Marbro original Italian Ceramic label present on neck.
Ceramic
Vintage Venetian Murano Glass Italian Table Lamp by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage midcentury Italian Murano bubble wire amber glass table lamp by Marbro original. Handcrafted Venetian hand blown glass with metal wired cage design.
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage 1940's Hollywood Regency Marbro Lamp With Original Shade
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New Orleans, LA
An outstanding and elaborate Hollywood Regency 1940's Marbro Lamp having it's original shade with shell applique' in mint condition.
Metal, Bronze
Vintage Hand Painted Ceramic Table Lamp with Original Shade by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage hand painted ceramic table Lamp with original shade by Marbro, circa 1970 Measures: 11" diameter at the body x 9" diameter at the base 19" high to the top of the cerami...
Ceramic
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
Bronze Owl Lamp by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Patinated bronze owl lamp by with birds and tree trunk details by Marbro with original shade which is 17"wide, 12" deep, 17" high and in really great condition for it's age.
Bronze
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
Massive Alabaster Lamp by Marbro Co
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Unusual; and extra-large carved alabaster lamp by Marbro, in original and working condition. This lamp has carved animal head details, as well as swags and pierced opening details.
Alabaster
Marbro Asian Style Hand Painted Porcelain Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Fulton, CA
Double pull-chain light sockets. Retaining Marbro labels. Base in excellent original condition, original shade is presentable, but does have wear from age.
Porcelain
Pair of Tall Italian Carved Alabaster Table Lamps by Marbro Lamp Co.
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
The lamps retain the original "Marbro" label. Marble Lamp Co. was the top lighting manufacturer in the 1950's.
Alabaster, Brass
Italian Bitossi Rimini Blue & Gold Ceramic Table Lanp by Marbro
By Bitossi, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Stamford, CT
New brass pull chains. Original brass finial is included. Lamp retains original Marbro labels.
Brass
Pair of Oversized Hollywood Regency Carved and Gilded Table Lamps by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Both lamps retain the original Marbro labels. Standard lightbulb in the second image is for scale.
Brass
$6,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Blush Pink Murano Glass Marbro Lamps, 1960s
By The Marbro Lamp Company, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare pair of vintage Murano table lamps by Seguso for Marbro. Ribbed Murano opaline glass lamps in a light blush pink retailed by The Marbro Lamp Company on original silver leafed ...
Murano Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Murano Glass Lamp by Archimede Seguso, Italy 1950s
By The Marbro Lamp Company, Archimede Seguso
Located in Winter Park, FL
Minor paint loss. Silver fold Marbro label. All original. Rewired with new cord.
Brass
HUGE Vintage Italian Ceramic Table Lamps by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Little Rock, AR
Lampshades are for display only and not available for sale. Marbro original Italian Ceramic label present on neck.
Brass
All Original Marbro Japanese Chrysanthemum Bronze Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Papaikou, HI
It has a three way socket switch, as well as an on/off line switch. Marbro Label affixed to the socket. Like so many Marbro lamps, the main decorative element, the body of the la...
Bronze, Metal
Vintage Bronze Marbro Urn Lamp with Makers Stamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in San Antonio, TX
Original lampshade included. Marbro stamp on neck of lamp.
Bronze
Marbro Lamp Company Vintage Handblown Swedish Glass Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Little Rock, AR
Lampshades are for display only and not available for sale. Original Marbro labels present.
Unavailable
H 47.75 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
Marbro Pair of Monumental Purple Sommerso Lamps with Glass by Seguso
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Rare pair of sommerso glass lamps by Archimede Seguso for Marbro. Lamps are all original with patina to metal.
Blown Glass
Large Pair of Coral Tone Murano Lamps with Brass Details by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Stamford, CT
On brushed brass bases with elongated acorn-motif original finials. By Marbro. Fully cleaned and new wiring/sockets.
Brass
Unavailable
H 42.5 in Dm 7.75 in
Marbro James Mont-Style Chinese Archaistic Tall Brass Table Lamp, 1950s
By The Marbro Lamp Company, James Mont
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elongated brass stem retains Marbro Lamp Company label. Original dual sockets with brass ball pull chains that echo finial.
Brass
Marbro Urn-Style Light
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Highly detailed, carved pine, shape and form. Original Marbro Lamp Company label. Brass finial with ball and chain pulls.
Pair of Vintage Marbro Decanter Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
Lovely pair of vintage green glass decanter lamps by Marbro. Original "stopper" finials included. Recently rewired with new socket and cord.
Brass
MARBRO Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Monumental and rare MARBRO lamps with flower detailing. Partial label reads 'World Craftmanship MARBRO original'.
Brass
Marbro Chrysanthemum Porcelain Lamp, 1960s
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Hamburg, PA
Labeled "Marbro Original" on the shaft. Lampshade not included.
Brass
Oversize Carved Wood Pineapple Lamp by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Rochester, NY
Retains the Marbro Original silver foil label at top of central brass shaft.
Brass
Sold
H 58 in W 13 in D 13 in
Mid-Century Modern Marbro Pineapple Carved Wood Table Floor Lamp Original Shade
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a beautifully carved, pineapple bromeliad tall table lamp by Marbro. Perfectly aged all original partially white washed surface to wood.
Stunning Pair of Murano 1960s Baluster-Form Aqua Glass Lamps by Marbro Lamp Co
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stunning and large pair of Murano 1960s baluster-form aqua glass lamps by Marbro Lamp Co.; each tall lamp capped with a ring of glass leaves above a body of swirled glass all resti...
Harlequin Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Rochester, NY
A mid 20th century plaster composition harlequin figure table lamp by Marbro. Original nicely aged polychrome painted surface - the electric in all good working order - included is t...
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 velvet shade with abstract school of fish applique.
Earthenware
Pair of Exceptional Handblown Glass Table Lamp by Seguso
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of large handblown deep aqua glass table lamps by Seguso (Murano Italy) for Marbro lighting, American, 1950s. “Marbro Original” label located on neck.
Marbro Table Lamp with original shade
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Drip glaze fluted ceramic body, original shade and finial. Gun metal ground with turquoise drip decoration. Working condition.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Marbro Bronze Peacock Table Lamp Original Shade and Finial
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an outstanding, bronze table lamp, with a peacock motif, original shade and finial, from Marbro, circa 1950s.
Bronze
Pair of Murano Glass Lamps by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Murano glass lamps made by Marbro in a beautiful cognac color. The lamps have original Marbro label and brass base.
Murano Glass
Middle Century Marbro Black Vine lamp, pair
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Middle Century black enameled vine lamp by the Marbro Lamp Company. Each lamp has it's original "Marbro" tag present.
Steel
Chic Alabaster Table Lamps by Marbro Lamp Co
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Custom-made shades made to complement the lamps feature silk drum shades finished in a nubby casement fabric for a period feel. Lamps retain original Marbro label. Lamps by Marbro w...
Alabaster
Pair of Marbro Asian Floral Porcelain Table Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Retains original Marbro label. Shades not included and are shown for photography purposes only.
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Seguso for Marbro Pair of Amber Glass Lamps Original Shades
By Livio Seguso, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a magnificent pair of amber colored, glass table lamps, with their original shades and finials, by Marbro Lamp Co. In excellent condition.
Mid-Century Murano Glass Marbro Floor Lamp Table Pair
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Forney, TX
Signed, retaining the original Marbro label. circa late 1960s / early 1970s.
Brass
Machine Age Desk or Table Lamp by Marbro, USA 1950s
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in London, GB
Original Marbro label in place. Dimensions: H: 40cm x Dia: 36cm
Metal
Marbro Black Mirror Glazed Turquoise Butterfly Lamp, circa 1970-1980
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Pasadena, CA
The lamps retain their original double cluster Marbro electrical fittings and signature Marbro stickers.
Brass
Vintage Midcentury Harlequin Lamp by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company, René de Saint-Marceaux
Located in Dallas, TX
A vintage monumental painted plaster harlequin / jester/ joker lamp with new barrel shade by Marbro, circa 1968, from the original 1879 bronze sculpture by French sculptor Rene´ de S...
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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