$5,143
H 19.69 in W 14.97 in D 5.12 in
Brass Bauhaus Art Deco architectural desk or table lamp attributed Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Zaandam, NL
Gorgeous example of a Bauhaus desk lamp with the design attributed to Marcel Breuer. We have made
Brass
Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp, circa 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Culver City, CA
Marcel Breuer desk lamp, circa 1925. Designed for the International Exposition of Modern
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Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp, circa 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Culver City, CA
Marcel Breuer desk lamp, circa 1925. Designed for the International Exposition of Modern
Brass, Nickel
Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp, circa 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Culver City, CA
Marcel Breuer desk lamp, made in Germany, circa 1925. Created for the International exposition
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Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp, circa 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Culver City, CA
Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp, Made in Germany, circa 1925. Created for the International exposition
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Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp, circa 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Culver City, CA
Marcel Breuer desk lamp, made in Germany, circa 1925. Created for the International exposition
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Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp, Germany, circa 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Culver City, CA
Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp, Germany, circa 1925 Created for the International Exposition of Modern
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Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp, Germany, circa 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Culver City, CA
Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp, Germany, circa 1925 Created for the International Exposition of Modern
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Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp, Germany, circa 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Culver City, CA
Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp, Germany, circa 1925 Created for the International Exposition of Modern
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Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp, circa 1925
Located in Culver City, CA
Marcel Breuer desk lamp, circa 1925. Designed for the International Exposition of Modern
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Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp in Brass-Plated Nickel, circa 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Culver City, CA
Marcel Breuer desk lamp in brass-plated nickel, circa 1925. Created for the international
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Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Brass table lamp designed by Marcel Breuer for the 1925 international exhibition of modern
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Marcel Breuer Commemorative Desk Lamp
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Roma, Lazio
A brass desk lamp stamped "Exposition Paris 1925 Marcel Breuer". This commemorative lamp was
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Desk Lamp by Marcel Breuer Dated 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Wonderful desk lamp with beautiful, simple lines, in the Art Deco taste. Nickel-plated brass
Marcel Breuer Brass Desk Lamp, circa 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Culver City, CA
Marcel Breuer brass desk lamp, circa 1925. Created for the International Exposition of Modern
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Marcel Breuer Art Deco Desk Lamp 1925 Paris
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
This very beautiful Art Deco desk lamp was designed by Marcel Breuer for the International
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Marcel Breuer Art Deco Desk Lamp, 1925, Paris
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
This very beautiful Art Deco desk lamp was designed by Marcel Breuer for the International
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Bauhaus Desk Lamp Signed Marcel Breuer Exposition, Paris, 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Morazzone, Varese
This beautiful desk lamp comes from the series of lamps designed from Marcel Breuer, which were
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H 17.72 in W 5.91 in D 7.88 in
Modernist desk lamp after a Bauhaus design by Marcel Breuer, 1970s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
designs in general and this particular design is often attributed to Marcel Breuer. The lampshade is
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Marcel Breuer, Nickel-Plated Brass and Granit Lamp, 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marcel Breuer, signed and numbered. Bahaus desk lamp in nickel plated brass with a rectangular
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H 19 in W 4.75 in D 11.5 in
Bauhaus Marcel Breuer Lamps circa 1925 Engraved 100/12 + 100/31 Table/Desk Light
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Torrance, CA
Authentic Marcel Breuer lamps, circa 1925 circa 1925 engraved 100/12 + 100/31 Designed for
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Modernist desk lamp after a Bauhaus design, 1970s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
designs in general and this particular design is often attributed to Marcel Breuer. The lampshade is
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Minimalist nickel plated desk lamp with cocoon shade, Netherlands 1930s
By Marcel Breuer, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in ECHT, NL
Modernist desk or table lamp. The base is made from a single piece of nickel plated tube. The
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Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp, circa 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Culver City, CA
Marcel Breuer desk lamp, circa 1925 Created for the international exposition of modern
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Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp in Brass Plated Nickel, circa 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Culver City, CA
Stamped "Exposition Paris 1925"
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Marcel Breuer Art Deco Desk Lamp, 1925, Paris
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
This very beautiful Art Deco desk lamp was designed by Marcel Breuer for the International
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Bauhaus Brass Desk or Table Lamp by Marcel Breuer, 1925, Marked
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful shiny brass desk or table lamp designed by Marcel Breuer and manufactured before 1925 to
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Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp, circa 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Pambio Noranco, CH
Designed for the International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts, in Paris. Composed of brass plated nickel and stamped “Exposition Paris 1925”.
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Marcel Breuer First Edition Desk Lamp
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Pasadena, CA
Marcel Breuer lamps. They are stamped with numbers only or with a round stamp marked SDEV, contrary to
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French Art Deco Desk Lamp by Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Fairfax, VA
A nickel on bronze Industrial desk lamp stamped "Exposition Paris 1925 Marcel Breuer."
Marble, Nickel
French Nickel Art Deco Desk Lamp by Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Fairfax, VA
Simple but elegant 1925 nickel on bronze desk lamp by Marcel Breuer.
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Bronze Desk Lamp Signed by Marcel Breuer for 1925 Paris Exhibition
By Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
White bronze desk or table lamp signed, Marcel Breuer for the Exhibition in Paris, 1925.
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Exposition de Paris Brass Desk Lamp by Marcel Breuer, signed, Paris 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
A rare, commemorative desk lamp manufactured for the 1925 Paris Exhibition by Marcel Breuer. Cubist
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Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp, circa 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Pambio Noranco, CH
Designed for the International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts, in Paris. Composed of brass plated nickel and stamped “Exposition Paris 1925”.
Brass
Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp, circa 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Pambio Noranco, CH
Designed for the International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts, in Paris. Composed of brass-plated nickel and stamped “Exposition Paris 1925.”
Brass
Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp, circa 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Pambio Noranco, CH
Designed for the International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts, in Paris. Composed of brass plated nickel and stamped “Exposition Paris 1925”.
Brass
Marcel Breuer Desk Lamp, circa 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Pambio Noranco, CH
Designed for the International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts, in Paris. Composed of brass plated nickel and stamped “Exposition Paris 1925”.
Brass
Marcel Breuer 1st Edition Desk Lamp
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Pasadena, CA
are the first edition of Marcel Breuer lamps. They are stamped with numbers only, contrary to the ones
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Marcel Breuer First Edition Desk Lamp
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Pasadena, CA
Marcel Breuer lamps. They are stamped with numbers only or with a round stamp marked SDEV, contrary to
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French Nickel Art Deco Desk Lamp by Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Fairfax, VA
Nickel on bronze desk lamp signed Marcel Breuer, manufactured for the Exposition de Paris, 1925.
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Pair of Marcel Breuer Art Deco Desk Lamps, 1925, Paris
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Flamborough, Bridlington, GB
Pair of Marcel Breuer Art Deco desk lamps, 1925, Paris. A very beautiful pair of desk lamps
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$1,347 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
Solana Wall Sconces
By Blueprint Lighting
Located in Westport, CT
The "Solana" wall mount sconce or reading light is strongly influenced by Scandinavian, Danish, French, and Italian Mid-Century Modernism. The walnut back plate (available in natural...
Enamel, Brass
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
Mamun Bedside
Located in Singapore, SG
Mamun, which translates to trustworthy in Arabic, was designed by Studio Kallang in 2021 as a playful take on both midcentury and brutalist forms. Designer Faezah Shaharuddin intende...
Teak
Severin Hansen Rosewood Bedside Tables, 1950s
By Severin Hansen, Haslev Mobelsnedkeri
Located in London, England
Severin Hansen - Side Tables or Nightstands, circa 1960 A pair of bedside tables with a single, slim drawer. Produced by Haslev Mobelsnedkeri, Denmark in figured rosewood veneer. M...
Rosewood
$13,728Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 11.82 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
BERG Coffee table by John Pawson for Wonderglass
By WonderGlass, John Pawson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The character of the Berg table is inseparable from its materiality. Every detail of the design derives from the mesmerising visual and tactile qualities of cast glass and from the...
Glass
$7,314 / set
H 22.05 in W 5.12 in D 9.45 in
Pair of Marcel Breuer Art Deco Architectural Lamps, Paris Exposition
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Zagreb, HR
Pair of the architectural table lamps based on the design by Marcel Breuer for the The International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris, held in Paris, Fran...
Bronze, Nickel
$17,505 / item
H 13 in W 52 in D 36 in
Circular Coffee Table Unique Organic Rust Modern/Contemporary Corten Steel
By J.M. Szymanski
Located in Bronx, NY
TABLE NO. 15 - SIDE TABLE / CORTEN J.M. Szymanski d. 2023 This Noguchi-inspired coffee table is handcrafted in 3/8” thick steel to create an ulta-modern and inspired look. Custom ...
Steel, Iron
$8,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 21 in W 12 in D 6.5 in
Marcel Breuer Art Deco Table Lamps, Nickel-Plated Brass, Hungary, 1925
By Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
Made of nickel-plated brass, this design was created for the Paris Exposition des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in 1925. Impressed manufacturer's mark to base of each examp...
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The architect and designer Marcel Breuer was one the 20th century’s most influential and innovative adherents of modernism. A member of the Bauhaus faculty, Breuer — like such colleagues as the architects Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and the artists and art theoreticians László Moholy-Nagy and Josef Albers — left Europe in the 1930s to champion the new design philosophy and its practice in the United States.
Born in Hungary, Breuer became a Bauhaus student in 1920 and quickly impressed Gropius, the German school’s founder, with his aptitude for furniture design. His early work was influenced by the minimalist Dutch design movement De Stijl — in particular the work of architect Gerrit Rietveld.
In 1925, while he was head of the Bauhaus furniture workshop, Breuer realized his signature innovation: the use of lightweight tubular-steel frames for chairs, tables and sofas — a technique soon adopted by Mies and others. Breuer’s attention gradually shifted from design to architecture, and, at the urging of Gropius, he joined his mentor in 1937 on the faculty of Harvard and in an architectural practice.
In the 1940s, Breuer opened his own architectural office, and there his style evolved from geometric, glass-walled structures toward a kind of hybrid architecture — seen in numerous Breuer houses in New England — that pairs bases of local fieldstone with sleek, wood-framed modernist upper floors. In his later, larger commissions, Breuer worked chiefly with reinforced concrete and stone, as seen in his best-known design, the brutalist inverted ziggurat built in New York in 1966 as the home of the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Breuer’s most famous furniture pieces are those made of tubular steel, which include the Wassily chair — named after Wassily Kandinsky and recognizable for its leather-strap seating supports — and the caned Cesca chair.
Breuer also made several notable designs in molded plywood, including a chaise and nesting table for the British firm Isokon and a student furniture suite commissioned in 1938 for a dormitory at Bryn Mawr College. Whether in metal or wood, Breuer’s design objects are elegant and adaptable examples of classic modernist design — useful and appropriate in any environment.
Find vintage Marcel Breuer seating, storage cabinets and lighting on 1stDibs.
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.