Established in Indiana, Marshall Studios produced an eclectic array of home furnishings, textiles and even technology. In the early years, the company’s main emphasis, however, remained on lighting fixtures — primarily handcrafted, eye-catching table lamps.
Jessie Talbott Marshall set up Marshall Studios in Indianapolis, in 1922, producing hand-painted parchment lampshades. Her son Nicholas joined the company a few years later, and began production of hand-turned wooden lamp bases. After Marshall's passing in 1932, Nicholas took over company operations. At the start of the Second World War, the company moved to Veedersburg, Indiana. Though the Marshall Studios continued to produce lamps and shades, the company also created a film densitometer, selling several units under a military contract.
In 1951, Nicholas's daughter Jane Marshall Martz and her husband Gordon Martz moved to Veedersburg and joined the company. Gordon and Jane, both graduates of New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, reshaped the face of Marshall Studios. Their vintage mid-century modern designs for table lamps, floor lamps, chandeliers and pendants became immediately popular with new homeowners of the era. Under the couple’s leadership, the company enjoyed its greatest success. The Marshall Studios M101 lamp was featured in the Museum of Modern Art’s “Good Design” exhibit in 1953, which also featured the work of other mid-century luminaries such as Jens Risom, Paul McCobb, George Nelson and more.
For approximately the next 40 years, Marshall Studios created hundreds of unique lamp bases, lamp shades and many other decorative objects. In 1989, Jane and Gordon sold their stake in the company and retired to Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Find vintage Marshall Studio lighting, tables and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
Gordon and Jane Martz Black Ceramic Tile Mosaic Floor Lamp with Side Table 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Troy, MI
Gordon and Jane Martz floor lamp with coin tile mosaic table Model W4-45R Marshall Studios USA circa 1960's Walnut base with an integrated floating table inlaid with round matte bl...
Ceramic, Fabric, Walnut, Stoneware
$4,300Sale Price|20% Off
Gordon & Jane Martz for Marshall Studios Ceramic Tile Table Floor Lamp, 1960s
By Gordon Martz, Gordon & Jane Martz, Maria Kipp, Marshall Studios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This classy 1960s stained oak floor lamp with built-in ceramic tile side table by Gordon and Jane Martz for Marshall Studios is in incredible original vintage condition with a beauti...
Ceramic, Oak
Jane and Gordon Martz Floor Lamp with Tile Table Mid Century Modern
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A 1960s floor lamp with integrated tile table top designed by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Labeled with a Martz Pitcher logo on the plug. This Model WL4 lamp first app...
Ceramic, Mahogany
Jane & Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios Teak Tile Table Floor Lamp
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Jane & Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios Teak Tile Table Floor Lamp This lamp measures: 18.75 wide x 18.75 deep x 56 inches high Excellent Vintage Co...
Ceramic, Teak
Gordon & Jane Martz Floor Lamp with White Coin Tile Mosaic Side Table
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gordon & Jane Martz floor lamp with mosaic tile round side table. This piece features a walnut base with inlaid white ceramic coin tiles on the table top. The lamp has a newly made l...
Ceramic, Walnut
Gordon & Jane Martz Floor Lamp with Black Coin Tile Mosaic Side Table
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gordon & Jane Martz floor lamp with mosaic tile round side table. This piece features a walnut base with inlaid black ceramic coin tiles on the table top. The lamp has a newly made l...
Ceramic, Walnut
Large Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic Table / Floor Lamp, Completely Original
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Kansas City, MO
Large scale (almost four feet tall) ceramic table lamp designed by Gordon and Jane Martz for Marshall Studios. Colors are tan and white with sgraffito decoration. This fine and rare ...
Brass
Pair of Walnut and Tile Mosaic Side or End Tables
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of very nice vintage Mid-Century Modern mosaic tops walnut end tables.
Stone
Martz Table Lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Table lamp designed by famed ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Great painted detailing with hues of yellow and brown. Overall: 19” tall 13” wide Ceramic: 9...
Ceramic
Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic Table Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Table lamp designed by famed ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Dimensions: 28” tall 15” wide Ceramic 15” tall 7.25” wide....
Ceramic, Walnut
Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, USA, 1960s
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
An grey-glazed ceramic and table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by Marshall Studios, USA, 1960s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 12” H x 6.25” Diameter Dimensions of...
Ceramic
Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic Table Lamp for Marshall Studios
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Beautiful table lamp designed by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Features a flat speckled sea foam glaze with incised details. Wonderful shape and color palette. Dimensi...
Ceramic
Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic and Walnut Table Lamp
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Iconic table lamp designed by the ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Featuring a walnut disc bottom and top, complete with beautifully glazed ceramic body. An...
Ceramic, Walnut
$2,880Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.88 in Dm 16.38 in
1960s Martz Table Walnut Brush Glazed Round Tiles CabinModern Studio Craft
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful earth-toned example, oiled-walnut straight pedestal and base, with uncommon matte glaze round ceramic tiles.
Ceramic, Walnut
Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic and Walnut Table Lamp
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Gorgeous table lamp by the famed ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Features a walnut disc base, ceramic body, and a walnut disc on top complete with long nec...
Ceramic, Walnut
1960s Nesting Ceramic Tile Tables, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- 3 pieces - Good original condition with minor signs of use.
Ceramic, Wood
Pair Paint Decorated Ebonized Floor Lamp Tables
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An outstanding and sophisticated Pair of Lamp Tables with good size and fine form. With turned two part supports and round center tables with faux marble red and gilt edges. Decorated with reddish gilt geometric bands and foliate motifs overall. Raised on circular tiered bases. With pleated gold...
Wood
Samson Berman Studio Floor Lamp with Integrated Table
By Samson Berman
Located in Hanover, MA
Custom-made very grand scale (at 7 feet 6 inches tall) and sculptural walnut wood floor lamp with integrated side table from the Flushing, NY studios of Samson Berman...
Aluminum, Brass
1960s Jane and Gordon Martz Teal Coin Tile Side Table
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A unique color on this tile table designed by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Unmarked. Dimensions: 12.75” Diameter 19.25” Height 1” Table thickness Condition: Good ...
Porcelain, Wood
Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios Walnut Floor Lamp with Ceramic Base
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A 1950s floor lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios of Veedersburg Indiana. Rare form, with a walnut and ceramic base supporting a thin stem with an accent disc at the t...
Ceramic, Walnut
Sold
H 63 in W 19 in D 19 in
Gordon & Jane Martz Block Floor Lamp with Black Tile Inlay for Marshall Studios
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gordon & Jane Martz block floor lamp with tile inlay. This piece features a walnut stem with inlaid black square tiles on a cube base. The lamp has a newly made linen shade and new w...
Ceramic, Walnut
Sold
H 61 in Dm 18.75 in
Gordon & Jane Martz Floor Lamp with Tan Speckle Glazed Square Mosaic Side Table
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gordon & Jane Martz floor lamp with mosaic tile round side table. This piece features a walnut base with inlaid tan and cream speckle glazed square ceramic tiles on the table top. Th...
Ceramic, Walnut
Gordon & Jane Martz for Marshall Studios Floor Lamp w Maria Kipp Woven Shade
By Maria Kipp, Marshall Studios, Gordon Martz, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This classy 1960s stained oak floor lamp with built-in side table by Gordon and Jane Martz for Marshall Studios is in incredible original vintage condition with a beautiful light pat...
Ceramic, Oak
Gordon & Jane Martz Floor Lamp with Speckle Glazed Square Mosaic Side Table
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gordon & Jane Martz floor lamp with mosaic tile round side table. This piece features a walnut base with inlaid brown and cream speckle glazed square ceramic tiles on the table top. ...
Ceramic, Walnut
Gordon and Jane Martz Tile Table Floor Lamp Circa 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Peabody, MA
Tile table floor lamp by the studio craft potters Gordon and Jane Martz for Marshall Studios, circa 1960s. 57" high to top of finial, 20" high to surface of the table. The shade ...
Pottery, Walnut
Sold
H 56.5 in Dm 16 in
Gordon & Jane Martz Walnut Ceramic Tile Mosaic Floor Lamp Marshall Studios 1950s
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Troy, MI
Mid Century mosaic base floor lamp designed by Gordon and Jane Martz for Marshall Studios circa late 1950s Model WLI-35 was introduced in 1957 and features a round walnut base with ...
Ceramic, Fabric, Walnut
1960s Jane and Gordon Martz Floor Lamp Ceramic Base and Table Rare Modern
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A 1960s mid century modern floor lamp with a large ceramic base and a mosaic tile table designed by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Model 164 is an elusive lamp, that rar...
Ceramic, Walnut
Gordon & Jane Martz Mosaic Tile Floor Lamp for Marshall Studios
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gordon & Jane Martz floor lamp with mosaic tile round base. This piece features a walnut stem and base with inlaid square white ceramic tiles. The lamp has a new linen shade and has ...
Ceramic, Walnut
Jane and Gordon Martz Floor Lamp with Coin Table Mid Century Modern
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A 1960s floor lamp with integrated tile table top designed by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Labeled with a Martz Pitcher logo on the plug. This Model WL4 lamp first app...
Textile, Walnut
Jane and Gordon Martz Rare Ceramic Base Floor Lamp with Mosaic Tile Table 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Troy, MI
Rare walnut and ceramic floor lamp with floating mosaic table by Gordon and Jane Martz for Marshall studios circa 1960s Model 164 in walnut with striated glazed stoneware base and f...
Ceramic, Walnut
Sold
H 59.5 in W 15 in D 15 in
Expertly Restored - Gordon & Jane Martz Floor Lamp with Mosaic Tile Side Table
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Ceramic, Linen, Walnut