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Martz Nº SW35 Octagonal American Walnut Stack Table Lamp Marshall Studios
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Martz walnut lamp. At the moment there is no shade available, but it is designed to take a 14-15-15 inch
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Walnut

Martz Large Scale Walnut and Tile Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large scale walnut and tile lamp, made by Gordon and Jane Martz, American, circa 1960s. The price
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Martz Lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz, Ceramic and Walnut
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Charming table lamp designed by famed ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Elegant Ceramic and Walnut Lamp by Martz
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic and elegant table lamp by Martz studios.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A brown and black-glazed ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A grey and beige-glazed ceramic table and walnut lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
An off-white and brown-glazed ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and black-glazed ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut, Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and brown-glazed ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut, Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and light grey-glazed ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut, Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A grey and brown-glazed ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut, Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A light grey and brown-glazed ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut, Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A grey and beige-glazed ceramic table and walnut lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut, Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
An beige-glazed ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut, Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
An grey and brown and black-glazed ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut, Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A grey and beige-glazed ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut, Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A blue and beige-glazed ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Walnut, Ceramic

A Large Scale Martz Stoneware And Walnut Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An outstanding stacked stoneware and walnut lamp by Gordon and Jane Martz ca' 1960's. Model 221
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stoneware

Stacked Walnut Martz Lamp for Marshall Studios
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Stacked walnut table lamp designed by famed lamp makers Jane and Gordon Martz. Incredible wood
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A red and beige-glazed ceramic table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by Marshall
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Walnut, Ceramic

Unusual Martz Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual lamp by Marshall Studios/Martz. Decorated base with long walnut stem. Includes original
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Unusual Martz Lamp
Unusual Martz Lamp
H 18.25 in Dm 10 in
Martz Lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz, Large Round Ceramic and Walnut
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Large minimalist table lamp designed by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Features a
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshall Studios, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A tan table lamp with brown speckled glaze designed by husband and wife duo Jane & Gordon Martz
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Classic Large Martz Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic large scale ceramic lamp by Martz. The color is dark brown-in certain light can look
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshall Studios, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A table lamp designed by husband and wife duo Jane & Gordon Martz. Produced by Marshall Studios
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshall Studios, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A table lamp designed by husband and wife duo Jane & Gordon Martz. Produced by Marshall Studios
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshall Studios, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A table lamp designed by husband and wife duo Jane & Gordon Martz. It was produced by Marshall
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshall Studios, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A table lamp designed by husband and wife duo Jane & Gordon Martz. Produced by Marshall Studios
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Jane and Gordon Martz Large Table Lamp, Ceramic and Walnut
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Wonderful minimalist table lamp designed by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Features an
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Walnut, Ceramic

Jane and Gordon Martz Mid Century Walnut and Ceramic Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Countryside, IL
Jane and Gordon Martz Mid Century Walnut and Ceramic Lamp This table lamp measures: 11 wide x 11
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Jane and Gordon Martz Mid Century Ceramic and Walnut Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Countryside, IL
Jane and Gordon Martz Mid Century Ceramic and Walnut Lamp This table lamp measures: 19.5 wide x
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshall Studios, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A brown ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by Marshall
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshall Studios, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by Marshall Studios
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshall Studios, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A brown and beige ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshall Studios, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A beige ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by Marshall
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamps, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshall Studios, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of walnut and white and brown ceramic table lamps designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshal Studios, 1950s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A white and beige ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshal Studios, 1950s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A brown ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by Marshall
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshal Studios, 1950s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A brown ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by Marshall
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamps, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshal Studios, 1950s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brown and white ceramic and walnut table lamps designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshal Studios, 1950s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A table lamp designed by husband and wife duo Jane & Gordon Martz. Produced by Marshall Studios
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Fabric, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A light grey and brown-glazed ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshall Studios, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in South Jordan, UT
A yellow ochre speckled matte glaze table lamp designed by husband and wife duo Jane & Gordon Martz
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and white-glazed ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A beige-glazed ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
An off-white and brown-glazed ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Gordon & Jane Martz Table Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gordon & Jane Martz design table lamp for Marshall Studios, N.Y. Solid cylindrical turned walnut
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Rare Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshall Studios, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A brown ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by Marshall
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Linen Marshal Studios, 1950s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A brown and beige ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Unusual Martz Ceramic Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual ceramic lamp by Martz (Marshall Studios) with speckled finish-typical of the 1950s
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Linen Marshal Studios, 1950s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A table lamp designed by husband and wife duo Jane & Gordon Martz. Produced by Marshall Studios
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Fabric, Walnut

Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic and Walnut Table Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in San Diego, CA
Turned walnut lamp with ceramic inlay by Jane and Gordon Martz for their company, Marshall Studios
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Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Pottery, Walnut

Martz Table Lamp, Marshall Studios
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Raleigh, NC
walnut cap and base retaining the original walnut finial. Shade is newer. No damage to the ceramic. Jane
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic and Walnut Table Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Iconic table lamp designed by the ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Rare Geometric Martz Table Lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Martz. This particular lamp is signed Genesis which means it was produced in the 1990s. In the early
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in High Point, NC
A brown red-glazed ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, USA, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in High Point, NC
A grey-glazed and brown ceramic and walnut table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Walnut, Ceramic

Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic and Walnut Table Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Gorgeous table lamp by the famed ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Walnut, Ceramic

Jane and Gordon Martz Table Lamp, Ceramic and Walnut
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Table lamp designed by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Featuring a bulbous ceramic body
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshall Studios, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A table lamp designed by husband and wife duo Jane & Gordon Martz, produced by Marshall Studios
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

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Martz Walnut Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal martz walnut lamp for your home. Each martz walnut lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, walnut and ceramic. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer martz walnut lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A martz walnut lamp made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Scandinavian Modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made martz walnut lamp over the years, but those crafted by Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios and Martz Sgraffito are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Martz Walnut Lamp?

Prices for a martz walnut lamp can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $20 and can go as high as $8,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,200.

A Close Look at Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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.