Vintage MCM Glazed Ceramic Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This striking vintage table lamp is a masterclass in Mid-Century Modern texture and color
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage MCM Glazed Ceramic Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This striking vintage table lamp is a masterclass in Mid-Century Modern texture and color
Metal
Vintage MCM Monumental Glazed Ceramic Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This striking pair of vintage table lamps exudes the bold, textural energy of Mid-Century Modern
Brass
$2,495 / set
H 30.5 in Dm 19 in
Mid-20th Century MCM Ceramic Orange & Black Glossy Drip Glaze Lamps, a Pair
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous vintage Mid-Century Modern ceramic orange & black glossy drip glaze table lamps with new
Metal
Fabulous, Rare Orange MCM Table Lamp with Perfect Shape of Enameled Metal.
Located in Houston, TX
This lamp has the best shade of orange. It is beautiful. The lamp appears to be ceramic, but it
Metal
$2,752
H 39.38 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
1970s Italian ceramic Table Lamp Space Age Design Style of Guzzini
By Guzzini
Located in Buxton, GB
Large 1970s Italian Ceramic "Pebble" Table Lamp – Space Age Guzzini Era – Red & Orange A
Ceramic
$1,500
H 28 in W 10 in D 10 in
Vintage Ceramic Abstract Figural Table, Desk Lamp By TYE Of California 1960's
By TYE of California
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid Century Modern 1960's stone ceramic table or desk lamp has figural imagery in surround. Made by
Ceramic
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drip Glaze Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stunning vintage Mid-Century Modern (MCM) drip glaze lamp is a true statement piece, featuring
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H 5.52 in W 4.34 in D 4.34 in
Vintage 1970s Orange Ceramic Table Lamp - MCM Design Italian Lighting
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
. item. table lamp, desk lamp, bedside lamp period. 1970s country. Italy material. ceramic color. orange
Ceramic
Large Bitossi Londi Raymor MCM Piastrelle Bicolore Pottery Italian Ceramic Lamp
By Bitossi
Located in Wilton, CT
Bitosso pottery lamp in piastrelle bicolore decor, circa 1960s. Nice, large form with the vibrant
Pottery
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Orange and Yellow Dripped Glazed Ceramic Lamps
Located in Las Vegas, NV
A great pair and rare pair of MCM ceramic glazed lamps with a Geometric pattern. Bright orange and
Ceramic
2 Mid-Century Modern Green Ceramic Table Lamps MCM Retro Tiki Wescal
Located in Dayton, OH
Two 1960s mid century modern cut out / reticulated ceramic table lamps in green and orange lava
Ceramic
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H 27 in W 18 in D 18 in
Mid Century Modern Yasha Heifetz Table Lamp! Space Age Atomic Era Tripod 1950s
By Heifetz
Located in Peoria, AZ
ICONIC POPULUXE! SPACE AGE! CERAMIC & METAL TRIPOD ROCKET SHIP MCM TABLE LAMP! EPIC STYLE
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Pair of MCM Yellow Ceramic and Walnut Lamps and Shades
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
This great pair of Mid-Century Modern walnut and brass lamps have gorgeous acorn squash shaped
Brass
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.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
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The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
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