Pair of Acrylic and Cement Memphis Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful pair of frosted Acrylic and cast cement Memphis table lamps. This lamps are in the Manner of Ron Arad.
Vintage 1980s English Memphis Group Table Lamps
Cement
Pair of Acrylic and Cement Memphis Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful pair of frosted Acrylic and cast cement Memphis table lamps. This lamps are in the Manner of Ron Arad.
Cement
$448Sale Price|40% Off
Diminutive Stilnovo Post Modern, Memphis Table Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Doraville, GA
An uncommon diminutive table or accent lamp from Stilnovo. The lamp has a bright green handle / body with an opaque diffuser, the bulb socket is plastic with a 13 foot nylon twist co...
Metal
1980s Artemide Sidecar of Italy Memphis Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Sidecar table lamp, designed and produced by Artemide of Italy in the 1980s. Constructed from a dynamic mix of metal, plastic, and painted finishes, the lamp exemplifies po...
Metal
"Nastro" by Stilnovo 1980s Italian Design Alberto Fraser Memphis Table Lamp
By Stilnovo, Alberto Fraser
Located in Brescia, IT
"Nastro" Alberto Fraser by Stilnovo 1983 Multi-color pvc Black polycarbonate base.
Plastic, PVC
"Super" Lamp by Martine Bedin Lamp for Memphis Group
By Martine Bedin
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Memphis table lamp on wheels. Newly wired with silk cording.
Metal
Memphis Style Table Lamp Fiberglass, circa 1980
By Memphis Group
Located in Vienna, AT
Desk light from wood and glass-fiber, Italy post-modernism Very good condition, the wood was lacquered in white, blue and black, the glass-fiber dome shows no damages. One bulb w...
Brass
$417Sale Price|20% Off
Post Modern Halogen Table Lamp, Memphis Style, Italy, 1985
By Memphis Group
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Post Modern Halogen table lamp. Two light stands. like the shape of this lamp.
Plastic
1980s Memphis Milano Style Black and Transparent Lucite Italian Table Lamp
By Memphis Milano
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A black and transparent Lucite table lamp designed and manufactured in Italy in the Eighties in the style of Memphis Milano, the base of the lamp is 44 cm in height.
Lucite, Plexiglass
Memphis Style Wire Mesh Grid Lucite Table Lamps Post-Modern, Italy
By Memphis Group
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of Wire Mesh Grid Lucite Table lamps Post-modern, Italy around 1980 sold as a pair Up for consideration is this post-modern pair of table lamps comprised of a metal grid me...
Metal
Super Table Lamp by Martine Bedin Memphis, 1981
By Memphis Milano, Martine Bedin
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Super table lamp designed by Martine Bedin for Memphis in 1981.
Metal
HUGE Sculptural MEMPHIS Style GEOMETRIC Ceramic FLOOR or TABLE LAMP France 1980
By Memphis Group
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular very large conical floor or table lamp, Post-Modernist, Free-Form, Memphis, Constructivist, Bauhaus.... in thick blue enameled ceramic, topped with a large lampshade, w...
Ceramic
Post-Modern Memphis & Art Deco Style Porcelain Table or Side Lamp, Italy, 1980s
By Memphis Milano
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and decorative postmodern Art Deco-style table or side lamp from the 1980s, made in Italy.
Brass
Bay Table Lamp 'EU' 220 Volts, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the EU wired, Bay table Lamp in glass, aluminum and plexiglass, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1983 for Memphis Milano.
Aluminum
Piccadilly Table Lamp 'EU' 220 Volts, by Gerard Taylor from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Gerard Taylor, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the EU wired, Piccadilly table lamp made in metal and plastic laminate, designed in 1982, by Gerard Taylor.
Metal
Tahiti Table Lamp 'EU VERSION 220v', by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis, Milano
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the EU wired 220v 'Tahiti' table lamp, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981.
Metal
Tahiti Table Lamp (US VERSION 110v), by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the US wired 'Tahiti' Table lamp, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981.
Metal
Ashoka Metal Table Lamp 'EU' 220 Volts, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
By Memphis Group, Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the EU wired, Ashoka table lamp in lacquered metal, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981 for Memphis Milano.
Metal
Bay Table Lamp USA, 110 Volts, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the US wired, Bay Table Lamp in glass, aluminum and plexiglass, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1983 for Memphis Milano.
Aluminum
$950Sale Price|48% Off
Oversized Pop Art Post Modern Memphis Glass Light Bulb Lamp
By Memphis Group
Located in Chicago, IL
Oversized Pop Art glass light bulb lamp. Appears to be from the early 1980s. High quality. Possibly made in Italy. Memphis Ettore Sottsass Arredoluce style.
Glass
Piccadilly Table Lamp USA 110 Volts, by Gerard Taylor for Memphis Milano Collect
By Memphis Milano, Gerard Taylor, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the US wired, Piccadilly Table Lamp made in metal and plastic laminate, designed in 1982, by Gerard Taylor.
Metal
Super Table Lamp by Martine Bedin for Memphis Milano, Italy, 1981
By Memphis Milano, Martine Bedin
Located in Beirut, LB
Designed in 1981 by the visionary Martine Bedin, the Super Table Lamp stands tall as one of the most iconic creations of the Memphis group.
Metal
Ashoka Metal Table Lamp USA 110 Volts, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano C.
By Memphis Group, Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the US wired, Ashoka Table Lamp in lacquered metal, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981 for Memphis Milano.
Metal
$278Sale Price|20% Off
Memphis Milano Post-Modern Desk Lamp, White Plastic & Black Base, 1984
By Memphis Milano
Located in Den Haag, NL
Typical 80s square shaped desk lamp, White plastic on a black metal base. Tubular lighting good working condition.
Plastic
Memphis Milano Tahiti Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Toronto, ON
Tahiti, a masterpiece by Ettore Sottsass, is an ironic lamp with a zoomorphic shape that recalls childhood games: a lamp is hidden in the head, ideal for lighting a table. The base w...
Metal
Super All White US 110V Table or Floor Lamp by Martine Bedin for Memphis Milano
By Memphis Group, Martine Bedin, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the US wired, Super All White table or floor lamp in fiberglass, designed in 1981, by Martine Bedin.
Glass, Fiberglass
Memphis Milano Ashoka Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Toronto, ON
Ashoka by Ettore Sottsass, named after the former emperor of the Mauryan Empire, presents itself as an unstable stacking of playful geometric shapes. Apparently “deconstructed”, this...
Metal, Chrome
$975Sale Price|35% Off
Pair of Memphis Milano style Post modern steel squiggle dome lamps in Black
By Memphis Milano
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Memphis style Post modern steel squiggle lamps Black finish with large steel dome shades. Good vintage condition. Both Lamps work fine with a standard 120v American cord. Eac...
Steel
Memphis Milano Super Lamp, Yellow by Martine Bedin
By Memphis Milano, Martine Bedin
Located in Toronto, ON
Floor or table lamp in structural polyurethane and metal.
Metal
Memphis Milano Super Lamp, Blue by Martine Bedin
By Memphis Milano, Martine Bedin
Located in Toronto, ON
Demonstrating the playful spirit of Memphis, Martine Bedin's Super can be dragged along like a puppy on a leash (with a back arched like a stegosaurus' armour). Super consists of a f...
Metal
Memphis Milano Super Lamp, White by Martine Bedin
By Martine Bedin, Memphis Milano
Located in Toronto, ON
Demonstrating the playful spirit of Memphis, Martine Bedin's Super can be dragged along like a puppy on a leash (with a back arched like a stegosaurus' armour). Super consists of a f...
Metal
Postmodern Italian 1980s Memphis Style Table Side Lamp, 1980s
By Martine Bedin, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano, Michele de Lucchi
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful post-modern minimalist table or side lamp made in Italy in the 1980s, very much in the spirit of Memphis Milano design.
Metal
Post Modern Memphis Milano, 1980s Oceanic Table Lamp by Michele de Lucchi
By Michele de Lucchi, Memphis Group
Located in Renens, CH
Authentic vintage Oceanic table lamp by Italian architect Michele de Lucchi for the Memphis movement in the early 1980s.
Metal
Memphis Milano Oceanic Lamp by Michele De Lucchi
By Michele de Lucchi, Memphis Milano
Located in Toronto, ON
Designed by Michele De Lucchi, the Oceanic lamp, a mysterious stylized creature, has become one of the most famous icons of the Memphis group thanks to its original design. A tamed s...
Metal
Super Blue Table Light 'EU' 220 Volts, by Martine Bedin from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Memphis Group, Martine Bedin
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the EU wired, super blue table or floor lamp in fiberglass, designed in 1981, by Martine Bedin.
Glass, Fiberglass
Super Yellow EU 220V Table or Floor Light, by Martine Bedin from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Martine Bedin, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the EU wired, super yellow table or floor lamp in fiberglass, designed in 1981, by Martine Bedin.
Glass, Fiberglass
Super Yellow USA 110V Table or Floor Light, by Martine Bedin for Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Memphis Group, Martine Bedin
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the US wired, Super Yellow table or floor lamp in fiberglass, designed in 1981, by Martine Bedin.
Glass, Fiberglass
Super Blue Table Light USA 110 Volts, by Martine Bedin for Memphis Milano Coll.
By Memphis Milano, Memphis Group, Martine Bedin
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the US wired, Super Blue table or floor lamp in fiberglass, designed in 1981, by Martine Bedin.
Glass, Fiberglass
1980s Postmodern Black and White Table Lamp
By Memphis Milano
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning 1980s postmodern table lamp by Be Yang in the Memphis Milano style.
Metal
1980s Super desk or floor lamp designed by Martine Bedin for Memphis Milano 1981
By Memphis Milano, Martine Bedin
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
post-modern Super lamp designed by Martine Bedin in 1981 for Memphis Milano manufactures in the 1980ies by Memphis Milano, with makers badge on bottom The Super lamp by the design...
Metal
$1,395 / set
Pair Post Modern Memphis Style Table Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Post Modern Memphis Style Table Lamps in tessellated stone, possibly Maitland Smith Lampshades are 18" in diameter
Stone
Vintage Table Lamp Memphis Style, Italy, 1980s
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
Vintage table lamp 1980s Memphis style Italy, adjustable metal frame in black and chrome, lampshade with knobs Discover this rare vintage table lamp from the 1980s from Italy, in po...
Metal, Chrome
Spectacular Blown Glass Table Lamps Memphis Style
By Ettore Sottsass, Kurt Swanson
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Amazing Pinkwater torchiere table lamps by Lisa Schwartz and Kurt Swanson.
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
$1,500 / item
Martine Bedin Super Memphis Milano Postmodern
By Memphis Group, Martine Bedin
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Famous Super lamp deigned by Martine Bedin. Six light bulb along with its back. With wheel and movable. Iconic one in Memphis Milano and 1980s Postmodern designs.
Stainless Steel
Ashoka Table Lamp by Memphis, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Ashoka, which takes its name from the emperor of the Maurya Empire, resembles an unstable stack of playful geometric forms. Though it seems “de-structured,” the lamp is actually well...
Metal
Sculptural Studio Pottery Ceramic Table Lamp, 1980s
By Memphis Group
Located in Miami, FL
One of a kind ceramic lamp. Made of three hand formed (not turned or molded) ceramic elements of different shapes and colors. The glazes are thick and textural. The light bulb goes o...
Pair of Post-Modern Table Lamps, circa 1980, Italy
By Memphis Group
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of post-modern table lamps, circa 1980, Italy. Probably designed by the Memphis group.
Metal
Ettore Sottsas Tahiti Memphis Milano Postmodern
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Ettore Sottsass's Tahiti lamp. Materpiece of 1980s design.
Stainless Steel
Postmodern Memphis-Style Angled Metal Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Well made and designed post modern table lamp. Three angled iron bars fixed to iron plate base. Powder coated grey metal finish. Double socket illumination. Sold sans shade.
Iron
$380Sale Price|20% Off
Multidirectional Postmodern Snake Table Lamp Memphis Era
By Isao Hosoe
Located in San Diego, CA
Flexible and pivoting 1980s lamp multidirectional snake movable neck. White enameled shade rewired for USA use.
Metal
Blue Vintage Table Lamp Memphis Style, Italy, 1980s
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
Blue vintage table lamp 80s Memphis style Italy, adjustable metal frame in black and chrome, lampshade with buttons Discover this rare vintage table lamp from the 1980s from Italy, ...
Metal, Chrome
Ettore Sottsass Ashoka Table Lamp for Memphis Milano
Located in New York, NY
Ettore Sottsass was an influential Italian architect and designer whose work reshaped postwar design thinking. Born in 1917, he became a central figure in 20th-century design, moving...
Metal
Memphis Stilplast Halogen Adjustable Table Lamp Italy 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Stilplast Mwmphis Adjustable Table Lamp Italy 1980s
Metal
1980's Postmodern Memphis era Table desk Lamp
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in San Diego, CA
Very cool enameled metal desk table lamp great condition circa 1980's a classic postmodern design with blue accents , nice and very clean working condition.
Metal
Super White with Colored Sockets EU 220V, by Martine Bedin from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Memphis Group, Martine Bedin
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the EU wired, super white table or floor lamp in fiberglass with multicolored light bulbs.
Glass, Fiberglass
Art Glass Memphis Style Sculpture Table Lamp, 1991
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Miami, FL
Quite unique table lamp. We also have a floor lamp.
Art Glass
Rare 'Faro' Table Lamp for Memphis Milano, Italy, 1988
Located in Firenze, IT
A rare and iconic "Faro" table lamp, designed by the visionary Massimo Iosa Ghini for the 1988 Memphis Milano collection.
Metal, Aluminum
2 Postmodern 1980s Memphis Style Uplighter Floor Lamps, Torchiere, Italy, 1980s
By Martine Bedin, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano, Michele de Lucchi
Located in Vienna, AT
We have two identical floor lamps available, as well as a matching table lamp in our other listings.
Metal
Memphis Table Lamp for the Beginning of the 1980s
By Memphis Group
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful Italian Memphis table lamp. It’s was designed the the beginning of the 1980s in Milan.
Iron
Unavailable
H 15.75 in W 17.72 in D 4.73 in
Matt Black Memphis Table Lamp by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in London, GB
A rare matte black version of Robert Sonneman's table lamp for George Kovacs, USA, circa 1980. Measures: H 39.5cm, W 44.5cm, D 12cm.
Metal
PICCADILLY Table Lamp by Gerard Taylor for Memphis Milano
By Gerard Taylor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An early Memphis table lamp by Scottish Designer Gerard Taylor (of Sottsass Associate fame), from the 1982 Memphis exhibition.
Metal
Memphis Grey and White Table Resin Lamp
By Memphis Group
Located in Pasadena, CA
This sculptural table lamp features a minimalist design characteristic of the Memphis style.
Alabaster
Memphis Tahiti Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano, Memphis Group
Located in Austin, TX
This superbly designed and iconic table lamp by Ettore Sottsass is sure to make a statement on any contemporary desk, console, or nightstand.
Metal
Italian Memphis Style Desk Lamp, 1980s
By Memphis Group
Located in MIJDRECHT, NL
This desk lamp is made in the famous Memphis style. The Italian Memphis Group was a design and architecture group founded by Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007) in 1981 in Milan which design...
Metal
Unavailable
H 29 in Dm 6 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Memphis Style Table Lamps Postmodern Glass / Chrome
By Memphis Group
Located in Miami, FL
These lamps have a very unique look, though vintage they have a very post modern, Memphis look. Made of glass / Lucite / chrome, these lamps will definitely make a statement. Wiring ...
Metal
Ettore Sottsass for Memphis 'Bay' Table Lamp, 1983
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in Parma, IT
Ettore Sottsass 'Bay' table lamp for Memphis Milano, 1983. In painted metal, glass and plexiglass.
Metal
Ettore Sottsass for Memphis 'Ashoka' Big Table Lamp, 1981
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in Parma, IT
Ettore Sottsass 'Ashoka' table lamp, 1981 Memphis Milano. In painted and chromed metal, with five lights and one alogen light inside the top yellow piece.
Metal
Unavailable
H 13.39 in W 4.34 in D 12.6 in
Vintage Italian Memphis Era Desk Lamp in White Perforated Metal, Orientable Arm
By Memphis Group
Located in Milan, IT
This is a cool little desk lamp, dating back to the early Eighties and crafted in white and black metal. The main arm can be tilted and oriented, and the lampshade can be rotated, th...
Metal
Unavailable
H 32 in Dm 9 in
Unique Mid-Century Postmodern Peter Shire Memphis Style Sculptural Tri-Pod Lamp
By Memphis Group
Located in Miami, FL
Unique lamp constructed mostly of aluminum with copper accents and some color glass balls on the spiraling cone top. Lamp uses a halogen bulb, so I would dated post 1970. Electrical ...
Aluminum, Copper
Unavailable
H 12.6 in W 8.67 in D 8.67 in
Ettore Sottsass for Memphis 'Jagati' Table or Wall Lamp in Wood, Year 2000
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Parma, IT
Ettore Sottsass table or wall lamp 'Jagati' for Memphis Milano, part of the collection 'Mobili Lunghi', of the year 2000.
Wood
Unavailable
H 11.82 in W 16.54 in D 3.55 in
Martine Bedin Super Lamp Memphis Milano Italian Postmodern, Museum Provenance
By Martine Bedin, Memphis Group
Located in London, GB
Designed in 1981 by Martine Bedin for Memphis Milano. Fibreglass. Ceramic bulb holders and rubber tyres. Excellent provenance. Late 20th century piece. Purchased from a prol...
Ceramic, Fiberglass, Rubber
Ron Rezek Modern Memphis Style Table Lamp
By Ron Rezek
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ron Rezek modern Memphis style table lamp. Enameled metal base with square blue brushed aluminum body and dome shade.
Aluminum, Metal
MT-952 Memphis Style Colourful Table Lamp, 1990s
Located in Budapest, HU
The MT-952 Memphis style table lamp highlights a design influenced by the Memphis Group, a famous design movement from the 1980s Italy.
Metal
Ettore Sottsass TAHITI Table Lamp for Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The ultimate Sottsass table light!! Anthropomorphic (looks like a parrot) as the head (w/ lamp) swivels up and down.
Metal
Unavailable
H 13.78 in W 17.33 in D 6.3 in
Memphis Martine Bedin Table Lamp, Italy, circa 1981 “Super Lamp”
By Martine Bedin
Located in Lisbon, IT
Martine Bedin table lamp “Super lamp” for Memphis, Italy, circa 1981.
Fiberglass, Rubber
Memphis Style Desk Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1980s Memphis style desk lamp.
Unavailable
H 13.78 in W 11.42 in D 11.42 in
20th Century Italian Table Lamp Polychrome and Gilded Ceramic Sottsass Style
By Memphis Group
Located in Milano, IT
Late 20th blue and black geometric ceramic table lamp with gilded relief parts, in the spirit of the Memphis style of the architects Sottsass and Mendini.
Ceramic
Ettore Sottsass ASHOKA Table Lamp for MEMPHIS Milano
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Ashoka table lamp is an early Ettore Sottsass lighting masterwork for the introductory 1981 MEMPHIS collection as iconoclastic a light/sculpture as you'll find anywhere!!
Metal
Mid-Century Large Impressive Table Lamp Memphis style
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th century design. Very Impressive large six-light table or desk lamp. Brass and chrome table or desk lamp, the column base and shades have a patinated leather effect, multi fu...
Brass, Chrome
BAY Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Bay table lamp is a breathtaking masterpiece by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis (1983).
Crystal
Ettore Sottsass "Pattica" Table Lamp
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Cambridge, MA
A "Pattica" table lamp designed by Ettore Sottsass for Post Design/the Memphis Group, circa 2000.
Glass, Maple
Unique Postmodern Memphis Style Table Lamp Offered by La Porte
Located in Southampton, NY
This is a very interesting form table lamp. Postmodern era and reminiscent of the great creator of Memphis movement founder Ettore Sottsass among other works.
Metal
Unavailable
H 38 in W 31 in D 2.5 in
'Ashoka' Large Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano, 1981, Italy
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in London, GB
Ashoka large table lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano, 1981, Italy
Steel
Unavailable
H 19.69 in Dm 16.54 in
Memphis Style NOS Spanish White Lucite and Black Metal Table Lamps, 1980s
By Caps i Mans
Located in Valencia, Valencia
Rare to see, Postmodern Memphis Style NOS white Lucite and black metal table lamps, Valencia, Spain, 1980s.
Metal
Pattica Lamp for Memphis Post Design, E. Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Bern, CH
A lamp designed by Ettore Sottsass for the Post Design movement. The lamp features a series of five fluorescent bulbs on an aniline yellow dyed wooden encasing. On the bottom-side...
Wood
Pair of "Super" Lamps by Martine Bedin for Memphis
By Martine Bedin
Located in Brussels, BE
5 lights each. Memphis Milano metal tag under the base ( 1981 ) Rubber wheels. Recently sold in London by Sotheby's, similar lamps were part of the David Bowie collection.
Metal
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