Stylish Mid-20th Century Made, Parisian Terrestrial Desk / Table Globe with Lamp
By J. Forest
Located in Lisse, NL
Quality made, metal and glass desk globe on a wooden base. If you are looking for stylish and beautiful quality items to upgrade your interior (whether at home or in your office) th...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern 3 Swing Arm Gold Globe Arched Floor Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1960's Italian gilt floor lamp with 3 lights and marble base. An iconic design indicative of the most influential era in furniture design. Please confirm location with seller (NY/NJ)
Marble, Metal
Mid-Century Modern Space Age 3-Globe Chrome Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Add a touch of mid-century modern flair to your space with this striking Space Age 3-Globe Chrome Table Lamp from the 1950s.
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Chrome 3 Orb Globe Floor Lamp
Located in Baltimore, MD
Stunning Mid-Century Modern Chrome three-tiered Orb Globe floor lamp, circa 1970's, lends a Space Age Atomic feel to the interior.
Chrome
3 Globe Floor Lamp by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Uccle, BE
Stilnovo floor lamp with three opaline glass lantern shades suspended on gilt lacquer arms and black enameled stem ending on Carrara marble base, Italy, 1950s. Founded by Bruno Gatta...
Carrara Marble, Metal, Brass
Set of 3 Murano Glass Globe Lamps in Pink & White, Italy, 1970s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Set of three Italian table lamps crafted in fine Murano glass during the 1970s, each shaped as a globe in soft shades of white and pink. The glass features a charming internal bubble...
Murano Glass
Space Age 3 Globe Chrome Eyeball Floor Lamp in the Style of Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in San Diego, CA
A striking vintage Space Age floor lamp featuring three chrome orb shades suspended at varying heights from slender black steel supports. Strongly influenced by the futuristic lighti...
Chrome, Metal
$2,200Sale Price|51% Off
Mid Century Modern Minimalist Floor Lamp Torchiere by Laurel Lamp.
By Gio Ponti
Located in Peoria, AZ
ITALIAN TYLE LAUREL FLOOR LAMP / TORCHIERE MID CENTURY LIGHTING SCULPTURE BLACK ENAMEL DIMENSIONS: HEIGHT 63" GLOBE TOP 12" WIDE" BASE 12" WIDE ( CIRCA 1960 ) This torchiere is...
Metal
Vintage French Hollywood Regency Gold Cherub Crystal Glass Globe Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Style Hollywood Regency Gold Gilt Metal Cherub Crystal Glass Globe Table Lamp. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 27" H x 9" W x 9" D. {3-Way (No)}, (Location: Sect...
Metal
$1,116
Floor lamp in 3 colors
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Floor lamp in the colors red blue and grey, and chrome. On the base there is a small globe. Designer: unknown. Height: 1.80 cm. Width: 60 cm. Depth: 80cm.
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Brass Floor Lamp with Hand-Blown Glass Shade – Prague, 1960s
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Brass Floor Lamp with Hand-Blown Glass Shade – Prague, 1960s (3 Available, Priced Per Item) This striking mid-century brass floor lamp, created in Prague during the 1960...
Brass
Rare Glass Earth Globe or Table Lamp by Columbus Verlag - Paul Oestergaard 1960s
By Columbus Verlag Paul Oestergard
Located in München, BY
Rare and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern glass earth globe or side table lamp.
Brass
Mid Century Modern Floor Lamp "Jadran" or "Tulip" by Harvey Guzzini, Yugoslavia
By Harvey Guzzini, Meblo
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a stunning Mid Century Modern floor lamp called "Jadran" or "Tulip".
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp made in Smoked Glass and Brass, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp made in Brass and Glass, 1960s This golden table lamp features a mouth-blown smoked glass globe.
Metal
Sonneman 3-Arm Oscillating Floor Lamp in Chrome and White
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a beautiful 76" high and very functional floor lamp by Robert Sonneman. The lamp features a metal base with three chromed poles that support eyeball shaped globes which are a...
Metal, Chrome
Midcentury Red and Opaline Glass 3-Arm Floor Lamp by Kaiser, Germany, 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This is a mid-century floor lamp crafted by Kaiser in Germany during the 1960s. It showcases a captivating Space Age design with three flower-shaped opaque glass globes, adding a tou...
Metal
Pair of 1940s Hollywood Regency Mirrored Obelisk Form Table Lamps
By Serge Roche
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of 1940s Hollywood Regency mirrored obelisk form table lamps. Style of Serge Roche and Dorothy Draper I believe these are either Italian or French in origin. They show really n...
Mirror
Vintage Chrome Sciolari Floor Lamp, 1970s , Italy
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Italian 3-Light Floor Lamp by Gaetano Sciolari for Mazzega, 1970s Elegant Italian three-light floor lamp in Mid-Century Modern style, by Gaetano Sciolari, from the 1970s.
Chrome
Mid-Century Cascade Pendant with 3 Smoked Bubble Globes, Limburg, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Cascade Pendant with 3 Smoked Bubble Globes, Limburg, 1970s Elegant Mid-Century cascade pendant by Glashütte Limburg with three smoked hand-blown globes and brass accent...
Brass
Hand Blown Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
A Murano glass lamp with metal base. For Mazzega, Italy. The large heavy globe is made from white and clear glass and has an opening in the center, top and bottom. The shade sits o...
Murano Glass
Carlo Nason Floor Lamp for Mazzega, Murano Glass, Italy 1970s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Praha, CZ
Striking mid-century modern floor lamp designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s.
Metal, Chrome
Peill and Putzler frosted ice cubes table lamps 1960 -set-
Located in The Hague, NL
Peill & Putzler is a mid-century manufacturer of glass and lamps in Germany, Europe.
Glass
Faux Bamboo White Floor Lamp with Shell Shades
Located in Hastings, GB
1980s faux bamboo and bulrush floor lamp with shell shades An elegant large floor lamp depicting bamboo stems with bulrushes and leaves The 3 bamboo stems have handcrafted metal and ...
Metal
Set of 2 minimalist space age lamps, Netherlands 1970s
By Ettore Sottsass, Joe Colombo
Located in ECHT, NL
Minimalist space age design from the 1970s. Made in the Netherlands. The set consists of a floor lamp with 3 globes and a table lamp with 1 globe. The globes are made from frosted wh...
Metal
Brass Italian Floor Lamp by Targetti Sankey, Italy 1960s
By Targetti Sankey
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Brass Italian floor lamp by Targetti Sankey, Italy 1960s Highly decorative mid-century floor lamp designed and manufactured in Italy in the glorious 1960s by Targetti Sankey.
Metal, Brass
Italian wall lamp - gradient glass globe - 3 available
Located in HAARLEM, NL
Timeless design meets soft, atmospheric light. A beautifully understated Italian wall lamp featuring a striking glass globe with a soft gradient finish—transitioning from milky whit...
Metal
Sfera Gigante space age table lamp by Elio Martinelli, Italy 1960s
By Martinelli Luce, Elio Martinelli
Located in ECHT, NL
Impressive space age floor or table lamp. Designed by Elio Martinelli in the 1960s. The base is made from aluminum with a cast iron weight on the bottom. It has 3 small plugs and one...
Aluminum, Iron
$1,449Sale Price|50% Off
Lightolier Model 8180 Floor Lamp in the Style of Angelo Lelli
By Lightolier
Located in South Charleston, WV
Model 8180, 1972 Lightolier. 10 3/4" x 10 3/4" x 60" tall and featuring 3 chrome globes, this floor lamp is produced in Italy and marked as such. Likely produced at Arredoluce for Li...
Chrome, Steel
Josef Frank 1819 Cylindrical Glass Table Lamp For Svenskt Tenn Sweden Circa 1940
By Josef Frank
Located in Norwich, GB
Cylindrical form blown glass table lamp having encased bubbles with a nickel plated stem, designed by Josef Frank (1885-1967) and produced by Svenskt Tenn, Sweden. Circa 1940. The o...
Nickel
$367Sale Price|68% Off
Lightolier Three Globe Chrome Pendant Directional Lamp 1960s Mid Century
By Lightolier
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a 1960s Mid-Century Modern 3 Globe Chandelier Pendant Lamp adjustable chrome-plated lights; allowing for controlled light direction.
Chrome
Stemlite Opaque White Glass Ball Shade Table Lamp by Bill Curry for Design Line
By Design Line, Bill Curry
Located in Topeka, KS
This lamp is such a splendid example of mid-century modern design at its best.
Metal
Large Vintage White Glass Lamp Model LT300 by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Large vintage white glass lamp Model LT300 by Carlo Nason for Mazzega. Sometimes this lamp is called the lotus lamp and is composed of 3 opaque glass pieces or leaves that rotate aro...
Metal
Robert Long Solid Brass and Opal Glass Lamp, Sausalito California, circa 1965
By Robert Long
Located in La Teste-de-Buch, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Large table lamp by Robert Long. The lamp is made from solid brass and opal glass. It features 2 sockets for the glass globes, 2 sockets for the bottom of the brass cylinders (ambien...
Brass
1950-1960’s MCM Floor Lamp Brass Plated & Black Pheasant Tail Accent Drum Shade
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous vintage MCM (Mid-Century Modern,) or Hollywood Regency style floor lamp with a brass plated base and shaft, and black stylized Pheasant Tail candle holder along with its ori...
Brass
Itsu Mid-Century Pendant Lamp Model "ER 106/3", Finland 1950s
By Itsu
Located in Utrecht, NL
As this pair of Itsu-made “ER 106/3” pendant lamp showcases, this type of ceiling fixture adds a fantastic layer of lighting to any ambiance.
Brass
Two beautiful large Mid Century Modern brass 3-light cone wall lamps
Located in München, DE
A pair of beautiful large 3-bulb Sputnik Mid Century wall lamps made of brass.
Brass
Chandelier of 3 Glass and Brass 'Maxi Globe' Pendant Lamps by RAAK, 1960's
By RAAK
Located in Steenwijk, NL
The "Maxi globe" pendant lamp was designed by RAAK Amsterdam in the 1960's. It is made of slightly smoked glass and brass in a beautiful shape of a large light bulb. This 'Compositio...
Brass
Globe Hanging Pendant Lamp Lighting Fixture in Acrylic
Located in New York, NY
A globe hanging light fixture with acrylic shade in the midcentury style. New production and available in quantity. See our other listing for this style with a glass shade. Originall...
Metal
1 of 3 Beautiful Brass Glashütte Limburg Globe Pendants, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Echt, NL
Glashütte Limburg pendants in beautiful condition. Brass hardware. Handblown clear glass globes which give a warm light effect, 25 cm in diameter Black cord and canopy. ...
Brass
Pair of Chrome Staircases Cascades with 3 Hand Blown Globes Glashütte Limburg
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of absolutely amazing ceiling mount pendant light fixtures with three globes or spheres by Limburg Glashütte. With hand blown glass pendants. Complete with a special handmade ce...
Chrome
Gino Sarfatti Murano Glass Globe Pendant Lamp, Italy, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Made out of a metal structure holding 3 milk glass globes. Ball diameter 30 cm. Gives a beautiful diffuse light emission.
Metal
$844Sale Price|20% Off
Space Age Sputnik Half-Globe Pendant Lamp, 1970’s
Located in Lisboa, PT
This pendant lamp was designed and produced in Germany during the 1970's. The half-globe is made of a transparent acrylic and inside a chromed metal part with 3 chrome plated E27 fit...
Metal, Chrome
1 of 3 Large Vintage 1970s Bell Shaped Smoked Glass & Brass Globe Pendant Lights
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
One of a set of three refurbished large vintage mid-century modern hanging bubble glass pendant lights / lanterns by Glashütte Limburg. Made in the late 1960s throughout to the late ...
Brass
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Pair of two Mid-Century Sconces Model 237/3, 1959
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Almelo, NL
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Pair of two Mid-Century Sconces Model 237/3, Italy 1959s. This is an original pair of two Italian mid-century wall lamps, model 237/3, designed by Gino Sa...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Wall Lamps Model 237/3 Arteluce, 1959
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Pair of wall lamps model 237/3 designed by Gino Sarfatti, manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1959. This pair of wall lamps are an iconic and famous design by Sarfatti. There are many di...
Metal, Aluminum
Opaline Glass Gold Striped Vintage European Globe Brass Top Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Opaline glass, 3 gold stripes globe glass pendant. Weight: 2.00 kg / 4.4 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international standards for incande...
Brass
Gino Sarfatti large globe chandelier Italy 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Made out of a metal structure holding 3 milk glass globes. Ball diameter 30 cm. Each ball consists of two parts - transparent and milky white.
Metal
Pair of Model "ER 106/3" Pendant Lamps by Itsu, Finland 1950s
By Itsu
Located in Utrecht, NL
This rare "ER 106/3" pendant lamp model was designed during the 1950s, an era in which Finland saw the birth of many of its most iconic lighting models.
Brass
Set of 3 Stilnovo style Magari Kitchen Wall Lamps in Bronze, White and Brass
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Bromma, SE
This design is influenced by Stilnovo as well as both French and Italian Mid-Century Modernism. The lamps are hardwired for use with a light switch.
Brass
Model 237-3 wall lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy 1950's
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This amazing wall sconce was designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in the 1950's. It has an elegant black lacquered metal frame that holds 3 transparent glass globes. With the right...
Metal
1 of the 3 Pair of Glass Brass Wall Lamps by Glashütte Limburg, 1975s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Rijssen, NL
These beautiful globe lamps are made of brass and hand-blown smoked grey/ brown Murano glass. Manufacturer Glashütte Limburg The lamps are from the 1970s and are in good vintage co...
Metal, Brass
One of... Large Austrian Vintage Blown Glass Globe Ceiling Light Lantern, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
ONE of... hand blown textured glass globe and metal pendant light. Austria, 1960s. Lamp sockets: 3.
Metal
Mid Century Modern Ceiling Light by Rispal in Teak and Opaline Glass - brass
Located in Antwerp, BE
Opalescent Globe Ceiling Lamp, 1950s-1960s Scandinavian style 1950s cascade pendant chandelier ribbed oval opal globe glass lampshades attributed to Louis Kalff and Philips. Elect...
Brass
$6,582Sale Price / set|20% Off
Gino Sarfatti for ARTELUCE sconces Mod.283/3
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Milano, IT
A rare and sophisticated pair of three-light wall lamps, Model 238/3, designed by the renowned Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in the 1950s-60s.
Metal
Pair of Fenton Art Glass and Marble Hurricane Table Lamps
By Fenton Art Glass Company 1
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of Mid Century vintage Fenton "Gone With the Wind" lamps in pink custard satin glass with a cabbage rose / poppy pattern.
Plaster
1 of the 3 Murano Yellow Glass Pendant Light, Different Shapes, 1960s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pleas notice the price is for 1 piece. 3 pieces available. 3 different sizes (overall height is adjustable) Lamp one: Diameter 11,8 inch /30 cm overall Lamp two: Diameter 13,8 in...
Brass, Chrome
$1,775 / item
Piatto Wall Lamp
By Blueprint Lighting
Located in Westport, CT
Introducing the Piatto wall lamp-—a wildly sculptural light that creates instant drama wherever it goes. Fabricated of spun mesh and solid brass and rooted in French Modernism; Bluep...
Aluminum, Brass
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
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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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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.
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
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