Mid Century White Glazed Abstract Table Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th Century Pair of mid century white glazed abstract style table lamps ( 1960's ).
20th Century Table Lamps
Glass
Mid Century White Glazed Abstract Table Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th Century Pair of mid century white glazed abstract style table lamps ( 1960's ).
Glass
Mid-Century Lamp Abstract Brutalist Welded Metal
Located in Baltimore, MD
A beautiful mid-century tall, brutalist, abstract Table Lamp with original tall shade, circa 1970’s
Metal
Laurel Lamp Co. Abstract Mast Form Walnut & Brass Table Lamp, C. 1960
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Century Modern. Rarity. With Laurel Lamp Mfg. Co. papel label to socket. Professional Packaging will be
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Travertine Abstract Sculpture Lamp. Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age abstract sculpture double face table lamp in travertine and opaline
Travertine
Mid-Century American Brutalist Welded Metal Abstract Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century American Brutalist metal table lamp comprised of welded metal in a segmented skyscraper
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Abstract Figural Ceramic Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
This striking pair of Mid-Century Modernist ceramic table lamps showcases an abstract figural
Ceramic
Weinberg Style Mid Century Modernist Geometric Abstract Table Lamp
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Unique and beautiful Frederic Weinberg 1950's style modernist lamp. This lamp has an ebonized wood
Metal
Mid-Century Earthy Glazed Table Lamps w/ Abstract Relief Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
: 10in H x 17in W x 17in D ________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century
Ceramic, Linen
Arthur Jacobs Abstract Walnut & Brass Table Lamps for Modeline of CA
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lamp Shade: 12in H x 17in W ________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid
Brass
Mid Century Lightolier Ceramic Table Lamp with Black Geometric Abstract, 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid Century ceramic and metal table lamp with Black glaze and incised contrasting white geometric
Metal
1950s Mid Century Modern Jascha Heifetz Abstract Sculptural Wooden Table Lamps
By Devalf, Casa Devall
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
1950s Mid Century Modern Jascha Heifetz Abstract Sculptural Wooden Table Lamps Exceptional and
Wood
Danish Mid Century Modern Pottery Table Lamp With Abstract Design 1975
Located in Søborg, DK
A Danish mid century pottery table lamp dated 1975 on the base. Add a touch of vintage charm to
Pottery
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Haeger 1950s Abstract Pink Pottery Mid Century Modern Atomic Table Lamp
By Haeger
Located in Peoria, AZ
EXQUISITE! HAEGER ABSTRACT, ATOMIC AGE PINK POTTERY TABLE LAMP! VERY RARE! CLEAN DESIGN
Metal
$1,440Sale Price / set|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Lava Glazed Abstract Ceramic Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Sizable pair of Mid-Century Modern lava glazed drip pottery table lamps. Matte brown tone ceramic
Lava, Brass
$597Sale Price|40% Off
Mid-century Hand Carved Maple Wood Heifetz Syle Abstract Table Lamp
By Yasha Heifetz
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century Hard-carved abstract maple wood table lamp in the style of Yasha Heifetz. It showcases
Maple
$2,280Sale Price / set|20% Off
Unusual Pair of Brass Abstract Heifetz Lamps Mid-Century Modern
By Yasha Heifetz
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Unusual pair brass abstract Heifetz lamps, circa 1950s. We are just in love with all the wonderful
Brass
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Frederic Weinberg Mid Century Modern Abstract Art Table Lamp mcm 1950s Aqua
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Peoria, AZ
Frederic Weinberg Mid Century Abstract Pottery Table Lamp !conic Mid Century Modern Attributed
Pottery
$2,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Abstract Sculptural Walnut Lamps Mid-century Danish Modern
By Heifetz
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Amazing pair of abstract sculptural walnut lamps. The solid walnut bases are sculpted by a master
Brass
Mid Century Modern Yasha Heifetz Sculptural Abstract Copper HAND Table Lamp
By Heifetz
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid Century Modern Yasha Heifetz Sculptural Abstract Copper HAND Table Lamp,, Retains original lamp
Copper
Mid Century Modern Yasha Heifetz Sculptural Abstract Brass Figure Table Lamp
By Yasha Heifetz
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid Century Modern Yasha Heifetz Sculptural Abstract Brass Figure Table Lamp.. (woman in dress
Brass
Vintage Mid Century Modern Atomic Space Age Chrome Abstract Table Floor Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Atomic Space Age Chrome Abstract Table Floor Lamp This table/floor lamp
Chrome
Blue Abstract Cubist Ceramic Table Lamp, circa 1950, Mid Century Signed
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Circa 1950 Abstract and cubist ceramic table lamp Original perfect condition Blue ceramic
Ceramic
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Rare HART Associates Mid Century Modern Brass Abstract Palm Celebrity Table Lamp
By Richard Barr, Hart Associates 1
Located in Peoria, AZ
RARE CELEBRITY FURNISHING! HART ASSOCIATES ABSTRACT PALM BRASS TABLE LAMP SUPERB QUALITY
Metal, Brass
Mid Century Modern Yasha Heifetz Sculptural Abstract Brass Figure Table Lamp
By Yasha Heifetz, Heifetz
Located in Troy, MI
Uncommon table lamp designed by Yasha Heifetz Manufactured by Heifetz Manufacturing New York circa
Brass
Green Mid-Century Modern Geometric Abstract Ceramic Table Lamp with Brick Motif
Located in East Quogue, NY
This striking mid-century ceramic table lamp embodies the bold artistic spirit of the 1950s–60s
Ceramic, Porcelain
Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass Table Lamp with Abstract Decoration, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Glass table lamp with abstract decoration, 1960s Irregular glass table lamp with withe and
Metal
$2,999Sale Price|40% Off
1950s Heifetz Teak Wood Abstract Black Wire Mid Century Danish Modern Table Lamp
By Yasha Heifetz, Heifetz
Located in Peoria, AZ
lighting competition, Heifetz produced a number of now iconic mid century modern lamps featuring Natural
Metal
Large Mid-20th Century Ceramic Table Lamp French Lighting Design Abstract Glaze
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
French ceramic table lamp, circa 1960 Elegant and large white ceramic table lamp Abstract
Ceramic
Black and Yellow Mid-20th Century Ceramic Table Lamp Abstract Decoration, 1960
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Elegant French ceramic table lamp. Original mid-20th century design realized, circa 1960
Ceramic
$5,200Sale Price|30% Off
Laurel Lamp Mid Century Modern Abstract 3-Color Angelo Lelli Italian Design 50s
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Peoria, AZ
ITALIAN FOR LAUREL LAMP! MID CENTURY MODERN TRI-COLOR ACCENT LAMP! STUNNING DESIGN! CIRCA 1953 A
Metal, Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Artistan Pottery Abstract Horse Head Table Lamps
By Raymor, Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of possibly unique large Mid-Century Modern Artistan studio Italian colorful glazed ceramic
Pottery
$585Sale Price|40% Off
Mid-century Abstract Heifetz Syle Hand Carved Maple Wood Female Table Lamp
By Yasha Heifetz
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century Hard-carved abstract female maple wood table lamp in the style of Yasha Heifetz
Maple
40s Pair Phil-Mar Style Art Deco Mid Century Modern Abstract Ceramic Table Lamps
By Phil-Mar
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Exquisite, organic, freeform pair of late 1940s ceramic lamps. The pair blend traditionalism and
Ceramic
Italian Modern Abstract Art Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Modern Abstract Art Lamp
Glass
$1,795
Ceramic Abstract Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Ceramic abstract table lamp. We were told this lamp came from Belgium. Lamp has been professionally
Brass
Pair of Midcentury White Glass Lamps with Abstract Gilt Decoration
By Gerald Thurston, Frederick Cooper, The Marbro Lamp Company, Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of midcentury white glass lamps with abstract gilt decoration. Chic pair of Mid-Century
Glass, Wood
$1,470Sale Price|40% Off
Mid Century Clear Lucite Sculptural Floor Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Hand-made abstract Mid-century floor lamp featuring a slanted clear Lucite sculptural fixed to a
Acrylic
Early 20th Century Bernard Rooke Abstract Relief Stoneware Table Lamp
By Bernard Rooke
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
distinctive abstract relief design. Hand Made in textured stoneware, the lamp displays Rooke's masterful
Stoneware
Ceramic Cylindrical Abstract Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Ceramic shite cylindrical abstract lamp with engraved designs. Reminiscent of abstract bamboo
Ceramic, Wood
Quimper 20th century design ceramic table lamp abstract decoration 30 cm
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
QUIMPER - UNIQUE PIECE Large 20th century abstract ceramic table lamp Original perfect condition
Ceramic
Abstract stoneware 20th century sculptural ceramic table lamp La Borne 1970
By La Borne Potters
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne - 1970 Large abstract stoneware ceramic table lamp Original perfect condition Sold
Ceramic
abstract black metal 20th century design 1960 table lamp don quichotte
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
20th century design Handmade black metal table lamp Original good condition Electrical system is
Metal
Georges Martin 20th century design black and brown abstract ceramic table lamp
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Georges Martin Unique handmade abstract ceramic table lamp Realised circa 1970 20th century
Ceramic
20th century lighting large abstract design metal table lamp circa 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
French design Circa 1970 Large 20th century design abstract metal table lamp Original good
Metal
Kelby Table Lamp abstract design
By Kelby
Located in South Charleston, WV
1960's, Heavy relief pattern with Matt black sections with incised abstract patterns. In excellent
Ceramic
Jean Austruy 20th Century Lighting Abstract White Ceramic Table Lamp 1950
By Jean Austruy 1
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jean Austruy Realised circa 1950 - 20th century design Original white and grey abstract
Ceramic
Abstract 20th century design brown ceramic table lamp by J Georges 1960
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
J. Georges 20th century design brown stoneawre ceramic table lamp Realised circa 1960 Unique
Ceramic
Colored 20th Century 1970 Design Abstract Ceramic Table Lamp by Verceram
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Verceram 20th century design ceramic table Abstract ceramic form and colored glazes colors
Ceramic
Abstract 20th century ceramic design table lamp by Jean Claude Seris 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jean-Claude Seris Abstract 20th century design ceramic table lamp original perfect condition
Ceramic
Marianna von Allesch Abstract Lamp
By Marianna von Allesch
Located in Denton, TX
Curvaceous ceramic design table lamp by Mariana Von allesch.
Ceramic
Carved Stone Abstract Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Abstract table lamp in solid carved stone 38x22 Base Only 18x14x4 Shade Not Included
Stone
Sevres Abstract Bird Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Abstract bird lamp by Manufacture de Sèvres white glaze with yellow and green decor. 25x18 Base
Ceramic
Vintage Brutalist Silver Gold Leaf Sculptural Ceramic Large Abstract Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Brutalist Silver & Gold Leaf Sculptural Ceramic Large Mid Century Modern Table Lamp in the
Ceramic
$5,800 / set
Pair of Rembrandt Nickel Plated Abstract Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Rembrandt Nickel Plated Abstract Lamps
Metal
black and brown abstract 20th century ceramic table lamp by Georges Martin 1960
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Georges Martin 20th century design brown and black abstract ceramic table lamp Abstract ceramic
Ceramic
$1,450 / set
Vintage MCM Plaster Abstract Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Presenting a captivating pair of Mid-Century Modern abstract plaster table lamps, embodying the
Brass
Large Abstract 20th Century Black and Gold Ceramic Table Lamp circa 1950
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Large abstract ceramic table lamp 20th century French design Black and gold ceramic glazes
Ceramic
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 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.
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.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
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.
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.