Mid Century Cylinder Table Lamp

Black Chrome Table Lamps

Small Lamps

Laurel Brass Lamps

Cylindrical Table

Mid Century Modern Hall Table

Minimalist Black Dining Table

Marble Cylinder

Mid Century Modern Lucite Chrome Lamp

Pair of Design Technics Mid-Century Textured Beige Ceramic Table Lamps

$4,500 / set

Pair of Design Technics Mid-Century Textured Beige Ceramic Table Lamps

By Design Technics

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of Mid-Century cylindrical table lamps with textured beige ceramic forms resting on a round

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mid Century Brass and Wood Cylinder Lamps attributed to Laurel, Pair

$1,540 / set

Mid Century Brass and Wood Cylinder Lamps attributed to Laurel, Pair

By Laurel Lamp Company

Located in Wichita, KS

Pair of Mid -Century Brass and Wood Cylinder Lamps attributed to Laurel, likely from the 1960's

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Cylindrical Patinated Bronze Table Lamps

$998 / set

Mid-Century Modern Cylindrical Patinated Bronze Table Lamps

By James Mont

Located in West Chester, PA

Pair of metal table lamps on wood bases with distinctly modern bronze patchwork patination after

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Solid Teak Cylinder Table Lamp

$1,250

Mid Century Solid Teak Cylinder Table Lamp

Located in New York, NY

Very handsome tall, heavy and simple Danish design . The lighting element has a 3 way switch which can change the way the 5 bulbs light up for brightness. The stem from the dark tea...

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Laurel Lamp Co. American Beige Ceramic Dimpled Cylinder Column Table Lamp

$3,900

Laurel Lamp Co. American Beige Ceramic Dimpled Cylinder Column Table Lamp

By Laurel Lamp Company

Located in Queens, NY

Mid-Century American ceramic table lamp in cylindrical column form features a stepped dome top

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Mid Century Modern Red Ceramic Cylinder & Lucite Modernist Table Lamp

$250

Vintage Mid Century Modern Red Ceramic Cylinder & Lucite Modernist Table Lamp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Mid Century Modern Red Ceramic Cylinder & Lucite Modernist Table Lamp. Item features a

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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Lucite

Vintage Mid Century Swedish Modern Frosted Glass Cylinder Small Teak Table Lamp

$595

Vintage Mid Century Swedish Modern Frosted Glass Cylinder Small Teak Table Lamp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Mid Century Swedish Modern Frosted Glass Cylinder Small Teak Wood Base Table Lamp. Circa

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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Teak

Pair Of Cylindrical Frosted Glass And Brass Mid Century Table Lamps

$995 / set

Pair Of Cylindrical Frosted Glass And Brass Mid Century Table Lamps

Located in Bridgeport, CT

These are a pair of vintage frosted glass and brass table lamps with gold leaf leaf-motif bands

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Other

Vintage Mid Century Modern Stacked Chrome & Brass Cylinder Column Table Lamp

$395

Vintage Mid Century Modern Stacked Chrome & Brass Cylinder Column Table Lamp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Mid Century Modern Stacked Chrome & Brass Plated Metal Cylinder Column Table Lamp. Circa

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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Very Large Mid-Century Modern Cylindrical Butterfly Motife Table Lamp

$442Sale Price|53% Off

Very Large Mid-Century Modern Cylindrical Butterfly Motife Table Lamp

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Mid-Century Modern lamp having a cylindrical shaped white etched glass base adorned with gold

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Modern Bubble Gum Pink Cylinder Column Chrome Table Lamp - a Pair

$650 / set

Mid Century Modern Bubble Gum Pink Cylinder Column Chrome Table Lamp - a Pair

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Mid Century Modern Bubble Gum Pink Cylinder Column Chrome Modernist Table Lamps - a Pair

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Mod Cylindrical Smoked Lucite Table Lamp by Mutual Sunset Lamp Co

$675

Mod Cylindrical Smoked Lucite Table Lamp by Mutual Sunset Lamp Co

By Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.

Located in New York, NY

This table lamp features a dark smoked Lucite tube which houses a decorative chrome element. The

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Laurel Lamp Co. Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps, Steel & Brass, 1970s

$3,600 / set

Laurel Lamp Co. Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps, Steel & Brass, 1970s

By Laurel Lamp Company

Located in New York, NY

Pair of stylized bamboo lamps with a brushed steel cylinder body with contrasting brass bands

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel

Large four foot tall Modeline style white cylinder table or floor lamp

$1,800

Large four foot tall Modeline style white cylinder table or floor lamp

By Modeline Lamp Co.

Located in Ferndale, MI

Four foot one inch tall cylinder of soft white accent lighting . Works either as table lamp or

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Stainless Steel Cylindrical Table Lamps

$998 / set

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Stainless Steel Cylindrical Table Lamps

By George Kovacs

Located in Port Jervis, NY

. Cylindrical form with no seams in the steel. These lamps would look great with black shades, which we do not

Category

Vintage 1960s American Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

1960s Mid Century Walnut and Glass Table Lamp by Modeline

$1,750

1960s Mid Century Walnut and Glass Table Lamp by Modeline

By Modeline Lamp Co.

Located in North Hollywood, CA

✨ Mid-Century Walnut Table Lamp by Modeline of California ✨ A stunning example of mid-century

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Swedish Pine Table Lamp, Cutout Base, New Linen Cylinder Shade

$395

Mid-Century Swedish Pine Table Lamp, Cutout Base, New Linen Cylinder Shade

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Swedish Mid-Century pine table lamp with a turned, vase-shaped base distinguished by a band of

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Linen, Pine

Mid-Century Modern James Mont Style Cylinder Brass / Bronze Table Lamps - Pair

$1,895 / set

Mid-Century Modern James Mont Style Cylinder Brass / Bronze Table Lamps - Pair

By James Mont

Located in Kennesaw, GA

This is pair of mid-century modern cylinder form table lamps in the manner of James Mont. The

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Nickel

Large Mid-Century Modern Brass Cylindrical Ball Table or Floor Lamp

$995

Large Mid-Century Modern Brass Cylindrical Ball Table or Floor Lamp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A simple yet sophisticated design floor lamp from the 1970s. It features a brass-clad cylindrical

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Modern Studio Artist Made Iron Tripod Cylinder Table Lamp 1950s

$799

Mid Century Modern Studio Artist Made Iron Tripod Cylinder Table Lamp 1950s

Located in Troy, MI

Vintage Mid Century Modern Iron Tripod Table Lamp 1950s One of a kind artist made table lamp circa

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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Mid-Century Table Lamp with Hand-Painted Cylindrical Shade, Italy, 1970s

$765

Mid-Century Table Lamp with Hand-Painted Cylindrical Shade, Italy, 1970s

Located in Roma, IT

A striking and expressive table lamp, likely produced in Italy during the 1970s, combining a

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Marbro Monumental Ceramic Table Lamp, Mid-Century Modern, 1960s

$1,389Sale Price|45% Off

Marbro Monumental Ceramic Table Lamp, Mid-Century Modern, 1960s

By The Marbro Lamp Company

Located in Lomita, CA

. Surmounted by a fabric box shade. The History: Marbro manufactured some of the finest lamps during the mid

Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Chrome table Lamp 3 cylinder 1970 by Paul Mayen

$1,800

Mid-Century Modern Chrome table Lamp 3 cylinder 1970 by Paul Mayen

By Paul Mayen

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Chrome tubular table lamp by Paul Mayen for Habitat. Has (3) standard light bulbs. Has (3) 8” dia

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Mid Century Scandinavian Modern Orange Cylinder Glass and Teak Table Lamp

$800Sale Price|33% Off

Mid Century Scandinavian Modern Orange Cylinder Glass and Teak Table Lamp

Located in San Jose, CA

Vintage Scandinavian modern accent table lamp circa 1960s. This piece is encased with a vibrant

Category

Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Teak

Vintage Table Lamp with Slim Cylindrical Woven Shade Denmark Mid-century 1960s

$1,118

Vintage Table Lamp with Slim Cylindrical Woven Shade Denmark Mid-century 1960s

By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Josef Frank, Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, Paavo Tynell

Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg

Vintage table lamp with long slim cylindrical woven shade made in Denmark in the 1960s. The lamp

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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Torch Cut Cylindrical Table Lamp or Accent Light

$995

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Torch Cut Cylindrical Table Lamp or Accent Light

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This hand-crafted table lamp or accent light is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the

Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps

Materials

Cut Steel

Mid-Century Yellow Cylindrical Lantern Table Lamp with Three-Way Walnut Switch

$450

Mid-Century Yellow Cylindrical Lantern Table Lamp with Three-Way Walnut Switch

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Unique column/tube table lamp in attractive yellow metal and plastic (top is enameled metal, while

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Brutalist Table Lamp by Maurizio Tempestini for Laurel Lamp Co.

$4,475

Mid-Century Brutalist Table Lamp by Maurizio Tempestini for Laurel Lamp Co.

By Laurel Lamp Company, Maurizio Tempestini

Located in New York, NY

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Modeline Model 635 Cylinder Shaped Sculptured Walnut Table Lamps

$3,895 / set

Pair of Modeline Model 635 Cylinder Shaped Sculptured Walnut Table Lamps

By Arthur Jacobs, Modeline Lamp Co., Adrian Pearsall

Located in Chattanooga, TN

a mid-century Western lens. The sculptured walnut encasements form soft cylinders that cradle

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Signed Martz Table Lamp

$2,450

Mid Century Signed Martz Table Lamp

By Gordon & Jane Martz

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A Classic Mid Century Pottery base lamp circa 1960's. By Jane and Gordon Martz. A whit cylindrical

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Other

Mid Century "No 9" Cylindrical Table Desk Lamp by Isamu Noguchi for Knoll, 1940s

$8,539

Mid Century "No 9" Cylindrical Table Desk Lamp by Isamu Noguchi for Knoll, 1940s

By Isamu Noguchi, Knoll

Located in Stockholm, SE

A very rare mid century cylindrical "No 9" table desk lamp in cherry wood and fiberglass reinforced

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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Cherry, Paper

Swedish Mid Century Cylinder Desk Table Lamp in White Marble by Bergboms 1960s

$1,707

Swedish Mid Century Cylinder Desk Table Lamp in White Marble by Bergboms 1960s

By Bergboms

Located in Stockholm, SE

Rare white Swedish mid century cylinder desk / table lamp in carrara marble produced by Bergboms

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Marble

Swedish Mid Century Cylinder Desk Table Lamp in White Marble by Bergboms 1960s

$1,707

Swedish Mid Century Cylinder Desk Table Lamp in White Marble by Bergboms 1960s

By Bergboms

Located in Stockholm, SE

Rare white Swedish mid century cylinder desk / table lamp in carrara marble produced by Bergboms

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Carrara Marble

Large Mid-Century Modern Three arms Table or Floor Lamp with Cylinder Shades

$2,600

Large Mid-Century Modern Three arms Table or Floor Lamp with Cylinder Shades

By Tommi Parzinger

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Large decorative walnut and brass 3 arms 3 ways table or floor lamps in style of Parzinger.

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Brass and Painted Metal Twin Shade Table Lamp Attributed to Laurel

$2,200

Mid-Century Brass and Painted Metal Twin Shade Table Lamp Attributed to Laurel

By Laurel Lamp Company

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Elegant table lamp featuring two adjustable shades in brass with white painted metal finals

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Laurel Lamp Co. Sculptural Brass, Silver Lucite Lamps Mid-Century Modern

$4,500 / set

Vintage Laurel Lamp Co. Sculptural Brass, Silver Lucite Lamps Mid-Century Modern

By Laurel Lamp Company

Located in North Miami, FL

These very sculptural pair of vintage Mid-Century Modern Laurel lamps are unusual, they have

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Cylinder Table Bed Lamp in Solid White Marble by Bergboms, 1960s

$2,061

Mid Century Cylinder Table Bed Lamp in Solid White Marble by Bergboms, 1960s

By Bergboms

Located in Stockholm, SE

Rare Swedish mid century cylinder table / bed lamp in solid white marble produced by Bergboms

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Marble

Gold Calacatta Italian Marble Cylindrical Table Lamp by Nessen Lamps Inc., 1960s

$1,250

Gold Calacatta Italian Marble Cylindrical Table Lamp by Nessen Lamps Inc., 1960s

By Walter Von Nessen, Laurel Lamp Company, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Nessen Lighting, Nessen Studio

Located in Miami, FL

Iconic Mid 20th Century Modern marble table lamp by Nessen Lighting, designed by Walter Von Nessen

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Brass

Italian Chrome Cylinders Table Lamp, 1965

$1,250

Italian Chrome Cylinders Table Lamp, 1965

By Arredoluce, Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce

Located in Dronten, NL

Italian Mid-Century Modern table lamp with eight chrome light bulbs. Chromed steel cylinders with 1

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Mid Century "No 9" Cylindrical Table Desk Lamp by Isamu Noguchi for Knoll, 1940s

$9,422

Mid Century "No 9" Cylindrical Table Desk Lamp by Isamu Noguchi for Knoll, 1940s

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in Stockholm, SE

A very rare mid century cylindrical "No 9" table desk lamp in cherry wood and fiberglass reinforced

Category

Vintage 1940s American Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Cherry, Paper

Vintage Chinoiserie Japanese Porcelain Cylinder Oriental Painted Table Lamp

$275

Vintage Chinoiserie Japanese Porcelain Cylinder Oriental Painted Table Lamp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Chinoiserie Japanese Porcelain Cylinder Oriental Painted Table Lamp. Circa Mid 20th Century

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Geometric Mercury Glass Cylinder TABLE LAMP

$2,000

Geometric Mercury Glass Cylinder TABLE LAMP

Located in Hawthorne, CA

A stylish geometric form cylinder lamp in champagne mercury glass with a raised patterned finish

Category

Mid-20th Century American American Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Linen, Mercury Glass

Mid-Century European Polychrome Ceramic Table Lamp, 1960s

$2,120

Mid-Century European Polychrome Ceramic Table Lamp, 1960s

Located in BARCELONA, ES

, color, and volume reflects the expressive ceramic experimentation that defined late Mid-Century European

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Linen

Mid-Century Metal Table Lamp

$1,173

Mid-Century Metal Table Lamp

Located in Hamburg, DE

Small Mid Century table lamp. The cylindrical lamp head is open on one side and movable. This

Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Paul Mayen Habitat Chrome Lucite Cylinder Lamp, Mid-Century Modern

$1,480Sale Price|20% Off

Vintage Paul Mayen Habitat Chrome Lucite Cylinder Lamp, Mid-Century Modern

By Paul Mayen

Located in Pemberton, NJ

Uncommon lamp by Paul Mayen for Habitat, circa 1970s. Minimalist three-legged chrome frame base

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Modern Lucite Table Lamp with Cylindrical Shade

$250

Vintage Modern Lucite Table Lamp with Cylindrical Shade

Located in Trenton, NJ

This vintage table lamp showcases a refined mix of lucite and suede-wrapped surfaces, creating a

Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Textile, Lucite

Large Chrome 1970s 6” Diameter Cylinder Table Lamp

$650

Large Chrome 1970s 6” Diameter Cylinder Table Lamp

By Robert Sonneman

Located in New York, NY

Very large handsome chrome cylinder table lamp . Mid century modern polished chrome . Simple mod

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

American Mid-Century Chrome Table Lamp

$2,000

American Mid-Century Chrome Table Lamp

Located in Queens, NY

American Mid-Century chrome cylindrical shaped table lamp. Ships without a shade. Vintage

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Italian Minimalist Table Lamp

$2,931

Mid-Century Italian Minimalist Table Lamp

Located in Hamburg, DE

Mid Century table lamp from Italy. A minimalist design with a special base. The reflector head is

Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Cylindrical Mercury Glass Table Lamps

$4,800 / set

Pair of Cylindrical Mercury Glass Table Lamps

Located in Tarrytown, NY

Pair of cylindrical mercury glass table lamps with brass hardware.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chrome Adjustable Table Lamp w/ Cylinder Lucite Sahde

$472Sale Price|20% Off

Chrome Adjustable Table Lamp w/ Cylinder Lucite Sahde

Located in Pasadena, TX

This is a 1970's Chrome Adjustable Table Lamp. It comes with the cylindrical lucite shade. The base

Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Rare Pair of Mid-Century Stainless Steel and Brass Lamps

$4,940 / set

Rare Pair of Mid-Century Stainless Steel and Brass Lamps

By Laurel Lamp Company

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Chic pair of stainless steel cylinder lamps with applied abstract brass decoration, measures Shaft

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Ceramic Table Lamp, 1960s

$509

Mid-Century Ceramic Table Lamp, 1960s

Located in London, London

Mid-Century Ceramic Table Lamp, Continental, 1960s A sculptural mid-century ceramic table lamp

Category

Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Chinoiserie Oriental Chinese Porcelain Floral Paint Cylinder Table Lamp

$495

Vintage Chinoiserie Oriental Chinese Porcelain Floral Paint Cylinder Table Lamp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Chinoiserie Oriental Chinese Porcelain Floral Hand Painted Cylinder Table Lamp on Wooden

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Italian 1960s Travertine and Brass Cylindrical Table Lamp

$1,520

Italian 1960s Travertine and Brass Cylindrical Table Lamp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Expertly crafted in Italy during the 1960s, the Italian Travertine and Brass Cylindrical Table Lamp

Category

Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Travertine

Cylindrical Glass Table Lamp with Interior Lighting

$1,650

Cylindrical Glass Table Lamp with Interior Lighting

By Kaiser Leuchten

Located in Stamford, CT

A beautiful cylindrical lamp attributed to Kaiser Leuchten with interior lighting, the exterior

Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Table Lamp

$595

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Table Lamp

Located in Clarksboro, NJ

This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Walnut Table Lamp. Featuring a solid wood cylinder body

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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Mid Century Cylinder Table Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the mid century cylinder table lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each mid century cylinder table lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and glass. If you’re shopping for a mid century cylinder table lamp, we have 151 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect mid century cylinder table lamp — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A mid century cylinder table lamp, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern or Industrial style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made mid century cylinder table lamp over the years, but those crafted by George Kovacs, Paul Mayen and Robert Sonneman are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Mid Century Cylinder Table Lamp?

A mid century cylinder table lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,595, while the lowest priced sells for $100 and the highest can go for as much as $12,000.

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

Emerged during the mid-20th century
Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
A heyday of innovation in postwar America
Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
Promotion of functionality

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

Charles and Ray Eames
Eero Saarinen
Milo Baughman
Florence Knoll
Harry Bertoia
Isamu Noguchi
George Nelson
Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa

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.

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.

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