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High Style Midcentury Desk Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
High style midcentury desk lamp with an enameled frostine white steel body and brass accents. The
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid-Century Desk Lamp Teak and Brass, Denmark 1960
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Mid-Century Desk Lamp Teak and Brass, Denmark 1960.
small crack at the base of the glass is
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Adjustable White Mid Century Desk Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Very flexible mid century desk lamp in white colour. The lamp can be adjusted at the base as well
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Desk Lamp 'Romeo' by Louis Kalff for Philips, 1950
By Louis Christiaan Kalff, Philips
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Mid-Century Desk Lamp 'Romeo' by Louis Kalff for Philips, 1950
signed.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Desk Lamp, Painted and Glazed Stoneware by Inger Persson, 1960s
By Inger Persson
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Desk Lamp, Painted and Glazed Stoneware by Inger Persson, Sweden, 1960s
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Mid Century Desk Lamp
Located in Benalmadena, ES
We present an authentic piece of design, a desk lamp that exudes elegance and timeless charm
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid century desk lamp by Klaus Hempel for Kaiser Leuchten Model 6878 , 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten, Klaus Hempel
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Mid century desk lamp by Klaus Hempel for Kaiser Leuchten Model 6878 , 1960s
Minimalistic desk
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 12.6 in W 11.03 in D 8.67 in
Red Mid Century Desk Lamp Swing Arm Table Lamp- Chrome Space Age Light, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Red mid century desk lamp with adjustable swing arm. The arm can be fixated in any way desirable
Category
20th Century Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Mid-Century Desk Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
This Mid-Century Modern desk lamp features a red base and shade and a chromed arm.
Both the arm
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Desk Lamp Table Reading
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Very nice desk lamp that is useful for reading. It is also mobile to direct the light where you
Category
Mid-20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Pair of MidCentury desk lamps
By Lightolier
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940, We offer this pair of MidCentury lamps. made in iron, brass details. Working.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid Century Desk Lamp Stilnovo Style Orientable
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
This desk lamp helps save desk space. The ideal table lamp for the living room, bedroom, study
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Pierced Mid-Century Desk Lamps, a Pair
Located in Hudson, NY
Mid-Century lamps with adjustable mechanism at base. Brass body and base with original pierced
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gilbert Rohde Style Midcentury Desk Lamp
Located in Highland, IN
This elegant little desk lamp has an early midcentury or streamline moderne aesthetic in the manner
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid-Century Desk Lamp in the Style Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
An elegant Mid-Century Modern table lamp displaying the timelessness and modern engineering craft
Category
Mid-20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Midcentury Desk Lamp by Hans-Agne Jakobsson
By AB Markaryd
Located in Karlstad, SE
Desk lamp model G 54 by Hans-Agne Jakobsson. The lamp has a rotatable teak base with metal foot and
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
French Midcentury Desk Lamp With Three Shades
Located in London, GB
This fantastic 1960s desk lamp has three large shades and each light is controlled with an
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Oscar Torlasco Midcentury Desk Lamp, circa 1950s
By Oscar Torlasco
Located in LAGUNA BEACH, CA
inclination. Disc lamp shade features beautiful cut-out with frosted glass.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
ASEA-Attributed Scandinavian Midcentury Desk Lamp in Brass
By ASEA
Located in Karlstad, SE
Rare desk lamp attributed to ASEA, Sweden, model 41065-1.
This large lamp is made from solid brass
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Large Mid Century Desk Lamp by Helo Leuchten Germany, 1950s
By Helo Leuchten
Located in Schwerin, MV
Large Helo table lamp with a very large shade and copper-plated (bronzed?) brass sections – a
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Elegant Mid Century Desk Lamp With Beautifully Patterned Shade, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Elegant mid century table lamp with nicely decorated shade. The flower shade diffuses the light in
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Linen
Midcentury Desk Lamp, Designed by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
By Napako, Josef Hurka
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This midcentury table lamp was designed by Josef Hurka for Napako. It features a chrome arched
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Aluminum
Scandinavian Midcentury Desk Lamp by Hans Bergström for Ateljé Lyktan
By Ateljé Lyktan, Hans Bergström
Located in Karlstad, SE
Rare desk lamp Model 712 by Hans Bergström for Ateljé Lyktan, circa 1950.
Beautiful lamp with a
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Desk lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips, The Netherlands 1950s
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Meulebeke, BE
The Netherlands / 1950 / Desk Lamp / Louis Kalff / Philips / metal / Mid-century / Vintage
A early
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 21.26 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Pair of Midcentury Desk Lamps, Poulsen Danish Style, France 1950s
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
floor lamp: 142x36cm
desk lamp: 54x36cm
oringinal vintage 1950s, france.
good vintage condition
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Desk Lamp, Designed by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
By Napako, Josef Hurka
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This midcentury table lamp was designed by Josef Hurka for Napako. It features a chrome arched
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Kaiser Midcentury Desk Lamp Table Lamp Metal Brass Teak Wood, 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Mannheim, DE
Rare desk lamp manufactured by Kaiser-Leuchten in the 1960s. Black and off-white lacqered metal
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Desk Lamp Model 1618 by Josef Hurka for Napako Czechoslovakia 1950s
By Napako, Josef Hurka
Located in Lucenec, SK
Vintage table lamp designed by Josef Hurka is in an original condition with only minor signs of use
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
H 13.78 in W 9.85 in D 7.88 in
Mid Century Desk Lamp Model 1621 by Josef Hurka for Napako Czechoslovakia, 1950s
By Napako, Josef Hurka
Located in Lucenec, SK
Vintage table lamp designed by Josef Hurka for Napako Czechoslovakia in an original condition with
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
H 11.03 in W 6.7 in D 11.82 in
Italian Mid-Century Glass Cone Desk Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century desk lamp with a black pivoting steel ball and glass cone base with a black
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Anglepoise Chrome Desk Lamp By Prescolite
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid Century Desk lamp By Prescolite plated in chrome with a two-ball joint Anglepoise brass neck
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Mid century desk lamp with leather base in the style of J. Adnet, France 1960
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Herentals, BE
Desk lamp with red leather base and brass ribbed column and a very fine, original lampshade.
1 E 27
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Large French 1940s Copper Table or Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Large French late Art Deco / Mid-Century desk lamp or table lamp with a solid copper shade and stem
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Midcentury Brass Desk lamp, Philips, The Netherlands, 1940s
By Philips
Located in Stockholm, SE
Cool midcentury desk lamp from Philips, made from brass in a wide design. Adjustable lamp shade
Category
Vintage 1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Helo Leuchten desk or table lamp - Made in the 50s, 60s in Germany
By Helo Leuchten
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Mid-century desk lamp - Mushroom lampshade
Measures : 50cmx39cm H:44cm
Material : Chrome
Wear
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Mid-20th Century Danish Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid Century Modern Large Chrome Ministerial Desk Lamp, Italy 60s
Located in Lucija, SI
Gorgeous large Ministerial Mid Century Desk Lamp was made in Italy in '60s.
It has clean design
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Mid century table lamp by Kamenický Šenov, Czechoslovakia, 1970´s
By Kamenicky Senov
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This mid century desk lamp was made by the Czechoslovak company Kamenický Šenov in the 1970s. It’s
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
French Glass And Chrome Desk Lamp, 1950s
By Stilnovo, Arlus
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare French mid-century desk lamp from the 1950s. Chrome base and angled stem with cone-shaped
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Italian Designer Mid-Century Modern Brass Table Lamp, 1950s, Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Iconic midcentury desk lamp with beautiful brass details. Minimalistic design from the 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Chic Octagonal Walnut Desk Lamp with Custom Shade and Diffuser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-century desk lamp is the geometry lover's special.
The octagonal walnut base and custom
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid century rocket desk lamp by Drevo Humpolec, Czechoslovakia, 1960´s
By Dřevo Humpolec
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid century desk lamp, associated with “Brussels period” and world-renowned EXPO58. It was made in
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Milk Glass, Wood
H 10.24 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Italian Designer Mid-Century Modern UFO Table Lamp, 1950s, Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Iconic midcentury desk lamp in pistachio wrinkle paint with brass details. Minimalistic design from
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Brass
White Anvia Desk Lamp - Mid Century Table Lamp - Vintage Office Light
By Anvia
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Very rare mid century desk lamp by Anvia. The has a white, metal frame with a black finish on the
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1970s Desk Lamp Brown & Brass Abstract Mesh Layers, by Fase, Spain.
By Fase
Located in Andernach, DE
Mid-Century desk lamp – made in Spain, attributed to Fase.
A genuine funky 1970s lamp, in original
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Red Desk Lamp, Germany
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage Red desk lamp.
MidCentury Desk lamp will add retro accent to your interior.
Made in
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Selection of Petite French and Italian Desk Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Petite French & Italian midcentury desk lamps, circa 1930s-1950s.
From left to right
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Midcentury Marble Based Brass Designer Table Lamp, 1950s, Italy
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce, Stilnovo
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Iconic midcentury desk lamp made of brass with red shade and Carrara marble base. Minimalistic
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
H 28.75 in W 34.65 in D 7.49 in
Ferdinand Solère Rare Desk Lamp with Rotating Arm, France 1950s
By Ferdinand Solere
Located in Bochum, NRW
A mid-century desk lamp designed by Ferdinand Solere for SolR Paris, France, in the 1950s, it is
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century German Minimalist Table Lamp from Cosack, 1960s
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Minimalist Mid Century desk lamp from Cosack.
A very linear and delicate design. The cuboid body
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century German Table Lamp from Cosack
By Gebrüder Cosack
Located in Hamburg, DE
Elegant Mid Century Desk Lamp by Cosack lights in a plain gray.
This lamp is one with its height
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century German Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare mid century desk lamp. Probably from Kaiser from the 50s/60s.
The lamp convinces with
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century German Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare mid century desk lamp. Probably from Kaiser from the 50s/60s.
The lamp convinces with
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century German Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare mid century desk lamp. Probably from Kaiser from the 50s/60s.
The lamp convinces with
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Zerowatt PTC lamp, 1950s Italian modernist
By Zerowatt
Located in San Francisco, US
This striking mid-century desk lamp exemplifies the refined European design sensibility of early
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Functional Mid-Century Modern Style Brass Desk Lamp, Re Edition
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A very functional desk lamp, other versions are offered
Most components according to the UL
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Gerald Thurston Desk Lamp
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Classic mid-century Gerald Thurston desk lamp. Plastic vented shade sits atop a matching metal base
Category
Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid- century Modern Desk Lamp
Located in Beirut, LB
Minimalist design from the 1950's that was considered far ahead of its time. Made from metal, mounted on a high rod which allows the user to adjust the height of the light.
Head is a...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Desk Lamp
By Art Decor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very unique desk lamp in the smooth finish of hi-polished Nickel. Solid steel frame and with an
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Desk Lamp, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Desk Lamp, 1970s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Two Light Flex Arm Desk Lamp poss. Laurel or Thurston
By Gerald Thurston, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Chic two light flex arm desk lamp, constructed of anodized gold/brass tone aluminum, brass and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
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Mid Century Desk Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of mid century desk lamps is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct mid century desk lamps — often made from metal, brass and chrome — can elevate any home. There are 1752 antique and vintage mid century desk lamps for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 36 modern editions to choose from as well. Mid century desk lamps have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Mid-Century Modern, Industrial and Art Deco mid century desk lamps are consistently popular styles. Mid century desk lamps have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Lightolier, Fase and Stilnovo are consistently popular.
How Much are Mid Century Desk Lamps?
Mid century desk lamps can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,149, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $14,500.
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.
Questions About Mid Century Desk Lamps
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023To identify mid-century lamps, look for a manufacturer's label or stamp on the base or the shade. You can use trusted online resources to determine when the company or artisan was active. Some lamps may also have a date stamp that you can use for identification purposes. Pieces dating from the late 1950s through the early 1970s are mid-century in terms of their age. A mid-century modern lamp will show off hallmarks of the design style, such as curvy hourglass or globe forms. A certified appraiser or experienced antiques dealer may also be able to help with the identification. Find a range of mid-century lamps on 1stDibs.
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