Mid Century Modern Atomic Eyeball Table Lamps by Sijaj Hrastnik, 70s, Pair
Located in Lucija, SI
Very retro red pair of Mid Century Eyeball Table Lamps were made by Sijaj Hrastnik Yugoslavia in '70s.
Metal, Chrome
$395 / item
MId-Century Modern Orb Eyeball Lamp
Located in South Bend, IN
A unique Mid-Century Modern orb eyeball desk lamp or table lamp USA, Circa 1950s Measures: 7.5"W x 7.5"D x 8"H.
Metal
$395 / item
Mid-Century Modern Orb Eyeball Lamp
Located in South Bend, IN
A unique Mid-Century Modern orb eyeball desk lamp or table lamp USA, Circa 1950s Measures: 7.5"W x 7.5"D x 8"H.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Orb Eyeball Lamps, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A unique pair of Mid-Century Modern orb eyeball desk lamps or table lamps USA, Circa 1950s Measures: 7.5"W x 7.5"D x 8"H.
Metal
Chrome Eyeball Table Lamp
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Chrome Eyeball Table Lamp
Chrome
Mid-century cherry desk lamp Eyeball Italy 60s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
The vintage desk lamp Eyeball made in Italy in the '60s. This table lamp is completely metal. The lampshade turns in all directions. Requires a standard Edison E27 with a screw lamp....
Metal
Mid-Century Modern White Eyeball Table Lamp by Reggiani, Italy, 1970
By Reggiani
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Stunning White Eyeball Table Lamp by Reggiani. Made in Italy The lamp works perfectly and it's in excellent condition. Dimension 5,90 x 5,90 x 14,17 H inches 15 x 15 x 36 H cm
Metal
Mid Century Modern Sculptural Eyeball Table Lamp Style of Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous eye ball style lamp in orange with a chrome base and shaft. Eye ball shade is fully adjustable. Chrome is in excellent vintage condition shade has some wear see pics.
Steel, Chrome
Vintage Robert Sonneman Mid Century Modern Black Eyeball Adjustable Desk Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Robert Sonneman Mid Century Modern Black Eyeball Adjustable Desk Task Lamp. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 19" H x 23" W x 6" D. (Location: Section 1) Standard antiqu...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Lucite with Chrome Eyeball Desk Table Lamp Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant table desk lamp fully adjustable. Lamp pivots on a Lucite 7 x 7 base, tightens with the use of a chrome thumbscrew. Chrome eyeball shade does the same, totally adj...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Eyeball Desk or Table lamp by Richard Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and fully adjustable to your lighting needs, either raises up or lowers down the shaft while the eyeball lamp adjusts 380 degrees. In yellow paint, we also have 3 in white, ...
Chrome
Mid-century white desk lamps Eyeball, Italy 1960s, Set of 2
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Pair of 2 metal table lamps Eyeball made in Italy in the 1960s. These table lamps are completely metal. The lampshade turns in all directions. There is a patina on the chrome, the...
Metal
1970s Rare Reggiani Magnetic Eyeball Table Lamp , Italy
By Reggiani, Goffredo Reggiani
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Rare magnetic head table lamp from Reggiani Lampadari , 1970s , Italy . Eyeball shade pivot in any direction on a strong magnet located in cylinder that slide up and down on pole...
Metal, Chrome
$3,200Sale Price|27% Off
Sonneman Chrome Articulating Arm Eyeball Table Lamp! Swing Counterweight 1960s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Peoria, AZ
STUNNING! ROBERT SONNEMAN CHROME ARTICULATING COUNTERWEIGHT LAMP! RARE DESIGN! CIRCA 1960 DIMENSIONS: APPROX. 13" high BY 36" wide (in extended horizontal position) Her...
Metal, Chrome
Eyeballs Table Lamp, 1980s Black and Siver Color France Removable globes
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This iconic "Eyeballs" table lamp, crafted in France in the 1980s, combines sleek black lacquered metal with polished chrome steel for a bold, industrial-modern aesthetic. Perfect fo...
Metal, Chrome
Vintage red metal desk lamp Eyeball Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Mid-century red metal desk lamp Eyeball made in Italy in the 1970s.
Metal
Monumental Chrome Waterfall Eyeball (ORB) Table Lamp by Sonneman SPACE-AGE
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Buffalo, NY
Monumental Chrome ORB Mid-Century atomic eyeball table lamps by Sonneman.
Chrome
Fase Space Age Red Acrylic Chrome Eyeball Table Lamp Spanish Design 1970s
By Fase
Located in Lisboa, PT
A sculptural gem of 1970s Spanish design, this Fase eyeball table lamp embodies the futuristic elegance that defined the era. It features a spherical chromed metal shade mounted on a...
Chrome
$2,400Sale Price|27% Off
Robert Sonneman Chrome Atom Table Lamp! Space Age Eyeball Lighting 1960s Decor
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Peoria, AZ
SONNEMAN! SPACE AGE! CHROME TOWER "MOLECULE" TABLE LAMP! ICONIC! GREAT DESIGN! ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! CIRCA 1967 DIMENSIONS: HEIGHT 33 " This super rare Sonneman chrome table ...
Metal, Chrome
1970's Italian Speckled Eyeball Vintage Desk Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
Playful Italian vintage Space Age desk lamp with an adjustable ball shade in apple-green speckled enamel and a satin-white internal reflector. The shade sits on a chromed steel rod ...
Steel, Enamel, Chrome
$640Sale Price|20% Off
Eyeball Desk Lamp by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Denton, TX
A desk or table lamp with black enamel finish task lighting label with Kovacs name.
Steel
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Italian Arco Chrome & Marble Adjustable Eyeball Floor Lamp
Located in Basel, BS
This lamp has it all! Stunning 1960s original Hollywood Regency, midcentury chrome frame and thick marble base. On off switch is a button which you can step on. Fully adjustable head...
Chrome
Petite Metal Desk Lamp Retro Orange Eyeball Light 1970s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Retro Petite Metal Desk Lamp in Bright Orange - 1970s Eyeball Design. This vintage orange retro desk American lamp that captures the essence of 1970s design. With its space-age aesth...
Metal
Vintage Mid Century Modern George Kovacs Spiral Chrome Ball Table Lamps - a Pair
By George Kovacs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern George Kovacs Spiral Chrome Eyeball Table Lamps on Black Laminate Bases - a Pair.
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps, Metal & Opaline Glass, Italy, 1975
By Arredoluce
Located in bari, IT
Arredoluce, founded in Monza in 1943, was one of the most technically and stylistically ambitious Italian lighting manufacturers of the postwar decades. The company was among the fir...
Metal
Angelo Lelii Arredoluce Table Lamp, Stainless Steel, Mid-Century, 1970
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in New York, NY
Angelo Lelii Arredoluce table lamp, Stainless Steel, Magnetic Eyeball, Signed. Small but chunky square table lamp with a removable magnetic perforated shade. Empire Metal of Astoria,...
Stainless Steel
$599Sale Price / set|25% Off
Pair of 70s Eyeball Lamps by Targetti Sankey - MCM Italian Design Light
By Targetti Sankey
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Measuring 13x13x16 cm, these lamps are compact yet striking, making them ideal for bedside or accent lighting in mid-century modern interiors.
Metal
1960s Murano Style Eyeball Orb Lamp Chrome and Art Glass after Gino Sarfatti
By Gino Sarfatti, Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A unique lamp featuring white swirled art glass cantilevered over a chrome floating stand. The eye can be adjusted to focus light on an object while allowing a warm overall glow. The...
Chrome
Vintage Bedside Lamp by Insta 'Sensorette' Table Lamp, Brown, Touch Dimming
By Insta Elektro
Located in Andernach, DE
Midcentury table lamp or floor lamp. Absolutely fantastic design Classic by German manufacturer Insta Elektro. Nick name for this one is Eyeball lamp. The official model is Sensorett...
Metal
$1,695Sale Price|32% Off
1950s Frederick Weinberg Table Lamp, USA
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Rare table lamp designed and fabricated by Frederick Weinberg with characteristic steel mesh and fiberglass shade. Raw metal structure assembled with brass welding. Well aged w...
Metal
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Table Lamp in Chrome-plated Brass
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, table lamp, varnished aluminum, chrome-plated brass, chrome-plated steel, Italy, 1960s This eccentric table lamp was designed by Angelo Lelii and manufa...
Chrome
Pair of chrome and brown table lamps Italy 70s Mid-Century Modern
Located in Palermo, IT
Pair of vintage table lamps, classic example of Space Age design dating back to the 1960s/70s. Characteristic of the design is the eyeball (Eyeball) shape: The spherical chrome-plate...
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Robert Sonneman Swivel Lucite Eyeball Vanity Table Lamp Light Makeup Mirror
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Wayne, NJ
Robert Sonneman magnifier Lucite eyeball mirror vanity table lamp makeup swivel.
Other
Angelo Lelli Style Adjustable Chrome Desk Lamp with Chrome Ball Shade
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Angelo Lelli style adjustable magnetic chrome reading lamp, bedside lamp with chrome swivel eyeball shade. 1960's. Featuring a black magnetic bar arm, 5D chrome ball shade adjusting ...
Chrome, Magnets, Metal
Space Age Chrome Magnetic Desk Lamp, 1974 Italian Luci Mod. 414
By luci
Located in London, GB
Italian Luci Mod. 414 Space Age Chrome Magnetic Desk Lamp, 1974 A striking Italian desk lamp, Model 414 by Luci Italia, designed and produced in 1974. This piece embodies the playfu...
Steel, Chrome
Rare Piero Fornasetti Mid-Century Ceramic Paperweight 'Occhio', Italy 1950s.
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Malmö, SE
A rare and beautiful paperweight with amazing surrealist eyeball decor. Designed and produced by Piero Fornasetti in Milano, Italy. Early production, 1950s. Great original conditio...
Porcelain
Unavailable
H 16.5 in Dm 12 in
Pair of Canadian Mid-Century Large Chrome Saturn Eyeball Table/Console Lamps
Located in Port Hope, ON
This pair of large impressive Canadian mid-century chrome Saturn eyeball lamps is in amazing all original condition. The chrome is bright and shiny with no losses or oxidization and ...
Chrome
Chrome Spiral Eyeball Lamp
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
A most magnificent atomic chrome lamp with four eyeballs around a spiral frame. Rarely seen. A few important notes about all items available through this 1stdibs dealer: 1. We list...
Chrome
Pair of Eyeball Lamps
Located in Nashville, TN
Pair of table lamps with articulating balls in a brass finished metal frame. Great accent lighting for any room.
Brass
Chrome Eyeball Atomic Orbiter Lamp
By George Kovacs, Koch & Lowy, Robert Sonneman
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
A rare chrome eyeball lamp featuring a heavy base and an orb that swivels and orbits a circular path. In the style of Kovacs, Sonneman, and Koch-Lowy. A few important notes about al...
Chrome
Arredoluce Eyeball Table or Wall Lamp by Angelo Lelli
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in San Francisco, CA
Arredoluce Eyeball made by Arredoluce of Italy and designed by Angelo Lelli. Solid brass body with a cylindrical brass dimmer switch, the brass-plated "eyeball" is held by ...
Brass
Chrome Pair of 5 Arms Eyeball Table Lamps by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chromed pair table lamps by Robert Sonneman with 5 adjustable eyeball arms and dimmable switches, circa 1960s.
Chrome
Unavailable
H 13.78 in Dm 7.88 in
Midcentury Table or Desk Space Age "Eyeball" Lamp , 1960s, France, by Disderot
By Pierre Disderot
Located in L'Etang, FR
Table / desk orange "Eyeball" lamp, circa 1960-1970. France, vintage midcentury design / Space Age. By Pierre Disderot. A student of École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décorat...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome, Tôle
Tangerine Eyeball Uplight by Gepo
By Gepo
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
A delightful orange atomic uplight by Dutch master Gepo. Articulates for flexible positioning. Chrome-plated steel accents. A few important notes about all items available through t...
Chrome
Sonneman Style Adjustable Atomic Eyeball Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
This floor lamp may have landed from outer space, but it is well adapted to use by humans, with an articulating eyeball and platinum finish. A few important notes about all items av...
Pumpkin Eyeball Sconce by Gebroeders Posthuma for Gepo
By Gebroeders Posthuma, Gepo
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
A sophisticated pumpkin orange, wall-mounted, high-arc, atomic eyeball sconce or reading lamp by Gebroeders Posthuma for Dutch master Gepo. Articulates for flexible positioning. Chro...
Chrome
Mid-Century Eyeball Desk Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Mid-century desk lamp made in Italy in the 1970s. Very good vintage condition with slight signs of wear. The wiring has been replaced by a professional electrician for safety reasons...
Metal
Mid-Century White Desk Lamp Eyeball Italy 60s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
The vintage desk lamp Eyeball made in Italy in the '60s. This table lamp is completely metal. The lampshade turns in all directions. Requires a standard Edison E27 with a screw lamp....
Metal
Pair of Mid Century Pivotal Eyeball Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of multi-purpose table lamps with a floating chrome ball in a white metal frame. Great accent lighting for any room.
Chrome
Chrome Eyeball Atomic Orbiter Mid Century Modern Table lamp Circa 1970
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An eyeball atomic orbiter table lamp circa 1970. This is a lovely mid century modern table lamp featuring a chrome plated design, and a black square base.
Chrome
Vintage Mid-Century Space Age Eyeball Table Lamp by GEPO/ Anvia
By Gepo
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
A small space age eyeball table lamp in purplish colour. The eyeball shade can be directed in different directions. The lamp is made out of metal. The lamp requires one E14 lightbulb...
Metal
Cobra Eyeball Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1980s issue of the cobra eyeball lamp
Danish Eyeball Lamp
Located in London, GB
A Scandinavian desk or table eyeball lamp. Chrome stem with green ball head and base. Height adjustable. Fully rewired.
Steel
1960's Eyeball Table Lamp, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage Space age italian table lamp. The lampshade resembles an eyeball and is adjustable in all directions, up, down and sideways.
Metal
1970s Yellow Space Age Eyeball Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A very cool Mid-Century Modern ceramic eyeball table lamp in a bright yellow.
Ceramic
Sold
H 9.45 in Dm 5.12 in
Set of 2 Mid Century Hollywood Regency with Opaline Glass Eyeball Table Lamps
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Set of 2 mid century hollywood regency eyeball table lamps with golden spiral base and opaline glass shade.
Glass
Mid-Century Space-Age Chrome Eyeball Desk Lamp w/ Loop Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition This striking mid-century chrome desk lamp from the 1960s captures the bold, futuristic spirit of the Space-Age era. Its spherical “eyeball” s...
Chrome
Goffredo Reggiani Eyeball Table Lamp, Italy 1970s
By Goffredo Reggiani
Located in Naples, IT
Chromed steel table lamp by Reggiani, original 1970s, with adjustable shade. Lamp is in good condition, some signs of time on the chrome plating.
Chrome
Pair of Eyeball Reggiani Table Lamps, 1970's
By Reggiani
Located in Lisboa, PT
This pair of Eyeball table lamps was designed and produced by Reggiani, in Italy, during the 1970's. The chrome spotlight ball is set on a curved chromed base and it can be directed ...
Metal, Chrome
Rare Robert Sonneman Clamp Table "Orbiter" Eyeball Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Oakland, CA
Rare eyeball clamp on table / desk lamp the "Orbiter" by Robert Sonneman circa 1960s. Chromed articulating eyeball shade with a cast iron counter weight with adjustable tension at it...
Chrome, Iron
Pair of Eyeball Reggiani Table Lamps, 1970's
By Reggiani
Located in Lisboa, PT
This pair of Eyeball table lamps was designed and produced by Reggiani, in Italy, during the 1970's. The chrome spotlight slides on a curved chromed stand permitting to adjust the he...
Metal, Chrome, Iron
Sold
H 6.7 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
1960s Reggiani Eyeball Lamp Brass Base Chrome Finish, Mid Century Modern Light
By Reggiani, Goffredo Reggiani
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
The Reggiani Eyeball Lamp is a quintessential piece of mid-century modern design, embodying both form and function.
Metal
Sold
H 22.75 in W 6.25 in D 15.75 in
Vintage Modernist Chrome & Lucite Eyeball Desk Library Table Lamp 23"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century mid century modern style / atomic / modernist desk / table lamp featuring a cubic lucite base supporting a chrome stem arching to an orb / eyeball shaped shade.
Chrome
small Italian table lamp from the 60's eyeball
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Italian bedside lamp from the 50s and 60s. Base in solid Rio rosewood, round adjustable "eyeball" shade in patinated metal. Very original design with a beautiful patina. Beautiful vi...
Metal
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