Mid Century Ram Head Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
An American circa 1950's single mid-century porcelain table lamp in the form a ram's head
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Mid Century Black Ceramic Swan Heads Table Lamp
$297Sale Price|40% Off
Mid Century Black Ceramic Swan Heads Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century black glazed ceramic table lamp featuring elegant twin swan head figures, sculpted with
Category
Vintage 1950s Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Double-Headed Desk Lamp Lightolier Style
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a mid-century modern double-headed desk lamp in the style of Gerald
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Modern Frederick Weinberg Style Figural Bust Head Iron Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid Century Modern Frederick Weinberg Style Figural Bust Head Iron Table Lamp. Item features a mica
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Nessen Double Headed Desk Table Lamp
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Mid-Century Modern double headed desk lamp. Great style, brass stems with a painted base
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid Century Brass Adjustable Double Headed Floor Lamp
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Brass Adjustable Double Headed Floor Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Madison, WI
lamp with two lamp heads attached is a rare and stunning statement piece. The heights of the lamp heads
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Three Head Tension Lamp Attr. Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern floor lamp featuring three adjustable conical shades with individual switches
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Pair of Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Rams Head Urn Lamps
Located in Antwerp, BE
A classic vintage pair of Hollywood Regency ram's head lamps with white opaline glass spheres
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Rams Head Tilting Floor Standing Reading Lamp by David Hunt
$2,160Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Rams Head Tilting Floor Standing Reading Lamp by David Hunt
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Mid Century Rams Head Tilting Floor Standing Reading Lamp by David Hunt This is a very attractive
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Adjustable Tilt Head Shade Mid Century Modern Floor Lamp with Dimmer MINT!
By George Kovacs, Arredoluce, Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Adjustable Tilt Head Shade Mid Century Modern Floor Lamp with Dimmer MINT! Nice Italian modern
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Artistan Pottery Abstract Horse Head Table Lamps
By Raymor, Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of possibly unique large Mid-Century Modern Artistan studio Italian colorful glazed ceramic
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
Pair Mid 20th Century Table lamps with Wood Sculpted Heads of Goddess Athena
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful pair of Mid 20th century large table lamps with busts of the Greece goddess Athena
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Russian Brass Double-Headed Eagle Lamp
Located in Savannah, GA
A Russian brass double-headed eagle lamp, mid-20th Century. 11 inches wide by 9 inches deep by 30
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Art Deco Pair of Carved Wooden Table Lamps Stylized Heads
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid Century Modern Sculptural Table Lamps in carved oak . Stylized female heads in
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Alligator Head Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury Alligator head table lamp.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alligator
Pair Mid-Century Modern Figural Table Lamps w Triple Horse Heads Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of table lamps by Maitland Smith. Triangular in style with crisp detailed horse heads
Category
Vintage 1960s Philippine Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Midcentury Space Age Brass Floor Lamp with Three Pivoting Head after Regggiani
By Clover Lamp Company, Goffredo Reggiani
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Space Age brass floor lamp with 3 adjustable spot lights by Clover Lamp Company, which
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
La Maison Charles, France, Large Horse Head Table Lamp in Brass, Mid-20th C
Located in København, Copenhagen
La Maison Charles, France. Large horse head table lamp in brass. Mid-20th century. Measures: 60
Category
Mid-20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Chrome Trojan Horse Head Lamps / Equestrian Lamps - a Pair
Located in Elkton, MD
This stunning pair of table lamps features sculptural horse-head designs in polished chrome atop
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1970s Koch+Lowy Brass Floor Lamp 3 Pivoting Heads Vintage Mid-Century Tri-Light
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Hyattsville, MD
This vintage floor lamp by Koch & Lowy, comes in polished brass, with three pivoting rounded light
Category
Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Three-Headed Floor Lamp, circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
cm) Condition Good vintage condition A striking embodiment of mid-century Italian lighting, this
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
HINDU HEAD BRASS Table Lamp
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Brass & Wood Hindu Head Lamp with Jewel Detail A striking fusion of spiritual artistry and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Boho Glazed Ceramic Double Horse Head Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho table lamp. A chic double horse head with a glazed ceramic finish. Acquired
Category
Mid-20th Century American Bohemian Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Sirmos Rams Head Floor Lamp, 1970s
By Sirmos
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sirmos rams head floor lamp after Serge Roche from the 1970s. Original finish and wiring. Very
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood, Paint
Extra-Large D.W. Haber adjustable Double-Head Table Lamp, Chrome, USA, Mid-20th
$2,338Sale Price / set|20% Off
Extra-Large D.W. Haber adjustable Double-Head Table Lamp, Chrome, USA, Mid-20th
Located in Berlin, DE
aesthetics of American Mid-Century industrial design. Each lamp head is mounted on an individually
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Vintage African Primitive Carved Ebony Wood Benin Bust Head Sculpture Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage African (Nigerian) Primitive Carved Ebony Wood Benin Bust Head Sculpture Form Table Lamp
Category
Mid-20th Century Primitive Table Lamps
Materials
Ebony
Vintage 1970s Space Age 3 Head Chrome Table Lamp
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A vintage 1970s space age chrome table lamp. This is a lovely table lamp with a classic mid century
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Horse Head Lamp Attributed to Viktor Schreckengost
By Viktor Schreckengost
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Incredible horse head lamp attributed to Viktor Schreckengost. This lamp was most likely produced
Category
Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
1960's Vintage Two Headed Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A very stylish and unusual vintage two headed floor lamp in ebonised wood and brass. This was made
Category
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Chapman Neoclassical Rams Head White Porcelain Blanc de Chine Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chapman Neoclassical Rams Head White Porcelain Blanc de Chine Table Lamp. Circa Mid 20th
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Lucite and Brass Ram’s Head Table Lamps
$3,500 / set
Italian Lucite and Brass Ram’s Head Table Lamps
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hollywood Regency table lamps, crafted in Italy during the 1970s. These lamps are truly a statement piece
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Bespoke Italian Balloon Baby Head Table Lamp
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual bespoke Table Lamp composed of a porcelain baby bust/head with faux craquele glaze and a
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Thanh Le Vietnam Verdigris Bronze Siamese Buddha Bust Head Table Lamp
By Thanhle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Green Verdigris Bronze Siamese Buddha Bust Head Table Lamp by Thanh Le, Vietnam Raised on
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
French 1950's Dual Headed Desk Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
Charming dual cone desk lamp from France in the manner of Biny. One cone yellow; the other nearly
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Minimalist Brass Head & Marble Base Desk Lamp, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Minimalist Brass Head & Marble Base Desk Lamp, 1960s, Germany Lampshade is in good condition and
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Adjustable Head Aluminum Table Lamp by Philips, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Adjustable Head Aluminum Table Lamp by Philips, 1960s, Germany available to hang on wall
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Hollywood Regency Yellow Ceramic Ram's Head Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury, Hollywood Regency, high-glaze, yellow ceramic, figurative, ram's head table lamp with
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Solid bronze lamp base decorated with a crowned head
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Solid bronze lamp base depicting a crowned head, unidentified work. Beautiful patina on the bronze
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
A Vintage Italian Majolica Lamp with Rams’ Heads Handles
Located in San Francisco, CA
This vintage Italian ceramic table lamp features a colorful, hand-painted design with green foliage
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
1950s Modernism African Head Table Lamp in Gesso
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Gesso African bust table lamp in black with great texture. African Boy Lamp 19.75
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gesso
Pair of Austrian Glazed Ceramic Horse Heads Lamps
Located in Montreal, QC
Great pair of crackled white glazed ceramic sculptural lamps representing horse heads , signed
Category
Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Kurt Versen Two-headed Goose-neck Table Lamp
By Kurt Versen
Located in Highland, IN
Versen's classic post-war functionalist design, this table lamp has two conical spun-aluminum
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Deer Head Table Lamp in Brass, France, 1975
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice shaped deer head table lamp made in France, 1975. This lamp has a black lacquered wooden
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Dramatic Vintage Lucite and Brass Stallion Head Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fabulous vintage modern lucite and brass Stallion head lamp, circa 1970. Wonderful scale and
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage table lamps Ram Head, Italy 1970s Set of 2
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
The pair of rare vintage table lamps in the shape of a ram's head. Made in Italy in the 1973
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
James Mont Plaster Tara Buddha Head Lamp, circa 1950
By James Mont
Located in New Orleans, LA
Designed in the 1950s by James Mont, this mid century Tara Buddha bust vintage table lamp is a true
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
James Mont Ceramic Tara Buddha Head Lamp, circa 1950
By James Mont
Located in San Francisco, CA
James Mont ceramic Tara Buddha head lamp, circa 1950 Dimensions: 6" wide x 7" deep at the base x
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Reggiani Cinematic 4 Heads Chrome Floor Lamp , Italy
By Reggiani, Goffredo Reggiani
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Reggiani Agile Cinematic 4 vented shade that rotate a full 360 degree horizontaly and flip back and forth 360 degree also . Deep thick 70s chrome . Solid construction . Conta...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Solid Wood Adjustable Head Pair of Table Lamps, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Solid Wood Adjustable Head Pair of Table Lamps, 1970s, Italy Minimal design Very high quality
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Gothic Brass Candelabra Lamps Lion Wolf head Maximalist Vintage 1950s
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful lamps, brass chain sashes, Appears to be Wolf Heads on Slate Base and Lion's Heads around
Category
Mid-20th Century American High Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Slate, Brass
1970s Florence Casey 3 Pivotal Heads Chrome Table Lamp , Italy
By Reggiani, Florence Casey, Guzzini, Stilnovo, Lightolier
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Rare Florence Casey 3 pivotal heads chrome table lamp . Prime quality material , detail and finish
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Handsome Copper Heifetz Horse Head Lamp Midcentury Danish Modern
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
Handsome Copper Heifetz Horse Head Lamp Midcentury Danish Modern
By Yasha Heifetz
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Awesome and rare modernistic copper horse head lamp by Yasha Heifetz. We love this lamp-it is even
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
1970s Florence Casey 3 Pivotal Heads Black Table Lamp , Italy
By Florence Casey, Guzzini, Reggiani, Lightolier, Stilnovo
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Rare Florence Casey 3 pivotal heads in high gloss black table lamp . Prime quality material
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Elegant Plaster Urn Lamp with Rams Head Handles, circa 1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elegant plaster urn lamp with rams head handles, circa 1950s Beautiful urn lamp with ram headed
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Maison Jansen Style Rams Head Brass & Brushed Nickel Floor Lamp
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
Maison Jansen Style Rams Head Brass & Brushed Nickel Floor Lamp
By Maison Jansen
Located in Southampton, NJ
Beautiful Hollywood Regency side table floor lamp having solid brass Rams head features with
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Nickel
James Mont Style Table Lamps Ceramic Heads on Marble Bases
By James Mont
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of table lamps in the style of James Mont. These style lamps were popular in the 1950s. This
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Large Horse Head Chess Knights Carved Alabaster Lamps Italy 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
This beathiful pair of horse head lamps represent knights from a chess set. They are beautifully
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
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Mid Century Head Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of mid century head lamps available for sale. Frequently made of metal, brass and wood, all mid century head lamps available were constructed with great care. Mid century head lamps have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of mid century head lamps to choose from, but at 1stDibs, mid-century modern, Hollywood Regency and Art Deco mid century head lamps are of considerable interest. Many mid century head lamps are appealing in their simplicity, but Robert Sonneman, Koch & Lowy and Goffredo Reggiani produced popular mid century head lamps that are worth a look.
How Much are Mid Century Head Lamps?
Mid century head lamps can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,800, while the lowest priced sells for $100 and the highest can go for as much as $179,000.
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
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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 Lighting for You
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.
Questions About Mid Century Head 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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