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Mid-Century Modern Glass Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern glass table lamp, 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern glass table lamp in elongated shape atop a circular wooden base. The
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Glass, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Glass Table Lamp, Carlo Nason Style, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Glass Table Lamp, Carlo Nason Style, 1960s
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Mid-Century Modern Glass Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful vintage brass lamp framed with textured glass cylinders. Also has an uplight option
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Mid-Century Modern Glass Table Lamp by Vistosi
By Vistosi
Located in London, GB
Rare large glass table lamp with unusual glass decorative details. The original glass label from
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Mid-Century Modern Glass Table Lamp by Bakalowits, Vienna, 1960s
By Bakalowits & Söhne
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elegant and best quality table lamp by Bakalowits & Söhne, Vienna, 1960s. This table lamp was
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Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass Table Lamp with Abstract Decoration, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Glass table lamp with abstract decoration, 1960s Irregular glass table lamp with withe and
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Paolo Nava for Leucos, Mid-Century Modern Glass Table Lamp Model Flores
By Leucos, Paolo Nava
Located in Catania, CT
Very good condition with trace of age and use and no cracks or chips on the murano glass. Designed
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Beautiful Mid Century Modern glass table lamp by WMF Ikora with two sockets
By WMF Ikora
Located in München, DE
Beautiful very rare Mid Century Modern table lamp. Manufacturer is WMF Ikora. Made in Germany
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Heavy large Mid Century Modern glass table lamp by Rupert Nikoll Vienna height
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in München, DE
Very rare heavy Mid Century glass table lamp by Rupert Nikoll. Made in Vienna Austria. Beautiful
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Italian mid-century modern Cubosfera Alessandro Mendini Fidenza Vetraria, 1960s
By Alessandro Mendini, Fidenza Vetraria
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern glass table lamp Cubosfera by Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Frosted Glass Table Lamp by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern frosted glass table Lamp by Laurel
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

Mid Century Glass Table Lamp
By Blenko Glass, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century table lamp, having an elongated amber glass bottle form body, on a metal plinth base
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Mid Century Modern Laurel Mushroom Table Lamp in Frosted White Glass
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
Mid century modern Laurel Mushroom table lamp. Blown opaque white glass forms a unique sculptural
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Blown Glass

Pair of Mid Century Modern Sculptural Cork Table Lamps with Glass Shades
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic pair of mid century modern table lamps with solid cork bases and milk Glass globes shades
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Milk Glass, Cork

Large Frosted Glass Lucite Brass Bauer Vase Table Lamp, Mid-Century Modern
By Bauer Lamp Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large 36" tall vase shape Mid-Century Modern table lamp by Bauer.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Clear Murano Glass Table Lamp
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Charles Hollis Jones, Lightolier
Located in Chattanooga, TN
shade separately. Elegant Mid-Century Modern sculptural Murano glass table lamp. The piece is
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Mid Century Modern Glass Bauer Table Lamp in Pink and Clear, with Lucite
By Bauer Lamp Company
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
Mid century modern Bauer table lamp. Beautifully made from swirling glass with pinks, whites, and
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Lucite, Glass

Mid Century California Modern Black Table Lamp with Glass Globe by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern accent table lamp manufactured by Modeline of California, circa 1970's. This
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

Pair of mid 20th century coloured glass table lamps by Flygsfors
By Flygfors Glass
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of mid 20th century coloured glass table lamps by Flygsfors of Sweden circa 1960. Well known
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Glass, Art Glass

Milk Glass Table Lamps, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Milk glass table lamps, perfect for bedside tables. Vintage, mid-century, Italian. Rewired for US
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Milk Glass

Mid-Century Modern Blue Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern blue glass table lamp with an iridescent finish, together with a white cloth
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Mid-Century Modern Blue Glass Table Lamp
Mid-Century Modern Blue Glass Table Lamp
H 28 in W 18.5 in D 18.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Mushroom Table Lamp by Designline in Green & White Glass
By Laurel Lamp Company, Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A handsome table lamp in a conical mushroom form after Laurel Lamp Company. The lamp features a
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Mid Century Modern Sculptural Mushroom Table Lamps by Laurel Lamp Co. C1965
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous simple and elegant table lamps by the Laurel Lamp Company, Newark NJ. Sculptural Milk
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Art Glass, Paint, Milk Glass

Mid-Century Modern Mushroom Table Lamp by Designline in Nickel & White Glass
By Design Line, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A gorgeous tulip form table lamp after Laurel Lamp company. It features a brushed nickel cast
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Nickel

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Richard Barr for Laurel Lamp Company
By Laurel Lamp Company, Richard Barr
Located in Miami, FL
A fine mid-century modern table lamp designed by Richard Barr for Laurel Lamp Company, circa 1965
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful vintage table lamp of multi-colored Murano glass. The lamp is not marked, maker unknown
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Art Glass

Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Table Lamp
Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Table Lamp
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H 16.54 in Dm 5.12 in
Mid Century Modern Sculptural Mushroom Table Lamp Attributed to Laurel Lamp Co.
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous mushroom table lamp from the mid sixties with a 3-way switch and inline switch also
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Iron

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps by Designline in Black & White Glass
By Laurel Lamp Company, Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A handsome matching pair of table lamps in a conical mushroom form after Laurel Lamp Company. The
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps Rembrandt Hollywood Regency, Pair
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Chicago. Standing a huge 95cm tall, these impressive lamps are classic American Mid-Century Modern. The
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Swirl Mushroom Table Lamp
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful vintage Italian Murano mushroom lamp in pale blue and white. These pieces are hand
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Blown Glass

Rembrandt Mid-Century Brass and Marble Table Lamp
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Germantown, MD
Vintage French Porcelain and Brass Jar Floral Table Lamp in very good vintage condition. Measure 7
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid Century Modern Seguso Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Embrace Italian artistry with the Seguso Murano Glass Table Lamp, a masterpiece of mid-century
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps by Designline in Brass & White Glass
By Laurel Lamp Company, Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A handsome matching pair of table lamps in a conical mushroom form after Laurel Lamp Company. The
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Mid-Century Modern Mushroom Table Lamp by Designline in Black with White Glass
By Design Line, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A gorgeous tulip form table lamp after Laurel Lamp company. It features a black poeder coated
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps by Designline in Chrome & White Glass
By Laurel Lamp Company, Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A handsome matching pair of table lamps in a conical mushroom form after Laurel Lamp Company. The
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps by Designline in Green & White Glass
By Laurel Lamp Company, Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A handsome matching pair of table lamps in a conical mushroom form after Laurel Lamp Company. The
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps by Designline in Yellow & White Glass
By Laurel Lamp Company, Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A handsome matching pair of table lamps in a conical mushroom form after Laurel Lamp Company. The
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps by Designline in Orange & White Glass
By Laurel Lamp Company, Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A handsome matching pair of table lamps in a conical mushroom form after Laurel Lamp Company. The
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Mid-Century Modern Tulip Table Lamp by Designline in Brass with White Glass
By Design Line, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A gorgeous tulip form table lamp after Laurel Lamp company. It features a brushed brass cast
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Mushroom Table Lamp by Designline in White on White Glass
By Laurel Lamp Company, Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A gorgeous tulip form table lamp after Laurel Lamp company. It features a white powder coated cast
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Tulip Table Lamp by Designline in Yellow with White Glass
By Laurel Lamp Company, Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A gorgeous tulip form table lamp after Laurel Lamp company. It features a yellow powder coated cast
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Tulip Table Lamp by DesignLine in Green with White Glass
By Laurel Lamp Company, Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A gorgeous tulip form table lamp after Laurel Lamp company. It features a cast aluminum base in
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Tulip Table Lamp by Designline in Orange with White Glass
By Design Line, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A gorgeous tulip form table lamp after Laurel Lamp company. It features a cast aluminum base in an
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Opalescent Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Mid-Century Modern table lamp was realized in Italy, circa 1970. It features a
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Enamel

Murano Mid-Century Dolphin Stem Twin Arm Glass Lamp Stand
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and impressive Italian Murano mid-century hand blown glass lamp stand or twin candle stick
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Blown Glass

Murano Mid-Century Dolphin Stem Twin Arm Glass Lamp Stand
Murano Mid-Century Dolphin Stem Twin Arm Glass Lamp Stand
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H 12.21 in W 12.11 in D 5.12 in
Mid-Century Glass Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage atomic style table lamp with sculpted wood frame around a milk glass shade. Great mid
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Milk Glass, Teak

Mid-Century Glass Table Lamp
Mid-Century Glass Table Lamp
H 34.25 in W 12.25 in D 13 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps by Designline in White on White Glass
By Design Line, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A handsome matching pair of table lamps in a conical mushroom form after Laurel Lamp Company. The
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Mid-Century Modern Art Nouveau Revival Style Cast Metal Base Table Lamp MINT!
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Art Nouveau Revival Style Cast Metal Base Table Lamp MINT! Cast metal base table
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of Rembrandt Antelope Gazelle Lamps with Glass Shades Mid-Century Modern
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning pair of Mid-Century Rembrandt lamps in excellent condition. Unique brass and enamel
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Mid Century Modern Esecristal Argentina Frosted Art Glass Table Lamp
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A mid century modern Esecristal Argentina frosted art glass table lamp. A stunning table lamp from
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Mid-20th Century Table Lamps

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Art Glass

Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Lamp
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Midcentury Modern Murano glass lamp with tall bottle form cased glass in bright aqua blue color
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid Century Modern Mushroom Table Lamp by Designline in White
By Laurel Lamp Company, Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A handsome table lamp in a conical mushroom form after Laurel Lamp Company. The lamp features a
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Mid Century Modern Chrome & Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid Century Modern Chrome & Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s The lampshade is to illustrate how the
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Mid Century Modern Orange Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid Century Modern Orange Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s The lampshade is to illustrate how the lamp
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Mid Century Modern Chrome & Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid Century Modern Chrome & Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s The lampshade is to illustrate how the
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Gino Vistosi Murano Glass Mushroom Table Lamp
By Gino Vistosi
Located in Norwood, NJ
Excellent Mid-Century Modern "Mushroom" table lamp designed by Gino Vistosi and constructed from a
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass and Marble Lamps
By Frederick Cooper, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern glass and marble lamps Beautiful pair of Italian Hollywood
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Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Marble

Mid Century Modern White Glass Table Lamp with Shade
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century modern table lamp features a milk glass base with gold printed leaf, walnut neck
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Glass, Wood

Pair Mid Century Glass Table Lamp, 1970s
By Osvětlovací sklo n.p., Valašské Meuiříčí, Murano Glass Sommerso, Carlo Nason
Located in Praha, CZ
- marked by label - very nice style of lighting - rare type.
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Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Glass, Plastic

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Mid Century Modern Glass Table Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal mid century modern glass table lamp for your home. Frequently made of glass, metal and brass, every mid century modern glass table lamp was constructed with great care. There are 12342 variations of the antique or vintage mid century modern glass table lamp you’re looking for, while we also have 629 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect mid century modern glass table lamp — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right mid century modern glass table lamp, those designed in mid-century modern, Scandinavian Modern and modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one mid century modern glass table lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Fontana Arte, Carlo Nason and Laurel Lamp Company produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Mid Century Modern Glass Table Lamp?

Prices for a mid century modern glass table lamp start at $1 and top out at $134,000 with the average selling for $1,901.

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

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary 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.

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.

Questions About Mid Century Modern Glass Table Lamp
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, the tulip table is considered a mid-century modern design. This table shape has become an iconic statement of the era with a simple sculptural attitude and a practical nature. The first tulip table was created by Eero Saarinen, a noted Finnish designer who was a leader in mid-century modern home decor. Shop a collection of Saarinen furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.