Mid-20th Century Italian Murano Glass Table Lamp with Ruby and Mottled Spheres
Located in London, GB
A stacked sphere Murano table lamp featuring three hand-blown glass spheres, each executed with a distinct Venetian technique—mottled sommerso-style ruby-coloured glass and a white s...
Metal
Opaline Striped Murano Lamps in Rare Pink Cotton Candy - a Pair
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Smyrna, GA
These wonderful Opaline Striped Seguso Murano lamps are called ‘Opalina Rosa’ on the original 1950s packing label. They are gorgeous swirling stripes of white opaline in ORCHID and C...
Blown Glass, Acrylic
Tilgmans Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Ceramic Lamp, Sweden, 1960s
By Tilgmans Keramik
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Unique hand decorated Swedish mid-century modern ceramic lamp attributed to Tilgmans Keramik. One yellow, one rose colored bird sitting on a branch with light green leaves on blue/bl...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
$2,796Sale Price|51% Off
Sculptural Paldao Wood Teak Lamp Mid Century Danish Modern Wilshire House 1950s
By Wilshire House
Located in Peoria, AZ
Rare! Wilshire House of Beverly Hills Striped Sculptural Wood Table Lamp Stunning Paldao Wood & Teak! Here is an AMAZING sculptural lamp done in a bent wood style for Wilshire Hou...
Wood, Paldao, Teak
Vintage Gourd Shaped Ceramic Lamp in Matte Finish Table Lamp
Located in North Miami, FL
Two-tone striped and speckled ceramic gourd shaped table lamp with original natural wood base. Rewired with silk cable and double cluster sockets.
Ceramic, Wood
Mario Botta - Early Shogun table lamp
By Mario Botta, Artemide
Located in Brussels, BE
For Mario Botta, the Shogun table lamp represents a person, whether it's turned on or off. Its adjustable double-layered shade creates different shadows through the perforated steel ...
Steel
Peil & Putzer Mushroom Zebra table lamp , 1970’s
Located in Delft, NL
Large 1970s ‘mushroom’ table lamp by Peil & Putzler. The table lamp is made from a single mouth-blown piece of crystal glass with a striped zebra print and has the shape of a typical...
Glass
$1,376Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Vintage Italian Ceramic Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A large and stunning pair of vintage Italian ceramic table lamps. They were made in Italy, and date from around the 1970’s. They are a great size and are of amazing quality, with a ...
Porcelain
Peil & Putzer Mushroom Zebra table lamp , 1970’s
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Delft, NL
Large 1970s ‘mushroom’ table lamp by Peil & Putzler. The table lamp is made from a single mouth-blown piece of crystal glass with a striped zebra print and has the shape of a typical...
Glass
Per Engstrom, Small Table Lamp, Beige Ceramic, Denmark, 1970s
By Per Engstrom
Located in Stamford, CT
Per Engstrom, Small Table Lamp, Beige Ceramic, Denmark, 1970s Small striped glazed ceramic table lamp designed and produced by Per Engstrom in Denmark in the later half of the 20th ...
Ceramic
1950s Zaccagnini for Raymor Ceramic Table Lamp, Signed
By Urbano Zaccagnini
Located in New York, NY
1950s Zaccagnini for Raymor Ceramic Table Lamp, Signed. The lamp features an elongated double-gourd form decorated with bold vertical black and white striped glazing, creating a stro...
Ceramic
Art Deco Chrome and Black Horizontal Stripe Cylindrical Table Lamp Black Shade
Located in Topeka, KS
Please see photos, circa mid-20th century. I am in love with this lamp!
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Peil & Putzer Mushroom Zebra table lamp , 1970’s
Located in Delft, NL
Large 1970s ‘mushroom’ table lamp by Peil & Putzler. The table lamp is made from a single mouth-blown piece of crystal glass with a striped zebra print and has the shape of a typical...
Glass
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, black-lacquered metal and striped white opaline glass table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. In good vintage condition, with visible wear consistent with age ...
Brass, Metal
Joseph Simon, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Søholm, Bornholm, Denmark, 1960s
By Søholm Stentøj
Located in High Point, NC
An off-white and brown striped table lamp produced by Søholm Keramik, located on the island of Bornholm in Denmark. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 12" Height x 4.5" Diameter Dimensio...
Stoneware
Höganäs Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp, Fagerhults Belysning, Sweden, 1960s
By Höganäs Keramik, Loro Piana Interiors, Fagerhult
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare table lamp was produced by Fagerhults Belysning in Sweden in the early 1960s. The stoneware base was manufactured by the well-known Höganäs Keramik company. The lamp is sig...
Ceramic, Stoneware, Fabric, Linen
$473Sale Price|63% Off
Danish Modern Pewter Green Ceramic Table Lamp, 1960s
By Einar Johansen, Søholm Stentøj
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sculptural lady shaped pewter green glazed smooth stoneware table lamp by Danish Søholm Stentøj. Attributed to Einar Johansen. Smooth top and vertical relief striped pattern on body....
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Pottery Table Lamp attrb. to Lee Rosen for Design Technics, 1950s
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large vintage table lamp features a sculptural bottle or baluster shaped ceramic body in Mid Century Modern style with Brutalist influence, decorated with the complex glaze in off w...
Metal
Martz Model 101 Table Lamp for Marshall Studios
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Highland, IN
Gordon & Jane Martz's work is finally getting the recognition it has so long deserved. One design which was honored was their model 101 lamp that was selected by Edgar Kauffman for t...
Ceramic
Mario Botta 'Shogun' Table Lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1986
By Mario Botta, Artemide
Located in Brescia, Brescia
The 'Shogun' table lamp, designed by Mario Botta for Artemide in 1986, embodies the visionary architect's signature style of geometric precision and functional artistry. Crafted in I...
Metal
$1,091Sale Price|29% Off
XL Mushroom Table Lamp, Blue Murano Glass, Italy, 1970s
Located in Berlin, BE
Exceptionally beautiful and large original vintage Murano glass mushroom lamp from Italy. Large version with 38 cm / 13 inch. Diameter: 33 cm / 15 inch Very well preserved. ...
Murano Glass
Mario Botta 'Shogun' Table Lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1986
By Mario Botta, Artemide
Located in Brescia, Brescia
The 'Shogun' table lamp, designed by Mario Botta for Artemide in 1986, embodies the visionary architect's signature style of geometric precision and functional artistry. Crafted in I...
Metal
$1,136Sale Price|20% Off
Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Table Lamp, Blue & White Palm Decor, 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Asian tropical style Scandinavian Modern ceramic table lamp with glaze in white, light and dark blue. White palm trees over blue striped glaze with chocolate brown accents. Original ...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Phil-Mar Ceramic Table Lamp with Rich Orange Glaze
By Phil-Mar
Located in Highland, IN
This beautiful table lamp by Phil-Mar has a wonderful shape complimented by a striped design in a richly textured, vivid glaze they called "Orange Fiesta". The dimensions listed a...
Ceramic, Walnut
Bitossi Table Lamp, Matte Gray Pottery, Fish Design, Italy, 1950s
By Bitossi
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Italian Modern Bitossi Bumblebee Fish matte gray glazed pottery table lamp. Featuring hand painted black lined white encased background with a stacked trio of yellow and black stripe...
Stoneware
Pair Tall Murano White Blue & Adventurine Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of tall Murano Italian mid century hand blown cased white and splash of light blue table lamps.
Brass
Pair of Italian Brass and Murano Glass Table Lamps by Justfurnituress, Handmade
Located in Guazzora, IT
The contrast between the warm tone of the brass and the luminous quality of the glass gives the lamps a sophisticated yet versatile presence. The striped shades add graphic rhythm an...
Brass
Brass Table Lamp E1139 by Sonja Katzin for ASEA, Swedish Design 1940
By ASEA, Sonja Katzin
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Carved striped pattern on the lamp foot with curved arm.
Brass
Scandinavian Art Deco Table Lamp in Bronze, Brass and Glass, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Art Deco style table lamp made in Scandinavia during the 1930s or 40s. It features an architecturally perceived bronze base and rod with stylish center rings, a vertically striped cu...
Brass, Bronze
Glass Green Yellow White Vintage Space Age Table Lamp, 1960s, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage table lamp from glass in happy colors green, yellow and white designed and executed, Italy, 1960s. While the striped glass body shows a beautiful shape, the grass g...
Glass
Tall Dino Martens Aureliano Toso Copper, White & Black "Swirl" Glass Table Lamp
By Aureliano Toso, Dino Martens
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Dino Martens Aureliano Toso black, white and copper swirl table lamp. Featuring a slender handcrafted gourd form with white glass with black and copper diagonal striped d...
Murano Glass, Wood
Ceramic Table Lamp Signed by E-K Heerwagen, 1974, Denmark.
By Karin Heerwagen
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice mid-century decorative ceramic table lamp, 1974, Denmark.
Ceramic
Scandinavian Rocket Shaped Table Lamp in Teak and Pin-Stripe Glass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unique professionally crafted rocket table light. It is made of teak and has a brass supported single layered pin-striped glass shade from the period. It was made of excess furniture...
Blown Glass, Teak
‘Rituals 2’ Hand Blown Opaline Glass Table Lamp in White for Foscarini
By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Foscarini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
‘Rituals 2’ hand blown opaline glass table lamp in white for Foscarini Designed by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba and produced by Foscarini, the Italian lighting firm founded in Venice ...
Metal
‘Rituals 3’ Hand Blown Opaline Glass Table Lamp in White for Foscarini
By Foscarini, Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
‘Rituals 3’ hand blown opaline glass table lamp in white for Foscarini Designed by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba and produced by Foscarini, the Italian lighting firm founded in Venice ...
Metal
Large ‘Rituals XL’ Handblown Opaline Glass Table Lamp in White for Foscarini
By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Foscarini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large ‘Rituals XL’ handblown opaline glass table lamp in white for Foscarini Designed by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba and produced by Foscarini, the Italian lighting firm founded in V...
Blown Glass
Danish Ceramic Diablo Table Lamp in Black & White Glaze by Søholm, 1960s
By Søholm Stentøj
Located in Esbjerg, DK
- Striped ceramic table lamp often attributed Svend Aage Holm-Sorensen and Svend Aage Madsen. - Slate grey main glaze decorated with vertical white stripes. - Manufactured by Søholm ...
Ceramic
Murano Round Dove Gray and Smoky Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Table Lamp, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
A unique and original Murano glass table lamp sculpture. Its captivating shape is thanks to the unique Murano glass components. The lamp is composed of a round black glass base and ...
Brass
Large ‘Rituals 1’ Hand Blown Opaline Glass Table Lamp in White for Foscarini
By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Foscarini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large ‘Rituals 1’ hand blown opaline glass table lamp in white for Foscarini. Designed by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba and produced by Foscarini, the Italian lighting firm founded in ...
Metal
1950's Brass Table Lamp Model E1139 by Sonja Katzin for ASEA
By Sonja Katzin, ASEA
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 1950's brass table lamp Model E1139 by Sonja Katzin for ASEA.
Brass
Vintage Needlepoint Floral Lamp Shades Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This charming pair of vintage needlepoint lamp shades brings a sense of nostalgic elegance to classic lighting décor. Crafted from fabric in a traditional bell silhouette, each shade...
Fabric
Ceramic Pottery Globe Shape Lamp Green Blue Stripes
By Gordon Martz
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Green and blue striped decorated pottery globe table lamp. Mid-Century Modern design.
Ceramic, Pottery
$3,400 / set
Pair of 1970's Dove Grey Murano Glass Lamps.
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1970's Murano glass lamps. The Dove Grey and White striped glass lamp bodies Sit on Brass bases that have a wonderful aged patina and New lucite bases to create a new Modern ...
Brass
$1,850 / set
Vintage Boho Marquetry Wood Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Illuminate your space with the warmth and craftsmanship of this striking pair of vintage turned wood table lamps. Masterfully constructed using a segmented or marquetry technique, th...
Metal
Stiffel Silk Handmade Lamp Shade in Soft Tan Dove Gray Traditional Transitional
By Stiffel
Located in Round Top, TX
Genuine Stiffel brand, handmade silk lamp shade, circa 1960s. An absolutely wonderful, neutral silk shade created by hand in nubble textured soft tan silk, finished with a stone grey...
Metal
Gordon and Jane Martz M-166 Lamp for Marshall Studios yellow white and tan
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A highly collectable 1960s lamp designed by Jane and Gordon Martz of Marshall Studios in Veedersburg Indiana. These lamps are highly sought after and are showing up in designs all ov...
Ceramic, Walnut
Gordon and Jane Martz M-166 Lamp for Marshall Studios black with white and tan s
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A highly collectable 1960s lamp designed by Jane and Gordon Martz of Marshall Studios in Veedersburg Indiana. These lamps are highly sought after and are showing up in designs all ov...
Ceramic, Walnut
A large 1980s handmade Murano glass mushroom lamp with pink and grey stripes
Located in London, GB
A large 1980s handblown Murano glass white mushroom lamp with pink and grey striped detail throughout. Made from a single piece of blown glass with orignal label "Venice Glass Handma...
Murano Glass
Vintage Italian Tripod Table Light in Brass and Pin-Stripe Glass, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Elegant tri-stand table or desk lamp with rounded of brass legs and pin-striped glass shade. It was manufactured in Italy during the late 1950s or early 1960s in a style reminiscent ...
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Macassar Veneer Nesting Tables, Set of Three, Czechoslo
Located in Praha, CZ
The original slotted screws and traditional construction further support their 1950s production. Perfect as side tables, end tables, lamp tables or decorative nesting tables in Mid-C...
Wood
Mid-Century Ceiling Lamp in Brass & Striped Glass by Lasipaino, Finland, 1950s
Located in Karis, Nyland
Elegant Finnish mid-century ceiling lamp produced by Lasipaino during the 1950s.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Pink Sconce Table Lamp Stilnovo 1950s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern Vintage sconce of table lamp by Stilnovo from brass and striped soft pink glass shade, 1950s Italy.
Brass
Large ‘Rituals Xl’ Blown Opaline Glass Suspension Lamp in White for Foscarini
By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Foscarini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large ‘Rituals XL’ blown opaline glass suspension lamp in white for Foscarini. Designed by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba and produced by Foscarini, the Italian lighting firm founded in...
Opaline Glass
‘Rituals XL’ Blown Opaline Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp in White for Foscarini
By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Foscarini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
‘Rituals XL’ blown opaline glass flush mount ceiling lamp in white for Foscarini Designed by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba and produced by Foscarini, the Italian lighting firm founded ...
Metal
‘Rituals 1’ Blown Opaline Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp in White for Foscarini
By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Foscarini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
‘Rituals 1’ blown opaline glass flush mount ceiling lamp in white for Foscarini Designed by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba and produced by Foscarini, the Italian lighting firm founded i...
Metal
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 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.
Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.
Styles to Know
Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp
Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.
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