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Beautiful Mid Century Modern Table Lamp, Brass, Walnut, 1950s
Beautiful Mid Century Modern Table Lamp, Brass, Walnut, 1950s

Beautiful Mid Century Modern Table Lamp, Brass, Walnut, 1950s

By Gerald Thurston

Located in Miami, FL

Beautiful Mid Century Modern Table Lamp, walnut base and stem, painted shade and brass stem. The

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Large Mid-Century Modern Square Walnut & Lucite Table Lamp
Large Mid-Century Modern Square Walnut & Lucite Table Lamp

Large Mid-Century Modern Square Walnut & Lucite Table Lamp

By Adrian Pearsall

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Square walnut and smoked Lucite Mid-Century Modern three way table lamp.

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Lucite, Walnut

Vintage Tony Paul Mid Century Modern Sculpted Walnut & Brass Small Table Lamp
Vintage Tony Paul Mid Century Modern Sculpted Walnut & Brass Small Table Lamp

Vintage Tony Paul Mid Century Modern Sculpted Walnut & Brass Small Table Lamp

By Tony Paul

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Tony Paul Mid Century Modern Sculpted Walnut & Brass Small Table Lamp. Circa Mid 20th

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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut

Italy Mid-Century Modern Design Black Walnut Table Lamp
Italy Mid-Century Modern Design Black Walnut Table Lamp

Italy Mid-Century Modern Design Black Walnut Table Lamp

By Osvaldo Borsani

Located in Brescia, IT

This elegant and stunning table lamp is totally hand made in black laquered walnut; the grain

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

1960s Mid Century Modern Walnut and Brass Table Lamp
1960s Mid Century Modern Walnut and Brass Table Lamp

1960s Mid Century Modern Walnut and Brass Table Lamp

Located in Baltimore, MD

1960s Mid-Century Modern turned walnut and brass table lamp with original shade. The tall, slender

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Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair Of Walnut And Brass Laurel Lamps With Original Shades Mid-century Danish
Pair Of Walnut And Brass Laurel Lamps With Original Shades Mid-century Danish

Pair Of Walnut And Brass Laurel Lamps With Original Shades Mid-century Danish

By Laurel Lamp Company

Located in Pemberton, NJ

Wonderful pair of walnut and brass laurel lamps with their original shades. This pair look amazing

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

MCM Sculptural Walnut & Brass Table Lamp by Modeline of California
MCM Sculptural Walnut & Brass Table Lamp by Modeline of California

MCM Sculptural Walnut & Brass Table Lamp by Modeline of California

By Modeline Lamp Co.

Located in San Diego, CA

A very nice MCM sculptural walnut and brass table lamp by Modeline of California, circa 1960s. This

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modernist Coral Table Lamp with Walnut Base & Brass Fittings
Mid-Century Modernist Coral Table Lamp with Walnut Base & Brass Fittings

Mid-Century Modernist Coral Table Lamp with Walnut Base & Brass Fittings

Located in New York, NY

This Mid-Century Modernist table lamp, crafted in the Philippines during the 20th century

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20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Coral, Brass

Laurel Lamp Mid Century Danish Modern! Gerald Thurston 1950s Brass Tripod Walnut
Laurel Lamp Mid Century Danish Modern! Gerald Thurston 1950s Brass Tripod Walnut

Laurel Lamp Mid Century Danish Modern! Gerald Thurston 1950s Brass Tripod Walnut

By Laurel Lamp Company, Gerald Thurston

Located in Peoria, AZ

LAUREL LAMP RARE ROCKET TRIPOD! MID CENTURY MODERN BRASS & WALNUT ATOMIC AGE ELEGANCE

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Walnut And Slate Table Lamp Laurel Lamp Co.
Mid-Century Modern Walnut And Slate Table Lamp Laurel Lamp Co.

Mid-Century Modern Walnut And Slate Table Lamp Laurel Lamp Co.

By Jens Risom

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Elegant and simple, walnut block with grey slate panels. Brass trimmings and a period sixties

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Slate

Adrian Pearsall Style Mid Century Walnut and Brass Table Lamp
Adrian Pearsall Style Mid Century Walnut and Brass Table Lamp

Adrian Pearsall Style Mid Century Walnut and Brass Table Lamp

By Adrian Pearsall

Located in Franklin Park, IL

Adrian Pearsall style mid century walnut and brass table lamp This lamp measures: 7.25 wide x

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Walnut Table Lamps
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Walnut Table Lamps

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Walnut Table Lamps

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Pair of very nice and unusual bent plywood smoked Lucite shades table lamps.

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Handcrafted Mid Century Inspired Porcelain and Walnut Table Lamp
Handcrafted Mid Century Inspired Porcelain and Walnut Table Lamp

Handcrafted Mid Century Inspired Porcelain and Walnut Table Lamp

By DBO Home

Located in Sharon, CT

Classic mid-century styling, Esther has a hand poured porcelain base with hand turned walnut neck

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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Bouclé, Wood, Walnut

Handcrafted Mid Century Inspired Porcelain and Walnut Table Lamp
Handcrafted Mid Century Inspired Porcelain and Walnut Table Lamp

Handcrafted Mid Century Inspired Porcelain and Walnut Table Lamp

By DBO Home

Located in Sharon, CT

Meet Bella. Inspired by Mid-Century Modern design, Bella is both curvy and tapered, making her

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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Porcelain, Bouclé, Wood, Walnut

Mid-century vintage large walnut obelisk table lamp
Mid-century vintage large walnut obelisk table lamp

Mid-century vintage large walnut obelisk table lamp

Located in Allentown, PA

This is a large mid-century vintage walnut obelisk table lamp. This decorator lamp has a black

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Vintage 1960s American Directoire Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Brass and Walnut Table Lamp, circa 1960
Mid-Century Modern Brass and Walnut Table Lamp, circa 1960

Mid-Century Modern Brass and Walnut Table Lamp, circa 1960

Located in San Francisco, CA

Mid-Century Modern brass and walnut table lamp, circa 1960 Bulbous brass base with a walnut neck

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Table Lamps w/ Sculptural Metal Bases
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Table Lamps w/ Sculptural Metal Bases

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Table Lamps w/ Sculptural Metal Bases

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This striking Mid-Century Modern table lamp by Phil-Mar is a perfect blend of bold design and

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of American Mid-Century S-Shaped Brass and Walnut Table Lamps
Pair of American Mid-Century S-Shaped Brass and Walnut Table Lamps

Pair of American Mid-Century S-Shaped Brass and Walnut Table Lamps

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of American Mid-Century S-shaped brass and walnut twin fixture table lamps (PRICED AS PAIR)

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Italy Mid-Century Modern Style Pair Black Walnut Table Lamps
Italy Mid-Century Modern Style Pair Black Walnut Table Lamps

Italy Mid-Century Modern Style Pair Black Walnut Table Lamps

By Osvaldo Borsani

Located in Brescia, IT

furniture during the Italian Mid-Century. This is a one-of-a kind pair of table lamps. The fabric

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Pair of Oiled Sculptural Walnut Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Pair of Oiled Sculptural Walnut Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Pair of Oiled Sculptural Walnut Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

By Adrian Pearsall

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Pair of oiled walnut and brass Mid-Century Modern table lamps. Measures: Standing 34" H (including

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Arthur Jacobs Abstract Walnut & Brass Table Lamps for Modeline of CA
Arthur Jacobs Abstract Walnut & Brass Table Lamps for Modeline of CA

Arthur Jacobs Abstract Walnut & Brass Table Lamps for Modeline of CA

By Modeline Lamp Co.

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Modeline of California sculpted walnut & brass table lamps. Dimensions 31in H x 9in W x 6in D

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Tony Paul Mid-Century Modern Brass and Walnut Table Lamps
Tony Paul Mid-Century Modern Brass and Walnut Table Lamps

Tony Paul Mid-Century Modern Brass and Walnut Table Lamps

By Tony Paul

Located in New York, NY

1960s Mid-Century Modern brass and walnut table lamps designed by Tony Paul for Westwood. Height

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Free-Form Walnut Table Lamp
Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Free-Form Walnut Table Lamp

Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Free-Form Walnut Table Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

. ______________________________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut with Brass Accent Table Lamp
Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut with Brass Accent Table Lamp

Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut with Brass Accent Table Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Dimensions 32.50 in H x 10.50 in W x 10.50 in D Lamp shade: 11in H x 17in W.  

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Brutalist Cast Brass and Walnut Table Lamp by Laurel, USA, 1970s
Brutalist Cast Brass and Walnut Table Lamp by Laurel, USA, 1970s

Brutalist Cast Brass and Walnut Table Lamp by Laurel, USA, 1970s

By Laurel Lamp Company

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A striking sculptural table lamp by Laurel Lamp Company, dating to the 1970s and exemplifying the

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Tripod Brass & Walnut Table Lamp
Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Tripod Brass & Walnut Table Lamp

Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Tripod Brass & Walnut Table Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Italy Mid-Century Modern Style Black Walnut Table Lamp
Italy Mid-Century Modern Style Black Walnut Table Lamp

Italy Mid-Century Modern Style Black Walnut Table Lamp

By Osvaldo Borsani

Located in Brescia, IT

This elegant and stunning table lamp is totally hand made in black laquered walnut; the grain

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Handcrafted Mid-Century Modern Style Porcelain and Walnut Table Lamp
Handcrafted Mid-Century Modern Style Porcelain and Walnut Table Lamp

Handcrafted Mid-Century Modern Style Porcelain and Walnut Table Lamp

By Daniel Oates

Located in Sharon, CT

A nod to mid century modern styling, the Marilie Lamp has a small profile perfect for the bedside

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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Bouclé, Walnut

1960s Tall Mid-Century Modern Walnut Ceramic Table Lamps Pair
1960s Tall Mid-Century Modern Walnut Ceramic Table Lamps Pair

1960s Tall Mid-Century Modern Walnut Ceramic Table Lamps Pair

Located in Baltimore, MD

A beautiful pair of vintage Danish Modern style pottery table lamps with original drum shades

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Vintage Mid Century Modern Glass Shade Walnut Tulip Leaf Tall Table Lamp
Vintage Mid Century Modern Glass Shade Walnut Tulip Leaf Tall Table Lamp

Vintage Mid Century Modern Glass Shade Walnut Tulip Leaf Tall Table Lamp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Mid Century Modern Glass Shade Walnut Tulip Leaf Tall Table Lamp with Various Illumination

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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Walter Von Nessen Walnut and Chrome Table Lamp, USA, Mid-Century
Walter Von Nessen Walnut and Chrome Table Lamp, USA, Mid-Century

Walter Von Nessen Walnut and Chrome Table Lamp, USA, Mid-Century

By Walter Von Nessen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

mid-century design. The lamp is constructed with a solid walnut wood stem, displaying beautiful grain

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Brass Table Lamp, USA, Circa 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Brass Table Lamp, USA, Circa 1960s

Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Brass Table Lamp, USA, Circa 1960s

Located in San Carlos, CA

For Sale: Stunning Mid-Century Modern Walnut Table Lamp with Brass Accents Elevate your space with

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Walnut and Brass Lamps, Pair
Mid-Century Walnut and Brass Lamps, Pair

Mid-Century Walnut and Brass Lamps, Pair

Located in Franklin Park, IL

Mid-century walnut and brass lamps - pair. Each lamp measures: 5.75 wide x 5.75 deep x 35.75

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Mushroom Table Lamp with Frosted Glass Shade and Walnut Base by Laurel
Vintage Mushroom Table Lamp with Frosted Glass Shade and Walnut Base by Laurel

Vintage Mushroom Table Lamp with Frosted Glass Shade and Walnut Base by Laurel

By Laurel Lamp Company

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Mid-Century Modern mushroom-form table lamp by the Laurel Lamp Company (ca. 1965, Newark, NJ, USA

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Sculpted Walnut and Brass Lamp
Mid Century Sculpted Walnut and Brass Lamp

Mid Century Sculpted Walnut and Brass Lamp

Located in Franklin Park, IL

Mid Century Sculpted Walnut and Brass Lamp This lamp measures: 6 wide x 6 deep x 29.5 inches high

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Carved Onyx and Walnut Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Pair of Carved Onyx and Walnut Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Pair of Carved Onyx and Walnut Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Pair of vase onion shape carved onyx and walnut Mid Century Modern table lamps.

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Marble

Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Sculpted Walnut with Brass Accent Table Lamp
Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Sculpted Walnut with Brass Accent Table Lamp

Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Sculpted Walnut with Brass Accent Table Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Tall Tower Shape Turned Walnut Brass Table Lamp Tony Paul
Tall Tower Shape Turned Walnut Brass Table Lamp Tony Paul

Tall Tower Shape Turned Walnut Brass Table Lamp Tony Paul

By Tony Paul, Westwood Lamps

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Mid-Century Modern stunning tall tower shape walnut and brass table lamp.

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1960's Mid-Century Modern Chrome And Walnut Table Lamps By Laurel
1960's Mid-Century Modern Chrome And Walnut Table Lamps By Laurel

1960's Mid-Century Modern Chrome And Walnut Table Lamps By Laurel

Located in New York, NY

1960's mid-century modern chrome and walnut sculptural table lamps by Laurel lamp company, fully

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Globe Ring Lamp for Modeline
Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Globe Ring Lamp for Modeline

Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Globe Ring Lamp for Modeline

By Modeline Lamp Co.

Located in Los Angeles, CA

___________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Located in San Francisco, CA

Mid-Century Modern spun aluminum decorative table lamps with walnut bases and tops just newly

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Table Lamps W/Original Shades - Set of 2
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Table Lamps W/Original Shades - Set of 2

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Table Lamps W/Original Shades - Set of 2

Located in Clarksboro, NJ

This listing is for a pair of Mid-Century Modern Walnut Table Lamps. Featuring a brass body with

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Table Lamp, Hand-Painted Silk Shade, France 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Table Lamp, Hand-Painted Silk Shade, France 1960s

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Table Lamp, Hand-Painted Silk Shade, France 1960s

Located in ROUEN, Normandie

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Table Lamp, Hand-Painted Silk Shade, France 1960s Rare and visually

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Silk, Wood, Fruitwood, Walnut

Tall Pair Richard Barr for Laurel Walnut & Black Enamel Base Table Lamps
Tall Pair Richard Barr for Laurel Walnut & Black Enamel Base Table Lamps

Tall Pair Richard Barr for Laurel Walnut & Black Enamel Base Table Lamps

By Laurel Lamp Company

Located in Bainbridge, NY

Pair of Walnut & Black "Studio Collection Exclusive Contemporary Sculpture Lamps" by Richard Barr

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair of Mid Century Modern Walnut Column Block-Form Table Lamps
Pair of Mid Century Modern Walnut Column Block-Form Table Lamps

Pair of Mid Century Modern Walnut Column Block-Form Table Lamps

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Handsome pair of vintage column/block-form table lamps in walnut with brass stems (ca. 1960s, USA

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid Century White Ceramic and Walnut Table Lamp, Denmark 1960s
Mid Century White Ceramic and Walnut Table Lamp, Denmark 1960s

Mid Century White Ceramic and Walnut Table Lamp, Denmark 1960s

Located in South Salem, NY

. Perfect for a mid-century or modern aesthetic, this lamp is sold without a shade and has not been rewired

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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Mid Century Walnut and Brass "Genie" Lamps by Laurel Lamps Co.
Pair Mid Century Walnut and Brass "Genie" Lamps by Laurel Lamps Co.

Pair Mid Century Walnut and Brass "Genie" Lamps by Laurel Lamps Co.

Located in Germantown, MD

Pair Mid-Century Modern table lamps featuring a combination of walnut wood and brass materials

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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Mid Century Walnut Table Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal mid century walnut table lamp for your home. Each mid century walnut table lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, walnut and metal. Find 1034 options for an antique or vintage mid century walnut table lamp now, or shop our selection of 18 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer mid century walnut table lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A mid century walnut table lamp made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios and Laurel Lamp Company each produced at least one beautiful mid century walnut table lamp that is worth considering.

How Much is a Mid Century Walnut Table Lamp?

A mid century walnut table lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,800, while the lowest priced sells for $175 and the highest can go for as much as $14,800.

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 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.