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Mid Century Modern Vintage Red Table Lamp Adjustable Shade 1950s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage table lamp or desk lamp from metal and aluminum in dark red color tone
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Aluminum

Paavo Tynell Desk/Table Lamp
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adjustable desk/table lamp, model no. 5305 by Paavo Tynell, 1950s. Brass and painted perforated
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Paavo Tynell Desk/Table Lamp
Paavo Tynell Desk/Table Lamp
H 16.125 in W 7.5 in D 11.74 in
Mid-Century Modern Hustadt Leuchten Table Lamp Retro, Germany, 1970s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Vintage 1970s table lamp or desk lamp, made by Hustadt Leuchten in West Germany. Rounded design
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Kovacs, Mid-Century Modern, Large Wicker Table Lamps, United States, 1980s
By Kovacs
Located in Stamford, CT
Large Mid-Century Modern Wicker Urn Table, Desk Lamps by Kovacs, Compatible Pair Large scale boho
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wicker

Italian Architectural Desk Brass Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian brass table - desk lamp, sign on the base as shown on the photos. Pivoting neck of the lamp
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Italian Architectural Desk Brass Lamp
Italian Architectural Desk Brass Lamp
H 20 in W 8.5 in D 19.5 in
Modernist Enameled Yellow Desk Lamp
By Isaq Hosoe
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Modernist enameled bright yellow gooseneck desk lamp with black iron base. Snake desk style lamp
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome, Iron

Clay Michie For Knoll Swing Arm Saucer Desk Lamp, 1950s Mid Century Good Design
By Clay Michie
Located in Peoria, AZ
CLAY MICHIE FOR KNOLL ARTICULATING SAUCER DESK LAMP NO. 8 RARE W/ BULB DIFFUSER DIMENSIONS
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

Swedish desk lamp, Boréns, 1960s
By Boréns Borås
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
Desk lamp manufactured by the Boréns manufactory in Sweden in the 1960s. The condition of the
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Swedish desk lamp, Boréns, 1960s
Swedish desk lamp, Boréns, 1960s
H 21.26 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
Swedish Desk Lamp, Boréns, 1960s
By Boréns Borås
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
Desk lamp manufactured by the Boréns manufactory in Sweden in the 1960s. The condition of the lamp
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Swedish Desk Lamp, Boréns, 1960s
Swedish Desk Lamp, Boréns, 1960s
H 22.84 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
Pair of French Early Modern Adjustable Aluminum Table/Desk Lamps by Pirette 1930
By Pirette
Located in New York, NY
Two French early modern desk or table lamps in aluminum with movable and adjustable diffusers by
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Italian Desk Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of industrial Italian desk lamp. Each desk lamp have double bulb socket.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Italian Desk Lamps
Pair of Italian Desk Lamps
H 14 in W 5 in D 22 in
Vintage Adjustable Desk Lamp, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Vintage adjustable desk lamp with a neon light bulb. Beige and black metal base and lamp shade
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Metal

Desk Lamp Atelier Lyktan
By Ateljé Lyktan
Located in Fraser, MI
Adjustable Desk Lamp. In the Style of Anders Pehrson of Atelier Lyktan. This model is shown in the
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Vintage 1960s Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Nickel

Desk Lamp Atelier Lyktan
Desk Lamp Atelier Lyktan
H 18 in W 18 in D 6 in
1950's Torch desk lamp
Located in Montréal, QC
Torch light desk lamp made in France. Polished brass base, perspex cone shade. 40 watts E-26 Edison
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

1950's Torch desk lamp
1950's Torch desk lamp
H 11.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
Vintage Red Desk Lamp, Germany
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage Red desk lamp. MidCentury Desk lamp will add retro accent to your interior. Made in
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Vintage Red Desk Lamp, Germany
Vintage Red Desk Lamp, Germany
H 15.75 in Dm 6.3 in
Stilux desk lamp, Italian 1950s
By Stilux
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Stilux desk lamp, Italian 1950s In lovely original condition, the red painted cone shaped metal
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Stilux desk lamp, Italian 1950s
Stilux desk lamp, Italian 1950s
H 12.21 in W 8.67 in D 6.7 in
Serge Mouille - Tripod Desk Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: This desk lamp is a certified re-edition, produced by the family of Serge Mouille on
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Steel, Aluminum

Serge Mouille - Tripod Desk Lamp
Serge Mouille - Tripod Desk Lamp
H 14 in W 12 in D 14 in
Mid Century Industrial Floating Brown Metal Desk Lamp by Dazor, Signed
By Dazor
Located in Plainview, NY
Dazor floating desk lamp stands as a timeless testament to the enduring allure of industrial design
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20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps

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Metal

Koch & Lowy Chrome Desk Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
An elegant desk lamp in polished chrome by Koch & Lowy; the tent shade articulates on a ball and
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Koch & Lowy Chrome Desk Lamp
Koch & Lowy Chrome Desk Lamp
H 16.5 in W 5.25 in D 7.5 in
French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Brass Pineapple Table Lamp Maison Charles
By Maison Charles et Fils
Located in New York, NY
Iconic solid brass or bronze French Mid-Century Modern table lamp or desk lamp in the form of
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Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

1950's German Desk Lamps
Located in Montréal, QC
Pair of petite German desk lamps. Enameled vented steel shades, brass gooseneck, enameled steel
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Steel, Enamel

1950's German Desk Lamps
1950's German Desk Lamps
H 10 in W 6 in D 9 in
Poul Henningsen PH5 Desk Lamp
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Madrid, ES
A desk lamp designed by Poul Henningsen and edited by Louis Poulsen in 1960.Three brass supports on
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Poul Henningsen PH5 Desk Lamp
Poul Henningsen PH5 Desk Lamp
H 24.81 in Dm 20.08 in
French Modern Neoclassical Leather & Parchment Table or Desk Lamp, Hermès, 1940
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and timeless French mid-century leather table lamp or desk lamp attributed to Hermes in the
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Table Lamps

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Leather, Parchment Paper

Cedric Hartman Chrome Desk Lamp
By Cedric Hartman
Located in Chicago, IL
Signed Cedric Hartman chrome desk lamp.
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

Cedric Hartman Chrome Desk Lamp
Cedric Hartman Chrome Desk Lamp
H 15 in W 23 in D 6 in
Fase Madrid Desk Lamp, 1964
By Fase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant chrome and enameled metal desk lamp 'Model 520 C' by Pedro Martin for Fase Madrid, Spain
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Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome, Metal

Fase Madrid Desk Lamp, 1964
Fase Madrid Desk Lamp, 1964
H 15.5 in W 17 in D 11.5 in
Italian Art Deco Modern White Alabaster Marble Urn Desk or Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A substantial Italian Art Deco Modern white or antique white alabaster marble 'Urn' form desk or
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Table Lamps

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Marble, Alabaster

Adjustable Desk Lamp in Original Turquoise Metallic Lacquer
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Adjustable desk lamp in original turquoise metallic lacquer. Industrial design, mid-20th century
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

red MAZDA desk lamp , 1980s
By Mazda
Located in Saarburg, RP
red MAZDA table lamp This rare, original table lamp from the well-known MAZDA company impresses
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Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

red MAZDA  desk lamp , 1980s
red MAZDA  desk lamp , 1980s
H 29.14 in W 9.45 in D 17.33 in
Casella Desk or Table Lamp
By Casella Lighting
Located in Chicago, IL
Casella desk lamp, chrome plated with T-base and cantilevered light source.  
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

Casella Desk or Table Lamp
Casella Desk or Table Lamp
H 13.5 in W 16 in D 4.25 in
Serge Mouille - Saturn Desk Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Taking the planet as inspiration, this desk lamp is a unique source of light, comparable to an
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Chrome, Steel

Serge Mouille - Saturn Desk Lamp
Serge Mouille - Saturn Desk Lamp
H 16 in W 16 in D 15 in
High Style Midcentury Desk Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
High style midcentury desk lamp with an enameled frostine white steel body and brass accents. The
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Steel

High Style Midcentury Desk Lamp
High Style Midcentury Desk Lamp
H 20 in W 14 in D 6.5 in
Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Gebrüder Cosack Germany 1950s
By Gebrüder Cosack
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare, elegant and adjustable Mid-Century Modern table lamp or desk light. The large lamp
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass, Metal

Small Desk Lamp, Germany, 1960s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Lovely little table lamp from the 1960s. Textured opal glass shade with shrink varnish glass holder
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Small Desk Lamp, Germany, 1960s
Small Desk Lamp, Germany, 1960s
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H 6.3 in W 6.3 in D 3.94 in
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Metal Brass Table Lamp Stilnovo 1950s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage teal turquoise table lamp or desk lamp from metal and brass, 1950s Italy
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Mid Century President Desk Lamp by Jo Hammerborg for Fog & Morup, 1960 s
By Fog and Morup, Jo Hammerborg
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
Mid-century table lamp model "President" by Jo Hammerborg for Fog & Mørup. Made in Denmark. This
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Mid-Century Perhsson Leather Chrome Articulate Desk Lamp Olympics Chalet Rustic
By Ateljé Lyktan, Jacques Adnet
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Fully Functional, Complete. Two Standard Sockets, Three Light Settings. The Simris table lamp is
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Chrome

Important French Mid-Century Modern 'Baghdad' Table Lamp by Mathieu Matégot
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in New York, NY
Rare French Mid-century table lamp or desk lamp in black enameled perforated metal by Mathieu
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Vintage Italian Desk Lamp, 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
1950s Italian design table lamp in brushed steel. We performed a burnishing of the upper plate
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Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Vintage Italian Desk Lamp, 1950s
Vintage Italian Desk Lamp, 1950s
H 22.45 in W 13.78 in D 17.33 in
Mid-Century NB100 Table Lamp or Desk Light by Louis Kalff for Philips 1950s
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Mid-Century Modern NB100 table lamp or desk light. Designed by Louis Kalff for Philips
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp in Red Lacquered Metal Italian Manufacture 1950s
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
A rare Mid-Century Modern table or desk lamp with a stem in metal, a base, and a lampshade in red
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Tall brass and metal desk lamp
By Arlus
Located in NANTES, FR
Tall and elegant desk lamp in brass and painted metal, probably by Maison Arlus or Lunel. The
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Tall brass and metal desk lamp
Tall brass and metal desk lamp
H 26.38 in Dm 15.75 in
Mid Century Desk Lamp Model 1621 by Josef Hurka for Napako Czechoslovakia, 1950s
By Josef Hurka, Napako
Located in Lucenec, SK
Vintage table lamp designed by Josef Hurka for Napako Czechoslovakia in an original condition with
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Steel

Modern Desk or Bedside Lamp in the Style of Gino Sarfati Vintage " Claudia "
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Lyon, FR
Modern desk or bedside lamp in the Gino Sarfati style of the 1960s. Solid brass structure and three
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Nessen Desk or Table Lamp
By Nessen Studio
Located in Highland, IN
A little lamp is perfect for the desk or table, this wonderful design by Nessen is both playful and
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Steel, Brass

Nessen Desk or Table Lamp
Nessen Desk or Table Lamp
H 19.5 in W 5 in D 9 in
Gérard Thurston, Desk lamp, 1950
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Elegant table lamp by Gérard Thurston, USA 1950. It rests on a tripod base in gilded brass, the
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Antique 1850s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Italian Mid-Century Modern Green Metal Clamp-On Table Lamp, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern green metal clamp-on table lamp, 1980s Green metal clamp-on table lamp
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Vintage 1980s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Timor Table Lamp or Desk Light by Louis Kalff for Philips 1950s
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Mid-Century Modern "Timor" table lamp or desk light. Designed by Louis Kalff for Philips
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Mid-Century Romeo Table Lamp or Desk Light by Louis Kalff for Philips 1950s
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Mid-Century Modern "Romeo" table lamp or desk light. Designed by Louis Kalff for Philips
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Pair of Italian Mid Century Modern Lucite and Brass Adjustable Bedside Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
Both stylish and practical, this is a great looking pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern brass and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid Century Isamu Noguchi "1P" Table Desk Akari Lamp by Ozeki & Co. Japan, 1960s
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare mid century "1P" table / desk lamp in washi paper and metal base by Isamu Noguchi by
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Polished Chrome 1980's Table Lamps Attributed To Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice pair of mirror chrome polished table desk lamps, circa 1980's rewired lamp shade its not
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Italian MId-Century Modern Table Lamps, Attr. Gino Sarfatti & Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in New York, NY
A Rare Pair of Italian Midcentury Modern Table or Desk or Bedside Lamps attributed to Gino Sarfatti
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

German Early Modern, Bauhaus Desk Clamp / Task Lamp Model 6740 by Christian Dell
By Christian Dell
Located in New York, NY
An early Christian Dell clamp lamp / task lamp (early version of model #6740 with an angled shade
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Vintage 1930s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Dutch Enameled Metal Desk Lamp
By Hala Zeist, Egon Hillebrand, Gispen, Christian Dell
Located in Houston, TX
Postmodern Dutch Enameled Metal Desk Lamp. This sculptural orange enameled designer lamp is an
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Postmodern Dutch Enameled Metal Desk Lamp
Postmodern Dutch Enameled Metal Desk Lamp
H 23.5 in W 12.5 in D 9.13 in
Swedish Mid Century Table Desk Lamp in Black Metal Produced in Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare mid century table / desk lamp in metal produced in Sweden 1940s. In good original condition
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Black Vintage Metal Table Lamp by Stilnovo, 1950s, Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage table lamp by Stilnovo made from black metal and nickel-plated metal. A
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Brass Table or Desk Reading Lamp
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This raw brass tubular desk lamp, believed to be crafted by either Stiffel or Laurel lamp company
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Brass Table or Desk Reading Lamp
Brass Table or Desk Reading Lamp
H 14 in W 17 in D 7.5 in
1970s Vintage French Brass Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
A very stylish and well made vintage desk lamp in brass. This was made in France, it dates from
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Willy Rizzo, Mid-Century Modern, Rare 'Love' Table Lamps, Chrome, Copper, 1960s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Stamford, CT
Rare Pair of Mid-Century Modern 'Love' Table Lamps Signed by Willy Rizzo, Chrome & Copper
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper, Chrome

Vintage Danish Teak Desk Lamp, 1960s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Teak Desk Lamp, 1960s. Danish modern table lamp with brass details. Black base and
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

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Mid Modern Desk Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the mid modern desk lamp you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, brass and chrome, every mid modern desk lamp was constructed with great care. Find 1507 options for an antique or vintage mid modern desk lamp now, or shop our selection of 37 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect mid modern desk lamp — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A mid modern desk lamp made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Scandinavian Modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one mid modern desk lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Lightolier, Fase and Gerald Thurston produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Mid Modern Desk Lamp?

A mid modern desk lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,200, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $14,500.

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.