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Italian Mid-Century Table Lamp in Beige Fabric and Brushed Aluminum, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Table lamp in beige fabric and brushed aluminum, 1960s Table lamp with round
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Pair of mid century table lamps by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960´s
By Josef Hurka, Napako
Located in Prague 8, CZ
These mid century table lamps designed by Josef Hurka for Napako will complement mid century or
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Mid-Century Table Lamp Made of Teak, with Aluminum Shade, Made in Denmark
Located in München, DE
Extraordinary mid-century table lamp made of teak and with aluminum shade. Great Scandinavian
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Aluminum

Scandinavian Mid Century Table Lamp by ASEA
By ASEA
Located in Karlstad, SE
This table lamp by ASEA is a charming piece of lighting from the 1960s, hailing from Sweden. This
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20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Stilux Italia Mid Century Table Lamp 50's
By Stilux
Located in bari, IT
Table lamp with circular marble base, illuminating part in metal, adjustable arm in lacquered metal
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Aluminum, Brass

Italian White Opaline Glass Shade, Brass & Aluminum Mid Century Table Lamp
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Small table lamp with brass and aluminum base and opaline glass shade. Ideal to be located on
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Large Opaline glass & brass Mid-century table lamp by Stilnovo
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This large table lamp is made of satin opaline glass with brass elements and remains in overall
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Mid-Century Table Lamp Model 1816 by Josef Hurka for Napako
By Napako, Josef Hurka
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel construction painted with aluminum shade fitted with one E14 bulb. Designed by Josef Hurka
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Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Steel

Scandinavian Modern Mid Century Table Lamps by Trivselbelysning in Brass, 1970s
Located in Hägersten, SE
Pair of table lamps produced in Sweden by Trivselbelysning AB. Made from Brass and aluminum
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Pair of Polished Aluminium Space Age / Mid Century Table Lamps from the 1980s
Located in Berlin, DE
This rare pair of Space Age table lamp is build out of aluminium which was polished afterwards. The
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Vintage 1980s American Space Age Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Scandinavian Mid Century Table Lamp by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen for ASEA
By ASEA, Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in Göteborg, SE
The lamp has an elegant and stylish design, made of brushed aluminum and teak. The lamp's screen
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Mid Century Table Lamp by Designline in Cream Beige with White Frosted Shade
By Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
THIS ITEM IS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SHIPPING! A sleek stemlite table lamp made by Design Line. It
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Mid Century Table Lamp by Designline in Retro Orange with White Frosted Shade
By Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
THIS ITEM IS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SHIPPING! A sleek stemlite table lamp made by Design Line. It
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Mid Century Table Lamp by Designline in Mustard Yellow with White Frosted Shade
By Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
THIS ITEM IS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SHIPPING! A sleek stemlite table lamp made by Design Line. It
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

George Nelson "Half Nelson" Mid Century Table Lamp Produced by Koch & Lowy 1960s
By George Nelson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare table / desk mid century lamp mode "Half Nelson" in enameled aluminum designed by George
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Chrome

Mid Century Table Lamp Model Archimoon by Philippe Starck for Flos, Italy, 1990s
By Philippe Starck, Flos
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
The Archimoon table lamp was designed in the 1990s by Philippe Starck for the Italian company Flos
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Mid-Century Table Lamp in Red Orange Opaline Glass, Designed by Stepan Tabery
By Stepan Tabera
Located in Vienna, Austria
A beautiful red orange, opaline glass table lamp produced by OPP Jihiava and designed by Stepan
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Opaline Glass

Mid Century Table Lamp In Orange Opaline Glass By Stefan Tabery, Opp Jihlava, 19
By Stefan Tabery, OPP Jihlava
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful table lamp produced by OPP Jihlava and designed by Stefan Tabery in 1960s. The lamp is
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Pr. Mid Century Table Lamps designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier c 1950/60
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Chic pair of late 1950's - early 60's table lamps, designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. The
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Mid-century green and brass table lamp, Italy 1960s
Located in Firenze, IT
Mid-century table lamp Italy, 1960s Green perspex domed shade. Brass rod. Black aluminum base
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Mid Century Desk Lamp, Czechoslovakia, 1960's
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid century table lamp, associated with “Brussels period” and world-renowned EXPO58. It was made in
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Mid-20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Aluminum

Mid Century Desk Lamp, Czechoslovakia, 1960's
Mid Century Desk Lamp, Czechoslovakia, 1960's
H 18.51 in W 8.27 in D 13.78 in
Extraordinary Mid-Century Modern Brass Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A beautiful mid-century table lamp made in Italy in the 1960s. It is fascinating with its beautiful
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Large French Mid-Century Chrome Table Lamp, Late 1960s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large mid-century table lamp, France, 1960s. Chrome metal, brushed aluminium and fabric. Original
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Chrome

Large Mid-Century Brushed Aluminum and Cased Glass "Cruciform" Table Lamp
By Habitat International
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large Mid-Century table lamp composed of a cylindrical, brushed-aluminum base supporting a cased
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Mid Century Walnut & Polished Cast Aluminum Laurel Lighting company table Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful lines and great condition on this original patina polished aluminum with walnut veneer
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Pair of Mid-Century Brass & Aluminum Hourglass Table Lamps
Located in Norwalk, CT
(2) exceptional mid-century mixed metal table lamps. Apparently unsigned.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

PAIR EPIC MODELINE Mid Century Danish Modern Table Lamps ALUMINUM & WALNUT 1958
By Adrian Pearsall, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Peoria, AZ
TABLE LAMPS! The Epitome of Danish Modernism! Simply Beautiful! DIMENSIONS: APPROX. 36" TALL 18
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Chrome and Lacquered Aluminum Table Lamp
By Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage table lamp composed of a tubular chrome pillar supported by a round base with the original
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Chrome

Pair of Mid-Century Aluminum Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of mid-century aluminum lamps. Pair sleek, quiet modern lamps in aluminum newly rewired with
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Substantial Pair Laurel Lamp Co. Charcoal Slate & Polished Aluminum Table Lamps
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tall Pair Dark Grey Slate & Polished Aluminum Table Lamps, 1960's. Attributed Laurel Lamp Company
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Slate, Aluminum, Nickel

Mid-Century Modern Style Aluminum Multi-Armed Table Lamp
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Single aluminum table lamp with black enameled metal details and integrated switch at base. Light
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Chrome and Brushed Aluminium Table Lamp by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
A rare table lamp by Laurel with a subtle tulip form at the chrome base, rising into a body of
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Stilux Milano, Mid-century aluminum and bullicante glass table lamp
By Stilux
Located in Catania, CT
Good vintage condition for this table lamp produced by Stilux Milano during the 60s and made from
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Monumental Pair Laurel Lamp Co. Brushed Aluminum, Walnut Base Column Table Lamps
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of Substantial Laurel Lamp Co. brushed aluminum, walnut base tower table lamps, 1960s. 3' H
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Mid-20th Century American International Style Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Gerald Thurston Mid Century White Aluminum and Brass Table Lamp
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Countryside, IL
Gerald Thurston Mid Century White Aluminum and Brass Table Lamp Original Plastic Shade and Dimmer
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Mid-Century Aluminum Table Lamp, Sculptural and Decorative, Timeless Design
By Sirrah
Located in Milano, IT
Offered here is a nice and uncommon Italian lamp dated to the 1960s. It has no attribution labels
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Aluminum

American Mutual Sunset Modernist Aluminum Pair of Table Lamps
By Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of table lamps, designed by Mutual Sunset Lamp Co, Brooklyn, NY, boasts a modernist
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Aluminum

Rare & Elegant Mid Century Modern Brushed Aluminum Table Lamp France 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare and elegant Mid-Century Modern side table lamp. Designed & manufactured probably in
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Large 1960s Mid-Century Modern Pottery and Aluminum Italian Table Lamp
By Guido Gambone
Located in New York, NY
Large 1960s Mid-Century Modern pottery and aluminum Italian table lamp, newly rewired and ready to
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Rosewood and Brushed Aluminium Cylinder Table Lamp by Laurel, circa 1970
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Rosewood and brushed aluminium cylinder table lamp by Laurel, circa 1970. Original wiring
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

20th Century Ingrid Hsalmarson Table Lamp mod. Spirale New Lamp in Aluminum
By New Lamp, Ingrid Hsalmarson
Located in Turin, Turin
This table lamp was designed by Ingrid Hsalmarson in the 70s for New Lamp. It is entirely in white
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Mid Century Modern Vintage Silver Aluminum Black Metal Spotlight Table Lamp 1940
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage table lamp or spotlight with handle 1940s. A beautiful table lamp from
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Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Italian Polished Cast Aluminum Mid Century Saucer Table Lamp 1950s Russel Wright
Located in Peoria, AZ
Stunning & Rare! Italian Polished Cast Aluminum Mid Century Modern Table or Desk Lamp In the
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Mid-Century Modern Italian Brutalist Cast Aluminum Table Lamp with its Lampshade
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian three-light Brutalist cast aluminum table lamp with its original
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Italian Mid-Century Modern Polished Aluminum Dome Table Lamp, 1960's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step into the captivating world of Italian mid-century design with this stunning Polished Aluminum
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Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Pair of Aluminum Seashell Lamps Attributed to the Laurel Lamp Co.
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of aluminum seashell lamps attributed to the Laurel Lamp Company, Newark, New Jersey. The
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome, Steel, Aluminum

Mid Century UFO Brass and Lucite Table Lamp with Aluminum Dome Shade
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid Century UFO Brass and Lucite table lamp with aluminum dome shade This lamp measures: 19 wide
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Poul Henningsen Mid Century Aluminum Table Reflector Lamp Danish Design Art Deco
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Peoria, AZ
DECO STYLE! ALUMINUM REFLECTOR SHADE LIGHT DIFFUSING STYLE TABLE/DESK LAMP! (APPROX. 19.5" TALL By
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps

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Metal, Aluminum

Pair of Mid-Century Brushed Aluminum Table Lamps with Frosted Glass Shades
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish, yet practical bedside / table lamps composed of brushed silver aluminum bases equipped
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Pair Mid-Century Modern Aluminum Table Lamps with New Custom Laced Shades French
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Pair Mid-Century Modern aluminum table lamps, French, ca. 1960's, with new hand-sewn custom-made
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Van Teal Mid-Century Modern Geometric Lucite and Brushed Aluminum Table Lamp
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Miami, FL
Van Teal circa 1970s, this clear and blue Lucite, geometric-style table lamp on a black wooden base
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Chrome

Italian Mid-Century Aluminum Table Lamp 586 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century aluminum table lamp 586 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1960s Table lamp model
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Pair of Chrome And Walnut Mid Century Lamps By Laurel Lamp Co.
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Bernville, PA
illustration of Mid Century lighting. Excellent craftsmanship of walnut veneer with three protruding aluminum
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Chrome

Etienne Fermigier Aluminum Table Lamp
By Etienne Fermigier
Located in PARIS, FR
Model "f233" desk lamp by designer Etienne Fermigier for Monix editions, 1970s.Chrome metal table
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Mid-20th Century Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Etienne Fermigier Aluminum Table Lamp
Etienne Fermigier Aluminum Table Lamp
H 15.75 in W 20.87 in D 11.82 in
Mid-Century Lucite Table Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century Lucite table lamp accented with anodized aluminum central rod. Heavy Lucite body circa
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Stilux In Burgundy Steel and Aluminium - Italy
Located in Girona, Girona
Small table lamp: base in solid rosewood and burgundy lacquered steel, foot and lampshade in
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Steel, Brass

Pair of Mutual Sunset Lamp Co. Double Splayed Black Cast Aluminum Table Lamps
By Mutual Sunset Lamp Co., Stewart Ross James
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Modern pair of mutual sunset lamp company black enameled cast aluminum table lamps, 1950s. In the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Aluminum

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

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Aluminum

Mid-century brass and aluminum lamp by french designer Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in PARIS, FR
Lamp G5 or Agrafe by designer Pierre Guariche, 1950s. Brass stem and semi-perforated reflector in
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Mid-20th Century Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

1930s Aluminium Table Lamp, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Newly rewired - repolished
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Vintage 1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

1930s Aluminium Table Lamp, Czechoslovakia
1930s Aluminium Table Lamp, Czechoslovakia
H 9.85 in W 7.49 in D 9.45 in
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Midcentury Aluminum Table Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic midcentury aluminum table lamp available at 1stDibs. Each midcentury aluminum table lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, aluminum and brass. There are 2875 variations of the antique or vintage midcentury aluminum table lamp you’re looking for, while we also have 488 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect midcentury aluminum 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 midcentury aluminum table lamp, those designed in mid-century modern, industrial and Scandinavian Modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made midcentury aluminum table lamp over the years, but those crafted by Gino Sarfatti, Oluce and Serge Mouille are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Midcentury Aluminum Table Lamp?

A midcentury aluminum table lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,423, while the lowest priced sells for $55 and the highest can go for as much as $134,000.

A Close Look at mid-century-modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

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 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.