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Robert Abbey Mid-Century Lamp Brass and Black Marble
By Robert Abbey
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Robert Abbey Mid-Century Lamp Brass and Black Marble. Hollywood Regency Tarnished Brass Lamp. Can
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Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps

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Marble, Brass

Pair Brutalist Mid Century Lamps Signed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair Brutalist Mid Century Lamps Signed Captivating pair of handmade brutalist lamps. Crafted from
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Pair Tommi Parzinger Style Solid Brass Mid Century Lamps
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in New York, NY
Pair Parzinger Style Solid Brass Mid Century Lamps. Tall brass lamps with 2 newly rewired socket
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Midcentury Brass Lamp in the Form of a Swimmer
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Midcentury brass lamp in the form of a swimmer Dimensions: 7’ W x 3.5" D x 20’ socket, shade 27" H.
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Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Glazed Ceramic Baluster Form Mid Century Lamps
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Glazed Ceramic Baluster Form Mid Century Lamps, vibrantly colored in shades of yellow and
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Italian Table Lamp, Vintage Mid Century Lamp in Glass Brass and Black Steel
Located in Rome, IT
Italian Table Lamp - vintage mid century lamp in glass , brass and black lacquered steel The
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Sculptural Mid-Century Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderful lamp with brass rods forming an abstracted urn shape, accented with painted wooden balls
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid Century Lamp by Bottega Gadda, 1970's
By Bottega Gadda
Located in Brussels , BE
Floral table lamp made of brass in the Milanese workshop Bottega Gadda in the 1970's.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Inlaid Marble or Pietra Dura Mid Century Lamps
By Richard Blow
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Mid Century Modern Inlaid Marble or Pietra Dura Lamps, Italian, circa 1960s. Elegant
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Brass

Majestic X-Large Ceramic Mid Century Lamp Lava Glaze Finish
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking large ceramic lava gloss glaze, lamp base freshly rewired, polished brass pipe, black
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Brass and Chrome Mid Century Lamps by Stewart Ross James for Hansen
By Stewart Ross James
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Pair of Chrome and Brass Lamps, designed by Stewart Ross James for Hansen, American, circa
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

1950's Italian Mid-century Lamp by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena
By Ignazio Gardella
Located in Paris, FR
bespoke contemporary designs. With a strong focus on Italian mid-century modern, his success strives from
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid Century Rembrandt Lamp
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Pasadena, TX
Mid century lamp by Rembrandt Light Company Uniquely sculptural lamp in composite and brass
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Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Acrylic, Bakelite

Mid Century Rembrandt Lamp
Mid Century Rembrandt Lamp
H 22.5 in W 32 in D 8.5 in
Pair of Aged Brass Lamps by Westwood Industries
By Westwood Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mid-Century lamps with a spiral form featuring a warm aged brass finish. Lamps have been
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Italian Mid Century Brass & Wood 'Atomic' Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian mid century brass & wood 'Atomic' lamp Italy, 1950s A unique mid-century lamp, the lamp
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Finnish Mid Century Wooden Teak Table Lamp in Style Lisa Papé Johansson, 1970s
By Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare Finnish mid century lamp in teak with original textile fabric shade. Produced in the 1970s and
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Vintage 1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps with Orange Crackle Glaze, C1958
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Very elegant and subtle striking pair of mid century lamps. Orange crackle glaze is simply
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Brass Chapman Lamps with Black Silk Shades
By Chapman Son & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful pair of brass Chapman lamps. Iconic mid century lamps with a ribbed brass candlestick
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Midcentury Stacked Sphere Brass Lamps in the Style of James Mont
By Tommi Parzinger, The Marbro Lamp Company, Karl Springer, James Mont, Frederick Cooper
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of midcentury stacked sphere brass lamps in the style of James Mont. These handsome midcentury
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid Century Faux Bamboo Styled Black & Brass Table Lamp Speer
By Speer
Located in Peoria, AZ
Stunning! Mid Century Black & Brass Bamboo Themed Table Lamp! Attributed to Speer Lighting
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Tall Mid Century Modern Brass & Walnut Table Lamps
Located in Freehold, NJ
This pair of mid century lamps feature solid brass construction, hardwood accents with original
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Italian "Lava" Glaze Table Lamp After Marcello Fantoni
By Raymor, Marcello Fantoni, Bitossi, The Marbro Lamp Company, Aldo Londi
Located in Houston, TX
fabulous Italian mid century lamp is primarily orange with brown and white accents which appear to be
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Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Pottery

Danish Mid-Century Table Lamp by Bent Karlby for Lyfa of Denmark
By Bent Karlby
Located in Søborg, DK
A classic Danish mid-century table lamp in brass and teak by Bent Karlby for Lyfa. Mounted with a
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Iron

Large Shell Table Lamp by Rougier
By Maison Rougier
Located in Dallas, TX
Very large Mid-Century Modern Shell lamp stamped Rougier, Canada 1960s. The large vintage lamp is
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Vintage 1960s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Acrylic

Large Shell Table Lamp by Rougier
Large Shell Table Lamp by Rougier
H 38 in W 16.93 in D 8.27 in
Mid-Century Modern Avacado Green and Gold Plasto Lamps with Original Shades
By Plasto Usa
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Incredible complete pair of Mid-Century Modern avacado green lamps by Plasto. These have got to be
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Vintage Monumental James Mont Brass Table Lamp Etching and Eastern Influences
By James Mont
Located in Lomita, CA
The beautiful brass patina makes this James Mont mid-century lamp a standout. If a lamp can be
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

1940s Cut Crystal Thumbprint Brass Mounted Table Lamp
Located in Lomita, CA
mount, on a circular brass with reticulated edge, on short paw feet. This 1940s mid century lamp is
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Crystal

Pair of Fornasetti Red Warrior Chariot/Baghe Lamps
By Fornasetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Portman Gallery is pleased to offer this pair of vintage mid-century lamps from Fornasetti in good
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Restored 1960s Ceramic Sphere Table Lamps with Linen Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
10 inches tall, suitable for US standard fixtures. Let these iconic mid-century lamps illuminate your
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Rare! Mid Century Modern Lightolier Twin Articulating Lamp Gerald Thurston 1955
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Peoria, AZ
RARE & FABULOUS! MID CENTURY MODERN GERALD THURSTON TWIN FIBERGLASS SHADE ARTICULATING DESK LAMP
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Bent Karlby – Governor – Model B146 – Table Lamp – LYFA – 1956
By Bent Karlby
Located in NIEUWKUIJK, NB
and feel of an original. Governor (Model B146) is a classic mid-century lamp from 1956 that proved
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Vintage 1950s European Table Lamps

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Brass

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

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Brass

Functional Mid-Century Modern Style Brass Desk Lamp, Re Edition
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A very functional desk lamp, other versions are offered Most components according to the UL
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2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid Century Floor Lamp
By Majestic Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Mid Century floor lamp having two exaggerated arms, each with a shaded light at the top
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Brass

Mid Century Floor Lamp
Mid Century Floor Lamp
H 65 in W 29 in D 12.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Biomorphic Walnut and Brass Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome mid-century modern sculptural biomorphic walnut table lamp with brass accents and wearing
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid Century Rembrandt Lamp
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Early Mid century Rembrandt torchiere table lamp. Hollywood Regency style brass ring with switch
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid Century Rembrandt Lamp
Mid Century Rembrandt Lamp
H 23 in W 8 in D 8 in
Mid 20th Century Plate Brass Table Lamps by Laurel Lamp Co., C.1950s
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid 20th century plate brass table lamps by Laurel Lamp Co. C.1950s Classic Mid-Century Modern
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Large Scale Walnut & Brass Lamp Attributed to Laurel Lamp Mfg
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Mid-Century Modern large scale walnut and brass table lamp which has been attributed to
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Brass Plated Sculptural Laurel Lamp Co. Table Lamps Mid-Century Modern Pair of
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in North Miami, FL
This pair of sculptural Mid-Century Modern table lamps end or night table lamps or console lamps
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Steel

Mid-Century Modern Walnut & Brass Accent Table Lamp by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions 35.50in H x 8.50in W x 8.50in D Lamp Shade: 11in H x 15in W
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Rare Pair of Mid-Century Stainless Steel and Brass Lamps
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Chic pair of stainless steel cylinder lamps with applied abstract brass decoration, measures Shaft
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Sculpted Walnut & Brass Tripod Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
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

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Brass

Mid-Century Adjustable Two-Fixture Brass Table Lamp by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Uncommon Laurel pivoting two fixture brass and off-white painted metal table lamp. The stems splay
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Style Brass Floor Lamp "Quoluna" with Fabric Shade Re Edition
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Tripodal floor lamp with fabric-shade in several colors available. Most components according to the
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2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Marbro Asian Style Green Marble and Brass Table Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Germantown, MD
A cute pair of green marble and brass chinoiserie style table lamps attributed to Marbro Lamp
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Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Table Lamps

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Marble, Brass

Stunning Italian Design Midcentury Modern Antonio Pavia Crane Table Lamp
By Antonio Pavia
Located in Lisse, NL
plug. This beautiful mid-century lamp too is great value for money. Also, because perfect packing and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps

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Metal

Small Scale Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Brass Lamp Style of Laurel Lamp Mfg
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome small-scale Mid-Century Modern lamp in walnut with brass detail in the style of Laurel
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Vintage Round Brass Table Lamp Spider Legs Mid-Century Modern, 1970
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern round brass urn shape table lamp with spider legs. In perfect 3 way working
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Mid Century Brass Table Lamps by Laurel Lamp Company, 1960's
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Iconic "The Chessmen" table lamps featured on the Dick Van Dyke show. Manufactured by Laurel Lamp
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp
By Majestic Lamp Company
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
More than a lamp, it is a spectacular sculpture, ebony wood with brass details and hand-painted
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp
H 33.47 in W 22.84 in D 10.63 in
Vintage Round Brass and Ebonized Wood Table Lamp Mid-Century Modern
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern round brass and ebonized wood brass table lamp. In perfect working condition
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Brass & Chrome Table Lamps
By Robert Sonneman, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage Mid-century Modern table lamps for sale. From the 1950’s, and in complimenting chrome and
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Chrome

Pair of Tall Walnut & Brass Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps attrib Laurel Lamp co
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid-Century Modern Sculptural table lamps attributed to the Laurel Lamp Co. Tall
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Pair Of Rosewood And Brass Tall Laurel Lamps Mid-century Danish
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Handsome pair of tall rosewood veneer and brass Laurel lamps. The graining on the bases is quite
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Sculpted Brass Table Lamp by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
not just restored; it’s fortified for the future. • Comfort Redefined: The beauty of Mid-Century
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Waterfall Floor Lamp by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid-Century Modern waterfall floor lamp attributed to Laurel Lighting Company Style of
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Brass

Mid Century Modern Vintage Brass Floor Lamp with Shelves by Laurel, circa 1960s
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Troy, MI
Vintage Mid Century Modern Laurel Brass Floor Lamp with Shelves 1960s Incredible brass floor lamp
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Brass, Metal

Sculptural Mid-Century Modern Brushed Brass and Walnut Wood Veneer Lamp, Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Sculptural Mid-Century Modern brushed brass and walnut wood veneer tall table lamp. By Laurel Lamp
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Metal

Mid-Century Modern Brass Candelabra Table Lamp by Chapman, 1970s
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a magnificent, brass candelabra and table lamp, by Chapman, circa the
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

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

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Brass

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Midcentury Brass Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the midcentury brass lamp you’re looking for. A midcentury brass lamp — often made from metal, brass and glass — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a midcentury brass lamp, we have 1835 options in-stock, while there are 13 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer midcentury brass lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each midcentury brass lamp bearing Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern or Hollywood Regency hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made midcentury brass lamp over the years, but those crafted by Stilnovo, Kamenicky Senov and J.T. Kalmar are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Midcentury Brass Lamp?

Prices for a midcentury brass lamp can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $75 and can go as high as $71,819, while the average can fetch as much as $1,792.

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 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.

Questions About Midcentury Brass Lamp
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    How you use a brass oil lamp may vary based on the design of the piece. However, generally, you fill the lamp with vegetable, sesame or similar plant-based oil. Use tweezers to raise and lower the wick and trim away burned ends with scissors. Then, use a match to light the lamp. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of oil lamps.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    White color lamp shades go well with polished brass, whereas off-white or cream-colored lamp shades look better with antique brass. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of vintage and antique lampshades to meet any style or décor scheme.