Large Brown and Black Mid-Century Modern Bulbous Ceramic Lamp
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Mid-Century Modern large brown and black bulbous ceramic lamp. It is in fabulous vintage
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Wood
Large Brown and Black Mid-Century Modern Bulbous Ceramic Lamp
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Mid-Century Modern large brown and black bulbous ceramic lamp. It is in fabulous vintage
Ceramic, Wood
$450
H 27 in W 9 in D 9 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Black Bulbous Ceramic Pottery Table Lamp w/ Spring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Black Speckled Bulbous Ceramic Pottery Table Lamp w/ Spring Collar
Ceramic
$595
H 34.5 in W 12 in D 12 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Orange Lava Glazed Bulbous Ceramic Pottery Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Orange Lava Dripped Glaze Bulbous Ceramic Pottery Table Lamp. Circa Mid
Ceramic
$850
H 34 in W 13 in D 13 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Green Bulbous Ceramic Pottery "Tigers Eye" Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Light Green Bulbous Ceramic Pottery Table Lamp with Brown "Tigers Eye
Ceramic
$1,800 / set
H 27 in W 9 in D 9 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Bulbous Sculpted Swedish Pine Wood Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Bulbous Carved & Sculpted Solid Pine Wood Geometric Wedge Inlay Design
Pine
$795 / set
H 30 in W 11 in D 11 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Bulbous Cork & Wood Sculptural Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Bulbous Cork & Wood Sculptural Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th
Metal
$1,160
H 13 in Dm 14 in
Ceramic Incised Bulbous Table Lamp with Japanese Swimming Fish Motif Mid-Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautiful hand crafted lamp with a pattern of swimming fish in a deeply incised method.
Ceramic
$975 / set
H 26 in Dm 11 in
Pr. Mid Century Space Age Bulbous Form Table Lamps in White Finish c. 1950/70's
By Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Voguish pair of white on white table lamps of repeating graduated size disks, sometimes referred
Ceramic
$1,200 / set
H 36 in W 8 in D 5 in
Vintage Hollywood Regency Beige Bulbous Ceramic Snowflake Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Hollywood Regency Mid Century Modern Beige Bulbous Ceramic "Snowflake" Table Lamps -a Pair
Ceramic
$3,360Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 31.5 in Dm 24 in
Midcentury Brutalist Style Bulbous Ceramic Table Lamps in Bronze
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful pair of very large bulbous ceramic lamps with heavy relief. Colors are beiges, bronze
Ceramic
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 35 in W 12 in D 12 in
Vintage Italian Glazed Ceramic Bulbous Table Lamp With Texture Green, Blues
Located in North Miami, FL
This commanding vintage Italian glazed and textured ceramic lamp is from the 60;s. It is bulbous
Ceramic, Wood
$2,250
H 18 in Dm 7.5 in
Midcentury French Porcelain Bulbous Table Lamp with Floral Décor on Lucite Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Midcentury porcelain table lamp with floral décor and bulbous shape, mounted on circular
Porcelain, Lucite
Pair of Flavio Poli Murano Italy Sommerso Glass Bulbous Shaped Table Lamps
By Flavio Poli
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A fantastic pair of bulbous shaped table lamps designed by Flavio Poli and made by Seguso, Murano
Glass
$5,768
H 19.69 in Dm 18.12 in
XL Multicolor Squat Bulbous Ceramic Lamp, Blue Custom Lampshade by R. Houben
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality one of I kind large ceramic table floor/table lamp, 1970s. This very large ceramic
Ceramic
$1,280 / set
H 30 in W 13 in D 13 in
Pair of Mid-Century American White Frosted and Striped Footed Glass Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Mid-Century American table lamps with bulbous vase form having an alternating translucent
Brass
$3,600
H 38 in Dm 10 in
Large Scale Aldo Londi Studio Ceramic Lamp for Bitossi Imported by Raymor 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Dallas, TX
geometry that defined Londi’s mid-century studio work. The lamp’s bulbous body is finished in a rich raw
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Bulbous Table Lamp, Modern
Located in Pasadena, CA
Rendered in textured ceramic, this table lamp features a tapered wood neck. It is designed with
Ceramic, Wood
White Ceramic Bulbous Monted Mid Century Modern Lamp
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Spectacular white ceramic bulbous lamp with brand new shade from mid century modern.
1950s Mid-Century Modern Yellow and Black Pottery Art Genie Lamp
Located in Church Point, NSW
1950s Mid-Century Modern pottery art lamp Tapered bulbous genie bottle form Wear to black and
Pottery
Sold
H 36 in W 13 in D 13 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Large Spherical Bulbous Mercury Glass Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Oversized Vintage Mid Century Modern Large Spherical Bulbous Mercury Glass Table Lamp. Circa Mid
Glass, Wood
Sold
H 32 in W 7 in D 7 in
Vintage Mid Century Danish Modern Staved Teak Wood Sculptural Bulbous Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Danish Modern Staved Teak Wood Sculptural Bulbous Table Lamp. Circa Mid 20th
Teak
Bulbous Opaline Blue Glass Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Bulbous body with opaline to translucent blue glass body on metal base. Elegant elongated form
Mid-Century Modern Green Glass Bulbous Extra Large Bubble Table Lamp
Located in West Hartford, CT
A gorgeous green blown glass large table lamp with floral motif inside glass at base and resin
Glass, Resin
Sold
H 35.44 in W 6.11 in D 6.11 in
Pair of 1960s Mid-Century Modern French Tall Bulbous Chrome Table/Floor Lamps
By George Kovacs
Located in London, England
An elegant pair of 1960s Mid-Century Modern lamps with polished chrome spheres or orbs in the style
Metal, Chrome
Large Mid-Century Bulbous Form Matte White Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century bulbous-form table lamp in matte white glaze with subtle pale yellow banding detail
Brass
Danish Modern Floor Lamp with Sculptural Bulbous Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
Danish Modern floor lamp with sculptural bulbous base, Denmark, circa 1960's. Rewired and ready to
Teak
Bulbous Teak Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bulbous teak table lamp, exaggerated heavy base. Wood measures 15.5 tall and 7.5 round.
Teak
Large Bulbous Brass Table Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Bulbous brass table lamp This is an unusual Lamp has a large brass base set on a wooden
Brass
Large French Bulbous Pottery Table Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large French Bulbous pottery table lamp The lamp is a large ceramic urn shape which has a
Pottery
Large Bulbous Turned Wood Table Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large bulbous turned wood table lamp. This is a chunky piece it has been turned in wood. This
Wood
Sold
H 19.5 in W 9 in D 9 in
Lotte Mid-Century Ceramic Table Lamp with Original Shade in a Squat Bulbous Form
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Lotte Ceramic Table Lamp with Original Shade in a Squat Bulbous Form, The base is a medium brown
Ceramic
1960s George Kovacs Bulbous White Ceramic Lamp
By George Kovacs
Located in New Windsor, NY
Signed George Kovacs designed ceramic lamp. White glaze bulbous bottle cast ceramic lamp, circa
Ceramic
Large Bulbous Ceramic Lamp by Mark Hines
By Mark Hines
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful bulbous ceramic lamp made by Mark Hines and dated 93.The lamp has a beautiful crackled
Brass
Large Bulbous Marcello Fantoni Pottery Table Lamp
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Miami, FL
....SOLD....Wonderful Marcello Fantoni lava glaze pottery lamp with a textured mottled brown
Pair of Large Bulbous Terra Cotta Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
glaze.These mid century lamps have the robust form of hanging storage jars. Newly wired.
Sold
H 26.5 in W 14 in D 14 in
Walter Van Briggle Turquoise Blue Bulbous Pottery Table Lamp w/ Butterfly Shade
By Van Briggle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Walter Van Briggle Turquoise Blue Bulbous Pottery Table Lamp with Butterfly Shade. Circa
Ceramic, Plastic
Pair of American Midcentury Bulbous Shaped Cork Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Midcentury bulbous shaped cork table lamps with a dark wood base and trim.
Wood, Cork
1970s Peill & Putzler Frosted Bulbous Glass Lamp Base and Shade
By Peill & Putzler
Located in London, England
1970s Peill & Putzler frosted bulbous glass lamp base and shade. A push button on/off switch is
Wire
Sold
H 31.5 in W 16 in D 16 in
Large Bulbous Form Stoneware Ceramic Lamp by Lee Rosen, Design Technics
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century Modern large bulbous form stoneware lamp with brown horizontal variegated glaze
Bronze
Sold
H 18 in Dm 15 in
Style David Cressey Bulbous Textured Table Lamp California Pottery Signed, 1970s
By Robert Maxwell and David Cressey
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Bulbous texturized table lamp Mid-Century Modern Pottery signed Brown circa 1970s Unglazed. In the
Pottery
Sold
H 14.5 in Dm 6 in
Opaque Glass Bulbous Mushroom Lamps Style of Lisa Johansson-Pape Orno Stockmann
By Lisa Johansson-Pape, Iittala, Stockmann-Orno
Located in Topeka, KS
-Century Modern or Scandinavian Modern pair are in wonderful vintage condition. These lamps are awesome
Blown Glass
Sold
H 35.44 in Dm 15.75 in
1970s Large Pair of Tessellated Bulbous Table Lamps by Maison Delisle, French
By Maison Delisle
Located in London, GB
Pair of elegant large table lamps, designed by Maison Delisle in the 1970s. The original black
Wood
Sold
H 61.03 in W 10.24 in D 10.24 in
Pair of 1960s Tall Swedish Brass & Glass Bulbous Floor Lamps inc Original Shades
Located in London, England
A pair of very elegant tall brass bulbous floor lamps made during the 1960s in Swedish. Each lamp
Brass
Chapman Silver Plate Lamp with Linen Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A restored mid century Chapman lamp with a large bulbous body of silver plate. The white base, and
Silver Plate
Huge Pair of Danish, Mid-Century Modern, Bulbous Orange Drip Glaze Lamps
By Sunset Lamps
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Amazing pair of huge bulbous orange drip glazed lamps. You will love the gorgeous array of sunrise
Brass
Sold
H 16.5 in W 11.25 in D 11.25 in
3 Mid Century Modern Beige Glass Bulbous Ginger Jar Urn Table Lamps 24"
Located in Dayton, OH
Three mid 20th century glass table lamps featuring a bulbous ginger jar shape, reverse painted a
Glass
Sculptural Mid-Century Modern Organic Bulbous Round Ceramic Pottery Table Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Pair of large Mid Century Modern sculptural ceramic pottery table lamps. These organic bulbous
Metal, Brass
Pair of Bulbous Orange Drip Glaze Table Lamps
By Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.
Located in New York, NY
Classic Mod drip glaze large scale table lamps. Each lamp has high gloss multi-color over black
Ceramic
Pr. Mid Century Table Lamps by the Fortune Lamp Co. 1961
Located in New York, NY
Impressive, large scale pair of mid century table lamps, having bulbous ceramic bodies, with
Metal
Pair of Bulbous Plaster Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of midcentury bulbous lamps. The plaster portion is 14.5" high and 14" diameter. Total height
Plaster
Large Mid-Century Modern Art Pottery Lamp
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Vibrant Mid-Century Modern ceramic lamp. The large bulbous shape with abstract floral decoration
Pottery
Deeply Textured Large Bulbous Form Pottery Table Lamp
By Design Techniques
Located in Ferndale, MI
Interesting pattern and glaze on this large bulbous form pottery lamp.
Pottery, Terracotta
Pair of Large Bulbous Form Ceramic Table Lamps
By Raymor
Located in New York, NY
Pair large ceramic table lamps of bulbous teardrop form having high glaze ground with organic
Ceramic
Tyndale Midcentury American Silver Mercury Glass Bulbous Ginger Jar Table Lamp
By Tyndale
Located in Chicago, IL
Manufactured in Chicago, Tyndale lamps continue to be some of the most coveted antique light
Mercury Glass
Large Karl Springer Style Black Ceramic Bulbous Lamps
By Karl Springer
Located in Dallas, TX
The lamps have a high gloss glaze finish, brass hardware and feature two light sockets with
Metal
Italian Murano Bulbous Glass Desk Lamp with Lucite Base
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful bulbuos glass lamp base, in white and clear Murano sommerso glass base, completly rewired
Brass
Bulbous Table Lamp Ribbed Mercury Glass 1950s Mexican Modernism Luis Barragan
By Luis Barragan
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Table Lamp Mexican Modernism Magnificent Mercury Table Lamp Bulbous Shape Mexico circa 1950s
Mercury Glass, Blown Glass
Pair of Scandinavian Brass Lamps Mid century
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Magnificent pair of Scandinavian brass lamps from the 1960s. These mid-century bulbous shaped lamps
Brass
Ceramic and Bamboo Mid Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern table lamp having a bulbous ceramic body with bamboo trim, on wood plinth
Ceramic, Bamboo
Midcentury Century Bulbous Art Vase Lamp
Located in London, GB
A mid-20th century pottery art vase of bulbous form, decorated with foliage upon a caramel ground
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-20th Century Bulbous Pottery Art Vase Lamp
Located in London, GB
A mid-twentieth century studio pottery vase, the bulbous body with thrown ringlets and an ochre
Ceramic, Pottery
Large-Scale Bulbous over Glazed Table Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
Bright over glazed ceramic lamp in hues of greens, golds and oranges. All new mounting hardware and
Bulbous Italian White Ceramic Table Lamp by Raymor
By Raymor
Located in Asheville, NC
Stunning and stately, this finely sculpted Italian ceramic table lamp makes quite a statement
Bulbous Form Table Lamp by Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund with Original Shade
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Hudson, NY
Rare copper glaze Bostlund table lamp. Original string and fiberglass shade. New wiring. Retains
Bulbous Form Design Technics Pottery Lamp
By Lee Rosen, Design Technics
Located in Providence, RI
Design Technics pottery lamp, by Lee Rosen, circa 1966. Lamp body has a wonderful, bulbous form
Brass
Pair of Ceramic Yellow Bulbous Table Lamps
By Jacques and Dani Ruelland
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two large ceramic table lamps in vibrant yellow. Wood accents, bulbous form.
Ceramic
Paul Laszlo Bulbous Lavender Table Lamps
By Paul Laszlo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed for the Kreedman residence.
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.
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.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.