Table Lamp by Modeline Company
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Modeline table lamp. The black base of lamp without hardware measures 17" wide, 7" deep and 20". Total height from base to the bottom of socket is 26". Lamp has been professionally...
Laminate, Wood
Mid-Century Modern “Spaghetti Lamp” Table Lamp with Spun Acrylic Shades, America
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Morristown, NJ
Though unsigned, the combination of sculptural wood, brass fittings, and whimsical acrylic shades is consistent with American makers such as Majestic Lamp Company (Newark, NJ) and Mo...
Brass
$1,350Sale Price / set|25% Off
Pair of Mid Century Walnut and Brass Table Lamps
By Modeline Lamp Co., Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Simple pair of walnut and brass Mid Century table lamps. The lamps have beautifully grained walnut fins contrasted by brass details. Lamps are unmarked but favor styles by Modeli...
Brass
$304Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, Mahogany Wood, Mexico, 24" Tall, 1950s
By Laurel Lamp Company, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Tapered Tower Mahogany Wood Table Lamp Mexico circa 1950s Manner of Modeline California and Laurel Lamp Company 24 tall (base of socket) x 12 diameter inches Original Unrestored Pre...
Mahogany
Table Lamp by Modeline Lamp Company
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Table lamp by the Modeline Lamp Company. We call it a donut hole lamp.
Wood
Pair of Table Lamps by the Modeline Lamp Company
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of table lamps by the Modeline Lamp Company. Each lamp measure 8" diameter and 13" tall from base to the bottom of sockets.
Brass
Early 1970s Floor Lamp by Modeline Lamp Company
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 1970s Modeline Lamp Company floor lamp. Creamy white with hand blown globe retaining label.
Glass, Bentwood
American Mid-Century Modern Tall Lamp by Modeline Lamp Company
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare tall lamp by Modeline solid walnut base with polished brass fittings, this lamp has been totally restored new shade has been remade polished the brass, rewire with...
Sculptural Desk Lamp Manner of Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Fulton, CA
Uncommon Mid-Century Modern sculptural desk lamp in the manner of Modeline Lamp Company. Articulating shade.
Brass
Sculptural Walnut Floor Lamp Manner of Modeline
By John Keal, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Fulton, CA
Sculptural floor / end table lamp crafted in solid walnut. In the manner of Modeline Lamp Company.
Walnut
Midcentury Walnut and Chrome Drum Table Floor Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co., Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This is a gorgeous, all original midcentury lamp, date stamped December 2, 1976. Lamp is comprised of a walnut drum with an acrylic covered, illuminated base and 3-tiered chrome pole...
Glass, Walnut
Mid Century Cylinder Lamp Att. to the Modeline Lamp Company
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary cylinder lamp having an undulating paper shade which surrounds the interior. The lamp has a wood frame, probably walnut, with vertical wood trim elements. The interior ...
Wood, Parchment Paper
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H 52 in W 15 in D 14.13 in
Mid Century Modern Round Walnut Floor Lamp with End Tables by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage floor lamp in walnut by Modeline Lamp Company, circa 1960s.
Metal
Exceptional Pair of Mid Century Modeline Table Lamps designed by Byron Botker
By Byron Botker, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of Mid Century table lamps, designed by Byron Botker, for the Modeline Lamp Company.
Glass, Walnut
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H 37.25 in W 12 in D 12 in
Mid Century Post Modern Tótem Form Table Lamp by Adrian Pearsall for Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co., Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Chic Mid Century, Post Modern, Space Age tótem form table lamp designed by Adrian Pearsall for the Modeline Lamp Company, California circa 1960/70’s.
Plastic, Wood, Lucite
Mid Century Modeline Table Lamp Designed by Arthur Jacobs c 1950's
By Arthur Jacobs, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in New York, NY
Incredible mid century table lamp, designed by Arthur Jacobs for the Modeline Lamp Company, circa 1950's.
Brass
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H 15.75 in Dm 7.25 in
Walnut and Brass Table Lamps by Arthur Jacobs for Modeline, 1960s, Model-1695
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of sculptural table lamps in walnut with brass accents were made by Modeline Lamp Company, located in California, in 1960s.
Brass
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H 58.25 in W 8.5 in D 9.25 in
Tinted Lucite and Wood Tótem Form Floor Lamp by Pearsall for Modeline c. 1970’s
By Modeline Lamp Co., Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional mid century, post modern tótem form floor lamp, designed by Adrian Pearsall, for the Modeline Lamp Company, circa 1960/70’s.
Chrome
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H 20 in W 8 in D 8 in
Mid-Century Modern Tri Leg Woven Cylinder Table Lamp after Noguchi or Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co., Isamu Noguchi
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Mid-Century Modern tri-leg woven cylinder table lamp after the style of the famed Isamu Noguchi or the Danish modern styles of Modeline Lamp Company.
Walnut
Mid-Century Danish Modern Sculptural Floor Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co., Laurel Lamp Company, Lightolier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A gorgeous modern floor lamp created in sculpted walnut with gel coated plastic shades. Takes two standard bulbs, tested, working and ready for immediate use. In the style of: La...
Plastic, Wood
Mid Century Organic Modern Table Lamps by Light House Lamp Company
By Modeline Lamp Co., Heifetz, Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.
Located in Framingham, MA
Incredible pair of table lamps by Light House Lamp Company - 1950’s. Original condition. Great patina and age appropriate wear. Slight separation where wood pieces were joined. Struc...
Brass
Tony Paul, Table Lamps, Walnut, Brass, USA, 1950s
By Tony Paul
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of walnut and brass table lamps designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s. With glass diffusers. Overall Dimensions (inches): 25” H x 14” W x 15” D Stated dimensions include...
Brass
Modernist Mocha Brown Ceramic and Wood Table Lamp
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The vintage tall ceramic and wood baluster table lamp features elongated ceramic body with geometric textured pattern and defined round base, topped with the carved wooden neck. The...
Brass
$1,460 / set
H 33 in Dm 8 in
Classic Pair Sculpted Walnut Mid Century Modern Table Lamps by Modeline Lamp Co.
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Pair Sculpted Walnut Mid Century Modern Table Lamps by Modeline Lamp Co.
Brass
Pair of Vintage Wood and Brass Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A stylish and very well made pair of vintage wood and brass table lamps, made in England and dating from around the 1970’s. They have a wonderful design, the quality is superb and t...
Brass
Vintage Modeline Wood Floor Lamp / Adrian Pearsall
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Modeline wood floor lamp with tinted glass table top. In the style of Adrian Pearsall.
Wood
$1,400 / set
H 25 in Dm 6 in
Pair of Walnut and Brass Table Lamps in Style of Modeline, Mid Century Modern
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural, tall Mid Century Modern lamps have solid walnut bodies in organic, graphic shapes mounted on round brass bases, with brass elements and hardware. The lamps are not sign...
Brass
$1,400 / set
H 26.5 in W 7.5 in D 8.5 in
Pair of Walnut and Brass Table Lamps in Style of Modeline, Mid Century Modern
By Adrian Pearsall, Modeline Lamp Co., John Keal
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural Mid Century Modern lamps have walnut bodies in organic, biomorphic shapes mounted on round bases, with brass elements and hardware. The lamps are signed with model number...
Brass
Walnut Table Lamp
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century modern walnut table lamp.
$3,669 / set
H 30.71 in W 14.18 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Mid Century Table Lamps attr. to Willy Rizzo, done in wood and brass
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a pair of large Mid Century Modern table lamps whose design is attr. to Willy Rizzo. The base of the lamps are made of wood and brass, while the shades ...
Brass
$1,920Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 36.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
Pair Of Walnut And Brass Laurel Lamps With Original Shades Mid-century Danish
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful pair of walnut and brass laurel lamps with their original shades. This pair look amazing with the original linen shades with wooden applied diamonds.
Brass
Mid Century Modern Table Lamp attr. to Harvey Guzzini, Italy 1960s
By Harvey Guzzini
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a stunning Mid Century or Space Age table lamp, attributed to Harvey Guzzini. The lamp features a large white shade done in acrylic with the chrome plat...
Steel
Table Lamp by Tyko Axelsson for Reijlmyre, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This elegant table lamp, designed by Tyko Axelsson for Reijmyre in Sweden during the 1960s, is a refined example of Scandinavian midcentury design. Combining clean lines with subtle ...
Glass, Fabric
$2,000 / set
H 35 in W 7 in D 6.5 in
Pair Adrian Pearsall Style Sculpted Walnut and Brass Table Lamps, 1950s
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tall Pair of three dimensional Walnut & Brass Table Lamps, in the manner of Adrian Pearsall. Featuring modelled open frameworks, with three smooth abstract Tree like forms, tubular B...
Brass
Mesmerizing Unique Mid-Century Modern Tall Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique and brilliant Mid-Century Modern tall table lamp. In very good even original vintage condition, and presents well. Hand painted speckled tapered base, brass, bent rod neck, an...
Brass
$11,500 / set
H 41.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
Dramatic Pair of Large-Scale Walnut and Brass Lamps by Laurel, circa 1970
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent lamps are shipped as photographed and described in the narrative. They have undergone meticulous professional restoration and are shipped complete with the new shad...
Brass
$12,000 / set
H 40 in Dm 8 in
Monumental Pair of Walnut Hourglass Lamps in the Style of Phillip Lloyd Powell
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional pair of vintage hand made Walnut lamps, circa 1950's. Hourglass shape with beautiful scale and detail. The color and movement evident in the Walnut is absolutely stun...
Walnut
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
$2,201Sale Price|20% Off
H 30.91 in W 23.43 in D 1.38 in
Venetian Modern Triple Layered Oval Wall Mirror with Brass Details, 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Venetian style Regency modern oval wall mirror with gilt metal accents, Spain, 1960s Oval shaped mirror with triple layered mirror mosaic frame cased into a wood structure. Each laye...
Metal, Brass
Swedish Pine Wood Table Lamp by Markslöjd, Sweden, 1980s
By Markslöjd
Located in Værløse, DK
Swedish Modern Pine Wood Desk lamp made by Markslöjd in the 1980s. * Table lamp in Pine wood with a white lace-trimmed fabric shade. * Manufacturer: Markslöjd, Sweden * Style: 1532 ...
Wood, Pine
Rug & Kilim's Hand Knotted Tudor Style Rug Beige Green Classic Floral Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in a quality wool, this addition to the European rug collection by Rug & Kilim draws influence from the 18th century Tudor rug style, an exemplary piece reimagined i...
Wool
Ceiba Table Lamp
By Chuch Estudio
Located in Mérida, MX
The Ceiba Lamp embodies the essence of artisanal craftsmanship, meticulously crafted entirely by hand. Inspired by the sacred Tree of Life in the Yucatan Peninsula, renowned as the C...
Clay, Linen
George Nakashima 'Cluster Base' Table with Live-Edge Top
By George Nakashima, George Nakashima Studio
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nakashima for George Nakashima Studio, 'Cluster Base' table, American black walnut, United States, 1987 This Cluster Base table by George Nakashima exemplifies the designer’s...
Walnut
$4,400Sale Price|50% Off
H 34 in W 207 in D 68 in
Hans Weiss King Bed Headboard with Nightstands, Walnut & Brass, 1960
By Hans Weiss
Located in Hanover, MA
BG SUMMER SALE Custom L shaped headboard cabinet wall with floating nightstands and bookshelves designed by Hans Weiss in 1960 for the master bedroom of an Upper West Side apartment...
Brass
$2,800
H 28 in W 51.75 in D 16 in
Art Deco Art Moderne Streamline Gilbert Rohde Herman Miller Vanity c 1930's
By Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Art Deco, Art Moderne vanity designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller, circa 1936. The vanity features a bank of three drawers, which supports a floating glass top surface,...
Glass, Birdseye Maple, Walnut
$6,154
H 78 in W 96.6 in D 15.8 in
Poul Cadovius Royal System Teak Modular Wall Unit Danish Mid-Century Modern 1960
By Royal System, Poul Cadovius
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impressive Danish Mid-Century Modern modular wall unit crafted in warm teak and dating to the 1960s. This versatile wall-mounted system combines generous storage with a functional wo...
Teak
$1,834 / set
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 20.08 in
Set of 4 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
Set of 4 original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chairs. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. PLIA, the symbol of a n...
Steel, Chrome
1970s Jack Haywood for Modeline Laminate Burl Glass Globes Floor Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
This sculptural Burlwood laminated piece is a 1973 Modeline Model 7450 floor lamp, designed by Jack Haywood for Modeline of California. Part of the "California Contemporary" line, it...
Glass, Laminate, Plywood
On Hold|$5,500
H 26 in W 96 in D 34 in
Vintage MCM Tuxedo Sofa Jack Lenor Larsen Velvet Fabric Attr Milo Baughman 96"
By Jack Lenor Larsen
Located in Wilton, CT
Fabulous vintage MCM Tuxedo style sofa in super plush Jack Lenor Larsen velvet fabric, possibly designed by Milo Baughman. This chevron patterned sofa in black, gold, and cream tones...
Velvet
Bernt Petersen Danish 1950s Mahogany Desk
By Rud Rasmussen, Bernt Petersen
Located in London, England
Bernt Petersen Mahogany Writing Desk, circa 1950s An exceptional 4-drawer desk from Danish designer Bernt Petersen and made by master cabinetmakers Rud Rasmussen. The legs, drawer f...
Brass
$11,180
H 21.66 in W 121.66 in D 89.38 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa Leather Bed Model Morna for Molteni, Italy, 1972
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brussels, BE
Afra & Tobia Scarpa Leather Bed Model Morna for Molteni, Italy, 1972 Tobia Scarpa was born in Venice in 1935, where he graduated in architecture. With his wife Afra Bianchin (1937-2...
Leather
$1,282Sale Price|32% Off
H 41 in W 30 in D 35.5 in
Adrian Pearsall Styled Vintage Sculptural Wood Lounge Armchair, 1960s
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1960s vintage highback lounge chair features sculptural wood and groovy original 1960s fabric. The style is in the manner of Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates and Kipp Stewar...
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Antique Bentwood Twin Bed by Kohn, Vienna Secession
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Queens, NY
Bentwood (19/20th Century) maple stained twin size bed with double scroll center design (includes: headboard, footboard, rails).(paper label: JACOB JOSEP KOHN, WEIN). (Irregular size...
Bentwood
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.
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.
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.