Sold|$1,100
Midcentury Walnut Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stylish modern table lamp designed and manufactured by Modeline Lamp Co. of California in the United States, circa 1960s.
Brass
Sculptural Mid Century Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in New York, NY
Nice oversize mid century table lamp by noted California maker, Modeline Lamp Co. ca. 1950/1960's.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Modeline Walnut Table Lamps
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in New York, NY
1960s Mid-Century Modern walnut and brass table lamps by Modeline. With enamel detail. Measures: Height to light socket 27''.
Sold|$1,800
Walnut and Brass Table Lamps by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual pair of table lamps by Modeline of California. Lamps are in excellent vintage condition, new harps and shades have been added.
Brass
Jack Haywood Sculptural Table Lamps by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of Mid-Century Modern table lamps designed by architect and designer Jack Haywood for Modeline of California in the United States circa 1960s.
Brass
Sold|$1,200
Midcentury Modeline Sculptural Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in San Jose, CA
Midcentury sculptural lamp by Modeline, circa 1960s. This piece features a white frosted glass globe with bent plywood base. Includes a three way switch.
Glass, Wood
Jack Haywood "Serpentine" Table Lamps by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare pair of Calfornia Modernist table lamps designed by architect and designer Jack Haywood for Modeline of California in the United States circa 1970s.
Brass
Sold|$695
Modeline Teak and Glass Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a large teak and glass lamp made by Modeline Co. in 1970s.
Brass
Sold|$3,695
Modeline Mid Century Lamps, Pair
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Modeline Mid Century lamps - pair Each Lamp measures: 13.75 wide x 8 deep x 39 inches high The lamps are in Good Vintage Condition. Globes are intact and builds are solid with so...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern sculpted walnut table lamp by Modeline.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern table lamp designed and manufactured by Modeline of California in the United States, circa 1960s.
Brass
Sculptural Tall Mid Century Modeline Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern lamp designed by Modeline, circa 1960s. This sculptural piece includes brass accents and a three way switch. Shade is not included. Offered by Mid Century Maddist
Wood
Pair of Modeline Walnut, Brass and Glass Sculptural Table Lamps
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Miami, FL
A great pair of midcentury modern walnut and brass lamps of an organic hourglass shape, by Modeline Lamp Co. of California, dating from the 1960s.
Brass
Expertly Restored - Modeline of CA Pyramid Style Table Lamp
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 journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Brass
Sold|$2,200
Sculptural Sphere Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co., Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful architectural mid century table lamp by Modeline of California, in the style of Adrian Pearsall.
Brass
Sold|$1,200
Two Cane and Oak Lamps by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Denton, TX
Two Modeline pedestals / table lamps with golden oak frames and cane insert panels.
Cane, Plastic, Oak
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Table Lamps by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Mid-Century Modern sculpted walnut table lamps by Modeline.
Brass
Modeline Monumental Mid-Century Modern Lucite Lamps
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Southampton, NJ
Incredible pair of large scale lamps by Modeline of California. Walnut wood. No breaks or chips anywhere. Smoked Lucite. Center is an opaque acrylic cylinder which houses two bul...
Lucite, Walnut
Jack Haywood for Modeline Sculptural Walnut & Glass Globe Table Lamp 1970s
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Troy, MI
Rare Mid Century Modern table lamp designed by Jack Haywood for Modeline of California circa 1970s.
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Sculpted Walnut & Brass Tripod Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions 33in H x 14in W x 14in D Lamp Shade: 11in H x 17in W. ________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing hist...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut and Brass Table Lamps by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stylish pair of modern table lamps designed and manufactured by Modeline of California in the United States, circa 1960s.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Arc and Brass Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern sculpted walnut arc and brass table lamp by Modeline.
Brass
Modeline of California "White Wave" Enameled Table Lamp with White Frosted Globe
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Bainbridge, NY
1960s large American Modern Modeline of California white wave Pop Art table lamp.
Metal
Modeline Style Sculptural Wood and Brass Lamps, Pair
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Modeline Style Sculptural Wood and Brass Lamps - Pair Each lamp measures: 10.25 wide x 10.25 deep x 27.25 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show...
Brass
Large Mid-Century Danish Modern, Sculpted Teak and Brass Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Very Unique and Large Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Teak and Brass Table Lamp with Original Woven Shade by Modeline.
Brass
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
Smoked Lucite and Walnut Table or Floor Lamp by Modeline of California, Signed
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tall enough to be a floor lamp but still of the proper size to also work as a table lamp.
Lucite, Walnut
John Keal Sculpted Walnut Table Lamp for Modeline
By John Keal, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
John Keal sculpted walnut table lamp for Modeline.
Brass
Midcentury Danish Modern Style Teak Rocket Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Magnificent midcentury Danish modern style rocket lamp by Modeline of California. Constructed from teak featuring three sculptural sabre arms with a brass center column that controls...
Brass
Airy Sculptural Walnut Wood Brass Lamp by MODELINE 1960s USA
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modeline Sculptural walnut wood lamp classic Mid-Century Modern, USA, circa 1960s Dimensions: 26 1/4" height x 6 1/2" in diameter Original vintage preowned presentation. No shade is ...
Wood
John Keal Sculpted Walnut & Brass Table Lamp for Modeline
By John Keal, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
John Keal Sculpted Walnut & Brass Table Lamp for Modeline
Brass
John Keal Sculpted Walnut & Chrome Table Lamps for Modeline
By John Keal, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions: 40in H x 7inW x 7inD.
Chrome
Vintage Mid Century Modern Sculpted Cone Table Lamps Arthur Jacobs for Modeline
By Arthur Jacobs, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning vintage mid-century modern sculpted cone table lamps by Arthur Jacobs for Modeline. Comprised of korina wood, brass stems, and original plastic cone shades.
Brass
Sculptural Lamp Table by Modeline of California
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rare lamp table by Modeline of California. A tapered circle, thicker at the bottom, supports a floating shelf and a glass globe light hangs from the top.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Tri Leg Woven Cylinder Table Lamp after Noguchi or Modeline
By Isamu Noguchi, Modeline Lamp Co.
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
Expertly Restored - Arthur Jacobs Model-1695 Table Lamp for Modeline of CA
By Arthur Jacobs, 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 journey with passion and precis...
Brass
Mid century modern space age Modeline three globe lamp
By Arthur Jacobs, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Large mid century modern triple globe and ring lamp designed by Arthur Jacobs for Modeline in the 1960s. Three glass globes with brass accents are held in place by a walnut frame and...
Brass
Pair of Modeline Model 635 Cylinder Shaped Sculptured Walnut Table Lamps
By Arthur Jacobs, Adrian Pearsall, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Ideal for flanking a sofa, hall console, or within a reading nook, they become sculptural moments that anchor a room. 14” Diameter x 38 5/8” High This listing is for a pair of Mode...
Brass
Floor Lamp with Attached Side Table for Modeline Lamp Co.
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Walnut floor lamp and side table for Modeline Lamp Co. c.1960s, USA.
Brass
Pair of Modeline Model 635 Cylinder Shaped Sculptured Walnut Table Lamps
By Arthur Jacobs, Adrian Pearsall, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Chattanooga, TN
We would rate these as time capsule condition. 14” Diameter x 38 5/8” High This listing is for a pair of Modeline lamps. The end tables and other items pictured are NOT included wi...
Brass
Pair of Pearsall or Modeline Style Sculpted Walnut Mid-Century Modern Lamps
By Modeline Lamp Co., Adrian Pearsall
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Pair of large sized midcentury Pearsall or Modeline style table lamps. These lamps are made of wavy formed sculpted walnut and have the original nubby fabric shades.
Walnut
Expertly Restored - Arthur Jacobs "Infinity" Model-9420 Lamp for Modeline of C.
By Modeline Lamp Co., Arthur Jacobs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials Korina Wood, Original Frosted Glass Globes, Brass Hardware ________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing h...
Brass
Sold|$3,600
Cactus Table Lamp, 1970s USA
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning cactus table lamp made of California pine. Designed and manufactured by Modeline in California during the 1970s.
Glass, Pine
Sold|$1,700
Sculptural Mid Century Table Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Round Rock, TX
Lovely and unique mid century table lamp. Sculptural form mixed with soft ambient light makes this a perfect mesh with a mid century or Asian influenced interior. Attractive hanging ...
Wood, Walnut
Rare Walnut American Mid Century Table Lamp 1950's Attributed to Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
A gem hard to find table lamp by Modeline lamp Co. all original finish and condition very rare to find nice patina , beautiful glow , original lampshade , a small crack inside nothin...
Brass
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
Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Table Lamps
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern sculpted walnut table lamps.
Brass
Sold|$1,900
Vintage Table Lamp by Modeline
Located in Long Island City, NY
A table lamp presumably produced by Modeline Lamp Co.
Hardwood
Pair of Sculptural Teak and Brass Melon-Form Table Lamps
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
A unique pair of teak and brass table lamps. The slender conical textured paper shades are attached to the brass and teak center post. Melon-shaped ribs with a solid teak base.
Brass
Pair of Midcentury American Modern Sculptural Walnut and Brass Table Lamps
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sculptural pair of 1950s American Modern table lamps composed of a round, solid walnut platform base and carved frame that houses a brass-plated rod at the center. Lamps are finished...
Brass, Aluminum
1950s Mid-Century Tall Sculpted Free-Form Wood with Brass Accents Table Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
One of a kind tall sculpted white lacquer wood, with walnut and brass accents, circa 1950s American modern, freshly rewired and refinished with polish brass, lampshade its not includ...
Brass
Signed Jack Haywood Lamp Table by Modeline with Original Oversize Shade
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Measure: Table Height is 22.5 inches.
Brass
Sold|$975
Modeline Lamp by Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Classic midcentury lamp by Pearsall. This example is in very good, original, clean and working condition. It features the original weave outer shade and textured inner cylinder shade...
Walnut
American Mid Century Modernist Pair of Hourglass Table Lamps in Walnut and Brass
By Modeline Lamp Co., Tony Paul
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Iconic Mid-Century Modern table lamps. Features a brass base and walnut hour glass shape.
Brass
Modeline Teak Wood Floor Lamps Sculpted Design Adrian Pearsall 1960s Modern
By Adrian Pearsall, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your pleasure: Modeline floor or table lamps midcentury classic design 1960s Mod Sculptural design attributed to the manner of Adrian Pearsall for Modeline Lamp CO Appears as Tea...
Brass
Sold|$1,250
Mid Century Lamp by John Keal for Modeline
Located in New York, NY
Dramatic midcentury table lamp designed by John Keal for Modeline. This stunning lamp features a tapering conical shade (original) which is supported by sculptural walnut struts on a...
Walnut
Mid-Century Cylinder Shaped Tripod Lamps with Red, Orange, Blue Panels
By Modeline Lamp Co., Adrian Pearsall
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Cylinder shaped Mid-Century Modern tripod lamps with red, blue and orange panels. These lamps truly capture the whimsical zeitgeist of the Atomic Age. The vintage 1950s lamps feature...
Walnut, Plastic
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.