Vintage Swedish Anders Pehrson “Knubbling” Floor Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This iconic fixture is instantly recognizable by its oversized mushroom-style acrylic shade and bold, pop-art-influenced silhouette.
Metal
$4,400 / item
Jug Lamp by Charlie Dumais
By Dumais Made
Located in Bantam, CT
FINISH - Ochre, walnut & chalk, overlapped, dipped glaze - Antique brass fittings - Black-cloth cord - Two-light cluster pull-chain - Off-white linen shade or pleated mushroom linen...
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Paavo Tynell for Taito Oy '9209' Table Lamp in Brass and Cane
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Defined by its distinctive mushroom-shaped shade, the design combines the clarity of Scandinavian modernism with an exceptional sensitivity to material and craftsmanship.
Brass
Tulip Base "Bud Grande" Flash Floor Lamp by Harvey Guzzini for Meblo
By Eero Saarinen, Bill Curry & Design Line, Harvey Guzzini, Meblo
Located in Chattanooga, TN
A single light bulb is shielded by the original, elegant, smoky white mushroom dome shade. The dome rests upon the chrome tulip base and elongated stem, inspired 20th Century design ...
Aluminum, Steel
Art Deco Iconic Large Bakelite Desk Table Lamp by Eileen Gray, France, C1930
By Eileen Gray
Located in Devon, England
Designed by Eileen Gray for the French Jumo company and dating to the 1930's this very stylish lamp is made from two primary components which are bakelite and metal. Superb mushroom ...
Metal
Grenat Foncé Table Lamp in Deep Burgundy Glazed Ceramic by Gazar Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
The silhouette balances a bold, organic base with a wide, mushroom-like shade, creating a harmonious interplay of volume and proportion.
Clay
French Art Nouveau Style Acid-Etched Glass Table Lamp in White and Blue
Located in GB
Crafted from acid-etched glass, the lamp displays a mushroom-shaped shade that flows gracefully into its slender stem and domed base, creating a unified organic silhouette.
Stained Glass
Gabriella Crespi Large "Fungo" Table Lamp, Brass, Acrylic, Italy 1970s SIGNED 2x
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Basel, BS
Dimensions: * Overall: H 32" × Ø 23.5" * Shade: H 13" × Ø 23.5" * Base: H 18"; Height to socket: 25"; Base Ø 10.75" Fungo Lamp Key Features * The Fungo lamp is part of Crespi’s 1...
Brass
Vintage Swedish Glass and Chrome Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
It is of superb quality, with a gorgeous coloured glass mushroom shaped shade. The frame is beautifully made from chrome and ebonised metal, this is a lovely size.
Chrome
Gabriella Crespi Large "Fungo" Suspension Lamp, Brass, Acrylic, Italy 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Basel, BS
Dimensions: Overall including the Hanging Chain 75cm x 75cm x 66cm (Hanging Chain adds an additional 22cm Height) Lamp without the Chains: 75cm x 75cm x 44cm Fungo Lamp Key Fe...
Brass
1930 Art Deco Desk Lamp by Max Schumacher
By Max Schumacher
Located in Surrey, BC
The black lacquered metal table lamp shows a beautiful shade like a mushroom with a chromed stem and a black round base with an on/off switch.
Metal
Vintage Danish Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Asaa, DK
Black tripod base with teak stem. Mushroom shaped shade in black aluminium. E26/27 socket.
Aluminum
Vintage Italian Enameled Tole and Brass Desk Lamp 1960s Bauhaus
By Louis Kalff, Philips, Stilnovo
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Matt black painted mushroom lamp shade with brass gooseneck. The bottom in marked Florence Italy.
Metal
Bauhaus Opal Glass Pendant Lamp, Germany, 1960s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
The lamp showcases a distinctive mushroom-shaped shade, inverted to create an eye-catching silhouette.
Aluminum
$52,000Sale Price|20% Off
French Art Nouveau Lamp by Emile Galle Cameo Cut Glass in Red Sunset Colors
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
The sharp edges of the floral design, which is all hand-carved, complement the smooth round mushroom-shaped shade and base. The rounded shape and delicate hand-carved glass of multi...
Crystal, Bronze
Small Adjustable Table Lamp by Josef Hurka Circa 1960s Yellow Czechoslovakia
By Josef Hurka
Located in Crespières, FR
The yellow lacquered metal 'mushroom' light shade tilts on each side. Ideal in a library, on a living room table, a bedroom and anywhere to cast light on a decorative object.
Metal, Chrome
Space Age Table Lamp Aluminor France 1990s
By Aluminor
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
With its cone formed base and mushroom rounded shade it’s a futuristic designed piece that will give that edge to any desk or table.
Aluminum
Doria Ice Glass Table Lamp, circa 1970s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
The design of the lamps is similar to a mushroom. Murano glass shade with chrome aluminium button.
Chrome
Paavo Tynell for Taito Oy ‘5061’ Table Lamp in Brass
By Taito Oy, Paavo Tynell
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paavo Tynell, the master in the fields of lighting, created the '5061' table desk lamp around 1950. An imaginative mushroom-shaped shade is adorned with subtle round perforations thr...
Brass
Art Deco Vintage Black Chrome Table Lamp Desk Lamp Max Schumacher, 1934, Germany
By Max Schumacher
Located in Vienna, AT
The black lacquered metal table lamp shows a beautiful shade like a mushroom with a chromed stem and a black round base with an on/off switch.
Metal
Custom Modernist Glass and Steel Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A hand crafted steel lamp with welded steel rings forming a mushroom shaped shade with textured clear pale green-grey glass.
Steel
Antique French Art Nouveau Period Glass Lamp by Daum Studio
By Daum
Located in London, GB
The lamp is inscribed ‘DAUM, NANCY’. The lamp is of mushroom shape. Its glass shade is composed of a small pointed dome which tops a wider dome.
Glass
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.
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