$7,500 / set
Nessen Studio Marble Table Lamps in Black Marble
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful pair of black and white veined marble block table lamps by Nessen Studio. These lamps are very heavy.
Marble, Metal
Pair Large Elizabeth Kauffer Nessen Studios Marble Table Lamps
By Nessen Studio, Elizabeth Kauffer
Located in Buffalo, NY
Substantial Elizabeth Kauffer attributed Nessen Studios solid white carrara marble & brushed steel lamps, 1950s. Featuring a solid, architectural, white and gray veined marble rectan...
Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel
Large Elizabeth Kauffer Nessen Studios Marble Table Lamp with Milk Glass Shade
By Elizabeth Kauffer, Nessen Studio
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Elizabeth Kauffer attributed Nessen Studios white carrara marble table lamp, 1950s.
Marble, Steel
Table Lamp in Siena Marble by Nessen Studios
By Walter Von Nessen, Nessen Studio
Located in Stamford, CT
Timelessness and simplicity are parallels which when achieved, result in a design that is eternally attractive. Walter von Nessen was one of the great lighting designers of the Mid-C...
Marble, Siena Marble, Brass
Attributed to Nessen Studio Black Marble Modernist Table Lamp, circa 1970s
By Nessen Studio
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking architectural table lamp attributed to the renowned Nessen Studio, crafted in richly figured black marble with elegant white veining and accented by warm brass details.
Marble
Tall Pair Nessen Studios Chrome & Dark Portoro Marble "Skyscraper" Table Lamps
By Nessen Studio
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Architectural pair of Nessen Studios Chrome and Marble "Pinnacle" Desk Table Lamps, 1950's.
Marble, Chrome, Metal
1960's Nessen Studio Carrara Marble Table Lamp Mid Century Modern
By Nessen Studio
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A 1960s Nessen Studio of New York Lamp in solid Carrara marble and chrome stem. The solid marble base with deep grey and purple veining is extremely heavy and a contrast to the visua...
Carrara Marble, Chrome
1960s Grey Marble Nessen Studio Lamp with Original Label
By Nessen Studio
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here's a very handsome and heavy marble lamp by Nessen Studios that retains its original label. The base is a grey marble with amber veining--the finish is very satiny and is lovely ...
Marble, Brass
Midcentury Marble Lamp by Nessen
By Nessen Studio
Located in Water Mill, NY
Midcentury marble lamp by Nessen signed.
Marble, Brass
Cylindrical Marble Lamp after Nessen
By Nessen Studio
Located in New York, NY
Cylindrical marble table lamp, design after Nessen. White marble with grey striations, clean, original working condition, shade not included.
Marble
Monolithic Elizabeth Kauffer Statuary Marble Table Lamp for Nessen Studio, 1950s
By Nessen Studio, Elizabeth Kauffer
Located in Miami, FL
Monolithic statuary marble table lamp, rendered in a solid slab of polished statuary marble with Brass fixturing, designed by Elizabeth Kauffer for Nessen Studio Lighting, circa 1950...
Marble, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass
Monolithic Elizabeth Kauffer Statuary Marble Table Lamp for Nessen Studio, 1950s
By Elizabeth Kauffer, Nessen Studio
Located in Miami, FL
Monolithic statuary marble table lamp, rendered in a solid slab of polished statuary marble with Brass and powder coated fixturing, designed by Elizabeth Kauffer for Nessen Studio Li...
Marble, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass
Arabescato Marble & Nickel Table Accent Lamp by Nessen Studios
By Nessen Lighting, Walter Von Nessen
Located in Stamford, CT
Timelessness and simplicity are parallels which when achieved, result in a design that is eternally attractive. Walter von Nessen was one of the great lighting designers of the Mid-C...
Marble, Metal, Nickel
Gold Calacatta Italian Marble Cylindrical Table Lamp by Nessen Lamps Inc., 1960s
By Walter Von Nessen, Nessen Lighting, Nessen Studio, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic Mid 20th Century Modern marble table lamp by Nessen Lighting, designed by Walter Von Nessen, circa 1960's.
Marble, Brass
1960s Cylindrical Italian Multi Color Marble Table lamp
By Nessen Studio
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Cylindrical Italian Multi Color Marble Table lamp Height to top of finial Double Socket - pull chain Needs rewiring
Marble, Brass
Large Bauhaus or Art Deco Style Chrome and Marble Table or Desk Lamp
By Nessen Lighting, Nessen Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic Bauhaus or Art Deco style chrome and marble table or desk lamp with custom manila paper shade. 4-way switch (both bulbs on - one on / one off - one off / one on - both off). D...
Marble, Chrome
$550 / item
Selection of Midcentury Marble Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of midcentury marble lamps, American, circa 1950s. From left to right in the first photo, they are: 1) Variegated round marble lamp in grays, blacks, deep reds, and brown...
Marble, Metal
Tall Modernist 1950s Nessen Studios Marble Table Lamp
Located in Washington, DC
Tall modernist 1950s Nessen studios marble table lamp.
Vintage Nessen Studio Marble Table Lamp
By Nessen Studio
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Early 1950s marble base lamp by Nessen Studios. Lamp sockets replaced after photos were taken. Shade not included (17" x 12" for reference). Very good condition. No structural repa...
Amazing Marble Quartz Nessen Table Lamp
By Nessen Studio
Located in Papaikou, HI
This is an amazing piece of stone. I'm not a geologist, so I can't really describe the material adequately, but suffice to say, it's stunning! Highly active and swirling grain throug...
Stone, Brass
Unavailable
H 32.5 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in
Pair of Rectangular Black Marble Lamps Designed by Nessen Lamps
By Nessen Studio
Located in Allentown, PA
Modern solid black marble rectangular lamps designed in the 1970s by the Nessen Lamp Company. Fitted with nickel-plated fixtures that hold a white glass fitter shade. Both marble bas...
Belgian Black Marble
Carrara Marble Table Lamps by Elizabeth Kauffer
By Elizabeth Kauffer, Nessen Studio
Located in Washington, DC
Reportedly this design was the first time solid slab Italian marble was used for table lamp fixtures. Elizabeth Kauffer design from 1960's for Nessen Studios, with original brass nec...
Marble
Nessen Studios Marble Lamp
By Nessen Studio
Located in Chicago, IL
Cylindrical marble lamp by Nessen Studios. Marble has beautiful gold, white, and beige grain running through.
Marble
Nessen Studio Terrazzo Marble Table Lamp
By Walter Von Nessen, Nessen Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A cylindrical solid terrazzo marble table lamp attributed to Walter Von Nessen. Chrome hardware with full range dimmer socket. Beautiful color variations throughout the stone, rangin...
Marble, Chrome
Off White Marble Table Lamp by Nessen Studio
By Nessen Studio
Located in New York, NY
Off white and beige marble table lamp by Nessen Studio. USA, circa 1960.
Brass
Walter Von Nessen Cylindrical Marble Base Table Lamp for Nessen Studios
By Walter Von Nessen, Nessen Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Walter von Nessen marble lamp c.1960s, USA. The table lamp features a cylindrical marble base, chrome stem, with double bulb socket and pull chains. The base has been cleaned and pol...
Marble, Metal, Chrome
Marble Lamps by Nessen Studio, N.Y.
By Nessen Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A handsome pair of lamps. Made of solid marble with brass neck. It's in the original used condition with original parts and wiring. The neck shows patina. It has not been polishe...
A Nessen Studio Black Marble Table Lamp with Milk Glass Shade
By Nessen Studio
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage table lamp, produced by Nessen Studio, with inverted milk glass lamp shade and white diffuser, on rectangular carved black marble stem with white veining, and brass hardware.
Marble, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Nessen Table Lamps in White Marble
By Nessen Studio
Located in Astoria, NY
American Mid-Century Modern pair of table lamps made with cylindrical white veined marble bases. The pair has a Nessen label on the bottom and makers mark on the upper part of the me...
Marble
Chrome and Marble Lamp by Nessen
By Nessen Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chrome-plated cylinder form on 8" diameter Portoro marble base. Linen shade. Good original wiring and double socket fixture.
Marble, Metal
Vintage Calacatta Marble and Chrome Lamp by Nessen
By Nessen Studio
Located in Wilton, CT
Gorgeous and rarely seen extremely heavyweight lamp designed by Nessen Studio. Powerful block of Calacatta marble has breaths of warm veins throughout which accentuate the brass deta...
Marble, Brass
Pair of Chrome and Marble Lamps by Nessen
By Nessen Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chrome-plated cylinder form on 8" diameter Portoro marble base. Linen shades. Good original wiring and double socket fixture for maximum 100 watt bulbs. Three-way switch.
Marble, Chrome, Metal
Pair of Solid Purple Marble Lamps by Nessen
By Nessen Studio
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of solid marble lamps by Nessen. Very active and interesting grain. Nickel hardware. New Clusters. One lamp retains label.
Pair of Nessen marble lamps
By Elizabeth Kauffer, Nessen Studio
Located in Chicago, IL
Nice pair of deep green marble column lamps by Nessen.
Marble, Chrome
Pair of Breche Violet Marble Cylinder Lamps by Nessen
By Nessen Studio
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of solid Breche Violet marble cylinder lamps with double socket pull chains.
Marble
Pair of Rectangular White Marble Lamps Designed by Nessen Lamps
By Nessen Studio, Walter Von Nessen
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful pair of solid white marble rectangular lamps designed in the 1970s by the Nessen Lamp Company. The white and black veined marble block table lamps are very heavy and in g...
Marble, Metal
Large Marble Table Lamp by Nessen Studio
Located in Chicago, IL
Heavy solid marble table lamp by Nessen. New shade.
Marble
Mid Century Solid Marble Table Lamp
By Nessen Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century marble table lamp in the style of Nessen Studios.
Marble
Pair of 1960s Oil Rubbed Bronze and Travertine Table Lamps by Nessen
By Nessen Studio
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of American made oil rubbed bronze table lamps with original glass diffusers, marble bases and fabric shades. Signed with paper Nessen NY label to underside. Bases measure 8 ...
Single Solid Marble Table Lamp By Nessen Studios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960's solid marble table lamp with linen shade by Nessen Studios.
Mid Century Marble Lamp With Chrome Shade
By Nessen Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mid century marble table lamp with chrome lamp shade. Black and beige marble pillar base in the style of Nessen Studio.
Marble, Metal, Chrome
Nessen Studio Architectural Marble Lamps
By Nessen Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A nice pair of elegant architectural designs. Made of solid marble with wonderful veins, brass showing patina, with original wiring and white finials. No chips or damage nor repai...
Calcutta Marble Nessen Lamps
By Nessen Studio
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Solid Calcutta Marble lamps by Nessen Studios. Shades not included.
Stone, Steel
Nessen Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp with Marble Base
By Nessen Studio
Located in Astoria, NY
Mid-Century Modern table lamp with cylindrical marble base, made by Nessen. The piece has a makers mark on top of the metal hardware. In great vintage condition with age-appropriate ...
Marble
Pair of Carrara Marble and Nickel Table Lamps by Nessen
By Nessen Studio
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful pair of Carrara marble and polish nickel table lamps designed by Nessen in the 1960s. The lamps are solid marble. Newly rewired and new shades. The shades are white on o...
Carrara Marble
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.
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