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Pair of Heifetz Russian Dancer Lamp Bases
By Heifetz
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Heifetz Russian Dancer lamp bases. These lovely Mid-Century Modern hand carved wood lamp
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Wood
Pair of Pierced Enamel Lamp Bases
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exquisite pair of pierced enamel lamp bases with floral motifs climbing up the sides in
Category
Mid-20th Century French Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Alabaster and Gilded Tin Pineapple Lamp Bases
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of alabaster and gilded tin pineapple lamp bases. Hampton location.
Category
1960s Italian Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Alabaster, Gilt Metal
Mid-century pair Italian ceramic lamp bases.
Located in Pymble, NSW
A highly original pair of Italian ceramic lamp bases depicting an Ancient Egyptian couple, a
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of White Crystal Lamp Bases with Silver Bronze
Located in Paris, France
Pair of white crystal lamp bases with silver bronze highlights H 64 x diameter 14. The crystal
Category
Late 20th Century European Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Two Big 1960s Chrome Metal Table Lamp Bases Feet
Located in München, DE
Wo big and beautiful 1960s chrome table lamp bases / feet.
Very nice design and quality. Solid
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Metal, Chrome
5 German 1960s Amber Crackle Glass Lamp Bases / Flush Mounted Globes
Located in Tarrytown, NY
7 German 1960s amber crackle glass lamp bases. Also can be used as flush mounts.
Category
1960s Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Mid Century Modern Brass Table Lamp Bases, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
lamp bases from the Mid-Century Modern period.
Each lamp need one E27 bulb. Works with 220V and 110V
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Metal
Pair of Mid Century Modern Brass Table Lamp Bases, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
lamp bases from the Mid-Century Modern period.
Each lamp need one E27 bulb. Works with 220V and 110V
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Metal
Pair of Mid Century Modern Brass Table Lamp Bases, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
lamp bases from the Mid-Century Modern period.
Each lamp need one E27 bulb. Works with 220V and 110V
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Metal
Pair of Mid Century Modern Brass Table Lamp Bases, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
lamp bases from the Mid-Century Modern period.
Each lamp need one E27 bulb. Works with 220V and 110V
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Metal
Pair of Mid Century Modern Brass Table Lamp Bases, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
interesting original lamp bases from the Mid-Century Modern period.
Each lamp need one E27 bulb. Works with
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Metal
Pair of Large Vintage Blenko Glass Lamp Bases by Joel Philip Myers
By Joel Philip Myers, Blenko Glass
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Large Vintage Blenko Glass Lamp Bases by Joel Philip Myers.
Lamps need hardware and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Art Glass
Two Gres Lamp Bases from the 1960s
Located in Milan, Italy
Two Gres lamp bases from the 1960s
Small base dimensions H 20 cm x Diameter 15 cm.
About Gres
Hard
Category
1960s Italian Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Ceramic
Travertine table lamp bases in the style of Fratelli Mannelli
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Houston, TX
Gorgeous pair of Italian travertine table lamp bases in the style of Fratelli Mannelli, c.1970s
Category
1970s Italian Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Travertine
Pair of Golden and Black Lamp Bases, Signed Toso Murano Glass, Circa 1980
By Stefano Toso
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Pair of golden and black lamp bases - Signed Toso
Murano glass
Circa 1980
Measures: H 63 x D 23
Category
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Mid Century Modern Brass Smoked Glass Table Lamp Bases, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
interesting original lamp bases from the Mid-Century Modern period.
The lampshade is intended to illustrate
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Metal
Domenico Poloniato Italian Majolica Asian Sculptures Lamp Bases, Glazed Ceramic
By Domenico Poloniato
Located in Miami, FL
Domenico Poloniato Italian Majolica Asian Sculptures Lamp Bases, Glazed Ceramic
Offered for sale
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Ceramic
H 26 in W 12 in D 13.5 in
Pair of French Colonial Carved Teak Wood Table Lamp Bases or Candelabras c. 1930
Located in New York, NY
Rare, timeless and elegant pair of French Colonial table lamp bases or candelabras from the French
Category
Mid-20th Century Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Teak
Two Large Lighting Lamp Bases in Dark Pink Resin and Chromed Metal
Located in Paris, FR
Each chromed metal frame supports a cylinder in dark pink resin with inclusions, concealing an LED lighting. We can make lampshades on demand.
Category
Late 20th Century French Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Italian White and Mecca Giltwood Hand Carved Lamp Bases Verona, 1980
Located in Milan, IT
From Verona Italy, a pair of late 20th century hand carved mecca finish and ivory painted bases
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Pine
H 8.27 in W 5.52 in D 4.73 in
1970 Pair Of Sculptural Large Lamp Bases By Philippe Barbier For Maison Barbier
By Philippe Barbier
Located in Paris, FR
Rare pair of floor lamps in stunning travertine by Philippe Barbier, the travertine sphere at it's
Category
1970s French Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Travertine
H 64.97 in W 11.82 in D 7.88 in
"Coral Reef" Porcelain Vases or Sculpture or Lamp Bases
By Pols Potten
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
bases of lamps also.
O/ 6060.
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Other Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Porcelain
Two luminous sculptures or lamp bases in resin and chrome
Located in Paris, FR
, for two lamps with luminous bases with lampshades. Uniques pieces.
Category
1980s French Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Italian Giltwood Urn Shaped Lamp/Table Bases
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1960s giltwood urn shaped lamp bases. Can also be used for table bases. Marked Italy on
Category
1960s Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Wood
Big Vereinigte Werkstätten Gilded Floor Lamp Base
By Vereinigte Werkstätten Für Kunst Im Handwerk
Located in Munich, DE
Nice and exclusive vereinigte werkstätten lamp bases professional gilded. And wonderful addition
Category
1970s German Hollywood Regency Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Metal
Pair of Midcentury Lamps, in the Manner of Maison Charles
Located in London, GB
An unusual mid-20th century pair of lamp bases in the manner of Maison Charles, the square gilt
Category
1950s French Retro Lamp Bases
Set of 2 Brutalist Ceramic Table Lamps by Emiel Laskaris, Belgium, 1960
Located in Herentals, BE
Set of 2 matching lamp bases in ceramic.
The lamp bases are made by Emiel Laskaris, a Greek
Category
1960s Belgian Brutalist Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Ceramic
H 15.75 in W 9.06 in D 8.27 in
Pair Aqua Gold and White Murano Lamps
Located in Fraser, MI
Pair Murano Glass Lamp Bases.
Woven Aqua Gold and White filaments.
Category
1950s Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Brass, Steel
Very Rare Ceramic Table Lamp Base from Kaiser Leuchten Germany 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
These ceramic floor lamps were designed in the 1960s.
We have a total of six table lamp bases
Category
1960s German Space Age Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Metal
Two Gerald Thurston Table Lamps for Lightolier, 1960s
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Den Haag, NL
using the draw cord.
The lamp bases are in very good condition while the original lampshades are
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Very Rare Orange Ceramic Table Lamp Base from Kaiser Leuchten, Germany 1960s ---
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
These ceramic table lamp was designed in the 1960s.
We have a total of six table lamp bases from
Category
1960s German Space Age Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Metal
H 16.54 in Dm 5.12 in
Very Rare Orange Ceramic Table Lamp Base from Kaiser Leuchten, Germany 1960s -
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
These ceramic table lamp was designed in the 1960s.
We have a total of six table lamp bases from
Category
1960s German Space Age Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Metal
Very Rare Orange Ceramic Table Lamp Base from Kaiser Leuchten, Germany 1960s ---
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
These ceramic table lamp was designed in the 1960s.
We have a total of six table lamp bases from
Category
1960s German Space Age Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Metal
Very Rare Green Ceramic Table Lamp Base from Kaiser Leuchten, Germany 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
These ceramic table lamp was designed in the 1960s.
We have a total of six table lamp bases from
Category
1960s German Space Age Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Metal
Big Vereinigte Werkstätten Gilded Table Lamp Base / 4 Availiable
By Vereinigte Werkstätten Für Kunst Im Handwerk
Located in Munich, DE
Nice and exclusive vereinigte werkstätten lamp bases professional gilded. And wonderful addition
Category
1970s German Hollywood Regency Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Metal
Elegant pair of crystal lamps with contemporary lampshades
Located in Paris, FR
Two large lamp bases in solid crystal, with oval contemporary lampshades.
Dimensions without
Category
Late 20th Century French Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Glass
Pair of Sculptural 70's Clear and Tinted Lucite Disc Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of sculptural 70's clear and tinted lucite disc lamps.
Dimensions listed are for the lamp
Category
1970s American Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Lucite
Pair Asian Style Bright Yellow Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
lamp bases. Newly wired with brass 3 way sockets. Porcelain vase portion is 13.5" tall, overall height
Category
1960s Asian Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chinese Oxblood Porcelain Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair Chinese oxblood porcelain vases mounted on gilt turned wood lamp bases. Complimented with
Category
1980s Chinese Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Brass
A Pair of Large Green Murano Glass Side or Table Lamps, Italy, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of Italian petrol green Murano glass table lamp bases with chrome-plated tops from the 1960s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Murano Glass
Kent Ericsson and Carl-Harry Stalhane Rare Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps
By Carl-Harry Stålhane
Located in Bochum, NRW
Stoneware lamp bases designed by Kent Ericsson, Carl-Harry Stålhanes partner at Designhuset
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of 1950s James Mont Lamps
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful pair of 1950s hand carved Chinese figurine lamps by
James Mont.
The cinnabar lamp bases
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Wood
Very Rare Orange Ball Ceramic Table Lamp Base, Italy 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
illustration purposes and as an example of how the lamp bases look with a lampshade. These are not part of the
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Metal
Very Rare Large Golden Ceramic Table Lamp Base, Italy 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
illustration purposes and as an example of how the lamp bases look with a lampshade. These are not part of the
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Metal
Very Rare Lovely Orange Ceramic Table Lamp Base, Italy 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
illustration purposes and as an example of how the lamp bases look with a lampshade. These are not part of the
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Metal
Pair of Mid Century Modern Sculptural Mushroom Floor Lamps by the Laurel Lamp Co
By Bill Curry
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid Century Modern Glass Mushroom floor lamps by the Laurel Lamp Co. C1965. Lamp
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Steel
Very Rare Large Orange Ceramic Table Lamp Base, Italy 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
for illustration purposes and as an example of how the lamp bases look with a lampshade. These are not
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Metal
Set of Four Italian Ceramic Table Lamps by Lumi
By Lumi
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This set of four glazed ceramic lamp bases have bent brass details that end at the sockets and are
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Brass
1970 Floor Lamp in the Style of Lancel with Pineapple
Located in Paris, FR
Floor lamp bases in brass and wooden girdle lacquered, pineapple cast iron d art, two bulbs, circa
Category
1970s French Art Deco Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Wood
Pair of Japanese Asian Yellow Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Asia yellow colored porcelain baluster form shaped vases mounted on gilt turned wood lamp
Category
1960s Japanese Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Brass
Pair French Mid Century Modern Brass & Enamel Table Lamps, Hand Painted Shades
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Pair of French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps with the table lamp bases in maroon hand
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Jean Roger for Paul Jones Modernist Table Lamps
By Paul Jones b.1921
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing group of modernist ceramic lamp bases hand made by Jean Roger.. Sold exclusively at famed
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Pair Japanese Asian Bright Yellow Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
antiqued turned wood lamp bases and lid. Newly wired with new brass 3 way sockets. Vase portion is 12
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Brass
Vintage Silver Enamelled Ceramic Table Lamp By Perignem, 1970s
By Perignem
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
ceramic atelier Perignem, but this piece is unsigned as most of their lamp bases. The height without
Category
1970s Brutalist Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Ceramic
Set of French Orange Leather Upholstered Table Lamps, 1960s
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
This is a beautiful set of two French lamp bases, created in the 1960s. A real eye-catcher in any
Category
1960s French Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Metal
Pair Chinese Oxblood Baluster Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Asian Sang De Boeuf "Oxblood" glazed vases table lamps mounted on gilt turned wood lamp
Category
1960s Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Brass
Pair of Small Murano Glass Lamps with Custom Silk Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
in. tall) are the overall dimensions of the lamp bases with the shades, with the bases 6 1/2 in. tall
Category
1970s Italian Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Mid-Century Modern Black Opaline Glass and Lucite Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
form and resting on clear circular Lucite bases.
Height of lamp bases alone is 18". Each lamp is
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Lucite, Opaline Glass
Two Bakalowits Table Lamps with Huge Faceted Diamond Crystals, Austria, 1970s
By Prof. Friedl Bakalowits, Bakalowits & Söhne
Located in Wien, AT
or side lamp bases, executed in the 1970s by Bakalowits & Söhne, Austria. The lamps have square
Category
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Lamp Bases
Materials
Nickel
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Retro Lamp Bases For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of retro lamp bases is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique retro lamp bases was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and ceramic. Retro lamp bases have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of retro lamp bases to choose from, but at 1stDibs, mid-century modern, Hollywood Regency and modern retro lamp bases are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made retro lamp bases over the years, but those made by Laurel Lamp Company, Gordon & Jane Martz and The Marbro Lamp Company are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Retro Lamp Bases?
Retro lamp bases can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,609, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $150,000.
Finding the Right table-lamps for You
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.
Questions About Retro Lamp Bases
- What is a lamp base?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021A lamp base is the lighting element of the lamp which attaches to the lamp body. They are traditionally made up of nickel-plated brass.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The base of a lamp is usually just called the lamp base. Manufacturers and artisans produce lamp bases out of a wide range of materials, including metal, wood, glass and pottery. Find a selection of antique and vintage lamps on 1stDibs.
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