Brass Shell Shade Reading Floor Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass floor/reading lamp with formed brass shell form shade. Incandescent lighting element, and 100
Vintage 1970s American Floor Lamps
Brass
Brass Shell Shade Reading Floor Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass floor/reading lamp with formed brass shell form shade. Incandescent lighting element, and 100
Brass
Brass Shell Shade Reading Floor Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass floor/reading lamp with formed brass shell form shade. Incandescent lighting element, and 100
Brass
Italian Ceramic Scallop Shell Shade Reading Floor Lamp
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
circa 1960s Italian reading lamp. Pivoting ceramic scallop shell shade on adjustable height base
Brass
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H 41 in W 8.5 in L 41 in
2 Vintage Alsy Clam Shell Brass Adjustable Swing Arm Library Reading Floor Lamp
By Alsy Manufacturing 1
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of two mid century Alsy Mfg adjustable swing arm floor lamps. Made of brass featuring clam or
Brass
Italian Ceramic Scallop Shell Shade Reading Floor Lamp
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Circa 1960's Italian reading lamp. Pivoting ceramic scallop shell shade on adjustable height base
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brass Clam Shell Adjustable Reading Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
during the 1970s, features a distinctive clam shell shade with an adjustable arm for focused reading
Brass
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H 54.5 in Dm 11.5 in
Pair of Italian Brass Ceramic Scallop Shell Shade Reading Floor Lamps, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of ceramic and brass reading floor lamps. Height is adjustable. Made in Italy. Great condition
Metal, Brass
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H 39.5 in W 14 in D 10 in
Vtg Brass Adjustable Reading Library Floor Lamp Scallop Clam Shell MCM Pharmacy
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid-Century Modern vintage brass floor lamp with adjustable height and clam shell shaped shade
Brass
Art Deco Brass Desk Shell Lamp
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Beautiful smal brass table lamp, flexo type shell-shaped Lamp for office, reading
Brass
Shell reading lamp
Located in New York, NY
Stainless steel lamp with adjustable height on a 10 inch base.
Stainless Steel
Reduced Seashell encrusted standing lamps
Located in Scarsdale, NY
Pair of seashell encrusted standing lamps. Authentic shells. Fantastic reading lights. Each lamp
The modern floor lamp is an evolution of torchères — tall floor candelabras that originated in France as a revolutionary development in lighting homes toward the end of the 17th century. Owing to the advent of electricity and the introduction of new materials as a part of lighting design, floor lamps have taken on new forms and configurations over the years.
In the early 1920s, Art Deco lighting artisans worked with dark woods and modern metals, introducing unique designs that still inspire the look of modern floor lamps developed by contemporary firms such as Luxxu.
Popular mid-century floor lamps include everything from the enchanting fixtures by the Italian lighting artisans at Stilnovo to the distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamp created by Scandinavian design pioneer Greta Magnusson-Grossman to the Paracarro floor lamp by the Venetian master glass workers at Mazzega. Among the more celebrated names in mid-century lighting design are Milanese innovators Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, who, along with their eldest brother, Livio, worked for their own firm as architects and designers. While Livio departed the practice in 1952, Achille and Pier Giacomo would go on to design the Arco floor lamp, the Toio floor lamp and more for legendary lighting brands such as FLOS.
Today’s upscale interiors frequently integrate the otherworldly custom lighting solutions created by a wealth of contemporary firms and designers such as Spain’s Masquespacio, whose Wink floor lamps integrate gold as well as fabric fringes.
Visual artists and industrial designers have a penchant for floor lamps, possibly because they’re so often a clever marriage of design and the functions of lighting. A good floor lamp can change the mood of any room while adding a touch of elegance to your entire space. Find yours now on 1stDibs.
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