Mid Century Flying Saucer Sight Light Desk Lamp in White by MG Wheeler
By M.G. Wheeler
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid century flying saucer sight light desk lamp in white by MG Wheeler.
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Mid Century Flying Saucer Sight Light Desk Lamp in White by MG Wheeler
By M.G. Wheeler
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid century flying saucer sight light desk lamp in white by MG Wheeler.
Metal
$650Sale Price|33% Off
H 15 in W 20.63 in D 9.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Brass Sight Light Desk Lamp by M.G. Wheeler
By M.G. Wheeler
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage sight light desk lamp manufactured by M.G. Wheeler Company, circa 1960's. Features a
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Mid Century Modern Flying Saucer Sight Light Desk Lamp
By M.G. Wheeler
Located in Port Jervis, NY
. Fabulous desk lamp. New wiring. Arm projects 21.5 in. Outward. This item can be parcel posted.
Brass, Steel
$600
H 13.5 in W 22 in D 12 in
Mid-Century Modern Wheeler Sight Light Green Swing Arm Desk Lamp Flying Saucer
By M.G. Wheeler, Leroy C. Doane
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mid-century wheeler sight light desk lamp Leroy Doane. This is a wonderful Sight Light desk lamp
Brass, Steel
Mg Wheeler Sight Light Saucer Lamp
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Novel mid-century modern Sight Light desk lamp by M.G. Wheeler. The space age lamp features a
Chrome
M.G. Wheeler Sight Light Saucer Atomic Age Articulating Table Lamp
By M.G. Wheeler
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Novel mid-century modern Sight Light desk lamp by M.G. Wheeler. The space age lamp features a
Metal
Art Deco Desk Lamp Sight Light Corp Deep River CT, circa 1940
By Sight Light Corporation
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
lamp mad by the "Sight Light Corp.", of Deep River, Connecticut. circa 1940. The saucer-shaped shade
Metal
$768Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 24 in D 12 in
Desk Lamp attributed to M.G. Wheeler's Sight Light Saucer Lamp
By M.G. Wheeler
Located in Cordova, SC
in the style of MG Wheeler’s “Sight Light” Saucer lamps. Appears to be green acrylic enamel paint
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
M G Wheeler "Sight Light" Desk Lamp, circa 1950s
By M.G. Wheeler
Located in Austin, TX
Fully restored, Articulating Vintage Desk Lamp by M G Wheeler, commonly called a "Sight Light
Steel
1950s "Sight Light" Industrial Desk Lamp By M.G Wheeler Co. Inc
By M.G. Wheeler
Located in Victoria, British Columbia
Fabulous Industrial desk lamp by M.G Wheeler & Co. Greenwich, Connecticut. coined the "Sight Light
Brass
Dazor Black Flying Saucer Sight Light Desk Lamp
By Dazor
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a good example of the Dazor, circa 1960 flying saucer desk lamp. This lamp features a
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
M.G. Wheeler Beige Sight Light Saucer Mid-Century Modern Desk Lamp
By M.G. Wheeler
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Novel Mid-Century Modern sight light desk lamp by M.G. Wheeler. The space age lamp features a
Metal
Flying Saucer Desk Lamp by Dazor, circa 1960
By Dazor
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an excellent example of the iconic dazor flying saucer sight light desk Lamp. This lamp
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
40's Desk Lamp by Sight Light
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant 40's swivel arm desk lamp by Sight Light, M.G. Wheeler Co, Greenwich, CN.
Metal, Brass
M.G. Wheeler "Sight Light" Saucer Swivel Desk Lamp
By M.G. Wheeler
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This "Sight Light" manufactured by M.G. Wheeler features a swiveling base and with a body composed
Brass, Steel
Sold
H 15 in Dm 12.5 in
Vintage Sight Light Space Machine Age 1950s Art Deco Aluminium Desk Table Lamp
By M.G. Wheeler
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage 1950s Space Age sight light lamp. From the M.G. Wheeler Co. in Greenwich, Ct. Finished in
Aluminum
Vintage Brass Sight Light Desk Lamp by M.G. Wheeler
By M.G. Wheeler
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage sight light desk lamp manufactured by M.G. Wheeler Company, circa 1960's. Features a
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
M.G. Wheeler 'Sight Light' Swivel Desk Lamp
By M.G. Wheeler
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
The 'Sight Light' designed by M.G. Wheeler features a Space Age design and adjustable swivel base.
Leroy C. Doane Machine Age Art Deco Brass Sight Light Table or Desk Lamp
By Leroy C. Doane, Sight Light Corporation
Located in Dallas, TX
Leroy C. Doane Machine Age Art Deco sight light brass table lamp Iconic Model # SL5 Luminaire
Brass
Solana Wall Sconces
By Blueprint Lighting
Located in Westport, CT
The "Solana" wall mount sconce or reading light is strongly influenced by Scandinavian, Danish, French, and Italian Mid-Century Modernism. The walnut back plate (available in natural...
Enamel, Brass
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$1,282 / item
H 20.48 in W 13.78 in D 8.67 in
MG Wheeler Brass Desk Table Lamp Midcentury Vintage Retro Regency 1960s
By M.G. Wheeler
Located in London, GB
A classic desk table lamp by MG Wheeler in burgundy crackled finish and brass details. Steady heavy square base with a brass rotating ball with a curved pole that supports the UFO li...
Metal, Brass
Art Deco 1930s Modern Sight Light Table Lamp
By Sight Light Corporation
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Art Deco 1930s Modern sight light table lamp. Brass with copper baked brown enamel shade and base. Arm swivels. Age appropriate condition with some minor ware to the paint.
Metal, Brass
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.
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