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Splatter Lamp

Splattered Ceramic Straight Walled Lamp
Located in Fullerton, CA
It starts off with 1kg of clay for both the top and bottom of the lamp. Thrown on the potters wheel
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Pair Murano Mazzega Splatter White & Clear Table Lamps
By Mazzega
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Murano Mazzega hand blown clear and white mottled or splatter glass lamps on original high
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Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Postmodern Jackson Pollock Style Splatter Glaze Lamps - a Pair
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Pair of vintage, pink and white graphic splatter glaze over black finish table lamps in the style
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Mid Century 1960s Large Splatter Drip Glaze Urn Table Lamp
Located in Baltimore, MD
Large Mid-Century Modern vintage stacked urn lamp with original shade, circa 1960s. The ribbed, urn
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Design Technics Large Bulb Shaped Splatter Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp
By Design Technics
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Quintessential midcentury ceramic lamp this lamp has a wonderful glaze in browns and light blues
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Table Lamp in Multicolored Splatter Glass Scailmont Belgium 1930s
By Scailmont
Located in Verviers, BE
Startling spatter Table Lamp with multicolored colors, in hand blown splatter glass Lamp in the Art
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Art Deco "Skyscraper" Chrome Table Lamp with Starburst Splatter Shade, 1930s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
European Streamline chrome-plated brass Skyscraper table lamp with Czech glass end of day star
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Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Brass

Rare Rembrandt Lamp! Iconic Mid Century Modern Atomic Blender Design! MCM 1950s
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
RARE MARVELOUS MODERNISM! REMBRANDT "ATOMIC BLENDER" MID CENTURY MODERN TABLE LAMP! MONUMENTAL
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Enamel

1980's Modern Ceramic & Lucite Lamps by Casual Lamps of California
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this fine pair of 1980s hand-glazed ceramic lamps by Casual Lamps of
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Creamware, Lucite, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Chrome Floor Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Mid-Century Modern chrome four posted floor lamp. Posts stand on a round chrome base, are
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Chrome

Pair of Large Ceramic Lamps by Stiffel
By Stiffel
Located in New York, NY
splattered crackled glaze finish. The lamps have brass hardware with a beautiful patina and they have been
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Modern Orange and Gray Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fantastic mid-century table lamp that hits all the right atomic age, space age, and sputnik vibes
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

1950's Table Lamp with Patterned Porcelain Base
Located in Tarleton, GB
Table Lamp  What a great find by the team.  This is an original late 1950's table lamp. In
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Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Rare Lee Rosen For Design Technics Table Lamps- a Pair
By Design Technics
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rare pair of Leon Rosen for Design Technics table lamps. Each lamp has its own unique splatter
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Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

African Senufo Bird Carved Wood Sculpture, set as a Tall Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
red fabric The Lamp has been beautifully matched with a unique French hand splatter painted
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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Table Lamps

Materials

Pine

Glorious Mid Century Modern Atomic Table Lamp. Black White 24kt Gold 1950s
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Peoria, AZ
/Splatter Design Populuxe Styling! Dimensions: 28" tall by 18" wide This magnificent 1950s table lamp is
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Original 1950s edition NB100 table lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips
By Louis Kalff
Located in Bristol, GB
1950s table lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips, model NB100 This is the rare original, not the later
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Glorious MId Century Modern Atomic Table Lamp. Mint Green Fiberglass Shade 1950s
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Peoria, AZ
WoW! 1955 Porcelain & Fiberglass Mid Century Modern Atomic/Sputnik Table Lamp Original
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Large 1960s Paul Mayen Tube Wall Lamp for Habitat
By Habitat International, Paul Mayen
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 1960s Paul Mayen tube wall lamp for habitat. An architectural and minimalist design executed
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Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

Pop Art Large 1980s Lacquered Box by Hollis Fingold, Handmade, Signed USA
By Hollis Fingold
Located in Chicago, IL
midcentury modern design and the vibrant world of Pop Art. Fingold incorporates the iconic splatter pattern
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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Pop Art Large 1980s Lacquered Box by Hollis Fingold, Handmade, Signed USA
By Hollis Fingold
Located in Chicago, IL
American midcentury modern design and Pop Art. Fingold incorporates the iconic splatter pattern reminiscent
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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

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Bauges French Mid-Century Metal and Murano Glass Bird Chandelier
By Maison Baguès
Located in New York, NY
French mid-century (1940s) red and white painted metal 10 arm chandelier with Murano glass bird in center with canopy. (Attributed to BAGUES).  
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Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Splatter Vase, ceramic, greek urn inspired, Large, Green
By Louise Roe
Located in London, GB
A standout centrepiece, the Verona vase is handmade in Italy. Our design comes in three colourways: pink & blue, tan & ivory, and antique green. Height: 30cm Height: 12'6 Founded ...
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2010s Italian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Shuffle Mh1 Array Side Table by Mia Hamborg for &Tradition
By Mia Hamborg
Located in Dubai, AE
The shuffle side table in array colors seems to conjure images of classic wooden toys and with good reason. The choice of colors and the fact that you can unify and construct the ta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of Chinese Lime/Apple Green Baluster/Urn Form Crackle Vases
Located in Essex, MA
This is a good pair of Chinese green crackle glaze ceramic vases circa 1900. Both vases have a baluster shape with a flared rim and are unembellished. The vases have a bright green c...
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20th Century Chinese Vases

Materials

Ceramic

French Louis XVI Style Side Chairs Handmade in France from Old Plank Collection
Located in Chicago, IL
For years we had been searching for a proper size and “comfortable” Louis XVI side chair. Finally, we found the perfect Louis XVI style chair, from a gorgeous set of circa 1800s in t...
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2010s French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs

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Leather, Upholstery, Beech

Set of Four 1800s Puglian Green Ceramic Fig Pots
Located in Roma, IT
Found in Southern Italy, these exquisite and unusual green pots made in the mid 20th century were originally used to preserve dried figs. More commonly seen in a cream ceramic, these...
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Salviati Murano White Latticino Murano Glass Table Lamp
By Antonio Salviati
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Single Salviati Venetian Murano Art Glass latticino (white lace) pattern table lamp, on giltwood base with brass fittings. Newly wired with new 3-way brass socket and cord. The glass...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Blanc de Chine & Metal Urn Lamp on Pedestal
Located in Malibu, CA
Stunning Blanc de Chine faceted/channeled urn, sits on a tall round ceramic pedestal nestled between naturally beach aged metal grape leaves & vines. The grapes surrounding column to...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Iron Cylinder Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in San Diego, CA
Iron cylinder lamp with a Mid-Century Japanese look. New custom made burlap shade. USA, 1950s
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

20th century Vivarini Murano Glass Candle Holder, 1950s
By Vivarini Murano
Located in LEGNY, FR
Murano glass candle holder by Vivarini representing a valet on one knee and holding the candle holder in his hand. dating from the 50s. Very good condition. For lovers of beautiful ...
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Vintage 1950s French Candlesticks

Materials

Murano Glass

French Confetti Pastel Colorful Murano Glass Opaline Sconces, circa 1920
Located in Modena (MO), Modena (Mo)
Housing three lights each, sitting in crystal bobeches with opaline beads. Will be rewired with certified UL US sockets for the USA, appropriate sockets for all other countries and r...
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Vintage 1920s French Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Murano Glass

Formia Green Murano Art Glass Vase in the manner of Hilton McConnico
By Formia Murano, Hilton McConnico
Located in Miami, FL
A unique organic modern art glass vase in the manner of designs by Hilton McConnico, blown in the 1990s, that was presumably part of an exclusive collection of unique pieces designed...
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20th Century Italian Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

Game of Chance - Circus Series, daguerreotype reproduction
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
Game of Chance In this image, a captivating scene from a bygone era unfolds before your eyes. The photograph captures the essence of a game of chance at a circus, where a disarming...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Film

Marcello Fantoni Lamp, Ceramic, Green, Yellow, Earth Tones, Signed
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in New York, NY
Marcello Fantoni Lamp, Ceramic, Green, Yellow, Earth Tones, Signed. Large hand thrown studio ceramic lamp with a diamond form, decorated with drip glaze of green, yellow, and umber. ...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Drippy Ceramic Straight Walled Lamp
Located in Fullerton, CA
It starts off with 1kg of clay for both the top and bottom of the lamp. Thrown on the potters wheel they are left to dry overnight and trimmed, smoothed and fitted together the next ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Clay

Rare 1950s Stiffel Black Lacquer and Brass Suspension Table Lamp
By Stiffel
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare 1950s Stiffel suspension table lamp. Four brass rods with ball finials support a black lacquered cup with internal light socket. Original off-white lacquered steel diffuser and ...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

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Pair of 19th Century Blue and Paint Splattered Porcelain Lamps
Located in Woodbury, CT
Bright blue with splatters of red and white. Bronze mounts. Burner with adjustment dial atop. Twig
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Antique Late 19th Century Asian Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Laurel Gooseneck Floor Lamp
By Gio Ponti, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Long Beach, CA
Stunning Laurel floor lamp, in the manner of Gio Ponti, with a brass goose-neck and yellow enamel
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Mid-20th Century Floor Lamps

Laurel Gooseneck Floor Lamp
Laurel Gooseneck Floor Lamp
H 52 in W 15 in D 15 in
Italian Mid Century Lava Glaze Lamp
Located in Northbrook, IL
Finish Putty Colored Background is Highlighted by Glossy White Splattered Lava Glaze. Diameter of Lamp
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Lucite

Pair of Atomic Age Table Lamps
Located in Hudson, NY
Incredible pair of early mid century table lamps. A 9" ceramic sphere on tripod steel base with
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Alfredo Barbini Tall White and Gold Ribbed Murano Glass Table Lamp
By Alfredo Barbini, Murano 5
Located in Portland, ME
Consisting of a slender ribbed taper, this large lamp by mid-century Murano Master, Alfredo Barbini
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Gold, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp with Tambourine Shades by Majestic Lamp Co.
By Majestic Lamp Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous 1950s lamp in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. 3 way switch, one bulb then
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of American Mid-Century Modern Obelisk Table Lamps by Rembrandt Lighting
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
the splatter paintwork is great. Each lamp stands 82cm to the top of the glass diffuser. (Last image
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Maitland Smith Floor Lamp
By Maitland Smith
Located in Jupiter, FL
Beautiful Floor lamp by Maitland Smith, the wicker is beautiful as the leather shade is unique as
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20th Century Philippine Regency Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Maitland Smith Floor Lamp
Maitland Smith Floor Lamp
H 65 in W 25 in D 24 in
Pair of Midcentury Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
This is a lovely pair of midcentury glass lamps which have been newly wired and restored with a
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Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Lucite

Pair of Midcentury Lamps
Pair of Midcentury Lamps
H 31.5 in Dm 15 in
Rembrandt 1950s Floor Lamp
Located in Bellport, NY
brass trapezoid (black pole with original splattered paint effect) White glass diffuser fits into brass
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Vintage 1950s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Koichi Nishi Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique ceramic table lamp done by Japanese ceramicist, Koichi Nishi. One of a kind piece made using
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Late 20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Massive Pair of Brutalist Studio Lamps
By Paul Evans
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of very large studio lamps. They are done in the copper patchwork technique with pewter
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Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Deep Red Gourd Vases as Table Lamps
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
These table lamps are gourd shaped that are hand painted and lightly splattered with a fine black
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20th Century Unknown Other Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Large Mid Century Murano Glass Lamps
Located in Troy, MI
This pair of circa 1960 lamps are generously sized. Chrome base with splattered white and frosted
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Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Exceptional Fat Lava Glaze Pottery Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
SOLD AUG 2010 Fantastic and fat 60's Pottery Lamp with an exceptional hot Lava glaze covering half
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Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Pair of Mid Century Orange "Splatterware" Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of table lamps with a "splatter" effect finish over fluted bodies.
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20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Danish Style American Vintage Teak and Ceramic Lamp Pair
Located in South Charleston, WV
vessels glazed with gold rings. The texture is splattered for effect. These lamps feature 3-way sockets
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

1980s Postmodern Green Neon and Splatter Paint Pedestal Table
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern 1980s black and white splatter painted textural pedestal with green neon lamp.
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Pedestals

Materials

Glass, Wood

Gilded Florentine Wall or Ceiling Lamp by Banci Firenze, Italy 1960s
By Banci Firenze
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Firenze. Combination of gold and glass with a unique 'splatter' design. Lamp has 1 fitting, glass plate
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Gold Plate

Gilded Florentine Wall or Ceiling Lamp by Banci Firenze, Italy 1960s
By Banci Firenze
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Firenze. Combination of gold and glass with a unique 'splatter' design. Lamp has 1 fitting, glass plate
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

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Gold Plate

Early 20th Century Primitive French Pine Workbench
Located in Southampton, GB
been used in a workshop, so has some great wear and pretty paint splatters. This piece would look
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Antique Early 1900s French Console Tables

Materials

Pine

Pair of Large Mid-Century Modern Splatter Glass Lamps with Retro Lamp Shades
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Pair of large Mid-Century Modern splatter glass lamps with retro lamp shades. A great pair of
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Obelisk Table Lamp by Rembrandt Lighting
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
1950s American Mid-Century Modern obelisk table lamp by Rembrandt Lighting, part of their
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Brass Stacked Ball Lamp
Located in San Mateo, CA
Tapering stacked brass ball table lamp. The finish on the balls alternates between polished and
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Telephone Clock Table Lamp
Located in Riverdale, NY
Incredibly kitsch and collectible telephone clock table lamp from the 1950s USA. It multitasks as a
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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Table Lamps

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Metal

Telephone Clock Table Lamp
Telephone Clock Table Lamp
H 16 in W 11 in D 7 in
Tiffany Studios Bronze, Favrile and Pottery Oil Lamp
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios favrile and pottery table lamp, circa 1900 This lamp is absolutely beautiful! The
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Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery, Art Glass

Fat Fun Lava Glaze Pottery Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Really fat and fun vase form pottery lamp in a creamy white glaze with three concentric bands of
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery

Fat Fun 1960s Lava Glaze Pottery Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
Really fat and fun vase form pottery lamps in a creamy white glaze with three concentric bands of
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Vintage Trea Boye Kitsch Lighter Telephone Clock Teal Lamp Venetian Blind Shade
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Rare Mid-Century Modern late 1940s or early 1950s retro kitsch décor vintage lamp with multiple
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Italian Murano Mazzega Glass Four-Tiered Pagoda Style Lamp
By Mazzega
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely lamp is an Italian Mazzega Murano painted mottled white glass lamp that has four tires
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Rembrandt Black Splatter Circle Lamps
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Houston, TX
A lovely pair of vintage Rembrandt lamps with three intertwined circles fixed to the stem. Heavy
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Italian Reverse Glass Splattered Table Lamp
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Black and gold splattered vase, newly wired. Black paper shade, not included.
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Early 20th Century Table Lamps

Pair Mid-century Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair Mid-Century lamps with swirled gold and silver bands and black “splatter” design. The conical
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Pair Mid-century Lamps
Pair Mid-century Lamps
H 21 in Dm 7 in
PAIR of Mid-Century Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Nice pair of table lamps in a splatter glaze on dark ground. Now updated with new lucite
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20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Large and Unusual Table Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
Attractive table lamp in chrome, black and brass. Four chromed square columns supporting a
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Vintage 1970s French Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Large and Unusual Table Lamp
Large and Unusual Table Lamp
H 34.5 in W 16.5 in D 8.5 in
Pair of Vintage Murano Glass Mazzega Orange Lamps
By Mazzega
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of vintage Murano glass lamps in orange by Mazzega-- orange and splattered white.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Williams Magic City, Vintage Pinball Machine 1967, High-End Restored
By Norman Clarke, George Molentin
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
cabinet has been fully restored to the original colors and even silver splattering effect. All external
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Vintage 1960s North American Games

Pair of Vintage Murano Glass Lamps
By Mazzega
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Murano glass lamps splattered white iconic design by Mazzega.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair Atomic Era Lamps 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Pair atomic mid-century era lamps having dark green swirled bands over light green background with
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Splatter Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the splatter lamp you’re looking for. A splatter lamp — often made from metal, ceramic and brass — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer splatter lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A splatter lamp made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. Design Technics, Habitat and Mazzega Murano each produced at least one beautiful splatter lamp that is worth considering.

How Much is a Splatter Lamp?

The average selling price for a splatter lamp at 1stDibs is $1,250, while they’re typically $195 on the low end and $4,200 for the highest priced.

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.

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