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Fontana Arte Table Lamps

Best known for its elegant and innovative vintage lighting fixtures, the Milan-based firm Fontana Arte pioneered one of the key features of 20th-century and contemporary Italian design: the union of artistry and industry wrought by partnerships between creative talents — chiefly architects — and entrepreneurial businesses. Fontana Arte is further distinguished by having had as artistic director, in succession, four of Italy’s most inventive modernist designers: Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, French transplant Max Ingrand and Gae Aulenti.

The bread and butter of the glassmaking company that Luigi Fontana founded in 1881 was plate-glass panels for the construction industry. In 1930, Fontana met Ponti — then the artistic director of the Richard Ginori ceramics workshop and the editor of the influential magazine Domus — at a biannual design exhibition that became the precursor to today’s Milan Design Triennale, and the two hatched an idea for a furniture and housewares firm. Fontana Arte was incorporated in 1932 with Ponti as its chief of design. He contributed several lamps that remain among the company’s signature works, including the orb-atop-cone Bilia table lamp and the 0024 pendant — a stratified hanging sphere.

The following year, Fontana Arte partnered with the influential Milan studio glassmaker and retailer Pietro Chiesa, who took over as artistic director. Chiesa’s designs for lighting — as well as for tables and items including vases and ashtrays — express an appreciation for fluidity and simplicity of line, as seen in works such as his flute-shaped Luminator floor lamp and the 1932 Fontana table — an arched sheet of glass that is held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

Six years after Chiesa’s 1948 death, the École des Beaux Arts–trained Max Ingrand took over as head of design at Fontana Arte. Ingrand brought a similarly expressive formal sensibility to wares such as lamps and mirrors, but he also had a masterful eye for the manipulation of glass surfaces — whether they be cut, frosted, acid-etched or sand-blasted. His classic design is the Fontana table lamp of 1954, which has a truncated cone shade and curved body, both of which are made of pure, chic white-frosted glass.

Following Ingrand, the often-audacious Italian architect Gae Aulenti served as the company’s artistic director from 1979 to 1996, and while she generally insisted that furnishings take second place aesthetically to architecture, she made an exception for Fontana Arte pieces such as the Tavolo con Ruote series of glass coffee and dining tables on wheels, bold lighting pieces such as the Parola series and the Giova, a combination flower vase and table lamp. As a key incubator of modern design under Aulenti’s tenure, Fontana Arte remained true to its long-held commitment — creating objects that have never been less than daring.

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Creator: Fontana Arte
Stunning Large Glass Table Lamps by Fontana Arte, Italy , 1980s
Stunning Large Glass Table Lamps by Fontana Arte, Italy , 1980s

Stunning Large Glass Table Lamps by Fontana Arte, Italy , 1980s

By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand

Located in Aachen, NRW

Max Ingrand Model 1853 Table Lamp for Fontana Arte – Large Version This lamp is a timeless design classic by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. It features a white satin-blown glass shad...

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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Opal

Gae Aulenti "Giova" Table Lamp, Small Version, Fontana Arte, 1964
Gae Aulenti "Giova" Table Lamp, Small Version, Fontana Arte, 1964

Gae Aulenti "Giova" Table Lamp, Small Version, Fontana Arte, 1964

By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte

Located in Brescia, Brescia

Experience timeless Italian design with this exquisite "Giova" lamp by the legendary Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte, designed 1964. A beautiful and collectible light sculpture, the "Gi...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Metal

Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Parola' Table Lamp in Amber for Fontana Arte
Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Parola' Table Lamp in Amber for Fontana Arte

Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Parola' Table Lamp in Amber for Fontana Arte

By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti

Located in Glendale, CA

Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Parola' Table Lamp in Amber for Fontana Arte. First designed in 1980, the 'Parola' features three different kinds of glass working; opaline blown gl...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Crystal

Mongolfiera Mid Century Modern Lamp by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte
Mongolfiera Mid Century Modern Lamp by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte

Mongolfiera Mid Century Modern Lamp by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte

By Fontana Arte

Located in Milford, NH

A wonderful Mongolfiera Model 241 Italian mid century oversized modern lamp designed by Gianna Celada for Fontana Arte with three lights and opaline glass shades on a chrome frame. T...

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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Chrome

Medium 'Pinecone' Table Lamp in Opaline Glass & Gold Metal for Fontana Arte
Medium 'Pinecone' Table Lamp in Opaline Glass & Gold Metal for Fontana Arte

Medium 'Pinecone' Table Lamp in Opaline Glass & Gold Metal for Fontana Arte

By Paola Navone, Fontana Arte

Located in Glendale, CA

Medium 'Pinecone' table lamp in opaline glass & gold metal for Fontana Arte. Designed by Paola Navone, the diffuser is expertly handcrafted using the ancient caged-blown glass tech...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Fontana Arte Three-Sixty Table Lamps
Pair of Fontana Arte Three-Sixty Table Lamps

Pair of Fontana Arte Three-Sixty Table Lamps

By Fontana Arte, Sir Norman Foster

Located in San Diego, CA

Hinged directional table lamp. Metal structure, base and ballast of zamac metal alloy, resin parabola, one on the arm and one of the shaft, allow each to rotate 300°.

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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Metal

Rare Table Lamps Model No. 2022 Designer Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
Rare Table Lamps Model No. 2022 Designer Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte

Rare Table Lamps Model No. 2022 Designer Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte

By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand

Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino

Rare Table Lamps Model No. 2022 Designer Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of table lamps by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte in glass and brass
Pair of table lamps by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte in glass and brass

Pair of table lamps by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte in glass and brass

By Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte

Located in Benalmadena, ES

Amazing pair of table lamps crafted in brass and beautiful red and blue colored glass, attributed to the designs of Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, as shown by a pair of documented f...

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Brass

Studio Buratti 'Tropico' White Marble & Glass Table Lamp for Fontana Arte
Studio Buratti 'Tropico' White Marble & Glass Table Lamp for Fontana Arte

Studio Buratti 'Tropico' White Marble & Glass Table Lamp for Fontana Arte

By Fontana Arte, Oscar e Gabriele Buratti

Located in Glendale, CA

Studio Buratti 'Tropico' white marble & glass table lamp for Fontana Arte. Executed in high quality marble, thick etched hand blown opaline glass and galvanized gold colored metal....

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Marble, Metal

Rare Pair of Table Lamps by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, 1955-1956, Italy
Rare Pair of Table Lamps by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, 1955-1956, Italy

Rare Pair of Table Lamps by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, 1955-1956, Italy

By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

A rare pair of table lamps designed by Max Ingrand and manufactured by Fontana Arte, 1955-1956, Milano, Italy. These specific table lamps are made of blackened cast aluminium with f...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Parola' Table Lamp in White for Fontana Arte
Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Parola' Table Lamp in White for Fontana Arte

Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Parola' Table Lamp in White for Fontana Arte

By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte

Located in Glendale, CA

Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Parola' table lamp in white for Fontana Arte. First designed in 1980, the 'Parola' features three different kinds of glass working; opaline blown gl...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Crystal

Pair of Table Lamps by Fontana Arte
Pair of Table Lamps by Fontana Arte

Pair of Table Lamps by Fontana Arte

By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte

Located in Dallas, TX

This timeless design was first introduced in 1954, designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. The Tris table lamps are constructed of a solid chromed brass stem, two frosted glass s...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Brass, Chrome

Pietro Chiesa Table Lamp for Fontana Arte in Glass and Brass
Pietro Chiesa Table Lamp for Fontana Arte in Glass and Brass

Pietro Chiesa Table Lamp for Fontana Arte in Glass and Brass

By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa

Located in Benalmadena, ES

Elegant table lamp crafted in brass and exquisite smoked glass, attributed to the designs of Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, as evidenced by a pair of documented floor lamps featured...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Brass

20th Century French Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamp by Max Ingrand & Fontana Art
20th Century French Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamp by Max Ingrand & Fontana Art

20th Century French Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamp by Max Ingrand & Fontana Art

By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A vintage Mid-Century modern French, Italian table lamp made of hand crafted lacquered metal designed by Max Ingrand and produced by Fontana Arte, in good condition. The sculptural desk light with a three light socket has a round painted bronze shade, particularized by a slightly smoked Murano glass insert. The lamp is supported by arched stems and sitting on a round glass base. The wires have been renewed. Minor scratches on the glass base, due to age. Wear consisting with age and use. Circa 1955 - 1960, Milan, Italy. Base: 0.5" H x 6.5" diameter Shade: 3.75" x 14.5" diameter Maurice Max-Ingrand, better known as Max Ingrand was a French artist, designer and decorator born in 1908, in Bressuire, France and passed away in 1969, in Paris. Ingrand studied in Paris at the French University École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts and École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs. During this time, he was educated by the well-know French glass artists Jaques Grüber...

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Metal, Bronze

Table Lamp by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Mod. 0836 Brass Glass, Italy
Table Lamp by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Mod. 0836 Brass Glass, Italy

Table Lamp by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Mod. 0836 Brass Glass, Italy

By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa

Located in München, BY

Stunning Pietro Chiesa desk lamp manufactured by Fontana Arte type 0836, Italy. Made from Fontana Arte's signature green glass base, a brass frame and a lever adjustable white opali...

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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Brass

Large Mongolfiera Table Lamp by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte
Large Mongolfiera Table Lamp by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte

Large Mongolfiera Table Lamp by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte

By Gianni Celada, Fontana Arte

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Large 'Mongolfiera' table lamp by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in 1966 approximately. Shade is composed of three sections of opaline glass with chrome de...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Chrome

Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' Table Lamp in Black and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' Table Lamp in Black and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte

Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' Table Lamp in Black and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte

By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti

Located in Glendale, CA

Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' table lamp in black and opaline glass for Fontana Arte. In 1931, Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa approached the Luigi Fontana Company t...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Metal

Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Pair of Table Lamps in Brass & Glass, Italy 1950s
Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Pair of Table Lamps in Brass & Glass, Italy 1950s

Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Pair of Table Lamps in Brass & Glass, Italy 1950s

By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa

Located in Rome, IT

Midcentury amazing small pair of table lamps in brass and engraved glass by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. Made in Italy in the 1950s.

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Metal

Table Lamp by Daniela Puppa for Fontana Arte, 1990 Italy
Table Lamp by Daniela Puppa for Fontana Arte, 1990 Italy

Table Lamp by Daniela Puppa for Fontana Arte, 1990 Italy

By Daniela Puppa, Fontana Arte

Located in Den Haag, NL

Daniela Puppa (1947) for Fontana Arte, table lamp model 2850, Aluminum and yellow sandblasted glass, circa 1990, Italy. Signed . Very good condition . 6 small bulbs needed .

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1990s Italian Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Glass

Small Amélie Table Lamp by Harry and Camila for Fontana Arte, 2002
Small Amélie Table Lamp by Harry and Camila for Fontana Arte, 2002

Small Amélie Table Lamp by Harry and Camila for Fontana Arte, 2002

By Fontana Arte, Harry & Camila

Located in London, London

Amélie table lamp Designed by Harry and Camila for Fontana Arte Spun aluminium base Hand blown glass diffuser Made in 2002 Italy.    

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Table Lamp 1853 - Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte - Satin Glass - 1954 (Big Size)
Table Lamp 1853 - Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte - Satin Glass - 1954 (Big Size)

Table Lamp 1853 - Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte - Satin Glass - 1954 (Big Size)

By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand

Located in Argelato, BO

Table lamp mod. 1853 base and lampshade in satin-finish cased glass, structure in white lacquered metal, Fontana Arte, 1954.

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Metal

Max Ingrand Table Lamp Brass Glass Mod. 2278, Italy 1960
Max Ingrand Table Lamp Brass Glass Mod. 2278, Italy 1960

Max Ingrand Table Lamp Brass Glass Mod. 2278, Italy 1960

By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand

Located in Vienna, AT

An old version of the mod. 2278 for Fontana Arte, with green interior shade and flat glass diffuser. The brass has had a beautiful patina over the years. A heavy and elegant table la...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Brass

Rare Model No. 2022 Table Lamps by Fontana Arte
Rare Model No. 2022 Table Lamps by Fontana Arte

Rare Model No. 2022 Table Lamps by Fontana Arte

By Fontana Arte

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Two rare Model No. 2022 Table Lamps by Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960's. Satin nickel plated brass, glass diffuser. Original EU cord. Adjust to three di...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Brass, Nickel

Nathalie Grenon for Fontana Arte
Nathalie Grenon for Fontana Arte

Nathalie Grenon for Fontana Arte

$2,991Sale Price|25% Off

Nathalie Grenon for Fontana Arte

By Nathalie Grenon, Fontana Arte

Located in London, GB

Late 20th century Fontana Arte table lamp, circa 1990 by Nathalie Grennon Silk fabric shade has been remade.

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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Brass

Free Ship Fontanella Large Table Lamp Brass Galvanized Metal Base Fontana Arte
Free Ship Fontanella Large Table Lamp Brass Galvanized Metal Base Fontana Arte

Free Ship Fontanella Large Table Lamp Brass Galvanized Metal Base Fontana Arte

By Fontana Arte

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

The Fontanella Table Lamp from FontanaArte presents personalized Italian craftsmanship, showing off luminous artistry. Designed by Federico Peri, this contemporary masterpiece marrie...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Metal

Free Ship Fontanella Medium Table Lamp Chrome Galvanized Metal Base Fontana Arte
Free Ship Fontanella Medium Table Lamp Chrome Galvanized Metal Base Fontana Arte

Free Ship Fontanella Medium Table Lamp Chrome Galvanized Metal Base Fontana Arte

By Fontana Arte

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

The Fontanella Table Lamp from FontanaArte presents personalized Italian craftsmanship, showing off luminous artistry. Designed by Federico Peri, this contemporary masterpiece marrie...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Metal

Fontana Small Glass Table Lamp Designed by Max Ingrand in 1954 for Fontana Arte
Fontana Small Glass Table Lamp Designed by Max Ingrand in 1954 for Fontana Arte

Fontana Small Glass Table Lamp Designed by Max Ingrand in 1954 for Fontana Arte

By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand

Located in Brooklyn, NY

An evergreen, timeless design icon, this is the lampshade par excellence. A fabulous lamp in frosted white blown glass, an example of the art of master glassmakers, it pays tribute ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Metal

Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Table Lamp, Italy 1960s

Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Table Lamp, Italy 1960s

By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte table lamp Designed and made in Italy in 1960s Patinated brass shade, glass base. 2 candelabra sockets Complimentary US rewiring upon request. NO TARIF...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Brass

Max Ingrand Table Lamp Mod. 2488 for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1970s
Max Ingrand Table Lamp Mod. 2488 for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1970s

Max Ingrand Table Lamp Mod. 2488 for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1970s

By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte

Located in Milan, IT

Monumental and rare Max Ingrand table lamp mod. 2488 for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1970s Reference: Fontana Arte Catalogue, 1970.

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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

Piero Castiglioni and Roberto Menghi 'Canna' Table lamp, 1981
Piero Castiglioni and Roberto Menghi 'Canna' Table lamp, 1981

Piero Castiglioni and Roberto Menghi 'Canna' Table lamp, 1981

By Fontana Arte, Roberto Menghi

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Piero Castiglioni and Roberto Menghi's 'Canna' Table Lamp, designed in 1981. The 'Canna', model 2074, showcases a refined blend of materials including frosted blown glass, glazed gla...

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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Glass

Pressed Glass Table Lamp, Eugenio Gentili Tedeschi for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1971
Pressed Glass Table Lamp, Eugenio Gentili Tedeschi for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1971

Pressed Glass Table Lamp, Eugenio Gentili Tedeschi for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1971

By Eugenio Gentili, Fontana Arte

Located in Schoorl, NL

A playful pair of Yoyo lamps made of pressed glass. These massive table lamps consist of two glass cylinders joined together by a stainless steel ring. The l...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Stainless Steel

Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Table Lamp, Italy 1960s

Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Table Lamp, Italy 1960s

By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte table lamp Designed and made in Italy in 1960s Patinated brass shade, glass base. 2 candelabra sockets Complimentary US rewiring upon request. NO TARIF...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid Century Modern Table Lamp Model 2049 by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
Mid Century Modern Table Lamp Model 2049 by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte

Mid Century Modern Table Lamp Model 2049 by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte

By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte

Located in Beograd, RS

In this listing you will find a stunning and rare table lamp Model 2049, designed by Max Ingrand for the Italian lighting company Fontana Arte. Max Ingrand was a renowned French mast...

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Brass

Free Shipping BIANCA Small Table Lamp White Frosted Glass Shade by Fontana Arte
Free Shipping BIANCA Small Table Lamp White Frosted Glass Shade by Fontana Arte

Free Shipping BIANCA Small Table Lamp White Frosted Glass Shade by Fontana Arte

By Fontana Arte

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Bianca is a family of luminaires with the decoration on the diffuser surface features an orderly series of shallow delicate grooves etched into the white glass, yielding an effect re...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Metal

1950's Max Ingrand Disco Volante Table Lamp Fontana Arte Glass Brass Blue Colour
1950's Max Ingrand Disco Volante Table Lamp Fontana Arte Glass Brass Blue Colour

1950's Max Ingrand Disco Volante Table Lamp Fontana Arte Glass Brass Blue Colour

By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand

Located in Milano, IT

The “Disco Volante” table lamp, model 1538, was designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte in Italy around 1955. The design is a perfect embodiment of mid-century modern elegance and i...

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Brass

Rare One of Two Table Lamps by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, 1955-1956, Italy
Rare One of Two Table Lamps by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, 1955-1956, Italy

Rare One of Two Table Lamps by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, 1955-1956, Italy

By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

A rare table lamp designed by Max Ingrand and manufactured by Fontana Arte, 1955-1956, Milano, Italy. This table lamp is made of blackened cast aluminium with fabric shade in an eleg...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Fontana Arte 1960 Italy Milan Very Rare Table Desk Lamp In Glass And Hardware
Fontana Arte 1960 Italy Milan Very Rare Table Desk Lamp In Glass And Hardware

Fontana Arte 1960 Italy Milan Very Rare Table Desk Lamp In Glass And Hardware

By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand

Located in Miami, FL

Geometric table lamp designed by Fontana Arte. An extraordinary piece of Italian decorative arts, created in Milano by Fontana Arte, back in the 1960. Crafted with translucent cut glass and nickeled steel. The main body is composed by two rectangular beveled pieces of greenish glass carved with incused circles and frosted finishes. Fontana-Arte FontanaArte is an Italian company founded in Milan in 1932 by Luigi Fontana and Giò Ponti (1891-1979). The company is known for the processing of curved glass and for the production of lighting equipment, becoming over the years a prominent name for Italian design. Fontana-Arte marked the “history of light and furnishings” in Italy and worldwide. Born of the idea of an architect, the company has always kept strong ties with the design world, gradually involving leading Italian and international architects and lighting designers. With them, the company has created a true cultural project of architecture, lighting and furniture. This design culture, mainly involving fine materials (above all glass), has seen interaction between technology and aesthetic appeal as its main focus, generating a series of timeless objects, with splendid shapes, some of which have become design classics, exhibited in leading museums around the world. Giò Ponti invites Pietro Chiesa (1892 – 1942) to join him in the art direction. Chiesa is a distinguished glass master who enlists the craftsmen from his own workshop to join him to the company. Gio Ponti designed the 0024 pendant lamp and the Bilia table lamp in 1931. Pietro Chiesa‘s most famous lamp at that time is the Luminator, designed in 1933, in 1937 the 006. In 1954, Max Ingrand, a French glass master and decorator, renowned for his stunning stained-glass church windows, becomes the art director. He designed the Fontana table lamp. Gio Ponti becomes again art director in 1967 and he designs a new collection of lamps, the Pirellina and Pirellone table...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Steel

Large Illuminating Vase by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
Large Illuminating Vase by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte

Large Illuminating Vase by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte

By Fontana Arte

Located in Westport, CT

Period Single capped vase in a satin white blown glass by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, with illumination in the base of the vase made in opaline glass and metal re-electrified to U...

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20th Century Italian Art Deco Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Blown Glass

Fontana Arte Table Lamp Brass Glass Pergamena, 1950, Italy
Fontana Arte Table Lamp Brass Glass Pergamena, 1950, Italy

Fontana Arte Table Lamp Brass Glass Pergamena, 1950, Italy

By Fontana Arte

Located in Milano, IT

Fontana Arte table lamp brass glass , paralume finta pergamena ,1950, Italy.

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Brass

"Giova" Table Lamp + Flower Pot Designed by Gae Aulenti for FontanaArte
"Giova" Table Lamp + Flower Pot Designed by Gae Aulenti for FontanaArte

"Giova" Table Lamp + Flower Pot Designed by Gae Aulenti for FontanaArte

By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Giova" is a refined table lamp and flower pot hybrid piece of design, designed by Gae Aulenti and manufactured by FontanaArte, featuring a chromed metal base, a middle globe in transparent blown glass, an inner globe in polished white opaline glass, an upper half-sphere in pink blown glass with decorative bubbles, black power cable, plug and switch. Its lighting source is 1 x 100W 230V E27 (HA, FL, LED). DIMENSIONS: Ø 19.7", H. 23.2" "Giova" marks the debut of Gae Aulenti in the field of lighting design. Available in two sizes, it is both a lamp and a luminous sculpture. Placed on a metal base, a transparent bowl containing a sphere of white opal glass, which in turn houses the light source. Placed above there's a smaller bowl in blown "pulegoso" glass, meaning "with irregular bubbles", which serves as a flower vase. Now also available with gray "pulegoso" glass and a gold finished base. GAE AULENTI graduated from Milan Polytechnic in 1953 and since 1956 has been working there designing for architecture, interior and industrial design and theatre scenery. In the early eighties she was the artistic director at FontanaArte, creating timeless lamps and furnishing elements for the company that are still in the catalogue. In particular: Giova lamp...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Metal, Gold, Chrome

Space Age Fontana Arte "Tris" Glass Table Lamp with Chrome Base Italy, ca 2000
Space Age Fontana Arte "Tris" Glass Table Lamp with Chrome Base Italy, ca 2000

Space Age Fontana Arte "Tris" Glass Table Lamp with Chrome Base Italy, ca 2000

By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa

Located in Hillringsberg, SE

This table lamp Fontana Arte, with its delicate design will work perfect for any sophisticated home. The lamp is created with a white bowl form shade with a white glass ring below a...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Chrome

Rare 1st edition Giova lamp by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte, 1964
Rare 1st edition Giova lamp by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte, 1964

Rare 1st edition Giova lamp by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte, 1964

By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti

Located in Marinha Grande, PT

Splendid Giova lamp designed by Gae Aulenti in 1964 for Fontana Arte, the famous Italian lighting design house. It has the particularity of having 2 possibi...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Glass, Opaline Glass

"3064" Murano glass table lamp by Daniela Puppa for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1994
"3064" Murano glass table lamp by Daniela Puppa for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1994

"3064" Murano glass table lamp by Daniela Puppa for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1994

By Fontana Arte, Daniela Puppa

Located in Renens, CH

"3064" Table Lamp by Daniela Puppa for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1994 Designed in 1994 by Daniela Puppa, a key figure in avant-garde movements like Memphis Milano, this distinctive postm...

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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Metal

Max Ingrand per Fontana Arte Lampada da Tavolo Mod.1853, Italia 1970s
Max Ingrand per Fontana Arte Lampada da Tavolo Mod.1853, Italia 1970s

Max Ingrand per Fontana Arte Lampada da Tavolo Mod.1853, Italia 1970s

By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand

Located in Naples, IT

Iconica e bellissima lampada da tavolo Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, 1970 Lampada da tavolo num. 1853 grande di Max Ingrand per Fontana Arte , montatura in metallo verniciato bianco...

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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Glass

Pietro Chiesa For Fontana Arte Italy 1940 Brass and Glass Table Lamp Mid-Century
Pietro Chiesa For Fontana Arte Italy 1940 Brass and Glass Table Lamp Mid-Century

Pietro Chiesa For Fontana Arte Italy 1940 Brass and Glass Table Lamp Mid-Century

By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte

Located in Palermo, IT

Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte production ca. 1940. Table lamp, brass structure with drop-shaped diffuser in colorless crystal, micro-perforated painted aluminum, circular base in Nile ...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Falena table lamp, design Alvaro SIZA VIEIRA for Fontana Arte. 1990s
Falena table lamp, design Alvaro SIZA VIEIRA for Fontana Arte. 1990s

Falena table lamp, design Alvaro SIZA VIEIRA for Fontana Arte. 1990s

By Fontana Arte, Alvaro Siza

Located in Torino, IT

Table lamp Moth, design Alvaro SIZA VIEIRA for Fontana Arte. ORIGIN Italy PERIOD 1990s DESIGNER Alvaro SIZA VIEIRA MARK Fontana Arte MODEL Moth Table lamp with directional and d...

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1990s Italian Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Metal

Equatore SmallTable Lamp Designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti for Fontana Arte
Equatore SmallTable Lamp Designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti for Fontana Arte

Equatore SmallTable Lamp Designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti for Fontana Arte

By Oscar e Gabriele Buratti, Fontana Arte

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Equatore" is a small table lamp, designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti and manufactured by Fontana Arte, made in glass and metal and is part of a collection including table, floor an...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Metal

Max Ingrand Fontana Arte Fontana Total Black Table Lamp in Glass, 2014 Edition
Max Ingrand Fontana Arte Fontana Total Black Table Lamp in Glass, 2014 Edition

Max Ingrand Fontana Arte Fontana Total Black Table Lamp in Glass, 2014 Edition

By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Designed by Max Ingrand and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the Fontana total black table lamp, 2014 Edition, is an unusual Total Black produced in 2014 to mark the 60th anniversary of...

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2010s Italian Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Metal

Pirellina Table Lamp by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte, Italy 1967
Pirellina Table Lamp by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte, Italy 1967

Pirellina Table Lamp by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte, Italy 1967

By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti

Located in Roma, IT

Pirellina table light is a work deigned by Gio Ponti in 1967. Made by Fontana Arte, Milan. H. 36 x 17 x 8.5 cm. Cast aluminum, painted gray, glass, frosted and ribbed, metal ro...

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1960s Italian Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Free Shipping BILIA Medium Table Lamp Glossy Black Metal Base by Fontana Arte
Free Shipping BILIA Medium Table Lamp Glossy Black Metal Base by Fontana Arte

Free Shipping BILIA Medium Table Lamp Glossy Black Metal Base by Fontana Arte

By Fontana Arte

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

A simplistic combination of shapes creates a lively addition to minimal décor. The Bilia Table Lamp by FontanaArte presents a glowing frosted blown glass sphere balanced on the end o...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fontana Arte Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Parola' Table Lamps for Fontana Arte
Pair of Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Parola' Table Lamps for Fontana Arte

Pair of Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Parola' Table Lamps for Fontana Arte

By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte

Located in Glendale, CA

Pair of Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Parola' table lamps for Fontana Arte. First designed in 1980, the 'Parola' features three different kinds of glass working; opaline blown gl...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal

Fontana Glass Table Lamp Designed by Max Ingrand in 1954 for Fontana Arte
Fontana Glass Table Lamp Designed by Max Ingrand in 1954 for Fontana Arte

Fontana Glass Table Lamp Designed by Max Ingrand in 1954 for Fontana Arte

By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand

Located in Brooklyn, NY

An evergreen, timeless design icon, this is the lampshade par excellence. A fabulous lamp in frosted white blown glass, an example of the art of master glassmakers, it pays tribute ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Metal

Medium White Glass Table Lamp by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Model 1853, Italy
Medium White Glass Table Lamp by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Model 1853, Italy

Medium White Glass Table Lamp by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Model 1853, Italy

By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand

Located in New York, NY

Single lamp. Iconic Medium sized white glass table lamps by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Model 1853, Italy. Originally named Model 1853, these beautiful and timeless lamps were desig...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Table Lamp
Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Table Lamp

Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Table Lamp

By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte

Located in New York, US

The lamp features a brass base supporting an etched glass covering. By Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. 1940s. Milan, Italy

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Small White Glass Table Lamp by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Model 1853, Italy
Small White Glass Table Lamp by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Model 1853, Italy

Small White Glass Table Lamp by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Model 1853, Italy

By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand

Located in New York, NY

Small white glass table lamp by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Model 1853, Italy. Originally named Model 1853, this beautiful and timeless lamp was designed in 1954 by French decorato...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Metal

Rare 1940s Table Lamp by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Italy.
Rare 1940s Table Lamp by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Italy.

Rare 1940s Table Lamp by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Italy.

By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte

Located in London, GB

A truly elegant and rare table lamp by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Italy, c.1940. Sitting on a circular, eau de nil Fontana Arte glass base, a fluted nickel and brass stem suppor...

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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Max Ingrand opal glass table lamp for Fontana Arte mod. 2344 60's
Max Ingrand opal glass table lamp for Fontana Arte mod. 2344 60's

Max Ingrand opal glass table lamp for Fontana Arte mod. 2344 60's

By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand

Located in Catania, IT

Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte table lamp model 2344 consisting of a frosted glass shade mounted on a nickel-plated brass base and brushed that creates a brilliant light when lit, It...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Postmodern Design XL Glass Table Lamp by Daniela Puppa for Fontana Arte
Postmodern Design XL Glass Table Lamp by Daniela Puppa for Fontana Arte

Postmodern Design XL Glass Table Lamp by Daniela Puppa for Fontana Arte

By Daniela Puppa, Fontana Arte

Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN

Postmodern Design XL Glass Table Lamp by Daniela Puppa for Fontana Arte. Made in Italy, 1980's/90's period. Model 2892. This is the XL table lamp model. Frost glass in a yellow color...

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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Important Pair Rare Table Lamp Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy
Important Pair Rare Table Lamp Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy

Important Pair Rare Table Lamp Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy

By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte

Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino

Max Ingrand (French 1908-1969) for Fontana Arte, Italy Pair Table Lamp, circa 1956 brass, glass and painted metal (67cm high (26.3in high)) Footnote: Literature: Franco Deboni, Fonta...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Table Lamps

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Brass

Fontana Arte table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.

Fontana Arte table lamps are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Fontana Arte table lamps, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 127 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 67 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original table lamps by Fontana Arte were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider table lamps by Bitossi, Stilnovo, and Oluce. Prices for Fontana Arte table lamps can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $155 and can go as high as $48,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,400.
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