Table Lamp by Modeline Company
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Modeline table lamp. The black base of lamp without hardware measures 17" wide, 7" deep and 20".
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Laminate, Wood
Table Lamp by Modeline Company
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Modeline table lamp. The black base of lamp without hardware measures 17" wide, 7" deep and 20".
Laminate, Wood
$2,100Sale Price|40% Off
Rare Mid Century Danish Modern Modeline Table Lamp Teak Brass Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Peoria, AZ
DANISH MODERN TEAK & BRASS TABLE LAMP BY MODELINE Design Attributed to Adrian Pearsall This lamp is a striking example of the best of Mid Century Modern Danish Modern design!
Brass
Table Lamp for Modeline Lamp Co
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A mahogany and brass table lamp with decorative stone rocks.
Stone, Brass
Mid-Century Table Lamp by Modeline Lamp Co.
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Raleigh, NC
Gorgeous single lamp made from wood with mosaic stone detailing. Made by Modeline Lamp Co., circa 1960s. The body of the lamp is made from sculpted rectangular wood with knife edge d...
Stone, Brass
Modeline Style Walnut and Brass Table Lamps - Pair
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Modeline Style Walnut and Brass Table Lamps - Pair Each lamp measures: 13.75 wide x 13.75 deep x 39.25 inches highe We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as mu...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Modeline Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A tall mid century table lamp by Modeline. Three solid walnut panels have modern shaped cut-outs, and behind is bright blue textured lucite.
Lucite, Wood
Modeline Style Mid Century Sculptural Walnut Table Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Modeline Style Mid Century sculptural walnut table lamp This piece measures 8.25 wide x 8.25 deep x 25.75 inches high and weighs 3.3 pounds This Lamp is in Great Vintage Condit...
Brass
$1,400Sale Price / set|22% Off
1960s Cerused Oak Sculptural Table Lamps by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in New York, NY
1960s modern cerused oak sculptural table lamps with brass hardware. Shades for photography. Height to light socket 22''.
Brass
$6,850 / set
Monumental Pair of Modeline Sculptural Lamps
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
A unique pair of large-scale sculptural table lamps by Modeline. The lamps have Lucite shades that rest on a high density dark bronze colored resin base.
Resin, Lucite
1960s Mid Century Walnut and Glass Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-century walnut table lamp designed and manufactured by Modeline of California in the United States during the 1960s.
Glass, Walnut
MCM Sculptural Walnut & Brass Table Lamp by Modeline of California
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM sculptural walnut and brass table lamp by Modeline of California, circa 1960s.
Brass
1970s Modeline of California Sculptural Oak Triple-Globe Table Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Oceanside, US
A striking 1970s sculptural table lamp attributed to Modeline of California, featuring three vertical oak columns arranged in a bold, architectural composition.
Oak
Walnut and Brass Push Table Lamp by Modeline of California
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural table lamp in walnut and brass by Modeline of California.
Brass
Sculptural Table Lamp manner of Modeline
By John Keal, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Fulton, CA
A sculptural walnut table lamp in the manner of Modeline, attributed to John Keal.
Walnut
Classic Pair Sculpted Walnut Mid Century Modern Table Lamps by Modeline Lamp Co.
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Pair Sculpted Walnut Mid Century Modern Table Lamps by Modeline Lamp Co.
Brass
Arthur Jacobs Abstract Walnut & Brass Table Lamps for Modeline of CA
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modeline of California sculpted walnut & brass table lamps.
Brass
Vintage Modeline Mid Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Pull Chain Table Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Modeline Mid Century Modern Sculpted Walnut "Avocado" Pull Chain Modernist Table Lamp Designed by Arthur Jacobs.
Walnut
Classic Walnut & Parchment Sculptural Lamp attributed to Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
.Classic Mid century modern sculptural floor lamp attributed to Martin Aakervik for Modeline of California, circa 1960's. Nice original condition.. ,minor spots to shade interior due...
Brass
$3,520Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Danish Modern Modeline Sculptural TEAK TABLE LAMP! Hans Wegner 1950s
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Peoria, AZ
SUPERB DESIGN! DANISH MODERN MODELINE TEAK WOOD TABLE LAMP! HANDCRAFTED! Approx. 32" High By 18" Wide CIRCA 1957 This lamp is magnificent!
Teak
Large four foot tall Modeline style white cylinder table or floor lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Ferndale, MI
Four foot one inch tall cylinder of soft white accent lighting . Works either as table lamp or double as a floor lamp . Soft white mood lighting shines through recently restored sha...
Steel
Monumental 1970s Teak and Brass Sculptural Modeline Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in New York, NY
Large-scale handcrafted, 1970s teakwood lamp with brass detail by Modeline, USA. Double socketed solid brass hardware with pull chains, 100 watts max wattage per socket.
Brass
Expertly Restored -California Modern Sculpted Ebony Table Lamp by Modeline of CA
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions 29in H x 8in W x 4.50in D Shade: 10in H x 15in W x 15in D __________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, a...
Brass
Expertly Restored - California Modern Pyramid Style Table Lamp by Modeline of CA
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions: 33.50in H x 7.50in W x 5.50in D Lamp shade: 10in H x 17in W x 17in D. _______________________________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Centu...
Brass
Expertly Restored -California Modern Sculpted Swirl Table Lamp by Modeline of CA
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions: 34in H x 16.50in W x 6in D Shade: 10in H x 17in W x 17in D __________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing histor...
Brass
Pair of Walnut and Brass Table Lamps in Style of Modeline, Mid Century Modern
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural, tall Mid Century Modern lamps have solid walnut bodies in organic, graphic shapes mounted on round brass bases, with brass elements and hardware. The lamps are not sign...
Brass
Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Globe Ring Lamp for Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
___________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. W...
Chrome
Expertly Restored -Mid-Century California Modern Sculpted Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: Jack Haywood Materials: Korina Wood, New Custom Linen Shade, Polished Brass Dimensions: 38.50in H x 6.75in W in x 6.75in D Lamp Shade 10in H x 17in W x 17in D __________...
Brass
Magnificent Modeline Mid Century Danish Modern Rosewood Table Lamp 1958 Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Peoria, AZ
HAND CARVED DANISH MODERN ROSEWOOD & BRASS MODELINE OF CALIFORNIA TABLE LAMP! The Epitome of Danish Modernism!
Metal, Brass
$1,360Sale Price|30% Off
Mid Century Modern Sculpted Table Lamp attributed to Arthur Jacobs for Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co., Arthur Jacobs
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Teak and Brass Table Lamp attributed to Arthur Jacobs for Modeline.
Resin, Wood
Arthur Jacobs Korina Wood Cylinder Table Lamp for Modeline of California
By Arthur Jacobs, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
Brass
$5,250Sale Price|50% Off
PAIR EPIC MODELINE Mid Century Danish Modern Table Lamps ALUMINUM & WALNUT 1958
By Modeline Lamp Co., Adrian Pearsall
Located in Peoria, AZ
HAND CARVED DANISH MODERN WALNUT & ALL ALUMINUM ACCENTS MODELINE OF CALIFORNIA TABLE LAMPS! The Epitome of Danish Modernism!
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Table Lamp by Modeline
By John Keal, Modeline Lamp Co., Adrian Pearsall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Statuesque, Mid-Century Modern table lamp by Modeline features a segmented, sculptural walnut body with brass accents reminiscent of Adrian Pearsall's work.
Brass
Mid Century Post Modern Tótem Form Table Lamp by Adrian Pearsall for Modeline
By Adrian Pearsall, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in New York, NY
Chic Mid Century, Post Modern, Space Age tótem form table lamp designed by Adrian Pearsall for the Modeline Lamp Company, California circa 1960/70’s.
Plastic, Lucite, Wood
Pr. Mid Century Claw Form Table Lamps after Modeline Pearsall c. 1950/60's
By Arthur Jacobs, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in New York, NY
The lamps are reminiscent of Modeline, Pearsall and Jacobs, unsigned.
Brass
Cactus Table Lamp, 1970s USA
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Take a trip to the desert with this gorgeous cactus floor lamp. Manufactured in the 1970s by Modeline and made of California pine, this lamp is a quintessential piece of midcentury d...
Glass, Pine
Pair of Walnut and Brass Table Lamps in Style of Modeline, Mid Century Modern
By John Keal, Adrian Pearsall, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural Mid Century Modern lamps have walnut bodies in organic, biomorphic shapes mounted on round bases, with brass elements and hardware. The lamps are signed with model number...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern “Spaghetti Lamp” Table Lamp with Spun Acrylic Shades, America
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Morristown, NJ
Sculpted wood “leaves,” brass accents, and a walnut plinth base complete this striking atomic age design, in the style of Majestic or Modeline of California. Description: Playful an...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Spiral Wood Table Lamps by Light House Co.
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: Lighthouse Light & Shade Co. Manufacturer: Lighthouse Light & Shade Co Dimensions 29in H x 9in W x 9in D Lamp Shade: 10in H x 17in W ----------------------------...
Brass
Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Table Lamps by Light House Co.
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: Lighthouse Light & Shade Co. Manufacturer: Lighthouse Light & Shade Co. Dimensions 28in H x 9in W x 9in D Lamp Shade: 12in H x 17in W. __________________________...
Brass
Orrefors Table lamps a pair Teak and glass Sweden 1960
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Paris, IDF
Beech and teak-veneered foot with White glass shades. Height 36.5 cm. Good condition Price for the pair
Glass, Teak
1950s Modernist Table Lamp Mahogany Wood Mexico
By Modeline Lamp Co., Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Tapered Tower Mahogany Wood Table Lamp Mexico circa 1950s Manner of Modeline California and Laurel Lamp Company 24 tall (base of socket) x 12 diameter inches Original Unrestored Pre...
Mahogany
$1,800 / set
Pair of Mid Century Walnut and Brass Table Lamps
By Modeline Lamp Co., Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Lamps are unmarked but favor styles by Modeline and Laurel.
Brass
$1,920Sale Price / set|20% Off
Monumental Pair of Sculptural Walnut Star of David lamps Mid-century Modern
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Excellent pair of sculptural walnut star of david super tall lamps. Well crafted with delicately carved solid walnut arms forming a lovely star. You will love the scale and quality...
Brass
1970s Table Lamp Sculptural Art Carved Wood Brass Mexico City
By Adrian Pearsall, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Sensational table lamp sculptural art carved wood block with brass from Mexico City In the style of Adrian Pearsall for Modeline Lamp Co.
Brass
Mid Century Sculpted Wood Organic Form Table Lamp c 1950's
By John Keal, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in New York, NY
Unusual organic form Mid Century table lamp, having four pedal like wood elements sprouting from a circular plinth base, all constructed of solid wood. Design reminiscent of the lamp...
Brass
Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Sculpted Table Lamp by Jack Haywood for Modeline
By J & G Haywood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This striking table lamp by Modeline exemplifies mid-century modern artistry with its sculpted korina wood base and elegant, elongated form.
Brass
Vintage Modeline Mid Century Modern Walnut & Blue Stained Glass Table Lamps Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Sculpted Walnut & Brass, Blue Stained Glass Table Lamps by Modeline - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century.
Brass
Expertly Restored-Lynn Lawrence Carved Biomorphic Table Lamp for Modeline of CA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: Lynn Lawrence Manufacturer: Modeline of California Materials: Walnut-Stained Oak Wood, New Custom Linen Shade, Patinated Brass ________________________________________ Tr...
Brass
Carved Turned Wood Log Artisan Rustic Lamp + Pleated Shade
By Modeline Lamp Co., Lou Hodges
Located in Round Top, TX
Incredible, one of a kind, turned hardwood lamp with vintage pleated shade. Burled and beautiful, organic and modern, this piece is a showstopper. Dating to the late 1970s, and a v...
Brass
Vintage Plaster Cactus Lamp With Globe Lamp Shade MCM Postmodern Retro 70s 80s
By Michael Taylor, John Dickinson, Richard Etts, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage Cactus Plaster Lamp. The lamp is made out of plaster and the lampshade is made out of acrylic. Solid and very heavy. Color: Off White Condition: In great vintage condi...
Plaster
Post Modern Space Age Tinted Lucite Acrylic Cube Form Pedestal Base c. 1970's
By James Hollis Jones
Located in New York, NY
This piece was created in the 1970's as a base for a rare Pearsall for Modeline table lamp, which are have listed separately at barbarella Home, on 1st Dibs.
Acrylic, Lucite
Unavailable|$1,200
Modeline Table Lamp Mid Century Modern Architectural 1960's
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in New York, NY
Modeline Table Lamp Mid Century Modern Architectural 1960's New sockets and rewired Shade not included
Chrome
Unavailable|$895
Modeline Table Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Southfield, MI
Signed Modeline of California table lamp, dating to the late 1960s.
Unavailable|$1,200
Modeline Table Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Baltimore, MD
A sculptural table lamp in black with original thick satin white case glass globe and polished aluminum hardware. Restored base, perfect globe.
Aluminum
Unavailable|$1,950
Pair of Modeline Lamps of California with Sweeping Body
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Portland, OR
A pair of modeline lamps of California with sweeping body in teak and walnut.
Teak, Walnut
Unavailable|$1,200 / set
Bentwood Glass Globe Table Lamps
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Tulsa, OK
Pair of vintage unusual table lamps from circa 1970. They are in the form of abstract flowers, with bentwood leaves, on brass stems.
Brass
Modeline Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Lamp Table in White Lacquer and Chrome
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Thoroughly modern Modeline cantilevered c-shaped lamp table from the early 1970s.
Wood
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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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The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
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