Table Lamp Tulip Base
Set of 2 Cocoon Table Lamps, Tulip Base, Mid-Century, Germany
By Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Berlin, BE
well known from Achille Castiglionis Taraxacum lamp.
The tulip base is made of plastic.
Signs of use
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Tulip Base Walnut and Chrome Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Elegant tulip base walnut and chrome table lamp. Atr. to Laurel.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Temde Table Lamp with a Tulip Base
By Temde Leuchten
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
the canton of St. Gallen (Switzerland).
Elegant table lamp white enamel metal base with original pink
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Brass Tulip Base and Crackle Glass Sphere Table Lamp, Germany, 1970s
Located in London, GB
A unique small table lamp with a tulip brass base and a crackle glass globe shade that diffuses a
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Table Lamp Ball Shade and Tulip Base Belgium, 70s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Very Beautiful mid-century lamp on a gold repulsed brass base finished by a shortbread glass from
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Tulip Base Table Lamps, Brass / Glass, Mid-Century, Germany
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Berlin, BE
Set of two very decorative vintage table lamps.
Original from the 1970s.
Very special with the
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Peill & Putzler Table Lamp with Milk Glass Shade and Aluminum Tulip Base
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Peill & Putzler table lamp with milk glass shade, aluminum tulip base and an inset domed
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
$1,150
H 17 in W 18 in D 18 in
Pair of Hollywood Regency Brass Tulip Base Table Lamps by Charles Parker
By Charles Parker
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Sexy pair of Hollywood Regency brass tulip base table lamps by Charles Parker Co.
19 inches to
Category
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Tulip Base Table Lamps by Louis Paulsen
By Louis Paulsen
Located in Nantucket, MA
A pair of Mid-Century Modern cream colored tulip base table lamps by Louis Paulsen, Denmark
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
$1,700 / set
H 19 in Dm 15 in
Pair of Kalmar Table Lamps with Tulip Base, Polished Nickel, Beige Shade, 1970
By J.T. Kalmar, Kalmar Lighting
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A pair of polished nickel table lights with tulip stands by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, manufactured in
Category
Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron, Nickel
$3,900 / set
H 22.84 in Dm 13 in
Pair of Kalmar Table Lamps with Tulip Base, Polished Nickel, Red Shades, 1970s
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A pair of polished nickel table lights with tulip stands by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, manufactured in
Category
Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron, Nickel
$3,900 / set
H 22.84 in Dm 13 in
Tall Mid-Century Modern White Tulip Form Column Table Lamp with Chrome Base
By Eero Saarinen
Located in St. Louis, MO
Modernist 1960s sleek white painted wood tall lamp with chrome base and 3 sockets. The lamps form
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
$1,450
H 43.5 in Dm 7.5 in
An Arts & Crafts brass table lamp tulip shaped with heart cut-outs to the base
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts brass table lamp in the style of a flower with circular base pierced with hearts.
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,649
H 17.01 in W 7.01 in D 7.01 in
Vintage Ambient Lamp with Rotating Color Disc Mushroom Dome Tulip Base, 1960s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
chrome tulip base. The rotating mechanism, housed within the dome, softly transitions through a spectrum
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$718 Sale Price
20% Off
H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
TULIP BATTERY - White BASIC - Design by Marc Sadler
By Marc Sadler, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Tulip, romantica installazione luminosa di Marc Sadler, è proposta in versione da tavolo con
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Other
TULIP BATTERY - BLACK BASE - Design by marc sadler
By Marc Sadler, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Tulip, romantica installazione luminosa di Marc Sadler, è proposta in versione da tavolo con
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Other
Bill Curry "Stemlite" Black Tulip Table Lamp for Design Line
By Bill Curry, Design Line
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Stemlite" series in the United States circa 1960s. Our unique table lamp feature black lacquered tulip base
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Lacquer
Lucite and Brass Leaf Sculpture Lamp by Laurel Lighting Company
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
American Mid-Century Modern Lucite and Brass Sculptural Table Lamp with Tulip Base by Laurel
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Space Age Italian Mushroom Table Lamp attributed to Goffredo Reggiani, 1960s
By Goffredo Reggiani
Located in Hannover, DE
Unique Space Age table lamp with a chrome tulip base. This table lamp is an eye-catcher in its
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
$1,418 Sale Price
20% Off
H 15.75 in Dm 16.54 in
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Rosenthal Studio Line Tulip Base Ceramic Table Lamp 1970 Germany
By Rosenthal
Located in Debrecen-Pallag, HU
Vintage tulip base Ceramic table lamp by Rosenthal Germany from the Studio Line series. Space age
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Signed Rougier White Resin Tulip Design with Black Wood & Brass Base Table Lamp
By Roger Rougier
Located in Houston, TX
brass base table lamp. The Canadian based company, Rougier, specialized in bedroom sets, dressers
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 25 in W 11 in D 11 in
Bill Curry Lamp
By Bill Curry & Design Line
Located in Baltimore, MD
Rare Bill Curry chrome tulip base table lamp with hand blown gloss white egg form glass globe
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel, Iron, Chrome
Pair of Laurel Tulip Base Lamps
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Laurel tulip base table lamps. Simple streamline tulip design with switches on bases. Cream painted
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Table Lamps, Opaque Glass Ball, Tulip Brass Base, 1980s
Located in Berlin, BE
Two elegant table lamps with opaque glass balls and brass frame in tulip shape.
Complements many
Category
Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Space Age 70s Table Lamp with Tulip Base and Opaline Glass and Lucite Lampshade
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
This Italian-made 1970s Space Age table lamp exemplifies the bold, futuristic design of the era
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 10.24 in W 7.09 in D 7.88 in
Pair of Space Age Tulip Base Stemlite Lamps With Egg Shades
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of Design Line Stemlite lamps, chrome tulip bases with oviform shades, ca. 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Laurel Brass and Frosted Glass 'Acorn' Table Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This 1960s Laurel table lamp features a brass tulip base and a frosted-glass 'acorn' shade. It
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Classic Italian Table Lamp, 1970s
By Harvey Guzzini
Located in Haderslev, DK
In style of Harvey Guzzini italian made large table lamp.
Tulip shaped chrome base and milky
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Pair of table lamps by Laurel.
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Pair of black enameled table or desk lamps with tulip base
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Table Lamp By Vistosi Circa 1960 Italy
By Vistosi
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Table lamp by Vistosi with a tulip base in white enameled metal that holds a red, cased glass shade
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of 1960s Helena Tynell for Limburg Amber Glass Bubble Table Lamps
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell and Heinrich Gantenbrink
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
Beautiful pair of Glashuette Limburg amber bubble glass table lamps on brass plated tulip base with
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Metal, Brass
Pair of 1960s Peill & Putzler Cut Glass and Chrome Decorative Table Lamps
By Peill & Putzler
Located in London, England
Pair of striking German, Peill & Putzler cut glass table lamps. The tulip formed cut glass base
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Italian Modern Table lamp Panthella by Verner Panton for Louis Poulsen, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Iconic and fantastic table lamp mod. Panthella with "tulip"-shaped base in white plastic, with dome
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plexiglass
Pair of Bubble Glass Lamps
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Petite pair of murano glass bubble table lamps on brass tulip base.
Category
20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern 1960s Arkana Tulip Chrome Base Side End Lamp Tables
By Arkana Furniture
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of original 1960s A Arkana Tulip side tables
Category
Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Chrome
H 15.36 in Dm 17.72 in
Set of 2 Small Table Lamps, Glass Ball, Tulip Base, Original 1970s
By Wortmann & Filz
Located in Berlin, BE
A beautiful set of two small table lamps with glass globes and a metal base in tulip design
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Bill Curry Stemlite Tulip Base Table Lamp for Design Line Egg Shaped White Globe
By Design Line, Bill Curry
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous circa 1960s Stemlite table lamp by Bill Curry for Design Line. This one’s tulip base is
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Stemlite Table Lamps by Design Line after Laurel
By Design Line, Bill Curry, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An iconic pair of tulip base table lamps designed by Bill Curry for Design Line. They feature
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Modern Chrome Table Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of modern chrome table lamps with tulip style pedestal base. Elegant minimal modern design
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Black and Chrome Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Black table lamp with tulip base and chrome accents. The lamp takes two standard base bulbs with
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Bill Curry 'Stemlite' Table Lamp for Design Line
By Bill Curry, Design Line
Located in Los Angeles, CA
States circa 1960s. This rare table lamp features a white enameled tulip base that holds an amber egg
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair 1960s Helena Tynell for Limburg Amber Glass Bubble Table Lamps
By Helena Tynell and Heinrich Gantenbrink, Glashütte Limburg
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
Beautiful pair Glashuette Limburg amber bubble glass table lamps on brass tulip base. In excellent
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Studios Red Tulip Lamp on a Root Table Base
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany Studios leaded glass and bronze table lamp comprising a "tulip" design shade on a
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Table Lamp with Tulip Base from Bankamp Leuchten, Germany, 1960s
By Bankamp Leuchten
Located in Berlin, DE
This vintage table lamp features a white opal glass shade and a trumpet-shaped stand in chromed
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1970s Italian Tole Tulip Lamp on Florentine Base
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is a stunning, 1970s Italian hand-painted tole tulip lamp. The piece is mounted on a gilded
Category
20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Tôle
Iconic Laurel Tulip Base Floor Lamp with Floating Glass Table
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Mid-Century Modern tulip base metal floor lamp with integrated glass table by the Laurel Lamp
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
A Monumental Resin Tulip Lamp on Ebonised Base 1980s
Located in London, GB
A Monumental Resin Tulip Shaped Lamp on Ebonised Base 1980s
Category
Late 20th Century Table Lamps
Laurel studios tulip stem globe table lamp
Located in New York, NY
Laurel studios globe table lamp on white tulip stem base. contact dealer for appointment to view.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Chromed Tulip Table Lamp from Germany, 1970s
Located in Berlin, DE
This table lamp has a chromed tulip base and a plastic shade from the 1970s. It has two E 27 bulb
Category
Late 20th Century German Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Saarinen Style Table Lamp
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Baltimore, MD
An unusual Saarinen Laurel era floor table lamp with heavy weighted tulip base bottom, walnut lower
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Brass
1970s Plastic Mushroom Lamp
Located in Fulton, CA
1970s white plastic table lamp with tulip style base. Base diameter 7.25".
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Black Laurel Tulip Base Lamp
Located in New York, NY
1960's vintage laurel tulip base table lamp made of black enameled metal with a white rectangular
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century White Mushroom Table Lamp by Laurel, White Glass, USA, 1960
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Laurel table lamp with a white metal tulip base and a flawless, acorn-shaped opaline shade that
Category
Vintage 1960s American Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the table lamp tulip base you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A table lamp tulip base — often made from metal, glass and chrome — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the table lamp tulip base you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A table lamp tulip base, designed in the Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one table lamp tulip base that is appealing in its simplicity, but Laurel Lamp Company, Arkana Furniture and Bankamp Leuchten produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Table Lamp Tulip Base?
Prices for a table lamp tulip base start at $177 and top out at $2,690 with the average selling for $978.
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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.
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