ASEA, Table Lamps, Sweden, 1940s-1950s
By ASEA
Located in Stockholm, SE
Table lamps in brass made by ASEA, Sweden, mid-1900s. Adjustable shade.
Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
ASEA, Table Lamps, Sweden, 1940s-1950s
By ASEA
Located in Stockholm, SE
Table lamps in brass made by ASEA, Sweden, mid-1900s. Adjustable shade.
Brass
Vintage Wood & Rattan Horse Head Table Lamp, 1940s-1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The horse is sculpted in minimal, expressive style, reminiscent of Mid Century Modern, Streamline Modern, and Italian Modern; the intricately woven shade adds Organic Modern, Folk Ar...
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
Regency Revival Bronze Baluster Candlestick Table Lamp, 1940s-1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Charming vintage bronze or brass candlestick lamp features an elongated baluster body, mounted on stepped round base; the base is accented with an elevated rim, forming a tray struc...
Brass
Brutalist Ceramic Baluster Table Lamp, Red & Black 1940s-1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The lamp in fully operational, original vintage condition; it is equipped with the original unpolarized plug, dating it to late 1940s or 1950s.
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage White Ceramic Acanthus Leaf Table Lamp, 1940s-1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The original unpolazired flat plug dates the lamp to 1940s or early 1950s. The lamp is in fully operational, original vintage condition.
Ceramic, Pottery
Art Deco Murano Glass & Gilded Wood Lamp attrb. to Seguso 1940s-1950s
By The Marbro Lamp Company, Archimede Seguso
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Stunning vintage Murano glass lamp features sculptural hand-blown glass body, mounted on gilded stepped wood base with gilded wood and brass fittings. The central glass element has a...
Brass, Gold Leaf
Sculptural Art Deco Handled Urn Ceramic Table Lamp, 1940s-1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The urn is mounted on ornate square brass base, visually elevating the piece. The lamp is in fully operational, vintage condition with beautiful, age-appropriate patina on brass; th...
Brass
Sculptural Art Deco Baluster Urn Ceramic Table Lamp, 1940s-1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Matte textured white glass diffuser shade creates the soft glow when filtering the light, adding warmth and accentuating the unusual palette of the glaze. The lamp is in fully opera...
Brass
White Opaline Glass & Marble Apothecary Jar Table Lamp, 1940s-1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Gold trim and brass accents complement the minimal white and blue color palette of the jar, adding texture and visual interest to the piece. The lamp is in fully operational, very g...
Marble, Gold, Brass
$742Sale Price|20% Off
Maison Lancel Burgundy Leather Table Lamp, France, 1940s–1950s, Brass Details
By Maison Lancel
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Maison Lancel French table lamp in burgundy leather with brass details, circa 1940s–1950s, newly fitted with a white silk lampshade.
Brass
Vintage Art Deco Bronze Baluster Trophy Urn Table Lamp, 1940s-1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The lamp stands 15" high to the top of the socket, and 21.5" - to the top of the finial; original plug dates it to 1940s-1950s.
Bronze, Brass
Pair of Sculptural Art Deco Baluster Urn Table Lamps, 1940s-1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The original unpolarized plugs dated them to late 1940s or 1950s. The lamps stand 20" to the top of the socket, and 27.8" - to the top of the finial.
Gold, Brass
Pair Sunset Cosco Large Burnt Orange Urn Table Lamps, 1940s-1950s
By Sunset Cosco Co.
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The lamps are in fully operational, very good vintage condition; the original unpolarized plugs date the lamps to 1940s-1950s.
Ceramic, Pottery
Alfredo Santarelli Pair of White Reticulated Majolica Table Lamps, 1940s-1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural majolica lamps feature complex hand-sculpted reticulated bodies with 4 vertical segments; two narrower segments are composed around the central medallions of Sun God face...
Brass
Table lamp, Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand, 1950's, Sweden
By Gunnar Nylund
Located in Stockholm, SE
A great table lamp designed by Gunnar Nylund. Small in size and a great example of his style in the 1940's and 1950's.
Stoneware
Mid-Century / Vintage Brass & Leather Table Lamp, Austria 1950's
By Jacques Adnet, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Midcentury Brass Tripod table Lamp, Austria, 1950s A beautiful and solid table lamp, made of brass with a lovely tripod base from the 1950s.
Brass
Marbro Murano Glass Millefiori Table Lamp, 1950s-1960s, Double Signed
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage table lamp features multicolored millefiori on jewel-like emerald green background color. Bright millefiori inclusions form an abstract graphic pattern on the dark glass...
Brass
Early and Original Rostrato Table Lamp by Barovier & Ferro, Italy 1950’s
By Barovier Seguso & Ferro
Located in Trieste, IT
A Mid-century table lamp designed and produced by Barovier & Toso from the late 1940's up to 1950’s.
Brass
Brass and Plexiglas Table Lamp - France circa 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Beautiful table lamp with a lucite stem and gilt-metal base. Well-made.
Metal
Swedish Modern Table Lamp, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish Modern table lamp. Excellent condition. New wiring.
Metal
1940's Italian Multi-Positional Chrome Desk Lamp
By Lariolux
Located in Hanover, MA
Gorgeous high quality table or desk lamp in polished nickel plated brass from Italy, 1940s-1950s with a weighted round base and an enormous ball joint from which the sturdy stem can ...
Brass, Nickel
Pair 1940s / 50s Brass Table Lamps attributed to Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia
By Gio Ponti, Emilio Lancia
Located in London, Fitzrovia
A very elegant pair of 1940's to 1950's brass table lamps, attributed to, and most probably by, Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia.
Brass
Important Amphora Shaped Lime Chamotte Clay Table Lamp - France 1940's
Located in New York, NY
Large amphora-shaped lamp. Made of antique-style chamotte clay with a lime patina. France, 1940s or 1950s. Featuring two side rings, each secured to a loop. European socket & wiring....
Clay
1940s Hollywood Regency Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Tampa, FL
With attached wooden bases. Late 1940s to early 1950s and have been rewired they are not broken anywhere no damage.
Porcelain
Brass and Opaline Glass Table Lamp, Finland 1950s
By Idman Oy, Mauri Almari
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This beautiful table or bedside lamp was designed and manufactured in Finland in the late 1940s to 1950s.
Brass
Modernist Bauhaus table lamp with opaline shade and glass rods, 1940s - 50s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A striking modernist table lamp, a rare design, most probably French and estimated to date from the late 1940s or early 1950s.
Metal
Pair Rembrandt Lamp Co. "Flying Fish" Glazed Ceramic Table Lamps, circa 1950
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair Modern Rembrandt Lamp Company gray & red glazed ceramic fish lamps. Featuring asymmetric sculpted flared, reflective Dove Gray wave like cast gloss ceramic forms, raised flying ...
Metal
Paavo Tynell Table Lamp 5066, Perforated Brass, Wood and Silk, Taito 1940s
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
Table lamp model 5066 designed by Paavo Tynell and manufactured by Taito Oy in Finland in the 1950s.
Brass
Jean Perzel table lamp nickel and patinated metal 1940s
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Paris, IDF
This beautiful desk lamp, model 516, was designed by Jean Perzel in 1936, and produced until the late 1950s, our example being from the 1940s. The base is made of nickel metal, with ...
Metal
VALLAURIS Ceramic Table/Night Lamp With Shellfish and Fish 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Midcentury ceramic table/night lamp, Vallauris, France, 1950s. Exceptional French mid-century ceramic table or night lamp produced in Vallauris, France, in the 1950s.
Ceramic
A Paavo Tynell Perforated Brass and Rattan Table Lamp 9208, Taito 1940s
By Taito Oy, Paavo Tynell
Located in Helsinki, FI
Affectionately known by a few charming nicknames—the "Cow Bell," "Church Bell," "Hat Lamp," or even "Snufkin" after the beloved Tove Jansson character—this iconic Paavo Tynell table ...
Brass
Rare Table Lamp, Gunnel Nyman, 1940s
By Gunnel Nyman
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Rare table lamp, designed by Gunnel Nyman, 1940s. Glass frame with new fabric shade.
Fabric, Glass
Boris Lacroix Table Lamps or Bedside Lamps, France, 1950s
By Jean Boris Lacroix
Located in Bochum, NRW
Pair of Lacroix Table Lamps from the 1940s – 1950s. Metal or Brass-plated metal parts.
Metal, Brass
Paavo Tynell Style Adjustable Brass Table Lamp, Finland 1940s
By Paavo Tynell
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This unusual desk light was designed and manufactured in Finland in the 1940s to 1950s. It features an adjustable solid brass lampshade, brass lamp arm and brass base. The light has...
Brass
Barovier Large Flower Murano Bullicante Glass and Brass Table Lamp, Italy, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning and rare large floral table lamp in Murano mouth-blown bullicante glass and brass. This charming piece was produced by Barovier in Italy during the 1950s. Fully original an...
Brass
Pair of Table / Desk Lamps, Sweden, 1940s/50s by EWÅ Armaturfabrik (attributed)
By Ewå Värnamo, Erik Wärnå
Located in PUTTEN, NL
Pair of Table or Desk Lamps, Sweden, 1940s/1950s by EWÅ Armaturfabrik (attributed) Charming pair of Swedish bedside or desk lamps, most likely produced by EWÅ Armaturfabrik in Värna...
Metal, Brass
Early 1950's Vl Table Lamp by Vilhelm Lauritzen, Louis Poulsen, Pair Available
By Louis Poulsen, Vilhelm Lauritzen
Located in Utrecht, NL
Early, 1950s edition table lamp by the Danish designer and architect Vilhelm Lauritzen (1894 - 1984), made by Louis Poulsen, Denmark.
Brass, Steel
Scandinavian Modern LYFA Table Lamp Patinated Brass Opal Glass 1940s
By Bent Karlby, Lyfa
Located in Odense, DK
Wonderful table lamp in patinated brass and hand blown opal glass manufactured in the 1940s by Danish company LYFA.
Brass
Blue Glazed Stoneware Table Lamp by Nils and Herman Kähler, Denmark 1950s
By Nils Kähler, Herman Kähler
Located in Utrecht, NL
This table lamp features a softly rounded ceramic base with a gently tapering profile.
Stoneware, Fabric
$400Sale Price|41% Off
Art Deco Style Table Lamp in Twisted Lucite and Brass, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish table light that is composed of 3 clear twisted lucite columns around a brass center-stem/pole that also has a twisted pattern incised. It has a Copenhagen Sterling silver ...
Brass
Hans Bergström Elm and Brass Table Lamp for ASEA, Sweden 1950s
By Hans Bergström, ASEA
Located in Utrecht, NL
Like many of the decade’s designs, this table lamp masterfully pairs different materials and textures.
Brass
Scandinavian Modern Lisa Johansson-Papé Table Lamp Model 2053, Orno 1940s
By Lisa Johansson-Pape, Oy Stockmann AB, Orno Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
A rare and early brass table lamp designed by Lisa Johansson-Pape and manufactured by Orno in Finland in the 1940s.
Metal, Brass
Decorative Mid-Century Danish Table Lamp in Brass, 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
Table lamp in patinated brass, designed and made in Denmark. Great original condition. Comes with a new lampshade.
Brass
Midcentury Modern Brass Table Lamp, Boréns, Sweden, 1950s
By Boréns Borås
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Elegant table or desk lamp from Boréns, made entirely from brass. Sculpted brass handle, shade perforated with small holes.
Brass
Paavo Tynell Perforated Brass 'Umbrella' Table Lamp Model 5061, Taito 1940s
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful Paavo Tynell table lamp model 5061 in full brass and a gorgeous original patina that gives the lamp a beautiful rough look.
Brass
Bertil Brisborg Table Lamp in Brass, Glazed Ceramic, Nordiska Kompaniet, 1940s
By Nordiska Kompaniet, Bertil Brisborg
Located in The Hague, NL
This very rare table lamp was designed by Bertil Brisborg and produced by Nordiska Kompaniet in Sweden in the late 1940s.
Brass
1950s Polished Greta Grossman Original Cobra Table Lamp
By Greta Magnusson Grossman, G. Ralph Smith
Located in Bensalem, PA
Polished metal original iconic Cobra lamp by Swedish designer Greta Magnusson Grossman was originally produced in the late 1940s (around 1948) and manufactured in the United States b...
Metal, Chrome
Rare Paavo Tynell 'S' Table Lamp Model 9202, Brass, Wood and Linen, Taito 1940s
By Paavo Tynell, Taito
Located in Helsinki, FI
An unbelievably beautiful table lamp by the master of lightings design Paavo Tynell.
Metal, Brass
Lisa Johansson-Papé Table Lamp Model 1322 in Yellow & Brass, Orno 1940s
By Orno Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful and rare table lamp by Lisa Johansson-Papé model 1322 for Orno. The handmade art glass was free blown in Karhula, one of the leading glass manufacturers in Finland and th...
Brass
Unique Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Gilt Wrought Iron Table Lamps, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of a Kind pair of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza handcrafted table lamps in hand forged iron. Spain, 1940s-1950s.
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Alvar Aalto Table Lamp Model A704 in White and Black Leather, Valaistustyö 1950s
By Valaistustyö, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
This table lamp model A704 was designed by Alvar Aalto and manufactured by Valaistustyö in the 1950s.
Metal
Paavo Tynell Table Lamp Model 5068 in Brass, Birch and Rattan, Taito 1950s
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
Paavo Tynell table lamp model 5068, manufactured by Taito Oy in the 1950s, excellent condition.
Rattan
Paavo Tynell Adjustable Table Lamp Model 9227 in White and Brass, Idman 1950s
By Idman Oy, Taito
Located in Helsinki, FI
This early table lamp design by Paavo Tynell is well recognized and considered by many as the pivotal point at which a shift in his designs started appearing.
Metal, Brass
Paavo Tynell Adjustable Table Lamp 9201 in Brass, Birch & Linen, Taito 1940s
By Taito Oy, Paavo Tynell
Located in Helsinki, FI
A very fine example of the adjustable table lamp model 9201 designed by Paavo Tynell in the 1940s for Taito Oy in its original condition.
Brass
Pottery Table Lamp attrb. to Lee Rosen for Design Technics, 1950s
By Lee Rosen, Design Technics
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Diameter of the ceramic body is 5.65" The unpolarized plug dates the lamp to late 1940s or 1950s. The hand-painted silk lampshade matches the color palette of the lamp while adding s...
Metal
Swedish Brass and Oak Table Lamp by Erik Tidstrand for Nordiska Kompaniet, 1940s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Erik Tidstrand
Located in Värmdö, SE
Rare Swedish Grace style Brass and Oakwood Table Lamp Model "30246", by Erik Tidstrand for Nordiska Kompaniet 1940´s.
Brass
Paavo Tynell Umbrella Table Lamp Model 5061 in Brass and Glass, Taito 1950s
By Taito Oy, Paavo Tynell
Located in Helsinki, FI
Nicknamed "the umbrella", this sizeable lamp was already designed in the 1930s. The model has three different versions, one of which has this hand-blown opaline glass shade with a ch...
Brass
Elegant Hollywood Regency Rembrandt Gilded James Mont Style Table Lamp
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Miami, FL
You are looking at a very elegant table lamp made by the Rembrandt lamp co. In the style of James Mont. This lamp has acquired a beautiful patina over its gilded finish. I believe th...
Gilt Metal
Pair of "Rocket" Bedside Table Lamps from 1950s
Located in Warsaw, PL
A pair of rocket shaped lamps produced by the ESC -Zukov company in the Czech Republic in the 1940s-1950s, probably right after WWII. ESC was a major international player in lightnin...
Brass
1940s Luminous Sculptural Table Lamp by Isamu Noguchi 'G'
By Ingo Maurer, Isamu Noguchi, Knoll
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Sculptural table lamp, Isamu Noguchi for Knoll International, USA, 1947.
Fiberglass, Wood
Bronze Table Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning bronze table lamp in the manner of James Mont, circa 1940s-1950s.
Brass, Bronze
Murano Candy Stripe Glass and Alabaster Table Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
A beautiful Murano orange and white striped blown glass body in onion form with alabaster neck table lamp. Brass accents and marble base. Patina to brass parts and original wiring, I...
Pierced Porcelain Blanc de Chine Table Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning Hollywood Regency Asian inspired reticulated Blanc de Chine table lamp, circa 1940s-1950s. This incredible pierced porcelain table lamp accentuated with foliate decoration i...
Brass
Pair of Midcentury Brass Candlestick Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exquisite pair of midcentury patinated brass candlestick table lamps, circa 1940s-1950s. These stunning table lamps are embellished with an open fretwork design.
Metal, Brass
Pair of Blanc de Chine Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exquisite pair of Hollywood Regency Blanc de Chine Asian figural form table lamps, circa 1940s-1950s. These stunning lamps are mounted on black lacquered bases.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brass andLuctite Table Lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
"Mid-Century Modern brass and Lucite table lamp. Materials: Lucite, polished brass Dimensions: Width 14" Depth 8.25" Height 13.50".
Brass
Unavailable
H 23.63 in Dm 11.82 in
1950s White Sculptural Matching Pair of Table Lamps 'Azaki' by Isamu Noguchi 'B'
By Isamu Noguchi, Buckminster Fuller, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Sculptural light, Table Lamps, Akari, Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, USA, 1952.
Iron
Art Deco Grey Alabaster Table Lamp
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Alabaster Art Deco table lamp in various nuances of grey alabaster to create a visual marble appearance. White opalised layer by layer glass. Completely new wiring with EU-socket and...
Alabaster
Pair of Hollywood Regency Blanc de Chine Ceramic Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Glamorous pair of Hollywood Regency Blanc de Chine ceramic table lamps, circa 1940s-1950s. These stunning white glazed lamps are mounted on black lacquered open fretwork hand-wrought...
Brass, Metal
Zaccagnini Lamp in White with Gold Leaf, Italy, 1950s
By Ugo Zaccagnini
Located in Melbourne, AU
A large Hollywood Regency lamp with stylised decoration, standing 32 inches tall to the top of the shade. In keeping with the 1940s-1950s decorative style which saw large lamps move ...
Brass, Gold Leaf
Unavailable
H 26 in W 5 in D 5 in
Pair of Hollywood Regency Stiffel Nickel Cactus Table Lamps Parzinger Style
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Miami, FL
Metal construction in nickel-plated fin and glass diffusers. Wiring is in working order.
Metal
Unavailable
H 29.5 in Dm 8.75 in
Colorful Large Midcentury Signed Italian Cylindrical Orange Ceramic Table Lamp
By Ugo Zaccagnini
Located in Atlanta, GA
While the company went through various iterations, they are well known for the table lamp bases produced during the 1940s and 1950s.
Ceramic, Pottery
Unavailable
H 20.25 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Alfredo Barbini Cenedese Pair Murano Glass Table Lamps Early to Mid 20th Century
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of circa 1940's / 1950's hand made cased glass table lamps attributed to Alfredo Barbini for Gino Cenedese.
Brass
Unavailable
Pair of Shell Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of fabulous table lamps with woven bases, leather stems, and shell heads. ***Contact/Shipping Information: AOL (American Online) users may experience difficulties sending email...
Shell, Reed
Unavailable
H 17.72 in W 6.3 in D 19.69 in
Table Lamps Design of Nordic Style Office Desk Brass Mid-Century Modern, Italy
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Midcentury design lamp, 1950s Nordick design style They are two quality design lamps, we have not been able to identify the manufacturer. Nordic in appearance, they are purchased i...
Brass
Pair of Seguso Aqua Blue Murano Glass and Italian Marble Lamps
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Hudson, NY
An Exquisite pair of mouth blown teardrop form aqua blue glass and marble table lamps. These Seguso pieces are ribbed with slight twist and controlled bubbles. Heavily veined white m...
Marble
Dino Martens Murano Glass Lamp
By Dino Martens
Located in New Orleans, LA
Murano glass lamp by Dino Martens with brass socket. Height is 17.25" to top of glass, 23" to top of socket and 8" diameter at widest point. Shade sold separately.
Murano Glass
Unavailable
H 17.72 in W 13.78 in D 9.85 in
Bauhaus Table / Desk Lamp by Christian Dell, for Koranda, 1930s
By Koranda Austria
Located in Budapest, HU
Designed circa 1938, this table lamp was produced by Koranda in Vienna around the 1940s-1950s.
Chrome, Iron
Monumental Quartz Crystal Lamp
Located in London, GB
1940s French quartz table lamp. Original patina Dimensions to the shade carrier cm 37
Quartz
Pair of Yasha Heifetz Cerused Birch Torso Lamps
By Yasha Heifetz, Heifetz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These stunning Canadian birch lamps date from the 1940s, at a time when "Heifetz Wood Art" began focusing on its successful lighting products and began the transition to become "The ...
Dutch Desk Lamp
Located in Mere, GB
This is an unmarked vintage desk lamp which most likely originates from the Netherlands in the 1940s or 1950s. It has a very similar design to the Kaiser Lamp and other lamps of the ...
Brown Stripe and White Crackle Ceramic Lam, of Jean Besnard, France
By Jean Besnard
Located in New York, NY
A brown stripe and white crackle ceramic lam, of Jean Besnard, France, circa 1940-1950s.
Ceramic
Modernist "Fish" Light
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A truly unique, vintage, table light having both folksy and modernist design and appeal. Composed by an itinerate, self taught, artist from coastal Maine. The creator had worked on a...
Iron
Hollywood Regency Asian Carved Wood Floor Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Glamorous Hollywood Regency Asian floor lamp, circa 1940s-1950s. This striking standing lamp is exquisitely artisan crafted of carved wood in a japanned red and black finish with gil...
Brass
1950s Black and White Occasional Table 'Model 87' by Isamu Noguchi
By Knoll, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Manufactured by Knoll International. In the 1940s and 1950s, Noguchi's best-known furniture designs were created for Herman Miller and Knoll International.
Metal, Steel
Unavailable
H 20.48 in W 7.49 in D 13.39 in
Mid-20th Century French Theatrical Lighthouse Made by Brand Cremer
By A.E. Cremer
Located in Milan, Italy
This amazing and rare French Theatrical Lighthouse comes from an old French theater from '1940s-1950s. It is marked Cremer which was a famous brand of Cinema's and Theater's lighthou...
Metal
Three Novelty Clocks
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Polished brass electric digital piano clock -1940's-measurements are 9 3/4" long x 6" high x 6" deep-working and keeping time. Leather and gilt world time desk clock dated 1951-9 3...
Unavailable
H 40.56 in Dm 24.81 in
Large French Poillerat Style Globe Chandelier Wrought Iron Brass 1950s no.2 of 2
By Maison Jansen, Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
For further matching midcentury modern sconces, table lamps and interior design please have a look what we offer more.
Brass, Wrought Iron
Unavailable
H 40.56 in Dm 24.81 in
Large French Poillerat Style Globe Chandelier Wrought Iron Brass 1950s no.1 of 2
By Maison Jansen, Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
For further matching midcentury modern sconces, table lamps and interior design please have a look what we offer more.
Brass, Wrought Iron
Unavailable
H 54.5 in W 35 in D 26.75 in
Rare Hand-Carved and Hand-Adzed WPA Period Trastero from New Mexico
Located in San Francisco, CA
Extremely rare 1930's / 40's WPA period 'trastero' (kitchen cabinet) from New Mexico. This hand carved and hand adzed cedar wood 'trastero' was made by traditional WPA craftsman who ...
Cedar
1956 "Farsta" Vase by Wilhelm Kåge
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Made in 1956, the assymmetrical pattern of trapezoids constitutes a motif Kåge returned to in his Farsta pieces again and again in the 1950s. (This reflected a design trend at the ti...
Stoneware
Unavailable
H 14.97 in W 14.97 in D 5.91 in
Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte Backlit Square Mirror, Wall Lamp, 1970s Space Age
By Fontana Arte, Gianni Celada
Located in Milan, IT
Fontana Arte is one of the most famous furniture manufacturer in Italy and beyond. Created in the 1940s with a specialisation on glass - used for lamps, tables and other furniture pi...
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Pair of Antique Cast Iron Fire Alarm Covers by the Rockwood Company
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of mid-20th century pierced wrought iron alarm covers mounted as sculpture. The covers with company name Rockwood Worchester. Would be great wired as table lamps. Note: Can work...
Unavailable
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Gio Ponti Designed Diamond Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 or 16, 1958
By Reed & Barton
Located in New York, NY
It is considered by many admirers and collectors to be the quintessential modern "jewelry" of the dining table. The appeal of The Diamond has been heightened since the mid-1980's by...
Sterling Silver
Unavailable
H 7.88 in Dm 7.88 in
Copper and Black Pendant by Voss in the 1950s, Danish Midcentury Ceiling Light
By Voss
Located in Frederiksberg, DK
Copper and black pendant by VOSS in the 1950s - extremely rare opal glass lamp with copper and black lacquered shades.
Crystal, Metal, Copper
1940's/1950's Gilt Wood Lamp Pair
Located in Wilton, CT
Excellent condition pair of gilt-wood architectural form lamps. Both are mounted on ebonized wood bases.
Giltwood
Sold
H 5 in W 9.5 in D 18.5 in
Vintage Jumo 600 Chrome Table Lamp - 1940's - 1950's Mid Century Modern
By Maison Jumo
Located in New York City, NY
The JUMO model 600 desk lamp was designed in 1940 by André Mounique and Yves Jujeau for their lighting company, JUMO, which was located outside of Paris. The light won world notorie...
Chrome
Swedish Modern Brass Table Lamp by Boréns, 1940s-1950s
By Boréns Borås
Located in Hägersten, SE
Made in Sweden during the 1940s-1950s. Shade adjustable. Light switch on the lamp base in working order.
Brass
Sold
H 18.9 in W 15.75 in D 8.27 in
Table Lamp Produced by Karlskrona Lampfabrik in Sweden, 1940s-1950s
By Karlskrona Lampfabrik
Located in Hägersten, SE
Table lamp produced by Karlskrona lampfabrik in Sweden.
Brass
Desk Lamp For Jumo, 1940's
By Andre Mounique
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fantastic brass and black metal desk lamp n°71 by André Mounique produced by Jumo in France ca. 1940s. The lamp consists of corrugated steel and the original black-painted and chrome...
Aluminum, Brass
1940s-1950s Single Italian Murano Glass Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1940's - 1950's Single Italian Murano Glass Lamp in Opalescent Aqua. The Shade is included and is Hand Made of Parchment Paper. It is Hand Gilded and Decorated. The lamp has been new...
Murano Glass
Vintage Table Lamp from Bent Karlby for Lyfa, 1950's
By Bent Karlby, Lyfa
Located in Lisboa, PT
This table lamp was designed by Bent Karlby and produced by Lyfa, in Denmark, during the 1950's.
Metal, Brass
Pair of 1950's Italian Blue & Green Ceramic Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of Agean Sea inspired ceramic lamps in tones of Blue and Green with stippled accents.
Ceramic
Sold
H 15.5 in Dm 9.75 in
Pair 1940's Machine Age Table Lamps Chrome & Glass, Original Shades & Finials
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare pair of machine age table lamps. Chromed steel and glass. Awesome original shades with chrome trim. One shade has a one inch crack near the top that does not distract from the b...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Paavo Tynell Style Brass Table Lamps, 1940s/1950s
By Paavo Tynell, Idman Oy, Itsu
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Mid-Century Modern Paavo Tynell style brass table lamps from the 1940s/1950s. Sold as Set of two.
Brass
Sold
H 23 in W 6 in D 6 in
Yasha Heifetz Pierced Brass and Mahogany Table Lamp with White Cone Shade, 1940s
By Yasha Heifetz
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Yasha Heifetz mahogany, brass and parchment table lamp, 1940s. Featuring a round pierced illuminating brass container, newly recovered cone parchment shade (16 H x 4.5 D top x 8 D bo...
Brass
1940s Gunilla Jung Table Lamp for Orno
By Gunilla Jung, Paavo Tynell, Stockmann-Orno
Located in Glendale, CA
1940s Gunilla Jung table lamp for Orno. Executed in white enameled metal and brass with a dual-shade system comprised of an opaline perspex inner diffuser and outer refabricated clot...
Metal, Brass
Table Lamp by Harald Elof Notini for Böhlmarks, Sweden, 1940s
By Harald Notini, Bohlmarks
Located in Hägersten, SE
Table lamp model "15708" designed by Harald Elof Notini.
Aluminum, Brass
Sold
H 21 in W 9 in D 9 in
Pair of Deco Style 1950's Fluted Porcelain and Bronze Lamps by Dav Art, NY/Lenox
By Dav Art NY
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This pair of white glazed (Blanc de Chine) fluted porcelain lamps mounted on square bronze bases and topped by bronze mounts represent timeless elegance. The style is bordering art d...
Bronze
1950s Paavo Tynell 9227 Table Lamp for Idman
By Paavo Tynell, Idman
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Paavo Tynell 9227 table lamp for Idman. An increasingly rare design from a highly collectible Finnish design icon executed in brass and white aluminum and metal.
Brass, Metal
Art Deco table lamp, Western Europe, 1940s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Art Deco table lamp from the 1950s. A beautiful table lamp from the mid-20th century in the Art Deco style. The style is characterized by simple design, corresponding to comfort and...
Glass, Walnut
Sold
H 14.97 in Dm 14.18 in
Swedish Modern Stoneware Table Lamp designed by Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand, 1940s
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Bromma, Stockholms län
Elegant stoneware table lamp by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, 1940s or 50s.
Stoneware
Vintage French Tree Shaped Table Lamp in Bronze, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small unusual French table lamp with tree trunk shaped base in bronze.
Bronze
Sold
H 39 in W 12 in D 39 in
1950s Vintage and Design Adjustable Brass and Bakelite Table Lamp Otto Kolb
By Otto Kolb
Located in Paris, FR
Rare Otto Kolb brass and bakelite adjustable table lamp . 1950s, vintage; good condition. .
Brass
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Chic 'Méandre' Gilt Bronze Side Chair by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Undulating 'Méandre' gilt bronze finish side chair by Design Frères. Gilt bronze finish over steel frame. Natural linen upholstered cushion with contrasting piping. Chic and unders...
Steel
Glossy Cream Ceramic Chandelier in Antique Brass 5-Arm 42.5" DIA
By Lostine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Five antique brass patina arms curve up from a ceramic cluster dish to five tall stoneware ceramic shades in a glossy glaze with a subtle off-white hue. With a fixed black walnut orb...
Brass
$16,468 / item
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...
Metal, Brass
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.
Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.