Torchiere Reading
Mid-Century Modern Torchiere Reading Lamp Style of Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Elegant and simple with numerous positions for the reading lamp. Torchiere and flexible reading
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Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Art Deco Reading / Torchiere Floor Lamp by Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Deco reading or Torchiere flip lamp by Kurt Versen
Measures: 16.5" diameter of the Torchiere
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
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Art Deco/ Modernist Reading or Torchiere Flip Lamp by Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen
Located in Buffalo, NY
doubles as a reading lamp and a torchiere. Just flip the shade upward or downward and it looks amazing in
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Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Reading and Torchiere Lamp Style of Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular floor lamp with great versatility attributed to Kurt Versen. Works as a reading lamp
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Materials
Steel, Chrome
Art Deco Mid-Century Modern Reading or Torchiere Flip Lamp by Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
doubles as a reading lamp and a torchiere. Just flip the shade upward or downward and it looks amazing in
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
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Art Deco Mid-Century Modern Flip Floor Torchiere and Reading Lamp by Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
. Newly rewired with twin sockets. Iconic floor lamp by Kurt Versen which doubles as a reading lamp then
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H 61.75 in Dm 14.75 in
Art Deco Spun Aluminum Flip-Top Floor Lamp By Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and versatility for use as an up lit, torchiere lamp when flipped up, or flipped down for use as a
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Antique French Art Nouveau Figural Oip Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
Important 19th century French Art Nouveau oil torchiere lamp with hand painted floral green glass
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Kurt Versen Flip Shade Floor Lamp
By Kurt Versen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
socket.
Torchiere dimensions: W 17", D 17", H 62"
Reading light dimensions: W 17", D 21.5", H 56.5".
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Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Floor Lamps
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Aluminum, Chrome
Pair of Chrome and Brass Lamps by Romeo Rega
By Romeo Rega
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
alternate between torchiere lighting and reading lights. All the sockets have been replaced and updated.
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Vintage Kurt Versen Style Mid Century Flip Top Convertible Chrome Floor Lamp
By Kurt Versen
Located in San Francisco, CA
hinge flips up for a torchiere lamp and down for a reading lamp.
The switch is on a foot petal connected
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H 63.25 in W 16 in D 16 in
Floor Lamps by Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen
Located in Highland, IN
, offers either the general room light of a torchiere, or when inverted, the directed light of a reading
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Set of Two Monumental Bicolor Table or Floor Lamps by Romeo Rega, 1970s, Italy
By Romeo Rega
Located in Munich, DE
. Three way on/off switch on the cord to change between torchiere or reading lights.
Important notice
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Chrome, Brass
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Torchiere Reading For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal torchiere reading for your home. Each torchiere reading for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and chrome. Your living room may not be complete without a torchiere reading — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A torchiere reading is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made torchiere reading over the years, but those crafted by Kurt Versen and Romeo Rega are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Torchiere Reading?
Prices for a torchiere reading can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,395 and can go as high as $10,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,750.
Finding the Right floor-lamps for You
The modern floor lamp is an evolution of torchères — tall floor candelabras that originated in France as a revolutionary development in lighting homes toward the end of the 17th century. Owing to the advent of electricity and the introduction of new materials as a part of lighting design, floor lamps have taken on new forms and configurations over the years.
In the early 1920s, Art Deco lighting artisans worked with dark woods and modern metals, introducing unique designs that still inspire the look of modern floor lamps developed by contemporary firms such as Luxxu.
Popular mid-century floor lamps include everything from the enchanting fixtures by the Italian lighting artisans at Stilnovo to the distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamp created by Scandinavian design pioneer Greta Magnusson-Grossman to the Paracarro floor lamp by the Venetian master glass workers at Mazzega. Among the more celebrated names in mid-century lighting design are Milanese innovators Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, who, along with their eldest brother, Livio, worked for their own firm as architects and designers. While Livio departed the practice in 1952, Achille and Pier Giacomo would go on to design the Arco floor lamp, the Toio floor lamp and more for legendary lighting brands such as FLOS.
Today’s upscale interiors frequently integrate the otherworldly custom lighting solutions created by a wealth of contemporary firms and designers such as Spain’s Masquespacio, whose Wink floor lamps integrate gold as well as fabric fringes.
Visual artists and industrial designers have a penchant for floor lamps, possibly because they’re so often a clever marriage of design and the functions of lighting. A good floor lamp can change the mood of any room while adding a touch of elegance to your entire space. Find yours now on 1stDibs.
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