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Hardrill & Horstmann Counterpoise Articulating Desk Lamp, England 1950s
By Hadrill & Horstman
Located in New York, NY
An early version of the articulating desk lamp with the additional appeal of the attractive and
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1950s English Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Bausch & Lomb Industrial Articulating Desk Lamp, Mid-Century Modern
By Bausch & Lomb
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Bausch & Lomb industrial articulating desk lamp, Mid-Century Modern.
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Mid-20th Century American Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Articulating Desk Lamp
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very chic midcentury articulating desk lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. Professionally
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal

Bausch & Lomb Industrial Articulating Desk Lamp, Sconce Mid-Century Modern
By Bausch & Lomb
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bausch & Lomb Industrial articulating desk lamp, sconce... Mid-Century Modern...Art Deco, great
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1950s American Art Deco Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Koch & Lowy Chromed Articulating Desk Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in East Hampton, NY
This is a wonderful and original signed Koch & Lowy pivoting chromed desk lamp with tent shade
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Chrome

1950's Italian Articulating Desk Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
A beautiful Italian Mid-Century Modern vintage desk lamp with cone shade and double articulating
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Lightolier Articulating Desk Lamp
By Lightolier
Located in Cordova, SC
Super cool vintage Lightolier desk lamp. It’s perfect for the mid-century modern office! Sleek
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1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Articulating Desk Lamp. 1939 NYWF Rare Simulated Metal Leather
By Donald Deskey
Located in Peoria, AZ
Rare and Striking! Art Deco Metal & Brass Articulating Desk Lamp With Faux Leather Enamel Circa
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal

Articulating Desk Lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce
By Arteluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Mid-Century Modern desk lamp designed by Angelo Lelli with gooseneck arms and a counter-weight
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Marble, Chrome, Steel

Midcentury Modern Koch & Lowy Style Chrome Articulating Desk Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Chicago, IL
An elegant midcentury desk lamp in polished chrome in the style of Koch & Lowy; the tent shade
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Chrome

Mid Century Modern Articulating Desk Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Iconic desk lamp designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier, all original, no missing parts or
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal, Brass, Enamel

French Art Deco / Mid-Century Modern Solid Brass Articulating Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite, timeless French early midcentury desk or table lamp with modernist and Art Deco
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Perhsson Leather Chrome Articulate Desk Lamp Olympics Chalet Rustic
By Jacques Adnet, Ateljé Lyktan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Fully Functional, Complete. Two Standard Sockets, Three Light Settings. The Simris table lamp is
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Minimalistic Mod. 613 Articulating Desk Lamp by Paolo Rizzatto for Arteluce 1975
By Arteluce, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Koper, SI
This lamp was designed by Italian architect and designer Paolo Rizzatto in 1975, and was his second
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal

1950s Danish Desk Lamp by Wilhelm Lauritzen for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Vilhelm Lauritzen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An articulating desk lamp having a brass stem with patina and off-white enameled hood and base.
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Brass, Steel

Vintage Industrial Chrome and Black Articulating Task Lamp
By Bauhaus
Located in Sacramento, CA
Vintage industrial design chrome and black articulating desk lamp. Lamp height is adjustable and
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Mid-20th Century Industrial Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal, Wire

Vintage Black Tensor IL 400 Folding Desk Lamp
By Tensor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A perfect mid-century modern Tensor IL 400 articulating desk lamp. Black base and shade, chrome
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Red Tensor IL 400 Folding Desk Lamp
By Tensor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A perfect mid-century modern Tensor IL 400 articulating desk lamp. Red textured base and shade
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal

Minty! White Sonneman Desk Table Lamp Articulating Gooseneck 1970 Rare Lighting
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Peoria, AZ
Minty! Stunning White & Black Sonneman Articulating Desk/Table Lamp Circa 1970 This is a
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal

Chic Handsome Robert Mathieu Lunel Brass and Black Table Lamp, France, 1950's
By Robert Mathieu, Lunel
Located in New York, NY
Black and brass Robert Mathieu Lunel articulating desk lamp with beautiufl patina and horseshoe
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Brass

Oscar Torlasco for Stilux Desk Lamp
By Oscar Torlasco, Stilux
Located in Hanover, MA
1950's Italian articulating desk lamp designed by Oscar Torlasco for Stilux Milano. Round white
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Marble, Aluminum, Brass, Enamel

Mid Century Modern Italian Articulating Fiberglass Desk Lamp Rotate Teak Switch!
By Maurizio Tempestini
Located in Peoria, AZ
Hyper Rare!! Mid Century Modern Italian Designed Articulating Desk Lamp Fiberglass Shade Brushed
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal

Lumen Milano Desk Lamp Mod C429 by Oscar Torlasco
By Lumen, Oscar Torlasco
Located in Hanover, MA
An articulating desk lamp model C429 by Lumen Milano in brass, enameled aluminum and marble, late
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Marble, Aluminum, Brass

Sonneman Chrome Articulating Arm Eyeball Table Lamp! Swing Counterweight 1960s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Peoria, AZ
Robert Sonneman articulating desk lamp with a very Italian, mid century style and panache! This lamp has
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Rare! Mid Century Modern Lightolier Twin Articulating Lamp Gerald Thurston 1955
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Peoria, AZ
RARE & FABULOUS! MID CENTURY MODERN GERALD THURSTON TWIN FIBERGLASS SHADE ARTICULATING DESK LAMP
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

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Metal

Industrial Articulating Desk Top Task Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial painted steel desk top task lamp, circa 1940s with original finish, articulates at three
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1940s American Industrial Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Steel

Vintage Koch & Lowy Chrome Articulating Swing Arm Desk Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Koch & Lowy Chrome Articulating Swing Arm Desk Lamp 11.13 tall x 14.38 closed x 21 fully extended x
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Chrome

Table Desk or Bedside Lamps, Articulate Italy Mid-Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Articulate vintage desk lamps in great condition, Italy around 1970 Very cool petite articulate
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Steel, Chrome

German Mid-Century Modern Solid Brass Articulating 'Bauhaus' Desk Lamp
By Hillebrand
Located in New York, NY
German 'Bauhaus' desk lamp in solid brass designed in the 1930 period and attributed to Hillebrand
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1930s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Italian Midcentury Brass Articulating and Counter-Balance Desk Lamp, Arredoluce
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern style desk or table lamp in the style of Angelo Lelli for
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Brass, Metal

Elegant Articulating Fratelli Martini Art Deco Streamline Desk Lamp, 1930s
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant articulating Art Deco / Streamline desk lamp made in Europe in the 1930s. Beautiful ivory
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Brass, Metal

Sculptural Desk Lamp Manner of Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Fulton, CA
Uncommon Mid-Century Modern sculptural desk lamp in the manner of Modeline Lamp Company
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Brass

Koch & Lowy Polished Chrome Articulating Desk Light
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modernist 1970s Koch & Lowy desk lamp in nickel/chrome finish. Articulates/pivots in several
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Chrome

1930s Articulating Industrial Table Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An adjustable desk lamp in polished patinated steel having a pivoting shade attached to an
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1930s American Industrial Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Steel

1930s Articulating Industrial Table Lamp
1930s Articulating Industrial Table Lamp
H 14.5 in W 6.5 in D 22.5 in
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Marine Articulating Clamp Lamp for Wall, Table, Desk
Located in New York, NY
lamp articulates from three pivots. Elegant brass fittings. Will clamp to desk, wall or ceiling.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Brass

Post Modern Articulating Desk Task or Table Lamp by Phillips, circa 1980s
By Phillips
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern articulating and adjustable desk task or table lamp rendered in red and black powder
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1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal

Articulating EB 27 Angle Poise Desk Lamp Designed by Buquet, C. 1990's
By Edouard Wilfred Buquet
Located in New York, NY
Iconic articulating desk, table lamps, originally designed in the 1920's by Edouard Wilfred Buquet
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Late 20th Century German International Style Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Articulating Black Desk Lamp in the Style of Gerald Thurston
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Cool mid-century articulating matte black desk lamp in the style of Gerald Thurston. Switch located
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal

Articulating Table Lamp in Patinated Brass, 1960s
Located in Tilburg, NL
and elegant articulating heavy brass table or desk lamp with a desirable patination. Great mid-century
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Brass

Articulating and Orbiting Table Lamp, USA Circa 1970
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Table / desk lamp comprises a blackened steel cube-shaped base that supports a circular frame of
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Steel

Robert Sonneman Articulating Chrome Orb Table Lamp on Black Base
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Modern Robert Sonneman adjustable chrome globe desk lamp, Circa 1970. Featuring a heavy Black
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1970s American Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Black Enameled Metal Table Lamp with Articulating Shade, USA Circa 1940
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Table or desk lamp in black enameled metal with an ovoid shaped articulating shade, a tubular stem
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Modern Articulating Lightolier Lamp Gerald Thurston Case Study Home
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Peoria, AZ
ICONIC! Simply BEAUTIFUL LIGHTOLIER ARTICULATING SHADE DESK/TABLE LAMP By GERALD THURSTON Rare
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal

Fase Madrid Desk Lamp, 1964
By Fase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant chrome and enameled metal desk lamp 'Model 520 C' by Pedro Martin for Fase Madrid, Spain
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1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Chrome, Metal

Fase Madrid Desk Lamp, 1964
Fase Madrid Desk Lamp, 1964
H 15.5 in W 17 in D 11.5 in
Koch & Lowy Chrome Desk Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
An elegant desk lamp in polished chrome by Koch & Lowy; the tent shade articulates on a ball and
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Koch & Lowy Chrome Desk Lamp
Koch & Lowy Chrome Desk Lamp
H 16.5 in W 5.25 in D 7.5 in
Articulated Desk Lamp by Dazor
By Dazor
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A finely machined and articulating industrial under mount desk lamp crafted of thin-gauged
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1930s North American Industrial Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Articulated Desk Lamp by Dazor
H 44 in W 24 in D 3.5 in
Charlotte Perriand Jumo Desk Lamp
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Somerton, GB
icon. This stylish lamp was designed in 1950-1959 produced by Jumo. The piece is black and white
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1950s French Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal

Charlotte Perriand Jumo Desk Lamp
Charlotte Perriand Jumo Desk Lamp
H 18.9 in W 16.54 in D 8.27 in
Vintage MCM Kock & Lowy Desk Lamp
By Kocks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare vintage MCM Kock & Lowy articulating angel arm desk lamp, solid steel enamel rod arm, small
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Steel

Vintage MCM Kock & Lowy Desk Lamp
Vintage MCM Kock & Lowy Desk Lamp
H 16 in W 33 in D 33 in
1950s Petite Wedge-Form Desk Lamp
By Jacques Biny
Located in Hanover, MA
Articulating petite desk lamp in form of a wedge shaped door stopper. Enameled brass shade on brass
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Brass

1950s Petite Wedge-Form Desk Lamp
1950s Petite Wedge-Form Desk Lamp
H 6 in W 3 in D 7.75 in
Antique Industrial Dugdills Desk Lamp, 1930s
By Dugdills
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Industrial Dugdills desk lamp A scarce early Dugdills lamp reclaimed from a military
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Steel

Twin Cone Desk Lamp by Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A steel desk lamp with two (2) articulating steel gooseneck arms in the original salmon color.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Steel

Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Double Desk Lamp
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic, Mid-Century Modern, double-headed desk lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier features
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal, Brass

1960's French Mid-Century Desk Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
A fantastic mid-century vintage articulating desk light designed with a quality steel circular base
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Desk Lamp by Paavo Tynell for Taito, 1950
By Taito Oy, Paavo Tynell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful early desk lamp model 5305 by Paavo Tynell for Taito, Finland, in brass with a large
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1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal, Brass

Desk Lamp by Paavo Tynell for Taito, 1950
By Taito Oy, Paavo Tynell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful early desk lamp model 5305 by Paavo Tynell for Taito, Finland, with a large articulate
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1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Brass, Metal

Antique Original Cog Industrial Dugdills Desk Lamp, 1930s
By Dugdills
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Industrial Dugdills Desk Lamp A scarce early Dugdills lamp reclaimed from a military installation
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Steel

FASE of Madrid Burgundy & Gold UFO Desk Lamp
By Fase
Located in Hanover, MA
This is a very rare color combination on this Iberian icon with space age lines and articulating
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1960s Spanish Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Steel

Paulo Piva Meridiana Desk or Table Lamp for Stefano Cevoli
By Paolo Piva, Stefano Cevoli
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern table desk or task lamp, articulating and adjustable design rendered in gunmetal gray
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal

1970s Mid-Century Modern Gilt Metal Italian Adjustable Desk Lamp
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A gilt metal and plastic desk lamp designed and manufactured in Italy in the seventies in very good
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal

Post- Modern Architects Drafting Desk Lamp in Tan by Electrix, Inc
Located in Plainview, NY
A Post Modern Articulating Architects Drafting Lamp in Tan, crafted by Electrix, Inc. Standing atop
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp

Materials

Metal

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Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the vintage articulating desk lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and steel, every vintage articulating desk lamp was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a vintage articulating desk lamp — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A vintage articulating desk lamp, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made vintage articulating desk lamp over the years, but those crafted by Koch & Lowy, Bausch & Lomb and Gerald Thurston are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Vintage Articulating Desk Lamp?

Prices for a vintage articulating desk lamp can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $169 and can go as high as $6,400, while the average can fetch as much as $1,275.

Finding the Right table-lamps for You

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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