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Mid Century Brass Triple Light Floor to Ceiling Tension Pole Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century brass triple light floor-to-ceiling tension pole lamp with a heavy Googie style. This
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Brass

Vintage Midcentury Multi-Color Lucite Tension Pole Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in The Hague, NL
Rare modern midcentury 1970s multi-color shade floor to ceiling tension pole light. You can adjust
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mid Century Modern Lightolier 3 Shade Tension Pole Lamp Gerald Thurston 1950s
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Peoria, AZ
STUNNING & RARE! 1956 MID CENTURY MODERN LIGHTOLIER TENSION POLE LAMP! THREE SHADES ORANGE WHITE
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Metal

1955! Mid Century Modern Tension Pole Lamp Brass Stiffel Era Starlight Shades
By Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
HIGHLY COVETED! PURIST'S DREAM 1955 EARLY MID CENTURY MODERN TENSION POLE LAMP! THREE "STARLIGHT
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tension Pole

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Metal

Mid Century Danish Modern Tension Pole Lamp Brushed Brass Maple Stiffel Era 50s
By Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
ICONIC! 1958 MID CENTURY MODERN TENSION POLE LAMP! TWO "STARLIGHT" SHADES PLUS ONE SAUCER TOP 3
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Metal

Fantastic Flying Saucer Glass Brass Walnut Three-Light Ceiling Tension Pole Lamp
By Lightolier
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fantastic brass, walnut and glass flying saucer style tension pole lamp. This piece is in very nice
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Metal

Lightolier Lytespan Tension Pole Lamp! Mid Century Modern 1950s Gerald Thurston
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Peoria, AZ
MONUMENTAL! LIGHTOLIER MID CENTURY MODERN LYTESPAN 1959 TENSION POLE LAMP! ICONIC 3 GOLD SHADES
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tension Pole

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Metal

Mid Century Tension Pole Lamp With Hand painted Italian Glass! 50s Stiffel Era
By Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
GORGEOUS! ITALIAN OPALESCENT GLASS HANDPAINTED W/ LEAVES MID CENTURY TENSION POLE LAMP
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Metal

Space Age All Brass Tension Pole Lamp! Mid Century Modern 1950s Stiffel Era
By Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
ICONIC! SPACE AGE MID CENTURY MODERN GLEAMING BRASS TENSION POLE LAMP! Incredible Quality! In
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Metal

Floor Lamp "Tension" in the Style of Stilnovo, Italy, 1980s
Located in London, GB
An amazing, floor-to-ceiling tension pole lamp, designed in the style of Stilnovo. The pole is
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tension Pole

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Metal, Brass

MidCentury Adjustable Tension Spot Floor Pole Lamp Attr. to Hala Zeist
By Hala Zeist
Located in Vienna, AT
the tension pole and at the black lacquered shades, one small bump, pls have a look at the picture
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Metal

Original Stiffel Tension Rod Brass Floor Light
By Stiffel
Located in East Hampton, NY
tension pole. A single dial switch turns on the floor lamp. The height is semi adjustable, the top of the
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Brass

Three-Light Pole Lamp with Polished and Pierced Brass Shades
Located in Chicago, IL
Polished brass three light tension-pole floor lamp, with mounted sconce in the manner of Tommi
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20th Century American Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mid Century Lytespan Tension Floor Lamp By Thurston for Lightolier c 1950/1960's
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in New York, NY
Iconic and rare Lytespan Mid Century tension pole floor lamp designed by Gerald Thurston for
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tension Pole

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Aluminum, Brass

Mid-Century Modern George Nelson Herman Miller CSS Unit
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Lake Worth, FL
or placed anywhere in the room. Unit includes 3 black tension poles, ten 32" shelves and all hardware
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Aluminum

1960s Brass Birdcage Pendant
Located in Hanover, MA
version of this lamp that was fitted with tension pole mounts and I have seen a table lamp version. The
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Brass

Omni Style Wall Unit Room Divider in Teak After George Nelson, Usa, circa 1960s
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Deland, FL
between tension poles which provide the structure for this cabinet system, circa 1960s. This piece comes
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Aluminum

Rare 1980s ALU Manfrotto Modular Bookcase Shelf System Wall Unit or Display
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
1980s modular shelf system / wall unit / retail display, by ALU, Italy, consisting of six poles and
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vintage Tension Pole

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Aluminum

Vintage Turkish Overdyed Rug, Abstract Expressionism Meets Atmospheric Elegance
By Jackson Pollock, Richard Pousette-Dart
Located in Dallas, TX
pattern, creating a visual rollercoaster of bold tension and subsuming beauty. It's like abstract art you
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Expressionist Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Wool

Gold Leaf, Lacquered Wood Swivel Mirror Stand Valet Italian Mid-Century Modern
By Mingazzi
Located in North Miami, FL
the chicest order. Fantastic gold leafed metal swirl traveling from top to bottom of pole in the true
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
introduced to Pablo Picasso who was 11 years younger. Picasso and Matisse were poles apart aesthetically and
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1940s Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
introduced to Pablo Picasso who was 11 years younger. Picasso and Matisse were poles apart aesthetically and
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1940s Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
introduced to Pablo Picasso who was 11 years younger. Picasso and Matisse were poles apart aesthetically and
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1940s Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
introduced to Pablo Picasso who was 11 years younger. Picasso and Matisse were poles apart aesthetically and
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1940s Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Woman with Flowers in Her Hair
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
introduced to Pablo Picasso who was 11 years younger. Picasso and Matisse were poles apart aesthetically and
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1940s Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
introduced to Pablo Picasso who was 11 years younger. Picasso and Matisse were poles apart aesthetically and
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1940s Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Lithograph

Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
introduced to Pablo Picasso who was 11 years younger. Picasso and Matisse were poles apart aesthetically and
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1930s Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Linocut

Guillaume Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
introduced to Pablo Picasso who was 11 years younger. Picasso and Matisse were poles apart aesthetically and
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1930s Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Lithograph

Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
introduced to Pablo Picasso who was 11 years younger. Picasso and Matisse were poles apart aesthetically and
Category

1930s Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Linocut

Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
introduced to Pablo Picasso who was 11 years younger. Picasso and Matisse were poles apart aesthetically and
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1930s Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Linocut

Creole Dancer
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Stein, Matisse was introduced to Pablo Picasso who was 11 years younger. Picasso and Matisse were poles
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Tension Pole

Materials

Lithograph

Creole Dancer
Creole Dancer
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 0.04 in
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Vintage Tension Pole For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal vintage tension pole for your home. Frequently made of metal, brass and wood, every vintage tension pole was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer vintage tension pole, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each vintage tension pole bearing mid-century modern or modern hallmarks is very popular. A well-made vintage tension pole has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Lightolier, Herman Miller and Mingazzi are consistently popular.

How Much is a Vintage Tension Pole?

Prices for a vintage tension pole can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,394 and can go as high as $11,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,794.