Vintage MCM Mid Century Space Age Modern Pottery Lamp Crackle Glaze 1960s Retro
Located in Wilton, CT
Large vintage Mid Century Space Age Modern pottery lamp in white crackle glaze, circa 1960's. 40" high overall, 22" to top of pottery, 8 1/2" square.
Pottery
White & Gold Danish Mid-Century Porcelain Table Lamp, Denmark, 1960s
By Royal Copenhagen, Soholm Pottery, Fog & Mørup, Bing & Grøndahl, Aluminia
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful white ceramic table lamp with gold stars. Made by an unknown manufacturer (attributed to Aluminia) in Denmark, 1960s. Sold without lampshade. Good original condition. T...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Tall Aldo Londi for Bitossi Incised Cream Pottery Table Lamp with Orange & Black
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Aldo Londi for Bitossi handcrafted off white art pottery table lamp, 1960's. Featuring a textured organic earthen form in Off White, Gray enhanced stipple, finished with hand painted...
Ceramic, Pottery
Large Art Pottery Vase Shape Table Lamp on Walnut Base
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice large Mid-Century Modern table.
David Cressey Olive Green Pro Artisan Ceramic Table Lamp for Architectural Potte
By Architectural Pottery, David Cressey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials Glazed Ceramic, New Custom Linen Shade, New Brass Hardware Dimensions 30.25in H x 12in W x 12in D Lamp Shade: 11in H x 15in W ____________________________ Transforming a p...
Brass
Rare Vintage Gordon & Jane Martz Studio Pottery Lamp Marshall Studios Midcentury
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful matte leather Carmel glaze color with Sgraffito designs. All original, procured from original owners, retain paper decal label, this lamp is estate fresh. Vintage shade doe...
Stoneware
$4,400 / set
Pair of Chinese White Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in Chireno, TX
Pair of Chinese white ginger jar lamps: white glazed ginger jars, newly wired for use within the USA. Include linen coolie shades with rolled edges. Two ginger jar lamps are availabl...
Pottery
$1,120 / set
Blue & White Table Lamps Set of 2
Located in Pomona, CA
A pair of Asian blue & white table lamps with custom made shade. Tha size of the lamp 8"W, 14"H, 6"D.
Pottery
An Early 20th Century Belgian Green and Blue Drip Glaze Pottery Vase as a Lamp
Located in London, GB
Belgium, circa 1930 An early twentieth century Belgian art pottery vase decorated with faience polychrome drip glazes and two lug handles to the neck, now mounted as a lamp. Height ...
Ceramic
Tall Handled Pitcher & Greek Key Incised Gray Pottery Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Handcrafted mottled Gray, White & Earthen handled art pottery table lamp. Featuring a hand crafted handled pitcher form, layered gray range, vertical texture and abstract bright whit...
Walnut, Ceramic
$894Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Ceramic and Brass Table Lamp by Carstens Tönnieshof, 1960s
By West German Pottery, Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Valencia, VC
Ceramic Table Lamp with Carstens Tönnieshof Base, Brass Detail, and Wicker Shade A refined table lamp composed of high-quality vintage elements, newly assembled with attention to de...
Brass
Stiffel Brass & White Porcelain Ostrich Egg Table Lamp 1959s
By Stiffel
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Stiffel table lamp features elongated body with oval porcelain or ceramic central element in shape of ostrich egg, mounted on square stepped brass base and fitted with sculp...
Brass
$4,323Sale Price|20% Off
White Ceramic Floor Lamp by Mobach, Netherlands 1970s
By Mobach
Located in Hannover, DE
Take a look at this work of art created by a master craftsman, which is hard to find anywhere else in this world in terms of quality and design. Mobach stands for quality, design and...
Brass
Ralph Lauren Large Double Gourd White Ceramic Table Lamp
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Elegant Ralph Lauren table lamp features large sculptural double gourd urn-shaped ceramic or porcelain body with eggshell off-white glaze, reminiscent of Nancy Meyers aesthetic. High...
Ceramic, Pottery, Wood
1960s Danish Modern White Line Stoneware Table Lamp
By Rörstrand, Eva Stæhr Nielsen, Einar Johansen, Søholm Stentøj, Michael Andersen & Son
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Modernist ceramic table lamp with hand-carved lined relief decor in warm white and gray colored glaze. Smooth unglazed neck and original fitting with switch. Limited edition handmade...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
$1,700Sale Price|26% Off
Design Technics Ceramic Brown and White Striped Glaze Table Lamp
By Design Technics
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An understated pottery lamp by Design Technics with rippled layers in chocolate brown and off-white/cream and finished with a faint (nearly-matte) glaze.
Ceramic, Pottery
Monumental Anna-Lisa Thomson White on White "Paprika" Series Table Lamp, 1950's
By Anna-Lisa Thomson, Upsala Ekeby
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Anna Lisa Thomson for Upsala Ekeby AB White Ceramic Table Lamp. Featuring a large textured bottle shape, off-white matte background, incised, reflective white leaf and li...
Pottery
Urn Table Lamp, White Craquelure Glaze in Style of Ralph Lauren
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage elegant table lamp features sculptural urn-shaped ceramic or porcelain body with eggshell off-white glaze, reminiscent of Nancy Meyers aesthetic. Highly detailed, fine craque...
Metal
White Italian Ceramic Table Lamps Zaccagnini / Oriental Chinoiserie / Bitossi
By Ugo Zaccagnini
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of White Italian Ceramic Table Lamps by Zaccagnini In the Oriental Chinoiserie Style Manner of Bitossi
Pottery
Vintage White Ceramic Acanthus Leaf Table Lamp, 1940s-1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage ceramic Blanc de Chine table lamp features acanthus leaf shaped plumes form, decorated in monochromatic white glaze. The lamp has a striking Art Deco shape with a strong inf...
Ceramic, Pottery
Alfredo Santarelli Pair of White Reticulated Majolica Table Lamps, 1940s-1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Minimal elongated shape of the lamps balances highly textured reticulated designs, and the choice of white glaze adds a Modernist touch to the pieces.
Brass
White Parcel Glazed Vase Mounted as a Table Lamp
Located in London, by appointment only
Fench midcentury table lamp, the vase with a white glaze and biscuit areas in leaf shapes. Additional information: Origins: France Style: Mid Century Period: circa 1950, 20th ...
Ceramic, Pottery
$1,130Sale Price|20% Off
1980s Blue, Lilac, White Danish Modernist Sculptural Table Lamp
By Karsten Nielsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish modernist ceramic globe shaped table lamp. Shiny blue glaze over matte lilac and white glaze in asymmetrical stripes accentuating the round shape. Manufactured by KN Keramik i...
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Fratelli Fanciullacci Sculptural Large Majolica Table Lamp White & Black Signed
By Fratelli Fanciullacci
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large vintage majolica lamp features abstract graphic decor in black glaze on relief elements with glossy white background glaze. Minimal, but high-contrast color palette places the...
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Ceramic White and Gold Gilt Table Lamp by Ugo Zaccagnini
By Ugo Zaccagnini
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and sophisticated table lamp by noted Italian ceramicist Ugo Zaccagnini (signed with artist cipher) .White body with incised gold gilt decoration, free of damage, original, c...
Ceramic, Pottery
Pair of Sculptural White Ceramic Lamps, Elephants, Italy, Circa 1970
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
We are pleased to present a magnificent pair of sculptural white ceramic lamps, made in Italy, dating from the second half of the 20th century (around 1970). These rare pieces, bot...
Metal, Brass
Art Deco Style Baluster Urn Table Lamp, Off-White Ceramic & Brass
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Elegant vintage table lamp features baluster shaped ribbed ceramic body, mounted on stepped brass base and equipped with brass top and fixtures. Graphic vertical texture on the cera...
Brass
$1,130Sale Price|20% Off
Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Table Lamp, Blue & White Palm Decor, 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Asian tropical style Scandinavian Modern ceramic table lamp with glaze in white, light and dark blue. White palm trees over blue striped glaze with chocolate brown accents. Original ...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
$1,789Sale Price|20% Off
Large Danish Ceramic Table Lamp, Stoneware, Nils Kähler for HAK, Denmark 1960s
By Palshus, Soholm Pottery, Nils Kähler, Herman Kähler
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Stoneware table lamp in uranium yellow / beige / ocre glaze and natural stoneware finish. Designed by Nils Kähler in the 1960s or 1970s. Manufactured in the workshop of Herman A. K...
Ceramic, Stoneware
$1,507Sale Price|20% Off
Nils Kähler Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp in Matte White Ceramic
By Nils Kähler, Kähler
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Smooth matte warm white glaze over the slender Space Age ufo like clean nordic shape.
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Pair of Ceramic White & Flow Blue Artist Signed Vase Shape Table Lamps MINT
By Design Techniques
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Ceramic White & Flow Blue Artist Signed Vase Shape Table Lamps MINT
Ceramic, Pottery
Ceramic Table Lamp Country Style Floral Decor White Blue Orange, 1970s-1980
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Ceramic table lamp is decorated in European country style with traditional blue and orange floral motifs on semi-matte off-white background. The motif on the back is slightly smaller...
Ceramic, Pottery
Norbert Pierlot circa 1950 Elegant White and Grey Ceramic Table Lamp Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Norbert Pierlot Elegant white and grey 20th century midcentury ceramic table lamp. 20th century midcentury lighting Unique piece realized, circa 1950. Original perfect co...
Pottery
Pair of Large Scale Blue and White Dutch Delft Vase Table Lamps, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful, rare, and massively scaled pair of mid-19th century blue-and-white Dutch Delft pottery jar table lamps attributed to the Makkum factory, the thickly potted baluster form...
Brass
Vintage Mid Century Modern Sculpted White Ceramic & Teak Wood Table Lamps - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Sculpted White Ceramic Pottery & Teak Wood Table Lamps - a Pair.
Ceramic, Teak
Tall Ceramic table lamp Tue Poulsen Denmark stoneware natural brown earth colors
By Per Linnemann-Schmidt, Tue Poulsen, Kähler, Soholm Pottery, Einar Johansen
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Table lamp created by Tue Poulsen (Denmark). Made 1970-80s in Tue Poulsen´s own studio. The lamp base is made of chamotte clay and decorated with stripes in brown-beige earth colors...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Green Stepped Ceramic Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Green pottery lamp with abstract flourishes on four sides 25x18 Base Only 13x7 Shade Not Included
Pottery
Oversize Brutalist Ceramic Table Lamp with Original Shade c. 1960/70's
By Raymor, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Brutalist pottery base table lamp circa 1970's. The lamp features a candlestick form gazed lattice work base, a dramatic faux candle vertical standard, and original overs...
Metal
$2,450 / set
Two Mid Century Signed Martz Ceramic Table Lamps
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A pair of Classic Mid Century pottery Table Lamps Ca. 1960's by iconic husband and wife Potters Jane and Gordon Martz.
Other, Metal
Blue Ceramic Lamp Base Jean Austruy 50's - G446
By Jean Austry
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Table lamp base of the 50's by the ceramist Jean Austry realized in the 50's. Structure of the foot of the lamp in enamelled pottery of a deep blue, with a decoration in relief on th...
Ceramic, Pottery
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
Sang De Boeuf, Ormolu Mounted Vase, by Rookwood 1936, Now as a Lamp, Dark Glaze
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sang de Boeuf, Ormolu Mounted Vase, by Rookwood Pottery 1936, now as a Lamp, Light Glaze Beautiful glazed vase raised on four ormolu elegant paw feet, attributed to E.F. Caldwell (O...
Ormolu
Ceramic and White Metal 'Alpaca' Chest
By Design Techniques
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Always unique piece is what you are going to hear about Jesus Guerrero Santo's work, all the pieces are handmade and created one by one it takes months to produce each piece. This c...
Pottery
Dark Chocolate Brown DL/30 table lamp by Linnemann-Schmidt for Palshus, 1960s
By Palshus, Per Linnemann-Schmidt, Annelise Linnemann-Schmidt
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Model DL/30 table lamp made by Annelise and Per Linnemann-Schmidt for Palshus in the 1960s. The colour of the handmade decorated base is Dark Chocolate Brown. It has impressed, geome...
Clay, Pottery
$632Sale Price|20% Off
Bitossi Ceramic Table Lamp by Aldo Londi in creame & blue. 1970s.
By Aldo Londi, Bergboms, Bitossi
Located in Bromma, SE
Rough Chamotte structure with a glaze in creamy white. Art pottery lamp base with a cylindrical shape and a typical Bitossi turquoise glazes applied to a band of repeat pattern of i...
Brass, Enamel
Mid-Century Modern White Danish Studio Pottery Pendant Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ceramic pendant lamp from Denmark. An impressive object when switched on and off. The lamp body has the simple and functional basic shape of a double funnel that widens towards the ...
Pottery
Pair of Contemporary White Studio Pottery Lamps with Black Decoration
Located in London, GB
A pair of cylindrical Studio Pottery vases with a white glaze and black geometric motif, with contrasting pink rims, now converted as lamps.
Ceramic
$2,687 / set
Pair of Blue and White Studio Pottery Vases
Located in London, GB
A pair of blue and white Studio Pottery vases of cylindrical form, now converted as lamps.
Ceramic
$2,687 / set
Pair of Black and White Studio Pottery Vases
Located in London, GB
A pair of black and white Studio Pottery vases, with pink contrasting rims, now converted as lamps.
Ceramic
$2,687 / set
Pair of Black and White Studio Pottery Vases
Located in London, GB
A pair of studio pottery vases, now converted as lamps, with a black and white patterned glaze and contrasting orange rims.
Ceramic
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.
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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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