Avid collectors of 1950s sculpture, table lamps and decorative objects have no doubt encountered the quirky mid-century modern creations of Frederic Weinberg, even if they didn’t know his name. Weinberg is best known for his extensive range of wall-mounted sculptures, clocks, lighting and semi-abstract paintings that bring playful figurative art into the home.
Weinberg, a Philadelphia-based artist and industrial designer, trained at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts. Throughout the 1950s, he designed, produced and sold a wide variety of functional and decorative items under his company, Frederic Weinberg Co.
Working with wire, iron and gilded bronze, Weinberg crafted furniture and furnishings for use in homes, businesses and institutions. His most notable pieces included swivel stools with a wrought-iron base and seats made with leather, sheepskin or woven wicker; Atomic Age–style clocks; and sculptural table lamps constructed with paper shades and metal frames shaped like lutes and guitars.
Weinberg also made figurative wall sculptures depicting everything from ancient Roman gladiators and Etruscan-style horses to musicians and dancers to fencers and football players. Figuration also features heavily in his bent iron, brass and fiberglass sculptures, many of which he based on his semi-abstract paintings.
Although little is known about Weinberg’s design career, his pieces are highly sought by modern art collectors and interior designers. Philadelphia designer Ron Rowe and his partner Glenn Nadeau even mounted an extensive showcase of Weinberg’s rarest works in their Cherry Hill, New Jersey, home.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of vintage Frederic Weinberg wall decorations, decorative objects and seating.
Monumental Frederick Weinberg Style FAIP Yellow & Beige Figurative Table Lamp
By F.A.I.P. 1, Frederic Weinberg
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Frederick Weinberg attributed "Fine Art In Plaster" Standing Females Table Lamp. Featuring a tall, handcrafted, elongated bottle form in textured h...
Brass
American Designer, Floor Lamp, Steel, Parchment Paper, USA, 1950s
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in High Point, NC
A black-enameled steel and white parchment paper floor lamp designed and produced in the USA, 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 58.625"H x 20.5"W x 20.5"D Dimensions o...
Steel
$1,695Sale Price|32% Off
1950s Frederick Weinberg Table Lamp, USA
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Rare table lamp designed and fabricated by Frederick Weinberg with characteristic steel mesh and fiberglass shade. Raw metal structure assembled with brass welding. Well aged w...
Metal
$1,890 / set
Pair of Frederic Weinberg Backlit Wall Sculpture
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Frederic Weinberg backlit wall sculpture. Weinberg had his factory and Showroom in Philadelphia, first on Arch Street and later in his ...
Clay, Plaster
Frederick Weinberg Mid Century Black Wire and Parchment Guitar Lamp
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Frederick Weinberg Mid Century Black Wire and Parchment Guitar Lamp This lamp measures: 12 wide x 4.75 deep x 30.75 inches high Great Vintage Condition....
Wire
Frederic Weinberg 1950s Guitar Wall Lamp Sculpture in Black Wire
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Frederick Weinberg Guitar Illuminating Wall Lamp Sculpture - Wall Hanging, 1950's. Featuring an abstract Black Wire Banjo framework and handle, warm ha...
Brass, Iron
Frederic Weinberg Bird Cage Shaped Planter Hanging Fixture with Onion Dome Top
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Chicago, IL
This bird cage shaped hanging fixture was originally designed by Frederic Weinberg as a planter. A slight variation of this design was also available as an actual bird cage, but I can find no reference to it having been offered by Frederic Weinberg as a ceiling fixture. So I assume it was converted to a hanging fixture for its original owner, where it hung in the center of a circular staircase. The form is of a stylized tower with an onion dome...
Wrought Iron
Frederick Weinberg Wrought Iron Fish Sconce
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playful fish wall lamp by Frederick Weinberg c.1950s, USA. The lamp features a bent, powder-coated metal frame in the shape of a fish with mesh fins. Th...
Metal
$4,875Sale Price / set|50% Off
Frederic Weinberg Bucking Zebra Table Lamp Set, Midcentury, Signed
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Extremely rare bucking zebra plaster table lamps by iconic midcentury Philadelphia based designer - Frederic Weinberg. With manufacturers label. These are the real deal. Philadelphia based artist and Industrial designer Frederic Weinberg produced and sold a wide variety of striking decorative and functional pieces items under a company bearing his name. More then 50 years after ceasing production, Weinberg’s designs remain as fresh and vital as ever. His extremely stylized figures and masterfully playful use of line and negative space to convey form are an absolute delight. Very little else is known about the man and his company. The majority of pieces attributed to him lack his signature / label. His table lamps and horse figures are thought to be earlier productions, circa 1946-1950, and marked examples are extremely rare and highly coveted. Ruffled lampshades and vintage Chanel satin bows...
Plaster
Atomic Ball Adjustable Lamp by Frederic Weinberg
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Fraser, MI
Adjustable Table Lamp by Frederic Weinberg. Restored. Glass, Lacquer and Steel construction. Rewired.
Steel
Pair of Frederic Weinberg Comedy and Tragedy Table Lamps
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pair of matching Frederic Weinberg Comedy and Tragedy Table Lamps. Heavy plaster masks and solid steel frame with original wood balls. No shades.
Steel
Pair Frederick Weinberg Black Wire Framed & Parchment "Guitar" Wall Lights
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic American Modernist Design. Frederick Weinberg Guitar Illuminating Wall Lamp Sculpture -Two Available.. ***NOTE*** PRICED PER LAMP... Wall Hangi...
Iron, Wire
1950s American Modern Floor Lamp in Walnut, Brass and Acrylic.
Located in Victoria, BC
An architectural American floor lamp dating to the 1950s, combining warm walnut with brass and translucent acrylic in a distinctly sculptural Mid-Century Modern composition. The lam...
Brass
Italian Swivel Wall Lamp, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Italian swivel wall lamp, 1950s Measures: Max 140 cm.
Aluminum, Nickel
Pair of French Sconces by Arlus
Located in Miami, FL
Very elegant pair of gold color hand sconces by Arlus with white glass shades coming from an apartment in Paris fully furnished with furniture and items designed by the most known ...
Brass, Bronze
Patinated Etruscan Horse Sculpture Weinberg Style 1970s, Greece
By Frederic Weinberg, Pepe Mendoza
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This striking bronze sculpture, originally found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria, is inspired by the elegant forms and symbolic motifs of ancient Etruscan art. Crafted in Greece...
Metal
$1,250
H 9.5 in W 7 in D 0.25 in
Mid Century Modern Frederic Weinberg Abstract Bronze Libra Zodiac Wall Sculpture
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Troy, MI
A rare Frederic Weinberg zodiac series wall mounted sculpture circa 1950s Cast bronze modernist Libra figure with brutalist texture and subtle holes f...
Bronze
Sculptural Brass Mid Century Modern Lamps by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Pair of Brass and Wood Mid Century Lamps, made by Frederick Cooper of Chicago, American, circa 1960s. They have been rewired and are ready to use. The height to the top of...
Brass, Metal
French Rattan Table Lamp, Mid-Century Modern, Fabric, 1960s, Wired
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Executed in rattan and fabric, the lamp comes with 1 x E27 / E26 Edison screw fit bulb holder, is wired, in working condition and runs both on 110 / 230 volt.
Fabric, Rattan
Adjustable Wall Lamp in Brass, Italy 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Adjustable and Extendible Wall Lamp Italy 1950s Max extension 155cm
Brass
$1,354
H 15.75 in W 7.49 in D 7.49 in
French mid-century modern table lamp made of bamboo and parchment paper
Located in München, DE
Beautiful mid-century modern table lamp made of bamboo and parchment paper. Made in France. There is an "Oscar Weber" sticker on the underside of the lamp. Oscar Weber was a high-end...
Bamboo, Parchment Paper
Vintage Frederick Cooper Porcelain Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage Frederick cooper hand-painted porcelain vase table lamp. Hand-painted floral porcelain table lamp. Black wood base. Brass st...
Porcelain
Blanck Marble Sculpture by Jean Frederic Bourdier
By Jean Frédéric Bourdier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Blanck marble sculpture by Jean Frederic Bourdier white marble base Unique piece.
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
$1,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.25 in W 16 in D 12 in
Mid-Century Frederick Cooper Tang Dynasty Horse Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in San Diego, CA
Original Mid-Century Modern plaster Tang dynasty style horse, with a brass rod supporting a vintage custom square shade. The beautiful finish (faux marble) makes this piece sculptura...
Metal
$1,466
H 17.72 in W 12.6 in D 18.51 in
Mid-Century Wall Lamp in Brass and Wood with Black Shade, 1950s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Mid-century wall lamp from the 1950s featuring an elegant solid wood handle, finely turned into a stylized drop shape. The design combines a brass swing arm with a black metal shade ...
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian 'Triennale' Floor Lamp
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in London, GB
A 1950s Italian brass and aluminium 'Triennale' floor lamp, in the style of Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce. The finely engineered tripod base supports a slender brass stem and three fu...
Aluminum, Brass
$4,999
H 27 in W 18 in D 18 in
1950s Heifetz Teak Wood Abstract Black Wire Mid Century Danish Modern Table Lamp
By Yasha Heifetz, Heifetz
Located in Peoria, AZ
EXQUISITE! HEIFETZ ABSTRACT, MODERN SCULPTED STEEL & TEAK TABLE LAMP! VERY RARE! CLEAN! Dimensions: 27" Tall By 18" Wide 1950s Heifetz Teak and Sculptured Enameled Wire Table L...
Metal
A Pair of Musical Instrument Wall Lamps by Frederic Weinberg
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Pair of Musical Instrument Wall Lamps by Frederic Weinberg, shaped like a guitar and a lute, featuring vellum-lined parchment, enameled steel, and gold leaf over spherical wood det...
Steel, Gold Leaf
Pair Frederick Weinberg Abstract Figurative Bronze Table Lamps, C. 1950
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of early Frederic Weinberg Abstract Dancer Bronze Table Lamps. Featuring figurative, open, solid cast Bronze designs with Black enameled oval wooden necks and newly replaced cus...
Brass, Bronze
MCM Brass and Parchment Table Lamp by Frederic Weinberg
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool MCM brass and parchment table lamp by Frederic Weinberg, circa 1950s. The minimalist lamp has Picasso styled figures circling the shade, sitting on a bent brass wire frame...
Brass
Modernist Frederic Weinberg Figural Iron Hairpin Table Lamp 1950s
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Troy, MI
Rare table lamp designed by Frederic Weinberg circa 1950s Cubist female figure in plaster with black finish, framed in an iron hairpin base. Newer shade
Iron
Midcentury Frederick Weinberg Table Lamp
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Gorgeous sculpted lamp with painted metal and wood forms akin to Miro. Black and seafoam green base together with original three tier shade proves to be a m...
Metal
Frederick Weinberg Sculptural Figure Table Lamp Circa 1950
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Southampton, NJ
A fetching sculptural figure table lamp designed by Frederick Weinberg circa 1950 having cast aluminum sculpture with deep brown tone. A beautiful ad...
Aluminum, Brass
Sold
H 31.75 in W 12 in D 4 in
Mid-Century Modern Frederick Weinberg Wire Parchment Sculpture Guitar Lamp
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
From Le Shoppe Too in Michigan comes amazing throwback to the mid century modern era with this corded lamp in the shape of a guitar or mandolin made by Frederick Weinberg. The shade ...
Wire
Frederick Weinberg Sculptural Figure Table Lamp in Matte Black, 1950's
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very cool black sculptural small table lamp by Frederick Weinberg for FAIP, 1950's Professionally restored and rewired. Shade not included.
Plaster
Mid Century Wrought Iron Floor Lamp by Frederick Weinberg
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in New York, NY
Architectural design wrought iron floor lamp, having a stylized triangular base. Designed by noted Mid Century artist Frederick Weinberg. original, clean and working condition, shade...
Wrought Iron
Mid Century Frederic Weinberg Black Wrought Iron Table Lamp, 1950s
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Mid-Century Modern Frederic Weinberg bent triangular wrought iron table lamp. Professionally rewired, shade not included.
Wrought Iron
Sold
H 44 in W 35 in D 4 in
Frederick Weinberg Lamp or Sculpture "Swing Time" Classic Mid-Century Modern
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Buffalo, NY
Frederick Weinberg lamp or sculpture "Swing Time" Classic Mid-Century Modern, striking image, depicting 2 abstract modern dancers. Takes 3 lig...
Plaster
Super Cool Mid-Century Modern Frederick Weinberg Guitar Wall Sconce
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A collectible Mid-Century Modern wall sconce in the shape of a stylized guitar made of iron, brass and stretched Naugahyde by Frederick Weinberg. One bulb inside. Looks great illumin...
Iron
Frederick Weinberg Illuminated Fiberglass Wall Sculpture with Two Dancers
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Astoria, NY
An illuminated wall sculpture by Frederick Weinberg, produced circa 1950s, referred to as 'Swing Time', depicting two dancers in cream colored fiberglass against plaster base. Markin...
Fiberglass, Plaster
Fredric Weinberg Reverse Lit "Dancers"
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Iconic Weinberg cast sculpture lit from behind with original paint consisting of a cream back ground and gray and black drippings. Only a few abrasions on this never touch or repaint...
Plaster
Frederick Weinberg Lighted Wall Sculpture 'Swingtime'
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen backlit wall sculpture by Frederick Weinberg, titled "Swingtime" depicting two abstract dancers. Wall sculpture with original electr...
Metal