Established in Indiana, Marshall Studios produced an eclectic array of home furnishings, textiles and even technology. In the early years, the company’s main emphasis, however, remained on lighting fixtures — primarily handcrafted, eye-catching table lamps.
Jessie Talbott Marshall set up Marshall Studios in Indianapolis, in 1922, producing hand-painted parchment lampshades. Her son Nicholas joined the company a few years later, and began production of hand-turned wooden lamp bases. After Marshall's passing in 1932, Nicholas took over company operations. At the start of the Second World War, the company moved to Veedersburg, Indiana. Though the Marshall Studios continued to produce lamps and shades, the company also created a film densitometer, selling several units under a military contract.
In 1951, Nicholas's daughter Jane Marshall Martz and her husband Gordon Martz moved to Veedersburg and joined the company. Gordon and Jane, both graduates of New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, reshaped the face of Marshall Studios. Their vintage mid-century modern designs for table lamps, floor lamps, chandeliers and pendants became immediately popular with new homeowners of the era. Under the couple’s leadership, the company enjoyed its greatest success. The Marshall Studios M101 lamp was featured in the Museum of Modern Art’s “Good Design” exhibit in 1953, which also featured the work of other mid-century luminaries such as Jens Risom, Paul McCobb, George Nelson and more.
For approximately the next 40 years, Marshall Studios created hundreds of unique lamp bases, lamp shades and many other decorative objects. In 1989, Jane and Gordon sold their stake in the company and retired to Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Find vintage Marshall Studio lighting, tables and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
Vintage Matte Stoneware "Beehive" Pendant Lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ceramic pendant lamp designed by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios as part of the "236" series of hanging lights (ca. 1960s, Veedersburg Indiana, USA). Beehive-form perforat...
Metal
Rare Martz Hanging Ceramic Pendant Swirl Glaze Shade Lamp Marshall Studios
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare Martz hanging ceramic pendant swirl glaze shade lamp Marshall Studios Ceramic portion is about 11" height.
Ceramic
Martz Table Lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Table lamp designed by famed ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Great painted detailing with hues of yellow and brown. Overall: 19” tall 13” wide Ceramic: 9...
Ceramic
Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic Table Lamp for Marshall Studios
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Beautiful table lamp designed by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Features a flat speckled sea foam glaze with incised details. Wonderful shape and color palette. Dimensi...
Ceramic
Martz Table Lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz, Robins Egg Blue
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Table lamp designed by famed ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Great robins egg blue flat or matte glaze. Overall: 19” tall 13” wide Ceramic: 9” tall ...
Ceramic
$2,500
H 27.5 in Dm 7.5 in
Rare Vintage Gordon & Jane Martz Studio Pottery Lamp Marshall Studios Midcentury
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
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
Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic Table Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Table lamp designed by famed ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Dimensions: 28” tall 15” wide Ceramic 15” tall 7.25” wide....
Ceramic, Walnut
Martz / Marshall Studios Ceramic Pottery Table Lamp — Matte Tan Glaze
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Portland, OR
💡 WHAT IS IT? — Another gem from the masters of mid century lightning – Gordon and Jane Martz. A small but exceptionally versatile lamp! This signed Martz model 105 lamp comes in a...
Brass
Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic Table Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Table lamp by ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Flat white glaze with incised spiral detail. Measures: Overall 25” tal...
Ceramic
$3,400
H 25.5 in W 5.75 in D 6.5 in
Martz Lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios, Ceramic Table Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Wonderful minimalist table lamp in ceramic by famed ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Features a ceramic hexagon base accentuated with a thick walnut neck an...
Ceramic, Walnut
Large Ceramic Jane and Gordon Martz Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Very large Martz lamp by ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Beautiful yellow/ ochre matte glaze. Measures: Overall 34” tall 17” wide Ceramic portion 16.5” t...
Ceramic
$7,500 / set
H 37 in W 8 in D 8 in
Gordon & Jane Martz / Marshall Studios Ceramic Table Lamps, White Glaze
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Portland, OR
WHAT IS IT? — This pair of Martz model no. 165-28-1 lamps arrives with white glaze bodies that are decorated with a top-to-bottom incised line pattern. The lamps are topped off with ...
Ceramic, Linen, Walnut
$3,800
H 16.75 in Dm 5.25 in
Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshall Studios, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in High Point, NC
A blue ceramic and walnut table lamp, designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by Marshall Studios, Indianapolis, United States, 1960s. Sold without lampshade. Dimensions of...
Ceramic, Walnut
Gordon & Jane Martz Ceramic Table Lamp for Marshall Studios
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceramic base table lamp by husband-and-wife design team Gordon and Jane Martz. Produced by their family company, Marshall Studios in Indiana beginning in 1957. The lamp features a sp...
Ceramic, Walnut
Sold
H 11 in Dm 8.25 in
Gordon and Jane Martz Marshall Studios Pierced Black Ceramic Pendant Lamp 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Troy, MI
Rare hanging pendant lamp designed by Gordon and Jane Martz for Marshall Studios 1960s Modern 236 in matte black glaze with perforated holes for a soft and enchanting light pattern ...
Ceramic
Gordon and Jane Martz Model 236 Hanging Pendant Lamp perforated swirl glaze
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A highly collectable 1960s lamp designed by Jane and Gordon Martz of Marshall Studios in Veedersburg Indiana. These lamps are highly sought after and are showing up in designs all ov...
Brass