The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
The Marbro Lamp Company was one of the finest lamp producers during the mid-1900s. Its pieces were mainly sold in a handful of exclusive furniture shops. Marbro was the go-to supplier of Hollywood Regency and mid-century modern style lighting for interior designers. Its table lamps, chandeliers, floor lamps and wall sconces have graced the homes of many celebrities.
Brothers Morris and Elliott Markoff founded the Marbro Lamp Company in 1934. Its name is a combination of “Markoff” and “brothers.” The brothers relocated from Chicago to southern California after the end of World War II and set up an assembly plant in the garment district of Los Angeles.
Vases and objets d’art, sourced from all over the world, were used as lamp bases. The brass bases came from India, alabaster from Italy, porcelain from Japan and China and crystal from Germany and France. Murano glass and whimsical bronze figurines were two of the more popular base materials.
Marbro lamps were one-of-a-kind and took between 75 and 90 days to complete. Occasionally, they were made from sculptures that customers brought into the factory. Highly skilled woodturners and shade-makers crafted lampshades and wooden bases in Marbro’s shop. Some metal and glass pieces went through paint or staining treatments. The company’s best-known products were these table lamps, but it also produced a wide variety of decorative objects.
The Masco Corporation acquired the Marbro Lamp Company in 1987. Its Los Angeles assembly plant shuttered its doors in 1990. Its equipment and remaining inventory were moved to LaBarge Mirrors — a Masco subsidiary — in Michigan. Shortly after, the production of Marbro lamps ended.
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Creator: The Marbro Lamp Company
Vintage Dore Bronze Urn Lamp Bird Designs Lapis Set Stones Marbro Lamp Company
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Toledo, OH
Bironze dore urn lamp by Marbro Lamp Company. Bird designs with set lapis stones accenting the eyes and tail feathers. Silk shade has some minor spots. Ball pull chains with roller s...
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20th Century North American Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Striking Massive Brass Patinated Marbro Tall Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Massive tall Marbro lamp in a brass patinated and textured painted lamp circa 1950s double socket freshly rewired, with bakelite pull off/on-chain and balls, brass fittings, lampshad...
Category
20th Century North American Hollywood Regency The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Cut Crystal and Brass Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of cut crystal table lamps with brass decorative bases. Marbro.
Measures: 29 height (to top of finial) x 9 in diameter.
S...
Category
1960s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Monumental Midcentury Hand Carved Marble Table Lamp by Marbro Lamp Company
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible monumental midcentury hand carved marble table lamp by Marbro Lamp Company, circa 1960s. This lamp is massive and very impressive s...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Large Oversize Marbro Italian Ceramic Pottery Leafy Scroll Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid-20th century large oversize Marbro Italian ceramic pottery leafy scroll table lamp. Item features a large impressive form, original drum shade, cera...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Bronze Peacock Table Lamp Marbro Lamp Co. Ebonized Base
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Toledo, OH
Bronze table lamp with two peacocks sitting on a tree stump. Beautifully textured details in feathers and tree bark. Lamp is rewired. Shade is not included.
Category
1950s North American Art Nouveau Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Verdigris Patinated Brass Lotus Lamp by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Verdigris patinated brass lotus lamp by Marbro
Measure: 28 inches to the top of lotus.
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Aldo Londi Monumental 1950s Italian Metallic Jewel Glaze Ceramic Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Monumental Aldo Londi for Bitossi metallic jewel glaze ceramic lamp. Circular ebonized wood base. Original double socket hardware with pull chains. Lamp body measures 15 inches heigh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
Monumental Marbro Lamp Co. "Fleur de Lis" Brass Table Lamp & Glass Shade, 1960s
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Six Foot Marbro Lighting Company Brass Table Lamp with White Milk Glass Shade. Statuesque sculptural fleur de lis form with Antique Brass finish. Stands approximately 6 f...
Category
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Oversized Hollywood Regency Carved and Gilded Table Lamps by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of painted and gilded hardwood table lamps by renowned lighting manufacturer, Marbro, of Los Angeles, CA (circa early 1960s). Large, urn-shape examples with leaf decorative motif throughout. Intricately carved and painted with Dual pull chain light...
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1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Seguso Murano Lamps by Marbro
By Archimede Seguso, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of original grand scale Murano glass table lamps by Archimede Seguso imported by The Marbro Lamp Co. circa 1960. Both lamps signed.
Ribbed opalescent silvery white glass with f...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Monumental Lamp by The Marbro Lamp Company, Los Angeles, CA.
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An original lamp by The Marbro Lamp Company. Most likely an homage to the statue of liberty. Top portion has flames. Measure: Total height is 58.5" from base to the top of finial. Wo...
Category
1970s American Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Venetian Glass Lamp by The Marbro Lamp Company, Los Angeles, CA.
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
MARBRO Venetian glass lamp. Lamp has been updated with a Lucite base and neck has been shortened. Contains MARBRO label. Measures: Glass portions...
Category
1960s American Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Marbro Ribbed Brass Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Pasadena, TX
A vintage mid century table lamp by Marbro. Ribbed and made of polished brass.
Dimensions:
Diameter 7.5” x Base Diameter 5.75...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Hand Painted Ceramic Table Lamp with Original Shade by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage hand painted ceramic table Lamp with original shade by Marbro, circa 1970
Measures: 11" diameter at the body x 9" diameter at the base
19" high to the top of the cerami...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Bruno Merll for Marbro Capodimonte Child Bust Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company, Bruno Merli
Located in Chicago, IL
Marbro table lamp featuring a Bruno Merli, capodimonte porcelain bust of a female child on wood plinth base. Sold sans shade.
Bruno Merli is known as the premier artist...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Murano Opaline Caged Art Glass Monumental Table Floor Lamp Regency
By The Marbro Lamp Company, Barovier&Toso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury Barovier and Toso Murano opaline caged art glass monumental table or floor lamp. Monumental!
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Marbro Hand-Painted Parcel-Gilt White Porcelain Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-painted 50" tall gold leaf cherry blossoms on white ceramic chinoiserie table lamp by Marbro. Cast brass Ming style base, brushed brass stem and Dual socket illumination with br...
Category
1950s American Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Pair of Marbro Gilt Baluster Form Table Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
In impeccable condition, these lamps by Marbro have a black lacquered base, Asian ornamentation, and a gilt body. Complete with original black finials and renowned Marbro attention t...
Category
1950s American Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Marbro Ceramic Chinese Urn Style Crackle Finish Table Lamp With Dragons
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Fashioned as a stylized Han dynasty bronze urn, this magnificent ceramic lamp by Marbro is imposing in its uniqueness. Large table lamp with a gree...
Category
1960s American Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Monumental Marbro Lamp Co. Hand Carved Giltwood Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Italian hand carved Giltwood Table Lamp by Marbro Lamp Company, circa 1960. Featuring handcrafted swirled wood body lightly str...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian Yellow Marble and Brass Table Lamps by Marbro Lamp Co.
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Spectacular pair of Italian yellow marble and satin brass table lamps by Marbro Lamp Co.
Vibrant yellow color. Newly rewired and new vanilla ...
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of Marbro Coral and White Porcelain Neoclassical Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Neoclassical styling and beautiful coloring distinguish these Marbro table lamps. Gilt metal base and banding on a lovely coral and white ceramic urn form body. Original custom shade...
Category
1950s American Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
Massive Alabaster Lamp by Marbro Co
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Unusual; and extra-large carved alabaster lamp by Marbro, in original and working condition. This lamp has carved animal head details, as well as sw...
Category
1960s American Neoclassical Revival Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Alabaster Lamps by The Marbro Lamp Company, Los Angeles, CA.
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of alabaster lamps by The Marbro Lamp Company. Each lamp measures: 7.5” diameter (base), 38.25” high from base to the top of finial. Alabaster portions are 17.5” high. Lamps hav...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Classic Marbro Turquoise Venetian Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A beautiful Venetian ribbed glass lamp. Original base and fittings. Signed Venetian/Marbro.
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
James Mont Style Gilded Porcelain Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large scale, James Mont influenced, gilded porcelain lamps with silvered section. Lamps have been rewired for use in the USA with brass p...
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair Chinese Style Table Lamps by Marbro After James Mont
By The Marbro Lamp Company, James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Stylish, chic and impressive pair of table lamps in the Asian, Hollywood Regency style, after James Mont. Both lamps are in very good, working condition, both have been rewired and a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Marbro Giltwood and Gesso Neoclassical Table Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of substantial table lamps by Marbro. Wonderfully distressed from natural use, the gilt and painted wood gourd-form bodies have a patina that only age can bring. Sold sans shades.
Category
1950s American Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Murano Amber Venetian Italian Glass Table Lamp by Marbro
By Murano 5, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage midcentury Italian Murano bubble wire venetian amber glass table lamp by Marbro original.
Handcrafted Venetian hand blown glass with metal wir...
Category
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass
Pair of Vintage Ceramic Metallic Silver Glaze Ball Lamps by Marbro, circa 1970
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of vintage ceramic metallic silver glaze ball lamps by Marbro circa 1970
Gorgeous lamps with metallic silver spots. The black shades are included in "as is" condition.
The...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Venetian Murano Glass Italian Table Lamp by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage midcentury Italian Murano bubble wire amber glass table lamp by Marbro original.
Handcrafted Venetian hand blown glass with metal wired cage de...
Category
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Marbro Oxblood Elephant-handled Chinese Urn Table Lamp Sangre de Boeuf Regency
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Marbro company was founded by Morris Markoff and his brother, hence the name "Marbro" from Markoff brothers. They started the company shortly after WWII. The company was located in a 3 story brick building in the garment district of Los Angeles, just south of Downtown right by the Santa Monica Freeway. During the time they ran the company, they sold almost as many antiques as they did lamps.
Marbro sold their products mainly through interior designers and a few upscale furniture stores. Most of the products were built to order. A typical order from a designer or retailer took between 75 and 90 days to complete.
Most of the components that made up the lamp bodies (ceramic, brass, glass, etc) were purchased from small companies and antique dealers around the world. For the most part, none of the bodies were made on site. . Italy was the source for alabaster, Japan and China for Porcelain, Brass in India and Crystal from Germany and France. Lamps would also be made from sculptures that customers brought to in to the shop.
Once the lamp bodies arrived, a group of Marbro employees would make the wood bases, spin the metal caps, make the shades, and do the painting and tinting. With the help of about 20-40 other true world class artisans, metal workers, finishers and handmade shade makers, they produced lamps and shades that were truly some of last of their kind of art.
Here we have an astonishing example of Marbro production. This mid to late 18th century lusciously oxblood lacquered "sang de boeuf" Chinese urn was almost certainly a custom commission by a client, the owner of the Qing urn. The exceptional quality of the urn, it's size, gentle proportions, the even application of the oxblood glaze (especially over the stunning elephant handles) are of a quality that I have not seen before in a lamp.
The Marbro artisans truly did right by their client, as they allowed the exceptional form and color of the Chinese antique take center stage. The simple base follows the proportion of the body yet perfectly echoes the angle and curve of the elephant trunk handles.
Victorian lampshade...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Marbro Crystal Vase Table Lamp with Brass Trim
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Regency style crystal vase table lamp from fine American lamp maker, Marbro. Base is a gilt metal plinth with a brass ring with foliate detail. The Marbro signature double sock...
Category
1960s American Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Pair of Golden Amber Murano Lamps by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of golden amber MuranolLamps by Marbro
Because they are mouth blow there's a slight color and size variation if put next to each other.
Newly rewired.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Blanc De Chine Table Lamps by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of 1960s Blanc de Chine ceramic table lamps with brass hardware by Marbro Lamp Company.
Shades for photography only.
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Marbro Murano Glass Millefiori Table Lamp, 1950s-1960s, Double Signed
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage table lamp features multicolored millefiori on jewel-like emerald green background color. Bright millefiori inclusions form an abstract graphic pattern on the dark glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1960s Italian Ceramic Table Lamp by The Marbro Lamp Company
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Ceramic Table Lamp by Marbro Lamp Company
Olive Green Sage mounted on wood faded gilt finish
Matching finial in wood same finish, minor wear at edges. Not 100% perfect.
Vintage ite...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Marbro Murano Glass Seguso Mid Century Lamp
By Archimede Seguso, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Mid Century Murano glass lamp by Seguso, imported by The Marbro Lamp Company. Hand-blown opalescent pink cased glass with thick ribbed form and nice proportions. Double socket with...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Large Murano Glass Lamp by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large lilac / violet Murano glass lamp by Marbro.
38” to the top of sockets.
Does not include lampshade.
Category
1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Marbro Gilt Chinoiserie Baluster Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this gilt Chinoiserie lamp by Marbro manufactured in the 1960s. It features the original fabric shade, baluster form base with original gilt finish. At the ...
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1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Marbro Lamps Venetian Giltwood Candlestick Style Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Large scale lamp by Marbro with likely original black silk shade.
Shade is quite substantial and if preferred, lamp may be sold without shade to save on shipping costs. Please mess...
Category
Mid-20th Century The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Seguso for Marbro Pair of Huge Blue Murano Glass Lamps, 1960s
By Archimede Seguso, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Stunning sculptural Murano glass lamps feature extra-large hand-blown glass bodies, assembled from multiple separate parts and mounted on gilded wood bases with brass fittings. The ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Gold, Brass
Marbro Parcel-Gilt Ceramic Vase Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large parcel-gilt ceramic vase table lamp made by Marbro. Features a large ceramic vase with a pierced body decorated with a floral motif on e...
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Large Marble Glazed Ceramic Lamp by Marbro Lamp Company
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful large ceramic lamp by Marble lamp company
The lamp sits on a gilt leafed wooden base and has been Newly rewired with an adjustable
polished brass double cluster that take...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Large Giltwood Pagoda Style Table Lamp by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic hand-gilt lamp featuring a turned wood pagoda or baluster form column with a wood base and applied gilt ruyi clouds. Excellent styling, matching Indian and Chinese decors. ...
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Asian Modern Solid Brass Foo Dog On Ginger Jar Table Lamp By Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a striking solid brass lamp by The Marbro Lamp Company that depicts a foo dog perched on a ginger jar / vase. It is marked and in very good condition.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Marbro Green Art Glass Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Fulton, CA
An art glass table lamp by Marbro Lamp Company. Asymmetrical folding glass detail, gold leaf wood base. Original working condition. Retains "Marbro" paper label. No shade. Glass port...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Marbro Table Lamp Chinese Peacocks
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Toledo, OH
Marbro lamp with carved Asian designs of peacocks and foliage. Original finish. Good wiring. Shade is not included.
Category
1970s North American Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Composition
1960s Vintage Marbro Oriental Table Lamp White & Yellow Floral Porcelain
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s vintage Marbro lamp Co oriental white & yellow ceramic porcelain table lamp on wood base
Measures: 38 tall tip of finial 8.38 width x 7.75 ...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Wood
Sublime Pair of Neoclassical Lamps in Sultanabad Blue by Marbro, circa 1960
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent lamps are shipped as photographed and described, complete with new shades, harps and finials. Completely installation ready.
A stellar pair of neoclassical style...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Marbro Italian Gold Gilt Tole Table Lamps, 1950’s
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Springfield, OR
A beautiful pair of gold gilted statement lamps. They are hand wrought iron with gold gilting on top of wood bases with additional gold gilt. One wood base does have some paint loss
Category
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Marbro Neoclassical Exotic Marble & Dore Bronze Table Lamp, 1950s
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Marbro Exotic Marble & Dore Bronze Table Lamp
Additional information:
Materials: Bronze, Marble
Color: Amber
Brand: The Marbro Lamp Compa...
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20th Century American Neoclassical The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Adjustable modernist desk lamp by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Ferndale, MI
Lacquered red hood on black angular shaft anchored to weighted brass base . Manufactured by Marbro lamp co of California .
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Marbro Original Table Lamp! Milk Chocolate Brown Wood Base 1960s Art Deco Minty!
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
MARBRO ORIGINAL
ART DECO AESTHETIC
TABLE LAMP!
DIMENSIONS: Lamp: 21" Tall Width 16"
After the heyday of custom furniture decoration and architecture of the wealthy first half of...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Marbro Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed and numbered Marbro ceramic table lamp with new finial. Shade not included.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Jade Matte Glaze Ceramic Ginger Jar Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Jade matte glaze ceramic ginger jar lamp on ebonized wood base.
Solid brass Chinese "Double Happiness" symbol finial and hardware.
Marbro Lamp Co...
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Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Stunning Marbro Brass Peacock Form Table Lamp Mid-Century Modern
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous vintage brass Marbro table lamp depicting 2 peacocks sitting on a tree stump. We love the larger mother peacock watching over her baby who is lo...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
The Marbro Lamp Company table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
The Marbro Lamp Company table lamps are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of The Marbro Lamp Company table lamps, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original table lamps by The Marbro Lamp Company were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider table lamps by Stiffel, Marshall Studios, and Design Technics. Prices for The Marbro Lamp Company table lamps can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $375 and can go as high as $22,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,250.
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are a few ways to identify if your table lamp is vintage, but it does vary from brand to brand. If you can spot a maker’s mark or manufacturer’s label on your piece, it could tell you where and when it was crafted. On 1stDibs, find vintage and contemporary table lamps from top sellers around the world.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 14, 2024The history of Marbro lamps dates back to 1934, when brothers Morris and Elliott Markoff founded the Marbro Lamp Company. The brothers relocated from Chicago to southern California after the end of World War II and set up an assembly plant in the garment district of Los Angeles. Vases and objets d'art sourced from all over the world were used as lamp bases. The brass bases came from India, alabaster from Italy, porcelain from Japan and China and crystal from Germany and France. Murano glass and whimsical bronze figurines were two of the more popular base materials. Marbro lamps were one of a kind and took between 75 and 90 days to complete. Occasionally, they were made from sculptures that customers brought into the factory. Highly skilled woodturners and shade-makers crafted lampshades and wooden bases in Marbro's shop. The company's best-known products were these table lamps, but it also produced a wide variety of decorative objects. The Masco Corporation acquired the Marbro Lamp Company in 1987. Its Los Angeles assembly plant shuttered its doors in 1990. Its equipment and remaining inventory were moved to LaBarge Mirrors — a Masco subsidiary — in Michigan. Shortly after, the production of Marbro lamps ended. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of Marbro lamps.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024No, the Marbro Lamp Company is not still in business. The Masco Corporation acquired the company in 1987. Its Los Angeles assembly plant shuttered its doors in 1990, and its equipment and remaining inventory were moved to La Barge Mirrors, a Masco subsidiary, in Michigan. Shortly after, the production of Marbro lamps ended. Find a diverse assortment of Marbro Lamp Company lighting on 1stDibs.
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