Sculptural Oak and Brass Table Lamps by Heifetz

Pair of sculptural oak and brass table lamps by Yasha Heifetz, circa late 1950s. These examples have beautifully formed hand carved oak bodies with inset brass rods. These have been ...

Cerused oak perched warrior lamp, circa early 1950s. This example in the manner of Samuel Marx and Paul Laszlo is sold with a custom gray silk shade. Sha...

Very large-scale plaster and mosaic tile table lamp from Italy, circa early 1960s. This example has inlaid mosaic tiles ranging from turquoise to black...

Pair of glazed ceramic and walnut table lamps, circa early 1960s. These examples are a fabulous burnt orange with embossed circular forms. One is slightly darker than the other. Pric...

Pair of Murano glass and lucite table lamps from Italy, circa early 1970s. These unusual examples incorporate hues of purples and grays and sit atop square lucite bases. Measurement ...

This ceramic table lamp cleverly disguises itself in wry, tongue-in-cheek fashion as a weathered cardboard box sent C.O.D. as a parcel.

Yasha Heifetz designed lamp for self manufacturing company, Heifetz Lighting Co. A tall sculptural biomorphic cerused oak wood table lamp on black painted wooden base. Carved from a single piece of oak and mounted on a rectangle tapered wood base. Features original leather lampshade with original black whip-stitch trim to accent its black wooden base. 2 pieces of damage to shade, both shown in images, are both not noticeable when the light is in use. Incredible condition for work created in the 1950's. Yasha Heifetz began Heifetz Lighitng Company in 1938. He rose to fame in 1950 when he co-sponsored and was an esteemed judge, alongside Marcel Breur and 2 directors of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) of NYC in a lighting design competition for MoMA itself. Their search was in response to a quest by both Heifetz and Breuer to find a well designed modern lamp. Both claimed at the time that all available options felt "flat and static" as most lamps design ethos felt more attention on the lamp rather than the lighting it emit. Over 600 designers participated in the competition; including Richard Schultz of Knoll and Alexey Brodovitch...

An oak and brass table lamp designed and produced by Yasha Heifetz, USA, 1950s. Sold without lampshade. Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 20.56 x 8.18 x 5.75 (H x W x D) Dimension...

An oak and brass table lamp designed and produced by Yasha Heifetz, USA, 1950s. Sold without lampshade. Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 18.75 x 7.62 x 5.31 (Height x Width x Dept...

A sizeable solid oak table lamp, design and production attributed to Yasha Heifetz, USA, 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp: 28.25" H x 8" W x 5.25" D Dimensions of Shade: 12" Top Diameter ...

This pair of Yasha Heifetz designed table lamps feature sculptural oak forms enveloping their cylindrical brass supports. The lamps are finished with two-tier whip-stitch shades and ...

An organic oak and brass table lamp attributed to Yasha Heifetz, USA, 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 26.25” H x 7.5” W x 5.75” D Stated dimensions include shade. Bulb Specifica...