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Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterised by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realised on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with moulded plywood, eagerly embraced fibreglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests. The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the lounge, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Willy Rizzo, Italian Table Lamp in Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous hexagonal table lamp in tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass. This stunning lamp, was designed in Italy in the 1970s in the style of Willy Rizzo. The lamp features an hexa...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Isamu Noguchi Akari 20N Table Lamp
Located in Dronten, NL
Model number 20N table or floor lamp by Isamu Noguchi for Akari. Original version manufactured by Ozeki & co in Japan. Rice paper, enamelled metal. Retains manufacturer's original ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Serge Mouille Tripod Desk Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DESCRIPTION: This desk lamp is a certified re-edition, produced by the family of Serge Mouille on the site of his original workshop. The shade of this lamp is modelled after a “moule” or mussel shell. The arm is connected by a brass swivel and supported by an unusual tripod base with legs bent at the front accenting the angle of the stem. COLOUR OPTION: Available in black or white FEATURES: Shade rotates and swivels SWITCH OPTIONS The Tripod desk...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Steel, Aluminium

Gae Aulenti Neverrino Murano Glass Table Lamp Huge Version Vistosi 1970
Located in Munich, DE
This beautiful table lamp with a Murano glass lampshade was designed by Gae Aulenti and created in cooperation with Vetreria Vistosi, Italy in the 1970s. It has a black painted metal...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Iron

Martz / Marshall Studios Ceramic Table Lamp Pair, Matte Black Glaze
Located in Portland, OR
💡 WHAT IS IT? — Another gem from the masters of mid century lightning – Gordon and Jane Martz. These signed Martz model 105 lamps comes in a matte black glaze. This is a beautiful...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Linen, Walnut

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Tulip Base Table Lamps by Louis Paulsen
Located in Nantucket, MA
A pair of Mid-Century Modern cream coloured tulip base table lamps by Louis Paulsen, Denmark. Marked as such on the bottom of the lamps. Acrylic white mushroom shade. Rewired for ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Acrylic

1960s Giuseppe Ostuni Metal and Glass Tripod Table Lamp for O-Luce
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Giuseppe Ostuni metal and glass tripod table lamp for O-Luce. An extremely rare and surprisingly versatile design executed in black painted metal and brass with an opaline glas...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Mid Century Desk Lamp
Located in Benalmadena, ES
We present an authentic piece of design, a desk lamp that exudes elegance and timeless charm. Showcasing exquisite details of meticulous craftsmanship, it combines the solidity of me...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Italian Mid Century Brass Table Lamp By Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Westport, CT
A fully restored brass table lamp by architect Giovanni Michelucci and produced by Lariolux. The design of the lamp had ingenious functionality of design as it consisted of two rota...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Gordon & Jane Martz / Marshall Studios Turned Walnut + Ceramic Tile Inlay Lamps
Located in Portland, OR
💡 What is it? — Another gem from the masters of mid century lightning – Gordon and Jane Martz. This substantial set of Martz lamps is comprised of a walnut base inlayed with white/g...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Linen, Walnut

Tiki Ceramic Table Lamp 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Very beautiful Tiki ceramic table lamp executed in Hawaiian South Sea Style and an original raffia shade, made in the 1950s by Tilgmans Sweden, excellent vintage condition.
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Raffia

Hand-Carved Organic Midcentury Wooden Table Lamp, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
1940s lacquered solid wooden table lamp with swirling organic hand-carved relief decorations around the heavy body. Smooth slender neck with wide tiered architectural top. Original b...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Wood

Joe Colombo ACRILICA 281 TABLE LAMP OLUCE 1962
Located in Munich, DE
Joe Colombo’s 281 vintage model table lamp, aka the “Acrilica” lamp, is a magical design that utilises the conductive properties of methacrylate to great effect. The light travels fr...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

PAIR of Table Lamps by Angelo BROTTO, 1960s
Located in Berlin, Berlin
PAIR of "MARGOT" Table lamps designed by Angelo Brotto. Italy, ESPERIA, 1960s. Brass base with walnut stem, on which four cast bronze plates are applied showing remarkable sculptura...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Italian Carved Travertine Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian carved travertine table lamp. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1970s. Tapered cylindrical base, carved in an upward spiral form. The shade is newly fabricated ra...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Travertine, Brass

Lee Rosen Design Technics Lamp, Ceramic, Abstract, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Lee Rosen Design Technics Lamp, Ceramic, Abstract, Signed. Chunky, heavy hand thrown pottery lamp glazed in a neutral putty grey and decorated with a dark brownish red and white abst...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Pottery

Onyx Marble Table Lamps France 1970
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful and elegant huge table lamps made in a conical onyx base with original wild silk shade, France 1970s. 100 H x 55 W D cm Lamp Base 72 cm
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Onyx

Space Age Chandelier by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in Murano Glass, Italy ca 1970
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space age pendant light by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, circa 1970. This lamp consists of 2 separate pieces in orange and white opaline glass. The lamp holds one e 27 bulb and has been r...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Murano Glass Table Lamp by La Murrina
Located in Palermo, PA
Table light by the renowned La Murrina, crafted during the artistic era of the 1970s. The shade of this light gracefully resembles a bell-shaped flower. Its so sweet. This lamp not ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of French Mid-Century Oak Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Oak lamps and Parchment White Shades in the style of Jean Michel Frank are a timeless classic of the mid-century design. Inspired by the French Art Deco movement, these lamp...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Oak, Parchment Paper

Pair of Clear & Black Lucite Lamps, USA 1960's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing our exquisite Pair of Clear & Black Lucite Lamps, crafted in the iconic style of renowned designer Charles Hollis Jones. These stunning lamps, reminiscent of the 1960's e...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Large Italian Ceramic Lamp with textured Band, Custom shade, Italy, 1960's
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large Italian Ceramic Lamp with textured Band, Custom shade, Italy, 1960's
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Custom Brass and Black Table Lamp with Ivory Linen Shade by Adesso Imports
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom table lamp with brass and black wood base with ivory linen shade by Adesso Imports.
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Model 546 Tabe Lamp by Alessio Tasca
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table Lamp by Alessio Tasca, model 546. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1970s. Abstractly painted ceramic table lamp with a raffia shade (newly fabricated). The lamp ho...
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Vistosi Model L414 Black and White Glass Table Lamps by Michael Red
Located in Chicago, IL
Introduce a touch of transcendent design into your space with these rare and impeccably preserved Vistosi Model L414 table lamps by Michael Red. Hailing from the dynamic design era o...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

Barovier e Toso Gold Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modernist hand-blown Murano glass table lamp by Barovier & Toso. This stunning table lamp features a multi-tier design that consists of hand-blown, fluted sections that a...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Wood

LTA6 Table Lamp by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena
Located in Los Angeles, CA
LTA6 Table Lamp by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1966. Early model LTA6 with a very worked-in patina to the blackened steel. The large lam...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminium, Steel, Chrome

Mid-Century Table Lamps by Jean Claude Mahey
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Lamps, French, by iconic Parisian designer Jean Claude Mahey. They are black lacquer on a gilt brass base. They have been newly wired to fit US standards. A sticker for Mahey...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Large Scale Italian White Ceramic Lamp, 1960's
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large Scale Italian White Ceramic Lamp, 1960's
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Stilnovo Opaline & Brass Lamp, mod. 8055, Parchment Shade, Italy, c. 1950's
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian table lamp with dual switch, one for the interior, mod. 8055, produced by Stilnovo with brass structure, frosted opaline glass base circa 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Italian Table/Floor Lamp Attributed to Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Table/Floor Lamp Attributed to Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1960s. Triangle table lamp which shows a front panel of smoked grey glass, paired w...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Modern Custom Dital table lamps metal and paper by Kevin Reilly
By Kevin Reilly, HOLLY HUNT
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Pair of Modern Dital Table Lamps by American Designer Kevin Reilly. Metal with Aquarelle paper. Sold as a Pair of Lamps. 120v Standard American plugs. Geometric design with aquarelle...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Hans Age Jakobsson PAIR Rare Table Lamps Markaryd Model Number 105 brass enamel
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Hans-Agne Jakobsson (1919-2009) Model n°B105 PAIR Table lamps Brass and lacquered metal Edited by Markaryd Manufacturer's label Model created circa 1960
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1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Gino Sarfatti model 540G for Arteluce Italy 1968
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This rare and large version of the Gino Sarfatti Model 540 G (G=grande), produced by Arteluce Italy in 1968, is a remarkable lighting fixture that showcases the innovative design sen...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminium

"Porcino" Large Brass Table Lamp by L.C. Dominioni for Azucena, 1966
Located in Brescia , Brescia
"Porcino" Large Brass Table Lamp by L.C. Dominioni for Azucena, 1966 A timeless masterpiece of mid-century design, the "Porcino" Large Brass Table Lamp by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Large Brass Table Lamp
Located in München, DE
Impressive brass table lamp from the 1960s. Exceptionally successful design and very high -quality workmanship. The lampshade is adjustable in height. A very noble lamp and an enrich...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Micol Table Lamp By Sergio Mazza & Giuliana Gramigna from Quattrifolio 1970s
Located in Lucca, IT
Micol lamp by Sergio Mazza and Giuliana Gramigna from Quattrifolio Design Italy 1970s. The superb model of lamp, Blown Glass Murano, and enamelled black me...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Iron

Akari Model 3A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
Akari model 3A light sculpture by Isamu Noguchii. The shade is made from handmade washi paper, wood and bamboo ribs with authentic Noguchi Akari manufacturer''s stamp. Akari light sc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Swedish Midcentury Table Lamps in Brass, Teak and Cotton Shades "Boréns" 1960s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful table lamps in brass and teak with classic cotton shades by Boréns, Sweden. These two lamps are a good exampel of high qyality lamps produced in Sweden during the midcentur...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Vintage Danish Blue Decor Stoneware Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish mid-century modern stoneware table lamp with light grey and deep blue circular patterned glaze by Soholm Pottery. Manufactured on the Danish island of Bornholm in the 1960s. S...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Porcelain Hourglass Table Lamps by Gerald Thurston, 1950s
Located in Stamford, CT
Stunning pair of vintage table lamps that exude sophistication and style - a true collector's item for those who appreciate mid-century modern design. These lamps were designed by th...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Modern Rare Adjustable Table Lamp Böhlmarks, 1940s, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful large, and rare adjustable table lamp in brass, screen in white lacquered metal. Produced by Böhlmarks, Sweden, 1950s. The lamp shade gives a wonderful cosy light and that ...
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1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Ceramic Table Lamp, The Netherlands 1970's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice table lamp, fabricated in The Netherlands in the 70's. The elegant shape makes it look like a palmtree. The base is made of ceramic. Some normal traces of use, see the pi...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Wood

One Louis Kalff Table Light
Located in Antwerp, BE
One Mid-Century Modern Philips desk lamp by Louis Kalff.
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome, Metal

Pair of Mid-Century Bronze Table Lamps, circa 1970, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Elegant pair of midcentury table lamps, circa 1970, Italy. Polished bronze, solid oak base, brass, new white fabric shades. Rewired. Dimensions: 58 cm total height, 40 cm W, 40 cm D...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Bronze

Pair of Large Travertine and Brass Table Lamps, Italy, c.1970
Located in Surbiton, GB
A pair of substantial travertine table lamps, most likely produced by Fratelli Mannelli in the 1970''s. Dimensions (cm, approx): Height: 50 Width: 11 Depth: 11 In great condition ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Travertine

Angelo Mangiarotti Lesbo Table Lamp in Metal and Blown Glass by Artemide 1966
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Lesbo table lamp with a polished metal base with a diffuser made of a single hand blown Murano glass element. The beautiful shape of the diffuser and the peculiar white-transparent ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Italian White Murano Glass Mushroom Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Mushroom Italian lamp in Murano glass, 1960s. Good condition considering the age the white glass is still very beautiful and the light the come out is nice and gentle not invasive a...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Joe Colombo ''Domo'' Steel Table Lamp by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Joe Colombo in 1965. The Domo lamp was originally designed by Italian designer Joe Colombo in 1965. Back then he designed three lamps based on the same cor...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Mid-Century Aged Bronze Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large scale stylized barrel form statement lamps in a custom dark bronze finish. Lamps have been rewired for use in USA, each socket can accomodate a 75W bulb max.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Bronze

Marta Perla Small Table Lamp ''Siro'' Satin Bronze by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp "Siro" designed by Marta Perla in 2019. Table lamp giving indirect led light in metal. Matt black base, lens shaped reflector in painted satin bronze or satin gold glaze ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

murano swirl Rose tone Glass Table Desktop Light by Vetri Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: table light desk top light Producer: Vetri Murano, Italy Origin: Italy Age: 1970s Description: Original 1970s modernist Italian table light...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Halsey Table Lamp by VOLK
Located in Brooklyn, NY
As shown: Solid ash and walnut with cork hung porcelain shade and brass cord stay.. Bleached or oil finish. Dimensions: 20” H x 8” W x 12” D Shade offered in white, graphite and came...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Porcelain, Hardwood, Cork

Pair of Mid-Century Tulip Table Lamps by Designline in Orange on White Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A gorgeous matching pair of tulip form table lamps after Laurel Lamp Company These feature an orange powder coated cast aluminium bases with mouth blown frosted white glass shades. T...
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminium, Nickel

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp with Plexiglass, Detail
Located in London, GB
Well sized table lamp with polished wooden base, metal detail and smoked plexiglass glass inserts. Comes complete with bespoke shade.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Acrylic

Pair J.T. Kalmar Brass & Textured Glass Mid-Century Table Lamps, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of lovely brass and glass table / side / nightstand lamps from the 1950s, manufactured by J.T. Kalmar Vienna Austria. They have nice brass bases with four legs and brass knobs...
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20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp with Plexiglas Glass Detail
Located in London, GB
Well sized table lamp with polished wooden base, metal detail and smoked Plexiglas glass inserts. Comes complete with bespoke shade.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Acrylic

Italian Table Lamp Attributed Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Copper and perforated plexiglass shade, nickel base.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

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