20th Century Floor Lamps

Elegant Swedish Modern floor lamp, made from brass with three lamp shades. Tapering wooden base with nice woodgrain. The direction of the lamp shades can be adjusted.

A steel and yellow glass floor lamp, designed and produced in Italy, c. 1980s. E-26 bulb - 3 sockets

Midcentury American \"Grasshopper\" floor lamp with thin black metal angled form with a textured red plastic shade, resting on three metal legs. (Greta Grossman).

Floor lamp model 572 designed by Hans-Agne Jakobsson for Markaryd, Sweden, 1950s. Lacquered metal and teak. Stamped. H: 125 cm / 4’ 1’’ Shade D: 19 cm / 7 1/2’’ Base D: 2...

The “Crane” is evidence why Tapio Wirkkala can be described as one of the icons of Finnish design and a symbol of the international success of post-war Finnish design. He was a versatile designer and artist who could shift fluently between different materials and crossed established professional boundaries. Wirkkala’s far-reaching career spanned multiple fields, from furniture design to sculpture and other art objects, and this can be clearly traced in this floor lamp. It functions as an art object just as much as a utilitarian lamp. With its slender shape and a brass and black lacquered body, this lamp is a great modernist piece that stands out in any space. The ingenious structure allows the height to be adjustable, and the design customizable. The main design elements are placed around the main functional parts, namely the shade, the adjusting rod, and the base. The sculptural brass rods cross each other similarly to a crane, and inspired the nickname of this model. The black lacquered conical shade and base, as well as the spherical counterweight stand out against the bright brass and add a modern edge to the design. The shade is lacquered white inside, creating a pleasant effect when the lamp is lit. Idman’s label engraved on the brass handle. Idman produced the models of some of the most renowned Finnish lighting designers of the time, including Tapio Wirkkala, Mauri Almari and Maria Lindeman. Unlike other aesthetic movements, Mid-Century Modern design was streamlined, while highlighting the materials used. The vibe of this “Crane” floor lamp is fresh, retro-tinged, and completely alluring with its dedication to quality and practicality wrapped up in beautiful design that will never go out of style. Condition: In good vintage condition. Wear consistent with age and use. The brass has a beautiful patina. Dimensions: 26.37 in W x 7.08 in D x 51.39 in H (height is adjustable) 67 cm W x 18 cm D x 128 cm H (height is adjustable) Literature: Tuula Sakalari, Katri Lehtova, Werner Söderström, “Suomalaisia Tuolej”, Osakeyhtio, Helsinki, 2012, pp. 96 & 97 About the designer: Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985) can be described as one of the icons of Finnish design and a symbol of the international success of post-war Finnish design. He was a versatile designer and artist who could shift fluently between different materials and crossed established professional boundaries: he worked on everything from refrigerators to banknotes and from furniture to striking jewels. The most important materials for Wirkkala were wood and glass – he never ceased to explore the possibilities they offer. Tapio Wirkkala studied sculpture at the Helsinki Central School of Industrial Design from 1933 until 1936, but he was also a self-studied artist in many areas, including glass design. His success as a glass artist began in 1946 when he designed one of his most famous works, the Kantarelli vase, for Iittala. Wirkkala gained worldwide success in 1951 at the Milan Triennial, where he received three Grand Prix awards: for the exhibition architecture, glass design and wooden sculptures. Many of his glass works for Iittala were also awarded later in the 1950s at the Milan Triennial. In the years 1951-1954, Wirkkala worked as the artistic director of Helsinki Central School of Industrial Design. In 1955, he received a Pro Finlandia medal and in 1972 the Academy of Finland's honorary title of academician. The first mass-production glassware range designed by Wirkkala was the Tapio series launched in 1954. The popular Ultima Thule glassware range, created in 1968, was based on the so-called ice glass technique, and the designer himself was involved in developing it at the Iittala glass factory. Wirkkala also received important commissions from abroad: in the mid-1960s he started to design glass objects for Venini Glassworks in Italy, where he created the Bolle bottles for the Venice Biennale collection in 1966. One of Wirkkala’s most significant commissions abroad was the work at the Rosenthal porcelain factory in Germany: he worked as a freelance designer for Rosenthal for almost 30 years, and the most influential result was the Paper Bag vase (1977), still today one of Rosenthal’s best-selling products. Tapio Wirkkala was also a furniture designer and a sculptor. He started his career as a sculptor in the 1930s, but abandoned the traditional sculpture in the post-war years. The result was a series of unique plywood sculptures which combined form and movement in the vibrant, densely lineated surface of plywood. Wirkkala’s sculptures represented exceptional abstractionism and gave Finnish sculpture...

Paavo Tynell Floor lamp From the original production C. 1950 Original Surface to the brass Shade is a new reproduction of the original Stamped Taito Oy

Modern Italian Floor Lamp, circa 1960 Elegant black stem with brass base and clasps. New linen shade. Measures 24”dia x 78.5”h.

France, 1955 Brass stand and base, partially refined in dark grey, parchment lampshade.

Extremely rare garden light model 141/g, designed by Franco Albini and Franca Helg. Produced by Arteluce in Italy, Milano, 1963

Colored pate de verre glass , bronze. Figural flower form floor lamp from the Possi collection. 1 x E26 socket. Signed on base.

midcentury French (1950s) brass floor lamp with a torchere fixture encased in a conical mint green enameled metal shade, and topped with a hanging brass dome. (Pierre Guariche).

Cool floor lamp from ASEA, with distinct lines making use of negative space. Lacquered cherry red.

Vittoriano Viganò was born in Milan in 1919. His training took place between the Classical Studies and the Faculty of Architecture at the Politecnico in Milan, where he graduated in ...

Italy, 1950s Manufactured by Fontana Arte Crystal base, brass stand, satin finish white glass conical shade. CE certificate provided Literature: I quaderni di Fontana Arte n.6.

English Victorian elaborately carved mahogany floor lamp mounted with three brass electrified sockets and threaded finial post, with an urn-form upper section that tapers to a fluted...

"J.M.F. Floor Lamp" with gently twisting shaft in tessellated fossilized coral with polished brass base and fittings by Karl Springer, American 1980's. This lamp showcases the meticu...

A pine and paper floor lamp with table designed and produced by a Swedish Designer, Sweden, 1970s. Socket takes standard E-26 medium base bulb. There is no maximum wattage stat...

This rare floor lamp model possesses one of the most recognizable and unique designs in the prestigious repertoire of Falkenbergs Belysning’s 20th century lighting models’ catalogue....

Ignazio Gardella (1905-1999) was an Italian architect, engineer and designer. His long professional career produced an enormous number of projects and achievements. Among the first b...

A brass, metal and fabric floor lamp designed and produced by an Italian Designer, Italy, 1940s. Sockets take E-14 bulbs. There is no maximum wattage stated on the fixture.

Italy, 1967 Manufactured by O-LUCE Chrome-plated steel, lacquered metal Literature: Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio 1950-1980, Mondadori, Milano, 1985, p. 261; Vitra Design Museum...

Italy, 1950-55 Marble, brass, painted aluminium One point Light E27.

A brass and paper floor lamp designed by Josef Frank and produced by Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1940s. Socket takes standard E-26 medium base bulb. There is no maximum wattage state...

Floor lamp ‘AJ Royal’ designed by Arne Jacobsen for Louis Poulsen, Denmark, 1950s. Textile and metal. Measures: H: 181.5 cm Height of the shade: 60.5 cm Width of the shade: ...

This elegant pair of floor lamp was produced by Bergboms in Sweden in the late 1940s. This particular design is model G-31 and is underneath marked on the base with this number. T...

Brass floor lamp from Bergboms, with a sleek, rounded design topped off with a little tip at the top of the lampshade.

Pair of meticulously crafted swing-arm floor lamps in polished chrome and brass by Karl Springer, American 1980's. The quality of construction of these lamps is superb. These have be...

A brass and metal floor lamp designed by Erik Wärnå and produced by EWÅ Värnamo, Sweden, 1950s. Socket takes standard E-26 medium base bulb. There is no maximum wattage stated ...

A metal, brass and fabric table lamp designed by Josef Frank and produced by Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1940s. Socket takes standard E-26 medium base bulb. There is no maximum watta...

Some notes about the author Max Ingrand: a famous French master glass worker and decorator, he was artistic director of FontanaArte for one decade, starting from 1954. During that ti...

Gaetana "Gae" Aulenti (1927-2012) graduated in architecture in Milan in 1954. A decade-long collaboration with the historic magazine Casabella-Continuity (1955-1965) proved crucial t...

A pine and rattan floor lamp designed and produced by Solbackens Svarveri, Sweden, 1970s. Sockets take standard E-26 medium base bulbs. There is no maximum wattage stated on th...

Rare floor lamp by Toni Zuccheri for VeArt. Chrome stem support a large Murano glass molded diffuser.

Floor lamp model 1842 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1932. Brass. Measures: H: 102.5 cm W: 36 cm Shade diameter: 24 cm Base diamete...

Large French brass palm tree floor lamp, style of Maison Jansen French, 20th Century Height 166cm, diameter 61cm This very eye-catching floor ...

Midcentury American Modern (1960s) \"Light Bulb\" design floor lamp comprised of two white glass sections with a silver metal joining band. (Joe Colombo).

A brass and cord floor lamp designed and produced by a Swedish designer, Sweden, c. 1970s.   Please note cord feeds from bottom of adjustable stem.

PAIR of midcentury Dutch Modern (1960s) floor lamps with smoked glass globes mounted on a silver metal adjustable height stands and triangular bases (Frank Ligtelijn FOR RAAK) (PRICE...

A metal, brass and fabric floor lamp designed and produced by a Swedish Designer, Sweden, 1950s. Sockets take standard E-26 medium base bulbs. There is no maximum wattage state...

The standing flower designed by Olivier Mourgue for Disderot, 1968. This standing flower lamp with reflecting bulbs and 2 bent petals has flowers positioned on a chrome wire with a round divided base. Pascal and Olivier Mourgue are two French brothers and designers. They are renowned in the entire world for their ability to combine comfort and aestheticism. Olivier is the designer of famous pieces of furniture including the Djinn long chair (1964) which is present in “the Space Odyssey” movie by Stanley Kubrick. UL Certified Supplied with certificate of authentication...

An elm, brass and embroidery fabric floor lamp designed and produced by a Swedish Designer, Sweden, 1930s. Socket takes standard E-26 medium base ...

A pair of height adjustable floor lamps model 1842 designed by Josef Frank. Produced by Svenskt Tenn in Sweden. Height: 98.5-145 cm.

Very rare floor lamp designed by Margareta Köhler. Produced by Futurum in Sweden. Height: 120-165 cm.

Trunk-form stem with colored hardstones on a circular base.

Rare torchere in antique gold leaf with lucite accents at top and bottom by Karl Springer, American 1980s. Newly rewired by Lobel Modern with brown silk cord and new foot swich. The ...

A brass and rattan floor lamp designed and produced by Einar Bäckström, Sweden, 1950s. Socket takes standard E-26 medium base bulb. There is no maximum wattage stated on the fi...

Elegant adjustable floor lamp with swinging arm and a leather lampshade.

A oak, brass and rattan floor lamp designed and produced by a Swedish Designer, Sweden, 1970s. Sockets take standard E-26 medium base bulbs. There is no maximum wattage stated ...

Italian Mid-Century Modern floor lamp featuring a wooden frame that tapers slightly to the top, suspending three brass pendant lights at stepped h...

A wood, brass, wood veneer and rattan floor lamp designed and produced by a Swedish Designer, Sweden, 1930s. Sockets take standard E-26 medium base bulbs. There is no maximum w...

French Empire-style floor lamp with an Ionic columnar form, constructed in aluminum and brass with a heavy patina and mounted with a brass two-light fixture and a black painted woode...

The lampadaire trois bras created in 1952 for the Compagnie des Arts français, at the urging of Jacques Adnet, who was keen to have a "large floor lamp but who also gave Serge Mouille complete free hand...

Tall floor lamp on round chrome-plated base and opaline glass shade with wide opening. Franco Albini & Franca Helg for Sirrah, designed in Italy in 1968 circa.

A curved brass, wood and fabric floor lamp designed and produced by a Swedish Designer, Sweden, 1940s. Socket takes standard E-26 medium base bulb. There is no maximum wattage ...

PAIR of French midcentury-style matched floor lamps in staggered heights, with brown stitched leather and brushed silver metal posts, resting on square bru...

A brass, marble and glass floor lamp designed and produced by an Italian Designer, Italy, 1950s. Sockets take E-14 bulbs. There is no maximum wattage stated on the fixture.

A rosewood, oak, teak, brass and rattan floor lamp designed and produced by Nybro Armaturfabrik, Sweden, 1950s. Socket takes standard E-26 mediu...

Huge and elegant three-leaf patinated gilt brass 'Rabarbaro' or rhubarb leaf floor lamp with embossed leaves, handmade using repoussé and chasing techniques, mounted on stems ending ...