Mid-20th Century Floor Lamps

A string fabric and brass floor lamp designed and produced by ASEA, Sweden, 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 50.5" H x 13" Diameter Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Socke...

An adjustable brass and rattan floor lamp, designed and produced in Italy, 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 61.75" H x 9.5" W x 26" D Bulb Specifications: E-12 Bulb Number of Soc...

An adjustable brass and fabric floor lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 55.5" H x 14.25" Diameter Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Soc...

A stained pine and purple fabric floor lamp, designed and produced by Tranås Stilarmatur, Sweden, 1960s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 55.5" H x 11.25" Diameter Bulb Specifications: ...

An adjustable brass and white fabric floor lamp, designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 67" H x 18.25" W x 23.5" D Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Num...

A pair of brass, acrylic and woven light beige fabric floor lamps, designed and produced in Sweden, 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 55.25" H x 12.5" Diameter Bulb Specifications...

Angelo Ostuni for O-Luce, floor lamp, model '312 V2', Carrara marble, brass, coated aluminum, Italy, 1949 This floor lamp is designed by the influential designer in the field of lighting design Angelo Ostuni in 1949 which his brother Giuseppe took into production for their new established lighting design company 'O-Luce'. His first models designed between 1946 and 1948 were made in a more traditional manner to suit the taste of the Milanese upper-middle class. Ostuni's shift in his design approach is clearly displayed in the features of this designed model. Not only is this lamp aesthetically pleasing, it is clearly designed to provide a light source to adjust to one's own requirement. O-Luce manufactured an extremely complicated construction of rollers and springs inside the lamp bar (less than 15mm circumference) which allowed a smooth height adjustment without any cable impingement. Combined with a precision ball joint at the base, this lamp has an almost unlimited rotating telescopic flexibility. In addition, the cone-shaped aluminum shade coated in ocher yellow can be rotated to change the direction of the light partition. In 1950, Angelo Ostuni and his brother received international recognition for their exceptional lighting designs, mostly for the application of adjustable features in their designs which was highly innovative during that period. Angelo Ostuni (1904-1981) was an Italian designer and the elder brother of Giuseppe Ostuni (1907-1994) who established the Italian lighting company O-Luce. Together, they collaborated on numerous of designs for O-Luce that became one of Italy's leading lighting design companies. Angelo Ostuni was born in Trieste, Italy in 1904, when the city was part of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Ten years later, the First World War began. In 1915 Italy declared war on the Habsburg Empire and soon the Italian army bombed Trieste in May 1915. The Ostuni family endured some difficult times and eventually moved to Milan in 1919. Angelo enrolled into the Instituto Tecnico of Milan. From a young age, he showed a special talent for drawing. La Fiamma...

A brass and resin floor lamp, designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s.

Overall Dimensions: 73" H x 23" Diame...

A carved wood and velvet floor lamp, designed and produced in Sweden, 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 68.5" H x 21.5" Diameter Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Sockets: 2

A curved cord, wood, metal, fabric floor lamp, designed and produced in Sweden, 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 68.5" H x 15" W x 37" D Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of ...

Sigfried Giedion Telescoping and pivoting floor lamp. Manufactured by B.A.G.Turgi

An adjustable brass and rattan floor lamp, designed and produced in Italy, 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 69.8" H x 18.75" W x 43" D  Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of S...

A sizeable adjustable glass, brass and resin floor lamp, design attributed to Angelo Lelii, production attributed to Arredoluce, Italy, 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 76" H x 2...

A metal, fabric, straw marquetry wood, cord floor lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 61.5" H x 18.25" W x 34" D Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb...

An adjustable three-armed brass, black-lacquered metal, and beige fabric floor lamp, designed and produced in Sweden, 1960s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 61.5"H x 20" W x 17" D Bulb...

A brass, pine, moulded pine-venner and fabric floor lamp, designed and produced in Sweden, 1960s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 53" H x 13" Diameter Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Nu...

A pine, fabric, brass and glass floor lamp with side table or lamp table, designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 63.5" H x 22.25" W x 28" D Glass Ta...

A freeform wood and white fabric floor lamp, designed and produced in Italy, 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 69.5 " H x 18.25" W x 44" D Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of...

A curved brass, oak and reed floor lamp, designed and produced in Sweden, 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 70.25" H x 13" W x 29" D Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Socke...

A curved brass, stained oak and string fabric floor lamp, designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 58.5" H x 14.5" W x 43" D Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bu...

A teak, brass and red grey woven fabric lampshade, designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 56.5" H x 12" Diameter Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Numb...

An adjustable metal, birch and fabric floor lamp, designed and produced in Sweden, 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 66.5" H x 13.25" W x 23" D Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Numb...

Designer as well as entrepreneur, Angelo Lelii with his company Arredoluce was able to revolutionize the world of lighting with his choice of high-quality materials and his inexhaust...

A curved brass, cord, white fabric and wood floor lamp, designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s. Overall Dimensions: 65" H x 18.25" W x 30.5" D  Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Num...

An adjustable brass and rattan floor lamp, designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1930s. Overall Dimensions: 47" H x 10" W x 21.5" D Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Sockets: 1

An adjustable brass, brown leather, and beige fabric floor lamp, designed and produced in Italy, c. 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 68.25" H x 20" W x 36.5" D Bulb Specificatio...

An adjustable brass and fabric floor lamp, designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions: 66.75" H x 18" W x 41" D Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Sockets: 1

This floor lamp is the “G20” model by Swedish designer Hans-Agne Jakobsson. This mid-century model couples brass and fabric, creating a beautiful modern look. This appealing and ver...

A brass and rattan floor lamp, designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 60" H x 9.75" Diameter Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Sockets: 1

An adjustable brass and rattan floor lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1940s. Overall Dimensions: 72.25" H x 19" W x 33" D  Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Sockets: 1 ...

An adjustable brass and white fabric floor lamp, designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 62.25" H x 18" W x 32" D  Bulb Specifications: E-14 Bulb Numb...

A pair of brass and paper floor lamps, designed and produced in Sweden, 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 58.5" H x 15.25" Diameter Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Socket...

A brass floor lamp designed by Anders Pehrsson and produced by Atelje Lyktan, Sweden, c. 1960s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 47.5" H x 10" Diameter Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Num...

A brass and rattan floor lamp, designed and produced in Italy, c. 1960s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 74.25" H x 11.75" W x 23" D Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Sockets: 1

A three-armed brass, black-lacquered metal, glass and brass floor lamp, designed and produced by Stilnovo, Italy, 1950s Overall Dimensions: 72" H x 11" Diameter Bulb Specifications...

An adjustable brass and fabric floor lamp, designed and produced in Sweden, 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 69.5" H x 14.25" Diameter Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of So...

An adjustable brass and raffia floor lamp, designed and produced in Italy, 1940s. Overall Dimensions: 67.25" H x 9" W x 26" D Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Sockets: 1 ...

An adjustable red-lacquered metal, chrome metal, and string fabric floor lamp, designed and produced by ASEA, Sweden, 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 55.5" H x 15.5" W x 26" D B...

A walnut, brass and rattan floor lamp, design attributed to Vladimir Kagan, USA, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions: 59" H x 14" Diameter  Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Sockets: 1

An adjustable brass and pine floor lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 67.1" H x 14.5" W x 37" D Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Socket...

A brass and rattan floor lamp, designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 61" H x 18" Diameter Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Sockets: 1

An adjustable brass, Glass and fabric floor lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1940s. Overall Dimensions: 59.15" H x 13.75" W x 30" D  Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of S...

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...

A rattan and brass floor lamp, designed and produced in the US, 1950s Overall Dimensions: 51" H x 10" W x 14" D Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Sockets: 1 Sold with lamp...

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...

A brass, black-lacquered metal and beige woven fabric floor lamp, designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 59.5" H x 14.5" Diameter Bulb Specifications: ...

A two-armed glass, black-lacquered metal and brass floor lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions: 97.5" H x 18" W x 19.5" D Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb...

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

TH RobsJohn Gibbings Tripod Floor Lamp. Manufactured by Hansen Original surface to metal Diffuser marked Hansen

A brass and glass floor lamp, designed and produced in Italy, 1940s. Overall Dimensions: 59.3" H x 11.5" W x 30" D Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Sockets: 1 Sold with l...

A brass, metal, marble and acrylic floor lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1960s. Overall Dimensions: 70.75" H x 16" Diameter Bulb Specifications: E-14 Bulb Number of Socket...

A two-armed brass, black-lacquered metal, marble and glass, designed and produced by Stilux, Italy, 1950s. Overall Dimensions: 71.75" H x 17" W x 9.75" D Bulb Specifications: E-14 ...

A brass and glass floor lamp, designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions: 72.5" H x 17.25" W x 24" D Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Sockets: 1

A white-painted metal and braided pine veneer floor lamp, designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1930s Overall Dimensions: 66.75" H x 10.25" W x 34" D Specifications: E-26 Bulb Numb...

An adjustable brass, marble and rattan floor lamp, designed by Giuseppe Ostuni, and produced by O-Luce, Italy, 1950s. Overall Dimensions: 51" H x 11.5" W x 20" D Bulb Specifications...

A sizeable brass, copper and travertine floor lamp, designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions: 74.5" H x 18" Diameter Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Soc...

A powder-coated metal, nickel-plated brass and acrylic floor lamp, designed and produced by Paul Mayén, USA, 1960s Overall Dimensions: 64" H x 23.5" W x 9" D  Bulb Specifications: E...

A brass, marble and rattan floor lamp, designed and produced in Italy, 1950s E-26 bulb - two sockets