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Table Lamps For Sale
Creator: Artemide
Creator: Frederick Cooper
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' Table Lamp in Orange for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' table lamp in orange for Artemide. This lamp has become a design icon, with its mushroom shape and bright orange or white hues. Introduced in 1967, th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plastic

Shogun Table Lamp by Mario Botta for Artemide, 1986
Located in Roma, IT
Shogun Table Lamp by Mario Botta for Artemide, 1986 ca. Embossed cast iron, enamelled metal, enamelled metal grid. Dimensions H60 D 30 cm. Ref. G. Gramigna, Repertorio 1950-2000, ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Iron

Frederick Cooper Blue White Chinese Porcelain Mantel Vase Urn Ginger Jar Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Frederick Cooper blue and white porcelain table lamp featuring a floral chinoiserie designed vase / urn / jar Dimensions: 31" x 8" x 8", shade 17"d x 13"
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Pair of Circo Table Lamps by Mario Bellini for Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two "Circo" table lamps designed by Mario Bellini, Designed and manufactured by Artemide in 1978. Fabric shade, enameled iron cast. Original European cord. We recommend three E25 25w...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Iron

Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide 'Sintesi Faretto Morsetto' White Clamp Light
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, multi-way clamp lamp, model 'Sintesi Faretto Morsetto', second edition, coated iron, coated steel, aluminum, rubber, plastic, Italy, 1976 The founder ...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal, Iron

Circo table lamp by Mario Bellini for Artemide, 1970s
Located in Lasne, BE
White metal and fabric lamp with ceramic base. Circo model designed by Mario Bellini for Artemide. Wear due to the age of the lamp.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Italian Table Lamp by Michele De Lucchi & Gallardo Fassina for Artemide
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina designed these retractable and adjustable Table or Desk light for Artemide, Italy. Designed by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, the T...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Castore Table Lamp by Michele de Lucchi for Artemide
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
We have two of these cool lamps, medium size versions. Blown glass shades giving a creat diffuse ambience, and the touch dimmer switch on the base allows for perfect adjustment to su...
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Early 20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps

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Blown Glass, Polyester

Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide First Edition 'Sintesi' Lamp in Green
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, multi-way screw lamp, model 'Sintesi Faretto Morsetto', first edition, coated iron, coated metal, plastic, Italy, design 1976 The founder of Artemide,...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Iron, Steel, Metal

Postmodern Vintage Black White Table Lamp Shogun Mario Botta Artemide 1986 Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Postmodern vintage table lamp by Mario Bott in black and white color from plastic and metal circa 1986, Italy. An iconic table lamp, model Shogun, designed by Mario Botta for Artemid...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Hoshigame Table Lamp Designed by Issey Miyake for Artemide
Located in Athens, Attiki
“Hoshigame” table lamp designed by Issey Miyake for Artemide, iF Product design Award 2013. The art of lighting has a conceptual and technological heritage at the Miyake Design St...
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2010s Italian Japonisme Table Lamps

Materials

Fabric, Paper

Dalu Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
Located in London, GB
This rare table lamp was designed by Vico Magistretti for the Italian manufacture Artemide during the 1960s, it is one of 2 that we currently have in stock. The lamp is made from one main piece of white plastic. Dalù is one a wonderful expression of Magistretti’s design ethos and reflects his belief that beauty and everyday functionality should be equally important in the object. Vico Magistretti was born in Milan. He attended Parini High School before he enrolled in the Regio Politecnico Faculty of Architecture in Milan in the fall of 1939. In 1943-1944 he moved to Switzerland, where he attended several academic courses at the Champ Universitarie Italien in Lausanne. It was then that he spent time with Ernesto Nathan Rogers, who had a key influence on his intellectual education. In 1945 he returned to Milan, where he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Polytechnic University. He immediately started working for his father's company, the architect Piergiulio Magistretti, in via Conservatorio. The 1950s were a very busy and fruitful period for the young architect, who came up with many innovative ideas and very quickly became one of the most outstanding representatives of the third generation. Over the next few years he worked as a designer as well as an architect, creating furniture and objects that will always be classics of contemporary production. It was then that he was awarded the Golden Compass for the Eclisse lamp (1967).He then started working with important companies such as Artemide, Campeggi, Cassina, De Padova, Flou, Fontana Arte, Fritz Hansen, Kartell, Olivari, Oluce, Poggi, Schiffini Mobili Cucine and Gebrüder Thonet Vienna. His design works are in the permanent collection of MoMA - Museum of Modern Art in New York and in many other museums in America and Europe. In the field of architecture, it is worth mentioning his nomination as an honorary member of the Royal College of Art in London, where he was also a visiting professor. He also participated in exhibitions and conferences in Europe, Japan and the USA. Established in the 1960s, Artemide is one of the most famous lighting brands in the world. Known for its philosophy, The Human Light...
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps

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Plastic

Coastal Frederick Cooper Beehive Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Palm Beach coastal Frederick Cooper 1970s ceramic and brass Bee Hive Sea Shell Lamp. Coloration: Ivory Measurements 26" Tall from base to top of where finial goes (not included)...
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1970s Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of 1950s American Frederick Cooper Gold Leaf & Brass Table Lamps Inc Shades
Located in London, GB
Pair of 1950s American Frederick Cooper tall gold leaf and cream painted table lamps which are often mistaken and are in the style of James Mont. The lamps are constructed from heavy...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Frederick Cooper Faux Malachite Bitossi Lamps, A Pair
Located in Marietta, GA
Love this pair of faux malachite urn lamps, made in Italy!!! I have this exact pair at my home! . The pottery is attributed to Bitossi, and was marketed in the US, by Frederick Cooper, Chicago. The lamps have been updated, with acrylic bases, rewired, and the brass cleaned. They can go with any number of design styles, where a “pop” of rich color is needed. I am not a professional photographer , so please ask a question...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Sintesi Table Lamp Design by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide 1970s
Located in Krefeld, DE
Nice black Sintesi desk lamp designed by Ernesto Gismondi and produced by Artemide in the 1970s. The lamp is in original paint and comes with a E26/E27 socket. The lamp is in in full...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

A Good Quality Pair of 1960's Frederick Cooper Campagna-form Solid Brass Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each heavy lamp of neoclassical campagna form adorned with draped swags all raised on anthemion feet
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1960s American Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

First Edition Sintesi Tavolo Table Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide
Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE
Green! One of the trend color in 2023. The series 'Sintesi' was designed by Ernesto Gismondi (1931-2020) around 1976. Very good original condition with slight signs of use. The ori...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Vico Magistretti 'Eclisse' Table Lamp in Orange for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Vico Magistretti 'Eclisse' table lamp in orange for Artemide. Designed in 1967, the authorized re-edition Eclisse is a bedside table, or wall-mounted (pin-up), lamp for direct and diffused incandescent lighting. Body in lacquered steel, featuring an incorporated rotatable shield executed in white lacquered steel, which allows for the eclipsing of the light source and the regulation of its light emission. On/off switch located on cord. Available to order in unlimited quantities in choice of polished white, polished orange, matte black, copper, gold, or mirrored finish. This listing is for the Eclisse table lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Gae Aulenti for Artemide "Pilenio" Table Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Very rare table lamp Mod. 'Pileino' designed by Gae Aulenti for Artemide in the 1970s in Italy. Adjustable aluminium shade in the shape of a helmet and rotating round white plastic b...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide First Edition 'Sintesi' Lamp in Red
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, multi-way screw lamp, model 'Sintesi Faretto Morsetto', first edition, coated iron, coated steel, aluminum, rubber, plastic, Italy, design 1976 The fo...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal, Iron

Frederick Cooper French Basketweave Urn Pineapple Buffet Table Lamp Marbled Base
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century Frederick Cooper Buffet or table lamp. Features an ornate base in the manner of a French urn with basketweave and acanthus design over plinth base on faux marbled ...
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Late 20th Century Table Lamps

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Metal

Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' Table Lamp in Red for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' table lamp in red for Artemide. This lamp has become a design icon, with its mushroom shape and bright orange or white hues. Introduced in 1967, the N...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plastic

Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide "Lesbo" Table Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Lesbo table lamp, one of the most iconic table lamps. Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti in 1967 it remains an icon of style and refinement, with body and diffuser in blown-smoked Murano...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Artemide Disocuri 42 Table Lamp in White
Located in Hicksville, NY
A globe-like diffuser of acid-etched blown glass atop a thermoplastic base, Dioscuri is available in 4 sizes which are all dimmable aside from the smallest. A multiple design-award w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Resin

Vintage Table Lamp by BBPR Group for Artemide, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Table Lamp by BBPR Group for Artemide. Italy 1970s. Chromed Metal. cm. 45×40×40 Good condition.
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1970s Italian Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Midcentury Antique Brass Lamps by Frederick Cooper
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1960s Lamps with an Arts and Crafts influence by Frederick Cooper. The Lamps have a wonderful aged Brass finish and they have been Newly rewired with adjustable antique br...
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1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Mid Century Italian Modern Artemide Desk Lamps Adjustable Height
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid Century Italian Modern Artemide Desk Lamps Adjustable Height
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

'Ecate' Table Lamp by Toni Cordero for Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Ecate' table lamp by Toni Cordero for Artemide. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1990. A stone-like, cast-bronze base and conical stem with both brass and steel chain-mail ...
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1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Steel, Brass

Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in White for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in white for Artemide. Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s, the Nesso's design is inspired from nature. An internationally celebrated design for...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plastic

Pausania Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Artemide, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Iconic Pausania Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Artemide, Italy, 1980s. In the 1980s, the Italian designer Ettore Sottsass collaborated with Art...
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1680s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mattheo Thun 'Laguna 26' Table Lamp for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Mattheo Thun 'Laguna 26' table lamp for Artemide. This lyrical design casts a warm and softly diffused light in its surrounding environment. Executed in hand blown milky white glas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Pair of Artemide "Tizio" Lamps by Richard Sapper
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Designed by Richard Sapper for Artemide in 1972, the Tizio lamp is a true classic of modern design. Built with two counterweights to allow the user to direc...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Plastic

Green Sintesi Table Lamp Design by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, circa 1970s
Located in Krefeld, DE
Nice green Sintesi desk lamp designed by Ernesto Gismondi and produced by Artemide in the 1970s. The lamp is in original paint and comes with a E26/E27 socket. The lamp is in in full...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Flexible Black Table Lamp "Tizio" by Richard Sapper for Artemide, 1970s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage flexible black table lamp "Tizio" by Richard Sapper for Artemide, 1970s. "Tizio" table lamp was designed by Industrial designer Richard Sapper in 1972 for iconic italian c...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Steel

Studio BBPR Table Lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1963
Located in Milan, IT
Iconic Studio BBPR Ro Table Lamp for Artemide, Italy 1963.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Nickel

Signed Frederick Cooper Asian Chinoiserie Figures and Flowers Table Lamp
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Lighting Acquisitions Of A Large Signed Frederick Cooper Asian Chinoiserie Figures and Flowe...
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1970s Chinoiserie Vintage Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Tizio Desk Lamp by Richard Sapper for Artemide Italy 1970s
Located in PARIS, FR
Tizio lamp by Richard Sapper for the Italian publisher Artemide. He created this lamp in 1972, revolutionary for its time as the first lamp to use a halogen bulb, but also for its system of counterweights that perfectly balance the structure, allowing the user to position the light precisely on the desired area with a simple gesture of the hand. Selected in 1979 for the Compasso d'Oro, it was later incorporated into the MoMa's permanent collection. Still in production today, it now comes in three models: Tizio, Tizio micro...
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1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Toni Cordero for Artemide Sibari Table Lamp
Located in NIEUWKUIJK, NB
The Sibari lamp by Italian designer Toni Cordero (1937-2001) belongs to the series of the Milano Torino light sculptures such as the Ecate or the Anchise produced in small numbers in...
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1990s Table Lamps

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Art Glass

Mario Bellini for Artemide Floor Lamp 'Circo' in Off-White
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mario Bellini for Artemide, floor lamp, lacquered metal, fabric, Italy, 1978. Quirky and quite unique, this 'circo' table lamp designed by Mario Bellini, is a true example of Belli...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Accademia Tavolo Picoli by Cini Boeri for Artemide 1978
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Accademia lamp, designed by Cini Boeri in 1978, is a small-scale version of the popular table lamp created for Artemide. This lamp is an impressive ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

20th Century Italian Pair of Alfa Glass Table Lamps by Artemide & Sergio Mazza
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian pair of table lamps, model Alfa are made of hand blown Murano glass, designed by Sergio Mazza and produced by Artemide, in good condition. The slightly smoked round shades of the desk lights are enhanced by a brass ring with a polished knob, featuring a two light socket. The base is made of hand crafted polished Rosewood. The wires have been renewed. Circa 1959 - 1960, Pregnana Milanese, Italy. Base: 1.5" H x 5.5" diameter Shade: 5.75" x 13.75" diameter Sergio Mazza is an Italian designer, born in 1931, in Milan, Italy. In 1955, Mazza opened his own business and since 1961 he stared working with G. Gramigna in the Smc study. Artemide is an Italian design-oriented manufacturer, founded in 1960 in Pregnana Milanese, Italy by the Italian engineer Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio Mazza. The company Artemide is well-known for their excellent design, for example the Tizio desk lamp designed by the German industrial designer Richard Sapper. Many well-known designers and architects have worked together with the company, such as the Swiss architect Mario Botta, the English architect Sir Norman Foster any many others. Artemide has won the Compasso d’Oro award for lifetime achievement in 1995 and the European Design Prize in 1997. Artemide lamps...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Vintage Brass Table Lamps by Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
A very well crafted vintage brass lamp by Frederick Cooper. Asian / Oriental in Style. Sold sans shade.
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Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Table Lamps

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Brass

Set of "Sintesi" Clamp Lamps by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Set of Sintesi clamp lamps by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide. Multiple pieces available, allowing to enlight large bookcases or ceilings. This mid 70s project fully represent Gismon...
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1970s Italian Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

1990s, Table Lamp Microlight by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide
Located in Milano, IT
1990s Gorgeous orange table lamp "Microlight" by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide. Made in Italy. The lamp works perfectly and is in excellent condition. This lamp is signed on the bott...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Mid-20th Cent. White Opaline Glass & Brass Lamp - Frederick Cooper
Located in San Francisco, CA
A table lamp with opaline glass that has a complex, almost smoke-like appearance. It has an elegant shape with brass accents- a base with cast acanthus leaf details. Made by Frederic...
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1950s American Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Vintage Frederick Cooper Brass Barley Twist Altar Candlestick Buffet Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Frederick Cooper brass barley twist altar candlestick shaped table / buffet lamp with red shade. Measures: 8.25” x 27.75” / Shade -...
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Late 20th Century Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Frederick Cooper American Plaster Parcel Gilt Baluster Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of midcentury American cast plaster table lamps in elaborate baluster form, both with extended brass stems and functioning beaded light switch sockets, molded in neoclassic scro...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Mario Botta for Artemide Bicolor ‘Shogun’ Table Lamp
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mario Botta for Artemide, 'Shogun' table lamp, metal, Italy, 1986 Mario Botta referred to lamps as “people”. He said “Shogun is a person. He has a head, body and feet, plus he has ...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

20th Century Angelo Mangiarotti Artemide Table Lamp Mod. Lesbo, 60s
Located in Turin, Turin
Angelo Mangiarotti was a very important italian architect and designer, born in 1921 in Milan. He studied architecture at the Politecnico of Milan and gratuated in 1948. He then went...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Glamorous Pair of Frederick Cooper Brass Neoclassical Table Lamps
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Glamorous glistening warm coppery colored brass table lamps in the shape of neoclassical columns that rest on black marble 4.5 square bases. Custom textured fabric lampshades are a g...
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Early 2000s American Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Faux Malachite Table Lamps by Frederick Cooper Lamp Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of faux malachite table lamps with black silk drum shades by Frederick Cooper Lamp Co. of Chicago, circa 1970s. With a definite Asia...
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Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps

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Brass

Artemide Italian "Logico" Table Lamp
Located in Toledo, OH
Artemide Italian "Logico" Table Lamp. circa 21st Century. Michele De Lucchi (Italian, b. 1951) and Gerhard Reinchert (German, b. 1962) designers for Artemide. hand blown satin-finish glass, aluminum and steel base. Organic-shaped frosed glass shade measured at 15.5" W. Lamp turns on by tapping the central element. Markings to the underside. Great condition. Dimensions: 25.25" H x 15" W x 13.5" D. Photoed with Artemide Italian "Logic" Floor Lamp and Siesta Chair and Ottoman...
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21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Steel

Mario Botta Shogung Lamp 1st Edition 1986 by Artemide
Located in Untersiggenthal, AG
For sale a rare early example of Mario Botta''s iconic Postmodern "Shogun" table lamp, produced by Artemide, Italy and designed in 1986. This beautiful and sought after table lamp...
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1980s Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Eclisse Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1967
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
This Eclisse table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti features a rotating inner white shade that eclipses the light source and allows the user to con...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Steel

Tizio Table Lamp by Richard Sapper for Artemide
Located in Vienna, AT
Tizio table lamp designed by Richard Sapper in 1972. It has been selected for the Compasso d'Oro Industrial design award in 1979. An item of it is par...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Pair of Frederick Cooper Column Brass Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of large solid brass and black painted column table lamps by Frederick Copper for Fitz & Floyd. New three-way brass sockets. Includes original harps and finials. (Frederick Copp...
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1970s American Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Midcentury White Murano Glass and Brass Italian Mushroom-Shaped Table Lamp 1960s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Vintage mushroom-shaped Murano white swirl art glass table lamp, a beautiful and handcrafted piece of lighting design, made in the 1960s by the Ital...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Antique and Vintage Table Lamps for Sale: Find Art Deco Table Lamps, Murano Glass Table Lamps and Other Lighting on 1stDibs

Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.

Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.

After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.

After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons

Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today

If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.

Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.

Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.

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