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Table Lamps For Sale
Creator: Artemide
Creator: Marcello Fantoni
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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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Plastic

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

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

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

'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

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

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

Sergio Mazza 'Alfa' Table Lamp for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Sergio Mazza 'Alfa' table lamp for Artemide. The very first Artemide design, the 'Alfa' used delicate glass, luxurious marble and nickel-plated metal to embody timeless beauty and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Nickel, Metal

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

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Metal

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

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Glass

Marcello Fantoni For Raymor Orange Lava Glaze Ceramic Lamp Italy 1950s
Located in Troy, MI
Lava glaze ceramic table lamp designed by Marcello Fantoni for Raymor circa 1950s Textured base in muted orange and brown glazes Mounted to original wood base Three way socket Shade ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Pottery, Wood

Marcello Fantoni Signed Midcentury Italian Raymor Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Studio City, CA
Beautifully designed and textured yellow green glazed studio ceramic lamp by Italian ceramics master or designer Marcello Fantoni for Raymor. Very rare and hard to find style and color. Would be stunning in any setting. Signed on the base. Comes with shade as shown. Fantoni's ceramic works are held in many private collections and museums throughout the world including the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

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

"Orione" Rodolfo Dordoni by Artemide 1992 Italian Design Pair of Table Lamps
Located in Brescia, IT
"Orione" by Rodolfo Dordoni for Artemide 1992. Aluminium, wood and glass shades Perfect condition Perfect working order.  
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

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

Marcello Fantoni Lamp, Ceramic, Green, Yellow, Earth Tones, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Marcello Fantoni Lamp, Ceramic, Green, Yellow, Earth Tones, Signed. Large hand thrown studio ceramic lamp with a diamond form, decorated with drip glaze of green, yellow, and umber. ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

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

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Metal

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

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

Materials

Metal

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

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

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

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

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Iron

20th Century Gae Aulenti Artemide Table Lamp Mod. Mezzo Oracolo, 1960s
Located in Turin, Turin
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...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Multi-Functional Table Floor Ceiling & Wall Lamp 'Grifo' by G.H.Tew for Artemide
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare & multi-functional table / floor / wall or ceiling lamp 'Grifo'. Designed by G.H. Tew for Artemide, Italy, 1980s. Executed in aluminium, metal and plastic, the tabl...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal, Aluminum

Artemide Tizio LED 30K Classic Table Lamp in Black by Richard Sapper
Located in Hicksville, NY
Tizio was designed by Industrial designer Richard Sapper in 1972. The sophisticated principal of fully adjustable balanced counterweights, lack of wires, and electrical conductor arms have made Tizio an illustrious award-winning design of the 20th century. Born in Germany in 1932, Richard Sapper created the Tizio desk lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Mid-Century Modern Mario Bellini Table Lamp Area for Artemide, 1970s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Table lamp, Model Area 20, by designer Mario Bellini for Artemide, the 1970s. This beautiful lamp designed by Mario Bellini for Artemide has earned itself a place in the permanent ex...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Fabric

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

Space Age Pair of Vacuna Murano Glass Lamps by Artemide, Italy, 1968
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern space age pair of table of floor lamp model Vacuna in blown white smoke Murano glass by the Italian designer Eleanore Peduzzi-Riva fo...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

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

Table Lamp by Fantoni
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Offering this amazing and rare Fantoni designed table lamp. This 1950s era Italian lamp is in great vintage condition. You seldom see this particular design for sale.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Ceramic

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

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Glass, Resin

Artemide Yanzi Table Lamp in Black & Yellow by NERI&HU
Located in Hicksville, NY
Our light proposal pays homage to both the urban and the natural, the rigid and the organic.” Lyndon Neri-Rossana Hu The activity of Neri&Hu is founded on constant research and the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Blown Glass

Pair of Vico Magistretti Eclisse Table Lamps for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Vico Magistretti Eclisse table lamps for Artemide. Designed in 1967, the authorized re-edition Eclisse is a bedside table, or wall-m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Steel

Lotek Artemide Javier Mariscal Desk Lamp Postmodern Style
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Desk lamp designed by Javier Mariscal for Artemide. Postmodern style desk lamp. Structural lamp having partially eye catching colors Working with 10...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Steel

Enzo Mari ''Aggregato'' Table Lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1976
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
This adjustable shade height ''Aggregato'' table lamp was designed by Enzo Mari and Giancarlo Fassina and produced by the Italian manufacturer Artemide during the 1970's. Here in...
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1970s Vintage Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Steel

Italian Mid-Century Modern Eclissi Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1967
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern Eclissi lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1967 Eclissi lamp in red and white metal on the inside and swivel, its internal lampshade in fact thanks to...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

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

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Brass

Bronze and Metal Mesh Ecate Table Lamp by Toni Cordero for Artemide, 1990
Located in Renens, CH
Ecate table lamp or light sculpture from the Milano-Torino series by Toni Cordero for Artemide, Italy. The Ecate is the most sought after model from this series with its bronze fu...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Bronze, Chrome

Vico Magistretti Artemide 1960s adjustable Telegono table lamp
Located in Ferndale, MI
Mood lighting for any room . Original Telegono table lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide 1968. In very good condition. The Italian classic with a bro...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic, Acrylic

Table Lamp Lesbo in Blown Glass by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide 70s
Located in Padova, IT
Table lamp Lesbo in blown glass by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide 70s The Lesbo lamp is a symbol of the '' made in Italy '' design of the 70s. It was designed in 1967 by the grea...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Steel

Artemide Disocuri 25 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

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Glass, Resin

Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide Table Lamp 'Sintesi Tavolo' in White Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, table Lamp model 'Sintesi Tavolo', lacquered steel, chrome-plated metal, Italy, 1976 The founder of Artemide, Ernesto Gismondi (1931-2020), designe...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal, Steel, Chrome

Artemide Tolomeo Classic LED Table Lamp with Base in Aluminum
Located in Hicksville, NY
“No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” - Michele De Lucchi. A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of light. Created for Artemide in 1987 by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, Tolomeo has become an icon almost 30 years after its birth. Now available with integrated LED light source, model variations include an incorporated dimmer switch on the head, a motion sensor which uses passive infrared technology for energy conservation, and/or Tunable White...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminum

Angelo Mangiarotti Saffo Lamp Artemide, Italy, 1967
Located in Chicago, IL
Angelo Mangiarotti Saffo lamp Artemide, Italy, 1967 Handblown Murano glass shade on cast aluminum base. Original cord.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Aluminum

White Desk Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
White desk lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, 1970s, Italy Adjustable head and body. Very high quality. Fully functional. Original cable and plug. This lamp is suita...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Table Lamp Electra by Giuliana Gramigna Per Artemide, Italy 60's
Located in Padova, IT
This table lamp was designed by Giuliana Gramigna per Artemide - Italy - and was produced by Artemide in Italy in 1968. It features a large round base in white glass and a smaller rounded top in a lighter glass. The lamp can be used as a ceiling light. Artemide was founded in the province of Milan in 1959 by the designers Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio Mazza. In the following years, new designs were created for the evolving collections of Artemide, whose spirit has always been to create original and effective lamps, including suspension and ceiling lamps, in collaboration with the greatest design talents around. the world. Among Artemide's great successes we should mention the Eclipse (1967) by Vico Magistretti and the minimal halogen desk lamp Tizio (1972) by the Italian-German designer Michele De Lucchi which is one of the most popular office icons in the world. Again Tolomeo Lamp...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Artemide Tizio HAL Classic Table Lamp in Black by Richard Sapper
Located in Hicksville, NY
Tizio was designed by industrial designer Richard Sapper in 1972. The sophisticated principal of fully adjustable balanced counterweights, lack of wires, and electrical conductor arms have made Tizio an illustrious award-winning design of the 20th century. Born in Germany in 1932, Richard Sapper created the Tizio desk lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Italian Microlight Table Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, 1990's
Located in Lisboa, PT
This pair of table lamps, model Microlight, were designed by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, during the 1990's. It is a very technical design of the 90s. This flexible table lamp is p...
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1990s Italian Minimalist Table Lamps

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Metal

Gae Aulenti ‘Alcinoo’ Table Lamp for Artemide, 1975
Located in L'Escala, ES
Rare 'Alcinoo' table lamp designed by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, Italy, 1975. Sculptural shape out of hand blown glass in a metal 'net structure' in a large monumental size. The lamp ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps

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Metal

Marcello Fantoni Dimpled Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautifully glazed cranberry colored dimpled ceramic lamp by Marcello Fantoni. Signature to bottom. Ceramic measures 12" diameter x 15"height. Shade not included.
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1950s Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

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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