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Table Lamps For Sale
Creator: Artemide
Creator: Mazzega Murano
"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

Materials

Aluminum

Artistic Post Modern Murano Glass Table Lamp, Mazzega Italy 1970s
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Extraordinary and beautiful, This hand blown Mid-Century Modern Murano art glass table lamp was made by Mazzega, Italy in the 1970s. It was designed by Toni Zuccheri. The lamp is su...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Artemide "DANIA" Table lamp by Dario Tognon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Metal Table lamp with white lacquer. Designed by Dario Tognon for Artemide. Shows some small spots of paint loss from the original finish.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

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

Mario Botta Pair of Vintage 'Shogun' Table Lamps for Artemide, 1986
Located in Tilburg, NL
Exceptional pair of iconic vintage 'Shogun' Table Lamps by architect and designer Mario Botta (1943) for Artemide 1986. Straight from the first owners, these table lamps have always...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Emiel Veranneman White Console Table and Mario Botta ‘Shogun’ Table Lamp
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Emiel Veranneman, console table, white lacquered oak, Belgium, 1960s Belgian designer Emiel Veranneman created this console in the 1960s. Four legs are paired together on each shor...
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1960s European Mid-Century 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

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

Pair of Green Sintesi Table Lamps by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Pair of Sintesi Table lamps designed by Ernesto Gismondi for Italian lighting company Artemide in the 1970s. These lamps come from the first series of the Sintesi lamp. The lighting...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Metal

Circo table lamp by Mario Bellini for Artemide, 1978
Located in UTRECHT, NL
Unconventional and exceptionally distinct, the Circo table lamp designed by the renowned Mario Bellini showcases Bellini’s distinctive style when it ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

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

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

Materials

Metal, Brass

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

Materials

Plastic

“Aggregato sfera” table lamp Enzo Mari & Giancarlo Fassina for Artemide, 1976
Located in Koper, SI
This desk lamp was first issued by Artemide in 1976, as a part of the combinable system crated by the Italian designers Enzo Mari and with Giancarlo Fassina. This system was composed...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Iron

Telegono Table Lamp By Vico Magistretti for Artemide
Located in Chicago, IL
A ‘Telegono’ table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide in the 1960s. This sculptural lamp has a curved cream acrylic base with a rotating white acrylic demilune shade. Whe...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Acrylic

Green Sintesi Table Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Sintesi table lamp designed by Ernesto Gismondi for Italian lighting company Artemide in the 1970s. This lamp comes from the first series of the Sintesi lamp. The lighting fixture i...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Metal

Murano Glass and Chromed Metal Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
Located in Madrid, ES
Organic shaped Murano glass table lamp designed by Carlo Nason. This desk lamp is from the Osso series for Mazzega, circa 1970. Made of chromed metal and Murano glass.
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mazzega table lamp in Murano glass designed by Carlo Nason
Located in Milan, IT
Lampada da tavolo in vetro di Murano modello LT 346 disegnata da Carlo Nason e prodotta dalle vetreria Mazzega negli anni '70. Base in metallo cromato vele in vetro trasparente/azzur...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Brass and Murano Glass Lamps by Aldo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age pair of or set of 2 table lamps by Aldo Nason for the manufacture Mazzega. Brass and Blown Murano glass. Famous manufacture like Venini, Vistosi, La Murr...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Metal and Murano Glass Lamps by Aldo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age pair of or set of 2 table lamps by Aldo Nason for the manufacture Mazzega. Metal chrome and Blown Murano glass. Famous manufacture like Venini, Vistosi, ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Mezzo Oracolo table lamp designed by Gae Aulenti for Artemide. Italy, 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
The Mezzo Oracolo lamp, a masterpiece of design by Gae Aulenti for Artemide in the 1970s, is a stunning embodiment of clean lines and timeless eleg...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Carlo Nason for Mazzega LT353 Table Lamp, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Rare large egg-shaped Murano glass vase/table lamp with white filigree band, .Italian designer Carlo Nason for the Mazzega manufactory
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

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

Metal, Steel, Iron

Italian Mid Century Modern Murano & Chrome Osso Table Lamp by Mazzega
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Osso ( bone ) table lamp by Mazzega. Mazzega is an Italian glass company known for its beautiful and artistic glasswork, particularly in the field of Murano glass. Murano glass is a...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Lavinia Table Lamp Masayuki Kurokawa Artemide 1988
Located in Munich, DE
Masayuki Kurokawa designed the Lavinia table lamp with an adjustable construction in white grainy cast and enameled aluminium for Artemide, Milan, 1...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Dania Table Lamp by Dario Tognon and Studio Celli for Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dania table lamp by Dario Tognon and Studio Celli for Artemide. Manufactured in Italy, circa 1960's. Enameled metal, original European cord. We recomm...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

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

Brontes Table Lamp by Cini Boeri for Artemide, 1980s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
An exceptional table lamp model Brontes, designed by Cini Boeri and produced by Artemide, 1981. The model consists of a heavy red lacquered cylindrical metal base and a pivoting sha...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

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

Materials

Blown Glass

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

Materials

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

Materials

Marble, Nickel, Metal

Lampade Italiane Modello Eclisse Design Vico Magistretti per Artemide, 1965
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Coppia lampade modello Eclisse disegnata da Vico Magistretti nel 1965 e prodotta da Artemide, produzione Italia anni 70 Ha vinto il Compasso d’Oro nel 1967 ed è diventata la rappres...
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1760s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Table Lamps

Materials

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

Lampada da tavolo space age in vetro di Murano, Carlo Nason, Italia anni 70
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Lampada in Cetro di Murano degli anni 70 in stile space age. Carlo Nason designer per Mazzega. Struttura circolare con base in acciaio e vetro di Murano finemente lavorato e palla in...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps

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Steel

Mario Bellini for Artemide Table or Floor Lamps 'Circo' in Off-White Canvas
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mario Bellini for Artemide, table or floor lamps, lacquered metal, canvas, Italy, 1978. Quirky and quite unique, this 'circo' table lamp designed by Mario Bellini, is a true exampl...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern 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

Materials

Art Glass

Issey Miyake 'Hoshigame' paper table lamp for Artemide
Located in London, GB
Hoshigame table lamp by Issey Miyake for Artemide. Using a mathematical program to give it this unique three-dimensional shape, the shade can be folded in a single gesture to make it...
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21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps

Materials

Plastic

Space age Murano glass table lamp by Mazzega. Italy 1970s
Located in Catania, CT
Great vintage condition with normal trace of age and use for this table lamp made from Murano glass. Produced in Italy during the 70s. Full working with EU standard, adaptable on dem...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Mod Lesbo Italian Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1970s
Located in Madrid, ES
Table lamp model "Lesbo" designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and edited by Artemide. Lampshade and diffuser are handmade of smoked and blown Murano glass. Polished metal base, Italy, 1970...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Oracolo Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1969 Set of 2
Located in Lasne, BE
Pair of metal lamps with Oracle glass ball by Gae Aulenti. Wear due to time and age of the lamp.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Artemide Boalum Table Lamp by Livio Castiglioni and Gianfranco Frattini, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Artemide Boalum Table Lamp by Livio Castiglioni and Gianfranco Frattini, Italy. This unique table lamp designed by Livio Castiglioni and Gianfranco Fr...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

PVC, Resin

'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

Materials

Brass, Steel

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

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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

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

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Metal

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

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

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

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 Vintage Italian "Birillo" Table Lamp By Carlo Nason For Mazzega, Murano c.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A wonderful vintage Italian table lamp made by Carlo Nason for Mazzega. Produced in Murano, Venice in the 1970s, this chrome and glass lamp exemplifies Carlo Nason’s workmanship. Nas...
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20th Century Italian Table Lamps

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Chrome

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

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Plastic

Mid Century Mazzega Murano Glass Lamp on Brushed Steel Base
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this Mazzego table lamp dates from the 1970s. Single Mazzega Murano glass globe in one of their signature styles: White semi-opaque glass with indented, gathered side...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Steel, Chrome

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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