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Table Lamps For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Victorian
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

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Plastic

Pair of Ugo Zaccagnini Incised Tribal Table Lamps in Brown & Cream, 1950s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Italian Modern Ugo Zaccagnini handcrafted sgraffito Art Pottery Table Lamps. Featuring deep brown and off white textured terracotta forms, matte glazed, Brass necks, paleolithic and ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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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 pair of Italian 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. Wear consistent with age and use. 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

Midcentury Globe Table Lamp, Goffredo Reggiani for Reggiani, Italy, 60s
Located in Lucija, SI
Midcentury glass table lamp designed by Goffredo Reggiani for Reggiani. Made in Italy in the 60s. In good vintage condition. Working perfectly.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Chrome

1970's Pair of Sleek Polished Brass Ball Lamps by Laurel Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
1970's Sleek pair of ball lamps by Laurel lamp company. The polished brass ball lamps have elongated tapered necks that connect to the Newly rewired adjustable polish brass double c...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Walter Van Briggle Turquoise Blue Bulbous Pottery Table Lamp w/ Butterfly Shade
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Walter Van Briggle Turquoise Blue Bulbous Pottery Table Lamp with Butterfly Shade. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: Overall: 26.5" H x 14" Diameter. Shade: 14.5" H x 14"...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Plastic

Borne Bétone Petite Cast Concrete Table Lamp by Le Corbusier With LED Bulb
Located in Chicago, IL
Borne Bétone Petite table lamp by Le Corbusier. Current production manufactured in France by Nemo Lighting. Concrete outdoor and indoor floor and...
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Concrete

1 of the 2 Bitossi Lamps for Bergboms, with Custom Made Shades by René Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 elegant table lamps. Each lamp features a ceramic base with a rough surface in an off-white glaze with shiny metallic gold glazed patterns, Bitossi, Italy, circa 1960s. Wi...
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1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Murano Art Glass Soft Pink Mushroom Lamp
Located in Toronto, ON
Stunning Murano art glass mushroom lamp with a closed top shape in a soft pink colour. It was originally made in the island of Murano, Italy in the 1970s by Murano glass artisans. Th...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Art Glass

Mid Century Austrian table lamp attributed to Carl Auböck
Located in Montréal, QC
Large Carl Auböck attributed lamp manufactured in the 1950’s. Large black enamel saucer shade, brass trimmings, brass stem, black enameled steel foot. 60 watts max E-26 Edison medium...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass, Steel, Enamel

Tue Poulsen, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A grey and brown-glazed stoneware table lamp designed and produced by Tue Poulsen, Sweden, 1960s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 14.7” H x 4.45" Diameter Dimensions of Shade (inches):...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Stoneware

Pair of 1980s Memphis Style Glass 'BiBi' Table Lamps for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of 1980s Memphis Style Glass 'BiBi' Table Lamps for Artemide. Designed by Alessandro Mendini. Handcrafted in sky blue Murano glass, this petite lamp is strongly associated with ...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Glass, Art Glass

Caged Glass Table Lamp, circa 1950s, Italy
Located in Glasgow, GB
A Murano Glass caged table lamp circa 1950s, Italy Exhibiting a compelling display of glassmaking technique, this caged glass lamp features a hand-fo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Wrought Iron

Murano Glass Pink Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of lamps of Murano glass from Italy. These lamps feature spheres of swirling hand-blown glass on a glass base in a beautiful light pink tone. Each sphere is separated with a 24 ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Gold Leaf

Verner Panton 'Pantop Portable' Wireless Table Lamp in 'Warm Yellow' for Verpan
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Pantop Portable' table lamp in 'Warm Yellow' for Verpan. Designed in 1980. New, current production. This is a versatile smaller and wireless version of the 'Pantop'...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Mid century table lamp by Kamenický Šenov, Czechoslovakia, 1970´s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This mid century desk lamp was made by the Czechoslovak company Kamenický Šenov in the 1970s. It’s made of cut glass. It’s in very good Vintage condition, fully functional. Height i...
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Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern 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

Vibrant Orange Ceramic Table Lamp, Lampshade by R. Houben, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic table lamp,  1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presence. A bol...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Ignazio Gardella 'Arenzano Bassa' Table Lamp in Brass and Glass
Located in Glendale, CA
Ignazio Gardella 'Arenzano Bassa' Table Lamp in Brass and Glass. Ignazio Gardella was one of the leading figures in Italian twentieth-century architecture. A graduate of the Politec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Iron

Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Large Metal Black Table Lamp by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977 Manufactured by Oluce, Italy. Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table l...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

1950 Oscar Torlasco Style Mid-Century Modern Brass and Glass Italian Table Lamp
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This is a 1950s Italian table lamp in the Mid-Century Modern style, inspired by Oscar Torlasco. The lamp reflects the sleek, minimalist, and functional design ethos characteristic of...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Rare Italian Desk Lamp, circa 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Italian desk lamp, circa 1950. Very unique tripod design with a lacquered and pierced aluminum cone shade. The pierced shade, which resembles early O-Luce wall lights, can be ro...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass, Aluminum

White Opaline Glass Table Lamp by Ernest Voss for Le Klint, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large and exceptionally rare table light in frosted matté opaline glass. Manufactured by Voss/Holmegaard for Le Klint in Denmark during the 1950s or early 1960s. The fluted vintage L...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Opaline Glass

Mid Century Modern Sculptural Mushroom Table Lamps by Laurel Lamp Co. C1965
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous simple and elegant table lamps by the Laurel Lamp Company, Newark NJ. Sculptural Milk Glass shades on 2 different bases. Please note, each lamp is priced and sold individual...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Art Glass, Milk Glass, Paint

Gae Aulenti Italian Midcentury "Mezzo Oracolo" Red Table Lamp for Artemide 1969
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian Midcentury modern design table lamp model "Mezzo Oracolo" with dual ignition, designed by Gae Aulenti and produced by Artemide with opal glass diffuser and tubular lacquered ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

B. Rooke Ceramic Table Lamp with Custom Made Silk Lampshade René Houben, 1960s (
Located in Rijssen, NL
A rare ceramic table lamp by Bernard Rooke, England, 1960s. Sculptural piece, made of handmade ceramic in natural tones of terracotta and stone, with an l new custom made matching si...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

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

Materials

Plastic

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp - Giulia Mangani - Sèvres Style Porcelain Bird
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Magnificent luxurious table lamp of a tropical bird with a large gilded bush. Created by the Italian brand Giulia Mangani, circa 1960-1970 The bird and pedestal are made of porcelai...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Copper

Italian 1960s Ferlaro White Ceramic Pine Cone Table Lamp
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1960s Ferlaro White Ceramic Pine Cone Table Lamp Measurements are for the CEramic structure. The lampshade is not included. It will need to be rewired for US use.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Opaline Glass Table Lamp for Oluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' opaline glass table lamp for Oluce. Originally designed in 1977, this iconic re-edition is still crafted by Oluce in I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamps, Walnut, Ceramic, Linen Marshal Studios, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of walnut and ceramic table lamps designed by Jane & Gordon Martz. Produced by Marshall Studios, Veedersburg, Indiana, c. 1955. Bases are sculpted walnut, with ceramic inlays...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Walnut

Handmade 20th Mid Century Brown Stoneware Ceramic Table Lamp Signed 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
French handmade table lamp Signed under the base with a star, circa 1970 Elegant stoneware ceramic table lamp. 20th mid century lighting Original light brown stoneware ceramic gl...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Danish Modern, A Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps, Earthern Tones, By Søholm, 1970s
Located in Odense, DK
A beautiful pair of organic shaped stoneware table lamps. Made by Søholm in Denmark, in the 1970s. Both table lamps are in great condition. A beautiful set well suited for the Modern...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Stoneware, Ceramic

'Streck' Table Lamp by Joel Karlsson for Örsjö in Black
Located in Glendale, CA
'Streck' table lamp by Joel Karlsson for Örsjö in black. Executed in powder-coated steel with brass details, the 'Streck' series is both timeless and re...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Steel

Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund Ceramic Lamp
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
Extremely high quality bronze fittings and a heft overall exuding craftsmanship. Really soft brown glaze. Textured canvas shade, not original but very well matched.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Pottery

Xxth Century Grey and Brown Porcelain Ceramic Table Lamp by Tim Orr 1970 Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Tim Orr XXth century design porcelain ceramic table lamp Abstract brown and white ceramic glazes colors Original perfect condition Signed under the base Ceramic height...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Porcelain

PH 2/1 Table Lamp Limited Edition Dusty Terracotta Made In Burnished Frame
Located in Lejre, DK
The exclusive PH 2/1 table lamp is a limited edition from Louis Poulsen, designed by Poul Henningsen. The lamp is equipped with mouth-blown, four-layer glass shades in a unique Dusty...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Pair of 1970s Glazed Pottery Toucan Table Lamps With Black Shades and Whimsical
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
Add a playful yet sophisticated touch to your space with this pair of 1970s Glazed Pottery Table Lamps, featuring hand-painted toucans perched among lush green foliage. The cream-col...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Clay

La Murrina Murano glass table lamp with authentic 1970s stamp
Located in Palermo, IT
Immerse yourself in the sophisticated beauty of Venetian craftsmanship with this stunning table lamp by La Murrina. Featuring an iconic design, the opalescent blown glass base catche...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Wood, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A moulded wood table lamp likely designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 9.25"H x 6.0"W x 6.0"D Bulb Specifications: E-26 (Standard) bulb Bulbs are...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Wood

Set of Two Table Lamps or Sconces Pox by Ingo Maurer for Design M Germany, 1960s
Located in Munich, DE
Set of two rare and elegant Modernist sconces or table lamps 'Pox' in donut shape. Adjustable height. Designed by Ingo Maurer for Design M, Germany, 1960s. Executed in aluminium and...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal, Aluminum

Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass and cream-lacquered aluminium table lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 7.5” H x 5.1” W x 7.5” D Bulb Specifications: E-14 B...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Medium 'Pinecone' Table Lamp in Transparent Glass & Gold Metal for Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Medium 'Pinecone' table lamp in transparent glass & gold metal for Fontana Arte. Designed by Paola Navone, the diffuser is expertly handcrafted using the ancient caged-blown glass ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

1 of the 2 Large Soholm Lamp with New Blue Silk Custom Made Lampshade Houben, 19
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 Ceramic large table lamps by Soholm, Denmark, 1960s. This high-end sculptural piece is handmade ceramic in blue or grey tones, with a combination of dry and glazed finishe...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Mezzoracolo Table of Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Mezzoracolo table or floor lamp by Italian architect Gae Aulenti, executed by Artemide. This is the smaller version, but it is still 67 cm high. The other version is named Oracolo, a...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Table Lamp 'Gradi Scrivania' by Bettonica E Melocchi for Cini & Nils Italy 1990s
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant and adjustable Postmodern table lamp or desk light 'Gradi Scrivania'. The lamp shade adjustable in height. Rotating diffuser and dimmer. Designed by Franco Bettonica & Mario ...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Steel, Chrome

Murano Glass Blue and Avventurina Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of Italian hand-blown Murano glass mirrored avventurina lamps that contain 23 carat gold flecks and beautiful blue glass. The process of fusing the gold flecks within the glas...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Pair of Murano Ball Glass Lamps Elios by Giusto Toso for Leucos, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern space age pair of set of 2 table or bedside lamps model Elios in blown white smoke Murano glass, metal chrome, mirror face and base in clear transparent lucite by ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

Philippe Barbier Mid-Century Modern Chrome Table Lamps Maison Barbier, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of chrome over steel table lamps designed by Philippe Barbier and made by Maison Barbier in France. Working condition and each takes one bulb with 40 watts max.     
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Chrome, Steel

Large Table Lamp 600g by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This old original table lamp 600g was designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in 1966. This lamp is made of black lacquered aluminum and it has a support of a pouch made of black sky...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Pair of Pagoda Shaped Ceramic Lamps with a Beautiful Moss Glaze Finish.
Located in New York, NY
1960's Pair of Pagoda shaped ceramic lamps with a beautiful Moss Glaze. The lamps sit. on polished brass bases and they have been Newly rewired with adjustable polished brass double ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair Japanese Imari Porcelain and Brass Table Lamps, 2nd half 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
formerly oil burning lamps with alternating color vertical bands with painted decorations, they are beautifully mounted in gilt brass featuring dragon handles, the bases are scrolls...
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1870s Japanese High Victorian Antique Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Pair of Ginko brass table lamps, Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Ginko Biloba table or desk lamps, Italy circa 2010s. The Italian lamps are made of two hammered brass ginko leaves each. The lamps have a rectangular brass base. Each lamps has 2 lights, rewired for the US. (complimentary European rewiring upon request) Please note that the new wiring is in a gold color - not black like on the pictures. When lit, the lamps create a large halo of light behind the leaves. The pair of brass ginko lamps...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Purple and Teal Murano Glass Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of table lamps made of hand-blown glass elements from Murano, Italy outside of Venice, in the manner of Ettore Stossas. Each lamp features unique glass components in teal green ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Stilnovo Style Italian Brass Table Lamp With Three Arms And Marble Base
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description below, where you'll find detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity and quality of our items. Iconi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Pr. Mid Century Laurel Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of Mid Century table lamps, made by the Laurel Lamp Co. circa 1950/60's. The lamps are in very good, original, clean, working ready to use condition, showing minor ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Large Tera Lamp in White Lime Plaster by Ceramicah
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Tera Lamp - Lime Plaster by Ceramicah is made of a wheel thrown ceramic shade and ceramic base. Once the ceramic pieces go through the kiln, the lime pla...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Swedish Midcentury Table Lamps in Brass by Stilarmatur Tranås
Located in Karlstad, SE
This pair of table lamps, crafted by Tranås Stilarmatur in the 1960s, exemplifies the timeless elegance of Scandinavian mid-century design. Each lamp features a polished brass base w...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Akari Model 24N Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
Akari model 24N light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. The shade is made from handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. Akari l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Wonderful Table Lamp by Jac Jacobsen
Located in Oslo, NO
Charming table lamp on a painted steel frame. This is the early model L-11 (Luxo-11) by Jac Jacobsen. Made in Norway by his company Jac Jacobsen AS. The PIXAR animation studio ...
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1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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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