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Chelsea House Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of bombé hexagonal table lamps by Chelsea House. Made of resin and hand painted in a pale turquoise color, with intertwining stems of cream leaves and flowers. Each lamp is de...
Category
Late 20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Hollywood Regency Table Lamps Ceramic Beige and Gold Brass a pair
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Mid Century 1970s Hollywood Regency glamorous and luxorious table lamp
The lamp has an egg-shaped belly made of porcelain and a square foot
The belly rests on a brass stem and thee ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vincenzo Nason Avventurina Murano Glass Table Lamps 1960s
Located in Paris, IDF
This beautiful pair of 1960s Vincenzo Mason 'Avventurina' bedside table lamps boast the exquisite craftsmanship characteristic of vintage Murano glass. Featuring elegantly rounded cu...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of 7 French Ceramic Lamps, South of France Studio Pottery
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Set of 7 French ceramic lamps, South of France Studio pottery
Coming from a pottery workshop in the southwest of France, these table lamps are very beautiful raw ceramics. Rustic ...
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Mid-20th Century French Rustic Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Stoneware
Imagin Black Marble and Brushed Brass Table Lamp
Located in Leighton Buzzard, GB
Black marble and brushed brass table lamp, with cotton fabric pleated shade.
Shade Dia: 300mm
Shade Height: 450mm
Overall Height: 880mm
Base Di...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Edgar Brandt Art Deco Ginkgo Leaves Wrought Iron Table Lamp
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Bochum, NRW
Table lamp by Edgar Brandt, made of wrought iron, with alabaster shade.
Ginkgo leaves motif. Stamped signature to the foot.
Dimensions:
Height 54 cm, ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
Exquisite Pair of Large Belgian Brass Eagle Sculptured Table Lamps for DeKnudt
By Deknudt
Located in Voorburg, NL
Beautiful Pair of very Large and Solid Brass Mid Century Table Lamps from the ‘70s produced by DeKnudt in Belgium which craftsmanship is renowned for its quality and beauty. Still in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Murano Glass Table Lamp by La Murrina, Italy, 1970s
By La Murrina
Located in Milan, IT
Remarkable Murano glass table lamp by La Murrina.
Huge bi-colored glass shell that provides a soft and warm light.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Lamp by Oscar Torlasco for Stilkronen, Cut Glass Murano, Italy, 1970
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb and rare Oscar Torlasco lamp was designated and produced in Italy in the 1970s.
This unique object is composed of carved crystals and a golden structure.
An object that will...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Metal and Pulegoso Glass Table Lamp Attributed Poliarte, Italy, 1970s
By Poliarte
Located in Roma, IT
POLIARTE (attributed) Metal and glass table lamp.
Made in Italy, around 1970.
11 x 16 x 16 cm.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Table Lamp, Pink Opaline Glass, Brass Base, 1880
Located in Lejre, DK
This table lamp is a beautiful example of design from the 1880s. The lamp has a frame of pink opaline glass, which is a type of glass known for its beautiful and characteristic colou...
Category
1880s Danish Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass
Einar Johansen Stoneware Table Lamp for Søholm Stentøj Bornholm, Denmark 1960s
Located in Utrecht, NL
This handmade 1960s table lamp was designed by the brilliant Danish artist, Einar Johansen, and produced by Søholm Stentøj (Søholm stoneware). The manufactory was one of the oldest and most revered names in Danish ceramics. It was founded in Rønne on the Baltic island of Bornholm in 1835, and produced ceramics until the factory closed in 1996.
Johansen originally trained as a painter at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, and that truly shows in his ceramic work as well. This table lamp has a beautiful ceramic body featuring a beautiful ceramic glaze in shades of white, brown, and blue, and a clear artistic touch. Two opposing sides feature a sculptural motif shaped like five fluted steps leading up to the neck. These showcase the colour variation and play of the glazed clay and provide plenty of visual interest. The flared neck has gently rounded edges, providing the perfect support for the shade. The classic bell shape of the shade is covered by a light fabric with trims that match the colour scheme of the glaze. The overall aesthetic is essentially Nordic modern thanks to the combination of interesting material choices and a design that is inspired by nature. This table lamp has a particularly lovely glaze, thick, deep, and full of colour nuances enhanced by the sculptural decorations.
In the middle of the 20th century, Søholm produced a wide range of stoneware in various patterns and shapes. During that time, Einar Johansen was employed at the manufactory, and designed and created a wide range of stoneware, where his "blue series" is the most highly sought after by collectors today.
Condition:
In good vintage condition consistent with age and use. The lamp has a newly produced shade.
Dimensions:
13.77 in Ø x 25.19 in H
35 cm Ø x 64 cm H
About the designer/manufacturer:
Søholm was founded by Edvard Christian Sonne and Herman Sonne Wolffsen in 1835. Herman Sonne Wolffsen ran the pottery until his death in 1887. Much of the production was then unsigned. The pottery was operated by Hans Ancher Wolffsen and his brother in 1887-1908 They adopted the popular Jugendstil with its often grotesque shapes.
The raw material for the ceramics, clay, was found just outside the city limits and was of very high quality. The large clay pits provided material for many potters, faïence and terracotta factories as well as ceramists.
Danish designer, Einar Johansen, was employed at Søholm in the period between 1958-1968, and designed several, beautiful stoneware and pottery, including his famous blue glazed stoneware. Johansen, created many wonderful designs for Søholm Stentøj as well as in his own studio. He originally trained as a painter at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, but changed his mind and became a ceramicist.
The classic Bornholm ceramics...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
Hand Carved Midcentury French Lamp
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Introducing an exquisite hand carved midcentury French lamp that effortlessly captures the essence of timeless beauty and craftsmanship. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Rattan
COFRAC Art Verrier France Large Crystal Table Lamp
By Cofrac
Located in Charlotte, NC
An Art Deco style table lamp in brass and uniquely shaped beautifully blown crystal. Presumed to be Cofrac Art Verrier from France. This piece is not signed; Cofrac used labels to id...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Studio Ceramic Pottery "Egg" Shape Lamps
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage pair of ceramic lamps designed and manufactured in the United States circa 1970s. These beautiful lamps have a fantastic ceramic egg shape design wi...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
"Priamo" Table Lamp Toni Cordero for Artemide
Located in New York, NY
The "Priamo" table lamp designed by Toni Cordero for Artemide from the Milano Torno Series, 1990. Patinated brass arm structure, cast brass base in bronze finish, diffuser constructed of opaque white plastic and multi color glass pendants...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Copper Adjustable Desk / Table Lamp
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant antique table lamp or desk lamp, with an antique glass shade. The base and stem are made of copper. On top a ring for replacing the lamp, decorated with an acorn and oak l...
Category
1920s French Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Gambone Ceramic Table Lamps, Signed
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
Rare pair of hand thrown ceramic Gambone lamps. I believe their made by Bruno but potentially Guido instead. Each lamp is signed on the bottom “Gambone / Italy”.
Sculptural lamps...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Travertine Table Lamp with Rectangular Lampshade
Located in Athens, Attiki
1970s travertine table lamp with rectangular lampshade. The textured shade blends perfectly with the beige stone.
A piece in light colors that ...
Category
1970s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine
Pair of Large Scale Italian Neoclassical Terracotta & Lucite Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Large Scale Italian Neoclassical Terracotta & Lucite lamps
Italy, Circa 1980s
Each one a substantial a substantial vase decorated ...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Terracotta, Lucite
Contemporary Carved Hua Design Table Lamp in Black Lacquer by Robert Kuo
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved Hua design table lamp
Black lacquer
Hand carved
Metal base
Hand repoussé
Limited edition
Natural linen shade
Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorat...
Category
2010s Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Travertine Ball Lamps
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency style pair of Ball travertine stone a variant of marble table or bedside lamps. Cut in one piece block or travertine. Brass elements.
Measurem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Brass
Vintage Italian Design Table Lamps - Pair of Coral Coloured Abat Jours 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Add a pop of colour and vintage charm to your home with this exquisite pair of Italian design table lamps. Crafted in Italy during the 1950s, these lamps feature a stunning coral col...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Tommaso Barbi for Bottega Gadda Rhubarb Brass Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
This iconic single leaf Rhubarb table lamp was designed by Tommaso Barbi and Carlo Giorgi was produced by Bottega Gadda in Italy in the 1970s. The circular brass frame sweeps upwards...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Table Lamp in Sputnik Style, Germany, 1960s
Located in Hemiksem, VAN
Beautiful table lamp with influences from Stilnovo and the Sputnik style. The lamp is equipped with original caps in red, blue, and yellow. The wiring has been checked.
Germany, ...
Category
1960s German Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Scandinavian Midcentury Table Lamp in Oak and Brass by MAE, Sweden
By MAE Lamp
Located in Karlstad, SE
Large Scandinavian midcentury table lamp in oak and brass by Möllers Armatur Elektriska, Sweden, 1950s.
This lamp is made of oak with details in brass. The lamp comes with a stunni...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Ceramic Table Lamp by Denis Castaing, 2023
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
« Vesprée » table lamp in raw stoneware, partially glazed in dark green by Denis Castaing.
Sold with a new European electrical system.
2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Cream Porcelain and Brass Table Lamps by Zonca, Italy, 1970s
By Zonca
Located in London, GB
Pair of Italian Hollywood Regency table lamps with a body of cream shiny porcelain in the shape of an ostrich egg, encased by an ...
Category
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 3X Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture. Model 3X table lamp.
Early model, marked with iconic red sun and moon ideogram.
Hand-made form by Ozeki ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large Pair of American 1960s Drip Glaze Ovoid-form Pottery Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each of large scale with richly-colored drip glaze in colors of brown, and raw and burnt sienna all over a matte pumice-glazed ground.
Category
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
Space Invader Line by Studio Chora, Table Lamp, Limestone Plaster, In Stock
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Designed by Studio Chora, Space Invader Mini, 2021.
Amorphous, nonconforming, the Space Invader is expressive of the human form.
The Space Invader se...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster, Paper
Gargoyle Moboloil Gas Pump Globe, Double Sided, with raised letter and logo
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very Rarer Mobiloil 1-Piece Gargoyle Gas Globe
Stunning all original Mobiloil Gargoyle Cabinet Globe. This globe has no touchups or repairs or cracks anywhere. You don't find them like this often.
Perfect Gift for any collector : Gas / Oil / Automobilia / Hood Ornament / Car Mascot / Porcelain signs / Automotive . Vintage Mobiloil Gargoyle Original Paint Globe Gas Pump Oil
Gargoyle Moboloil Gas Pump Globe...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass
Brazilian Contemporary Linen Table Lamp
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Arte Povera is a table lamp made of repurposed linen from remains of fabric from other pieces that are also created and produced by Cristiana Bertolucci Estúdio...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Linen
Italian Travertine and Chrome Table Lamp by Ce. Va Study
By CE.VA Study
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A travertine and chrome table lamp by CE. VA Designer Study. Chrome base and hardware support a piece of solid travertine cut with a textured graphic pattern. Lamp shade not included...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Chrome
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
A chic and brilliant early 20th century American Art Deco table lamp with a hand-blown glass globe shade with captured bubbles, and a glas...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Ceramic Table Lamp by Denis Castaing, 2023
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
« Vesprée » table lamp in raw stoneware, partially glazed in white by Denis Castaing.
Sold with a new European electrical system.
2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
John & Sylvia Reid, Floor Lamp 1207, Rotaflex Edition., circa 1960
Located in Paris, FR
REID John (1925-1992) & Sylvia
1207 lamp, Rotaflex edition, Disderot maker, France, circa 1960
Lacquered metal, patinated brass and Rotaflex (kind of archaic plastic)
Diameter 76 ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Resin Table Lamp from the Accolay Workshops, 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
Large lamp from the Accolay workshops made of a patinated ceramic base and a conical shade in rope and orange and black resin. This beautiful orange lamp from the 1970s has two bulbs...
Category
20th Century French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Resin
Ceramic Midcentury Lamp by Boch Freres Keramis Vase, 1960s
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Ceramic midcentury lamp by Boch Freres Keramis vase, 1960s.
Beautiful midcentury lamp by Boch Frères with geometrical patterns and very modern colours. The enamel is slightly grainy with a beautiful shine. The tapered shape gives it a great elegance.
The ceramic measures 23 cm, 41 cm with the lampshade. The diameter of the ceramic is 9 cm.
The lamp is in very good condition.
Signed under the base.
circa 1960.
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Royal Boch is an earthenware factory located in La Louvière, Belgium. Founded in 1841, it markets its products under the name Keramis.
The factory was founded in 1841 by Eugène and Victor Boch, descendants of a family of earthenware makers since the 18th century.
Production, which began in 1844, grew rapidly. Kéramis took part in the Universal Exhibition in Paris.
During the 19th century, Dutch craftsmen were hired. Charles Catteau was hired at the end of 1906 as a draughtsman (creation and painting of decorations) and quickly became head of the decoration department. We owe him a significant production of Art Deco products...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel
Single Murano Glass Pulegoso Lamp
By Alberto Donà
Located in Austin, TX
Glass lamp, Italian, from the island of Murano. Made of hand-blown rich, thick glass with the “pulegoso” and “specchiato” techniques. The amethyst Murano glass spheres feature air bu...
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair Alabaster Table Lamp Anonymous in the Jean Michel Frank Style France 1960
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Alabaster table lamp Anonymous in the Jean Michel Frank style France 1960
Measures: Height 39 cm/ 14.4 Inches without shade
Very nice pale translucent white color alabaster...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain And Ormolu Clock Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres porcelain and ormolu clock lamp. The clock/lamp is raised by an elegant square ormolu base with concave corners, ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage Pair Ralph Lauren Chrome Table Lamps, Late 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a highly attractive and stylish pair of Ralph Lauren chrome table lamps, late 20th Century in date.
This splendid pair is crafted from ...
Category
1990s Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Space Age Table Lamps from Pokrok Zilina, 1970s, Set of 2
Located in Żory, PL
These space-age table lamps were produced in the 1970s in Czechoslovakia by Pokrok Zilina.
Lamps are fully functional, require E14 bulbs.
Category
Mid-20th Century Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Table Lamp with Originla Opaline Glass Shade Vienna Around, 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco table lamp with originla opaline glass shade vienna around 1920s
Polished and stove enameled
Original opaline glass shade
The glass sticks are replaced ( new ).
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brutalist Richard Barr Style Cubist Table Lamp by Laurel Lamp Co. circa 1960
Located in Southampton, NJ
A beautiful Brutalist Richard Barr style cubist brass & brushed nickel table lamp by Laurel Lamp Company. In fabulous vintage condition with stunning finish and working electrical components.
North America circa 1960
Total Height 35” Base Sculpture Height 21”
Base diameter 5” Pedestal...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Brass Hurricane Lamps with Crystals, a Pair
Located in Canton, MA
Brass hurricane lamps with crystals. Solid brass cut square bases rising up in a round stepped stem to a candle cup ringed with crystals. The crysta...
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
One of a Kind Ceramic Lamp Base or Sculpture Signed by Dalo
By Dalo
Located in Paris, FR
Hand-sculpted ceramic lamp base or sculpture "Nella" with stylized face, stoneware with white enamel.
One of a kind handmade piece signed by the French ceramicists Dalo, 2021
The h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
"Ludo" Table Lamps
Located in Westport, CT
Our best-selling Ludo family of fixtures is now available as a desk or table lamp. Spun aluminum cones are a vintage 1950s Italian design. Swiveling head allows for cone adjustment a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Laurel Lamp Co. H-890 Acid Etched Brass With Leather Base Cuff Table Lamp
Located in Portland, OR
What it is
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This stunning Laurel Lamp Co. Lamp features an distressed, brutalist style cylindrical brass tube base with a leather cuff surrounding the bottom. Though the actual...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Ingo Maurer 'Fukushu' Table Lamp & Original Box, 1980 Germany
By Design M, Ingo Maurer
Located in The Hague, NL
'My perception of light is so strong and distinctive, almost an obsession. This forces me to continuously play and experiment with the reflection and the art of light.' Ingo Maurer
...
Category
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Victorian Porcelain Lamp
Located in Montreal, QC
Victorian Duplex oil lamp with porcelain hand-painted reservoir on brass base; later adapted to electricity.
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Parchment Paper
Pair of Post Modern Lucite Twin Column Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Post Modern Lucite Twin Column Lamps
USA, Circa 1980s
Each one with two angled beveled columns raised on a rectangular base.
New wiring, Ready for shades of your choic...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Chinese famille rose floral and bird porcelain lamp. Pink, green and teal colors on a white background. Lamp sits on a carved wooden ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
1950s Gerald Thurston Tripod Table Lamp Pair Space Age Modern Lightolier
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Gerald Thurston Tripod Table Lamps for Lightolier
Space Age Atomic Midcentury Modern
Unmarked
26.5 tall x 23.5 diameter
Preowne...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Metal
Isamu Noguchi Akari 33X on T Base, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Akari model “33X” on “T” base by Isamu Noguchi
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims
Structure in black lacquered metal & plate base in cast iron and black la...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid Century George Kovacs Large Chrome 'Caterpillar' Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mid century chrome "caterpillar" lamp attributed to George Kovacs. Stacked ball form silhouette. Larger in scale, as seen compared to smaller versions in the last photo. Lamp shade...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Large Blue LT 216 Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for A.V. Mazzega, 1960s
By Carlo Nason, AVMazzega
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Large blue LT 216 table lamp designed by Carlo Nason and manufactured in the 1960s by Murano glassmaker A.V. Mazzega. The lamp is made of white opaline glass globe and a blue Murano glass base...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
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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