Table Lamps

Table lamp model 2468 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s. Brass with cotton shades. Stamped. Model 2468 is a delightful brass table lamp with three small shades in green, yellow, and red. The lamp has an elegant brass base with three stems that hold the shades at different heights. Because of its tricolour shades, it is known as the “traffic light lamp”. Designed by Josef Frank in the 1950s, this lamp has become a timeless Svenskt Tenn collectable. H: 54 cm W: 42 cm Shade D: 15 cm Josef Frank was a true European, he was also a pioneer of what would become classic 20th century Swedish design and the “Scandinavian Design Style”. Austrian- born Frank started his design career as an architect after having trained at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna between 1903 and 1910. After his training he went on to teach at Kunstgewerbeschule (The Viennese School of Arts and crafts) where he developed and espoused the new school of modernist thinking towards Architecture and Design that was coming to fruition in Vienna at the time. He also went on to lead the Vienna Werkbund throughout the 1920s. This was a truly progressive group of Architects and Designers who set about improving the daily lives of Austrian people through modernist design and architecture in partnership with Arts and Crafts ideals and construction. Frank’s leadership of the Werkbund had already cemented his place at the forefront of European design. Frank’s time in Vienna was typified by his design for the “Die Wohnung” exhibition of the Deutscher Werkbund in Stuttgart, 1927 where he exhibited along side his contemporaries at the forefront of design, such as the likes of Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius. Here he showed a specially designed pair of flat-roofed reinforced concrete houses in what is now seen as a typical modernist style. What separated Frank’s house from the other 32 houses of the exhibition was the interior and furniture inside the building. It was described as “Neo-Classical” and filled with an eclectic mix of period pieces, modern design and pieces designed by Frank himself that seemed to cross the two worlds. This was a complete opposite direction to that which his fellow Architects were travelling in with their pared back and angular aesthetics. Frank said of his own work: “The house is not a work of art, simply a place where one lives,” and by this reasoning Frank rejected the regimental mechanisation of the living space that his contemporaries believed in, instead he set about creating congenial and spontaneous interiors. Frank’s practice saw him placing the bright colours and the soft forms of nature back into the furnishings and interiors that he thought modernism sorely mist. Frank, along with Oskar Walch set up Haus und Garten in Vienna in 1925. This was Frank’s first commercial foray into furniture and home furnishings and the company went on to become the most influential furnishing house in Vienna with a riotous depth of colour and interesting shapes becoming the trademark of their design. However this success was to come to an end with rise of Nazism in Vienna in the early 1930’s. Frank was Jewish, and he and his wife Anna decided they would leave Vienna for her motherland: Sweden, in 1933. Frank continued to design for Haus and Garten, visiting Vienna occasionally and designing the pieces that would continue to be the company’s best sellers long after Frank was forced to hand the company over in 1938 after the Third Reich annexation of Austria. When Josef and Anna had moved to Sweden Frank had struck up a working relationship with Design shop owner Estrid Ericson. Ericson was the proprietor of Svenskt Tenn that at this point was a successful interiors shop in Stockholm with the royal warrant of appointment to the Swedish Royal Household. In 1935 Frank had become the chief designer for Svenskt Tenn and had set about putting all of his creative effort into his designs for the company. At the World Expositions in Paris in 1937 and New York in 1939 the world saw for the first time the wealth of products that Frank had been working on, ranging from candlesticks to cabinets, there was not a domestic object that Frank had not subjected to his colourful, comfortable and organic style of Modernism. Frank’s new school of Modernism championed ideas such as chairs having a freeing, open back and that “If one desires the room to be comfortable…all pieces of furniture should allow for a free view of the separating line between the floor and the wall. A cabinet without legs breaks this line and thus reduces the feeling of space.” A world-wide audience tired of classic Modernism’s furniture with solid planes and aggressive forms leapt upon these ideas and Franks natural and bright designs for Svenskt Tenn became internationally desired. Frank created over 2000 designs for Svenskt Tenn and his products continue to be the core of their brand. Frank’s rejections of tubular metal and heavy lacquers within his furniture have insured his unique light form of Modernism continues to influence and flourish today. His natural toned mahogany and walnut pieces along with his tactile leather covered and brightly shaded lighting still bring the forms of nature back into the home. Original Frank pieces are now increasingly rare, highly desirable and are the epitome of “Scandinavian Design”. Renowned Designer and Academic Isle Crawford...

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A most impressive and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu and Portoro marble candelabra lamps signed Maison Bagues. The ...

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Mid-Century Modern Brushed Chrome Arc Desk Lamp

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Lamp with bunch of grapes decorated with an agate plate ,the grapes are in agate, gilded and patined brass circa 1970, good condition not signed that why,...

A stunning vintage brass armillary sphere table lamp, mounted on a solid teak base. This was made in England, it dates from the 1950-60’s. An armillary sphere is an old astronomical...

A beautiful pair of Italian 18th century Baroque st. wrought iron, giltwood and pressed gilt metal candelabra lamps. Each seventeen arm lamp is raised by an elegant circular giltwood...

Set of 3 circa 1960's Italian capiz shades. Sold individually. Measurements: Height 5.5" Diameter 7.5".

Gustave Serrurier Bovy mahogany and brass "Liszt" pedestal table, circa 1903-1904.

Pair of 19th c. Italian Carved Wood Fragments converted to Lamps. The Shades are included and are Hand Made of Parchment Paper. They are Hand Gilded and Decorated. The lamps have be...

Charming set of four porcelain four season figures mounted as lamps.

A Fine Pair of French Louis XVI Style Hand-Carved Rock Crystal Ormolu and Gilt wood Lamps. This illustrious pair of Louis XVI style hand-carved rock crystal and ormolu lamps are exce...

Set of 2 transparant ice glass cube table lamps by Peill & Puzzler, 1970 fully functional, marked with original brand label.

A very decorative pair of tall silver candelabra table lamps with high circular orange colour lamp shades. In perfect working order. The measu...

A striking and very unique pair of French and Asian collaboration 19th century Régence st. porcelain and ormolu vases mounted into lamps. Each lamp is raised by a finely detailed pie...

Pair of Hammered Brass and Marble Table Torchieres. Post Modern Memphis Style, Great quality. Condition Fine Vintage condition

A Pair of Fine Quality Italian Scagliola Urns with Ormolu Mounts and Marble Bases, now wired as lamps. The lion mask bearing ring handles are well sculpted, as are the additional mou...

Mid Century Italian Tole Armillary Lamp on Wooden Base with a Pewter Color Silk Shade (Sold Separately)

A very decorative, good quality 19th century ironstone lidded vase. Converted to a lamp. The decoration with dark blue background and gilded detail. Exotic birds amongst flowers and...

One German Hutschenreuther porcelain table lamp. Signed Leonard. Measures: Height base 43 cm. Diameter base 17 cm. The lampshade is not included in the price.

Impressive, sizable Venetian murano blown translucent glass table lamp with baluster form in periwinkle and pink stripes with gold flecks (ca. late 1...

A circa 1950's French glazed porcelain table lamp. Measurements: Height of body: 17" Height to shade rest: 27" Diameter: 8"

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A Mid-Century Modern desk lamp with an angled, curled-under base that has two coiled, brass pen holders; echoing the brass, adjustable, hose neck. The...

David Cressey drip glaze ceramic table lamp, circa 1970. Beautiful mustard glaze with walnut base and original wiring in good working condition. Does not include shade. Measures: 21...

Pair of brass table lamps by Hans-Agne Jakobsson in great original condition. Produced by Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Markaryd, 1960s. Signed. Measure: Height 50 cm.

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Futuristic perspex table lamp by an unknown manufacturer from -most likely- Italy, probably produced in the 1970s. The lamp consists of a metal chromed base containing the light s...

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Stunning and beautiful set of two Danish table lamps from 1970s. These Table Lamps were made during the 1970s in Denmark. These fixtures are composed by golden brass structure and g...

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French Art Deco double light desk lamp in polished Chrome and cream color lacquer. New USA wiring.

Akari model 1AS light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. The shade is made from handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with original Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. Akari light sculptures...

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...

This brass lamp with lacquered cherry red shade designed by Oscar Tarlasco has a double ball joint that enables one to adjust the cant of both the stem and the shade. The lower joint...

A craft table lamp pair. In solid oak, France, 1960. Elegant pair of oak hand-carved lamps, Without lampshade. It is in good general condition and works perfectly. The diffused lig...

Practical size Art Deco desk lamp with a wonderful look and feel. There is something about table lamps from the past that you just don't find in modern lamps. If you don't have the right eye than this particular 1920s desk lamp...

Pair of circa 1950's French sang de boeuf lamps with wood bases. Measurements: Height of body: 16.5" Height to shade rest: 26" Diameter: 7".

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Italian yellow ceramic and brass table lamp. Measures: Height base 37 cm. Total height 75 cm. Diameter 24 cm. Weight 5 kg.

A large, or oversize, ceramic TOTEM table lamp by Bernard Rooke, England. This design is an early example of Rooke's work, probably 1960s. A sculptural piece, made of hand-made cer...

Beautiful, large vintage Murano handblown white filigrana basket with flower murrines Italian art glass paperweight on lighted base. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. It has d...

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White ceramic table lamp, brass and natural raffia dome circa 1960. The snail sculpture has a grace and charm of extraordinary beauty.

Stylish Art Deco alabaster urn shaped uplighter table lamp with carved bottom, Spain, 1930s. Elegant and classical design, highly decorative eff...

Rare Milo Baughman vented chrome table, desk or floor lamp . Wood structure covered with chromed steel sheet . Contain 2 E26 ceramic socket rated at 60 watt each . Origin...

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A desk lamp for Lightolier that has been rewired for use in the United States. Often attributed to Maurizio Tempestini.

Pair of amazing small ivory colored Murano glass table lamps with turquoise "pasta vitrea "base by Barovier, 1940s. Nice light blue shade in very good condition. Each with one E14 ...

Pair of glazed ceramic wall lamps, green and brown by Robert Héraud. Artist signature under the base. Circa 1960. H : 7.1’ x 6’ x 3.9’ inches (ceramic only). H : 9’4 x 6’ x 3.9’ inc...

Roger Capron (1922-2006) Pair of ceramic lamp bases with personnages Manufactured circa 1960, signed Capron, Vallauris, France Measure of ceramics solely: H 35 cm ( H 55 cm with s...

Very chic and monumental chromed steel table lamp in the style of Willy Rizzo or Pierre Cardin, France or Italy 1970s. The tube cylinder lamp base h...