Midcentury Italian Gold Flower Table Lamp, circa 1950s

A rare 1950s American Hydrangea table lamp. The gold painted leaves and flower stems housed within a golden pot, each of the three off white Hydrangea flower heads has a wonderful cr...

1950’s Italian gilt metal table lamp, in the form of bamboo sticks and leaves. The lamp has been fitted with a modern replacement shade. Measure...

French midcentury Lucite table lamp circa 1960s-1970s Lucite lamp base with gilt details Measures: 68cm height (inc shade) lamp base 47cm ...

An exquisite brass table lamp by the renowned Marbro Company, made in the 1950’s, the piece displays influences of Art Nouveau and Brutalist styles, the detailed lotus flower with buds to the centre, features brutalist embellishment to the central stem. The lamp has a single large bayonet lamp fitting and is supplied with a modern replacement shade, a true interiors piece, and highly collectable from one of America’s most after lighting manufacturers. Measures: Height 107cm x Width 40cm Without shade Height 87cm x Base Width 23cm. The Marbro Company The company was founded by Morris Markoff and his brother, hence the name Marbro from Markoff brothers. They started the company shortly after WWII. The company was located in a 3 story brick building in the garment district of Los Angeles, just south of downtown right by the Santa Monica Freeway. During the time they ran the company, they sold almost as many antiques as they did lamps. Marbro sold their products mainly through interior designers and a few upscale furniture stores. You would not find a Marbro product in a chain furniture store or a discount store. Most of the products were built to order. A typical order from a designer or retailer took between 75 and 90 days to complete. Most of the components that made up the lamp bodies (ceramic, brass, glass, etc) were purchased from small companies around the world. In the later years almost all of the brass came from India. For the most part, none of the bodies were made on site. Marbro was well-known for importing a variety of unique lighting components from all over the world. Italy was the source for alabaster, Japan and China for Porcelain, Brass in India and Crystal from Germany...

Italian vintage brass table lamp (circa 1950s). A timeless desk lamp with delightful mid-century detail including an angled arm extending from the very weighty base. The brass featur...

Italian midcentury table lamp lampshade designed by F.lli Mannelli Signa Firenze, with Rapolano Travertine base and with lampshade remade in new cotton fabric, sticker label “Designers Flli Mannelli...

Mid-century Italian ceramic table lamp base by Guido Gambone (circa 1950s). The piece is hand painted in vibrant yellow with craquelure in some of the horizontal layers. The other ho...

Mid-Century Italian brass sculptured and gilded - bird in flight - table lamp by GM ITALIA, Firenze marked with a separate label. The brass object is fixed on a black colored marble...