Pair of Signed Karl Springer Lucite and Brass Table Lamps
View Similar Items
Pair of Signed Karl Springer Lucite and Brass Table Lamps
About the Item
- Creator:Karl Springer (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 26.75 in (67.95 cm)Diameter: 20 in (50.8 cm)Length: 26.75 in (67.95 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1980-1989
- Date of Manufacture:1980s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Palm Springs, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU938015354102
Karl Springer
The Berlin-born, New York–based designer Karl Springer brought a chic, high-fashion sensibility to his coffee tables, mirrors, Lucite lamps and other furnishings. During his heyday in the 1970s, Springer’s work was a favorite of the glamour set, who enjoyed the novelty of pieces finished in rich and striking materials that ranged from exotic hides and skins to lacquer and chromed metal.
In a sense, Springer was a pre-postmodernist. Much as the dull, safe, corporate sameness of late 20th-century modernism prompted Ettore Sottsass, Michael Graves and others to explore new and provocative structures and materials in design and architecture, so, too, was Springer driven to enliven his creations with fresh and alluring energy and sleekness.
Springer came to New York in the late 1950s and found work arranging window displays at the department store Lord & Taylor. He had studied bookbinding in Germany, and, using his meticulous skills, he began crafting desk accessories wrapped in leather as a sideline. These pieces were sold in luxury stores like Bergdorf Goodman and drew a sophisticated clientele that included the Duchess of Windsor.
By 1965, Springer had established his own Manhattan atelier. It was Pierre Scapula, decorator to Jackie and Aristotle Onassis, who spotted Springer's disco-era Onassis chairs — which didn't yet have a name — first commissioned for a private residence in Acapulco, on the floor of the designer’s East 61st Street showroom. Jackie ordered barstools for the couple’s yacht, the Christina O, and dining chairs for their house on the Greek mainland.
At the time of his death, Springer had showrooms as far afield as Los Angeles, Tokyo and Munich.
The chairs, tables, credenzas and other furniture forms Springer created are generally simple, but substantial, and often have robust, rounded lines. The appeal of his work lies in Springer's insistence on exacting construction and, above all, his eye for unusual materials and finishes.
Springer employed Lucite, brass, and gunmetal along with chromed and polished steel, and revived exquisite finishes rarely seen since the days of Art Deco masters such as Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann and Jean-Michel Frank: shagreen (a type of sharkskin), python, goatskin, bone, horn, and lacquered parchment, as well as fabrics that include batik prints. Made of such materials, Springer’s work is by its very nature flamboyant and eye-catching: a suite of pieces will astonish, and an artfully placed side table in exotic hide will add a surprising spark.
Find a collection of vintage Karl Springer furniture today on 1stDibs.
- Pair of Lucite and Brass Greek Column Table Lamps by Karl SpringerBy Karl SpringerLocated in Palm Springs, CAGlamorous pair of 1980s clear lucite and polished brass “Greek Column Table Lamps” by Karl Springer. Constructed of solid acrylic and polish brass. Newly rewired and new shades....Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass
- Pair of Brass and Gunmetal Table Lamps by Karl SpringerBy Karl SpringerLocated in Palm Springs, CAA rare pair of gunmetal and brass table lamps design by Karl Pringer in the 1980s. It’s rare to find this as lamps, they are usually candlesticks. They have been newly rewired with n...Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass, Steel
- Lucite and Chrome Table Lamp by Karl SpringerBy Karl SpringerLocated in Palm Springs, CA1980s glamorous clear Lucite and polish chrome table lamp by renowned American designer Karl Springer. Newly rewired and new oatmeal linen shade. The acrylic shows some crazing from ...Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsLucite
- Clear Lucite and Chrome Table Lamp by Karl SpringerBy Karl SpringerLocated in Palm Springs, CA1980s Clear acrylic and polish chrome table lamp by Karl Springer. Newly rewired and new shade. It takes two 75w Max Edison lightbulbs. Measurements: 17” Diameter, 6” Diamet...Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsChrome
- White Acrylic and Chrome Table Lamp by Karl SpringerBy Karl SpringerLocated in Palm Springs, CA1980s White acrylic and polish chrome table lamp by Karl Springer. Newly rewired and new shade. It takes two 75w max Edison light bulbs.Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsChrome
- Italian Travertine and Chrome Table Lamp in the Style of Karl SpringerBy Karl SpringerLocated in Palm Springs, CA1980’s Italian travertine with a polished chrome shade table lamp in the manner of Karl Springer. The travertine is polished on the front and back, the sides are left natural rough...Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsTravertine, Chrome
- Stacked Lucite Table Lamp by Karl SpringerBy Karl SpringerLocated in Dorchester, MADesigned by Karl Springer in the 1970s, this striking table lamp alternates stacked discs and wedges of Lucite along a chrome rod from which extend two light sockets.Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsChrome
- Pair Karl Springer Stacked Lucite Lamps, 1960By Karl SpringerLocated in Chicago, ILPair Karl Springer Stacked Lucite Table Lamps, 1960 Shades included. FREE SHIPPING ANYWHERE IN THE United StatesCategory
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsLucite
$4,800 / set - Karl Springer Rare and Monumental Shagreen Pair of Table LampsBy Karl SpringerLocated in Miami, FLA pair of exquisite lamps by Karl Springer. The large spheres are solid wood meticulously covered in shagreen, the Pyramid shades are also wood covered in shagreen. Reportedly just a...Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
MaterialsShagreen
- Pair of Signed Karl Springer Table LampsBy Karl SpringerLocated in East Hampton, NYThis is a phenomenal pair of SIGNED Karl Springer sculptural, wide and heavy lamps shaped as a rectangular block at the base and as a ninety degree angle semi-tunnel in shade. Both ...Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass, Metal
$14,900 / set - Pair of Mid-Century Modern Lucite Table Lamps in the Manner of Karl SpringerBy Charles Hollis JonesLocated in Miami, FLA very good quality pair of lucite table lamps attributed to Karl Springer. This stylish pair of lucite table lamps have an etched floral and leaf design making them more interesting...Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsChrome
$1,250 Sale Price / set26% Off - Karl Springer Lucite Table LampsBy Karl SpringerLocated in West Palm Beach, FLA pair of Karl Springer Lucite table Lamps Polished Brass Lamp Hardware and fittings New Replaced shades If you want the shades,they will ha...Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
MaterialsLucite