1950s Table Lamps

A stunning pair of vintage table lamps by Hala Zeist, made in Germany and dating from the 1950’s. The quality is superb and they have an incredibly stylish design. They are made fro...

A beautiful zoomorphic lamp signed H.O... In a beautiful satin black. Very good original condition. A masterpiece by an unkown ceramist... France, 1950s

Rare pair of clear glass and bronze flower table lamps in the style of Maison Baguès, France, circa 1950s. Socket: each 1 x E27 or E26 (US) ...

LUIS BARRAGÁN (1902-1988) From Casa del Pedregal (Casa Prieto López) Manufactured by Hugo X. Velázquez México, 1952 Ceramic, parchment leather Ceramic table lamp Measurements To...

The sleek flat base, a hallmark of mid-century aesthetics, provides stability and a sense of balance to the lamp's unique form. Adding a touch of elegance to the design is the beauti...

Rare and iconic lamp conceived by the creative genius of Ettore Sottsass and produced by Rinnovel. Distinctive aluminium cone lampshade with a shining golden color, supported by a m...

Pair of table lamps model 2466 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s. Brass, lacquered brass and original fabric shades. Stamped. Josef Frank was a true European...

Large, imposing vintage 1950s wrought-iron lamp. Heavy weight, measures 63cm and 39cm without shade. Personal delivery or free delivery in Paris.

Rare Yasha Heifetz Mounted Lavender Glazed Ceramic Nautilus Shell Lamp, Circa 1950s. A beautiful biomorphic rendering of a nautilus shell with mottled...

A very impressive large pair of antique brass table lamps, dating from around the 1950’s. They are of superb quality, with beautiful...

Pair of Riviera style mini table lamps with original vintage shades, France circa 1950's.

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp,Metal and Glass, Italy, 1950s

Gorgeous pair of Italian 1950 design table lamps/lights in the style of stilnovo. Patinated brass frame with white metal shades. The shades can be ...

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...

Lisa Johansson-Pape Table lamp Manufactured by Orno Finland, 1950 Brass, leather, canvas shade From the archives of Side Gallery. Barcelona Measurements 10 cm x 10 cm x 69 H cm 3.93 in x 3.93 in x 27.10 H in Literature Design Musuem, Lisa Johansson-Pape, Helsinki, 1986; Ornamo, Helsinki, 1962 Bio Finnish designer Lisa Johansson-Pape enjoyed a long and varied career in lighting, furniture, textile, and ceramic design. She was one of Finland’s leading lighting designers in the 20th century and was instrumental in promoting Finnish design internationally. Born in 1907, Lisa Johansson-Pape studied at the Industrial Art Institute in Helsinki University of Art & Design (Now Aalto University of Art & Design), graduating in 1928. She worked as a furniture designer for Kylmäkoski and Stockmann and created carpets for the Friends of Finnish Handicraft, before turning her attention to lighting design. She collaborating with the Stockmann-owned lighting factory Orno from 1942, famously remarking, “it was quite by accident that I became a design light artist. By education, I am a furniture designer, but I had to make lamps during the war.” Notable designs include the Lisa (1947), Sipuli (1954), and Laura (1957) pendant lamps. The Sipuli, often referred to by the English translation Onion, resembles the form of the vegetable for which it was named. The angular design in opaline glass was awarded a gold medal at the Triennale di Milano in 1954, which was just one of several prizes Johansson-Pape received in her career; she was also awarded a silver medal at the 1951 Triennale...

Absolutely gorgeous midcentury pottery table lamp by Fog & Mørup of Copenhagen for Aluminia of Denmark. This beautiful table lamp has such a classic midcentury design to the shape an...

Neck is 360 adjustable

neoclassical table lamp in golden wrought iron circa 1950

A terrific Minimalist table lamp by Yki Nummi for Orno Finland, circa 1955. Taupe enamel paint over aluminum. This lamp has an adjustable height an...

Desk or table lamp by Christian Dell (model 6840), who designed this light in the early 1930s (Bauhaus Period), with production continuing until the 1970s. It features a aluminum la...

Model 852 table lamp A perfect example of Stilnovo's exploration in both shapes and materials during the Italian Fifties, this lamp presents a monolithic main frosted glass diffuser...

Exceptional pair of 1950's Murano sommerso white and clear glass table lamps containing exaggerated bullicante with avventurina and hardware finished in golden brass. Although not at...

Industrial French vintage table lamp from the renowned brand Jielde, complete with a maker's stamp. Established in 1950 by Jean Louis Domecq, Jielde is celebrated for its finely craf...

Very rare French table lamp designed by Mathieu Matégot, executed by Atelier-Matégot. A beautiful lampshade in the shape of a diabolo, perforated metal which made Matégot famous. The...

Alvar Aalto for Valaistustyö Ky, desk lamp, model ‘A704’, enameled steel, enameled aluminum, leather-bound metal, Finland, 1954 This table lamp model ‘A704’ is designed by Finnish...

beautiful classic design with features that makes it suitable for a wide range of spaces.

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".

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...

Splendid Murano table lamps punched Barovier & Toso. A supreme light periwinkle color. Stylish and very special design due to these large semi-spheres attached to the large cup. The...

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...

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...

Mid-20th century table lamp composed of a pale-yellow, oversized shade (resembling a lily petal) with an interior black metal socket and tubular brass base / brass hardware. Simple, ...

1950s Gerald Thurston Tripod Table Lamps for Lightolier Space Age Atomic Midcentury Modern Unmarked 26.5 tall x 23.5 diameter Preowne...

Antique hand cut crystal lamp with baluster vase base and mushroom shade. Measures : 18.5” H x 10” W.

A steel and black-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 19 “ H x 7.75 “ Diameter  Bulb Specifications: E-14 Bulb Number of S...

Striking table lamp from ASEA, made completely from brass. Cool, clean design with shade that can be adjusted to direct and soften the light.

Pair of Italian pottery lamps by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Stunning and unusual pair of Italian pottery lamps by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. These masterfully created glazed pottery lamps...

Lamp Tripod Mid-Century Modern table lamp in Painted Metal and Brass trim Italy 1950s .

Pair of Table Lamps by Raymor. Designed and manufactured in the USA, circa the 1950s. Enameled steel rodded frames and moveable ball shades. The ball shades can be handled to move th...

Set of three exceptional Mid-Century Modern outdoor or garden lights in a lovely combination of red, yellow, green, white and black colors. Manufactured by Manufactured by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, 1950s. Executed in red, yellow, green and black lacquered metal and plexiglass shades. All lamps need E27 Edison screw fit bulbs, are with original wiring, in working condition and run both on 110/230 volt. Measurements: Two armed lamp...

Table lamp by Venini. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1950. Table lamp with cylindrical frosted glass shade, and deep royal blue stoneware ba...

Enameled table lamp in white with red transfer printed lithographic cameos of emperors, and patinated brass. The lacquered, cylindrical base features transfer images of Classical Ro...

This beautiful Danish table lamp in solid brass with mahogany handle is designed by Bent Karlby in 1956. It is manufactured by LYFA, Copenhagen. This lamp is ultra rare and only a ha...

Very solid, heavy table lamp / piano lamp made of brass, probably from the 1950s in an Art Nouveau style. The lamp is made of brass with a heavy metal base. The umbrella and the arm ...

Circa 1950, Made in Mexico we offer this mercury glass table lamps totally handmade. The lamps not includes the shades for best shipping costs.

Table lamp model 2467/2 designed by Josef Frank for Firma Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s. Brass with fabric shade (the shade is most likely original...

Table lamp in glass, designed and made by Holmegaard. Made in Denmark, 1950s. Great original condition. The lamp comes with a new lampshade.

H 35 cm W 40 cm D 28 cm Material: lacquered aluminum, lacquered cast iron, clear lacquered brass, socket E 27, pressure switch in base, connection cable, Schuko plug Condition: goo...

Petite pair of Italian rattan table lamps with iron tripod base. Chic pair - sold as a mismatched set. Italy circa 1950s. 1. 12.5"H x 6"D 2. 13"H x. 6.75"D

These glazed ceramic table lamps have a beautiful tone and texture; it almost appears that they're made of cast bronze.

PAIR LARGE CLEAR CRYSTAL VAL SAINT LAMBERT TABLE LAMPS - BELGIUM 1950'S Pair large Val Saint Lambert table lamps. The crystal is gracefully twisted and the clear color give it time...

Very rare mid century "Tuyaux" desk lamp in black lacquered aluminum by Serge Mouille & Isamu Noguchi produced by Steph Simon France, 1959. In good original condition. Dimensions:...

1950s Pair of Table Lamps by Robert Picault, France in green/turquoise. The measurements given apply to the lamps with the shade.

Pair of table lamps model DL27 in ceramic by the Danish designer Per Linneman-Schmidt for the manufacture Palshus. The lamps are covered in textured green glaze with teal touches in ...

This elegant table lamp was designed by Jacques Adnet (1901 - 1984). The classical cinnamon brown color lamp features a hand-stitched shade with gilded paper lining, polished brass r...

This elegant table lamp was designed by French designer Jacques Adnet (1901-1984). This classical hickory brown color lamp features a hand-stitched shade with ivory paper lining, pol...

An exquisite example of a beautiful classic design with features that makes it suitable for a wide range of spaces especially offices, home offices or reading and working tables. Th...

Ceramic lamp by Colette Gueden (1905-2000) France ca. 1950