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Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Color:  White
Elegant Brass and Black Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant brass and black lamps, in the manner of Tommi Parzinger, American, circa 1950s. They have been rewired and are ready to use. The price no...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Midcentury Design Elegant White Travertine Table Lamp French Handmade
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
French handmade production, circa 1970. Elegant travertine table lamp. Original good condition. Electric system is ok. Lightly used gilding Measures: Height 36cm, larg...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Travertine

Extraordinary Mid-Century Modern Buddha Lucite and Brass Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Voorburg, NL
Unique and beautiful custom designer Lucite and brass midcentury table lamp from the 1970s. The lamp has two faces designed in the Lucite, one on the front side and the other one lik...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Tall Tommi Parzinger Style Nickel & Brass Stiffel Lamp with Milk Glass Shade
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Hollywood Regency Stiffel brushed Brass & Nickel Plate Table Lamp. Circa 1960. Small footprint. Featuring a tall slender reflective form a...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Nickel, Brass

Pair of Sèvres Porcelain Hand-Painted Female Nude Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Sèvres Porcelain hand-painted table lamps with two part brass and umber velvet base. The hand-painted and glazed bodies of the table lamps are a female nude on a heathered ci...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Table Lamp Travertine Base and Brass by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Table lamp by the Italian designer Fratelli Mannelli in a travertine base and brass structure featuring a removable lampshade, Italy, circa 1970. Measures: Height with lampshade 5...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Travertine, Marble, Metal, Brass

Midcentury Brutalist Style Bulbous Ceramic Table Lamps in Bronze
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful pair of very large bulbous ceramic lamps with heavy relief. Colors are beiges, bronze, brown. Measurements are to top of the harp and di...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Hansen Table Lamp, White Marble, Brass
Located in New York, NY
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Hansen table lamp, white marble and brass. Small to medium scale table lamp in white and gray Carrara marble with brass two light cluster. The marble base measures 12 inches x 3.38 inches on each of the 4 sides. Photo 8 is from a 1950's Hansen...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Brass

French Table Lamp in Domed Brass Dome Shantung 1970s Gold Color
Located in Palermo, Sicily
French table lamp in domed brass dome shantung 1970s gold color
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Italian Chrome Table Lamp by A. Tonello & A. Montagna Grillo For High Society
Located in Brussels, BE
Italian chrome table lamp by A. Tonello & A. Montagna Grillo for High Society, 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

Vintage Porcelain and Gold Leaf Lamp Mont
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A vintage white porcelain and gold leaf lamp with the lampshade pictured. The epitome of classic simplicity on a grand scale, much like the lamps of Jam...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Gold Leaf

1950s Danish Modern Turquoise Aqua White Porcelain Table Lamp, Søholm
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare, sculptural and geometric Italian inspired Danish modernist porcelain table lamp by Søholm Stentøj. Glazed squares with nuances of turquoise aqua blue interchanging on the four sides of the rectangular lamp base...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of White Glass Table Lamps
Located in Brussels, BE
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Gordon Martz Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gordon Martz design ceramic hexagonal incised table lamp in very good original condition, signed.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

White Mid-Century Table or Wall Lamp
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel frame with one E14 socket and an movable double steel and brass shade. Lamp can be use as a wall and as a table lamp from the late 1950s. Good used condition with some patina...
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Steel

Chrome and White Metal Table Lamp by Enrico Tronconi for Tronconi
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
Cool two-bulb table/desk lamp by Tronconi, in very good working condition.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Steel, Chrome

Augarten Maria Theresia Green Rose Porcelain Lamp with Original Shade
Located in Wien, AT
Augarten maria theresia green rose Porcelain lamp with original shade original condition.
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern White Ceramic Lamp, 1960s, USA
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful single lamp in unique form in white ceramic.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Gorgeous Pair of Italian Blown Glass Lamps with Lucite and Brass Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of Italian blown glass vessels, circa 1970, as newly built custom lamps. Fabulous, exceptionally made thick blown glass form. Built using components of only the fines...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Crystal, Brass, Nickel

Attributed to Maison Charles, Gilt Metal Table Lamp
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Attributed to Maison Charles, gilt metal table lamp. The lampshade is in poor condition Shade to restored.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Regal Pair of Chinese Mudmen Figures as Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fabulous pair of antique ceramic Chinese Mudmen figures as custom-made lamps. Traditional green and yellow crackle glaze costumes with unglazed heads,...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Faux Parchment Goatskin Table Lamps
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern faux lacquered goat asking table lamps. Nice square rounded edges pedestal shape base.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Composition, Brass

Rare Vintage Gordon & Jane Martz Studio Pottery Lamp Marshall Studios Midcentury
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful matte leather Carmel glaze color with Sgraffito designs. All original, procured from original owners, retain paper decal label, this lamp is estate fresh.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Stoneware

Large Salmon Color Porcelain Table Lamp, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Large salmon color porcelain table lamp with craquele glaze with custom brass fittings and three bulb assembly, American, 1940s.
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Set of Two 1970s Italian Modern Brass, Lucite Desk Lamps
Located in Antwerp, BE
A set of two Lucite desk lamps with brass elements by Arredeluce, Italy, 1970s. A beautiful set of desk lamps with reaching halogen light to read your...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Stellar Restored Pair of Turquoise Ceramic Lamps with Brass and Lucite Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent lamps have been professionally restored and are shipped as photographed and described, complete with new shades, harps and finials. A fabulous pair of vintage lamp...
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1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Sculptural Polished Brass Table Lamp Germany, 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
Sculptural polished brass table lamp Germany, 1970. Large and heavy 24.4 inch (height) golden brass table lamp. The base has got a wonderful e...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Installation Ready: Pair of Aquamarine and Cream Glazed Vessels as Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
The lamps are shipped completely installation ready including the new shades, harps and finials photographed in the Listing. A beautiful pair of handmade glazed ceramic vessels, cir...
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1980s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Nickel

Elegant Pair of German White Porcelain Lamps with Gilt Decoration
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each bulbous urn with gilt perimeter bands with raised decoration on a luminous white ground.
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Glazed Pottery Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very decorative Mid-Century Modern art pottery table lamp.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Stunning Pair of Blown Reverse Painted Murano Vases as Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent lamps are shipped as photographed and described in the narrative. They have been custom built using materials of the highest quality and are shipped complete with t...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

American Mid-Century Red Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century red and multicolored textured porcelain narrow tapered shaped table lamp with a light wood round base and top section.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Porcelain, Wood

Gilt Brass Scorpion Fish Lamp, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Lamp with a gilt brass sculpture in scorpion fish shape in the upper part standing on a square base. Work done circa 1950. Unique item, new and functional electrical system.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Vintage Rubber Wallpaper Roll Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Vintage lamp made from a rubber wallpaper roll, originally used to hand print wall paper. USA, circa 1940. Lamp has been fully restored and rewired, us...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Staggering Pair of Blown Glass Italian Cloud Vessels as Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Killer pair of large-scale Italian glass vessels, circa 1980, as newly built custom lamps. Beautiful slender form with swirl accent colors in blue and cream which recall clouds. St...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Nickel

Stellar Pair of Vintage Large-Scale Reverse Painted Murano Vases as Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent lamps are shipped as photographed and described in the narrative. They have been custom built using materials of the highest quality and are shipped complete with t...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Stone, Brass

Dazzling Pair of Large-Scale Faceted Ceramic Lamps in Aged Orange
Located in Atlanta, GA
A chic pair of vintage faceted ceramic vessels as custom-made lamps. Fabulous form, shape, color and texture. Heavy, exceptionally crafted pieces using only the finest components. Ex...
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1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Restored Pair of Vintage Dip Ceramic Lamps in Yellow Ochre, Caramel and Green
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stellar pair of vintage ceramic lamps, circa 1970. Drip glaze technique with a stunning color combination of yellow ochre, caramel and green. Beautifully crafted pieces with a rich...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Large Table Lamp, Brass and Glass, Peill & Putzler or Hillebrand, Germany, 1970
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A large German table lamp attributed to Peill & Putzler or Hillebrand, manufactured in Mid-Century in 1960s or 1970s. It is made of a polished brass stand and a large glass shade. Th...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Exquisite Pair of Modern Brass Lamps in the Style of Parzinger, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of large-scale solid brass alter candle sticks, circa 1960, as newly made custom lamps. Heavy, exceptionally crafted pieces which e...
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1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Dramatic Pair of Handmade Vintage Bamboo Lamps with Nickel and Lucite Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent lamps are shipped as photographed and described in the narrative. They are professionally restored using materials of the highest quality and are shipped complete with the new shades, harps and finials shown in the photos. A stunning pair of handmade vintage bamboo lamps...
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1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Nickel

Spectacular Pair of Custom Molten Mercury Glass Skyscraper Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
An absolutely fabulous and unique pair of custom-made Skyscraper lamps. Vintage blown mercury glass vessels with beautiful color, sheen and texture. Vintage solid brass accents along...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Sculptural Black and Brass Swirl Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Sculptural Black and Brass Swirl Lamps, American, circa 1950s. Rewired and ready to use.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Metal

Elegant Tall White Enamel and Brass Hourglass Lamp by Stewart Ross James
Located in Buffalo, NY
Elegant, sexy extra tall white enamel and brass Hourglass lamp by Stewart Ross James for Hansen, amazing quality and design, Can be used as table or flo...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Steel

Vibrant Pair of Modern Tangerine Ceramic Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional pair of ceramic vessels as custom lamps. Beautiful form with excellent texture and vivid color. Fabulous weight and craftsmanship. Stunning jewelry! Excellent restored...
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1980s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Nickel

Large Art Pottery Vase Shape Table Lamp on Walnut Base
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice large Mid-Century Modern table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Brass Pineapple Table Lamp Maison Charles
Located in New York, NY
Iconic solid brass or bronze French Mid-Century Modern table lamp or desk lamp in the form of pineapple attributed to Maison Charles. The pineapple has long been a symbol of welcomin...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Sculptural Single Pink Alabaster Lamp
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Freeform 1960s pink alabaster single light table lamp
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Alabaster, Metal

Pair of Antique Oriental Style Ceramic Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A fantastic pair of antique oriental style ceramic table lamps. They were made in England, they date from around the 1970’s. The quality is outstanding, the are a large and impressi...
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1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

1970s White Panda Lamp by Ambrogio Pozzi for Harveiluce Guzzini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Space age Italian design doesn’t get any better than this 1973-designed Panda lamp by Ambrogio Pozzi for Harveiluce Guzzini. Only in production from 1974 through 1978, the model 3508...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Table Lamps by Aldo Bondi for Bitossi a Pair Turquoise and White Ceramic, 1960
Located in Paris, FR
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Table Lamp by Italian Bitossi for Swedish Bergboms. Hand thrown stoneware during the 1960s. Rough Glaze in Creamy White and Beautiful Blue edging. Good co...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

"Tete De Femme" Figurative Ceramic Table Lamp, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Naive ceramic table lamp with a Woman's head on top. Rewired; shade not included but can be ordered. Size of base alone.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Polish Aluminum and White Acrylic Table Lamps by Paul Mayen
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Spectacular pair of 1960’s polish aluminum with white acrylic lamp shades table lamps by British designer Paul Mayen for Habitat. Newly profession...
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1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Italian Mid-Century Cocoon Table Lamp Gatto by Castiglioni for Flos, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Cocoon table lamp Gatto by Castiglioni for Flos, 1960s Table lamp mod. Gatto (Cat) in beige cocoon. The structure is given by a series of thin metal tubes, entire...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Cestita Alubut Table Lamp by Miguel Milá for Santa & Cole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cestita Alubut table lamp by Miguel Milá for Santa & Cole. Cestita Alubat is the latest addition to the Cesta family. Robust yet lightweight, this version is ready for action indoors...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Pair of Murano 1960s Art Glass Lamps with Applied Green Decoration
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each tall, slender ovoid-form glass lamp decorated with applied green vertical strands, raised on a gold and ebonized painted metal base, measures: height 21.75" (top of glass) 33.75...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Art Glass

Brass Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp w/ White Frosted Glass Shade
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modern style lamp features brushed brass with a white frosted glass shade.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

1953 First Edition Max Ingrand White Glass Double Light Table Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
A First Edition table lamp model "1853" designed by iconic French designer Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte in Milano, Italy, 1953. This stunning collector vintage lighting piece is made...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Opaline Glass

Mid-century Modern table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern table lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage table lamps created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, brass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern table lamps made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original table lamps, popular names associated with this style include Gordon & Jane Martz, Laurel Lamp Company, Marshall Studios, and Bitossi. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for table lamps differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $100 and tops out at $69,000 while the average work can sell for $2,096.

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