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MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
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Gorgeous Ruby Murano Glass Table Lamp with Submerged Gold Accents 1990s Italy
Located in Villaverla, IT
A Graceful Ruby Murano Glass Table Lamp with Submerged Gold Embellishments from the 1990s, Italy. This captivating table lamp, entirely handcrafted from Murano glass, epitomizes the ...
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1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Contemporary Handmade Table Lamp "Hypnos" Marble with Brass Lampshade by Anaktae
Located in Athens, GR
Contemporary, handcrafted table lamp, model "Hypnos" with a marble base with oxidized brass decorative elements. Oxidized brass lampshade with perimetr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Brass

Green Wood Block Pair Custom Table Lamps. Unique, Graphic Design One-of-a-Kind
Located in Houston, TX
The lamps are of our design using vintage hand-painted wood blocks. The blocks are an interesting green with white lines. The base has been newly added when we wired them. The shades...
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1940s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

1970s Solid Brass Sculptural Table Lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1970s solid brass sculptural table lamps.
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1970s Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Glustin Luminaires Creation Pair of Alabaster and Brass Rings Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of table lamps made of stacked thick alabaster and brass rings.
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Alabaster, Brass

Luciano Frigerio Italian Table Lamp Vibrated Brass "Ballata Alta", 1974
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This table lamp, produced in a limited series, was designed by Luciano Frigerio and produced by the homonymous company Frigerio Di Desio, Italy, 1974. Produced by hand in vibrated b...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Tall Mid Century Modern Antique Wall Paper Roll Table Lamps
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant pair of lamps created from rolls which in their past life were used to print wall paper. Lamps are the same dimensions but have a slightly different surface that w...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Tiffany Contemporary Table Lamp 40Tobacco Silk Silvered Glass Belt Antique Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY the iconic lamp! For 20 years, we have perpetuated our unique manufacturing method. Inspired by unlimited glass reflections, Sabrina Landini has created an elegant home coll...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

21st Century Chagall Table Lamp in Metal and Glass by Etro Home Interiors
By Etro
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Table lamp Shades in clear bronze blown glass. Metal base and details in gold finishing. Cables in bordeaux fabric. Ø 40 H 65
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

"TOKIO" Contemporary Nightstand in Wood
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
"TOKIO" contemporary nightstand in different types of wood.
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2010s Brazilian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Contemporary Minimalist Poetic brass table lamp by Cristiana Bertolucci
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
LUNA Contemporary Minimalist Poetic table lamp by Cristiana Bertolucci Table lamp with contanane design in polished brass. Hand-hammered brass spotlight. The luminaire produces a bea...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Johan Lindstèn Meltdown Table Lamp in Glass and Iron for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
In this product, the illuminating function has become a pretext for the creation of an object with a markedly bold personality; the celebrated Meltdown lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Venini Tiaraluce Large Table Light in Light Pink by Francesco Lucchese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tiaraluce table lamp, designed by Francesco Lucchese and manufactured by Venini, is available in two different sizes and colors. Indoor use only. Dimensions: Ø 19 cm, H 48 cm.    
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Set of 2 Ambient Desk or Ceiling Lamps in Onyx
Located in Stratford, CT
Although there are a few other places in the world where the semi-precious stone Onyx exist, we found our collection in Mexico. A Bit Of Information On The Semi-Precious Stone Onyx. While it is often thought of as the black gemstone capable of transforming negative energy in positive energy, onyx is in fact a multicolor stone resulting from the metamorphism of limestone rich in Magnesium and Calcium, a process that takes thousands of years. During these years, climate change, natural disasters and wildlife have contributed to the various colors of each layer of sediments. In its primary stage, the rock does not reveal its beauty. However, once it is cut, carved, shaped and polished, the outcome is breathtaking. There is simply no designer like Mother Earth herself. We have been very grateful to visit two workshops where the stones are sliced, cut, carved, or otherwise shaped into their final forms. Watching these artisans covered in thick layers of dust, handling these blocks of stone was truly fascinating. A Word About the Onyx Lamps An onyx lamp is intrinsically beautiful. But when the light comes on, words cannot describe the magic. Pictures cannot capture its beauty. Our business is known primarily for selling the entire collection of Serge Mouille lighting in the USA. In our journey to find another exciting lighting product, we could not have found lamps that are more contrasting to the Mouille lamps. The onyx lamp is translucent and colorful, heavy, centered and stable, the perfect ambient lamp. The Mouille lamp on the other hand is elongated, thin, elegant, either black or white, weighs less than a feather and diffuses a bright functional light. Yet, they are both organic, eye-catching, gorgeous, and timeless. In fact, they complement each other very well. About this particular lamp: At 60" high, this is an Onyx rectangular shaped ambient floor lamp...
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Early 20th Century Mexican Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Onyx

Donghia Gold Murano Glass Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large Murano glass lamps with a gold mercury glass effect. Lamps have been rewired for use in the USA with gold silk cords and brass pull chain sockets. 75W max each socket. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Contemporary Joséphine Lamp in Aluminium by Altreforme
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
Abat-jour, tribute to the singer and dancer Joséphine Baker and to her memorable banana-skirt. Pricing excludes VAT.
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Vintage Romeo Paris Copper and Gold Leaf Embedded Lucite Column Lamp, French
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing and stunning thick walled French vintage lucite column lamp is attributed to the work of Romeo Paris. It has inclusions of floating copper and gold leaf elements in fractal form. It is tall, heavy and has separate lucite columns inside. This is a piece de resistance...
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1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Gold Leaf, Copper

Amorph Helen Table Lamp, Metallic Dark Gold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Helen table lamp is a organic shaped table lamp with metallic dark gold. Dimension of the table lamp is 8" L x 6" W x 19" H. Shade dimension: 14" ...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Large Pair of Rock Crystal Quartz Hourglass Modern Table Lamps
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large pair of rock crystal quartz hourglass modern table lamps. Listing includes heavy and stunning rock crystal forms, black lacquer wooden bases, original shades, clean modernist l...
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Late 20th Century Modern Table Lamps

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Rock Crystal

Ambient Water Fountain (with Back Light) Made from Onyx
Located in Stratford, CT
Square base ambient table lamp in onyx.
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2010s Mexican Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Onyx

Candle "Bambu" Table Lamp Huge Version, Campana Brothers by Fontana Arte, 2000
Located in Munich, DE
Table lamp "BAMBU" design by Fernando and Humberto Campana, 2000. Manufactured by Candle (Fontana Arte). Cream white lacquered metal, bamboo sticks.
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Don, Desk Lamp with 3 Arms and Double Glass
Located in Barlassina, Monza-Brianza
Metallic frame. Mirrored glass external lampshades. Internal lampshades in sandblasted glass.
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Ambient Desk Lamp in Onyx
Located in Stratford, CT
Although there are a few other places in the world where the semi-precious stone Onyx exist, we found our collection in Mexico. A Bit Of Information On The Semi-Precious Stone Onyx. While it is often thought of as the black gemstone capable of transforming negative energy in positive energy, onyx is in fact a multicolor stone resulting from the metamorphism of limestone rich in Magnesium and Calcium, a process that takes thousands of years. During these years, climate change, natural disasters and wildlife have contributed to the various colors of each layer of sediments. In its primary stage, the rock does not reveal its beauty. However, once it is cut, carved, shaped and polished, the outcome is breathtaking. There is simply no designer like Mother Earth herself. We have been very grateful to visit two workshops where the stones are sliced, cut, carved, or otherwise shaped into their final forms. Watching these artisans covered in thick layers of dust, handling these blocks of stone was truly fascinating. A Word About the Onyx Lamps An onyx lamp is intrinsically beautiful. But when the light comes on, words cannot describe the magic. Pictures cannot capture its beauty. Our business is known primarily for selling the entire collection of Serge Mouille lighting in the USA. In our journey to find another exciting lighting product, we could not have found lamps that are more contrasting to the Mouille lamps. The onyx lamp is translucent and colorful, heavy, centered and stable, the perfect ambient lamp. The Mouille lamp on the other hand is elongated, thin, elegant, either black or white, weighs less than a feather and diffuses a bright functional light. Yet, they are both organic, eye-catching, gorgeous, and timeless. In fact, they complement each other very well. About this particular lamp: At 60" high, this is an Onyx rectangular shaped ambient floor lamp...
Category

19th Century Mexican Antique Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Onyx

Artemide Eclittica Round Table Lamp in Red by Carlotta de Bevilacqua
Located in Hicksville, NY
Created with advanced flexible printed LED circuit boards which ensure performance stability and light control, Eclittica’s circular aesthetic is created for and by optimal optical t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

1980 Table Lamp, MDF, Beech and Pine Woods, Plexiglass and Parchment - Spain
Located in Girona, ES
Table lamp, MDF with applications of beech and pine wood, central plexiglass cylinder with parchment paper inside. Three unique items made for a Night club in Figueras. Spain, Figuer...
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1980s Spanish Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Plexiglass, Beech, Pine, Parchment Paper

Corner Office Table Lamp 15 in Chestnut by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Corner office systemic and flexible, offering various degrees of privacy and power provision. The system comprises three elements: a glare-free, fully di...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Steel

Big Bang Heart Pine Wood and Brass-Plated Steel Led Floor Lamp by Stickbulb
Located in Long Island City, NY
Inspired by the dynamic shapes of exploding fireworks and reminiscent of abstract trees, the bang series rides the line between timeless minimalism and playful whimsy. The Big Bang f...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Black and White Faux Marbleized Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of hand painted faux marble table lamps.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Hardwood

Ambient Desk or Ceiling Lamp in Onyx
Located in Stratford, CT
Although there are a few other places in the world where the semi-precious stone Onyx exist, we found our collection in Mexico. A Bit Of Information On The Semi-Precious Stone Onyx....
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20th Century Mexican Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Onyx

Red Fractal Resin Pair of Table Lamps, Marie-Claude de Fouquières, Pierre Giraudon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This cylindrical pair of lamps is very poetic with all its small captivated fragments. Its color ranges from red to vivid orange with black inclusions. It always seems to be in movement. Total height of both lamps is 49 cm, including custom made lamp shades...
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1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Corner Office Table Lamp 30 in Chestnut by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Corner office systemic and flexible, offering various degrees of privacy and power provision. The system comprises three elements: a glare-free, fully di...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Big Flame Floor Lamp, Chrome Finish, Arabesque Style, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG participates in creating very distinct environments, spaces in which you can escape from reality; to seek refuge whilst expressing your personality; spaces in which you can breath...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Crystal, Stainless Steel

Paul Evans Studio CBP Copper, Brass, Pewter "Patchwork" Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Paul Evans Studio Handcrafted CBP Patchwork Table Lamp in Copper, Brass and Pewter. Late 1960's. Featuring Colorful Copper and Brass Patchwork with Pewter splash and round nails as s...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Pewter, Copper, Brass

Faux Leather/Whip Snake Skin & Lucite Table Lamp Attributed Karl Springer, Pair
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair of faux leather / whip snake skin and Lucite table lamps attributed to Karl Springer. Heptagon column base.
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Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Lucite

Contemporary V Lamp Extra Large, Geometric Oak Base, Glass Sphere and Brass
Located in London, GB
Louis Jobst' V lamp is composed from, a cone, a sphere and a triangle. Their proportions are carefully judged to create a harmonious formation, with each shape ...
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2010s British Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Minimalist Luxus Table Lamp by Uno and Östen Kristiansson for Luxus
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This Minimalist Scandinavian table lamp was designed by Uno & Östen Kristiansson for Luxus in Sweden in the 1960s. This lamp is made of a chromed steel cylinder with rosewood detail...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Contemporary Minimalist Brass Table Lamp
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Flora. ab – Table lamp in polished or oxidized brass with contemporary and delicate design. The reflectors are articulated allowing light to be directed. Uses G9 base lamp Código: A...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Ceramic Block Lamps with Metallic Finish
Located in New York, NY
Pair of ceramic block table lamps with unusual metallic glaze finish and linear details. Signed Studio Chris Messinese.
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary "LED Vase" Brass Table Lamp and Vase by Soft Baroque
Located in Copenhagen, DK
The LED vase is a mixture of a vase and a lamp featuring LED lights. Comes with a remote control. The design duo soft Baroque blur the boundaries between acceptable furniture typ...
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2010s English Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Bamboula Contemporary and Original Lamps
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
The rhythm of the blues inspired the line of Bamboula lamps. Bamboula is the name given to a type of primitive drum made of the barrel of rum and covered by a skin at one end. It is also the name of the dance of African origin, brought to the United States and danced to the rhythm of the same drums. The pendant lamp has some variations. One is a central part formed by 03 heights of pendants that interconnects to the other individual pieces that are sold individually. There is a table lamp too that can be used in two ways: horizontal or vertical positions. The Bamboula line was designed to Cristiana Bertolucci Estúdio...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Unique Studio Circuit Board Globe Table Lamp, Signed, USA, 1990's
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Unique Studio Circuit Board Globe Table Lamp, Signed, USA, 1990's. One-off globe-shaped table or desk lamp comprised of weaved circuit board panels on we...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Table Lamps

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Stainless Steel

Table Lamp Bubbles Model by Studio Superego Unique Piece, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
A beautiful table lamp in transparent plexiglass with inclusion of bubbles and brass base designed by Studio Superego for Superego Editions. Unique piece. Biography Superego edition...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage “Top-Light” 25 Bulb Minimalist Aluminum Table Lamp
By Top-Light
Located in San Francisco, CA
A tall, sculptural and uncommon “Top-Light” Minimalist table lamp comprised of 25 individually illuminated graduated metal rods. Each aluminum rod is topped by a pill-sized bulb a...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Poliarte "Stella" Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Composition including six cube unrefined glass component parts with, a hemispheric groove and a chromium-plated steel base. Frank.rogin photos dedicated to Poliarte.
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20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair Modern Style Rock Crystal and Giltwood Table Lamps
Located in Cypress, CA
Lovely pair of modern style hand carved and hand polished rock crystal and 22-karat gold leaf giltwood table lamps with rock crystal pulls and finials. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Lamp of Wood Painted Orange and White, circa 1960, Midcentury Design
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A lamp of wood painted orange and white, circa 1960, midcentury design.   
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1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Stylish Pair of Gilded Bronze Buddha Table Lamps
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This impressive pair of gilded brass Buddha table lamps can be dated in the 1970s. The gilded brass Buddha sculptures (43 cm) are made with an ...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Studio Made French Hand-Painted Porcelain Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Studio made sage green porcelain table lamp with hand-painted blue flowers, on a gilded base, French, 1950s. Measures: Shade diameter: 14 inches.
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1950s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Wood, Paint, Giltwood, Porcelain

Boris Lacroix 1930s Modernist Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The French designer Jean-Boris Lacroix was best known in the 1930s, as he is today, as a designer of lighting fixtures. Our lamp consists of a circle, a sphere, and a cylinder that t...
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1930s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Nickel

Pair of Italian White Carrara Marble Table Lamps, "VARA" by Massimo Mangiardi
Located in New York, NY
Pair of VARA Italian white Carrara marble table lamps by Massimo Mangiardi. Sleek modern pieces with unique construction with inter-stac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Carrara Marble

Shirley Zric "Deck of Cards" Hand Painted Ceramic Tile Table Lamp, 1950's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Signed Black Wood encased Painted Ceramic Tile "Playing Cards" Table Lamp. Featuring a wide rectangular Black enameled wood frame inset with six glazed glazed White ceramic tiles, hand painted with the Queen of Hearts, Jack of Diamonds...
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1940s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Italian Modernist Shagreen Table Lamp with Chain Link Leg
Located in New York, NY
Italian modernist table lamp with an iron chain link leg atop a shagreen base, holding up a square shagreen light source. The piece dates from the 1960s and was made in Italy. In gre...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Iron

1970s Pair Table Lamps Brass Red Orange Cork Coated
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of 1970s beautiful solid brass lamps, brass switch and cork coated lampshades.
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1970s Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Tall Gold-Leaf Decorated Cone-Shaped Table Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Tall gold-leaf decorated cone-shaped table lamp. Wow! What a statement piece. The long and lean golden lamp can easily fit into any modern decor as well as...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Table Lamps

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Hardwood

Pair of Tall 'Pyramide' Console or Floor Lamps by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of tall 'Pyramide' patinated brass console or floor lamps by Design Frères. The light source is concealed inside the pyramid base, illuminating the surface behind. Unique design...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Italian Small Table Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Italian small table lamp by Ernesto Gismondi For Artemide.
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Mariposa Light Sculpture by Aldo Giovannini Alias Alkreado, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
A grey resin, sand, marble dust lamp sculpture designed and produced by Aldo Giovannini alias Alkreado. Unique piece produced in Italy.
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Metal

Large Table Lamp 5 in Local Blackened Steel with Glass and Pinus Cembra Base
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This table lamp is structured in Italian blackened steel, locally sourced glass, and Pinus Cembra from 18th century Italy on a stand made of the same w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Modern table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique 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, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern table lamps made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original table lamps, popular names associated with this style include Artemide, Flos, Pablo Designs, and Vistosi. 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.

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