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Modern Table Lamps

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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
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

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Metal

Tokujin Yoshioka Tofu Lamp by Yamagiwa (2001)
Located in Chicago, IL
Tokujin Yoshioka Tofu Lamp by Yamagiwa (2001) Designer: Tokujin Yoshioka Manufacturer: Yamagiwa Corporation, Japan Year: 2001 Material: Crystal clear methacr...
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Early 2000s Japanese Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Alvaro Siza Vieira Flamingo Lamp by BD Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Its unusual height, the quality of light, its neutrality, its apparent fragility in structure (which is variable and can be disassembled) and its mobility of fine wings. All these vi...
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2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps

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Iron

Floor Lamp Classic Contemporary Hand-Sculpted Blackened Steel and Linen Shade
Located in Bronx, NY
Lamp No. 5 J.M. Szymanski D. 2022 This special floor lamp features a linen shade and a carved steel base. A single A unique take on a classic look, this simple lamp...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Pair of French Modern Serge Roche Style Wood & Plaster Inverted Column Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of French Modern Serge Roche-style wood and plaster inverted column lamps  A beautiful pair of French Modern lamps in the style of the renowned mid-century designer Serge Roche...
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20th Century French Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

'Horse and Boy' sculptural table lamp, hand crafted and cast
Located in London, GB
A beautiful whimsical sculptural table lamp titled 'Horse and Boy' is hand crafted, molded and cast. The intricate design features a boy and his hors...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps

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Gold Leaf, Iron

Petite Pair of Deep Blue Faceted Murano Glass Table Lamps 2024
Located in New York, NY
The smallest in our faceted table lamp collection, these petite solid Murano glass table lamps are big on stature. Unlike the symmetrical precision gem ...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Foscarini Chapeau M Table Lamp by Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A refined and elegant lamp, capable of changing personality thanks to the hat it wears: three personalities, three atmospheres of light, three different ways of furnishing. Vernished...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

"Tiffany" Floor Lamp 30 Koral Silk, Antiqued Silvered Glass, Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY the iconic lamp! For 20 years, we have been committed to offering you unique collections in terms of design and quality. Using an ancestral manufacturing silvering method, a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Modernist Murano White Faceted Glass Table Lamps with Brass Fittings
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and dramatic pair of modernist table lamps were handblown in Murano, Italy- the islands off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for their superlative glass produ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Modernist Hand-Blown Fluted Smoked Topaz Murano Glass & Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
This exquisitely elegant Pair of Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Table Lamps in Smoked Topaz W/ Stylized Fluted Detailing originate from Italy during the 21st Century. The lamps fe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Marble Desk or Table Lamp in Pink and White, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial '70s Modern or early Post-Modern period marble table or desk lamp, circa 1970s. Marble is polished, rectangular in shape, and has an 'emerald cut' detail ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Table Lamps

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Marble

Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Smoked Emerald Glass Table Lamps W/ 24K Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This lovely Pair of Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Smoked Emerald Glass Table Lamps W/24Karat Gold Flecks originates from Italy during the 21st Century. Features a rounded body and tape...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Gold

Modern Black Red Pink Yellow Green or Gray Daisy Flower Table Lamp
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Inspired by the gesture that we all made sooner or later in life, the "Loves me, loves me not", Daisy lamp depicts a daisy that does not lose its emblematic Romanticism. Delicate but...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Cleta Lamp, Ceramic Lamp Handcrafted in Bronze
Located in Treviso, IT
Ceramic table lamp CLETA handcrafted in bronze with white or black cotton lampshade cod. LTE002 measures: height 110.0 cm., diameter 30.0 cm.  
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Swedish Designer, Table Lamps, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of pine table lamps designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s. Socket takes E-14 bulb. There is no maximum wattage stated on the fixture.
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1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Pine

Pair of Modernist X-Form Table Lamps in Hand Blown Murano Smoked Gold Glass
Located in New York, NY
This elegant pair of table lamps were hand blown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. They feature tapered stylized x-form bodies with subtly concave sides that connect the four ridged sides, all realized in beautiful Murano smoked gold glass...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Midcentury brass Tutankhamun pharaoh Signed Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Decorative Tutankhamun pharaoh table lamp in brass. The detailed cow horn beard makes me think of the work of Fernand Dresse. He often used the same...
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20th Century European Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Geometric Stacked Murano Glass Block Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Modern style table lamps with a distinctive geometric design featuring vertically stacked rectangular and sqaure, translucent smoke and amber color Murano glass blocks. A black oval ...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Laurameroni "Tubo Tavolo MF 35" Table Lamp in Satin Brass
Located in Monza, IT
Tubular table lamp with satin brass structure and adjustable upper disc. FINISH: Satin brass The sophisticated design and the choice of the finest materials are the distinctive ele...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

"Giova" Table Lamp + Flower Pot Designed by Gae Aulenti for FontanaArte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Giova" is a refined table lamp and flower pot hybrid piece of design, designed by Gae Aulenti and manufactured by FontanaArte, featuring a chromed metal base, a middle globe in transparent blown glass, an inner globe in polished white opaline glass, an upper half-sphere in pink blown glass with decorative bubbles, black power cable, plug and switch. Its lighting source is 1 x 100W 230V E27 (HA, FL, LED). DIMENSIONS: Ø 19.7", H. 23.2" "Giova" marks the debut of Gae Aulenti in the field of lighting design. Available in two sizes, it is both a lamp and a luminous sculpture. Placed on a metal base, a transparent bowl containing a sphere of white opal glass, which in turn houses the light source. Placed above there's a smaller bowl in blown "pulegoso" glass, meaning "with irregular bubbles", which serves as a flower vase. Now also available with gray "pulegoso" glass and a gold finished base. GAE AULENTI graduated from Milan Polytechnic in 1953 and since 1956 has been working there designing for architecture, interior and industrial design and theatre scenery. In the early eighties she was the artistic director at FontanaArte, creating timeless lamps and furnishing elements for the company that are still in the catalogue. In particular: Giova lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome, Gold, Metal

Laurameroni "Novecentotrenta" Modern Architectural Table Lamp in Parchment
Located in Monza, IT
Table lamp with a diffuser covered in goat parchment, four internal LED strips and a burnished brass base. FINISH: Burnished brass and goat parchment ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Lampe Artichaut en céramique Jaune
Located in London, England
Ajoutez une touche d'élégance artistique et fonctionnelle à votre intérieur avec cette magnifique lampe en céramique jaune. Inspirée par la forme d'un artichaut, cette lampe présente...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

“Calder” table lamp, Enric Franch for Metalarte, Barcelona 1974.
Located in Barcelona, ES
“Calder” table lamp by Enric Franch for Metalarte, 1974. Metallic mobile lamp with halogen light for desk with dimmer switch control and transformer on the base. Finish: black satin...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Stacked Lucite Table Lamp by Karl Springer
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed 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.
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1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

Karl Springer Style Coromandel, Malachite Lacquer & Brass Inlaid Table Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Karl Springer Style Coromandel, Malachite Lacquer, and Brass Inlaid Table Lamp  A stunning Karl Springer-style Coromandel, Malachite Lacquer, and Br...
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Late 20th Century Modern Table Lamps

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Bronze, Brass

1990 Artemide Onidia Desk Lamp by Santiago Calatrava in Black
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an ‘Onidia’ table lamp, designed by Santiago Calatrava for Artemide in 1990. The piece was produced in Italy. The lamp is made of cast black polyurethane foam, and it has...
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1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Italian modern glass steel table lamp Patroclo by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern glass and steel table lamp Patroclo by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s Table lamp mod. Patroclo in glass and steel. The rounded glass diffuser is covered with a metal ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Vistosi Jube Table Lamp in Crystal Transparent Glass And Matt Gold Finish
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The elegant and delicate look of the blown glass finds a new dimension in Jube. Two glass units placed side by side, so perfectly assembled, that they look like a unique piece. A sin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Isla Del Sol Table Lamp
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Isla Del Sol Stoneware Lamp. It depicts a table lamp with a rectangular stoneware base decorated with a relief pattern of brick color leaves and folded leaves. The center ...
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20th Century American Modern Table Lamps

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Stoneware

Pair of 'Difforme' Tiger Glaze Table Lamps with Parchment Shade by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Difforme' tiger glaze ceramic table lamps with parchment shades by Design Frères. Wired with high-end twist cords and 3-way switches (on, half intensity, off). 40w filament bulbs a...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Parchment Paper

Tubetop Table Lamp in Yellow by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Minimalist statement in form and proportion, Tube Top combines a transparent formed acrylic base to support its elegant mesh fabric shade in tension, steering away from conventiona...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Acrylic, Polyester

MIST LED Table Lamp Small
Located in Renton, WA
A reinterpretation of our ever-so-popular MIST pendant series, meet the newly redesigned MIST LED. Preserving the familiar misty raindrop silhouette, MIST LED boasts an enhanced integrated LED, (CRI>95, R9>80). The emitted light is both retained and diffused through the artisanal sandblasted mouth-blown glass, cleverly illuminating its surroundings while creating a candle-like glow. Romantic on its own, yet striking in a cluster, MIST LED is gorgeous over any kitchen island and alluring in any nook and cranny. Modern yet timeless, the MIST LED series comes versatile in pendant, floor lamp, and table lamp options. The MIST LED table lamp...
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2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Bliss Yellow and Silver Daffodil Table Lamp, 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
Iconic 'Bliss' designer daffodil table lamp Sherbet lemon yellow metal daffodil shaped lamp with silver leaves, designed in the UK by Bliss in the 1980s This rare example is in great...
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1980s British Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Henry Holland Studio Swan Bi-Colour Brown & Oatmeal Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
The Swan stands tall and elegant and majestic like it's namesake. She'll glide into any space and be centre of attention. I'd say she shines bright like a diamond but I'm worried we'...
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2010s English Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Earthenware

Vistosi Jube Table Lamp in Crystal Transparent Glass And Matt Gold Finish
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The elegant and delicate look of the blown glass finds a new dimension in Jube. Two glass units placed side by side, so perfectly assembled, that they look like a unique piece. A sin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Table Lamp Organic Modern Geometric Hand-Sculpted Glass/Blackened Steel Carved
Located in Bronx, NY
LUMINAIRES NO. 1 J.M. Szymanski d. 2022 The combination of blackened steel and cast glass are combined to create this striking table lamp. Unusual geometries coupled with beautiful ...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Tizio Table Lamp by Richard Sapper for Artemide
Located in Vienna, AT
Tizio table lamp designed by Richard Sapper in 1972. It has been selected for the Compasso d'Oro Industrial design award in 1979. An item of it is par...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Pair of 'Octogone' Walnut Table Lamps with Parchment Shades by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 'Octogone' walnut table lamps with parchment shades by DESIGN FRÈRES®. An attractive, understated combination of polished walnut geometric bases and European style parchment...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Parchment Paper, Walnut

'Ecate' Table Lamp by Toni Cordero for Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Ecate' table lamp by Toni Cordero for Artemide. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1990. A stone-like, cast-bronze base and conical stem with both brass and steel chain-mail ...
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1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Steel, Brass

'Pastille' Satin White Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Studio ceramic base with a satin white glaze and European style parchment shade (no harp or finial). Dimensions listed are with the shade on. Wired with high-end twist cord and a 3-w...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps

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Parchment Paper, Ceramic

Favrile Studio Glass Lamp 1975 Roger Robinson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Made at the Swallowtail studios California. One-of-a-kind. Blown glass with wonderful favrile pattern. Original wiring with brass hardware and finial (normal wear / patina.) No damag...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Custom Pair of French Plaster Lamps in the Manner of Alberto Giacometti
Located in New York, NY
Custom pair of plaster lamps in the manner of Alberto Giacometti. The lamp shades are not included. One pair is currently available. Lead Time for custom made is 8-10 weeks. NOTE: W...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Plaster

Bay Table Lamp USA, 110 Volts, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the US wired, Bay Table Lamp in glass, aluminum and plexiglass, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1983 for Memphis Milano. Ettore Sotts...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Sweden, 1978
Located in High Point, NC
A pine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1978. Sold without Lampshade(s) Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 16.37 x 6.43 x 6.43 (Height x Width x Depth) Dimensions of Shade (in...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Pine

Amar Wood Lamp With Slatted Shade
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The Amar Lamp is entirely hand crafted. The shade is made from wenge wood. A finely detailed light covering, featuring visible joinery, intricate slatting, all in service of showcas...
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2010s Canadian Modern Table Lamps

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Wood

Chic Pair of Murano Gem Cut Glass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Hand crafted pair of Murano clear glass gem cut table lamps with brass hardware. Italy 2022. Lampshades not included. Optional glass colors, finishes and sizes available. Please i...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

1980s Pair of Telescopic Halogen Table Lamp, Italy
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Pair of playfull and versatile Italian telescopic halogen table lamp . Rotate in any direction on base . Car antena fully enclose in base . 23 inches fully extended . Shade flap up and down and rotate a full 360 degree. Use 2 pin 35 watt halogen bulb. Use regular North American wall plug...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Contemporary Carved Hua Design Table Lamp in Black Lacquer by Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved Hua design table lamp Black lacquer Hand carved Metal base Hand repoussé Limited edition Natural linen shade Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorat...
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2010s Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of Geometric Murano Glass Interlocking Block and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Modern style table lamps with a geometric design consisting of translucent interlocking Murano glass square blocks in shades of green and gold. The metallic sheen of the polished b...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Walnut Table Lamps by Marshall & Lee for Marshall Studios
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair W31-28 solid turned walnut table lamps designed by Nicholas T. Marshall & Richard Lee and created by Marshall Studios. Rewired. Shades not included.
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1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Walnut

Contemporary Green Table Lamp
Located in Milan, IT
A splendid addition in a contemporary decor for a dash of color, the lively design of this table lamp immediately catches the eye. The tubular LED source (E14 and 4W) is hosted in th...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Panthella 250 Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Designed in 1971, Panthella stands out as one of Verner Panton’s design icons with its unique expression where both the stand and the shade served as a reflector, thanks to the organic shapes that are characteristic of the Danish designer. The Panthella 250...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Table Lamps

Murano Glass Iridescent Burgundy Disc Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of lamps from Murano, Italy outside of Venice. This pair boasts beautiful iridescent glass discs in a burgundy color along a brass stem. They have a brass base. The brass is fin...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Sculptural, Contemporary New York, Table Lamp, dark Patina, 24ct Gold Leaf
Located in London, GB
This contemporary Margit Wittig table lamp sits on a rectangular slate base and features multiple bronze-resin handcrafted spheres and semi-circles with organic surface textures. A c...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps

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Slate, Gold Leaf

Martinelli Luce Elmetto 685 Table Lamp by Elio Martinelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp indirect light. Adjustable reflector with inside screen made of aluminum painted in white. Molded resin structure in the new golden color. Also available in the series-pro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Resin

Venini 2-Piece Veliero Table Lamp in White and Clear by Tadao Ando
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Veliero Tavolo table lamp, designed by Tadao Ando and manufactured by Venini, is available in 2 different versions. ""The strictly ruled geometry becomes a Wave with soul that gains ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Rationalist Wood Turned Lamps, Spain 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Turned walnut lamps from Spain, most likely for the rationalist movement of the late 20th century. Base 19x9
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Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Table Lamps

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Walnut

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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