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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Lovely Pair of Custom-Made Portuguese Drip Ceramic Lamps in Blue and Cream
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful pair of handmade Portuguese drip glazed ceramic vessels as custom-made lamps. Fabulous scale and form with accents of polished nickel and Lucite. Custom blown glass finia...
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1990s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps

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Nickel

Ebe Diamonds Table Lamp by Riviere x Giobagnara
Located in New York, NY
For nearly twenty years, the Giobagnara brand has combined traditional know-how and leading-edge technology to produce elegance of the highest standard. With luxurious creations avai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Interlocking Panels Table Lamp
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Interlocking panels is an elegant and inventive furniture collection. The pieces are designed with interconnected elements modelled on pebbles and includes candle holders, consoles,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pleated Crystal Floor Lamp, Smoke Ribbed Glass and Brass with E26/27 Bulb
Located in London, GB
Our debut lighting collection comprising ceiling pendants, a side light and a floor standing lamp. Handmade in Bohemia and London the collection draws upon our love for Czech arti...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Antonio Attolini Lamp
Located in Mexico City, MX
Antonio Attolini Lack Antonio Attolini (1931 – 2012) was a Mexican architect representative of an architectural style that flourished in México in the second half of the 20th centu...
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1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Kartell Small Planet Table Lamp in Crystal by Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Planet lamp in crystal. Its special feature that is the shape of its slightly elliptical diffuser. Its transparent surface, which is many-sided both inside and out, creates a rich ta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Pleated Crystal Desk Lamp, Clear Ribbed Glass and Brass with E26/27 Bulb
Located in London, GB
Our debut lighting collection comprising ceiling pendants, a side light and a floor standing lamp. Handmade in Bohemia and London the collection draws upon our love for Czech arti...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

White sculptural table lamp Hare & Ballerina, hand crafted and cast
Located in London, GB
White Table Lamp of Hare and Ballerina A gorgeous sculptural table lamp featuring a graceful ballerina alongside a hare posing by the tree in harmony. Each part is individually ha...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps

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Iron

Pair of Modernist Handblown Murano Smoked Glass Table Lamps, 24kt Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This glamorous and refined 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

Pair of lamp « écoutilles »by Pierre Lèbe for Virebent
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jolie paire de lampe écoutilles par Pierre Lèbe pour virebent vers 1980/90
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1980s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Michael Anastassiades Modern Minimalist Black & Glass Table Desk Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS IC Lights T1 High Table Lamp in Black by Michael Anastassiades Like the other pieces in his IC Light Series, the IC Lights T balances designer Michael Anastassiades’ love of in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Pair of charcoal "carved" ceramic table lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of charcoal "carved" ceramic table lamps with brass hardware.
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Early 2000s American Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Ghidini 1961 Bullet Table Lamp in Brass by Studio Job
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Table lamp in brass and metalized glass. Materials: Brass and metallic glass Net weight: 4.8 kg Dimensions: Diameter 17 x 54 height cm.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of 'Difforme' White Table Lamps with Parchment Shades by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Difforme' white 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 are in...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Parchment Paper

Tekna Blakes Table Lamp in Dark Bronze with Rivuletta Glass
Located in New York, NY
Eclectic table lamp in bronze lacquered in color with inside fitted glass. Supplied with rechargeable Li-ion battery at the bottom, good for a life...
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Table Lamps

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Bronze

Modernist Torqued Spiral Form Table Lamp in Satin Nickel
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated modernist spiral form table lamp was realized in the United States during the latter half of the 20th century. It features a torqued spiral form executed in satin ...
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20th Century American Modern Table Lamps

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Nickel

Mazzega Murano Style Chrome banded White Glass "Lightbulb" Table Lamp, 1970's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
European Modern Pop Art Chrome and Glass Mazzega Murano style Table Lamp. Featuring a large hand blown translucent mushroom-shaped 14D White...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome, Metal

Ballroom Table Lamp, Purple Rain
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Ballroom table lamp is like a chameleon and will fit into every room and environment. This lamp is very stylish with the colored mouth blown glass dome and elegant base. The lig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Table Lamp in Chrome with Brain Coral Formation, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp in chrome with brain coral formation sitting on platform, American, 1970s. Lamp shade is brown. This lamp is very chic. Measures: Shade W 16.5 inches Shade D 9.5 inches.
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1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Coral, Chrome

Flos Miss K Table Lamp in Fummee by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
MISS K desk/table lamp providing diffused light. Fully transparent, injectionmolded PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate, UL-94 HB) frame; opal, injectionmolded polycar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Iris Table Lamp by Brian Chaaban
Located in London, GB
Illuminate your space with sophisticated radiance through our exceptional Iris Table Lamp, where artisanal craftsmanship meets contemporary luxury lighting design. Our Iris Table Lam...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Alfredo Häberli Nox Wireless Lamp for Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Nox Design by Alfredo Häberli Distinctive to Nox is its wireless charging system with induction technology, enabling this sophisticated and highly versatile lamp to be used unplugged...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Opaline Glass

Ambient Brown Onyx Table Lamp with Leather-Backed Stainless Steel Base
Located in Stratford, CT
All lamps come with their bulbs! The stainless steel base is leather-backed to avoid scratches on furniture. The wide diameter of the base plate provides greater stability to the lam...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Table Lamps

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Onyx, Stainless Steel

Louis Poulsen, Table Lamp by Verner Panton
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, table lamp by Verner Panton Size: Width x height x length (mm) 400 x 580 x 400, 2.5 kg Material: Shade in white opal acrylic. B...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of Handmade Ceramic Mini Devoe Small Table Lamps - tan and green
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind, pair of ceramic lamps, thrown on the potters wheel and assembled by hand. The lamp base is comprised of two different clay bodies, with white underglaze and coppery green glaze. This piece was inspired by seashells and smooth stones collected from the beach on trips to New England. About 17 inches tall with linen shade, unfinished and brushed brass hardware, with a blue braided cord...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Black White and Brown Medium Sized Glazed Ceramic Textured Table Lamp by Keramos
Located in New York City, NY
Glazed ceramic table lamp in the manner of Jean Besnard. Produced at legendary French ceramic studio Keramos. Newly rewired with a black twisted silk cord, dimmer at the neck, on/of...
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Mid-20th Century French Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Shelter Table by Ango (set 2 pcs)
By Ango
Located in Bangkok, TH
Shelter table light created by Ango, takes as its starting point the elemental and universal form of a loosely woven nest-like home, which is then incarnated by light diffused throug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Table Lamps

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Stainless Steel, Other

Foscarini Iconic Wassily K6 by Adam D. Tihany and Joseph Mancini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an iconic Foscarini product, designed by Adam D. Tihany and Joseph Mancini, inspired by Kandinsky paintings and the Bauhaus theatre ballet....
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass

Pair of 1960s Ginger Jar Crackle-glass Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each of shapely lamp with a nod to Chinese ceramic ginger jars composed of a luminous crackle-glass; all resting on gold painted wooden bases; height: 15.75" (top of glass) 26" (top ...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Art Glass

Elise Table Lamp in Silver by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
The timeless Elise 12” lamp pays tribute to the advent of the machine age. Its refined machined aluminium base combined with its towering frosted acrylic diffuser serves as the perfe...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Italian modern black Taccia table Lamp by the Castiglioni Brothers for Flos 1962
Located in MIlano, IT
Taccia table lamp by the Castiglioni brothers and produced by Flos in 1962 Taccia table lamp, in black painted metal and steel, with blown glass diffuser. Designed by the Castiglioni...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Table lamp - glass, marble and metal - Made in ITALY 1980s
Located in Milano, IT
Table lamp of great quality in materials (marble, glass, copper and iron), and in 'design. Made in Italy 1980.
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Copper, Iron

"Priamo" Table Lamp Toni Cordero for Artemide
Located in New York, NY
The "Priamo" table lamp designed by Toni Cordero for Artemide from the Milano Torno Series, 1990. Patinated brass arm structure, cast brass base in bronze finish, diffuser constructed of opaque white plastic and multi color glass pendants...
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1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Contemporary 'Ambra' Set of Two Table Lamps Crystal and 24ktGold by Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
2021 'Ambra' Collection of table lamps by Ghirò Studio (Milan). The 'Ambra' lamps are not just a table lamps. Sober, fine and elegant even when off, this set is ideal for adding a to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Gold, Brass

Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Cubist White Gold Mercury Glass Lamps
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of table lamps were handblown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. They feature scul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Duo Table Lamp in Bronze, Blown Glass and Marble by Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Our best-selling DUO sconce is now available as a desk or table lamp! Introducing the DUO lamp by Blueprint Lighting, 2021. A handsome study in clean lines an...
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2010s North American Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel

Groove Series Futura Table Lamp in Grey, Contemporary Blown Glass Lighting
Located in New York, NY
The Groove Series Table Lamps are the newest design in this popular series featuring the signature groove embedded in blown glass forms. Combining a modern aesthetic with minimalist ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass

Venini Muse Glass Sculpture Light in White by Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Musa glass sculpture table lamp, designed by Fabio Novembre and manufactured by Venini, features an handmade glass sculpture with a metal cage and a Carrara marble base. Available in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Venini Style Modern Italian Murano Glass Mushroom Table Lamp, 1980s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This Murano glass mushroom lamp was produced in the style of Venini in the 1980s, mouth blown glass with fragments of silver leaf and colored murrine.
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Set of Three Acrylic Table Lamps or Sconces Cone by Verner Panton for Poly Thema
Located in Munich, DE
Set of three lovely Modernist table lamps or sconces 'Cone' in red acrylic. Designed by Verner Panton in 1995. Manufactured by Poly Thema in a small edition (300 of each color). Each...
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1990s German Modern Table Lamps

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Acrylic

Robert Sonneman for Kovacs Off White Double Head Cube Shade Desk Lamp, C. 1970
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs enameled off white metal double box head table lamp. Featuring angled chrome arms, cubed enameled adjustable, rotating and pivoting off white ename...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Rectilinear Table Lamps in Black & Translucent Glass
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated and graphic pair of modernist table lamps were realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass produ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Gold

Foscarini Rituals Alta Table Lamp White by Ludovica & Roberto Palomba
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With its large dimensions and the fine hand blown glass embellished with thin engravings that recall the art of grinding glass, Rituals extra large plays the starring role in any con...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Blown Glass

Coppia di lampade da tavolo o comodino Brusotti Fontana GCME
Located in Lugo, IT
Coppia di lampade da comodino o tavolo. Attribuite a Luigi Brusotti, Fontana Arte, GCME Buone condizioni Grazie
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Italian modern table lamp in Murano glass by Fabbian Illuminazione, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern table lamp in Murano glass by Fabbian Illuminazione, 1980s Round base table lamp. The lamp is composed of a cylindrical structure...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Modernist Handblown Murano Translucent Glass Uplights w/ 24kt Yellow Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of uplights were hand blown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. They feature billowin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Gold

Shuko table lamp by Achille Castiglioni 1 edition
Located in Lugo, IT
Shuko table lamp by Achille Castiglioni 1 edition. Lack of paint with small area not perfect. Good condition. Thanks
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Elegant Italian Alabaster Table Lamp "Silhouette"
Located in Milano, IT
The lamp's design suggests a sense of movement and dynamism, as if the alabaster cones are in motion, creating a sense of fluidity that adds to its aesthetic appeal. The use of brass...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Alabaster, Brass

Venini Zoe Small Table Lamp in Red by Doriana & Massimiliano Fuksas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“A lantern, a shelter of desires. The magic of glass that at the same time reflects, embodies and reveals, partially. A signal and a sign of events. A paradigm of meetings that emit aromas and remote flavors. Remembrance of a Venice suspended between East and West, a door to knowledge and oblivion… A memory of desert crossing...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Pair of Modernist Handblown Murano Translucent and Mercury Glass Uplights
Located in New York, NY
This elegant pair of uplights were handblown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. They feature ribbed und...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Mercury Glass, Murano Glass

Vintage Modern Light Green Glass and Brass Painted "Strawberry" Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Modern Light Green Glass and Brass Mounted Hand Painted "Strawberry" Table Lamp with Adjustable Height Shaft. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 27" H - 29" H (top of gla...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

FLOS Bon Jour White Table Lamp w/ Yellow Crown by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Using revolutionary Edge Lighting Technology, the Bon Jour combines maximum performance and efficiency with visual comfort. Users are able to effortlessly control the intensity of th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Kartell Aledin Tec Desk Lamp in Fume by Alberto e Francesco Meda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Aledin Dec is defined by the faceted decoration of its cone-shaped diffuser. The luminous beam throws a wider and more atmospheric light which well lends itself to residential applic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

'Butterfly' Alabaster Table Lamp in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Located in Glendale, CA
'Butterfly' Alabaster Table Lamp in the Manner of Pierre Chareau Handcrafted in Los Angeles in the workshop of noted French designer and antiques dealer Denis de le Mesiere, who met...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Alabaster, Steel

Contemporary Sculptural Lamp in Plaster and Wax Handmade
Located in London, GB
The "Tubulures" collection is a fantastical repertoire of tubular furniture pieces. These sculptural objects are produced from semi-industrial matters, twisted, and covered with colo...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Minimal Bentwood Small Table Lamp in a Lacquered Finish by Raka Studio
Located in Cape Girardeau, MO
A minimally designed side lamp made using solid ash wood that displays the natural flow of wood with its natural grain as it has been finished in clear lacquer. Our Vrksa Collect...
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2010s Unknown Modern Table Lamps

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Ash, Bentwood

Ghidini 1961 Mio Table Lamp in Satin Brass by Aldo Cibic
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Mio table lamp in satin brass by A. Cibic. Materials: Satin brass Net weight: 1.45 kg Dimensions: W 19 x D 21 x H 44 cm.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair 60s Italian Glazed Bottle-form Ceramic Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each slender bottle-form ceramic lamp with graduated glazed surface of ivory, aqua and cobalt blue; all resting on a round brass base
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Superlight Table Lamp in Black by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Superlight balances the demands of both workplace and home with a combination of minimal form and maximal function. Superlight is a task light reduced to its essence. A gestural line...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Steel

Modernist Rectilinear Glass Table Lamp in Frost Blue Craquelure by Robert Rida
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful modernist table lamp was realized by the celebrated contemporary designer Robert Rida in Italy circa 2000. The piece features a volumetric rectilinear form in frosted ...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

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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