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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Brazo Table Lamp in Black by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Brazo’s precision machined aluminum construction allows for optimal task lighting control with 360° adjustability and 90° tilt. Brazo features a luminous and energy-efficient LED lig...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Vintage Orange Table Lamp
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel construction chromed and red painted from the 1970s.
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1970s European Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Vintage Orange Table Lamp
Vintage Orange Table Lamp
$288 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Inspiring Trees Table Lamp Hammered Nickel, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Inspiring trees recreates a treetop and is fully handcrafted. The rays of light pierce the geometric design in an unexpected way; almost ethereal. Slender and seemingly minimal, insp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps

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Nickel, Metal

Dallux table lamp by Serge Mouille, 1963
Located in Paris, FR
A black lacquered metal "Dallux" table lamp by Serge Mouille, designed in 1963
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1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Modernist Spiral Glass and Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Denton, TX
Stunning spiral twisted glass rods capped with bronze buttons attached to a bronze center post with a ebonized wooden base. ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Table Lamps

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Bronze

Blooper LED Table Lamp in Ash Grey with Ash Grey Dimmer Disc by Mette Schelde
Located in Brooklyn, NY
BLOOPER table lamp creates its own light space, when the light from the invisible LED is bounced and reflected as indirect light behind the circular disk. By rotating the disk, which...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Pair of composition modern motif table lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of white composition table lamps with modern semi-circle motif.
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1980s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Composition

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

Materials

Brass

White Sconce by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
White sconce by Olivia Cognet Materials: Ceramic Dimensions: L 18 cm H 27 cm Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of...
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2010s French Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

“Pagodina” Wireless Contemporary Table Lamp, rust color, Silvered Crystal
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
PAGODINA The inner peace For more than 22 years the art of “hand-made in Italy” has given life to the Maison Sabrina Landini, who’s brilliant spirit leads to the foundation of the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Crystal, Brass

Minimalist Chromed Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This beautiful table lamp can be dated in the 1970s. It is a stylish minimalist table lamp made of 5 chromium-plated rings, chained together. This lamp is in perfect condition, it ...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

21st Century Ginger and Fred Copper Ceramic Table Lamp by Patrizia Garganti
Located in Sesto Fiorentino, IT
A simple and sophisticated choreography. Dancing, even in its formal essentiality. Ginger & Fred is a family made of standing lamps, table lamps and suspension lamps. Created in cera...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

Neal Small for Koch & Lowy Marble Table Lamp with Swivel Chrome Shade
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Koch & Lowy, Neal Small attributed, Marble & Chrome tilt shade table lamp. Late 20th century American Modern. Featuring an adjustable Chrome cylinder shade on square block (3 W x 3 D) White Carrara Marble base. Bookcase. Spot Art...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Carrara Marble, Chrome

Alentejo Table Lamp, Cast Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Alentejo table lamp is a glimpse over the South of Portugal where thousands of cork oaks trees raise their canopies to the sky. Resembling the typ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Metal

Herman Miller Signed Leaf LED Desk Lamp by Yves Behar Model G6510.3Y Modern 2007
Located in Miami, FL
Modern LED Leaf Desk lamp designed by Yves Behar and made by Herman Miller. Organic shaped steel in Dove gray with adjustable LED Arm and rotates. Touch controls at the base turn th...
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Early 2000s American Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Steel

Carrara Marble Lamp Luxury Italian Marble Crafted in Spain Collectible Design
Located in VALVERDE DEL MAJANO, CL
Carrara Marble Lamp Luxury Italian Marble Crafted in Spain Collectible Design The Physical Dream lamp by Nuria Lázaro for Meddel is an exceptional fusion of art, design, and function...
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2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps

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Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble

Foscarini Caboche Table Lamp by Patricia Urquiola & Eliana Gerotto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Like a bracelet of sparkling transparent pearls, supported by an elegant and light-weight base, the Caboche table lamp embellishes any setting. Materials: PMMA, blown glass, chrom...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Ambient cylinder shaped onyx table lamp
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. This is an all Onyx cylinder shaped...
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2010s Mexican Modern Table Lamps

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Onyx

Quati Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Clear Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass, anthracite painted iron and natural brass designed in 1984 by Carlo Moretti and Paolo Martinuzzi. 60 watt incandescent bulb, 42 watt...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Iron

Masculine Black Table Lamp from J. T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, Austria
Stylish masculine table lamp from J.T. Kalmar in chrome, black painted metal and crystal glass. The shade is new in deep black denim.  
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1970s Austrian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Crystal, Metal, Chrome

Incamiciato Gray Murano Glass Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of table lamps made of hand-blown glass elements from Murano, Italy outside of Venice. Each lamp features unique glass components crafted using the incamiciato technique. The in...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

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

Foscarini Small Dimmable Birdie Table Lamp in White, Ludovica & Roberto Palomba
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp with diffused light. Die cast zinc alloy base and steel rod, both liquid coated. Opaline injection molded polycarbonate internal diffuser, translucent injection molded pol...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Object Table Lamp Made from Vintage Haori Kimono Col. Red With Organic Pattern
Located in Hamburg, DE
This is one of several Light Objects created by Geroma Löw x Atelier Livia - each Object is unique. The lampshade card backing has been coloured gold with a special technique so it a...
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2010s German Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Dumais Made, Contemporary, Ceramic Croisillon Table Lamps, Gold Glaze, 2021
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair Contemporary Stoneware Ceramic Croisillon Style Table / Desk Lamps, Glazed Studio made in collaboration with Carol Leskanic. These lamps are each ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Stoneware

Livia Handwoven 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

Object Table Lamp Made from Vintage Haori Kimono Col. Black With Organic Pattern
Located in Hamburg, DE
This is one of several Light Objects created by Geroma Löw x Atelier Livia - each Object is unique. The shades of these lamps are handmade from a silk lining of an antique HAORI...
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2010s German Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Brazo Table Lamp in White by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Brazo’s precision machined aluminum construction allows for optimal task lighting control with 360° adjustability and 90° tilt. Brazo features a luminous and energy-efficient LED lig...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Italian Table Lamp Sculpture in Amber and Black Murano Glass, 1990s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Italian table lamp sculpture in amber and black Murano glass, composed by a black base with above an amazing amber glass piece with a side open that giving a unique design to the tab...
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1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Elegant Oxidized Copper Table Lamp
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This elegant table lamp is made of oxidized copper to create the special green color. The lamp is in very good vintage condition. It has a new lampsha...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

1970s Modern Eye Ball Table / Desk Lamp
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Mod styled table lamp with black lacquered solid wood base, chrome handle to the top, large aluminum shade to the side with bulb and dimmer switch. Can use a large white ball bulb ...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Willy Daro Rock Crystal and Bronze Flower Table Lamp, Belgium, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Large Willy Daro rock brown crystal flower and bronze leaves table lamp, Belgium, 1970s Signed Willy Daro.
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1970s Belgian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Rock Crystal, Bronze

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

Chrome and White Acrylic Table Lamp by Paul Mayen
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful 1970’s polish chrome and white acrylic table lamp by English designer Paul Mayen. In good original vintage condition with minor wear consistent with age. It has a small st...
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1970s English Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

New Black and Blue Table Lamp in Wood Marquetry by Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Table lamp in tinted black, light and dark blue sycamore marquetry. Carefully build in our Parisian workshop this lamp has a kinetic effect using the different colors to create an impression of deepness. The lamp is varnished. The bulb is a standard e26 or e27 bulb. The lampshade can be customized in size and shape. Please send a message...
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2010s French Modern Table Lamps

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Fabric, Wood

Chic Fractal Resin Lamp in the Style of Marie-Claude de Fouquières
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fractal resin lamp in the style of Marie-Claude de Fouquières, circa 1975. Obelisk shaped fractal resin column over a patinated brass base. Rewired with custom cream silk shade and matching top diffuser. Very chic lamp...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Solid Brass with Oak Table Lamps by Chapman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of table lamps by Chapman. These sculptural lamps are solid brass with oak at the base. Retains the paper labels and are dated 1987 New white linen shades
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Late 20th Century American Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Late Art Deco Russel Wright Style White & Black Enamel Table Lamps
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair Russel Wright style Late Art Deco White Enameled Metal & Black Lacquered Wood Bedside Lamps, Desk Lamps. Featuring Industrial Modernist Black a...
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1940s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Contour Small Table Lamp in White and Walnut by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Contour’s revealing and elegant open framed architecture captures warm LED illumination within a remarkably slender extruded aluminium structure. Intelligent and highly efficient, Co...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Lalu+ Table Lamp
Located in Renton, WA
By replacing glass with steel, this classic silhouette has been reinvented with a modern twist. Fuse a bit of retro with a splash of modern, render it utilitarian, and you’ve got Lal...
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2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Lalu+ Table Lamp
Lalu+ Table Lamp
$480 / item
Chic Fractal Resin Lamp in the Style of Marie-Claude De Fouquières
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fractal resin lamp in the style of Marie-Claude de Fouquières, circa 1975. Obelisk shaped fractal resin column over a patinated brass base. Rewired with custom cream silk shade and matching top diffuser. Very chic lamp...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Olo Ring Table Lamp, 'Champagne Gold' 'Black'
Located in Renton, WA
OLO Ring Table lamp offers a simple loop design consistent with rest of the OLO series. The OLO Ring Table lamp is equipped with a touch dimmer control and the integrated LED lamp shade offers rotation up to 290 degrees. The lamp can accentuate any modern settings, and can function both as a task lamp or ambiance lighting...
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2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Aluminum

New Modern Lamp in White Arabescato marble, Designed by Jacopo Simonetti
Located in Milan, IT
Lamp S in White Arabescato marble, designed by Jacopo Simonetti. Available also in Pink Egeo, White Onyx, Black Marquinia marble and in the L version. Armonia Collection: Inspired ...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Marble

New Modern Lamp L in Pink Egeo marble, Designed by Jacopo Simonetti
Located in Milan, IT
Lamp L in Pink Egeo marble, designed by Jacopo Simonetti. Available also in Black Marquinia, White Arabescato, White Onyx marble and in the S version. Armonia Collection: Inspired ...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Marble

Elegant Pair of Mirrored Sommerso Glass Table Lamps, 2022
Located in New York, NY
Murano hand-blown mirrored sommerso glass table lamps with chrome hardware. Italy 2022. Lamp shades sold separately.
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Roger Rougier 1970 Single Modernist Table Acrylic Lamp in Clam Shaped
Located in Miami, FL
Table lamp designed by Roger Rougier (1926-1993). A vintage sculptural modernist piece, created by the French-Canadian designer Roger Rougier, back in the 1970's. It was designed ...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pennon Table Lamp, Brass by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Pennon table lamp - brass by Bert Frank Dimensions: 42 x 13.9 x 15.7 cm Materials: Brass, Bone China When Adam Yeats and Robbie Llewellyn founded Bert Frank in 2013 it was a mee...
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2010s British Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

"Freevolle" Sculpture Table Lamp, Cast Brass Body, pleated handpaintshade
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
FREEVOLLE twist and go! The timeless “Made-in-Italy” celebrates the graceful Italian manufacture and offers new life expression at the Maison Sabrina Landini. Creativity explores ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Block Crystal Table Lamp in the Manner of JMF, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Chiseled block Amber Crystal lamp after Jean Michel Frank. Size is of base only. No shade included.
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Mid-20th Century French Modern Table Lamps

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Crystal, Brass

Wrought Iron Rooster Weathervane Lamp, 1950s
Located in NICE, FR
This fine piece is from the 1950s in the style of French craftsmen such as Jean Touret and Marolles. The lamp is in wrought iron and boasts a patinated finish. It has vintage Fre...
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Mid-20th Century French Modern Table Lamps

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Wrought Iron

1970s Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This conical table lamp is made of Murano glass and was crafted in the 1970s. It has been newly rewired with a single bulb socket and furbished with a dimmer switch. When lit, the la...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Lampe à Poser
Located in Paris, FR
Sublime ceramic table lamp by Raphaël Giarrusso
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20th Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Modern Pair of Table Lamps in Murano Glass Clear Color, Giovanni Dalla Fina
Located in Villaverla, IT
Pair of contemporary Murano glass table lamps, 21st century. They are entirely hand crafted in blown Murano glass, and all the ele...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass

Cilla Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Clear Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass with chromed brass fixtures and transparent and opaline glass cylinders. The lamp was designed in 1993 by Carlo Moretti. 60 watt inca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

Cosmos, Contemporary Table Lamp Brass, Wood, Led Lamp
Located in Roeselare, BE
This table lamp is made of brass, brushed inside and outside. The ring is covered with wood: padouk or multiplex berch. There are 2 led ball lamps E27 socket under the lampshade.
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Looshaus Table Lamp, Carrara and Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Looshaus table lamp is a contemporary design that interprets the modernist austerity of the Looshaus building by architect Adolf Loos. The Loo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps

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Carrara Marble, Marble, Brass

Seagram Table Lamp, Nero Marquina & Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Seagram table lamp receives the name of the first attempt at skyscraper construction by the modernist architect Mies van der Rohe. Following th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Brass

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

Materials

Nickel

Pair of Stacked Lucite Helix Table Lamps
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair of stacked Lucite helix table lamps with 2 sockets and switch on the cord. The hexagonal string shades are covered with unique beaded slim cords; clea...
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20th Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Lucite

Andrew Hughes Porto Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural table lamp by glass artist Andrew Hughes, part of Hughes' Porto collection for FERRER. The curvilinear surfaces of the base are hand etched and the angular plane on the fa...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

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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