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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Ligne Roset Tube Table Lamp with Glass Shade
Located in Ferndale, MI
Small table lamp with tubular frosted glass shade on round chrome base by Ligne Roset. Switch is on the cord.
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Early 2000s French Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

Design Table Lamp with Murano Glass Shade, 1980s
Located in Praha, CZ
Eye-catching design lamp with chrome-plated base and murano glass shade. Very good original condition. 1x40W, E12-E14 bulb. US plug adapter inclu...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

Imperial Glass Shade Table Lamp by CTO Lighting
Located in Geneve, CH
Imperial glass shade table lamp by CTO Lighting Materials: opal white glass, satin brass Dimensions: 38.5 x H 56 cm All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to ...
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2010s British Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Ovale Carlo Moretti Mouth Blown Murano Glass Table Lamp Shade, Shade Only
Located in New York, NY
Ovale Carlo Moretti glass shade.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

Blue and Black Millefiori Table Lamp with Glass Lamp Shade, Italy, 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Table lamp standing on a round black metal base with a large bell-shaped glass shade in blue, made in Millefiori technique. For the electrification we assume no liability and no warr...
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20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Italian Modernist Art Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Italian Modernist Art Glass table lamp. Heavy Art Glass shade resting on a chromed metal base. Glass shade has age and some small chips and fractures.
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1970s Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

Robert Sonneman Black "Lollipop" Table Lamp with White Globe Shade, 1970s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Modern Robert Sonneman "Lollipop" Black and White Lamp. Featuring a weighted rectangular Black enameled metal base, Black tubular stem and newly replaced White Frosted globe glass sh...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

ADG Table Lamp André Fu Living Art Déco Garden Brass Glass Metal Bronze New
Located in CENTRAL, HK
Description: Brass table lamp with outer clear glass cut pattern shade and inner frosted flute glass shade Color: Cartier gold Size: 22 ? x 42 H cm Ma...
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2010s Chinese Modern Table Lamps

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Bronze

1960s Italian Design by Selenova Glass Table Lamp
Located in Brescia, IT
Table Lamp by Selenova Italy, 1960s Milky glass shade Black metal base "Selenova" sticker label Perfect condition.
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

1970s Italian La Murrina Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in London, London
Murano glass table lamp By La Murrina Glass base Multicoloured glass shade Base and top can light separately 1970s Italian.
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

1970 Selenova Italian Design Glass Chrome Table Lamp
Located in Brescia, IT
Table Lamp by Selenova Italy, 1971 Milky glass shade Chrome metal base Perfect condition. Perfect working order. Light bulbs not included.
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of Brass and Pink Murano Glass Lantern Style Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of table lamps made of a brass structure with a central tall fluted Murano glass shade lightly tinted in pink.
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Murano Glass Blue Urn Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of lamps from the island of Murano outside of Venice, Italy. This hand blown pair has a base made of brass and clear glass with a hand-blown blue and frosted glass shade. They h...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Unique, Monumental & Adjustable Solid Brass and Glass Table or Floor Lamp 1980s
Located in Munich, DE
Unique and monumental table or floor lamp. Adjustable height. Custom made in Germany, 1980s. A marriage. Art deco glass shade signed at the outer edge: CROISI..A.. (probably Muller F...
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1980s German Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Murano Glass Modernist Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of petite Murano glass lamps made of all hand-blown glass elements from the island of Murano outside Venice, Italy. This pair features glass made with several different techniqu...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Vistosi Lucciola Table Lamp in White by Vetreria Vistosi Historic Archive
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Table lamp with oval, mouth-blown satin glass shade E26 lighting.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Vistosi Lucciola Table Lamp in White by Vetreria Vistosi Historic Archive
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Table lamp with oval, mouth-blown satin glass shade. E26 lighting.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Modernist Single Table Lamp by Laurel
Located in New York, NY
A modernist table lamp by Laurel. Enameled metal and frosted glass shade.  
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1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Vistosi Lucciola Table Lamp in White by Vetreria Vistosi Historic Archive
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Table lamp with metal base and oval, mouth-blown satin glass shade. E26 lighting.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Substantial Carlo Nason for Mazzega White Murano Glass Table Lamp, C. 1970
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Large Carlo Nason Mazzega attributed handblown Mottled Murano table lamp. Featuring a large, handcrafted Murano Glass gourd form with luminescent white on white translucent design on...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Ball on Top Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A new imagining of the classic banker lamp’s brass painted base, rippled glass shade, green glass ball on top. The large brass top shade has a reflect...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps

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Iron

Robert Sonneman Desk or Table Lamp for George Kovacs, 1990
Located in Miami, FL
Dark bronzed metal base with wood accent and sandblasted opaque glass shade desk or table lamp by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs, 1990.
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Late 20th Century American Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

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

Pleated Crystal Desk 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

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

Pleated Crystal Floor 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

Fun Guy Stained Glass Table Lamp with Natural Aluminum Base by Frangere Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Fun Guy table lamp is equal parts whimsy and grace. Drawing on the forms and luminescent coloring of wild mushrooms and fungi, a chunky aluminum base i...
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2010s New Zealand Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Elegant Pair of Table Lamps Italian Design 2000 Murano Glass Clear, Brass
Located in London, GB
A very elegant pair of modernist table lamps. White satin blown glass shade in the form of a truncated cone mounted on a solid brass structure with a clear and gold inclusion blown g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Fun Guy Stained Glass Table Lamp with Blackened Aluminum Base by Frangere Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Fun Guy table lamp is equal parts whimsy and grace. Drawing on the forms and luminescent coloring of wild mushrooms and fungi, a chunky aluminum base i...
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2010s New Zealand Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Fontana Arte Murano Glass Table Lamp Amelie by Harry & Camila
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Large and very heavy table lamp with Murano glass shade on a metal base. Model Amélie designed Harry & Camila 2004 for Fontana Arte, Italy. Lighting: takes one large E27 base and t...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Transparent Ovale Table Lamp by Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
Chosen as one of Architectural Digest “best new lights, 2015”, Ovale is a table lamp of mouth blown Murano glass with mouth blown Murano white opaline glass shade mounted on gilded m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Established & Sons Glass Lighthouse Table Light for Established & Sons
Located in London, GB
An elegant equation of modern and traditional craftsmanship, the Lighthouse balances a Venetian mouth blown glass shade on an industrially engineered aluminum arm, weighted by a marb...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Black Ovale Table Lamp by Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
Chosen as one of Architectural Digest “best new lights, 2015”, Ovale is a table lamp of black mouth blown Murano glass and mouth blown Murano white opaline glass shade mounted on gil...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Taccia Table Lamp by Achille & Pier G. Castiglioni for Flos, Italy 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Table lamp model Taccia, which was designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos in the 1960s. The lamp rests on a fluted round base, on which the large glass shade with ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Venini Belboi Table Lamp in Milk White, Crystal, and Red with Gold Hardware
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp in handmade-blown glass. Shade realized in milk-white glass. Arm in crystal color glass with colored inner part. Year of Manufacture: 1985 Metal: Gold-plated Light so...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Blown Glass

1960s Iceberg Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful 1960s Iceberg table lamp from Italy by Carlo Nason for Mazzega. Molded glass shade and metal base. Rewired with single E12 candelabra based soc...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

set Holtkotter Brass table lamps 1980s Germany
Located in Den Haag, NL
Stunning set of Tables Lamps .Boat shaped , Brass  Made by Holtkotter Germany 1980s Halogen ,comes with a good working dimmer on the base . Thick Frosted Glass shade. Very good quali...
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1980s German Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Aperture Table Lamp in Brass and Walnut
Located in Glen Cove, NY
The Aperture series was created to provide a beautiful quality of light by combining bounce and ambient glow. The light source is held in a hand-spun perforated brass dome on one sid...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Massive Italian Modernist Ombré Glass Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Experience the captivating beauty of Italian Modernist design with this stunning large-scale table lamp, a true embodiment of 20th-century artistry. Inspired by the Italian Modernist movement, this lamp showcases a perfect blend of form and function. The centerpiece of this masterpiece is the ombré glass...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Pair of Midcentury Murano Glass Lucite Table Lamps Red Crystal Gilt, 1950s
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptional and stylish pair of midcentury Italian Murano glass electric table lamps, circa 1950s-1960s The bulbous body in clear ribbed glass, below a very heavy gauge egg-for...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Lucite

Fase Boomerang Desk Lamp by Pedro Martin, 1964
By Fase
Located in Montréal, QC
Fase Boomerang desk lamp by Pedro Martin, 1964. Lacquered aluminium shade, lacquered steel arm and base. 2x 40 watts max E-12 North American bulb recomm...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Enamel, Steel

Modern Black and Sand Hand Blown Oggetti Luce Dune Due Table Lamp by Simona
By Oggetti, Simona
Located in Miami, FL
The Oggetti Luce Dune Due table lamp features a hand-blown cylindrical glass shade carefully cast into thin layers and then expertly ground to reveal its ...
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1990s Slovenian Modern Table Lamps

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Nickel

Robert Sonneman 4 Column Polished Aluminum Table Lamp with Frosted Globe, 1960s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tall Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs attributed Four Column Table Lamp with White Frosted Glass Globe. Featuring a four capped tubular balanced, repolished, reflective Aluminum ro...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Black “Taccia” Table Lamp, Italy 1990s
Located in Naples, IT
Achille & Pier Castiglioni lamp model 'Taccia', black base and circular shape. The Taccia table lamp by the Italian brand Flos is a masterpiece by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglion...
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1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Tango Table Lamp
Located in Milan, IT
Rising from a polished chrome base, this table lamp provides ambient light in an Art Deco-inspired design while being a wonderful decorative element. The round base and cylindrical s...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Table Lamps by Sergio Mazza & Giuliana Gramigna for Quattrifolio, 1973
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Pair of table lamps by Sergio Mazza & Giuliana Gramigna for Quattrifolio designed in 1973. This type of lamps exist out of 3 sizes, The micco (smallest version), the Mimosa and the M...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

Lotus Table Lamp in Pink by Mason Editions
Located in Milan, IT
This sophisticated design by Serena Confalonieri is inspired by the lotus flower, symbol of perfection, purity and grace. Sensual and elegant, this table lamp has a 1960s vibe with a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Iron

Equatore SmallTable Lamp Designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti for Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Equatore" is a small table lamp, designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti and manufactured by Fontana Arte, made in glass and metal and is part of a collection including table, floor an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

White Carrara Marble Bloomsbury Table Lamp by CTO Lighting
Located in Geneve, CH
White Carrara Marble Bloomsbury Table Lamp by CTO Lighting Materials: polished white carrara marble with satin brass and opal glass shade Dimensions: 38.5 x H 49 cm All our lamps ca...
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2010s British Modern Table Lamps

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Marble

Black Marquina Marble Bloomsbury Table Lamp by CTO Lighting
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Marquina Marble Bloomsbury table lamp by CTO Lighting Materials: polished black marquina marble with satin brass and opal glass shade Dimensions: 38.5 x h 49 cm All our lamps ...
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2010s British Modern Table Lamps

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Marble

Brass "Globe" Table Lamp, Square in Circle
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass "Globe" table lamp - square in Circle Dimensions: H 60 x W 25 x W 13.5 Materials: brushed brass finish, white frosted glass, black marble. Our minimal table lamp has been craf...
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2010s British Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Brass

ClassiCon Lantern Light Table Lamp in Burnished Brass by Neri&Hu
Located in New York, NY
In our everyday existence, light serves us by enhancing everything around it, while it is often neglected itself. Here, the inspiration comes from the quintessential source of light;...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

ClassiCon Lantern Light Table Lamp in Brass by Neri&Hu
Located in New York, NY
In our everyday existence, light serves us by enhancing everything around it, while it is often neglected itself. Here, the inspiration comes from the quintessential source of light;...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Set of 2 Brass Globe Table Lamps by Square in Circle
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 brass globe table lamps by Square in Circle Dimensions: H 60 x W 25 x W 13.5 Materials: Brushed brass finish, white frosted glass, black marble Our minimal table lamp h...
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2010s British Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Brass

Vistosi Diadema Table Lamp in Crystal by Romani Saccani Architetti
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Light in motion. That is the sensation pervading the environment when a Diadema is switched on. The work of Romani Saccani Architetti Associati, the fathers of this project, first co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Crystal

Large Bronze Moon Table Lamp by CTO Lighting
Located in Geneve, CH
Large bronze moon table lamp by CTO Lighting Materials: Bronze base with hand-blown bronze tinted glass shade and opal diffuser Dimensions: 28 x H 35 cm All our lamps can be wired a...
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2010s British Modern Table Lamps

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Bronze

Bronze Moon Table Lamp by CTO Lighting
Located in Geneve, CH
Moon table lamp by CTO Lighting Materials: Bronze base with hand-blown bronze tinted glass shade and opal diffuser Dimensions: 24 x H 33 cm All our lamps can be wired according to e...
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2010s British Modern Table Lamps

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Bronze

Bloomsbury Table Lamp by CTO Lighting
Located in Geneve, CH
Bloomsbury table lamp by CTO Lighting Materials: Polished white Carrara marble with satin brass and opal glass shade Dimensions: W 38.5 x D 38.5 x H 49 cm 2 x E12, 60w max (or 6...
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2010s British Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Brass

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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