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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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

Pair of Murano Jet Black and Pulegoso Glass Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Magnificent pair of handblown Murano glass lamps in jet black and "Pulegoso" opaline glass with brass ring elements. Rewired for the US. Pulegos...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Stacked Bone and Brass Powder-Coated Table Lamp with Peekaboo Silver Leaf Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Junius lamp makes a bold statement with its geometric stacked elements that appear almost to float above one another. The lamp is constructed with a po...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Steel, Brass, Silver Leaf

Tahiti Table Lamp (US VERSION 110v), by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the US wired 'Tahiti' Table lamp, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981. The light fixture is of a polychrome enameled metal "duck" with a pivoting-like head mounted on a black and white bacterio-patterned laminate base. EU VERSION 220v AVAILABLE IN ANOTHER LISTING. Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated in architecture at the Politecnico di Torino. One of the most influential and important figures of the last century. As an Architect and Designer, he has participated in all radical movements whether created from the 1970s and 1980s. In 1981 he founded the Memphis group, a group that has radically changed the scenario of Italian and world design. Honored with numerous international awards, was winner of the Golden Compass in 1959. He designed the first laptop "Valentina" by Olivetti. He died in 2007 at the age of 90 years. Memphis Milano is the great cultural phenomenon of the 1980s that revolutionized creative and commercial logics in design. Born from the idea of Ettore Sottsass and a group of young designers and architects, in Milan, coupled in the years by famous designers from the international scene, Memphis turned upside down all of the existing parameters on living. Ettore Sottsass as the backbone of the group, design gained a new concept and expression through new shapes, materials and patterns, expanding the creative limits of the industry. Memphis became a symbol of New Design. Its influence is still clear in various sectors of production and beyond. Additional info: - Dimensions: H 23.5 inches - Materials: Metal - Lighting info: 50 W, 12 V -Additional Lighting Info: Please note that this item is wired in 110 V for the standard US light socket. - Price includes additional US rewiring cost for accessibility to US outlets. - If you are interested in the EU version of this light, please refer to the dealers storefront for the (EU) wired light fixture...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

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

Pair of Murano Glass Table Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Striking pair of Murano glass table lamps layered with a pristine crystal clear glass outer layer, frosted glass interior, and 23-kara...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Gold

Maurizio Tempestini Desk Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A desk lamp for Lightolier that has been rewired for use in the United States. Often attributed to Maurizio Tempestini.
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1960s Finnish Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Murano Glass Purple Battuto Table Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Murano glass lamps made of hand-blown glass in a purple tone. They are crafted in the battuto technique, which creates a hammered appearance to the glass. They have been newl...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Murano Glass Light Green Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Italian hand-blown Murano glass table lamps in a polished light green glass fading to clear just below 23-carat gold flecked rings. At once formal and nonchalant; these sleek lights ...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Christian Liaigre Acier Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Christian Liaigre Acier Table Lamp, Bronze-painted metal spine with exposed cord power source and original paper cone-shaped shade. This Bronze brass lamp blends in with all types o...
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Early 2000s French Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Blom - Medium Table Lamp - Yellow - Fontana Arte By Andreas Engesvik
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Table lamp with diffused light adjustable by moving the petals. Frame made of painted aluminium with polycarbonate petals. Diffuser made of milk-white and opaline polyethylene. Trans...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Blom - Medium Table Lamp - Amethyst - Fontana Arte By Andreas Engesvik
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Table lamp with diffused light adjustable by moving the petals. Frame made of painted aluminium with polycarbonate petals. Diffuser made of milk-white and opaline polyethylene. Trans...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Blom - Medium Table Lamp - Green - Fontana Arte By Andreas Engesvik
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Table lamp with diffused light adjustable by moving the petals. Frame made of painted aluminium with polycarbonate petals. Diffuser made of milk-white and opaline polyethylene. Trans...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Blom - Medium Table Lamp - White - Fontana Arte By Andreas Engesvik
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Table lamp with diffused light adjustable by moving the petals. Frame made of painted aluminium with polycarbonate petals. Diffuser made of milk-white and opaline polyethylene. Trans...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Blom - Medium Table Lamp - Pink - Fontana Arte By Andreas Engesvik
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Table lamp with diffused light adjustable by moving the petals. Frame made of painted aluminium with polycarbonate petals. Diffuser made of milk-white and opaline polyethylene. Trans...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Blom - Medium Table Lamp - Dark Gray - Fontana Arte By Andreas Engesvik
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Table lamp with diffused light adjustable by moving the petals. Frame made of painted aluminium with polycarbonate petals. Diffuser made of milk-white and opaline polyethylene. Trans...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Silver Finish Copper Petal-Shaped Antica VII Table Lamp by Ohla Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pre-Hispanic Mexican smithing tradition thrives around recycling copper scraps into contemporary lighting fixtures. Originally copper was mined by indigenous people to create elabo...
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2010s Mexican Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Pink Murano Glass “Fungo” Lamp
Located in Austin, TX
Glass lamp from the island of Murano. This hand-blown artful piece combines pink and white glass in a swirly dynamic. It has been newly wired to fit US standards.
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Karl Springer Rare Pair of "Lighthouse Lamps" in Blue Shagreen and Nickel 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Pair of rare "Lighthouse Table Lamps" in exquisite blue-gray shagreen with polished nickel bases and shades by Karl Springer, American 1980's. Karl Springer only worked with the most...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Nickel

Mid-Century Stilnovo Style Table Lamp
Located in Austin, TX
Single table lamp from Italy in the mid-century style. This piece features a brass structure with lacquered metal shade in black. The shade matches the conical candelabra lights. Thi...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Ceramic Carousel Table Lamp by Episode Studio
By Episode Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crafted through a combination of hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques, these lamps are inspired by the balance of contrasting worlds of art and design, functional and nonfunct...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Murano Black and Amber Glass Table Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
These sleek and modern Murano glass table lamps have alternating solid black spheres with amber gold glass cylinders. The beautiful pair have thick round glass bases and show a very ...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Perforated Unlacquered Brass Lin Table Lamp by Muhly Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Muhly's Lin Lighting Collection was inspired by environmental artist Maya Lin's 2001 work, Ecliptic, in which the locations of stars were envisioned as points of light embedded in a concrete floor. Taking cues from the night sky in abstraction — and paying homage to traditional punched tin lighting...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Murano Glass Amber Rostrate Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of lamps made of hand-blown Murano glass in a lovely amber tone. This pair has been crafted in the “rostrate” technique in the manner of iconic Murano glass powerhouse “Barovier...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Vistosi Tread LT Table Lamp Murano Blown Glass with Gold Base
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The “technicity” of the metal element combined with the blown glass diffuser gives tread an “industrial” style. An object reminiscent of vintage electrical equipment for its particul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Wood

Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Sweden, c. 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
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1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Pine

American Designer, Table Lamps, Walnut, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of sizeable walnut table lamps designed and produced in the US, c. 1940s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 18.5”  H x 5.5” Diameter Dimensions of Shade (inches): 10" Top Diameter...
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1940s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Walnut

Table Lamp by Yasha Heifetz
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hand hammered and bent copper and oak table lamp by Yasha Heifetz.
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1950s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Murano Glass Modernist Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of hand-blown Murano glass lamps featuring unique glass components on a brass structure. In the style of iconic Italian designer Ettore Sotsass. We love the geometric forms and ...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Astor Table Lamp by Thomas Bley for Memphis Collection
By Thomas Bley
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Thomas Bley 1982 Table lamp in decorative laminate and lacquered wood. Designed in 1982 by Thomas Bley, the only German designer to take part in Memphis, A...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Laminate, Wood, Lacquer

Table Lamp by Hugo Elmqvist
Located in San Francisco, CA
A signed and stamped table lamp in Bronze by Hugo Elmqvist. with some patina developing and evident. Original wiring.
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1920s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Murano Glass Modernist Iridescent Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage pair of Murano glass table lamps featuring a striking iridescent finish to the glass panels. Each lamp has four irides...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Studio-Made Table Lamps by Fedele Papagni
Located in New York, NY
Brass, glass, paper. Segmented brass columns engineered to connect with angled glass discs. Meticulous construction imbued with a playful spirit. Each lamp has 2 x E26 sockets concea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Table Lamp by Jane & Gordon Martz
Located in San Francisco, CA
Stoneware table lamp in matte white by Jane & Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Etched “Martz” on the back. New wiring and plug. Shade not included.
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1950s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stoneware

Murano Glass and Brass Modern Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of modern lamps made with brass structures and clear Murano glass elements. Each piece has hand-blown circular pieces of glass stacked around a brass center. They have been newl...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Perforated Galvanized Steel Lin Table Lamp by Muhly Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Muhly's Lin Lighting Collection was inspired by environmental artist Maya Lin's 2001 work, Ecliptic, in which the locations of stars were envisioned as points of light embedded in a concrete floor. Taking cues from the night sky in abstraction — and paying homage to traditional punched tin lighting...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Nephrite, Diamond, Gilt Metal Lamp with a Cheetah by Asprey
Located in London, GB
Nephrite, diamond, gilt metal lamp with a cheetah by Asprey English, c. 1980 Height 90cm, diameter 42cm This superb sculptural lamp depicts a cheetah elegantly sitting under a tree. Made in around 1980, by the well-known English firm of Asprey, the piece is an example of some of their finest work. Nephrite, a semi-precious stone is superbly carved in a dome shape and acts as the lampshade. Its green colouring with speckles of black superbly acts as the tree top and adds a vibrant pop of colour to the piece. When light shines through the nephrite, the patterns are emphasized and transform the appearance of the lamp as well as its surrounding. Gilt metal detailing tops the lampshade and decorates the rim. A gilt metal tree trunk connects the lampshade to the base. Several twisted branches extend at the top, appearing as if they are getting lost inside the leaves imitated by nephrite. The superbly cast texture of a tree trunk adds to the realistic feel of the piece. A gilt metal cheetah...
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Late 20th Century English Modern Table Lamps

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Stone, Metal, Other

Pair of Murano Gold-Leafed Glass Slab Table Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning modern pair of Murano gold-leafed glass slab table lamps fused with 23-karat gold. At once Industrial and glam, this pair adds the perfect amount of grounding and structur...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Zurich Stack Lamp
Located in New York, NY
In a career spanning over 30 years, New York City artist Christopher Russell has devoted himself to creating unique works of art, functional design, custom architectural elements, an...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Medium Tera Table Lamp in Glazed Indigo by Ceramic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Tera Lamp is Ceramicah’s signature table lamp, known for its classic silhouette, thoughtful proportions and earthy finishes. The Glazed Tera Lamp in Indi...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Murano Glass Green Rock Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass green rock lamps signed by Alberto Dona. We love the modernity of the lamps; the abstract form, and the high decorative impact of this ...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Glass, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-coloured, frosted glass and brass table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 14.85" H x 11.85” W x 3” D Bulb Specifications: E-14 Bulb...
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1940s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

A Pair of "Kit" White Sculptural Lamps, Gaspare Asaro for Esperia
Located in Palm Desert, CA
These are a rare pair of white "Kit Lamps" by Gaspare Asaro for Esperia. These sculptural lamps draw the eyes! The lamps, including the shade, are fabricated from solid iron and are ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Steel, Wood, Metal, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A steel and black-lacquered wood and metal table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 14.25” H x 10” W x 10” D Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Nu...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Steel, Metal

Single Murano Glass Lamp with Lucite Base
Located in Austin, TX
Single lamp from Murano, Italy made of hand-blown glass spheres with ridges and 24 carat gold powder fused into the glass. It sits atop a Lucite base. It has been newly wired to fit ...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass, Lucite

Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A two-armed brass and gilded opaline glass table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 17.75” H x 10” W x 7.25” D Bulb Specifications: E-12 Bul...
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1940s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Large Artisan Table Lamps in Stacked Slabs of Lucite 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Artisan large pair of table lamps in stacked slabs of solid lucite with chrome fittings, sockets and silk cord. American, 1970's. These lamps have a nice scale. Lucite been profess...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

Max Ingrand Fontana Arte Fontana Total Black Table Lamp in Glass, 2014 Edition
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Max Ingrand and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the Fontana total black table lamp, 2014 Edition, is an unusual Total Black produced in 2014 to mark the 60th anniversary of...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Karl Springer Rare Pair of "Lighthouse Lamps" in Shagreen and Brass 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Pair of rare "Lighthouse Table Lamps" clad in gray shagreen with polished brass bases and shades by Karl Springer, American 1980's. The color and texture of the shagreen is exquisite...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Modern Table Lamp White Marble Polished WaterJet Cut Paolo Ulian HandMade
Located in Milan, IT
Extremely lightweight and transparent table lamp, with a thickness of just 3 mm designed by Paolo Ulian. The diffuser and the inner part of the lamp holder are both made entirely of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Marble

Modern Table Lamp White Marble Polished WaterJet Cut Paolo Ulian Handmade
Located in Milan, IT
Extremely lightweight and transparent table lamp, with a thickness of just 3 mm designed by Paolo Ulian. The diffuser and the inner part of the lamp holder are both made entirely of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Marble

Karl Springer Impressive Stacked Lucite Table Lamp 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Iconic table lamp with stacked solid lucite slabs with radius corners and chrome hardware and double socket assembly by Karl Springer, American 1980's. This lamp comes with the orig...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

Matte Olive Stoneware Table Lamp by Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautiful tall stoneware table lamp by Jane & Gordon Martz for Marshal Studios. The lamp has a teak turned wood light fitting and base which are af...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Table Lamps

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Stoneware, Teak

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

Aneta, Table Lamp, Solid Pine, Rattan, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A table lamp designed and produced by Aneta. In solid pine. With makers label. Condition: Good Wear consistent with age and use. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 12” H x 7.75” Diamete...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Rattan, Pine

Venini Balloton Table Light in Aquamarine with Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Balloton table lamp, designed and manufactured by Venini, is available in three different colors and features an handmade blown glass body with fabric shade. Indoor use only. Dime...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Blown Glass

Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Wood, Parchment Paper, Fabric, Sweden 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A stack-laminated wood, fabric string and beige parchment paper table lamp, designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 18" H x 8.5" Diameter Bulb Specif...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Wood, Paper

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

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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