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French Midcentury Brass Table Lamp with Flying Birds Motif
Located in Barcelona, ES
An sculptural Midcentury brass table lamp with leaf details and flying birds, France, 1970s. The
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid-Century Brass Table Lamp
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass / steel construction with a spherical cap shaped lampshade white painted fitted with one E14
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Steel

Mid-Century Brass Table Lamp
Mid-Century Brass Table Lamp
H 12.6 in W 11.82 in D 11.03 in
Midcentury Brass Table Lamp
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, Paul Evans
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this stunning brass table lamp. Made of solid brass with an amazing
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Midcentury Brass Table Lamp
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass / steel construction with a cone shaped lampshade fitted with one E27 socket. Designed in
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Steel

Midcentury Brass Table Lamp
Midcentury Brass Table Lamp
H 19.69 in Dm 11.82 in
Midcentury Brass Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of brass, glass - Re-polished - New cabling - Fully functional
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Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Midcentury Brass Table Lamp, 1950s
Midcentury Brass Table Lamp, 1950s
H 9.45 in W 6.7 in D 6.7 in
Very Rare Midcentury Brass Table Lamp with Fabric Shade by J. T. Kalmar Austria
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in München, DE
Very elegant original midcentury brass table lamp with fabric shade. Manufacturer J. T. Kalmar
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid Century Brass Table lamp 1960s Switzerland
By Cedric Hartman
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Solid Brass table lamp .Love this model . One large E27 bulb needed . 1960s . normal
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Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Large Mid Century Brass Table Lamp, 1970s
By Kamenicky Senov
Located in Praha, CZ
- custom production - rare - very nice style of lighting.  
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Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Large Mid Century Brass Table Lamp, 1970s
Large Mid Century Brass Table Lamp, 1970s
H 21.26 in W 12.21 in D 12.21 in
Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Brass Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic pair of mid-century table lamps crafted in brass in a modern regency form with a hip burnished
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid-Century Brass Table Lamp by Sonja Katzin
Located in London, GB
A rare mid-century table lamp by Sonja Katzin for Asea. Sweden, c1950s. Good quality with a
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair Polished Vintage Midcentury Brass Table Lamps
Located in Madrid, ES
A pair of Swedish lamps, in Renaissance style in solid and polished brass, round base supported by
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid-Century Brass Table Lamp by Kamenicky Senov, 1960s
By Kamenicky Senov
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage brass and glass table lamp, produced by famous Kamenicky Senov Glassworks in former
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Italian Mid Century Brass Table Lamp By Giovanni Michelucci
By Lariolux, Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Westport, CT
A fully restored brass table lamp by architect Giovanni Michelucci and produced by Lariolux. The
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Oscar Torlasco Mid-Century Brass Table Lamp, Lumi 1950s
By Lumi, Oscar Torlasco
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare and refined table lamp designed by Oscar Torlasco for the "Lumi" company in Milan. The hat
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of large extraordinary heavy Mid Century brass table lamps
Located in München, DE
Pair of large stunning Mid Century Modern brass table lamps. These lamps are so beautiful, the
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

American Mid Century Brass Table Lamp with Ceramic Ostrich Egg
Located in Buchanan, NY
This American Mid-Century brass lamp, dating back to the 1950s, is a unique piece featuring a
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair Romeo Rega Midcentury Brass Table Lamps, Italy, 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of hollywood regency brass table / side lamps from the 1970s by Romeo Rega, Italy. The lamps
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Eileen Gray Style Midcentury Brass Table Lamp, 1970s, Germany
By Maison Jumo, Eileen Gray
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Beautiful adjustable table lamp in style of Eileen Gray manufactured in 1970s, Germany. The lamp is
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Mid Century Brass Table Lamps by Laurel Lamp Company, 1960's
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Iconic "The Chessmen" table lamps featured on the Dick Van Dyke show. Manufactured by Laurel Lamp
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Italian Mid-Century Brass Table Lamp with Swivel Arm, circa 1950s
Located in London, GB
Italian vintage brass table lamp with swivel arm (circa 1950s). A timeless desk lamp with
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Vintage Mid-Century Brass Table Lamp by Pierre Forssell for Skultuna, Sweden
By Pierre Forssell, Skultuna
Located in Stockholm, SE
Amazing brass table lamp in a brutalist design by Pierre Forssell. With this design Pierre Forssell
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Vintage 1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Miniature Mid Century Brass Table Lamps with Glass Base, Austria 1960s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a pair of miniature Mid Century Modern table lamps done in brass
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Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Brass Mid Century Asian Style Lamps
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of Asian style mid century brass table lamps on a shaped wood base. Body of lamp measures 18
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Mid-20th Century Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Leaf-Shaped Brass Table Lamps by Tommaso Barbi
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Pair of midcentury brass table lamps with leaf-shaped shades, designed by Tommaso Barbi and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid Century Modern Brass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century Modern Brass Hour Glass Shaped Table Lamp. Mid Century Brass Table lamp in the hour
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Beautiful mid century brass star base table lamp from Kalmar with original shade
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in München, DE
Beautiful small Mid Century brass table lamp with original pleated lampshade. The shade is made of
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Red Austrian Midcentury Brass and Iron Table Lamp by J. T. Kalmar
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
This rare and charming Austrian Midcentury brass table lamp, was manufactured by J. T. Kalmar
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Metal

Rembrandt Mid-Century Brass and Marble Table Lamp
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Germantown, MD
Vintage French Porcelain and Brass Jar Floral Table Lamp in very good vintage condition. Measure 7
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Biomorphic Walnut and Brass Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome mid-century modern sculptural biomorphic walnut table lamp with brass accents and wearing
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp
By Majestic Lamp Company
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
More than a lamp, it is a spectacular sculpture, ebony wood with brass details and hand-painted
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp
H 33.47 in W 22.84 in D 10.63 in
Mid 20th Century Plate Brass Table Lamps by Laurel Lamp Co., C.1950s
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid 20th century plate brass table lamps by Laurel Lamp Co. C.1950s Classic Mid-Century Modern
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Walnut & Brass Accent Table Lamp by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions 35.50in H x 8.50in W x 8.50in D Lamp Shade: 11in H x 15in W
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid-Century Adjustable Two-Fixture Brass Table Lamp by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Uncommon Laurel pivoting two fixture brass and off-white painted metal table lamp. The stems splay
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Sculpted Walnut & Brass Tripod Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. ________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Brass Plated Sculptural Laurel Lamp Co. Table Lamps Mid-Century Modern Pair of
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in North Miami, FL
This pair of sculptural Mid-Century Modern table lamps end or night table lamps or console lamps
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Steel

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Brass & Chrome Table Lamps
By Robert Sonneman, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage Mid-century Modern table lamps for sale. From the 1950’s, and in complimenting chrome and
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Chrome

Vintage Round Brass Table Lamp Spider Legs Mid-Century Modern, 1970
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern round brass urn shape table lamp with spider legs. In perfect 3 way working
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Brass table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern large brass table lamp in Asian style.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Vintage Round Brass and Ebonized Wood Table Lamp Mid-Century Modern
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern round brass and ebonized wood brass table lamp. In perfect working condition
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Marbro Asian Style Green Marble and Brass Table Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Germantown, MD
A cute pair of green marble and brass chinoiserie style table lamps attributed to Marbro Lamp
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Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Table Lamps

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Marble, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Brass Candelabra Table Lamp by Chapman, 1970s
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a magnificent, brass candelabra and table lamp, by Chapman, circa the
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Sculpted Brass Table Lamp by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
not just restored; it’s fortified for the future. • Comfort Redefined: The beauty of Mid-Century
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Stunning Marbro Brass Peacock Form Table Lamp Mid-Century Modern
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous vintage brass Marbro table lamp depicting 2 peacocks sitting on a tree stump. We love the
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Tall Walnut & Brass Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps attrib Laurel Lamp co
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid-Century Modern Sculptural table lamps attributed to the Laurel Lamp Co. Tall
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Large Frosted Glass Lucite Brass Bauer Vase Table Lamp, Mid-Century Modern
By Bauer Lamp Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large 36" tall vase shape Mid-Century Modern table lamp by Bauer.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Majestic Lamp Co. Table Lamps
By Majestic Lamp Company
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Rare, early pair of lamps from the Majestic Lamp Co. Brass-plated copper swirl over ebonized oak
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Functional Mid-Century Modern Style Brass Desk Lamp, Re Edition
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A very functional desk lamp, other versions are offered Most components according to the UL
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2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid Century Rembrandt Lamp
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Pasadena, TX
Mid century lamp by Rembrandt Light Company Uniquely sculptural lamp in composite and brass
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Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Acrylic, Bakelite

Mid Century Rembrandt Lamp
Mid Century Rembrandt Lamp
H 22.5 in W 32 in D 8.5 in
Mantodeus Table Lamp Mid-Century Modern Style Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A well balanced table lamp, consists of hand-formed, sand-casted base, and a turned counter- weight
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2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Walnut & Brass Table Lamps Bowling Pin Form Tony Paul Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of mid century walnut & brass table lamps attributed to the laurel lamp co. In the
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Brass Table Lamp by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. ________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Elegant Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Hollywood Regency Laurel Brass Table Lamps
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Kingston, NY
This elegant pair of Mid-Century Modernist Hollywood Regency Laurel table lamps features a sleek
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Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair, Mid Century Laurel Lamp Company Mahogany Figural Table Lamps
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
carved to depict a female body form. Then mounted to brass framed bases. Large scale lamps that will fit
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Marvelous MARBRO Mid Century Polished Brass Table Lamp! Huge Showpiece Lighting
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
SENSATIONAL! MID CENTURY MONUMENTAL BRASS MARBRO LAMP! MID CENTURY DECORATION ICON! DUAL PULL
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Mid-20th Century American Empire Table Lamps

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Metal, Gold

Mid-Century Modern Cubist Chess Motif Table Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern square column table lamp. Aged brass metal body features cubist style relief
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid Century Rembrandt Lamp
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Early Mid century Rembrandt torchiere table lamp. Hollywood Regency style brass ring with switch
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid Century Rembrandt Lamp
Mid Century Rembrandt Lamp
H 23 in W 8 in D 8 in
Modeline Style Mid Century Sculptural Walnut Table Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Countryside, IL
Modeline Style Mid Century sculptural walnut table lamp This piece measures 8.25 wide x 8.25
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid Century Danish Modern Table Lamp! Laurel Thurston 1950s Brass Tripod Walnut
By Gerald Thurston, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
RARE ROCKET TRIPOD! MID CENTURY MODERN BRASS & WALNUT LAUREL LAMP! ATOMIC AGE ELEGANCE
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Stiffel Brass Table Lamp
By Stiffel
Located in Forney, TX
A beautiful tall mid-20th century Stiffel table lamp in brass with matte black enamel accents and
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid-Century Stiffel Brass Table Lamp
Mid-Century Stiffel Brass Table Lamp
H 38 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in
Mid Century Atomic Brass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Early Mid Century Brass Atomic Table Lamp. A 1950's Brass Torch Table lamp having the popular
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

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Mid Century Brass Table Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the mid century brass table lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each mid century brass table lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and glass. There are 8757 variations of the antique or vintage mid century brass table lamp you’re looking for, while we also have 298 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect mid century brass table lamp — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A mid century brass table lamp, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency or Scandinavian Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made mid century brass table lamp has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Laurel Lamp Company, Gerald Thurston and Stiffel are consistently popular.

How Much is a Mid Century Brass Table Lamp?

A mid century brass table lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,963, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $67,553.

A Close Look at Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

Finding the Right table-lamps for You

Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.

Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.

After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.

After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons

Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today

If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.

Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.

Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.