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Mid-Century Modern Copper Table Lamp, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
A pair of Mid-Century Modern copper table lamps. The elegant lamps features a glamorous round shape
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

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

1970's Mid-Century Modern Copper Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unveiling a timeless piece from the 1970s, our mid-century modern table lamp, crafted from a
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Copper

Mid 20th Century Bulbous Modern Table Lamp Diamond Textured Copper
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mid 20th Century Bulbous design Modern textured diamond Copper Table Lamp 15.25 tall x 13 diameter
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Pair Mid-Century Modern French Table Lamps Copper Patina Original
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern lamps from France, circa 1950. Fashioned out of wood, with copper
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Rare Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, Nubian Man Hitting Gong, Moss Lamp Co
By Moss Lamp Co. 1
Located in Buffalo, NY
original mallet as well as original lampshade, both in need of some repair ,wood and copper disk base
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Copper

Copper Mid-Century Torchiere Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage pair of Mid-Century copper torchière table lamps with leaded glass center accent. Made in
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Vintage 1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Willy Rizzo, Mid-Century Modern, Rare 'Love' Table Lamps, Chrome, Copper, 1960s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Stamford, CT
Rare Pair of Mid-Century Modern 'Love' Table Lamps Signed by Willy Rizzo, Chrome & Copper
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper, Chrome

Yasha Heifetz Mid Century Modern Sculptural Table Lamp Oak-Copper-String 1950s
By Yasha Heifetz
Located in Miami, FL
Mid Century Modern striking creation table lamp designed by Yasha Heifetz in the 1950s. Consisting
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Craftsman Copper Foil Table Lamps, Wharton Esherick
By Studio Furniture. Primitivist., Wharton Esherick
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Unique Mid-Century Modern Craftsman Table Lamps in the style of Wharton Esherick. These
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Beautiful small Mid Century Modern table lamp with copper perforated sheet shade
Located in München, DE
Rare, beautiful Mid Century Modern table lamp with perforated sheet shade made of copper, neck is
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Copper, Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Nickeled Copper Table Lamps Attributed to James Mont
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of American Mid-Century Modern table lamps typical of James Mont that reference exotic
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper, Nickel

Mid Century Modern Scandinavian PH 3½-2½ Copper Table Lamp, Limited Edition
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Poul Henningsen. Table lamp, 'PH 3½-2½ Kobber Bord' - Limited Edition from 2014. Glossy polished
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2010s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Opal, Copper

Pair! Raymor Mid Century Modern Atomic Pottery Table Lamps Aqua Copper Sputnik
By Raymor
Located in Peoria, AZ
MAGNIFICENT! Spectacularly Rare Pair Raymor Mid Century Modern Atomic Pottery & Metal Table Lamps
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Mid 20th century copper and frosted glass table lamp
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
1960's copper table lamp with frosted glass shade. Domed frosted glass shade with a crackled
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Pair of Mid Century Modern Nickel and Copper Table Lamps by Robert Sonneman
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Striking pair of burnished copper and nickel postmodern table lamps by Robert Sonneman for George
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20th Century American Modern Table Lamps

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Copper, Nickel

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp with Sèvres Ceramic Parrot
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Nice Vintage table lamp, with a figurine of a blue parrot, made of porcelain. The lamp foot is made
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Bronze, Copper

Mid-Century Modern Red Leather Dynamite Lamp
Located in Canton, MA
Co. of Boston MA. C. 1950. Material: Leather,Metal Style: Mid-Century Modern Place of Origin: United
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Leather

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Brass Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This extraordinary Mid-Century Modern table lamp is in great condition is hand-crafted out of brass
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Brass Table Lamp
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Brass Table Lamp
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H 19 in W 23 in D 8 in
Pair of Copper Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
Small Mid-Century Modern copper table lamps have cylinder shape perforated shade on a black metal
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Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Copper

Pair of Copper Table Lamps
Pair of Copper Table Lamps
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H 10.24 in Dm 3.15 in
1950s Laris Refined Modern Table Lamp Brass and Copper Elegance
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Table lamp 1950s Laris refined modern table lamp brass and copper elegant simplicity Stamp
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Copper

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp - Giulia Mangani - Sèvres Style Porcelain Bird
By Giulia Mangani
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Magnificent luxurious table lamp of a tropical bird with a large gilded bush. Created by the
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Pair of Mid-Century Copper Colored Ceramik Table Lamps signed Bergboms Sweden
By Bergboms
Located in Salzburg, AT
Elegant, rustic pair of table lamps in ceramic with copper glaze by Bergboms AB Sweden for Bitossi
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Silk

Mid-Century Modern Unique Sculptural Brass & Black Metal Desk Table Lamp
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant cone shaped desk lamp with a copper shaft and black shade and base. Top of the
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper, Steel

Kovacs Midcentury Copper Large Table Lamp
By Kovacs
Located in Countryside, IL
Kovacs midcentury Copper Large Table Lamp This lamp measures: 10 wide x 10 deep x 32.5 inches
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Rare & Lovely Mid-Century Modern Diabolo Table Lamp Desk Light Italy 1960s
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare, highly decorative and articulated Mid-Century Modern diabolo table lamp or desk
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Copper, Metal

Mid-Century Modern Wooden Table Lamp "Love" by Willy Rizzo, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern wooden table lamp "Love" by Willy Rizzo, 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps

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Copper

Copper Stacked Base Torchiere Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A late 1940s copper torchiere table lamp, featuring a slender copper torchiere lamp shade and
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Copper Stacked Base Torchiere Table Lamp
Copper Stacked Base Torchiere Table Lamp
H 16.75 in W 5.75 in D 5.75 in
Italian Mid-Century Brutalist Hand Hammered Copper Lamp and Shade, Italy, 1970s
By Silas Seandel, Paul Evans, Fantoni
Located in Miami, FL
Unique midcentury table lamp rendered in handmade hammered copper welded and formed with matching
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Pair of Alabaster and Copper Table Lamps
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two alabaster with copper shades table lamps. Measures: Diameter 20 cm. Height 52 cm.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Alabaster, Copper

Pair of Alabaster and Copper Table Lamps
Pair of Alabaster and Copper Table Lamps
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H 20.48 in Dm 7.88 in
Mid Century Modern Faux Green Malachite and Gold Brass Buffet Lamps Table Lamps
By Maison Jansen, Maison Charles, Willy Daro
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
of Maison Charles, Maison Jansen and Bagues. Style: Mid Century Modern, Vintage, Retro, Hollywood
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Malachite, Gold Plate, Brass

Pair of Small Copper Cylinder Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of Brutalist copper cylinder table Lamps with organic textured relief, 1970's Germany
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Little Copper Gem, Art Deco foldable Copper table lamp 1930's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Little Copper Gem, Art Deco Copper foldable table lamp 1930's
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Vintage 1930s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Copper

Early Poul Henningsen Copper Table Lamp, 1930s
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Poul Henningsen & Louis Poulsen, Mid-century Modern design This is the iconic Poul Henningsen (PH
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Early Poul Henningsen Copper Table Lamp, 1930s
Early Poul Henningsen Copper Table Lamp, 1930s
H 21.26 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Copper Table Lamp “Cantharelle” by RAAK, 1970s
By RAAK, Maija Liisa Komulainen
Located in Renens, CH
Table lamp “Cantarelle” by RAAK, 1970s A mushroom shaped table lamp in copper-colored aluminum, by
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Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Petite Glass + Copper Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
A darling table lamp featuring a sculptural copper tone metal base with four square glass
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Petite Glass + Copper Lamp
Petite Glass + Copper Lamp
H 6 in W 2.75 in D 2.75 in
1950s Copper and Wood Industrial Italian Table Lamp
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An industrial copper and wood table lamp designed and manufactured in Italy in the Fifties. Copper
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Vintage Sculptural Artisan Table Lamp in Copper
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage sculptural artisan table lamp from the 1960s in copper. Skillfully made in a beautiful
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Large French 1940s Copper Table or Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Large French late Art Deco / Mid-Century desk lamp or table lamp with a solid copper shade and stem
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Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Pair of Hand Beaten Copper Cylinder Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of Brutalist copper cylinder table Lamps with organic textured relief, 1970's Germany
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

1970s Fat Table Lamp Patinated Copper Handmade Mexico
By Luis Barragan
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Handmade Texturized Table Lamp Patinated Copper Mexico. Style of Luis Barragan and Santa
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Copper

Handsome Copper Heifetz Horse Head Lamp Midcentury Danish Modern
By Yasha Heifetz
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Awesome and rare modernistic copper horse head lamp by Yasha Heifetz. We love this lamp-it is even
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Stewart Ross James, Table Lamp, Copper, USA, 1950s
By Stewart Ross James, Hansen Lighting Co.
Located in High Point, NC
A patinated copper over bronze table lamp designed by Stewart Ross James and produced by Hansen
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Aimo Tukiainen, Sculptural/Brutalist Copper Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Sculptural table lamp designed Aimo Tukiainen in 1960s. The body of the lamp is made of a single
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Copper, Metal

American Designer, Table Lamp, Oak, Copper, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A copper and oak table lamp designed and produced by an American Designer, USA, 1950s. Sold with
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Marcello Fantoni, Table Lamp, Hammered Copper, Italy, 1960s
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in High Point, NC
A copper table lamp, produced by Marcello Fantoni, Italy, 1960s. Sold without lampshade
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Copper, Fabric, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A copper and fabric table lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1940s. Sold with lampshades
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Marcello Fantoni for Raymor Copper Torch-Cut Table Lamp
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Marcello Fantoni for Raymor handcrafted Copper and Verdigris Torch Cut Table Lamp, 1950's
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Restored Rattan & Copper Planter Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored Mid-Century rattan table lamp featuring a copper planter in the center, circa 1950
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Vintage 1950s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Rattan

Mid-Century Organic Modern Ceramic & Walnut Table Lamp in Earth Tones by Bitossi
By Raymor
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist earth-toned ceramic and walnut table lamp was designed by Aldo Londi and
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Copper, Glass, Marble, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable copper, mable and opaline glass table lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1960s
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Copper

Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Copper, Acrylic, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, copper and acrylic table lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1960s. Overall Dimensions
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper, Brass

Czech Designer, Table Lamp, Glass, Copper, Czech Republic, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A small copper and glass table lamp, designed and produced in the Czech Republic, 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Rare Italian Table Lamp, 1950s, Marble and Enameled Copper
By Casey Fantin , Paolo De Poli, Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare modernist Italian table lamp with marble base and an enameled copper and perspex shade. The
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Carrara Marble, Copper, Brass

Pair of 1950s Heifetz Modern Dancer Lamps in Copper with Parchment Shades
By Heifetz
Located in Peabody, MA
A pair of signed Heifetz table lamps with sculptural modern dance figures in copper silhouette
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Finnish Designer Aimo Tukiainens Large Melted Copper Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A larger version of the copper table lamp ”Moonlight”, designed by Finnish sculptor Aimo Tukiainen
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Mid-Century Table Lamp by Kamenicky Senov, Preciosa, 1970’s
By Kamenicky Senov
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of copper, cut glass With aged patina 1xE14 or E15 socket New
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Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Set of Four Mid-Century Table Lamps Kamenicky Senov, 1970s
By Kamenicky Senov
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very nice style of lighting. - Marked by label. - Iconic model.
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Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Italian Designer, Adjustable Table Lamp, Teak, Metal, Copper, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A teak, metal and copper table lamp designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1950s
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Copper

Bakalowits Table Lamp, Patinated Copper Nickel Crystal Glass, Austria, 1960s
By Bakalowits & Söhne, J.L Lobmeyr, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A rare and gorgeous table lamp by Bakalowits & Söhne, Vienna, manufactured in midcentury, circa
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Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Crystal, Nickel, Copper

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Copper Mid Century Modern Table Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the copper mid century modern table lamp you’re looking for. A copper mid century modern table lamp — often made from metal, copper and brass — can elevate any home. Find 202 options for an antique or vintage copper mid century modern table lamp now, or shop our selection of 4 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the copper mid century modern table lamp you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each copper mid century modern table lamp bearing Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern or Modern hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one copper mid century modern table lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Kamenicky Senov, Bitossi and Yasha Heifetz produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Copper Mid Century Modern Table Lamp?

The average selling price for a copper mid century modern table lamp at 1stDibs is $1,773, while they’re typically $241 on the low end and $17,500 for the highest priced.

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.

Questions About Copper Mid Century Modern Table Lamp
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, the tulip table is considered a mid-century modern design. This table shape has become an iconic statement of the era with a simple sculptural attitude and a practical nature. The first tulip table was created by Eero Saarinen, a noted Finnish designer who was a leader in mid-century modern home decor. Shop a collection of Saarinen furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.