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Rare Pair of Mid-Century Stainless Steel and Brass Lamps
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Chic pair of stainless steel cylinder lamps with applied abstract brass decoration, measures Shaft
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Mid Century Walnut Stainless Table Lamp
By Lightolier
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A mid century rich walnut table lamp with solid walnut base and stainless metal details to each
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut

Mid Century Walnut Stainless Table Lamp
Mid Century Walnut Stainless Table Lamp
H 36.75 in W 7.75 in D 5 in
Original Stainless Laurel Mushroom Table Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Original Laurel Mushroom Satin Chrome finish Table lamp. Base retains its original label and shade
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Stainless Steel and Brass Table Lamp, American Mid-Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stainless steel and brass table lamp. Recently restored and re-wired. American 1950's-1960's.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Mid Century Laurel Brushed Stainless and Brass Table Lamp
By Milo Baughman
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very nice Mid Century table lamp with mixed metal detail in brushed stainless steel and brass . A
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Stainless Steel Cylindrical Table Lamps
By George Kovacs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Pair of tall (28.5 inches to the top of the socket) elegant polished stainless steel lamps
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Vintage 1960s American Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Laurel Stainless Finish Mushroom Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Laurel Mushroom Table Lamp in the Stainless finish. New socket and turn switch. Original shade with
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Laurel Sculptural Silver, Brass and Lucite Lamps Mid-Century Modern
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in North Miami, FL
These very sculptural pair of Mid-Century Modern Laurel lamps are unusual, they have brushed
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1970s Italian Table Lamp Raw Edge Travertine Stainless
By Paul Evans
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Italian Table Lamp Raw Edge Travertine and Stainless Steel Rough Cut Modern Table Lamp Italy
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Travertine, Stainless Steel

Pair Mid-Century Desk Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern style tables lamps in polished metal. Attractive arching arm with round shade
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Vintage Stainless Steel and Teak Accent Table Lamp
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid Century Modern table lamp in stainless steel circa 1960's. This classic decorative piece
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

1970's Italian Stainless Steel Table Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
A very cool originally shaped table lamp composed of steel and designed with a plastic shade
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20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

1970's Italian Stainless Steel Table Lamp
1970's Italian Stainless Steel Table Lamp
H 16.93 in W 12.6 in D 6.3 in
Mid-Century Modern Steel & Ebonized Wood Column Table Lamp by Laurel Lamp Co.
By Laurel
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful mid-century modern steel and ebonized wood column table lamp by Laurel Lamp Co., circa
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Italian Designer, Table Lamps, Stainless Steel, Italy, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of adjustable table lamps, designed and produced in Italy, circa 1970s. Adjustable
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

1970s Reggiani Travertine and Stainless steel Table Lamp , Italy
By Reggiani, Goffredo Reggiani
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Travertine table lamp with stainless steel shade from Reggiani Lighting , Italy . Contain one
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Travertine, Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern Silver Colored Mushroom Shaped Table Lamp by Doria
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This Mid-Century Modern table lamp was made by Doria. It has a black cast iron foot in the shape of
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome, Iron

Monumental Mid-Century Globe Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Large Mid-Century Globe Lamp of White Glass and Polished Stainless Steel.
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Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Space Age Stainless Steel Vintage Table Lamp Floor Lamp Michel Boyer 1970s
By Michel Boyer
Located in Vienna, AT
Oxar, Paris, 1970s. The table lamp was made of stainless steel. Regarding the technical features shows
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Exceptional Minimalistic Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp or Desk Light, 1960s
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare, minimalistic Mid-Century Modern table lamp or desk light. Manufactured probably in
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Angelo Lelii Arredoluce Table Lamp, Stainless Steel, Magnetic Eyeball, Signed
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in New York, NY
Angelo Lelii Arredoluce table lamp, Stainless Steel, Magnetic Eyeball, Signed. Small but chunky
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Fase Model Nutria Mid-Century Modern Office Table Lamp, Spain, 1980
By Fase
Located in Escalona, Toledo
High quality halogen office lamp. It is one of the last Fase creations, manufactured in the 1980s
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Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Italian Designer, Table Lamps, Smoked Glass, Stainless Steel, Italy, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of smoked glass & stainless steel table lamps designed and produced in Italy, 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Sculptural table lamp in steel and glass, collectible Mid-Century design
Located in Milano, IT
Offered for sale is a stunning and seldom seen table lamp, made in Italy in the early Seventies, at
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Vintage 1970s Unknown Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Extremely Rare Adjustable Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Otto Kolb, 1970s
By Otto Kolb
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare, articulated Mid-Century Modern table lamp. Design by Otto Kolb. Manufactured
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Romeo Rega Italy Polished Stainless with Lucite Table Lamp signed on base
By Romeo Rega
Located in Ferndale, MI
Table top jewel of a lamp. Designed by Romeo Rega circa 1970s. Polished stainless base sandwiches a
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Cork and Chrome Table Lamps of Bottle Form
By Laurel
Located in Nantucket, MA
Large pair of MCM cork table lamps of bottle-form, the cork body is set on a circular chrome foot
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Stainless Steel

Table Lamp in Red Lacquered Stainless Steel by Studio Set 1970s Italy
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Table Lamp in red lacquered stainless steel produced by Studio Set in 1970s Italy.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Signed Philippe Jean Sculptural Dove Table Lamp French Mid-Century Modern 1970
By Philippe Jean
Located in Miami, FL
Superb and rare Philippe Jean 3 Part Table lamp, Porcelain Dove on a glass ball and Chrome Ring
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Brass

'Yoruba Rose' Japanese Washi Paper & Stainless Steel Table Lamp for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer, Dagmar
Located in Glendale, CA
'Yoruba Rose' Japanese Washi paper & stainless steel table lamp for Ingo Maurer Designed by Dagmar
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21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Mushroom Table Lamp, Mazzega Italy 1970s
By Toni Zuccheri, Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Extraordinary and beautiful, This hand blown Mid-Century Modern Murano glass mushroom table lamp
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Mushroom Table Lamp, Mazzega Italy 1970s
By Toni Zuccheri, Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Extraordinary and beautiful, This hand blown Mid-Century Modern Murano glass mushroom table lamp
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Harvey Guzzini Adjustable White Stainless Steel Table Lamp 1960s
By Harvey Guzzini
Located in amstelveen, NL
A rare table lamp designed in the 60s by Harvey Guzzini for Guzzini, Italy. Chromed metal foot and
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Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Walter & Greta Von Neesen Stainless Cylindrical Table Lamps, circa 1965
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of stainless cylindrical table lamps by the Nessen lighting Co. In excellent vintage
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

French Brushed Stainless Steel Table Lamp by Francois See for Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Chicago, IL
A brushed chinois motif stainless steel table lamp designed by Francois see for Maison Jansen
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Set of Two Mid-Century Modern Metal 'Eye' Table Lamps, ERCO, 1960s-1970s Germany
By ERCO Leuchten
Located in Munich, DE
Set of two extremely rare, lovely Mid-Century Modern 'Eye' table lamps. Designed and manufactured
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Metal

Vintage Greta Von Nessen Desk Lamp in Stainless Steel
By Nessen Studio, Greta Von Nessen
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Greta Von Nessen Desk Lamp in understated Stainless Steel. The shade pivots up and down
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Stainless Steel Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of bowl stainless steel lamps, blackened wood basement, newly electrified.
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Stainless Steel Lamps
Pair of Stainless Steel Lamps
H 24.81 in Dm 7.09 in
Pair of Table Lamps in Mosaic Stainless Steel and Agates by Stan Usel
By Stan Usel 1
Located in New York, NY
Created to measure by Stan Usel, this pair detail of stainless steel, table lamps topped with a
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2010s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Agate, Stainless Steel

Pair of Tables Lamps in Mosaic Stainless Steel and Meteorite by Stan Usel
By Stan Usel 1
Located in Brussels, BE
Created to measure by Stan Usel, this pair detail of red copper, stainless steel and brass table
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2010s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel

Pair of Forged Stainless Lamps by Curtis Norton
By Curtis Norton
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Stunning pair of hand forged stainless lamps by Curtis Norton. Arch lamps in hand bent and welded
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair of Curtis Jere Stainless Steel Lamps and Shades
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rare pair of all original Curtis Jere stainless steel lamps and shades. Base measures 14" wide
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

1970's Stainless Steel Flower Lamp by Jacqueline Trocmé
Located in Paris, FR
A highly original vintage statement table lamp designed and crafted by French artist Jacqueline
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Nautilus Lamp, Medium, Cast Stainless Steel, Signed by Christopher Kreiling
By Christopher Kreiling Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The (medium) Nautilus lamp is inspired by midcentury Italian design. It is cast stainless steel
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Contemporary Pair of Lamps Cubic Murano Glass and Stainless Steel, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of contemporary table or bedside lamps cubic pressed green amber and bubble clear Murano glass
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Ferdinand Solère Rare Desk Lamp with Rotating Arm
By Ferdinand Solere
Located in Bochum, NRW
Mid-century desk lamp designed by Ferdinand Solere for SolR Paris, France 1950s, orange lacquered
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Eclectic Set of Five Different Stainless Steel Lamps with Original Shades
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Set of five different small lamps made of stainless steel, each of different shape and coming with
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Table Lamps by Henri Mathieu
By Henri Mathieu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Table Lamps by Henri Mathieu. Designed and manufactured in France, circa the 1970s
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Table Lamps by Henri Mathieu
Table Lamps by Henri Mathieu
H 23.5 in W 12 in D 13 in
Walter Von Nessen Style Table Lamp
By Nessen Studio, Walter Von Nessen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Walter von Nessen style table lamp c.1960s, USA. The table lamp features a curved chrome and
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Stainless Steel

Walter Von Nessen Style Table Lamp
Walter Von Nessen Style Table Lamp
H 25.5 in W 19 in D 15.5 in
20th Century Vintage Italian Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1970s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Paris, FR
A vintage Italian table or bedside lamp design by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in the 1970s. The
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Tagliapietra Midcentury Italian Table Lamp
By Lino Tagliapietra
Located in Weesp, NL
Italian Tagliapietra table lamp, 1960 Rare new old stock 1960s table lamp made by Tagliapietra
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Stainless Steel

Tagliapietra Midcentury Italian Table Lamp
Tagliapietra Midcentury Italian Table Lamp
H 13.39 in W 11.62 in D 10.63 in
1970's Italian Stilnovo Table Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Paris, FR
A 20th-century tall vintage table lamp designed in a chic triangular stainless steel mix solid
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Italian Midcentury Table Lamp Space Age
Located in bari, IT
Atom design table lamp from the 1970s in stainless steel. The lamp is sold without the lampshade
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Italian Midcentury Table Lamp Space Age
Italian Midcentury Table Lamp Space Age
H 22.05 in W 6.7 in D 6.7 in
Curved Flame Stainless Sconces, France 1970's
By Maison Charles
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Stainless steel flame sconces in the manner of Charles. Two pairs are available.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Walter Von Nessen Table Lamp for Nessen Studios
By Walter Von Nessen, Nessen Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Walter von Nessen aluminum table lamp for Nessen Studio, c.1960s, USA. The table lamp features a
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Aluminum

Murano Glass Table Lamp by Valenti Milano
By Italo Valenti
Located in Dronten, NL
Wonderful large desk lamp lamp made circa 1960 by Valenti, Milano, Italy. The lamp has a stainless
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Verve Lumière Edition, Studio Table Lamp, 1970
By Verre Lumière
Located in London, GB
A very rare Studio table lamp by Verre Lumiere circa 1970 constructed of hand forged stainless
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Verve Lumière Edition, Studio Table Lamp, 1970
Verve Lumière Edition, Studio Table Lamp, 1970
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H 15.75 in W 9.45 in D 9.45 in
Capiz Shell Table Lamp in style of Verner Panton Fantasy Lamp, USA 1980s
By Verner Panton
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a stunning Mid Century Modern table lamp with a shade done in
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Opal Glass Table Ball Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in Hilversum, NL
the 1970s at its finest, this lamp captures the essence of the era. Its sleek design serves as a
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Opal, Stainless Steel

Opal Glass Table Ball Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Opal Glass Table Ball Lamp, Italy, 1970s
H 25.99 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Fontana Arte Italian Table Lamp
By Richard Carruthers, Fontana Arte
Located in bari, IT
Pugno model table lamp in stainless steel and Richard Carruthers lacquered metal for Fontana Arte
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Fontana Arte Italian Table Lamp
Fontana Arte Italian Table Lamp
H 13.39 in W 3.55 in D 11.03 in
Table Lamps In Cream Opaline & Chrome, Bulgaria 1960s
Located in Zohor, SK
Set of two beautiful table lamps from mid-century design era. The lamps are produced in Bulgaria by
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Vintage 1960s Bulgarian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Stainless Steel

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Mid Century Stainless Table Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of mid century stainless table lamps available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique mid century stainless table lamps was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, stainless steel and plastic. There are 136 antique and vintage mid century stainless table lamps for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 7 modern editions to choose from as well. Mid century stainless table lamps have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Mid century stainless table lamps are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Gae Aulenti, Laurel Lamp Company and Martinelli Luce each produced beautiful mid century stainless table lamps that are worth considering.

How Much are Mid Century Stainless Table Lamps?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,292, while they’re typically $225 on the low end and $12,389 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 Lighting for You

The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.

Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.

Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat. 

Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.

As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.

There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation

With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.

The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.