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Mod Mid Century Lucite Glass and Metal Floor Lamp by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Rare mid century mod floor lamp having tinted acrylic tulip form shades which surround a frosted
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Mod Cylindrical Smoked Lucite Table Lamp by Mutual Sunset Lamp Co
By Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.
Located in New York, NY
This table lamp features a dark smoked Lucite tube which houses a decorative chrome element. The
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Mid Century Mod Black Dome Floor Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A mid-century floor lamp with a down-light and black, metal, dome shade and pull chain with a red
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Mod "Hebi" Style Yellow Table Lamp
By Isao Hosoe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MOD Hebi style adjustable table lamp with Yellow enameled aluminum stem and diffuser. In original
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Floor Lamp Mod. G 075 Bergbooms
Located in MADRID, ES
Floor Lamp Mod. G 075 Bergbooms
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Floor Lamp Mod. G 075 Bergbooms
Floor Lamp Mod. G 075 Bergbooms
H 48.82 in Dm 9.85 in
20th Century Paolo Venini Table Lamp Mod. 307, 1930
By Paolo Venini
Located in Turin, Turin
. The Table Lamp Mod. 307 it's made in Murano Diamante Glass whit gold leaf, the structure is in brass
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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Mod Ceramic Lamps
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
A group of mod, bulbous ceramic lamps, with chromed metal bases. One black lamp and a green lamp
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Mod 1970s Style White Ceramic Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mod 1970s style white ceramic lamps, cylindrical with impressed patterns and a white Blanc
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Late 20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Mod 1970s Style White Ceramic Lamps
Mod 1970s Style White Ceramic Lamps
H 25 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in
20th Century Kazuhide Takahama for Gavina Floor Lamp mod. Nefer
By Gavina, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Turin, Turin
Lamp mod. Nefer produced in 1986 by Gavina, It has a brass frame with marble base and a fabric diffuser
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Brass

Mod. 8022 Table Lamp from Stilnovo, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Brussels, BE
Mod. 8022 table lamp from Stilnovo, 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Huge Mod Polychromed Rattan Patterned Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Huge mod polychromed rattan patterned lamp, new wiring. Raised on an 11" wood base, standing 32" H
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Rattan

20th Century Angelo Mangiarotti Artemide Table Lamp Mod. Lesbo, 60s
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Turin, Turin
, who were crucial to his own growth and style development. Here we have a table lamp model Lesbo made
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Floor lamp mod. Coupé 3320/R
By Joe Colombo
Located in Milan, IT
Italy, 1967 Manufactured by O-LUCE Chrome-plated steel, lacquered metal Literature: Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio 1950-1980, Mondadori, Milano, 1985, p. 261; Vitra Design Museum...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Steel

Floor lamp mod. Coupé 3320/R
Floor lamp mod. Coupé 3320/R
H 89.38 in W 63 in D 15.75 in
Mod Oversized Pop Art Bulb Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mod, Italian, Mid-Century Modern, pop art, table lamp features an oversized milk glass light bulb
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

20th Century Ico Parisi Table Lamp Mod. Palpebra for Lamperti, 70s
By Lamperti, Ico Parisi
Located in Turin, Turin
," aimed at designing an entire community. Here we have a round table lamp mod. Palpebra in chrome and
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Floor Lamp Mod. 1968 by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Floor or reading lamp mod. 1968 by Fontana Arte. Simply and elegant brass structure in its original
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Floor Lamp Mod. 1968 by Fontana Arte
Floor Lamp Mod. 1968 by Fontana Arte
H 48.82 in W 6.3 in D 9.85 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp Mod, Solitaire by Tronconi, 1970s
By Tronconi
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern table lamp mod. Solitaire by Tronconi, 1970s Articulated table lamp
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

20th Century Ignazio Gardella Floor Lamp Mod. Lte8 for Azucena, 50s
By Ignazio Gardella, Azucena
Located in Turin, Turin
Corrado Corradi Dell'Acqua, in 1947. Here we have a floor lamp model LTE8 with painted iron stem, marble
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Iron

20th Century Gae Aulenti Floor Lamp Mod. Oracolo for Artemide, 1960s
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Turin, Turin
, La Scala in Milan, and the Odéon Theater in Paris. Here we have the famous "Oracolo" floor lamp
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

1960s Stilnovo Mod. 8022 Mid-Century Modern Orange and White Table Lamp
By Angelo Lelii, Stilnovo
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A Table lamp mod. 8022 by Stilnovo, Italy, 1960s. Lacquered aluminium, marked with manufacture
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

20th Century Alessandro Mendini Fidenza Vetraria Table Lamp Mod. Cubosfera, 60s
By Alessandro Mendini, Fidenza Vetraria
Located in Turin, Turin
Mendini together with his brother. Here we have a very peculiar table lamp in molded glass model
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

20th Century Gae Aulenti Artemide Table Lamp Mod. Mezzo Oracolo, 1960s
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Turin, Turin
lamp designed at the end of 60s for Artemide. It is made in lacquered metal structure and opal glass
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mod Space Age Flex Arm Desk Lamp
By Lightolier, Fagerhult
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Post Modern, Space Age flex arm desk lamp with orb form hood shade. The lamp is in a tan
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Late 20th Century American Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mod Space Age  Flex Arm Desk Lamp
Mod Space Age  Flex Arm Desk Lamp
H 23 in W 15 in D 6 in
20th Century Giuseppe Ostuni Oluce Floor Lamp Mod. 340PX Brass Methacrylate, 50s
By Oluce, Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Turin, Turin
become icons of Italian design. This floor lamp mod. 340PX was designed by Giuseppe Ostuni for Oluce in
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Brass

20th Century Angelo Lelii Mod Tris Floor Lamp Arredoluce Adjustable Diffuser 50s
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Turin, Turin
manages to create his luminous, ingenious yet elegant works of art. Floor lamp mod. Tris with brass
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

20th Century Vittoriano Viganò Arteluce Floor Lamps Mod. 1078 in Metal &Aluminum
By Vittoriano Vigano, Arteluce
Located in Turin, Turin
who marked that period and the future of the firm with his own style. Here the floor lamp model 1078
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

20th Century Angelo Lelii Floor Lamp mod. Polifemo 12555 for Arredoluce, 50s
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Turin, Turin
luminous, ingenious yet elegant works of art. Here we have a rare floor lamp model 12555 called "Polifemo
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Brass, Aluminum

21th Century Ugo La Pietra Floor Lamp mod. Arcangeli Metropolitani for Lumen
By Ugo La Pietra, Lumen Center
Located in Turin, Turin
. Here we have a very peculiar floor lamp first designed by Ugo La Pietra in 1977 and produced again in
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Iron

20th Century Gino Sarfatti Floor Lamp mod. 1051/M for Arteluce, 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Turin, Turin
, which is no longer in operation today. Here we have a floor lamp model 1051/M with a metal diffuser
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass

20th Century Roberto Pamio Table Lamp mod. Gill 45 for Leucos, 60s
By Leucos, Roberto Pamio
Located in Turin, Turin
projects, for a perfect fusion and synergy between space and furnishing needs. Here we have a table lamp
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

20th Century Max Ingrand Floor Lamp Mod. 2156 for Fontana Arte, 1950s
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Turin, Turin
awarded the French Legion of Honour. Here we have a really elegant floor lamp model 2156 with chromed
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Chrome

20th Century Vittoriano Viganò Floor Lamps Mod. 1047 for Arteluce, Early 50s
By Vittoriano Vigano, Arteluce
Located in Turin, Turin
lamp model 1047 designed in '50s by Vittoriano Viganò for Arteluce with brass structure and painted
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Mod Dna Italian Table Lamp Designed by Superego Studio
By Studio Superego
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Italian table lamp mod DNA designed by Superego Studio. Made of diferent colored plexiglass pieces
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2010s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Fontana Arte Table Lamp Mod. 2437, Italy, 1967
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milan, IT
Fontana Arte table lamp Mod. 2437, Italy, 1967
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Nickel

20th Century Man Ray for Gavina Pair of Table Lamps mod. Rue Férou
By Man Ray, Gavina
Located in Turin, Turin
always regarded himself first and foremost as a painter. Here a pair of table lamp mod. Rue Férou with
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Italian Mid-Century Modern Satin Glass Table Lamp Mod. Tank by VeArt, 1980s
By VeArt
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern satin glass table lamp mod. Tank by VeArt, 1980s Extreme rare and fun
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp Mod. Walnut by Achille Castiglioni for Flos, 1970s
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Mid-Century Modern table lamp mod. Walnut by Achille Castiglioni for Flos, 1970s Walnut lamp, with
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

1950s Oscar Torlasco for Lumi Milano mod. 338 Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp
By Oscar Torlasco, Lumi
Located in Aci Castello, IT
original patina, good conditions overall. This 1950s Mid-Century Modern brass and green fabric table lamp
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Mod. Shogun Table Lamp Designed by Mario Botta for Artemide
By Mario Botta
Located in Madrid, ES
Table lamp mod Shogun designed by Mario Botta for Artemide. Made of steel and aluminun. Adjustable
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Arredoluce Floor Lamp Mod 12705 by Angelo Lelii
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Midcentury floor lamp designed by Angelo Lelii and made by Arredoluce in 1958. This model 12705 is
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Monumental Pair of Rock Stone Table Lamps Sirmos Style Vintage Mid Century Mod
By Sirmos
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage pair of Mid Century Modern monumental size rock stone Mid-Century Modern glacier table
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stone

Mid-Century Table Lamp 'Spule' Mod. 1235 by Kalmar, Brass Mosaic Cocoon, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A rare Mid-Century Modern table lamp model 'Spule' no. 1235. by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, manufactured
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Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

20th Century Gino Sarfatti Arteluce Set of 3 Floor Lamps Mod. 1073 '50s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Turin, Turin
century was Gino Sarfatti. Venetian by birth and Genoese by training, Sarfatti became Milanese in 1935
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Iron, Metal

Mid-Century Mod "NIKE" by Catellani&Smith Ceramic Plaster Table Lamp Italy 70s
By Catellani & Smith, Enzo Catellani
Located in Palermo, IT
Sculptural table lamp depicting the "Nike of Samothrace", designed by Enzo Catellani and made by
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Antique 1670s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Plaster

20th Century Kartell Red Floor Lamp Mod. 4055 by Luigi Bandini Buti '70
By Kartell, Luigi Bandini Buti
Located in Turin, Turin
Floor lamp designed by Luigi Bandini Buti in '70s for the Manufacturer Kartell. The floor lamp
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Unique Vintage & Large Driftwood or Root Wood Large Table Lamp Mid-Century Mod
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large, sculptural and dramatic table lamp made of drift or root wood with a polychrome finish
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Abalone, Driftwood

Floor lamp Mazzega mod. Canne, design by Carlo Nason
By Carlo Nason
Located in Montecchio Precalcino, VI
This Is a rare Mazzega floor lamp, mod. Canne, design by murano master Carlo Nason . His legendary
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metallic Thread

20th Century Venini Floor Lamp Mod. Tolboi in Murano Glass and Metal, 80s
By Venini
Located in Turin, Turin
foundation for the stylistic identity that still distinguishes the company today. "Tolboi" model floor lamp
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Table lamp mod. ‘Galdino’ by Harvey Guzzini, Italy 1973
By Harvey Guzzini, Carlo Urbinati
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Table lamp mod. 'Galdino' by Carlo Urbinati for Harvey Guzzini, Italy 1973. Nice and playful design
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Rare Adjustable Floor Lamp Mod. 1045 by Gino Sarfatti
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milan, IT
Rare adjustable floor lamp mod. 1045 by Gino Sarfatti, Italy, circa 1948. Manufactured by Arteluce
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Metal

Floor Lamp by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Classic Mod floor lamp by Laurel, satin metal finish shows some cosmetic wear as shown, normal and
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Floor Lamp by Laurel
Floor Lamp by Laurel
H 56.75 in W 10 in D 10 in
Mod 1970s 'Town Hall' Floor Lamp with Marble Base
By Guzzini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Awesome 1970s modern floor lamp from a Town Hall in the Netherlands. Lamp has a fat tubular chrome
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Chrome

Gino Sarfatti Table Lamp mod. 523 for Arteluce, 1964
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Milano, IT
Immerse yourself in the world of timeless elegance with the 1964 Gino Sarfatti table lamp, a true
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Cast Stone, Aluminum

Oscar Torlasco for Lumi Mod.553 Table Lamp, Italy 1950s
By Lumi, Oscar Torlasco
Located in Naples, IT
Oscar Torlasco mod. 553 table lamp. Large version. Manufactured by Lumi, Milan, Italy, late 1950s
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

1970's Mod Table Lamp By Frank Bentler Denmark
By Frank Bentler
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A fun 1970's pop table lamp by Frank Bentler, made in Denmark. White acrylic shade and tapered
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

20th Century Mario Ceroli Pair of Table Lamps Mod. Diamante in Wood and Fabric
By Mario Ceroli, Edizioni Arte Design
Located in Turin, Turin
Pair of table lamps by Mario Ceroli for EAD (Edizioni Arte Design) deisgned in '80s, with base in
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Lumen Milano Desk Lamp Mod C429 by Oscar Torlasco
By Lumen, Oscar Torlasco
Located in Hanover, MA
An articulating desk lamp model C429 by Lumen Milano in brass, enameled aluminum and marble, late
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Aluminum, Brass

Stilux, mod. Orleans dome table lamp, Stilux Milano Italy, 1955
By Stilux
Located in Firenze, IT
Mod. Orleans dome table lamp, lightly-smoked violet perspex domed shade. Stilux, Milano Italy
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

Mod American 1960s Mustard Crater-Glazed Bottle-Form Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
The large bottle-form lamp with long neck and tapering body all in a crater glaze.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Table Lamp by J.T. Kalmar Mod. 1197 Phoenix
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass frame fitted with two E27 socket up to 60 watts or LED. Another shade color on request possible. Excellent original condition.
Category

Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Table Lamp by J.T. Kalmar Mod. 1197 Phoenix
Table Lamp by J.T. Kalmar Mod. 1197 Phoenix
H 22.84 in W 14.97 in D 18.9 in
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Mod Century Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of mod century lamps available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and glass, all mod century lamps available were constructed with great care. Find 139 antique and vintage mod century lamps at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 8 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Mod century lamps have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of mod century lamps to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Scandinavian Modern mod century lamps are of considerable interest. Many mod century lamps are appealing in their simplicity, but Fontana Arte, Arteluce and Stilnovo produced popular mod century lamps that are worth a look.

How Much are Mod Century Lamps?

Prices for mod century lamps can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, mod century lamps begin at $100 and can go as high as $69,957, while the average can fetch as much as $2,800.

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.

Questions About Mod Century Lamps
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    To identify mid-century lamps, look for a manufacturer's label or stamp on the base or the shade. You can use trusted online resources to determine when the company or artisan was active. Some lamps may also have a date stamp that you can use for identification purposes. Pieces dating from the late 1950s through the early 1970s are mid-century in terms of their age. A mid-century modern lamp will show off hallmarks of the design style, such as curvy hourglass or globe forms. A certified appraiser or experienced antiques dealer may also be able to help with the identification. Find a range of mid-century lamps on 1stDibs.