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Color: Beige
Mid-Century Modern White and Yellow Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Measures: W7.5 D7.5 H29
Vintage table lamp with matte white finish accented by yellow details following the pattern on the table lamp. The brass base and details have patina. The ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Crystal Candelabras Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and crystal candelabras lamps. Each stunning six arm electrified ca...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Mid-Century Modern Green Table Lamp, Ceramic, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern green table lamp, ceramic, 1970s.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Original L4 Ceramic Table Lamp by Daniel Orozco
Located in Geneve, CH
Original L4 ceramic table lamp by Daniel Orozco
Material: Ceramic.
Dimensions: D 30 x H 50 cm
White ceramic table lamp, with white peaks and palm screen. Handmade by Mexican artisan...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Castle Glo Table Lamp
Located in Renton, WA
Staying steadfast with Seed Designs “Castle series” signature concrete finish, the Castle GLO pendant and table lamp is the newest addition to the ever-so ...
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2010s Table Lamps
Materials
Concrete
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Porcelain and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful French 19th century Louis XVI st. porcelain and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a circular ormolu base with most decorative protruding block rosette feet flanked by Vitruvian scrolls. The elegantly shaped porcelain body displays beautiful and richly chased pierced ormolu mounts of a detailed rams head amidst fine foliate, ribbon garlands, and Greek key handles...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Candelabras Lamps
By Pierre Gouthiere
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very large scale pair of French early 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu candelabras mounted into lamps after a model by Pierre Gouthière. Each lamp is raised by a tria...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Lisa Johansson-Pape Table Lamp Manufactured by Orno, Finland, 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Lisa Johansson-Pape
Table lamp
Manufactured by Orno
Finland, 1950
Brass, leather, canvas shade
From the archives of Side Gallery. Barcelona
Measurements
10 cm x 10 cm x 69 H cm
3.93 in x 3.93 in x 27.10 H in
Literature
Design Musuem, Lisa Johansson-Pape, Helsinki, 1986; Ornamo, Helsinki, 1962
Bio
Finnish designer Lisa Johansson-Pape enjoyed a long and varied career in lighting, furniture, textile, and ceramic design. She was one of Finland’s leading lighting designers in the 20th century and was instrumental in promoting Finnish design internationally.
Born in 1907, Lisa Johansson-Pape studied at the Industrial Art Institute in Helsinki University of Art & Design (Now Aalto University of Art & Design), graduating in 1928. She worked as a furniture designer for Kylmäkoski and Stockmann and created carpets for the Friends of Finnish Handicraft, before turning her attention to lighting design. She collaborating with the Stockmann-owned lighting factory Orno from 1942, famously remarking, “it was quite by accident that I became a design light artist. By education, I am a furniture designer, but I had to make lamps during the war.”
Notable designs include the Lisa (1947), Sipuli (1954), and Laura (1957) pendant lamps. The Sipuli, often referred to by the English translation Onion, resembles the form of the vegetable for which it was named. The angular design in opaline glass was awarded a gold medal at the Triennale di Milano in 1954, which was just one of several prizes Johansson-Pape received in her career; she was also awarded a silver medal at the 1951 Triennale...
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1950s Finnish Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair 19th Century Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th Century Chinese Cantonese vases / lamps. Each with classical green ground, wonderful exotic floral decoration, butterflies and birds.
The vases can be co...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Akari Model 20n Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Glendale, CA
Akari Model 20N light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. The shade is made from handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Panoplie Petite Iron Tripod Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite iron tripod lamp with slender legs and tapered feet. New wiring and new oyster linen shade. Multiple available, sold individually. Takes...
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2010s Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Stacked Bone and Brass Powder-Coated Table Lamp with Peekaboo Silver Leaf Shade
By Arvo Ray, Seth Premo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Junius lamp makes a bold statement with its geometric stacked elements that appear almost to float above one another. The lamp is constructed with a po...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Brass, Silver Leaf
Nesso Table Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nesso table designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti. Originally designed, circa 1960s. Current production by Artemide. Acrylic. Also available in an orange ver...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
Table Lamp Indoor-Outdoor On-Off Soft Touch Led Techn Cordless Rechargeable
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’.
The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality.
A constant...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair Century Chinese Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very decorative pair of 20th Century Chinese porcelain vases / lamps.
Each with blue coloured classical motif decoration boarders and Deer head handles, inset hand painted panels ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Gorgeous Midcentury Pottery Table Lamp by Fog & Mørup
By Aluminia, Fog & Mørup
Located in Søborg, DK
Absolutely gorgeous midcentury pottery table lamp by Fog & Mørup of Copenhagen for Aluminia of Denmark.
This beautiful table lamp has such a classic midcentury design to the shape an...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
Large 19th Century Chinese Rose Medallion / Canton Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century Chinese Cantonese / rose medallion vase / lamp. Having gilded dog of faux handles and serpents, classical green ground decoration with inset painted ...
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Late 19th Century French Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Large Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Glass Striated Multi-Colored Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Large Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Glass Striated Blown, Yellow, and Clear Vases. Each is beautifully blow, and hand-cut into these marvelous vases which are superb i...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Cut Glass
Tiffany Contemporary Table Lamp 40 Champagne Silk Silvered Glass Antiqued Bras
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY the iconic lamp!
For 20 years, we have perpetuated our unique manufacturing method. Inspired by unlimited glass reflections, Sabrina Landini has created an elegant home coll...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tahiti Table Lamp (US VERSION 110v), by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the US wired 'Tahiti' Table lamp, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981. The light fixture is of a polychrome enameled metal "duck" with a pivoting-like head mounted on a black and white bacterio-patterned laminate base. EU VERSION 220v AVAILABLE IN ANOTHER LISTING.
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated in architecture at the Politecnico di Torino. One of the most influential and important figures of the last century. As an Architect and Designer, he has participated in all radical movements whether created from the 1970s and 1980s. In 1981 he founded the Memphis group, a group that has radically changed the scenario of Italian and world design. Honored with numerous international awards, was winner of the Golden Compass in 1959. He designed the first laptop "Valentina" by Olivetti. He died in 2007 at the age of 90 years.
Memphis Milano is the great cultural phenomenon of the 1980s that revolutionized creative and commercial logics in design. Born from the idea of Ettore Sottsass and a group of young designers and architects, in Milan, coupled in the years by famous designers from the international scene, Memphis turned upside down all of the existing parameters on living. Ettore Sottsass as the backbone of the group, design gained a new concept and expression through new shapes, materials and patterns, expanding the creative limits of the industry. Memphis became a symbol of New Design. Its influence is still clear in various sectors of production and beyond.
Additional info:
- Dimensions: H 23.5 inches
- Materials: Metal
- Lighting info: 50 W, 12 V
-Additional Lighting Info: Please note that this item is wired in 110 V for the standard US light socket.
- Price includes additional US rewiring cost for accessibility to US outlets.
- If you are interested in the EU version of this light, please refer to the dealers storefront for the (EU) wired light fixture...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Poul Henningsen Brass and Glass PH 3 1/2 -2 1/2 Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen brass and glass PH 3½-2½ table lamp for Louis Poulsen. Executed in white opal glass and a brass, chrome or black metallized frame...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Paavo Tynell 5321 Table Lamp
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Berkeley, CA
Paavo Tynell’s fanciful take on nature is gracefully echoed in the 5321 Table Lamp, designed by the Finnish designer in 1938. Under the distinctive shell-inspired brass shade, the bulb subtly appears from beneath; a picturesque detail resembling the desirable sea shell pearl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Piccola Table Lamp in Purple by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Piccola is limited only by your imagination. Its soft pliable base is covered in supple Italian glove leather and can be tilted to any angle while its hand-spun aluminum shade floats...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Model #548 Table Lamp in Blue and Polished Brass
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti Model #548 table lamp in blue and polished brass.
Designed in 1951, this is an authorized re-edition by Alessandro Sarfatti, grandson of Gino Sarfatti, who applies hi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Karboxx by Enrico Franzolini Peggy Natural Jute Table Lamps, Set of 2
Located in London, GB
Designed by Enrico Franzoloni for Karboxx, the Peggy table lamp is a fantastic example of modern design.
With a square chromed metal base and tubular stand, the table lamps feature ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Jute
Min Lilla Viking Afyon Marble Table Lamp with Polished Brass Horns
Located in New York, NY
The "Min Lilla Viking" (My Little Viking) table lamp pays homage to old Scandinavian warrior helmets. It echoes the shape and style with a contemporary twist...
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2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Asian & French Collaboration 19th Century Louis XVI Style Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and high quality Asian and French collaboration 19th century Louis XVI st. Imari porcelain and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by an elegant ormolu base with fine wrap aroun...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of "Aggregate" Rock Crystal Cluster Lamps by Spark Interior
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of "Aggregate" table lamps composed of clustered rock crystal fragments.
"Aggregate" table lamps from our signature Eon Collection. Beautifully hand cut and polished Brazilian ...
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Early 2000s American Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal
Test Tubes Lamps with Bubbling Colored Liquid
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Unique collection of 14 glass lamps of different shapes and sizes with a test tube, chemical aspect, with colored liquid inside.
The bulb inside the lamp...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Porcelain Lamp, Signed by Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and large scale French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and porcelain lamp, signed by Sèvres. The lamp is raised by striking triangular shaped porcelain base with ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Tiffany contemporary Floor Lamp 40 emerald Silk Brass Silvered Glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY the iconic lamp!
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Tiffany, a timeless lamp, inspired by the international movie “Breakfast at Tiffany” and the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Murano Glass Table Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Striking pair of Murano glass table lamps layered with a pristine crystal clear glass outer layer, frosted glass interior, and 23-kara...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. porcelain and ormolu Pâte sur Pâte lamps. Each lamp is raised by a fine ormolu base with mo...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and ormolu mounted lamps. Each lamp is raised by a fine square ormolu base with concave corners a...
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19th Century French Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Yki Nummi Table Lamp for Orno Finland
By Yki Nummi
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A terrific Minimalist table lamp by Yki Nummi for Orno Finland, circa 1955.
Taupe enamel paint over aluminum.
This lamp has an adjustable height an...
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1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Three Arm Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu three arm candelabra lamps. Each lamp is raised by a circular stepped base with a lovely wrap around foliate band and beaded design. Above the spiral fluted socle pedestal is a fine berried laurel pattern...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Curtis Jere Signed Flock of Seagulls Sculptural Brutalist Table Lamp
By Curtis Jeré
Located in West Hartford, CT
Mid century Curtis Jere signed table lamp which features a sculpture of a flock of seagulls in the body of the lamp and a patinated chrome base which...
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1970s American Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Ormolu and Rouge Griotte Marble La
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most charming true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble lamps. Each lamp is raised by its original elegant circular Rouge Griotte marble base with a fine wrap around a double mottled border. Each lamp depicts the beautiful Psyche draped in a wonderfully executed flowing dress with a shawl...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Asian 19th Century Porcelain Vases Mounted into Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of Asian 19th century porcelain vases mounted into lamps with French 19th Century Louis XVI st. ormolu mounts. Raised on square bases with scrolled feet and a reeded design. The vases depict imagery of a Asian gifting...
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19th Century Asian Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a most decorative pierced scrolled base with a central cabochon. Above are charming ch...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Vert Antique Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Vert antique marble lamps. Each lamp is raised on ormolu ball feet below the marble...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely decorative and handsome true pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. marble and ormolu lamps signed "F. Barbedienne Paris & F. Levillain". Raised on a mottled Rouge ...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
A Pair of Neoclassical Bronze Dore Candelabra Att. to Thomire
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Pair of Neoclassical
Bronze Dore Candelabra
With the Mythological Figures of Flora & Zephyr
Now mounted as Bouillotte Lamps
Early 19th Century
Attributed to Thomire...
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19th Century French Antique Table Lamps
Pair of French Turn of the Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Crystal Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional pair of French turn of the century Louis XVI st. ormolu and crystal lamps. Each two arm lamp is raised by a square base with fine topie sha...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Blue Glass and Ormolu Candelabra Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XVI st. hand blown cobalt blue glass and ormolu candelabra mounted into a lamp. The lamp is raised by an elegant foliate designed ormolu base be...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Malù Table Lamp
Located in Pazzallo, CH
A lamp with a non-homogeneous elegance, thanks to the rough and porous texture that covers the surface. The reference to the image of the moon is immediate, a mysterious and seductiv...
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2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Vert Patricia Marble Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu and Vert Patricia marble lamp. The lamp is raised by a square Vert Patricia marble stepped base with fine foliate, berried lau...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Three-Light Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of exceptional French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu three light candelabra lamps. Each richly chased lamp is raised on a round base with acanthus leaves. The C scrolle...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Rock Crystal & Ormolu Girondoles Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. rock crystal and ormolu girondoles lamps. Each two arm Marie Antoinette lamp is raised by a pierced sc...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of Classical 19th Century Gilded Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A pair of classical gilded ormolu and marble urn lamps, each with scrolling handles and bearded mask mounts.
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19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu
Two Vintage Beige Travertine Lamps with Linen Shades
Located in Doraville, GA
Two "buffet" lamps with solid rustic travertine bases and metal stems. The lamps are of high quality and are very much in a style associated with Karl Springer. The lamp has rewired ...
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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine
Akari Model 3A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
Akari model 3A light sculpture by Isamu Noguchii. The shade is made from handmade washi paper, wood and bamboo ribs with authentic Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. Akari light scu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Ceramic Table Lamps by Denis Castaing, 2022
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic table lamp by Denis Castaing.
Perfect original conditions.
Sold with a new European electrical system.
2022.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
A Large Pair of 19th Century William IV Style Brass Column Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of late 19th century William IV style brass column lamps with bulbous base supported on a square plinth, the column rising out of the bulb and decorated with leaf shoots.
Cur...
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21st Century and Contemporary English William IV Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Contemporary European Green Glass Sculptural Table Lamp by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
These contemporary Margit Wittig table lamp is mounted on a solid slate bases and feature five mouth blown glass shapes in green with gold and silver leaf and multiple resin hand-cas...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Slate
Iconic Midcentury Clear Crystal Glass Table Lamp in Style of a Mountain Rock
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful table lamp in the form of a mountain or a rock. This light requires one European E14 candelabra bulb, up to 40 watts. It comes with the original old shade. The lamp foot is...
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1950s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Stunning Extra Large Glass Table Lamps by Peil & Putzler, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful extra-large midcentury mushroom table lamps by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s.
Made of a single piece of blown and cased glass with black and red pigment inclusions which...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Opal
Natural Form Rock Crystal Lamps by Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Finely carved natural form rock crystal lamps, created by Phoenix Gallery
Each lamp Installed two sockets.
To the top of the rock crystal : 13 in
Lampshade are not included.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal
Antique and Vintage Table Lamps for Sale: Find Art Deco Table Lamps, Murano Glass Table Lamps and Other Lighting on 1stDibs
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.
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