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Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

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.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Pair of Audoux-Minet Rope Table Lamps France, 1950
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pair of Audoux-Minet rope table lamp France 1950 Good condition. Measure: Height 25 cm B22 socket
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Rope

Mid Century Modern Table Lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid Century Modern table lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy. Height 26.7" - 68 cm. Diameter 7.8" - 20 cm.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Table Lamp by Hillebrand Lighting, Germany - 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Table Lamp by Hillebrand Lighting, Germany 1960s. The diameter given applies to the shade.
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Alberto Donà Mid-Century Modern Purple Two Murano Glass Table Lamps 2024
Located in Murano, Venezia
Exclusive pair of Purple Murano Glass table lamps with satin bronze frame. The lamp has 8 elements of a wavy circular shape in a mirrored purple ​​colour. Lamp made with great care a...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Gold Leaf

Alberto Donà Mid-Century Modern Mirrored Rubin Two Murano Glass Table Lamps 2024
Located in Murano, Venezia
Exclusive pair of Rubin Murano Glass table lamps with satin bronze frame. The lamp has 8 elements of a wavy circular shape in a mirrored ruby ​​colour. Lamp made with great care and ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Gold Leaf

Massimo Vignelli, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and black-painted metal table lamp designed by Massimo Vignelli and produced by O-Luce, Italy, c. 1960s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 21” H x 9.25” W x 16” D Stated dimensio...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

70s Table Lamp
Located in Milano, IT
Table lamp, milky white glass.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Milk Glass

Jane & Gordon Martz Ceramic Tall Table Lamp for Marshall Studios, 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jane & Gordon Martz Ceramic tall table lamp for Marshall Studios from the 1970s. Blue, green, white and grey stripe pattern. Signed. Original wiring and finial. In great vintage cond...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Mid-century Ceramic hand made table lamp
Located in Budapest, HU
We are thrilled to introduce our magical new lamp collection. Our team has expanded, and our exciting and beautiful vases are being transformed into unique lamps. This stunning lam...
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1960s Hungarian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Giuseppe Ostuni Model #215 'Ochetta' Metal & Brass Wall or Table Lamp for O-Luce
Located in Glendale, CA
Giuseppe Ostuni Model #215 'Ochetta' Metal & Brass Wall or Table Lamp for O-Luce. An extremely rare and surprisingly utilitarian lamp executed in brass and painted metal by one of th...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Louis Kalff Mid-century Modern Table or Desk Lamp with Black Base and Grey Shade
Located in Lisse, NL
Timeless and stylish table lamp. This wonderful midcentury table lamp by Louis Kalff is in beautiful condition. This color combination will look great in virtually every mid-century...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Contemporary Pair of Brass Sputnik Rings Murano Glass Lamps , Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of table or bedside brass sputnik lamps with orange and white Murano glass rings. Contemporary work from a small italian artisanal workshop. Minor imperfections possible due to ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

pair of 1970s brass table lamps att. to Romeo Rega
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of brass and lacquered brass lamps attributed to Romeo Rega and produced by Fratelli Martini in the 1970s. The lampshades are the originals; they are two stock items.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Ceramic & Opal Glass Table Lamp by Ivan Jakeš
Located in London, GB
A petite, sculptural table lamp with a terracotta base, glazed in a natural beige with a subtle brown speckle, and topped with a mushroom-shaped opal glass shade. This table lamp w...
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Opaline Glass

1960's NB3 Desk / Table Lamp by Neweba, Switzerland
Located in Bern, CH
Vintage 1960's Neweba NB3 Desk / Table Lamp. Aluminium shade with adjustable chromed neck on cast iron base. Max. 40W Produced by Neweba, Switzerland. In full working condition (with...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Steel, Wrought Iron

Pair of eclisse lamps designed by Vico Magistretti in 1965 for Artemide
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
The eclisse lamp was designed by Vico Magistretti in 1965. The design won the Compasso d’Oro Award in 1967 and became a keynote of Italian design worldwide. Eclisse represents the ba...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Table Lamp with Paper Shade, Austria - 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
Table Lamp, Austria 1950s. The depth and width given applies to the shade.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

pair of brass table lamps att. to Romeo Rega
Located in Milan, IT
pair of brass and lacquered brass lamps produced by Fratelli Martini in the 1970s and attributed to the design of Romeo Rega, lampshades included. These are two stock funds.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

1960s large ceramic table or floor lamp in light brown from Kaiser Leuchten
Located in München, DE
Beautiful 1960s large glossy ceramic floor lamp or table lamp from Kaiser Leuchte. Made in Germany. Delivery without lampshade. Typical mid-century design. Solid and manufactured to...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Mid Century wood and fabric shade table lamp from the DDR with stamp from 1966
Located in München, DE
Beautiful, rare, large Mid Century wood table lamp with fabric shade from the former DDR (GDR, East Germany). With manufacturer's stamp and exact production date February the 18th, 1...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Large desk lamp model 7404 by Egon Hillebrand, 70s
Located in MIJDRECHT, NL
This large mid-century model 7404 table or desk lamp with brass details and a brown shade with a cast iron brown base. The lamp was produced and labelled by Hillebrand and remains in...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Harvey Guzzini Sirio Lamp Designed by Lampa and Brazzoli – Iconic 70s Design
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Discover the timeless elegance of the Seventies with this exquisite Harvey Guzzini Sirio 70s Lamp. Designed by the renowned duo Ermanno Lampa and Sergio Brazzoli, this mid-century mo...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

1970s Pair of Wall Lamps, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition - Rewired - US wiring compatible
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Brumbury Lamp by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini, 1970s
Located in Lasne, BE
Grey plastic and metal lamp by Luigi Massoni, Brumbury model. Double switch for choosing to light part or all of the lamp. Wear due to time and age of the lamp.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Tripod Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp model 'Tripod Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1954. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are manufact...
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass, Steel

Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Tripod Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp model 'Tripod Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1954. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are manufact...
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass, Steel

Table lamp designed by Albano Poli for Poliarte
Located in Vittoria, IT
Cube-shaped murano glass table lamp designed by Albano Poli for Poliarte in the 1970s.
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Modernist Vintage White Glass Brass Floor Lamp Table Lamp VeArt Italy 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage huge floor lamp or table lamp by VeArt from white glass and brass plated metal rods 1960s Italy. A formidable and beautiful lighting, which shows a wonderf...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Cocotte Table Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp model 'Cocotte Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1957. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are manufac...
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass, Steel

Travertine Lamp, Zonca, Italy, 1970's
Located in La Tour-de-Peilz, CH
We must admit that travertine is... beautiful. The Romans understood this well since the Colosseum in Rome largely displays this rock with its characteristic cavities. A beautiful b...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Travertine, Brass

Rope Table Lamp in the Style of Audoux Minet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice table lamp is made of rope. This is a French work in the Style of Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet. Circa 1970
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Rope

Pair of Table Lamps by Robert Picault, France in turquoise / green
Located in Berlin, DE
1950s Pair of Table Lamps by Robert Picault, France in green/turquoise. The measurements given apply to the lamps with the shade.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Decorative Palm Tree and Rope Table Lamp
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and decorative table lamp is made of palm tree and rope. This is a French work. Circa 1970
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Rope, Palmwood

Ceramic Table Lamp by Michael Andersen, Denmark - 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Ceramic Table Lamp by Michael Andersen, Denmark - 1960s. The diameter given applies to the base of the lamp.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Artemide Boalum Table Lamp by Livio Castiglioni and Gianfranco Frattini, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Artemide Boalum table lamp by Livio Castiglioni and Gianfranco Frattini, Italy. This unique table lamp designed by Livio Castiglioni and Gianfranco ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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PVC, Resin

Vintage red metal desk lamp Eyeball Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Mid-century red metal desk lamp Eyeball made in Italy in the 1970s. This table lamp is completely metal. The lamp is in very good vintage condition. The lamp is fully functional. The...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

stefano-bono-spadafora table lamp original shade
Located in Medesano, IT
Introducing a masterpiece from the renowned jewellery maker, Stefano Bono, designed in the lavish 1970s. This vintage lamp is not merely a lighting fixture, but a statement piece tha...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Sculptural Travertine Lamps by Giuliano Cesari
Located in London, London
Pair of table lamps By Giuliano Cesari and Enrico Panzeri For Nucleo Sormani Carved travertine Designed in 1971
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Travertine

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Jucker Table Lamps by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, 1960s
Located in Munich, DE
Pair of amazing Mid-Century Modern Jucker side table lamps. Designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, 1963. Manufactured by Flos, Italy, 1960s. Executed in orange lacquered metal, each lamp ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Modern Design Valerius Electric Table Lamp Brass and Alabaster by Eichholtz
Located in Dublin, Ireland
This modern design 'Valerius' Lamp has a clean-lined candelabra style frame and round base, antique brass finish and featuring six translucent shades of alabaster which cast a welcom...
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Alabaster, Bronze

Murano Glass Multicolored Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Modernist lamps from Murano, Italy made with hand-blown glass sphere components in a variety of hues - chocolate brown, sea green, gray, and opaque white. They sit on glass bases and...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Glass table lamp by de Rupel, Belgium for Holmegaard, 1960s
Located in MIJDRECHT, NL
Glass table lamp made by Holmegaard Belgium. Inside of the glass base there is also a lightbulb and can lighted separate. the shade is made of silk. A beautiful warm ochreous glass t...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Mid-Century English Brass Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A petite brass table lamp, patinated naturally, hatched engraving. England, c1960s. Good vintage condition. Since re-wired and PAT tested. Internal ref: UK. Location: London G...
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1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid century gooseneck table lamp by Jan Hoogervorst for Anvia Almelo, 1960s
Located in MIJDRECHT, NL
Dutch Design mid century gooseneck table/desk lamp by J.J.M. Hoogervorst for Anvia Almelo, 1960s. Johannes Joseph Maria (Jan) Hoogervorst Hoogervorst's lighting fixtures are distin...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Murano Glass Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of lamps from the island of Murano, Italy. Each lamp features a hand-blown ridged glass component in a warm gold color smoked glass. They are supported on a brass structure with...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Space Age or Mid Century Modern Twirling Medusa Lamp in White Steel and Aluminum
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This iconic design creation was born in the mind of Olaf von Bohr for Valenti in 1968 and was called Medusa. It could be used as a table lamp, a desk lamp or as a floor lamp. It was...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Aluminum

Turquoise Stoneware Table Lamp Teak base 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice attractive Turquoise Stoneware Table lamp. comes with a Teak base . Beautiful Scandinavian design .
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Stoneware

Mid Century 1970s Chrome RABBIT lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
Mid Century 1970s Chrome RABBIT lamp. This Cute rabbit lamp is a bulbous shaped body with pointed smoked lucite ears. Ears. a great playful look. Please make sure to look at our rob...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

1960s White Compact "Lampette" Telescopic Table - Desk Lamp by Eichhoff Germany
Located in St. Louis, MO
The Koch Creations Lampette" telescopic lamp by EICHHOFF WERKE - Germany was designed in the early 1960s. A small lamp with a compact structure has a minimalist shape. The lamp has ...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Table and floor lamp Wooden Lamp Alu
Located in Hoegaarden, BE
The Wooden Lamp, designed by Belgian interior architect and designer Christophe Gevers, exemplifies his mastery in combining natural materials with minimalist design. This lamp featu...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Murano Glass Blue and Gray Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass table lamps from the island of Murano outside of Venice, Italy. This hand-blown pair alternates striking bright blue colored spheres with gray colored ones. They have be...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Florian Schulz Mid-Century Vintage Modernist Brass Adjustable Table Lamp c.1970
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern vintage German table lamp or desk lamp designed by Florian Schulz in the 1970s. This lamp was made circa 1970s a...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Murano Glass Blue Disc Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Italian lamps made of Murano glass. This pair boasts iridescent blue glass discs featured along a brass stem. They are hand-crafted and have been newly wired to fit US stand...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Table lamp with chrome and cork details by Herda for Lampadari 3 Luci, 1970s
Located in MIJDRECHT, NL
Rare table lamp with chrome and cork accents and a cork alike shade, by Herda for Lampadari 3 Luci, 1970s Herda Lighting company, founded 1946 in Amsterdam by the brothers Daniels. ...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

Set of 3 Midcentury Batman Ceramic Floor Vases, Germany Late 1960s Possibly Lamp
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Set of 3 midcentury vintage ceramic floor vases, Germany, late 1960s. A batman pattern very sought after. Some can be mounted as a lamp as it was sometimes the case in this period (s...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

1970s Brass and Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
1970s Brass and Murano Glass Table Lamp Table lamp by the designer Aldo Nason for the manufacture Mazzega Murano. Caramel blown glass brass base, nice patina.  UK Wired
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Brown Hebi (Snake) Lamp, 1970s
Located in London, GB
This icon of 20th century design was created in 1970 by Japanese engineer and designer Isao Hosoe for Valenti, Italy. Structure in flexible metal that can be twisted in every direc...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Italian lamp, 1960s
Located in Brussels , BE
Beautiful, large table lamp in white, suitable for all types of interiors.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Mid-century Modern table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern table lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage table lamps created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, brass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern table lamps made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original table lamps, popular names associated with this style include Gordon & Jane Martz, Laurel Lamp Company, Marshall Studios, and Bitossi. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for table lamps differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $100 and tops out at $69,000 while the average work can sell for $2,096.

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