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English 1950’s Red Enamel and Gilt Metal Desk Lamp by Beverly Pick for GEC
Located in London, GB
An English 1950’s red enamel and gilt metal desk lamp designed by Beverly Pick for GEC. A lovely
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Desk lamp, Erik Wärnå, Sweden, 1950
s
By Erik Wärnå
Located in Stockholm, SE
Erik Wärnå desk lamp. model 40, Värnamo, Sweden. 1950's.
The condition is consistent with age. With
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1950s Yellow Metal Desk Travel Lamp by Grail
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Wonderful desk lamp by Grail, England from the 1950s. Original powder coated finish in yellow
Category
Vintage 1950s English Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Metal Desk Lamp, France, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
Charming French black metal desk lamp, 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Desk Lamp in Brass and Dark Blue Metal, Italian, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant and linear desk lamp in brass with particular double dome in dark blue metal.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Adjustable White Metal and Brass Desk Lamp, Italy, 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small adjustable table lamp made from brass and white painted metal in the style of Gino Sarfatti
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
1950s Industrial Metek Metal Travelling Desk Lamp Aluminum Folding Desk Lamp
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Wonderful desk lamp by Metek England from the 1950s. Made from polished aluminum with steel rod
Category
Mid-20th Century English Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1950s Louis Kalff for Philips Grey Metal Table or Desk Lamp
By Philips, Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1950s Louis Kalff for Philips grey metal table or desk lamp with white shade and red accents.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1950s Louis Kalff Red Metal and Brass Table or Desk Lamp
By Philips, Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1950s Louis Kalff for Philips table or desk lamp in red metal and brass.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
American 1950s Metal Reading Desk Lamp with Extendable Arm
Located in Santa Monica, CA
American 1950s metal reading desk lamp with extendable arm.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1950s Italy Small Desk and Chair Original Kindergarten made Formica and Metal
Located in Milan, IT
Small kindergarten desk made of wood with formica top and tubular structure of black painted metal
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Children s Furniture
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Desk Lamp Painted Metal, Brass, Marble by Lumen, Italy, 1950s
By Lumen
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Rare Mid-Century Modern Desk table lamp by the italian editor manufacture Lumen in brass, original
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
1950
s American Mid Century Gooseneck Double Head Atomic Age Desk Lamp
By Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in San Diego, CA
Double head enameled finish gooseneck table/desk lamp, circa 1950's great colors very clean
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Desk Lamp in Brass and Black Metal, Italian, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury Italian brass desk lamp with a black lacquered metal dome.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
1950s Articulated Bauhaus Style "Witch Hat" Brown Metal Industrial Desk lamp
By Helo Leuchten
Located in London, England
lighting company Helo Leuchten in Germany, during the 1950s or 1960s, this particular piece showcases a
Category
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Stilnovo D491, Italy, 1950
s Desk Lamp, Marble and Brass, with Label
By Stilnovo
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Stilnovo, Italy, Desk lamp, 1950's, model D491 in enamelled black metal shade on articulating brass
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Red Metal Double Bulb Desk Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Red metal desk lamp, 1950s
2,5 meter black cotton flex, plug and switch in base
2x E26 / E27 bulb
Category
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
French 1950s Desk Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
The angular top half of this 1950s French armchair is balanced by its arcing legs in tubular metal
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome, Metal
$1,700
1950
s Original Articulated Machinists Desk Lamps By EDL - Pair
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s Original Articulated Machinists Desk Lamps By EDL – Pair
1950’s Original Machinists Desk
Category
Vintage 1950s English Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
French Industrial Mid-Century Desk Table Lamp in Metal and Brass, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Great and rare mid-century and industrial desk / table lamp in white lacquered metal and brass with
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron, Metal
Alvar Aalto, rare 1950
s A703 desk lamp, Valaistustyö Ky
By Valaistustyö, Alvar Aalto
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
This Alvar Aalto A703 desk lamp is a rare vintage piece from the 1950s, created by Finnish lighting
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Industrial Mid-Century Desk Table Lamp in Metal, Iron and Brass, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare French mid century table / desk lamp in metal and brass produced in France during the 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Angelo Ostuni
Roberto Forti for Oluce, Italy, All Original 1950
s Desk Lamp
By Angelo Ostuni
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Angelo Ostuni and Roberto Forti for Oluce, Italy, Model 243 desk or table lamp with cream metal
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1950s Desk Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Geneva, CH
1950s cocotte desk lamp. Cone shaped shade striped yellow and white.
Elegant triangular white
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
$1,200
Midcentury Adjustable White Metal and Brass Desk Lamp, Italy 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small adjustable table lamp made from brass and white painted metal in the style of Gino Sarfatti
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Clay Michie Desk Lamp Knoll International Chrome
White Lacquered Metal 1950s
By Knoll, Clay Michie
Located in Basel, BS
Desk lamp, model No. 4 designed by Clay Michie for Knoll International, designed in the 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Feal
Bookcase Desk in Mahogany Veneer Metal Brass, Vintage, Italy, 1950s
By Feal
Located in Milano, IT
'Feal' wall bookcase with elements adjustable in height and drop-leaf desk, mahogany veneer, metal
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Metal
Stilux desk lamp, Italian 1950s
By Stilux
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Stilux desk lamp, Italian 1950s
In lovely original condition, the red painted cone shaped metal
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1950s Stilnovo Brass Desk Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
1950s Stilnovo brass desk lamp, newly professionally rewired and restore ready to use.
Part of
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
1950s Louis Christian Kalff Midcentury Metal Desk Lamp for Philips Netherlands
By Louis Christiaan Kalff, Philips
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Very rare table lamp or desk lamp designed by Louis Kalff for Philips, salmon metal perforated
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Jielde Desk Lamp by Jean-Louis Domecq of Metal with Original Green Lacquer 1950s
By Jielde, Jean-Louis Domencq
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Jean-Louis Domecq desk lamp made by Jielde in France is the 1950s
The lamp has 2 arms and is made
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Swedish, 1950s Desk/Wall Lamps
Located in Hägersten, SE
Table or wall lamps designed and produced in Sweden during the 1950s. Polished brass with black and
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Metal
1950s French Cocotte Desk Lamp Yellow
By Pierre Guariche, Boris Jean Lacroix
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Yellow Desk Table Lamp Modern Cocotte
Unmarked
14.5 h x 11 d x 9 w
Preowned vintage
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Desk Lamp, 1950s
Located in Perpignan, FR
Large desk lamp, 1950s. Green lacquered metal lamp. Original light reflector. In a perfect state.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of 1950s Italian Desk Lamps
Located in London, GB
Substantial pair of 1950s Italian desk lamps, each with square white metal base, chrome curved arm
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
$4,163 / set
Metal Industrial Desk Lamp likely a Kaiser Idell design, Germany 1930s-1950s
By Kaiser Idell
Located in Debrecen, HU
This industrial-style desk lamp features the hallmark design elements of mid-20th century task
Category
Vintage 1940s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1950s, Philips Metal Desk or Table Lamp in Off-White and Black
By Philips
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful desk or table lamp in off-white and black lacquered metal and in very nice condition
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Stilnovo Blue Desk Lamp, Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo, Bruno Gatta
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare desk lamp in near perfect condition. An original Stilnovo piece bearing the early
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Black Bankers Desk Lamp, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage table lamp was made in former Czechoslovakia during the 1950s. It features a black
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
Amazing 1950s Desk Lamp
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This amazing 1950s desk lamp is made in Germany.
It is a sophisticated design, with a asymmetrical
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal
$1,242
Grey Industrial Workshop Desk Lamp, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Grey industrial table lamp made in Germany during the 1950s.It features a metal shade with white
Category
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Iron
Very Rare 1950s Stilnovo Brass Desk Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Stunning and very rare 1950s brass Stilnovo desk lamp with heavy brass base and stem, double light
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
1950s Pair of Modernist Brass Desk Lamps
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Pair of stylish, likely Italian, modernist desk/table lamps evoking the best of midcentury Italian
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
$8,500 / set
French 1950s Cocotte Desk Lamp
By Jean Boris Lacroix
Located in Geneva, CH
Nice little french 1950s desk lamp. Black and white original shade, brass base. Perfect condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Louis Kalff for Philips Z Decora Desk Lamp Black Metal Brass, 1950s
By Philips, Louis Kalff
Located in Paris, IDF
This beautiful desk lamp, model Z or Decora, was designed by Louis Kalff in the 1950s and edited by
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Louis Kalff for Philips Z Decora Desk Lamp Black Metal Brass, 1950s
By Philips, Louis Kalff
Located in Paris, IDF
This beautiful desk lamp, model Z or Decora, was designed by Louis Kalff in the 1950s and edited by
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Tripod Desk Lamp, 1950s
Located in Lisboa, PT
This desk lamp was designed and produced in Italy, during the 1950's. It has an elegant design with
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Vintage Bauhaus Desk Lamp, 1950s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
useful as a desk lamp, a work light or even a bedside table lamp.
The lamp has some user traces and
Category
Vintage 1950s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Stilux Milano Set of 2 Brass
Metal Table-Desk Lamp, 1950s, Italy
By Stilux
Located in Palermo, IT
Pair of delightful adjustable table or desk lamps in sand lacquered metal, with rod in brass rod
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury
Timor
Desk Lamp by, Louis Kalff, 1950s
By Phillips Holland, Louis Kalff
Located in The Hague, NL
Philips 1950s.
Brass and metal painted dark green.
Measures: Diameter lampshade 40cm.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Hans-Agne Jakobsson Desk Lamp for Markaryd, 1950s
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in San Diego, CA
Model B 54 lamp by Hans-Agne Jakobsson for Markaryd. This architect's desk lamp has a metal shade
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Oscar Torlasco for LUMI Desk Lamp, Italy, 1950s
By Lumi, Oscar Torlasco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful brass desk light features a brass body and a white coated shade. The circular base
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Atomic Saucer Desk Lamp
Located in Esperance, NY
1950s Mid-Century Modern atomic saucer desk lamp.
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1950s Bent Ply Desk Chair by Carlo Ratti, Italy
By Carlo Ratti
Located in London, Fitzrovia
1950s plywood swivel desk chair by Carlo Ratti, Italy, Mid-Century Modern.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Metal
American Hollywood Regency Style Brass Desk Lamp, 1950s
By Stilnovo, Gio Ponti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Brass tube table light
Origin:
USA
Age:
1950s
Description
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1950s Art Speciality Co Flying Saucer Desk Lamp
By Art Specialty Co
Located in London, England
1950s mid century flying saucer double-shade desk lamp manufactured by Art Speciality Co, Chicago
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Desk Lamp from Kaiser Idell, 1950s
By Kaiser Idell
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This desk lamp was manufactured by Kaiser Idell during the 1950s. It is made from metal and
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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- What is 1950s furniture called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 20241950s furniture is called vintage furniture. Some pieces produced during this period may be considered mid-century modern based on their characteristics. Mid-century modern design refers to the variety of modernism that rose to prominence in the 1940s and ’50s. It displays many of the characteristics of the earlier versions of modernism, including simple forms and a focus on functionality. Other traits common in mid-century modern furniture include unadorned silhouettes, clean lines and mixed materials, emphasizing wood, wool, steel and plastic. On 1stDibs, explore a large collection of 1950s furniture.
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- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024The clothing style in the 1950s was well tailored and classic. For women, dresses with padded busts, cinched waists and hips, and full circle skirts were popular, and the collared button-up shirt dress came into fashion during the decade. Men tended to wear suits in neutral gray, dark blue and brown colors made out of easy-to-care-for synthetic fabrics. Straight-cut double-breasted blazers were commonly worn for casual occasions. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of vintage clothing from the 1950s.
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