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Desk lamp, mod. 600/c, Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1966, produced 1960 - 1969. The leather base is filled with small lead balls that allow the lamp to remain in various positions.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic, Rubber
Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena Reading Lamp Mod. "LP01," Italy 1970s
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Naples, IT
Lampada da lettura per poltrona Mod. Lp01 disegnata da Luigi Caccia Dominioni per la Ditta Italiana
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$3,328
H 7.88 in W 24.02 in D 279.53 in
Mid Century Table Lampo Mod. Saffo Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Ibiza, Spain
The table lamp model Saffo, designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and manufactured by Artemide, showcases
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
$2,139 Sale Price
20% Off
H 13.39 in Dm 8.27 in
Alessandro Mendini per Alchimia Design Lampada da Terra Mod. "Ollo", Italia 1980
By Studio Alchimia, Alessandro Guerriero, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Naples, IT
Rara lampada da terra Mod.Ollo della collezione Ollo per Alchimia Design di Alessandro Mendini e
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
$6,894
H 72.84 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
GINO SARFATTI - ARTELUCE Lampada in alluminio lucidato - Mod. 586 - ITALIA 1962.
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milano, IT
Lampada da tavolo o da terra , creata da GINO SARFATTI, e prodotta dalla ditta da lui fondata ARTELUCE.
Questa lampada modello 586 é stata creata nel 1962 e nel 1964 é stata esposta ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
$2,971
H 9.06 in Dm 7.88 in
Joe Colombo for Oluce Table Lamp Mod.281, Italy 1960s
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Naples, IT
The Oluce Acrilica 281 is a table lamp, with a transparent, wavy diffuser fixed laterally on a steel base. It was created in 1962 and designed by Gianni as well as Joe Colombo. The e...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Tobia Scarpa , Table lamp mod. Biagio, prod. Flos, 1960s
By Flos, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Rivoli, IT
Designed in 1968 by Tobia Scarpa and produced by Flos, the Biagio table lamp consists of a body carved from a single hollowed block of white Carrara marble.
The Biagio table lamp is...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble
Rare Version Arredoluce Triennale mod. 14028 / Angelo Lelii , Lampada da terra
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Buffalo, NY
Extremely Rare Version !!!Arredoluce Triennale Floor Lamp model 14028 / , Lampada da terra...This
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
$18,500
H 75 in W 40 in D 40 in
Floor lamp mod. SPACE AGE by Guzzini, Italy, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Manzano, IT
Lampada da terra mod. SPACE AGE di Guzzini, Italia, anni '70
Lampada da terra con montante cromato
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
Max Ingrand per Fontana Arte Lampada da Terra Mod.2482, Italia 1960s
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Naples, IT
Lampada da terra modello 2482, il cui disegno è conservato nell'Archivio Storico Fontana Arte, prodotta da Fontana Arte nel 1954. Base in metallo laccato bianco, paralume in vetro so...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Ignazio Gardella for Azucena Table Lamp Mod. Arenzano, Italy 1960s
By Azucena, Ignazio Gardella
Located in Naples, IT
Ignazio Gardella 'Arenzano Bassa' Table Lamp in Brass and Glass.
In 1956 master Ignazio Gardella created the Arenzano lamp. He named it after the Ligurian seaside resort where he des...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$2,971 / item
H 13.78 in Dm 8.67 in
Angelo Lelii Table Lamps mod. 12291 Arredoluce Monza Italy 1950s
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Pair of table lamps Stelline lamps 12291 model designed by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, Italy, 1950s.
Lamps have a brass structure and a double shade in frosted opaline glass and m...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce Table Lamp Mod. "Contrast," Italy 1962
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Naples, IT
Table lamp nr. 12918 Architectural by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, 1962 with lacquered metal frame, aluminum light sphere with magnet .
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$4,755
H 9.06 in W 2.76 in D 3.15 in
Lampada da tavolo mod. Horus, Manuele Bucci e Silvia Schwarzer, anni
80
By Leucos
Located in Rivoli, IT
Bellissima e rara lampada da tavolo mod. Horus prodotta da Leucos negli anni '80.
Vetro soffiato
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Floor lamp by Nanda Vigo mod 4041 for Kartell, 1968
By Nanda Vigo, Kartell
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Rare floor lamp designed in 1968 by Nanda Vigo for Kartell, lacquered aluminum base and top closure and white methacrylate diffuser. Neon lighting, fully functional. True example of ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Floor lamp design Pia GUIDETTI CRIPPA for LUMI, mod. P428. Italy, 70s
By Pia Guidetti Crippa
Located in Torino, IT
Lampada da terra
design Pia GUIDETTI
CRIPPA per LUMI,
mod. P428.
ORIGINE
Italia
PERIODO
Anni 70
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Manuela Bucci Silvia Schwarzer, Table lamp mod. Horus, prod. Leucos,
80
Located in Rivoli, IT
Beautiful table lamp, prod. Leucos 1980s.
Clear glass sphere, decorative element made of thick colored glass
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Tablelamp "Estela", big mod size Campana Brothers for Oluce, Milano, Italy, 1997
By Campana Brothers
Located in PARIS, FR
Campana for Oluce, 1997.
This one is the bigger size.
This lamp is also part of the permanent collection
Category
1990s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$2,139
H 25.6 in W 13 in D 9.85 in
Floor lamp mod 1063 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy 50
s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Catania, IT
Lampada da terra mod 1063 di Gino Sarfatti per Arteluce, Italia 1953.
La lampada che stai guardando
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Lamp Mod. 1853 Grande - Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte - Satin Glass - 1954
By Max Ingrand
Located in Milano, IT
The lamp is Max Ingrand's Model 1853 for Fontana Arte in its largest version.
The lampshade is a truncated cone shape made of white satin-blown glass, which diffuses light evenly and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$2,329 Sale Price
20% Off
H 30.71 in Dm 18.51 in
Rara coppia di lampade da tavolo mod. "Fungo", Massimo Vignelli, Venini 1955
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Rivoli, IT
Rara coppia di lampade da tavolo in vetro opalino bianco a canne larghe in vetro verde
Il manufatto, noto anche come "Fungo" o "Zaffiro", fu segnalato al Compasso d'Oro del 1956
La l...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Table lamp blue vintage 70s mod "Eye Ball" design Goffredo Reggiani
By Goffredo Reggiani, Reggiani
Located in None, IT
Chrome and blue metal table lamp, model "Eye ball" design Goffredo Reggiani, 1970s.
CONDITION:
In good, working condition, may show signs of wear given by time.
SIZING:
Height 32 ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$341 Sale Price
30% Off
H 32 in W 13 in D 17 in
FRANCO ALBINI and FRANCA HELG - mod. AM/AS - SIRRAH - Made in Italy 1960.
By Sirrah, Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Located in Milano, IT
Designed by Franco ALBINI and Franca HELG and produced by SIRRAH, the lamp aM/AS model , has a brass base is its original white opaline lampshade .
It is in perfect condition and in...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$2,496
H 19.69 in Dm 15.75 in
Vintage 1970s floor lamp mod "Colombo 626" design Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in None, IT
Floor lamp with black steel base and shade and chrome stem, with dimmer to adjust light intensity, model "Colombo 626" design Joe Colombo for Oluce, 1970s.
CONDITION:
In good, worki...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
$874 Sale Price
20% Off
H 80.71 in Dm 9.45 in
Oscar Torlasco Mid Century Modern Desk Light Mod. No
577
for Lumi Italy 1960s
By Oscar Torlasco, Lumi
Located in Munich, DE
Lovely Mid Century Modern desk light or table lamp. Model No '577'. Designed by the famous Italian
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
$4,517
H 14.57 in W 5.12 in D 9.06 in
Metal table lamp mod. Wing 509 by Bruno Gecchelin for O-Luce, Italy
By Bruno Gecchelin, Oluce
Located in Milano, IT
Lampada da tavolo in metallo mod. Wing 509 di Bruno Gecchelin per O-Luce, Italia, 1970
Elegante e
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$772
H 16.15 in W 7.49 in D 18.9 in
Vintage 1970s floor lamp mod. Dim 333 design Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in None, IT
Floor lamp with dimmer, direct and indirect light, white steel base, chrome-plated stem, reflector, adjustable and height-adjustable, made of white aluminum. Model "DIM 333" design V...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
$836 Sale Price
20% Off
H 79.93 in Dm 12.21 in
Table lamp mod. LT 342 in Murano glass, Carlo Nason for A.V. Mazzega
By AVMazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Elegante lampada da tavolo mod. LT 342 in vetro di Murano a piastra trasparente, disegnata da Carlo
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
$3,090
H 15.36 in W 16.93 in D 6.3 in
Table lamp mod. Aggregato dis. by Enzo Mari for G. Fassina for Artemide
By Enzo Mari, Artemide
Located in Milano, IT
Aggregate Lamp - 1976 - Enzo Mari and Giancarlo Fassina for Artemide
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,331 Sale Price
20% Off
H 24.41 in Dm 14.97 in
Max Ingrand opal glass table lamp for Fontana Arte mod. 2344 60
s
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Catania, IT
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte table lamp model 2344 consisting of a frosted glass shade mounted on a nickel-plated brass base and brushed that creates a brilliant light when lit, It...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Arteluce Chrome Floor Lamp
By Bruno Gecchelin
Located in New York, NY
1970s chrome floor lamp Mod 1105. Designed by Bruno Gecchelin for Arteluce.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
Light-O-Lier Floor Lamp
Located in Kensington, MD
spotlight on a slender chrome pole forms this mod floor lamp by Light O Lier.
Dimension: Ø 8 x H 48.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Guzzini White
Chrome Italian Floor Lamp
By iGuzzini
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Mod 1980’s era floor lamp by iGuzzini, Italy, featuring a helmet shaped white shade on a gray metal
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
1970
s Robert Sonneman Chrome Table Lamp
By Robert Sonneman, Sonneman Lighting
Located in Hanover, MA
Space Age 1970’s mod vertical tubular chrome table lamp with eight Edison screw lightbulbs. Shown
Category
Vintage 1970s American Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Italian Floor Lamp by Marrucco Tre Ci Luci
By Tre Ci/Luce Cesaro L.
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Tre Ci Luci floor lamp Mod. 3563 by P. Marucco 1970s.
Minimal floor lamp in black lacquered
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Two Kalmar Floor Lamps, Nickel Chrome, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
Two floor lamps mod. 'Skop' by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, manufactured in Austria in Mid-Century 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Chrome, Nickel
Trifoglio Floor Lamp by Sergio Asti for Bilumen
By Sergio Asti, Bilumen
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Floor lamp mod. "trifoglio" designed by Sergio Asti for Bilumen in Italy, 1970. It is a compact
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Enamel
1970s Modern Eye Ball Table / Desk Lamp
By Michael Lax
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Mod styled table lamp with black lacquered solid wood base, chrome handle to the top, large
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Model 600G Table Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Den Haag, NL
Black Table Lamp mod. 600/C designed by master Gino Sarfatti, manufactured by his own Arteluce
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Leather
$1,010
H 7.88 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Superstudio for Design Centre "Excelsior" Floor Lamp, Italy 1969
By Superstudio, Design Centre
Located in Naples, IT
Floor lamp mod. Excelsior with chrome-plated metal frame and coloured glass diffusers.
Prod
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
1950 Oscar Torlasco Lumi Milano Italian Midcentury Design Table Lamp
By Lumi, Oscar Torlasco
Located in Brescia, IT
Rare table lamp Mod.729
designed by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi Milano
Italy, 1950
Polish brass
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
$2,971
H 15.75 in W 13 in D 11.82 in
Chrome Plated Metal "Molla" 1970s Floor to Ceiling Lamp by Lumenform
By Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi, Lumenform
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Floor to ceiling lamp mod. "Molla" design by C. Leonardi & F. Stagi for Lumenform in 1970s.This is
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
$2,674 / item
H 130.71 in W 6.89 in D 4.34 in
Giuseppe Ostuni model 339 floor lamp Oluce Italy 1955
By Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
another for a pendant lamp (mod. 4461) with double perspex shade. Then, there was the noteworthy 255/387
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
Giacomo Benevelli,
Roto
Sculptural Table Lamp, Gaetano Missaglia, 1970
By Gaetano Missaglia, Giacomo Benevelli
Located in Firenze, IT
Giacomo Benevelli sculptural table lamp mod. Roto
cast aluminium structure and opaline glass
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
$7,726
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 11.82 in
Gae Aulenti for Artemide "Pilenio" Table Lamp, Italy, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Naples, IT
Very rare table lamp Mod. 'Pileino' designed by Gae Aulenti for Artemide in the 1970s in Italy
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Joe Colombo for O-Luce "Spider" Arc Lamp, Italy 1967
By Joe Colombo, O-Luce
Located in Naples, IT
Table lamp Mod. '293 Spider' designed by Joe Colombo for OLuce in the 1970s. The lamp consists of
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Table lamp LTA1 Sasso by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, 1950s
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in MIlano, IT
Brass and onyx table lamp LTA1 Sasso by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, 1950s
Table lamp mod
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Onyx, Brass
$9,153
H 20.87 in W 4.34 in D 8.27 in
Table Lamp Model 522 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1948
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Conversano, IT
: Selected Works 1938–1973, Milan, 2012, p. 423
Product Name: Lamp Mod. 522 Gino Sarfatti - Arteluce Milano
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Giuseppe Ostuni model 301M floor lamp Oluce Italy 1953
By Oluce, Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
polyvinyl slats and another for a pendant lamp (mod. 4461) with double perspex shade. Then, there was the
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
Midcentury French Modern Enameled Brass Geometric Lamp Pair, Maison Barbier
By Maison Barbier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
mod-century pair. Lamp bodies comprised of two main parts, one elliptical and the o, in deep green
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$6,320 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 15 in Dm 5 in
Mid Century Modern Blue Table Lamps Designed by Carlo Nason in Murano Glass
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Madrid, ES
The Pair of lamps, mod LT 226, designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, showcases an exemplary blend of
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
$8,796 / set
H 15.36 in Dm 14.57 in
Mid Century Modern Yellow Table Lamps Designed by Carlo Nason in Murano Glass
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of lamps, mod LT 226, designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, showcases an exemplary blend of
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
$8,796
H 15.36 in Dm 14.57 in
Albano Poli, "Eclisse" Modernist Sculptural Table Lamp, Poliarte Italy, 1968
By Poliarte, Albano Poli
Located in Firenze, IT
Albano Poli, table lamp mod. Eclisse Prod. Poliarte, Italia, 1968
Sculptural lamp; 24 cubes
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$5,349
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Modernist Dome Top Table Lamp by Paul Mayen for Habitat
By Paul Mayen, Habitat International
Located in New York, NY
Classic Mod design table lamp designed by Paul Mayer for Habitat. The lamp features a black dome
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Midcentury French Modern Enameled Brass Geometric Lamp, Green, Maison Barbier
By Maison Barbier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
sculptural mod-century piece. Lamp body comprised of two main parts, one elliptical and the other cylindrical
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$3,520 Sale Price
20% Off
H 15 in Dm 5 in
Italian lamp Boalum by Livio Castiglioni Gianfranco Frattini for Artemide, 1970s
By Artemide, Livio Castiglioni, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in MIlano, IT
, table or pendant lamp mod. Boalum in translucent flexible PVC with resin terminals. It is composed by
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
$1,010
H 2.56 in W 74.81 in D 2.56 in
Pair of LTA6
Porcino
Table Lamps by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, c.1967
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in London, GB
A pair of Mod. LTA6 'Porcino' table lamps by the Milanese designer Luigi Caccia Dominioni. Designed
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Chrome
$8,504 / set
H 16.54 in Dm 13.39 in
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