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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
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
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
Gino Sarfatti UFO Pendant Lamp Mod. 2065 F, Italy, 1950
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Vienna, AT
Mod. 2065 F lucite lamp, Arteluce, circa 1950-1955
Gino Sarfatti mod. 2065 F. UFO pendant lamp
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Josef Frank Table Lamp
Tisch-Überall
Mod. 1092 by Kalmar, Brass Leather, 1950s
By Josef Frank, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
realized modern lighting concepts and designs. Kalmar worked together with the Austrian Werkbund and the
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Beautiful floor lamp mod 380 design Giuseppe Ostuni
Renato Forti for Oluce
By Renato Forti, Oluce, Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Monaco, MC
Elegant floor lamp in brass and black varnished metal design by Guiseppe Ostuni and Renato Forti for Oluce.
Italy circa 1960
Lovely patina on the brass.
Lampshade in beige fabri...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Postmodern Table Lamp Mod. "Piramide" by Tonello and Montagna Grillo, Italy 1972
By A. Tonello and A. Montagna Grillo 1, High Society
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy.
This table lamp was designed by Tonello and Montagna Grillo for High Society, in 1972.
Its structure is in chrome-plated metal.
This lamp is a vintage piece, therefor...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
A Pair of XL Mod.
Polluce
Table Lamps by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper
By Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of XL Mod. 'Polluce' Table Lamps by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper. Designed and
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass, Opaline Glass
Floor Lamp Lampadaire mod. 1078 by Vittoriano Viganò for Arte Luce, Italy, 1960s
By Arteluce
Located in Roma, IT
Floor Lamp Lampadaire mod. 1078 by Vittoriano Viganò for Arte Luce, Italy, 1960s.
Structure in
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Table Lamp by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Mod. 0836 Brass Glass, Italy
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in München, BY
Stunning Pietro Chiesa desk lamp manufactured by Fontana Arte type 0836, Italy.
Made from Fontana Arte's signature green glass base, a brass frame and a lever adjustable white opali...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
mod. "143" by O. Torlasco for LUMI Adjustable Brass and Glass Table Lamp, 50s
By Oscar Torlasco, Lumi
Located in Palermo, IT
Adjustable ministerial table lamp, model "143" in brass and satin glass, by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi Milano, ca. 1950. Wear consistent with age and use.
Bibliography:
"Catologo Lumi".
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Light Blue Murano Glass Mod "Membrana" Chandelier by Toni Zuccheri
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
Made in chrome-plated metal and Murano glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in perfect origi...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Large glass and chrome table lamp, mod. "Lessa" by Ve Art, 1972
By VeArt
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Rara lampada da tavolo prodotta da Ve Art nel 1972, disegnata da Alberto Scarzella Mazzocchi, Luciano Bartolini e Mariolina Ubertazzo. Grande diffusore in vetro che supporta un eleme...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Barovier
Toso Chandelier Mod. "Fireworks" Murano Glass Opaline With Gold
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Prato, Tuscany
. Once the glass components were assembled, the chandelier was wired for lighting. The electrical
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
$3,414 Sale Price
42% Off
21th Century Ugo La Pietra Floor Lamp mod. Arcangeli Metropolitani for Lumen
By Ugo La Pietra, Lumen Center
Located in Turin, Turin
Italian architect, artist, designer and theorist born in 1938, Ugo La Pietra was active since 60s in research for the definition of balanced relationships between man and the environ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron
German Modern Table Lamp Mod. One from the Heart by Ingo Maurer, 1980s
By Ingo Maurer
Located in MIlano, IT
German modern table lamp mod. One From The Heart by Ingo Maurer, 1980s
Elegant and fantastic table
Category
Vintage 1980s German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Alma Floor Lamp in Black Leather with Inlays in Corno Italiano, Mod. 2310
By Filippo Dini, Arcahorn Srl.
Located in Recanati, Macerata
Elegant and timeless, Alma floor lamp plays with pure geometric elements and prized materials. Lined in premium black Tosca leather (cat. Super), its slender structure and square bas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gino Sarfatti, Set of 2 Table Lamps mod. 600/C, Arteluce Italy, 1966
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Firenze, IT
Set of 2 black & white table lamps mod. 600/C designed by master Gino Sarfatti, manufactured by his
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary Jacopo Foggini Mod Brilli E Gold Methacrylate Italian Chandelier
By Jacopo Foggini
Located in Madrid, ES
craftsmen in our in-house workshop. Special restoration or reupholstery requests can be done. Lighting can
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Resin
Contemporary Jacopo Foggini Mod Sneeze B Yellow Methacrylate Italian Chandelier
By Jacopo Foggini
Located in Madrid, ES
craftsmen in our in-house workshop. Special restoration or reupholstery requests can be done. Lighting can
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Resin
Mod. 3052 Ochetta wall lamps designed by F. Albini
F. Helg for Arteluce 1963
By Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Located in Arezzo, Italy
in 1962, this Mod. 3052 wall lamp reflects Franco Albini’s vision of artistic rationalism. Balancing
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti, Set of 2 Table Lamps mod. 600/C, Arteluce Italy, 1966
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Firenze, IT
Set of2 black table lamps mod. 600/C designed by master Gino Sarfatti, manufactured by his own
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Stilnovo Adjustable Floor Lamp Mod. 4060 Nickel Plated Brass Glass, 1962, Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Catania, IT
You are looking at a wonderful lamp produced by the Stilnovo company in 1962.
Particular in design, the extendable arm and the adjustable gray cup (diameter 40 cm) will allow you var...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Ignazio Gardella, Extendible Floor Lamp "Alzabile" Mod. LT3 by Azucena, 1950 Ca.
By Ignazio Gardella
Located in Argelato, BO
The iconic adjustable lamp was designed by the famous Italian architect and designer Ignazio Gardella in the early 1950s. The name "Alzabile" means adjustable, in fact thanks to a co...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal
$2,472 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish Mod Floor Lamp G-075 by Bergboms, 1960s. incl ORIGINAL PLASTIC DIFFUSER
By Bergboms, Eje Ahlgren
Located in Bromma, SE
Iconic Mid-Century Modern Brass Floor Lamp G-075 with adjustable shade, manufactured in the 1960’s by Swedish Bergboms. Designed by Eje Ahlgren. The protruding brass rod at the top o...
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Triennale
Floor Lamp Mod. 12128 by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, Italy, C.1955
By Raymor, Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in London, GB
The iconic articulated 'Triennale' Floor Lamp was first designed by the great Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce in Monza, Italy. The model '12128' got its name from the Italian exhibition ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Mod Architectural Brass and Plastic Table Lamp Att. to Thurston for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in New York, NY
Architectural modernist table lamp attributed to Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. The brass base features a dramatic arc foot which is 7.5 W x 4.75 D inches, which supports a plastic ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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
Oscar Torlasco, Rare Pair of Mod. 577 Table / Desk Lamp, Lumi Milan, 1960
By Oscar Torlasco, Arredoluce
Located in Firenze, IT
Oscar Torlasco rare pair of table lamp mod.577Prod. Lumi, Italia, circa 1960
Model 577 was
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp Mod. Walnut by Achille Castiglioni for Flos, 1970s
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in MIlano, IT
Mid-Century Modern table lamp mod. Walnut by Achille Castiglioni for Flos, 1970s
Walnut lamp, with
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$665 Sale Price
20% Off
French Mod. Neoclassic Gilt Bronze Faux Bamboo Table Lamps, Maison Baguès, Pair
By Maison Baguès
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and timeless pair of French Mid-Century Modern neoclassical faux bamboo table lamps in gilt bronze or solid brass by Maison Bagues. Palm frond motifs.
Measures: Height to ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Adam Style Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Paavo Tynell Bras Pendant Light Mod 1965 with Adjustable Counterweight
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Paris, FR
1890 – 13 September 1973) was a Finnish designer who is best known for his lighting fixtures and lamps
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
20th Century Angelo Lelii Chandelier mod. 12758 for Arredoluce, 50s
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Turin, Turin
revolutionize the world of lighting with his choice of high-quality materials and his inexhaustible executive
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
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
1970s Stunning Halogen Table Lamp by Gabriele Basilico for Alva-Line, Model "Mod
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Stunning Halogen Table Lamp by Gabriele Basilico for Alva-Line, Model "Modo". Made In Italy. This table lamp works perfectly and is in excellent condition. A true piece of mode...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
White Elio Martinelli Vintage Table Lamp Mod. 599 Serpente Designed 1965, Italy
By Elio Martinelli
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century modern vintage white plastic swiveling table lamp named Serpente by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce, Italy.
The table lamp consists of white lacquered metal and whit...
Category
Late 20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
20th Century Kartell Red Floor Lamp Mod. 4055 by Luigi Bandini Buti
70
By Kartell, Luigi Bandini Buti
Located in Turin, Turin
Floor lamp designed by Luigi Bandini Buti in '70s for the Manufacturer Kartell. The floor lamp model 4055 has a structure in red lacquered metal and the round diffuser is in perspex....
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Diamond Mid-Century Mod Handmade Ceramic Sculpture Lamp in White – Tent by DH
Located in New York, NY
The Diamond Sculpture Lamp in white porcelain/stoneware is an homage to mid-century modern design, embodying sleek, geometric lines and artisanal craftsmanship.
Crafted by hand fro...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Square Italian Mod-century Venini Chandelier 1960 Minimal Modern Design
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Venini Chandelier Murano glass 1960
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
$1,992 Sale Price
65% Off
Max Ingrand Fontana Arte Chandelier Suspension Light Mod. 1088 Glass Brass, 1959
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare 26.4" suspension lamp Mod. 1088, Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Milano circa 1959
Early
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Austrian Midcentury Brass and Leather Table Lamp Mod. 1268 Essen by J. T. Kalmar
By J.T. Kalmar, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
by J.T. Kalmar Vienna. The model name is Essen, mod. no is 1268.
It features a circular brass base
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage 1970s floor lamp mod "Colombo 626" design Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
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
$875 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century, Alessandro Mendini Pair of Wall Lights mod. Cubosfera
By Alessandro Mendini, Fidenza Vetraria
Located in Turin, Turin
Mendini together with his brother.
Here we have a pair of wall lights mod. Cubosfera, in molded glass with
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
very rare mod. 1636 fontana arte wall sconces
By Max Ingrand
Located in Munich, DE
rare and elegant pair of max ingrand for fontana arte no. 1636 wall sconces. brass fixture with acid-atched glass. iconic design....
worldwide free shipping.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
$10,581 / set
Coppia di grandi applique mod. Pusicona, Artemide 1970
By Artemide, Franco Micolitti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Coppia di grandi lampade da parete modello Pusicona, disegnate nel 1970 da Franco Micolitti per Artemide. Rara coppia di lampade i cui diffusori montati su una staffa, possono scorre...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Nickel
Gino Sarfatti mod. 238/5 applique - 1960’s
By Arteluce
Located in Knokke-Heist, BE
Gino Sarfatti
Wall light 238/5, designed in 1960
painted metal and glass
Manufactured by Arteluce, Milan
With the editor's label on the metal
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Metal table lamp mod. Wing 509 by Bruno Gecchelin for O-Luce, Italy
By Oluce, Bruno Gecchelin
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
Rare Counterweight Suspension by Gino Sarfatti / Arteluce, 1938 Mod. No. 2007
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Early and very rare extandable counterweight suspension designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1938, Mod. No
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass, Aluminum
Vintage 1970s floor lamp mod. Dim 333 design Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
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
Carlo Nason Grey Murano Glass Mod.LS 116 Chandelier, Italy 1970s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Naples, IT
Suspension lamp Mod. LS 116" in grey and blue shaded glass and chromium-plated metal cup, designed
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Mod Brass Dome Wall Sconce Two by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Mod Brass Dome Wall Sconce Two by Lamp Shaper
Dimensions: D 15.5 x W 14 x H 66 cm.
Materials: Brass
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
$1,652 / item
Mod Brass Dome Wall Sconce Two by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Mod Brass Dome Wall Sconce Two by Lamp Shaper
Dimensions: D 15.5 x W 14 x H 66 cm.
Materials: Brass
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
$1,652 / item
Rare Mod. 1636 Max Ingrand Pendant for Fontana Arte. Italy, 1950
s
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and elegant Mod. 1636 vintage pendant light designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
1960
s Anders Pehrson Inspired Height Adjustable Mod White Enameled Pendant Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960's Mod white enameled Anders Pehrson inspired pendant lamp with retractable cord mechanism in
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
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 Designer Oscar Torlasco for Lumi, Milan, 1960s. Marked: Manufacturer's label LUMI ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Chandelier Mod. "1800" Design Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce, 1970s
By Elio Martinelli, Martinelli Luce
Located in taranto, IT
Rare "1800" model chandelier designed by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce, 1970s
made of acrylic with aluminum elements
it measures 60 cm in diameter by 60 cm in height, bey...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Angelo Lelii Arredoluce Mod. 12780 Brass Ceiling Lamp 1959 Excellent Patina
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Catania, IT
Chandelier mod. 12780 of Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, Italy, 1959.
Structure in polished brass
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
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