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Jean Rispal, Floor Lamp in Mahogany N ° 14.950, France, 1955
By Jean Rispal
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Jean Rispal, tripod floor lamp N ° 14.950 called "Praying mantis" in mahogany and pleated rhodoid
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Three Midcentury Handmade Iron Insects
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of three midcentury handmade iron insects, circa 1950s. Included is a 5.75" tall praying mantis
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Original Tribal Art Hardwood Spear New Guinea 1950s
Located in Den Haag, NL
of this spear depicts stylized human figures in the crouching position of a praying mantis. Zigzag
Category
Vintage 1950s Guinean Primitive Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Abstract Italian Carved Wood Sculpture Torso on Steel Base
Located in New York City, NY
abstract, figurative, Kinetic, natural, and animal inspired. Representing the shape of a praying mantis
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Vintage Girafe Floor Lamp by Rispal
By Jean Rispal
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
, which are to this day very rare to find. Perhaps the most iconic model of the house, is the Praying
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood
Mante Réligieuse. Acrylic on Canvas.
By Pierre Fournel
Located in Cotignac, FR
Unique oil on canvas entomological study of a pair of praying mantises, signed Fournel bottom right
Category
1970s Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
La Fourmi, The Ant. Acrylic on Canvas.
By Pierre Fournel
Located in Cotignac, FR
same artist, the second also available on 1st Dibs portrays a pair of praying mantises.
Very colourful
Category
1970s Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Gouache, Oil, Acrylic
White Claw, rare mid century modern etching/engraving signed edition of only 25
Located in New York, NY
25 by master printmaker and renowned graphic artist Walter Roganski, depicts a praying mantis, an
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Pencil, Engraving
French Sculptural Praying Mantis Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Anonymous three-legged sculptural art-chair with praying mantis motif, comprised of hand cut and
Category
Vintage 1980s French Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Steel
Two Floor Lamps Mod. Praying Mantis
By Rispal
Located in Morbio Inferiore, CH
The praying mantis (mante religeuse) has been created by the french manufacturer Rispal, which took
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Jacques Duval Brasseur Praying Mantis Table Lamp
By Jacques Duval-Brasseur 1
Located in Paris, FR
Brass and mother of pearl table lamp by Jacques Duval-Brassuer in the form of a praying mantis
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
A Large English Ironstone Platter with Praying Mantis
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large English Ironstone Platter with exuberant floral decoration and a Praying Mantis, c. 1820
Category
Antique 19th Century English Platters and Serveware
1970s Unusual Brass "Praying Mantis" Sculpture with Illuminated Eyes
Located in Florence, IT
1970's unusual brass "praying mantis" sculpture with illuminated eyes
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Fantastic Jean Rispal Praying Mantis Floor Lamp, circa 1950
By Jean Rispal
Located in Megeve, FR
Fantastic Jean Rispal praying mantis floor lamp, circa 1950. Perfect condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Fantastic Jean Rispal Praying Mantis Floor Lamp, circa 1950
By Jean Rispal
Located in Megeve, FR
Fantastic Jean Rispal praying mantis floor lamp, circa 1950
in excellent condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Fantastic Jean Rispal Praying Mantis Floor Lamp, circa 1950
By Jean Rispal
Located in Megeve, FR
Fantastic Jean Rispal praying mantis floor lamp, circa 1950
in excellent condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
2010 ALEXANDER MCQUEEN "PRAYING MANTIS" CORSET DRESS
Located in Montgomery, TX
We think this 'Praying Mantis' corset dress is just one of the most gorgeous pieces from Mcquuen's
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Evening Dresses
Jean Rispal, Floor Lamp in Mahogany, Praying Mantis, France, 1955
By Jean Rispal
Located in Le Grand-Saconnex, CH
Tripod floor lamp called "Praying mantis" in mahogany and pleated rhodoid lampshade.
Designed by
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Mahogany
Praying Mantis Floor Lamp by Uno Kristiansson for Luxus
By Luxus of Sweden, Uno Kristiansson
Located in London, GB
A beautiful 1960s "Praying Mantis" floor lamp by Uno Kristiansson for Swedish makers
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Teak
Kozan Meji Period Articulated Okimono "Praying Mantis" Patinated Copper
Located in Redding, CA
Signed Kozan this wonderful articulated okimono of a praying mantis is very
rare, a delicate thing
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Iconic
Praying Mantis
Floor Lamp
by Jean Rispal, France, 1950s
By Jean Rispal, Rispal
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
hiding button on one side (see pictures).
The praying mantis lamp was inspired by the work of the
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Mahogany, Plastic
Rispal
Mante Religieuse
Praying Mantis
By Rispal
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
Description: French lamp, teak and celluloid (rhodoïd). This kind of lamps are available with shades of all shapes and sizes, this one has small red stripes which occasionally disapp...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Teak
Rispal
Mante Religieuse
Praying Mantis
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
French lamp, walnut and celluloid (rhodoïd). This kind of lamps are available with shades of all shapes and sizes, this one has small red stripes which occasionally disappeared, diam...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Floor Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Praying Mantis Floor Lamp by Rispal
By Rispal
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Rare ebonized version of the famous "Mante Religieuse" floor lamp with original pink shade.
Matches great with the ebonized Harp Chair by Jorgen Hovelskov (see our other listing).
Matches great with the ebonized Harp Chair by Jorgen Hovelskov (see our other listing).
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood
Praying Mantis Floor Lamp by Luxus Vittsjö
By Luxus of Sweden, Uno
Östen Kristiansson
Located in Providence, RI
Floor lamp designed by Uno & Osten Kristiansson for Luxus Vittsjö of Sweden, circa 1958. Retains original Luxus Vittsjö label. Constructed of oak, aluminum and brass.
LUNA offers ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Praying Mantis Tripod Floor Lamp by Luxus
By Luxus of Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A graceful reading lamp with a black enameled metal conical shade supported by a teak tripod stand. By Luxus. Swedish, 1960.
55.75"H x 16" x 16" (base)
12.25"L x 8.75"...
55.75"H x 16" x 16" (base)
12.25"L x 8.75"...
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Praying Mantis Floor Lamp by Rispal, circa 1950
By Rispal
Located in Paris, FR
The design of this lamp was inspired by the "manta" insect. Legs are in solid teak and it is the original bubble lampshade in beige celluloid.
Very small production during the 1950s...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Floor Lamps
Materials
Teak
Fantastic Jean Rispal Praying Mantis Floor Lamp, circa 1950
By Jean Rispal
Located in Megeve, FR
With pink lampshade
Excellent condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Iconic
Praying Mantis
Floor Lamp by Jean Rispal, France, 1950s
By Jean Rispal
Located in Megeve, FR
Lampshade is coming.
Iconic mahogany 'Mante Religieuse' floor lamp by Jean Rispal from the 1950.
Good vintage condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Mahogany
1970 Gilded Bronze and Gypsum Coffee Table Praying Mantis Style Duval Brasseur
By Henri Fernandez
Located in Paris, FR
A gilded and gypsum coffee table in the style of Duval Brasseur or Fernandez for Honoré
Good condition, circa 1970.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Table has the Bronze Praying Mantis with Mika Purple style Duval Brasseur
By Pierre Duval Brasseur
Located in Paris, FR
Golden bronze coffee table with purple mica has the amethyst color, circa 1950/70 good condition
Without the tray, 145 x 59 cms
8 bulbs
Category
Vintage 1950s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Amethyst, Bronze
Mantis Floor Lamp by Rispal
By Rispal
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sculptural floor lamp named Praying Mantis made in 1950's by Rispal, France. Walnut wood structure
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
19th Century Japanese Bronze Vase
Located in Paris, FR
Long neck bronze vase with a beautiful patina. Praying mantis coveting a relief fly. Missing leg to
Category
Antique 1850s Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pearl Necklace with Gold Mantis
By The Golden Eye
Located in Santa Fe, NM
An 18 karat gold praying mantis tip toes across 5 strands of blue/purple Chinese freshwater pearls
Category
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Materials
White Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, 18k Gold
Rispal floorlamp
Located in Newburgh, NY
mahogany floor lamp, named "praying mantis". all original
Category
20th Century French Floor Lamps
Materials
Mahogany
French 1950s Design by Rispal Pair of "Mante Religieuse" Oak Wooden Floor Lamps
By Rispal, Jean Rispal
Located in Tourcoing, FR
French 1950s design by Rispal pair of oak wooden floor lamps "Praying Mantis" model.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Oak
1950s Design by Rispal, Pair of "Mante Religieuse" Ash Wooden Floor Lamps
By Rispal, Jean Rispal
Located in Tourcoing, FR
French 1950s design by Rispal pair of ash wooden floor lamps "Praying Mantis" model.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Ash
French 1950s Design by Rispal Pair of "Mante Religieuse" Oak Wooden Floor Lamps
By Rispal, Jean Rispal
Located in Tourcoing, FR
French 1950s design by Rispal pair of ebonized oak wooden floor lamps "Praying Mantis" model.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century LUXUS Lamp from Sweden
Located in Lambertville, NJ
"Grasshopper" or "Praying Mantis" form. Outstanding design by Uno and Osten Kristiansson, Sweden
Category
Swedish Floor Lamps
Brutalist Sculpture of a Tree
Located in Hudson, NY
praying mantis resting inside.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Fritz Hansen Collapsible Teak Table, 1952
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elegant side table calls to mind the sculpture of Louise Bourgoise with it's praying mantis posture
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Tray Tables
Materials
Mirror
Unusual Coffee Table with Architectural Pottery by David Cressey
By David Cressey
Located in Cathedral City, CA
the pot, a polished glass table top and the spindly legs suggest a praying mantis or grasshopper. This
Category
Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cowering Nude With Robot
By Mahlon Blaine
Located in Minneapolis, MN
, praying mantis-like robot battles a cowering nude goddess in the ongoing saga of the menace of industry
Category
1930s Art Deco Nude Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
Morning Quiet
By Nakatsuka Issan
Located in New York, NY
four insects hidden among the leaves: a praying mantis, a dragonfly and two grasshoppers. The artist
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Ink
Painting of Mid-Century Room with View through Window. Title - Day Scene # 11
Located in East Hampton, NY
smell of mint as I was trying to catch a Praying Mantis in the garden next door when I was 7 years old
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beach House with Sand and Ocean Waves out the Window. Title - Perfect Day # 3
Located in East Hampton, NY
Praying Mantis in the garden next door when I was 7 years old, but I can’t remember what I was doing at a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid-century neighborhood houses. Title - The Neighborhood
Located in East Hampton, NY
Praying Mantis in the garden next door when I was 7 years old, but I can’t remember what I was doing at a
Category
2010s American Modern Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950s Jean Rispal Floorlamp ‘Praying Mantis’ for Rispal, France
By Jean Rispal, Rispal
Located in Amstelveen, Noord
This iconic and graphic ‘praying mantis’ floor lamp was realized by the esteemed French designer
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Rare Alexander McQueen NWT Silk Praying Mantis Kimono, SS 2010 Collection
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Bethesda, MD
"Plato's Atlantis." It features an elaborate praying mantis digital print in shades of blue, green, yellow
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Capes
Iconic Rispal Style Praying Mantis Floor Lamp Jute Shade
By Jean Rispal
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
This iconic floor lamp totally brings to mind the praying mantis insect in its design! Much like
Category
Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Wire
Danish Teak Praying Mantis Tripod Table Lamp in the Style of Rispal
By Rispal
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
Rispal Praying Mantis Lamp, with it's bowed center stem from which hangs a conical white plastic shade
Category
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Praying Mantis Floor Lamp by Luxus
Located in New York, NY
A mod floor lamp with a black enameled metal conical shade and a teak tripod stand. By Luxus, Swedish, 1960.
Measures: 55.75" H x 16" x 16" (base)
12.25" L x 8.75" dia (shade).
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Luxus Teak Praying Mantis Floor Lamp by Uno Kristiansson, 1960s
By Uno Kristiansson, Luxus of Sweden
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
This gorgeous stand out Danish modern teak tripod lamp was designed by Uno Kristiansson for Luxus of Sweden in the 1960s. Featuring beautifully contoured teak legs that meld into the...
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Rispal Mante Religieuse Floor Lamp with Rare Red Shade, France, 1950s
By Rispal, Jean Rispal
Located in Maastricht, NL
Iconic in its kind, this Rispal 'praying mantis' floor lamp is a beautiful and Classic piece, with
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Mahogany
Unusual Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Casual elegance in this hand-wrought coffee table in the shape of a praying mantis or grasshopper
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Easel of Oak, Clean and Streamlined
Located in Madison, WI
stick character or upright praying mantis or fashionably slender waif. Not deep enough to handle a flat
Category
Mid-20th Century American Easels
Materials
Steel
Meiji Bronze Basket, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
with grape leaves on which sits a praying mantis. The graceful handles and base are designed to
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes
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Praying Mantis For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of praying mantis available for sale. The range of distinct praying mantis — often made from wood, metal and walnut — can elevate any home. Praying mantis have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Praying mantis made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made praying mantis over the years, but those made by Rispal Lighting, Jean Rispal and Luxus are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Praying Mantis?
Praying mantis can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,623, while the lowest priced sells for $123 and the highest can go for as much as $15,353.
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