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1930
s French Industrial Desk Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
A striking French 20-century vintage desk or table lamp composed of aluminum, steel and brass. The
Category
20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Greta Von Nessen Brass Desk Lamp for Nessen Studios
By Nessen Studio, Greta Von Nessen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Desk lamp designed by Greta von Nessen c.1960s, USA, for Nessen Studios. The lamp features a white
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Rare Italian Harvey Guzzini Table Desk Lamp, 1970s
By Harvey Guzzini
Located in Paris, IDF
in a typically Mid-Century Modern look. This modern-looking lamp would make a perfect addition to a
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
French Art Deco Desk Lamp by Schneider
By Verreries Schneider
Located in Long Island City, NY
French Art Deco adjustable table lamp by Schneider in great vintage condition. The shade is in
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
$2,850 / item
Mid-Century German Clamp Table Lamp from Kaiser Idell / Kaiser Leuchten, 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Simple Schwanenhals desk lamp with table clamp by emperor shine.
The design language is simple and
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1950
s Bakelite Early Flexible Desk Lamp
Located in Hook, Hampshire
and widely used in the mid century period. The lamp base is Bakelite, the shade is light spun
Category
Vintage 1950s European Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
$213 / item
Mid-Century German Minimalist 6658 Table Lamp from Kaiser Idell/Kaiser Leuchten
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Small desk lamp by Emperor lights in rare color white and a very factual forms. The lamp is
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1980s
Work-Sun
Halogen Desk Lamp by Eurolicht
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage minimalist 1980s 'Work-Sun' halogen desk lamp by Eurolicht. This 1983 IF Design Award
Category
Vintage 1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1960s Sculptural Table Desk Lamp Cork and Walnut Laurel Lamp Co
By Laurel
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Sculptural Cork and Walnut Table Desk Lamp
Brass Base unmarked attributed Laurel Lamp Co
14.5
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Gebrüder Cosack Germany 1950s
By Gebrüder Cosack
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare, elegant and adjustable Mid-Century Modern table lamp or desk light. The large lamp
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Metal
Pair Koch Lowy Mid Century Modern OMI Chrome Table Lamp Carrara Marble Base
By Koch
Lowy
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Lamp, Minimalist, Mid Century Modern, Pair, Set, Accent Lamp, Desk Lamp, Table Lamp, Office Lamp
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Chrome
Mid-Century White Ceramic
Polished Brass Sculptural Table Lamps by Lumi Murano
By Lumi
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional pair of Mid-Century Modernist table lamps by Lumi, crafted in Murano, Italy
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Burgundy Metal
Brass 1950s Desk/Table Lamp
By Cesare Lacca, Lumi
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This table lamp was produced in Italy around the 1950s. It is made from painted metal, cast iron
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Iron, Brass
Greta Von Nessen Desk Lamp for Nessen Studios - I
By Nessen Studio, Greta Von Nessen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Desk lamp designed by Greta von Nessen c.1960s, USA, for Nessen Studios. The lamp features a white
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
White Opaline Glass Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
White opaline glass, cast iron desk light / banker’s lamp
2,5 meter black cotton flex, plug and
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Swedish Space Age Tube Table Lamp by Anders Pehrson, 1960s
By Ateljé Lyktan
Located in Hamburg, DE
Simple Tube Desk Light table lamp by Atelje Lyktan based on a design by Anders Pehrson from the 70s
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Mid-Century Gray Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp with Floral Motifs by Paul Quéré
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modern ceramic table lamp, crafted in France circa 1950, seamlessly blends
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Nuova Veneta Lumi Adjustable Desk Lamp Italy 1970s
By Lumi, Veneta Lumi
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Black Nuova Veneta Lumi Adjustable Desk Lamp, Italy 1970s.
A fantastic mid-century
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Brass Table Lamp with Swivel Arm, circa 1950s
Located in London, GB
Italian vintage brass table lamp with swivel arm (circa 1950s). A timeless desk lamp with
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,348 Sale Price
30% Off
Architect Adjustable Green Swing-Arm Desk Lamp, 1970s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Architect Adjustable Green Swing-Arm Desk Lamp with Metal Shade
Period: 1970s
Country of
Category
Vintage 1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Iron
$311 Sale Price
20% Off
Petrol Green Enamel Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Light by Erpe
By Erpé
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Belgian petrol green enamel desk light by Erpe, Belgique
2,5 meter black cotton flex, plug and
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Hand-Carved Prancing Horse Table Lamp, Mid 20th Century, Rewired for USA
Located in Atlanta, GA
, this mid-20th-century continental table lamp brings movement and artistry into any interior. The
Category
Mid-20th Century European Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Gunmetal Grey Machine Age Tanker Fluorescent Desk Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
1950s gunmetal grey fluorescent machine age tanker desk lamp with lots of character, perfect on a
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
$241 Sale Price
30% Off
20th Century Gold Italian Single Vintage Sculptural Gilded Bronze Table Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian single sculptural table lamp with a new round white
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Desk Lamp by Laurel in Brass and Lucite
By Laurel
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1960s
Desk Lamp by Laurel in Brass and Lucite. Clean lines and minimal form. Great size for a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brass and Yellow Table Lamp with Hand-Painted Hearts
Located in Amityville, NY
Charming and one of a kind vintage mid century table lamp or desk lamp with hand painted heart
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
$875 Sale Price
50% Off
Midcentury Bauhaus Desk Table Lamp Black Enameled Metal, 1950s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Bauhaus desk or table lamp in steel with black enameled metal shade (inside white), from the 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
$1,315 Sale Price
20% Off
Stilnovo Milano, Large Articulated Desk Lamp from 60s, Signed
By Stilnovo
Located in Catania, CT
Good vintage condition with trace of age and use for this blue metal articulated desk lamp produced
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Chrome Desk Lamps by Heinz Pfaender, 1962
By Hillebrand, Heinz Pfaender
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of Oslo desk lamps by Heinz Pfaender from Hillebrand from 1962. You can swivel and focus the
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$1,553 / item
Rare Adjustable BAG Turgi Desk Lamp – Switzerland, circa 1950
s
By BAG Turgi
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Swiss mid-century design. The lamp features a bold red lacquered metal shade with refined ventilation
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid Century American 1960s Black Ceramic Lamp With Brass and Wood Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
An American 1960s black ceramic table lamp on a brass and wood base. This modern mid century black
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$384 Sale Price
70% Off
Pair Italian Arredoluce Style Mid-Century Modern Swing Brass Lucite Table Lamps
By Arredoluce
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Italian Arredoluce attributed Mid-Century Modern Swing Brass Lucite Table or Desk Lamps
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Modern Tulip Bedside Table Lamp or Desk Lamp by Designline in Silver Chrome
By Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
100 watts.
These retro lamps work with all mid-century modern furniture & decor. Such as classic
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Modern Tulip Bedside Table Lamp or Desk Lamp by Designline in Black Gloss
By Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
100 watts.
These retro lamps work with all mid-century modern furniture & decor. Such as classic
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Modern Tulip Bedside Table Lamp or Desk Lamp by Designline in Beige / Cream
By Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
100 watts.
These retro lamps work with all mid-century modern furniture & decor. Such as classic
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Danish LamPetit Table Lamp by Bent Gantzel Boysen for Louis Poulsen
By Bent Gantzel-Boysen
Located in Hamburg, DE
unfolded a considerable size and becomes a full desk lamp. The switch is located inside.
This piece has an
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Italian Desk or Coffee Table Set in Plexiglass and Brass
Located in Prato, Tuscany
technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Rational and linear desk
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Modern Tulip Bedside Table Lamp or Desk Lamp by Designline in Gloss White
By Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
100 watts.
These retro lamps work with all mid-century modern furniture & decor. Such as classic
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Modern Tulip Bedside Table Lamp or Desk Lamp by Designline in Retro Blue
By Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
watts.
These retro lamps work with all mid-century modern furniture & decor. Such as classic vintage
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Modern Tulip Bedside Table Lamp or Desk Lamp by Designline in Gold Brass
By Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
100 watts.
These retro lamps work with all mid-century modern furniture & decor. Such as classic
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
20th Century Italian Bronze Table Lamp - Vintage OfficeLight by Luciano Frigerio
By Luciano Frigerio
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian table lamp made by Luciano Frigerio. The desk lamp has a stair
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Gino Sarfatti Tripod Italian Desk Lamp! 1950s Green Greta Grossman Grasshopper
By Gino Sarfatti, Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in Peoria, AZ
mid century modern desk lamps ever made and it has aged well! Very fine vintage condition with age
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,874 Sale Price
25% Off
Luxury Mid-Century Modern President Table Lamp by Kaiser Leuchten 1960s Germany
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Munich, DE
Gorgeous Mid-Century Modern luxury table lamp or desk light in Bordeaux color. Modell 6874
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Nickel
1940s Articulating Clamp Lamp for Table Desk Oak Wood
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1940s Clamp Desk Lamp for Drafting Table
Adjustable and Articulating
30 tall
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Modern Metal and Plastic Table Lamp with Irregular Structure, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Mid-Century Modern metal and plastic table lamp with irregular structure, 1980s
Metal table lamp
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$172 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s Stilnovo Italian Desk Lamps Pair Yellow and Red
By Stilnovo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Italy Desk Table Lamps with Perforated Cone shade red and yellow
Attribution Stilnovo
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
Louis Baldinger Brass Articulating British Drafting Table Desk Lamp! Rare!
By Louis Baldinger
Sons
Located in Peoria, AZ
securely!
One of the nicest drafting lamps ever made and it has aged beautifully.
Fine vintage condition
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s Petite Tripod Desk Table Lamp Stilnovo Italian Modern Design
By Stilnovo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Desk table lamp
Mid-Century Modern Italian petite tripod desk table lamp. Italy, 1950s
Unmarked
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Sheet Metal
Mid Century Cone Lamp
Ministry
Made in Italy, Red and Golden Metal, 1960s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
This Italian Mid Century Table Lamp, dating back to the 1950s/1960s, is a prime example of
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Greta Von Nessen Double Shade Desk Lamp for Nessen Studios
By Greta Von Nessen, Nessen Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Double shade desk lamp designed by Greta von Nessen c.1960s, USA, for Nessen Studios. The lamp
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp in Brass and Blue with Hand-Painted Flowers
By Christian Dell, Kaiser Idell
Located in Amityville, NY
Absolutely darling and one of a kind vintage mid century table lamp or desk lamp with hand painted
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
$875 Sale Price
55% Off
1950s Style of Jieldé French Industrial Desk Table Lamp
By Jean Louis Domecq, Jielde
Located in Chula Vista, CA
In the style of French Jieldé an Industrial Table Desk Lamp in patinated brass
Unmarked.
15h x 6d
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Swedish Army Green Metal Spring Vintage Industrial Machinist Work Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
including plug and switch in shade
Weight: 2.00 kg / 4.4 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Midcentury marble and brass gooseneck clam shell desk lamp
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Zaandam, NL
Gorgeous adjustable clam shell and sometimes referred to as scallop lamp which originally was
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Arteluce Articulating Swing Arm Saucer Italian Brass Desk Lamp 1950s MCM Atomic
By Arteluce
Located in Peoria, AZ
lighting.
One of the coolest mid century modern desk lamps ever made! Very fine vintage condition with
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Swedish Mid Century Ceramic Table Lamp by Arthur Andersson for Wallåkra, 1940s
By Arthur Anderson, Wallåkra
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare Swedish mid century cylinder bottle ceramic desk / table lamp by Arthur Andersson in brown
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Italian mid-century Adjustable table lamp Naska Loris by Jac Jacobsen Luxo 1950s
By Luxo, Jac Jacobsen
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Adjustable table lamp Naska Loris by Jac Jacobsen for Luxo, 1950s
Table
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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Vintage Mid Century Desk Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal vintage mid century desk lamp for your home. Each vintage mid century desk lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and iron. There are 197 variations of the antique or vintage vintage mid century desk lamp you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect vintage mid century desk lamp — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each vintage mid century desk lamp bearing Mid-Century Modern, Industrial or Rococo hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made vintage mid century desk lamp over the years, but those crafted by Philips, Louis Kalff and Massive Lighting are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Vintage Mid Century Desk Lamp?
Prices for a vintage mid century desk lamp start at $75 and top out at $5,400 with the average selling for $504.
Finding the Right Table-lamps for You
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
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