The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
The Marbro Lamp Company was one of the finest lamp producers during the mid-1900s. Its pieces were mainly sold in a handful of exclusive furniture shops. Marbro was the go-to supplier of Hollywood Regency and mid-century modern style lighting for interior designers. Its table lamps, chandeliers, floor lamps and wall sconces have graced the homes of many celebrities.
Brothers Morris and Elliott Markoff founded the Marbro Lamp Company in 1934. Its name is a combination of “Markoff” and “brothers.” The brothers relocated from Chicago to southern California after the end of World War II and set up an assembly plant in the garment district of Los Angeles.
Vases and objets d’art, sourced from all over the world, were used as lamp bases. The brass bases came from India, alabaster from Italy, porcelain from Japan and China and crystal from Germany and France. Murano glass and whimsical bronze figurines were two of the more popular base materials.
Marbro lamps were one-of-a-kind and took between 75 and 90 days to complete. Occasionally, they were made from sculptures that customers brought into the factory. Highly skilled woodturners and shade-makers crafted lampshades and wooden bases in Marbro’s shop. Some metal and glass pieces went through paint or staining treatments. The company’s best-known products were these table lamps, but it also produced a wide variety of decorative objects.
The Masco Corporation acquired the Marbro Lamp Company in 1987. Its Los Angeles assembly plant shuttered its doors in 1990. Its equipment and remaining inventory were moved to LaBarge Mirrors — a Masco subsidiary — in Michigan. Shortly after, the production of Marbro lamps ended.
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Creator: The Marbro Lamp Company
Hollywood Regency, Pink Alabaster, Marbro Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large, Asian influenced, solid pink alabaster lamp with pierced, faux armatures, matching foot and finial. The whole atop a veneered, wood base. Ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Agate
Marbro Oxblood Elephant-handled Chinese Urn Table Lamp Sangre de Boeuf Regency
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Marbro company was founded by Morris Markoff and his brother, hence the name "Marbro" from Markoff brothers. They started the company shortly after WWII. The company was located in a 3 story brick building in the garment district of Los Angeles, just south of Downtown right by the Santa Monica Freeway. During the time they ran the company, they sold almost as many antiques as they did lamps.
Marbro sold their products mainly through interior designers and a few upscale furniture stores. Most of the products were built to order. A typical order from a designer or retailer took between 75 and 90 days to complete.
Most of the components that made up the lamp bodies (ceramic, brass, glass, etc) were purchased from small companies and antique dealers around the world. For the most part, none of the bodies were made on site. . Italy was the source for alabaster, Japan and China for Porcelain, Brass in India and Crystal from Germany and France. Lamps would also be made from sculptures that customers brought to in to the shop.
Once the lamp bodies arrived, a group of Marbro employees would make the wood bases, spin the metal caps, make the shades, and do the painting and tinting. With the help of about 20-40 other true world class artisans, metal workers, finishers and handmade shade makers, they produced lamps and shades that were truly some of last of their kind of art.
Here we have an astonishing example of Marbro production. This mid to late 18th century lusciously oxblood lacquered "sang de boeuf" Chinese urn was almost certainly a custom commission by a client, the owner of the Qing urn. The exceptional quality of the urn, it's size, gentle proportions, the even application of the oxblood glaze (especially over the stunning elephant handles) are of a quality that I have not seen before in a lamp.
The Marbro artisans truly did right by their client, as they allowed the exceptional form and color of the Chinese antique take center stage. The simple base follows the proportion of the body yet perfectly echoes the angle and curve of the elephant trunk handles.
Victorian lampshade...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Italian Alabaster Marbro Company Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alabaster carved in Italy, urn lamp by the The Marbro Lamp Company. Circa 1950's. New linen shade is 18" diameter.
Category
1950s American Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
1950
s Hollywood Regency Gilt Metal Wheatsheaf Floor Lamp by Marbro Lamp Co. USA
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Morristown, NJ
1950's Hollywood Regency Gilt Metal Wheatsheaf Floor Lamp by Marbro Lamp Co., USA.
A sculptural and iconic gilt metal floor lamp in the form of a bundled sheaf of wheat, attributed ...
Category
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Large 1960
s Murano Glass Lamps by Marble Lamp Company
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Glamorous Murano glass lamps by Marble Lamp company.
The Large speckled Ivory egg shaped Murano glass has a beautiful iridescent to them, and they silt on gilded lamp bases ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair Chinese Style Table Lamps by Marbro After James Mont
By The Marbro Lamp Company, James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Stylish, chic and impressive pair of table lamps in the Asian, Hollywood Regency style, after James Mont. Both lamps are in very good, working condition, both have been rewired and a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Hand Painted Ceramic Table Lamp with Original Shade by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage hand painted ceramic table Lamp with original shade by Marbro, circa 1970
Measures: 11" diameter at the body x 9" diameter at the base
19" high to the top of the cerami...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Marbro Chinoiserie Salmon Coral Pink Porcelain Table Lamps - a Pair
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Marbro Chinoiserie Salmon/Coral Pink Porcelain Table Lamps w/ Gold Gilt Floral Detail to Both Sides - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 24 H (to finial) x 27" H (...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
Marbro *Original* Italian Porcelain Table Lamp! Only 1. Cobalt Blue 1960s Empire
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
***MARBRO ORIGINAL**
GILDED EMPIRE STYLE
PORCELAIN LAMP!
The Only One in The World!
CIRCA 1960
Incredible Midnight Color!
A Cobalt Blue so Deep its almost Black!
DI...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Empire The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Metal, Gold
$5,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Marbro Pair of Custom Monumental Marble Chess King and Queen Lamps, 1960s
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of monumental oversized table lamps was created by Marbro, most probably as a custom order.
Tall, sculptural, highly detailed figures of king and queen from a chess set are han...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Marbro Lamp Company 1950
s Large Porcelain And Brass Table Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous pair of Large 1950's porcelain brass and giltwood bases table lamps by The Marbro Lamp Company, lightly restored and newly rewired in silk wired, with minor wear and patina ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Champlevé Lamps by The MARBRO Lamp Company, Los Angeles, CA.
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of champlevé (patterns in champlevé are incised directly into a heavier metal such as copper and only the incision is filled with enamel and fired) lamps by The MARBRO Lamp Comp...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Brass
Marbro Asian Style Hand Painted Porcelain Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Fulton, CA
Hand painted porcelain table lamp by The Marbro Lamp Company, circa. 1950's. Asian style ginger jar design with floral motif. Double pull-chain light socke...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinese Export The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
Monumental Mid Century Cubist Modern Table Lamp or Floor Lamp by Marbro in Gold
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extra tall cubist design lamp in the style of Pablo Picasso and produced by Marbro Lamp Co. It features a ceramic form in a gold, black & white glaze, steel base, and brass stem. ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Vintage Large Size Alabaster Table Lamps by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Pomona, CA
Pair of large-size alabaster table lamps carved in large roses by Marbro. The base is supported on brass feet; the finals are original to the set. Wired for the US and working condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century American The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Large Marble Glazed Ceramic Lamp by Marbro Lamp Company
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful large ceramic lamp by Marble lamp company
The lamp sits on a gilt leafed wooden base and has been Newly rewired with an adjustable
polished brass double cluster that take...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Seguso Glass Lamp for Marbro Lamp Company
By Seguso, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage mid 20th century Seguso glass lamp for Marbro Lamp Company
Hollywood regency in style.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Seguso Murano Italian Art Glass Column Floor Lamp for Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Rare vintage murano glass column floor lamp made by Seguso in Italy for Marbro. The base is made of sectioned murano glass with a modern neocla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Glass
Murano Aqua Lamp by The MARBRO Lamp Company, Los Angeles, CA.
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Murano aqua lamp by The MARBRO Lamp Company, Los Angeles CA. Lamp measures 11” diameter and 47” high from base to the top of finial. Brass neck is 12" tall. Glass portion is 19" h...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Steel
Zaccagnini for Marbro Asian Style Table Lamp Italy Midcentury Modern
By The Marbro Lamp Company, Ugo Zaccagnini
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Unique ceramic table lamp with glossy, buttery yellow crackle glaze body and forest green and brown abstract Asian-inspired relief motifs was made in Italy by Società Anonima Cerami...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Brass
Marbro Gilt Chinoiserie Baluster Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this gilt Chinoiserie lamp by Marbro manufactured in the 1960s. It features the original fabric shade, baluster form base with original gilt finish. At the ...
Category
1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Wood
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Sublime Pair of Neoclassical Lamps in Sultanabad Blue by Marbro, circa 1960
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent lamps are shipped as photographed and described, complete with new shades, harps and finials. Completely installation ready.
A stellar pair of neoclassical style...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Marbro Asian influenced Brass and Mahogany Table Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These unique table lamps feature an elegant blend of brass and mahogany, influenced by Asian design. With their sophisticated style and high-quality materials, they are sure to eleva...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Brass
Marbro Crystal Vase Table Lamp with Brass Trim
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Regency style crystal vase table lamp from fine American lamp maker, Marbro. Base is a gilt metal plinth with a brass ring with foliate detail. The Marbro signature double sock...
Category
1960s American Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Monumental Midcentury Hand Carved Marble Table Lamp by Marbro Lamp Company
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible monumental midcentury hand carved marble table lamp by Marbro Lamp Company, circa 1960s. This lamp is massive and very impressive s...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass
$950 Sale Price
24% Off
1960s Italian Ceramic Table Lamp by The Marbro Lamp Company
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Ceramic Table Lamp by Marbro Lamp Company
Olive Green Sage mounted on wood faded gilt finish
Matching finial in wood same finish, minor wear at edges. Not 100% perfect.
Vintage ite...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Marbro Green Art Glass Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Fulton, CA
An art glass table lamp by Marbro Lamp Company. Asymmetrical folding glass detail, gold leaf wood base. Original working condition. Retains "Marbro" paper label. No shade. Glass port...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
$500 Sale Price
23% Off
Spectacular Pair of Fleur-de-Lis Lamps by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular pair of fleur-de-lis lamps by Marbro Lighting Co.
This grand pair of glazed silver leaf lamps have been newly rewired for the US with polished brass double clusters that...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
$7,500 / set
Massive Alabaster Lamp by Marbro Co
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Unusual; and extra-large carved alabaster lamp by Marbro, in original and working condition. This lamp has carved animal head details, as well as sw...
Category
1960s American Neoclassical Revival Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Aldo Londi Monumental 1950s Italian Metallic Jewel Glaze Ceramic Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Monumental Aldo Londi for Bitossi metallic jewel glaze ceramic lamp. Circular ebonized wood base. Original double socket hardware with pull chains. Lamp body measures 15 inches heigh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Alabaster Lamps by The Marbro Lamp Company, Los Angeles, CA.
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of alabaster lamps by The Marbro Lamp Company. Each lamp measures: 7.5” diameter (base), 38.25” high from base to the top of finial. Alabaster portions are 17.5” high. Lamps hav...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Pair or Marbro Chinese Champleve Enamel Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful pair of Chinese Champleve enamel lamps retailed by the Marbro Company. This company took beautiful architectural and c]decorative items and made extremely high quality la...
Category
1960s American Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$3,600 / set
1960s Vintage Pair of Italian Murano Glass Table Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Introducing this stunning pair of vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps, originally from the 1960s. These lamps embody the Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco styles, and the artistry of Muran...
Category
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Adjustable modernist desk lamp by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Ferndale, MI
Lacquered red hood on black angular shaft anchored to weighted brass base . Manufactured by Marbro lamp co of California .
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair of Blush Pink Murano Glass Marbro Lamps, 1960s
By Seguso Vetri d
Arte, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare pair of vintage Murano table lamps by Seguso for Marbro. Ribbed Murano opaline glass lamps in a light blush pink retailed by The Marbro Lamp Company on original silver leafed ...
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass, Wood
$6,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1960s Marbro Oriental Table Lamp Floral Porcelain
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s vintage Marbro lamp Co oriental white & yellow ceramic porcelain table lamp on wood base
Measures: 38 tall tip of finial 8.38 width x 7.75 ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Wood
Classic Marbro Turquoise Venetian Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A beautiful Venetian ribbed glass lamp. Original base and fittings. Signed Venetian/Marbro.
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Marbro Ceramic Flower Motif Monumental Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Lomita, CA
A large box shade announces the drama of this original factory lamp by Marbro. It is a monumental Marbro enamel glazed ceramic lamp from the Los Angeles factory circa the 1960s. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
$1,784 Sale Price
30% Off
Murano Lamp by The MARBRO Lamp Company, Los Angeles, CA.
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Murano lamp by The MARBRO Lamp Company, Los Angeles CA. Lamp measures 9” diameter, and 48.5” high from base to the top of finial. Brass neck is 11" tall. Vibrant gold fleck and l...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Seguso Murano Lamps by Marbro
By Archimede Seguso, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of original grand scale Murano glass table lamps by Archimede Seguso imported by The Marbro Lamp Co. circa 1960. Both lamps signed.
Ribbed opalescent silvery white glass with f...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
$4,400 / set
Monumental Indian Etched Brass Lamp by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning and well-crafted three-light lamp by Marbro. Featuring a standard two light fixture surmounted by a glass shaded mogul size light bulb fixture. Finely embossed brass urn for...
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Brass
$850 Sale Price
22% Off
Marbro Original Table Lamp! Milk Chocolate Brown Wood Base 1960s Art Deco Minty!
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
MARBRO ORIGINAL
ART DECO AESTHETIC
TABLE LAMP!
DIMENSIONS: Lamp: 21" Tall Width 16"
After the heyday of custom furniture decoration and architecture of the wealthy first half of...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Metal
$3,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Marbro Parcel-Gilt Ceramic Vase Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large parcel-gilt ceramic vase table lamp made by Marbro. Features a large ceramic vase with a pierced body decorated with a floral motif on e...
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Brass
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
Monumental Marbro Lamp Co. Hand Carved Giltwood Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Italian hand carved Giltwood Table Lamp by Marbro Lamp Company, circa 1960. Featuring handcrafted swirled wood body lightly str...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Wood
Marbro Ceramic Chinese Urn Style Crackle Finish Table Lamp With Dragons
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Fashioned as a stylized Han dynasty bronze urn, this magnificent ceramic lamp by Marbro is imposing in its uniqueness. Large table lamp with a gree...
Category
1960s American Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Brass
Marbro Murano Co. Brass
Bronze Wall Lamp with Four Salted Murano Glass Shades
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Marbro Lamp Company Brass and Bronze Wall Lamp with Four Murano Art Glass Shades, 1950's. Featuring a rectangular, horizontal floral decorated Brass and Bronze cast wall mount, 2 suspended Brass...
Category
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Hollywood Regency Italian Midcentury Gold Glass Lamp on Iron Base by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company, James Mont, Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Houston, TX
Hollywood Regency Italian midcentury gold glass lamp on iron base by Marbro.
Large scale Italian gold blown glass on interesting Asian Modern iron base. This high quality Hollywood Regency glass lamp...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Iron
$995 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Venetian Murano Glass Italian Table Lamp by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage midcentury Italian Murano bubble wire amber glass table lamp by Marbro original.
Handcrafted Venetian hand blown glass with metal wired cage de...
Category
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Striking Massive Brass Patinated Marbro Tall Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Massive tall Marbro lamp in a brass patinated and textured painted lamp circa 1950s double socket freshly rewired, with bakelite pull off/on-chain and balls, brass fittings, lampshad...
Category
20th Century North American Hollywood Regency The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Dramatic Pair of Hand Painted Asian Lamps by Marbro, circa 1960
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent lamps are shipped as photographed and described, complete with new shades, harps and finials. Completely installation ready.
A stellar pair of Asian style lamps...
Category
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Jade, Brass
Monumental Pair Tall Murano Blue Ribbed Glass Lamps by Seguso for Marbro Italy
By The Marbro Lamp Company, Seguso
Located in West Palm Beach, US
This monumental pair of Murano glass lamps was produced in Italy during the 1960s and imported for the American luxury market by Marbro. Each lamp features an impressively tall, scul...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Majestic Pair of Pewter and Brass Marbro Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Absolutely Stunning pair of large scale Marbro lamps. Components imported from India and assembled in the lighting workroom in Los Angeles, California circa 1960. Solid brass wit...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Brass
$4,950 / set
Asian Brass Elephant Head Urn Table Lamp by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Asian brass urn or vase featuring elephant head handles converted into a table lamp by Marbro Lamp Co. The urn is mounted on a brass base with a lotus blossom form and topp...
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Rare Marbro Brass Empire Style Pendant Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare and exceptional Marbro shaded Empire style hanging light. Solid brass body with solid brass filigreed Silhouette handles and large top finial. Double brass socket with brass bal...
Category
1950s American Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Brass
$3,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Marbro Giltwood and Gesso Neoclassical Table Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of substantial table lamps by Marbro. Wonderfully distressed from natural use, the gilt and painted wood gourd-form bodies have a patina that only age can bring. Sold sans shades.
Category
1950s American Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano Opaline Caged Art Glass Monumental Table Floor Lamp Regency
By The Marbro Lamp Company, Barovier&Toso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury Barovier and Toso Murano opaline caged art glass monumental table or floor lamp. Monumental!
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Brass
Monumental Lamp by The Marbro Lamp Company, Los Angeles, CA.
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An original lamp by The Marbro Lamp Company. Most likely an homage to the statue of liberty. Top portion has flames. Measure: Total height is 58.5" from base to the top of finial. Wo...
Category
1970s American Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Wood
Marbro Mid Century Modern Large Green Ceramic Pottery Leafy Scroll Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Marbro Mid Century Modern Large Green Ceramic Pottery Leafy Scroll Table Lamp. Item featured is a large impressive form, original drum shade, ceramic body, acanthus leaf scro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Wood
Marbro Table Lamp Chinese Peacocks
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Toledo, OH
Marbro lamp with carved Asian designs of peacocks and foliage. Original finish. Good wiring. Shade is not included.
Category
1970s North American Modern Vintage The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Composition
Italian Renaissance Style Pair of Tall Marbro Gilt Table Lamps, circa 1950
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Encinitas, CA
Monumental pair of Italian Renaissance Style gilt table lamps by world-renowned Marbro Lamp Company of Los Angeles USA, circa 1950.
Black lacquered and gold gilted. Each lamp measure...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Renaissance The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
Materials
Wood
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
The Marbro Lamp Company lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
The Marbro Lamp Company lighting are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of The Marbro Lamp Company lighting, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original lighting by The Marbro Lamp Company were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider lighting by Gerald Thurston, Stiffel, and Robert Sonneman. Prices for The Marbro Lamp Company lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $375 and can go as high as $22,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,250.
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Questions About The Marbro Lamp Company Lighting
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024No, the Marbro Lamp Company is not still in business. The Masco Corporation acquired the company in 1987. Its Los Angeles assembly plant shuttered its doors in 1990, and its equipment and remaining inventory were moved to La Barge Mirrors, a Masco subsidiary, in Michigan. Shortly after, the production of Marbro lamps ended. Find a diverse assortment of Marbro Lamp Company lighting on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 14, 2024The history of Marbro lamps dates back to 1934, when brothers Morris and Elliott Markoff founded the Marbro Lamp Company. The brothers relocated from Chicago to southern California after the end of World War II and set up an assembly plant in the garment district of Los Angeles. Vases and objets d'art sourced from all over the world were used as lamp bases. The brass bases came from India, alabaster from Italy, porcelain from Japan and China and crystal from Germany and France. Murano glass and whimsical bronze figurines were two of the more popular base materials. Marbro lamps were one of a kind and took between 75 and 90 days to complete. Occasionally, they were made from sculptures that customers brought into the factory. Highly skilled woodturners and shade-makers crafted lampshades and wooden bases in Marbro's shop. The company's best-known products were these table lamps, but it also produced a wide variety of decorative objects. The Masco Corporation acquired the Marbro Lamp Company in 1987. Its Los Angeles assembly plant shuttered its doors in 1990. Its equipment and remaining inventory were moved to LaBarge Mirrors — a Masco subsidiary — in Michigan. Shortly after, the production of Marbro lamps ended. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of Marbro lamps.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023There is no single best company for table lamps. A well-crafted antique or vintage table lamp does more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior, and over the years, many manufacturers and designers have offered a range of visually appealing table lamps. Examples include Artemide, Gordon Jane Martz, FLOS, Søholm Stentøj, Louis Poulsen and many others. Shop a large collection of table lamps on 1stDibs.