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Style: Machine Age
Rare Rohde Floor Lamp for Mutual Sunset Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Very rare example not often seen on the market. Gilbert Rohde design for Mutual Sunset Lamp Company. This example shows some cosmetic wear, ...
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1930s American Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome, Iron

Walter Von Nessen Floor Lamp Early Version
Located in New York, NY
Early and rare version of the now iconic Machine Age Nessen swing arm floor lamp. The construction of this example dates the lamp from the...
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Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Important Machine Age Art Deco Lamp by Hugo Gnam
By Hugo Gnam
Located in New York, NY
This Art Deco, Machine Age torchiere floor lamp was originally in the design office of the important and noted designer, artist Hugo Gnam, in fact he designe...
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1930s American Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Home Made Machine Age Skyscraper Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Interesting cross section of Folk Art and Machine Age sensibilities. Tubular vertical elements form the standard, hand-hammered aluminum sheath constitutes the base. Minor cosmetic w...
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1930s American Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in Chicago, IL
Chiesa for Fontana Arte rare floor lamp design, 1936 Enameled aluminium, curved glass, aluminum, lacquered wood Measure: 15½ W x 11 D x 97 H in Literature: Fontana Arte: Gio...
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1930s Italian Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
$9,600 Sale Price
63% Off
Sperti Inc. Raymond Loewy Style Adjustable Iron Floor Lamp with Aluminum Shade
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Sperti Sunlamp Inc. adjustable Cast Iron with Clam Shell Aluminum Shade. In in the style of Raymond Loewy. Circa 1940's. Repurposed light therapy floor lamp, in the Featuring articulating machined grooved Clam Shell Aluminum Reflector Shade, tilting lamp...
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1940s American Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Iron

Machine Age Aluminium Floor Lamp, 1930s, USA
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Well made Machine Age floor lamp fabricated out of milled aluminium. Solid, sturdy construction. Chocolate brown wrinkle finish. Marble effect glass shade in a warm beige tone with b...
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1930s American Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Pair Sperti Inc. Raymond Loewy Style Adjustable Iron Aluminum Floor Lamps
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of Sperti Sunlamp Inc. adjustable, Floor Lamps in the style of Raymond Loewy. Repurposed light therapy lamps. Featuring articulating machined grooved Clam Shell Aluminum Reflector Shades, tilting lamp...
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1940s American Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Iron

Machine Age Art Deco Chrome Floor Lamp of Exaggerated Curved Form
Located in New York, NY
Machine Age, Art Deco chrome floor lamp having a dramatic curved vertical element with adjustable chrome hood shade. The hood shade will tilt to...
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Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Kurt Versen Flip Shade Floor Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We offer free curbside viewing of this item within the 5 boroughs of New York City or by appointment at our Brooklyn studio. We have here a handsome and versatile Machine Age floo...
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1930s American Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Industrial Brass Arc Floor Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Industrial brass arc floor lamp with adjustable swivel head.
Category

20th Century Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Spun Aluminum Flip-Top Floor Lamp By Kurt Versen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Machine-age, art deco, spun aluminum "Flip-Top" floor lamp by Kurt Versen offers incredible design and versatility for use as an up lit, torchiere lamp when flipped up, or flipped do...
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Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

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Industrial Machine Age Chain Hoist Wall Art Hanging Shelf Woven Steel Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage Industrial Machine Age nickel or chrome-plated hoist, 100 lbs. Measures: 11+ feet long. Found object.
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1950s American Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Art Deco Copper Tiered Torchère Floor Lamp by Gilbert Rohde for Sunset Lamp co.
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular Art Deco Torchère Floor Lamp by Gilbert Rohde for Mutual Sunset Lamp C1935. Beautiful craftsmanship and design in this collaboration. In original condition with aged pati...
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1930s Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

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Metal, Copper

Scandinavian Teak Counter Balance Floor Lamp with Silk Shade
Located in London, GB
Sculptural Danish Mid-Century Modern floor lamp, early 1970's. The teak frame has an adjustable arm (with a length of 100 cm) and counterbalance weight for positioning of the light s...
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1970s Danish Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

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Teak, Silk

Ceramic Wall Decoration for Anonymous artist
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Ceramic wall decoration comprised of various sized ceramic shapes strung together with thin black wire each with a matte finish orange to black glaze. The three largest and irregular...
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1950s Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Wall Decoration for Anonymous artist
Ceramic Wall Decoration for Anonymous artist
$450
H 17.5 in W 7 in D 0.375 in
Walter Von Nessen Aluminum Swing Arm Floor Lamp
Located in Buffalo, NY
Walter Von Nessen Aluminum Swing Arm Floor Lamp ,, Wonderful example,, Retains original parchment shade (missing some boon-doggle) Minor dent to bottom,,3-way lamp (bulb) capability,...
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1950s American Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Fontana Arte Style Glass and Brass Coat or Hat Rack
Located in North Miami, FL
This is the largest mirrored coat rack in the style of Fontana Arte with glass and brass. Features 4 original glass discs to hang coats, the rack above for hats and 3 brass hooks for...
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1950s Italian Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Art Deco/Machine age Aluminum Triple cone adjustable height Torchere, floor lamp
Located in Buffalo, NY
Art Deco / Machine age Aluminum Triple cone adjustable height Torchere, floor lamp.. measures from 55-68", great example Classic 1930 lighting.. nice original condition,, patina.
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1930s American Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Antique Industrial Arched Foundry Patterns for Molds Handmade Wood, Group 3
Located in Topeka, KS
Incredible arched antique handmade wood industrial foundry patterns. These were created to make the sand cast molds for casting iron sewage grates. There are five patterns in this gr...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Wood

Pair of Rare Monumental Bronze Finish Teatro Nuovo Sconces by Pietro Chiesa
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of rare bronze finish sconces by Pietro Chiesa. From the Teatro Nuovo, Parma, 1939. These massive sconces adorned the face of the Teatro Nuovo in Parma and have been seldom ...
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1930s Italian Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Bronze

C. Jeré "Skyscraper" Geometric Sculptural Floor Lamp
Located in Littleton, CO
A striking sculptural floor lamp by Curtis Jeré - a pseudonym for the collaborative artistry of Curtis Freiler and Jerry Fels - and produced by their company, Artisan House. This 1...
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1970s American Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

C. Jeré "Skyscraper" Geometric Sculptural Floor Lamp
C. Jeré "Skyscraper" Geometric Sculptural Floor Lamp
$3,675 Sale Price
20% Off
H 62.75 in W 9 in D 9 in
Mid-Century Modern Skyscraper Floor Lamp
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Vintage 1980s or 1970s Art Deco/Hollywood Regency floor lamp. This lamp has thin chrome metal panels with a mirrored finish in an accordion fold attached to an ebony lacquered base. ...
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Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Skyscraper Floor Lamp
Mid-Century Modern Skyscraper Floor Lamp
$1,299
H 61 in W 10 in D 10 in
Bronze Machine Age Art Deco Torchiere Floor Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 20th century bronze Machine Age / Art Deco Torchiere floor lamp. Possibly rewired at some point, USA voltage and single socket.
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Early 20th Century Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Previously Available Items
Early Modernist Design by Kurt Versen "Flip" Floor Lamp
Located in Oakland, CA
Brass and aluminum "Flip-Top" design floor lamp by Swedish born, American designer Kurt Versen (1901-1997), having a unique flip mechanism that allows it to provide either upward or ...
Category

1940s American Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Antique Scanlan Morris Machine Age Industrial Medical Surgery Light Floor Lamp 1
Located in Dayton, OH
"Massive antique Scanlan-Morris Co Medical / Surgical light, circa 1930s. Made of metal in Madison Wisconsin, featuring a heavy counter-balanced weighte...
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1930s Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Walter Von Nessen Studios Adjustable Floor Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Walter Von Nessen late 1930s adjustable floor lamp. Lamp can be raised from 49" - 60" in height. Shade also pivots to direct light down or up! Perfect as a reading Lamp and to illuminate an entire room. Three Sockets controlled by one switch to allow 1, 2 or 3 sockets to be turned on! Chrome base and Stem with a painted cream Shade. Bakelite center knob...
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1930s American Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Pair of Nickel Plate Machine Age Floor Lamps
Located in New Windsor, NY
A wonderful pair of nickel plate Machine Age floor lamps, circa 1930-1935. Newly rewired and new bulb sockets. Minimalist design. Weighted base....
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1930s American Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Iron, Nickel

Art Deco Walter Von Nessen Style Machine Age Industrial Floor Lamp
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Art Deco Walter Von Nessen style machine age industrial floor lamp.
Category

Early 20th Century American Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Important Pair of Machine Age Torchieres by Rohde for Mutual Sunset Lighting Co.
Located in New York, NY
Hard to find lamps designed by Gilbert Rohde for Mutual Sunset Lighting Co. Both are in very good, original and working condition (later wiring). Each has a three-tier louvered shade...
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Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Machine Age American 1930s Lamp/Magazine Rack
Located in Philadelphia, PA
American Machine Age metal and walnut floor lamp with interesting bowling ball sized sphere slotted for books/magazines. This 1930s lamp's pole is a satin...
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1930s American Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Industrial design Saphir Paris Floor Lamp
By N.R.J. Saphir
Located in Antwerp, BE
Industrial floor lamp Saphir Paris with original blue shade. Mounted on Tripod iron base. An Early 20th century 'machine age' piece in original condition. Great patina Measure: H 142...
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Early 20th Century French Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Iron

Industrial design 
Saphir Paris
 Floor Lamp
Industrial design 
Saphir Paris
 Floor Lamp
H 55.91 in W 16.93 in D 20.87 in
Russel Wright Attributed Floor Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dynamically twisted, cerused oak form atop spun aluminum cladded disc base. Three way socket behind black paper shade. Beautiful, original black finish.
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1940s American Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Machine Age Handmade Post-War Trench Art Floor Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Incredible, handmade, Machine Age, post World War II, trench art, floor lamp made from a maple training missile mounted on a cast iron base with dog-tag chain and shell casing light ...
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1940s American Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Iron

Streamlined Machine Age Medical Floor Lamp in Gunmetal Finish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1930s, streamlined, Industrial, Machine Age, medical floor lamp with articulating shade is steel in a gunmetal finish. The lamp takes a regular bulb up to 200 watts.
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1930s American Vintage Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Walter Von Nessen Style Brushed Aluminium Swing Arm Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Machine Age brushed aluminium adjustable swing arm floor lamp with milk glass shade diffuser. Lamp shade not included.
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Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Machine Age floor lamps for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Machine Age floor lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage floor lamps created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, aluminum and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Machine Age floor lamps made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original floor lamps, popular names associated with this style include Nessen Studio, Sperti, Fontana Arte, and Kurt Versen. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for floor lamps differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $475 and tops out at $12,000 while the average work can sell for $1,875.