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Modern Table Lamps

MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
PH 3½-2½ Table Lamp With Metal Top Shade In Yellow Brown Painted Brass Frame
Located in Lejre, DK
PH 3½-2½ table lamp, designed by Poul Henningsen and produced by Louis Poulsen. The lamp is part of the iconic PH series, which is based on Henningsen's advanced three-shade system, ...
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2010s Danish Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Metal

Contemporary Manolo Eirin Handmade Lampshade with Organic Cotton, White / Beige
Located in Carballo, ES
Handmade lampshade with 100% sustainable organic cotton by the renowned Catalan brand "L' Atelier Lab des Sens". Organic cotton cultivation —com...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Table Lamps

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Iron

Large Bauhaus or Art Deco Style Chrome and Marble Table or Desk Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic Bauhaus or Art Deco style chrome and marble table or desk lamp with custom manila paper shade. 4-way switch (both bulbs on - one on / one off - one off / one on - both off). D...
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1940s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Chrome

Stellar Restored Pair of Iconic Brass Flame Lamps by Chapman, circa 1993
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fabulous restored pair of large-scale lamps from a difficult to find series produced by Chapman, circa 1993. The stunning twisted solid brass form evokes a flame, mounted atop a ch...
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1990s American Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Monumental Hollywood Regency Table Lamps w Gilt Leaves in a Gourd Form
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of turned hardwood (38lbs) table lamps in the shape of gourds with gilt Leaves and vines. Impressive size 35h x 13 dia., 39.5 to the top of the shade pictured. Fabulous...
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1990s American Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Handblown Grey Glass Gemini Table Lamp, ANDREW HUGHES
Located in New York, NY
This table lamp by New York designer and glass artist Andrew Hughes channels 1940's France. The spherical grey glass base is created through dual hot and cold processes. Wired to U...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Chrome

Pair of Brass Table Lamps by Chapman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glamorous 1970s pair of polish brass table lamps with black gold tortoise lining by Chapman. Newly rewired, they take two regular Edison lightbulb. Measurements: 13” diameter with ...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Martinelli Luce Civetta 804 Table Lamp in White Structure by Emiliana Martinelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp, diffused and indirect light. Tubolar Aluminum structure in white color, upper satin methacrylate finish diffuser in white or orange color. Technical specifications: M...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Modern Table Lamp Murano Glass Flower Alessandra Baldereschi Handmade
Located in Milan, IT
The collection, designed by Alessandra Baldereschi, is composed of six unopened flowers in hand-blown artistic glass; precious gems that are about to open and reveal all their beauty...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of Murano glass swirl table lamps
Located in Lugo, IT
Pair of table lamps, Muranese production. Both lamps have the manufacture's adhesive label on them, but heat has dissolved the logo. Thank you
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Designer Table Lamp, Brass and Glass
Located in Miami, FL
Well crafted designer table lamp made of brass and glass.
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1980s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of table or bedside lamps
Located in Lugo, IT
Pair of table or bedside lamps. Brass, copper and glass. Good condition. Thank you
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1940s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Copper

Matte White Stoneware Table Lamp by Gordon Jane Martz
Located in San Francisco, CA
A matte white stoneware lamp by Gordon & Jane Martz for Marshall Studios. Signed. Rewired. Shade not included.
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Table Lamps

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Stoneware, Teak

Contemporary Tigra Table Lamp Iridescent Pink Crystal and Gold by Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
The 'Tigra' lamp is not just a table lamp. It’s an object of pure art and design. Sober, fine and elegant even when off, it is ideal for adding a touch of color to the bedroom or an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Lovely Pair of Custom-Made Portuguese Drip Ceramic Lamps in Blue and Cream
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful pair of handmade Portuguese drip glazed ceramic vessels as custom-made lamps. Fabulous scale and form with accents of polished nickel and Lucite. Custom blown glass finia...
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1990s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps

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Nickel

Pair of Table Lamps in Travertine and Patinated Brass.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps in travertine and patinated brass. This exceptional lamp features a round travertine base that celebrates the distinctive beauty of natural stone. This table lam...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps

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Travertine, Brass

Giacometti Inspired Pair of Tete-a-Tete Lamps by Sirmons
Located in Pasadena, CA
Beautiful pair of gilt over plaster tete-a-tete lamps in the style of Giacometti. The lamps were manufactured by Sirmos in the 1970's to 1990's and have the Sirmos makers mark affix...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Plaster

Green Lacquered Table Lamps with Botanical Motif, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian table lamp. Crafted with a sculptural green lacquered base adorned by intricate metal appliqués in the form of stylized potted plants. The botanical motif, both whi...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of Difforme Tiger Glaze Table Lamps with Parchment Shade by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Difforme' tiger glaze ceramic table lamps with parchment shades by Design Frères. Wired with high-end twist cords and 3-way switches (on, half intensity, off). 40w filament bulbs a...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Parchment Paper

Murano Smoked Glass and Brass Modern Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of modern lamps made with brass structures and smoked Murano glass elements. Each piece has hand-blown circular pieces of smoked glass stacked around a brass center. They have b...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Modern Brass, Faux Snakeskin Lucite Column Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Modern brass, faux snakeskin & lucite column lamps. Circa 1990s. Each one with a large satin brass cap, with a cylindrical column with applied realistic, book-matched emb...
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Late 20th Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Decorative Modern Real Golf Club Mancave Game Room Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Decorative Modern Real Golf Club Mancave Game Room Table Lamps with Shades - a Pair. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 29" H (to finial) x 21.5" H (to light socket) x 9.5" W x 9...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

FLOS Tatou T1 Dimmable Halogen Table Lamp in White by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Its name is French for “armadillo,” the unassuming animal whose brilliant structure keeps it protected—and makes it unique. Designer Patricia Urquiola conceptualized this table lamp to play on the filtration of light, with remarkable results. The Tatou-T offers diffused light and has an exterior diffuser in PC (polycarbonate). Its internal diffuser is injection-printed opal PC. The support and base are painted steel. Inspiration behind the design: “The process began by looking for different ways to reconstruct membranes, conceived like Japanese armor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Clear Bubbles Murano Glass Table Lamps With 3 Spheres, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Murano glass clear modern style with bubbles in the glass and a triple sphere shape. Amazing hand blown glass lamps with characters of the smaller bubble in glass add to the artistic...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Arturo Pani Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Arturo Pani custom table lamp with central bronze column flanked by two panes of beveled glass raised on a square beveled glass base, with a patinated bronze beaubeche and scalloped details. Mexico, circa 1960 Provenance: Private residence, Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico Arturo Pani was one of the most significant figures working in design during the ‘Mexican Miracle’, a period from 1940-1970 of optimistic economic Expansion. While his brother, architect Mario Pani...
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1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Arturo Pani Table Lamp
Arturo Pani Table Lamp
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Barovier And Toso Primavera Lamps
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A set of two elegant up lights/table lamps by Barovier& Toso. Beautifully made art glass with swirls and trim with gold flecks.
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Art Glass

New Limited-Edition Pair of Vintage Travertine Polished Table Lamps
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modernist Pair of new limited edition Travertine Polished Table Lamps 19 tall x 5.5 in diameter Original vintage condition. Does not include lamp ...
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2010s Mexican Modern Table Lamps

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Travertine

Pair of Matte Black Rouleau Ceramic Table Lamps by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Perfect as bedside lamps, or where a smaller, understated pair of lamps is desired. Dimensions listed are the overall dimensions of the lamps with the shades. The shades are 10 in...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Parchment Paper

A Table Lamp By Stilnovo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Table lamp, model 5120, 1950s. Marble, brass, painted aluminum. Dimensions: 36 x 34 cm T. Brauniger, Stilnovo lighting equipment, Germany 2016, p. 84, 85 Vintage Stilnovo, Italian ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Brass

Fad White Linen Shade Contemporary Art Table Lamp by Miguel Milá
Located in Geneve, CH
FAD table lamp by Miguel Milá Dimensions: D 40 x H 61 cm Materials: Linen, oak wood. Miguel Milá got everything right compositionally with this demonstration of industrial craftsman...
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2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps

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Linen, Oak

A rare carrara marble table lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti c1970
Located in London, GB
Rare model design by Mangiarotti. Hollowed cylindrical Carrara marble table lamp, three slashed arc openings for light including signature circular three finger hand grip at rear. ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Carrara Marble

Large ceramic table lamp by Roche Bobois, France, 1980s
Located in Lyon, FR
Large mauve ceramic lamp, made in the 1980s–1990s by the famous Faïencerie de Charolles , and distributed by Roche Bobois, France. Comes with its white pleated lampshade. A poetic pi...
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1980s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Pair of Shagreen Octagonal Table Lamps C1980
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Shagreen octagonal table lamps with chrome components. Octagonal in shape and completely covered in Shagreen. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Price...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

Steel Table Lamp by Jacques Moniquet, France, c. 1960
Located in New York City, NY
Tall, sleek design. It looks as if the center lamp went through a hydraulic press or melting process. Industrial yet refined. This table lamp was recently rewired with a black twist...
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1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Roberto Pamio, Medusa, Table Lamp, Leucos, Italy, 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
Roberto Pamio Medusa A half-spherical white and transparent blown glass table lamp. On a cast iron base. Produced by Leucos, Italy. Circa 1970.  
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass

FLOS Kelvin Edge Clamp Lamp in Titanium by Antonio Citterio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The newest addition to the popular Kelvin LED family, the Kelvin Edge offers the innovation and sleek design of the collection in a smaller package—without sacrificing output. Featur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Large Handcrafted Scorched Yakisugi Lamp
Located in London, GB
Large Japanese Yakisugi scorch technique lamp. Handcrafted and turned solid English ash, sequoia or cypress wood. Chrome electrical fittings. Dimensions may vary very slightly due to...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps

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Ash, Cypress

FLOS Kelvin Edge LED Table Lamp in White by Antonio Citterio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The newest addition to the popular Kelvin LED family, the Kelvin Edge offers the innovation and sleek design of the collection in a smaller package without sacrificing output. Featur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Chic Exotic Wood Lamp with Custom Linen Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare exotic wood lamp with custom linen shade. Chic and understated. The dimensions listed are the overall dimensions of the lamp with the shade: 17 in. diameter x 30 in. tall (over...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Steel

Table Lamp by Jean Besnard
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A stunning hand-thrown and glazed earthenware lamp by the celebrated French ceramicist Jean Besnard. This lamp features a beautiful clear turquoise flambé glaze that gracefully fades...
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1920s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Looshaus Table Lamp, Carrara and Nickel, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Looshaus table lamp is a contemporary design that interprets the modernist austerity of the Looshaus building by architect Adolf Loos. The Loos...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps

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Carrara Marble, Marble, Nickel, Metal

Roberto Rida Lamp
Located in New York, NY
"Trumpet" Table Lamp by Roberto Giulio Rida. Nickeled brass ball form, on footed base with crystal slab center. White painted trumpet form and ball finial. Three low wattage bulbs i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Venini Zoe Large Tavolo Table Light in Grey by Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zoe Tavolo table lamp, designed by Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas and manufactured by Venini, features a lantern shape. Indoor use only. Dimensions:...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Pair 60s Italian Glazed Bottle-form Ceramic Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each slender bottle-form ceramic lamp with graduated glazed surface of ivory, aqua and cobalt blue; all resting on a round brass base
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Glustin Luminaires Asymmetrical Brass Table Lamp with Alabaster Globe
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Table lamp version of our popular floor lamp, asymmetrical brass foot in black nickel satin finish holding a single alabaster globe. Designed by Glustin Luminaires Price displa...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Alabaster, Brass

Pineapple Table Lamps in Fresh White Finish, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous pair of stone pineapple table lamps freshly lacquered in white. Give some character to your table tops with these fun decor lamps. Just add shades ...
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1960s Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Stone

Pierre Cardin Brushed Aluminum "Waterfall" Table Lamp with PC Logo, 1970 s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pierre Cardin Cast Brushed Aluminum Waterfall Table Lamp with PC Logo. Featuring a rounded rectangular shape, recessed waterfall design to lower, Aluminum neck with Pierre Cardin sig...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Nickel

Silver Leaf Murano "Pulegoso" Glass Globe Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Shimmering pair of handblown Murano "Pulegoso" glass globe table lamps. It's hard to capture the real beauty of these lamps in a photograph! Clear Pulegoso glass was layered over a s...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Bronzed Balls Silhouette, Bronzed Steel, Ebonized Oak Raffia Table Lamp
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Silhouette lamp collection is inspired by Brutalist forms. The dark Ebonized Oak is combined with bronzed steel components and finished with a raff...
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2010s South African Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

FLOS May Day Table Lamp in Black by Konstantin Grcic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This versatile offering from designer Konstantin Grcic is a brilliant blend of utility and sophistication. It features an injection-molded, tapered opaline polypropylene diffuser. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Resin

Vintage French Lamp in the style of Philippe Cheverny
Located in Austin, TX
Table lamp from France in the style of Philippe Cheverny. This modernist piece mimics a stylized skyscraper with brass and chromed steel components. It sits on a black lacquered base...
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1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Steel, Chrome

Kat Roger Table Lamp with hand-crafted and hand-painted ceramic base, USA
Located in Berlin, DE
Kat & Roger Table Lamp with hand-crafted and hand-painted ceramic base, USA. Measurements given apply to the base of the lamp. Nestled amidst the serene landscapes of Southern Cali...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Contemporary Lighting Collection by Jonas Fernando Pires
By Jonas Fernando Pires
Located in Chicago, IL
Pavilion is very excited to continue its dialogue with contemporary French design and welcomes Jonas Fernando Pires to Pavilions contemporary collection. Born in Paris in 1987, Jonas Fernando Pires quickly showed a particular attraction for architecture. He produced his first works at the age of 20 years and created a collection of furniture. Material predilections of the artist are steel and concrete. His work is clean, inspired by minimalism. Architects Tadao Ando and Mies van der Rohe are his references but Jonas Fernando Pires creative language is, creative freedom, the rule quality, enrolling in a traditional sense. His latest creations are centered around the idea of ​​mood lighting, with amazing works where he revisits spaces with shadow and light. Recently he has presented at 2013 Maison Objet, L'Eclaireur, Vip Room Paris, Cannes, and Salone di Mobile 2013, Milan. His first exhibition in the United States will be with the French Design Connection hosted by the Chambers Hotel in NYC during ICFF and now at Pavilion in Chicago. His gallery in Paris is on rue de Verneuil...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Italian Calacatta Marble Lamp Contemporary Design Collectible Furniture Spain
Located in VALVERDE DEL MAJANO, CL
Italian Calacatta Marble Lamp Contemporary Design Collectible Furniture Spain The Physical Dream lamp, designed by Nuria Lázaro for Meddel, is an...
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2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps

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Marble

Contemporary Ambra Set of Two Table Lamps Crystal and 24ktGold by Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
2021 'Ambra' Collection of table lamps by Ghirò Studio (Milan). The 'Ambra' lamps are not just a table lamps. Sober, fine and elegant even when off, this set is ideal for adding a to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Gold, Brass

Pair of Murano Glass Table Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Striking pair of Murano glass table lamps layered with a pristine crystal clear glass outer layer, frosted glass interior, and 23-kara...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Gold

FLOS Tab LED Table Lamp in White by E. Barber J. Osgerby
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the Tab family created by the design duo of E. Barber and J. Osgerby in 2011, the Tab T table lamp is a tribute to the spirit of innovation. This modern style has an adjustab...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Vintage Plaster Of Paris Draped and Knotted John Dickinson Style Table Lamps
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage pair of white Plaster of Paris lamps are sculptural. They are draped and knotted as in the wonderful style of John Dickinson. These are from the 70's. They have been com...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Plaster

The Sellier Stitched Tan Leather Lamp by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the 'Sellier' French modernist-style stitched tan leather table lamp by Design Frères. Crafted from premium black leather, the stitched detailing adds a touch of sophist...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Bola Small Table Sphere Lamp by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Bola sphere table series fuses an elegant blown opal glass sphere with a mirrored disc reflector in polished stainless steel to give the illusion of a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Steel, Stainless Steel

Modern table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern table lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage table lamps created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern table lamps made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original table lamps, popular names associated with this style include Artemide, Flos, Pablo Designs, and Vistosi. 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.