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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
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

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

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

Flos Tab Floor LED Lamp 90° Rotatable Head, White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A brand new edition of the Tab family, now with new capabilities in new colors. This new edition of Tab floor lamp has an adjustable head with a 90-degr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Pixo Optical Table Lamp in White by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pixo offers maximum utility in a minimal footprint. The compact and efficient LED task light is highly adjustable, allowing you to focus warm, glare-free light where you need it most...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Steel

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

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

Venini Abat-Jour Bedside Table Light in Light Pink Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abat-Jour Bedside table lamp, designed and manufactured by Venini, features elliptical hand-blown elements crafted using the “balloton” technique. Dimensions: Ø 33 cm, H 60 cm.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Blown Glass

21st Century Gold Plated Table lamp and White Silk Shades by Roberto Lazzeroni
Located in Sesto Fiorentino, IT
The different models are obtained by arranging the rhombuses over ring-like elements of different diameters and remind of top level goldworking. The modules, set ajar, look like prec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Gold

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

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

80s Vintage Bevelled Crystal Gilt Bronze Table Lamp Signed by Baccarat Red Shade
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1980's Classic Bevelled Crystal Table Lamp with original Red Shade. This lamp is signed by Baccarat France. Unused condition.
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1980s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Crystal

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

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

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

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Blown Glass

Wonderful Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Art Glass Deco Lamps Lorin Marsh
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano art glass and polished nickel Art Deco pair of column form lamps, retailed by Lorin Marsh. Retaining original stickers
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20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Nickel

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

21st Century Velasca White Blown Glass Table Lamp by Roberto Lazzeroni
Located in Sesto Fiorentino, IT
A lamp family characterized by a vintage touch and a project meant to explore unknown grounds. A collection that, drawing its inspiration from 1950s and 1960s Italian rationalism...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Nickel

Artisan Pair of Black and Clear Murano Glass Cube Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Artisan Pair of Black and Clear Murano Glass Cube Table Lamps 2023 Lampshades not included.
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Ballroom Table Lamp, White Snow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Ballroom Table lamp is like a chameleon and will fit into every room and environment. This lamp is very stylish with the colored mouth blown glass dome and elegant base. The lig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Ballroom Table Lamp, White Snow
Ballroom Table Lamp, White Snow
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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

Ovale Carlo Moretti Mouth Blown Murano Glass Table Lamp Shade, Shade Only
Located in IT
Ovale Carlo Moretti glass shade.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

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

Pair of Stoneware Table Lamps by Gordon Jane Martz
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of tall stoneware table lamps by Jane & Gordon Martz. The teak turned wood light fitting is affixed to the matte light green stoneware base. B...
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1950s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Stoneware, Teak

Etruscan Brass Horse and Clear Glass Modern Large Table Lamp w/ Lucite Base
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A very special and unique lamp. Large, clear glass table lamp with brass Etruscan horses on the top of lamp Finial to the set of four around the upper part of the glass base. In the ...
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1980s Unknown Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Foscarini Rituals 2 Table Lamp White by Ludovica Roberto Palomba
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Rituals lamps speak the language of beauty and poetry. They are made with hand-blown glass marked by thin engravings which recall the art of grinding resulting from skilled craft-based workmanship. The low and wide...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Blown Glass

Pion Lamp by Ome Editions
Located in Paddington, NSW
This compact lamp from Ome Editions is crafted in a delicate marquetry of padauk and sycamore wood, its design quietly gesturing toward the pawn in chess. At just 9 × 9 × 25 cm, Pion...
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2010s French Modern Table Lamps

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Padouk, Sycamore

Elise 32 Floor Lamp in Black Marble by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
The timeless Elise lamp pays tribute to the advent of the machine age. Its refined machined marble base, combined with its towering frosted acrylic diffuser...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Table Lamps

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Marble

Konsthantverk Tyringe KH 2 Black Table Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp manufactured by Konsthantverk KH#2 table Measures: Br 400 mm H 580 mm Max 40 W E27 1002-8 black/raw brass This lamp is wired for Europe, if used in US or any other count...
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2010s Swedish Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Clear Murano Glass Blocks Lamps with Our Hand-Sewn Two-Tones Lampshades, 1970s
Located in Florence, IT
Pair Clear Murano glass blocks lamps ice effect with gold base and our hand sewn orange and black lampshades. The geometric clear glass blocks are solid, thick and heavy. The double ...
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1970s European Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Totem Table Double CC by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Totem is a classic and highly versatile LED lighting system comprised of exquisitely blown opal glass shades designed around a modular platform. Totem’s soft, pure white geometric forms provide a charming interplay of unique and rhythmic shade groupings to add warmth and elegance to any space. Totem Table combines 3 foundational shade sizes to create up to 7 curated dual shade lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Table Lamps

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Blown Glass

Pair of Tole Faux-Painted Canister Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of tole faux-painted canister lamps. Lamp shades are not included. Measures: Overall height: 29.25" (to finial) x Diameter: 9" Height: 15.5" (canister itself) These lamps can be...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Swiss Lamps Gold Plated Brass Vintage Modernist 1970s Adjustable Floor Lamp
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare Mid-Century Modern vintage Swiss made dimmable 'Haloprofil' floor lamp designed by Viktor Frauenknecht for Swiss Lamps International circa 1970s - early 1980s. Featuring gold pl...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass, Gold Plate

Venini Balloton Table Light in Aquamarine with Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Balloton table lamp, designed and manufactured by Venini, is available in three different colors and features an handmade blown glass body with fabric shade. Indoor use only. Dime...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Blown Glass

Pair of Chic Sycamore and Gilt Bronze Art Déco Lamps in the Style of André Arbus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Chic Sycamore and Gilt Bronze Art Déco Lamps in the Style of André Arbus. Custom silk shades included. Dimensions listed are the overall dimensions of the lamps with the sha...
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1950s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Bronze

Hundred Petal Rose Bronze Table Lamp in Brass, Viya by Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Hundred Petal Rose Bronze Table Lamp in Brass, Viya by Vikram Goyal Cascading, like the lithe petals of the hundred-leaf rose, this collection bends light and form into sculptural a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Abat Jour Table Lamp in Violet, Amethyst and Wisteria by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abat Jour table lamp with white fabric shade, chromium-plated stand and hand-made blown glass elliptical elements. Its combination of white and color make it a subtle yet playful add...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Art Glass

Globo Clear Lucite Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Lustrous sculpture. A constellation of clear Lucite spheres floats on a slim brass stem anchored by a sculptural marble base and topped with a brass dome. The shade refracts the ligh...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Brass

Contemporary Light Beige Travertine Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Classico Travertine Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 30 x D 11 x H 35 cm Materials: Travertine This sculptural item ais handmade in Sydney Australia. The surface Sconce...
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2010s Australian Modern Table Lamps

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Marble

"Knock-off Bowling Pin" table lamp designed by Josh Owen for Bozart in 2002.
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Pop Art - Vintage - bowling pin Measures : Ø : 12cm H:40cm Material : Plastic Design and Functionality: The lamp, the size of a standard bowling pin, is inspired by the American pop...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Pair of White Bilboquet Stoneware Lamps by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of white 'Bilboquet' stoneware lamps by Design Frères. Dimensions listed (10 in. diameter x 18 in. tall) are the overall dimensions of the lamps plus the shades (as pictured). ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps

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Stoneware, Parchment Paper

Pair of Italian Table Lamps in Murano Glass
Located in Vilnius, LT
This pair of Italian table lamps are made of transparent Murano glass. The base is made of rectangular thick black glass with small brass legs. Decorated with polished brass details....
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

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

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Steel

French Ceramic "Bougeoir" Table or Desk Lamp with Parchment Paper Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French ceramic "bougeoir" (candlestick shape) table or desk lamp with parchment paper shade. Gorgeous oxblood glaze.
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1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Parchment Paper, Ceramic

Beautiful Table Lamp Brass Frame Champagne or Nichel Finish Vetrite Insert
Located in London, GB
About Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’. The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality. A c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Table Lamps in Terracotta, Sand Colour and Brushed Brass.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps in terracotta, sand colour and brushed brass. Pair of table lamps in terracotta, sand and brushed brass. D: 79cm H: 102cm Shade: Ø 80cm H. 36cm
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Sculptural 70 s Clear and Tinted Lucite Disc Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of sculptural 70's clear and tinted lucite disc lamps. Dimensions listed are for the lamp bases (to the finals). Shades are not included.
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1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Lucite

Lightolier Gooseneck Desk Reading Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Adjustable desk, reading lamp. Classic Post Modern design in the Italian School.
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1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Murano Glass Gray “Tormalina” Slab Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass gray “tormalina” slab lamps with beautiful brushed brass structures. We love the hand-blown slab glass elements in both a frosted clear ...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

"Tiffany" Floor Lamp 30 Lemon Silk, Antiqued Silvered Glass, Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY the iconic lamp! For 20 years, we have been committed to offering you unique collections in terms of design and quality. Using an ancestral manufacturing silvering method, a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Contemporary Modern Italian HEAVY Lucite Orb Lamp. Never Used w/Unusual Shade
Located in Palm Springs, CA
It's a WOW lamp. Made in Italy. Purchased in a VERY high end designer store on El Paseo in Palm Desert, CA (like Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, Madison Ave, NYC or Worth Ave, Palm Beach...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Lucite

Sapeli Moragas Table Lamp by Antoni De Moragas Gallissà
Located in Geneve, CH
Sapeli moragas table lamp by Antoni de Moragas Gallissà Dimensions: D 45 x H 62 cm Materials: Sapeli wood. Available in sapeli or oak wood. A ...
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2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps

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Wood

Elegant Pair of Faceted Smoke Glass Table Lamps, Made-to-Order
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Murano smoke glass faceted table lamps, Italy. Shades are sold separately. Customization of glass color and hardware finish are available. Lead-time 6-8 weeks.
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

1970s V. Nason Italian Vintage Cast Silver Mirror Glass Abstract Sculpture Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Bring an extraterrestrial atmospheric mood into your home with this abstract mouth-blown lamp, a 1970s organic Minimalist creation by Vincenzo Nason, the mirrored Murano glass is dec...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Silver

Lim C Table Lamp in Brushed Silver by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
LIM is a revolutionary ultra-slim LED task light that is as fun to use as it is functional. LIM’s “L” shaped arm discreetly conceals an array of high-output LEDs and utilizes a magne...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Pair of Brass and Quartz Organic Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A Pair of hand forged patinated bronze, brass table lamps with quartz sphere in centre. Tripod base and adjustable shades on pivotal fittings. Organic in form and good quality pieces...
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Late 20th Century European Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Brass

Lim360 Table Lamp in Aluminum Silver by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
LIM360 is an inspiringly simple and intelligently functional task lamp. Combining seamless movement with the most advanced LED technology and an integrated USB port for charging mobi...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Handblown Blue Green 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 glass base is created through dual hot and cold processes. Wired to US s...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Chrome

Limestone Lamp 003 – Hand-carved Stone Lamp w/ Washi Paper Shade
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The result of a gestural movement practice, the ribboning shapes and hard edges carved into the stone invite touch. Each abstract piece is a conversation between play, severity and h...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Limestone, Brass

1980s Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide Sintesi Table / Desk Lamp in Black
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Sintesi Lamp, originally designed by Ernesto Gismondi in 1976. This particular example was produced by Artemide in Italy in the 1980s. The lamp features a black enameled me...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Aluminum

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.