Tall Architectural Table Lamp, Ceramic, Incised, Abstract, Geometric, 1950s
By Design Technics
Located in New York, NY
Tall Architectural Table Lamp, Ceramic, Incised, Abstract, Geometric. A tall, architectural ceramic lamp with a flared neck, squared shoulders, elongated rectangular body with incis...
Terracotta, Ceramic
Pair of Scandinavian Mid-Century Ceramic Table Lamps by Heerwagen Denmark 1971
By Karin Heerwagen
Located in Salzburg, AT
Pair of Scandinavian ceramic table lamps by Karin and Erik Heerwagen from Heerwagen Studio Langeland Island Denmark, signed by hand Heerwagen 1971. Modern Danish avant garde ceramic...
Ceramic, Silk
Black Abstract Stoneware Ceramic Table Lamp 1980 Lighting Signed
By La Borne Potters
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
French handmade table lamp Elegant 20th century stoneware ceramic table lamp Circa 1980 Shiny black ceramic glaze color Original parfect condition Signed at the base Electrical...
Ceramic
Guido Gambone Ceramic Table Lamp, Abstract Red Chartreuse, Signed
By Guido Gambone
Located in New York, NY
Guido Gambone Ceramic Table Lamp, Abstract Red Chartreuse, Signed. A large-scale ceramic table lamp by Florentine master Guido Gambone (1909–1969), decorated on both front and back w...
Ceramic, Stoneware
20th century design brown and black abstract ceramic table lamp circa 1970 38 cm
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
In the style of Jean Payen Signed at the base Unique handmade piece Large 20th century design ceramic table lamp Black and brown ceramic glazes colors Ceramic height 38 cm Heigh...
Ceramic
$953Sale Price|25% Off
Blue Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Table Lamp with New Liberty London Floral Shade
By Amitābha Studio, Liberty of London, Flora Gouda
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
The original vase has been converted using non-invasive methods, preserving its integrity as a collectible ceramic object. This lamp is particularly well suited to interiors that va...
Brass
Midcentury Abstract Black Glazed Ceramic Boudoir Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fabulous pair of Midcentury boudoir lamps. Beautiful abstract design makes this pair a really special collectors item. All new wiring and hardware from Heath Lighting in Palm Beach. ...
Ceramic
$1,801Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Dutch Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Table Lamps with New Liberty Lampshades
By Liberty of London, Flora Gouda, Amitābha Studio
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Graduated pair of blue-and-white 1977 Dutch Flora Gouda ceramic lamps with new Liberty floral shades; rewired w/ US plugs. 50cm/19.7in & 43cm/16.9in. Heights include lampshades. ...
Brass
$1,687Sale Price|25% Off
Raymor Italian Hand Glazed Colorful Abstract Ceramic Table Lamp
By Raymor
Located in Chicago, IL
Colorful Italian hand thrown and glazed bottle form table lamp by Raymor. Beautifully and vibrantly colored in turquoise, saffron yellow, and persimmon orange over earthen tones. Sig...
Brass
Pair of Marianna von Allesch for Carola German Ceramic Abstract Table Lamps
By Marianna von Allesch
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Mid-Century German ceramic table lamps in abstract organic form with extended brass functioning light switch sockets (one with beaded pulls and new sockets) plus tapered cera...
Metal, Brass
Alain Blanchard circa 1970 Brown Abstract Stoneware Ceramic Table Lamp 20th
By La Borne Potters
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Alain Blanchard Original stoneware ceramic table lamp with abstract ceramic glaze decoration Perfect condition Signed under the base Height 44 cm Height with electrical ...
Ceramic
$440Sale Price|20% Off
A Classic Mid Century Ceramic Table Lamp By Nils Thorssen For Fog And Mørup
By Nils Thorsson
Located in Søborg, DK
A Classic Mid Century Ceramic Table Lamp by Nils Thorsson for Fog and Mørup Royal Copenhagen.
Ceramic
White and Colored Tubular Abstract Ceramic Table Lamp Midcentury Design, 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
White and colored ceramic table lamp Abstract ceramic freeform, circa 1970 Original perfect condition Electrical system is ok Measures: Height 39 cm, large 7cm.
Ceramic
$636Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Mid Century Ceramic Table Lamp by Nils Thorssen for Fog and Mørup
By Nils Thorsson
Located in Søborg, DK
A pair of Classic Mid Century ceramic table lamp by Nils Thorsson for Fog and Mørup Royal Copenhagen.
Ceramic
Abstract Brown and Blue Ceramic Table Lamp circa 1960 Perrot Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Vieux Moulin, Vallauris, by Perrot Abstract ceramic table, handmade French ceramic. Elegant brown and blue decor. Signed at the base. Mid-20th century design realized, ci...
Ceramic
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Artistan Pottery Abstract Horse Head Table Lamps
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi, Raymor
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of possibly unique large Mid-Century Modern Artistan studio Italian colorful glazed ceramic / pottery abstract horse head table lamps on round 6" wood base.
Pottery
Rare "Lentille" Glazed Ceramic Lamp by Roset with Abstract Decoration France 70'
Located in ROUEN, FR
Rare "Lentille" glazed ceramic table lamp by Roset, France, circa 1970. The distinctive flattened body is decorated with an abstract composition in ochre, brown, and deep red tones,...
Ceramic
Jacqueline and Tim Orr abstract brown ceramic table lamp circa 1970 27 cm
By Tim Orr
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jacqueline and Tim Orr 20th century design brown ceramic porcelain table lamp Abstract ceramic form original perfect condition signed under the base Total height with electrica...
Ceramic, Porcelain
$3,360Sale Price|30% Off
Kelby Ceramic Table Lamp in Black, Green and Off-White Abstract Pattern
By Kelby
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a touch of mid-century modern elegance to your space with the Kelby Ceramic Table Lamp.
Ceramic
Shinny Red Ceramic Table Lamp Abstract Form by Vallauris circa 1960 Lighting
By Vallauris
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Vallauris French mid-20th century design ceramic table lamp 1950 lighting ceramic design Shinny red ceramic glaze color Original perfect condition Sold without lampsha...
Ceramic
Brown Abstract Stoneware Ceramic Table Lamp by La Borne Potters circa 1980
By La Borne Potters
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne potters Realised circa 1980 Original large stoneware ceramic table lamp XXth mid century design Brown stoneware color Signed at the base Electrical system...
Ceramic
Black and Brown Abstract Ceramic Table Lamp by Jc Courjault for Queraluc
By Jean Claude Courjault
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jean-Claude Courjault for Keraluc Elegant abstract ceramic table lamp by French artist Jean Claude Courjault Realised for Queraluc / unique piece Brown ceramic glaze color ...
Ceramic
Vintage Hand-Painted Studio Pottery Ceramic Table Lamp with Abstract Motif
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A charming vintage ceramic table lamp featuring a softly tapered bell-form body finished in a warm ivory glaze. Hand-painted floral decoration in shades of green and pink lends a han...
Pottery
$1,125Sale Price|25% Off
Vintage Ceramic Abstract Figural Table, Desk Lamp By TYE Of California 1960's
By TYE of California
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid Century Modern 1960's stone ceramic table or desk lamp has figural imagery in surround.
Ceramic
20th century white architectural ceramic table lamp by Marius Bessone 1960
By Marius Bessone
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Marius Bessone - Vallauris Unique handmade large ceramic table lamp by Marius Bessone White and grey abstract architectural ceramic forms Original perfect condition signed und...
Ceramic
blue and grey abstract ceramic table lamp lighting design circa 1970 33 cm
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Circa 1970 Stoneware ceramic table lamp signed under the base 20th century lighting design Blue and grey abstract ceramic glazes colors Electrical system is ok Sold without lamp...
Ceramic
Danish Mid-Century, Brutalist Stoneware Table Lamp, 1960s–70s
By Søholm Stentøj, Jette Hellerøe, Chris Haslev
Located in Odense, DK
A classic Danish stoneware table lamp from the mid-20th century, circa 1960s–1970s. The sculptural base is executed in partially glazed stoneware with a rich, earthy texture. It fea...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Abstract Floor Ceramic Lamp Base in Stoneware Pottery, circa 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
French handmade ceramic. Abstract modern form for this lamp base, circa 1970. Electric system is new. Beautiful grey ceramic glaze. Dimensions: 50 x 30 x 30cm with elect...
Ceramic
Blue Brown and White 20th Century Design Ceramic Table Lamp Signed
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
20th century design Large abstract porcelain ceramic table lamp Signed under the base Colored with blue, brown and white ceramic glazes colors New electrical system M...
Ceramic
$6,400 / set
Pair of Large Rembrandt Table Lamps
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large Rembrandt table lamps with an orange abstract pattern and round brass base. Measures: 39.5 height, base is 7 in diameter.
Ceramic
20th Century French Ceramic Lamp by René Maurel, 1973's
By René Maurel
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
20th Century French Ceramic Lamp by René Maurel, 1973's It is a remarkable ceramic by its size, its slender shape, the delicate and precise work of the enamel and the softness of ...
Enamel
Ceramic Gourd Lamp, USA 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Studio lamp in the shape of a gourd with abstract patterns, green glaze 27x20 Base Only 14x10 Shade Not Included
Ceramic
20th century design orange ceramic table lamp by Poteries du Marais 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Poteries du Marais Abstract 20th century design orange ceramic table lamp Signed Original perfect condition Ceramic height 24 cm Large 16 cm Height with electrical system 29 cm
Ceramic
large 20th century design white and purple ceramic table lamp by Georges Martin
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Georges Martin Large 20th century abstract porcelain ceramic table lamp Signed original good condition White and purple ceramic decoration Ceramic height 34 cm Large 25 total h...
Ceramic
Black and White 20th Century Sculptural Ceramic Table Lamp Le Vaucour Vallauris
By Le Vaucour
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Le Vaucour - Vallauris Original abstract ceramic table lamp circa 1960 in Vallauris Mid-20th century lighting design Signed under the base Original perfect condition ...
Ceramic
large 20th century design blue grey ceramic table lamp by Accolay 1970 45 cm
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Accolay - Unique handmade Large 20th century design blue and grey ceramic table lamp by Accolay Original perfect condition Electrical system is ok Colored abstract ceramic Sig...
Ceramic
Pair of 20th Century Ceramic Table Lamps circa 1960 Brown and Black Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
20th century ceramic table lamps Pair of brown and black abstract ceramic table lamps realised circa 1970 Original perfect conditions Measures: Height : 35 cm large : 13 cm.
Ceramic
Solid Ceramic Bubble Lamp, USA 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Large Ceramic table lamp with an abstract bubbling pattern. Base Only 24x14
Ceramic
Kelby Table Lamp abstract design
By Kelby
Located in South Charleston, WV
Ceramic Section is 16.5" x 8" wide and 9" deep. With harp total height is 31". Produced by Kelby 1960's, Heavy relief pattern with Matt black sections with incised abstract patterns....
Ceramic
Ceramic Table lamp by Alexandre Kostanda
By Alexandre Kostanda
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ceramic table lamp by Alexandre Kostanda signed "A. Kostanda Vallauris". Sculptural glazed table lamp by Kostanda with a surprising channel system for the wire. Alexandre Kostanda ...
Ceramic
White and Green 20th Century Ceramic Table Lamp by Dupanier French Lighting 1960
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Dupanier Elegant white and green ceramic table lamp Abstract green ceramic glaze decoration Original perfect condition Mid-20th century lighting design realized, circa 19...
Ceramic
Ceramic table lamp by Rita Sargen
By Rita Sargen-Simon
Located in Highland, IN
Wonderful table lamp by noted artist and ceramicist Rita Sargen-Simon. The elegant form features an abstract design in low relief on a textured background. This lamp was purchased th...
Metal
Marianna von Allesch Abstract Lamp
By Marianna von Allesch
Located in Denton, TX
Curvaceous ceramic design table lamp by Mariana Von allesch.
Ceramic
20th century unique handmade brown ceramic table lamp by Migeon La Borne 1950
By J. Migeon
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jacques Migeon - La Borne Abstract brown stoneware ceramic table lamp Original perfect condition Unique handmade piece Signed under the base Electrical system is ok ceramic hei...
Ceramic
Italian Vintage Guido Gambone Ceramic Table Lamp
By Guido Gambone
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall Italian ceramic table lamp designed and made by Guido Gambone (1909-1969), an Italian ceramic artist based in Florence, circa 1950s. The stoneware lamp base is covered with th...
Ceramic, Fabric
$1,531Sale Price|25% Off
Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava Table Lamp, West Germany, Carstens Tönnieshof, 1960s
By Amitābha Studio, Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Oversized Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava table lamp, Carstens Tönnieshof, West Germany, late 1960s.
Ceramic, Chenille, Jacquard
Early 20th Century Bernard Rooke Abstract Relief Stoneware Table Lamp
By Bernard Rooke
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
A sculptural studio pottery table lamp by renowned British Artist Bernard Rooke, featuring his distinctive abstract relief design. Hand Made in textured stoneware, the lamp displays ...
Stoneware
Bernard Rooke ceramic table lamps -set- England 1960
By Bernard Rooke Studio, Bernard Rooke
Located in The Hague, NL
Bernard Rooke’s work from the 1960s bridges functional design and sculptural art, making his lamps highly collectible and representative of mid-century British ceramic design.
Ceramic
Ceramic Table Lamp Bob Kinzie Affiliated Craftsmen
By Affiliated Craftsmen, Bob Kinzie
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A captivating Ceramic Table Lamp, exquisitely designed by the talented artist Bob Kinzie for Affiliated Craftsmen. This remarkable lamp is a true testament to Kinzie's skillful craft...
Ceramic
Eduardo Vega Ceramic Table Lamp, Ecuador, 1990s
By Eduardo Vega
Located in South Jordan, UT
It is shown with a contemporary white drum shade for display; the shade may be included upon request. Equally at home in Mid-Century Modern, Postmodern, Contemporary, and Collectibl...
Ceramic
Raymor Vintage Black & White Ceramic Table Lamp
By Raymor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This is a rare ceramic table lamp by Raymor of Italy, adorned with an abstract black decoration over a white glaze. The lamp is signed by Raymor Italy, and it measures 25.5" H up to ...
Ceramic
Sevres Abstract Bird Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Abstract bird lamp by Manufacture de Sèvres white glaze with yellow and green decor. 25x18 Base Only 13x10x5 Shade Not Included
Ceramic
Important French Ceramic Glazed Sculptural Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A monumental French table lamp with a sculptural ceramic base, made in France in the early 70s. This large blue tone glazed ceramic lamp features organic and abstract Formations givi...
Ceramic
Vintage Chinoiserie Reticulated Ceramic Baluster Urn Table Lamp, Light Blue
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large chinoiserie table lamp is made in traditional style with reticulated, urn shaped, ceramic body adorned with abstract geometric designs. Similar Blanc de Chine lamps were made b...
Ceramic, Wood, Porcelain
$1,650 / set
Vintage Glazed Ceramic Table Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
They are in great vintage condition, displaying a soft, age-appropriate patina on the metal hardware and minor surface variations in the glaze that underscore their authentic mid-cen...
Metal
Hand-Painted Ceramic Table Lamp by Guido Gambone, 1950s
Located in Berlin, BE
Vintage Italian ceramic table lamp by celebrated mid-century ceramicist Guido Gambone, Italy, 1950s.
Ceramic
Vintage Brown French Mid Century Table Lamp Signed Vieux Moulin 1970 Lighting
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Vieux Moulin Realised in France circa 1970 Brown ceramic abstract table lamp by french handmade production Original perfect condition Signed at the base Lighting indid...
Ceramic
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.