Lighting
Murano Venetian Baluster Blown Translucent Glass Table Lamp
$1,400.00Impressive, sizable Venetian murano blown translucent glass table lamp with baluster form in periwinkle and pink stripes with gold flecks (ca. late 1930s / early 1940s, Italy). Brass circular support shows spots of tarnish. The lamp itself shows light, age-commensurate wear but is in very good, vintage condition, with no chips or cracks.
Newly rewired / no shade included.
Measures: H (glass base alone): 25.5″
H (top of socket): 30.25″
Diameter: 7.1″.
Oscar Torlasco for Lumi Italian Modern Adjustable Aluminum and Glass Table Lamp
$2,200.00Polished aluminum table lamp with inset frosted glass shade by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi (Italy, ca. 1960s).
Ingenious design, marrying form and function designed with a useful adjustability function without compromising style. Specifically, there is a metal bracket at the top of the stem, enabling the socket/shade component to adjust, allowing the light to be directed in any direction.
We have three available – each sold separately. Good, vintage condition with wear present, as shown (some smudging to the shade’s interior along with light, small scuffs to the aluminum). All minor and commensurate with age and use.
Original Italian sockets, wiring, and plug (plug will be changed for US use, unless otherwise requested).
H: 17.5″ x Diameter: 13.13″
Base dimensions – H: 5″ x Diameter: 7″
Oversized Italian Modernist Table Lamp in Patinated Copper, Bronze and Glass
$2,800.00Visually striking, tall table lamp with patinated, triangular copper and bronze shade with brass finial and lower copper stem flanking an opaline glass central column, all supported by a round patinated steel base (ca. 1950s, Italy).
Lamp is assembled by twisting the glass column into the shade and placing it within the base carriage.
Design incorporates elements of Modernism and Brutalism, likely designed for an outdoor environment, it lends itself to a variety of decorating styles.
Very good, vintage condition – the copper/bronze is visible in places where the original, naturally patinated stain has faded, and the steel base shows heavy patina/verdigris. The glass is perfect, free of chips or cracks.
Original Italian socket, wiring, and plug (plug will be changed for US use, unless otherwise requested).
H: 36.5″ x Diameter: 7″
Shade – H: 13″ x Diameter: 7″
Base – H: 3″ x Diameter: 5.88″
Glass column diameter: 5″
Oversized Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Brass Dual-Socket Table Lamp by Laurel
$650.00Statuesque Laurel table lamp composed of an elongated and slim elliptical walnut stem with polished brass rectangular base and accents (ca. 1960s, USA).
Newly rewired with dual pull string on/off switches and sockets, providing two illumination settings.
Newly polished brass shows patina/tarnish/plate loss, as shown; walnut has been newly refinished.
Sold without a shade.
H: 36.88″ x L: 5.75″ x D: 5.75″ (base)
Height to top brass square platform above walnut stem: 25.63″
Height to bottom of socket: 28.88″
Height to top of finial: 36.88″
Oversized Stiffel Brass Table Lamp with Double Socket
$1,800.00
Pair of 1960s Crackle Glass and Brass Pendants
$1,700.00This pair of 1960s Pendant Lights has satin brass tops and crackle-glass drops. Both lights are in excellent, vintage condition with no chips or cracks.
H: 20″ x W: 3.75″ x D: 3.75″
Pair of Chrome and Glass “Salt and Pepper” Table Lamps by Goffredo Reggiani
$2,600.00Pair of Italian Modernist salt and pepper-form/capsule table lamps designed ca. 1970 by Goffredo Reggiani. Features cased Murano glass supported by chrome bases and perforated chrome domes.
“Reggiani Made in Italy” label present to the base. Rewired for US use while retaining the switches.
Excellent, vintage condition with only a few light scuffs/wear to the chrome tops and bases, as shown.
H: 10.5″ x Diameter: 7″
Pair of Decorative Ceramic and Brass Lamps by Gerald Thurston
$3,200.00Elegant, sculptural table lamps by Gerald Thurston — cream and light taupe ceramic form with patinated brass base and accents. Each lamp features a triple socket, serving as an ample light source. Excellent, vintage condition with original pull strings and finials, all in solid brass. There is minor wear / loss to the white paint of the underside of the sockets along with a couple of small scuffs to the brass bases (brass has been polished; minor wear remains). Discoloration to parts of the ceramic are original (the taupe glaze runs into the cream in a few places).
Includes new acrylic diffusers.
Measures: Height to top of ceramic base (discounting the brass stem / socket): 20.25″
Height to top of brass stem under white socket: 25″
Height to top of white socket: 26.25″
Height to top of finial: 39.25″
Diameter without diffuser: 7.5″
Diameter of diffuser: 11.5″
(Measurements provided reflect the diffuser.)
Newly rewired.
Pair of Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Brass and Metal Table Lamps
$3,200.00Pair of tables lamps designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier composed of oversized, fully-adjustable, black-metal shades and corresponding round bases with brass stems (ca. 1950s, USA).
Black paint has been conservatively touched up and brass is in original, vintage condition with spots of finish loss present, as shown.
Overall dimensions (with shade even – parallel to the base, as in image 2) – H: 19″ x L: 17.25″ x D: 14.63″
Lowest height (stem height): 17″
Highest (shade tilted upward): 27.5″
Shade alone – H: 4.5″ x Diameter: 14.63″
Base diameter: 8″
Pair of Glass Cubosfera Table Lamps by Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria
$9,000.00Pair of glass ‘Cubosfera’ table lamps designed by Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria (ca. 1968, Italy).
Intriguing geometric composition featuring two cast glass square forms, each with hollow semicircular interiors, which, when assembled, create a spherical central globe housing two sockets.
The decorative metal finial is loosened to remove the top and change the bulbs.
Excellent, vintage condition – there are small white flecks, as shown, which are from the hand-sanding/casting process – no flaws to note, sans patina to the metal finial.
Original Italian sockets, wiring, and plug (plug will be changed for US use, unless otherwise requested).
Each lamp takes two E14 bulbs – we are using three 30 Watt equivalent LED bulbs.
References: Domus 467 (ottobre 1968), p. 35; Rosamaria Rinaldi, Alessandro Mendini Progetto infelice, Ricerche Design Editrice, Milano, 1983, p. 49.
H: 6.75″ x L: 6.13″ x D: 6.13″
Pair of Hollywood Regency-Style Brass and Glass Stiffel Table Lamps
$1,000.00Statuesque Hollywood Regency-Style table lamps by Stiffel composed of solid brass stems and adornments with white enameled metal accents. Includes glass shades/diffusers only (the brown linen shades are for demonstration only and are not included).
Very good, vintage condition with only light wear to the brass (rich, natural patina and spots of tarnish) along with minor white paint loss, as shown.
Newly rewired.
One lamp retains partial manufacturer’s label.
Height discounting glass shade – 33.75″
Height with shade – 39″
Diameter (shade) – 8″.
Pair of Italian “Edipo” Acrylic Table Lamps by Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo
$6,200.00Pair of stylish Postmodern “Edipo” table lamps by Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo for PAF Studio Milano (ca. 1980s, Italy).
Hollow forms with hard plastic black bases and fabric shades visible from one side and white acrylic panels seen from the other. Intriguing design giving the appearance of two partial lamps making a whole.
The dramatic, elegant forms are even more impressive in person, enhanced by the lovely, warm light emitted through the white acrylic.
These models often lack the original fabric shades or, when included, are often dented, heavily soiled, or scratched. These examples are in excellent, vintage condition with only light wear, as shown.
Wired for US use and take E27 bulbs up to 100W.
Listing is for the pair.
H: 22.75″ x L: 22.38″ x D: 9.25″
Socket height: 12.88″
Black base measurements: H: 10″ x L: 8.25″ x D: 4″
Shade: H: 13.25″ x L: 22.38″