1970s Mid-Century Modern White Fontana Lamp

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Iconic Model 1853 table lamp, designed by French master glassmaker and decorator Max Ingrand in 1954 for the Italian lighting … Read more Iconic Model 1853 table lamp, designed by French master glassmaker and decorator Max Ingrand in 1954 for the Italian lighting brand Fontana Arte. Elegant midcentury profile with white shade and white opaline glass base.

The Fontana lamp is a timeless object of design. The peculiarity of this lamp is its multiple light sources: both the base and the lampshade contain bulbs, and with the original three position switch, there are three possible light sources each meeting different lighting needs: from a soft, relaxing glow, to a bright light for reading, to soft ambient light.


Designed in 1954 by the famous French Master glassmaker and decorator Max Ingrand, this lamp was originally named 1853 and, at a later time, Fontana, in homage to the company of which the Master was Artistic Director for a decade. For design enthusiasts and connoisseurs of the brand’s history, 1853 still remains as a sort of nickname.The first symbol of timeless object of design, still today best seller and evergreen design icon, Fontana is the abat-jour par excellence. See less