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Mid-Century Modern Dual-Light Fiberglass Floor Lamp with Brass Frame

1950s–1960s · American, manufacturer unclear

Estimated value: $400–$650

This lamp exemplifies the optimistic, space-age aesthetic that dominated American home design in the 1950s and early 1960s, when fiberglass was celebrated as a modern wonder material and dual-light fixtures promised both ambient and task lighting in a single sculptural form. These lamps were mass-produced for middle-class households eager to furnish their homes with affordable, eye-catching atomic-era style, and they survive today primarily as inherited pieces or estate-sale finds because most were simply used up or discarded rather than carefully preserved.

Value is most affected by condition of the fiberglass shades (which crack and discolor easily), completeness of the brass hardware, and whether both lights are fully functional — original intact fiberglass shades in good condition significantly increase desirability.

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