Adjustable Brass Table Lamp from Bergboms, Sweden, 1950s

About This Piece

Vintage Design

This unusual mid-century table lamp was designed and manufactured in Sweden in the 1950s by Bergboms (model no. B-132). It features a brass base with height adjustable and articulating brass lamp arm and cream colored fabric (silk) lampshade. This simple, yet very effective mechanism allows the height of the shade to be to adjusted effortlessly as well as rotated 360º. Very good vintage condition with polished brass and original shade. One E27 socket (max 60 Watt) with switch and new wiring. Suitable for use in US and any other country of the world. Measurements: height 21.7" (55 cm) without shade, diameter of base 7.5" (19 cm), width (without shade) 13.8" (35 cm). Lampshade height 7.5" (19 cm), diameter top 6.3" (16 cm), diameter bottom 9.5" (24 cm).

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* The cable of this item may be original and might need replacement, if not specified otherwise.

Manufacturer	Bergboms
Design Period	1950 to 1959
Production Period	1950 to 1959
Country of Manufacture	Sweden
Identifying Marks	This piece is attributed to the above-mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark
Style	Vintage
Detailed Condition	Very Good — This vintage/antique item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use.
SKU	OE-1290412
Restoration and Damage Details	Rewired, New lampshade, Some minor wear to the original cream colored silk lampshade
Materials	Brass, Fabric
Color	White
Width	35 cm 35 cm
Depth	19 cm 19 cm
Height	55 cm 55 cm
Weight Range	Standard — Between 40kg and 80kg
Duties Notice	Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order.

Shipping & Delivery

Ships from	Germany
Duties Notice	Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order.
Returns	Returns accepted within fourteen days of delivery, except for Made-to-order items

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Delivery Details

Delivery will be completed by a parcel service such as UPS, DHL, or FedEx.
You will receive a tracking number to monitor the status of your shipment.
Delivery will take place between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection.
Item will be left in its packaging after delivery.
A signature will be required upon delivery.

*Important Note

Please examine the packaging upon delivery. In the event that there are visible signs of damaged packaging, please indicate the problem on the Delivery Note, take pictures, and—if the item inside shows damages—contact us within 48 hours of delivery. A signed delivery receipt without notations regarding damaged packaging represents your acceptance of the completed order in perfect condition.

About the Maker

Bergboms

Bergboms—also called Bergbom & Co AB—was a modernist, Swedish lighting manufacturer established in 1940. The company’s founder, Efraim Ljung, was a business mogul who also founded Ljungs Industrier, the precursor to the iconic DUX furniture manufacturing company, for which designers like Alf Svensson and Edward Wormley contributed flagship designs.

While the granular details of Bergboms’s history remain obscure, the company’s general arc is less murky. Active in the postwar period, Bergboms produced a variety of sleek, often directional modernist lighting for the Swedish market—a range similar to contemporaneous Swedish brand ASEA. Bergboms’s lighting designs spanned table, desk, wall, and floor lamps, as well as pendants and chandeliers, in a range of materials from brass and steel to ceramic and glass.

While many of these designs that are found on the vintage market today are presented without designer attribution, there are notable exceptions, for instance Alf Svensson’s Swedish Pendant and Opaline Glass Pendants (both ca. 1950s)—created in the years when Svensson also designed for DUX and Fritz Hansen. Other standout series include Aldo Londi’s glazed ceramic table lamps (ca. 1960s and 1970s), which Londi’s manufacturer, Bitossi, produced for Bergboms; and the crowning gem of all, Greta Magnusson Grossman’s beloved G33 Gräshoppa Lamp (ca. 1947), hailed as one of the most desirable modernist designs of the past century.