Mid-Century help

I have been picking up a few pieces here and there and I have been having difficulty identifying the maker/designer/year on some of them. I won't post them all here at one time but do you know of a good resource; be it online or a book, that would help me in identifying furniture from 1945-1973?

This lamp has no markings at all. I have seen some table top versions that have the same bent wood shape. The table top ones all have globes that cover the metal mesh. Does anyone know anything about this lamp? Is it missing globes?

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