Table Lamps
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Marble, Spelter
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Murano Glass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Linen, Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Table Lamps
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Glass
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Crystal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Murano Glass
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Nickel
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century English Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Aluminum
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Marble, Brass, Enamel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Murano Glass
1980s European Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Dutch Other Table Lamps
Steel, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Murano Glass
2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Metal
2010s French Post-Modern Table Lamps
Other, Chrome
1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Milk Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Table Lamps
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Aluminum
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century American Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century French Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century Belgian Table Lamps
Ceramic
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Resin, Wood
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1970s European Vintage Table Lamps
Steel
2010s Portuguese Table Lamps
Ceramic, Glass
2010s Portuguese Table Lamps
Ceramic, Glass
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Marble
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Clay
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1960s German Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Steel, Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Murano Glass
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Crystal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century American Table Lamps
Ceramic, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Bamboo, Wicker, Straw, Rattan
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Spelter
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Danish Brutalist Table Lamps
Metal
Antique and Vintage Table Lamps for Sale: Find Art Deco Table Lamps, Murano Glass Table Lamps and Other Lighting on 1stDibs
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
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