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Antique English Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900's English adjustable desk lamp with ruby glass insets.
Measurements:
Height: 14.25
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
English Desk Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's English patinated bronze lamp with tole shade.
Measurements:
Height: 27.5
Category
Vintage 1940s English Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Christopher Wray English Desk Lamp Adjustable Brass, circa 1960s
By Christopher Wray
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a classic desk or table lamp, handmade by Christopher Wray, London England.
The lamp has
Category
Vintage 1960s British Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
English Victorian Style Iron and Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Lomita, CA
look. The brass patina is developed. This victorian style desk lamp is attractive for its compact form
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
English Adjustable Height Brass and Case Glass Desk/Table Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
Early 20th adjustable height brass and green case glass desk or table lamp.
Category
Vintage 1920s British Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Anglepoise Lamp English Desk, Architect's Light, Bibliophile, circa 1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage anglepoise lamp. An English, steel and aluminium desk or architect's light with
Category
Mid-20th Century British Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
H 51.19 in W 9.26 in D 11.23 in
Vintage Equine Table Lamp, English, Bronze Decorative Desk Light, Horse Interest
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage equine table lamp. An English, bronze and granite decorative light, dating to the
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Granite, Bronze
H 22.05 in W 11.23 in D 8.67 in
Brass Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's English brass desk lamp.
Measurements:
Total height: 23"
Width: 16.25" (widest
Category
Vintage 1920s English Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Table Lamp, English, Brass, Desk, Side Light, Ecclesiastic Taste, C.1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage table lamp. An English, brass desk or side light with ecclesiastical taste
Category
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 22.25 in Dm 10.24 in
Vintage Figural Table Lamp, English, Desk Light, Art Deco, Leonardine, C.1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage figural table lamp. An English, metallic plaster desk light in Art Deco taste by
Category
Mid-20th Century British Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
H 27.76 in W 5.91 in D 9.85 in
Pair of Vintage Maritime Desk Lamps, English, Ship's Log, Table Light, C.1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage maritime desk lamps. An English, chromed ship's log trailing fin table
Category
Mid-20th Century British Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
H 19.49 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in
1920's Industrial Desk Lamp
By Dugdills
Located in Downham Market, GB
An early English industrial desk lamp.
A particularly good articulated desk lamp in dark nickel
Category
Vintage 1920s British Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Single Silver Plated Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A single 1930's English silver-plated desk lamp with ‘trophy’ inserts.
Measurements
Height: 26
Category
Vintage 1930s English Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
1950 Retro Vintage English Hospital Table or Desk Light English Made by Hinders
By Hinders Ltd
Located in Markington, GB
1950 retro vintage English hospital table or desk light, fully working, has has no electric plug
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
H 13.78 in W 13.78 in D 10.63 in
Vintage French Bouillotte Desk Lamp Table Lamp, Circa 1970s
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Germantown, MD
true bouillotte style lamp . A great english french country style desk lamp or table lamp. Very good
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Other, Brass
1950's Anglepoise Desk Lamp by Herbert Terry & Sons
By George Carwardine
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
'Three-spring' chromed and polished red painted Anglepoise desk lamp by Herbert Terry & Sons. Two
Category
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
1950's Anglepoise Desk Lamp by Herbert Terry & Sons
By George Carwardine
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
'Three-spring' chromed and polished green painted Anglepoise desk lamp by Herbert Terry & Sons. Two
Category
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Rhodonite, Rock Crystal and Vermeil Desk Lamp by Asprey
By Asprey International Limited
Located in London, GB
Rhodonite, rock crystal and vermeil desk lamp by Asprey
English, circa 1970
Height 61cm
Category
20th Century English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal, Vermeil, Other
1960’s Mid Century Vintage Italian Desk / Reading Lamp
Located in London, GB
A small desk lamp with chrome base and neck, with sky blue painted metal shade. The lamp is Italian
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Art Deco Flexible Desk Lamp Chromed Metal Some Replacement Parts
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco, adjustable, chrome desk lamp. Some replacement parts.
Fully re-furbished, re
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
English Horn Table Lamp with Silver Plate Base and Fixture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning and very unique Horn desk or table lamp with Silver Plate base and detailing. The piece
Category
Early 20th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
Desk Lamp - Maison Jumo - Model 900 - Period: 20th Century - Circa: 1973
By Maison Jumo
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Table lamp by JUMO, model 900.
Sometimes called a "saucer", this lamp is chrome-plated. Its base
Category
20th Century French Other Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
20th Century Grey Italian Artemide Table Lamp, Desk Light by Riccardo Blumer
By Artemide, Riccardo Blumer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
desk lamp designed by the German Industrial designer Richard Sapper. Many well-known designers and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
No Reserve
H 23 in W 25 in D 9 in
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Inkstand / Desk Standish
By Edward & John Barnard
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver inkstand / desk
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
18th Century Painted Lamp Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th C English painted oak lamp table on cabriole legs. 1780.
Reference: 7727
Dimensions
34
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Stunning Brand New Tall Brass Ralph Lauren Gilt Turned Table Desk Lamp
By Ralph Lauren
Located in GB
lamp with shade
A good looking and decorative lamp, it is brand new, only used in a show home, the
Category
20th Century American American Classical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
English Chinoiserie Tea Tin Red and Gold Canister Made into a Table Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Chinoiserie tea tin red and gold canister from the 19th century made into a table lamp
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Tin
Silver Plated Boulliote Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's English silver-plated desk lamp.
Measurements:
Height: 27"
Diameter: 13.5" (of
Category
Vintage 1940s English Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Dugdills Large Anglepoise Lamp, circa 1930
By Dugdills
Located in Staffordshire, GB
English early 20th century, circa 1930
Dugdills large Anglepoise lamp, circa 1930
Makers stamp
Category
Vintage 1930s English Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Dugdills Large Anglepoise Lamp, circa 1920
By Dugdills
Located in Staffordshire, GB
example of large proportions.
This can be used as a wall, desk or floor lamp.
Measures: H 120 fully
Category
Vintage 1920s English Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Steel
MID 19th CENTURY EMPIRE BOUILLOTTE LAMP
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant bouillotte desk lamp from the Empire period. The stem is made of bronze and has a green
Category
Antique 19th Century English Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
21st Century Turing Table Lamp Walnut Wood
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
table lamp has a modern piano/desk lamp structure, meticulously handcrafted in aged brushed brass
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Table Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Space Heater Converted to Lamp, 20th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
English space heater in form of a sailboat that has been converted to a desk lamp, 20th century.
Category
20th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Robert Dudley Best BL1 Adjustable Table Lamp
By Robert Dudley Best
Located in Philadelphia, PA
bedside or desk lamp! This Model dates to 2006, original design is from the 1930's. Switch on Line.
Category
Early 2000s English Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Ennio Lucini, Cespuglio Lamp, 1970 for DH Guzzini
By D. H. Guzzini, Ennio Lucini
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
in English. It has also been described as "a desk-cloud, a ghost in the jar" (A. Morello in the book
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Scandinavian Green Architects Table Lamp from Lyskær, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
is inspired by the English Anglepoise desk lamp and the French Jielde. Measurements: Height 52 cm
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
20th Century Italian Pair of Alfa Glass Table Lamps by Artemide & Sergio Mazza
By Sergio Mazza, Artemide
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
desk lamp designed by the German industrial designer Richard Sapper. Many well-known designers and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Rare and Important Sheraton Painted Satinwood Cheveret
Located in Montreal, QC
the base.It is an English version of the French Bonheur du Jour. To support a lamp, book or drink
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Antique English Edwardian Marquetry Inlaid Sewing Table
Located in Forney, TX
table, accent table, ladies vanity or writing desk, parlor lamp stand or bedside nightstand to name a
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian End Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Satinwood, Rosewood, Mahogany, Ebony
17th Century Hand Carved Antique Side Farm Table Desk Center Drawer Los Angeles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
17th century Hand Carved Antique Side Farm Table Desk Center Drawer Los Angeles. W&M table in light
Category
Antique 17th Century English William and Mary End Tables
Materials
Metal
H 28.5 in W 30 in D 19 in
Jewelry Dish White and Gold Porcelain by Spode
By Spode
Located in New York, NY
** There are five (5) available, each sold separately, as per listing.
A beautiful English Spode
Category
20th Century English Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
A Passion For Jean Prouve: From Furniture to Architecture (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
influential designers of the early modern design movement. His innovative chairs, desks, lamps and shelves
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
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H 11.69 in W 9.88 in D 1.32 in
Vintage English Steel Work Desk Lamp
By Dugdills
Located in Sheffield, MA
Steel and brass English industrial style reticulated work desk lamp. It is marked Dugdills patent
Category
Vintage 1910s English Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
1930s English Zonalite Walligraph Anglepoise Desk Lamp
By Walligraph
Located in London, GB
A very good example of a 1930s English Zonalite Walligraph Angle poise desk lamp. All original with
Category
Early 20th Century English Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Iron
Dugdill Desk Lamp
By Dugdills
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
An Industrial desk lamp by Dugdill's, England.
Painted steel with vitreous enamel shade. Rewired
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Modernist Art Deco Desk Lamp
By John Dickinson
Located in Warlingham, GB
English cavacraft modernist green phenolic ribbed desk lamp. The shade measures 12.5 inches (32cm
Category
Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Goose Neck Desk Industrial Lamp. 1930 - 1935.
By RTV
Located in Karlsruhe, DE
Goose neck desk industrial lamp.
Manufacturer: RTV 134, 37508.
Germany: 1930 - 1935
Category
Vintage 1930s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Original 1930s Herbert Terry Anglepose Desk Lamp Model 1227
Located in Worcester, GB
Original 1930s Herbert Terry anglepose desk lamp model 1227
Period 1930's, English
Category
20th Century British Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
French modernist desk lamp. Charlotte Perriand for Jumo 1950.
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Karlsruhe, DE
French modernist desk lamp. Charlotte Perriand for Jumo 1950.
Original french bulb bayonet
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Spanish Desk Lamp in the Style of Fase by Gei 1960 - 1970
By GEI
Located in Karlsruhe, DE
Spanish desk lamp in the style of Fase by Gei.
Below part 90° degree rotatable and the top 360
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Elegant and Sturdy Antique Walnut Writing Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
" high which makes it the perfect height for use as a wine table, lamp table or for by the bed
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Early 18th Century George I Walnut Lowboy with Pointed Pad Feet
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
occasional table for a lamp etc perhaps.
The lowboy have been allowed to age gracefully and I have had this
Category
Antique 1730s English George I Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Very Popular, Untouched Library Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock So Called "La Lisse"
By Justin Vulliamy
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
English market, circa 1820. The lady is sitting behind the desk with an oil lamp mounted on a beautiful
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 12.6 in W 11.42 in D 5.52 in
19th Century American Gilt & Patinated Bronze Jardiniere, Circa 1880
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Pasadena, CA
, chandeliers, ceiling and wall fixtures, floor and table lamps, and other decorative objects that can be found
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Empire Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Ormolu
Early 20th Century English Desk Lamp, circa 1910
Located in Gloucester, GB
Early 20th century English desk lamp circa 1910
- Solid brass stem and shade
- Articulated arm
Category
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
A 1940's English Desk Lamp in Brass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adjusting desk lamp with modern lines and decorative base in aged brass. Originating from England c
Category
Vintage 1940s English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
English Desk Clock
Located in Jersey City, NJ
English desk lamp signed and dated (1977).
Category
Vintage 1970s English Clocks
Materials
Metal
1950s English Grey Enamel Industrial Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950s modern Industrial desk lamp from Great Britain. Enamelled aluminium shade and iron
Category
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
English Chrome Counterweight Desk Lamp by Hadrill & Horstman
By Hadrill & Horstman
Located in New York, NY
A mid-century counterweight lamp made by Hadrill & Horstmann Ltd. England, circa 1940 to 1950
Category
Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
English Art Deco lamp
Located in Port Chester, NY
Very good look, very true to the period. Ready for rewire
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
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English Desk Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic English desk lamp available at 1stDibs. Each English desk lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and glass. There are many kinds of the English desk lamp you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right English desk lamp, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles are of considerable interest. Hinders Ltd each produced at least one beautiful English desk lamp that is worth considering.
How Much is an English Desk Lamp?
The average selling price for an English desk lamp at 1stDibs is $860, while they’re typically $283 on the low end and $2,450 for the highest priced.
Questions About English Desk Lamp
- What is a good desk lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021A good desk lamp is going to make a substantial difference in any home, office or studio. The ideal desk lamp should provide apt task lighting, be easy to use, and also be aesthetically pleasing. Find a wide range of unique and elegant desk lamps on 1stDibs today.
- Who invented the desk lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024
No one knows for sure who invented the desk lamp, as many engineers worked on designs for lamps during the 1920s. Many experts cite the Anglepoise lamp, however, as the earliest iteration of the modern desk lamp. Since its 1934 debut, this ingenious task light has become one of the most celebrated examples of industrial design.
How the Anglepoise came to be is the stuff of design legend: In 1932, a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine joined forces with a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons, to create a mechanism by which opposed springs would, as Carwardine explained, exert a “unidirectional constant force” on a pivoted lever that could counteract the force of gravity.
This invention was not destined for an auto but for a lamp Carwardine was developing. The innovation would allow the piece’s articulated arm to be moved with ease to almost any position and remain there. As the product of engineering acumen rather than fashion, the Anglepoise soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted it as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.”
The Angelpoise's rivals include the 1930 Bestlite, which was one of the earliest Bauhaus-influenced designs, created by Robert Dudley Best, who had studied under Walter Gropius at the Bauhaus in Dessau. German modernist Karl Trabert’s 1930s desk lamp for Schanzenbach & Co. was notable for its domed shade above a hinged arm.
Find vintage table lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs. - What is the best desk lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021The best desk lamp is a matter of preference — the right fixture can help you work more efficiently while also reducing eye strain. LED desk lamps in the 2700K to 4500K color temperature range often provide a warm and pleasing light under which to work. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and modern desk lamps from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- What is the best LED desk lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021There are many types of best LED desk lamps for your home — it's really a matter of preference. On 1stDibs, there are modern, mid-century modern desk lamps and other lighting to choose from.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The desk lamps with the green shade are called banker’s lamps. Banker’s lamps are green because it is believed the color helps to encourage concentration and is mentally soothing. It is also said that green helps with eye strain. You can shop a selection of banker’s lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022British designer George Carwardine designed the Anglepoise desk lamp. Before creating the light fixture, he worked as an engineer designing automobile suspension systems. The first Anglepoise lamps debuted in 1931. You can find a variety of Anglepoise desk lamps on 1stDibs.
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