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Reproduction Hand Carved Library Lamps
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
These hand carved library lamps are fixed with black paper shades that beautifully contrast the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Other Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Library Lamp
By Ben Kicic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A modern interpretation of the archetypal lamps found in libraries and banks. The lamp combines the
Category
2010s American Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Brass Art Nouveau Adjustable Library Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Brass Art Nouveau Adjustable Library Lamp
This is a very unusual piece, the lamp has a round
Category
Antique 1890s Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Neoclassical Library Lamp in Brass with Hunt Design, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Neoclassical library lamp in brass with hunt design, circa 1950.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Piano or Library-Lamp by Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätt Re-Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Piano and library-lamp, comes out from the shelve and has a glare-screen, see details! Early 20th
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Banker Desk or Library Lamp, Art Deco Style Early 20th Century, Brass
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Ar Deco library lamp
Beautiful brass table brass banker desk or library lamp, early 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 16.15 in W 14.18 in D 11.03 in
19th Century Brass Library Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th-Century English library table lamp. The round base supporting a stem with baluster shaped
Category
Antique 1880s English Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Library Lamp in Gilded Brass, 1970s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bookcase lamp in gilded brass, articulated and rectangular in shape.
French work realized in the
Category
Mid-20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Walter Von Nessen Antiqued Brass Swing Arm Library Lamp
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
Walter Von Nessen by Nessen Studio / library table lamp in antiqued brass finish.
USA, circa 1970
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Brown Mid-Century Modern Metal Desk Library, Desk or Task Lamp in Brown
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Mid-Century Modern brown task lamp or library lamp. Featuring an elongated top with long light and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Arts & Crafts All Bronze Table Lamp with Bronze Pyramidal Shade, Circa 1925
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Bronze Table Lamp. Desk Lamp. Bedside Lamp. Library Lamp
Category
Vintage 1920s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H 21 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
1952 Mid-Century Sirrica Brass Marble Candlestick Rutgers College Desk Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid-century Sirrica desk or library lamp. Made of brass and marble featuring footed base with round
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Modernist Banker's Lamp Early 20th Century. Big Size
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
always been a daily occurrence.
Office lamp, banker's lamp, library lamp, desk lamp
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Adjustable Taupe Desk Lamp, 1950's
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Original condition Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Pivoting Library lamp, 1950's. Featuring an
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Handsome Library Book Press Lamp and Candlestick Lamp
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome library book press lamp and candlestick lamp. Attributed to Frederick Cooper, great
Category
20th Century English Georgian Table Lamps
Materials
Mahogany
Library Desk Lamp by ILUM - Argentina
By Ilum
Located in East Hampton, NY
This industrial period (WWII era) desk lamp in British Jaguar green features a swing arm and all
Category
Vintage 1940s Argentine Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Brass and Marble Corinthian Column Lamps
By Westwood Lamps
Located in Denton, TX
Pair of classical style Table lamps consisting of fluted brass columns with Corinthian capitals and
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Metal, Brass
A Beautiful Antik Danish Library Table Lamp
Located in Søborg, DK
A beautiful antique Danish library table lamp in brass and with opaline shades.
The brass has a
Category
Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Early André Ricard Mid-Century Table Lamp For Metalarte, Spain 1973
By Metalarte Spain, Metalarte, André Ricard
Located in London, GB
) but nothing to detract.
This reading lamp is sometimes referred to as the "Library" lamp, as the
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Mid Century Cobalt and Chrome Glass Library Desk Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Mid Century Cobalt and Chrome Glass Library Desk Lamp
A beautiful quality fully adjustable
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Contemporary Manolo Eirin Handmade Table Side Lamp Library Furniture, Ceramic
By Manolo Eirin
Located in Carballo, ES
Handmade table lamp or bookcase lamp.
Dimensions: 9,5 cm (Deep) x 19 cm (Width) x 22.5 cm (Height
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
H 8.86 in W 7.49 in D 3.75 in
French Large Victorian Gilt Bronze Blown Glass Library Oil Lamp, Electrified
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Superb large Victorian style gilt bronze library oil lamp converted to electric, France 1870-1879
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Black Marble / Gilt Bronze Single Library Table Lamp By Barbedienne Foundry
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Exceptional gilt bronze and black marble base table lamp. Made by the famed maker F. Barbedienne
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 46 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Reima Pietilä Table Lamps Produced for Public Library Metso in Tampere, Finland
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare pair of table lamps designed by Reima Pietilä. Produced for Public Library Metso Tampere
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 29.93 in W 10.63 in D 9.45 in
Vintage Triple French Horn 3 Arm Brass Candelabra Bouillotte Library Table Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage French Horn, three arm brass bouillotte candelabra shaped table lamp.
Measures: 7” x 24
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern White Tulip Base Table Lamp with White Round Globe by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very cool tulip base table lamp with matte white round globe by Laurel Lamp Company, 1960s. Great
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Antique Bronze Baroque Library Desk Lamp Signed by Edward F. Caldwell Circa 1950
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
ATL1901
A bronze Baroque desk lamp in its original age-darkened finish signed by the New York maker
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Baroque Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
2 Antique French Art Deco Heavy Bronze 2 Light Library Table Lamp Bases
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of antique two light heavy brass table lamps with art deco styling and floral motif. Three
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H 16.5 in W 12.5 in D 12.5 in
Neo Classic Dolphin Brass Marble Library Table Table
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Neoclassical style brass dolphin motif and marble table or desk lamp. Nicely chased detailing on
Category
Vintage 1960s European Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Nate Hill Totem Lamps: columnar lamps with round hole
By Nate Hill
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Totem Lamps includes a set of three lamps of three sizes (8"Dx25"H, 9"Dx24"H, and 8"Dx18"H). All
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Maple
Mid Century Pair of Chrome Lamps
Located in Ballard, CA
Rare pair of chrome Art-Deco or mid-century table lamp, with disc of frosted glass, in great order
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Tiffany Studios Greek Key Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios New York Geometric Greek Key Table Lamp
New York circa. 1910
Leaded glass
Category
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Globe Old World Table Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Old World Globe Table Lamp, 1950's
Impressive 8 inch Terrestrial Globe made by George F Cram
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
French Toleware Converted Oil Lamp, Circa 1875
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Painted Toleware Converted Oil Lamp, France
Charming French Tole Lamp on a frosted lucite base
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of English Mahogany Table Lamps Restored
Located in Chicago, IL
fabulous lamps are remarkable in appearance, easily working in an upscale library, den, or home office
Category
Vintage 1950s English Table Lamps
Materials
Mahogany
Saïto Pendant Lamp by Mylene Niedzialkowski
Located in Geneve, CH
Saïto Pendant Lamp by Mylene Niedzialkowski
Dimensions: Ø 45 x H 120 cm.
Materials: Silk fabric
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Brass
Mid-century solid brass obelisk lamp after Chapman
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a handsome mid-century vintage library style solid brass obelisk lamp. This obelisk lamp
Category
Vintage 1970s American British Colonial Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Morchella Mushroom Lamp by Nate Hill
By Nate Hill
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The base of this Morchella lamp is made from turned end-grain spalted maple. Spalting occurs when
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Empire Green Painted Table Bouillotte Candlestick Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th Century Green Painted Library Table Lamp, France
Charming French desk lamp with narrow brass
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Metal
De Stijl Piano Lamp DS 28 by Tecnolumen
By Tecnolumen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DS 28 is a piano lamp reduced to its basic forms in the vocabulary of the De Stijl movement. The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Wrought Iron Table Lamp with Linen Shade
Located in Dallas, TX
with a cream linen shade, allowing it to be used as a table lamp in an office, living room, or library.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Ancient Greek Style Terracotta Urn Form Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
and giltwood base as a lamp. The urn form with two handles is decorated with a mythological scene from
Category
Early 20th Century Greek Classical Greek Table Lamps
Materials
Terracotta
Fine Caldwell Carved and Cast Marble & Bronze Lamp
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Fine Caldwell Carved Marble & Bronze Lamp with Gilded Cherub heads and a carved marble base raised
Category
Antique 19th Century American Rococo Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Marco Duo Bronze Desk Lamp by Elan Atelier
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
the "Banker or Library Table Lamp".
Comprised of a solid cast bronze frame and base with a 40 Watt
Category
2010s European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Carved and Polychromed Antique Table Lamp from Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
This highly carved polychrome urn from the 1700s has been repurposed into a unique table lamp with
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Table Lamps
Materials
Textile, Wood
Early 19th Century Brass Electrified Lucerne Whale Oil Lamp
Located in Canton, MA
Early 19th century brass electrified lucerne whale oil lamp. A popular style of lamp in the late
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American American Colonial Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Luminion Medium Tubular Table Lamp by Mylene Niedzialkowski
Located in Geneve, CH
Luminion Medium Tubular Table Lamp by Mylene Niedzialkowski
Dimensions: Ø 47,5 x H 65,5 cm
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Luminion Small Tubular Table Lamp by Mylene Niedzialkowski
Located in Geneve, CH
Luminion Small Tubular Table Lamp by Mylene Niedzialkowski
Dimensions: Ø 47,5 x H 50,5 cm
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Cotton
Gold, Amber and Bronze-Colored Mica & Patinated Brass Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
slate. This is the perfect lamp for a bedside table, library, or desk. Lamp size can be customised. Can
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Brass
Organic brutalist wooden table lamp Sweden 1970’s.
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Valby, 84
Rare and unique organic brutalist wooden table lamp made in Sweden in the 1970’s by a very skilled
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Glass and Chrome Tiered Table Lamp French
Located in North Miami, FL
This original French Art Deco small table lamp has a sculptural three-tiered triangular chrome base
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Nate Hill, Artist, Morchella Lamps W/ Linen Shades
By Nate Hill
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The bases of this pair of Morchella lamps are made from turned end-grain spalted maple. Spalting
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Maple
Circa 1920 Carved Alabaster Figural Lamp on Onxy Base
Located in Antwerp, BE
Fine rare antique Italian alabaster lamp depicting a beautiful young girl sitting on a rock
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Red Midcentury Crowfoot Table Lamps by Cosack Germany
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in Vienna, AT
This pair of elegant Midcentury Modern Brass Table Lamps feature a crowfeet base with an arm of
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Chapman Co. Mercury Glass Ball Table Lamp, 1960's
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Chapman Manufacturing Co. attributed Mercury glass lamp. Featuring a reflective ball form atop a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Tiffany Studios Gilt Bronze and Favrile Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
the center piece in your Library, study, office or living room. What sets this TSNY lamp apart from
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Cloisonné Table Lamp with Peony Decoration, China, 1970s
Located in Bastogne, BE
A vintage Chinese table lamp. circa 1970s, made of metal, enamel, textiles, decorative painting
Category
Vintage 1970s Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Bent Karlby – Governor – Model B146 – Table Lamp – LYFA – 1956
By Bent Karlby
Located in NIEUWKUIJK, NB
, so this lamp is safe to use. According to the first owner, this lamp came from the royal library in
Category
Vintage 1950s European Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair Elizabethan William Shakespeare Christopher Marlowe Figural Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous pair of Elizabethan style 19th century theatrical interest figural table lamps depicting
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Elizabethan Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Empire Bronze Dore Two-Light Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a desk or library with this elegant antique three-arm candelabra converted into a table
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
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Library Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of library lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and bronze, all library lamps available were constructed with great care. Library lamps have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Library lamps made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — are very popular at 1stDibs. Library lamps have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Chapman Manufacturing Company, Jacques Biny and Edward F. Caldwell & Co. are consistently popular.
How Much are Library Lamps?
Prices for library lamps can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, library lamps begin at $250 and can go as high as $19,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,650.
Finding the Right Table Lamps for You
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.
Questions About Library Lamps
- 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.
- What is a piano lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A piano lamp is a lighting fixture designed to illuminate sheet music and piano keys so that a pianist can see to play. Normally, the lights feature narrow rectangular or compact round or square bases that can easily fit on a piano top. Some have arms that allow their shades to hang down over the front of the instrument. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of piano lamps.
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