Old Vintage Table Lamps
1950s Polish Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Old Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Iron
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Plastic
20th Century French Neoclassical Old Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Old Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Chrome
Late 20th Century American Old Vintage Table Lamps
Iron
20th Century Chinese Old Vintage Table Lamps
Porcelain
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Aluminum
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Enamel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s American Hollywood Regency Old Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Marble
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Empire Old Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Plastic
Mid-20th Century American Empire Old Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Gold
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Old Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Iron
1980s Italian Post-Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Plastic
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1960s American Brutalist Old Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
1980s Belgian Industrial Old Vintage Table Lamps
Mid-20th Century North American Art Deco Old Vintage Table Lamps
Glass, Art Glass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Glass, Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Enamel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Chrome
1950s American Art Nouveau Old Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1990s French Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Silk, Glass, Acrylic
1960s Classical Roman Old Vintage Table Lamps
Paint
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Chinese Chinoiserie Old Vintage Table Lamps
Porcelain
1960s German Art Deco Old Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Old Vintage Table Lamps
Porcelain
1950s Italian Neoclassical Old Vintage Table Lamps
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century Belgian Old Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
1960s American Old Vintage Table Lamps
Plastic
1960s French Provincial Old Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Stainless Steel
1930s French Art Deco Old Vintage Table Lamps
Marble, Spelter
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Old Vintage Table Lamps
Murano Glass
1960s English Brutalist Old Vintage Table Lamps
Stoneware, Terracotta
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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.
- How do I fix an old table lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To fix an old table lamp, take it to an appliance or lighting repair shop that has experience working with the type of fixture that you have. Many problems can cause an old table lamp to stop working. A professional can determine the cause and use the correct tools to address it. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage table lamps.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are a few ways to identify if your table lamp is vintage, but it does vary from brand to brand. If you can spot a maker’s mark or manufacturer’s label on your piece, it could tell you where and when it was crafted. On 1stDibs, find vintage and contemporary table lamps from top sellers around the world.
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