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Table Lamps For Sale
Period: 1950s
Creator: Gerald Thurston
Gerald Thurston "Cricket" Lamp for Lightolier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Great modernist design, can sit on table or be hung on the wall as a sconce. Pierced pivoting shade allows for direct or diffused light and brightness control.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Beige "Cricket" Desk Lamp, Circa 1955
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Original Classic Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Beige Cricket Table Lamp, Wall Lamp. Featuring an adjustable perforated dome Bakelite Shade in Coffe...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Taupe Cap, Restored
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Restored Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Taupe Cap.
This is not just a beautiful design but also an iconic item, making appearance in the original Blade Runner.
It is seating on sid...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Brass and Enameled Table or Desk Lamp by Gerald Thurston
Located in San Diego, CA
High quality mid-century brass and enameled metal table or desk lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. USA, 1950s.
Fully adjustable articulation. Perforated metal shade.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Elegant Table Lamp or Desk Light by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier USA 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Mid-Century Modern table lamp or desk light. Designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier, USA, 1950s.
Executed in brass, aluminium, lucite and metal, the table lamp comes wit...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Gerald Thurston Parabolic Fin Sculptural Ceramic Lamps by Lightolier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Pair of "Parabolic Fin" Model Ceramic Lamps, designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier, American, circa 1950s. They have been rewired and are ready to use. One lamp has a...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Brass and Metal Table Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of tables lamps designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier composed of oversized, fully-adjustable, black-metal shades and corresponding round bases with brass stems (ca. 1950s,...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Gerald Thurston 1950s Hourglass Tri-color Ceramic Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
the best of post-war design, each lamp composed of stacked tri-color conical-form glazed elements with brass mounts; Gerald Thurston was one of the most creative American lighting de...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Gerald Thurston Parabolic Fin Lamp for Lightolier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gerald Thurston design Parabolic Fin table lamp for Lightolier, Circa 1950's.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gerald Thurston For Lightolier "Cricket" Lamp ca' 1950's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A nice example of a Gerald Thurston for Lightolier "Cricket"lamp. All original, complete with plastic diffuser, original wiring, original beige paint.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Vintage Enameled Metal and Brass Table Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier table/desk lamp with oversized, fully adjustable shade (ca. 1950s, USA). Black enameled metal and plexi hood with brass stem/accents and original, plas...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Desk Lamp
Located in Riverdale, NY
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Desk Lamp from the 1950s in an Industrial green grey enameled sheet metal. Crescent base and sw...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Adjustable Taupe Desk Lamp, 1950's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Original condition Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Pivoting Library lamp, 1950's. Featuring an articulating patinated Brass stem, resembling a smooth Bronze appearance, adjustable Tau...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Enamel
1950s Gerald Thurston Tripod Table Lamp Pair Space Age Modern Lightolier
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Gerald Thurston Tripod Table Lamps for Lightolier
Space Age Atomic Midcentury Modern
Unmarked
26.5 tall x 23.5 diameter
Preowne...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Metal
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier "Cricket" Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An iconic design by Gerald Thurston for lightolier, the "cricket" lamp has three light brightness settings and is in working order. The ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1950s Elegant Brass Table Lamp Marble Base Gerald Thurston Lightolier
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Elegant Table Lamp designed by Gerald Thurston and produced by Lightolier
Lamp is supported by a colorful, faceted marble base. Three-way light socket.
27 tall to finial x 7.5 ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Gerald Thurston Brass Crossed Sword Dual Shade Partners Desk Lamp, 1950's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier crossed swords desk lamp with brass rimmed Raffia Barrel Shades. Featuring dual arms in Brass, ball sockets, original adjusting dual Brass rimmed inte...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1950s Gerald Thurston Table Lamp, Lightolier, USA
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Elegant table lamp made of walnut, brass with plastic shade.
By Gerald Thurston for Lightolier.
Marked.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gerald Thurston Brass Table Lamp for Lightolier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gerald Thurston brass double shade table lamp for Lightolier, U.S.A. Reminiscent of a bankers counter or desk lamp impressive scale with double l...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Expertly Restored - Gerald Thurston "Fin" Porcelain Table Lamps by Lightolier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gerald Thurston "Fin" porcelain table lamps by Lightolier.
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history ba...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Articulating Desk Lamp
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very chic midcentury articulating desk lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. Professionally restored and rewired.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Gerald Thurston Fin Lamps for Lightolier
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A pair of parabolic fin table lamps by Gerard Thurston. Stoneware body is made up of four fin like shapes that have alternating concave Navy and light turquoise glaze. Porcelain sits...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Stained Oak Tripod Table Lamp with Diffuser and Shade by Gerald Thurston
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Atomic-style table lamp designed by Gerald Thurston, circa 1950s. Sculptural tripod base in stained oak with brass stem and original milk glass diffuser. The vintage linen shade show...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
G. Thurston Porcelain Three-Tiered Table Lamp, Lightolier, 1950s, USA
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Huge in size and presence but elegant and refined with its prime quality dark brown porcelain bowl, brass hardware and accent.
Measure 41 inches high to finial tips.
Three regular ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair Gerald Thurston Black Iron Tripod Table Lamps with Milk Glass Shades
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of Gerald Thurston for Lightolier black and white table lamps, 1950s. Featuring balanced black enameled steel tripod legs, socket and neck, white milk glass liner shades atop ro...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Modern Articulating Desk Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Iconic desk lamp designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier, all original, no missing parts or dents, great patina on brass, minor flaking on weighted handle, please see photos. Work...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Pair of Gerald Thurston Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of sculptural table lamps in a white Matte porcelain by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier.
The lamps each have three light sockets and they have been newly rewired.
One lamps has...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chocolate Honeycomb Lamps by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier, 1950s
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Stunning pair of Gerald Thurston for Lightolier table lamps, circa 1950. These lamps are all original including original shades.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Tall Decorative Ceramic and Brass Table Lamps by Gerald Thurston
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant, sculptural table lamps by Gerald Thurston -- cream and light taupe ceramic form with patinated brass base and accents. Each lamp features a triple socket, serving as an ampl...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier "Studio Porcelains" Dark Gray Table Lamp, 1950's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Charcoal Gray "Studio Porcelains" Pleated Table Lamp. Featuring a large fluted Gun Metal Porcelain body, Brass stem, original White enameled triple sockets on beveled Brass base. Original pleated tapered...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Ceramic and Brass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and chic, quilted ceramic body with brass base and top. Excellent overall condition, slight bruise on brass base, as shown. Base accepts three bulbs to provide ample light. S...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Triple Gourd-Form Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Stunning Lightolier table lamp in white satin glazed ceramic stacked spherical bodies. Each segment separated by a brass ring spacer. Base is a brass plate. The three socket lighting...
Category
1950s American Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Thurston for Lightolier Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Classic Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Mid-Century Modern table lamp. Brass colored metal with faux wood insert trim, on teardrop form base. Wo...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Desk / Table Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. Complete and Original.
Located in Kansas City, MO
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier desk / table lamp. All original enameled aluminum shade and base with original diffuser and brass stem. The diffuser is complete and in great conditio...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Gerald Thurston White Candlestick Lamp with Black & White Stripe Metal Shade
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier White Table Lamp with Striped Shade, 1950's. Featuring a White stem, three Brass arms, triple White enameled candlestick sockets, stenciled Black and ...
Category
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Substantial Pair of Gerald Thurston "Floriform" Eggshell Ceramic Lamps, 1950's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Monumental Pair of Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Neutral Ceramic Table Lamps. Featuring an abstract hourglass shape, in natural, Cream, S...
Category
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Pair of Sculptural Lamps by Gerald Thurston
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Sculptural table lamps in white matte porcelain by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier.
The lamps each have three light sources and they have been newly rewired.
There is a slight...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gerald Thurston Wall Table or Desk Cricket Lamp Midcentury , 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
White "Cricket" lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. It can be used on a table, desk or hung on a wall. The shade pivots so light can be directed in various angles. It includes th...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier White "Boomerang" Desk Lamp, 1950s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
American Mid-Century Modern Gerald Thurston Articulating Boomerang Desk Lamps. Featuring a Teak handle, patinated Brass stem, adjustable and perfor...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
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.