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What size lamp should be on a nightstand?
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The right size lamp for your nightstand should probably be between 24 and 27 inches tall. Finding the best table lamp for this particular purpose depends on variables such as the shape of your bedside table, the size of your nightstand's tabletop and personal preferences when it comes to styling your nightstand. Find a range of antique and vintage table lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024
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Barovier & Toso Art Deco Table Lamp in Crystal Glass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Barovier & Toso table lamp, crystal glass, Italy, 1940s
Exceptional Barovier & Toso table lamp from the 1940s, crafted entirely from richly textured clear glass using the re...
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Gianemilio, Piero and Anna Monti for Candle 'Luna' Table Lamp in Fiberglass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gianemilio, Piero and Anna Monti (Studio di Architettura GPA Monti) for Candle, 'Luna' table or floor lamp, chrome-plated steel, fiberglass, Italy, 1968
This remarkable lamp acquir...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Handmade ceramic desk lamp by Norwegian artist Jossolini
Located in Oslo, NO
This unique desk lamp is handmade by ceramic artist Johanne Birkeland, aka Jossolini.
Both the base and the lamp shade is handmade ceramic. The piece is high fired white stoneware, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Italian Brass Table Lamp with Spherical Opaline Glass Shades
Located in Rome, IT
This Italian table lamp from the 1950s features a clean, modern design built around a compact, geometric composition. The lamp is structured as a solid brass cylinder rising from a f...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Opaline Table Lamp - Jacques Adnet, France 1940
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
French Art Deco Opaline Table Lamp attributed to Jacques Adnet, France 1940
Designed and manufactured in France, circa 1940s. Black opaline spherical base with a newly fabricated lin...
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Hans-Agne Jakobsson Pair of 'Fringe' Table Lamps in Silk and Brass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Hans-Agne Jakobsson for Hans-Agne Jakobsson AB in Markaryd, Sweden, pair of 'Fringe' table lamps, model 'B-145', brass, silk, glass, Sweden, 1960s
These desk lamps by Hans-Agne Jako...
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
