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What size lamp should be on a nightstand?

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What size lamp should be on a nightstand?
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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Lamp Gustaf Table Light, Pine, Fabric, Sweden
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vintage art deco style table lamp manufactured by Lamp Gustaf AB in Sweden in the 1980s. Solid circular pine wood base with black lacquered metal swan neck. Original draped flower li...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

French Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Onyx, Fabric, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, onyx and off-white fabric table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1940s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 9.0"H x 10.5"W x 5.0"D Dimensions of Shade (inches)...
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Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Onyx, Brass

Paavo Tynell for Idman '9224' Table Lamp in Brass and Leather, Finland, 1950s
Located in Prague, New Town
'Horseshoe' table lamp, model '9224', designed by Paavo Tynell. Produced by Idman Oy in Finland, 1953. Polished brass, adjustable brass shade with perforated edge, leather-wrapped st...
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Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Very rare original Space Age 60s yellow table lamp made of iron by Temde
Located in München, DE
Very rare yellow, original Space Age table lamp made of heavy iron. Manufactured in the 1960s by Temde. Made in Switzerland. Typ 117. Great minimalist Space Age design in its origina...
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Vintage 1960s Swiss Space Age Table Lamps

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Iron

Pair, Kawa Series Table Lamp 03, Organic White Porcelain, Green Marble Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of 2 Kawa Table Lamp 03 by Luft Tanaka A plug-in portable table lamp with a leather-cast porcelain diffuser, organic and asymmetrical in form, which casts a warm and comforting ...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stone, Marble, Brass, Steel

Swedish Pine Wood Table Lamp by Markslöjd, Sweden, 1980s
Located in Værløse, DK
Swedish Modern Pine Wood Desk lamp made by Markslöjd in the 1980s. * Table lamp in Pine wood with a white fabric shade. * Manufacturer: Markslöjd, Sweden * Style: 1532 * Year: circa...
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Vintage 1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Wood, Pine

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