$2,695
H 22.25 in W 15 in D 15 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Table Lamp With Reverse Painted Lake Scene, Circa 1920s
By Handel Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Arts & Crafts period table lamp with reverse-painted glass dome shade with a
Metal
Reverse Painted Classique Floral Table Lamp
By Classique
Located in Toledo, OH
Reverse Painted Classique Floral Table Lamp, circa 1920s. Blue and green reverse painted shade with
Bronze
Antique Pittsburg Reverse Painted Bankers Desk Lamp Adjustable
Located in Toledo, OH
Antique Pittsburg reverse painted bankers desk lamp circa 1920's. Beautiful landscape on glass
Glass
European Deco Modern Reverse Painted Black Glass Gazelle Table Lamp
By Dagobert Peche
Located in Chicago, IL
European Deco Modern reverse painted black glass gazelle table lamp. style of Wiener Werkstatte
Glass
Phoenix Sunset Landscape Table Lamp, France, circa 1920s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Phoenix sunset landscape table lamp, circa 1920s reverse painted glass shade with a patinated
Metal
Pittsburgh Glass Company Nicolas Kopp Reverse Glass Painting Shade & Lamp
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
lamps. Through the years the company changed ownership and different products. Their reverse painted
Brass
$11,800
H 34 in Dm 11 in
Pairpoint Monumental Hand-Painted Orientalist Oil Lamp, Pyramids, Palms c 1905
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. Pairpoint's reverse painted lamps are generally considered to be the most popular and expensive of such lamps
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Japanese Nippon Vase As A Lamp
Located in Tampa, FL
Japanese Nippon converted vase lamp, turn of the century to circa 1920s. This fabulous and richly
Porcelain
Art Deco Silver and Enamel "Risque" Cigarette Case. Circa 1920
Located in Incline Village, NV
straps to the interior. The theme is a precursor to the "happy go lucky" roaring 1920's; consisting of a
Silver, Enamel
1920s Moe Bridges Boudoir Lamp
Located in Mobile, AL
Art Deco Boudoir lamp by Moe Bridges, circa 1920s. Base is signed "Moe Bridges Co. PAT 62028
Metal
1928 Rare Spirit of Modernism Frankart Table Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
An iconic and sought-after art deco lamp by Frankart. Signed Frankart on reverse of base along
Unavailable
H 1.25 in W 13.5 in D 13.5 in
Mid Century Marianna Von Allesch Eglomise Reverse Painted Glass Platter or Tray
By Marianna von Allesch
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful mid century era reverse painted glass platter or tray by Marianna Von Allesch. This
Glass, Paint
Reverse Painted Table Lamp by Pittsburg
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Petaluma, CA
This crisp-scenic is done in the standard tradition of Pittsburg lamps. They were known for
Silver Plate
Artist Signed Pairpoint Reverse Painted Lamp, circa 1920s
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Kingston, NY
Artist signed Pairpoint reverse painted table lamp with a jungle motif depicting parrots. The base
Bronze
Reverse Painted Boudoir Lamp
Located in Petaluma, CA
This very colorful little reverse painted boudoir lamp was done by the Moe Bridges Company. The
Metal
Reverse Painted Lamp by "Pittsburgh"
Located in Petaluma, CA
reverse painted lamps. The shade is divided into interesting scenic panels separated by an exterior ridge
Pair of Reverse Painted Boudoir Lamps
Located in Petaluma, CA
Very nicely made, hard to find pair of reverse painted boudoir lamps. Beautiful scenery and lovely
Metal
Pair of Reverse Painted Chinese Glass Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two reverse painted Chinese glass lamps with Chinese motif. Brass base with detail. Measurements
Glass
Reverse Painted Drapery Glass Pairpoint Boudoir Lamp
Located in Petaluma, CA
A very nice example of the work of the well known Pairpoint Corp. This nice little lamp has the
Metal
Reverse Painted Table Lamp, Moe Bridges Co. Geese Flying in the Moonlight
Located in Petaluma, CA
lamps. On occasion we will buy this style of lamp known as "reverse painted". These lamps are
Metal
Reverse Painted "Seagull Lamp" by the Pairpoint Corperation
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Petaluma, CA
This has always been considered one of this company's more exotic and artistic lamps. Pictures do
Sold
H 20.5 in Dm 15.875 in
Pairpoint Reverse Painted "Copley" Lamp Shade with Mahogany and Brass Base
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Antique scenic Pairpoint reverse painted "Copley" lamp shade with Pairpoint mahogany and brass lamp
Brass
Sold
H 22 in Dm 14 in
Wonderful Pairpoint Puffy Hollyhock Lamp Reverse Painted Vibrant Colors Art Deco
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Pairpoint Puffy Hollyhock table lamp, c. 1920's. This beautiful Pairpoint puffy shade
Silver Plate
Monumental Marbro Table Lamps with Floral Sponge Styled Ceramic Urn Vessels
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in South Charleston, WV
Marbro Circa 1950 Italy, 46" tall, 8" wide. A unique pair of very large table lamps by Marbro
Plaster
Italian Marble and Alabaster Carved Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
yellow marble base with a carved alabaster shade. Having remnants of old paint, Italian, circa 1920s
Alabaster, Marble
Tall Fornasetti Style Hollywood Regency Gold and Silver Lamp
By Fornasetti
Located in Houston, TX
Gorgeous Fonasetti style lamp with reverse painted glass in gold and silver leaf.
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Handel Reverse Painted Bird & Flora Table Lamp
By Handel Co.
Located in Fulton, CA
Exceptional art glass table lamp by Handel Company, circa. 1920. Reverse glass "chipped Ice" shade
Metal
Sold
H 15 in W 8.5 in D 7.5 in
Banker's/ Desk Lamp by "Pittsburgh Lamp Co." Reverse Painted Shade, ca. 1920's
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Petaluma, CA
This beautiful little lamp can be used as a desk lamp by just adjusting the lower knuckle to the
Metal
Reverse Painted Table Lamp
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Petaluma, CA
painted lamps are best done in this style. This beautiful landscape scene is artist signed "C. Chace
Glass, Wood
Reverse Painted Phoenix Table Lamp, Shade Signed, All Original, ca. 1920's
By Phoenix
Located in Petaluma, CA
This reverse painted table lamp we know to be produced by Phoenix. It is on the original base and
Iron
Chinese Red Egolmise Table Lamp with Gold Asian Motif and Pagoda Shade
Located in Savannah, GA
This striking Chinese red eglomise table lamp features a gold reverse painted motif of flowers, a
Glass, Wood
Abstract Art Pottery Table Lamp by Marianna von Alllesch
By Marianna von Allesch
Located in Cordova, SC
Fantastic, art pottery, table lamp by German-born, American artist, Marianna von Allesch features a
Metal
Reverse Painted Lamp by Pittsburgh Lamp Co.
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Fairfax, VA
Elegant 1920's American reverse painted landscape glass with original gilded base by Pittsburgh
Metal
Reverse Painted Slag Glass Table Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
Reverse painted slag glass table lamp. Eight curved panels, each with hand-painted tropical
Metal
America Handel Lamp with Reverse Painted Glass Shade
Located in Fairfax, VA
Beautiful American reverse painted glass shade and lacquered base table lamp by Handel.
Metal
Sold
H 23 in W 13.5 in D 13.5 in
Rare Magnificent Original Large Puffy Pairpoint Reverse Glass Hummingbird Lamp
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in New York, NY
A rare magnificent original signed pairpoint puffy multi-color hummingbird table lamp beautifully
Neoclassical Decoupage Italian Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Neoclassical reverse painted/decoupage single glass Italian table lamp, from 1920s-30's.
Glass, Wood
Pairpoint Lamp from the Linda Ronstadt Collection
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusually shaped reverse painted Pairpoint boudoir lamp from the collection of Linda Ronstadt.
Metal
1920's Handel Table Lamp
By Handel Co.
Located in Fairfax, VA
A great American table lamp. Made by the renowned Handle lamp company, this classic piece features
Bronze
Peony Leaded Slag Glass Table Lamp #523 by Wilkinson
By Wilkinsons
Located in Toledo, OH
A stunning leaded slag glass table lamp by Wilkinson. This beautiful lamp features blooming and budding peonies flowers. Good wiring with a new cloth cord. The base has a great patin...
Slag Glass
Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice sized lamp with a 17 inch diameter. The base is heavy bronze with with beautiful clean lines. The shade and slag glass are free of cracks or chips. Each glass panel ha...
Bronze
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Table Lamp
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
Daum Cameo Glass and Wrought Iron Maple Leaf Table Lamp, circa 1920 Art Nouveau Art Deco design. Mottled and variegated glass base with with carved and acid etched Deco symmetric...
Art Glass
$58,600
H 21 in Dm 16 in
Exquisite Tiffany Studios Bronze & Leaded Glass "Feather" Table Lamp, Circa 1915
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This superb Tiffany Studios table lamp, dating to circa 1915, represents the height of American decorative artistry in the early twentieth century. With its refined conical leaded gl...
Cast Stone, Bronze
Tiffany Studios Dragonfly Diachronic Confetti Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Dragonfly Table Lamp A gorgeous Tiffany Studios diachronic light blue to green Dragonfly table lamp with confetti glass wings. A true piece of Museum quality collecti...
Bronze
$2,595
H 23 in W 17 in D 17 in
Antique Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp in the Manner of Handel, Circa 1920s
By Handel Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Art Nouveau period table lamp with gorgeous six-panel curved caramel slag glass shade In the manner of Handel USA, Circa 1920s Measures: 17"W x 17"D x 23"H....
Metal
$2,595
H 22 in W 19.25 in D 19.25 in
Antique Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp by Miller Lamp Co., Circa 1920s
By Miller Lamp Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Art Nouveau period table lamp with gorgeous six-panel caramel curved slag glass shade By Miller Lamp Company USA, Circa 1920s Measures: 19.25"W x 19.25"D x ...
Metal
Antique Arts & Crafts Two-Tone Slag Glass Lamp, C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Arts & Crafts Two-Tone Slag Glass Lamp, C1910. Measures - 20"H x 14.75"Diam. An antique Arts and Crafts table lamp offers dome form shade with two-tone bent slag gl...
Metal
$33,006Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.35 in W 30.32 in D 12.21 in
Antique Tiffany Studios Adjustable Lamp Base with Later Stained Glass Shade
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Tiffany adjustable bronze lamp base, stamped "Tiffany Studios, New York, 7984", circa 1915. The base was acquired with its current Tiffany Style stained glass shade with Dragonfly mo...
Bronze
$2,595
H 24.5 in W 19 in D 19 in
Antique Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp in the Manner of Handel, Circa 1920s
By Handel Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Art Nouveau period table lamp with gorgeous eight-panel curved caramel slag glass shade In the manner of Handel USA, Circa 1920s Measures: 19"W x 19"D x 24....
Metal
'Daffodil' Table Lamp by Tiffany Studios
By Tiffany Studios
Located in London, GB
‘Daffodil’ table lamp by Tiffany Studios American, c. 1910 Height 56cm, diameter 40cm Designed and hand-made by the artisans from the renowned Tiffany Studios (1902-1932), this ‘Daf...
Bronze, Lead
$2,495
H 25 in W 16 in D 16 in
Tiffany Studios Style Arts & Crafts Bronze Table Lamp With Stained Glass Shade
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts stained glass table lamp In the manner of Tiffany Studios USA, Circa 1930s Bronze base, with stained glass shade. Measures: 16"W x 16"D x 25"H. Very ...
Bronze
$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 32.5 in Dm 24 in
Unique Art Glass & Metal Company Leaded Glass Peony Table Lamp C. 1915
By Unique Art Glass Company, Tiffany Studios
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unique Art Glass & Metal Company (New York, active 1889-1917), circa 1915. This truly magnificent leaded glass table lamp which was produced during the time period after Louis Comfo...
Bronze
$7,995
H 50.75 in W 48.5 in D 13 in
Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Gustav Stickley Craftsman Two Door Bookcase
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular simple be yet so elegant. A beautiful piece from the Arts and Crafts and the premier Craftsman Gustav Stickley. Still in its original fumed oak finish and with it all the...
Iron
Tiffany Studios Daffodil Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Daffodil Table Lamp All I can say is these are the yummiest and most desirable blues in the Tiffany Studios candy store. Circa 1915. New York, NY. USA Leaded glass, g...
Bronze
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 9 in D 3.5 in
Antique HANDEL Table/Desk Lamp - STICKLEY ERA - W2339
By Handel Co.
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an antique Handel table/desk lamp Arts and Crafts. It is signed (as pictured). The bronze base with the original patina. The switch is in perfect working condition. It is i...
Bronze
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.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.
Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.