$9,887 / set
Boretti Pair of Art Deco Lamps
By G. M. Boretti
Located in NANTES, FR
Pair of art deco lamps circa 1930. Gazelle in silvered bronze on marble base.
Marble, Bronze
$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
"Nude Hunter with Stag", Rare Art Deco Bronze and Marble Lamp Base, Bach
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the great masterworks of American Art Deco, and probably unique in Oscar Bach's oeuvre, this large bronze and marble table lamp depicts two nude male figures, accompanied by s...
Bronze
$1,157
Art Deco Table Lamp
Located in Altrincham, GB
Art Deco Lamp, the rectangular marble base with a metal fish beside a cream glass ball shade - 9"w x 5"d x 6"h - - all lights and lamps have been rewired with authentic corded flex, ...
Marble
$1,700
Fulper Ceramic Lamp
By Fulper Pottery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Sculptural table lamp by Fulper pottery consisting of two ring handles. Lamp has been updated by adding a marble base and black hardware. Beautiful purple and green run glaze through...
Marble
$1,087 / set
Bauhaus bedside table lamps
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Bauhaus bedside table lamps with marble base and opaline glass lampshades. New wires and EU plug.
Marble, Chrome
Italian Art Deco Glass Table Lamp, 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
An Italian Art Deco table lamp from the 1930s. The domed shade is formed in molded ribbed glass, its fluted surface casting a soft, rhythmic diffusion of light while emphasizing its ...
Marble
Adnet Style French Modernist/Deco Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
An unusual C.1930s French Adnet style table lamp. Constructed in a combination of glass, marble & nickel plate. Recently professionally re-wired. Measurements to top of bulb ...
Marble, Nickel
Pair of Art Deco Torch Floor Lamps Bronze with Mica & Iron
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and rare to find in this design style. Moorish style lanterns with Mica shades that sit on very decorative lamp poles with spiral twists and heavy cast iron bases with spade...
Marble, Bronze, Iron
Rare Pair Of French Art Deco Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A rare pair of French art deco table lamps. Tiered marble bases with nickel plated brass hardware & original frosted glass candle like removable shades. Not dissimilar to works of ...
Marble, Nickel
French Art Deco Nautilus Table Lamp
Located in Watford, GB
A charming French art deco nautilus table lamp with silk shade, trim and white marble base, 1930s. The circular marble base has thumb moulding around the edge and a brass support hol...
Marble, Brass
Art Deco Tablelamp Marble Base Wrought Iron Roses and Sanded Glas
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Art Deco tablelamp marble base wrought iron roses and sanded glas.
Marble, Wrought Iron
Pair of Art Deco Skyscraper Urn Form Patinated Bronze, Brass & Marble Uplights
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of Machine Age Art Deco uplights were realized in the France, circa 1935. They feature skyscraper style circular bases consisting of brass topped with exotic marbl...
Marble, Gold, Bronze
Art Deco Table Lamp with Aeroplain
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Art Deco table lamp with aeroplain.
Marble, Aluminum
Art Deco Tropical Fish Lamp by Georges Lavroff, France, 1930s
By Georges Lavroff
Located in Den Haag, NL
Art Deco patinated, green bronze tropical fish lamp. A bronze fish swimming towards an original crackle glazed glass sphere. Original marble base. Re-wired . Included 7 Watt bulb .
Marble
Superb Seagulls and the Sea Table Lamp, French Art Deco 1930s
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb art deco table lamp featuring patinated bronze seagulls flying over waves made of opalescent glass. Lighting inside the glass sitting atop a marble base of black and beige mar...
Marble, Bronze
French Art Deco Table Lamps with Spelter Birds Motif
Located in Verviers, BE
Stunning French Art Deco table lamps Gorgeous glass globe shade. With Spelter Bird motif. Sitting on a marble base. In excellent condition and in full working order. And new fitti...
Marble, Spelter
Rare Art Deco Bronze patinated Regula Leaping Greyhound Table Lamp, France 1930s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Rare Art Deco Leaping Greyhound Table Lamp, France, 1930s. A very stylish art deco spelter lamp, depicting a leaping greyhound - the bronze patinated stylized metal greyhounds leapin...
Marble, Spelter
1930s Art Deco Table Lamp with Spelter Dog Figurine and Glass Shade
Located in Bochum, NRW
Old Art Deco table lamp or night light, spelter dog figurine and crackled glass globe shade, on reddish marble. Bayonet socket. Good original condition, electric wire needs to be rep...
Marble, Spelter
Nausicaa Art Deco Lamp Lady at a Fountain by Fayral for Max Le Verrier
By Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Buffalo, NY
Also retains it's original Marble base. Mirror glass. This lamp is illustrated in: Max le Verrier, un esprit Art Déco.
Marble, Metal
French Art Deco Table Lamp with stylized Spelter Representation of Birds
Located in Verviers, BE
Stunning French Art Deco table lamp Gorgeous glass globe shade. With Spelter Birds motif. Sitting on a marble base. In excellent condition and in full working order. And fitting E14...
Marble, Spelter
French Art Deco Table Lamp with stylized Spelter Representation of Bird
Located in Verviers, BE
Stunning French Art Deco table lamp Gorgeous glass globe shade. With Spelter Bird motif. Sitting on a marble base. In excellent condition and in full working order. Rewiring and Fi...
Marble, Spelter
French Art Deco Table Lamp with stylized Spelter Representation of Birds
Located in Verviers, BE
Stunning French Art Deco table lamp Gorgeous glass globe shade. With Spelter Birds motif. Sitting on a marble base. In excellent condition and in full working order. Rewiring and N...
Marble, Spelter
French Art Deco Table Lamp with stylized Spelter Representation of a Deer
Located in Verviers, BE
Stunning French Art Deco table lamp Gorgeous glass globe shade. With Spelter Deer motif. Sitting on a marble base. In excellent condition and in full working order. And fitting E14 ...
Marble, Spelter
$3,000 / set
French Art Deco Night Lights
By Genet & Michon
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Pair of bronze-mounted pressed glass lights on marble bases attributed Genet et Michon.
Marble
$2,975Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Jardiniere Stand, Oriental, Beech, Marble, Wine, Lamp Table, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a striking vintage jardiniere stand. An Oriental, wine or lamp table with superb craftsmanship, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.
Marble
Art Deco Table Lamp PLUIE Monkey with Umbrella by Max Le Verrier, France, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco lamp monkey with umbrella PLUIE by Max Le Verrier. Patinated metal on Portor marble base, frosted glass umbrella shade. France 1927. Le Verrier foundry seal. With certif...
Marble, Metal
$262Sale Price|42% Off
Art Deco Marble Glass and Bakelite Pendant Lamp, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A wavy and marbled opaline glass pendant lamp with bakelite socket. Manufactured in Denmark during the 1920s or 1930s. New wire has been applied.
Blown Glass, Bakelite
Art Deco Cubist Design Clock With Bronze Panther And Pair Of Lamps By Decoux
By Michel Decoux
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
An iconic Art Deco clock by the renowned artist of Art Deco period, Michel Decoux. This exceptional piece boasts a highly decorative clock case, expertly crafted from rich marble and...
Onyx, Belgian Black Marble, 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.
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