Sold|$695
c.1930 French Art Deco Elephant Lamp
Located in Highwood, IL
Vintage French Art Deco elephant lamp cast from spelter with a marble base and glass globe. Has been completely rewired by our in-house electrician.
Marble, Spelter
Sold|$924
Antique French Marble and Brass Lamp
Located in London, GB
This antique French brass and marble standard lamp is of very good quality and is in working order, having just been re-wired. The design is in the form of a Corinthian column, with ...
Marble, Brass
Art Deco Feline Lamp, France, circa 1930
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Elegant table lamp / night light composed of a black marble base, an animal sculpture in patinated metal representing a lioness / panther, and a Clichy glass globe, textured and gild...
Marble, Metal
Sold|$1,950
Pink Marble Art Deco Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful and heavy pink marble table lamp with black veining and black and white stepped marble base . Newly wired with all UL listed parts, a single Edison socket and black cotton ...
Marble
Sold|$1,355
1930s Vintage Brass & Marble Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A fantastic vintage brass & marble floor lamp in solid brass and marble, this was made in England and dates from around the 1930-50’s.
Marble, Brass
Gray Marble Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of charcoal colored marble table lamps with carved foliage detail on square shaped urns.
21.5" height of body
209 East 59th Street
Sold|$1,300
Vintage Marble Urn Lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
Vintage marble urn lamp newly rewired and has custom made linen shade.
Marble
Sold|$975
Art Deco Table Lamp In Marble
Located in Doylestown, PA
An unusual Art Deco period table lamp in carved black marble with cream colored veining, circa 1935, French
Marble
Sold|$1,600
Pair of Black Marble Obelisk Lamps
Located in East Hampton, NY
Beautiful well-scaled pair of black marble obelisk lamps on painted black wood bases....newly rewired and with black string shades
Marble
Antique Italian Gilt Metal and Marble Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
This antique Italian brass and marble standard lamp is of very good quality and is in working order, having just been re-wired. The design is in the form of a Corinthian column, with...
Marble, Brass
Art Deco Flamingo Table Lamp by Max Le Verrier, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco flamingo table lamp with glass shade. Artist/Maker: Max Le Verrier.
Marble, Metal
Brass & Marble Empire Iron Marble Floor Lamp w/ Beaded Shade
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage Regency/Empire style brass lamp with a marble base and forged iron accents. The lamp features 4 scrolling feet and a glass beaded lamp shade. The lamp has a beautiful lig...
Brass
Sold|$1,200
Vintage Marble Lady Figure Lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
Vintage marble lamp with lady figure base new silk shade and newly wired.
Marble
1930 Max le Verrier Table Lamp "The Crow and the Fox"
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1930 Table Lampe signed by Max le Verrier inspired by La Fontaine fable "The Crow and the Fox". Wired for European use.
Marble
Art Deco Lamp Lady Holding a Ball Emile Carlier, France, 1930
By Émile Nestor Joseph Carlier 1
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco sculptural lamp with lady holding a ball signed by the French artist Emile Carlier on a fine marble base, circa 1930.
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Lamp Lady Holding a Ball Emile Carlier, France, 1930
By Émile Nestor Joseph Carlier 1
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco sculptural lamp with lady holding a ball signed by the French artist Emile Carlier on a fine marble base, circa 1930.
Marble, Metal
Sold|$1,711 / set
Large Pair of Antique French Marble Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
An impressive and large pair of antique French marble table lamps, dating from around the 1930’s.
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Lamp Lady Holding a Ball by Emile Carlier, France, 1930
By Émile Nestor Joseph Carlier 1
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco lamp lady holding a ball by Emile Carlier White metal with silver and golden patina on a black and white marble base.
Marble, Metal
French Art Deco Seal Lamp with Glass Shade by Carvin, 1930
By Louis-Albert Carvin
Located in Antwerp, BE
Style: Art Deco. Date: 1930. Material: Patinated metal on a portor marble base.
Marble, Metal
Sold|$950
1930s Nickel and Marble Floor Lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
1930s floor lamp with polished nickel finish and green marble at base. Newly rewired with four lights and new custom silk shade with large crystal finial.
Marble, Nickel
Art Deco Lamp Lady Holding a Ball by Emile Carlier France 1930
By Émile Nestor Joseph Carlier 1
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco lamp lady holding a ball by Emile Carlier White metal with silver and golden patina on a black and white marble base.
Marble, Metal
French Art Deco Table Lamp with a Dancer, ca 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Table lamp with a flat, relief-like, unclothed dancer standing on one leg with cymbals on a black and yellow marble base in the shape of a truncated pyramid.
Marble, Brass, Sheet Metal
Fan Shaped Art Deco Table Lamp on a Marble Base
Located in London, GB
A stunning and quite unusual fan shaped Art Deco table lamp on a marble base. This was made in France, it dates from the 1930’s.
Marble
Sold|$1,200
Pair Faux Marble Finished Wood Lamps
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#4-110 A1930's pair of faux finish wood lamp.Shades are not included.
Brass
Antique Art Deco Saint Laurent and Sienna Marble Floor Lamp, 1930s
Located in Bristol, GB
Art Deco black and golden marble standard lamp Alternating pieces of contrasting highly characterful veined marbles. Italian golden egg yolk Sienna marble and French black Saint Lau...
Marble, Siena Marble
French Art Deco Bear Lamp with Crackle Glass Globe by Rochard, France, 1930
By Irénée Rochard
Located in Antwerp, BE
Signed by Rochard, France 1930. Art metal with silver grey patina, marble and crackle glass globe.
Marble, Metal
Sold|$1,250
A Marble Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Designed as a gentleman's desk lamp, this solid masculine lamp has recently been rewired to US specs.
c.1930's French Art Deco Lamp w/Art Glass Shade
Located in Highwood, IL
Unique and stunning French Art Deco flower-form lamp with an interesting art glass shade, a classic stepped base, and hammered accents, too. This intriguing lamp would be right at ho...
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Lamp Sculpture Nude with Scarf Fayral Max Le Verrier 1930 France
By Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Sérénité, Art Deco lamp sculpture nude with scarf by Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays. This lamp was cast at the Max Le Verrier foundry. The sculpture is in art metal with a...
Marble, Metal
Art Deco lamp lady holding a glass globe by Enrique Molins Balleste, France 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Patinated metal on a marble base. France 1930. US plug will be provide for immediate use.
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Lamp Fayral, Pierre Le Faguays Max Le Verrier Original 1930 France
By Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stylish Art Deco sculptural table lamp by Pierre Le Faguays, titled Nausicaa. The lamp is a picturing a woman walking down a fountain, The sculpture is signed Fayral for Pierre L...
Marble, Metal
Art Deco lamp lady holding a glass globe by Enrique Molins Balleste, France 1930
By Enrique Molins-Balleste
Located in Antwerp, BE
Patinated metal on a marble base. France 1930. US plug will be provide for immediate use.
Marble, Metal
Bronze and Marble Table Lamp in the Shape of a Snail
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Bronze and Marble Table Lamp in the Shape of a Snail This is a very unusual piece, it has marble at the base, on this is set a bronze snail and on his back a colourful end of day gl...
Marble
Art Deco Lamp Seated Nude with Drape Guerbe & Max Le Verrier Rèverie France 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art metal sculpture with silver patina mounted on a Belgian Black marble base & glass shade. France 1930. This lamp is illustrated in: Max le Verrier, un esprit Art Déco.
Marble, Metal
Sold|$1,150
Unusual Art Deco Marble/Brass Column Lamp
Located in Bellport, NY
Unuseual Art Deco Marble/Brass column lamp.Brass trim on bottom and top.
Marble, Brass
Massive Marble Table lamp Great Classical Form
Located in Ferndale, MI
Massive Marble Table lamp Great Classical Form - Black Marble base, Carmel Marble Urn Form Body. 15"-H TO TOP OF MARBLE X 32"- TOTAL H
Circa 1930 Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Table Lamp by Jean Lormier
Located in Shippensburg, PA
JEAN LORMIER French, 20th century Figural Lamp of a Woman Holding a Lamp Patinated bronze figure, brass candlestick, marble base Signed verso "J.
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Sold|$247 / item
Art Deco Gilt Spelter Marble And Onyx Table Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
An American Art Deco gilt spelter column table lamp having an onyx disc above a ring of pierced, stylized anthemions and fans ending in a figured marble base. A handsome frosted glas...
Onyx, Marble, Spelter
Art Deco Lamp with Dancer, Danseuse a la coupe by Max Le Verrier, France, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco lamp with dancer Danseuse à la coupe by Max Le Verrier.
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Figural Lamp Sculpture Lady with Swan by Uriano, 1930
By Ugo Cipriani
Located in Antwerp, BE
Lovely Art Deco figural lamp, lady sitting on a rock looking at a swan in the water. Signed by the French artist Uriano. Very nice patina, soft and warm ambient light, circa 1930.
Onyx, Marble, Metal
Art Deco Lamp with Dancer Danseuse a la coupe by Max Le Verrier France, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco lamp with dancer Danseuse à la coupe by Max Le Verrier.
Marble, Metal
Vintage French Gilt Bronze & Marble Table Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lovely petite, vintage French figured marble and gilt bronze table lamp with a new red moire shade, having beautiful ormolu mounts, decorative guilded and beaded feet and decorativ...
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Art Moderne Alabaster and Marble Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of fabulous swirl design Art Monderne American lamps with alabster trunks and dark green marble bases.
Alabaster, Marble, Brass
Antique French Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Crystal Candelabra Lamp, circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Empire style candelabra lamp features gilt bronze spiral form with four lights topped with pineapple finial and overall decorated with cut crystals, seated atop marble...
Crystal, Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Lamp Nudes Holding a Glass Shade Fayral, Pierre Le Faguays, 1930
By Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
This impressive table lamp by Pierre Le Faguays is in patinated Art Metal and stands on a Belgian black marble base.
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
ART DECO table lamp seal sea lion sculpture lamp marble, 1930s
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
Art Deco sculpture table lamp - 1930s. This beautiful, original table lamp impresses with its simple and functional Art Deco design. The seal lamp provides a very pleasant light. Th...
Marble, Metal
Swedish Designer, Floor Lamp, Brass, Marble, Fabric, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass, fabric and marble floor lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 60“ H x 33” W x 10“ D Bulb Specifications: E-26...
Marble, Brass
French Art Deco Lamp Nude Holding a Globe by Max Le Verrier, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Style: Art Deco. Date: 1930. Material: Green patinated metal. Black marble base.
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
A Pair of Vintage Italian Marble Obelisk Table Lamps
Located in Plainview, NY
A pair of vintage Italian marble obelisk table lamps with applied geometric shapes of variegated colored marble resting on gold toned metal feet on square base. The back is unadorned.
French Art Deco Figural Table Lamp with Standing Nude by Max Le Verrier, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco figural table lamp with standing nude. Max Le Verrier Signature/ Marks: Le Verrier Style: Art Deco Date: 1930 Material: Green patinated metal.
Marble, Metal
Sold|$4,000
Pair of Hand-Carved Marble Table Lamps
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of hand-carved marble table lamps on ebonized bases, Italian 1950’s
Glass Ball And Rod Floor Lamp With Marble Base Art Deco
Located in Atlanta, GA
An art deco style floor lamp made with glass rod and balls design with a thick round marble base. Equipped with a silk shade. Great presence, likely from Murano.
Marble
French Art Deco Marble Effect Glass And Brass Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Art Deco Marble Effect Glass Table Lamp This stylish Art Deco table lamp features a mushroom-shaped mottled glass shade which creates an elegant marble effect, complemented by a mat...
Brass
Italian Designer, Floor Lamp, Brass, Murano Glass, Marble, Fabric, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, marble, Murano glass and white fabric floor lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1930s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 65” H x 19.25” Diameter Bulb Specificati...
Marble, Brass
Chromed Steel and Cobalt Marble Machine Age Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Chromed steel and cobalt marble machine age lamp with recovered lamp shade.
Steel
Large Pr of Italian Art Deco Carrera Marble Baluster-Form Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and elegant pair of Italian art deco carrera marble baluster-form lamps; each with flared neck above a tapering ovoid mid-section resting on a flared base all in a subtly vei...
Aube Art Deco Lamp Nude by Fayral, Pierre Le Faguays for Max Le Verrier, 1930
By Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Patinated Art Metal figure, on a Portoro marble base with an extra base in wood. The lady is holding a frosted glass shade, France, 1930.
Marble, Metal
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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