Danish Modern, Model "T3" Table Lamp by Niels Rasmussen Thykier, Made in 1930s
By Niels Rasmussen Thykier
Located in Odense, DK
Rare table lamp by Niels Rasmusen Thykier, model ''T3” Major. Frame and top of brass, fabric in oil-impregnated red/orange paper screen. A first edition lamp from early production (1...
Brass
Industrial table lamp 201 Gras by Bernard Albin Gras for Ravel Clamart 1930s
By Bernard-albin Gras
Located in Köln, NW
Design Classic "Lampe Gras". French work table lamp Gras 201 by Bernard Albin Gras for the company Ravel Clamart. 1930s. Industrial design. Rare gray enameled metal shade. Marked. Th...
Metal, Brass, Enamel, Steel
French Patinated Bronze Art Deco Lamp, 1930s
Located in Paris, IDF
This Art Deco solid patinated bronze lamp has a modernist appeal yet timeless feel. Signature trace on the base. This piece would be ideal for a desk, designed to cast a warm mood ar...
Brass, Bronze
Poul Henningsen 3.5/2.5 From The 1930s
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage Poul Henningsen PH 3.5/2.5 Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen This is an original PH 3.5/2.5 table lamp, designed by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen.
Brass
A lovely pair of 1930s Royal Staffordshire lamps by Clarice Cliff
By Royal Staffordshire Ceramics 1, Clarice Cliff
Located in London, GB
A lovely pair of 1930s Royal Staffordshire lamps by Clarice Cliff in vibrant green wiht gilt flower detail. Stamped on the base "Royal Staffordshire by Clarice Cliff, Made In England...
Brass
1930s style Dome lamps Classic Art Deco style by Sam Rush
By Sam Rush
Located in Bristol, GB
These lamps, (ideally kept as a pair) are a modern revisit to glorious art deco. As with all the work of Sam Rush, these lamps should be viewed as functional art . So whether in da...
Brass, Stainless Steel
Pair of 1930s Losol Ware Chinoiserie Potiche Ceramic Lamps by Keeling & Co
Located in London, GB
A decorative pair of English Losol Ware chinoiserie ceramic table lamps by Keeling & Co., Burslem, dating to the 1930s. Executed in richly ornamented Losol Ware with a softly patina...
Brass
Elegant Art Deco Bauhaus Nickel-Plated Brass Table Lamp or Floor Light, 1930s
Located in München, BY
Elegant Art Deco / Bauhaus floor or table lamp. Designed and manufactured probably in 1930s, Italy.
Brass
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Vase Lamp with Sanded Glass in Tulip Shape, Chromed, Art Deco, France 1930s
Located in Ulm, DE
Beautiful vase lamp with typical tulip shape Lighted, sanded glass on two sides Original chrome (just cleaned) Brass stand Original Art Deco, France, 1930s. Dimensions: Diam...
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Uplighter
Located in London, GB
A 1930s French Art Deco uplighter of tulip form. The spun aluminium shade with cream painted interior and silvered exterior, mounted on a brass collar enclosing frosted glass rods o...
Brass, Steel
Art Deco Table Floor Lamp, Black, Red & Metal Frame, Finland 1930s
Located in Helsinki, FI
An elegant Art Deco floor lamp incorporating a two-tier occasional table, crafted in Finland during the 1930s–1940s.
Metal, Brass
Rare Swedish designer floor lamp with table and magazine rack, 1930s
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Beautiful Scandinavian modern floor lamp by unknown designer. Made in Sweden during the 1930s. Organic shape with beautiful stone table and a decorative magazine rack on the bottom.
Stone, Brass, Iron
Elegant Art Deco Bauhaus Table Lamp or Floor Light by Mazda Paris, France, 1930s
By Mazda
Located in München, BY
Elegant Art Deco / Bauhaus floor or table lamp. Designed and manufactured by Mazda, 1930s, Paris, France.
Brass
1930s “Apu” Side Table by Maija Heikinheimo with Integrated Taito Oy Lamp
By Taito Oy, Asko
Located in Karis, Nyland
A rare and characterful Scandinavian functionalist piece combining the iconic “Apu” side table by Maija Heikinheimo with an integrated lamp by Taito Oy, Finland, dating to the 1930s....
Slate, Brass, Nickel
Upsala Ekeby, Table Lamp, Earthenware, Brass, Sweden, 1930s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in High Point, NC
A green and beige-glazed earthenware table lamp designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.' Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 9.8” H x 8” W x 7” Depth Dimensions of Shade (inc...
Brass
1930s German Brass & Milk Glass Table or Wall Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1930s, Germany. This table or wall lamp features a brass plate and a distinctive round frame detail.
Brass
Art Deco 1930's Wall/Table Lamp, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Rare Art Deco wall/table lamp from the 1930's, made in Czechoslovakia.
Brass
Art Deco Brass Table Lamps in the Style of Jules Leleu, France, 1930s
By Jules Leleu
Located in Traversetolo, IT
A gorgeous pair of two Art Deco-inspired brass table lamps from the 1930s, each having two B15d light sockets and a polished finish.
Brass
Adjustable 1930s Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Newly polished, brass finish and wide articulating shade with white enamel interior. Multiples available.
Brass
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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