1940s Hollywood Lamp
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Marble, Brass
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Metal, Bronze
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Porcelain
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1940s French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Crystal
Vintage 1940s French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Crystal
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Ceramic
Vintage 1940s French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Rock Crystal, Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1940s French Hollywood Regency Candle Lamps
Crystal
Vintage 1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Crystal, Chrome
Vintage 1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Bronze
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Silver Plate
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Crystal, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Mirror
Vintage 1940s European Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Crystal, Metal
Vintage 1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1930s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1940s French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Crystal
Vintage 1940s Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1940s Mexican Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Iron, Wrought Iron, Wire, Gold Leaf
Vintage 1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1940s French Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1940s French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Wall Lights and Sconces
Plaster
Vintage 1940s American Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Fabric, Glass, Wood
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Nickel
Vintage 1940s German Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Marble, Brass
Vintage 1940s French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Bronze
Vintage 1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass, Copper, Gold Leaf
20th Century Table Lamps
20th Century Table Lamps
20th Century Table Lamps
20th Century Table Lamps
Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
20th Century Table Lamps
Blown Glass
20th Century Table Lamps
Crystal
20th Century Table Lamps
20th Century Floor Lamps
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Table Lamps
20th Century Table Lamps
20th Century Table Lamps
20th Century Table Lamps
20th Century Table Lamps
20th Century Table Lamps
20th Century Table Lamps
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Finding the Right Table-lamps for You
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.
- What is a 1940s style dress?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021The most popular 1940s-style dress was the shirtwaist dress. It had a front opening like a men’s shirt, but with large buttons in the front of the dress, which was practical and easy to wear. The sleeves were short and necklines varied from shirt style to sweetheart and other necklines. Antique and vintage dresses from well-known designers are available on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A number of dresses were popular during the 1940s. Many women wore short-waist dresses with button necks, collars, fitted waists and full skirts. The classic A-lines with knee-length hems in red, white and blue colors were also a trend. Shop a collection of vintage dresses on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021In the 1940s, ladies wore clothes defined by clean and slim silhouettes. The jackets, blouses and sweaters often featured shoulderpads and had somewhat of a military feel. Most dresses were quite casual and pants and playsuits became part of a woman's everyday style.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024Claire McCardell was the designer often called the Mother of American Fashion in the 1940s. An American designer, she helped introduce women's sportswear to the United States and was particularly well-known for her bias-cut, loose-fitting Monastic dress. When World War II broke out in the 1940s, she designed pieces out of readily available materials like denim, calico and wool jersey, introducing new fabrics for women's clothing that would remain popular well after the close of the war. Many people point to McCardell as one of the first successful American fashion designers. Shop a collection of Claire McCardell apparel on 1stDibs.