Black Antique Floor Lamp
Early 20th Century American Industrial Black Antique Floor Lamp
Aluminum
1890s British Late Victorian Black Antique Floor Lamp
Oak
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Black Antique Floor Lamp
Marble, Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Black Antique Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Black Antique Floor Lamp
Brass
Late 19th Century American Greek Revival Black Antique Floor Lamp
Onyx, Bronze
1850s French Mid-Century Modern Black Antique Floor Lamp
Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century French Gothic Black Antique Floor Lamp
Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century Spanish Baroque Black Antique Floor Lamp
Iron
Early 20th Century Moroccan Black Antique Floor Lamp
Early 1900s English Black Antique Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron
1920s French Black Antique Floor Lamp
Iron
Early 20th Century French Black Antique Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron
Early 1900s English Black Antique Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Black Antique Floor Lamp
Bronze
Early 20th Century German Regency Revival Black Antique Floor Lamp
Brass
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Black Antique Floor Lamp
Wood
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Black Antique Floor Lamp
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish French Provincial Black Antique Floor Lamp
Iron
1920s Italian Art Deco Black Antique Floor Lamp
Marble
Early 1900s Black Antique Floor Lamp
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish French Provincial Black Antique Floor Lamp
Iron
19th Century Black Antique Floor Lamp
Early 20th Century American Black Antique Floor Lamp
Steel, Iron
1920s English Black Antique Floor Lamp
Early 20th Century American Black Antique Floor Lamp
Brass, Steel, Iron
1910s French Art Deco Black Antique Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron, Sheet Metal
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Black Antique Floor Lamp
Metal
Early 20th Century British Victorian Black Antique Floor Lamp
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish French Provincial Black Antique Floor Lamp
Iron
1910s French Mid-Century Modern Black Antique Floor Lamp
Iron
Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Black Antique Floor Lamp
Brass
1920s Industrial Black Antique Floor Lamp
Metal
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Black Antique Floor Lamp
Iron
Early 20th Century American Victorian Black Antique Floor Lamp
Metal
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Black Antique Floor Lamp
Aluminum, Chrome
Early 20th Century American Black Antique Floor Lamp
Steel, Iron
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Black Antique Floor Lamp
Copper
Early 20th Century Italian Black Antique Floor Lamp
Plaster
Early 1900s American Black Antique Floor Lamp
Early 1900s American Industrial Black Antique Floor Lamp
Iron
1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Black Antique Floor Lamp
Metal
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Black Antique Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron
Early 1600s German Other Black Antique Floor Lamp
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Black Antique Floor Lamp
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Black Antique Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Black Antique Floor Lamp
Iron
Late 19th Century Belle Époque Black Antique Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron
19th Century Danish Gustavian Black Antique Floor Lamp
Wood
19th Century French Neoclassical Black Antique Floor Lamp
Marble, Iron
Early 1900s Black Antique Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century American Black Antique Floor Lamp
Steel, Iron
1920s Spanish Black Antique Floor Lamp
Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Black Antique Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron
1870s Hungarian Victorian Black Antique Floor Lamp
Porcelain
1920s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Black Antique Floor Lamp
Metal
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Black Antique Floor Lamp
Aluminum, Steel
Late 19th Century Dutch Black Antique Floor Lamp
Iron
1920s German Art Deco Black Antique Floor Lamp
Chrome
19th Century Black Antique Floor Lamp
Iron
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Finding the Right Floor-lamps for You
The modern floor lamp is an evolution of torchères — tall floor candelabras that originated in France as a revolutionary development in lighting homes toward the end of the 17th century. Owing to the advent of electricity and the introduction of new materials as a part of lighting design, floor lamps have taken on new forms and configurations over the years.
In the early 1920s, Art Deco lighting artisans worked with dark woods and modern metals, introducing unique designs that still inspire the look of modern floor lamps developed by contemporary firms such as Luxxu.
Popular mid-century floor lamps include everything from the enchanting fixtures by the Italian lighting artisans at Stilnovo to the distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamp created by Scandinavian design pioneer Greta Magnusson-Grossman to the Paracarro floor lamp by the Venetian master glass workers at Mazzega. Among the more celebrated names in mid-century lighting design are Milanese innovators Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, who, along with their eldest brother, Livio, worked for their own firm as architects and designers. While Livio departed the practice in 1952, Achille and Pier Giacomo would go on to design the Arco floor lamp, the Toio floor lamp and more for legendary lighting brands such as FLOS.
Today’s upscale interiors frequently integrate the otherworldly custom lighting solutions created by a wealth of contemporary firms and designers such as Spain’s Masquespacio, whose Wink floor lamps integrate gold as well as fabric fringes.
Visual artists and industrial designers have a penchant for floor lamps, possibly because they’re so often a clever marriage of design and the functions of lighting. A good floor lamp can change the mood of any room while adding a touch of elegance to your entire space. Find yours now on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify an antique floor lamp, first see if you can locate a marking on the shade, base, switch, socket or another area. Using trusted online resources, you can often identify a maker based on these markings. With an unmarked lamp, check the cord. Antique lighting fixtures will usually have a cotton-wrapped cord or exposed wires rather than a polymer-coated cord. The plug is also likely to have prongs the same size if the lamp is antique. Generally, a floor lamp must be at least 100 years old to be considered an antique. For further assistance with the identification process, enlist the help of a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique floor lamps.
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