$2,700 / set
H 14.5 in W 4.5 in D 7.75 in
Falkenbergs Belysning, Table Lamps, Metal, Brass, Sweden, 1950s
By Falkenbergs Belysning
Located in Stamford, CT
of model 6151 adjustable table or desk lamps designed and produced by Falkenbergs Belysning in Sweden
Metal, Brass
Grey Industrial Workshop Gooseneck Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This adjustable gooseneck desk lamp was designed and manufactured in Hungary during the 1960s. It
Aluminum, Chrome, Iron
American Designer, Table Lamp, Lacquered Metal, United States 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable table lamp / desk light. Designed and produced in the United States, c. 1940s. In
Metal
Pair of French 1960s Architect's Lamps
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Pair of desk lamps with adjustable shades (height and angle), designed to be fixed to the edge of
Metal
French Louis XVI Style Silver Plated Bronze Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
style silver plated bronze bouillotte lamp or desk lamp with adjustable tole shade and three lights has
Bronze, Tôle
$3,900
H 13.39 in W 4.73 in D 8.67 in
Harald Notini, Table Lamp, Brass, Stained Elm, Böhlmarks, Sweden, 1940s
By Bohlmarks
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable modernist table lamp or desk light in stained elm and brass. Produced by the iconic
Brass
$3,500
H 17.5 in W 13 in D 12 in
Pitt Müller 'Attribution', Table Lamp, Brass, Lacquered Metal, Germany, 1950s
By Pitt Müller
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable table lamp or desk light, in brass and brown-lacquered metal. Design attributed to
Brass, Metal
Green Perspex, Brass & Marble Midcentury Table Lamp by Stilux
By Stilux
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Adjustable table or desk lamp designed and produced by Stilux, Milan in the 1960s. White marble
Carrara Marble, Brass
Midcentury Working Table Lamp Napako, Josef Hurka, 1970s
By Josef Hurka, Napako
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very practical - Adjustable - Desk / working lamp.
Metal
$1,668 / set
H 10.24 in W 3.94 in D 8.67 in
Pair of Italian 1960s table lamps with square glass base, Fontana Arte Style
Located in London, GB
Chic pair of desk / table lamps. Adjustable cream metal shade hangs from adjustable gooseneck
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Teal Blue Diablo Table Lamp by Solbergs Fabrikker, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
table or desk lamp with adjustable shade is executed with a brass rod and mechanism, a cast-iron base
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
Alain Richard A4 Table Lamp, Chrome & Marble, Mid-Century Modern, 1960
By Alain Richard, Disderot
Located in PARIS, FR
Lamp model A4 by Alain Richard for Disderot, 1960's. This table or desk lamp with adjustable
Steel
Medical DDR Table Lamp in Bakelite and Aluminium, circa 1940
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Vintage East German adjustable bakelite desk lamp by EMVT: Elektro-Medizin-Vakuum-Technik, circa
Aluminum
Gray Vintage Hala Busquet/Hala 144 Table Lamp by Herman Busquet, 1970s
By Herman Theodoor Jan Anthoin Busquet
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
the shade itself can be adjusted in position. The desk lamp requires an E27/26 lightbulb. Additional
Metal
Ring A 400 Table Lamp by Bruno Gecchelin for Arteluce, 1970s
By Arteluce, Bruno Gecchelin
Located in Rotterdam, NL
described in a Arteluce catalogue: "Desk or table adjustable lamp, giving direct light with 220 V halogen
Metal
Robert Sonneman Articulating Chrome Orb Shade Table Lamp on Black Base
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Modern Robert Sonneman adjustable chrome globe desk lamp, Circa 1970. Featuring a heavy Black
Metal, Chrome
$4,000
H 18 in W 10 in D 24 in
Pair of Bauhaus Table Lamps attr. to Christian Dell for Kaiser Idell C. 1930s
By Christian Dell, Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare pair of Bauhaus desk lamps, designed by Christian Dell for Kaiser Idell, exemplifies the
Steel
$1,804
H 17.72 in W 8.94 in D 20.08 in
Table Lamp 'Gradi Scrivania' by Bettonica E Melocchi for Cini & Nils Italy 1990s
By Cini & Nils, Mario Melocchi and Franco Bettonica
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant and adjustable Postmodern table lamp or desk light 'Gradi Scrivania'. The lamp shade
Steel, Chrome
$2,020
H 36.62 in W 33.08 in D 4.73 in
Mario Barbaglia Marco Colombo Dove Vintage Table Lamp for Paf Studio 1980s Italy
By Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo, PAF Studio
Located in Vienna, AT
of brown plastic and metal. The desk lamp is adjustable from up to down and rotates on its base. One
Metal
Italian Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orange Italian Desk lamp ,adjustable height and neck .Base is 360 degree rotating all in good
Metal, Aluminum
$2,240Sale Price / set|41% Off
H 18.4 in W 17.4 in D 9.5 in
Prince De Galles Hotel Elegant Pair of Oxidized Brass Sconces 1940
Located in Encino, CA
available on the market from the Prince de Galles. We also have an adjustable bronze desk lamps and bronze
Brass
Industrial Desk Lamp, Cast Iron and Steel Adjustable
By Get Back, Inc.
Located in Oakville, CT
Table task lamp, cast iron and steel American adjustable desk light, vintage Industrial. Base
Enamel, Steel, Iron
Industrial Desk Lamp - Cast Iron and Steel Adjustable
Located in Oakville, CT
Table task lamp, cast iron and steel American adjustable desk light, vintage Industrial. Base
Enamel, Steel, Iron
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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