Gino Sarfatti 600/C Adjustable Lamp
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Hanover, MA
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce model 600/C designed in 1966, made in Italy. Black lacquered aluminum, hackey-sack base in black leather filled with lead buckshot, adjustable in all dire...
Aluminum
Atomic Ball Adjustable Lamp by Frederic Weinberg
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Fraser, MI
Adjustable Table Lamp by Frederic Weinberg. Restored.
Steel
Pair of Midcentury Adjustable Lamps by Tensor
By Tensor
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of midcentury adjustable table or desk lamps by Tensor
Metal, Brass
Post modern adjustable lamp by Herda, Netherlands 1980s
By Herda, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in ECHT, NL
Post modern design desk lamp. Made by Dutch company Herda in the 1980s. Made from wood and metal. I has a halogen bulb that is dimmable by a turn knob on the base. The lamp in full ...
Metal
Midcentury Italian Adjustable Lamp with Original Woven Leather Shade
Located in Troy, MI
Italian table lamp has a sleek dark wood base with polished nickel adjustable support.
Metal
Vintage Industrial Adjustable Lamp by Jielde Louis Domecq, France
By Jean Louis Domecq, Jielde
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Original Jielde lamp from France with slight signs of use due to age. French industrial lamp with two rods and three joints and nostalgic metal toggle switch. Original 1970's Ji...
Metal
$881Sale Price|42% Off
19th Century French Brass Desk Adjustable Lamp in Empire Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century electrified brass desk lamp in Empire style. The part with the bulbs is adjustable.
Brass
Antique Tiffany Studios Adjustable Lamp Base with Later Stained Glass Shade
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Tiffany adjustable bronze lamp base, stamped "Tiffany Studios, New York, 7984", circa 1915.
Bronze
A Pair of Adjustable Brass Lamps
Located in London, England
A fine pair of brass student lamps, both with adjustable lamp heads with Vaseline glass shades, the circular vases sharply reeded.
Brass
Steelcase Adjustable Desk Lamp, Modern Style, Plastic & Metal, 1980
By Steelcase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Steelcase Desk or Task Adjustable Lamp. In original working condition. Has a great 70's or early 80's look.
Metal
Chrome Adjustable Tripod Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A commanding presence in any space, this oversized adjustable lamp draws inspiration from classic studio and photographic lighting.
Metal, Chrome
Midcentury Black Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of lacquered metal - Re-polished - Fully functional - Adjustable lamp shade - Good, original condition.
Metal
$3,500 / item
Chinese Flambe Lamps Selected by Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Oxblood Flambe Glaze Orbital Lamps A matched pair selected by Karl Springer Typical Karl Springer Adjustable Lamp Fittings
Ceramic
Lovely Mid Century Modern Adjustable Table Lamp or Wall Light Sweden 1950s
By Erik Wärnå, Bertil Brisborg, Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Gnosjö Konstsmide Rydahls Lamps
Located in Munich, DE
Adjustable lamp shade. Designed and manufactured in Sweden, 1950s.
Aluminum, Brass
Pair of Midcentury Table or Wall Lamps, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Bakelite Adjustable lamp shade Re-polished Fully functional Original condition.
Bakelite
Mid-century White Metal Table Lamp, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage black and white metal table lamp with adjustable lamp shade. Bulb: 1x E25 - E27.
Metal, Chrome
Midcentury Red Table Lamp, Josef Hurka, 1950s
By Josef Hurka
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia - Manufacturer is Napako - Adjustable lamp inclination - Made of steel - Re-polished - Good original condition - Fully functional.
Steel
Mid-Century Chrome & Metal Table or Bedside Lamp, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage small white table lamp with adjustable lamp shade. Bulbs: 1x 1 E14.
Metal, Chrome
Midcentury Brass Desk lamp, Philips, The Netherlands, 1940s
By Philips
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Adjustable lamp shade with decorative perforated holes.
Brass
Mid-Century Adjustable Wooden Table Lamp with Checkered Shade, Czechoslovakia, 1
Located in Praha, CZ
Crafted from solid wood, the lamp features a distinctive sculptural frame supporting an adjustable lamp head fitted with its original red and white checkered paper shade.
Wood, Paper
Heinrich Siegfried Bormann for Korting & Mathiesen AG Bauhaus Kandem Table Lamp
By Siegfried Bormann
Located in Brescia, IT
Adjustable lamp Rare model. Measures: H 42 cm.
Metal
Pair Swedish Brass Adjustable Arm Table Lamps with Pleated Shades, 1950s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A pair of lovely Mid-Century brass table lamps with adjustable lamp-arm, Sweden, 1950s. Swedish design with beautiful detailing and original pleated shades, base with wood accents.
Brass
Mid-century Metal & Chrome Table Lamp, Czechoslovakia, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage orange metal and chrome table lamp with adjustable lamp shade. Produced in former Czechoslovakia in the 1970's.
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Red Table Lamp, Josef Hurka, 1950s
By Napako, Josef Hurka
Located in Praha, CZ
Adjustable lamp inclination. Very good original condition.
Martinelli Luce, "Serpente" Table Lamp, Early Edition, Italy 1960s
By Elio Martinelli
Located in Argelato, BO
Serpente "Snake" table lamp produced by Martinelli Luce, Italy, 1960s Adjustable lamp thanks to the articulated arm, the structure is in steel while the light diffuser is in white m...
Chrome
Mid-century Table Lamp by Designer Josef Hurka, Czechoslovakia, 1970s
By Josef Hurka
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage orange metal and chrome table lamp with adjustable lamp shade designed by the famous Josef Hůrka.
Metal, Chrome
$2,730Sale Price|30% Off
Desk Lamp by KT Valaistus
Located in Long Island City, NY
Circa 1980th. Adjustable lamps head made of polished brass mount on teak stem.
Brass
Scandinavian Modern Side Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Scandinavian Modern Side lamp in Brass and White Painted Metal. Charming Brass lamp arm with vertical fluting and adjustable lamp shade.
Metal, Brass
1960s Metal Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Kovona, Type ST30, Czechoslovakia
By Kovona, Josef Hurka
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage metal table lamp with adjustable lamp shade. Designed by famous Josef Hurka for Kovona in former Czechoslovakia in the 1960s.
Metal
Italian White Painted and Anodized Aluminum 1960s Table Lamp with Bronze Finish
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Shade and counter shade in white painted metal. Adjustable lamp shade. Overall good vintage condition: normal signs of wear.
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Lucite with Chrome Eyeball Desk Table Lamp Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant table desk lamp fully adjustable. Lamp pivots on a Lucite 7 x 7 base, tightens with the use of a chrome thumbscrew.
Chrome
Artemide Lavinia lamp by Masayuki Kurokawa
By Artemide, Masayuki Kurokawa
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
A creation of japanese abstract design combined with italian craftsmanship - Artemide. 60 cm depth, 48 cm height 51 cm width, materials: enamled aluminium with a grainy finish. Adj...
Metal
Table or Wall Lamp by Helena Frantova for OKOLO, Czechoslovakia, 1950's.
By Helena Frantova
Located in Praha, CZ
Fitted with one E14 bulb US adapter included Adjustable lamp body Original already rare fabric shade Original Vintage condition
Steel, Chrome
Mid Century Desk Lamp Model 1618 by Josef Hurka for Napako Czechoslovakia 1950s
By Napako, Josef Hurka
Located in Lucenec, SK
Work on E14 bulb. Adjustable lamp shade. The lamp can be used anywhere in the world with a travel adapter.
Aluminum, Steel
$4,000 / set
Pair of Table Lamps by KT Valaistus
Located in Long Island City, NY
Circa 1980th. Adjustable lamps head made of polished brass mount on teak stem.
Brass
Empire Style Bouillote Lamp, Bronze & Gold Leaf, French Antique, 1900
Located in Austin, TX
The piece mimics a traditional oil lamp and is topped with a gold leaf painted adjustable lamp shade.
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Streamlined Modern Art Deco Brown Vintage Bakelite Wall Lamp Table Lamp, 1920s
Located in Vienna, AT
This wonderful table lamp shows a base with one E 14 socket and an on/off switch, while the adjustable lamp shade features a bracket for an easy fixing.
Bakelite
Very Rare Victorian Electric Sterling Silver Table Lamp - Made in 1899
By Hawksworth, Eyre & Co. Ltd.
Located in London, London
., this handsome, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Lamp, is very plain in style, featuring reed borders, two fixtures for bulbs, and an adjustable lamp shade holder.
Sterling Silver
$3,376Sale Price / set|30% Off
Finnish Table Lamps by KT Valaistus 1970’s
Located in Espoo, FI
Circa 1970's. Adjustable lamps head made of polished brass mount on teak stem.
Brass
French Gilt-Bronze Neoclassical Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in Pembroke, MA
The height of the shade is not adjustable. Lamp will be re-wired for US with two-light.
Ormolu, Bronze, Tôle
Lovely Mid Century Brass Table Lamp by Erik Wärnå for Gnosjö Sweden 1950s
By Gnosjö Konstsmide Rydahls Lamps, Erik Wärnå
Located in Munich, DE
Lovely and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern table lamp or bedside table lamp with adjustable lamp shade.
Brass, Aluminum
1960s Desk Lamp by Peter Nelson Aluminium Desk Lamp Mid Century Modern Desk Lamp
By Peter Nelson
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
With a single spot light, (this lamp has the longer version) fully adjustable lamp which moves up and down the rod and also tilts to the required angle Peter Nelson lamps are excepti...
Aluminum
Space Age Vintage Yellow or Orange Table Lamp Uno Dahlen, 1960s, Sweden
By Uno Dahlen
Located in Vienna, AT
A joyful and powerful table lamp in beautiful dark yellow or soft orange color with an adjustable lamp shade.
Metal
Pair of Gino Sarfatti Vintage Model 600 for Arteluce Table Lamps
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of cream tone Model 600 adjustable lamps by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce. The 600 model, a direct light table lamp designed in 1966, has a base of a stitched leather pouch fill...
Metal, Enamel
Fase Boomerang 2000 Black and Grey Table Lamp, 1960s
By Fase
Located in Barcelona, ES
It has swivel base, adjustable lamp shade and two bulbs. The shade has a glass diffuser The lamp is excellent condition.
Metal, Enamel, Steel, Chrome
Bronze Table Lamp in the Style of the 1960s, a Contemporary Work.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The shade is mounted on an adjustable lamp arm. Contact us before ordering to confirm product availability.
Metal, Bronze
Adjustable modernist desk lamp by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Ferndale, MI
Lacquered red hood on black angular shaft anchored to weighted brass base . Manufactured by Marbro lamp co of California .
Brass, Steel
$520Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Antique Bronze Candle Holders with Mid-Century Lamp Conversion
Located in Søborg, DK
Still with the original mid century bulb holders with on/off switch and also the original adjustable lamp shade holders. Rewired and grounded.
Bronze
Original Vintage Gras Table Lamp Model 205, circa 1920, France
By Bernard-albin Gras
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare original Gras table lamp 205 model, France, circa 1920. Adjustable lamp, aluminium and black painted steel.
Aluminum, Steel
Gilt Bronze Table Lamp by Tiffany & Co., Orientalist Design, c. 1900
Located in Montreal, QC
The adjustable lamp is boldly cast with scrolls and masks and raised on a circular and stepped foot.
Bronze
Swiss Lamps Gold Plated Brass Vintage Modernist 1970s Adjustable Floor Lamp
By Swiss Lamps International
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare Mid-Century Modern vintage European, Swiss made dimmable 'Haloprofil' floor lamp designed by Viktor Frauenknecht for Swiss Lamps International circa 1970s - early 1980s.
Metal, Brass, Gold Plate
$225Sale Price|50% Off
1920s Antique Swedish Art Deco Table Lamp, Beechwood & Brass
Located in Søborg, DK
An antique Swedish art deco table lamp of a diminutive size standing 38cm tall and with an adjustable lamp shade holder in brass and plastic most probably fitted in the mid century.
Brass
$1,100 / set
Pair of Midcentury Brass Spotlights
Located in New York, NY
Pair tabletop or floor spotlights or uplights with fully adjustable lamp-heads in original brass patina, newly rewired with black silk cords and switches, United States, 1960s.
Brass
Flos Kelvin LED Green Mode Table Lamp with Adjusting Sensor in Chrome
By Antonio Citterio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Kelvin LED Green Mode Table Lamp with Adjusting Sensor in Chrome by Antonio Citterio w Toan Nguyen Designed by Antonio Citterio, Kelvin LED Green Mode I is an adjustable lamp f...
Aluminum
1950's Metal and Brass Table Lamp by Falkenberg
By Falkenbergs Belysning
Located in New York, NY
The adjustable lamp shade is of metal and in original black color with small buckles and marks, please see photos.
Metal, Brass
$707Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage 1970s Brass Arched Arm 'Trumpet' Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
Featuring a ball-neck joint, the adjustable lamp head allows you to effortlessly direct light where needed, making it both stylish and practical.
Brass, Metal
Mid-Century Adjustable Two-Fixture Brass Table Lamp by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Uncommon Laurel pivoting two fixture brass and off-white painted metal table lamp. The stems splay apart in an accordion style, and the length can be extended from 4.25" to 13.25". ...
Brass, 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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