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Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs Reading Floor Lamp, 1990
By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fully adjustable reading lamp in bronze enamel by Robert Sonneman for Kovacs. In excellent vintage
Category

1990s American Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Brass Adjustable Reading Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Brass adjustable reading floor lamp. Bulb cover adjustable. Dealer: S138XX
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Koch & Lowy Adjustable Chrome Floor Reading Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Toledo, OH
Koch & Lowy Adjustable Chrome floor reading lamp. Circa 1970s. 8 sided chrome base with iron weight
Category

Late 20th Century Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Adjustable Mid-Century Modern Reading Floor Lamp
By Arredoluce, Sonneman Lighting
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern adjustable reading floor lamp.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Wonderful High Adjustable Reading and Floor Lamp
By Josef Frank
Located in Munich, DE
Attributed to Josef Frank. Brass and silk shade. Measures: High adjustable 110cm - 172cm.
Category

Vintage 1950s European Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Wonderful High Adjustable Reading and Floor Lamp
Wonderful High Adjustable Reading and Floor Lamp
H 67.72 in W 15.75 in D 11.82 in
Christian Dell Bauhaus Chrome Metal Floor Standard Lamp 1930s Gooseneck Art Deco
By Christian Dell, Maquet
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
lamp bulb it can be used as adjustable reading lamp with standard lamp bulb but also as uplighter with
Category

Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Chrome

William Hunt Diederich Adjustable Height Floor Reading Lamp
By Wilhelm Hunt Diederich
Located in Hudson, NY
William Hunt Diederich Adjustable height Floor Reading Lamp adorned with Diederich's iconic
Category

20th Century American Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Minimal White Eyeball Reading Adjustable Floor Lamp 80s
Located in Hawthorne, CA
White metal reading lamp with spherical "eyeball" shade circa 1970s-80s. Adjustable height with a
Category

Vintage 1980s Unknown Post-Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Metal Reading Lamp with Adjustable Height
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern metal floor reading lamp with adjustable rotating head and height. The piece is
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Standard Lamp, English, Brass, Adjustable Reading Light, 1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall vintage standard lamp. An English, heavy brass adjustable reading light, dating to
Category

Mid-20th Century British Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Casella Chrome Adjustable Pharmacy Floor Reading Lamp
By Casella Lighting
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern Casella of San Francisco, chrome fully adjustable floor pharmacy reading lamp on
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair of French Art Deco Adjustable Swing Arm Floor Lamps, Reading Lamps
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Pair of French Art Deco adjustable swing arm floor lamps, reading Lamps These are beautifully
Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Anders Pehrson Multi Adjustable Swedish Modern Reading or Task Lamp
Located in Ferndale, MI
Anders Pehrson designed Multi adjustable modern task lamp. Produced by Ateljie Lyktan Ahus Sweden
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Koch & Lowy Mid Century Modern Reading Pharmacy Brass Adjustable Floor Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant brass reading pharmacy lamp by Koch & Lowy c1975. In excellent vintage condition
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel

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
Category

Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Brass

Mid Century Modern Reading Adjustable Floor Lamp by Gerald Thurston C1955
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous fifties adjustable floor lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. White with brass
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Steel, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Metalarte Spain Metal Adjustable Reading Floor Lamp, 1970s
By Metalarte Spain
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an outstanding, adjustable, reading floor lamp, made of painted metal and
Category

Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Adjustable Adnet Style Reading Lamp with Leather Lampshade, France 1950's
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Elegant adjustable floor lamp with swinging arm and a leather lampshade.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Iron, Brass

Adjustable Vintage Floor Lamp or Reading Light by Sölken Leuchten Germany 1980s
By Sölken Leuchten
Located in Munich, DE
Vintage telescopic and rotating floor lamp or reading light. Adjustable in vertically and
Category

Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Floor Lamp / Reading Lamp
By Marc du Plantier
Located in Paris, FR
base. Adjustable height from 47.2-53.2 in with the lampshade.
Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Floor Lamp / Reading Lamp
Floor Lamp / Reading Lamp
H 53.15 in Dm 11.82 in
Elegant Adjustable Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp or Reading Light, 1970s Germany
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Mid-Century Modern floor lamp or reading light with adjustable height and pivoting arm and
Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Double-Arm Milk-Glass Reading Lamp Adjustable Cast-Iron Vintage Factory Lighting
Located in Oakville, CT
Adjustable double-arm machine task lamp with milk-glass shades and cast-iron O.C. White parts. Base
Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel, Iron

Bright Chrome Adjustable Floor Reading Pharmacy Style Lamp by Casella C 1980's
By Casella Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Slick Postmodern floor lamp by Casella, circa 1970/1980's. The lamp features a swivel arm and is
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Adjustable Floor Lamp / Reading Light 8180 by Karl-Heinz Kinsky for Cosack 1960s
By Gebrüder Cosack
Located in Munich, DE
Rare & elegant Mid-Century Modern adjustable floor lamp or reading light Nr 8180. Designed by Karl
Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Steel

Brightech Modern Floor Reading Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Brightech modern floor reading lamp with adjustable head. Measures: 49" Height x 20" Diameter.
Category

20th Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Modern Brass Floor Reading Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Modern brass floor lamp or reading lamp with adjustable head and height. 44" Height x 24" Diameter.
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Modern Brass Floor Reading Lamp
Modern Brass Floor Reading Lamp
H 44 in W 24 in D 24 in
Marble Base Chrome Floor Reading Lamp
By Robert and Richard Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century modern chrome adjustable dome shape shade reading lamp on marble base.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Chrome

Hand-Turned Adjustable "Reading Light" of Ebony, Hard Maple and Sapele
By Stefan Rurak
Located in Biddeford, ME
The Reading light is an adjustable floor lamp with an all wood system. Hand-turned ebony pins allow
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Ebony, Maple, Cord

Double Arm Mercury Glass Reading Lamp
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage double arm Industrial floor lamp, fully adjustable reading, task light with antique mercury
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Iron, Steel

Nessen Studio Midcentury Reading-Lamps or Floor Lamps
By Nessen Studio
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern reading lamps or floor lamps, made in brass by Nessen Studio. The pair
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Contemporary 'Trefoil' Reading Lamp with Bronze Details
By John McDevitt, McDevitt Metal
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A reduced-height floor lamp intended for use as a reading lamp. Set on a tri foot base featuring
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel, Bronze

Modern Adjustable Brass Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Modern reading floor lamp with adjustable height and head. Dealer: S138XX
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Modern Adjustable Brass Floor Lamp
Modern Adjustable Brass Floor Lamp
H 34 in W 16 in D 16 in
Solyte XL White Mat Metal Reading Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The dimensions for the Solyte XL white mat lacquered metal adjustable reading floor lamp are as
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Chrome Low Profile Reading Lamp, USA 1970's
Located in New York, NY
A reading floor lamp with an L-shaped base, adjustable; ideal for corner use.
Category

Late 20th Century North American Post-Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Adjustable Brass Torchère Lamp by Nessen
Located in New York, NY
Adjustable brass torchère lamp by Nessen. Ranges in height from 52" to 68." Base: 9.25" squared. As
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Adjustable Brass Mid Century Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
condition, perfect as a reading, or accent lamp. We have not been able to document the form or determine
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Adjustable Machine Age Industrial Floor Lamp
By S. Robert Schwartz & Bros. 1
Located in New York, NY
Interesting adjustable floor, reading lamp, marked "Schwartz & Bros. NY Made in USA G 748 " This
Category

Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Iron, Steel

Mid-Century Danish Modern Teak & Brass Reading Floor Lamp
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Scandinavian Modern teak with brass reading floor with milk glass shade. Shade is adjustable. In
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Nessen Studios Swing Arm Chrome Reading Floor Lamp, 1960s
By Nessen Studio
Located in Bainbridge, NY
International Style Nessen Studios adjustable swing arm all chrome reading lamp, circa 1960s
Category

Vintage 1960s American International Style Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Monix Black Nickel Reading Floor Lamp, France 1950's
By Edition Monix
Located in New York, NY
Black nickeled adjustable floor lamp, the base can be angled in any direction, the stem telescopes
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Alzabile, Reading Floor Lamp by Ignazio Gardella for TATO
By Ignazio Gardella, Tato
Located in Gargallo, NO
Floor lamp with adjustable height and shade orientation, with brass body and marble base. Bulb
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Brass

Long Cylinder Form Shade Floor Reading Lamp by Casella
By Casella Lighting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Chromed floor lamp with 15" long tubular shade.Adjustable height from 32" -49". Heavy bar stock
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Mid-Century Modern Reading Floor Lamp Brass lacquered Metal, Italy, 1950s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern reading floor lamp in brass, black and white lacquered metal, pink marble base
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass

20th Century Swedish Vintage Reading Brass Floor Lamp by Falkenbergs Belysning
By Falkenbergs Belysning
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Swedish reading floor lamp with a new white round shade, made of hand
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Adjustable Floor Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Classic Thurston design Mid Century saucer top reading lamp manufactured by Lightolier. The lamp
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel

Tolomeo Reading Lamp in Black by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
By Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, Artemide
Located in Hicksville, NY
Tolomeo table lamp into a reading floor lamp. Available with or without shade. Materials: Fully
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Tolomeo Reading Lamp in Gray by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
By Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, Artemide
Located in Hicksville, NY
Tolomeo table lamp into a reading floor lamp. Available with or without shade. Materials: Fully
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Lamp Floor Standing Reading 1960 Enameled Chrome Wood Original Shade Extending
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Mid-Century Modern, orange enameled, extending floor standing or reading lamp with original shade
Category

Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Enamel, Chrome

Swiss Lamps Gold Plated Brass Vintage Modernist 1970s Adjustable Floor Lamp
By Relco Milano
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare Mid-Century Modern vintage Swiss made dimmable 'Haloprofil' floor lamp designed by Viktor
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass, Gold Plate

Tekna Gio Bagnara Marquesse Reading Lamp with Orange Mango Leather Finish
Located in New York, NY
Pedestal reading lamp with a rectangular weighted base, vertical arm and a vertical placed tube on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Gold

Midcentury Reading Lamp in Solid Brass with Counterbalance by Florian Schulz
By Florian Schulz
Located in Halle, DE
. Because of pivotable lamp-arm the height or length of the lamp can be adjusted between 100 and 135 cm.
Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Telescopic Floor Lamp or Reading Light Sintesi by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide
By Ernesto Gismondi, Artemide
Located in Munich, DE
Vintage telescopic and rotating floor lamp or reading light 'Sintesi'. Adjustable in vertically and
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

1990s Robert Sonneman George Kovacs Gray Pharmacy Library Reading Floor Lamp 60"
By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1990s Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs adjustable height pharmacy / library or reading
Category

1990s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Adjustable Mid-Century Modern Brass Floor Lamp George Kovacs
By George Kovacs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Covacs adjustable Mid-Century Modern brass floor reading lamp. Measure: Adjustable height 45-62".
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Reading Floor Lamp Brass lacquered Metal by Stilnovo, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Very Rare Mid-Century Modern reading floor lamp in brass, red and white lacquered metal, white
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass

20th Century Swedish Vintage Teak Wood Reading Floor Lamp by Carl Malmsten
By Carl Malmsten
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
by Carl Malmsten in good condition. The Scandinavian reading lamp is composed with a new small round
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Teak

Jean Louis Domecq Jielde French Modernist Industrial 6 Arms Double Reading Lamp
By Jean Louis Domecq
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
JIELDE floor lamp Reading lamp Brushed lamp Designed by Jean-Louis Domecq in the early 1950s
Category

Mid-20th Century European Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Artemide Tolomeo Reading Lamp in Gray by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
By Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, Artemide
Located in Hicksville, NY
Tolomeo table lamp into a reading floor lamp. Available with or without shade. Materials: Fully
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Artemide Tolomeo Reading Lamp in Black by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
By Artemide, Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
Tolomeo table lamp into a reading floor lamp. Available with or without shade. Materials: Fully
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Artemide Tolomeo Reading Lamp w/ Parch Shade, Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fass
By Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, Artemide
Located in Hicksville, NY
Tolomeo table lamp into a reading floor lamp. Available with or without shade. Materials: Fully
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

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Adjustable Reading Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of adjustable reading lamps available for sale. Each of these unique adjustable reading lamps was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and chrome. Adjustable reading lamps have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Adjustable reading lamps are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Some adjustable reading lamps are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller adjustable reading lamps, measuring 4 inches across, are available at 1stDibs. Cedric Hartman, Koch & Lowy and Casella Lighting each produced beautiful adjustable reading lamps that are worth considering.

How Much are Adjustable Reading Lamps?

Prices for adjustable reading lamps start at $400 and top out at $10,500 with the average selling for $1,817.

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.

Questions About Adjustable Reading Lamps
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    A good reading lamp is a matter of personal choice. In general, halogen and fluorescent bulb lamps are better for reading than standard incandescent bulb lamps. Shop a range of antique and vintage reading lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    The best reading floor lamp is a matter of preference. Your lamp should be at eye level with an adjustable head and neck. It should also be a good fit with respect to the shape of the living room, the décor and furniture style. On 1stDibs, shop a range of antique and vintage floor lamps.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    Floor lamps have seen an evolution from the time they were invented, as torches that originated in France. Depending on the space in your home, there are great options for floor lamps for reading that range from mid-century versions to distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamps and multiple other versions created by well-known designers from around the world.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, the arc of the Flos Arco floor lamp is designed to allow you to adjust it with ease. Designed in 1962, this iconic style features telescoping detail built into the gracefully arched arm, making it simple to increase or decrease the height. Browse a collection of Flos Arco floor lamps on 1stDibs.

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