Apollo Brushed Brass Table Lamp by Alabastro Italiano
Located in Geneve, CH
Apollo Brushed Brass Table Lamp by Alabastro Italiano Dimensions: D 30 x W 30 x H 74 cm. Materials
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Alabaster, Bronze, Other, Brass
Apollo Brushed Brass Table Lamp by Alabastro Italiano
Located in Geneve, CH
Apollo Brushed Brass Table Lamp by Alabastro Italiano Dimensions: D 30 x W 30 x H 74 cm. Materials
Alabaster, Bronze, Other, Brass
Art Nouveau lamp circa 1910
Located in NANTES, FR
Beautiful Art Nouveau lamp, circa 1910. Brown-veined alabaster shell. The base is bronze with
Alabaster, Bronze
Majorelle Art Nouveau Lamp
By Atelier Majorelle
Located in NANTES, FR
Majorelle Art Nouveau lamp Large lamp around 1900 foot in gilded bronze and lampshade in alabaster
Alabaster, Bronze
Demetra Bronze Table Lamp by Alabastro Italiano
Located in Geneve, CH
Demetra Bronze Table Lamp by Alabastro Italiano Dimensions: D 20 x W 35 x H 67 cm. Materials: White
Alabaster, Bronze
Majorelle Spectacular Art Nouveau Lamp
By Atelier Majorelle
Located in NANTES, FR
Ateliers Majorelle art nouveau lamp circa 1905. Wrought iron base with bronze applications
Alabaster, Bronze, Wrought Iron
Art Nouveau Lamp Attributed to Majorelle
By Atelier Majorelle
Located in NANTES, FR
Art nouveau lamp circa 1900. Gilded bronze, alabaster shells. Electrified and in perfect condition
Alabaster, Bronze
Monumental Pair of French Art Nouveau Figural Lamps, Circa 1900
By Charles Theodore Perron
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
bronze and mounted on circular alabaster bases, these antique figural lamps exemplify the artistry and
Alabaster, Bronze
$8,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.15 in W 7.49 in D 4.73 in
Penguin iluminated sculpture by Marcel André Bouraine
By Marcel-André Bouraine
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Penguin iluminated sculpture by Marcel André Bouraine (1886 -1948). Silverplated bronze and
Alabaster, Bronze
$17,000 / item
H 28.75 in Dm 18 in
Hervé Van Der Straeten, "Athéna" Alabaster Table Lamp, France, 2012
By Herve Van Der Straeten
Located in New York, NY
Alabaster table lamp with patinated gilt bronze accents and a paper lampshade, by Hervé van der
Alabaster, Bronze
$17,000 / item
H 28.75 in Dm 18 in
Hervé Van Der Straeten, "Athéna" Alabaster Table Lamp, France, 2012
By Herve Van Der Straeten
Located in New York, NY
Alabaster table lamp with patinated gilt bronze accents and a paper lampshade, by Hervé van der
Alabaster, Bronze
$17,000 / item
H 28.75 in Dm 18 in
Hervé Van Der Straeten, Athéna, Alabaster Table Lamp, Purple Shade, France, 2012
By Herve Van Der Straeten
Located in New York, NY
Alabaster table lamp with patinated gilt bronze accents and a paper lampshade, by Hervé van der
Alabaster, Bronze
$17,000 / item
H 28.75 in Dm 18 in
Hervé Van Der Straeten, Athéna, Alabaster Table Lamp, Purple Shade, France, 2012
By Herve Van Der Straeten
Located in New York, NY
Alabaster table lamp with patinated gilt bronze accents and a paper lampshade, by Hervé van der
Alabaster, Bronze
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.
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
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Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.