Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
1880s British High Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Elm, Satinwood
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Metal
19th Century French Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Marble, Bronze
19th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Oak
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Hardwood
1890s European Late Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
Late 19th Century American High Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Onyx, Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Hardwood
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Wood
Early 20th Century British Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Iron
1870s English Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass, Bronze
1860s English Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Metal
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
1890s English Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
1870s Hungarian Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Porcelain
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
1880s English Neoclassical Revival Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Oak
Early 20th Century American High Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Marble, Brass
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Marble, Brass
1870s Austrian Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Oak
19th Century Spanish Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Wood
1870s American Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Wicker
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Other
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Metal, Copper, Wrought Iron
1920s American Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Iron
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Iron
19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Bronze
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
19th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass, Iron
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
Mid-19th Century European Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Wicker
1870s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Metal
19th Century English Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
1890s German Late Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Marble, Brass
1880s English High Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
1870s High Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
1880s English Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
1890s English Neoclassical Revival Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
1890s English Neoclassical Revival Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
1880s English Neoclassical Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
1870s English Baroque Revival Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
1890s English Neoclassical Revival Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
1890s Italian Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Fabric, Wood
1890s Italian Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Iron
1860s English Victorian Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Brass
19th Century British Antique Victorian Floor Lamp
Mahogany, Mother-of-Pearl
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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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