Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass, Bronze
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Bronze, Enamel
1920s Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Bronze, Iron
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Iron
1890s European Late Victorian Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
19th Century Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Iron
1880s English Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Crystal, Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century English Adam Style Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
1880s English Neoclassical Revival Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
Early 1900s English Neoclassical Revival Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
1860s English Victorian Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Metal
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass, Copper
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
1890s English Edwardian Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Ormolu, Bronze
1860s Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
Early 20th Century Belgian Arts and Crafts Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Iron
19th Century American Victorian Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass, Iron
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass, Copper
19th Century American Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Bronze
1870s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Metal
1870s English Baroque Revival Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Onyx, Brass
1870s High Victorian Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
1890s European Late Victorian Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
Early 1900s English Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass, Steel
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Bronze
1870s Japanese Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Onyx, Bronze, Brass
19th Century French Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Victorian Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
1870s English Neoclassical Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Bronze
1880s English High Victorian Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
19th Century American Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
1890s English Neoclassical Revival Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
15th Century and Earlier Israeli Classical Roman Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Clay
Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Metal, Enamel
19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Copper, Wrought Iron
19th Century European Baroque Revival Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Terracotta
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Early 20th Century Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass, Copper
19th Century Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Bronze
19th Century American Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
19th Century French Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Bronze
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Bronze
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
1890s English High Victorian Antique Oil Floor Lamp
Brass
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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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are a few key things to look for to identify an antique oil lamp. First check for a patent number anywhere on your lamp. Use a black light to inspect whether your lamp’s hardware is secured with glue, which fluoresces and would indicate a contemporary lamp. Antique lamps use plaster to attach hardware and fill gaps. An antique oil lamp may have hand-blown glass. Shop a range of professionally authenticated antique oil lamps on 1stDibs.
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