Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Empire Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century North American Art Deco Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Aluminum
19th Century Italian Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Ormolu
19th Century Japanese Rococo Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Marble, Bronze
Early 1900s Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron
Early 1900s American Empire Revival Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Bronze
1870s French Country Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Iron
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Wood
Mid-18th Century Sicilian Louis XV Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Fruitwood
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Early 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Giltwood
Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Silk, Giltwood
Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Silk, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Bronze
Early 20th Century Unknown Gothic Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Brass
Early 20th Century French Gothic Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Iron
Early 20th Century Renaissance Revival Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Iron, Copper, Bronze
Mid-19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Iron
19th Century Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Brass, Bronze
18th Century Spanish Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Iron
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Iron
18th Century French Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Iron
Mid-19th Century Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Bronze
19th Century English Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Brass
16th Century French Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Berlin Iron
19th Century English Victorian Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Other
Late 19th Century French Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Iron
1920s French Art Deco Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Metal
Mid-19th Century French Romantic Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Bronze
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Bronze
1850s Indian Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Teak
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Giltwood
19th Century English Baroque Revival Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Crystal, Ormolu
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Bronze
Late 19th Century Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron
19th Century Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Ormolu
19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Bronze, Ormolu
1890s American Empire Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Bronze
Late 18th Century Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Giltwood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Bronze
Mid-19th Century English Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Giltwood
Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Pine
Early 1900s Italian Antique Torcheres Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Silver Plate, Bronze
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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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