Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
1910s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Lacquer, Walnut
Early 20th Century American Other Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut, Paint
Early 20th Century American Georgian Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Mahogany
1920s Art Deco Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
1920s British Art Deco Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
17th Century French Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Wood, Walnut, Linen
19th Century English Victorian Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Brass
1920s Czech Art Deco Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Steel, Chrome
1920s Art Deco Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
1920s Czech Other Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Metal
Mid-19th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Brass
19th Century French Rococo Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
1870s Italian Baroque Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Metal
Early 19th Century English Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Aluminum
Early 20th Century French Industrial Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Metal
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1870s French Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
1920s German Art Deco Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Bronze
1920s European Art Deco Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Chrome
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
1920s French Art Deco Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Chrome
Early 1900s French Napoleon III Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
1890s English Victorian Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
19th Century British Victorian Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century European Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Stained Glass, Walnut
19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Stained Glass, Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Wood
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Steel
1920s Adam Style Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
1920s Adam Style Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
18th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Iron
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Chrome
Early 20th Century Swedish Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Early 20th Century Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century Czech Other Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Chrome
Early 20th Century Czech Other Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Chrome
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Chrome
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Chrome
Early 20th Century British Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Brass, Enamel
19th Century French Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
1890s English Victorian Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
1920s Adam Style Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut, Parchment Paper
1920s English Art Deco Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Elm, Maple, Walnut
1920s British Art Deco Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut, Oak
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
1920s English Regency Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Brass
1920s German Art Deco Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
19th Century American Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Early 20th Century British Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut
18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Terracotta, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Walnut Floor Lamp
Walnut, Wood
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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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