Spanish Folk Art Floor Lamp, Pine Wood, Gilt Decoration, 1920, Spain
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
This wooden lamp stands on a square base, it is stepped at floor level above this is a Gilt and painted fluted column with carved and painted Gilt decoration, around the column at th...
Pine
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Truly Stunning Antique Wooden Hat Stretcher Stand Table Lamp
Located in Søborg, DK
Truly stunning antique wooden hat stretcher stand table lamp with an impressive size.
Pine
Antique Chinese Rose Mandarin Vase Lamp
Located in Chamblee, GA
A beautiful large porcelain 19th century rose Mandarin lamp sitting on a wooden Chinese brown stand. The lamp is decorated with people and flowers in primarily shades of green, pink ...
Wire
Pair of Chinese Shiwan Ware Pottery Warrior Lamps
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of Chinese Shiwan pottery polychrome glazed figures of warriors, holding their beards, decorated in colors of turquoise, yellow and brown, mounted on wooden stands as lamps. The...
Pottery
Cloisonné Ginger Jar Lamp
Located in Tampa, FL
A beautiful 19th century Chinese cloisonné ginger jar lamp on a wooden stand. The lamp has a nice long cord, a finial and a harp.
Metal
Chinese Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of green-glazed Chinese porcelain ginger jars mounted as table lamps on carved wooden stands.
Porcelain
Pair of Bronze Lamps with Flared Shades
Located in Sarasota, FL
Pair of Bronze Chinese Lamps on wooden stands, with jute-colored silk shades.
Silk
Pair of Chinese Double Happiness Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in Sarasota, FL
This pair of lamps have been wired from the top (so the jar is in tack and no value is lost) hand made and painted blue and white with wooden tops and stands.
Wire
Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.
Styles to Know
Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp
Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.