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Architectural Fragment Lamp

Pair of Architectural Fragment Lamps With New Shades
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Architectural Fragment Lamps with New Shades. 19th century fragments from France, possibly
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Table Lamps

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Concrete

Pair of Architectural Fragment Lamps With New Shades
Pair of Architectural Fragment Lamps With New Shades
$4,395 / set
H 27 in W 18 in D 12.25 in
Pair of Architectural Fragment Table Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
. Crafted from antique architectural fragments, they stand atop sleek lucite bases, marrying history with
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Oak

Pair of Architectural Fragment Table Lamps
Pair of Architectural Fragment Table Lamps
$4,500 / set
H 28.5 in W 16 in D 16 in
Antique Asian Carved Wooden Architectural Fragment Table Lamp
Located in Milford, NH
A decorative 19th century Asian carved wooden architectural fragment featuring a horned dragon-like
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Antique 19th Century Asian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Architectural Baluster Fragments Mounted as Lamps
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of architectural baluster fragments mounted as lamps.
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Table Lamps

Materials

Oak

Pair of Architectural Baluster Fragments Mounted as Lamps
Pair of Architectural Baluster Fragments Mounted as Lamps
$1,300 Sale Price / set
50% Off
H 32 in Dm 8 in
19th Century Architectural Fragment Adapted into a Zinc Lamp
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th century zinc fragment converted into a decorative lamp. This piece has been rewired and PAT
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Antique 19th Century French Floor Lamps

Materials

Zinc

Pair, Antique French Cast Iron Architectural Fragment Paint Decorated Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
French, 19th century or earlier. Each lamp features an authentic cast iron architectural fragment
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Pair, Antique French Cast Iron Architectural Fragment Paint Decorated Lamps
Pair, Antique French Cast Iron Architectural Fragment Paint Decorated Lamps
$1,996 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 22.25 in W 6.25 in D 6.25 in
Pair of 19th Century Corbels or Architectural Fragments Adapted as Lamps
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of 19th century corbels or architectural fragments adapted as lamps on wood bases. Wood bases
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Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of French Giltwood 19th Century Fragments Made into Table Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of 19th century French architectural fragments made into table lamps. Crafted from 19th
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Antique 19th Century French Baroque Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Neo Gothic Bronze Lamp
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Neo Gothic bronze architectural fragment mounted as lamp.
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Early 20th Century Gothic Floor Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Neo Gothic Bronze Lamp
Neo Gothic Bronze Lamp
$5,350
H 42 in W 10 in D 10 in
Pair of 19th Century French Wall Lights Made From Architectural Fragments
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Pair of 19th Century wall lights. Made from architectural fragments and converted to lamps. Rewired
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Antique 19th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

Recent Sales

Pair of 18th Century Italian Architectural Fragment Lamps
Located in Charlotte, NC
Carved and patinated wood fragments as lamps. French wired 31-1/2" to top of socket.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Table Lamps

Pair of Fragment Baroque Architectural Fragment Table Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of French Baroque architectural fragments of S-scroll shaped foliage repurposed as table lamps
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Late 20th Century Baroque Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Carved Italian Gilt Architectural Fragments as Lamps
Located in Charlotte, NC
Carved Italian gilt architectural fragments as lamps. Pretty silver/taupe gilt finish, gray back.
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Table Lamps

Pair Of Architectural Fragments Made Into Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of fragments made into lamps
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Early 20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Terracotta

18th Century Italian Architectural Fragments as Lamps
Located in Charlotte, NC
Georgeous Italian Fragments, with French Shades. A tall Statement. 35" to top of socket
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Table Lamps

Pair of 18th Century Iron Architectural Fragment Urn Table Lamps
Located in Charlotte, NC
Pair of 18th century iron architectural fragment urn table lamps. Great patina, lots of detail.
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Antique Early 18th Century French Table Lamps

Architectural Fragment Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Architectural fragment lamp was found in France and rewired here in the US. One available
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Late 20th Century French Table Lamps

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Acrylic, Wood

Pair of Large Architectural Fragment Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of large architectural fragment lamps. Custom table lamps, newly created from Italian 18th
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2010s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Giltwood Architectural Fragment Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of giltwood architectural fragment lamps newly wired for use within the USA. Two custom lamps
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2010s American Baroque Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Architectural Fragment Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Lamp fashioned from a carved wood architectural fragment on a Lucite base. Linen shade sold
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Antique 1820s French Table Lamps

Architectural Fragment Lamp
Architectural Fragment Lamp
H 27.27 in W 9.5 in D 5.5 in
Architectural Fragment Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Lamp fashioned from a carved wood architectural fragment on a lucite base. Linen shade sold
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Antique 1820s French Table Lamps

Architectural Fragment Lamp
Architectural Fragment Lamp
H 27.75 in W 9.5 in D 5.5 in
Chinese Architectural Fragment Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
in cartouches below. The Golden Triangle’s workshop fabricated custom bases with lamp arm
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

18th Century Italian Architectural Fragment Lamp
Located in Rochester, NY
18th century Italian baroque architectural fragment made into a table lamp with perfectly aged
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Antique Architectural Fragment Lamp with Original Shade
Located in Wichita, KS
Beautiful and one of a kind, this antique architectural fragment sits on an iron base and has been
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Table Lamps

Materials

Concrete, Iron

Pair of Antique French Architectural Fragment Lamps, Custom Made and Newly Wired
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of lamps made from antique French wood architectural fragments. Fastened to a square wooden
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20th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Lamp From Architectural Fragment
Located in Houston, TX
Carved and Gilded Wood Fragment Converted to Lamp. Hand Painted Custom Lamp Shade
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Giltwood

Lamp From Architectural Fragment
Lamp From Architectural Fragment
H 33 in W 13 in D 13 in
Architectural Fragment as Table Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Concrete column lamp with an iron base and top.
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Belgian Table Lamps

Materials

Concrete, Iron

Oriental Architectural Fragment Mounted as Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
an Oriental architectural fragment mounted on a black metal base as a lamp, lamp circa 1966
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Unknown Table Lamps

Materials

Stone

Pair of Architectural Fragments Mounted as Lamps
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome pair of architectural fragments mounted as lamps with silk shades.
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Antique 19th Century British Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Architectural gilded fragment lamp on ebony base
Located in New Orleans, LA
Architectural gilded fragment made into lamp mounted on ebony base with gold lined black shade
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Antique 19th Century French Classical Roman Table Lamps

Lamp Fashioned from an Antique Architectural Fragment
Located in Houston, TX
Lamp with 19th c. architectural fragment on lucite base. 24.5" high as shown with shade. Lamps are
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

18th Century Urn-Shape Architectural Fragment Table Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
18th century Italian urn-shape architectural fragment mounted on base and newly wired as custom
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Linen, Wood

Pair Of 19th Century Architectural Fragment As Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
A pair of architectural 19th century iron fragments made into the table lamps with custom made half
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

A 15th Century Marble Architectural Fragment as Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning twist-carved white sculptural marble column on a later round marble base with square plinth. Round custom white linen shade.
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20th Century Table Lamps

Two Pairs of Plaster Architectural Fragment Base Table Lamps
Located in Washington, DC
Two Pairs of French 19th century plasters architectural fragment base table lamps.
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Table Lamps

Materials

Plaster

Pair of 19th century Architectural Iron Fragments as Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
A pair of architectural 19th century iron fragments made into the table lamps with custom made half
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20th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Silk

Pair of 19th century French Architectural Fragments as Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
A pair of architectural 19th century iron fragments made into the table lamps with custom made half
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Pair of 19th Century Architectural Iron Fragments as Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
A pair of architectural 19th century iron fragments made into the table lamps with custom made
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Pair of 19th century French Architectural Fragments as Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
A pair of architectural 19th century iron fragments made into the table lamps with custom made half
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

A Pair of Carved Architectural Gilded Fragments made into lamps
Located in Washington, DC
A Gilded Carved Pair of Architectural Fragments made into lamps. Height measurement is without
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20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of 19th Century French Architectural Carved Fragments as Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
A Pair of 19th century French architectural carved fragments made into the table lamps, mounted on
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

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Iron

Gilt-Wood Acanthus Leaf Architectural Fragment Wired as a Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
A continental gilt-wood acanthus leaf architectural fragment wired as a lamp on a new walnut molded
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Antique 19th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of 19th Century Carved Wooden Lamps Made From Architectural Fragments
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Pair of late 19th Century Flemish carved wooden lamps. Made from architectural fragments with hand
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Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Carved Architectural Fragment on Lucite Base
Located in Houston, TX
Lamp fashioned from an architectural fragment on Lucite base. Has been wired for the US. Linen
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Antique Early 1800s French Table Lamps

Pair of 19th Century French Architectural Gold Gilt Fragments as Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
A pair of 19th century architectural gold gilded fragments made into the table lamps, mounted on
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Pair of 19th Century French Architectural Gold Gilt Fragments as Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
A pair of 19th century architectural gold gilded fragments made into the table lamps, mounted on
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20th Century French Table Lamps

Pair of 19th Century French Architectural Gold Gilt Fragments as Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
A wonderful, unusual pair of 19th century architectural gold gilded fragments made into the table
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Giltwood, Wood

Pair of Lamps with 19th Century French Architectural Gold Gilt Fragments
Located in Charleston, SC
A wonderful, unusual pair of 19th century architectural gold gilded fragments made into the table
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21st Century and Contemporary European Table Lamps

Materials

Linen, Giltwood

Pair of 18th Century Italian Silver Giltwood Architectural Fragments as Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
A pair of 18th century Italian architectural fragments with gold gilded accents and lovely
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Oak

Table Lamps from 18th Century Giltwood Architectural Fragments on Lucite Bases
Located in Astoria, NY
Table lamps crafted from architectural fragments dating from the 18th century in giltwood with
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Antique 18th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Lucite, Giltwood

A Pair of 19th century French Architectural Gold Gilt Fragments as Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
A pair of 19th century architectural gold gilded fragments made into the table lamps, mounted on
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Giltwood, Linen

A Pair of 19th century French Architectural Gold Gilt Fragments as Lamps.
Located in Charleston, SC
A pair of 19th century architectural gold gilded fragments made into the table lamps, mounted on
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Giltwood, Linen

Pair of 19th Century Architectural Gold Gilt Fragments Made into Table Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
A large pair of 19th century architectural gold gilt fragments made into the table lamps with
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Pair of Architectural Lamps
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of architectural painted iron fragments, converted into lamps. With shades.  
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Antique Early 1900s Table Lamps

Pair of Architectural Lamps
Pair of Architectural Lamps
H 18.9 in W 13 in D 3.94 in
19th Century Italian Pair of Gilt Wood Plaques or Fragments Adapted as Lamps
Located in Savannah, GA
Architectural Fragments adapted as Lamps on Black Wood Bases
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Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of Neo-classical style Stone Lamps
Located in Winnetka, IL
A pair of stone architectural fragments now mounted as table lamps in the neo-classical taste.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Stone

Pair of Architectural Giltwood Urns or Fragments Mounted as Lamps
Located in Nashville, TN
pair of giltwood urns now converted to lamps (snip of scissors and just urns again). Decorated with
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Urns

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of Carved Gilt Wood Lamps on Green Marble Base
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of carved gilt wood architectural fragments made into lamps mounted on green marble base
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Marble

Pair of Antique French Neoclassical Iron Architectural Fragment Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning pair of 19th century French neoclassical style urn form iron architectural fragments made
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

18th Century Architectural Fragment as Table Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
18th century gilded architectural fragment mounted on a Lucite base and newly-wired as a custom
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Antique 1820s French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of 19th Century French Architectural Column Fragments as Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
A pair of 19th century richly carved architectural half column fragments made into the table lamps
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of 19th Century French Architectural Column Fragments as Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
A pair of 19th century richly carved architectural half column fragments made into the table lamps
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Linen, Oak

Nautilus Shell Shaped Giltwood Architectural Fragment Now Mounted as Lamp
Located in Nashville, TN
Water and matte gilt . Deeply carved and formed , now mounted with lamp fittings and a later black
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Early 20th Century French Baroque Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th Century French Architectural Gold Gilt Fragments as Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
A magnificient highly decorative 19th century gold gilt fragments made into the table lamps
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Antique Early 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Linen, Giltwood

Antique Iron Star Medallion Table Lamp with Shade
By Far-Fetched, LLC.
Located in Houston, TX
One of a kind star antique iron architectural fragment table lamp with custom cube base, newly
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Antique 1890s Belgian Rustic Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Architectural Fragment Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
lamp from glazed architectural fragment on custom steel base
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20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Cast Stone, Steel

Architectural Fragment Lamp
Architectural Fragment Lamp
H 25 in W 18 in D 12 in
Architectural Fragment Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
pair of table lamps from vintage glazed architectural fragments on custom steel bases, newly wired
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20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Architectural Fragment Lamp
Architectural Fragment Lamp
H 34 in W 15 in D 6 in
Pair of 19th C Concrete Architectural Fragment Lamps with Shades
Located in Charlotte, NC
Pair of One of Kind 19th C French Concrete Architectural Fragment Lamps on Lucite Bases with Custom
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Concrete

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A pair of English riding boots and there original boot trees mounted and wired as table lamps. Shades not included.
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Architectural Fragment Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the architectural fragment lamp you’re looking for. An architectural fragment lamp — often made from wood, metal and fabric — can elevate any home. Find 48 options for an antique or vintage architectural fragment lamp now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer architectural fragment lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. An architectural fragment lamp is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Neoclassical, Baroque and Rococo styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Architectural Fragment Lamp?

Prices for an architectural fragment lamp can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $450 and can go as high as $6,400, while the average can fetch as much as $2,200.

Finding the Right Table-lamps for You

Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.

Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.

After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.

After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons

Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today

If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.

Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.

Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.