Pair of American Gilt Bronze and Crystal Argand Lamps, Philadelphia. Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American two arm git bronze and crystal argand lamps with centered crystal reservoirs surmounted by gilt swans, original etched floral globes with prisms, terminating on trip...
Crystal, Bronze
Set of American Gilt Bronze Urn Foliage Argand Lamps w/ Cherub Winged Feet 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Early 19th Century Argand lamps are in the original condition and have not been electrified.
Bronze
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Argand Neoclassical Brass, Crystal & Marble Solar Table Lamp C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Argand Neoclassical Brass, Crystal & Marble Solar Lamp with Gothic Etched Glass Shade C1840 Measures - 24.5"H x 8.25"W x 8.25"D This antique Argand lamp, dating to circa 1840...
Crystal, Marble, Brass
Antique Regency Brass Double Argand Hurricane Lamp Candlestick Candelabra Light
Located in Dayton, OH
This antique double-arm Argand lamp is a classic early 19th-century lighting fixture crafted from polished and cast brass.
Brass
2 Antique Brass Regency Argand Cornucopia Trophy Urn Hurricane Lamps 13"
Located in Dayton, OH
This pair of classical-style antique Argand lamps, dating to circa 1820–1830, is crafted from heavy cast gilt brass and patinated bronze with an elegant, opposing silhouette.
Brass
$1,260Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Neoclassical Duplex English Brass Corinthian Banquet Oil Lamp GWTW
Located in Dayton, OH
One of the most successful paraffin lamps was the Duplex burner introduced in 1865 which had two wicks side by side and, like the Argand lamp, a clear glass chimney with air drawn fr...
Brass
1950s Floor Lamp Attributed to Maison Lunel
By Maison Lunel
Located in London, GB
The design of this 1950s floor lamp manufactured by Maison Lunel is inspired by the Argand oil lamp invented in the 18th century by Aimé Argand and later popularized in France by a p...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Argand Lamps
By Messenger and Sons
Located in New York, NY
A very fine example of Argand lamps made by Messenger & Company, Birmingham.
Brass, Bronze
A Unique Rococo Revival Silver Argand Lamp
By Henry N. Hooper & Co.
Located in Chestnut Hill, MA
This is an exquisite silver plate argand lamp with very fine metal work. The base and urn feature exuberant rococo detailing and foliate swirls.
Bronze, Silver Plate
19th Century Argand Lamp Labelled Baldwin Gardiner
By Baldwin Gardiner
Located in Long Island, NY
An Argand lamp, made in the first half of the 19th century and retailed by the prestigious company Baldwin Gardiner NY.
Crystal, Bronze
Pair Of Period Empire Tole Argand Lamps
Located in Natchez, MS
Pair of Period Napoleonic Argand gas tole lamps with decopage decoration
Tin
Pair of Patinated and Gilt Bronze Argand Lamps
Located in Woodbury, CT
This pair is unsigned, but of high quality cast and chased bronze. There is a narrow hurricane shade wtihin the flared frosted and cut-glass outer shade. Scrolls of acanthus leaf and...
Bronze
Rare First Period Argand Chandelier ca. 1800
Located in Snellegem, BE
Argand chandelier. In 1784, Ami Argand , the swiss physicist improved the burning of oil by inventing the "Argand-burner" Argand-lamps made before 1825 are called first-period Ar...
Crystal
PAIR Boston Classical H. N. Hooper Ormolu Candelabra
By Henry N. Hooper & Co.
Located in Woodbury, CT
., manufacturer of fine chandeliers, girandoles, Argand lamps, and other decorative items of cast and gilt bronze.
Ormolu
Unavailable
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 6.3 in
Pair of Early 19th Century Patinated Bronze Twin Arm Colza Argand Oil Lamps
Located in London, GB
The central column with cast foliate decoration, surmounted by an urn with a pointed finial on top. Each with two straight arms and single burners, now currently electrified for the ...
Pair of Custom Cut and Frosted Glass Argand Mushroom Top Lamp Shades
Located in Hallowell, US
20th century pair of custom cut and frosted glass Argand mushroom top lamp shades. Mushroom shaped top.
Cut Glass
Double Argand Lamp
Located in New York, NY
English. Double Argand lamp, circa 1810. Glass, blown and gilt bronze and -brass, with lamp mechanism, and with glass chimneys.
Brass, Bronze
Antique Empire Period Electrified Bronze Argand Lamp C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Empire Period Electrified Bronze Argand Lamp C1920 Measures - 17"H x 9.5"W x 5"D
Bronze
Edward F. Caldwell Silver Plated Bronze Argand Lamp
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This Neo-Classical style twin armed Argand lamp by E. F. Caldwell is beautifully cast, and of superior quality.
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century English Bronze Double Burner Argand Lamps
Located in Milford, NH
Pair of bronze double burner Argand lamps, English, mid-19th century, Central pedestal with urn form pediment and square base.
Bronze
Sold
H 21 in W 16 in D 5 in
Bronze Electrified Double Astral Argand Lamp by Baldwin Gardiner, circa 1840
By Baldwin Gardiner
Located in Big Flats, NY
Bronze electrified Astral Argand lamp by B. Gardiner features double light emerging from an urn shaped font resting on three paw feet, with replaced shades, circa 1840.
Bronze
Antique Gilt Brass & Bronze Double Argand Lamp with Shades, circa 1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique argand lamp offers gilt brass and bronze construction with faceted font surmounting base with double arms terminating in frosted glass shades and raised on foliate embosse...
Brass, Bronze
Sold
H 17 in W 18.5 in D 9.25 in
Antique Pair Messenger Co. Bronze Double Argand Lamps with Etched Shades c1820s
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of argand lamps by Messenger Co. offer cast bronze bases with Greco pedestal having double arms terminating in lights with Greek Key frosted shades, electrified, circ...
Bronze
Sold
H 22.5 in W 17.5 in D 6 in
Pair of American Argand Lamps, Signed P & A Manufacturing Co. Circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass and crystal argand lamps with fluted urn tops, frosted acid etched globes, scrolled acanthus arms and terminating on squared floral bases with feet.
Sold
H 15.75 in W 8 in D 5 in
Pair of American Regency Gilt Bronze Lion Mask & Foliage Argand Lamps NY C. 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American regency gilt bronze lion mask and foliage single light argand lamps with flanking urn finials, original frosted clear banded shades, and resting on triangular bases ...
Bronze, Wire
Sold
H 21 in W 12 in D 6.5 in
Pair of American Gilt Bronze & Crystal Argand Lamps, J. B. Wilbor, NY, C. 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American gilt bronze and crystal Argand lamps with a centered urn a top columns, each with flanking single arms, foliate-edged rings with bird motif, lotus finial, matching f...
Crystal, Bronze
Sold
H 18 in W 17.5 in D 7.5 in
Antique Gilt Brass & Bronze Double Argand Lamp with Shades, circa 1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique argand table lamp offers cast brass and bronze base with font having floral finial and surmounting base with flared and faceted plinth with two arms terminating in lights ...
Brass, Bronze
Antique Gilt Brass & Bronze Double Argand Lamp with Crystal Prisms, 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Argand table lamp offers brass and bronze construction with urn form font over double arms terminating in lights having floral etched frosted shades and crystal prisms, ra...
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Empire Red Tole Oil Lamps 'Lampes A Quinquet'
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The English version of the Quinquet lamp is the argand lamp.
Metal
Sold
H 24.5 in W 5.25 in D 5.25 in
Fine Bronze Column Lamp Base, Messenger & Sons, England, circa 1830
By Messenger and Sons
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Originally a Sinumbra Argand lamp, it was converted to electricity in the early 20th century and has been newly rewired.
Bronze
Miller's of London Reading Lamp, circa 1880
Located in Gloucester, GB
George Alexander Miller who was involved in the business was awarded patent 6551 in 1834 for an improved arrangement of wicks in an Argand lamp. His brother, Taverner John Miller, a ...
Pair of Brass Argand Two-Arm Candelabra Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of French brass argand two-arm candelabra lights. Each with a finely cast brass finial flanked by a pair of three-light sconce with crystal plates and hanging prisms. Both depic...
Crystal, Brass
Antique Argand Sinumbra Bronze Electrified Solar Table Lamp c1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Argand Sinumbra Bronze Electrified Solar Table Lamp C1840 Measures - 29 1/8" x 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" This antique Argand Sinumbra lamp, dating to circa 1840, features a finely cr...
Bronze
Antique Sinumbra Argand Brass and Crystal Solar Lamp C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Sinumbra Argand Brass and Crystal Solar Lamp with Etched Glass Shade and Marble Base C1840 Measures- 18"H x 7"W x 7"D
Crystal, Marble, Brass
Sold
H 30 in W 12 in D 12 in
Antique Cornelius School Sinumbra Argand Bronze & Marble Table Lamp c1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Cornelius School Sinumbra Argand Bronze & Marble Table Lamp with Cut Back Glass Shade and Crystal Prisms, Electrified, C1840 Measures - 30" x 12" x 12"
Crystal, Marble, Bronze
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.
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