Unavailable|$400
Danish Art Deco Bedside Table Lamp Fog & Mørup
By Fog & Mørup
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish Art Deco bedside table lamp manufactured by Danish company Fog & Mørup in the period of 1920s-1950s.
Brass
Sold|$716
Art Deco Bakelite Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An original Art Deco desk lamp. Brown bakelite base with cream globe shade. Dimensions: H 17.5cm W 14.5cm D 9.5cm Origin: English Item Number: J307 All of our lighting is fully ...
Glass, Bakelite
Art Deco Bakelite Table Lamp, 1930s, Belgium
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Unusual shaped bakelite table lamp or desk lamp. This lamp is made of a rare white/brown flamed bakelite shade and base with a polished brass arm.
Brass
Large Art Deco Bakelite Table Lamp for Jumo, France
By Eileen Gray
Located in Devon, England
Designed by Eileen Gray for the French Jumo company this very stylish lamp is made from two primary components which are bakelite and metal. Usually found in the brown or black bakel...
Metal
Sold|$3,900 / set
Eileen Gray for Jumo Art Deco Bakelite Table Lamp, a pair
By Maison Jumo, Eileen Gray
Located in Atlanta, GA
Wonderful Art Deco pair of table lamps designed by Irish designer Eileen Gray (1878 - 1976) for Jumo Company, France, and dating to the 1930s-1940s.
Metal
Large Art Deco Bakelite Table Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo, France
By Eileen Gray
Located in Devon, England
Designed by Eileen Gray for the French Jumo company and dating to the 1930s-1940s this very stylish lamp is made from two primary components which are bakelite and metal. This is a r...
Metal
Large Art Deco Bakelite Table Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo, France
By Eileen Gray
Located in Devon, England
Designed by Eileen Gray for the French Jumo company and dating to the 1930s this very stylish lamp is made from two primary components which are bakelite and metal. Superb mushroom s...
Metal
Large Art Deco Bakelite Table Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo, France
By Eileen Gray
Located in Devon, England
Designed by Eileen Gray for the French Jumo company and dating to the 1930s-1940s this very stylish lamp is made from two primary components which are bakelite and metal. Superb mush...
Metal
Large Art Deco Bakelite Table Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo, France
By Eileen Gray
Located in Devon, England
Designed by Eileen Gray for the French Jumo company and dating to the 1930s-1940s this very stylish lamp is made from two primary components which are bakelite and metal. Superb mush...
Metal
Large Art Deco Bakelite Table Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo, France
By Eileen Gray
Located in Devon, England
Designed by Eileen Gray for the French Jumo company and dating to the 1930s-1940s this very stylish lamp is made from two primary components which are bakelite and metal. Superb mush...
Metal
Sold|$1,502
Art Deco Green Bakelite Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco table lamp. Green bakelite balls with chromed banding to stem.
Chrome
Sold|$1,110
An Art Deco Style Bakelite Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco style table lamp. Black bakelite stem with mottled green caps, chromed circular base and a mottled green glass shade.
Bakelite
Sold|$1,044
Art Deco Bakelite and Glass Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco style table lamp. Brown bakelite square stem with peach pink glass globe shade.
Glass, Bakelite
Art Deco Table Lamp Bakelite, Desk Lamp, 1930s
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
Art Deco table lamp - 1930s This original table lamp captivates with its simple and matter-of-fact Art Deco design. The decorative lamp gives a very pleasant light. This beautiful...
Opaline Glass, Bakelite
Sold|$1,980
Art Deco Bakelite Solar Eclipse Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
An Art Deco bakelite speaker converted into lamp, the internal lighting creating a solar eclipse like effect. The bakelite with inclusions of reds and gold, reminding Japanese lacq...
Bakelite
Sold|$1,194
An Art Deco Style Bakelite Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco style table lamp. Maroon bakelite base with a maroon catalin stem and a blush glass globe shade.
Glass, Bakelite
Sold|$1,160
An Art Deco Style Amber Bakelite Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco style table lamp. Tapered bakelite amber stem with a white stepped glass globe shade.
Bakelite
Vintage Marbled Green Bakelite Art Deco Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
Art Deco table lamp. Marbled green bakelite stem with circular chromed metal base and frosted white shade, All of our lighting is fully refurbished, re-wired, and re-chromed with som...
Bakelite
Sold|$1,358
Art Deco MG Bakelite and Glass Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An original tall Art Deco table lamp. Encompassing the emblem of British Car manufactures 'MG' (founded 1920).
Chrome
Art Deco Bakelite and Feathered Glass Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An original Art Deco lamp. Feathered glass globe shade with redded bakelite and chrome stem. Dimensions: H 56cm W 15cm Origin: English Item Number: J306 All of our lighting is f...
Glass, Bakelite
Art Deco Bakelite and Chromed Metal Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco table lamp. Pyramid shaped orange bakelite to either send of chromed metal stem, over a black bakelite base.
Metal
Art Deco Bakelite and Chromed Metal Table Lamps
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of Art Deco table lamps. Marbled yellow bakelite stem with chromed metal banding over a stepped circular chrome metal base.
Metal
Sold|$850 / set
Art Deco Amber Bakelite & Glass Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Art Deco Amber Bakelite and Glass Table Lamps, fluted tapering column surmounting a circular beveled mirror base, mounted on scrolled pewter feet. 14" H x 4.75" Diameter.
Pewter
Art Deco Bakelite and Chromed Metal Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A chromed metal and bakelite table lamp. Marbled yellow glass globe, over a chromed metal stem with yellow bakelite ball to top and bottom of stem. Circular chromed metal base. D...
Glass, Bakelite
Art Deco Bakelite & Brass Table Lamp, Germany 1930s
By Marianne Brandt, Christian Dell
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This unusual vintage table light was designed and manufactured in Germany in the 1930s during the Bauhaus period. It features a dome shaped dark cream colored bakelite lampshade, car...
Brass
Sold|$812
Art Deco 1930s Catalin Bakelite Lamp
Located in Devon, England
A very stylish example of another Art Deco Classic is this 1930s Art Deco bakelite lamp. A stunning caramel colored ribbed catalin bakelite stem sits atop an all chrome circular step...
Chrome
Art Deco Green Bakelite and Chromed Metal Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco table lamp with domed shade. Reeded marbled forest green bakelite stem with chromed metal banding and green bakelite ball.
Chrome
Art Deco Bakelite and Glass Table Lamp, Austria 40s
Located in Lucija, SI
This beautiful Table/Bedside Lamp was made in '30s in Austria. Classic Art Deco design.
Glass, Bakelite
An Art Deco Style Chrome & Bakelite Dome Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco style dome table lamp. Chromed shade and circular base with yellow, brown, and amber bakelite detailing.
Chrome
An Art Deco Bakelite and Chromed Metal Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco table lamp. Bakelite and chromed metal beveled circular stem, set over a stepped chromed metal base with skyscraper amber glass shade.
Chrome
Sold|$412
Art Deco Bakelite Desk Lamp, 1930s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Very stylish bakelite light in brown bakelite which was produced in the Czech Republic. Its shade can be directly fixed on the light bulb, thanks to a steel clip allowing it to be...
Bakelite
Miniature Streamline Art Deco Bakelite Lamp
Located in Devon, England
Very stylish bakelite little asymmetrical light in brown bakelite which was produced right after WWII by the ESC company in the Czech Republic, and made in the purest Streamline styl...
Bakelite
An Art Deco Chromed Metal Orange Bakelite Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
Art Deco dome lamp. Bakelite orange and black banded stem over a stepped circular base. Chromed shade with an orange bakelite finial to top. Dimensions: H 51cm W 27cm D 20cm ...
Metal, Chrome
Unusual Pair of Art Deco Orange Bakelite Table Lamps
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Striking pair of orange bakelite Art Deco lamps, circa 1920. Shade and stem decorated with brass and metal beading and trim. Standing on a four paw base. One crack to one shade (p...
Bakelite
German Art Deco Brass, Bakelite and Aluminum Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Art Deco table/desk lamp with anodized 'goldenrod-hued' aluminum shade and gold base with brown bakelite adorned brass stem and brass ring accents (ca. 1940s, Germany).
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Sold|$1,570
An Art Deco Bakelite 1930s Style Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco table lamp. Tapered amber bakelite set over a rectangular base with a segmental white globe.
Chrome
Sold|$1,980
Art Deco Bakelite and Chrome Dome Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco table lamp with chromed metal dome shade.
Bakelite
Art Deco Table Lamp Chromed Metal and Bakelite
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco table lamp. Stepped square black Bakelite and gold Catalin base.
Chrome
Vintage Art Deco Orange Bakelite and Chromed Metal Table Lamps
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of Art Deco table lamps. Reeded orange bakelite stem over a circular chromed metal base with a Geometric yellow tinted glass shade.
Metal
Pair of Art Deco Domed Table Lamps Bakelite and Chrome
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of Art Deco style dome lamps. Yellow fluted bakelite stem with chrome banding, over a chromed metal circular base and a chromed metal shade. Chrome finial to top. Dimensions...
Chrome
Art Deco Pair of Bakelite and Chromed Metal Table Lamps
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of Art Deco table lamps. Yellow bakelite scrolled base with chromed metal surround with a yellow bakelite and chromed metal stem.
Metal
A Pair of Art Deco Bakelite and Chrome Table Lamps
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A Pair of Art Deco dome lamps. Ribbed chrome and yellow bakelite stem over a stepped chromed metal circular base and yellow bakelite finial to top. Dimensions: H 44cm Diameter of S...
Chrome
Art Deco Catalin Bakelite and Chrome Table Lamp, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this cute sized 1930s Art Deco table lamp, standing a mere 10 1/2 inches high this would make an ideal bedroom lamp.
Chrome
Chromed Table Lamp with Orange Bakelite, Art Deco, France, 1930s
Located in Ulm, DE
Chromed table lamp with orange bakelite Original Art Deco, France, 1930s Original chrome with patina (just cleaned, not polished) Dimensions: Diameter 14 cm Height 40 cm.
Metal
Art Deco Streamlined Bakelite Desk Lamp, 1930s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Very stylish bakelite little asymmetrical light in brown bakelite which was produced in the Czech Republic, and made in the purest Streamline style. A characteristic trend which l...
Bakelite
Art Deco Vintage Yellow Bakelite and Chromed Metal Table Lamps
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of Bakelite and Chrome Dome Lamps. Rippled yellow bakelite with chromed banded stem over a chromed metal base and domed chrome shade. Yellow bakelite finial to top. Dimensio...
Chrome
Pair of Chromed Metal and Bakelite Art Deco Table Lamps
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of chromed metal dome lamps. Chromed metal shade with a yellow bakelite and chromed metal stem over a chromed metal base. Bakelite finial to top. Dimensions: H 50cm D of s...
Chrome
Sold|$875
Art Deco Bakelite & Chrome Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Machine Age style chrome and
enameled desk lamp. Has bakelite
base with chrome banding and a
center switch. Newly rewired.
Chrome
Sold|$3,800
Art Deco Crystal and Bakelite Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rare pair of table lamps from the art deco period.
Metal
An Art Deco Style Chrome & Bakelite Dome Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco table lamp. Ribbed amber bakelite with spiralled chrome stem and a white ridge globe H 42cm W 14cm Origin: English Item Number: J338 All of our lighting is fully refu...
Chrome
An Art Deco Style Chrome & Bakelite Dome Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco style table lamp. Mint green ribbed bakelite stem with a chrome metal shade.
Chrome
An Art Deco Style Chrome & Bakelite Dome Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco style dome table lamp. Chromed dome shade with an orange bakelite stem.
Chrome
An Art Deco Style Chrome & Bakelite Dome Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco style table lamp. Amber bakelite stem with chromed rings and a cream glass globe shade.
Glass, Bakelite
An Art Deco Amber Glass and Bakelite Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco table lamp. Amber hexagonal glass globe set over a stepped black bakelite base with an asymmetrical chromed stem.
Glass, Bakelite
Sold|$530
Art deco bakelite desk lamp, 1950s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Very stylish bakelite bauhaus style desk lamp which was produced in the Czech Republic. The arm and lamp shade can be adjusted which makes this lamp very versatile. It also has its...
Bakelite
Art Deco Chromed Metal and Bakelite Dome Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco style dome lamp. Chromed shade and circular base with a fluted yellow and green stem. Bakelite finial to top. Dimensions: H 49cm W 16cm, Diameter of shade: 35cm Origin:...
Bakelite
A Pair of Art Deco Style Chrome and Bakelite Table Lamps
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of Art Deco style table lamps. Black Bakelite stem with chromed rings.
Bakelite
Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.”
ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.
Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.
The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)
Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.
From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.
The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.
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.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Bespoke lighting is a hallmark of upscale interiors, and contemporary makers are increasingly ambitious in their materials and forms.