Cat Art Deco Lamp, 1920, in Chrome, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Table lamp Art deco Materia: chrome Style: Art Deco Country: France To take care of your property
Chrome
$816
H 13.78 in W 7.88 in D 4.73 in
Art Deco Blue Cat Dog Terrier Pale Blue Ceramic Lamp Glass Sphere Lamp Shade
Located in Munich, DE
This unusual Art Deco lamp shows a frightened cat with an arched back and raised tail crouched
Ceramic, Glass
$1,188
H 7.88 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
Art Deco style lamp with cat EQUILIBRE signed Gaillard for Max Le Verrier.
By Max Le Verrier, Gaillard
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp with cat EQUILIBRE signed Gaillard for Max Le Verrier. With Max Le Verrier
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
$1,188 / item
H 8.27 in W 5.12 in D 3.94 in
Art Deco style lamp with cat CHAT JONGLEUR signed Janle for Max Le Verrier.
By Max Le Verrier, Janle
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp with cat CHAT JONGLEUR signed Janle for Max Le Verrier. With Max Le Verrier
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
$2,689Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.3 in Dm 14.57 in
French Art Deco Figural Table Lamp of a Sitting Stone Cat God France, 1940-Ies
Located in Salzburg, AT
Figural table lamp Sitting stone cat god France 1940-ies. The object is from the Art Deco period
Bronze, Foil
Enamel porcelain cat table lamp by PB Paris, France, circa 1940.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Enamel porcelain cat table lamp by PB Paris, France, circa 1940.
Enamel
$2,785Sale Price|20% Off
H 18.12 in Dm 17.72 in
Mid-Century Greek Green Bastet Cat God Table Lamp Cast Iron Patinated 1940s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Mid-Century Greek Bastet Cat God Table Lamp Iron Patinated The heavy object in cast in iron, is
Foil, Iron
1930s Hagenauer Style Art Deco Cat Sculpture Table Lamp
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Vienna, AT
A unique Art Deco table lamp in the shape of a cat in the manner of Werkstatte Hagenauer Vienna
Metal
$1,176
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
French Table Lamp Equilibre a Cat on a Glass Ball by Gaillard for Max Le Verrier
By Gaillard, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
lovingly handcrafted in the Art Deco style, this masterpiece evokes feelings of admiration and fascination
Marble, Spelter
Art Deco Chinese Porcelain Cat Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
White porcelain chinese art deco cat lamp. Black satin wooden base. Shade and finial not included
Brass
Monumental Pair of Art Deco, Cat-Form Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful styled pair of silver gilt cast and carved plaster feline lamps. Large as well, they make
Silver
Sold
H 8.27 in W 5.32 in L 8.27 in
Jongleur Table Lamp of a Cat with a Glass Ball by Janle and Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
) Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Janle”, signed Original “Max Le Verrier” Art Deco style
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in L 7.49 in
French Table Lamp Equilibre a Cat on a Glass Ball by Gaillard for Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier, Gaillard
Located in Ulm, DE
during the roaring 1920s by “Gaillard”, signed Original “Max Le Verrier”, stamped Art Deco style
Marble, Spelter
Art Deco bronze lamp sculpture cat with ball by Georges Benoit.
By Georges Benoit
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze lamp sculpture cat with ball by Georges Benoit. Foundry Renaud éditeurs Paris
Onyx, Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 8.27 in W 5.32 in D 3.15 in
Jongleur Table Lamp of a Cat with a Glass Ball by Janle and Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier, Janle
Located in Ulm, DE
) Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Janle”, signed Original “Max Le Verrier” Art Deco style
Marble, Spelter
1930 Goebel Art Deco Green Porcelain Cat Table Lamp
By Goebel Company
Located in Brescia, IT
Cat Table Lamp Goebel Germany, 1930 Enamel Porcelain Cat with Red Glass Eyes Original electric
Porcelain
Art Deco Playing Panthers Cats Desk or TV Lamp, 1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
background, sculpted in Art Deco style. One cat is holding high ground on a rock or large wood trunk, and
Ceramic, Pottery
Sold
H 15.75 in W 4.34 in D 3.94 in
Art Deco Bronze Lamp with Pierrot Clown and Cat Georges Omerth, France, 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
Cute bronze table lamp with a sculpture of a Pierrot clown and his cat. The lamp is signed by
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 7.88 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
Art Deco style lamp with cat EQUILIBRE signed Gaillard for Max Le Verrier.
By Gaillard, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp with cat EQUILIBRE signed Gaillard for Max Le Verrier. With Max Le Verrier
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Sold
H 7.88 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
Art Deco style lamp with cat EQUILIBRE signed Gaillard for Max Le Verrier.
By Gaillard, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp with cat EQUILIBRE signed Gaillard for Max Le Verrier. With Max Le Verrier
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Sold
H 7.88 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
Art Deco style lamp with cat EQUILIBRE signed Gaillard for Max Le Verrier.
By Gaillard, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp with cat EQUILIBRE signed Gaillard for Max Le Verrier. With Max Le Verrier
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Sold
H 7.88 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
Art Deco style lamp with cat EQUILIBRE signed Gaillard for Max Le Verrier.
By Gaillard, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp with cat EQUILIBRE signed Gaillard for Max Le Verrier. With Max Le Verrier
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Sold
H 7.88 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
Art Deco style lamp with cat EQUILIBRE signed Gaillard for Max Le Verrier.
By Gaillard, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp with cat EQUILIBRE signed Gaillard for Max Le Verrier. With Max Le Verrier
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Sold
H 7.88 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
Art Deco style lamp with cat EQUILIBRE signed Gaillard for Max Le Verrier.
By Gaillard, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp with cat EQUILIBRE signed Gaillard for Max Le Verrier. With Max Le Verrier
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Sold
H 8.27 in W 5.12 in D 3.94 in
Art Deco style lamp with cat CHAT JONGLEUR signed Janle for Max Le Verrier.
By Max Le Verrier, Janle
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp with cat CHAT JONGLEUR signed Janle for Max Le Verrier. With Max Le Verrier
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Sold
H 8.27 in W 5.12 in D 3.94 in
Art Deco style lamp with cat CHAT JONGLEUR signed Janle for Max Le Verrier.
By Max Le Verrier, Janle
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp with cat CHAT JONGLEUR signed Janle for Max Le Verrier. With Max Le Verrier
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Sold
H 8.27 in W 5.12 in D 3.94 in
Art Deco style lamp with cat CHAT JONGLEUR signed Janle for Max Le Verrier.
By Max Le Verrier, Janle
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp with cat CHAT JONGLEUR signed Janle for Max Le Verrier. With Max Le Verrier
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Antique Austrian Bronze Cat-Form Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Charming Art Deco period bronze and metal table lamp in the form of a stretching cat, with original
Bronze
Sold
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
Table Lamp, Equilibre, Cat on Glass Ball, by Gaillard, Original Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier, Gaillard
Located in Ulm, DE
1920s by “Gaillard” Original “Max Le Verrier” Art Deco style, France Table lamp made in “Régule
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
Table Lamp, Equilibre, Cat on Glass Ball by Gaillard, Original Max Le Verrier
By Gaillard, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
1920s by “Gaillard” Original “Max Le Verrier” Art Deco style, France. Table lamp made in “Régule
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
Table Lamp, Equilibre, Cat on Glass Ball by Gaillard, Original Max Le Verrier
By Gaillard, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
1920s by “Gaillard” Original “Max Le Verrier” Art Deco style, France. Table lamp made in “Régule
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
Original Max Le Verrier Table Lamp Equilibre Cat on Glass Ball by Gaillard
By Gaillard, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
during the roaring 1920s by “Gaillard”, signed Original “Max Le Verrier” Art Deco style, France
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
French Table Lamp Equilibre a Cat on a Glass Ball by Gaillard for Max Le Verrier
By Gaillard, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
during the roaring 1920s by “Gaillard”, signed Original “Max Le Verrier”, stamped Art Deco style
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
French Table Lamp Equilibre a Cat on a Glass Ball by Gaillard for Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier, Gaillard
Located in Ulm, DE
”, stamped Art Deco style, France. Handmade sculpture made in “Régule” (spelter / white bronze) Green
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 8.27 in W 5.32 in D 3.15 in
Jongleur Table Lamp of a Cat with a Glass Ball by Janle and Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
) Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Janle”, signed Original “Max Le Verrier” Art Deco style
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 8.27 in W 5.32 in D 3.15 in
Jongleur Table Lamp of a Cat with a Glass Ball by Janle and Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier, Janle
Located in Ulm, DE
) Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Janle”, signed Original “Max Le Verrier” Art Deco style
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 8.27 in W 5.32 in D 3.15 in
Jongleur Table Lamp of a Cat with a Glass Ball by Janle and Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier, Janle
Located in Ulm, DE
) Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Janle”, signed Original “Max Le Verrier” Art Deco style
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 8.27 in W 5.32 in D 3.15 in
Jongleur Table Lamp of a Cat with a Glass Ball by Janle and Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier, Janle
Located in Ulm, DE
) Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Janle”, signed Original “Max Le Verrier” Art Deco style
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
French Table Lamp Equilibre a Cat on a Glass Ball by Gaillard for Max Le Verrier
By Gaillard, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
during the roaring 1920s by “Gaillard”, signed Original “Max Le Verrier”, stamped Art Deco style
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
French Table Lamp Equilibre a Cat on a Glass Ball by Gaillard for Max Le Verrier
By Gaillard, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
during the roaring 1920s by “Gaillard”, signed Original “Max Le Verrier”, stamped Art Deco style
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
French Table Lamp Equilibre a Cat on a Glass Ball by Gaillard for Max Le Verrier
By Gaillard, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
during the roaring 1920s by “Gaillard”, signed Original “Max Le Verrier”, stamped Art Deco style
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
French Table Lamp Équilibre a Cat on a Glass Ball by Gaillard for Max Le Verrier
By Gaillard, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
during the roaring 1920s by “Gaillard”, signed Original “Max Le Verrier”, stamped Art Deco style
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
French Table Lamp Equilibre a Cat on a Glass Ball by Gaillard for Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier, Gaillard
Located in Ulm, DE
Art Deco style, France. Handmade sculpture made in “Régule” (spelter / white bronze) Green patina
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
French Table Lamp Equilibre a Cat on a Glass Ball by Gaillard for Max Le Verrier
By Gaillard, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
lovingly handcrafted in the Art Deco style, this masterpiece evokes feelings of admiration and fascination
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
French Table Lamp Equilibre a Cat on a Glass Ball by Gaillard for Max Le Verrier
By Gaillard, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
lovingly handcrafted in the Art Deco style, this masterpiece evokes feelings of admiration and fascination
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
French Table Lamp Equilibre a Cat on a Glass Ball by Gaillard for Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier, Gaillard
Located in Ulm, DE
lovingly handcrafted in the Art Deco style, this masterpiece evokes feelings of admiration and fascination
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 8.27 in W 5.32 in D 3.15 in
Jongleur Table Lamp of a Cat with a Glass Ball by Janle and Max Le Verrier
By Janle, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
) Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Janle”, signed Original “Max Le Verrier” Art Deco style
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
French Table Lamp Equilibre a Cat on a Glass Ball by Gaillard for Max Le Verrier
By Gaillard, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
lovingly handcrafted in the Art Deco style, this masterpiece evokes feelings of admiration and fascination
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
French Table Lamp Equilibre a Cat on a Glass Ball by Gaillard for Max Le Verrier
By Gaillard, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
lovingly handcrafted in the Art Deco style, this masterpiece evokes feelings of admiration and fascination
Marble, Spelter
Sold
H 8.27 in W 5.32 in D 3.15 in
Jongleur Table Lamp of a Cat play with a Glass Ball by Janle and Max Le Verrier
By Janle, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
Art Deco “Juggler Cat” Lamp by Janle, Signed – Original Max Le Verrier Elevate your home decor
Marble, Spelter
Max Le Verrier Bronze Cat Lamp “Equilibre de Galliard”
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
Art Deco lamp, bronze cat with verdigris finish, on white sphere by Max Le Verrier, named
A French 1920's Sculptural Ceramic Cat
Located in New York, NY
A French 1920's Sculptural Ceramic Cat, signed Male France
Pair of 1920s Silvered Bronze Sculptural Siamese Cat Table Lamps
By A. Tiot
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 1920s silvered bronze sculptural Siamese cat table lamps.
Bronze
Brown Vintage Turkish Mohair Blanket Rug
Located in New York, NY
Casual looking vintage mohair rug with a nomadic motif with the letter "S" woven in the middle of the rug. Can be used as a throw piece or a large blanket for added warmth. Size: ...
Mohair
Solid Walnut Dovetail Record Crate
By Blake Tovin, Matt Richmond
Located in Nyack, NY
As avid record collectors we all have albums we want close at hand. Whether storing new finds or favorite titles that are in heavy rotation, our dovetail record crate is the perfect ...
Brass
$4,561 / item
H 20.08 in W 13.39 in D 4.34 in
Art Deco Style Lamp Espana Dancer with Fan by Guerbe for Max Le Verrier Original
By Guerbe Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Espana an Art Deco style lamp Spanish dancer lady with fan. Signed by Raymonde Guerbe with foundry seal. Designed in 1920-1930. Handcrafted. Posthumous contemporary cast at the Le V...
Marble, Metal
$5,102
H 16.74 in W 11.03 in D 6.3 in
Art Deco Style Lamp Nude with Scarf by Fayral for Max Le Verrier Séréntité
By Max Le Verrier, Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp sculpture nude with scarf SERENITE signed Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays. Patinated metal on marble base, frosted glass. Design ca. 1930. Posthumous cont...
Marble, Metal
Stylized Cat Lamp - France - 1970s
By Atelier A, Andre Cazenave
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Sculptural table lamp in fiberglass, depicting a stylized cat with pure and rounded lines. French work from the 1970s, in the spirit of Atelier A, André Cazenave, and mid-century mod...
Fiberglass
Marie Suri "Constellation" Fire Screen
By Marie Suri
Located in New York, NY
Marie Suri The "Constellation" fire screen Fire screen with scattered 2.5” and 4” steel medallions with bronze decoration. Mesh backing makes these an excellent choice for wood-bur...
Bronze
$8,823
H 31.5 in W 36.62 in D 15.75 in
Scandinavian Functionalist chest of drawers, Oscar Nilsson, NK, Sweden, 1930s
By Oscar Nilsson, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Chest of drawers by Oscar Nilsson, made from teak. Lovely, rounded functionalist forms and cool inset handles. The sides open up to reveal practical shelves and small compartments.
Teak
$4,800
H 86 in W 39 in D 9.5 in
Custom-Crafted Art Nouveau Style Wrought Iron Gate with Stylized Flower
By Ron Moore
Located in San Francisco, CA
A custom-crafted Art Nouveau style wrought iron gate with stylized flower; of assymetrical form with a lively floral head emanating from one corner; with artist's initials 'RSM'.
$2,500
H 5.75 in Dm 2.25 in
Franz Xavier Bergman, Oriental Dancer, Jugenstil Vienna Bronze Sculpture, 1900s
By Franz Bergmann
Located in New York, NY
This provocative, desk-size bronze statuette of a semi-nude oriental dancer in a sensuous, rather candid pose rendered in the best Art Nouveau traditions of the world-famous Viennese...
Bronze
'Daffodil' Table Lamp by Tiffany Studios
By Tiffany Studios
Located in London, GB
‘Daffodil’ table lamp by Tiffany Studios American, c. 1910 Height 56cm, diameter 40cm Designed and hand-made by the artisans from the renowned Tiffany Studios (1902-1932), this ‘Daf...
Bronze, Lead
$456,194 / set
H 157.49 in W 157.49 in D 157.49 in
18th Century Renaissance Palladio Dining Room Set in blackening wood of walnut
By Andrea Palladio
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Monumental and important Renaissance Palladio dining room set all in solid hand-carved walnut from a Palladian Palace in Vicenza of a Venetian patrician family. The back of the show...
Glass, Pine, Walnut
Art Nouveau French Table Lamp "Tiffany Style", 1930s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
A beautiful Tiffany style table lamp, French production from the 1930s, Art Nouveau period. The base is in cast brass and base in black marble, the lampshade in colored glass and cry...
Brass
$840 / set
H 4 in Dm 3 in
Set of 12 Deborah Ehrlich Simple Crystal Water Glasses, Hand Blown in Sweden
By Deborah Ehrlich
Located in Accord, NY
Launched with Takashimaya in 1999, these handblown crystal water glasses have become a modern Classic. Each Deborah Ehrlich piece is designed for the extraordinary strength and clari...
Crystal
$7,800
H 11.6 in W 12.2 in D 3.9 in
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of an Archer by Michel Decoux (1837-1924), France.
Located in New York, NY
Green patinated bronze sculpture of an archer by Michel Decoux (1837-1924). This petite Art Deco sculpture beautifully captures the elegant formal language of the period. Crafted in ...
Bronze
19th Century French Limoges Enamel Plaque in Gilt Bronze Frame
By Limoges
Located in London, GB
This beautiful Limoges enamel plaque depicts a knight in full armour. He is portrayed turning towards the viewer, as though he is about to unsheathe his sword. The knight stands befo...
Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
$1,788
H 10.04 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Giant Mandruzzato Murano Sommerso Green Yellow Faceted Art Glass Vase
By Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Barcelona, ES
Massive Sommerso vase with faceted glass in Green and yellow glass cased into clear glass. Attributed to Mandruzzato, Italy, 1960s. Green glass with a layer of yellow glass cased in...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
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.