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Pair of Lamps in Red Sang-de-bœuf Porcelain, circa 1880
Pair of Lamps in Red Sang-de-bœuf Porcelain, circa 1880

Pair of Lamps in Red Sang-de-bœuf Porcelain, circa 1880

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Pair of baluster shape lamps in red sang-de-bœuf (oxblood red) porcelain.

Category

Antique 1880s European Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Two Bordeaux Faience and Gilt Bronze Oil Lamps, Attributed to Vieillard & Cie
Two Bordeaux Faience and Gilt Bronze Oil Lamps, Attributed to Vieillard & Cie

Two Bordeaux Faience and Gilt Bronze Oil Lamps, Attributed to Vieillard & Cie

By Jules Viellard

Located in London, GB

The lamps are stamped ‘V C’. The lamps feature baluster-form faience bodies, which are raised off the ground by circular, pierced gilt bronze (ormolu) bases.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

20th Century Pair of Italian Archimede Seguso Murano Glass Lamps, circa 1980s
20th Century Pair of Italian Archimede Seguso Murano Glass Lamps, circa 1980s

20th Century Pair of Italian Archimede Seguso Murano Glass Lamps, circa 1980s

By Archimede Seguso

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Genuine mid-20th Century pair of Italian Archimede Seguso Murano glass lamps, each of baluster form with a domed base and a swirl-fluted design, with gold accents.

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Pair of Lamps in Satsuma Earthenware and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880
Pair of Lamps in Satsuma Earthenware and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880

Pair of Lamps in Satsuma Earthenware and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Pair of baluster shape lamps in Satsuma earthenware with polychrome enamels decor on a white background.

Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Maison Gagneau, Pair of Lamp in Guilloche Gilt Brass, Late 19th Century
Maison Gagneau, Pair of Lamp in Guilloche Gilt Brass, Late 19th Century

Maison Gagneau, Pair of Lamp in Guilloche Gilt Brass, Late 19th Century

By Gagneau Paris

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Maison Gagneau, signed. Pair of baluster shape lamps in guilloche gilt brass. They stand on a circular base.

Category

Antique 1880s European Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Louis XVI Style Red Marble and Gilt Bronze Mounted Table Lamps
Pair of Louis XVI Style Red Marble and Gilt Bronze Mounted Table Lamps

Pair of Louis XVI Style Red Marble and Gilt Bronze Mounted Table Lamps

Located in Berlin, DE

Pair of 19th century Louis XVI style solid 'royal rouge' marble and gilt bronze-mounted baluster-shaped table lamps. The finely chiseled and well-proportioned gilt bronze application...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps

Materials

Griotte Marble, Bronze

Pair of Enamel Table Lamps with Scenes of Venice in the Manner of Fornasetti
Pair of Enamel Table Lamps with Scenes of Venice in the Manner of Fornasetti

Pair of Enamel Table Lamps with Scenes of Venice in the Manner of Fornasetti

Located in Astoria, NY

A pair of vintage, baluster form enamel table lamps, produced in Italy, circa 1960s, in the manner of Fornasetti, mounted with brass floral wreathes, decorated with scenes of Venice,...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Pair of Imperial Blue Vases

Pair of Imperial Blue Vases

Located in London, GB

A pair of imperial blue baluster vases, now converted as lamps.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Pair of Yellow Glaze Vases
Pair of Yellow Glaze Vases

Pair of Yellow Glaze Vases

Located in London, GB

A pair of 20th century yellow glaze baluster vases as lamps.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Pair of Large Imperial Blue Vases

Pair of Large Imperial Blue Vases

Located in London, GB

A pair of large Imperial blue baluster vases, now converted as lamps.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Pair of Empire Style Candlesticks in Gilt Metal, circa 1900
Pair of Empire Style Candlesticks in Gilt Metal, circa 1900

Pair of Empire Style Candlesticks in Gilt Metal, circa 1900

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Pair of Empire style candlesticks in gilt metal mounted in lamp. Fluted baluster shape shaft adorned with a Greek frieze, an interlacing frieze and a câbles frieze.

Category

Antique Early 1900s European Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Transition Style Candleholders in Gilt Bronze, circa 1900
Pair of Transition Style Candleholders in Gilt Bronze, circa 1900

Pair of Transition Style Candleholders in Gilt Bronze, circa 1900

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Pair of transition style candleholders in gilt bronze mounted in lamp. Bobéches and baluster shape shaft with a decor of swirled flutes, beads friezes, swags and water leaves.

Category

Antique Early 1900s European Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

1970 Maison Roche Bronze Coffee Table
1970 Maison Roche Bronze Coffee Table

1970 Maison Roche Bronze Coffee Table

By Maison Roche

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Beautiful earthenware lamp of baluster shape, enamelled with a monochrome red called "sang-de-boeuf" resting on a blackened wooden base in the Japanese spirit.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Table Lamps

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Chinese Cloisonne Champleve Enamel Baluster Floor Oil Lamp
Antique Chinese Cloisonne Champleve Enamel Baluster Floor Oil Lamp

Antique Chinese Cloisonne Champleve Enamel Baluster Floor Oil Lamp

Located in Dayton, OH

"Monumental antique cloisonne floor oil lamp featuring champleve enamel design of stylized animals, figures and vined florals against a field of clouds. Champlevé is an enamelling...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Metalwork

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Pair of Paris Porcelain Blue and White Hand Painted Baluster-Form Lamps
Pair of Paris Porcelain Blue and White Hand Painted Baluster-Form Lamps

Pair of Paris Porcelain Blue and White Hand Painted Baluster-Form Lamps

Located in San Francisco, CA

Each lamp decorated with meandering branchwork and cherry blossoms; underside with under-glaze blue stamp 'Porcelaine de Paris, france, fondee en 1773'.

Category

Vintage 1960s French Chinoiserie Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

KH Würtz Large Scale Baluster Shaped Lamp Base in Dark Grey Glaze
KH Würtz Large Scale Baluster Shaped Lamp Base in Dark Grey Glaze

KH Würtz Large Scale Baluster Shaped Lamp Base in Dark Grey Glaze

By Kasper Würtz

Located in London, GB

This piece is part of 'pots', an exhibition of 164 one-off pieces by the father and son team behind KH Wurtz. The workshop is known for exceptional handmade ceramics, mainly for the ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

18th or 19th Century Chinese Blanc de Chine Baluster Shape Large Vase/Table Lamp
18th or 19th Century Chinese Blanc de Chine Baluster Shape Large Vase/Table Lamp

18th or 19th Century Chinese Blanc de Chine Baluster Shape Large Vase/Table Lamp

Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

The vase alone standing 18.5 inches tall features applied stems, buds, flowers, leaves and insects, he subtle blanc de chine glaze faintly revealing the underlying thrown body. Later...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Four French 19th Century Patinated Carved Stone Balusters
Set of Four French 19th Century Patinated Carved Stone Balusters

Set of Four French 19th Century Patinated Carved Stone Balusters

Located in Dallas, TX

Convert these elegant balusters into table lamps, or use them as decorative objects on any console or cabinet.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Balustrades and Fixtures

Materials

Cast Stone

Pair of Satsuma Kerosene Lamps, Meiji Period, '1868-1912'
Pair of Satsuma Kerosene Lamps, Meiji Period, '1868-1912'

Pair of Satsuma Kerosene Lamps, Meiji Period, '1868-1912'

Located in Paris, FR

Pair of large kerosene lamps in Satsuma porcelain. The baluster-shaped lamps are decorated with large, multicolored cartouches featuring people painted on a gilded, multicolored back...

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Bronze

Paul Louchet, Pair of Gilt Bronze Bedside Lamps, Art Nouveau Period
Paul Louchet, Pair of Gilt Bronze Bedside Lamps, Art Nouveau Period

Paul Louchet, Pair of Gilt Bronze Bedside Lamps, Art Nouveau Period

By Paul Louchet

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Pair of chiseled and gilt bronze bedside lamps. Baluster shape lamp decorated in the upper part by a frieze of flowers, leaves and buds of hawthorn, which some branches spill over th...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau More Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Japanese Arita Blue and White Porcelain Vases
Pair of Japanese Arita Blue and White Porcelain Vases

Pair of Japanese Arita Blue and White Porcelain Vases

Located in Essex, MA

Each one drilled for lamps. Baluster form with carved wood bases and tops.

Category

Antique 1760s Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Cast Bronze Ram's Head Furniture/Architectural Mount
Cast Bronze Ram's Head Furniture/Architectural Mount

Cast Bronze Ram's Head Furniture/Architectural Mount

Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI

This bronze ram's head once adorned a chair or lamp or baluster. Now, it would make an interesting piece on a bookshelf, desk, or coffee table.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Neoclassical Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Italian Terracotta Baluster Lamp
Italian Terracotta Baluster Lamp

Italian Terracotta Baluster Lamp

Located in New York, NY

Vintage Italian terracotta baluster lamp. Dimension: 9.5" w x 20" H to base of stem; 7" diameter base.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Iron Baluster Lamps
Pair of Iron Baluster Lamps

Pair of Iron Baluster Lamps

Located in Houston, TX

Pair of iron baluster lamps. Wired and ready for use.

Category

Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Pair of Ribbed Baluster Lamps
Pair of Ribbed Baluster Lamps

Pair of Ribbed Baluster Lamps

Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL

This is a mellow pair of ribbed baluster lamps situated on circular wood bases.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Other Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

1970s Mercury Glass Swirled Baluster Lamps
1970s Mercury Glass Swirled Baluster Lamps

1970s Mercury Glass Swirled Baluster Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Large pair of mercury glass swirled baluster lamps with brass-plated base and solid brass hardware.

Category

20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair English Crystal Baluster Lamps by Lucy Cope
Pair English Crystal Baluster Lamps by Lucy Cope

Pair English Crystal Baluster Lamps by Lucy Cope

By Lucy Cope

Located in Memphis, TN

Pair English Crystal Baluster Lamps by Lucy Cope. Will sell individually.

Category

2010s English Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal

Pair of Antique Weathered Baluster Lamps
Pair of Antique Weathered Baluster Lamps

Pair of Antique Weathered Baluster Lamps

Located in Astoria, NY

A pair of table lamps, with antique baluster bodies in wood; originally produced circa 1900s, the balusters have been remade as lamps, each retaining a beautifully weathered appearan...

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Pair of Elegant Crystal Baluster Lamps
Pair of Elegant Crystal Baluster Lamps

Pair of Elegant Crystal Baluster Lamps

By Baccarat

Located in Paris, Ile-de-France

A pair of heavy cut crystal lamps in the style of Baccarat. France, circa 1950. Re-wired, with new shades.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal

Pair of White Painted Plaster Baluster Lamps
Pair of White Painted Plaster Baluster Lamps

Pair of White Painted Plaster Baluster Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Each lamp of architectural baluster form with very attractive distressed white paint surface.

Category

Early 20th Century European Rustic Table Lamps

Materials

Plaster, Paint

Pair of Neoclassical White Porcelain Baluster Lamps
Pair of Neoclassical White Porcelain Baluster Lamps

Pair of Neoclassical White Porcelain Baluster Lamps

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Gorgeous pair of white porcelain table lamps having a baluster form mounted on square pedestals.

Category

20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Pine Baluster Lamps, 19th Century
Pair of Pine Baluster Lamps, 19th Century

Pair of Pine Baluster Lamps, 19th Century

Located in Doylestown, PA

A pair of baluster form lamps in stripped pine, architectural elements, recently wired for electricity with brass vase caps and hardware.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Table Lamps

Materials

Pine

Pair of Mid-Century Majolica Style Porcelain Baluster Lamps
Pair of Mid-Century Majolica Style Porcelain Baluster Lamps

Pair of Mid-Century Majolica Style Porcelain Baluster Lamps

Located in Astoria, NY

Pair of Mid-Century era American Hollywood Regency table lamps, produced circa 1950s, of classical baluster form in aqua-green glazed Majolica style porcelain.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair English Crystal Twisted Baluster Lamps by Lucy Cope
Pair English Crystal Twisted Baluster Lamps by Lucy Cope

Pair English Crystal Twisted Baluster Lamps by Lucy Cope

By Lucy Cope

Located in Memphis, TN

English Crystal hand blown glass lamp by Lucy Cope on stepped metal base. 24" H to top of socket.

Category

2010s English Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass

Pair of Blanc De Chine Vintage Porcelain Baluster Lamps with Prunus Motif
Pair of Blanc De Chine Vintage Porcelain Baluster Lamps with Prunus Motif

Pair of Blanc De Chine Vintage Porcelain Baluster Lamps with Prunus Motif

Located in Lomita, CA

A pair of temple jar blanc de chine lamps are impressive in a variety of settings with their baluster or ginger jar form.

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Famille Rose Porcelain Lamps
Pair of Famille Rose Porcelain Lamps

Pair of Famille Rose Porcelain Lamps

Located in New York, NY

A famille verte porcelain baluster lamp with Fine painted village and people’s decoration, fine cast brass base.

Category

Late 20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Vintage Tall Brass Neoclassical Candlestick Baluster Table Lamps
Pair of Vintage Tall Brass Neoclassical Candlestick Baluster Table Lamps

Pair of Vintage Tall Brass Neoclassical Candlestick Baluster Table Lamps

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Vintage pair of tall heavy brass table lamps feature an elegant candlestick or baluster lamp form with elongated columns mounted on round bases with stepped elements.

Category

20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Marbro Gilt Chinoiserie Baluster Table Lamp
Marbro Gilt Chinoiserie Baluster Table Lamp

Marbro Gilt Chinoiserie Baluster Table Lamp

By The Marbro Lamp Company

Located in Brooklyn, NY

For your consideration is this gilt Chinoiserie lamp by Marbro manufactured in the 1960s. It features the original fabric shade, baluster form base with original gilt finish.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Pair of Baluster Form Lamps
Pair of Baluster Form Lamps

Pair of Baluster Form Lamps

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Pair of French patinated composition baluster form lamps, circa 1930s. These lamps are great for a veranda magazine style rustic romantic interior.

Category

Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps

Famille Noire Baluster Vase Lamp
Famille Noire Baluster Vase Lamp

Famille Noire Baluster Vase Lamp

Located in Cheshire, GB

Famille Noire baluster vase lamp with gilded detail on black background.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Baluster Rattan Lamps
Pair of Baluster Rattan Lamps

Pair of Baluster Rattan Lamps

Located in London, GB

A pair of rattan straw weaved vases now converted to lamps.

Category

Mid-20th Century English Table Lamps

Materials

Rattan

Pair of Large concrete baluster table lamps
Pair of Large concrete baluster table lamps

Pair of Large concrete baluster table lamps

Located in Washington, DC

Pair of large concrete baluster table lamps with surround decoration

Category

Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Table Lamps

Materials

Concrete

Pair Chinese Oxblood  Baluster Porcelain Table Lamps
Pair Chinese Oxblood  Baluster Porcelain Table Lamps

Pair Chinese Oxblood Baluster Porcelain Table Lamps

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Pair of Asian Sang De Boeuf "Oxblood" glazed vases table lamps mounted on gilt turned wood lamp bases. The baluster form vases are done in a nice darker oxblood red burgundy coloring.

Category

Vintage 1970s Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair Chinese Oxblood Baluster Porcelain Table Lamps
Pair Chinese Oxblood Baluster Porcelain Table Lamps

Pair Chinese Oxblood Baluster Porcelain Table Lamps

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Pair of Asian Sang De Boeuf "Oxblood" glazed vases table lamps mounted on gilt turned wood lamp bases. The baluster form vases are done in a rich oxblood red burgundy coloring.

Category

Vintage 1960s Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Tall Silver Leafed Baluster-Form Table Lamp
Tall Silver Leafed Baluster-Form Table Lamp

Tall Silver Leafed Baluster-Form Table Lamp

Located in Chicago, IL

Carved and silver leafed wood candle stick Regency style table lamp with open base. Aged patinated finish with red undercoat showing in places. Sold sans shade.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Vintage Italian Carved Baluster Urn Marble Tabletop Lamp.
Vintage Italian Carved Baluster Urn Marble Tabletop Lamp.

Vintage Italian Carved Baluster Urn Marble Tabletop Lamp.

Located in Vero Beach, FL

Vintage Italian Carved Baluster Urn Marble Tabletop Lamp. This beautiful baluster shaped Italian marble is carved as an urn with plinth and mounted as a table lamp.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Marble

19th Century Limestone Baluster Converted to a Table Lamp
19th Century Limestone Baluster Converted to a Table Lamp

19th Century Limestone Baluster Converted to a Table Lamp

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

19th Century architectural table lamp formed from a carved limestone baluster, of square section with moulded knop and collar detail.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Irish Baroque Table Lamps

Materials

Limestone

Pair of Blackened Wood Baluster Table Lamps, XXth Century.
Pair of Blackened Wood Baluster Table Lamps, XXth Century.

Pair of Blackened Wood Baluster Table Lamps, XXth Century.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Pair of Blackened Wood Baluster Table Lamps, XXth Century. Pair of Blackened Wood Baluster Table Lamps in the taste of Antiquity, XXth Century.

Category

Late 20th Century French Greco Roman Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Pair of Small Blue and White Chinese Baluster Jar Lamps
Pair of Small Blue and White Chinese Baluster Jar Lamps

Pair of Small Blue and White Chinese Baluster Jar Lamps

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Pair of small blue and white Chinese porcelain baluster jars with architectural and landscape design, mounted as lamps on black bases.

Category

20th Century Table Lamps

Philippe Barbier, Travertine and Gilt Metal Baluster Table Lamp, French
Philippe Barbier, Travertine and Gilt Metal Baluster Table Lamp, French

Philippe Barbier, Travertine and Gilt Metal Baluster Table Lamp, French

By Philippe Barbier

Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France

This very nice "baluster" table lamp is made of travertine and gilt metal.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Travertine, Metal

Pair of Baluster Shape Lamps in Green Opaline, circa 1880
Pair of Baluster Shape Lamps in Green Opaline, circa 1880

Pair of Baluster Shape Lamps in Green Opaline, circa 1880

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Pair of baluster shaped lamps in green opaline mounted in a gilt bronze Louis XV style base adorned with chiselled acanthus leaves.

Category

Antique 19th Century Napoleon III Table Lamps

Materials

Opaline Glass

Classical Baluster-Shaped Porcelain Table Lamp Base by Baudour, Belgium
Classical Baluster-Shaped Porcelain Table Lamp Base by Baudour, Belgium

Classical Baluster-Shaped Porcelain Table Lamp Base by Baudour, Belgium

Located in Verviers, BE

Porcelain table lamp base with ivory pastel glaze and gilded details (handles neck, foot and pedestal) on a white body. Following the classical outline and using the experience of 13...

Category

Vintage 1950s Belgian Empire Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 1940s Pink Ceramic and Brass Baluster Form Table Lamps
Pair of 1940s Pink Ceramic and Brass Baluster Form Table Lamps

Pair of 1940s Pink Ceramic and Brass Baluster Form Table Lamps

Located in Chicago, IL

Beautiful pink ceramic baluster form table lamps, resembling pink alacite glass, with brass bases and acanthus leaf detailed fitments.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Large Chinese Sang De Boeuf Baluster Porcelain Table Lamps
Pair of Large Chinese Sang De Boeuf Baluster Porcelain Table Lamps

Pair of Large Chinese Sang De Boeuf Baluster Porcelain Table Lamps

Located in London, GB

A superb pair of large Chinese sang de boeuf baluster vases, with a particularly good deep glaze colour, now mounted as lamps with hand gilded turned bases.

Category

20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

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Baluster Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of baluster lamps available for sale. Each of these unique baluster lamps was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, metal and porcelain. Find 241 antique and vintage baluster lamps at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 3 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Baluster lamps have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Baluster lamps made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Hollywood Regency — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many baluster lamps are appealing in their simplicity, but The Marbro Lamp Company, Baccarat and Barovier&Toso produced popular baluster lamps that are worth a look.

How Much are Baluster Lamps?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,700, while they’re typically $345 on the low end and $18,000 highest priced.

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.