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Banker Lamp
Banker Lamp

Banker Lamp

$940 / item

Banker Lamp

Located in PARIS, FR

Banker lamp with a green and removable lampshade.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Radionic Trans Co. Bankers Lamp
Radionic Trans Co. Bankers Lamp

Radionic Trans Co. Bankers Lamp

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Mid-Century Bankers Lamp from Radionic Trans Co. made between 40s and 60s. Lamp features chrome end

Category

Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Art Deco Desk Banker's Lamp With Opaline
Art Deco Desk Banker's Lamp With Opaline

Art Deco Desk Banker's Lamp With Opaline

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR

Antique nickel-plated bronze table lamp with a blown glass shade. The famous "Banker's Lamp," made

Category

Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Swiveling Art Deco Banker lamp vienna around 1920s
Swiveling Art Deco Banker lamp vienna around 1920s

Swiveling Art Deco Banker lamp vienna around 1920s

Located in Wien, AT

Swiveling Art Deco Banker lamp vienna around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled Wood polished

Category

Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Antique Green Enamel Banker's Lamp, Germany 1910s
Antique Green Enamel Banker's Lamp, Germany 1910s

Antique Green Enamel Banker's Lamp, Germany 1910s

Located in Beograd, RS

In this listing you will find a stunning Antique Banker's lamp in green enamel. Unlike the typical

Category

Vintage 1910s German Jugendstil Table Lamps

Materials

Enamel, Steel

Artemide Pausania Bankers Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
Artemide Pausania Bankers Lamp by Ettore Sottsass

Artemide Pausania Bankers Lamp by Ettore Sottsass

By Artemide, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Toronto, CA

A banker’s lamp reimagined through a postmodern lens. Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Artemide in

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Hight Adjustable Art Deco Banker lamp vienna around 1920s
Hight Adjustable Art Deco Banker lamp vienna around 1920s

Hight Adjustable Art Deco Banker lamp vienna around 1920s

Located in Wien, AT

Hight Adjustable Art Deco Banker lamp vienna around 1920s The glass is in every direction

Category

Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Austrian Banker's Lamp by Astral
Art Deco Austrian Banker's Lamp by Astral

Art Deco Austrian Banker's Lamp by Astral

By Astral

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Adjustable workshop / banker's lamp by Astral (Austria circa late 1930s - early 1940s) featuring a

Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

French Art Deco Brass Table Desk Light Banker Lamp
French Art Deco Brass Table Desk Light Banker Lamp

French Art Deco Brass Table Desk Light Banker Lamp

Located in Amsterdam, NL

French Art deco Brass desk light / banker lamp Marble opaline glass 2,5 meter black cotton flex

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Iron

Mid-Century Modern Green Banker's Lamp, Hand-Painted Steel, 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Green Banker's Lamp, Hand-Painted Steel, 1960s

Mid-Century Modern Green Banker's Lamp, Hand-Painted Steel, 1960s

Located in London, GB

This is a great midcentury banker's lamp, made in France using steel. The light retains the

Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Bradley & Hubbard Style Antique Bronze Adjusting Bankers Lamp, circa 1920's
Bradley & Hubbard Style Antique Bronze Adjusting Bankers Lamp, circa 1920's

Bradley & Hubbard Style Antique Bronze Adjusting Bankers Lamp, circa 1920's

By Bradley & Hubbard

Located in Bainbridge, NY

Early Electric Bradley and Hubbard style Antique Bronze finish swiveling Bankers Lamp. Featuring a

Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Iron

A Pair of Brass and Green Glass Banker’s Lamps  A beautiful pair
A Pair of Brass and Green Glass Banker’s Lamps  A beautiful pair

A Pair of Brass and Green Glass Banker’s Lamps A beautiful pair

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

A Pair of Brass and Green Glass Banker’s Lamps A beautiful pair of barrister’s brass desk lamps

Category

Vintage 1980s Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1940s Giovanni Michelucci Patinated Brass Adjustable Banker Lamp for Lariolux
1940s Giovanni Michelucci Patinated Brass Adjustable Banker Lamp for Lariolux

1940s Giovanni Michelucci Patinated Brass Adjustable Banker Lamp for Lariolux

By Giovanni Michelucci, Lariolux

Located in Glendale, CA

1940s Giovanni Michelucci Patinated Brass Adjustable Banker Lamp for Lariolux Produced circa 1940

Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Brass, Glass & Marble Banker’s Lamp
Brass, Glass & Marble Banker’s Lamp

Brass, Glass & Marble Banker’s Lamp

Located in Bradenton, FL

A brass, glass, and marble banker's desk lamp. A white beveled frosted glass shade is supported on

Category

Late 20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Brass

Art Deco Bankers Lamp, 1930s
Art Deco Bankers Lamp, 1930s

Art Deco Bankers Lamp, 1930s

$602Sale Price|20% Off

Art Deco Bankers Lamp, 1930s

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Characteristic desk lamp, Bauhaus style, designed in 1930. The lamp has a heavy cast iron base and

Category

Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

"Emeralite Co". Banker's Lamp w/ Art Glass Glass Shade by "Bellova", ca. 1920
"Emeralite Co". Banker's Lamp w/ Art Glass Glass Shade by "Bellova", ca. 1920

"Emeralite Co". Banker's Lamp w/ Art Glass Glass Shade by "Bellova", ca. 1920

By Emeralite

Located in Petaluma, CA

makers of Banker's lamps. On occasion when the company wanted a special glass shade, they had the Bellova

Category

Vintage 1920s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Iron

LARGE VERY HEAVY ORiGINAL RAGOT FRANCE GILT BRONZE ARTICULATED BANKERS LAMP
LARGE VERY HEAVY ORiGINAL RAGOT FRANCE GILT BRONZE ARTICULATED BANKERS LAMP

LARGE VERY HEAVY ORiGINAL RAGOT FRANCE GILT BRONZE ARTICULATED BANKERS LAMP

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

brass with bronzed finish Art Deco bankers lamp circa 1950 with the original retailers stamp to the base

Category

Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Double Shade Brass Banker's Lamp, ca. 1910
Double Shade Brass Banker's Lamp, ca. 1910

Double Shade Brass Banker's Lamp, ca. 1910

Located in Petaluma, CA

This lamp would be nice enough with just one arm, but with 2 arms that really makes it special. It

Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Iron

1940s Banker Lamp 3535 by Napako, Czechoslovakia
1940s Banker Lamp 3535 by Napako, Czechoslovakia

1940s Banker Lamp 3535 by Napako, Czechoslovakia

By Napako

Located in Praha, CZ

-cleaned and rewired - 2x , E26-E27 bulbs - US wiring compatible - Minor signs of use in Chrome plated layer

Category

Vintage 1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Bankers Lamp in Black, Brass and Glass by Robert Sonneman, Halogen
Bankers Lamp in Black, Brass and Glass by Robert Sonneman, Halogen

Bankers Lamp in Black, Brass and Glass by Robert Sonneman, Halogen

By Robert Sonneman

Located in Kansas City, MO

Bankers style table lamp designed by Robert Sonneman, 1980s. Functions perfectly, halogen bulb

Category

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel

French "Fare" Desk/Banker's Lamp Chrome Adjustable Art Deco from 1930s
French "Fare" Desk/Banker's Lamp Chrome Adjustable Art Deco from 1930s

French "Fare" Desk/Banker's Lamp Chrome Adjustable Art Deco from 1930s

By Art Decor

Located in Beirut, LB

Vintage from the 1930s. Materials: chrome, marble base. Classic vintage French "Fare" desk lamp

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Chrome

Brass Desk/Banker's Lamp w/ Double Adjustment and Art Glass Shade, ca. 1910
Brass Desk/Banker's Lamp w/ Double Adjustment and Art Glass Shade, ca. 1910

Brass Desk/Banker's Lamp w/ Double Adjustment and Art Glass Shade, ca. 1910

By Emeralite

Located in Petaluma, CA

This lamp is both handsome and very practical. It has 2 knuckles up near the top and one near the

Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Green Enamel Industrial Banker Desk Lamp, Mid-20th Century
Vintage Green Enamel Industrial Banker Desk Lamp, Mid-20th Century

Vintage Green Enamel Industrial Banker Desk Lamp, Mid-20th Century

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Green enamel desk light. Bankers lamp 2.5 meter black cotton flex, plug and pull switch Also

Category

Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Enamel, Iron

Silver Art Deco Banker Table Desk Lamp
Silver Art Deco Banker Table Desk Lamp

Silver Art Deco Banker Table Desk Lamp

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Silver metal Art Deco desk light / banker’s lamp 2,5 meter black cotton flex, plug and switch in

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Iron, Nickel

Silver Art Deco Banker Table Desk Lamp
Silver Art Deco Banker Table Desk Lamp

Silver Art Deco Banker Table Desk Lamp

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Silver metal desk light / banker’s lamp 2,5 meter black cotton flex, plug and switch in base Base

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Iron, Nickel

Green Metal Cast Iron Banker's Table Desk Lamp
Green Metal Cast Iron Banker's Table Desk Lamp

Green Metal Cast Iron Banker's Table Desk Lamp

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Green metal desk light / banker’s lamp 2,5 meter black cotton flex, plug and switch Also

Category

Mid-20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Green Enamel Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Lights
Green Enamel Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Lights

Green Enamel Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Lights

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Green enamel desk light. Bankers lamp 2.5 meter black cotton flex, plug and pull switch Also

Category

Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Enamel, Iron

Green Enamel Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Lights
Green Enamel Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Lights

Green Enamel Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Lights

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Green enamel desk light. Bankers lamp 2.5 meter black cotton flex, plug and pull switch Also

Category

Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Enamel, Iron

Green Enamel Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Lights
Green Enamel Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Lights

Green Enamel Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Lights

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Green enamel desk light. Bankers lamp 2.5 meter black cotton flex, plug and pull switch Also

Category

Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Enamel, Iron

1940s Swedish Modern Brass Desk or Banker/ Table Lamp by Asea
1940s Swedish Modern Brass Desk or Banker/ Table Lamp by Asea

1940s Swedish Modern Brass Desk or Banker/ Table Lamp by Asea

By ASEA

Located in St.Petersburg, FL

A wonderful brass lamp produced by Asea, very much in the style of a desk or banker lamp. Features

Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Silver Aluminum Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Light
Silver Aluminum Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Light

Silver Aluminum Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Light

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Silver aluminium desk light / banker’s lamp 2,5 meter black cotton flex, plug and switch in base

Category

Mid-20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

White Opaline Glass Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Lights
White Opaline Glass Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Lights

White Opaline Glass Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Lights

Located in Amsterdam, NL

White opaline glass, cast iron desk light / banker’s lamp 2,5 meter black cotton flex, plug and

Category

Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Ball on Top Table Lamp
Ball on Top Table Lamp

Ball on Top Table Lamp

$940Sale Price / item|20% Off

Ball on Top Table Lamp

By Design By Us

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A new imagining of the classic banker lamp’s brass painted base, rippled glass shade, green glass

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

SERIOUSLY RETRO AMERICAN MADE 1950's BANKERS TABLE LAMP WITH ORIGINAL SWITCH
SERIOUSLY RETRO AMERICAN MADE 1950's BANKERS TABLE LAMP WITH ORIGINAL SWITCH

SERIOUSLY RETRO AMERICAN MADE 1950's BANKERS TABLE LAMP WITH ORIGINAL SWITCH

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

1950's Bankers lamp Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Frink Style Double Mirrored Reflector Bank Light
Frink Style Double Mirrored Reflector Bank Light

Frink Style Double Mirrored Reflector Bank Light

By Early Electrics Design Studio

Located in Peekskill, NY

bankers lamp. Each of the 2 shades have 3 fluted reflector mirrors often found on early 20th-Century lamps

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Marble

Frink Style Double Mirrored Reflector Bank Light
Frink Style Double Mirrored Reflector Bank Light

Frink Style Double Mirrored Reflector Bank Light

By Early Electrics Design Studio

Located in Peekskill, NY

bankers lamp. Each of the 2 shades have 3 fluted reflector mirrors often found on early 20th-Century lamps

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Marble

Art Deco Desk Lamp Notary Lamp Erpe Model 52 Wrought Iron Green Enamel Shade
Art Deco Desk Lamp Notary Lamp Erpe Model 52 Wrought Iron Green Enamel Shade

Art Deco Desk Lamp Notary Lamp Erpe Model 52 Wrought Iron Green Enamel Shade

By Erpé

Located in Poperinge, BE

Art deco desk lamp, also called notary lamp or banker's lamp, made by the Belgian company Erpé

Category

Vintage 1920s Belgian Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Enamel, Iron, Wrought Iron

Art Deco Desk Lamp Notary Lamp Erpe Model 52 Enamel Shade Green
Art Deco Desk Lamp Notary Lamp Erpe Model 52 Enamel Shade Green

Art Deco Desk Lamp Notary Lamp Erpe Model 52 Enamel Shade Green

By Erpé

Located in Poperinge, BE

Iconic art deco desk lamp, also called notary lamp or banker's lamp, made by the Belgian company

Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Enamel, Iron, Wrought Iron

Art Deco Desk Lamp Notary Lamp Erpe Model 52 Wrought Iron Bakelite
Art Deco Desk Lamp Notary Lamp Erpe Model 52 Wrought Iron Bakelite

Art Deco Desk Lamp Notary Lamp Erpe Model 52 Wrought Iron Bakelite

Located in Poperinge, BE

Art deco desk lamp, also called notary lamp or banker's lamp, made by the Belgian company Erpé

Category

Vintage 1920s European Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Rare 1987 Brass-tone Art Deco Style DC-3 Airplane Table Lamp, by Sarsaparilla
Rare 1987 Brass-tone Art Deco Style DC-3 Airplane Table Lamp, by Sarsaparilla

Rare 1987 Brass-tone Art Deco Style DC-3 Airplane Table Lamp, by Sarsaparilla

By Sarsaparilla

Located in Van Nuys, CA

A rare Art Deco–inspired Sarsaparilla banker’s lamp featuring a sculptural Brass-tone jet-plane

Category

Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Halogen Table Lamp Style of Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs
Postmodern Halogen Table Lamp Style of Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs

Postmodern Halogen Table Lamp Style of Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs

By Robert Sonneman

Located in Linkebeek, BE

to be just the right addition to the desk in your study utilized as a task or bankers’ lamp, on an

Category

20th Century Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Sublime Mid-Century Modern Remington Rand Floor Standing Height Adjustable Lamp
Sublime Mid-Century Modern Remington Rand Floor Standing Height Adjustable Lamp

Sublime Mid-Century Modern Remington Rand Floor Standing Height Adjustable Lamp

By Remington Rand

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

adjustable reading bankers lamp A good looking and well made piece, the base is solid cast iron and heavy

Category

Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Iron

HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE FLOOR STANDING CHROME BANKERS ARTiCULATED ARM LAMP
HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE FLOOR STANDING CHROME BANKERS ARTiCULATED ARM LAMP

HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE FLOOR STANDING CHROME BANKERS ARTiCULATED ARM LAMP

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

standing height adjustable chrome bankers lamp A good looking and well made piece, it has a bankers shade

Category

20th Century English Art Deco Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Restored Bauhaus Table Lamp, by Franta Anýž, Chrome, Steel, Czech, 1930s
Restored Bauhaus Table Lamp, by Franta Anýž, Chrome, Steel, Czech, 1930s

Restored Bauhaus Table Lamp, by Franta Anýž, Chrome, Steel, Czech, 1930s

By Franta (Frantisek) Anýž

Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj

This iconic table lamp, often called the "banker" lamp, is a top example of functionalist Bauhaus

Category

Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Restored Art Deco Table Lamp, by Franta Anýž, Brass, Glass, Czech, 1920s
Restored Art Deco Table Lamp, by Franta Anýž, Brass, Glass, Czech, 1920s

Restored Art Deco Table Lamp, by Franta Anýž, Brass, Glass, Czech, 1920s

By Franta (Frantisek) Anýž

Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj

This luxurious table lamp, often called a "banker" lamp, is a noble representative of the Art Deco

Category

Vintage 1920s Czech Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Adjustable Bankers desk lamp
Adjustable Bankers desk lamp

Adjustable Bankers desk lamp

$1,373Sale Price|20% Off

Adjustable Bankers desk lamp

Located in Cheshire, GB

Adjustable Bankers desk lamp, the silvered circular stepped base and brass pivoted sweeping arm

Category

Early 20th Century British Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Bankers Brass Desk Lamp
Bankers Brass Desk Lamp

Bankers Brass Desk Lamp

$1,075Sale Price|37% Off

Bankers Brass Desk Lamp

Located in Cheshire, GB

Bankers brass desk lamp, the shaped brass base, and pivoted sweeping arm supporting adjustable

Category

Early 20th Century British Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Rembrandt Mid Century Modern Table Lamp! Swiss Banker Decor! Goat Horn MCM 1950s
Rembrandt Mid Century Modern Table Lamp! Swiss Banker Decor! Goat Horn MCM 1950s

Rembrandt Mid Century Modern Table Lamp! Swiss Banker Decor! Goat Horn MCM 1950s

By Franz Hagenauer, Rembrandt Lamp Company

Located in Peoria, AZ

RARE MODERNISM! REMBRANDT MID CENTURY MODERN SWISS MOUNTAIN GOAT TABLE LAMP! DIMENSIONS

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Brass and Green Glass Banker’s Desk Lamp
Brass and Green Glass Banker’s Desk Lamp

Brass and Green Glass Banker’s Desk Lamp

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Brass and Green Glass Banker’s Desk Lamp A beautiful vintage barrister’s brass desk lamp, with its

Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Antique Edwardian Rise & Fall Bankers Desk Lamp.
Antique Edwardian Rise & Fall Bankers Desk Lamp.

Antique Edwardian Rise & Fall Bankers Desk Lamp.

Located in London, GB

Uncover the timeless charm of our Edwardian Brass & Metal Original Bankers Desk Lamp. This

Category

Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass, Steel

Antique Pittsburg Reverse Painted Bankers Desk Lamp Adjustable
Antique Pittsburg Reverse Painted Bankers Desk Lamp Adjustable

Antique Pittsburg Reverse Painted Bankers Desk Lamp Adjustable

Located in Toledo, OH

Antique Pittsburg reverse painted bankers desk lamp circa 1920's. Beautiful landscape on glass

Category

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

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Bankers Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of bankers lamps available for sale. The range of distinct bankers lamps — often made from metal, brass and glass — can elevate any home. Find 344 antique and vintage bankers lamps at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 7 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. There are all kinds of bankers lamps available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of bankers lamps to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Art Deco, mid-century modern and industrial bankers lamps are of considerable interest. Not every interior allows for large bankers lamps, so small bankers lamps measuring 3.55 inches across are available at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made bankers lamps over the years, but those made by Emeralite, Verdelite and George Kovacs are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Bankers Lamps?

Prices for bankers lamps start at $104 and top out at $27,400 with the average selling for $919.

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.

Questions About Bankers Lamps
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A banker’s lamp was traditionally used on bankers’ desks or in libraries or other office-type settings. The green-tinted shade helped keep the eyes feeling comfortable and protected from the glare of the bulb. Browse a collection of banker’s lamps from top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Banker’s lamps are green because it was believed that the color would be mentally soothing to encourage concentration. It was also thought to reduce eye strain. You can shop a selection of banker lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.