19th Century French Pine Merchant or Bankers Center Table
Located in Burton, TX
This French Pine Merchant or Bankers Center Table was handmade in the 1800s. The table features a 1.25" three plank top joined by iron connectors visible on the sides, one large draw...
Iron
Emeralite Premiere American Bankers Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in London, Greenwich
Emeralite was the premiere American maker of bankers lamps. The name signifies quality, and it has become the generic name for bankers lamps. This is a fine signed example of these d...
Brass
Sold|$1,000
Vintage Chrome Bankers Desk Lamp
Located in Long Beach, CA
Vintage Chrome Bankers Desk Lamp. Very nice original condition. Minor wear to base as pictured.
Chrome
Sold|$2,795
Antique European metal bankers cart
Located in Toronto, ON
Antique metal bankers cart with typical trays and drawers in perforated metal and smoothly functioning wheels
Steel
Silver Crest Patinated Bronze Bankers Lamp
By Silver Crest Bronze
Located in Denver, CO
Stunning moderne patinated bronze bankers lamp by the Silver Crest company, Buffalo N.Y. Ca. 1940's. The Silver Crest company is best known for luxury desk accessories. Beautiful ...
Bronze
Sold|$8,500
George III Mahogany Bankers Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fantastic George III period mahogany Bankers Desk. This piece is meant to be used while standing or sitting on a tall stool. The beautifully turned gallery is a chic "security" m...
Brass
Sold|$5,995
1920's Bronze Banker's Desk
Located in Pasadena, CA
Incredible bronze and iron banker's desk circa 1920's, with amazingly detailed Oscar Bach style metal work. Perfect as an entertainment bar or an island in a kitchen or dining area. ...
Bronze, Iron
Pair of Robert Sonneman for Kovacs Postmodern Torchiere Floor Lamps, 1980s
By Robert Sonneman, Kovacs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Takes the distinctive black metal housing, glass diffuser, and brass elements of his iconic banker's table lamp and literally turns them on their head, resulting in a fantastic, perf...
Marble, Metal, Brass
American Modern Gunmetal, Brass & Smoked Glass Banker Coffee Table Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Hollywood, FL
The oval smoked glass inset top surrounded by a race track shaped gunmetal frame with curved legs and geometric brass interior banding. (under glass). The Banker Coffee Table Documen...
Steel, Brass
Sold|$3,850
French Bankers Desk, Simple Farmhouse Style
Located in Southampton, NY
Classic Old Piece made of Walnut Measures 25 in from the floor to apron
Walnut
Extraordinary "Banker" Coffee Table Custom Made by Karl Springer for Bjorn Borg
By Karl Springer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An extraordinary solid polished steel "Banker Style" coffee table custom made by Karl Springer for tennis legend, Bjorn Borg.
Steel
Old French Notary or Bankers Desk Lamp, circa 1930
Located in Raalte, NL
Old French cast iron and adjustable Notary/Bankers desk lamp with enamel cap and marked Niam, first half of the 20th century. The measurements are, Depth 20 cm/ 7.8 inch. Width ...
Iron
1930's Brass and Green Marble "Bankers" Desk Lamp
Located in Papaikou, HI
The beveled corners, and diagonal alignment are among the things that make this lamp geometrically interesting. The green marble and art deco touches also give it a sense of archite...
Marble, Brass
Robert Sonneman for Kovacs Postmodern Bankers Desk Lamp in Brass and Glass
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage, post modern style bankers desk lamp by Robert Sonneman for Kovacs. This post Memphis era table lamp was inspired by Ettore Sottsass' design for his Pausania lamp.
Metal
"Bankers" Desk Lamp by in the style of Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
By De Coene Frères
Located in Brussels , BE
Born from the idea of Ettore Sottsass and his Memphis Group in the early eighties, the design gained a new concept and expression through new shapes, patterns and innovative use of m...
Metal
Sold|$1,650
Antique Emeralite Banker's Lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Lambertville, NJ
This is a rare double-shade version of the classic Emeralite lamp, manufactured by H.G. McFaddin & Co., circa 1930. Features round base and Grecian column stem with fine patina. Bras...
Sold|$995
Antique Banker Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique brass banker desk lamp with green glass shade. In working condition. Height of the placement of the shades is adjustable.
Brass
Sold|$980
American Emeralite Bankers desk lamp
By Emeralite
Located in Fairfax, VA
American adjustable brass and green glass desk lamp. Base measurements: 6.7/8" x 6.7/8". Professionally rewired with Fabric cord.
Brass
Art Deco bankers lamp, 1930s, Bohemia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Characteristic desk lamp, Bauhaus style, designed in 1930. The lamp has a chromium plated base and an enameled metal cap. The arm and cap are adjustable. Fully adjustable and a fanta...
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Bankers Lamp by Emeralite
By Emeralite
Located in Fulton, CA
Period bankers / students / library table lamp by Emeralite Lamp Company.
Metal
Amronlite Green Glass Shade "Bankers" Desk Lamp
By Amronlite
Located in Papaikou, HI
Just a Classic! Amronlite was an American company that made lamps very similar to the European made Emeralite and Bulova lamps of the early 20th century. The shade is cased glass, wh...
Brass
Double Brass Banker Desk or Library Lamp, Early 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Beautiful brass table double brass banker desk or library lamp, early /mid 20th century, (Between 40s and 50s) Lamps for office, reading or for bedside tables This is very elegan...
Brass
Large American Art Deco Revival Chrome, Adjustable Banker's Desk Lamp
Located in Port Hope, ON
This very simply designed, large architectural and extremely striking American Art Deco Revival chrome adjustable banker's desk lamp is in wonderful condition. The tubular shade can ...
Chrome
Banker Desk or Library Lamp, Art Deco Style Early 20th Century, Brass
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Ar Deco library lamp Beautiful brass table brass banker desk or library lamp, early 20th century, With the typical signs of the passage of time Lamps for office, reading or for ...
Brass
Machine Age Art Deco Streamline Markel Desk Lamp Jeweler's Lamp Banker's Lamp
By Markel Corporation
Located in Dallas, TX
Machine Age Art Deco Streamline Markel Desk Lamp Jeweler's Lamp Banker's Lamp Banker Bankers Rare Canadian 1705 model (C.E.S.A. Hydro-Electric Power Commission) with the two fixed...
Aluminum, Chrome, Enamel, Steel
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
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