$1,741
H 15.36 in W 10.24 in D 6.3 in
French Vintage Table Lamp, Shell Form Ceramic with Brass Base, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
French Vintage Table Lamp in Shell Form with Brass Base – 1970s Style Elegant French table lamp featuring a sculptural ceramic base in the shape of a stylized shell.
Brass
Midcentury American Copper Table Lamp with Verdigris Patina on Lucite Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stately Midcentury table lamp crafted in copper with a rich verdigris patina, mounted on a clear Lucite base. This American lamp features a classically inspired silhouette with a s...
Copper
$2,345 / item
H 16.74 in W 9.45 in D 9.45 in
EQUATORE - Small Table Lamp - Galvanized Metal Base Chrome by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Equatore is a contemporary reinterpretation of the classic lamp with a glass shade. While the traditional abat-jour uses the shade to contain the light source within, in this family ...
Metal
1950s Murano Table Lamp, Hand Blown Cream & Gold Glass, Giltwood Base
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1950s Italian hand blown cream and gold inclusions Murano table lamp. Incredible design and detail went into the making of this lamp. Mounted on giltwood base, rewired with new three...
Brass
$4,300
H 29.25 in W 10.5 in D 10.5 in
Murano Glass Table Lamps, Mid-Century Modern, Gilt Brass Base, Italy
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of Murano glass table lamps featuring two black glass spheres and two clear amber smaller spheres combined together to form the stem of each lamp.
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Black Glazed Ceramic Lamp with Chrome Base
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Mid-Century Modern ceramic lamp was realized in the United States, circa 1960. It features an organic protuberant form finished in a lustrous black glaze that extends ...
Ceramic
Gilt & Black Lacquer Regency Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Gilt and black lacquer wood base Regency table lamp. Plinth base with a cabriole leg and paw foot support, gilt wood spindle and gilt metal bobeche.
Metal, Brass
$3,068
H 25.6 in W 15.75 in D 9.45 in
1940s Art Deco Metal Table Lamp with Antelope Base, Elegant Design
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare Art Deco metal table lamp, the base represents the running of two slender antelopes, typical figures of the Deco imagery that represent at the same time refined elegance and a c...
Metal
$1,841Sale Price|20% Off
H 26.38 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Ceramic Table Lamp on a Travertine Base, French Work, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This table lamp is made of ceramic on a travertine base. This is a French work. Circa 1960
Travertine
Jaime hayan Chinoz Green - Ocre Base Table Lamp For Parachilna
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jaime hayan Chinoz Black-Burgundy Base Table Lamp For Parachilna Asian inspired table lamp.
Ceramic
Antique Black Chinese Vase Lamp with Hand Painted Decoration on Wood Base
Located in North Salem, NY
Stunning, one of a kind, 19th century hand-painted decorated Black Chinese porcelain vase lamp with double hung socket, brass cap on turned shaped wood base. Circa 1820.
Porcelain
$1,357
H 33.47 in Dm 7.88 in
Mid Century Modern Handmade Massive Bronze Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid Century Modern Gold Orange Swirls Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany The lampshade is to illustrate how the lamp base looks with a shade. The shade has a diameter of 17.71 in. (45 c...
Metal
$650
H 14.97 in Dm 7.49 in
Mid Century Modern Chrome & Illuminated Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid Century Modern Chrome & Illuminated Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany The lampshade is to illustrate how the lamp base looks with a shade. The shade has a diameter of 45cm. ...
Metal
Vintage Pair of Modern Chrome Table Lamps Lucite Base Newly Wired
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of vintage Italian chrome table lamps with lucite base. These have been newly wired, 3 way sockets, new chrome hardware, lucite bases. Dimensions: 25 H (to top of lamp sockets) ...
Chrome
$1,500
H 35 in W 8.25 in D 8.25 in
Substantial Italian Gilt Foliate Tole & Marble Base Table Lamp, circa 1960
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tall Italian Mid-Century Modern Venetian Tole Gilt Wire & Marble Table Lamp. Featuring a handcrafted open wire form with three dimensional gilded Ivy leaf like decoration throughout,...
Carrara Marble
Ceramic Table Lamp Signed under the Base, Italy, circa 1960-1970
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic table lamp signed under the base. Perfect original conditions. Signed under the base, circa 1960-1970. Sold with a new electrical system. Dimensions are mentioned for ...
Ceramic
$440 / item
H 11.8 in Dm 3.9 in
Valerio Sommella Portofino LED 2700K Table Lamp in Matte Green Marble Base
By Valerio Sommella
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Made of injection-moulded polycarbonate, and in a more domestic version with a marble base in different essences. Additional information: Material: Marble, Aluminium Color & Finish:...
Marble
Vintage Chapman Brass Stag Desk Lamp, Black Wood Base, USA, 1980s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage brass stag resting on black wood base with black paper shade by Chapman.
Brass
Burnished Aluminum Task Table Lamp with Steel Base and Brass Arm
By Argosy Designs
Located in Treadwell, NY
Collection I: Delta lamp A modern reinterpretation of the industrial work light, the delta lamp rotates 360° to focus subtle lighting where it is needed most. Dimensions: 16.5...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$2,372 / item
H 28.75 in Dm 15.75 in
Table Lamp with Cylindrical Design Featuring Brass Base and Pearl Accents
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The customizable cylinder structure of this unique table lamp is adorned with intricate brass and pearl accents, creating a truly one-of-a-kind piece. Its luxurious design and attent...
Brass
$990
H 31 in W 7 in D 6 in
Vintage Green Glass Table Lamp With Ornate Bronze Base & Marble Footed Stand
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A striking antique French Louis XVI–style table lamp featuring a vibrant green opaline glass body adorned with ornate gilt bronze (ormolu) mounts. The bulbous glass reservoir is enci...
Marble, Brass
"Pinapple" lamp base, Italy, circa 1970
Located in Paris, FR
Large ceramic “pineapple” lamp base with metallic and gold glaze.
Enamel
$8,734 / item
H 35.04 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Table Lamp with Bronzed Metal Frame Base in Glossy Ebony Finish
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’. The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality. A constant...
Metal
Style Lamp Base in Galvano, 1950
Located in Marseille, FR
Electroplating animal statuette representing an antique horse's head mounted on a black composite base. Very decorative, this representation could advantageously be transformed into ...
Metal
Lamp base, Camille Fauré (1874-1956)
By Camille Fauré
Located in Paris, FR
Camille Raymond Fauré (1874-1956) is a French enameler artist, born on November 16th 1874, in Périgueux, and died on October 7th 1956, in Limoges. He is best known for his enamel des...
Enamel
$283Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.54 in W 14.97 in D 3.94 in
Memphis Milano Post-Modern Desk Lamp, White Plastic & Black Base, 1984
By Memphis Milano
Located in Den Haag, NL
Typical 80s square shaped desk lamp, White plastic on a black metal base. Tubular lighting good working condition.
Plastic
$957
H 15.56 in W 4.34 in D 4.34 in
Vintage Silver Plated Corinthian Pillared Nelsons Column Table Lamp Stepped Base
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this stunning vintage silver plated Corinthian pillared Nelson's column table lamp A very well made and beautifully cast lamp, the silver plating is of a very ...
Silver Plate
Restored 4-Strand Rattan Bent Pole Table Lamp on Mahogany Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored Four Strand dark stained rattan bent pole table lamp with mahogany bases. Measures 8.5 " Wide x 8.5" Deep x x 24" Tall. 1950, United States We only purchase and sell only...
Rattan
$950
H 37.75 in W 8 in D 29.25 in
French Jean Prouvé Style Industrial Table Lamp with Marble Base, 1970's
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French, Mid-Century table lamp from the 1970's, designed in a Jean Prouvé influenced style.
Marble, Metal
Aurum Table Lamp with Round Base & Long Glass Sphere Shade by Nuumbra
Located in Geneve, CH
Aurum Table Lamp with Round Base & Long Glass Sphere Shade by Nuumbra Dimensions: Ø 7,6 x H 45 cm. Materials: Frosted glass and aged brass. Available in blackened steel and frosted...
Brass
Aurum Table Lamp with Round Base & Long Glass Diamond Shade by Nuumbra
Located in Geneve, CH
Aurum Table Lamp with Round Base & Long Glass Diamond Shade by Nuumbra Dimensions: Ø 7,6 x H 45 cm. Materials: Frosted glass and aged brass. Available in blackened steel and froste...
Brass
$1,200
H 20 in W 14 in D 14 in
Hollywood Regency Table Lamp with Acanthus Baluster Base and Bouilotte Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A finely detailed lamp, a round plinth rests of a fluted cylinder and a Roman acanthus balustrade supports a single light. The round shade has a subtle purple cast, United States, ci...
Brass
One of a Kind Black Ceramic Lamp Base Signed by Dalo
By Dalo
Located in Paris, FR
Hand-sculpted ceramic lamp base or sculpture "Clémentine" stylized face, stoneware with orange enamel. One of a kind handmade piece signed by the French ceramicists Dalo The height...
Ceramic
$1,676
H 13.78 in Dm 3.94 in
Cylindrical Metal Lamp Base Viso Black/White, Iconical Fornasetti Face Decor
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
The cylindrical shape allows Fornasetti's imagination to create surprising decorative effects in which the shapes follow one another endlessly. The metafisical face design makes this...
Metal
Antique Napoleon III Table Lamp with Bronze Satyr Head and Marble Base
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Single antique Napoleon III era table lamp made from a mantle urn or vase. The lamp features handles shaped like Satyr heads, floral swags, and bows. The dark bronze patinated finish...
Marble, Brass, Spelter
$2,600 / set
H 16.5 in Dm 7 in
A Pair of Black Chinese Porcelain Lamps with Floral Design on Wood Base
Located in New York, NY
A pair of eye-catching Chinese export porcelain lamps with a black ground, decorated with branches, flowers and butterflies in beautiful tones of green, yellow and soft brown. The la...
Porcelain, Wood
$708
H 13 in W 6.7 in D 6.7 in
Art Nouveau Table Lamp with brass and marble base and glass shade, 1920s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
This rare lamp features a delicate decorated brass stem and black marble base with a opalized glass shade.
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
$1,687
H 16.93 in W 3.94 in D 7.88 in
Original Art Deco Table Lamp France 1930 Green Glass and Iron Base
Located in Milan, IT
Original Art Deco table lamp, France, 1930, green glass and iron base.
Glass
$885
H 16.15 in Dm 5.91 in
Mid Century Modern Brass & Bubble Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany Dimensio
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid Century Modern Brass & Bubble Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany Dimensions Diameter: 5.90 in. (15 cm) Height: 16.14 in. (41 cm) The lampshade is to illustrate how the lamp b...
Metal
1980s Chrome Machine Age Art Deco Style Table Lamp w/ Torque Converter Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Sculptural 1980s table lamp executed in a bold Machine Age, Art Deco–inspired design, featuring a polished chrome finish throughout. The lamp is distinguished by its stepped, ribbed ...
Chrome
$3,070 / item
H 23.63 in W 14.18 in D 14.18 in
Free ShippingEQUATORE - Medium Table Lamp - Metal Base Matt Gold by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Equatore is a contemporary reinterpretation of the classic lamp with a glass shade. While the traditional abat-jour uses the shade to contain the light source within, in this family ...
Metal
Substantial Seguso Clear Murano Glass Swirl Table Lamp on Square Chrome Base
By Seguso
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tall transparent Seguso scalloped murano glass table lamp. Featuring a handcrafted, clear heavy, thick and smoothly ribbed hand blown glass atop a (6 W x 6 D x 3 H) square textured c...
Chrome
Mid Century American 1960s Black Ceramic Lamp With Brass and Wood Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
An American 1960s black ceramic table lamp on a brass and wood base.
Brass
Pair of Stacked Crystal Ball Bottle Neck Table Lamps on Marble Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of midcentury two stacked crystal ball table lamps with brushed gold tapered body on a square marble base. Measures: 5" wide x 5" deep x 18" tall.
Acrylic
$1,015Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.38 in Dm 10.44 in
Space Age Red & Black Lamp, Brass Base, Mid-Century Modern, 1970's
Located in Antwerp, BE
Space age; red & black; Italian design; floor lamp; table lamp; light; Space Age red & black lamp. Could serve as a floor lamp or table lamp. Has a remarkable detail of b...
Brass
Rare Gaetano Sciolari Mid-Century Modern Italian Design Brass Table Lamp Base
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and good looking Italian table lamp. This Gaetano Sciolari vintage brass lamp is marked and numbered on the bottom (see image 9). This blackened lamp is in excellent, origina...
Brass
$695 / set
H 32 in W 5 in D 5 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Smoked Lucite X-Base Chrome Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Smoked Lucite X-Base Chrome Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 32" H (to finial) x 24" H (to light socket) x 5" W x 5" D. {3-Way (...
Lucite
1960s Italian Desk Lamp with Marble Base
Located in London, London
Desk lamp Industrial look Marble base Black half cylindrical metal shade Italy 1960s.
Marble, Steel
Large table lamp in brass with base in the shape of palm leaves.
Located in København, Copenhagen
In the style of Maison Jansen. Large table lamp in brass with a base in the shape of palm leaves and a textile shade. 1980s. In perfect condition. Dimensions: H 74.5 cm x D 35.0 cm. ...
Brass
$4,603 / set
H 33.47 in Dm 15.75 in
Mid Modern Style Green Murano Glass Spheres and Brass Base Italian Table Lamps
Located in Madrid, ES
Contemporary maximalist pair of brass table lamps, a stunning blend of modern design and opulence. This exquisite lamp features a cylindrical Polished brass structure adorned with sp...
Brass
Plexiglass lamps and steel base, Set of 2
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Plexiglass lamps and scultoral steel base, Set of 2
Metal
Important desk lamp with flexible base 1960.
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Pretty large desk lamp with flexible arm which allows 360° orientation of the light. Light cover and base on spherical base.
Metal, Steel
$6,500 / set
H 24.5 in W 8 in D 8 in
Art Deco Style Venetian Glass Lamps in Clear Glass with Black Glass Base, Signed
By Alberto Donà
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Murano glass Art Deco style table lamps by Alberto Donà, with clear ridged glass bodies, brass accents, and black glass square bases.
Brass
$1,685 / item
H 9.8 in Dm 6.7 in
Fun Guy Stained Glass Table Lamp with Blackened Brass Base by Frangere Studio
By Frangere Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Fun Guy table lamp is equal parts whimsy and grace. Drawing on the forms and luminescent coloring of wild mushrooms and fungi, a chunky aluminum base is capped with a handmade ...
Brass
$826
H 14.77 in W 12.8 in D 5.91 in
Glass Base Kandem 1115 Table Lamp By Marianne Brandt Circa Late 1930’s
By Marianne Brandt
Located in Crespières, FR
1930’s Glass Base Kandem 1115 Table Lamp by Marianne Brandt for Kandem Germany (Körting & Mathiesen AG, Leipzig) Iconic Kandem Bauhaus table or desk lamp by Marianne Brandt. Th...
Iron
$1,870
H 27.96 in Dm 15.75 in
Ceramic Table Lamp with Crackle Glaze Base and Woven Wool Shade in Plum Tones
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
A sculptural ceramic table lamp featuring an organic, teardrop-form base with a richly textured crackle glaze, paired with a bold handwoven wool shade in saturated jewel tones. The ...
Ceramic
$1,825
H 20 in W 9 in D 9 in
MCM Stemlite Tulip Base Table Lamp with Smoked Glass Globe by Design Line Inc.
By Design Line
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1950s-1960s; Stemlite by Design Line Inc. - El Segundo, CA Mid-century modern table lamp by Stemlite, featuring a white enameled tulip-form base and oversized smoked glass globe ...
Enamel
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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