Nile Lamp by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
. Each lamp base is hand-cast with hydrocal plaster inside of a unique balloon shape. The interior of
2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Nickel
Nile Lamp by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
. Each lamp base is hand-cast with hydrocal plaster inside of a unique balloon shape. The interior of
Brass, Nickel
Tigris Lamp by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
. Each lamp base is hand-cast with hydrocal plaster inside of a unique balloon shape. The interior of
Brass, Nickel
Ganges Lamp by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
. Each lamp base is hand-cast with hydrocal plaster inside of a unique balloon shape. The interior of
Brass, Nickel
Pair of Glass Urn-Shaped Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of urn shaped glass lamps, in Baccarat style, of fluted and cross hatch glass, on square black
Marble, Brass
Alabaster Lamp, circa 1860
Located in Madison, MS
side and stands on a square base. This lamp is European wired.
Alabaster
1930's French Industrial Desk Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
A striking French 20-century vintage desk or table lamp composed of aluminum, steel and brass. The
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
1950 Original Handle Lamp by Maison Arlus
By Arlus
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
shape hugging the base and held in place by a black wrought-iron rod of square cross-section that runs
Brass, Wrought Iron
Mid Century Georges Briard Ceramic Lamps Pair
By George Briard
Located in Winter Park, FL
with gold decoration of a stylized bird and potted plant. Square wood base with brass disc. New socket
Metal, Brass
Litchfield Lamp by Charlie Dumais
By Dumais Made
Located in Bantam, CT
DIMENSIONS Lamp Height – 15” Lamp Base – 10” square tapering to 2” square Lamp Shade – 9” x 16” x 12” high
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Calhoun Lamp by Charlie Dumais
By Dumais Made
Located in Bantam, CT
dimmable Tala LED light bulbs DIMENSIONS Lamp Height – 12” Lamp Base – 10” square Lamp Shade – 10” x 22
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Contemporary Checker Patterned Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Cream
By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer
Brass
$2,800
H 21 in W 27 in D 27 in
Square Travertine Base Glass Top Side End Occasional Coffee Lamp Table Mint!
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Mid-Century Modern square travertine base glass top side end occasional coffee lamp table
Marble, Brass
$580Sale Price|38% Off
H 13 in W 9.5 in D 21.5 in
Mid Century Modern Flying Saucer Sight Light Desk Lamp
By M.G. Wheeler
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Classic M.G. Wheeler flying saucer lamp. Rare square base allows the lamp to pivot 360 degrees
Brass, Steel
Marble Lamp, Made in Italy for I. Magnin & Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Marble lamp with brass outline on base for I. Magnin & Company, San Francisco, CA. Lamp has been
Marble, Brass
$1,250
H 14 in W 7.75 in D 11 in
Bradley & Hubbard Style Antique Bronze Adjusting Bankers Lamp, circa 1920's
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Bainbridge, NY
4.25D x 2.75H), atop a heavy (6.5) square, solid Antique Bronze plated, detailed base with new Felt
Brass, Iron
Hesse Lamp in Blush by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
nature of microbes as they grow and colonize. The base of each lamp is hand-cast with hydrocal plaster
Brass, Nickel
Pasteur Lamp in Prussian by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
nature of microbes as they grow and colonize. The base of each lamp is hand-cast with hydrocal plaster
Brass, Nickel
Huxley Lamp in Peach by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
nature of microbes as they grow and colonize. The base of each lamp is hand-cast with hydrocal plaster
Brass, Nickel
Pasteur Lamp in Tourmaline by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
nature of microbes as they grow and colonize. The base of each lamp is hand-cast with hydrocal plaster
Brass, Nickel
Huxley Lamp in Lichen by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
nature of microbes as they grow and colonize. The base of each lamp is hand-cast with hydrocal plaster
Brass, Nickel
Hesse Lamp in Glacier by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
nature of microbes as they grow and colonize. The base of each lamp is hand-cast with hydrocal plaster
Brass, Nickel
Huxley Lamp in Oxblood by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
nature of microbes as they grow and colonize. The base of each lamp is hand-cast with hydrocal plaster
Brass, Nickel
Hesse Lamp in Tusk by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
nature of microbes as they grow and colonize. The base of each lamp is hand-cast with hydrocal plaster
Brass, Nickel
Hesse Lamp in Algae by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
base that evokes the nature of microbes as they grow and colonize. The base of each lamp is hand-cast
Brass, Nickel
Huxley Lamp in Glacier by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
nature of microbes as they grow and colonize. The base of each lamp is hand-cast with hydrocal plaster
Brass, Nickel
Pasteur Lamp in Sky by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
nature of microbes as they grow and colonize. The base of each lamp is hand-cast with hydrocal plaster
Brass, Nickel
Late Empire Lamp Dore Gold Finish Single Socket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
" in height and base is 5" square.
Brass
Sag Harbor Lamp by Charlie Dumais
By Dumais Made
Located in Bantam, CT
– 12” Lamp base – 4.5” square Lamp shade – 12” x 13” x 9” high Total height – 23” Made to order in 8
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Pasteur Lamp in Sterling by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
microbes as they grow and colonize. The base of each lamp is hand-cast with hydrocal plaster inside of a
Brass, Nickel
$2,350 / set
H 30 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
Pair of Italian Baroque Style Carved & Polychromed Wood Urns, Now as Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, scrolling foliate relief, rising from a flared stem and set on a square pedestal base. The carving is
Brass
Pair of Large Blue Murano Glass Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large Italian circa 1950's deep blue Murano glass lamps with brass bases. Measurements
Murano Glass
$4,400Sale Price|49% Off
H 4.75 in W 8 in D 14.5 in
Giso Piano Lamp by Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud, 1928
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful and unique lamp manufactured by W. H. Gispen in Netherlands, 1928. Plated brass and
Metal, Brass
$11,374
H 29.53 in W 15.75 in D 15.56 in
Large “Water Leaf” lamp, Chrystiane Charles, Maison Charles, France circa 1970
By Maison Charles, Chrystiane Charles
Located in Paris, FR
Large “water leaves” living room lamp in gilded bronze, square base with a medallion patina from
Brass, Bronze
$2,295 / set
H 32.25 in W 21.5 in D 21.5 in
Italian Pair Pierced Majolica Lamps Urn Shaped w/Filigree Bases by Cantagalli
By Cantagalli
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Italian pair of table lamps composed of pierced majolica urn shaped bodies with
Metal, Brass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Red Desk Lamp by Stilnovo, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Paris, FR
A striking 1950s Italian table desk lamp in the style of Stilnovo, featuring a vibrant red
Brass, Steel
Pair of Stiffel Lamps in Glazed Ceramic Bottle Form
By Stiffel
Located in Hanover, MA
top of base. Brass bases are 6 inches square and have rich patination. See original ad from a 1960
Brass
A lovely large French 1950s palm tree lamp with bespoke green linen shade
By Maison Charles
Located in London, GB
, mounted on a square brass base. Re wired with two brass fittings and bespoke green linen shade and top
Brass
Jupiter Lamp in Grey Ombré by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
play of light along the horizon at dawn and dusk. The base of each lamp is hand-cast with hydrocal
Brass, Nickel
Mercury Lamp in Lilac Ombré by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
metamorphic rock and the play of light along the horizon at dawn and dusk. The base of each lamp is hand
Brass, Nickel
Jupiter Lamp in Blue Ombré by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
play of light along the horizon at dawn and dusk. The base of each lamp is hand-cast with hydrocal
Brass, Nickel
Mercury Lamp in Slate Blue by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
play of light along the horizon at dawn and dusk. The base of each lamp is hand-cast with hydrocal
Brass, Nickel
Donghia Vela Vintage Murano Glass Lamp
By Donghia
Located in Woodbury, NY
Vintage Murano glass lamp from Donghia with brass hardware, hollow and handblown. The Vela lamp was
Glass
Donghia Vela Vintage Murano Glass Lamp
By Angelo Donghia
Located in Woodbury, NY
"Vintage Murano glass lamp from Donghia. Hollow and handblown with brass hardware. The Vela lamp
Glass
A 20th Century Modernist Oak and Ebonised Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1940 An early twentieth century modernist table lamp, the ebonised square base
Oak
Donghia Vela Vintage Murano Glass Lamp
By Donghia
Located in Woodbury, NY
Vintage Murano glass lamp from Donghia, hollow and handblown with brass hardware. The Vela lamp
Glass
Mid Century Large Shell Lamp by Rougier
By Maison Rougier
Located in Dallas, TX
made of an ivory acrylic shell shade on a black square base with brass accents. The mid century shell
Acrylic
$1,150 / item
H 16 in W 11 in D 11 in
Contemporary Checker Patterned Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Black and White
By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer
Brass
TCD Rock Crystal Lamps by Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
Square column form dark rock crystal lamps with the polish brass base. Created by Phoenix, NYC. To
Rock Crystal
Ron Rezek Zinc desk lamp - US, 1980s
By Ron Rezek
Located in London, GB
triangle, square and circle cut outs, while a slim band of brass is inlaid where the wide stem meets the
Zinc
$5,850 / set
H 22.75 in W 14.13 in D 14.13 in
Pair of Handcrafted Tortoise Shell Style Cube Fractal Resin Bronze Lamps, Italy
Located in New York, NY
This elegant pair of tortoise shell colored cube or square base lamps were handcrafted by an
Brass
Saturn Lamp in Peach and Sage by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
the play of light along the horizon at dawn and dusk. The base of each lamp is hand-cast with
Brass, Nickel
Mercury Lamp in Sand and Rust by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
play of light along the horizon at dawn and dusk. The base of each lamp is hand-cast with hydrocal
Brass, Nickel
Saturn Lamp in Mint and Grey by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
play of light along the horizon at dawn and dusk. The base of each lamp is hand-cast with hydrocal
Brass, Nickel
Maison Gagneau, Pair of Louis XVI Style Lamps, circa 1880
By Gagneau Frères
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Maison Gagneau, signed. Pair of baluster shape Louis XVI style lamps in guilloche brown brass
Brass
A French 19th Century Cut Glass Column Lamp after Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
square star cut base. Attributed to Baccarat. Height of column 45.00cm Height with shade 74.00cm
Cut Glass
Murano Clear Glass Leaf Lamp with Fornasetti Fabric Lampshade, 1940s
Located in Florence, IT
Murano hand-blown clear glass leaf table lamp with square thick and heavy clear glass base. The
Fabric, Murano Glass
$240Sale Price|20% Off
H 22 in W 8.25 in D 8.25 in
Antique Chapin Stephens Wood Planer Farmhouse Lamp w Plaid Shade 30"
Located in Dayton, OH
Stephens Company, and at some point in time was repurposed into a table lamp with tiered square base
Iron
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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