20th Century Empire Style Bronze Figure-Formed Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
Finely engraved and silvered bronze. Full plasticised, masculine historical Egyptian representation. (T-Mr-20-Bas).
20th Century Empire Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century Empire Style Bronze Figure-Formed Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
Finely engraved and silvered bronze. Full plasticised, masculine historical Egyptian representation. (T-Mr-20-Bas).
Bronze
French Art Nouveau Delal Figural Table Lamp
By Marcel Delal
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau bronze table lamp of female figure with 3 floral lights on round base.
Bronze
Pair of Empire Period 5 light Figural Bronze Candelabra
Located in Montreal, QC
A pair of early 19th century French gilt bronze and patinated bronze figural empire period five lights candelabra. Each candelabrum is formed as a ormolu cornucopia of scrolled branc...
Bronze
Bradley & Hubbard Victorian Brass, Bronze, Marble & Glass Figural Oil Lamp 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An exquisite Bradley & Hubbard Victorian figural parlor oil lamp, dating to the 19th century.
Brass
20th Century Empire Style Bronze Casted Figure-Formed Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
Finely engraved and casted Bronze. Full plasticised, masculine historical Egyptian representation. (T-Mr-20-Bp).
Bronze
Matching Pair of Figural Patinated Bronze Flame Torcheres after Clodion
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A beautifully cast matching pair of patinated bronze figural torcheres in the manner of Clodion modeled as classically draped young girls with garlands of flowers in their hair and h...
Bronze
Bronze Classical Figure on Marble Base w/ Shade
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th century 1940's Bronze classical figure on marble base w/ shade This 2 socket table lamp is adorable.
Marble
Pair of Superb Antique Italian Neoclassical Empire Bronze Figural Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
A pair of superb antique Italian empire neoclassical gilt bronze and patinated bronze figural candelabra lamps with royal markings, 19th century.
Bronze
Victorian Cold Painted Bronze Oil Lamp
Located in Altrincham, GB
Victorian Cold Painted Bronze Oil Lamp with Figural Base on Marble Plinth - converted to electric - 12"diam x 24"h - The lampshade(s) are newly handmade silks by the same maker as pr...
Marble, Bronze
Impressive Pair of French Figural Bronze and Crystal 10 Light Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Impressive Pair of French Figural Bronze and Crystal 10 Light Candelabras Featuring a finely cast and patinated bronze set of standing classical female figural goddess and putto st...
Crystal, Bronze
Monumental Pair of French Art Nouveau Figural Lamps, Circa 1900
By Charles Theodore Perron
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
The sculptural forms capture the sensuality and vitality of the Belle Époque, with flowing lines and naturalistic detail characteristic of Art Nouveau sculpture. Cast in rich bronze...
Alabaster, Bronze
A Pair of Orientalist Patinated-Bronze Figural Torchères Cast by Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Orientalist Patinated-Bronze Figural Torchères, Entitled 'Les Deux Indiens'. Cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris, From the Models by François-Christophe-Armand Toussaint (...
Bronze
Important Pair of Monumental Parcel-Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Torchère
By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paul Dubois, Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguière 1
Located in New York, NY
Mounted as lamps and cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne after models by Alexandre Falguiere and Paul Dubois. Both statues are signed on the bases. These fine torchères are reductions ...
Bronze
Art Nouveau Figural Lamp, by Viennese Sculptor Theodor Ullmann (1903-1996)
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is an Art Nouveau figural table lamp dating from the late 19th century to early 20th century (circa 1890–1915), a period famous for blending functional everyday objects with...
Bronze
French Maison Jansen Style Bronze Orientalist Lamp
By Maison Charles, Maison Baguès, Maison Jansen, Maison Charles et Fils
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Jansen style bronze Orientalist lamp. Unusual French Maison Jansen inspired bronze orientalist or chinoiserie style figural lamp.
Bronze
Pair 19th Century Louis XVI Patinated /Gilt Bronze and Marble Figural Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large (19th century) five light candelabra in the French Louis XVI style with standing patinated bronze cherubs set upon carved white marble pedestals adorned with gilt bron...
Marble, Bronze
Mathurin Moreau "Return from the Hunt" Bronze Lamp
By Mathurin Moreau
Located in Astoria, NY
Mathurin Moreau (French, 1822-1912) "Return from the Hunt" Gilt Bronze Figural Sculpture Mounted Lamp, late 19th century, the standing figure with fox pelt and hunting horn, standing...
Slate, Bronze
Empire style Patinated and Gilt-Bronze Figural Garniture Set
Located in New York, NY
Empire style Patinated and Gilt-Bronze Figural Garniture Set French circa 1900 Dish: 12.5" H x 9" D Candelabras: 10" H x 10" W x 6" D
Bronze
A Highly Important Caldwell Ormolu Mounted Cararra Marble Figural Floor Lamp
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
A Highly Important Caldwell Ormolu Mounted Cararra Marble Figural Floor Lamp. The floor lamp stands on a tripartite base of white Carrara marble, each side mounted with an ormolu wi...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
"Naissance de la Perle" solid Brass Figural Maiden Table Lamp After Moreau
By Auguste Moreau
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is not simply a bronze lamp. It is a narrative. A whisper of the sea.
Marble, Bronze
$2,950 / set
Pair of Bronze and Marble Large Garniture Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of gilt bronze figural neoclassical lamps with marble bases.
Bronze
Pair of Bronze Five-Light Figural Candelabra, E.F. Caldwell and Co., circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Pair of bronze five-light figural candelabra, E.F. Caldwell and Co., circa 1900.
Bronze
Silas Seandel Style Verdigris Bronze Birds & Vine Floor Lamp, 1980s
By Silas Seandel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Silas Seandel Style Verdigris Bronze Birds & Vine Floor Lamp, 1980s Silas Seandel Style Verdigris Bronze Figural & Botanical Floor Lamp United States, circa 1970s–1980s A s...
Travertine, Bronze
$1,857Sale Price|20% Off
French Louis XV Style Table Lamp, Figure By Mathurin Moreau, 19th Century
By Mathurin Moreau
Located in Lisbon, PT
A stately table lamp, adorned with a decorative vase, bronze, spelter, and patinated pewter, is positioned in the presence of a young woman seated at the edge of a fountain. The foun...
Metal, Bronze, Spelter, Pewter
Art Deco Figural Eight-Light Table Lamp with Blue Iridescent Glass, 1930s
Located in Barntrup, DE
A large figurative Art Deco table lamp with eight lights and a blue iridescent glass bowl, Germany, 1930s. This stunning and unique Art Deco table lamp is crafted from brass and bro...
Brass, Bronze
Figural Terracotta Table Lamp of a Sitting Priest with Brown Shade, Mexico 1930s
Located in Salzburg, AT
The figure has a strong, majestic aura. In keeping with the object, the lamp construction is made of bronze and features a striking base on which the object rests.
Bronze, Foil
Vienna Secessionist Figural Lamp, Maiden w/Crown Holding 2 Art Glass Shades 1910
By Charles Korschann
Located in Petaluma, CA
Very clean lines with a commitment to the Vienna Secessionist movement are present here. Our young lady as a nice touch wears a crown, and holds up 2 art glass pulled feather glass ...
Bronze
Antique Chinese Porcelain Enamel Bronze Oriental Cloisonne Champleve Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Chinese Porcelain Enamel Bronze Oriental Cloisonne Champleve Table Lamp with Bronze Figural Handles.
Bronze, Enamel
$236Sale Price|20% Off
A Vintage Figural Lamp Depicting A Country Girl With Birds Frosted Flower Shade
Located in New Orleans, LA
A vintage figural table lamp depicting a young country girl feeding her birds by a fence. Rising above her are intertwining vines with leaves ending in a lovely Czechoslovakian frost...
Spelter
A fine pair of Regency marble and bronze candelabra lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine pair of 19th century Regency marble and bronze candelabra lamps. Figural Atlas's adorn the top of the candelabra
Marble, Bronze
19thc Art Nouveau Large Bronze Sculptural Floor/ Table Lamp by Gustave Gurshner
By Gustave Gurschner
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Monumental 19thc Austrian Art Nouveau Bronze Figural Floor/ Table Lamp. Featuring original Tiffany style tiled Art Glass Shade.
Bronze
Maitland Smith Bronze Marble Tooled Leather Equestrian Horse Table Lamp 24"
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage figural horse bronze table lamp by Maitland Smith featuring a mare and foal in tableau on a charcoal black marble clad base.
Marble, Bronze
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
French Art Deco Figural Table Lamp of a Sitting Stone Cat God France, 1940-Ies
Located in Salzburg, AT
Figural table lamp Sitting stone cat god France 1940-ies. The object is from the Art Deco period and very finely worked in stone. The animal sits majestically and straight and radia...
Bronze, Foil
$9,023Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Art Deco Life-Size Bronze Pharaoh Verdigris Lamp Statues with Torchieres
Located in Lomita, CA
The Art Deco style parcel verdigris bronze figural floor lamps are from 1940. The pharaoh lifts his arms overhead and forward with the torchiere clutched in his hands.
Bronze
20th Century Empire Style Figure-Formed Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
Finely engraved and casted bronze. Full plasticized, feminine historical Egyptian representation. (T-Mr-21-Bp).
Bronze
Set of American Gilt Bronze Urn Foliage Argand Lamps w/ Cherub Winged Feet 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of three American figural gilt bronze argand lamps with central foliage rope motif urns, four frosted Greek key globes with interior chimneys, flanking ornamental figural scrolle...
Bronze
Vintage Chinoiserie James Mont Style Bronze Chinese Foo Dog Table Lamps (B) Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie James Mont Style Bronze Chinese Foo Dog Figural Table Lamps (B) - a Pair.
Brass
Patinated Neoclassical Figural Candelabra After Claude Michel, aka Clodion
Located in New York, NY
Patinated neoclassical figural candelabra after Claude Michel, aka Clodion. Candle holders drilled for electricity, but currently lacking sockets and wiring.
Bronze
$60,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Museum Quality Pair of Late 19th Century Figural Candelabra by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Museum Quality Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Candelabra By Henry Dasson Henry Dasson Each cast as a scantily clad beauty holding aloft a gilt torche...
Porphyry, Bronze, Ormolu
A pair of 19th century French gilt brone lady lamps with Carrera marble bases
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine pair of 19th century French Louis XVI gilt bronze lady figural lamps on Carrera bases with gilt bronze mounts.
Carrara Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Bronze Lamp of Male Indian Figure
By A. Toussaint - G. Chaudoir
Located in London, GB
A well patinated bronze figure, representing an American Indian, wearing a draped headdress, robe and a pendant hooped earring. Signed to the plinth 'A.Tossaint 1850', and the foundr...
Bronze
Pair Dumaige Attributed Figural Bronzed Spelter Sculptures Mounted as Lamps
By Etienne-Henri Dumaige
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of 19th Century French figural Sculpture mounted as table lamps, featuring Gilt spelter sculptures of women in classical attire, attributed to Sculptor Sculptor Etienne Henri ...
Spelter
Antique Indian Bronze Parrot Figure oil Lamp Rajasthan 19th Century
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Indian Bronze Parrot Figure oil Lamp Rajasthan, Bronze Hamsa Lamp Finial, North India, 19th Century of before.
Bronze
Large Bronze Figural Torchere Lamp After Carrier Allegory of Dance 6ft-193 CM
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Impressive monumental bronze figural group depicting a graceful classical maiden accompanied by two lively cherubs Great classical work for the garden - of course being bronze can li...
Bronze
Fine Pair of French Patinated Bronze and Gilt Metal Figural Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of French patinated bronze and gilt metal figural lamps Each cast as a putto supporting a flower filled urn, raised on a gilt metal mounted white alabaster pedestal se...
Alabaster, Bronze
Antique Old Indian Bronze Female Figure In The Form Of An Oil Lamp
Located in Ukiah, CA
A lot of these old bronze lamps become very stiff or overly stylized, but this one still has a natural flow to the body and posture.
Bronze
Monumental Pair 19th C Figural French Louis XV Style Bronze Candelabras Lamps
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This monumental pair of 19th century French Louis XV style bronze candelabra lamps epitomizes grandeur, elegance, and masterful craftsmanship.
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Patinated Bronze and Gilt-Metal and Alabaster Figural Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Fine Quality Pair of French Patinated Bronze and Gilt-Metal Figural Lamps. Each cast as a putto supporting a flower-filled urn, raised on a gilt-metal mounted white alabaster pede...
Alabaster, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair 19th C. French Empire Marble and Bronze Figural Candelabra Mounted as Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of French, 19th century Empire bronze figural candelabra on carrara marble plinth bases each with gilt bronze beading and trim, now mounted as lamps, each modeled as a maide...
Marble, Metal, Bronze, Copper
Pair Louis XVI Style Figural Bronze Oil Lamps After a Design by Louis Boizot
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This pair of gilt and patinated bronze figures are after a design by Louis-Simon Boizot. Modeled as oil lamps, each with the allegorical figures L'Etude and Le Philosophie, both hav...
Bronze
$930Sale Price|80% Off
Very Large Wall Lamp with Swan Figure Very Beautiful
Located in Wien, Au
Very large and heavy wall lamp with swan figure, excellent original condition very beautiful and nice patina, very fine work.
Bronze
Louis XVI Ormolu Figural Candlestick Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The standing draped female figure carrying a torch surmounted by a light locket, raised on a circular base with a laurel wreath border above a square plinth. Electrified with silk cu...
Bronze
17th/18thC Superb Cast Hindu Figural Oil Lamp. Large, Heavy, Sublime Face-BEST
Located in Ukiah, CA
A superb and deeply moving 17th–18th century Hindu figural oil lamp, distinguished by its extraordinary presence, refined casting, and an unmistakably sublime face.
Bronze
Antique French Art Nouveau Figural Lamp with Hand-Painted Shade, 1880s
Located in New Orleans, LA
Important 19th century French Art Nouveau oil torchiere lamp with hand painted floral green glass shade and glass chimney, rising on a circular faux bois wood base with brass placard...
Spelter, Brass
19th C. Victorian Merklen Bros. Barley Twist Figural Mahogany Parlor Lamp Table
By Merklen Brothers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful Victorian solid mahogany parlor table with barley twist legs by the Merklen Brothers. The table has very attractive angled legs, barley twist stretchers, exquisite bronze l...
Bronze
Pair of Elegant Bronze Sculptures
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of beautiful bronze cast female figure statues holding lamps, would make for wonderful outdoor decor.
Bronze
Georges Vandevoorde Brutalist Abstract Welded Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Decorative Market: Objects attributed to him—signed small bronzes, figural groups, bookends, lamps, and decorative metal works—appear in the Art Deco and 20th-century decorative arts...
Bronze
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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