French Art Deco Travertine Table Lamp, Bronze Relief, 1940s Design
Located in Queens, NY
French travertine marble 1940's lamp on a rectangular base with a geometric design in bronze relief and a swing arm light. Ships without a shade
Travertine, Marble, Bronze
$7,880Sale Price|20% Off
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Resin Relief Brutalist Table Lamp 1960s Epic
By Paul Evans
Located in Peoria, AZ
Paul Evans Early handcrafted Studio Table Lamp Bronze Resin. 30" tall 18" wide Here is one of the rarest and most spectacular Paul Evans table lamps, featuring classic heavily ...
Bronze
Scandinavian Modern Lion Relief Bronze Table Lamps by Stig Blomberg, Set of 2
By Stig Blomberg
Located in Grythyttan, SE
These two Scandinavian modern "Lampan 750" table lamps in bronze by the sculptural artist Stig Blomberg are a fabulously handsome pair of casted bronze lamps bearing the imprint "Lam...
Bronze
19th Century High Relief Cast Bronze Oil Lamp Converted to Electric Table Lamp
Located in Sofia, BG
Oil lamp mounted in electric lamp, brass decorated with a woman's head in a medallion, France, circa 1860.
Brass
Pair of Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Ewer Lamps with Putti Relief
Located in Worcester, GB
Pair of Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Ewer Lamps with Putti Relief We are pleased to offer a striking and impressive finely detailed pair of early 20th century French table...
Bronze
Bronze Relief Table Lamps by Barbedianne
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 19th Century bronze electrified oil lamps signed by Barbedianne with neoclassical scenes in relief and "bust" bases. 21.5" height to shade rest.
Bronze
Pair of Japanese Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bronze Relief Table Lamps
Bronze
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H 26 in W 8 in D 6.5 in
Pair of French Neoclassical Haut-Relief Decorated Patinated Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
These superior French neoclassical bronze table lamps likely date to the late 19th century and are designed in the Greco-Roman tradition featuring in haut-relief figures of women pla...
Bronze
Pair of Cast Bronze Chinese Style Relief Lamps
By James Mont
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderful pair of high quality antique cast bronze relief lamps.
Bronze
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H 29.5 in W 17.25 in D 17.25 in
Antique Asian Bronze Table Lamp Garden Scene with Birds & Floral in Relief c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Asian table lamp offers cast bronze construction in faceted urn form and having garden scenes with birds (herons or peacocks) and floral elements, wired for US electricity...
Bronze
Elegant Art Deco Table Lamp in Nickeled Bronze and Relief Frosted Glass
Located in New York, NY
This very elegant Art Deco table lamp is enchanting. With its stylized foliage detailing, frosted relief glass globe and nickeled bronze fittings, it is quite the statement piece.
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H 14.25 in Dm 10 in
Japanese High Relief Bronze Ginger Jar Lamp Cranes Cherry Blossoms Chinoiserie
Located in Dayton, OH
20th century Japanese cast bronze table lamp in the shape of a ginger jar / urn sitting on a footed pedestal, cast with a relief of blossoming cherry trees and cranes.
Bronze
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H 16.15 in W 9.45 in D 7.49 in
Pair of French Gilt Bronze Urn Lamps with Putti Reliefs, circa 1900
Located in Worcester, GB
Pair of French Gilt Bronze Urn Lamps with Putti Reliefs, circa 1900 A decorative pair of French gilt bronze urns, later adapted as table lamps, dating from around 1900.
Bronze
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H 30.71 in Dm 7.09 in
Celadon Porcelain Lamp with a Relief Decor and Gilt Bronze Mount, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Celadon porcelain lamp, bottle shaped, mounted with chiselled and gilt bronze on a circular openwork base adorned with swirls, leaves and cartouches. Higher part of the mount is also...
Bronze
Important Sienna Bronze & Applied White Crackle Relief Lamp, France, 1940's
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Custom Made Vellum Lamp Shade: Diam 14.5 in.
Ceramic
Antique Gros Relief French Barbotine Lamp, circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
This stunning antique French lamp has been made with a barbotine vase with gross relief flowers. It is mounted to an ormolu base, and a contemporary black shade has been added. The v...
Bronze
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Resin Relief Brutalist Table Lamp, Early 1960s
By Paul Evans
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Early handcrafted Studio Table Lamp by Paul Evans in Bronze Resin. Featuring classic heavily sculpted three dimensional relief.
Bronze
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H 24.5 in W 13.5 in D 10.5 in
French Bronze Bouillotte Table Lamp with Caravel Ship Reliefs Early 20th Century
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This unusual French bronze bouillotte lamp features two curved lightarms centering a bronze shield decorated on both sides with haut relief depictions of Caravel style ships. The lam...
Bronze
Meiji Japanese Cast Bronze Relief Chrysanthemum & Birds Lamps 'Pair'
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of large, cast bronze, urn-shaped lamps made circa 1885-1890, during the Meiji period (1868-1912) in Japan. They are decorated in both relief and applique with chrysanthemums,...
Brass, Bronze
Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.
Styles to Know
Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp
Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.