Russel Wright Figural Female Nude Mid-Century Table Lamp Circa 1950s
By Russel Wright
Located in Southampton, NJ
An elegant design in this sculptural lamp depicting a turning nude female form designed by Russel Wright. Ceramic with turned wood base and brass hardware. In excellent vintage condi...
Brass
$6,240Sale Price / set|20% Off
Aldo Londi pair of Table lamps for Bitossi 'Rimini blue' Italy 1960
By Aldo Londi
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Aldo Londi pair of Table lamps for Bitossi 'Rimini blue' Italy 1960 , dimensions with out shade H 82 by Diam 14 cm
Brass
$1,393Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Midcentury Table Lamp Buddha Brass Gold Walnut Root 1960s Rectangular
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian midcentury table lamp Buddha brass gold walnut root 1960s rectangular, parchment paper dome. Very imposing and important table lamp, made of square brass tube icon , b...
Brass, Gold Leaf
20th-Century Hand-Thrown Anatolian Terracotta Twin-Handled Olive Jar Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
This 20th-century terracotta vessel originates from southern Anatolia, Turkey, where it was traditionally used for storing and transporting olive oil. Hand-thrown from coarse, iron-r...
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware
Middle Eastern Qajar Vase Converted to a Table Lamp, Late 1800s to Early 1900s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This striking Middle Eastern Qajar-period ceramic vase, dating from the late 19th to early 20th century, has been later converted into an elegant table lamp. The globular earthenware...
Ceramic
Tall Handled Pitcher & Greek Key Incised Gray Pottery Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Handcrafted mottled Gray, White & Earthen handled art pottery table lamp. Featuring a hand crafted handled pitcher form, layered gray range, vertical texture and abstract bright whit...
Walnut, Ceramic
Frank Ferrell for Roseville Pottery Art Deco Orian Table Lamp, 1935
By Frank Ferrell, Roseville Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Roseville Pottery lamp features a tan beige glaze with hand-painted trim at the top of ceramic body, executed as a series of dark blue short vertical lines. The handles are c...
Brass
Pair Mid-Century Upscale Ekeby "Paprika" Table Lamps by Anna-Lisa Thomson
By Anna-Lisa Thomson, Upsala Ekeby
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic pair of Monumental Mid-Century Upsala Ekeby "Paprika" Large Ceramic/ Walnut Table Lamps by Anna-Lisa Thomson, 1950's. Vintage condition with age appropriate wear. some ver...
Ceramic, Walnut
Substantial Lee Rosen for Design Technics Series 3300 Cocoa Pottery Table Lamp
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tall Lee Rosen for Design Technics Wheel Thrown Splayed Deep Brown Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp, Circa 1960. Small footprint.
Brass
Substantial Aldo Londi for Bitossi Cocoa & White Polka Dots Pottery Table Lamp
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Large Aldo for Bitossi textured Deep Brown & White Dots Ceramic Table Lamp, 1950's. Featuring a handcrafted textured Chamotte style deep chocolate brown glazed clay with impressed, h...
Walnut, Ceramic
Mid-Century Studio Pottery Table Lamp with Sculpted Floral Glaze and Wood Base
Located in Northport, MI
A vibrant and visually striking mid-century ceramic table lamp featuring an intricately sculpted floral design in a rich, high-gloss glaze. The bulbous ceramic body is adorned with a...
Ceramic, Wood
$2,400
French Sunburst Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960s French ceramic table lamp. Measurements: Height of body: 11" Height to shade rest: 20" Width: 6.25" Depth: 4"
Ceramic
Massive Table Lamp in Different Shades of Terracotta Colour by François Lanusé
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful example of the early work of François Lanusé, this large table lamp in céramic with a very earthy tones fade from the bottom to the top, with dark speckles all around. Topp...
Ceramic
Pair of Vintage Pink and Gold Electroplate Glaze Table Lamps with Tiered Shades
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and highly decorative pair of Italian Pink and Gold Electroplated lamps. Each lamp is crowned with an architectural, double tiered shade.
Ceramic
Pair of Antique Chinese Orange and Gold Floral Round Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) round table lamps made from orange, luster porcelain vases with gold floral designs, mounted on brown wooden bases with patinated brass h...
Ceramic
Handcrafted Mid-Century Modern Style Porcelain and Walnut Table Lamp
By Daniel Oates
Located in Sharon, CT
A nod to mid century modern styling, the Marilie Lamp has a small profile perfect for the bedside or desk. Each lamp is handmade to order in our Connecticut studio. It combines the s...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Bouclé, Walnut
A Gordon Martz Table Lamp With Sgrafitto Decoration ca' 1960's
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A beautiful Martz lamp ca' 1960's in off white with sgraffito decoration. Original shade/finial.
Ceramic
A Pair of Monochrome Blue Vases as Table Lamps with Giltwood Bases
Located in London, GB
A Pair of twentieth century Chinese vases in dark blue glaze, with flared necks, now mounted as lamps with turned giltwood bases. Height of vase 36.00cm Height with shad...
Ceramic, Giltwood
Zaccagnini Majolica Blanc De Chine Pair of Urn Table Lamps Leaf Reliefs
By Ugo Zaccagnini
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of vintage urn shaped table lamp bases feature ornate twin double loop handles and highly detailed ceramic bodies with leaf reliefs and textured wide bases. Crisp white color of...
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery, Wood, Oak
Tall Stacked Art Pottery Table Lamp by Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios
By Marshall Studios, Gordon Martz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tall and impressive, stacked ceramic, art pottery table lamp by Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios with teak neck and subtle sgraffito detail.
Ceramic, Teak
Asian Influenced Gilt Table Lamp with Profusion of Flowers, Rosewood Base
Located in Lomita, CA
This lamp features the most beautiful profusion of chrysanthemums with gilt touches resting on a rosewood base. The novel shape stands out and is unusual. It presents beautifully. Th...
Ceramic, Rosewood
Alvino Bagni for Raymor Italy 1960s Sea Garden Table Lamp Majolica & Walnut
By Alvino Bagni, Raymor
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Stunning sculptural table lamp features majolica ceramic body, created by Alvino Bagni for Raymor in 1960s as a part of his Sea Garden series, and solid carved walnut top.
Brass
Rare Martz Table Lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Unusual ceramic table lamp by famed ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Features a seemingly unglazed but incised body, creating a very natural color palette. ...
Ceramic, Walnut
Mid-Century Stoneware Table Lamp by Einar Johansen Søholm Stentøj, Denmark 1960s
By Gustavsberg, Soholm Pottery, Søholm Stentøj, Einar Johansen, Carl-Harry Stålhane
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful mid-century stoneware table lamp with amazing glaze. Made by Einar Johansen for Soholm Stentøj, Denmark, 1960s. Great original condition. Signed 'Søholm Denmark Stentøj...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Vallauris & Monaco, France, Table Lamp in Glazed Ceramics Shaped like a Fish
Located in København, Copenhagen
Vallauris & Monaco, France. Table lamp in glazed ceramics shaped like a fish. 1950s. Measures: 24.5 x 22 cm. In excellent condition.
Ceramic
Tall Marianna Von Allesch Style Figurative Art Pottery Table Lamp with Yellow
By Marianna von Allesch
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Bright handcrafted Marianna von Allesch style Cream & Yellow glazed ceramic table lamp, circa 1950. Featuring a female form, white background and pebble finish detailed with yellow, ...
Ceramic, Wood
$2,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
1970s Space Age Pair of Table Lamps in Caramic, Made in Italy
By Michel Leo
Located in Milan, IT
Astonishing Space Age pair of table lamps in caramic, made in Italy with original lampshade in fabric and brass.
Ceramic
Charles Catteau for Boch Freres Art Deco Urn Table Lamp Belgium 1920s
By Charles Catteau for Boch Freres, Charles Catteau, Boch Freres Keramis
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage or antique, rare faience table lamp features an elegant footed urn form with complex relief decor and hand-painted motifs in Art Deco style with orange and yellow flowers an...
Gold
1 of the 2 XL Bubble Glass Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
High quality amber glass bubble table lamp, 1970s. This unique table lamp features a striking vintage amber glass base with an elegant, sculptural bubble silhouette. The warm amber ...
Ceramic
Pair of Japanese Imari Blue and Red 19th Century Porcelain Baluster Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of late 19th century Japanese Imari baluster vases, decorated with floral and foliate garden scenes in the typical Imari palette of iron reds and blues with gold highlig...
Ceramic
1960s Ridged Ladder Table Lamp Studio Pottery in the Manner of Bob Kinzie
Located in Monrovia, CA
Mid-Century Modern 1960s Ridged Ladder Table Lamp, Studio Pottery Possible by Bob Kinzie Or In The Manner Of Bob Kinzie. Speckled Ceramic Glaze, Ridged Ladder Design, With Original H...
Ceramic
Pair of Japanese Imari Blue and Red 18th Century Antique Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A very fine and rare pair of early 18th century Japanese Imari baluster vases, decorated in the typical Imari palette of tones of blues and iron reds with gilded highlights on a pred...
Ceramic
$4,200
Large Midcentury Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's Italian ceramic table lamp. Measurements: Height of body: 20" Height to shade rest: 30" Diameter: 12"
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Crackle Glaze and Hand Painted Table Lamp, circa 1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-Century Modern crackle glaze and hand painted table lamp, circa 1950s Classic midcentury lamp No shade Wired and ready to illuminate The lamp has a harp with no finia...
Ceramic
Cantagalli Majolica Urn Table Lamp with Warrior Portrait, Italy 1930-1950
By Cantagalli
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The striking hand-painted majolica lamp features the portrait of a warrior surrounded by traditional Italian urns and fruits designs; the other side features an abstract design in t...
Brass
1960s M-200 Table Lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A highly collectable 1960s table lamp designed by Jane and Gordon Martz of Marshall Studios in Veedersburg Indiana. These lamps are highly sought after and are showing up in designs ...
Ceramic, Walnut
Large 22" Tall Vase Shape Green Pottery & Brass Hand Painted Table Lamp MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large 22" Tall Vase Shape Green Pottery & Brass Hand Painted Table Lamp MINT
Brass
Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios Brushed Olive Green Pottery Table Lamp, 1950's
By Gordon Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios matte glazed stoneware table lamp. Featuring lamp form 178 accentuated with loose banded design.
Ceramic, Teak
1960s Gordon and Jane Martz White Incised Table lamp M197 for Marshall Studios
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A highly collectable 1960s lamp designed by Jane and Gordon Martz of Marshall Studios in Veedersburg Indiana. These lamps are highly sought after and are showing up in designs all ov...
Ceramic, Walnut
Cantagalli for Ardalt Hand Painted Daliso-Lustro Majolica Table Lamp Italy
By Cantagalli
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare majolica table lamp was handmade in Italy by Cantagalli for Ardalt Importing. It was hand painted and finished with Cantagalli's renown Daliso Lustro glaze. It is a stunning ex...
Pottery, Majolica, Ceramic
Small Mid-Century Stoneware Teak Table Lamp by Yngve Blixt, Höganäs Sweden 1960s
By Yngve Blixt, Höganäs Keramik, Carl-Harry Stålhane, Gunnar Nylund
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful mid-century stoneware table lamp with a teak wood neck. Made by Swedish ceramist Yngve Blixt in his own studio in Höganäs, Sweden, 1960s. Great original condition. Sign...
Ceramic, Stoneware, Teak
A Pair Of Large Table Lamps By Jane and Gordon Martz Ca' 1960's
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Iconic table lamp designed by the famed ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios.
Ceramic, Walnut
$3,200
Midcentury Italian Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1970's Italian ceramic table lamp. Measurements: Height of body: 19" Height to shade rest: 37" Diameter: 14"
Ceramic
Vintage J. Warner Prins Tile Mid Century Modern Cerused Wood Small Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage J. Warner Prins (2)Tile Mid Century Modern Cerused Wood Block Small Table Lamp, Signed. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 20" H (to finial) x 13" H (to light socket) x 7"...
Ceramic, Wood
San Marino Fantoni Style Leather & Blue, Red, Lavender Glazed Pottery Table Lamp
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Marcello Fantoni style Rock Glaze Ceramic & black leather table lamp, 1960s. Featuring a handcrafted bodice, textured lava like surface, reflective glazed figural inset with Lavender...
Leather, Ceramic, Wood
$11,029
lamp Guy Bareff
Located in Brecht, BE
Guy Bareff table lamp, white bisque ceramic. Circa 2020, France. In very good vintage condition.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Sun Face Table Lamp by Paul Bellardo by Austin Products Inc.
By Austin Productions, Paul Bellardo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A captivating mid-century table lamp by American artist Paul Bellardo, featuring his iconic stylized sun face motif. Sculpted in a textured ceramic with a radiant, fluted surround an...
Ceramic
Tall Lee Rosen for Design-Technics Neutral Incised Art Pottery Table Lamp, 1960s
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Lee Rosen for Design Technics handcrafted sgraffito Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp. Featuring a classic tall wheel thrown Design Technics pottery bottle form, hand impressed textured line...
Brass
$6,585 / item
Sunset Medium Lamp
By Marioni
Located in Milan, IT
Part of the Sunset collection of striking sculptural lamps, this table lamp will make a statement in a contemporary home, where it will also be a unique decoration on a console, desk...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Cone Shape Geometrical Pattern Pierce Pattern Base Table Lamp
By Gordon Martz
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern cone shape Geometrical pattern pierce pattern base table lamp on walnut base. 3 sockets fixture.
Porcelain, Walnut, Ceramic, Pottery
$3,400
Large Midcentury Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's Italian ceramic lamp. Measurements: Height of body: 21" Height to shade rest: 33" Diameter: 11"
Ceramic
Large Midcentury Italian Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960 Italian ceramic table lamp. Measurements: Height of body: 22" Height to shade rest: 34" Diameter: 14"
Ceramic
1960s Jane and Gordon Martz Custom Table lamp for Marshall Studios with custom s
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Dimpled on 4 edges the glaze accumulates in the dimples and provides a darker brown glaze in the center that radiates to a rose blush appearance the other parts of the lamp.
Ceramic, Walnut
1920s Art Nouveau Hand-crafted Table Lamps by Georg Thylstrup for P. Ipsens Enke
By P. Ipsens Enke, Georg Thylstrup
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of two 1920sArt Nouveau hand-crafted table lamps by Georg Thylstrup for P. Ipsens Enke The hand-crafted art nouveau table lamps were designed by Georg Thylstrup in 1927 and feat...
Ceramic
1920s Art Nouveau Hand-crafted Seagull Table Lamp by West for P. Ipsens Enke
By P. Ipsens Enke
Located in Knebel, DK
1920s Art Nouveau hand-crafted seagull table lamp by West for P. Ipsens Enke The hand-crafted art nouveau table lamp was designed by West in 1927 and feature flying seagulls. The...
Ceramic
Midcentury Porcelain Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's Italian lazed ceramic table lamp. Measurements: Height of body: 14.5" Height to rest of shade: 23" Diameter: 7.5"
Ceramic
Lamp Table Floor West German Figural, Lava, Massive, Pierced Motled
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Massive, West German, Mid-Century Modern, brown & white, pierced, motled ceramic, figural table lamp 56cm, 22 inches high.
Pottery
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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