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Nicely Sized Brown Table Lamp by Bostlund
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Kensington, MD
Matte-glazed table lamp by Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund for Bostlund Industries Inc. From the same
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Danish Palshus Brown Table Lamp 1960's
By Palshus
Located in Akashi -Shi, Hyogo
Midcentury tall table lamp from Danish Palshus. The lamp was designed by Per Linnemann-Schmidt and
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Cobalto Brown Table Lamp with White Shade
By Lumis Fine Lighting 1
Located in Milan, IT
This refined table lamp is best displayed together with its white-lacquered sister on the sides of
Category

2010s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Cobalto Brown Table Lamp with White Shade
H 25.99 in W 19.69 in D 9.85 in
1970s Stanislav Indra Brown Table Lamp, Czechoslovakia
By Stanislav Indra
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition - Re-polished - Fully functional.
Category

Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Søholm Stentøj, Brown Table Lamp, Stoneware, Denmark, 1970s
By Søholm Stentøj
Located in High Point, NC
A brown, glazed stoneware table lamp, designed and produced by Søholm Stentøj, Denmark, 1970s
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stoneware

Swedish Designer, Brown Table Lamp, Stoneware, Sweden, c. 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown, stoneware table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s. Sold without lampshade
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stoneware

Ulla Winbladh, Brown Table Lamp, Glazed Incised Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown, glazed and incised stoneware table lamp designed by Ulla Winbladh and produced by Alingsås
Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stoneware

Carstens Midcentury West German Ceramic Lava Glazed Brown Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury (1960s) West German ceramic table lamp fired in a Lava glaze featuring an extended brass
Category

20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Hebi Flexible Dark Brown Table Lamp by Isao Hosoe for Valenti Italy
By Isao Hosoe
Located in Weesp, NL
Moro dark brown color. The lamp comes with it's original Valenti table clamp. Excellent conditions and
Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Danish Midcentury Palshus Tall Mocha Brown Table Lamp with New Lampshade, 1960s
By Per Linnemann-Schmidt, Palshus
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Mid-century table lamp model DL 32 from Danish Palshus including a new lampshade. The lamp is
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric

Orange Brown Geometric Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Geometric table lamp. Orange brown and black table lamp. A 1970s table lamp made from ceramic
Category

Late 20th Century European Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Brown Ceramic, Marshal Studios, USA, 1950s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A brown table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by Marshall Studios, Indianapolis
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Brown Ceramic, Marshal Studios, USA, 1950s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A brown table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by Marshall Studios, Indianapolis
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Pair of Mid-Century Modern Stripe Table Lamps Newly Wired
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wonderful pair of vintage Mid-Century Modern stripe green and brown table lamps. No chips or breaks
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Brown Vaga Table Lamp by Franco Mirenzi for Valenti, 1970s
By Valenti Luce, Franco Mirenzi
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Brown table lamp, model Vaga, designed by Franco Mirenzi in 1978 and produced by Valenti Luce
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Martz Table Lamp with Hand-Crafted Shade
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in San Francisco, CA
A matte dark brown table lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Stoneware base with
Category

Vintage 1960s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stoneware

Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps, France, 1960s
By Dieulefit
Located in London, GB
2 well sized brown table lamps in ceramics signed Les Grottes Dieulefit. Originally candleholders
Category

Vintage 1960s French Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps, France, 1960s
Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps, France, 1960s
H 8.67 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Swiveling Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Stilnovo, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti, Stilnovo
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Swiveling dark brown table lamp of lacquered metal designed by Gae Aulenti and manufactured by
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Marshall Studios, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A brown table lamp designed by husband and wife duo Jane & Gordon Martz. Produced by Marshall
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Danish Designer, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Denmark, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A hand-painted off-white and brown table lamp designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1940s. “Terra
Category

Vintage 1940s Danish Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Marshal Studios, 1950s
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in High Point, NC
A brown table lamp designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by Marshall Studios, Indianapolis
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp by Larry and Terry Brown
By Brown Brothers
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This is a beautiful round sphere handmade ceramic glazed table lamp by Oregon ceramicists Larry and
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Table Lamp ECLIPSE in Shagreen and Brass by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
The table lamp ECLIPSE by Ginger Brown is made of shagreen and brushed brass trims. The style is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Table Lamp CIRCUMEO in Rock Crystal and Brass by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
The table lamp CIRCUMEO by Ginger Brown is made of polished rock crystal surrounded with brushed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Rock Crystal, Brass

Table Lamp CIRCUMEO in Rock Crystal and Brass by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
The table lamp CIRCUMEO by Ginger Brown is made of polished rock crystal surrounded with brushed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Rock Crystal, Brass

Expertly Restored - Paul Laszlo "Basket Weave" Table Lamp for Brown Saltman
By Brown Saltman, Paul Laszlo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Californian Modern table lamp designed by Paul Laszlo for Brown Saltman in the United States
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Table Lamp by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Steel and brass single table lamp by Laurel.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Brass

Table Lamp by Laurel
Table Lamp by Laurel
H 35 in Dm 6.5 in
Postmodern Pink Ceramic Floral Table Lamps, a Pair
By Harris Lamps
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Awesome pair of postmodern ceramic table lamps by Harris Lamps. Each lamp displays a pink embossed
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Majestic Lamp Co. Table Lamps
By Majestic Lamp Company
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Rare, early pair of lamps from the Majestic Lamp Co. Brass-plated copper swirl over ebonized oak
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1960s Mahogany Table Lamp by Modeline Lamp Co.
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A mahogany and brass table lamp with decorative stone rocks.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stone, Brass

Wildwood Florentine Style Table Lamp
By Wildwood Lamp Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offer here is a Wildwood table lamp, with a Florentine style design around it's base. Lower base
Category

2010s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Wildwood Florentine Style Table Lamp
Wildwood Florentine Style Table Lamp
H 18 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
Sculptural Table Lamp by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Pasadena, CA
The elegant brass table lamp has a white lacquered wood graphic design with a frosted glass shade
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Sculptural Table Lamp by Laurel
Sculptural Table Lamp by Laurel
H 34.88 in Dm 13.88 in
Original 20th Century Bouillon Silver Plated Table Lamp 1920
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Table-lamp in the style of an antique oil-lamp Material used is brass silver plated, lacquered
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Baroque Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Metal

Classic Horn Motife Brass Table Lamp
By Wildwood Lamp Company
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome brass horn motife table lamp having black metal shade and base. A classic.
Category

2010s North American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Classic Horn Motife Brass Table Lamp
Classic Horn Motife Brass Table Lamp
H 27 in W 16 in D 10.5 in
Pair of Large Rembrandt Table Lamps
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large Rembrandt table lamps with an orange abstract pattern and round brass base. Measures
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Tropical Painted Table Lamps
By Wildwood Lamp Company
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of mid century table lamps crafted in wood and decorated on four sides with tropical scenes
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Hardwood

Pair of Tropical Painted Table Lamps
Pair of Tropical Painted Table Lamps
H 25 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Evans Style Table Lamp by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Cathedral City, CA
1960s steel and brass table lamp by Laurel.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel

Pair of Laurel Table Lamps, 1960
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous Laurel table lamps with slender brass bodies with walnut wood inlays on either side, linen
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Large Majestic Table Lamp, All Original
By Majestic Lamp Company
Located in Kansas City, MO
Large, high kitsch, Angular acrylic table lamp by Majestic with original shade and original Lucite
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Fabric, Lucite, Wood

Monumental Sculptural Table Lamps by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of tall 1960s sculptural walnut table lamps by Laurel. Newly restored and rewired
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Sculpture Minimalist Table Lamp Attributed to New Lamp 1970 Pop Art
By New Lamp
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sculpture Minimalist table lamp attributed to new lamp, 1970 Pop Art.
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Paradise Brown Marble Table Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
Table Lamp Paradise Brown Marble with brown marble base carved and polished. Base including
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Brass

Paradise Brown Marble Table Lamp
Paradise Brown Marble Table Lamp
H 35.83 in Dm 15.75 in
Single Rembrandt Brass Lion Motif Table Lamp
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Single solid brass lion head and paw motif table lamp. Has 3-way push button on/off switch, made by
Category

Vintage 1980s North American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Laurel Metal Tear Drop Form Table Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Original, clean working Laurel table lamp. Brushed metal finish, with faux wood base and vertical
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Marbro Table Lamp Chinese Peacocks
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Toledo, OH
Marbro lamp with carved Asian designs of peacocks and foliage. Original finish. Good wiring. Shade
Category

Vintage 1970s North American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Composition

Urn-Form Alabaster Table Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A pair of elegant, carved and polished, alabaster table lamps in the Chinoiserie taste. Each with a
Category

Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster

Urn-Form Alabaster Table Lamps
Urn-Form Alabaster Table Lamps
H 33.5 in Dm 8.75 in
Monumental Pair Laurel Lamp Co. Brushed Aluminum, Walnut Base Column Table Lamps
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of Substantial Laurel Lamp Co. tower table lamps in brushed aluminum and walnut, 1960s. 3' H
Category

Mid-20th Century American International Style Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

MARBRO LAMP CO Porcelain Chinese Foo Dog Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Charlotte, NC
An Asian chinoiserie style table lamp by Marbro Lamp Co. Made of porcelain in an urn style, hand
Category

Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Monumental Marbro Lamp Co. Hand Carved Giltwood Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Italian hand carved Giltwood Table Lamp by Marbro Lamp Company, circa 1960. Featuring
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Mid 20th Century Plate Brass Table Lamps by Laurel Lamp Co., C.1950s
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid 20th century plate brass table lamps by Laurel Lamp Co. C.1950s Classic Mid-Century Modern
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Modernist Brass and Walnut Table Lamp by Rembrandt
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in San Mateo, CA
Rembrandt tulip form table lamp with brass ribs and a walnut base. This lamp has a three way switch
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Arts & Crafts Mission Oak with Carmel Colored Slag Glass Table Lamp C 1910
By W. Brown
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic simple & elegant arts and crafts mission Oak desk table lamp. Beautiful Carmel Colored
Category

Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Sculptural Abstract Cast Brass Table Lamp Laurel Lighting
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in South Charleston, WV
Sculptural abstract cast brass table lamp with original shade. rosewood to brass. Measures 39" tall
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

American Midcentury Brown Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
American midcentury brown and black striated cylindrical 2-tier table lamp with a brown metal round
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Modeline Style Mid Century Sculptural Walnut Table Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Countryside, IL
Modeline Style Mid Century sculptural walnut table lamp This piece measures 8.25 wide x 8.25
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Maria Theresia Crystal Glass Table Lamp Early 20th Century Original from 1900
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A typical fixture from the turn of the last century, circa 1900, wrought iron with glass-layers. In the centre a handblown and cut glass-vase.
Category

Antique Early 1900s Austrian Baroque Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Brass

1960s Cerused Oak Sculptural Table Lamps by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in New York, NY
1960s modern cerused oak sculptural table lamps with brass hardware. Shades for photography
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Tall Walnut & Brass Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps attrib Laurel Lamp co
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid-Century Modern Sculptural table lamps attributed to the Laurel Lamp Co. Tall
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair of 1970s Silvered Brutalist Table Lamps by Richard Barr for Laurel Lamp Co.
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of chromed and nickel silvered Brutalist table lamps, designed by Richard Barr for the Laurel
Category

Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps

Materials

Nickel

Vintage Domed Brushed Steel, Chrome Table Lamp in the Style of Laurel Lamp Co
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Lomita, CA
This lamp is special, and it is has a sleek futuristic look and brushed steel or chrome exterior
Category

Mid-20th Century American Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

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Brown Table Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal brown table lamp for your home. Frequently made of metal, wood and brass, every brown table lamp was constructed with great care. Find 14737 options for an antique or vintage brown table lamp now, or shop our selection of 1082 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect brown table lamp — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A brown table lamp is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios and Laurel Lamp Company each produced at least one beautiful brown table lamp that is worth considering.

How Much is a Brown Table Lamp?

Prices for a brown table lamp can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1 and can go as high as $575,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,800.

Finding the Right table-lamps for You

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.

Questions About Brown Table Lamp
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    The difference between a table lamp and a buffet lamp is the size. Although the two types of lamps come in similar heights, buffet lamps are usually narrower, so they take up less space on a buffet server filled with food. On 1stDibs, find an assortment of lamps from some of the world's top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    The main difference between a table lamp and an accent lamp is its size. Generally, table lamps are larger pieces that people use for task lighting or to increase ambiance lighting in a room. Accent lamps tend to be smaller and provide supplemental light in spaces. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of lamps from some of the world's top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Your table lamps do not have to match but it definitely is important that they still go together. This can be done by making sure they are of similar style or have something in common such as color, shape, lamp shade, or metal type.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024
    How a table lamp works begins with its cord, which gets plugged into an electrical outlet that provides a source of energy. Halogen and incandescent bulbs contain filaments. The filament in a bulb is a conductor of electricity. It’s attached to contacts made of metal that are connected to a power supply. This allows for electricity to flow through it. When the electrical current cycles through the filament, this component gets quite hot and emits light. Find a large collection of vintage table lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    Buffet lamps, also known as console lamps or candlestick lamps, are light fixtures that range in height from 32 to 36 inches. The lamps feature a small shade and a narrow base silhouette, which resembles a slim column or candlestick. Shop for antique and vintage buffet lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Table lamps are often used as a reading light or for task lighting. They can also simply serve as part of a room’s decor, perhaps adding light to an area that doesn’t get any illumination from overhead lights. Shop a collection of table lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023
    How big a table lamp should be depends on your lighting needs and the size of the surface that you're placing the light fixture on. Most table lamps are 30 to 36 inches tall. On shorter tables, a taller lamp may be necessary to put illumination at eye level. Find a variety of table lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, ceramic table lamps can be painted. In fact, many lamps come with hand-painted finishes. If you choose to paint a lamp yourself, you may need two or more coats of paint to get the results you desire. You'll find a collection of ceramic table lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    The best brand of table lamp is really a matter of personal preference. Choose a lamp that complements the style of your room and suits your lighting needs. On 1stDibs, find a range of table lamps from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To fix an old table lamp, take it to an appliance or lighting repair shop that has experience working with the type of fixture that you have. Many problems can cause an old table lamp to stop working. A professional can determine the cause and use the correct tools to address it. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage table lamps.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    There are a few ways to identify if your table lamp is vintage, but it does vary from brand to brand. If you can spot a maker’s mark or manufacturer’s label on your piece, it could tell you where and when it was crafted. On 1stDibs, find vintage and contemporary table lamps from top sellers around the world.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    To determine what size lamp should be on a sofa table, measure the table from the bottom of the legs to the tabletop. Then, choose a lamp that is equal to or up to 1.5 times taller than the table. Shop a range of table lamps from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    There is no single best company for table lamps. A well-crafted antique or vintage table lamp does more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior, and over the years, many manufacturers and designers have offered a range of visually appealing table lamps. Examples include Artemide, Gordon & Jane Martz, FLOS, Søholm Stentøj, Louis Poulsen and many others. Shop a large collection of table lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024


    A lamp for a console table should be between 25 and 32 inches tall. The table lamp’s shade shouldn’t exceed half the width of the console table.

    You’ll find that when it comes to arranging wall art, a decorator might suggest that the space on the wall above a console table is a great place for a large painting or a wall sculpture. In that case, you may wish to use a taller lamp for the table. If your table is smaller in scale or if you have a small mirror hanging on the wall above the console, you may wish to opt for a shorter lamp.

    Find vintage table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024
    The best size for a bedside table lamp is between 24 and 27 inches tall. Finding the best table lamp for your nightstand depends on variables such as the shape of your bedside table, the size of your nightstand's tabletop and personal preferences when it comes to styling your nightstand.

    Albert Hadley–trained designer Harry Heissmann says this about creating a bedside haven for his clients: “A reading lamp is essential and needs to be on a dedicated outlet. I like to keep clients’ nightstands edited, with a carafe for water and an alarm clock, and sometimes a landline phone for emergencies.”

    Find a range of antique and vintage table lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs.

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