$1,532Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 11.82 in Dm 11.82 in
Vittorio Balli & Romeo Ballardini style Space Age table lamps, Italy, 1970s
By Sirrah
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
chrome-plated silver steel, with an opaline glass shade. Very much in the style of the lamps by Vittorio
Steel, Chrome
$4,671 / set
H 8.27 in W 9.06 in D 9.06 in
Pair of Blue Metal and Glass Lamps by Vittorio Balli for Sirrah, Italy, 1970s
By Sirrah
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
by the italian designer Vittorio Balli for the editor Sirrah. Rare brass version. Famous design like
Metal
Vintage Lamp by Vittorio Balli & Romeo Ballardini for Sirrah, 1970
By Sirrah
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Investing in this Vintage Lamp by Vittorio Balli & Romeo Ballardini for Sirrah, dating back to the
Chrome
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H 11.82 in Dm 15.75 in
Large mushroom table lamp by Vittorio Balli and Romeo Ballardini for Sirrah
By Sirrah
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Large Mushroom Table Lamp by Vittorio Balli & Romeo Ballardini for Sirrah Description: Designed by
Aluminum
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H 8.27 in W 9.06 in D 9.06 in
Pair of Brass and Glass Lamps by Vittorio Balli for Sirrah, Italy, 1970s
By Sirrah
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
italian designer Vittorio Balli for the editor Sirrah. Rare brass version. Famous design like Reggiani
Brass
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H 11.42 in Dm 14.18 in
Vintage XL Mushroom lamps by Vittorio Balli & Romeo Ballardini for Sirrah 1970s
By Sirrah
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Purchasing a Vintage XL Orange Mushroom lamp by Vittorio Balli & Romeo Ballardini for Sirrah from
Metal
1970s Vittorio Balli Glass and Metal Table Lamp for Sirrah
By Sirrah
Located in Glendale, CA
1970s Vittorio Balli Glass and Metal Table Lamp for Sirrah. Executed in opaline glass and white
Metal
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H 8.67 in Dm 11.03 in
Mushroom Mod. VP Gold Table Lamp, Vittorio Balli E Romeo Ballardini, Sirrah 1970
By Sirrah
Located in Firenze, IT
Mushroom mod. VP gold table lamp designed by Vittorio Balli e Romeo Ballardini Sirrah, Italy
Brass
$16,585 / item
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...
Metal, Brass
$6,891 / set
H 24.01 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Park Night Stands in Poplar Burl by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Structure: Made from Poplar Burl veneer with solid oak edging, the Park Nightstand is finished with matching veneer on both the exterior and interior. The inside includes an adjustab...
Wood, Poplar, Burl
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Great 18 Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, Murano
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Here the larger version of the successful 12 leaves compact palmette ceiling fixture. This group of shallow ceiling mount Murano chandelier was first designed for a luxury yacht low...
Metal
$5,069Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Poplar Burl wood by Master for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Envisioned by designer Yaniv Chen, the Constant nightstand exudes an air of refined luxury, celebrating the inherent splendor of Poplar burl wood. Meticulously crafted with impeccabl...
Burl, Poplar
PMPT Flush Mount
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of Lumfardo Luminaries contemporary collection, the PMPT Flush Mount is a conical flush mount fixture in the spirit of Paavo Tynell of the Scandinavian Modern tradition. Made t...
Brass
$13,431 / item
H 49.22 in Dm 70.87 in
Brass and Parchment Paper Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Impressive chandelier made of white enameled brass arms holding six beautiful parchment paper shades, which can be adjusted thanks to the handle of each socket. Signed by the arti...
Brass
$7,545 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
Ceramic Chandelier by Olivia Cognet
By Olivia Cognet
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Free-shape chandelier made by the French ceramic artist Olivia Cognet. Staying true to her organic shaped works, Olivia offers us here a beautiful and refined hanging piece all in so...
Ceramic
$2,569 / item
H 21.26 in Dm 12.8 in
Max Ingrand Fontana Arte Table Lamps Opaline Glass Metal 1954 Italy
By Max Ingrand
Located in Milano, IT
Max Ingrand table lamp.
Opaline Glass
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.