$1,904Sale Price|20% Off
Large Midcentury California Pottery Style Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large midcentury California Pottery style table lamp.
Ceramic, Stoneware
$2,700Sale Price|40% Off
Impressive and Large Thomas Toft Ceramic Table Lamp for Tye of California
By Thomas Toft, TYE of California
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This is a rare, wonderful and unusual table lamp signed Tye of California and dated 1955. What's unique about this piece is that the pottery is unmistakably by Danish designer Thomas...
Metal
$2,280Sale Price / set|20% Off
Large Pair of California Studios Earth Tone & Abstract Black Engraved Decoration
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Pair of California Studios Earth Tone & Abstract Black Engraved Decoration A Large Pair of California Studios Earth Tone & Abstract Black Engraved Decoration lamps. Each lamp ...
Pottery
Large California Modernist 1960s David Cressey Art Pottery Table Lamp
By David Cressey
Located in Washington, DC
Large modernist 1960s David Cressey art pottery table lamp.
Unavailable
H 24 in Dm 13 in
Large Brown Ceramic Table Lamp by California Pottery in the style of Bob Kinzie
By Bob Kinzie
Located in Pasadena, CA
It was first located in Los Angeles, but shortly thereafter relocated to Costa Mesa, California. They produced primarily large textured lamp bases and garden pots.
Ceramic
Vintage California Pottery Table Lamp
By California Pottery
Located in San Antonio, TX
Beautiful large vintage California pottery table lamp. This lamp has a floral motif with varying shades of turquoise and yellowish-brown hues mixed within.
Pottery
Large California Art Pottery Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful hand thrown California art pottery table lamp in colors of white and brown.
Ceramic
1970s Mid Century California Design Pottery Large Table Lamp Base by Bob Kinzie
By Bob Kinzie
Located in San Diego, CA
Wheel-thrown pottery with decorated pattern. With beautiful earth tones, great condition no chips or cracks. Base only no lampshade. It's 24" tall from the bottom to the top of the s...
Brass
Mid Century, Textured Earthtone Glazed Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of California pottery textured glazed large scale lamps on custom bronze bases.
Bronze
Large Pair of Southwestern Table Lamps by Casual Lamps of California
By Casual Lamps of California
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Large and Impressive Pair of Southwestern Table Lamps by Casual Lamps of California, Incised design of stylized partridge and lizard combined with geometric pattern inspired by South...
Pottery
Large Mid Century Modern Root Beer Float Drip Glaze Table Lamp
By California Pottery
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Very large midcentury pottery lamp with a drip glaze. Lamp with combination of glaze and size, has a commanding presence. New wiring. 24 in. To top of socket.
Pottery, Stoneware
Large 1970's California Pottery Lamp by Ceramic Artist Brent Bennett
By Brent Bennett
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful 1970's large California pottery lamp by Brent Bennett.
Brass
Sold
H 16.54 in Dm 10.63 in
Large & Elegant Stoneware Table Lamp by California Ceramic Company, 1970s, USA
Located in München, BY
Elegant and big-sized Mid-Century Modern stoneware side table lamp. Made by California Ceramic Company in 1970s, USA. Executed in beige, brown and blue colored stoneware with flor...
Brass
Large California Studio Pottery Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
California Studio Pottery Lamp. Triangular Base. Triangular Shape.
Wood
Large California Mid century Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Imposing Anthrocite-colored ceramic lamp, newly rewired. Shade is made from handwoven Philipino Abaca (by Danielle and Sachrijara at Hollywood at home). Shade priced separately at $...
Pottery
$1,650 / item
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
Custom Made Oak and Velvet Bench by Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, England
Bench designed by Danish master Kai Kristiansen in the 1950s and now produced under license by Dagmar. Hand-made to order, this upholstered bench has a fumed and oiled oak frame. Th...
Mohair, Oak
$8,592 / item
H 39.38 in Dm 45.01 in
Contemporary Textured Brass Chandelier, Tryst Three by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Textured Brass Chandelier, Tryst Three by Paul Matter Tryst chandelier explores the relationship between interlocked forms in perfect union and balance. A study of form...
Brass
Leather Meander Flexible Wall Sconce
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Leather wrapped flexible arm wall light you can pose and adjust as you wish. This is our updated Meander Reader light with larger cone shade and new upward angled arm. Lamping: Sing...
Metal, Brass, Nickel
Pair of French Wrought Iron Martini Tables
Located in London, GB
Wrought iron martini tables, hand made in England inspired by an original 1940s French design. Finished with a natural bronze patina as standard. Can also be supplied in black or gi...
Iron
Classic Empire Center Table, Oatmeal
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic Empire style grey cerused oak oatmeal stained center table with a carved ogee edge, raised on an octagonal pedestal base. Dimensions: 42" W x 42" D x 30" H. Clearance: 27"
Wood
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$9,423 / item
H 19.69 in W 70.87 in D 27.56 in
Alexander and Jones Sunday Daybed in Oak & Cream Bouclé Handcrafted to Order
Located in Cirencester, England
The Sunday Daybed is a signature made-to-order piece by Alexander and Jones, handcrafted in our Cotswolds studio, UK, from sculpted solid oak with our signature wave form frame and c...
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Wood, Hardwood
$14,750 / item
H 13 in W 36 in D 52 in
Circular Coffee/Side Table Organic Black Modern Contemporary Blackened Steel
By J.M. Szymanski
Located in Bronx, NY
TABLE NO. 15 - COFFEE TABLE J.M. Szymanski d. 2019 This Noguchi-inspired coffee table is handcrafted in 3/8” thick steel, with a natural black patina and wax finish, to create an u...
Steel, Iron
LU Louis Sconce AS
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome LU Louis sconce AS. An all brass wall sconce in an aged silver finish with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. Made contemporary in the US. Multiples available fo...
Brass, Nickel
Mezquite Large Floor Lamp by Isabel Moncada in Shou Sugi Ban Pinewood
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
Mezquite Large Floor Lamp — De Palo Collection by Isabel Moncada A commanding floor lamp that transforms any room into a gallery. Inspired by the stately presence of a chess bishop,...
Brass
Martini Side Table in Wrought Iron, Art Deco style, in stock
Located in Miami, FL
Martini Side Table in Wrought Iron, Art Deco style, in stock Hammered and forged iron Hand Made in France Warm black patina that gives it a timeless aesthetic. Available as pair, pr...
Wrought Iron
LU Swing Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful brass LU swing sconce made by Lumfardo Luminaires in patinated brass. Wired with an E26 medium based socket. Light bulb provided as well as all mounting hardware. Priced in...
Brass
$22,800 / set
H 29.73 in W 20.28 in D 17.72 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Monk" Chairs for Molteni, Red Leather, 1974, Set of 8
By Molteni & C, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Monk" Dining Chairs for Molteni, Red Leather and Beech, Italy, 1974, set of eight. The particular feature of this model is the support structure composed of...
Leather, Walnut
$1,250
H 13.25 in W 11 in D 1.25 in
French 1900s Hand Carved Tramp Art Mirror with Raised Diamond Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French rectangular Tramp Art hand carved wooden mirror from the early 20th century, with raised diamond motifs and X patterns. Created in France during the Turn of the Century whic...
Mirror, Wood
$7,500 / 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
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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