Cartier Style, Modern Key Table Lamps, Red Leather, Brass, Paper Shades
By Cartier
Located in Stamford, CT
Contemporary, Cartier Style, Modern Key Table or Desk Lamps, Red Leather, Brass, Paper Shades This pair of contemporary table lamps features a striking key motif reminiscent of Cart...
Brass
Pair of table light homage to Cartier by Roberto Rida
By Roberto Giulio Rida
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of table lights, handcrafted copper structure holding a large aventurina stone with silk shades. BY Roberto Rida
Copper
Bronzed Bear Table Lamp by Thomas François Cartier
By Thomas Francois-Cartier
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
A rare early 20th century circa 1920s T.Cartier cast metal table lamp with an opaque glass shade. The lamp has a polar bear sitting down and cooling the bottom of his feet against an...
Iron
Pair of Silver-Plated Cartier Candle Sticks 20th Century
By Cartier
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Pair of Silver-plate candle sticks with mounted with beautiful Lapis Lazuli Stones, by Cartier of France. The underside of the base is marked: Cartier 1989 Made in France.
Lapis Lazuli, Silver Plate
Italian Table Lamp in Brass, circa 1960s
By Cartier
Located in London, GB
An elegant Italian table lamp in brass in the style of Cartier, circa 1960s.
Brass
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.