Contemporary Large Round Pasteur Table Lamp in Sterling Purple by Elyse Graham
By Elyse Graham
Located in Springfield, OR
We created a technique for dying and stippling each base that evokes the nature of microbes as they grow and colonize. The base of each lamp is hand-cast with hydrocal plaster ins...
Resin, Plaster
Contemporary Round Saturn Table Lamp in Mint and Grey by Elyse Graham
By Elyse Graham
Located in Springfield, OR
The base of each lamp is hand-cast with hydrocal plaster inside of a unique balloon shape.
Resin, Plaster
Contemporary Large Round Jupiter Table Lamp in Blue Ombre by Elyse Graham
By Elyse Graham
Located in Springfield, OR
The base of each lamp is hand-cast with hydrocal plaster inside of a unique balloon shape.
Resin, Plaster
Contemporary Large Round Jupiter Table Lamp in Blue Ombre by Elyse Graham
By Elyse Graham
Located in Springfield, OR
The base of each lamp is hand-cast with hydrocal plaster inside of a unique balloon shape.
Resin, Plaster
Dark Reddish Brown Glazed Table Lamp with Natural Linen Shade
Located in Chireno, TX
Dark reddish brown glazed lamp with natural linen shade. Newly wired for use within the USA with line switch.
Metal
Contemporary Medium Round Saturn Table Lamp in Peach and Sage by Elyse Graham
By Elyse Graham
Located in Springfield, OR
The base of each lamp is hand-cast with hydrocal plaster inside of a unique balloon shape.
Resin, Plaster
Blackman Cruz Workshop Vertebrae Table Lamp From The Primal Collection
By Blackman Cruz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Humorous anatomical lamps that will bring a bit of whimsey to any room.
Brass
$3,575 / item
Elliott Levine "Philosopher's Stone" Table Lamp
By Elliott Levine
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp inspired by Chinese philosopher's stones. The artist sculpts then casts the lamp base in plaster resin with a hand-applied plaster finish.
Resin, Plaster
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Lion's Paw Table Lamp in Chrome & Terra Cotta w/ Scallop Shell Shade [In Stock]
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Centered on a terra cotta-tinted cast-hydrocal plaster base, with a polished chrome column, knurled nickel hardware, and olive cloth-covered cord with contrasting khaki inline switch...
Chrome
Saxon Crusader Robin Hood Chalkware Lamp by Continental Art Co., 1950s
By Continental Art Company
Located in New Orleans, LA
Travelling to the beat of a different design drum... If you Love Lucy, late 40's/ early 50's Hollywood, wanted to dance all night at the Tropicana to Ricky Ricardo's band, you may lo...
Plaster, String, Cotton
$3,120Sale Price|20% Off
Monumental Tony Paul for Westwood Futures Asian Buddha Sculptural Table Lamp MCM
By Tony Paul, Westwood Industries
Located in Peoria, AZ
SUMPTUOUS! TONY PAUL FOR WESTWOOD FUTURES MID CENTURY MARVELOUS! ONLY SOLD TO DECORATORS! DIMENSIONS: APPROX. 32" TALL BY 18" WIDE Westwood lamps were some of the Mid Centur...
Metal, Enamel
Mid-Century Chinese Red and Gold Figural Table Lamp
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
2-952 Cast plaster Chinese resting figure lamp Measures: base 6 x 6" Height to top of socket rewired
Plaster, Hardwood
$327Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Gilt Putti Table Lamp, Pink Onyx Base, Rococo Style, 1950s
Located in Glasgow, GB
This Italian gilt putti table lamp dates from the 1950s and reflects the decorative character of post-war Italian design, combining classical Rococo-inspired motifs with sculptural m...
Onyx, Gold Leaf, Brass
$1,125Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Charcoal-Glazed Chalkware Rococo Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of urn form Rococo style heavy cast plaster table lamps with a tactile variegated gray glaze and aged gilt finish.
Brass, Gold Leaf
1950/60's Chalk Ware Bonsai Tree Lamp att. to Reglor of California c 1950's
By Reglor Of California
Located in New York, NY
Chic cast plaster table lamp made in the form of a stylized Bonsai tree, circa 1950's, attributed to Reglor of California, unsigned.
Plaster, Paint
Dawes Black Horse Brewery Large Cast Advertising Horse Sculptural Lamp Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large horse sculpture was done by Ross Butler to advertise and prooste Black Horse brand beer for Dawes Brewery of Montreal Canada. The detailed sculpture is done with a molded ...
Plaster
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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