$18,700 / item
Caterpillar Dining Table, White Marble/American Walnut
Located in New York, NY
Rectangular dining table with shaped marble top and rounded edges, base with 8 legs in American walnut. Also available in various sizes and finishes upon request. EU craftsmanship pr...
Marble
Caterpillar Dining Table Featuring 12 Legs, Blackened Solid Oak.
Located in New York, NY
Handcrafted dining table with shaped oak top and rounded edges, base with 12 legs in blackened oak. The table is also offered in natural oak and American walnut upon request. Also av...
Walnut
White Caterpillar Table Lamp by Ole Pless-jørgensen, Nordisk Solar, 1980s
By Ole Pless
Located in Esbjerg, DK
- Spage age table light - Shaped like a worm or caterpillar or industrial pipe - Designed by Danish architect Ole Pless-Jørgensen - Manufactured by Nordisk Solar in Denmark in the...
Acrylic
Caterpillar, Floor Lamp Sculpture, Vincent Darré and Ludovic Clément d’Armont
By Ludovic Clément d’Armont
Located in Geneve, CH
Caterpillar, floor lamp sculpture, Vincent Darré and Ludovic Clément d’Armont Blown glass, textile, brass. Dimensions: 22 x 105 x 30 cm. Created in cooperation with designer Vin...
Brass
George Kovacs Chrome Caterpillar Table Lamp
By George Kovacs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing orb table lamp designed and manufactured by George Kovacs in the United States, circa 1970s. This unique lamp features four spheres that comprise the body, which are connecte...
Chrome
Pair of Chrome Caterpillar Table Lamps by Clover
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman, Clover Lamp Company
Located in New Windsor, NY
Fine pair of polished chrome caterpillar table lamps. Good overall condition with working wiring. Harps included. Shades not included. Some light pitting around bases, circa 1970. A...
Metal, Chrome
A 1950s Caterpillar Form Mercury Glass Table Lamp
Located in Bellport, NY
This very attractive Mercury Glass lamp has four spheres with a black base and white drum shade.
Pair of Chrome Caterpillar Lamps
Located in Wilton, CT
Shades not included
Pair of Chrome 1960s Caterpillar Lamps
Located in Bellport, NY
Tall and graphic in design-polished chrome caterpillar lamps,with four continuous sphere's,shades not included.
Chrome
Tall George Kovacs Bronzed Brass Stacked Ball "Caterpillar" Table Lamp, 1970s
By George Kovacs
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Modern George Kovacs Bronzed "Caterpillar" table lamp, 1970's. Featuring balanced, four stacked, attached round bubble forms in rare bronze toned brass. 26H to top of socket. Classic...
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century George Kovacs "Caterpillar" Lamp
By George Kovacs
Located in Wilton, CT
A fine pair of the classic 1960s chrome ball lamps designed and manufactured by George Kovacs. Excellent condition, the pair has been re-fitted and re-wired. Custom shades.
Chrome
Mid Century George Kovacs Chrome 'Caterpillar' Lamps - a Pair
By George Kovacs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of mid century chrome "caterpillar" lamps attributed to George Kovacs. Stacked ball form silhouette. Smaller in scale, as seen compared to a larger version in the last photo. ...
Chrome
Mid Century George Kovacs Large Chrome 'Caterpillar' Lamp
By George Kovacs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mid century chrome "caterpillar" lamp attributed to George Kovacs. Stacked ball form silhouette. Larger in scale, as seen compared to smaller versions in the last photo. Lamp shade...
Chrome
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H 29 in W 6 in D 6 in
Chrome Stacked Ball ‘Caterpillar’ Lamps in the Style of George Kovacs, a Pair
By George Kovacs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Mid-Century chrome stacked ball form lamps. Styled after George Kovacs’ “Caterpillar” lamp. Lamp shades not included. Measurements are of each lamp including the harp and fi...
Chrome
NOHO Modern rosewood, oak and solid steel "Caterpillar" table
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Infamous and somewhat narcissistic in-house designer Thomas Hayes has created this masterpiece using salvaged vintage rosewood. Hayes finds the term "Green" incomplete. He feels tha...
Rosewood
White glass table lamp, Vistosi, 1970
By Vistosi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Table lamp, Vistosi design, Italy, 1970. Structure made entirely of blown white opaline glass, characterized by soft lines and an essential shape that diffuses even, warm light. A di...
Glass
$3,830 / item
H 11.82 in W 27.56 in D 17.72 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass Oval Coffee Table in Petrol by Yiannis Ghikas
By Yiannis Ghikas, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Give or take a stem or two: this time Soda has only two stems, and its top takes on an elongated shape. Smooth as a surfboard, it evokes the fluidity of 1950s French design, but with...
Blown Glass
$525Sale Price|25% Off
H 6.63 in W 5 in D 6.5 in L 6.5 in
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flower Star Mosaic Italian Art Glass Pitcher
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown multi-color Millefiori flower and star mosaic Italian art glass pitcher / vase. The piece is documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The pitcher ...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Morning Glory Floor Lamp by Aqua Creations
By Aqua Creations
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1990s. This floor lamp features pleated silk fabric stretched over a metal frame, equipped with two internal lights and a petal-shaped torchiere top. This piece has been rewir...
Metal
$42,000 / set
H 30.52 in W 41.74 in D 33.08 in
René Drouet Pair of Lounge Chairs in Olive Green Corduroy and Walnut
By René Drouet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
René Drouet, pair of lounge chairs, corduroy velvet, walnut, France, 1930s Designed by French decorator René Drouet, these club chairs are a quintessential example of French Art Dec...
Velvet, Walnut
A Lemon Squeezer by Mappin & Webb
By Mappin & Webb
Located in London, GB
An early 20th century, silver-plated lemon squeezer by Mappin & Webb.
Silver Plate
$6,202
H 28.35 in W 70.08 in D 38.59 in
Le Bambole sofa in velvet By Mario Bellini For B&B Italia, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Beautiful Le Bambole sofa in coral/pink coloured velvet designed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia in the 1970s. This beautiful edition is reupholstered in a high quality cotton velve...
Velvet
1930's Italian Console & Stool
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Incredible 1930's Italian console or entry piece with matching stool. Bentwood with original rope detail on the sides and carved edges in original mahogany patina. Two Pull-out dr...
Bentwood
$4,000
H 26 in W 22 in
Italian Surrealist "Butterflies Under the Sea, 1962" Painting
By Giordano Falzoni
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Contemporary Subject: Abstract Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: Italy Dimensions: 19 3/4" x 15 1/2" x 3/4" Dimensions w/Frame: 26" x 22" Giordano Falzoni (Italian, 1925-...
Canvas, Oil
Marzio Cecchi Signed Prototype Resin Table Lamp
By Marzio Cecchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1970s, Italy. This Marzio Cecchi signed prototype showcases the designer's experimental use of resin-coated fabric for the lampshade. Created by the acclaimed Florentine architect an...
Resin
$21,470
H 29.14 in Dm 25.99 in
20th Century Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Vanitiy Dressing Table
By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Dressing table model Dilly Dally designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau in 1960s. The dressing table is composed of two pieces, one round armchair (which alone measures 74 x 66 ...
Metal
$12,700
H 16.54 in W 22.05 in D 22.05 in
Sergio Asti for Martinelli Luce ‘Profiterole’ Floor or Table Lamp in Fiberglass
By Sergio Asti, Martinelli Luce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sergio Asti for Martinelli Luce, ‘Profiterole’, floor or table lamp, model ‘640’, fiberglass, plastic, Lucca, Italy, 1968 A captivating fusion of both functionality and artistic exp...
Plastic, Fiberglass
$1,461 / item
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 17.72 in
'Balancing Act' Table Lamp By Joseph Ellwood for Six Dots Design
Located in London, GB
A welded Steel Table Lamp. Balancing Act is a collection of two lamps and a candle holder. Inspired by Calder’s Circus, it captures a sense of naive joy and playful freedom, inviting...
Steel
19th Century Single Brass Arm Sconce
Located in New York, NY
19th-Century Single-Arm Brass Wall Sconce, France, early to mid-19th century (circa 1820–1850), Restoration to early Louis-Philippe period. This sculptural sconce is formed as a hori...
Brass
$6,000 / set
H 32 in W 17 in D 19 in
Pair of Outdoor Dark Bronze 'Méandre' Chairs in Stone Grey by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dark bronze Méandre™ chairs by DESIGN FRÈRES, in stone grey upholstery. Made with fabric, foam, and wood seat base that are all rated for outdoor use.
Steel
$3,447
H 12.6 in W 12.6 in D 3.94 in
‘Spiral’ model LT217 Table lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy 1960s
By AVMazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in GORINCHEM, NL
The Spiral table lamp model LT217, designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in the 1970s, is a captivating study in movement and form. A single ribbon of hand-blown Murano glass coils int...
Metal
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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