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
Acrylic
$31,075 / item
H 8.67 in W 41.34 in D 11.82 in
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
Kovacs Chrome Stacked Ball Table Lamp
By George Kovacs
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A stacked ball caterpillar styled chrome table lamp with a high gloss black barrel shade. Sitting
Metal, Chrome
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
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
Chrome
Pair of Chrome Caterpillar Lamps
Located in Wilton, CT
Shades not included
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
Chrome
Pair of Mid-Century George Kovacs "Caterpillar" Lamp Tables
By George Kovacs
Located in Wilton, CT
A fine pair of the classic 1960s chrome ball table lamps designed and manufactured by George Kovacs
Chrome
Pair of Chrome Caterpillar Table Lamps by Clover
By Robert Sonneman, Clover Lamp Company, George Kovacs
Located in New Windsor, NY
Fine pair of polished chrome caterpillar table lamps. Good overall condition with working wiring
Metal, Chrome
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
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.
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
Brass
XL Midcentury Chrome and opal glass table lamps, 1970s
By George Kovacs
Located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District
other in a cascading form reminiscent of a caterpillar. Each lamp stands on a black painted metal base
Metal, Chrome
Pair Mid Century George Kovacs Style Stacked Ball Orange Lamps
By George Kovacs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair Mid Century Stacked Ball Caterpillar Orange Lamps in the style of George Kovacs. Lamps are
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
Chrome
Sold
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
Chrome
$229,532Sale Price|33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Other
Midcentury Chrome Ball Lamp Attributed to Kovacs
By Kovacs
Located in Esperance, NY
Midcentury chrome ball lamp attributed to Kovacs.
Chrome
Chrome Stacked Ball Table Lamp c. 1970's
By George Kovacs
Located in New York, NY
Classic chrome stacked ball table lamp by George Kovacs, circa 1970's. This example is in very good original, clean and working condition, showing only light cosmetic wear, normal a...
Chrome
$39,684Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 36.23 in W 23.63 in D 18.51 in
Leda Armchair, Sculpture Inspired by Salvador Dali “Femme á la téte rose” 1935
By Salvador Dalí, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taken from “Femme á la téte rose,” 1935 (Woman with a head of roses). It was sufficient for this sculpture to be made as a three dimensional piece, remaining faithful to every detail...
Brass
$97,110
H 21.07 in Dm 22.45 in
San-Ju ceiling light from the Uchiwa series by Ingo Maurer for Design M
By Design M, Ingo Maurer
Located in Melbourne, VIC
The lamp consists of 30 fans. It can be mounted in two different ways (see previous illustration). The production of the distinctive 'Uchiwa' fans from bamboo canes and rice paper re...
Bamboo
$31,075 / item
H 47.25 in W 29.53 in D 16.93 in
Dragonfly, Floor Lamp Sculpture, Vincent Darré and Ludovic Clément D’armont
By Ludovic Clément d’Armont
Located in Geneve, CH
Dragonfly, floor lamp sculpture, vincent Darré and Ludovic Clément d’Armont. Material: blown glass, textile, brass. Dimensions: 120 x 75 x 43 cm. Created in cooperation with des...
Brass
Vintage Kovacs Black Ceramic & Chrome Stacked Table Lamp
By George Kovacs
Located in Atlanta, GA
George Kovacs (American, 20th century). A vintage MCM table lamp constructed with 3 stacked black ceramic balls which are spaced by chrome mounts.
Chrome
$15,537 / item
H 21.66 in W 14.57 in D 14.57 in
Spider, Floor Lamp Sculpture, Vincent Darré and Ludovic Clément D’armont
By Ludovic Clément d’Armont
Located in Geneve, CH
Spider, floor lamp sculpture, Vincent Darré and Ludovic Clément d’Armont Blown glass, textile, brass Dimensions: 55 x 37 x 37 cm. Created in cooperation with designer Vincent Da...
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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