Pair of Sculptural Chinoiserie Mocha Brown Urn Table Lamps, 1970s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage ceramic table lamps feature urn shaped base in Chinoiserie style; the rounded fluted reliefs glide from the top along the lines of the bases, adding Streamline Moderne and A...
Brass
$423Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-century modern pottery table lamp made by Rolf Palm, Sweden.
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Description A beautiful handmade ceramic stoneware table lamp base by Rolf Palm, produced in Höganäs, Sweden.
Ceramic
VERY RARE Art Ceramics Sgraffito Table Lamp by Alvino Bagni for Raymor, Italy
By Raymor, Alvino Bagni
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Large and impressive tall ceramic table lamp base with lava structure glaze in turquoise green.
Ceramic
1930s St Clement French Table Lamp
By Saint-Clément
Located in London, Lambeth
Ceramic based table lamp in colored in black and copper Signed St Clement, circa 1930s, French.
$2,721 / item
Liz Table Lamp with Shade by Marioni
Located in Geneve, CH
Materials: Matching shade and wooden base. Product code: 02501 Liz ceramic table lamp with wooden base and fabric shade.
Fabric, Wood
Art Pottery Tall Vase Shape Table Lamp
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern art pottery green glaze over ceramic base table lamp on walnut base.
Table Glass Handmade Lamp “Navazi”, Modern Blown Lighting with Opaque glass
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Glass
Table Glass Lamp “Navazi” 200x490 mm Modern Blown Lighting with Glass Sphere
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Glass
Table Glass Lamp “Navazi” 110x290 mm Modern Blown Lighting with Glass Sphere
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Glass
Table Glass Lamp “Navazi” 200x790 mm Modern Blown Lighting with Glass Sphere
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Glass
Large of Pair Mid century Danish Modern Art Pottery Dripping Pattern Table Lamps
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Large of Pair Mid century Danish Modern Art Pottery Dripping Pattern Table Lamps Dripping vase pattern ceramic table lamp on oiled walnut base. 9.5ʺW × 9.5ʺD × 25” to base of ...
Pottery
Moroccan Mosaic Tile Bistro Table with Wrought Iron Base
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Indoor and outdoor Moroccan tile table, use it in the kitchen or in your garden, the base and top have been sealed for easy care. Hand crafted Moroccan mosaic tile table. Reclaimed i...
Wrought Iron
Antique Tile Top Wrought Iron Base Garden Patio Sunroom Table
By Salterini, Catalina Pottery
Located in New York, NY
Charming garden, patio, occasional, side, end table having a wrought iron base and a top comprised of four scenic tiles. The table is in good estate condition, the base is in later,...
Wrought Iron
Moroccan Round Mosaic Tile Table, Handcrafted in Fez, Iron Base, 1980
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan round mosaic tile table delicately handcrafted by expert artisans in Fez, Morocco, using reclaimed old glazed tiles inlaid in concrete with traditional Islamic Moorish geome...
Concrete
$1,776 / item
Podo Lamp by Abid Javed
Located in Geneve, CH
Ceramic table lamp base. Handmade stoneware ceramic lamp base.
Ceramic
Moroccan Outdoor Round Mosaic Tile Dining Table on Iron Base 47 in.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted round Moroccan outdoor mosaic tile table 47 in. diameter on iron base. Classic and elegant vintage Moroccan outdoor mosaic tile table sit on a black wrought iron base. Ha...
Wrought Iron
Modern Handcrafted Ceramic Pottery Table Lamp Artisanal Illumination Lighting
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Ceramic, Glass
$2,880Sale Price / set|40% Off
Chic Pair of Dorothy Draper Style Urn Base Floor Lamp Side Tables
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Chic Dorothy Draper style black and white floor lamps side tables having white ceramic urn shaped bases, black slate round table tops and square bases, and custom black tole shades. ...
Slate
Extra Large Fat Lava Table Light Base by ARO Leuchten, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava table light base Producer: ARO Leuchten, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage light base was produced in the 1970s by ARO Leuchte...
Ceramic
Super Colorful Fat Lava Pottery Table Light Base by Jasba Ceramics Germany 1970s
By Jasba
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic table light base element Producer: Jasba Ceramic, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: Original vintage 1970s pottery ceramic ta...
Ceramic
Midcentury Italian Porcelain Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A single circa 1950's ceramic table lamp with silver-plated base. Measurements: Height of body: 14" Diameter: 12".
Silver Plate
Rare Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Table Light by Dümler and Breiden, Germany, 1970s
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic table light base Producer: Dümmler and Breiden, Germany Decade: 1970s Original vintage 1970s pottery ceramic table light base made in Germany.
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
set of 2 Rare Fat Lava Ceramic WGP Table Light Hustadt Leuchten , Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic table light base set of 2 Producer: Hustadt Lights, Germany Decade: 1970s Original vintage 1970s pottery ceramic table light bases made in Germa...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Spot small organic modern ceramic Lamp, mid-century brutalist wabi sabi lighting
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Ceramic, Glass
Ceramic Handmade Floor Lamp “Navazi”, Modern Pottery Lighting with Opaque glass
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Glass, Ceramic
Floor organic modern ceramic Lamp, mid-century brutalist wabi sabi lighting
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Ceramic, Glass
Pendant organic modern ceramic Lamp mid-century brutalist wabi sabi lighting
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Ceramic, Glass
Pendant organic modern ceramic Lamp mid-century brutalist wabi sabi lighting
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Ceramic, Glass
Medium wall organic modern ceramic Lamp mid-century brutalist wabi sabi lighting
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Ceramic, Glass
Small wall organic modern ceramic Lamp, mid-century brutalist wabi sabi lighting
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Ceramic, Glass
Spot medium organic modern ceramic Lamp mid-century brutalist wabi sabi lighting
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Ceramic, Glass
Pendant big organic modern ceramic Lamp mid-century brutalist wabi sabi lighting
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Ceramic, Glass
Modern Minimalist Orb Blown-Glass Transparent Vase - Home Decor
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Glass
Modern Minimalist Orb Blown-Glass Transparent Vase - Home Decor
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light ...
Glass
Tiled Coffee Table, Glazed Ceramic Tile Top, Metal Base, France, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
An elegant rectangular coffee table with a pared down dark metal frame and a tiled top arranged in a Mondrianesque pattern of black, red, and white rhombuses.
Ceramic
Large Art Pottery Dripping Pattern Table Lamp
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Dripping vase pattern ceramic table lamp on oiled walnut base.
Ceramic
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.