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Chapman Brass Table Lamp with Figured Stag Legs
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Norwalk, CT
Superb quality lamp by Chapman, featuring figured stags at base and forming legs. Newly polished
Category

Vintage 1970s American American Classical Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chapman Brass Table Lamp with Figured Stag Legs
Chapman Brass Table Lamp with Figured Stag Legs
$1,450
H 29.25 in W 9.5 in D 7 in
Pair of Chapman Brass table lamps Neoclassical, Regency, Candlestick style
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Walnut Creek, CA
This is a nice pair of Chapman brass table or buffet lamps. Neoclassical or Hollywood regency
Category

Vintage 1980s American Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chapman Neoclassical French Empire Style Brass Torch Shaped Table Lamp Paw Foot
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1997 Chapman Brass table lamp in the shape of a neoclassical torch with black accents on a
Category

1990s Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chapman Table Lamps Brass Candlestick Pair
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Estate Fine Lighting Acquisitions Of A Pair of 1987 Chapman Brass Candlestick Table Lamps Approximate
Category

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chapman Table Lamps Brass Candlestick Pair
Chapman Table Lamps Brass Candlestick Pair
$2,171 Sale Price / set
25% Off
H 35 in W 13 in D 13 in
Chapman brass neoclassic lamps
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a pair of beautiful heavy brass neoclassic Chapman lamps in great condition
Category

Vintage 1980s Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chapman brass neoclassic lamps
Chapman brass neoclassic lamps
$995 / set
H 29 in W 9 in D 7 in
Cast Burnished Brass Chapman Table Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Whimsical cast brass table lamp in an oversized tassel form. The burnished bass finish gives a soft
Category

1990s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Cast Burnished Brass Chapman Table Lamp
Cast Burnished Brass Chapman Table Lamp
$1,450
H 24 in W 8 in D 8 in
Chapman styled Midcentury Italian Porcelain / Brass Table Lamp
By C Chapman
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A creamy white tear dropped shaped porcelain table lamp with large brass dots to the lower area and
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Brass Palm Tree Table Lamp by Chapman
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glamorous 1970’s aged brass palm tree table lamp by Chapman Lighting. In original condition shows
Category

Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Brass Table Lamps by Chapman
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glamorous 1970s pair of polish brass table lamps with black gold tortoise lining by Chapman. Newly
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Brass Table Lamps by Chapman
Pair of Brass Table Lamps by Chapman
$2,900 / set
H 35.5 in Dm 13 in
Chapman Style Brass Horn Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Chapman Style Brass Horn Lamp Add a touch of classic elegance to your home with this sophisticated
Category

Late 20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chapman Style Brass Horn Lamp
Chapman Style Brass Horn Lamp
$800 Sale Price
20% Off
H 34 in W 14 in D 14 in
Vintage Chapman Glass & Brass Table Lamp, Circa 1970s
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
Crafted by Chapman Manufacturing in the 1970s, this vintage table lamp features a clear cylindrical
Category

Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Chapman Prismatic Brass Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vintage Chapman Prismatic Brass Lamp. A rather rare form to come across. Wear / Loss in areas
Category

Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chapman 3 Horn Antique Brass Buillotte Table Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Antiqued brass classic horn motif table lamp having black metal shade and stunning arrow form
Category

Early 2000s American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Chapman Brass Urn Form Table Lamp, circa 1972
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Chapman lighting urn form table lamp. Solid brass with open fretwork brass handles, and
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Brass

Chapman Brass Urn Form Table Lamp, circa 1972
Chapman Brass Urn Form Table Lamp, circa 1972
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
H 36 in W 11.5 in D 8 in
Bamboo Brass Chapman Table Lamp with Linen Shade
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A bamboo or cane brass Chapman lamp. A mid century stunner, the shaft of this stunning lamp is a
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Rare Pair of Pyramidal Brass Table Lamps by Chapman
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Dallas, TX
Chapman table lamps, pair, brass, 1978, square column bases support pyramid shades, plastic grid
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Rare Pair of Pyramidal Brass Table Lamps by Chapman
Rare Pair of Pyramidal Brass Table Lamps by Chapman
$4,800 / set
H 18 in W 14 in D 14 in
Vintage Brass Clam Shell Table Lamp by Chapman
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Organically beautiful and sculptural. This 1970s piece by Chapman is a style statement that brings
Category

Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Brass Clam Shell Table Lamp by Chapman
Vintage Brass Clam Shell Table Lamp by Chapman
$708 Sale Price
20% Off
H 12.5 in W 17 in D 4.6 in
Traditional Chapman Brass Lamp with Snuffer
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome Chapman brass table or desk lamp having two candlestick lights and snuffer with black
Category

Early 2000s North American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair of Brass Chapman Urn Ram Horn Table Lamps
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Pair of Heavy Brass Chapman Urn Ram Horn Table Lamps Original Large Brass Finials Horn to Horn is
Category

Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Brass Chapman Urn Ram Horn Table Lamps
Pair of Brass Chapman Urn Ram Horn Table Lamps
$904 Sale Price / set
63% Off
H 39.5 in W 11 in D 9 in
Chapman Vintage Massive Brass Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Water Mill, NY
1982 chapman massive brass lamp with handles, finial and very nice original patina. Size of pot H
Category

Vintage 1980s American Table Lamps

Chapman Vintage Massive Brass Lamp
Chapman Vintage Massive Brass Lamp
$1,400
H 31 in W 15 in D 15 in
Pair of Brass Lamps by Chapman Lamps
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Palm Desert, CA
These solid Brass lamps by Chapman Lamps feature an elongated body with a ribbed detail. Lamps
Category

1990s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Brass Lamps by Chapman Lamps
Pair of Brass Lamps by Chapman Lamps
$4,200 / set
H 38 in Dm 14.25 in
Pair of Vintage Brass Chapman Lamps
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Exquisite Pair of Vintage Brass Chapman Lamps. These elegant lighting fixtures, created by Chapman
Category

Vintage 1980s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Vintage Brass Chapman Lamps
Pair of Vintage Brass Chapman Lamps
$2,400
H 30 in W 6 in D 6 in
Mid-century Chapman Woven Brass Table Lamp/Silk Shade
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Malibu, CA
Asian inspired, mid century Chapman table lamp in handwoven brass, which sits on an ebony base
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-century Chapman Woven Brass Table Lamp/Silk Shade
Mid-century Chapman Woven Brass Table Lamp/Silk Shade
$626 Sale Price
30% Off
H 28 in W 15 in D 7 in
Classical Brass Table Lamp by Chapman c. 1970's
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
Brass table lamp having a bulbous form base, with a candlestick column that supports two pull chain
Category

Mid-20th Century American American Classical Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chapman Brass and Black Lacquer Empire Style Table Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful natural brass patina and black lacquered Empire style table lamp by Chapman Lighting
Category

Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Metal

Chapman Brass and Black Lacquer Empire Style Table Lamp
Chapman Brass and Black Lacquer Empire Style Table Lamp
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
H 31 in W 17.5 in D 7 in
Chapman Brown Marble and Brass Lamps
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a pair of unique shaped marble and brass chapman lamps from 1986.
Category

Vintage 1980s American Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Brass

Chapman Brown Marble and Brass Lamps
Chapman Brown Marble and Brass Lamps
$1,800 / set
H 30 in W 11 in D 8 in
Chapman Articulating Wall/Table Lamps
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A great pair of brass sconces or table lamps attributed to Angelo Lelli, manufactured by Chapman
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Chapman Articulating Wall/Table Lamps
Chapman Articulating Wall/Table Lamps
$5,800 / set
H 17.5 in W 12 in D 3.5 in
Pair of Ceramic and Brass Table Lamps by Chapman
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of 1982 glazed ceramic and brass table lamps by Chapman. Newly rewired and new vanilla linen
Category

Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chapman Heavy Brass Candelabra Fluted Column Table Lamps Pair
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Lighting Acquisitions Of A Pair of Chapman Heavy Brass Candelabra
Category

Vintage 1980s Unknown Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chapman Heavy Brass Candelabra Fluted Column Table Lamps Pair
Chapman Heavy Brass Candelabra Fluted Column Table Lamps Pair
$1,496 Sale Price / set
25% Off
H 28.25 in W 8 in D 8 in
Mid Century Monumental Brass Palm Tree Table Lamp by Chapman
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Mid century modern. Brass palm tree frond table lamp by Chapman. Classic figurative styling
Category

Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chapman Brass Urn Lamp with Black Shade
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in North Salem, NY
A beautiful large-scale brass table lamp by Chapman. The solid brass urn form is embellished with a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chapman Brass Urn Lamp with Black Shade
Chapman Brass Urn Lamp with Black Shade
$735 Sale Price
25% Off
H 35 in Dm 22 in
Fine 1970s Tall Woven Brass Lamp by Chapman Lamps
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Miami, FL
Unique 1976 Table Lamp by Chapman in a woven brass vase form with circular brass ring handles. Warm
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metallic Thread, Brass

Fine 1970s Tall Woven Brass Lamp by Chapman Lamps
Fine 1970s Tall Woven Brass Lamp by Chapman Lamps
$295 Sale Price
48% Off
H 24 in Dm 7 in
Chapman Vintage Faux Horn & Brass Lamps 'Pair'
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of tall table lamps by Chapman, featuring large, faux horns on brass stands; with brass caps
Category

Vintage 1970s North American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chapman Vintage Faux Horn & Brass Lamps 'Pair'
Chapman Vintage Faux Horn & Brass Lamps 'Pair'
$985 Sale Price / set
59% Off
H 32 in W 10 in D 6 in
Pair of 1980s Chapman Lamp Co. Hollywood Regency Style Brass / Gray Table Lamps
By E. F. Chapman, Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in St. Louis, MO
Lovely pair of vintage table lamps circa 1984 Chapman Lamp Co. brass and pewter colored ceramic urn
Category

Vintage 1980s Unknown Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Chapman Faux Horn and Brass Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage Chapman Faux Horn and Brass Lamp. The horn is mounted on a stepped hexagonal. Wired and in
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Chapman Faux Horn and Brass Lamp
Vintage Chapman Faux Horn and Brass Lamp
$795
H 30 in W 6.5 in D 5 in
Chapman Brass Leaf Sconce Table Lamp, circa 1970s
By Chapman Manufacturing Company, Tommaso Barbi
Located in St. Louis, MO
Hollywood Regency brass leaf form chapman lighting table lamp or sconce in the style of Tommaso
Category

Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Table Lamps in Satin Brass by Chapman Lighting
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
Pair of table lamps in satin brass with ebony base by Chapman Lighting, American, 1950s Shades
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Solid Brass with Oak Table Lamps by Chapman
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of table lamps by Chapman. These sculptural lamps are solid brass with oak at the base
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Asian Modern Brass Lamp Attributed to Chapman
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
Stylish and clean brass table lamp in the Asian Modern style. We believe this lamp is by Chapman
Category

Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chapman French Candlestick Bouillotte Table Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Germantown, MD
Chapman Candlestick Bouillote Table Lamp Measures 9" in width, 8" in depth and 23.5" in height.
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of 1980s Chapman Lamp Co. Tall Brass Candlestick Table Lamps - Black Shades
By E. F. Chapman, Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in St. Louis, MO
Lovely pair of vintage 1980s Chapman Regency style tall brass candlestick table lamps with black
Category

Vintage 1980s Unknown Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Brass Palm Lamp with Shade by Chapman
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Stamford, CT
Heavy, substantial and well made lamp in the manner of Chapman. Shade: 19" diameter, 8.5" high
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Brass Palm Lamp with Shade by Chapman
Brass Palm Lamp with Shade by Chapman
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
H 30.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
Pair of Vintage Chapman Tall Brass Candlestick Barley Twist Table Lamps
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pair of tall heavy brass table lamps feature an elegant candlestick or baluster lamp form
Category

Early 2000s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chapman Wood Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Malibu, CA
Hand carved candlestick lamp by Chapman Manufacturing company with a dark walnut finish. Polished
Category

20th Century Rustic Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chapman Wood Lamp
Chapman Wood Lamp
$524 Sale Price
30% Off
H 41 in W 10 in D 10 in
1990 Chapman Hollywood Regency Brass & Glass Globe Trophy Urn Table Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1990 neoclassical, Hollywood regency style Chapman brass and glass globe table lamp with
Category

1990s Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1990 Chapman Hollywood Regency Brass & Glass Globe Trophy Urn Table Lamp
1990 Chapman Hollywood Regency Brass & Glass Globe Trophy Urn Table Lamp
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
H 26.5 in W 6 in D 9.25 in
Vintage Chapman Regency Style Faux Bamboo Glass and Brass Table Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
A new old stock vintage chapman lamp in the Regency style. Constructed in brass and glass to
Category

20th Century American Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Polish Brass and Black Lacquer Table Lamps by Chapman
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A glamorous pair of table lamps by Chapman Lighting from the 1970s. The lamps are constructed of
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1980s Regency Style Modern Pineapple Form Brass Table Lamps By Chapman -Pair
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a fabulous pair of modern regency style brass pineapple form lamps by Chapman Manufacturing
Category

Vintage 1980s American Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Vintage 1970s Brass Chapman Palm Lamps
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of vintage 1970s brass Chapman Palm lamps. Comes with 2 shades. 1 of them has a metal
Category

Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1980's Coastal Chapman Table Lamps, Pair
By E. F. Chapman
Located in Southampton, NJ
Superb pair of Chapman table lamps of oval form featuring left & right dimensional crane figures
Category

20th Century American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1980's Coastal Chapman Table Lamps, Pair
1980's Coastal Chapman Table Lamps, Pair
$2,100
H 26 in W 17 in D 7 in
2 Chapman Mid Century Hollywood Regency Stacked Brass Baluster Table Lamps 36"
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of mid century Hollywood Regency Chapman brass two light table lamps, featuring a turned
Category

Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

2 Chapman Mid Century Hollywood Regency Stacked Brass Baluster Table Lamps 36"
2 Chapman Mid Century Hollywood Regency Stacked Brass Baluster Table Lamps 36"
$1,880 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 35.5 in W 8.25 in D 8.25 in
Pair of 1972 Chapman Brass and Glass Lamps
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice pair of vintage 1972 labelled Chapman lamps in glass and brass. These works are functioning
Category

Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of 1972 Chapman Brass and Glass Lamps
Pair of 1972 Chapman Brass and Glass Lamps
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
H 35 in Dm 8 in
American Chapman Lighting 1980s Sculptural Table Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
A 1980s American sculptural polished bronze table lamp with double sockets and silk cord by Chapman
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Chapman White Ceramic Ram's Head Table Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Detailed ram's head table lamp constructed of white glazed ceramic pottery. Originally sold through
Category

Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chapman White Ceramic Ram's Head Table Lamp
Chapman White Ceramic Ram's Head Table Lamp
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
H 35 in W 12 in D 9 in
Pair of Chapman Neoclassical White Milk Glass Table Lamps with Brass Appliques
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Chapman neoclassical white milk glass vase shaped table lamps with gilt striping. Filigreed
Category

Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Chapman Neoclassical White Milk Glass Table Lamps with Brass Appliques
Pair of Chapman Neoclassical White Milk Glass Table Lamps with Brass Appliques
$3,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 37 in W 10 in D 6 in
Pair of Neoclassical Table Lamps by Chapman
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Miami, FL
Very nice pair of Chapman style neoclassical table lamp. 26" to the top of the finial US wired
Category

Vintage 1960s American Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Chapman Obelisk Lucite and Brass Table Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful pair of two-piece table lamps with brass base and lucite obelisk top. They were designed
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Chapman Obelisk Lucite and Brass Table Lamp
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Chapman Obelisk Lucite and Brass Table Lamp
$3,760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 25 in W 6.25 in D 6.25 in
Vintage Pair of Glass & Brass Table Lamps By Chapman, USA 1970's
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the Vintage Pair of Glass & Brass Table Lamps by Chapman, USA, hailing all the way from
Category

Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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Chapman Brass Table Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the chapman brass table lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and ceramic, every chapman brass table lamp was constructed with great care. Find 249 options for an antique or vintage chapman brass table lamp now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer chapman brass table lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A chapman brass table lamp is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency and Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made chapman brass table lamp has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Chapman Manufacturing Company, Hart Associates and Tommaso Barbi are consistently popular.

How Much is a Chapman Brass Table Lamp?

A chapman brass table lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,790, while the lowest priced sells for $375 and the highest can go for as much as $7,950.

Finding the Right Table-lamps for You

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.