Jugenstil table- or desk lamp
Located in Den Bommel, NL
A very rare (so called) "Chunk Jewel" table- or desk lamp. The lamp is made about 1900 in (or in
Early 20th Century German Jugendstil Table Lamps
Brass
Jugenstil table- or desk lamp
Located in Den Bommel, NL
A very rare (so called) "Chunk Jewel" table- or desk lamp. The lamp is made about 1900 in (or in
Brass
Art Nouveau Chunk Jewel Lamp
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Petaluma, CA
this lamp as you see it, as far as we know, Pairpoint did not make shades like this. However, both
Silver Plate
Whimsical Austrian Bronze Figural Piano Lamp with Frog and Harp
Located in Petaluma, CA
Collectors refer to these as "chunk jewel lamps". We have sold many different examples of this
Ormolu
Austrian Bronze and Chunk Jewel Table Lamp
Located in Petaluma, CA
This incredibly colorful lamp is one of the more exotic examples of this style table lamp. The
Bronze
Art Nouveau Austrian Chunk Jewel Table Lamp
Located in Petaluma, CA
For those who are not acquainted with this style of lamp, this one is a real treat. Exotic glass
Bronze
Antique Arts & Crafts Ebonized Chunk Jewel Lantern Form Lamp C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Arts & Crafts Ebonized Chunk Jewel Lantern Form Table Lamp C1920. 19 3/8" x 6 1/8" x 6 1
Metal
Austrian Secessionist Wrought Iron Chunk Jewel Newel Post Lamp, ca 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusual Secessionist period colorful glass chunk jewel newel post lamp. Wrought iron with
Wrought Iron
Large Austrian Secessionist/Arts &Crafts Chunk Jewel Table Lamp, ca. 1900
Located in Petaluma, CA
We have sold many Austrian table lamps with chunk jewel glass, but this may well be the best we
Bronze
Sold
H 24 in W 19 in D 14.5 in
Rare Austrian Colorful Art Nouveau Bronze and Glass Chunk Jewel Table Lamp
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare Austrian colorful Art Nouveau bronze and glass chunk jewel table lamp. Attached on bronze sea
Bronze
Sold
H 24 in W 18 in D 18 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Wilkinson Slag, Chunk & Jewel Glass Table Lamp Circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts table lamp by Wilkinson offers leaded slag, chunk and jewel glass shade in
Metal
Austrian Art Nouveau Cast Bronze & Brass Table Lamp with Chunk Glass Jewels
Located in Astoria, NY
Austrian Art Nouveau period table lamp made in cast bronze and brass repousse, with inserted chunk
Brass, Bronze
Sold
H 31.5 in Dm 9.5 in
Secessionist Style Wrought Iron and Glass Chunk Jewel Newel Post Lamp, ca 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare and unusual Secessionist period colorful glass chunk jewel newel post lamp. Wrought iron with
Wrought Iron
Austrian Bronze and Chunk Jewel and Glass Table Lamp
By Paul Crist Studios
Located in Buffalo, NY
Austrian bronze and chunk jewel, slag glass table lamp. This incredibly colorful lamp is one of the
Bronze
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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