Greta Grossman Cobra Lamp for Ralph O. Smith
By Greta Magnusson Grossman, Ralph O. Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Greta Grossman Cobra lamp for Ralph O. Smith, Ca. The table lamp is nicknamed the Cobra lamp as it resembles a cobra’s hood.
Steel
1960s Cobra Desk Lamp Style of Greta Grossman
By Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Desk lamp Faded brown vintage desk lamp, Greta Grossman Cobra Style. USA 1960s Los Angeles. Measures: 11 tall x 9 width x 14 depth Original unrestored preowned vintage condition. ...
Metal
Cobra Desk Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A black gooseneck 'Cobra' desk lamp resembling a hose that forms a coil base.
Metal
1950s Cosack Cobra Black Mid-Century Brass Desk or Table Lamp, Stilnovo Style
By Gebrüder Cosack, Stilnovo, Cosack Leuchten
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful Mid-Century modern Stilnovo-Style „Cobra“ table or desk lamp from the 1950s, executed by the German manufacturer "Gebruder Cosack Leuchten".
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
Tommaso Barbi Ceramic Black Cobra Lamp Italy 1970's
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Hastings, GB
An exceptionally rare Tommaso Barbi Ceramic Cobra lamp, in black. This colourway is the rarest of all of the Barbi Cobra's and very rarely come to market. This piece is in excellent ...
Ceramic
Tommaso Barbi for B Ceramiche "Cobra" Snake Gold Ceramic Table Lamp, Italy 1970s
By B Ceramiche, Tommaso Barbi
Located in Rome, IT
"Cobra" snake table lamp in gold ceramic by the Italian designer Tommaso Barbi for B Ceramiche.
Metal, Brass
Tommaso Barbi Ceramic White Cobra Lamp Italy 1970's
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Hastings, GB
An exceptional Tommaso Barbi Ceramic Cobra lamp, in iridescent white. This piece is in excellent condition, with two tiny marks within the glaze of the base, hardly noticeable, but m...
Ceramic
$3,199Sale Price|20% Off
RARE! Mid Century Modern Fiberglass Cobra Lamp Greta Grossman Prototype 1950s
By Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in Peoria, AZ
Original 1950 Greta Grossman Cobra Lamp Fiberglass Shade Rare Prototype or Pre-patent Competitor! Here is an INCREDIBLY RARE Greta Grossman style Cobra desk lamp! This lamp is beli...
Metal, Brass
Cobra Lamp by Greta M. Grossman for Ralph O. Smith, 1950
By Ralph O. Smith, Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic cobra lamp by Greta M. Grossman for Ralph O. Smith, circa 1950 in grey gun metal finish. Flexible arm, on/off switch at the base. Wired for US standards, one E26 socket, max. ...
Metal, Chrome
Mid Century Modern Fiberglass Cobra Desk Lamp Greta Grossman Atomic Era 1950s
By Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in Peoria, AZ
Original 1950 Greta Grossman Cobra Lamp Fiberglass Shade Rare Prototype or Pre-patent Competitor Here is an Incredible Greta Grossman style Cobra desk lamp! This lamp is believed t...
Metal, Brass
Elio Martinelli, Martinelli Luce Cobra Vertebra Desk Flex Lamp Model 659
By Elio Martinelli
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Flex lamp, Also known as Vertebra, Model 659 by by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce. Very rare table lamp, version with bracket, the flex lamp by Martinelli is a famous Italian de...
Metal
French Grey Metal Desk Cobra Flexible Lamp by Michel Philippe for Manade
Located in Sofia, BG
French desk flexible lamps Cobra by Michel Philippe made for Manade. Both lamps are made of grey metal on heavy base and are in quite good condition. There are only few light scratc...
Metal
Edgar Brandt and Daum “Cobra” Torchère
By Edgar Brandt, Daum
Located in New York, NY
Drawing on ancient Egyptian symbolism, this Edgar Brandt and Daum “Cobra” torchère centers on the protective and sacred image of the cobra. Pharaohs traditionally wore the figure of ...
Bronze
$1,516Sale Price|20% Off
1950s Greta Grossman Cobra Desk Lamp Ralph O. Smith Vintage Mid-Century
By Ralph O. Smith, Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Unrestored, Original Paint, Lots of dents and lots of paint loss, etc. But it is in working order, and appears to be all original. 24 inches high when lamp head raised up straight.
Metal
$1,588Sale Price|20% Off
Cobra Table Lamp Tommaso Barbi 1970 White Made in Italy
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Gorgeous White Ceramic Table Lamp Tommaso Barbi 1970 a particular object de of great Decorative character.
Ceramic
Midcentury Snake Table Lamp in White Ceramic by Tommaso Barbi, Italy 1970s
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing table lamp "Cobra" snake in white ceramic and brass by the Italian designer Tommaso Barbi for B Ceramiche.
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Pair of Table Lamps in Gold Ceramic by Tommaso Barbi, Italy 1970s
By B Ceramiche, Tommaso Barbi
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing pair of table lamps "Cobra" snake in gold ceramic and lampshaid shap of heart by the Italian designer Tommaso Barbi for B Ceramiche.
Metal, Brass
Chrome Floor Lamp, Model Cobra, by Gabriele D'Ali for Francesconi, 1970s
By Gabriele D'ali, Enzo Francesconi
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Chrome table lamp, model Cobra, designed by Gabriele D'ali in 1968 and produced by Francesconi.
Chrome
$3,250Sale Price|50% Off
Angelo Lelii Arredoluce Monza 1955 Italian Flush Ceiling Lamp
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in New York, NY
The most well-known designs of Angelo Lelii are the Triennale floor lamp model 12128 (1947) and the Cobra table lamp (1964), which became famous for its unique shape and for the low ...
Brass, Enamel
Rare "COBRA" Gold Brass Table Lamp, 1970's
Located in Vis, NL
Rare vintage robust Cobra themed table lamp. New wide black lamp shade with gold interior.
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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