French Bronze 19th Century Converted Oil Lamp
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Neoclassical bronze converted oil lamp. Also looks great without the bulb as an object.
French Bronze 19th Century Converted Oil Lamp
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Neoclassical bronze converted oil lamp. Also looks great without the bulb as an object.
French Toleware Converted Oil Lamp, Circa 1875
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Painted Toleware Converted Oil Lamp, France Charming French Tole Lamp on a frosted lucite base
Metal
$822Sale Price|30% Off
Antique German Sitzendorf Dresden Porcelain Cherubs Converted Oil Lamp
By Sitzendorf
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique German Sitzendorf Dresden converted oil lamp mantel trophy urn featuring a design of
Porcelain
$560Sale Price / set|30% Off
2 Silver Plated Trophy Mantel Urn Converted Oil Lamps Lanterns 31"
Located in Dayton, OH
Two Victorian silver plated converted oil lamps / lanterns / table lamps featuring trophy or mantel
Metal
Antique Victorian Adjustable Height Brass Converted Oil Lamp Piano Floor Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Antique Victorian Adjustable Height Ornate Brass Converted Oil Lamp Parlor Piano Floor Lamp with Glass
Brass
Antique French Victorian Amber Glass & Bronze Converted Oil Lamp Table Lamp Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Victorian Amber Glass Converted Oil Lamp Table Lamps with Bronze Mounts (Marked
Bronze
Antique French Art Nouveau Brass Maple Leaf Converted Oil Lamp Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Art Nouveau Brass Maple Leaf Converted Oil Lamp Table Lamp by Rayo. Circa Early 20th
Brass
Art Nouveau Converted Oil Lamp Glass Cylinder Bird Painted Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Art Nouveau Converted Oil Lamp Light Pink Glass Cylinder Bird Painted Bronze Table
Bronze
Antique French Empire Brass Converted Oil Lamp Mahogany Wood Column Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Brass Converted Oil Lamp Corinthian Column Table Lamp With Mahogany Wooden
Brass
Antique English Regency Silver Plated Converted Oil Lamp Lion Mounted Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Regency Silver Plated Converted Oil Lamp Electrified Table Lamp with Lion Head Drop
Silver Plate
Victorian Bronze Griffin Figural Converted Oil Lamp Marble Side Table Floor Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Antique Victorian Bronze R. Ditmar Wien Sohnenbrenner Griffin Figural Converted Oil Lamp Marble Side Table
Marble, Bronze
Antique Victorian Ornate Brass Converted Oil Lamp Piano Parlor Table Floor Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Antique Victorian Ornate Brass Converted Oil Lamp Piano Parlor Floor Lamp with Round Surface and Glass
Brass
MILITARY INTEREST ANTiQUE VICTORIAN FLOOR STANDING ELECTRIC CONVERTED OIL LAMP
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Victorian 1898 dated floors standing oil lamp that has been converted to Electricity for Military interest
Brass
$1,560Sale Price|20% Off
Empire Style Metal Opaline Noire Glass Electrical Converted Oil Lamp
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Empire style tall large oil lamp that was converted to an electrical one. It consists of
Opaline Glass
19th Century Napoleon III Hand Painted Faience & Bronze Converted Oil Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III Hand Painted Faience and Bronze Oil Lamp has been converted into
Brass
Pair of Arts & Crafts copper & brass converted oil lamps by W. A. S. Benson
By W.A.S. Benson
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Good pair of original Arts & Crafts Movement copper & brass oil lamps converted to electricity by
Copper
$870Sale Price / item|40% Off
Victorian Brass Electric Converted Oil Lamp Wall Sconce, 5 Available
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Late Victorian solid brass wall sconce with oil lamp converted to electric sockets. This solid
Metal
$560Sale Price|30% Off
2 Antique Brass Canal Railway Converted Oil Lamp Candle Lanterns Sconces 9"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of electric wall sconces made from converting antique brass canal / railway signal / carriage
Brass
$210Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Gilt Brass Figural Delphin Dolphin Converted Oil Lantern Table Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th century gilt brass converted oil lamp or lantern, featuring a Neoclassical delphin
Brass
W. A. S. Benson Arts & Crafts copper & brass lamp
By W.A.S. Benson
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Stylish original Arts & Crafts brass & copper converted oil lamp by W. A. S. Benson.
Brass
Late 18th Century French Metal Lamp
By Maison de L'Aluminium
Located in Copenhagen, K
Converted oil lamp from "Maison de Laluminium" in Paris. Very nice ornamented bronze, brass and
Brass, Bronze, Metal
$1,400Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Victorian Converted 4 Light Hurricane Candlestick Pendant Chandelier 36"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian four light converted oil lamp pendant chandelier. Made of brass featuring French
Brass
Antique French Napolean III Hand Painted Porcelain Oil Lamp Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Napolean III Style Hand Painted Porcelain Converted Oil Lamp Electrified Table Lamps
Brass
$199Sale Price|24% Off
1940s Art Deco Antique Milk Glass Table Lamp with Embossed Design
Located in Lomita, CA
This is a wonderful and rare converted oil lamp in milk glass in very good condition in the British
Milk Glass
Large, Converted English Oil Lamp
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique English oil lamp, converted to electrical table lamp. Corinthian fluted column with glass
Silver, Brass
$3,996Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of 19th Century Oil Lamps Converted to Table Lamps
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Lighting Acquisitions Of A Pair of 19th Century Tole and Bronze Oil Lamps
Metal, Bronze
Mid-19th Century Brass Oil Lamps Converted to Table Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-19th century brass oil lamps converted to table lamps Measures: 4" x 4" at the base x 16.5
Brass
Large English Brass Oil Lamp Converted to Electrical Table Lamp
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Antique English brass oil lamp, converted to electrical table lamp. Fluted column on four feet
Brass
19th Century Regency Tole Oil Lamps Converted to Electric
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Regency Tole Oil Lamps Converted to Electric Beautiful set purchased in France. Age
Brass
Early 19th Century Faience Table Lamp, Converted From Oil-Burning Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This 19th century faience table lamp is converted from an old oil lamp.
Faience
$245Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Aladdin Mantle Lamp Co Brass Converted Hurricane Oil Lantern Lamp 20"
By Aladdin Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century Mantle Lamp company Aladdin brass oil lamp with hurricane and matte milk glass
Brass
Elegant 19th Century Classical Brass Table Lamp, Converted from an Oil Lamp
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant 19th Century Classical Brass Table Lamp, Converted from an Oil Lamp An impressive and
Brass
Porcelain Oil Lamps Converted to Table Lamps with Bacchus Masks, circa 1870
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of 19th Century French Porcelain Oil Lamps Converted to Table Lamps with Bacchus Masks, circa
Bronze
Antique French Victorian Porcelain German Oil Lamp Convert Table Lamp - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Victorian Hand Painted Porcelain White and Blue Tall German Oil Lamp Converted Table
Brass
STUNNiNG PAIR OF ANTIQUE VICTORIAN BRASS & GLASS OIL LAMPS CONVERTED TABLE LAMPS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
original Victorian circa 1880-1900 hand hammered copper with period glass shades Oil lamps that have been
Brass
19th C. French Napoleon III Patinated Brass Oil Lamp Converted in Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
, originally an oil lamp (lampe à pétrole) crafted in France circa 1870. Resting on three sculpted paw feet
Brass
$329Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Dovetailed Copper Canteen Water Oil Bottle Converted Table Lamp 25"
Located in Dayton, OH
Charming late 19th Century dovetailed copper converted water canteen or oil vessel. Features a
Copper
$329Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Dovetailed Copper Canteen Water Oil Bottle Converted Table Lamp 24"
Located in Dayton, OH
Charming late 19th Century dovetailed copper converted water canteen or oil vessel. Features a
Copper
19th Century High Relief Cast Bronze Oil Lamp Converted to Electric Table Lamp
Located in Sofia, BG
Oil lamp mounted in electric lamp, brass decorated with a woman's head in a medallion, France
Brass
$1,760Sale Price / set|20% Off
19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Oil Lamps on Marble Base, converted electric
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Oil Lamps on Marble Base, converted to electric
Ormolu
Antique American Student Converted Twin Oil Lamp By Bradley & Hubbard 1800's
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique American Student Converted Twin Oil Lamp By Bradley & Hubbard 1800's The Bradley
Brass
$990Sale Price|26% Off
Large Brass Antique English Oil Table Lamp by Samuel S. Messenger, Converted
By Messenger and Sons
Located in Miami, FL
. Originally designed as an oil lamp, this ingenious creation by Samuel S. Messenger & Sons of Birmingham has
Brass
Converted 19th C. Ornate Brass Oil Lantern Table Lamp w/ Etched Globe Shade
Located in Pasadena, TX
This late Victorian Lantern was converted to a table lamp. Its very ornate in a late Victorian
Brass
WAS Benson. An Arts and Crafts four leg table oil lamp converted to electricity
By W.A.S. Benson
Located in London, GB
WAS Benson. An Arts and Crafts four leg table oil lamp converted to electricity.
Brass
$2,400
Antique French Oil Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920s French porcelain oil lamp converted to electric. Measurements: Height of body
Bronze
Victorian Brass Extending Standard Oil Lamp
By Messenger and Sons
Located in Altrincham, GB
Victorian brass extending standard oil lamp converted to electric, having Reeded Doric Column
Brass
Vintage Middle Eastern Brass Genie Oil Lamp Candelabra Table Lamp w/ Shade
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Middle Eastern Brass Oil Lamp Converted Genie Lamp Candelabra Table Lamp w/ Shade. Circa
Brass
Arts & Crafts Original Oil Lamp By W.A.S. Benson
By W.A.S. Benson
Located in Petworth, GB
-converted back to an oil lamp Height 78cm. Width 18cm. Depth 18cm Shade 24 cm diameter Illustrated
Brass, Copper
Antique Edwardian Ormolu Gilt Bronze Standard Oil Lamp 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a highly attractive antique Edwardian high quality ormolu floor standard oil lamp now
Ormolu, Bronze
$409Sale Price|30% Off
Italian Neoclassical Yellow Toile Corinthian Column Oil Lantern Style Table Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 20th century converted oil table lamp in the shape of a Italian Neoclassical tole column
Metal
$3,005Sale Price|30% Off
French Large Victorian Gilt Bronze Blown Glass Library Oil Lamp, Electrified
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Superb large Victorian style gilt bronze library oil lamp converted to electric, France 1870-1879
Bronze
A fine 19th century Louis XVI Carrera marble and gilt bronze oil lamp .
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Louis XVI Carrera marble and gilt bronze mounted oil lamp converted into
Carrara Marble, Bronze
$1,860Sale Price|20% Off
Rare 1890 German Jugendstil Arts & Crafts Oil Lamp Now Electric With Bone Slabs
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Rare c1890 German Jugenstil Arts & Crafts Oil Converted to Electric Table Lamp. Original bone slab
Metal
Antique Carcel Paris French Renaissance Gold Gilt Bronze Oil Table Lamp - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique "Carcel, Paris" French Renaissance Gold Gilt Dore Bronze Converted Oil Table Lamps - a Pair
Bronze
$2,565
Bohemian Overlay Lamp
Located in London, GB
oil lamp to electric.
Brass
$7,425
Baccarat Table Lamp
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
Stunning Baccarat pressed glass barley twist oil lamp, now converted to electricity. Extremely
Glass
$1,110 / set
Pair of Lamps
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful pair of Italian table lamps in gilt bronze with the typical urn shape of oil lamps
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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