20th Century, Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Pair of Wall Lights
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Turin, Turin
Nickel-plated brass structure and satin-finish tapered crystal diffusers.
Crystal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Samuel Marx Style Large Atomic 15-Arm Brass Chandelier
By Samuel Marx
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Photographed with and also currently available in our shop- Vladimir Kagan Lucite & Glass Dining or Center Table, c. 1970s Mastercraft Brass Faux Bamboo Dining Chairs, c. 1970s Imper...
Brass
1 of 2 Large Emil Stejnar Flush Mount Lights Sconces, Brass Glass, Rupert Nikoll
By Rupert Nikoll, Emil Stejnar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
They will are sold individually or as pair. There are several Emil Stejnar and Rupert Nikoll lights (sconces, pendant lights, chandeliers, table and floor lamps) and mirrors in diff...
Brass, Metal
$2,240Sale Price / set|41% Off
Prince De Galles Hotel Elegant Pair of Oxidized Brass Sconces 1940
Located in Encino, CA
We also have an adjustable bronze desk lamps and bronze and crystal table lamps from the hotel, all from the 1930s.
Brass
$9,700 / set
Pair of Elegant Rock Crystal Quartz Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A fine carved elegant form rock crystal quartz table lamp with nickel plating base and parts. Available in polish brass and antique brass finished. To the rock crystal: 23 in/H. (Lam...
Rock Crystal
$9,000 / set
Pair of Block Form Rock Crystal Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of the block from rock crystal lamps with polished brass bases and inserted decoration. By Phoenix Gallery NYC. Measure: 18.25 H to the top of the rock crystal.
Rock Crystal
$5,800 / set
Pair of Flat Cubic Form Rock Crystal Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A carved flat cubic form rock crystal lamp, insert with nickel plating decoration, created by Phoenix Gallery. Available in brass finish decoration. To the rock crystal: 19.25 inc...
Rock Crystal
$6,900 / set
Pair of Fine Carved Rock Crystal Quartz Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A fine carved column-form rock crystal quartz lamp with polish brass insert and base. Available in nickel plating and antique brass finished, created by Phoenix Gallery, NYC. To the ...
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Pair of Octagon Column Form Rock Crystal Quartz Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A fine carved octagon column-form rock crystal quartz lamp with polish brass insert and base. Available in nickel plating and antique brass finished. To the top of the rock crystal...
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Pair of Diamond Form Rock Crystal Quartz Lamps by Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
Pair of fine carved diamond form rock crystal lamp quartz lamp with nickel-plating inserts and bases. Available in polish brass and antique brass finished. Created by Phoenix Gallery...
Rock Crystal
$11,000 / set
HPW Rock Crystal Lamps by Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
Pair of column rock crystal quartz lamps with polished brass decoration. Created by Phoenix Gallery, NYC. Measure: To the top of rock crystal: 21.5" H. (Lampshade not included).
Rock Crystal
$8,900 / set
Modern Rock Crystal Quartz Lamps by Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
Pair of fine carved prism and column-form rock crystal lamp with polished brass bases, created by Phoenix Gallery, NYC. Available in nickel plating and antique brass finished. To th...
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Contemporary Block Form Rock Crystal Quartz Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of fine block form dark rock crystal quartz lamp with polish brass insert and base, created by Phoenix Gallery, NYC. Available in nickel plating and antique brass finished. T...
Rock Crystal
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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