$2,598Sale Price|20% Off
Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Kähler, 1940s
By Kähler
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish modern stoneware table lamp with speckled ash grey, brown and black glaze by Kähler.
Copper
Art Deco Revival White Ceramic Table Lamp from Søholm
By Søholm Stentøj
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A white glazed table light featuring stylized relief flowers and fluted white shade. Art Deco revival in style. Made at Søholm in Denmark circa 1970-80. Measurements: H: 40 cm, Diame...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Table Lamp from Axella, 1960
By Axella Stentøj
Located in Hamburg, DE
Small ceramic table lamp from Danish manufacturer Axella, dating from the 1960s.
Ceramic
$1,115Sale Price|20% Off
1980s Blue, Lilac, White Danish Modernist Sculptural Table Lamp
By Karsten Nielsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish modernist ceramic globe shaped table lamp.
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Pair of Hand Painted Sculptural Table Lamps for Soholm, Denmark 1960s
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of beautiful ceramic table lamps from Soholm, Denmark 1960s. Combined with a custom lampshade.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Table Lamp from Lovemose, 1960s
By Løvemose
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ceramic table lamp by Danish manufacturer Løvemose from the 1960s.
Ceramic
XXL Dark Brown Beige Table Lamp by Jeppe Hagedorn, Denmark 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful table XXL lamp by Jeppe Hagedorn, Denmark 1960s.
Ceramic
$584Sale Price|30% Off
Einar Johansen Table Lamp for Søholm Pottery, Denmark, 1960s
By Einar Johansen, Soholm Pottery
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish Mid-Century Modern table lamp by designer Einar Johansen for Soholm Pottery.
Pottery, Stoneware, Ceramic
Table Lamp by Fridtjof Sejersen for Sejer Keramik, Denmark ca 1960s
By Sejer Keramik
Located in Utrecht, NL
This table lamp model is an object that is both utilitarian, yet anchored in the ceramic traditions that defined Danish craft throughout the mid-20th century.
Ceramic, Fabric
XL Neutral Ceramic Floor Table Lamp, Natural Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality and extra large ceramic table or floor lamp by Tue Poulsen for Tue Keramik, 1960s Denmark.
Ceramic
Danish Midcentury Modern Table Lamp by Søholm, Stoneware, 1960s
By Søholm Stentøj
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade Danish Midcentury Modern stoneware table lamp with light brown, black and aqua green glaze with a distinct arrow pattern at the top and bottom. Manufactured by Søholm Stentø...
Stoneware, Ceramic, Pottery
Haico Nitzsche for Danish Søholm Sculptural Stoneware Table Lamp, 1970s
By Søholm Stentøj, Soholm Pottery, Haico Nitzsche
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Haico Nitzsche for Danish Søholm Sculptural Stoneware Table Lamp, 1970s A Scandinavian Modern stoneware table lamp designed by Haico Nitzsche and produced by Søholm Stentøj (Soholm ...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Midcentury Table Lamp by Nils Kähler, Made in Denmark, 1960s
By Herman H.C. Kahler
Located in Lejre, DK
Decorative ceramic lamp designed and made by Nils Kähler, Made in Denmark in the 1960s. Great original condition.
Ceramic, Fabric
$334Sale Price|52% Off
1970s Handmade Scandinavian Modern Table Lamp in Ceramic & Stoneware
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Modernist handmade table lamp with raw ceramic lined textured body and glazed neck in blue and white colors.
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Art Nouveau Hand-Modeled Ceramic Table Lamp, Klein Unica, 1920s
By Klein
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Art Nouveau Hand-Modeled Ceramic Table Lamp, Klein Unica, 1920s This sculptural 1920s Klein Unica table lamp is a striking example of Danish hand-modeled ceramics from the early 20t...
Ceramic, Earthenware, Stoneware
Ceramic Studio Pottery Table Light Base by Jette Helleroe Ceramics Denmark, 1970
By Jette Hellerøe
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: ceramic table light base. Producer: Jette Helleroe, Denmark. Decade: 1970s. This original vintage ceramic pottery light base was designed a...
Ceramic, Pottery
Set of Ceramic Table Floor Lamps, Custom Lampshades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Stunning set of floor/table lamps with yellow and natural colored glazed and textured ceramics, manufactured in the 1970s in Denmark. Combined with matching lampshades, made by R. Ho...
Ceramic
Set of Ceramic Table Floor Lamps, Custom Lampshades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Stunning set of floor/table lamps with yellow and natural colored glazed and textured ceramics, manufactured in the 1970s in Denmark. Combined with matching lampshades, made by R. Ho...
Ceramic
$2,277Sale Price|20% Off
XL Ceramic Pottery Table Light Per Linnemann- Schmidt for Palshus, Denmark 1960s
By Per Linnemann-Schmidt, Palshus
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: impressive large 68cm ceramic table light Producer: PALSHUS, Denmark Designer: Per Linnnemann-Schmidt Decade: 1960-1965 Description: ...
Ceramic
Noomi Backhausen Ceramic Table Lamp by Soholm, Mid-Century Modern
By Noomi Backhausen, Soholm Pottery
Located in Berlin, DE
Ceramic Table Lamp by Noomi Backhausen for Soholm Denmark.
Ceramic
Glazed Table Lamp by Helle Allpass for Trørød, Denmark ca 1960s
By Helle Allpass
Located in Utrecht, NL
Both decorative and functional, this table lamp embodies the quiet sophistication that defines Danish mid-century lighting.
Ceramic, Fabric
Unique Ceramics Table Lamp by Eva & Johannes Andersen, Denmark, 1950s
By Eva & Johannes Andersen
Located in Odense, DK
Gourd shaped ceramics table lamp made by Eva & Johannes Andersen in their studio in Copenhagen, Denmark in the 1950s. The lamp is hand decorated and glazed afterwards. Signed "E&J / ...
Ceramic
Einer Johansen Table Lamp by Søholm Stentøj, Danish Design, 1970s
By Søholm Stentøj
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Einer Johansen for Søholm table lamp. Green glazed ceramic.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Table Lamp from Frank Keramik, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ceramic table lamp by the Danish manufacturer Frank Keramik from the 60s.
Ceramic
$2,045Sale Price|20% Off
B.M. Nielsen Experimental Modernist Ceramic Art Table Lamp, 1960s
By Bodil Marie Nielsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Spectacular, one-of-a-kind piece of ceramic art. Mid-Century Modern handmade sung glazed voluptuous ceramic art table lamp by Danish experimental artist Bodil Marie Nielsen.
Stoneware, Pottery, Ceramic
Large Brown Palshus Stoneware Mid-century Table Lamp, Denmark, 1960s
By Per Linnemann-Schmidt, Annelise and Per Linemann-Schmidt, Palshus Stentoj, Palshus, Saxbo
Located in Malmö, SE
Large and elegant stoneware table lamp with amazing dark brown haresfur glaze. The lamp was designed by Per Linnemann-Schmidt and manufactured circa 1950s-60s. Great original condit...
Ceramic, Stoneware
$2,323Sale Price / set|20% Off
B. M. Nielsen Experimental Organic Ceramic Art Table Lamps, 1960s
By Bodil Marie Nielsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Unique handmade and organic decorated Danish Mid-Century Modern stoneware table lamps by Danish experimental ceramic artist Bodil Marie Nielsen.
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Table Lamp by Borge Christoffersen, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ceramic table lamp from the Danish manufacturer Jeti based on a design by Borge Christoffersen from the 1960s.
Ceramic
Danish Pottery Table Lamp by Johannes Andersen Keramik, Mid-Century 1960s
By Johannes Andersen
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ceramic table lamp by Johannes Andersen Ceramics from the 60s.
Ceramic
Mid-century pair blue ceramic table lamps by Einar Johansen, Soholm
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful pair of ceramic blue glazed table lamps by Danish ceramicist Einar Johansen.
Ceramic
Royal Copenhagen Stoneware Table Lamp by Jørgen Mogensen, Denmark, 1970s
By Royal Copenhagen, Jørgen Mogensen
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Square stoneware lamp base no. 21702 designed by Danish ceramist Jørgen Mogensen and manufactured by Royal Copenhagen in Denmark. The lamp base is glazed with glossy turquoise-blue ...
Metal
1 of the 5 Multicolor Ceramic Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the five ceramic table lamps, 1970s. This set brings a rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shapes, it offers a unique presence. The bases with warm, neutr...
Ceramic
B. M. Nielsen Brutalist Organic Ceramic Art Table Lamp, 1960s
By Bodil Marie Nielsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Unique Danish Expressionist stoneware table lamp handmade by experimental ceramic artist Bodil Marie Nielsen in the 1960s.
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Michael Andersen Ceramic Art Nouveau Table Lamp with Oxblood Glaze
By Michael Andersen & Son
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Rare and early Danish modern stoneware table lamp form the 1930s - displaying exceptional techniques in oxblood/sang de boeuf glazes, subtle Jugend/Art Nouveau styling and shape. Mic...
Ceramic
Round Ceramic Table Lamp with Custom Silk Lampshade by René Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
A beige ceramic table lamp with blue and brown accents. Sculptural piece, made of handmade ceramic in fresh tones, with a new custom made matching silk lampshade by René Houben. The...
Metal, Brass
Løvemose Ceramic Floor Table Lamp, Custom Made Emboidered Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Spectacular circular ceramic floor/table lamp, with beautiful brown accents in the base with holes.
Ceramic
$854Sale Price|25% Off
Danish Modern Stoneware Table Lamp by Søholm, Sage Gray, 1960s
By Søholm Stentøj, Palshus, Michael Andersen & Son, Saxbo
Located in Copenhagen, DK
1960s Danish midcentury modernist stoneware table lamp by Søholm Stentøj. Stunning dusty grayish sage green shiny glaze with earthy brown tones over a soft shaped body with square de...
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Axella Stentøj, Danish Sculptural Stoneware Table Lamp, Model 989, 1960s–70s
By Axella Stentøj
Located in Odense, DK
A sculptural and expressive table lamp in glazed stoneware, Model 989, produced in Denmark during the 1960s–1970s by Axella Stentøj. The lamp exemplifies the rich materiality and bol...
Ceramic, Stoneware
1960s Ceramic Table Lamp by Søholm with Vintage Decorated Paper Shade
By Søholm Stentøj, Einar Johansen
Located in København K, 84
1960s ceramic table lamp by danish Einar Johansen for Søholm, Bornholm, Denmark.
Ceramic, Paper
1 of the 2 Stunning Table Lamps by Jeppe Hagedorn, Denmark 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful floor table lamps by Jeppe Hagedorn, Denmark 1960s. This stunning pair of ceramic bases with earthy tones and a beautiful glaze is a real eye catcher and a statement piece.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Model 3067 Table Lamp from Søholm, 1960s
By Søholm Stentøj
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ceramic table lamp from the Danish manufacturer Søholm from the 1960s.
Ceramic
$1,115Sale Price|20% Off
Danish Modern Striped Hourglass Table Lamp, E & J Andersen, 1960s
By Eva & Johannes Andersen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Graphic midcentury Scandinavian organic modern vertically striped ceramic table lamp designed and manufactured by Danish studio pottery couple Eva and Johannes Andersen in the 1960s.
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
MidCentury Ultramarine Blue Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp by Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in New York, NY
This delightful Mid-Century Modernist Cobalt Blue Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp by Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund originates from Denmark, Circa 1960.
Ceramic
Neutral XL Textured Ceramic Floor Table Lamp, Natural Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality and extra large ceramic table or floor lamp by Tue Poulsen for Tue Keramik, 1960s Denmark.
Ceramic
Table Lamp in Terracotta, Art Nouveau, L. Hjorth, Bornholm, Denmark, 1930s
By Lauritz Adolph Hjorth
Located in Odense, DK
A finely hand-decorated terracotta table lamp from the esteemed L. Hjorth ceramic studio on the island of Bornholm, Denmark.
Ceramic, Terracotta
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Model 3068 Table Lamp from Søholm, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ceramic table lamp from the Danish manufacturer Søholm from the 1960s.
Ceramic
$1,487Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Danish Stoneware Table Lamp by Sejer Keramik, 1960s
By Sejer Keramik
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Brutalist, one-of-a-kind handmade Danish Mid-Century Modern stoneware table lamp. Hand carved relief organic pattern on the two fronts with a raw rounded gable on each side. Neck and...
Pottery, Ceramic, Stoneware
Ipsens, Denmark, Rare Table Lamp with Lizard and Beetle, 1920s/30s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Ipsens, Denmark. Rare table lamp with lizard and beetle. 1920s/30s. In excellent condition. Marked. Dimensions: D 14.0 x H 36.0 cm.
Ceramic
Michael Andersen Blue Ceramic Table Lamp with Botanical Openwork Relief, 1940s
By Michael Andersen & Son, La Maison Pierre Frey
Located in The Hague, NL
This table lamp was produced by Michael Andersen & Søn in Bornholm, Denmark, in the 1940s.
Ceramic, Silk
1 of the 3 Green Brown Ceramic Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the three ceramic table lamps, 1970s. This set brings a rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shapes, it offers a unique presence. The bases with brown and ...
Ceramic
Pair of Brown Beige Ceramic Floor Table Lamp, Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of heavy quality ceramic table, 1960s Denmark. The lampshades are designed by Rene Houben.
Ceramic
Marianne Starck Table Lamp, Hand-Painted Ceramic, Blue Floral, 1960s
By Michael Andersen & Son, Marianne Starck
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Beautiful Danish midcentury handmade and hand-decorated ceramic table lamp by designer and artistic director Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen & Son.
Ceramic, Stoneware
Noomi Backhausen Artistic and Rustic Søholm Stoneware Table Lamp - Denmark 1960s
By Noomi Backhausen, Søholm Stentøj
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Large round ceramic table lamp designed by Noomi Backhausen for Søholm Stentøj, Bornholm, Denmark The stoneware lamp base is handmade of chamotte clay which gives it a rustic surface...
Ceramic, Fabric
1960s Handcrafted Golden Curry Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp by Frølich
By Frølich
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade and hand decorated Danish modernist ceramics table lamp with small organic rounded waves around the belly designed by Frølich in Denmark in the 1960s. Golden curry colored g...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Tapered Oval Brown Ceramic Table Lamp, Custom Multicolor Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality large ceramic table floor/table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presence. This bas...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Table Lamp by Jette Hellerøe, 1960s
By Jette Hellerøe
Located in Hamburg, DE
Danish studio ceramic table lamp by Jette Hellerøe featuring distinctive ornamentation.
Ceramic
Set of Søholm Keramik Table Lamp and Vase, Denmark, 1960s
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of decorative Søholm Keramik table lamp and vase of similar color and glazing.
Ceramic
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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