Pair of dark blue Tall Ceramic table lamps by Palshus, Esben Klint for Le Klint
By Esben Klint, Palshus, Gunnar Nylund, Le Klint, Soholm Pottery
Located in Brussels, Brussels
These lamps have been designed by Esben Klint, son of Kaare Klint (the famous danish furniture designer). Esben has created a timeless design with this model, it has a contemporary a...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Sold|$2,350 / set
Pair of Napoléon III Dark Blue Sèvres Porcelain Ormolu-Mounted Lamps
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of ormolu-mounted dark blue Sèvres porcelain lamps circa 1880, each of bottle form, the ormolu mounts designed with cherubs on the handles, antiques men and women on the base....
Ormolu
Vintage Blue Murano Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of dark and light blue Murano table lamps with brass bases.
Anders Pehrson for Ateljé Lyktan — "Tube" Desk Lamp in Dark Green, Sweden, 1973
By Ateljé Lyktan
Located in PUTTEN, NL
Anders Pehrson for Ateljé Lyktan — "Tube" Desk Lamp in Dark Green, Sweden, 1973 By the early 1970s, Anders Pehrson had already established himself as one of Sweden's most inventive ...
Metal
Pair of Blue Ceramic Spiral Table Lamps Designed by Tommaso Barbi, Italy
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in London, GB
A wonderful pair of dark blue glazed ceramic table lamps designed by the Italian designer Tommaso Barbi.
Brass
Vintage Ceramic Table Lamp by Bosa, 1980s, Italy
By Bosa
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Charming dark blue ceramic table lamp signed 'Bosa'. This Italian made table lamp comes with a large fabric shade.
Ceramic, Fabric
Pair of Turquoise Minton Vases by Christopher Dresser, as Table Lamps
By Minton
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of Aesthetic Movement Minton porcelain vases by Christopher Dresser, with brilliant turquoise glaze and dark blue decoration, now converted as table lamps with giltwood b...
Porcelain
Giarusso Dark Blue Ceramic Table Lamp with Dedar Lamp Shade
By Raphaël Giarrusso
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Vintage ceramic table lamp in shades of dark blues by Raphael Giarrusso in the 1960s, topped with a new lampshade with Dedar Milano fabric. Initials of the artists debossed on the ba...
Ceramic
Nils Landberg/Orrefors Dark Sapphire Blue Lamps
By Orrefors
Located in New York, NY
Pair of sapphire blue crystal lamps with a clear crystal overlay. Lamps have been rewired for use in the USA with polished nickel sockets and clear cords.
Crystal, Nickel
Ateljé Lyktan, Sweden, Large Table Lamp in Dark Blue Mouth-Blown Art Glass
Located in København, Copenhagen
Ateljé Lyktan, Sweden. Large table lamp in dark blue mouth-blown art glass with gold decoration. 1960s.
Art Glass
Danish Palshus Sculptural Table Lamp Dark Blue Glaze, Midcentury Ceramic, 1960s
By Per Linnemann-Schmidt, Palshus
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Sculptural mid-century Danish ceramic table lamp designed by Per Linnemann-Schmidt for Palshus. Made circa 1960s. The shape of this Palshus lamp as well as the glaze color is very ra...
Ceramic, Fabric
Ceramic Lamp by Hervé Taquet with Dark Blue Glaze Decoration
By Hervé Taquet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic lamp by Hervé Taquet with dark blue glaze decoration. Perfect original conditions. Signed under the base. 2017. Sold with a new electrical European system. Dimensions ...
Ceramic
20th Century Dark-Blue Swedish Sculptural Table Lamp, Desk Light by Orrefors
By Orrefors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-blue, vintage Mid-Century modern Swedish table lamp made of hand blown smoked Murano glass, the beam is enhanced with a polished brass ring, in good condition.
Metal
Large Dark Blue Graphite Thrown Amphora Ceramic Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large ceramic lamp, thrown in an amphora shape and glazed in deep blue-black glaze, mildly textured. Newly wired with antiqued brass hardware and black, plastic cord. Measures: 13"...
Brass
Ceramic Table Lamp with Dark Blue Glaze by Palshus and Le Klint, 1970s
By Palshus, Le Klint
Located in Lejre, DK
Ceramic table lamp with dark blue glaze by Palshus and Le Klint from the 1970s.
Ceramic
Pair of Dark Sapphire Blue Lamps by Nils Landberg, Orrefors
By Orrefors
Located in New York, NY
Pair of sapphire blue crystal lamps with a clear crystal overlay. Lamps have been rewired for use in the USA with polished nickel sockets and clear cords.
Crystal, Nickel
Michael Bang for Holmegaard Pair of Dark Blue Sculptural Glass Table Lamps 1970s
By Holmegaard, Michael Bang
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Pair of midcentury Danish sculptural hand blown glass lamps designed by Michael Bang and made by Holmegaard. They were only in production shortly from 1973-1976. The lamps have a ...
Fabric, Blown Glass
Pair of Michael Bang for Holmegaard Dark Blue Sculptural Glass Table Lamps 1970s
By Holmegaard, Michael Bang
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Pair of midcentury Danish sculptural hand blown glass lamps designed by Michael Bang and made by Holmegaard. They were only in production shortly from 1973-1976. The lamps have a ...
Fabric, Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Ceramic Palhus Lamp, Dark Blue
By Per Linnemann-Schmidt, Palshus
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern chamotte stoneware lamp with carved pattern and dark blue glossy glaze. New electrical system brought up to EU standard. E27 bulb. Shade is not included. Extra: + ...
Ceramic
Pair of Palshus Le Klint Table Lamps Dark Blue Glaze Danish Mid-Century Ceramic
By Esben Klint, Palshus
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
They are decorated with an embossed pattern of horizontal lines and the glossy glace is dark blue with a touch of purple The lamp shades are designed and made in Denmark.
Ceramic, Fabric
Pair of Dark Blue and White Striped Contemporary Ceramic Studio Pottery Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of studio pottery cylindrical vases, now converted as lamps, with blue and white striped glaze. Please note: Lampshades not included.
Ceramic
Pair of Dark Blue and White Striped Contemporary Ceramic Studio Pottery Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of Studio Pottery cylindrical vases, now converted as lamps, with blue and white striped glaze. Currently wired for the UK. Please enquire for rewiring services. Please not...
Ceramic
19th Century French Sevres Hand-Painted Dark Blue Porcelain Lamp on Ormolu Base
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
Very high-quality antique French porcelain oil lamp raised on original hand chased ormolu base with four scrolled feet, extensively engraved with leaves, tassels, and beads. The hand...
Ormolu
Pair of Vintage 3 Arm Cast Brass Toleware Bouillotte Lamps with Dark Blue Shades
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of ornately cast brass Bouillotte lamps are unsigned, but presumed to have been made in France in approximately 1920 in the French Country style. The lamps have three chand...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern dark blue Stoneware table lamps model 1046 by Soholm
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Berlin, Germany
Pair of Mid-Century Modern dark blue Stoneware table lamps model 1046 by Soholm Pair of dark blue table lamps made of stoneware with ceramic glazing.
Stoneware, Ceramic
The Marbro Lamp Company - Murano Lamps in Dark Blue Venetian Glass
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Little Rock, AR
Lamps from the Marbro Company are my passion. They produced some spectacular designs during the 1950's and 1960's Elegant and imposing, these rank among my very favorites. They ar...
Murano Glass
Sold|$2,466
Pair of Dark Blue Orrefors Lamps
By Orrefors
Located in London, GB
Sweden, circa 1960. A sophisticated pair of dark blue lamps by Orrefors. Pictured with bespoke, handmade, silk shades. Rewired and PAT tested.
Glass
Jacques and Dani Ruelland, Dark Blue Enameled Table Lamp, 1960s
By Jacques and Dani Ruelland
Located in Berlin, DE
A midnight blue enameled table lamp by Jacques & Dani Ruelland, executed in their workshop in the 1960s. Mod. B6. Original lampshade. The base is 9.5cm high, the diameter is 11cm, ...
Ceramic
Large Dark Blue Danish Ceramic Table Lamp by Esben Klint for Palshus
By Esben Klint, Palshus
Located in Berlin, Germany
The lamp is made of chamotte clay and has a dark blue glaze over a geometric pattern.
Ceramic
20th century Dark Blue and Gold Candle Lamp
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Dark blue and gold Candle Lamp. Modern Shades are not included in the price of our lamps. We do have a competitively priced range of shades for all of our lamps. Please ask for deta...
Round Dark Amber Glass Lamp Base with Modern Square Silk Blue Shade
Located in London, GB
With its beautifully curved shape the warm tones of amber is gorgeously contrasted by the pale blue modern silk shade. Total height: 94 cm. Base: Height 68 cm. Shade: Heigh...
Metal
Sold|$1,650 / set
Pair of Dark Blue Modern Cylinder Vase on Lucite as Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of dark blue modern cylinder vase on Lucite as lamps.
Pair of Nils Landberg for Orrefors Glass Lamps in Dark Blue
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Nils Landberg for Orrefors glass lamps in dark blue with polished nickel hardware.
Nickel
Kähler, Danish Dark Blue Glazed Jugend Ceramic Vase, Now a Lamp
By Kähler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The tapering high-shouldered vase adorned in white and crimson flowers interspersed within swirling variegated green fronds and ultramarine waves, set against a dark blue ground, ter...
Ceramic
Pair of Nils Landberg for Orrefors Glass Lamps in Dark Blue
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Nils Landberg for Orrefors glass lamps in dark blue with polished nickel hardware.
Between 1923 and 1925, Nils Landberg Studied at the Industrial Design School...
Nickel
Sold|$850
French Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
FRENCH DARK BLUE PORCELAIN TABLE LAMP WITH DORE BRONZE MOUNTING
Porcelain
Sold|$1,200
Jacques Blin Table Lamp
By Jacques Blin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dark blue mottled glaze ceramic table lamp, with primitive style incised black decoration, of birds, in tapered bottle form,in custom silk shade, by Jacques Blin, French 1950s.
Ceramic, Silk
Two Glass Table Lamp by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors, Olive Green & Blue, 1960s
By Carl Fagerlund
Located in Lyngby, DK
Table lamp, dark blue with clear glass, designed by Carl Fagerlund.
Chrome
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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