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Set of Onna Desk and Table Lamp by Swell Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of Onna desk and table lamp by Swell Studio
Dimensions: D 153 x W 76 x H 76 cm
Materials
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Travertine
Greta Von Nessen Banker Style Desk Lamp
By Greta Von Nessen
Located in Ferndale, MI
Greta Von Nessen for Nessen New York.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel, Chrome
1930s Victorian Brass Perpetual Lighted Date Table/Desk-Top Bank Calendar
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Victorian Brass Perpetual lighted date table/desk-top bank calendar
Antique brass
Category
Vintage 1930s Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 10.5 in. W 18 in. D 7 in.
20th Century Black French Industrial Table Lamp, Desk Metal Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, featuring a two light socket, in good condition. The small desk lamp is composed with a clock, decorated
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal
Bayard France 1930 Art Deco Desk Table Lamp and Alarm Clock in Stainless Steel
By Bayard
Located in Miami, FL
A desk lamp clock designed by Bayard France.
Fabulous and very handsome integrated desk lamp
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Stainless Steel
H 9.65 in. W 7.68 in. D 4.96 in.
Bronze and Metal Mesh Ecate Table Lamp by Toni Cordero for Artemide, 1990
By Artemide, Toni Cordero
Located in Renens, CH
Ecate table lamp or light sculpture from the Milano-Torino series by Toni Cordero for Artemide, Italy.
The Ecate is the most sought after model from this series with its bronze fu...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Chrome
Infinite Flow No 3 by Ango, Rattan Handcrafted Sculptural Table Lamp
By Ango
Located in Bangkok, TH
Rattan handcrafted sculptural table lamp "Infinite Flow No 3 by Ango" can be seen as archetypes, that are emblematic of perpetuity, where a continuum of flowing translucent light is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Organic Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rare Art Deco Table Lamp Alabaster Globe Light with Sculture Bronze Eagle
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
It is a singular piece, it is not common
Table lamp Art Deco marble sphere with interior light with bronze eagle
Hollow alabaster sphere with interior light and crowned by a bron...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Alabaster, Marble, Bronze
H 12.01 in. W 8.01 in. D 8.01 in.
Table Lamp Onyx White or Alabaster of Iceberg Polar Bears on Ice,Spain
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
The energy of onyx properties
This semi-precious stone, being porous and absorbent, attracts negative energy and dissolves it.
Beautiful veined white onyx lamp in the shape of an...
Category
20th Century More Desk Accessories
Materials
Alabaster
H 7.88 in. W 7.88 in. D 7.88 in.
Bronze Oil Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Bronze candle. XIX century.
The circular foot is raised by the edges to catch any oil that may fall. A solomonic foot ends in a vase shape, to give way to the central knot of the ...
Category
Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Revival More Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Murano Millefiori Flower Basket Italian Art Glass Paperweight Night Light
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, large vintage Murano handblown white filigrana basket with flower murrines Italian art glass paperweight on lighted base. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. It has d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murrine, Wood, Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
French Art Deco Copper & Peach Scalloped Edge Mirror Alarm Clock/Torchiere Combo
By Lustrerie R. Gauthier
Located in Port Hope, ON
This very pretty French Art Deco scalloped and bevelled edge mirror boudoir set features a bevelled peach mirror pillar torchiere with an ivory enamelled shade banded in polished cop...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
H 10.5 in. W 10.5 in. D 5 in.
Desk Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Desk lamp with movable arm for the shade.
Category
Early 20th Century German Other Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Petite Desk Lamp
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Petite desk lamp, circa 1970.
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Bronze Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's French bronze desk lamp with dolphins on body.
Measurements:
Height: 20.5
Category
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Desk Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Desk lamp Panna Cotta white color flexible chrome neck.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Armitage Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
Heavily influenced by The Armitage Floor Lamp, our desk lamp shares the same DNA including a walnut
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brass Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's English brass desk lamp.
Measurements:
Total height: 23"
Width: 16.25" (widest
Category
Vintage 1920s English Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Desk Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960 desk lamp pivoting shade and the base.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Desk Lamp, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Desk lamp, 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Italian Desk Lamp
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1970s Italian desk lamp.
White marble base with lacquered orientable metal shade
Rewired.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass, Metal
Italian Desk Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Vintage Italian desk lamp with a striped white hand blown Murano glass shade mounted on white metal
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Lighting
Materials
Metal
Swan Desk Lamp
Located in Budapest, HU
White, flamingo style desk lamp- two heads with two sockets.
This vintage item has no defects, but
Category
Vintage 1980s Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Aluminum
1950s Desk Lamp
Located in Cathedral City, CA
French, 1950s yellow painted metal shade desk lamp. Original finish.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Articulated Desk Lamp
By Walligraph
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An articulated Zonalite desk lamp with a pivoting black and white enameled shade and a square moat
Category
Vintage 1930s English Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Desk Lamp, 1980s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Vintage table lamp
Style: industrial
Production: 1980s
State: mint condition.
Category
Vintage 1980s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Tensor Desk Lamp
By Tensor
Located in Sheffield, MA
Tensor IL200 adjustable desk or table lamp with perfect 1980s styling is small in size but great
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Italian Desk Lamp
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in New York, NY
Adjustable Italian desk lamp. Swivel and tilt cylindrical hood shade allows for positioning and
Category
20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Desk Lamp, 1970s
Located in Lasne, BE
Opalina e base nera 1970s. Usura dovuta al tempo e all'età della lampada (vedi foto).
Category
Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Laurel Desk Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Laurel Lamp, c.1960's, USA. This lamp features an adjustable and bendable gooseneck with blush colored metal shade containing a perforated detailing around the middle of the shade. T...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Pewter
1970s Metal Desk Lamp
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
circa 1970. We offer this desk lamp made in Mexico in metal and orange color.
Category
Vintage 1970s North American Other Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Urban Desk Lamp
By VeniceM
Located in Milan, IT
This elegant table lamp is an exquisite balance of straight and round lines. The spherical white Murano mouth-blown glass diffuser screens the light making it soft and relaxing. The ...
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Art Nouveau Desk Light
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1910
An unusual Art Nouveau bronzed desk lamp, with artichoke shade, all supported
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Art deco desk lamp
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art deco desk lamp
Category
Vintage 1930s Slovak Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Hanging Desk Light
Located in Stamford, CT
Hanging cut-glass light in a distressed bronze finish, circa mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Desk Lamp, 1960s
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Italian desk lamp in chromed brass and black enameled steel. Lovely dynamic design with nicely
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Maison Charles Desk Lamp
By Maison Charles
Located in San Francisco, CA
Maison Charles design stainless steel lamp, France. Elegant Art Deco inspired desk or night light
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Bicolored Desk Lamp
By Fase
Located in Vienna, AT
Gold/Braun colored with chromed lamp arm.
Two bulbs E27 (max. 60W) now fitten with LED bulbs.
Beautiful and original condition from the 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Cut Steel
French Desk Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pivoting shade ,
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Maurizio Tempestini Desk Lamp
By Maurizio Tempestini
Located in San Francisco, CA
A desk lamp for Lightolier that has been rewired for use in the United States. Often attributed to
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Bronze Greyhound Desk Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Reclining bronze greyhound table / desk lamp on brass & marble base with silk shade. This
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Modernist Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Marseille, FR
Beautiful modernist desk lamp in brass, very high quality workmanship, lampshade sheathed in brass
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Bankers Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
Bankers brass desk lamp, the shaped brass base, and pivoted sweeping arm supporting adjustable
Category
Early 20th Century British Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Bankers Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
Bankers brass desk lamp, the shaped brass base, and pivoted sweeping arm supporting adjustable
Category
Early 20th Century British Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1940's Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
An unusual early twentieth century desk lamp with horizontal stacked glass with brass dividers
Category
Mid-20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brass Desk / Bankers Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 1930's pair of exceptional brass desk / bankers lamps, these lamps are adjustable.
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gerald Thurston Desk Lamp
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fantastic table or desk lamp, designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. Wide enameled black shade
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Allan Gould Desk Lamp
By Allan Gould
Located in Chicago, IL
Allan Gould for Mutual-Sunset Lamp Manufacturing Company, rare desk lamp.
Chrome-plated steel with
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Brass
Postmodern Arteluce Desk Lamp
By Arteluce
Located in San Diego, CA
High quality and heavy desk metal desk lamp by historic high end lighting company, Arteluce. Fully
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Antique English Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900's English adjustable desk lamp with ruby glass insets.
Measurements:
Height: 14.25
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Italian Piano - Desk Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Desk or Piano lamp pivoting shade and adjustable height. Lamp is original from the period .
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Empire Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1920's French Empire-style bronze and marble Empire desk lamp.
Measurements:
Height of
Category
Vintage 1920s French Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Double Bank Desk Light
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
bronze on a black marble base. There are 2 lights in the tradition of early bank or student desk lamps
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Swedish Midcentury Desk Lamp
Located in Stockholm, SE
A midcentury Swedish lamp made from teak and brass metal.
The lamp was bought at an auction in Halmstad, Sweden in the summer of 2021. With its simple round teak stem perched on ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Table / Desk Lamp, 1970s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Vintage table lamp
Colour: Red
Material: Metal
Period: 1980s
Style: Midcentury.
Category
Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Sculptural Desk Lamp, 1960s
By Baltensweiler AG
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural desk lamp with white textured steel base and adjustable aluminum and white shade by
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Saturn Desk Lamp, 1980s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Antwerp, BE
1980s desk, table lamp in the style of Robert Sonneman. A glass ring circles the brass and milk
Category
Vintage 1980s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
A 1930s Art Deco desk lamp, with brass saucer shaped shade and base.
Design attributed to Helo
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Desk Lamp by Tensor
By Tensor
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A desk / table lamp made of a singular stamped, die cut and folded piece of metal, painted black
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Desk Lamp by Tensor
By Tensor
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A desk or table lamp made of a singular stamped, die cut and folded piece of metal, painted yellow
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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Desk Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of desk lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique desk lamps was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and chrome. We have 4057 antique and vintage desk lamps in-stock, while there are 180 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of desk lamps available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Desk lamps bearing Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Christian Dell, Lightolier and Stilnovo each produced beautiful desk lamps that are worth considering.
How Much are Desk Lamps?
Prices for desk lamps start at $1 and top out at $65,000 with the average selling for $1,217.
Finding the Right Table Lamps for You
Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. A well-crafted antique or vintage table lamp does 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. 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 during the Art Deco movement, originating 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 an Art Deco table lamp provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
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 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.
Questions About Desk Lamps
- What is the best desk lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021The best desk lamp is a matter of preference — the right fixture can help you work more efficiently while also reducing eye strain. LED desk lamps in the 2700K to 4500K color temperature range often provide a warm and pleasing light under which to work. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and modern desk lamps from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- What is a good desk lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021A good desk lamp is going to make a substantial difference in any home, office or studio. The ideal desk lamp should provide apt task lighting, be easy to use, and also be aesthetically pleasing. Find a wide range of unique and elegant desk lamps on 1stDibs today.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The desk lamps with the green shade are called banker’s lamps. Banker’s lamps are green because it is believed the color helps to encourage concentration and is mentally soothing. It is also said that green helps with eye strain. You can shop a selection of banker’s lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022British designer George Carwardine designed the Anglepoise desk lamp. Before creating the light fixture, he worked as an engineer designing automobile suspension systems. The first Anglepoise lamps debuted in 1931. You can find a variety of Anglepoise desk lamps on 1stDibs.
- What is the best LED desk lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021There are many types of best LED desk lamps for your home — it's really a matter of preference. On 1stDibs, there are modern, mid-century modern desk lamps and other lighting to choose from.
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