Dina Kuhn Mundharmonikerspieler Harmonica Player Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
A rare ceramic sculpture by Dina Kuhn presented as a lamp.
Vintage 1930s Czech Table Lamps
Ceramic
Dina Kuhn Mundharmonikerspieler Harmonica Player Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
A rare ceramic sculpture by Dina Kuhn presented as a lamp.
Ceramic
Modern Italian Desk Lamp in Philipps Style "Dina"
By Philips
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Modern Italian desk lamp "Dina" made in the style of the 1960s. Solid brass structure and white
Brass, Steel
$1,012 / item
H 11.82 in W 8.67 in D 32.29 in
Italian Adjustable Wall Light "Perla" Beige Modern Brass
By Arredoluce, Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Wall light modern Italian swing. Fully modular. Cream color.
Brass, Iron
Stingray Chandelier Brass by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Stingray chandelier brass by 101 Copenhagen Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl. Dimensions: L 152 cm x W 121 cm x H 70 cm Materials: Brass Lampshade & Ceiling cup: 100...
Aluminum, Brass
$1,275 / item
H 16.52 in W 13.63 in D 5.29 in
Jenny Glass Large Wall Sconce in Enamel, Glass & Brass, Blueprint Lighting
By Blueprint Lighting, Stilnovo, Mathieu Matégot
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the Jenny Glass, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting. You asked for it! A new iteration of our best-selling Jenny sconce featuring a blown glass g...
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
'Floatation' Japanese Paper Suspension Lamp for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Glendale, CA
'Floatation' Japanese paper suspension lamp for Ingo Maurer. Designed and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lighting icons since 1966. With imagination, cre...
Metal, Iron
Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Art Deco Style, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Murano glass wall sconces, in stock Fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finials and brass accents Art Deco inspired design. Gives off warm beams of lig...
Brass
LUte Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The stunning LUte sconce by Lumfardo Luminaires is an up and down fixed cylindrical wall sconce in unlacquered patinated brass or unlacquered gold finish. An all brass fixture, with ...
Gold, Brass
$722 / item
H 4.73 in W 10.63 in D 11.82 in
Pair of Beige Modern Italian Wall Lights "Maxina" Vintage Design Moderne
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pair of modern Italian sconces "Maxina" in beige half moon shape made by our Italian craftsman in the style of Stilnovo's work. Wall plate and arm in solid brass, lampshade adjustabl...
Brass, Metal
LU Mono Spot Sconce S
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The sharply elegant LU Mono Spot Sconce S (switch) is an all brass wall spot sconce inspired by mid century Italian design. Created as a fully directional sconce in a lightly patinat...
Brass
LUnnone Sconce AS
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Perforated LUnnone sconce by Lumfardo Luminaires in an aged silver finish. The sconce can be either mounted with the larger shade facing up or facing downward. (2) E12 candelabras ba...
Silver
$1,084 / item
H 9.85 in W 5.52 in D 7.49 in
Small Italian Wall Light, Stilnovo Style, Opaline and Brass "Allegra"
By Stilnovo
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Modern Italian sconces made of brass and opaline. Beautiful sculptural and decorative wall light in the style of Stilnovo. We also have it bigger with diameter 20 cm.
Brass
$1,250 / item
H 16 in W 14 in D 5.75 in
MONTERA Wall Sconce or Flushmount , biomorphic Brass & Glass, Blueprint Lighting
By Blueprint Lighting, Gino Sarfatti
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the Montera Wall Sconce or flushmount, a sleek and versatile addition to our collection. Unlike its pendant counterpart, this fixture foregoes the drop rod for a seamless...
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
$7,783 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
Modern Italian Sconce "Volo" Opalin Brass Design
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Very beautiful modern Italian sconce, handcrafted. Structure in solid brass (patinated on request) and globes in opaque white opaline. Very decorative and original model.
Brass
$2,900 / item
H 42.71 in W 14 in D 5.61 in
Pianeta Large-Scale Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass, Blueprint Lighting
By Arteluce, Mathieu Matégot, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the Pianeta wall lamp--an over-scaled sculptural light that adds instant drama wherever it goes. Inspired by a vintage European design, brought into the 21st century by B...
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
Unique Sconce by Diego M
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Amazing wall light with 2 arms in brass and off-white lacquered metal. Numbered and signed piece by the artist Diego M. Italy, 2022.
Metal, Brass
$5,200 / item
H 33 in W 64 in D 22 in
VERSO Chandelier in Enamel, Brass & Walnut, Ginger Curtis x Blueprint Lighting
By Gino Sarfatti, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Part of the Ginger Curtis x Blueprint Lighting Collection, 2024. Verso’s grandiosity invites you to explore the captivating dance of asymmetrical lines and forms on an even more dr...
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
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.
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
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Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.
Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.