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
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 25 in D 7 in
Single 'Lola' Sconce by Sergio Mazza and Guiliana Gramigna for Quatrifollio
By Quattrifolio, Sergio Mazza
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single 'Lola' Sconce by Sergio Mazza and Guiliana Gramigna for Quatrifollio. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1974. Four large plastic petals make up this visually striking se...
Plastic
$12,500 / item
H 48 in W 88.5 in D 66.25 in
Massive Oval Brass & Enamel Italian Campana Chandelier, Blueprint Lighting
By Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti, Mathieu Matégot
Located in New York, NY
Enamel color may be specified. Our standard enamel colors are shown in the final image. There is no additional lead time or cost for these colors and they may all be produced in matt...
Bronze, Enamel, Chrome, Aluminum, Brass, Nickel
Set of Black and Chrome Koch & Lowy OMI Sconces
By OMI, Koch & Lowy
Located in Echt, NL
Very nice Koch & Lowy OMI wall lights The sconces have a chrome-plated shade and arm, and a black enameled metal body and wall mount. The angle of the lamps is adjustable. M...
Metal, Enamel, Chrome
ADA Aperture - Alabaster 10"
By Allied Maker
Located in Glen Cove, NY
A scaled version of our Aperture Sconce with an Alabaster diffuser. Under 4” in depth to meet standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act for commercial walkways.
Brass
$2,200
H 16 in W 43 in D 43 in
Vintage Italian Travertine Coffee Table with Live Edge by Stone International
By Stone International
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful square travertine coffee table with live edge detail by Stone International. Of the highest quality. Stunning veining with subtle creamy tones.
Travertine
On Hold|$13,889 / set
H 7.49 in W 10.24 in D 17.33 in
Carl-Axel Acking Wall Lamps by Bröderna Malmströms Metallvarufabrik in Sweden
By Carl-Axel Acking
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare pair of wall lamps designed by Carl-Axel Acking. Produced by Bröderna Malmströms Metallvarufabrik in Sweden.
Brass
$7,005 / item
H 39.38 in Dm 75.99 in
Large Italian Chandelier Stilnovo Style Design Midcentury Brass White
By Stilnovo
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Large Italian chandelier with twelve arm. The lampshades are adjustable and can light in different directions. Two bulbs per lampshade. Excellent condition with patina on the brass, ...
Aluminum, Brass
LUsneck Sconces by Lumfardo Luminiares
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic brass gooseneck sconces by Lumfardo Luminaires in aged patina brass and painted aluminium in a custom color. Inspired by 1950s Italian midcentury design, these sconces are id...
Aluminum, Brass
$917 / item
H 30.71 in Dm 4.73 in
White Articulated Modern Italian Sconces Design Stilnovo Noa Brass ML137
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pair of large modern Italian wall lights "Noa" made by our Italian craftsman in the style of Stilnovo's work. Large articulated arm in solid brass and adjustable shade in white lacqu...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Custom Made Walnut & Sheepskin Esko Ottomans
Located in London, England
Pair of custom made Esko Ottomans from Dagmar Design. This classic yet contemporary design was first produced in Denmark in the 1960s by cabinetmaker Soren Nielsen. This new edition...
Oak
Waterfall Tessellated Horn Brass Console with Inlaid Greek Key, 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in Miami, FL
A waterfall console table. Tessellated pieces with crisp inlaid brass design. The Greek key design is very detailed and in present even on the inside of the bases. Beautiful original...
Brass
$5,100 / item
H 32 in W 32 in D 32 in
PETITE MONOLITH Italian Modern Brass & Enamel Chandelier, Blueprint Lighting
By Mathieu Matégot, Arredoluce, Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Our Petite Monolith fixture is a more moderately scaled 5-shade version of our wildly successful Monolith chandelier. This go-anywhere design plays well in both modern and tradition...
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Enamel, Stainless Steel
$4,106 / item
H 78.75 in W 45.67 in D 11.82 in
Italian Floor Lamp in the Style of Angelo Lelli Pendulum
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Base in black marble and brass. System pendulum with metal lamshade In the style of Italian Angelo Lelli.
Marble, Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brass and Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Twelve Murano glass globe shades and black glass cones extend from brass branches on this Italian Mid-Century Modern style chandelier. Rewired for the US. Ask us about the matching p...
Brass
Torno Wall Lamp
By Blueprint Lighting
Located in Westport, CT
The Torno wall lamp or reading light is handmade to order. Torno is adjustable to suit your needs: it has two articulating joints and the shade has a swivel mechanism for rotation. T...
Brass, Enamel
Robert Kuo Round Metal Mirror
By Robert Kuo
Located in Miami, FL
A round mirror by Robert Kuo. Voluptuous hand repousse fluted design. Beautiful patina on the silver plate.
Metal
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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