Carved Wood Urn Shape Table Lamp Marble Base
Located in Toledo, OH
Carved wood urn shape double socket table lamp with marble base. Lampshade not included.
20th Century Unknown Colonial Revival Table Lamps
Wood
Carved Wood Urn Shape Table Lamp Marble Base
Located in Toledo, OH
Carved wood urn shape double socket table lamp with marble base. Lampshade not included.
Wood
Art Deco Bronze Table Lamp with Stylized Metal Mesh Shade Arts & Crafts
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Bronze candle stick base with a double cluster socket. Some oxidation on lamp base on one side, see pic.
Metal, Bronze
Pair of Italian Marble and Gilt Bronze Table Lamps, circa 1955–1975
Located in Antwerp, BE
The adjustable brass stem is fitted with double sockets. Dimensions per lamp: Marble base height: 15.75 in (40 cm) Width: 11 in (28 cm) Depth: 4.75 in (12 cm) Total height adjustabl...
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Exceptional Pair of Coquina Stone Cylinder Lamps
Located in North Miami, FL
Newly rewired and nickel plated double socket lamp. Base is a solid cylinder of natural coquina coral stone.
Nickel
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H 22.5 in W 18.5 in D 18.5 in
Antique Art Nouveau SlagGlass Double Socket Lamp W Illuminated Base
Located in Esperance, NY
This is an absolutely stunning antique art nouveau slag glass lamp, that is all original.
Slag Glass
Oversize French Neoclassical Bronze Figural Urn Form Table Lamp, 2-Socket
Located in Big Flats, NY
An oversized French neoclassical double socket table lamp offers cast bronze base in urn form having swag, scroll and foliate decoration with central cherub mask and double handles, ...
Bronze
Antique L.C. Tiffany Favrile School Art Glass Table Lamp Base, circa 1920
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique double socket table lamp base by L.C. Tiffany offers Favrile art glass construction with silhouette form and circular foot, signed on base as photographed, circa 1920 ...
Metal
pair of exquisite Swiss Table Lamps
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Spectacular pair of: Nickel plated, double socket, adjustable height, square based Lamps with square Light Camel Shades
Nickel
Antique Duck Egg Blue Ceramic Vase Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
1940s duck egg blue ceramic vase made into a lamp. Giltwood turned wood base and double cluster socket.
Giltwood, Ceramic
Antique Arts & Crafts Pittsburgh Reverse Painted Lamp, circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Arts & Crafts Pittsburgh lamp offers double socket base surmounted by shade with reverse painted shade with stylized band, circa 1920.
Glass
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H 24 in W 18.75 in D 18.75 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Royal Polychromed & Caramel Slag Glass Lamp C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Arts & Crafts Royal Polychromed & Caramel Slag Glass Lamp having Double Socket Base with Floral Decoration C1920 Measures - 24"H x 18.75"W x 18.75"D
Metal
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H 68.5 in W 20.25 in D 20.25 in
Antique Chinese Bronze Chery Blossom Engraved Floor Lamp Circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Chinese double socket floor lamp offers bronze base in balustrade from with engraved allover design of cherry blossom tree branched and flowers, wired for US electricity, ...
Bronze
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H 33 in W 20 in D 20 in
Tiffany Inspired Leaded Stained Glass Lamp with Garden Flower Pattern 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Tiffany Inspired Leaded Stained Glass Lamp with Double Socket Base and Garden Flower Patterned Dome Form Shade 20thC Measures- 33''H x 20''W x 20''D
Stained Glass
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H 25 in W 17 in D 10.25 in
Figural Empire Style Ebonized & Brass French Horn Bouillotte Desk Lamp 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A figural Empire style Bouillotte desk lamp offers double socket brass base with French horns, 20th century Measures- 25''H x 17''W x 10.25''D.
Brass
Striking Milk Glass Antique Street Lamp Base by Westinghouse Table Lamp
By Westinghouse
Located in San Diego, CA
One-of-a-kind massive table base lamp by Westinghouse, milk glass converted into street lamp, circa 1940s, large and beautiful rewired double head socket and lamp base illuminates al...
Brass, Copper
Pair of Silver Plate Candlestick Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Perfect for a console, desk or buffet, these lamps have a simple elegance. Silver plate with a reeded column shape on a square base, the double-socket lamps feature lovely details on...
Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.
Styles to Know
Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp
Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
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.