Studio Pottery Table Lamp, Attributed to Marianna von Allesch / Design Technics
By Design Technics, Marianna von Allesch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking mid-century studio ceramic table lamp attributed to Marianna von Allesch or Design Technics (the New York ceramic studio founded by Lee Rosen), two of the era's most celeb...
Ceramic
Handcrafted Mid Century Inspired Porcelain and Walnut Table Lamp
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic mid-century styling, Esther has a hand poured porcelain base with hand turned walnut neck and finial. The shade is made from a nubbly boucle. Nickel hardware, black cloth cor...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Bouclé, Wood, Walnut
Handcrafted Mid Century Inspired Porcelain and Walnut Table Lamp
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Meet Bella. Inspired by Mid-Century Modern design, Bella is both curvy and tapered, making her substantial but quite elegant. A hand poured porcelain base is topped with a hand turne...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Bouclé, Wood, Walnut
$5,200 / set
Pair of Midcentury Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1960's Italian porcelain lamps with drip-glaze finish. Measurements: Height of body: 20" Height to shade rest: 30" Diameter: 12"
Ceramic
Aldo Londi for Rosenthal Netter Cream Table Lamp with Blue Striping, 1950s
By Aldo Londi, Rosenthal Netter
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Aldo Londi Cream & Blue Studio Pottery Table Lamp for Rosenthal Netter. Featuring a hand thrown, textured, glazed Ceramic cylindrical form, incised details, Cream background, ho...
Brass
Monumental Pair of Loretta Holtkamp for Rookwood Pottery "Stag" Table Lamps 1949
By Loretta Holtkamp, Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Majestic pair of Rookwood Pottery Ceramic Table Lamps hand painted by artist Loretta Holtkamp, 1949.
Brass, Metal
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps in Tommi Parzinger Style, Circa 1950s
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Miami, FL
The newly nickel-plated hardware adds an additional touch of elegance to an already impressive pair of vintage lamps. The ceramic portion of the lamps not only have a wonderful glaz...
Nickel
$687Sale Price / set|47% Off
Pair of Art Nouveau Lamps by Denbac, France, C1910
By Denbac
Located in Trensacq, FR
Art Nouveau lamps by Denbac France C1910 A pair of beautiful Art Nouveau lamps from Denbac, France c1910. Flamed sandstone urns shaped lamp bases with distinguishing drip glazed dec...
Sandstone, Brass
Huge Midcentury Drip Glaze Ceramic Urn
By Aldo Londi, Marcello Fantoni, Bitossi, Fantoni, Raymor
Located in Houston, TX
Huge Midcentury Drip Glaze Ceramic Urn. Huge white Mid-Century Modern drip glaze ceramic urn, vessel or vase.
Ceramic
Pair Pierre Adrien Dalpayrat Art Nouveau Vases Fitted as Lamps, c. 1914-1925
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an exquisite pair of Pierre Adrien Dalpayrat (1844 - 19100 Art Nouveau Vases that have been fitted as lamps. The Ceramic bases are incised with the Dalpayrat mark and date to...
Ceramic
$537 / item
'Follow' Satin Black and Cream Shade
By Hannah Simpson Studio
Located in London, GB
Satin brown/black glaze on a hand-built earthenware form. Paired with a cream alpaca silk lampshade. The form is covered in a drip texture, which creates a contrasting appearance to...
Ceramic, Wool, Alpaca, Silk
Large Haeger Modern Ceramic Drip Glaze Vase Vessel Raku Collection
By Haeger
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Large and impressive Japanese influenced vase by Haeger. This vessel is from the 1980s and has a bulbous form with a slightly irregular opening and is finished in a charcoal black ma...
Ceramic
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.
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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.