Hand-Crafted American Art Deco Silver Plate Table Lamps, Early 1900s
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of American Art Deco silver plate table lamps with tall tapered vase form having a filigree floral design testing on t round stepped up base (PRICED AS PAIR)
Silver
Early 20th Century American Hand Beaten Copper Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely early 20th century American hand beaten copper table lamp.
Copper
$1,496Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Early 20th Century American Wallpaper Roller Table Lamps
Located in Wainscott, NY
Lovely, elegant and feminine pair of wall paper rollers transformed into a pair of lamps. The color is a dusty light shade of off white with a hint of pink. Each piece unique in its ...
Metal
$1,382Sale Price|22% Off
Art Deco Table Lamp, Forged Bronze, American, Early 20th Century, 1920
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Elegant American table lamp with hat in painted metal: charming but with character , with a slight patina of lived-in, but without defects. In the most glamorous house, with contra...
Bronze
American Glazed Stoneware Crock Jug Table Lamp
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Antique or vintage glazed stoneware jug, converted into table lamp, features traditional shape with applied finger ring handle, rounded shoulders, and narrow neck; it is decorated i...
Ceramic, Pottery, Wood
$645Sale Price|43% Off
Early 20C American Dedham Style Sang de Boeuf Pottery & Gilt Bronze Table Lamp
By Chelsea Keramic Art Works
Located in Dallas, TX
CLASSIC Oxblood or ‘Sange de Boeuf’ Pottery. Very nice table lamp. IMPRESSIVE and VERY DECORATIVE ! From circa 1920 and we believe American made, probably by the Hugh C..Robertson ...
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Slag Glass Table Lamp
Located in Denton, TX
Intricate metal work with foliage detail and blue Slag glass panels. There are three settings for the lamp, you can light just the stem light or just the reading light or you can hav...
Metal
Antique Modernized Durand Threaded Glass Table Lamp, Early 20th Century
By Durand
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Modernized Durand Threaded Glass Table Lamp Additional information: Materials: Glass Color: Orange Brand: Durand Designer: Durand Period: Early 20th Century Styles: Art Deco...
Glass
Early American Art Glass Foil Shade Lamp, Blue with Red Flowers Antique Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very well made Lamp shade in light blue glass with red (Pansy,s ) flowers shade is at 18" diameter. The base is spelter and painted gold with double sockets with poll chains. The c...
Art Glass
Late 19th/Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Wrought Iron Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th/early 20th-century American Arts and Crafts hand-wrought iron oil lamp is an absolute masterpiece of design and craftsmanship. Now electrified for modern convenience, ...
Wrought Iron
American Art Deco '1920s' "Aztec Design" Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
American Art Deco (1920s) "Aztec Design" silvered metal table lamp with a geometric base and a green and gold painted and decorated 8 sided ribbed glass shade on a round base with a ...
Metal
Antique American Wicker Rattan Arts & Crafts Table Lamp, 1918-1920
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Exceptional antique Arts & Craft table lamp was hand made in wicker and rattan by an artisan in New York state in 1918-1920. Round base and columnar body are done in tightly wov...
Brass
American Folk Art Table Lamp, Hand-Carved Pine, Circa 1850
Located in Hudson, NY
Very stylish folk art carving of an urn with flame. Likely from a hears of the mid nineteenth century. This sculpture is hand carved from pine and retains the original painted and gi...
Gold
$1,050Sale Price|43% Off
American Dedham Style Pottery Sang de Boeuf & Gilt Bronze Table Lamp
By Chelsea Keramic Art Works
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous and extremely rare early 20th century American Dedham pottery oxblood & gilt bronze table lamp of large proportions.
Bronze, Ormolu
$483Sale Price|73% Off
American Dedham Style Pottery Sang de Boeuf & Gilt Bronze Table Lamp
By Chelsea Keramic Art Works
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous and extremely rare early 20 century American Dedham pottery oxblood & gilt bronze table lamp of medium proportions.
Bronze, Ormolu
American Art Nouveau Cast Iron Table Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
American goose neck desk light. Flexible arm with metal shade. Cast iron base. Black cotton wire and plug. Available with US/UK plug Weight: 1.30 kg / 2.9 lb Priced per individual...
Iron, Metal
Circa 1920s Likely American Pair of Vasi-Form Bronze Lamps
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1920s pair of vasi-form bronze lamps on square wooden bases, likely American. The vase forms covered in eternal circles motif offset by verdigris patination; ring turned bronze...
Bronze
Vintage No. 306 Articulating Task Lamp by American Fixture
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s/1930s; American Fixture Co. - Milwaukee, WI Steel articulating task lamp with a 6.5" square weighted base, double-jointed arm, and spun-metal shade-corresponding directly t...
Steel
Pair Antique American Porcelain Neoclassical Greek Revival Lamps Vintage
Located in Wilton, CT
Great pair of Neoclassical porcelain lamps with Greek key design, circa 1930. Gray and white color theme with gilt highlights would fit in a Hollywood Regency setting. Top quality do...
Porcelain
19th century American Twisted Cranberry Glass Column Lamp
Located in Savannah, GA
This unusually tall antique American glass oil lamp features a tall ruby colored twisted rope column extending to a ruby font. The round base and middle pieces are clear glass. Brass...
Brass
Signed Articulating American Fixture Co. Desk Lamp - Emerald Light Shade
Located in Peekskill, NY
If you are a collector of early lighting then you already know how desirable these lamps are.
Steel
Pecky Cypress Corbel Table Lamp
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Noted for the beauty in its flaws, pecky cypress is a rare wood. This antique architectural element has been repurposed into a striking, functional conversation piece. Likely from...
Cypress
Antique American Amronlite Sheaffer Fountain Pen Desk Lamp Deluxe
By Amronlite
Located in Forney, TX
A fine antique American Art Deco Amronlite Sheaffer Fountain Pen banker's style desk lamp deluxe, circa late 1920s, featuring beautifully patinated original brass shade, rising on fi...
Marble, Metal, Brass
$685 / item
Carved Wood Settee Leg Table Lamp
By Maison Baguès
Located in Denver, CO
Late 19th century hand carved settee leg fashioned as a table lamp. The primitive yet detailed carving speaks to an era of craftmanship and quality. Retaining a beautiful patina, the...
Wood
Opaline Glass and Metal Mounted Table Lamp, 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An opaline glass and metal mounted table lamp 20th Century. Of white glass baluster form. 15 1/2 in.(39.2cm.) high to the top of a socket 5 3/8 in.(13.5cm.) base diameter.
Glass
Pair of Antique English Style Riding Boots as Table Lamps
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A pair of English riding boots and there original boot trees mounted and wired as table lamps. Shades not included.
Leather, Wood
$1,200 / set
White Porcelain Leg Table Lamps with Shades
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of antique table lamps are created from early 20th century, patinated porcelain legs with brushed nickel necks and brass sockets, harps and finials. The lamps are newly wired wi...
Brass
Art Deco Chrome and Copper Lamp, American 1920's-1930's
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional Art Deco period chrome and copper table lamp. In excellent original condition. Newly re-wired, American, 1920s-1930s.
Copper, Chrome
$1,520Sale Price / set|20% Off
A pair of Art Deco three armed Silvered Bronze Lamps likely American
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pair of Art Deco silvered bronze three armed candlesticks that have been converted into lamps.a hexagonal base. The candlesticks are hallmarked on the base with a heart symbol and ...
Bronze
Pair of Neoclassical Style Porcelain and Gilt-Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Norton, MA
Pair of neoclassical style porcelain lamps, with a blue mat background. Brown and Blue piedouche bases and the inner edge of the neck. On the body, the decor of the central medallion...
Brass
Pair of American Parcel-Gilt and Bronze Candelabra/Lamps E.F.Caldwell Attributed
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of American parcel-gilt and patinated bronze, twin light candelabras/ table lamps attributed to Edward F. Caldwell & Co, New York, first quarter of the 20th century. Ea...
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Pair of Rustic Adirondack Table Lamps, Carved Wood, Circa 1930s
Located in Queens, NY
"Pair of Rustic American Adirondack style (1930s possibly Haitian) light wood table lamps wIth carved moon and star cut out design shade under a top cover (PRICED AS Pair). Former g...
Wood
Antique American Art Deco Steuben Acid-Cut Gilt Glass Lamp, Circa 1910's-1920's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique American Art Deco Steuben Acid-Cut Glass Lamp with Gold, Circa 1910's-1920's.
Glass
Antique Pair of Shaped Hand-Painted Reserved Floral Lamps, 1900s
Located in Norton, MA
Early 20th Century Beautiful pair of shapely porcelain body lamps decorated with central cartouche of pink roses and polychromatic flowers framed by gilt tendrils. Good working con...
Porcelain
Superb Art Noveau Lamp by The Charles Parker Company
By Charles Parker
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A wonderful slag glass Art Noveau table lamp by American company 'Charles Parker Company', double bulb, ready to use condition having been pat tested. 24" high 20" diametr 7.5" dia...
Slag Glass
Handmade Arts & Crafts Copper Lamp with Square Shade
Located in Greensboro, NC
Handmade Arts & Crafts Copper Lamp with Square Shade, circa 1920s.
Copper
Apollo Jewelers Counter Lamp with Quilted Mercury Glass Reflector
Located in Peekskill, NY
These are heavy Industrial quality chrome-plated table lamps. These lamps were very modern for the 1920s and 30s They have a surprising Mid-Century Modern look for a lamp over 90 yea...
Glass
$1,300Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Architectural Baluster Fragments Mounted as Lamps
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of architectural baluster fragments mounted as lamps.
Oak
Antique American Colonial Cherry Wood Slender Leg Pembroke Lamp Side End Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique American Colonial Cherry Wood Slender Leg Pembroke Lamp Side End Table.
Wood, Cherry
Neoclassical American Empire Side or Lamp Table in Mahogany, circa 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A neoclassical American Empire work table in mahogany and crotch mahogany with two drawers with convex fronts. Top rests on cylindrical column over a quatre-from base and terminating...
Mahogany
Limed Oak Column Table Lamps, American, Early 1960s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Limed oak column-form table lamps, the rounded column ending in square base, mounted on a square brass base, United States, early 1960s. Measures: Height to top of socket 25 in. Base...
Brass
Vintage (early 20th century) American cut glass table lamp
Located in Bronx, NY
A splendid example of extremely fine cut-glass American table lamps. This circa 1910 beauty is designed with sparkling elongated prisms. The lamp has two sockets with pull chains & w...
Early 20th Century American Bronze Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th century American bronze Bouillotte lamp with tole shade Three arms New wiring.
Bronze, Tôle
Rare Early American Art Deco Lamp by Walter Kantack
By Walter Kantack
Located in Hoboken, NJ
Nickel table lamp, the circular base in the shape of a gear, of column-form with nickel shade, gear-top finial, two ball chain pulls by Walter Kantack, American, late 1920s.
Nickel
Unavailable
H 14.25 in W 16.75 in D 26 in
Early Cedric Hartman American Modern Polished Chrome Desk Lamp
By Cedric Hartman
Located in Hollywood, FL
Early Cedric Hartman American modern polished chrome desk lamp with "pharmacy" shade that is adjustable over a rod and V-form base.
Late 19th/Early 20th Century American Swing-Arm Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Three-arm buillotte-form lamp made of solid patinated bronze. Holds 3 standard-size bulbs. Lamp can be adjusted to different positions. Lamp is supported by a weighted round, footed ...
Cut Glass Lamp, American
Located in Bronx, NY
This dramatic cut glass lamp is a superb example of the superior quality of American cut glass manufacturers during the early part of the 20th century. A pristine crown dome glist...
Crystal, Metal
Unavailable
H 15.36 in W 11.82 in D 4.73 in
Pair of Early 20th Century American Metal Bankers Desk Lamps, 1920
Located in London, GB
A good quality pair of early 20th century bankers lamps. Each with metal shades, square stems and shaped bases. Wired for the UK, circa 1920s.
Metal
Lamp Desk American Art Deco
Located in New York, NY
Large American Art Deco Task Lamp c.1928 with beautiful details. Streamlined geometric details that were typical of the Art Deco period.
Metal
American Modernist Copper and Silver Plate Table Lamp, 1920's
Located in New York, NY
Modernist American Silverplate and Copper, 2 Light Table Lamp. THe Orb Shaped Lamp is layered with alternating cooper and silver-plate discs. Custom made shade and recently rewire...
Silver Plate, Copper
Impressive Pair of Tall Verdigris Bronze American Art Deco Lamps
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Tall Verdigris bronze American Art Deco lamps.
Bronze
Arts and Crafts Brass Table Lamp
Located in Woodstock, NY
Tall, single lamp, from the Arts and crafts period. Solid brass cylinder body, with hand hammered brass top plate. Commonly referred to as "Trench Art", produced by soldiers, during ...
Brass
Table Lamps Pair Classical Modern patinated bronze Columns
Located in New York, NY
A pair of classical modern patinated bronze column table lamps. New sockets and rewired Shades not included
Brass
Vintage Wallpaper Roller Lamp c. 1910
Located in Culver City, CA
Lamp made from a wood wallpaper roll, originally used to print wall paper. This piece is a nice example of early 20th century craftsmanship with it's carved wooden patterning in a si...
Wood
Frederick Cooper Metal and Wooden Lamps, Pair
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Cookeville, TN
A pair of Frederick Cooper lamps featuring waxed walnut and antique brass finished metal enhancements. New socket interiors and gold cords have been added. The square base supports t...
Metal
Industrial Mirror Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
unusual early American table lamp. mirrorized metal [added later]
Iron, Metal
Early 20th Century American Gooseneck Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century American gooseneck table lamp exudes a timeless elegance that's bound to captivate any admirer of vintage lighting.
Iron
Early 20thC American Overlaid Glass Table Lamp
Located in Altrincham, GB
Early 20thC American Overlaid Glass Table Lamp - a tall decorative lamp, with bulbous glass body raised on a pedestal of three bronze - effect cherubs on a marble and brass style pli...
Silk, Glass
Early 20th Century American Arts & Crafts Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century table lamp captures that philosophy with quiet authority.
Copper, Iron
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Skyscraper Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century American Folk Art table lamp constructed from dozens of laminated plywood squares stacked into an architectural skyscraper form.
Plywood
Antique American Stained Glass and Bronze Tiffany style Table Lamp
By Miller Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful antique American Arts and Crafts period table lamp in bronze with stained glass shade by the Miller Lamp Company. With two modern standard size sockets and cord, ready for...
Bronze
Handel Table Lamp
By Handel Co.
Located in Denver, CO
Table lamp with three socket base with a floral leaded glass shade. The lamp measures 21 inches in height and the shade is 18 inches in diameter.
Metal
An unusual Early 20th century American table lamp
Located in London, GB
An unusual Early 20th century American table lamp Stood on a solid bakerite base, this very unusual American machinist movement style table lamp is made from solid heavy metal secti...
Metal
American Mission Earthenware Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
American Mission Arts and Crafts style earthenware cylindrical shaped table lamp with a painted firefly.
Earthenware, Terracotta
Early 20th Century American Colonial Brass Candlestick Lamps ‘Pair’
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant pair of solid brass, traditional, American Colonial candlesticks as lamps. 22” to top of the socket, base 6.5”diameter. Inline switch, circa 1915.
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
A chic and brilliant early 20th century American Art Deco table lamp with a hand-blown glass globe shade with captured bubbles, and a glass body with a brass base.
Brass
American Art Deco Natural Wicker Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
American Art Deco table lamp composed of natural wicker with black and orange trim. The lamp rests upon a square base and is sheathed in a scalloped six-sided filigree umbrella form...
Wicker
American Art Deco Natural Wicker Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
American Art Deco natural wicker table lamp with black painted trim and open design base with a metal peacock finial.
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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