Totem #3 Modern White Jesmonite Plastered Terracotta Raffia & Brass Table Lamp
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The TOTEM lamp collection is inspired by Brutalist forms. Each piece is finished with hand applied details which gives it a hand crafted aesthetic. The terracotta base is finished in...
Brass
Modern, Modernist Style, Cast Compound, Brass & Raffia Double Arm Pod Table Lamp
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This modern retro styled table lamp has a black or white cast compound base embossed with a graphic pattern. The double brass arm with raffia shades makes this lamp both unusual and ...
Brass
Egg Floor Lamp by Michel Froment
Located in Andrézieux-Bouthéon, FR
Egg Floor Lamp by Michel Froment Vintage Design Very rare Michel Frément egg floor lamp.
Metal
Large Mercury Glass Egg Shaped Lamp
Located in East Hampton, NY
Large egg shaped mercury glass lamp with aluminum base.
Mercury Glass
$1,353 / item
Stone Table Lamp by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Stone table lamp by Egg Designs Dimensions: 10 L X 10 D X 58 H cm Materials: Chiseled Stone, Copper Plated Steel Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg and Roche Dry ...
Stone, Steel, Other
$1,691 / item
Vintage Table Lamp with Real Ostrich Egg
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage Table Lamp with Real Ostrich Egg – Brass & Eclectic Design (3 Unique Pieces Available) A rare collection of vintage table lamps, each crafted with a real ostrich egg as the ...
Brass
$2,298 / item
Cuckoos Nest Light by Odditi
Located in Geneve, CH
Featuring a hand carved egg lamp nesting atop an organic shaped petrified wood piece on a limestone form base.
Limestone
Vintage Bronze Table Lamp Porcelain Egg Shell
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Bronze Table Lamp Egg Shell finish 25 h to socket x 13 diameter Preowned vintage.
Bronze
$1,726 / item
Puzzle Bronzed Table Lamp by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Puzzle bronzed table lamp by Egg Designs Dimensions: 25 x 25 x 58 H cm Materials: Bronze coated steel, brass Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg and Roche Dry - Eg...
Brass, Steel
$1,131 / item
Pod Single Table Lamp by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Pod single table lamp by Egg Designs Dimensions: 30 L X 30 D X 58 H cm Materials: composite casting, brass, raffia.
Brass
$6,030 / item
Stellar Small Table Lamp by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Stella small table lamp by Egg Designs Dimensions: 30 L X 30 D X 60 H cm Materials: Handmade Cermic, Brass Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg and Roche Dry - Egg ...
Brass
$1,516 / item
Pod Double Table Lamp by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Pod double table lamp by Egg Designs Dimensions: 45 L x 45 D x 68 H cm Materials: Composite casting, brass, raffia Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg and Roche Dr...
Brass
$3,126 / item
Mortar & Pestle Table Lamp by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Mortar & Pestle Table Lamp by Egg Designs Dimensions: 20 L X 20 D X 52 H cm Materials: Copper Plated Steel, African Mahogany Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg an...
Steel, Other
$22,327 / item
So Disco Table Lamp by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
So Disco Table Lamp by Egg Designs Dimensions: 42 L X 38 D X 83 H cm Materials: Handmade Ceramic, Brass, Raffia Shade Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg and Roche...
Brass
Moderne Metal and Egg Shaped Glass Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Italian, 1960s table lamp with egg shaped shade, interior light. Base with a grey stone faux finish.
Maison Charles & Fils Ostrich Egg Table Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
Three-light with palm fronds above and below the egg, fluted brass base, octagonal plinth.
Brass
$3,003 / item
Hollywood Regency, Pair of Ostrich Egg Table Lamps
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Hollywood Regency, Pair of Ostrich Egg Table Lamps
Marble
Very Rare Egg Floor Lamp by Napako, 1960s
By Napako
Located in Praha, CZ
Very rare Egg floor lamp made in Czechoslovakia by Napako in 1960s.
Metal
1970s White Metal Table Lamp Imitating Ostrich Eggs
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s white metal table lamp imitating ostrich eggs.
Metal
$14,768 / set
Pair of Stellar Table Lamps by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of stella table lamps by Egg Designs Dimensions: 30 L x 30 D x 60 H cm 30 L x 30 D x 80 H cm Materials: Handmade ceramic, brass Founded by South Africans and life partner...
Brass
Egg Shape Murano Glass Swirl Pattern Table Lamp
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern swirl milk glass pattern egg shape Murano glass table lamp.
Blown Glass
$880Sale Price / item|60% Off
Pair of Egg Table Lamps by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian 1970s pair of Egg glass lamps by Fontana Arte. please note, each item can be sold separately- price per Lamp is $1100
Blown Glass
Stiffel Brass & White Porcelain Ostrich Egg Table Lamp 1959s
By Stiffel
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Stiffel table lamp features elongated body with oval porcelain or ceramic central element in shape of ostrich egg, mounted on square stepped brass base and fitted with sculp...
Brass
Midcentury white Glass Egg” table lamp, Glass, Vianne France
By Cvv Vianne
Located in Valladolid, ES
Delicate and iconic frosted glass table lamp of mottled egg -shaped effect made by Vianne's verrerie in the 1970s.
Metal
Pair of Philippe Barbier 1970s Travertine 'Egg' Table Lamps
By Philippe Barbier
Located in London, GB
The height of 39cm is to the top of the fitting. The 'eggs' are 10cm wide, the bases are 10cm by 10cm.
Travertine, Metal
Pair of Scavo egg table lamps attributed to Cendese
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of internally illuminated glass lamps, egg forms with rough Scavo finish attributed to Cendese , Murano Italy, 1970s
Blown Glass
Leucos. Pair of egg-shaped glass lamps. Italy, 1960s.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Leucos. Paire de lampes en verre de forme oeuf et de couleur blanche. Travail italien réalisé dans les années 1960. Dimensions : H 30 x D 25 cm Référence : LS66942309/10 Nous p...
Glass
Pair of Mid-Century Ceramic Egg Form Table Lamps, 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This striking pair showcases the organic forms and handcrafted character that defined American studio-inspired lighting during the mid-century era. Each lamp features a sculptural eg...
Brass
Large Italian Egg Shape Brass and Glass Table Lamp
Located in Vilnius, LT
Large Italian table lamp with brass base and gold color glass shade in the egg shape.
Brass
"Egg" Table lamp in the taste of Uovo lamp by Ben Swildens
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Egg" table lamp in white frosted glass Model Uovo by Ben Swildens One bulb E27 wired for US E26
Glass
Mid-century design blue glass egg shaped table lamp , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Mid-century design blue glass egg shaped table lamp , 1970s
Glass
White Le Klint Egg-Shaped Opaline Glass Table Lamp
By Le Klint
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Egg shaped white opaline glass table lamp designed by Poul Seest Andersen and manufactured by Le Klint and Holmegaard in Denmark during the late 1970s or early 80s.
Opaline Glass, Acrylic
$975Sale Price / set|77% Off
Pair Unusual hand painted, filigree "Egg" with lamp application
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of Unusual hand painted, filigree "Egg" with brushed brass base and lamp application
"Egg" table lamp in amber glass - c. 1980 - Murano, Italy
Located in Madrid, España
"Egg" table lamp in amber glass - c. 1980 - Murano, Italy Dimensions: 35 x 30 cm (diameter)
Glass
$958Sale Price / set|25% Off
Fog & Mørup Small Fried-Egg Table Lamps, Denmark 1950s
By Fog & Mørup
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare set of small table lights. They are made from brass and frosted/partially painted single layered glass. Please notice they diffrent bases. They were manufactured by Fog & Møru...
Blown Glass
Neoclassical Lamp, Ostrich Egg & Athenian Bronze Animal-Motif Mount, France
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Neoclassical Lamp – Ostrich Egg & Athenian Bronze Animal-Motif Mount, France, Circa 1900 An elegant and rare neoclassical-style lamp, crafted in France circa 1900.
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Neoclassical Lamp, Ostrich Egg & Athenian Bronze Animal-Motif Mount, France
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Neoclassical Lamp – Ostrich Egg & Athenian Bronze Animal-Motif Mount, France, Circa 1900 An elegant and rare neoclassical-style lamp, crafted in France circa 1900.
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Mid-century Large Domec france egg shaped glass table lamp , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Mid-century Large Domec france egg shaped glass table lamp , 1970s
Metal
Mid-century Large Domec france egg shaped glass table lamp , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Mid-century Large Domec france egg shaped glass table lamp , 1970s
Glass
Vintage Swirl Murano Glass Egg Floor Lamp from Vetri Murano
Located in Hamburg, DE
Imposing Mid Century "Swirl Glass Egg" floor lamp from Murano Glass from the renowned manufacturer Vetri Murano.
Murano Glass
Domec Luminaires Egg Table Lamps, Blown Glass, Mid-Century, 1970s
By Domec Luminaires
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice set of Egg shaped table lamps . Fits every kind of interior. manufactured by Domec luminaires France 1970s
Blown Glass
Blue Turquoise Opaline Ostrich Egg Table Lamp, S.A. Boulanger
By S.A. Boulanger
Located in Madrid, ES
Blue Turquoise Opaline Ostrich Egg Table Lamp, S.A. Boulanger Blue turquoise ostrich egg table lamp by S.A.
Brass
Mid-Century American Ceramic Yellow / Orange Glazed Egg Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
"Mid-Century American egg-shaped ovoid ceramic table lamp with a flared tapered neck and embedded wood stem connected to a functioning brass light switch socket, the body fired in a ...
Metal, Brass
Vintage Chinoiserie Oriental Blue & White Brass & Porcelain Egg Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Oriental Blue & White Brass & Porcelain "Egg" Table Lamp. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 33" H (to finial) x 28" H (to light socket) x 7.5" W x 7.5" D.
Porcelain
$1,350Sale Price / item|25% Off
Modern Peach Lucite Midcentury Monumental Sculptural Egg Form Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury monumental ostrich-egg pink Lucite or resin or acrylic modern sculptural table lamp.
Lucite
Large Italian Egg Shape Brass and Frosted Glass Table Lamp
Located in Vilnius, LT
Large Italian table lamp with brass base and white frosted glass shade in the egg shape.
Brass
$1,350Sale Price / item|27% Off
Modern Peach Lucite Midcentury Monumental Sculptural Egg Form Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury monumental ostrich-egg pink Lucite or Resin or Acrylic modern sculptural table lamp.
Lucite
1960's Ostrich egg and wood lamps attributed to Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1960's pair of lamps with exotic wood and ostrich eggs France Dimensions given without shade No shade included
Hardwood
Midcentury American Ceramic Burnt Orange Glazed Egg Form Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century American ceramic table lamp in egg-like ovoid form with flattened top, an extended brass stem leading to a faux bamboo finial and two functioning light switch sockets wit...
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Unusual 'Oeuf Rosaces' Ostrich Egg &Malachite Lamp, Attributed to Maison Charles
By Maison Charles
Located in London, GB
The lamp is centred on a natural ostrich egg held within gilt bronze foliate mounts, with malachite used as a decorative accent characteristic of the Maison’s material vocabulary of ...
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
$2,200Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Stiffel Ostrich Egg and Antique Brass Table Lamps
By Stiffel
Located in Chicago, IL
A very elegant pair of table lamps from Stiffeal. They feature "ostrich egg" porcelain bodies with antiqued brass square plinth bases and capitals.
Brass
Set of 2 Vintage egg shaped opaline glass table lamp , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Set of 2 Vintage egg shaped opaline glass table lamp , 1970s
Metal
American Mid Century Brass Table Lamp with Ceramic Ostrich Egg
Located in Buchanan, NY
This American Mid-Century brass lamp, dating back to the 1950s, is a unique piece featuring a ceramic ostrich egg detail.
Brass
Chinoiserie Robins Egg Blue Craquelure Ceramic Lamp 1940s or Earlier Rewired
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Chinoiserie Ceramic Lamp, probably Chinese, circa 1940s or earlier. It is executed in a beautiful robins egg blue color ceramic with an overall craquelure and retains its ori...
Metal, Brass
Vintage 20th Century Italian Egg Shaped Table Lamp, Murano c.1980
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
This exquisite egg-shaped table lamp, hand-blown in Murano, Venice, circa 1980, showcases the masterful artistry of Venetian glassmakers.
Murano Glass
$634Sale Price|20% Off
Vetri Murano Egg-Shape Art Glass Murano Table Lamp , italian 1980
By Vistosi, Vetri
Located in La xara, VC
Superb Vetri EGG Table Lamp Murano glass . The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the Italian Design.
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
S.A. Boulanger Opal Glass Ostrich Egg Table Lamp, Belgium, 1960s
By Maison Charles, S.A. Boulanger
Located in Cork, IE
The table lamp is well proportioned and the opal egg gives it a light and delicate look and feel.
Metal, Brass
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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