Wonderful Early 1900s Bronze and Marble Table / Desk Lamp with Faun Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderfully handcrafted antique table or desk lamp for a unique ambiance. If you are looking for a rare, beautiful design and top quality hand-crafted table lamp then this remarka...
Marble, Bronze
$787Sale Price|61% Off
20th Century Classicist Swedish Empire Girandole / candlestick, circa 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century classicist Swedish Empire Girandole/candlestick, circa 1900 Crystal hanging with marble base and brass mount. Brass connected by facetted hand-wired, prisms cords in th...
Crystal, Marble, Brass
$10,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Carrara marble and Gilt Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Empire period Carrara marble and gilt bronze candlestick lamps.
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Large Elegant Wood & Marble Designer Torchiere Lights with Amber Up-Light
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Elegant Wood & Marble Designer Torchiere Lights with Amber Up-Light. Hard Surface acrylic Shades and Marble Bases. Each piece is 6'5" and operated by a foot slide switch.
Marble, Brass
Empire Inkstand Oil Lamp Acchanthus Palm Leaves Ormulu Bronze Marble
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This delightful inkstand in the shape of an ancient oil lamp is of particularily wonderful quality. The beaitiful handle of the oil lamp is designed as an upside down acchanthus lea...
Bronze
French Empire Brass & Yellow Marble Glass Sconce
Located in Amsterdam, NL
French empire sconce / wall lamp Yellow marble glass shades Brass wall piece and brass arm B22 bulb holder / Bayonet Weight: 0.95 kg / 2.1 lb Priced per individual item.
Brass
Pair 19th C. French Empire Marble and Bronze Figural Candelabra Mounted as Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of French, 19th century Empire bronze figural candelabra on carrara marble plinth bases each with gilt bronze beading and trim, now mounted as lamps, each modeled as a maide...
Marble, Metal, Bronze, Copper
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
French Empire Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Winged Victory Candelabra Lamp
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A late 19thC French Empire style candelabra converted into a lamp and featuring a finely chased patinated bronze statue of Nike or Winged Victory holding aloft five gilt bronze ca...
Marble, Bronze
Rare Pair of French Empire Dore Bronze Genie Oil lamps w/ Medusa Masks
Located in New York, NY
Rare Pair of French Empire Period (Circa 1810) Dore Bronze Genie Oil lamps of finest quality, chasing, and two tone gilding w/ Medusa Masks on Gray Marble Bases Each lamp is conceiv...
Marble, Bronze
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.