English Ceramic Lamp
Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century British Table Lamps
Ceramic
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Table Lamps
Bronze
Vintage 1970s British Brutalist Table Lamps
Ceramic, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century English Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century British Table Lamps
Ceramic
Early 20th Century British Table Lamps
Ceramic
Early 20th Century British Table Lamps
Ceramic
Early 20th Century British Table Lamps
Ceramic
Early 20th Century British Table Lamps
Ceramic
Antique 1850s Danish Victorian Table Lamps
Brass
Antique 1850s Danish Victorian Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Table Lamps
Ceramic, Glass
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Ormolu
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Ceramic
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Ceramic
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s English Art Deco Table Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
Vintage 1940s English Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Stoneware, Terracotta
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1950s Finnish Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1940s Finnish Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
Vintage 1940s Finnish Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
Antique Late 19th Century British Side Tables
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Vases
Ormolu
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
Antique 1870s French Japonisme Decorative Art
Faience, Wood
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Mid-20th Century Italian British Colonial Globes
Brass
Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Tables
Antler, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Nickel
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Ceramic, Stoneware
1940s Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...
Brass
Early 20th Century Asian Anglo-Indian Table Lamps
Metal, Enamel
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Antique 19th Century English Rustic Jars
Ceramic, Earthenware, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal, Gold, Chrome
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Multi-gemstone, Concrete, Metal, Brass
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Vintage 1970s British Table Lamps
Ceramic
20th Century American Table Lamps
Ceramic
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Ceramic
20th Century American Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s English Romantic Table Lamps
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Stoneware
Late 20th Century English Table Lamps
Ceramic
Vintage 1980s British Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Pottery
Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps
Earthenware
Late 20th Century English Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage 1950s English Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
Vintage 1970s English Table Lamps
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Ceramic
Vintage 1970s Great Britain (UK) Table Lamps
Ceramic
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Ceramic
Vintage 1970s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Porcelain
Vintage 1920s English Table Lamps
Ceramic
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Pottery
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century English Table Lamps
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Vintage 1980s French Table Lamps
Ceramic
20th Century English Table Lamps
Ceramic
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century English Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century English Table Lamps
Ceramic
Vintage 1930s English Table Lamps
Mid-20th Century Victorian Table Lamps
Porcelain
Vintage 1970s English Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century British Early Victorian Table Lamps
Mahogany
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
Vintage 1950s British Anglo-Indian Table Lamps
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Table Lamps
Ceramic
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Table Lamps
Ormolu
Antique 1870s French Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
Vintage 1910s English Art Deco Vases
Ceramic
Early 20th Century British Game Tables
Walnut
Antique 19th Century English Vases
Ceramic
Antique 1870s English Victorian Vases
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique 1870s English Victorian Mantel Clocks
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique 1870s English Victorian Vases
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique 19th Century English Edwardian Vases
Ormolu
Antique 1870s French Chinese Export Vases
Faience
Mid-20th Century British Table Lamps
Ceramic
Vintage 1920s English Table Lamps
Crystal, Brass
Antique 1890s English Victorian Table Lamps
Ceramic, Linen, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Table Lamps
Porcelain, Ceramic, Majolica
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Rattan
Vintage 1930s English Table Lamps
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
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Finding the Right table-lamps for You
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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, ceramic table lamps can be painted. In fact, many lamps come with hand-painted finishes. If you choose to paint a lamp yourself, you may need two or more coats of paint to get the results you desire. You'll find a collection of ceramic table lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To paint a ceramic lamp, most experts recommend using an acrylic paint that’s specially formulated for ceramics. However, other paints can work. Consult the paint brand’s website for more information about suitable surfaces. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of vintage and modern ceramic lamps from some of the world’s top sellers.
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