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Figural Cherub Lamp

Antique Cast Figural Cherub Table Lamp with a Ruffled Opalescent Shade
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique cast spelter figural cherub lamp has no maker's marks, but is presumed to have
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Early Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Spelter

Antique Classical Figural Cherub Electrified Table Lamp C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Classical Figural Cherub Table Lamp with Red Glass Bullseye Shades, Converted to Electric
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Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Antique Classical Figural Cherub Electrified Table Lamp C1890
Antique Classical Figural Cherub Electrified Table Lamp C1890
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
H 32 in W 10 in D 10 in
Neoclassical Style Table Lamp with Winged Cherub Figure
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 20th century table lamp in the Neoclassical style with winged cherub figure sitting above a
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

French Gilt Cherub Figural Torch Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Amazing pair of French gilt metal table lamps. Each display a gilded cherub by Fabrication
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Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

French Gilt Cherub Figural Torch Table Lamps - a Pair
French Gilt Cherub Figural Torch Table Lamps - a Pair
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
H 17.5 in W 4.5 in D 4 in
French Figural Bronze and Marble Cherub Table Lamp, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
The adorable bronze table lamp features a bronze figure of a cherub raised on a circular gray
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Vintage Italian Capodimonte Porcelain Figural Bacchanal Cherub Mermen Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Renaissance Capodimonte Porcelain Figural Bacchanal Cherub Mermen Table Lamp with
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Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage French Victorian Renaissance Figural Cherub Musician Metal Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Victorian Renaissance Figural Triple Cherub Musician Metal Table Lamp with Blue
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair Antique Cherub Figural Gilt Bronze and Marble Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
XVI style, finely molded and cast depicting standing cherubs (putti) and floral garlands, later
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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze

Antique French Neoclassical Figural Brass Repousse Cherub Lion Table Lamp - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Neoclassical Figural Brass Repousse Cherub & Lion Table Lamps on Wooden Bases - a
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Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage French Renaissance Brass Rococo Gold Figural Cherub Putti Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance Brass Rococo Gold Figural Cherub Putti Table Lamp. Circa Mid 20th
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Baroque Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage French Rococo Style Figural Cherub Brass & Marble Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Rococo Style Figural Cherub Brass & Marble Candelabra Table Lamp. Circa Mid 20th
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Rococo Table Lamps

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Marble, Brass

Vintage French Renaissance Metal Figural Girl Cherub Putti Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance Metal Figural Girl Cherub Putti Burnished Gold Tall Candelabra Table
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Large Antique French Rococo Louis XV Figural Cherub Bronze Candelabra Lamps Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Large Antique French Rococo Louis XV Style Figural Cherub Bronze Twin Handle Urn Form Candelabra Table
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Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Hollywood Regency French Style Figural Cherub Metal Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Hollywood Regency French Style Figural Cherub Metal Table Lamps w/ White Washed Finish - a
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Metal

Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze Figural Winged Cherub Gold Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Heavy Bronze Figural Double Winged Cherub Sculpture Table Lamp with
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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Louis XV Table Lamps

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Bronze

Antique French Moreau Figural Full Cherub Painted Metal Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Moreau Figural Full Cherub Painted Metal Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Early 20th
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Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Armor Bronze Co Italian Classical Figural Cherub & Ram Polychrome Urn Table Lamp
By Armor Bronze
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Classical Figural Cherubs & Ram Polychrome Painted Bronze Clad Urn Form Table Lamp
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Early 20th Century Unknown Other Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Neoclassical Louis XV Onyx Urn Figural Bronze Cherub Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Neoclassical Louis XV Style Onyx Urn Figural Bronze Winged Cherub Table Lamp Raised
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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Vintage French Rococo Louis XV Brass Marble Figural Cherub Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Rococo Louis XV Style Brass and Marble Figural Cherub Candelabra Table Lamp. Circa
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Rococo Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Brass

Vintage French Louis XV Renaissance Brass Figural Dancing Cherubs Urn Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Renaissance Brass Figural Dancing Cherubs Urn Table Lamp. Circa Early 20th
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Wonderful Pair of French Dore Bronze Cherub Putti Figural Torch Lamps Sculptures
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of French dore bronze winged cherub / putti figural sculptures holding torches
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20th Century French Belle Époque Table Lamps

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Bronze

Vintage French Louis XV Brass & Marble Figural Table Lamps w/ Cherubs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Brass & Marble Tall Figural Table Lamps with Triple Cherubs and Black
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Brass

Pair of Aladdin Art Deco Figural Winged Cherub Glass Table or Boudoir Lamps
By Aladdin Co.
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of Art Deco figural winged cherub table lamp bases were produced by the Aladdin Company
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

19thc French Antique Louis XV style Bronze Cherub Figural Table Lamp on Marble
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Spectacular FrenchAntique Mid 1840's Bronze Louis XV Cherub Table Lamp. The detail is amazing, an
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Antique 1840s French Louis XV Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Victorian Solid Cast Bronze Figural Cherub Oil Lamp Bases Holding Snakes
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This matched pair of solid cast bronze figural cherub oil lamp bases are unmarked, but presumed to
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Antique Late 19th Century American High Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Florentine Cherub Table Lamp by Chelini White Finish, 1980
By Chelini Firenze
Located in Milano, MI
Baroque style figural cherub table lamp by Chelini Firenze Manifacture, a late 20th-century tall
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Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Antique French Empire Renaissance Gilt Metal Figural Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Renaissance Gilt Metal Figural Candelabra Table Lamp with Cherub and Serpent
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Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Empire-Style Lamp in Gilt Bronze and Brown Patina with Marble Base, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
featuring a cherubic figure, this lamp boasts an elegant design. Its legs terminate in ornate claw-shaped
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Rare Important Fine 19th C Gorgeous Marble and Alabaster Globe Cherub Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Figure of a Beautiful Cherub Sculpture Lamp. Magnificently done with Outstanding Detail. Taken out of an
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20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Alabaster

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Hollywood Regency Style Cherub Angel Gilded Wood and Crystal Prism Table Lamp
Located in Frisco, TX
Beautiful wooden, crystal prism and gilded metal, large cherub figure table lamp. Can be used with
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Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Metal

Neoclassical Cherub Figural Two-Arm Brass & Ebonized Metal Table Lamp 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Neoclassical figural cherub lamp offers brass and ebonized metal construction with two arms
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20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Brass Figural Cherub Candlestick as Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Brass Figural Cherub Candlestick as Lamp mounted on three-foot gilt metal base. Provenance: From a
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Baroque Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair Ebonized Bronze Figural Cherub Torchiere Banquet Lamps, 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A pair of figural banquet lamps offer torchiere form with ebonized figural cherub column support
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20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Antique Neoclassical Figural Cherub Parian Porcelain & Slag Glass Lamp C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Neoclassical figural table lamp offers slag glass panel shade over parian porcelain
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Porcelain, Slag Glass

Brass and Painted Floor Lamp with Hoof Feet and Figural Cherubs
Located in Toledo, OH
Brass and painted floor lamp with hoof footed base and figural cherubs. Three sockets, circa 1910
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Vintage 1910s Unknown Aesthetic Movement Floor Lamps

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Brass

Antique Rococo Figural Silver Plate Parlor Lamp With Winged Cherubs c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Rococo Figural Silver Plate Parlor Lamp with Winged Cherubs & Angels, Etched Glass Shade
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Antique Late 19th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Bronze 1920s Electrified Candelabra Lamps, Full Figure Fluted Cherubs
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of bronze 1920s candelabra table lamps each depicting full figure fluted cherubs. These large
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Table Lamps

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Bronze

French Neoclassical Bronze Figural Cherub and Turtle Desk Lamp, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French neoclassical desk or table lamp offers bronze sculpture of a cherub riding a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Wire, Metal, Bronze

Antique French Napoleon III Ormolu Figural Lamp with Cherubs, Circa 1855-1875.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Napoleon III ormolu figural lamp with cherubs, Circa 1855-1875.
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Antique Bronze Cherub Figural Table Lamp with Cranberry Hobnail Shade and Font
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique figural bronze table lamp features cherub supporting hobnail font and shade, early 20th
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Early 20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Antique Gothic Brass, Gilt Bronze & Cased Glass Figural Cherub Piano Lamp c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Brass, Gilt Bronze & Yellow Cased Glass Figural Cherub Piano Lamp with Rope Twist Column c1890
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Antique Late 19th Century American Gothic Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Pair of Classical Bronzed Figural Cherub Dual Light Table Lamp Bases
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair of antique classical bronzed figural lamp bases each feature a cherub seated on tasseled
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20th Century Classical Greek Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Antique French Figural Gilt Metal Classical Cherub & Lyre Table Lamp, circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French figural table lamp offers cast and gilt metal base with classical cherub and lyre
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20th Century French Classical Greek Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Figural Candlestick Lamps, Italian, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A charming pair of carved wood figural candlestick lamps, depicting cherubs with a tole flower in a
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Antique French Figural & Floral Five Light Candelabra Lamp with Cherub c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Neoclassical French Figural & Floral Five Light Candelabra Lamp with Cherub c1890 Measures
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Candelabras

Materials

Metal

Antique French Neoclassical Gilt Metal Figural Cherub Lamp Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Neoclassical figural lamp offers gilt metal sculpture of a cherub holding a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Antique Neoclassical French Figural Cherub & Floral Five Light Candelabra Lamp
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Neoclassical French Figural Cherub, Foliate & Floral Five Light Candelabra Lamp
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Antique Late 19th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Antique Classical Figural Cherub Onyx Converted to Electric Table Lamp C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Classical Figural Cherub Onyx Converted To Electric Table Lamp with Red Glass Bullseye
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Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Onyx

Antique Bradley & Hubbard School Figural Cherub Slag Glass Lamp, circa 1920
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique figural Bradley & Hubbard School table lamp offers dome form shade with foliate, scroll
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20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

19th-Century Italian Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Figural Lamp with Cherub
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 19th-century Italian Napoleon III-style lamp features a beautifully detailed gilt
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Antique 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Figural Cherub & Rams Head French Neoclassical Bronze Ewer Table Lamps
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stately pair of early 20th century bronze ewer figural table lamps in the French neoclassical
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Ornate 19th C French Rococo Figural Cherub & Bird Bronze Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful 19th C. French Bronze Figural Candelabra Lamp in the Rococo Taste with an adorable cherub
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of French Bronze, Marble and Ormolu Lamps with Figural Satyr and Cherub
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Pair of French bronze, marble and ormolu lamps with figural satyr and cherub. These were originally
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Early 20th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Terracotta Cherub Figural Lamp
Located in Water Mill, NY
19th Century terracotta cherub figural group mounted as a 2-lite lamp lamp
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Antique 19th Century Table Lamps

Fabulous Bronze Candelabra Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
A magnificent electrified 19th century seven-light doré bronze candelabra lamps with figural cherub.
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Antique 19th Century European Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Fabulous Bronze Candelabra Lamp
Fabulous Bronze Candelabra Lamp
H 33 in W 13 in D 7 in

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Figural Cherub Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the figural cherub lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A figural cherub lamp — often made from metal, bronze and glass — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer figural cherub lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A figural cherub lamp, designed in the Victorian, Louis XVI or Neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Aladdin Co. and Chelini Firenze each produced at least one beautiful figural cherub lamp that is worth considering.

How Much is a Figural Cherub Lamp?

A figural cherub lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,065, while the lowest priced sells for $550 and the highest can go for as much as $5,500.

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.