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Magnificent Venetian Figural Floor Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A magnificent venetian figural floor lamp
A charming Italian carved wooden figural floor lamp
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Provincial Floor Lamps
Materials
Gesso
Antique Venetian Style Figural Floor Lamp
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Venetian Style Figural Floor Lamp.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Renaissance Floor Lamps
Materials
Giltwood
Beautifully hand carved wooden figure floor lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully hand carved wooden figure floor lamp
Category
20th Century Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood
Magnificent Venetian Figural Floor Lamp Candelabra
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Magnificent Venetian figural floor lamp candelabra
A Charming 5ft tall Italian carved wooden
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Materials
Paint
Superb Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Figural Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A superb antique French Louis XVI style gilt bronze figural floor lamp.
Category
20th Century European Louis XVI Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique Silvered Bronze Baroque Figural Floor Lamp
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Norwood, NJ
Italian Renaissance style bronze floor lamp. Torchiere form lamp in Grand Tour style Circa 1900
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Silver Plate, Bronze
E.R. Nele 'Figuration' Floor Lamp for Temde Leuchten
By E. R. Nele, Temde Leuchten
Located in Los Angeles, CA
lamps - known as the “Figuration” line - were actually designed by Eva Renée Nele for German-Swiss
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Pair of Large 17th Century Italian Torchiere Polychrome Figure Floor Lamps
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Superb large pair of floor standing 17th Century Venetian torchiere figures.
Solid hand carved
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Floor Lamps
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood, Paint
H 75.6 in W 19.69 in D 15.75 in
Alberto Giacommeti Floor Lamp 1920s
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
excellent reproduction after Alberto Giacometti of the figure floor lamp. Patinated bronze, in excellent
Category
20th Century Argentine Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron
Italian Rococo Venetian Carved Lion Floor Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
A magnificent handcrafted Venetian Rococo figural floor lamp, made by highly skilled artisans in
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Figural Dress Form Lamp Attributed to John Risley
By John Risley
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Women's dress form figural floor lamp. Lamp measures 19.5" wide, 12" deep and 52" high from base to
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Pair of Art Deco Life-Size Bronze Pharaoh Verdigris Lamp Statues with Torchieres
Located in Lomita, CA
style parcel verdigris bronze figural floor lamps are from 1940. The pharaoh lifts his arms overhead and
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H 57 in W 10 in D 10 in
1950s Floor Lamp with Blue Ceramic Figure
Located in Paris, FR
Wrought and gilded iron floor lamp, the stem decorated with a blue ceramic figure and three blue
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Figural Woman Floor Lamp with Panther on Column
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian porcelain floor lamp on a pedestal with a woman and panther.
Made in Italy 1970s and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique French Giltwood Figural Cathedral Floor Lamps, a Pair
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique French giltwood figural Cathedral floor lamps - a pair.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble
Antique Italian Figural Standing Candelabra Floor Lamp, Early 20th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Italian Figural standing candelabra floor lamp. It features a standing figure on a plinth
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood
Vintage Twisted Iron Stem Figural Swans Floor Lamp Crystal Drops
Located in Toledo, OH
Vintage twisted iron stem floor lamp. Four candelabra sockets with glass candle holders that have
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron
Rare Antique Hubbell Carved Oak Figural Dolphins Library Column Floor Lamp
By Hubbell
Located in Dayton, OH
A rare and one of a kind antique figural carved oak floor lamp, circa 1920s. Meticulously carved
Category
Vintage 1920s Gothic Floor Lamps
Materials
Oak
Rare Brass Nude Figural Art Deco Reading Floor Lamp by Frankart
By Frankart
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare1930s Frankart reading floor lamp with a base featuring three nude nymphs.
The reading lamp
Category
Vintage 1920s American Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Art Deco Oscar Bruno Bach Detailed Figural Bronze Floor Lamps - Pair
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Art Deco Oscar Bruno Bach Finest Detailed Figural Bronze Floor Lamps - Pair
This
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H 73.5 in W 10 in D 10 in
Vintage Art Deco Style Figural Frosted Acrylic and Glass Torchiere Floor Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Art Deco Style Figural Frosted Acrylic and Glass Torchiere Floor Lamp. Item features a
Category
Vintage 1970s Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
20th century design Large colored warrior figure ceramic floor lamp 1950 1 meter
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
floor or table lamp
Original parfect condition
Realised circa 1970 in France
Colored in blue grey
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
H 39.38 in W 19.69 in D 13.78 in
Art Deco Floor Lamps Cast Brass Figural Busts Onyx w Etched Flared Amber Shades
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular, the best Art Deco floor lamps that I've seen in awhile. Etched period amber glass
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Onyx, Brass
H 63.5 in W 9.25 in D 9.25 in
Early 20th Century Swedish Alabaster Figural Lamp
Located in Martlesham, GB
A highly decorative early 20th century Art Nouveau Swedish alabaster figural lamp, a gowned female
Category
Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Antique Hand Carved Walnut Figural Lamp with Shade
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Hand Carved Walnut Figural Lamp with Shade
This antique figural hand carved lamp is made
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Italian Figural walnut Lamps - Circa 1820
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Each carved figure standing contrapposto holding aloft a cornucopia form torchere , resting on
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Stork-like Italian 1950's Floor Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
Animated and full of character, this stick-figure of a floor lamp bends backwards, forwards, site
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Pair of Antique Italian Carved Alabaster Figural Lamps Venus & Cupid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful pair of antique Italian hand carved alabaster lamps / torcheres depicting Venus and a
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Antique French Bronze Lamp Figure ‘La Paix’ by Jean-Jules Cambos
By Jean Jules Cambos
Located in London, GB
A magnificent antique French bronze lamp figure ‘La Paix’ by Jean-Jules Cambos (1828-1917). This
Category
Antique 1880s French Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique French Opaline Glass Designer Table Lamps, Late 19th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of antique French giltwood figural floor lamps. Each featuring three figures in beautifully
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass
Antique Brass & Onyx Figural Gooseneck Bridge Lamp with Amber Glass Shade c1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
& Onyx Figural Gooseneck Bridge Lamp with Amber Glass Shade c1930.
62" x 14" x 10 1/2".
An
Category
Early 20th Century American Floor Lamps
Materials
Onyx
H 62 in W 14 in D 10.5 in
Figural Carved Alabaster Table Lamp on a Column by Prof. G. Bessi
By G Bessi
Located in Antwerp, BE
Giuseppe Bessi (1857-1922, Italy) carved alabaster sculpture table lamp - floor lamp on a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Antique French Spelter Metal Figural Woman by Coal Fire Statue Lamp attr Raineri
By Aristide de Ranieri
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Spelter Metal Figural Woman by Coal Fire Statue Lamp attributed to Raineri. Item
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Spelter
H 13 in W 8 in D 5 in
French modern white ceramic floor lamp with green leaf by Roche Bobois, 1980s
By Roche Bobois
Located in MIlano, IT
the lampshade.
Measurements in cm 60x35x110h 80h figure
This beautiful floor lamp is so unique and
Category
Vintage 1980s French Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
H 43.31 in W 23.63 in D 13.78 in
C 19th Venetian Carved Gondolier Figure Candlestand
By Venetian School
Located in Dereham, GB
C 19th Venetian Carved Gondolier Figure Candlestand,
With Polychrome Decoration
Gondolier
Category
Antique 1830s Italian Grand Tour Floor Lamps
Materials
Pine
Patinated Bronze Torchère with Classical Female Figure
Located in London, GB
This beautiful piece consists of a patinated bronze female figure holding an urn with a glass flame
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Large 19th Century Pair of Bronze Figural Torcheres
By Ferdinand Barbedienne, A. Toussaint - G. Chaudoir
Located in London, GB
A pair of Figural Porte-Lumières, cast by Barbedienne from the celebrated Armand Toussaint Models
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Romantic Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Bronze figural torchere titled: "Music" by Jules Felix Coutan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very fine life-size patinated bronze figural torchere modeled as a classically clad female
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Matching Pair of Figural Patinated Bronze Flame Torcheres after Clodion
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A beautifully cast matching pair of patinated bronze figural torcheres in the manner of Clodion
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Fine Neoclassical Alabaster Figure of a Water Maiden Lighted on a Pedestal
Located in Manhasset, NY
A fine alabaster figure of a water maiden on a pedestal. The single globe lamp is of a draped
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Important Pair of Monumental Parcel-Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Torchère
By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paul Dubois, Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguière 1
Located in New York, NY
Mounted as lamps and cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne after models by Alexandre Falguiere and Paul
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Extremely Tall Pair Finely Cast Dark Bronze and Dore' French Figural Torchieres
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an outstanding pair of incredibly life-like bronze figural torchieres with fantastic
Category
Vintage 1930s French Neoclassical Revival Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H 78 in W 13 in D 12.5 in
'Aux Pages' - A Pair of Large Cast Iron Figural Torchères, After Mathurin Moreau
By Mathurin Moreau, Val D'Osne Foundry
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
'Aux Pages' - A Fine Pair of Large Cast Iron Figural Torchères After Mathurin Moreau, Cast by
Category
Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron
H 73.23 in W 20.48 in D 14.18 in
Italian Gilded Wood Venetian Figural Torchère Candelabra Floor Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
is perched upon a carved polychrome painted pedestal. The figural floor lamp is in very good visual
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Torchères
Materials
Metal, Brass
Lamp Table Floor West German Figural, Lava, Massive, Pierced Motled
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Massive, West German, Mid-Century Modern, brown & white, pierced, motled ceramic, figural table
Category
Vintage 1960s German Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
Italian Figural Standing Candelabra Floor Lamp, Early 20th Century
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Transform your space with this breathtaking Italian figural standing candelabra floor lamp, a
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Italian Alabaster Carved Figural Floor Standing Lamp
Located in London, GB
An Italian Figural Alabaster Lamp
Carved from two types of contrasting alabaster, supported on a
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Figural Carved Alabaster Table Lamp on a Column by Prof. G. Bessi
By G Bessi
Located in Antwerp, BE
Giuseppe Bessi (1857-1922, Italy) carved alabaster sculpture table lamp - floor lamp on a column
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Vienna Austrian Bronze Figural Floor Lamp with Abalone Shells
Located in Long Island, NY
A Vienna Austrian bronze figural floor lamp with abalone shells, approximately 80" tall, with
Category
Antique 1890s Austrian Belle Époque Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pr. Caldwell Silvered Bronze Neoclassical Floor Lamps, ca.1900
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
A PAIR OF UNIQUE & LARGE ANTIQUE SILVERED BRONZE NEOCLASSICAL FIGURAL FLOOR LAMPS OF SUPERB
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Spectacular Antique French Louis XVI Bronze Floor Lamp, 19th Century
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
AN INCREDIBLE & LARGE ANTIQUE FRENCH LOUIS XVI GILT BRONZE & PATINA BRONZE FIGURAL FLOOR LAMP OF
Category
French Louis XIV Floor Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Art Deco Figural Chrome Steel Floor Lamp by Viktor Schreckengost
By Viktor Schreckengost
Located in Denver, CO
Exquisite Art Deco floor chrome steel floor lamp depicting a cubist male and female intertwined. It
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Iconic English Art Deco Bunting Figural Yacht Floor Lamp Conversion.
By Bunting McConnell Co. Ltd
Located in Port Hope, ON
protective guard would hardly be deemed protective nowadays. Today however, once converted into a floor lamp
Category
Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Metal
19th Century Figural Egret Oil Lamp
Located in Long Island, NY
An exotic Victorian floor lamp in the Aesthetic Movement style. The lamp was originally made to
Category
Antique 1870s American Aesthetic Movement Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
PH Seven Floor Lamp, Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Sittard, NL
Poul Henningsen. Floor lamp.
Figure 7, brown-lacquered stem and foot, bakelite stamped Patented
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Lucite Floor Lamp with Chrome Shade
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Tall figural Lucite floor lamp with polish chrome shade.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Japanese Guardian Figure - Momoyama School
Located in San Francisco, CA
Polychrome wooden guardian figure in protective stance mounted on a wooden base with a later lamp
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood, Paint
PAIR OF ITALIAN FIGURAL TORCHERES
Located in Middleburg, VA
WONDERFUL PAIR OF ITALIAN FIGURAL TORCHERE LAMPS - GREEK REVIVAL STYLE - WITH A 4 ARM CANDELABRA
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Modern Abstract White Porcelain Figure from Hungary, 1960s
Located in Budapest, HU
White porcelain figure from Hollóháza, Hungary the 1960s. A very rare experimental piece with a
Category
Vintage 1960s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Carved Wood Figural Tall Table or Floor Lamp, German, circa 1920
Located in Hoboken, NJ
Carved-wood table lamp with three-bulb socket, in the shape of woman with custom, coral-color
Category
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Silk, Wood
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Figural Floor Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal figural floor lamp for your home. Frequently made of metal, bronze and wood, every figural floor lamp was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect figural floor lamp — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A figural floor lamp made by Hollywood Regency designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paul Dubois and G Bessi each produced at least one beautiful figural floor lamp that is worth considering.
How Much is a Figural Floor Lamp?
The average selling price for a figural floor lamp at 1stDibs is $4,000, while they’re typically $510 on the low end and $368,943 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Lighting for You
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Questions About Figural Floor Lamp
- What are floor lamps?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024A floor lamp is a tall standing lamp used to illuminate a space. A floor lamp should typically be between 58 and 64 inches tall. The bottom of the fixture's shade should be slightly below or approximately at the eye level of a person sitting nearby. This will help your guests avoid the lamp's glare.
In addition to illuminating large spaces, floor lamps can light specific seating areas and serve as task lighting (use a taller floor lamp if you wish to keep a fair amount of distance between the fixture and your seating). Visual artists and industrial designers have a penchant for floor lamps, possibly because they’re so often a clever marriage of design and the functions of lighting. A good floor lamp can change the mood of any room while adding a touch of elegance to your entire space.
Find antique and vintage floor lamps, table lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs. - How tall should floor lamps be?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024A floor lamp should typically be between 58 and 64 inches tall. The bottom of the fixture's shade should be slightly below or approximately at the eye level of a person sitting nearby. This will help your guests avoid the lamp's glare.
In addition to illuminating large spaces, floor lamps can light specific seating areas and serve as task lighting (use a taller floor lamp if you wish to keep a fair amount of distance between the fixture and your seating). Integrated into a room's overall design, a floor lamp can create an intimate atmosphere and introduce a stylish, sculptural element.
Find antique and vintage floor lamps, table lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs. - What is a torchiere floor lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021A torchiere floor lamp is a lamp known for its upright, torch-like frame. The name is derived from the French word for “torch.” The light of this fixture points upward, providing indirect light.
- What is the best floor lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021Floor lamps have evolved since their inception as torchères in France. Depending on the space in your home, there are great options for floor lamps for reading that range from mid-century versions to distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamps and multiple other versions created by well-known designers from around the world.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024To identify an old floor lamp, first try to locate a maker's marking. Manufacturers typically mark floor lamps on the base, neck or socket. Once you've found a marking, you can use trusted online resources to learn more about the maker and your specific piece. Alternatively, you can have a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer examine your lamp. On 1stDibs, explore a wide range of antique and vintage floor lamps.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023To choose an arc floor lamp, consider the layout of the room and the space available to ensure that the fixture you select can reach over your furniture and fit in the area. Also, think about the quality of light that you prefer. Lamps with fabric and frosted glass shades will usually provide softer illumination than ones with exposed bulbs. Find a selection of arc floor lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022On a floor lamp, a rotary switch is a part used to turn the light on and off. Specifically, it has a threaded stem with a knob at the end. To use it, you twist the knob. Find a collection of antique and vintage floor lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A good bright floor lamp depends on various factors such as other light sources in the room, the number of lumens required, and so on. When it comes to floor lamps, a good rule of thumb is that a sitting room or bedroom needs 10 to 20 lumens per square foot, while a bathroom or kitchen requires 70 to 80 lumens per square foot. On 1stDibs, find a range of antique and vintage floor lamps.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023How tall an arc lamp should be depends on the height of your furniture. The lamp needs to be able to reach over the piece and allow enough clearance for you to sit comfortably. Generally, arc lamps are 60 to 82 inches tall. Find a range of arc lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are many different ways to tell if a table lamp is vintage. Your best option is to look for a manufacturer label that will give you information on the designer, the date, serial number and other information that you can then Google. It’s also a good idea to look at the condition of the lamp to see what shape it’s in and if it has all of its original pieces. Shop a large collection of vintage table lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023The main parts of a floor lamp are called the body, neck, socket harp and shade. A lamp body is the decorative portion of the lamp made from wood, metal, porcelain or another material, and the neck travels from the body to the socket where you install a bulb. On floor lamps with shades, the shade is the covering over the bulb, while the harp is the frame that holds the shade in place. Shop a collection of floor lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021The best reading floor lamp is a matter of preference. Your lamp should be at eye level with an adjustable head and neck. It should also be a good fit with respect to the shape of the living room, the décor and furniture style. On 1stDibs, shop a range of antique and vintage floor lamps.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021Floor lamps have seen an evolution from the time they were invented, as torches that originated in France. Depending on the space in your home, there are great options for floor lamps for reading that range from mid-century versions to distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamps and multiple other versions created by well-known designers from around the world.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify an antique floor lamp, first see if you can locate a marking on the shade, base, switch, socket or another area. Using trusted online resources, you can often identify a maker based on these markings. With an unmarked lamp, check the cord. Antique lighting fixtures will usually have a cotton-wrapped cord or exposed wires rather than a polymer-coated cord. The plug is also likely to have prongs the same size if the lamp is antique. Generally, a floor lamp must be at least 100 years old to be considered an antique. For further assistance with the identification process, enlist the help of a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique floor lamps.
- Are LED floor lamps worth it?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 30, 2024Many people believe that LED floor lamps are worth it. Light-emitting diode, or LED, lamps consume less energy than lamps equipped with halogen or incandescent bulbs, so they may be more environmentally and budget-friendly over time. Plus, LED lamps outlast other types of bulbs, cutting down on the need for frequent replacements. You can also choose from lamps of varying brightness and light color temperatures. However, LED lamps may be more costly and produce less light than some alternatives, making them less ideal for certain tasks, such as reading. Consider where and how you'll use your lamp, your budget and your preferences when selecting a floor lamp to choose the best option for your space. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse assortment of LED floor lamps.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021The type of floor lamp that gives off the most light is those lamps with white bell shades and LED light bulbs. Bell shades shed light between the top and bottom of the shade and tend to illuminate an entire room.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, the arc of the Flos Arco floor lamp is designed to allow you to adjust it with ease. Designed in 1962, this iconic style features telescoping detail built into the gracefully arched arm, making it simple to increase or decrease the height. Browse a collection of Flos Arco floor lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The assembly of Noguchi Akari light sculptures depends on the model, as there are several models available. Take note of your exact model number and then consult the brand’s website for the multi-stepped process of assembly. Shop a range of vintage and modern Isamu Noguchi light sculptures on 1stDibs.
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This circa 1950 piece by the legendary Finnish lighting designer spent the past several decades in a family's home in Michigan.
NASA Parachutes Inspired Lighting Designer Bec Brittain’s New Collection
In "Paraciphers," now on view at Emma Scully Gallery in New York, Brittain introduces works that were more than a decade in the making.