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 of Walnut.
Walnut
Art Deco Figural Nymph Lamp with Hobnail Glass Shade
Located in Dekalb, IL
Striking figural table lamp featuring three stylized female forms arranged in a triangular composition, their elongated bodies arcing upward to frame a central illuminated column.
Chrome
Antique Neoclassical Figural Marble Lamp with Tole Bouillotte Shade
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique neoclassical figural marble lamp with tole Bouillotte shade.
Marble
Art Deco Figural Boudoir Lamp with Beaded Shade by Rembrandt
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s-1930s; Rembrandt Lamp Company - Chicago, IL Cast metal figural lamp depicting a stylized female form in a classic Art Deco pose, her body elongated and draped in flowing li...
Marble, Metal
Regency Decorative Crafts 5585 Sainsbury Figural Table Lamp with Shade - Pair
By Decorative Crafts
Located in Chicago, IL
Regency Decorative Crafts 5585 Sainsbury Figural Table Lamp with Shade - Pair Decorative Crafts 5585 - Light up the room with the classic and elegant crystal lamp.
Crystal, Brass
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 originated from Italy in the late 19th century and in Victorian style.
Spelter
Maitland Smith Bronze Figural Elephant Table Lamp Faux Tooled Leather Shade (A)
By Maitland Smith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maitland Smith Bronze Figural Elephant Table Lamp Faux Tooled Leather Shade (A).
Bronze
Swedish Modern Brass Table Lamp with Equestrian Figure and Textured Glass Shade
Located in Hammarö, SE
Executed in solid brass, the lamp features a finely cast equestrian figure set before a beautifully textured glass shade, creating an elegant interplay of light, shadow, and sculptur...
Brass
Maitland Smith Figural Bronze Monkey Desk Table Lamp Adjustable Pen Shell Shade
By Maitland Smith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maitland Smith Figural Bronze Monkey Desk Table Lamp with Adjustable Pen Shell Shade.
Bronze
Vintage Buddhist Kuan Yin Brown Ceramic Sculpture Figure Table Lamp w/ Shade
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Buddhist Kuan Yin Brown Ceramic Sculpture Figure Table Lamp w/ Shade. Circa Mid 20th Century.
Metal
Bronze Art Noveau Style Figural Mermaid Table Lamp with a Conch Shell Lamp Shade
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Excellent rendition of a Tiffany style lamp, bronze with a conch shell shade. Beautifully cast with a deep bronze patina. In cord switch with a dimmer. Truly a special lamp.
Bronze
Art Deco Revival Figural Nude Table Lamp with Frosted Peacock Glass Shade
Located in Torquay, GB
Striking Art Deco revival figural table lamp circa 1980s. Featuring a sculptural female nude positioned before an illuminated scalloped frosted glass screen delicately etched with st...
Metal
$2,820Sale Price|40% Off
Frankart Era Art Deco Style Chrome Figural Lamp w/ Vivian Glass Shade
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Beautiful Art Deco style chrome lady lamp with heavy frosted glass shade, featuring two nude female sculptures along the base with a pink Vivian glass light-up shade all mounted to a...
Steel, Chrome
$2,160Sale Price|40% Off
1920 Brass Figural Nude Art Deco Flapper Table Lamp by Frankart w/ Shade
By Frankart
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Elegant and distinctive, this rare brass Art Deco Fankart table lamp features a sculptural, polished brass base with 3 sculptural nude flappers on a beautifully executed stepped, sta...
Brass
$221Sale Price|25% Off
A Vintage Figural Lamp Depicting A Country Girl With Birds Frosted Flower Shade
Located in New Orleans, LA
A vintage figural table lamp depicting a young country girl feeding her birds by a fence.
Spelter
Figural Terracotta Table Lamp of a Sitting Priest with Brown Shade, Mexico 1930s
Located in Salzburg, AT
The figure has a strong, majestic aura. In keeping with the object, the lamp construction is made of bronze and features a striking base on which the object rests.
Bronze, Foil
$2,835Sale Price|40% Off
Frankart Era Art Deco Style Chrome & Cobalt Figural Lamp w/ Vivian Glass Shade
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Beautiful Art Deco-style chrome lady lamp with heavy frosted glass shade. there are two nude female sculptures along the base and a blue cobalt glass light-up shade mounted to a chro...
Chrome
Antique Art Nouveau Figural Young Female Table Lamp with an Art Glass Shade
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
The figural base of the lamp is a young woman wearing a flowing gown standing with outstretched arms that hold the shade in a slightly tilted position.
Spelter
Hollywood Regency Asian Figural Lamps Style of James Mont w/ Black Tapered Shade
By James Mont
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome pair of Hollywood Regency Asian female and male figural lamps in the style of James Mont wearing black hard backed fabric tapered shades.
Brass
Bronze Classical Figure on Marble Base w/ Shade
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th century 1940's Bronze classical figure on marble base w/ shade This 2 socket table lamp is adorable.
Marble
Asian Figural Bronze Table Lamp of a Lying Buddha with Green Shade Myanmar 1920s
Located in Salzburg, AT
This early 20th-century Mandalay-style reclining monk, made of patinated bronze, has been transformed into a figurative table lamp. The disciple has a peaceful face and a resting, el...
Bronze, Foil
Antique French Neoclassical Style Bronze & Marble Figural Maiden Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th C French Gilt Bronze & Marble Neoclassical Style Figural Maiden Table Lamp with Shade. Item features gold and patinated bronze, beautiful marble, and cut glass mount from its or...
Marble, Bronze
French Marble and Metal Urn Table Lamp with Figural Bust
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Lamp shade not included.
Marble, Silver Plate, Brass
Antique French Art Nouveau Figural Lamp with Hand-Painted Shade, 1880s
Located in New Orleans, LA
Important 19th century French Art Nouveau oil torchiere lamp with hand painted floral green glass shade and glass chimney, rising on a circular faux bois wood base with brass placard...
Spelter, Brass
Large Antique Staffordshire Figural Lamp Couple Green Shade
By Staffordshire
Located in Pataskala, OH
Large Antique Staffordshire figural has been converted into a lamp with an oval hard frame shade.
Ceramic, Porcelain
Figural Japanese Bronze Lamp With Mica Shade Lantern
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful detailed and signed Japanese figural bronze modified for electrification Tokyo school bronze model of a girl with a lantern Meiji Period signed Udagawa
Bronze
Mid-Century Italian Marble Two Figure Lamp with Fibreglass Shade
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
This wonderful Mid-Century Modern Italian carved marble lamp is striking. The two figures have so much character and the elongated faces are very typical of Mid-Century art. Made of ...
Marble
Unavailable
H 33 in Dm 8 in
1950s Monumental Neoclassical Style Gold Figural Putti Lamp and Gilt Shade
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
20th Century neoclassical style monumental ceramic gold gilt and gilt brass table lamp with gilt shade. This dramatic Cherub Putti lamp has been executed with incredible attention to...
Brass
Carved Figural Lamp with Custom Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This charming petite lamp is a combination of an 18th century figure with glass eyes standing on a 19th century giltwood capital.
Wood, Glass, Paint
Art Deco Figural Amber Glass Globe Shade Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Art Deco Figural Metal Amber Glass Globe Shade Table Lamp. 21.75" H x 5.75" W x 6" D.
Metal
Unique 19th C. Carved Figural Lamp with Custom Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous walnut carved 19th century bust mounted on two antique leather books and french wired into a lamp. The new shade has been hand painted with gold leaf detailing.
1990s Pair of Bronze Horse Figure Table Lamps with Shade
Located in Marbella, ES
1990s pair of bronze horse figure table lamps with shade.
Bronze
A French Figural Bronze Inkwell Desk Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A French Figural Bronze Inkwell Desk Lamp with Tole Shade, Late 19th / Early 20th Century French double inkwell figural bronze desk lamp, comprised of a central winged bronze cherub...
Bronze
Classic Mid Century Modern Moss Spinner Floor Lamp, , Hedi Schoop Figure
By Moss Lamp Co. 1
Located in Buffalo, NY
Moss Manufacturing Co.in San Francisco created "lamps that spin" One of the more elusive versions,, Moss Lucite Floor lamp,,Retains original "praying women" figurine ma...
Lucite
Sold
H 19 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
Antique Bronze Finished Figural Table Lamp with Portrait Glass Shade C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Bronze Finished Figural Table Lamp with Woman, Book & Torch and having Portrait Glass Shade; Germany on Base, C1910 Measures- 19''H x 7.5''W x 7.5''D
Bronze
Sold
H 25.25 in W 14.75 in D 4.38 in
French Antique Egyptian Figural Bronze Sculpture Lamp Light with Tole Shade
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Egyptian figural bronze sculpture mounted as a lamp With a green tole painted shade; French, circa 1900 Item # 007JOC30L An incredibly fine Egyptian female figural bronze sculpture ...
Marble, Bronze, Sheet Metal
Sold
H 24 in W 6 in D 6 in
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 century Measures: 24" height x 6" diameter.
Bronze
Sold
H 19 in W 7.75 in D 7.75 in
Art Deco Frankart Style Figural Nude Table Lamp with Floral Shade C1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
Art Deco Frankart Style Figural Nude Table Lamp with Floral Shade C1930 Measures - 19"h x 7 3/4"w x 7 3/4"d
Metal
Sold
H 37 in W 15 in D 8 in
Carved Figural Chinese Tang Dynasty Horse Luxury Lamp with Suede Leather Shade
Located in West Hartford, CT
Carved Chinese Dynasty horse mounted on a carved wood base and topped with a suede leather shade and wood finial. The shade alone is 18" wide by 11.5" deep by 12" tall.
Leather, Resin, Wood
Sold
H 18.12 in Dm 5.52 in
Art Deco Style Table Lamp Chrome Tennis Player Figure Stem White Glass Shade
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco chrome table lamp with a stepped base. Chrome figure of a tennis player with a white, glass globe shade.
Chrome
Sold
H 34.75 in Dm 6 in
Antique Figural Gilt Metal Parlor Lamp with Quilted Red Glass Shade Circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique figural parlor lamp offers quilted ruby satin glass shade over gilt cast metal base having a foliate embossed font and kneeling woman, electrified, c1900 Measures - 34.5"...
Metal
Figural Blanc De Chine Lamp of Quan Yin with an Silk Lotus Flower Shade
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A Blanc De Chine lamp depicting a standing figure Quan Yin holding aloft a basket of roses set on a wooden base and featuring a unique original silk shade in the shape of a lotus flo...
Porcelain
Antique Figural Brass & Gilt Metal Lamp with Hand Painted Shade c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique figural oil lamp offers hand painted floral lamp over cast brass and gilt metal base having young boy in countryside setting, c1890 Measures - 34.25"h x 10.5"diam Catalo...
Metal
Sold
H 36.5 in W 11 in D 10 in
Large Duplex White Metal Figure Woman and a Child Holding a Custom Glass Shade
Located in Stamford, CT
Possibly the finest Duplex Burner lamp ever produced. This large and impressive woman guiding her child in the darkness holding a colored glass shade.
Metal
Mid-Century Alberto Giacometti Style Table Lamp
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage Alberto Giacometti style cast plaster figural single table lamp with shade. Good vintage condition with some cracking to the plaster.
Plaster
Sold
H 29 in W 20 in L 29 in
Arts & Crafts Figural Griffin Lamp by Handel & Mosaic Stained Glass Shade, c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique and large Arts and Crafts table lamp by Handel offers mosaic leaded stained glass dome shade with water lily pattern surmounting figural base having sculptural winged lion...
Lead, Metal
Art Nouveau Bronze Figural Lamp of a Young Maiden with Art Glass Shade
Located in Petaluma, CA
This lovely example of art nouveau has the necessary ingredients. A beautiful young girl finely cast in warm rich brown patina and an incredible original hand blown glass shade. It i...
Bronze
Art Nouveau Figural Bronze Frog Lamp with Steuben Shade
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Art Nouveau figural bronze frog lamp with Steuben shade. A circa early 1900's cast bronze frog lamp fitted with a signed Steuben Aurene glass blossom shaped shade.
Art Deco Figural Lamp with Original Glass Nugget Shade
By Frankart
Located in Buffalo, NY
Art Deco figural lamp with original glass nugget shade, upside down woman flapper girl, amazing details, beautiful bronzed patina, retains original multi-color chunk nugget glass sha...
Spelter
Art Deco Figural Lamp with Nudes and Jewel Shade
Located in Petaluma, CA
This exotic little lamp features two gilt metal nudes and a very colorful shade consisting of chunk jewel glass. A very nice example of American art deco in full swing. The shade i...
Marble, Metal
Evocative Art Deco Frankart Figural Lamp with Stepped Shade
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This evocative 1920s Frankart table lamp depicts a Classic Art Deco motif of two nude figures embracing a central tiered shade in cream toned glass. The base and green painted finish...
Metal
Art Deco Elephant Figural Lamp with Frosted Glass Globe Shade
Located in Seattle, WA
A charming Art Deco era accent lamp featuring a trio of elephants supporting a frosted globe shade.
Art Glass
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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