Upsala Ekeby, Table Lamp, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed fluted stoneware table lamp designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.
Earthenware
Unique Pair of Elegant Modernist Fluted Gourdes with Exquisite Crackle Glaze
Located in Bronx, NY
A unique pair of elegant modernist fluted gourdes with exquisite crackle glaze, with lamp application. Our lamps have the unique distinction of being comprised of vases and vessels t...
Porcelain
Antique Danish Patinated Brass Lion Paw Table Lamp, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A fluted column table lamp with lion paws - everything executed in patinated brass and featuring its original bakelite sockets.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Oak, Fabric, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A fluted oak and beige fabric table lamp, designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s.
Fabric, Oak
Art Deco Hand-Blown Murano Fluted Black Glass Up-Lights w/ 24kt Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite pair of Art Deco hand-blown Murano glass table lamps epitomizes Italian craftsmanship, showcasing a dramatic yet elegant design.
Gold
Ingrid Atterberg, Table Lamp, Earthenware, Brass, Sweden, 1950s
By Upsala Ekeby, Ingrid Atterberg
Located in High Point, NC
A fluted white and red earthenware table lamp designed by Ingrid Atterberg and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1950s.
Brass
$239Sale Price|46% Off
Danish Stoneware Table Lamp with Lavender Blue Glaze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Stylish mallet shaped stoneware table lamp with fluted white Danish shade. The base exhibits a delicate light-purple glaze and an incised cubist motif.
Stoneware
$2,200Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Stiffel Brass & Glass Oil Reservoir Table Lamps
By Vincenzio Vangelisti
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of oil-lamp style table lamps with fluted brass columns on stepped plinth bases with push button on/off switches.
Brass
Pair of French Art Deco Glass Demi Lune Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of Art Deco glass and brass table lamps. Fluted shell demi lune glass shade with ribbed detailing and wavy glass along top edge.
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Hand-Blown Murano Fluted Glass Uplights w/ 24K Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite pair of Mid-Century Modernist uplights showcases the masterful artistry of Murano glassmaking. Hand-blown in Italy, the lamps feature stunning fluted glass forms, acce...
Gold
Art Deco Cut Glass Uplight w/ Fluted and Geometric Detailing on Hexagonal Base
Located in New York, NY
This elegant and well scaled Art Deco Cut glass Uplight W/Fluted and Geometric Detailing on Hexagonal Base originates from the United States, Circa 1925. Featuring a lovely shade in ...
Cut Glass
$2,295Sale Price / set|40% Off
Pair of English Art Deco Crystal Table Lamps C.1920
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of Art Deco crystal table lamps with fluted stems, brass fittings and adorned in Art Deco flared opaque glass shades.
Crystal
Italian Neo-Classical Pink Marble Table Lamp with Bronze Trim
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic style (19th Century) pink marble fluted column table lamp with bronze trim and font.
Marble, Bronze
$332Sale Price|30% Off
Mid Century Hollywood Regency Brass & Crystal Trophy Urn Table Lamp 25"
Located in Dayton, OH
A large and impressive late 20th century fluted crystal trophy urn shaped table lamp featuring a square brass base with foliate feet, a scallop shell patterned band and scrolling fol...
Crystal, Brass
$1,106
Futurist Lamp
Located in London, England
Fluted nickle table lamp in brushed chrome with ultra fine detailing throughout.
Chrome, Nickel
Unique Art Deco Table Lamp Handmade by Christian Schollert, Denmark, 1930s
By Arne Bang, Christian Schollert
Located in Odense, DK
Amazing and unique ceramics table lamp in fluted style and a light blue glazing.
Ceramic, Earthenware
Murano Glass Table Lamps, Incamiciato Style, Modern Design, Italy, New
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely pair of "incamiciato" Murano glass fluted column table lamps. Master glassblowers layered clear glass with "polvera d'oro" (gold leaf flecks) over a pristine white opaline gla...
Murano Glass
Artisan Pair of Murano Sommerso Glass and Brushed Brass Table Lamps
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of pagliesco or straw color hand crafted Murano glass table lamps with fluted stem and hardware in a cobination of brushed and polished brass.
Brass
Pair of French Bronze and Marble Cherub Table Lamps, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French ormolu bronze and fluted marble cherub table lamps with decorative floral swags, lambs tongue, and resting on decorative gilt bronze circular feet.
Art Deco Stoneware Table Lamp "Model 173", Arne Bang, Own Studio, Denmark, 1930s
By Arne Bang
Located in Odense, DK
Fluted stoneware table lamp in dark brown / red glazing by Arne Bang.
Stoneware
Large, Converted English Oil Lamp
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique English oil lamp, converted to electrical table lamp. Corinthian fluted column with glass.
Silver, Brass
Vintage Stiffel Brass & Glass Oil Reservoir Lamp
By Stiffel
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Vintage oil-lamp style table lamp with fluted brass column base.
Brass
Pr. Hollywood Regency Floor Table Lamps c. 1960/70's
By Laurel Lamp Company, Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of Hollywood Regency, Mid Century floor, table lamps, having fluted brass laminate and wood columns, with circular tempered glass table surfaces.
Brass
Pair of Red Murano Glass Lamps with Gold Leaf Inclusions 1950s
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in New York, NY
Vintage pair of fluted Murano glass table lamps in ruby red with flowing clusters of gold speckles in a twirling motion, creating ever-changing shimmering reflections and colors as y...
Gold Leaf
Edward F Caldwell Gilt and Patinated Bronze Lamps with Putti and Green Marble
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Large pair of Edward F Caldwell & co patinated and gilt bronze table lamps with fluted green marble bases. The bodies of the lamps are in the shape of two beautifully round Putti hoi...
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Widdicomb Round Brass Gallery Top Fluted Legs Lamp Side Table on Casters MINT
By Baker Furniture Company, John Widdicomb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Widdicomb Round Brass Gallery Top Fluted Legs Lamp Side Table on Casters MINT
Brass
Antique Monumental Pair Silver Plated Art Deco Table Lamps 20th Century
By A. Wilcox 1
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning monumental pair of Art Deco fluted column table lamps, Circa 1930 in date and bearing the silversmith makers mark, AW for A.Wilcox, Birmingham, England They are ...
Silver Plate, Bronze
Italian Murano Glass Table Lamp, Gold Dusted, Fluted Design
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Murano white "INCAMICIATO" glass table lamp with 3 fluted design sections separated by gold dusted glass rings resting on a round wood platform base.
Murano 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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