Jean-Luc Le Mounier, Empreinte, Contemporary Dining Table, France, 2023
By Jean-Luc Le Mounier
Located in New York, NY
From his Empreinte Collection, a series of pieces centered around a theme of destruction and reconstruction, this exceptional table is composed of patinated bronze cast from broken a...
Marble, Bronze
$70,000
1935 Jansen Dining Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
The January 1935 issue of Plaisir de France featured two dining tables by Jansen. The editors saw fit to present the same photograph of one of the two once again in the book Decorati...
Bronze, Other
Franck Evennou, Mangrove, Contemporary Side Table, France, 2014
By Franck Evennou
Located in New York, NY
Franck Evennou has a poetic language inspired by nature, and by all subjects that carry the residue of their pasts. His works, particularly in bronze, like this amorphous, serpentine...
Slate, Bronze, Nickel
Franck Evennou, Contemporary Bronze Table Lamp, France, 2020
By Franck Evennou
Located in New York, NY
Franck Evennou has a poetic language inspired by nature, and by all subjects that carry the residue of their pasts. His works, particularly in bronze, like the spare Loop, possess a ...
Bronze
Franck Evennou, Contemporary Bronze Table Lamp, France, 2020
By Franck Evennou
Located in New York, NY
Franck Evennou has a poetic language inspired by nature, and by all subjects that carry the residue of their pasts. His works, particularly in bronze, like the spare Loop, possess a ...
Bronze
Sabino, Waterfall Table Lamp, Glass & Bronze, France, 1930s
By Marius-Ernest Sabino
Located in New York, NY
This extraordinary table lamp intimates the downward flow of water, both in its stunning molded shade and stately bronze body.
Bronze
After Claude Boeltz, Bronze Eclaté Table Lamp, France, 1970s
By Claude Victor Boeltz
Located in New York, NY
As with much of Boeltz's celebrated work, this remarkable lamp is an explosion of 24kt gold plating, set with a beautiful amethyst crystal.
Stone, Brass, Bronze
Marc Bankowsky, "Miss Baobab" Bronze Table Lamp, France, 2007
By Marc Bankowsky
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary table lamp by Marc Bankowsky. This solid bronze lamp is fashioned after the baobab, a tree native to Madagascar.
Bronze
Marc Bankowsky, "Miss Baobab" Bronze Table Lamp, France, 2007
By Marc Bankowsky
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary table lamp by Marc Bankowsky. This solid bronze lamp is fashioned after the baobab, a tree native to Madagascar.
Bronze
Hervé van der Straeten, Gueridon Volubile No. 538, Side Table, France, 2017
By Herve Van Der Straeten
Located in New York, NY
This contemporary table features a marinace marble top set with cross-sectioned stones, as well as three lopsided bronze supports, each with a gilt bronze facet. These dynamic metal ...
Marble, Bronze
Franck Evennou, Loop - Petit, Contemporary Bronze Table Lamp, France, 2020
By Franck Evennou
Located in New York, NY
Franck Evennou has a poetic language inspired by nature, and by all subjects that carry the residue of their pasts. His works, particularly in bronze, like the spare Loop, possess a ...
Bronze
Hervé Van Der Straeten, "Athéna" Alabaster Table Lamp, France, 2012
By Herve Van Der Straeten
Located in New York, NY
Alabaster table lamp with patinated gilt bronze accents and a paper lampshade, by Hervé van der Straeten Monogrammed: HV
Alabaster, Bronze
Franck Evennou, Bourgeon Bronze and Slate Console, France, 2023
By Franck Evennou
Located in New York, NY
Franck Evennou expresses himself in bronze as others express themselves in verse—he has a poetic language inspired by nature, and by all subjects that carry the residue of their past...
Slate, Bronze
Maison Leleu, Marble & Bronze Console, France, circa 1961
By Maison Leleu
Located in New York, NY
An elegantly pared down console with delicate crossing legs in gunmetal bronze, which, in supporting its marble top gives the piece the appearance of weightlessness. Bibliography: T...
Marble, Bronze, Steel
Maison Leleu, Marble & Bronze Console, France, circa 1961
By Andre Leleu, Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
An elegantly pared down console with delicate crossing legs in gunmetal bronze, which, in supporting its marble top gives the piece the appearance of weightlessness. Bibliography: T...
Marble, Bronze, Steel
Franck Evennou, Branches, Bronze and Marble Contemporary Sellette, France, 2020
By Franck Evennou
Located in New York, NY
Franck Evennou has a poetic language inspired by nature, and by all subjects that carry the residue of their pasts. His works, particularly in bronze, like this amorphous, serpentine...
Bronze
Pair Large Bronze & Steel Conch & Starfish Table Lamps, 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A large conch shell adorns one of this pair of marine motif table lamps while the other features a starfish. Each specimen is rendered in dark, patinated bronze, contrasting beautifu...
Bronze, Steel
$17,500 / set
Pair of French Victorian Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Victorian bronze table lamps with classic figures supporting urn on onyx base.
Onyx, Bronze
French Empire Bronze Swan Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style bronze doré 2 arm bouillotte table lamp with swan form arms beneath a red tole adjustable shade 20th century.
Bronze
French Victorian Rouge Marble and Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian-style (19th Century) rouge marble urn table lamp with extensive bronze mounts, culminating in scrolled feet on a square shaped marble base. Ships without a shade
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Gilt Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
"Pair of French Louis XVI style (19th Century) gilt bronze table lamps with a tall fluted column supported on three feet and resting on a triangular base, originally converted candel...
Bronze
Awesome Table Lamp by Maison Charles
By Maison Charles et Fils
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
This is a rare and fantastic 1970s sculptural lamp in polished solid bronze.
Bronze
Amazing Silver Leaves and Macassar Console
Located in Miami, FL
Ebony Macassar. Fold is in silver leaves. Curved lines and moovmented shapes, very unique piece. High quality craftsmanship, Will fit in any entrance hall or large living room as a w...
Gold, Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
Gilt Metal Bronze Lamp by Mathias for Fondica, France, 2000s
By Fondica, Mathias Fondica
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Model of table or bedside lamp by the artist Mathias for the foundry Fondica in Gisors, France. Gilt bronze metal. No more production today. Height top of sculpture 40 cms. Famous a...
Metal, Bronze
$4,265Sale Price|18% Off
Console in Gold, Bronze Patina with tow Sycamore Shelves by Aymeric Lefort
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
This console is made in metal, golden patina structure with wooden Sycomore shelves. Fixation with four screws hidden once the shelves are in place, and one in the middle of the bott...
Metal
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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