1950s Black Metal French Table Lamp in the Style of Mathieu Matégot
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in London, GB
Small French 1950’s black metal table lamp in the style of Mathieu Mategot. Rewired. Sold with
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, France, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1960s. Moderate patina to base. Wear
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable green and black-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp
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French Designer, Table Lamps, Metal, France, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of adjustable metal table lamps designed and produced in France, c. 1930s. Dimensions of
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Antique French Gilt Metal Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique French gilt metal table lamp, dating from around the 1900-1910
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$995 / item
Antique French Metal Sign Table Lamp
Located in High Point, NC
This antique table lamp was crafted in France around the 1900s. The metal base, featuring a
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, Brass, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-lacquered metal and brass table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Wear
Metal, Brass
French Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and green-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Dramatic
Metal, Brass
French Designer, Table Lamp, Sandstone, Metal, France, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige sandstone and metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1970s. Wear consistent
Sandstone, Metal
French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, Glass, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable metal and blue-colored opaline glass table lamp designed and produced in France, c
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, Fabric, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A metal and white fabric table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Minor stains to
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black, red-lacquered metal and brass table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Minor
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, Marble, France, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable metal and marble table lamp likely designed and produced in France, c. 1930s
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, Brass, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass, red and black lacquered metal table lamp or desk light likely designed and
Metal, Brass
French Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass and light blue-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c
Metal, Brass
French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, Ceramic, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A green black-lacquered metal and green-glazed ceramic table lamp with removable ashtray designed
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French Designer, Table Lamps, Metal, Glass, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of metal and glass table lamps designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Dimensions of
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Glass, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A blown glass and metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Glass, Metal, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A gold-lacquered metal and white opaline glass table lamp likely designed and produced in France, c
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Glass, Metal, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow-colored glass and metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1940s. Dimensions
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, Fabric, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-lacquered metal and beige fabric band table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable red-lacquered metal and brass table lamp likely designed and produced in France, c
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, Glass, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A metal and glass table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Glass, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A blown glass and metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, Brass, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass, black and red-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass and blue-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s
Metal, Brass
French Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass, black and cream-white lacquered metal table lamp likely designed and produced
Metal, Brass
French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, Glass, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A metal and glass table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, Brass, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-lacquered metal and brass table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1940s. Oxidation
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Glass, Metal, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A glass and metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1940s. Dimensions of Lamp with
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass and light blue-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass and blue-lacquered table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s
Metal, Brass
French Designer, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A light grey-glazed ceramic and metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Wear
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Glass, Metal, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pink black-colored glass and metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1940s. Wear
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French Designer, Table Lamps, Glass, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of glass and metal table lamps designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Wear consistent
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Philippe Barbier, Table Lamp, Metal, France, 1970s
By Philippe Barbier
Located in High Point, NC
A metal table lamp designed and produced by Philippe Barbier, France, c. 1970s. Patina on metal
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Philippe Barbier, Table Lamp, Metal, France, 1970s
By Philippe Barbier
Located in High Point, NC
A metal table lamp designed and produced by Philippe Barbier, France, c. 1970s. Dramatic patina
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and black-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Dimensions
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20th Century French Adjustable Metal Table Lamp
Located in High Point, NC
A striking example of mid-century French design, this adjustable metal table lamp features a sleek
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, Brass, Marble, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A marble, metal and green-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s
Marble, Metal, Brass
French Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, Glass, France, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, metal and white opaline glass table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1960s. Some
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, Rubber, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, beige rubber and beige-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c
Metal, Brass
French Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, Rubber, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, beige rubber and beige-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c
Metal, Brass
Baccarat, Table Lamps, Glass, Metal, France, 1950s
By Baccarat
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of glass and metal table lamps produced by Baccarat, France, c. 1950s. Wear consistent with
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French Designer, Table Lamps, Metal, Glass, Fabric, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of metal, glass and off-white fabric table lamps designed and produced in France, c. 1950s
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French Designer, Table Lamps, Glass, Metal, Onyx, France, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of glass, metal and green onyx table lamps designed and produced in France, c. 1930s
Onyx, Metal
French Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, Paper, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, off-white lacquered metal and paper table lamp likely designed and produced in France, c
Metal, Brass
French Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, Glass, France, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, black-lacquered metal and white opaline glass table lamp designed and produced in France
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$4,350 / set
Pair of French 1970s Metal Table Lamps
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of fine French midcentury patina-ed metal table lamps with their original shades.
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French Designer, Table Lamps, Brass, Metal, Glass, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair brass, pink-lacquered metal and opaline glass table lamps likely designed and produced in
Metal, Brass
Vintage French Pair of Chromed Metal Table Lamps
Located in Sofia, BG
Vintage French Pair of Chromed Metal Table Lamps.
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Glass, Metal, Fabric, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A crystal glass, metal and white fabric table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s
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French Designer, Table Lamps, Metal, Glass, Fabric, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of metal, white fabric and glass table lamps designed and produced in France, c. 1950s
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Glass, Metal, Fabric, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A glass, white fabric and metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1940s. Overall
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Glass, Metal, Fabric, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A glass, white fabric and metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1940s. Overall
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French Designer, Table Lamp, Glass, Metal, Fabric, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A glass, white fabric and metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1940s. Overall
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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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