French Task Lamp
Marine Captain's Articulated Task Lamp
Located in Sharon, CT
Beautiful little lamp, mostly hand machined in nickel plated brass.
Articulated with ball joints
Category
Mid-20th Century French Machine Age Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Matched Pair Modernist Task, Desk Lamps, Fiberglass Shades, France
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Buffalo, NY
Matched Pair Modernist Task ,desk Lamps, Amazing green spun exposed fiberglass shades, adjustable
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
$2,200 / set
H 18 in W 7.5 in D 5.5 in
Task Reading Lamp Brass Reeded
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A FINE, EARLY-20th CENTURY, FRENCH, BRASS, ADJUSTABLE, READING LIGHT
Stylish & practical
Elegant
Category
20th Century French Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Serge Mouille 'Agrafée Simple' Task Lamp in Black
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Glendale, CA
Serge Mouille 'Agrafée Simple' task lamp in black.
Originally designed in 1958, this iconic lamp
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille 'Agrafée Double Rotule' Task Lamp in Black
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Glendale, CA
Serge Mouille 'Agrafée Double Rotule' task lamp in black.
Originally designed in 1958, this
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Lamps Table Pair Task Gooseneck Vintage Black Metal White Glass Shade
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Pair of vintage painted black, metal gooseneck task lamps with original glass shades, 15” high
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,370 / set
H 15.16 in Dm 2.17 in
Post Modern Articulating Desk Task or Table Lamp by Phillips, circa 1980s
By Phillips
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern articulating and adjustable desk task or table lamp rendered in red and black powder
Category
Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$584 Sale Price
61% Off
H 15.5 in W 5 in D 16 in
Antique French Coolie Glass Brass Wall Task Kitchen Light Lamp
By French Opaline
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique French Coolie Milk Glass Wall Bracket Task Light
An early French glass coolie light. The
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Antique French Coolie Glass Frill Brass Wall Task Kitchen Light Lamp
By French Opaline
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique French Coolie Glass Wall Light – H
An early French glass coolie light. The conical milk
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Antique French Coolie Milk Glass Brass Wall Kitchen Task Lamp Light
By French Opaline
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique French Coolie Glass Wall Light – G
An early French glass coolie light. The conical milk
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Antique French Coolie Milk Glass Brass Pendant Kitchen Task Lamp Light
By French Opaline
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique French Coolie Milk Glass Frill Pendant Light – A
An early French glass coolie pendant
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
$404 / item
H 5.91 in Dm 9.85 in
Large Antique French Coolie Milk Glass Brass Pendant Kitchen Task Lamp Light
By French Opaline
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Large French Coolie Milk Glass Pendant Light – A
A larger than standard glass coolie pendant light
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
$678 / item
H 7.49 in Dm 13.78 in
Task Light by Atelier Gras for R.A.V.E.L. Clamart
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A “lampe gras†desk lamp with a patinated steel two-point adjustable arm on an ANGLED ball-and
Category
20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Antique French Holophane Frill Glass Brass Wall Task Kitchen Light Lamp
By Holophane
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique Glass Holophane Wall Light – E
A vintage bell shaped glass prismatic light shade which looks great both lit and unlit. The light has retained its original brass gallery and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
$609 / item
H 7.49 in Dm 7.49 in
Modernist Task Light or Clamp Table Lamp by Bernard-Albin Gras for Gras, 1920s
By Lampe Gras, Bernard-albin Gras
Located in Munich, DE
Articulated modernist task lamp or clamp table light. Extremely rare shorter execution of the model
Category
Vintage 1920s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Iron
$3,827
H 17.72 in W 2.37 in D 10.24 in
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Original Jielde Lamp
By Jielde
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Classic french Industrial design task lamp - Jielde " MADE IN FRANCE. Chromed finish. In Very good
Category
Vintage 1970s French Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
French Task Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French task lamp with fully adjustable perforated double hood.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
French Singer Task Lamp # 20
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French task lamp used on sewing machine
Category
Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Cord, Silk
French Singer Task Lamp # 50
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French task lamp used on sewing machine
Category
Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Cord, Silk
French Singer Task Lamp # 10
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French task lamp used on sewing machine
Category
Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
French Singer Task Lamp # 30
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French task lamp used on sewing machine
Category
Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
1950s French Office Task Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Of the era small task lamp. The base has a tricolor inlaid paint of blue, green and red triangles
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
French Adjustable "Lumina" Task Lamp
By Lumina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adjustable Task Light with clamp attachment.
The height and width varies from approx. 20
Category
French Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Aluminum
French Industrial Task Lamp by Ferdinand Solere
By Ferdinand Solere
Located in Brooklyn, NY
French, midcentury, industrial task or work lamp by Ferdinand Solere features a cast aluminum arm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Boris Lacroix Task Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Lacroix task lamp with ball pivot on shade for full range of motion and circular
Category
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Boris Lacroix Task Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adjustable and sculptural French table lamp
Category
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Jielde Task Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
original Jielde task lamps with clamp holders
adjustable at all joints, green plate edition
Category
Vintage 1940s French Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Jielde White French Industrial Drafting Task Desk Clamp Light
By Jielde, Jean Louis Domecq
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Two-armed French Industrial drafting task lamp. The Jielde lamp was designed in the 1950s by Jean
Category
Vintage 1970s French Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Alain Richard 'A22f' Task Lamp in Orange for Disderot
By Disderot, Alain Richard
Located in Glendale, CA
Alain Richard 'A22F' task lamp in orange for Disderot.
Executed in orange painted metal, this
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Bernard-Albin Gras No. 201 Clamp-On Drafting Task Lamp Light
By Bernard-albin Gras, Lampe Gras
Located in Oakville, CT
Bernard-Albin Gras No. 201 clamp-on drafting task lamp. Shade diameter measures 8". Base arm
Category
Vintage 1920s French Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Task Light
Located in Chicago, IL
shade and stocky domed base of this Industrial table lamp.
Category
20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Antique French Coolie Frill Glass Brass Wall Task Kitchen Light Lamp
By French Opaline
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique French Coolie Frill Milk Glass Wall Task Light
An early French glass coolie light. The
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Tri-pod Desk Lamp Attributed to Boris Lacroix
By Jean Boris Lacroix
Located in Astoria, NY
A French tri-pod task lamp with a curving brass body and an articulated, white enameled shade. The
Category
20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Eileen Gray Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Deco table/task lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo
Category
Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Aluminum Extending Task Lamp
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Sleek French wall mounted task lamp with large aluminum shade and extending brass arm. Small
Category
20th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Jielde Industrial Wall Mount Task Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Multi-armed Modernist Articulating Task Lamp designed in the 1950's by Jean-Louis Domecq.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Antique French Holophane Frill Glass Brass Wall Task Kitchen Light Lamp
By Holophane
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique Glass Holophane Wall Light – D
A vintage bell shaped glass prismatic light shade which looks great both lit and unlit. The light has retained its original brass gallery and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Industrial Task Lamps by Jielde, circa 1950s
By Jielde
Located in Gloucester, GB
Industrial task lamps by Jielde, circa 1950s
- Price is per lamp
- Brushed steel shades
Category
Vintage 1950s French Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Jielde Wall or Table Mount Task Lamp "SIGNAL SI331CS"
By Jielde, Jean Louis Domecq
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible 1950s French Jielde task lamp with worn white enameled finish in original condition with
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Olive Green Jielde Wall or Table Mount Task Lamp "SIGNAL SI331CS
By Jielde, Jean Louis Domecq
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible 1950s French Jielde task lamp with olive green enameled finish in original condition
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
French Metal Industrial Adjustable Task Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
An unusual adjustable metal task table lamp.
French, circa 1950s.
Functional and stylish
Category
Vintage 1950s French Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
French Industrial Telescopic Task Lamp by Alphonse Pinoit for Ki-E-Klair
By Alphonse Pinoit, Ki-E-Klair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
French, industrial task lamp by Alphonse Pinoit for Ki-E-Klair features a height adjustable, chrome
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Chrome
H 39.5 in W 6.5 in D 12.5 in
French Task Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Yellow metal table lamp. Illuminates on both ends and rotates 360 degrees.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Table Lamps
French Decorative Task Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a perfect french decorative task lamp with a scalloped shade.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Brass
Counterpoise Task French Drafting Lamp
Located in Bedford, NY
Floor standing lamp with counter balance and wire with glass light globe. The lamp can be adjusted
Category
Vintage 1960s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
French 1930s Nickel Pivoting Task Lamp
Located in Hoboken, NJ
Nickel desk lamp, the curved nickel shade pivoting on two arms raised from the rectangular base
Category
Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Jielde Task Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jielde task lamp with clamp holder. Adjustable at all joints.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Iron Task Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
a charming, black iron task lamp from a chic Paris flea market.
Category
Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Steel Industrial Task Lamp, French circa 1930
Located in Hoboken, NJ
Patinated steel and iron desk or task lamp, a hinged steel column mounted on a triangular textured
Category
Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Iron, Steel
Single Orange Metal Task Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
spherical, single bulb light fixture
rotates and pivots on slim neck
in bright, matte orange and chrome
wonderful “retro-futuristic” appeal
rotates and pivots on slim neck
in bright, matte orange and chrome
wonderful “retro-futuristic” appeal
Category
Vintage 1960s French Table Lamps
Vintage Industrial Task Light by Lumina
By Lumina, Brevete
Located in Amsterdam, NL
This Industrial task light by Lumina is adjustable in all positions and is formerly used on a work
Category
Vintage 1940s French Industrial Table Lamps
Three-Armed Vintage Jielde Task Light by Jean Louis Domecq
Located in Amsterdam, NL
manufactured by Jieldé in Lyon, France during the 1950s. This lamp has been restored carefully and made
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Three-Armed Vintage Jielde Task Light by Jean-Louis Domecq
Located in Amsterdam, NL
manufactured by Jieldé in Lyon, France during the 1950s.
This lamp has been restored carefully and made
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Two-Armed Vintage Jielde Task Light by Jean-Louis Domecq
Located in Amsterdam, NL
manufactured by Jieldé in Lyon, France during the 1950s. This lamp has been restored carefully and made
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps
Two-Armed Vintage Jielde Task Light by Jean-Louis Domecq
Located in Amsterdam, NL
manufactured by Jieldé in Lyon, France during the 1950s. This lamp has been restored carefully and made
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps
Two-Armed Vintage Jielde Task Light by Jean-Louis Domecq
Located in Amsterdam, NL
manufactured by Jieldé in Lyon, France during the 1950s.
This lamp has been restored carefully and made
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Two-Armed Vintage Jielde Task Light by Jean-Louis Domecq
Located in Amsterdam, NL
manufactured by Jieldé in Lyon, France during the 1950s.
This lamp has been restored carefully and made
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Art Deco task light, titling function, in Patinated Copper on Aluminium
Located in London, GB
1930's original task lamp.
oversized, unusual as commonly found as 10/15cm high.
Condition is used
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
table/task lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo
By Eileen Gray
Located in Maastricht, NL
table/task lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo in brass and enamel, Art deco style.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Vintage Industrial Task Light by Lumina
By Lumina, Brevete
Located in Amsterdam, NL
This Industrial task light by Lumina is adjustable in all positions and is formally used on a
Category
Vintage 1950s French Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
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French Task Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal French task lamp for your home. Each French task lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and steel. Your living room may not be complete without a French task lamp — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right French task lamp, those designed in Industrial, Mid-Century Modern and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. A well-made French task lamp has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Jielde, Jean Louis Domecq and Bernard-Albin Gras are consistently popular.
How Much is a French Task Lamp?
Prices for a French task lamp can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $538 and can go as high as $3,925, while the average can fetch as much as $1,150.
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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.
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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.
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