$3,575
H 13.5 in W 11 in D 10 in
Mid-Century Modern Gerald Thurston Cricket Lamp with Diffuser for Lightolier
Located in San Diego, CA
Original "Cricket" table lamp, designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier.
Brass
Gerald Thurston For Lightolier "Cricket" Lamp ca' 1950's
By Gerald Thurston
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A nice example of a Gerald Thurston for Lightolier "Cricket"lamp. All original, complete with plastic diffuser, original wiring, original beige paint.
Aluminum, Brass
$3,300
H 12.5 in W 11 in D 12.75 in
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Taupe "Cricket" Desk Lamp, Circa 1955
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Original Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Dark Camel "Cricket" Table Lamp, Wall Lamp.
Brass, Steel
Gerald Thurston Cricket Lamp for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lamp designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier in the 1950s. The black shade tilts and the lamps can also be hung on the wall as a sconce. A diffuser keeps the light gentle. Black p...
Black Gerald Thurston Cricket Lamp for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1950s black cricket lamp designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier.
Gerald Thurston “Cricket” Lamp for Lightolier, Circa 1950s
By Gerald Thurston
Located in San Antonio, TX
Mid-Century Modern "cricket" lamp for Lightolier is multifunctional in that the bakelite shade is adjustable and can be used as a desk/table lamp or hung on a wall as a sconce. This ...
Brass
Sold
H 11 in W 12.5 in D 12.75 in
Gerald Thurston "Cricket" Lamp / Sconce Classic Modernist Design, Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Buffalo, NY
Original "Cricket" table lamp, designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier.
Brass, Steel
Cricket Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Berlin, DE
Lamp designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier in the 1950s. The shade tilts and the lamps can also be hung on the wall as a sconce. A diffuser keeps the light gentle. White painted...
Metal, Brass
Cricket desk lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier, 1950's
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Montréal, QC
Iconic 1950’s Cricket desk lamp designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier 1x 40 watt E-26 Edison medium base incandescent bulb recommended or higher if LED/CFL.
Brass, Steel
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier White Cricket Lamps - Pair
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of matched "Cricket" table lamp, designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier.
Metal
Gerald Thurston Wall Table or Desk Cricket Lamp Midcentury , 1950s
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in San Diego, CA
White "Cricket" lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. It can be used on a table, desk or hung on a wall.
Metal
White or Black pair of Cricket Lamps by Gerald Thurston
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original cricket lamps by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. Meticulously designed table lamps can alternately be suspended as a wall sconce.
Gerald Thurston Cricket Lamp for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in San Mateo, CA
An iconic Gerald Thurston design for Lightolier. The cricket lamp has an adjustable shade and can be hung on a wall as well.
Brass, Steel
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier "Cricket" Lamp
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An iconic design by Gerald Thurston for lightolier, the "cricket" lamp has three light brightness settings and is in working order.
Metal
Gerald Thurston Black Cricket Lamp
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original "Cricket" table lamp, designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier.
Metal
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Cricket Lamp
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in New Windsor, NY
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier "Cricket" lamp. Black bakelite shade on brass frame.
Brass
White and Black Pair of Cricket Lamps by Gerald Thurston
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original cricket lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. Meticulously designed table lamps can alternately be suspended as a wall sconce.
Gerald Thurston "Cricket" Lamp
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Hudson, NY
"Cricket" lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. The lamp can be used as table lamp and wall light as well.
Gerald Thurston "Cricket" Lamp
By Gerald Thurston
Located in New York, NY
White enameled steel and brass table lamp by Gerald Thurston.
Gerald Thurston "Cricket" Lamp for Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Gerald Thurston brass and painted steel "Cricket lamp," mfg.
Brass, Steel
Gerald Thurston "Cricket" Lamp for Lightolier
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Adjustable shade,can be used on tabletop or as a sconce.
Metal
"Cricket" Lamp by Gerald Thurston
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Original Gerald Thurston for Lightolier black "Cricket" table lamp.
Cricket Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Turners Falls, MA
Cricket Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
Metal
"Cricket" Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Multi functional with adjustable shade and can be hung on a wall as a sconce.
Lightolier "Cricket" Lamp Designed by Gerald Thurston
Located in TUJUNGA, CA
"Cricket" lamp designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier.
Metal
Gerald Thurston "Cricket" Lamp
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Waltham, MA
Early 1950s "Cricket" lamp designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier.
Metal
Gerald Thurston "Cricket" Lamp for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Great modernist design, can sit on table or be hung on the wall as a sconce. Pierced pivoting shade allows for direct or diffused light and brightness control.
Enamel
"Cricket" Desk Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Multi functional with adjustable shade and can be hung on a wall as a sconce. Black perforated shade with diffuser.
Gerald Thurston Wall or Desk Cricket Lamp, 1950s
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in San Diego, CA
White "Cricket" lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. It can be used on a desk or hung on a wall.
Brass
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Paavo Tynell 'Model 5321' Brass and Rattan Table Lamp
By Paavo Tynell, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Paavo Tynell 'Model 5321' Brass and Rattan Table Lamp Originally designed by Paavo Tynell in 1938, this authorized GUBI re-edition is executed in brass and rattan. The 5321 table la...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
$6,962 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
$2,124 / item
H 17.72 in W 15.75 in D 11.82 in
Brass Cabinet Modern Floating Brass Side Table Nightstand
By Renats Kotlevs
Located in Riga, LV
Exquisite custom nightstand, a masterpiece crafted from engineered wood and adorned with a polished, slightly brushed, burnished, varnished brass finish. This exceptional piece is de...
Brass
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
$6,723 / set
H 24.01 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Park Night Stands in Noir Oxblood Lacquer by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Park nightstand is the epitome of exquisite craftsmanship, featuring meticulously proportioned dimensions and exceptional detailing that make it an ideal bedside companion. Our f...
Lacquer
Panoplie Petite Iron Tripod Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite iron tripod lamp with slender legs and tapered feet. New wiring and new oyster linen shade. Multiple available, sold individually. Takes one E12 base bulb, up to 25 W or highe...
Iron
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the characteristic V-shaped...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
Travertine Pedestal Cone Side Table
By Kiwano Concept
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introduce monumental elegance and a grounded detail to your interior with the stunning beige travertine CONE side table. The sculptural geometric shape of this contemporary design pi...
Travertine
ShiLU Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of Lumfardo Luminaries contemporary collection, the ShiLU Sconce is a fully Directional reading sconce crafted from patinated brass and steel hardware and fabric shade. Classic ...
Steel, Brass
Paavo Tynell 'Model 9209' Brass and Rattan Table Lamp for Gubi
By Paavo Tynell, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Paavo Tynell Model 9209 Brass and Rattan Table Lamp for Gubi Originally designed by Paavo Tynell in 1940, this authorized GUBI re-edition is executed in brass and rattan. Today, th...
Brass
Lisa Johansson-Pape 'Lisa' Floor Lamp for Innolux Oy
By Innolux Oy, Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Glendale, CA
Lisa Johansson-Pape 'Lisa' floor lamp for Innolux Oy. Originally produced in the 1950s by Orno, this newly authorized re-edition of the iconic lamp is made by Innolux in Finland usi...
Brass
Pair of Martini Side Table in Wrought Iron, Art Deco style, in stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Martini Side Table in Wrought Iron, Art Deco style, in stock Hammered and forged iron Hand Made in France Warm black patina that gives it a timeless aesthetic. Available indi...
Wrought Iron
Sculptural Scandinavian Modern Chair in Wood Denmark - 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Sculptural Scandinavian Modern Chair in Wood, Denmark - 1960s.
Wood
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.