American Art Deco Amber Etched and Faceted Balustrade Form Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This elegant table lamp was realized in the United States, circa 1935. It features an exquisitely
Glass
$5,500
H 45 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
American Plaster Harlequin Balustrade White & Blue Painted Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century American "Harlequin Balustrade" plaster table lamp sculpted in spindle form and painted
Metal, Brass
Mercury Glass Balustrade Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Graceful 1950s mercury glass balustrade lamp with ebonized circular wood base. Double socketed
Mercury Glass
Balustrade Mini Table Lamp by Simon Moore
By Simon Moore
Located in London, GB
Blown glass with Battuta cut surface and brushed stainless steel base. Bespoke variations, size and
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Handblown Murano Glass Balustrade Form Lamp
By Murano 5
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modernist table lamp comprised of hand-blown Murano glass in a balustrade form shape
Murano Glass
Pair of chartreuse glass table lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of tall Murano chartreuse glass balustrade form table lamps. View our complete
Brass
Sold
H 20.75 in Dm 5.5 in
Restoration Hardware Modern Crystal Banister Table Lamp Baluster Light Glass
By Restoration Hardware
Located in Dayton, OH
illuminating. Large clear glass balustrade style table lamp with golden beige shade by Restoration Hardware
Crystal
Antique Pair of Cut Crystal Candelabra Balustrade Table Lamps, circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of candelabra table lamps offer crystal balustrade form with hanging cut crystal
Glass
Pair of Barovier & Toso Balustrade Lamps
By Barovier&Toso
Located in New York, NY
Outstanding pair of art glass lamps designed in a balustrade form. Beautifully done by Barovier
Marble
$2,800
H 15 in W 11 in D 8 in
Large Iridescent Italian Art Glass Murano Vase Attributed to Ercole Barovier
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Montreal, QC
Large gold iridescent Italian art glass Murano vase attributed to Ercole Barovier.
Murano Glass
Sold|$2,672
H 24.02 in W 31.5 in D 15.75 in
An ART-DECO MODERNIST Side Table or CONSOLE, Charles DUDOUYDT style, France 1930
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in PARIS, FR
This piece is one of our most followed piece on 1stdibs. It has been refreshed, to loose all surface rays and marks, recently. The studio pictures are old but the outside pictures a...
Wood
Murano Glass Ivory Eight Arm Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Chandelier made of ivory colored Murano glass with eight branches. We love the classic lines and modern details of this hand-blown fixture. It has been newly wired to fit US standard...
Murano Glass
Bespoke Eight-Arm Plaster Fixture in the Giacometti Manner
Located in New York, NY
Lerebours Bespoke eight-arm plaster fixture in the manner of Alberto Giacometti. The fixture takes (8) E-12 candelabra bulbs at 40 watts each. It is UL listed. This hand-crafted pla...
Plaster
1930s Art Deco Large Scale Brass Pendant Light
Located in New York, NY
Large scale 1930s Art Deco brass 10 foot tall pendant light from the interior vaulted 40 foot ceiling of the East River Savings Bank Building originally located at 26 Cortlandt Stree...
Brass
Rare Early French 20th Century Art Deco Bronze and Alabaster Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A large and rare early French 20th century Art Deco bronze alabaster eight-light chandelier. Measures: Height fixture 87 cm. Total height 100 cm. Diameter 65 cm. Twelve bulbs w...
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
Two Murano Glass and Brass Chandeliers by F Fabbian
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two Murano glass pendant lights by F Fabbian, Italy, 1970s. Large pair Italian ceiling lights in blue and green Murano glass.Consisting of a beautiful round shaped and wit colored ...
Metal, Brass
$2,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 3.94 in Dm 18.9 in
Collection of Fourteen 19th Century French Copper Egg Poacher or Escargot Pans
Located in Haarlem, NL
Lovely decorative set of fourteen antique copper escargot or egg poach pans. Hand-hammered copper, tin lined with hand cast brass handles. I'm told they where used for egg-poaching ...
Brass, Copper
CAST – Minimalist Oval Dining Table in Solid Oak Wood
By Pedro Sottomayor
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Elevate your dining space with this minimalist modern oval table, expertly handcrafted in Portugal using premium oak wood. With a sleek 220 × 110 cm oval top and seamless finishes, ...
Wood, Oak, Plywood
Art Deco Style Brass Table Lamp with Painted Brass Shade
By Loyzaga
Located in Mexico, Ciudad de México
Brass table lamp with painted red brass shade. This lamp is in a style that we call eclectic historical, combining Egyptian, Roman, English and neo classical elements. The history of...
Bronze
$4,767Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 29.5 in W 82.6 in D 29.5 in
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Ring Dining Table in Beech
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Adolf Loos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wiener GTV Design enriches their furnishing proposal for the dining room with the large table Ring Dining Table, characterized by a light and elegant structure which applies the styl...
Wood
Venetian Chandelier In Golden Murano Glass And Reticello
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Venetian chandelier in gilded Murano glass and reticello, 6 arms of light, New electrification
Metal
$5,495 / set
H 22.5 in W 50 in D 16.5 in
Pair of French Neoclassical Styled Lacquered Benches w Caned Seats Rolled Arms
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Special pair of neoclassical benches with caned seats, rolled arms and cushions for the seats. Black lacquer on the hardwood frames with Stenciled gilt floral work on the front and b...
Fabric, Cane, Oak, Giltwood, Lacquer
$7,287
H 31.11 in W 31.11 in D 2.37 in
An ABSTRACT POST-MODERN Relief PAINTING by JEAN-CLAUDE LETHIAIS, France, 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An abstract relief painting, black center, different shades of orange, pink, red, purple around, with a green surrounding line, post-modern, abstract, forme-libre, oil on wooden pann...
Wood, Paint
$21,863
H 30.32 in W 38.59 in D 16.93 in
A MODERNIST SCANDINAVIAN DANSK Secretary DESK by SVEND AAGE MADSEN, 1950 Denmark
By Svend Åge Madsen
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant and aerial desk or secretary desk, by Svend Aage Madsen, produced by Knudsen & Søn, Denmark 1950. This small desk represents the essence of modernist Dansk creatitivy. it ...
Brass
$22,292
H 27.17 in W 38.59 in D 13.78 in
Beautifully Drawn Pair of 18th Century Hepplewhite Period Mahogany Window Seats
Located in London, GB
Raised on elegantly fluted, square tapering legs with carved acanthus paterae and block feet. The swept arms finished with show-wood on both front and back, the front side with fine...
Mahogany
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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