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Glass Hurricane Lamps

Vintage Amber Glass Hurricane Lamp with Diamond Point Hobnail Pattern
Vintage Amber Glass Hurricane Lamp with Diamond Point Hobnail Pattern

Vintage Amber Glass Hurricane Lamp with Diamond Point Hobnail Pattern

Located in Seattle, WA

Add a warm vintage glow to your space with this stunning amber glass hurricane lamp. Featuring a diamond point hobnail texture, ornate metal footed base, and elegant hurricane chimne...

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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Anglo Indian Etched Hurricane Lamps
Pair of Anglo Indian Etched Hurricane Lamps

Pair of Anglo Indian Etched Hurricane Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Pair of circa 1960's Anglo-Indian mahogany and etched glass hurricane lamps with glass bead insets. Measurements: Height: 27" Diameter: 11"

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Vintage 1960s Indian Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Rare Antique Fostoria Etched Satin Glass GWTW Parlor Hurricane Oil Lantern Lamp
Rare Antique Fostoria Etched Satin Glass GWTW Parlor Hurricane Oil Lantern Lamp

Rare Antique Fostoria Etched Satin Glass GWTW Parlor Hurricane Oil Lantern Lamp

By Fostoria Glass Company

Located in Dayton, OH

Rare antique Victorian Art Nouveau Fostoria converted Gone with the Wind parlor oil lamp. Pierced floral brass base - molded frosted / satin glass body hand painted with red flowers,...

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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Hurricane Lamp
Hurricane Lamp

Hurricane Lamp

Located in Highwood, IL

We purchased this rather large reproduction hurricane lamp in Europe and have used it as a store prop for a long time.

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Early 2000s Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

English Pair Brass  and Glass Hurricane Candle Lamps
English Pair Brass  and Glass Hurricane Candle Lamps

English Pair Brass and Glass Hurricane Candle Lamps

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

1718 English pair hurricane candle lamps with brass urn and wood base

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Vintage 1940s Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Victorian Frosted Wheel Cut Glass Oil Lamp Fluted Hurricane Shade
Victorian Frosted Wheel Cut Glass Oil Lamp Fluted Hurricane Shade

Victorian Frosted Wheel Cut Glass Oil Lamp Fluted Hurricane Shade

Located in Van Nuys, CA

This vintage western-style white frosted glass oil lamp Hurricane Shade has a smooth, curved design, wheel cut accents with a softly diffused finish.

Category

Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Pair of Vintage Hurricane Lamps
Pair of Vintage Hurricane Lamps

Pair of Vintage Hurricane Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Pair of circa 1950’s English etched hurricanes lamps with single light. Measurements: Height: 17? Diameter at widest: 8.5?.

Category

Vintage 1950s English Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Wood

Pair of Etched Hurricane Lamps
Pair of Etched Hurricane Lamps

Pair of Etched Hurricane Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Pair of circa 1960's English hurricane lamps with foliage detail. Measurements: Diameter: 7.7" width of base Height: 17".   

Category

Vintage 1960s English Table Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass

Lucite and Brass Hurricane Lamps with Seeded Glass, USA, 1970s
Lucite and Brass Hurricane Lamps with Seeded Glass, USA, 1970s

Lucite and Brass Hurricane Lamps with Seeded Glass, USA, 1970s

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Pair of Lucite base with brass sea lions supporting seeded glass hurricane lights.

Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Victorian Frosted Wheel Cut Floral Glass Oil Lamp Hurricane Fluted Shade
Victorian Frosted Wheel Cut Floral Glass Oil Lamp Hurricane Fluted Shade

Victorian Frosted Wheel Cut Floral Glass Oil Lamp Hurricane Fluted Shade

Located in Van Nuys, CA

This vintage western-style white frosted glass oil lamp Hurricane Shade with wheel cut floral pattern has a smooth, curved design with a softly diffused finish.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Late Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Victorian Wheel Cut Frosted Glass Floral Oil Lamp Fluted Hurricane Shade CHIPPED
Victorian Wheel Cut Frosted Glass Floral Oil Lamp Fluted Hurricane Shade CHIPPED

Victorian Wheel Cut Frosted Glass Floral Oil Lamp Fluted Hurricane Shade CHIPPED

Located in Van Nuys, CA

This vintage western-style white frosted glass oil lamp Hurricane Shade has a smooth, curved design with a softly diffused finish.

Category

Antique Early 1900s American Late Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Bradley & Hubbard Victorian Style Oil Lamp with Hand Painted Hurricane Glass
Bradley & Hubbard Victorian Style Oil Lamp with Hand Painted Hurricane Glass

Bradley & Hubbard Victorian Style Oil Lamp with Hand Painted Hurricane Glass

By Bradley & Hubbard

Located in Miami, FL

Antique Bradley & Hubbard oil lamp from 1885-1894, B&H engraved on the base. The lamp is made of antique brass and very ornate cast iron old-gold-gilded and beautiful detaili...

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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Iron

A Pair of George III-Style Hurricane Lamps
A Pair of George III-Style Hurricane Lamps

A Pair of George III-Style Hurricane Lamps

Located in New York, NY

A pair of English George III-style hurricane table lamps with square brass bases featuring beaded detail and slim baluster turning below the shade fitter holding clear flared glass h...

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Vintage 1960s George III Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Antique Blown Glass Hurricane Shades, Circa 1830
Pair of Antique Blown Glass Hurricane Shades, Circa 1830

Pair of Antique Blown Glass Hurricane Shades, Circa 1830

Located in Astoria, NY

Pair of Blown Glass Hurricane Shades, circa 1830. 19.5" H x 9" Diameter.  Provenance: David B. Collins, Barbados, 20 March 1984. From a Forest Hills Gardens Estate.

Category

Antique 1830s American Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Antique Aladdin Mantle Lamp Co Brass Converted Hurricane Oil Lantern Lamp 20"
Antique Aladdin Mantle Lamp Co Brass Converted Hurricane Oil Lantern Lamp 20"

Antique Aladdin Mantle Lamp Co Brass Converted Hurricane Oil Lantern Lamp 20"

By Aladdin Co.

Located in Dayton, OH

Early 20th century Mantle Lamp company Aladdin brass oil lamp with hurricane and matte milk glass shade with ruffled top.

Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Crystal Candelabra Double Hurricane Lamp Baccarat style 20th century
Vintage Crystal Candelabra Double Hurricane Lamp Baccarat style 20th century

Vintage Crystal Candelabra Double Hurricane Lamp Baccarat style 20th century

Located in Sweden, SE

This exquisite desk (table) candelabra from the first half of the 20th century is a true work of art. Made of crystal glass, it has been expertly electrified to also serve as a stunn...

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Mid-20th Century European Baroque Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal

1960s pair of royal leerdam / Blenko hurricane shell filled lamps
1960s pair of royal leerdam / Blenko hurricane shell filled lamps

1960s pair of royal leerdam / Blenko hurricane shell filled lamps

Located in Farmingdale, NJ

Pair of royal leerdam hurricane shell lamps. Hurricanes are 19” tall 35” tall with shades. Exquisite 1960s, really stunners in person. Lamp shades show some faint staining. ...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Country Table Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass

2 Antique Brass Regency Argand Cornucopia Trophy Urn Hurricane Lamps 13"
2 Antique Brass Regency Argand Cornucopia Trophy Urn Hurricane Lamps 13"

2 Antique Brass Regency Argand Cornucopia Trophy Urn Hurricane Lamps 13"

Located in Dayton, OH

This pair of classical-style antique Argand lamps, dating to circa 1820–1830, is crafted from heavy cast gilt brass and patinated bronze with an elegant, opposing silhouette. Each la...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Antique Scrolled Iron Converted Adjustable Candle Stand Hurricane Floor Lamp 55"
Antique Scrolled Iron Converted Adjustable Candle Stand Hurricane Floor Lamp 55"

Antique Scrolled Iron Converted Adjustable Candle Stand Hurricane Floor Lamp 55"

Located in Dayton, OH

Primitive antique Spanish Revival Colonial style converted candle stand. Features adjustable hurricane lantern over a wrought iron rod with tripod scrolled base. The lantern would ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Primitive Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Pair of French Louis XVI-Style Candlesticks with Etched Hurricane Shades
Pair of French Louis XVI-Style Candlesticks with Etched Hurricane Shades

Pair of French Louis XVI-Style Candlesticks with Etched Hurricane Shades

Located in New York, NY

A pair of French Louis XVI style candlesticks with female figures holding a candlestick aloft and metal frame with crystal drops. Supported by square bronze bases below cylindrical m...

Category

Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Marble, Bronze

Pair of Midcentury Italian Glass Table Lamps
Pair of Midcentury Italian Glass Table Lamps

Pair of Midcentury Italian Glass Table Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Pair of circa 1960s Italian enclosed hurricane molded glass lamps with interior light, Lucite bases and nickel-plated finial.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass

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Pair Of Hurricane Lamps
Pair Of Hurricane Lamps

Pair Of Hurricane Lamps

Unavailable

H 19 in Dm 22 in

Pair Of Hurricane Lamps

Located in San Francisco, CA

A pair of talavera hurricane lamps in blue and white design for candles

Category

20th Century Mexican Table Lamps

Materials

Clay, Glass

Brass and Glass Tube Sculptural Hurricane Table Lamp
Brass and Glass Tube Sculptural Hurricane Table Lamp

Brass and Glass Tube Sculptural Hurricane Table Lamp

Located in Atlanta, GA

Terrific sculptural brass and glass hurricane style table lamp by either Stiffel or Chapman.

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Vintage 1970s Unknown Table Lamps

Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Hurricane Lamps Attributed to Tommi Parzinger
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Hurricane Lamps Attributed to Tommi Parzinger

Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Hurricane Lamps Attributed to Tommi Parzinger

By Tommi Parzinger

Located in Kingston, NY

This magnificent pair of Mid-Century Modernist hurricane lamps possibly by Tommi Parzinger features conical transparent glass shades that sit atop a beautiful detailed brass column s...

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Over Scale Black Nickel Hurricane
Over Scale Black Nickel Hurricane

Over Scale Black Nickel Hurricane

Unavailable

H 24.25 in Dm 9.5 in

Over Scale Black Nickel Hurricane

Located in Long Island City, NY

A large Louis XIV style hurricane lamp having a black nickel-plated octagonal body fitted with a handblown glass shade having a rolled lip.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

English Delomania Glass Table Lamp
English Delomania Glass Table Lamp

English Delomania Glass Table Lamp

Unavailable

H 16.25 in Dm 6.5 in

English Delomania Glass Table Lamp

Located in Houston, TX

Declomania red-ground hurricane form glass table lamp; having antique canine prints at interior with hand-turned gold-leaf wood mounts.

Category

Late 20th Century English Table Lamps

Painted White Glass Hurrican Shade Lamp
Painted White Glass Hurrican Shade Lamp

Painted White Glass Hurrican Shade Lamp

Located in West Palm beach, FL

Painted White Glass Hurricane Shade, mounted as a lamp. Modern Baluster form with painted tole cover and wooden base, decorated with birds and branches of flowers.

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Elegant Pair Of Glass Hurricane Lamps
Elegant Pair Of Glass Hurricane Lamps

Elegant Pair Of Glass Hurricane Lamps

Located in New York, NY

This elegant pair of large glass ribbed lamps which are mounted on polished brass and have been newly rewired with brass double clusters and are accompanied with new ivory paper shades.

Category

Vintage 1960s Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Large Elegant Milk Glass Hurricane Lamp
Large Elegant Milk Glass Hurricane Lamp

Large Elegant Milk Glass Hurricane Lamp

Located in Peekskill, NY

We normally don't deal in this time of hurricane lamp. Some call these... Gone with the wind lamps.

Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Table Lamps

An Unusual Pair of Gold Murano Glass Hurricane Lamps
An Unusual Pair of Gold Murano Glass Hurricane Lamps

An Unusual Pair of Gold Murano Glass Hurricane Lamps

Located in London, GB

Italy, circa 1940 An unusual pair of gold Murano glass lamps with scalloped bases and styled handles to four sides, with original brass mounts and glass hurricane shades.

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Japanese Asian Brass Champleve Cloissone Table Lamp
Japanese Asian Brass Champleve Cloissone Table Lamp

Japanese Asian Brass Champleve Cloissone Table Lamp

Located in West Hartford, CT

Stunning Japanese brass champleve table lamp with colorful enamel detail topped with an etched glass hurricane lamp.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Pair hurricane lamps
Pair hurricane lamps

Pair hurricane lamps

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H 16 in Dm 4.5 in

Pair hurricane lamps

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

#4-232 Pair hurricane lamps with wheel cut cranberry glass

Category

Early 20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Fenton Double Arm Student Hurricane Lamp with Cranberry Shades
Vintage Fenton Double Arm Student Hurricane Lamp with Cranberry Shades

Vintage Fenton Double Arm Student Hurricane Lamp with Cranberry Shades

By Fenton Art Glass Company 1

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Vintage brass plated and glass electric double arm student desk hurricane lamp.

Category

Early 20th Century American Country Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Italian Hurricane Table Lamps
Italian Hurricane Table Lamps

Italian Hurricane Table Lamps

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H 16.25 in Dm 8 in

Italian Hurricane Table Lamps

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Unique pair of modern Italian hurricane table lamps. Large white cylinder opaque lucite shade sits in newly polished brass fixture and small green glass circular base.

Category

20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Victorian Style Electrified Brass Milk Glass Rochester Hurricane Oil Lamp
Victorian Style Electrified Brass Milk Glass Rochester Hurricane Oil Lamp

Victorian Style Electrified Brass Milk Glass Rochester Hurricane Oil Lamp

By Rochester

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a Rochester brass and milk glass electrified hurricane oil lamp. It depicts a spherical milk glass shade hand painted with a pink Tulip flower and bud branches with green lea...

Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Decoupage Hurricane English Table Lamp
Decoupage Hurricane English Table Lamp

Decoupage Hurricane English Table Lamp

Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL

This handcrafted decoupage lamp is designed with a delicate depiction of foliage, birds and flowers. The item is raised on a round gilt base.

Category

20th Century English Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Gold Leaf

Stunning Pair of Hurricane Shaped Lamps
Stunning Pair of Hurricane Shaped Lamps

Stunning Pair of Hurricane Shaped Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Stunning pair of large hurricane style table lamps. The inside surface of the glass has been reverse decorated by hand with beautiful scientific bird prints applied as decals and the...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Aladdin Amber Quilted Glass Hobnail Hurricane Vanity Oil Lamp 21"
Vintage Aladdin Amber Quilted Glass Hobnail Hurricane Vanity Oil Lamp 21"

Vintage Aladdin Amber Quilted Glass Hobnail Hurricane Vanity Oil Lamp 21"

Located in Dayton, OH

Mantle Lamp Company Aladdin Nu Type Model B oil lamp. Grooved amber glass beehive base and quilted / beaded / ruffled edge shade with brass fittings.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Hollywood Regency Candlestick Lamps with Floral Glass Hurricane Shades
Pair of Hollywood Regency Candlestick Lamps with Floral Glass Hurricane Shades

Pair of Hollywood Regency Candlestick Lamps with Floral Glass Hurricane Shades

Located in Astoria, NY

A pair of vintage candlestick table lamps in the Hollywood Regency style, with floral motif glass hurricane shades, on bases in silvered metal.

Category

Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Antique Victorian Green Glass GWTW Parlor Banquet Hurricane Oil Lantern Lamp 31"
Antique Victorian Green Glass GWTW Parlor Banquet Hurricane Oil Lantern Lamp 31"

Antique Victorian Green Glass GWTW Parlor Banquet Hurricane Oil Lantern Lamp 31"

Located in Dayton, OH

Rare apple green antique Victorian parlor Gone with the Wind oil lamp converted to electric. Foliate brass base with vase shaped green glass body, topped with grape vines; clear thum...

Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of American Hurricane Lamps in Brass
Pair of American Hurricane Lamps in Brass

Pair of American Hurricane Lamps in Brass

Located in Toronto, ON

An elegant and sophisticated pair of Regency style hurricane lamps with patinated brass column and hand blown shades.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair Frosted Glass Hurricane (2 pair available)
Pair Frosted Glass Hurricane (2 pair available)

Pair Frosted Glass Hurricane (2 pair available)

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

#4-230ab Frosted and bubble design glass shades on solid mahogany base with brass fittings.Presently candles
Priced per pair

Category

Early 20th Century English Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Magnificent Pair of French Cut Crystal Hurricane Lamps
Magnificent Pair of French Cut Crystal Hurricane Lamps

Magnificent Pair of French Cut Crystal Hurricane Lamps

Located in Bellport, NY

Pair of tall cut crystal hurricane lamps from France,lovely condition,all new fittings and clear wire,these lamps are beautiful for any room setting.

Category

Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal

Hans Agne Jakobsson Petite Hurricane Lamp Group Sweden
Hans Agne Jakobsson Petite Hurricane Lamp Group Sweden

Hans Agne Jakobsson Petite Hurricane Lamp Group Sweden

By Hans-Agne Jakobsson

Located in Miami, FL

...SOLD..Beautifully rendered in brass, this modernist petite group of five Hans Agne Jakobsson hurricane lamps have a art deco design influence and have fine hand blown Swedish glas...

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair Black and Chrome Art Deco Hurricane Boudoir Lamps
Pair Black and Chrome Art Deco Hurricane Boudoir Lamps

Pair Black and Chrome Art Deco Hurricane Boudoir Lamps

By Donald Deskey

Located in New York, NY

Elegant Garniture style lamps, with original hurricane glass shades. American Art Deco, Machine Age period lamps.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair Of Art Deco Nickel Silver Lamps With Hurricane Shades
Pair Of Art Deco Nickel Silver Lamps With Hurricane Shades

Pair Of Art Deco Nickel Silver Lamps With Hurricane Shades

Located in New York, NY

Pair of Art Deco nickel silver lamps with etched glass hurricane shades bearing a pointed arch design.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Pair of English Regency Style Gilt and Tole Hurricane Lamps
Pair of English Regency Style Gilt and Tole Hurricane Lamps

Pair of English Regency Style Gilt and Tole Hurricane Lamps

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of English Regency style (1960s) large beige tole & gilt decorated hurricane form table lamps with a shaped glass center between a square base & a top section having a pineapple...

Category

20th Century British Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Tôle

Antique Bradley & Hubbard Brass Hobnail Parlor Hurricane Oil Lamp 17"
Antique Bradley & Hubbard Brass Hobnail Parlor Hurricane Oil Lamp 17"

Antique Bradley & Hubbard Brass Hobnail Parlor Hurricane Oil Lamp 17"

By Bradley & Hubbard

Located in Dayton, OH

Late 19th-early 20th century Bradley & Hubbard brass oil lamp with cross pierced base and hobnail milk glass globe / shade with ruffled top. Converted to electric, switch on base. D...

Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

A Pair of English Student Brass Lamps with Blue Hurricane Shades
A Pair of English Student Brass Lamps with Blue Hurricane Shades

A Pair of English Student Brass Lamps with Blue Hurricane Shades

Located in New York, NY

Each oil lamp later covered to electric; fitted with an adjustable arm issuing one light with later, removable blue hurricane shade; surmounted by a removable finial in the form of a...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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Glass Hurricane Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of glass hurricane lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, metal and brass, all glass hurricane lamps available were constructed with great care. Glass hurricane lamps have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, mid-century modern and Art Nouveau glass hurricane lamps are consistently popular styles. Not every interior allows for large glass hurricane lamps, so small glass hurricane lamps measuring 6 inches across are available at 1stDibs. Many glass hurricane lamps are appealing in their simplicity, but Bradley & Hubbard, Fostoria Glass Company and Ralph Lauren produced popular glass hurricane lamps that are worth a look.

How Much are Glass Hurricane Lamps?

Glass hurricane lamps can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,383, while the lowest priced sells for $199 and the highest can go for as much as $6,800.

Finding the Right Table Lamps for You

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.