$3,950 / set
Gold Murano Glass Ball Form Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorative gold Murano "bubble" glass ball form lamps. Makes a beautiful statement! 10w x 23h
Murano Glass
Frederick Cooper Silver and Gold Leaf Stacked Ball Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
Silver and gold leaf table lamp comprised of carved wood concentric ovals and flanged spacers by Frederick Cooper. In the manner of James Mont. Patinated brass socket cover with orig...
Brass, Silver Leaf
Modernist Hand-Blown Smoked Emerald Murano Glass Fluted Stacked Ball Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
These striking modernist table lamps are a testament to the enduring elegance and artistry of Murano glass craftsmanship.
Gold
Pair of Large Scale Murano Peach and Gold Ball Form Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
This product is a pair of large scale Murano peach ball form lamps. Beautiful color and large scale makes these an eye-catching choice. Pretty! 24h x 9w
Murano Glass
2 Maitland Smith Shell Mosaic Stacked Ball Candlestick Buffet Table Lamps 36"
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of two Maitland Smith buffet / table lamps featuring round bronze bases and urn shaped finials with factory distressed patina / verdigris, with a series of five stacked white sh...
Bronze
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Ball Table Lamp in Robins Egg Blue
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist table lamp, hand-blown in Murano, Italy, is a brilliant example of 20th-century Venetian glass artistry. Its spherical form, rendered in a deep and luminou...
Bronze
Pair of Modern Murano Glass Ball Form Lamps in Pearl Pink and Gold
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely pair of pearl pink and gold Murano glass ball form lamps. Creates a designer look! So pretty!! 22h x 9.5w
Murano Glass
Art Deco Streamlined Chrome Uplight w/ Glass Ball and Bronze Base
Located in New York, NY
This Art Deco Streamlined Chrome uplight W/Glass Ball and Bronze Base originates from the United States, Circa 1935. The chrome shade features a classic sillhouette,gradually expand...
Bronze, Chrome
Pair of Stacked Ball Murano Table Lamps in Blue with Gold
Located in Little Rock, AR
Pair of stacked ball Murano table lamps in ROBIN'S EGG BLUE - soft and magical, with such depth.
Brass
Pair of Great Graduated Ball Form Gold Finish Table Lamps by James Mont
By James Mont
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A great pair of graduated ball form table lamps with gold finish by James Mont, circa 1970.
Wood
Mid-Century Modernist Pair of Stacked Gold Ball Design Lamps
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Allentown, PA
Elegant pair of modernist gold ball stacked lamps composed of gold plated metal and brass. Designed in the 1950s -1960's In The Manner Of Tommi Parzinger these have a great custom br...
Brass
Pair of Vintage Murano Stacked Ball Lamps in Harvest Gold
Located in Little Rock, AR
Stacked ball lamps of HARVEST GOLD, with brass wafers at the waist. Great texture to the glass provide a magical look, courtesy of the netted optics. The lamps measure 23 inches ...
Brass
Pair of Murano Glass Stacked Ball Lamps in White and Gold
Located in Little Rock, AR
Elegant Murano glass stacked ball lamps, circa 1994. The white balls are filled with controlled bubbles, sprinkled lightly with gold dust. They stand 21 inches from tabletop to s...
Brass
Matched Pair of Vintage Stacked Ball Murano Lamps of Green with Gold
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Little Rock, AR
Striking pair of vintage Murano lamps in EMERALD GREEN, after Barovier & Toso. Stacked 3 ball design with controlled bubbles and loads of GOLD dust. Simply elegant! The lamps mea...
Brass
Extra Large Italian 1950s Purple and Gold Murano Ball Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Gorgeous ‘Bubble’ lamp in luminous purple and gold Murano glass. Gold flecks and a raindrop pattern are scattered throughout the ribbed glass.
Glass
Massive Postmodern Bronze Ball Table Lamp by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in San Diego, CA
Massive Postmodern bronze ball table lamp by Karl Springer, circa 1980s. This is a very large and impressive lamp measuring 30" H x 16" D with brass fittings and a double head light ...
Brass, Bronze
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H 25.5 in Dm 12 in
Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Stacked Ball Glass Table Lamps W/24karat Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This lovely Pair of Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Stacked Ball Glass Table Lamps W/24karat Gold Flecks & Brass Base originates from Italy during the 20th Century.
Gold, Brass
Tiffany Studios "Turtleback Ball" Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A Tiffany Studios New York "Turtleback Ball" desk lamp with favrile glass and patinated bronze base. The base features a long swing arm culminating in a single blue iridescent tulip ...
Bronze
A pair of gold Murano bullicante glass ball lamps
Located in London, GB
Italy, circa 1950 A pair of midcentury Murano glass lamps in the form of spiralling spheres, with bullicante technique creating bubbles throughout, and with gold flecks to the inter...
Murano Glass
Pair of Circular Gold & Black Lined Glass Ball and Brass Lamps
Located in North Miami, FL
This pair of interesting glass ball lamps sit on a polished brass base. The cone brass top completes the ball. The alternating painted black and gold diameter lines make up the opt...
Brass
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H 30 in W 10 in D 10 in
Pair of Mid Century Murano Italian Glass Lamps with Gold Fleck in Ball Form
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano table lamps. Ball form with gold fleck. Shades are free if you add $75 for shipping.
Art Glass
Tiffany Studios New York "Jeweled Tulip Ball" Desk Lamp
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
A Tiffany Studios New York "Jeweled Tulip Ball" desk lamp with favrile glass shade and patinated bronze base. The base features a long swing arm culminating in a single iridescent tu...
Bronze
Wonderful Pair Mid-Century Modern Baguès Rock Crystal Amethyst Ball Form Lamps
By Maison Baguès
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful pair Mid-Century Modern rock crystal & amethyst ball form gold giltwood base table lamps in the manner of Baguès.
Rock Crystal
Vintage Empire-Style Swan Handle Lamp in Black and Gold
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Vintage urn-form lamp in the Empire style, featuring a black-painted body with classical giltVintage urn-form lamp in the Empire style, featuring a black-painted body with classical ...
Ceramic, Wood
Large Murano Glass Lamps, Mazzega Style - a pair
By AVMazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large beige/taupe with gold flakes, Murano glass ball shaped table lamps, or floor lamps, Mid-Century Modern.
Murano Glass
Pair of Gold Murano Ball Form Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Stylish pair of gold Murano glass ball form lamps. Featuring beautiful glistening glass. A lovely accessory!
Murano Glass
Pair of Murano Italian Amber Gold Stacked Ball Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Italian blown glass Murano lamps in amber with gold inclusions. Each lamp has four stacked ribbed ball shape globes mounted on custom acrylic bases. Newly wired for US with F...
Brass
Pair of Vintage Gold Murano Glass Graduated Ball Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely pair of vintage gold Murano glass lamps. Featuring graduated balls with beautiful flecks of gold throughout the glass. So pretty!!
Murano Glass
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H 28 in W 9 in D 9 in
Tall Cut Crystal Ball and Cast Bronze French Table Lamp in Manner of Baccarat
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning heavy bronze and cut crystal ornate table lamp where the top portion of the lampshade can be lifted directly off the top of the bottom portion of the shade. Nothing short o...
Bronze
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H 28 in W 9 in D 9 in
Tall Cut Crystal Ball and Cast Bronze French Table Lamp in Manner of Baccarat
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning heavy bronze and cut crystal ornate table lamp where the top portion of the lampshade can be lifted directly off the top of the bottom portion of the shade. Nothing short o...
Bronze
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H 15.36 in W 7.49 in D 3.55 in
Art Deco Bronze Figural Table Lamp, Dancer with Ball, in the Style of Lorenzl
By Josef Lorenzl
Located in Bochum, NRW
Beautiful Art Deco table lamp depicting a nude girl holding a globe. The figure is made of bronze, the globe is made of marbleized glass. Illuminated with a newer E14 light bulb, we...
Bronze
Karl Springer Pair of "Oxidized Brass Ball Lamps, Multi Triangle Design", 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of rare artisan "Oxidized brass ball lamps - Multi Triangle Design" with original rust color string shades by Karl Springer, American 1980's. These lamps are impeccably crafted....
Brass, Bronze
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H 4.34 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Pair of crystal ball lamps, Jacques ADNET (1900-1984) for BACCARAT, Art Déco
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, FR
Iconic pair of modernist table lamps shaped as crystal ball resting on circular bases in silver bronze and stamped «bronze». Rare pair of lights by Jacques ADNET for the house BA...
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Gold and Silver Ball Lamps by James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Gold and Silver Ball Lamps by James Mont.
Stacked graduate balls, finished in gold and silver leaf with matching gold and silver leaf shades.
Wood
Pair of Custom Gold Ball Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
* gold leafed base * custom made into lamps * white linen drum shades * small gold ball finial * clear cord * newly wired
Pair of Tall Gold Ball Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
* Iron planters as lamps
* Gold leaf finish on base
* Three tiered disc shape
* Oversized in height
* New lucite finial to match base
* Custom whit...
Iron
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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