Pair of Monumental Hollywood Regency Table Lamps w Gilt Leaves in a Gourd Form
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of turned hardwood (38lbs) table lamps in the shape of gourds with gilt Leaves and vines.
Brass
$1,208Sale Price|24% Off
Danish Modern Tall Gourd Shaped Table Lamp Night Blue Glass by Holmegaard, 1960s
By Holmegaard, Bent Nordsted
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Tall, slim and elegant table lamp from Danish Kastrup Glasværk (later Holmegaard Glass). It is made of a dreamy dusty blue frosted glass called "Nightblue" and has a brass fitting on...
Brass
Contemporary Chinese Gourd Shaped Lamps, Dark Blue Glaze, Linen Shades
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese pair dark blue splatter glaze lamps. Gourd shape. Base measures 9" x. 13". Overall height 22". New Belgian linen shade 16" diameter.
Ceramic
$6,950 / set
Pair of Ceramic Gourd Lamps in Cream and Celadon
Located in Atlanta, GA
A sublime pair of vintage ceramic double gourd vessels as lamps. Cream with a subtle hint of Celadon. Beautiful weight and finish. Exceptional jewelry! Excellent restored condition. ...
Brass
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Lobed Double Gourd Turquoise Blue Vase Lamp
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage Chinese porcelain lobed double gourd vase made into a beautiful lamp. In turquoise blue monochrome glaze. With turned wood base and nice quality brass double articulated soc...
Porcelain
$2,059Sale Price|20% Off
A French Gourd Lamp in the Manner of Jean Besnard
Located in London, England
A striking double gourd form vase in the manner of Jean Besnard with coral surface covered in pastel pink, now converted as a lamp. French, Mid Twentieth Century H 40 x W 20 cms
Ceramic
Vintage Gerald Thurston Lightolier Ceramic Gourd Lamps ca' 1950's Elegant
By Gerald Thurston
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of elegant mid century gourd shaped lamps by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier, ca' 1950's. Ivory colored gourd shapes stacked in descending order. Rewired with Leviton cluster (...
Ceramic
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
Richly-Colored American 1960s Gourd-Form Drip-Glaze Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Of compressed form covered overall in an ivory and brown drip-glaze over a caramel ground, measures: height 12.5" to top of ceramic, 25" to top of shade.
Ceramic
Art Nouveau Hammered Pewter Gourd Lamp by Leon Provins, Belgium
Located in San Diego, CA
Belgian Art Nouveau hammered pewter gourd shape lamp by artist Leon Provins (Belgium, 1873-1943). Signed L. Provins on lower half of lamp structure. Stamped on bottom, Made in Belgi...
Pewter
Antique Japanese Awaji Pottery Organic Art Nouveau Gourd Form Lamp
By Awaji Pottery
Located in Wilton, CT
Awaji Pottery lamp in sensual gourd form with green over caramel glaze, circa 1910s. Good quality double cluster S-form socket. 29" high overall, 18" to top of cap, 7 1/2" diameter. ...
Pottery
Pair English Aesthetic Movement Gourd Vases, Now as Lamps Attributed Doulton
By Doulton Burslem
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair English Aesthetic Movement Gourd Vases, Now as Lamps Attributed Doulton-Lambeth Pottery Circa 1880 This exquisite pair of English Aesthetic Movement Gourd Vases, now repurposed...
Porcelain, Wood
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Red Majolica Pottery Double Gourd Lamp, 1990s
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage Red Majolica Pottery Double Gourd Lamp Additional information: Materials: Lights, Pottery Color: Red Period: 1990s Styles: Mid-Century Modern Lamp Shade: Not Included...
Pottery
Exquisite Pair of Handmade Brass Studded Gourd Vessels as Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of vintage handmade brass studded gourd vessels as custom lamps. Exceptional range of color and detail. Fabulous jewelry! Excellent restored condition. Wired using cl...
Brass
Chic French Gourd-Shaped Glazed Ceramic Lamp by Accolay Pottery, France
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic French Gourd-shaped glazed ceramic lamp by Accolay Pottery, France.
Ceramic
Pair of spectacular French Patinaed Fleur De Lis Gourdes With Lamp application.
Located in Bronx, NY
This Pair of Monumental French Patinaed Fleur De Lis Gourdes With Lamp application have so much appeal as they add a tremendous character to any space with the beautiful patina, sha...
Ceramic
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
A Richly-colored American 1960's Gourd-form Drip-glaze Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
of compressed form covered overall in an ivory and brown drip-glaze over a caramel ground
Ceramic
Sophisticated Pair of Custom Large Fish-Scale Glaze Ceramic Double Gourd Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent lamps are shipped as photographed and described in the narrative. They are custom built using materials of the highest quality and are shipped complete with the new...
Nickel
$5,000 / item
"Gourd" Handblown Glass Inhabitants Lighting
By Nana Spears and Noah Spencer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fort Makers handblown glass "Inhabitants" lighting collection is inspired by shapes found in nature and ancient art. Designed by Nana Spears and Noah Spencer, these light sculptures ...
Blown Glass
Gordon and Jane Martz M51 Lamp for Marshall Studios tan ochre short gourd 24"
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
This model 51 lamp shows an elegant shorter gourd form in solid tan ochre matte glaze showing faint light blue specks.
Ceramic, Walnut
Fantastic Pair of Drip Glaze Gourd Lamps in Turquoise, Teal and Cobalt
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent lamps are shipped as photographed and described in the narrative. They are custom built using materials of the highest quality and shipped complete with the new sha...
Nickel
$1,400
Blood Red Table Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Double gourd form table lamp?
Ceramic
Unique Pair of Elegant Modernist Fluted Gourdes with Exquisite Crackle Glaze
Located in Bronx, NY
A unique pair of elegant modernist fluted gourdes with exquisite crackle glaze, with lamp application. Our lamps have the unique distinction of being comprised of vases and vessels t...
Porcelain
Cattail Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
A ceramic gourd shaped table lamp in a lightly speckled oatmeal glaze, decorated with hand painted caramel colored cattails on the body.
Ceramic
Stunning large Hand Painted Chinoiserie table lamps 1950s France
Located in Den Haag, NL
Stunning large France Porcelain Chinoiserie Table lamps . double gourd shaped .
Porcelain
$1,800Sale Price|20% Off
Large Coral Drip Glaze Pottery Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Coral drip glazed ceramic gourd form table lamp with intrinsic bobeche, walnut wood base and partial stem.
Brass
Ceramic Table Lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s
By Aldo Londi
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A tall gourd shaped ceramic table lamp with relief/ribbings and applied caramel and olive green glaze.
Pottery
Unique Ceramics Table Lamp by Eva & Johannes Andersen, Denmark, 1950s
By Eva & Johannes Andersen
Located in Odense, DK
Gourd shaped ceramics table lamp made by Eva & Johannes Andersen in their studio in Copenhagen, Denmark in the 1950s.
Ceramic
Pair Bubble Textured Blue Glass Table Lamps With Brass Accents
Located in Chicago, IL
An exquisite pair of blue bubble glass gourd-form table lamps with open brass bases of interlocking rings and floral brass accents.
Brass
Antique Herman A. Kähler Ceramic Table Lamp w. Blue Spiral Glaze, 1920s
By Herman A. Kahler Keramik
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Antique gourd shaped table lamp from the studio of Herman August Kähler.
Ceramic
Lee Rosen for Design Technics Table Lamp, Ceramic, Bronze, Iridescent, 1960s
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Lee Rosen for Design Technics Table Lamp, Ceramic, Bronze, Iridescent, 1960s. Large-scale gourd-form table lamp from Design Technics' 3300 Series, covered in a richly textured bronze...
Ceramic, Pottery
Jacob E. Bang Grey Ice Flower Glass Table Lamp for Holmegaard, 1920s Art Deco
By Jacob Bang
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A gourd shaped table lamp in tumbled thick and heavy grey smoke art glass.
Art Glass
Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund White Ceramic Lamps, USA 1960's
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in New York, NY
Pair of gourd shaped table lamps with a white milky glaze by Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund. 26x22 Base 16x12
Ceramic
Bitossi Lamp, Ceramic, Metallic Silver Glaze, Terracotta Honeycomb, 1970s Italy
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Chunky gourd shaped table lamp with metallic platinum glazed shoulders and neck and terracotta with honeycomb body.
Terracotta, Ceramic
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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