Antique Table Lamp a la Ancient Torchere
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique table lamp in wood with gilt metal embellishments is designed to resemble an ancient torchere. Six looped chains and stylized acanthus leaves denote the ancient motifs. T...
Metal
Huge Wall Lamp in Ancient Greek Style - 190 cm Height
Located in Madrid, ES
A massive and elegant wall lamp inspired by Ancient Athens and Greek antiquity.
Bronze
Huge Wall Lamp in Ancient Greek Style - 190 cm Height
Located in Madrid, ES
A massive and elegant wall lamp inspired by Ancient Athens and Greek antiquity.
Bronze
Ancient Greek Revival Amphora Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Ancient Greek revival patinated and chased brass amphora form table lamps with handles.
Brass
Classical Ancient Greek Euphronios Pottery Vase Style Table Lamp
Located in Forney, TX
A visually striking large reverse painted neoclassical vasiform table lamp. After the antique by Euphronios (c.535-470 BC), black lacquered ancient Greek red-figure (orange) pottery ...
Brass
Pair Of 20th Century Opaline Lamps with Ancient Greek Scenes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Greek scenery on white opaline glass as background. Upwards facing white glass shades
Brass
Large Grand Tour Ancient Greek Athlete Sculpture Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Carved wood sculpture expertly painted to look like bronze and later mounted as a lamp. Inscribed CVQPC / McVCMC / SPCCN. Mounted on a Lucite base. Figure itself measures 17 1/8" high.
Lucite, Wood
Large Pair of Florence Art 1968 Ancient Greek Roman Women Lamps
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Stunning pair of large Florence Art ancient women lamps. The gold robed women appear to be either Roman or Greek.
Ceramic, Plaster
Antique Brass Corinthian Column Table Lamp
Located in Lincoln, GB
Inspired by the Corinthian order, a prominent architectural style from ancient Greece and Rome, this lamp carries the legacy of craftsmanship celebrated across centuries.
Brass
Imposing Late Victorian Brass Corinthian Column Table Lamp, c. 1880
Located in Lincoln, GB
This piece is a magnificent example of the era’s enthusiasm for Neoclassical Revival design, drawing direct inspiration from the grandeur and architectural authority of ancient Greec...
Brass
Ancient Greek Style Terracotta Urn Form Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Red and black painted terracotta vase in the form of an ancient Greek krater now mounted on a black and giltwood base as a lamp.
Terracotta
Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.
Styles to Know
Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp
Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.