$3,200 / set
H 19 in Dm 3.5 in
Pair of Swedish Mid-Century Modern Jade Green Kosta Lamps, Perfume Bottle Shape
By Kosta Boda, Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Swedish Mid-Century Modern Jade Green Kosta Lamps, Perfume Bottle Shape Pair of perfume shaped smaller table or desk lamps by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta in a beautiful frost...
Glass
$800
H 11.82 in W 7.09 in D 5.91 in
Dusty Blue Candy Table Lamp Turquoise 1970s Hollywood Regency Midcentury Vintage
Located in London, GB
A petite dusty blue candy-style table lamp, in glass and acrylic, originating from USA in the 1970s. The body of this piece is in an Art Deco-inspired ridged glass shell pattern whic...
Brass
$1,700
H 11.82 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
Art Deco Green Lamp ITSO Baccarat and Jacques Adnet, France circa 1940
By Jacques Adnet, Baccarat
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful Art Deco table lamp in the style of Baccarat and Jacques Adnet, unmarked. Manufactured in hand cut, slightly green Lead glass. France circa 1940. The pieces "spin" so th...
Cut Glass
$3,361
H 17.72 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Elegant Victorian Adjustable Brass Student Lamp with Racing Green Ceramic Shade
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Late 19th Century Brass Adjustable Student Reading Lamp with Racing Green Ceramic Shade Reworked For Modern Day Use with a UK three pin plug. A timeless design classic suitable fo...
Brass
$1,150
H 10.24 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
Art Deco Light Green Lamp ITSO Baccarat and Jacques Adnet, France circa 1940
By Jacques Adnet, Baccarat
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful Art Deco table lamp in the style of Baccarat and Jacques Adnet, unmarked. Manufactured in hand cut, slightly green Lead glass. France circa 1940. The pieces "spin" so th...
Cut Glass
$1,150
H 8.27 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
Art Deco Light Green Lamp ITSO Baccarat and Jacques Adnet, France circa 1940
By Baccarat, Jacques Adnet
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful Art Deco table lamp in the style of Baccarat and Jacques Adnet, unmarked. Manufactured in hand cut, slightly green Lead glass. France circa 1940. The pieces "spin" so th...
Cut Glass
$1,250
H 9.06 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
Art Deco Light Green Lamp ITSO Baccarat and Jacques Adnet, France circa 1940
By Jacques Adnet, Baccarat
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful Art Deco table lamp in the style of Baccarat and Jacques Adnet, unmarked. Manufactured in hand cut, slightly green Lead glass. France circa 1940. The pieces "spin" so th...
Cut Glass
$1,150
H 9.85 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
Art Deco Light Green Lamp ITSO Baccarat and Jacques Adnet, France circa 1940
By Baccarat, Jacques Adnet
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful Art Deco table lamp in the style of Baccarat and Jacques Adnet, unmarked. Manufactured in hand cut, slightly green Lead glass. France circa 1940. The pieces "spin" so th...
Cut Glass
$1,150
H 8.67 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
Art Deco Light Green Lamp ITSO Baccarat and Jacques Adnet, France circa 1940
By Baccarat, Jacques Adnet
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful Art Deco table lamp in the style of Baccarat and Jacques Adnet, unmarked. Manufactured in hand cut, slightly green Lead crystal. France circa 1940. The pieces "spin" so the...
Cut Glass
Large Pair Blenko Mid Century Olive-green Ribbed Vases now as Lamps
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Francisco, CA
each hand-blown vase of striking size with everted lip and short neck above a ribbed cylindrical body all resting on a Lucite base
Art Glass
$4,000
H 34.5 in W 5.25 in D 4.85 in
Pair of Seguso Mid Century Murano Lamps with Vibrant Green, Blue and Gold Colors
By Archimede Seguso
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Pair of Mid Century Italian Murano bottle table lamps by Seguso. These are unique handblown lamps with blue and green waves on a yellowish gold background. A great transitio...
Blown Glass
$1,750
H 17.5 in Dm 12.5 in
Walter Von Nessen Style Brass Swing Arm Desk Lamp with Pale Green Shade, 1940's
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Walter Von Nessen Style Brass Swing Arm Desk Lamp with enameled Green Shade. Featuring a Brass column with extending and adjustable swing arm. extending to 16L. With original white s...
Metal, Brass
$3,900 / set
H 12 in W 10 in D 5 in
Pair of Holmegaard lamp Dark Green Hand Blown Lamps by Per Lutken, Denmark, 1975
By Holmegaard, Per Lutken for Holmegaard
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of dark green hand blown Holmegaard Lamps by Per Lutken, Denmark, 1975 super dark green with blend in white and Royal blue, Holmegaard lamps by Per Lutken. Lamp art named "Assym...
Blown Glass
$2,940
H 29.14 in W 34.65 in D 19.3 in
trolley, or art deco bar cart in green and gold patinated metal, circa 1930
By Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
trolley, or art deco bar card in green and gold patinated metal, in the style of Gilbert Poillerat circa 1940
Metal
$9,137 / item
H 36 in W 34 in D 59 in
Outdoor/Indoor GREEN FOOSBALL DINING TABLE RS3 WOOD by RS Barcelona
By RS Barcelona, Rafael Rodríguez
Located in Rhinebeck, NY
Green FOOSBALL DINING TABLE RS3 WOOD DESIGNED BY RAFAEL RODRÍGUEZ for RS Barcelona With the RS3 Wood football dining table, a new player enters the game.
Stainless Steel
Chiseled Edge Green Glass Etagere' Vitrine Table after Max Ingrand
By Fontana Arte
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Gorgeous asymmetrical 3-tier etagere' table in the style of Fontana Arte', circa 1960s. Chiseled green edge glass shelfs. Walnut dowels support legs topped with polished brass finia...
Brass
$4,495 / set
H 28 in Dm 44.5 in
MCM Spun Fiberglass Forest Green Outdoor Dining Table & 4 Armchairs on Casters
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful 1960’s vintage Mid-Century Modern spun fiberglass forest green painted outdoor or patio dining table & four armchairs on casters.
Metal
Tomaso Buzzi, Table lamp, prod. Venini 1981
By Venini, Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Rivoli, IT
Murano glass inverted bell table lamp, Prod. Venini 1981. In shades of blue/verse, with gold leaf inserts. Iconic model by Tomaso Buzzi.
Glass
$1,529
H 20.48 in W 9.45 in D 5.52 in
Space Age Drive Lamp by Adalberto Dal Lago & Adam Thiani for Francesconi
By Adalberto Dal Lago, Adam Thiani, Francesconi Fratelli, Brescia 1
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
1970s green space age desk lamp Dimensions: 52 cm heigh 22 cm width 14 cm width materials: abs plastic, glass good condition with slight signs of use. No brakes or chips.
Glass, Plastic
A Mid Century Murano Cactus Lamp
Located in London, England
A mid-century green Murano glass vase, in the form of a cactus, with protruding fins, now converted as a lamp. Italian, Mid Twentieth Century H (to top of vase) 30 x W 11 cm
Murano Glass
$1,411 / item
H 21.26 in Dm 7.09 in
Murano Round Orange and Green Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Table Lamp, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
A unique and original Murano glass table lamp sculpture. Its captivating shape is thanks to the unique Murano glass components. The lamp is composed of a round base in opaque green ...
Brass
$1,646
H 11.82 in Dm 7.88 in
Art Nouveau Center Table Piece Green Opalescent Glass and Brass Jewel Frame
By Émile Gallé
Located in Antwerp, BE
An original in style of Gallé large hand blown green glass bowl with bronze stand, circa 1900. The hand-blown chartreuse colored iridescent glass bowl and wavy form having a textured...
Brass
$1,317 / set
H 9.06 in Dm 11.82 in
Orb Minimalist Blown-Glass Transparent Vase and Handcrafted Ceramic Table Lamp
By Artem Zakharchenko-Halytskyi
Located in Vilnius, LT
NAVAZI Collection: A Fusion of Light, Form, and Craftsmanship Discover the perfect harmony of artistry and functionality with the NAVAZI collection – a refined duo of a ceramic lamp...
Ceramic, Blown Glass
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 17 in W 14 in D 14 in
Rare 1950s California Modern George Nelson Arbuck Outdoor Iron Stools / Tables
By Arbuck, George Nelson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Extremely rare pair of Arbuck Inc. square grid stools, with original labeled cushions. Could source glass tops to make tables, but no glass is included in this sale. Sold as a pair ...
Iron
$1,410
H 14.57 in Dm 5.52 in
New Old Stock, Opaline Murano Glass "Green" Table Light by Cenedese Vetri, 1960s
By Gino Cenedese, Cenedese
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Table light opal Murano glass Producer: Cenedese Vetri Origin: Murano, Italy Age: 1960s This fantastic vintage table light was de...
Metal
Midcentury Gio Ponti Style Italian Green Glass and Brass Table Lamp
By Gio Ponti
Located in Miami, FL
A very elegant Italian table lamp of blown Murano glass in a very rare color of slightly iridescent English green with a touch of blown clear glass containing gold inclusions and bra...
Glass
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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