Olive Green and White Murano Glass Floor Lamp by Carlo Nason for Selenova, 1960s
By Carlo Nason, Selenova
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This rare floor lamp was manufactured in Italy in 1960s by the Murano glasswork Vistosi. The lamp is made up of 5 handmade glass elements. Each element slips into the structure of t...
Metal
Table Lamp Cobridge Poppy and Ice Vase High Blue Red Green White Anita Harris
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Cobridge, poppy and ice pattern, hand painted vase converted into a table lamp on a perspex base, 10½ “ high One of Cobridge Pottery’s most popular patterns, designed by artist Anit...
Stoneware
20th Century Italian Murano Scavo Glass Table Lamp Aquamarine Color and Black
Located in Milano, MI
A Scavo technique aquamarine-green color glass vase mounted as circular table lamp, made in Murano, near Venice, Italy, circa 1980s. The Scavo finished glass, hand blown in a beautif...
Tôle
Kutani Porcelain Elephant Lamp, 19th Century Japanese
Located in El Monte, CA
The elephant and pagoda produce a modern lamp outfitted with a hand painted green and gold lamp shade.
Porcelain
Vase Pair of Cobridge Poppy and Ice Wildflower Blue Red Green White 16.5" high
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A pair of Cobridge, poppy & ice pattern, hand painted, table lamps on Perspex bases. Measures: 16 1/2” 42cm high to top of chrome fitting One of Cobridge Pottery’s most popular patt...
Stoneware
Gunvor Olin-Grönquist, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Finland, 1950s
By Arabia, Gunvor Olin-Grönqvist
Located in High Point, NC
A hand-painted green-glazed stoneware table lamp designed by Gunvor Olin-Grönquist and produced by Arabia, Finland, c. 1950s.
Stoneware
Chandelier Brass Painted Green 8-Arm Electrified Candle Lamp Baroque Dutch
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A 19th century green painted 8-arm Dutch brass chandelier electrified with French candles - Unusually painted green which softens the aesthetic - Recently electrified with French...
Brass
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Fortuna Green pattern" Table Lamp
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary porcelain "Fortuna Green pattern" table lamp #2124 impressed on bottom in the porcelain, under wooden base Measurements: 61 cm high including the shade and 39.5...
Porcelain
Large Pair of 19th Chinese Yellow and Green Ground Vases/ lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A large, good quality pair of 19th century Chinese green and yellow ground vases, each with classical motif decoration, scrolling flowers, leaves and a serpent wrapped around the nec...
Porcelain
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
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.