Hall Harp
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Console Tables
Stainless Steel
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Teak
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Glass, Teak
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Glass, Teak
Vintage 1940s American American Craftsman Console Tables
Wood
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Bronze
1970s Portrait Photography
Photographic Paper, Color, Polaroid
1970s Portrait Photography
Photographic Paper
1970s Portrait Photography
Photographic Paper
2010s Table Lamps
Metal
2010s North American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
Antique Early 1800s Vases
Ormolu
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 2000s Italian Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces
Iron
Vintage 1960s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Table Lamps
Wood, Shell
Late 20th Century Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
20th Century French Belle Époque Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Wood
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Alabaster, Bronze
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Mercury Glass
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass, Bronze, Nickel
20th Century Italian Belle Époque Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal
2010s American Post-Modern Table Mirrors
Copper, Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Antique Early 19th Century English Gothic Revival Musical Instruments
Brass
Vintage 1950s Danish Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Clay
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Vases
Glass
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Vases
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Flush Mount
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Vases
Porcelain
Early 20th Century American Gothic Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass, Nickel
2010s American Post-Modern Table Mirrors
Brass, Steel
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Vases
Glass
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Casein, Board
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
C Print
1920s American Realist Landscape Prints
Etching
1980s Contemporary Color Photography
C Print
Antique Early 1800s Swedish George III Cupboards
Oak
1880s Landscape Prints
Woodcut
Antique 19th Century Italian Table Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Vintage 1970s Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps
Porcelain
Vintage 1960s Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1910s Table Lamps
Copper, Enamel
Vintage 1920s Chinese Table Lamps
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Italian Regency Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Vintage 1950s Italian Regency Revival Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Brutalist Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1970s Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Baroque Table Lamps
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1910s Japanese Table Lamps
Brass, Enamel
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Finding the Right table-lamps for You
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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